Editing G-Man

{{Robot
|robot_name = G-Man
|image      = [[File:G-Man.jpg|200px]]=
|series     = 6-7 (failed to qualify) 
|from       = South Yorkshire
|weapons    = Lifter
|team       = Lee Hattersley <br/>Mick Kemp
|weight     = 106.5kg
}}
'''G-Man''' was a competitor robot that failed to qualify for Series 6-7 of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It initially attempted to enter Series 6 <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20031118085840/http://www.gman.ontheweb.com/]</ref>, but failed to qualify after losing its qualifier battle to [[Inshredable]]. G-Man was modified in an attempt to qualify for Series 7, but again failed to qualify after reportedly suffering from battery failure.

==Design==
G-Man was a tall curved wedge-shaped robot armed with a large front lifter. It was painted red with blue and white stripes along its lifter, as well as a scowling face along the robot's sides. In Series 6, the robot also featured a front brace attached to the lifter which extended round to the robot's sides, which was removed ahead of its attempt to qualify for Series 7. G-Man's lifter was also modified into a narrower arm-like weapon as opposed to the full-size flipper-style plate it had in Series 6. The robot's overall design looked similar to that of the [[The Hassocks Hog|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 qualifiers.

<gallery>
Gman before Series 7.jpg|G-Man before its entry into ''Robot Wars''
Tgmansting.jpg|G-Man fighting Stinger at War In The Wolds - 16th NOVEMBER 2002 - LOUTH
Tleemick.jpg|G-Man with Lee and Mick at War In The Wolds 2002
G-Man 2002.jpg|G-Man at War of the Wolds in 2002
Gman6qual.jpg|G-Man in the pits at the Series 6 qualifiers
Gman2002.jpg|G-Man at an event held by Team Haardvark
gmanevent.jpg|G-Man, with full armour, at an event with its team in 2002
GMAN.jpg|G-Man without its armour at a live event
Leegman270.jpg|G-Man in October 2003
Gmanlater.jpg|G-Man before it was sold to Team Combat Penguin. It was renamed '''Metanoia'''
</gallery>

==Qualification==
In its Series 6 qualifier, G-Man fought [[Inshredable]] alongside presumably two other robots. Ultimately it lost the battle and was not chosen to compete in 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 Record|G-Man|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|''Failed to qualify''|''Failed to qualify''}}

==Outside Robot Wars==
An earlier version of G-Man competed in live events for some time before its attempted ''Robot Wars'' entry, featuring a longer, lower and boxier chassis. Its appearances included the 'War in the Wolds' event held in November 2002 where it fought [[Stinger]] in one battle.

After ''Robot Wars'' ended, the robot was sold to Team Combat Penguin (The Hazzabigun on YouTube <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/user/TheHazzabigun]</ref>), who has renamed the robot '''Metanoia''', and was being  returned to fighting form. In 2014, Joshua Hibbard of Team Psyclone purchased G-Man.

The chassis and speed controllers was put up for sale on eBay in 2016, selling for £190<ref>http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Robot-Wars-Heavyweight-Chassis/252520424066?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140122125356%26meid%3D16e24e8c28654055b646655ce4c54354%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D152231026426</ref>.

==Trivia==
[[File:Gmanprogramme.jpg|thumb|G-Man in the Series 7 programme]]
*Despite failing to qualify for Series 7, G-Man made a cameo appearance in the Series 7 programme.

==References==
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==External Links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20031118085840/http://www.gman.ontheweb.com/ G-Man website (archived)]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/community/bluebell_wood/robotwars/gallery/01.shtml G-Man in a BBC web page]

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