G-Man

G-Man
Participation Information
UK Series	6-7 (failed to qualify)
Team Information
Team	Lee Hattersley Mick Kemp
From	South Yorkshire
Robot Statistics
Weight	106.5kg
Weapons	Lifter
Statistics correct as of its most recent show/competition appearance, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

G-Man was a competitor robot that attempted to enter Series 6 and Series 7 of Robot Wars, but was unsuccessful in both qualification attempts.

Design

G-Man was painted red with blue and white stripes and featured a scowling face along its sides. In its Series 6 qualifier, it was a compact boxed wedge-shaped robot with a wide lifter that featured a front brace attached to it which extended round to the robot's sides. In Series 7, G-Man was modified into a tall and more curved wedge-shaped robot with a narrower arm-like flipping blade.

The robot's overall design looked similar to that of the Hassocks Hog 2, only more compact and without 'stabilising ears'. G-Man was armoured in very thin fibreglass, which proved fragile against spinning weapons during its qualifier battles.

Qualification

G-Man in the pits with its team at the Series 6 qualifiers

In its Series 6 qualifier battle, G-Man fought Inshredable, CV and Lazerus. Ultimately, it lost the battle after becoming immobilised and would fail to qualify for The Sixth Wars.

G-Man returned for the Series 7 qualifiers, but suffered a battery failure and once again failed to qualify.

Series Record

Series	G-Man Series Record
The First Wars	Did not enter
The Second Wars	Did not enter
The Third Wars	Did not enter
The Fourth Wars	Did not enter
The Fifth Wars	Did not enter
The Sixth Wars	Failed to qualify
The Seventh Wars	Failed to qualify
Series 8	Did not enter
Series 9	Did not enter
Series 10	Did not enter

Gallery

G-Man before its entry into Robot Wars

G-Man with Lee and Mick at War In The Wolds 2002

G-Man at War In The Wolds in 2002

G-Man without its armour at a live event

G-Man in October 2003

Outside Robot Wars

G-Man in battle with Stinger at War In The Wolds 2002

G-Man at an event held by Team Haardvark

Despite never managing to appear on Robot Wars, G-Man was a frequent attendee at live events. Following its unsuccessful Series 6 qualification attempt, G-Man was modified to feature a longer, lower and boxier chassis. This version fought at the War In The Wolds event in November 2002, twice losing Stinger in separate fights that also involved Storm 2 and Sumpthing.

G-Man with full armour at an event with its team in 2003

Throughout 2003, G-Man notched up a string of live event showings. During this time, G-Man was again modified into a longer wedged machine with a thin flipping arm. It competing at the Red Nose Day event, the Wrexham Wrobot Wrumble (both in March), the Newark Kit Car Show in June, and Steel City Showdown in October (of which its Series 7 guise fought in). G-Man most commonly battled Leveller 2 at the events, with the latter usually coming out as the winner.

Just before the cancellation of Robot Wars was announced, G-Man continued to fight on the live circuit, travelling to Aberystwyth for a Roaming Robots event in February 2004, where it fought a slew of competitors including Merlin, Mute, Revolution 3 and Infinity. G-Man's last competitive appearance came at Roaming Robots Newcastle in July 2004, where its only documented fight saw it face experienced veteran Pussycat one-on-one.

G-Man after being sold to Team Combat Penguin, renamed Metanoia

After Robot Wars ended, G-Man was sold to Team Combat Penguin (The Hazzabigun on YouTube) who renamed the robot Metanoia and planned to return it to combat, though this never materialised. In 2014, Joshua Hibbard of Team Psyclone purchased G-Man.

The chassis and speed controllers were later put up for sale on eBay in 2016, selling for £190.

Trivia

G-Man in the Series 7 programme

• Despite failing to qualify for Series 7, G-Man made a cameo appearance in the Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars Souvenir Programme.

External Links

• G-Man website (archived)
• G-Man in a BBC web page