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Craig Charles: "So why's it called Inquisitor?"
Gavin Hatton: "I'd rather not say"
Craig Charles: "Why? Oh go on, tell me!"
Gavin Hatton: "Red Dwarf."
Craig Charles: "Never heard of it!"
— A discussion concerning Inquisitor's name

Inquisitor was a competitor from Series 2 of Robot Wars. During its only appearance in the main competition, it reached the Heat Final following a surprise win over the destructive Razer, before losing to Behemoth.

The team also entered the Pinball Competiton of Series 3 with a second version, briefly referred to as Inquisitor Mk 2 by Jonathan Pearce. Although it endured a slow and difficult run, this incarnation of Inquisitor scored 70 points and was able to turn Matilda over after time ran out.

Versions of Inquisitor[]

Inquisitor[]

Inquisitor Crop

The Series 2 Inquisitor without its chainsaw

Inquisitor S2 Outside Crop

Inquisitor after Series 2 without its flail

"A six-wheel drive stealth bomber lookalike, with chainsaw, spikes, a flail and aluminium body shell. A little like roboteer Gavin Hatton, who once took part in a Mr. Great Britain bodybuilding competition!"
Jonathan Pearce on Inquisitor in Series 2

The original Inquisitor was a large six-wheel drive, wedge shaped robot, armed with front mounted chainsaw, four front spikes and a rear spinning flail. However, the chainsaw was only used once, during its fight with Razer, as the team chose not to use the chainsaw for the final, despite claiming it was working. The flail was broken by Razer's crusher during the same battle, and though the team managed to repair the support before the Heat Final, it was not working for the battle against Behemoth. This version has a 5mm ground clearance, lacked a self-righting mechanism, and was significantly lighter than the Heavyweight weight limit, at 64.5kg. Despite having six wheel drive, it could spin on the spot, although the statistics board incorrectly listed the turning circle as 70cm.[1]

"Inquisitor looked a lot heavier than it was and had a chainsaw sticking out of the front which I learnt later was electric and not petrol. The flail at the back was also electric."
Oliver Steeples on Inquisitor[2]

The robot was powered by five 24 Volt batteries, giving the robot a top speed of 15mph. The bodyshell was made from aluminium, and the robot took 60 hours of work to build[3].

Gavin Hatton: "The unit's quite "give-able", so once it gets damaged it just slaps back together again!"
Keith Millward: "It's like a collapsible chair - collapses and then we put it back again!"
— The team discuss the robot's construction in Robot Wars Revealed Episode 4, having quickly repaired the damage sustained during The Gauntlet

Inquisitor Mk 2[]

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Inquisitor Mk 2 from above

Inquisitor Mk 2 a much lower wedge shaped robot patterned with a multicoloured body and a black-and-white pattern on the weapon. It was equipped with a lifting arm capable of lifting 300kg two feet into the air. This version was invertible, was powered by 4 motors, and had a robust Polycarbonate shell. The top speed was quoted as being 6mph by Jonathan Pearce, though Keith Millward claims the top speed was 15 mph, but it was not able to get up to full speed.

"...there was no way to get a good run up to get to full speed in the arena, when I was building it I had a whole unused warehouse to test it."
— Keith Millward[4]

The robot used several parts from the original Inquisitor, and also had a small nose wheel, which could lift the front to increase the ground clearance.

Etymology[]

Inquisitor was named after The Inquisitor, a character from the Red Dwarf episode of the same name. This lead to humorous exchanges between the team and Craig Charles, who jokingly denied his role in the sci-fi sitcom as the main character Dave Lister.

"it was just a coincidence, we didn't find out about Craig Charles hosting until the auditions and it was already named by then."
— Keith Millward in 2025[5]

The Team[]

"He saw and enjoyed the first series so much that he wrote to the director to ask to take part in the second batch of programmes. Kevin used to work at Purite {sic}, on the Thames industrial estate, Thame, and his former colleague, Gavin Hatton, of Chinnor, while the robot was built in their own time at the factory."
— The Bucks Herald on Keith Millward entering Robot Wars[6]
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The Inquisitor team in Series 2

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The Inquisitor team in Series 3

Inquisitor was entered by Keith Millward from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. An engineer at Purite, a water purification company in Thame, Keith was originally joined by fellow Purite employee Gavin Hatton, who helped to paint the robot[7]. At the time, Keith Millward was working as an installation engineer for Purite, and he had previously been a production engineer, alongside Gavin Hatton[8]

"gavin only came with me on season 2 to help me lift it and make up the team, his brother was also supposed to come but couldn't make it the week of the auditions. Mk1 was solely built by me with a budget of £500 from the company we all worked for at the time."
— Keith Millward[9]

Purite sponsored the robot, and allowed the team to build the robot at their factory.

For Series 3, Keith was joined by his father Michael Millward, who helped build Inquisitor Mk 2. He had previously been in the audience for Series 2, though he sadly died shortly before the Series 4 qualifiers[10].

In both appearances, Keith Millward drove the robot.

Qualification[]

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Inquisitor at the Series 2 rehearsals

For Series 2, Inquisitor attended the rehearsals, however the robot was unpainted and lacked some parts. Despite this, Inquisitor was successful in qualifying for the series.

Inquisitor Mk 2 attempted to qualify for Series 3 through the auditions, however, it was unsuccessful for qualifying for the main competition. That said, it was allowed to enter the Pinball side event.

"we were not given any official reasons, personally I think its because we were not one of thier favourites (it was quite a clicky environment)"
— Keith Millward[11]

For Series 4, Inquisitor Mk 2 was repainted by Michael Millward, and given a new name - Robocroc. However, Robocroc failed to qualify, and the team subsequently retired.[12]

Robot History[]

Series 2[]

Philippa Forrester: "What on earth is a flail?"
Gavin Hatton: "That's a flail! It spins round, very fast."
Philippa Forrester: "But is it really gonna hurt our robots?"
Gavin Hatton: "No way! We're gonna run like buggery!"
— Pre-Gauntlet interview
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Inquisitor drives through the ramrig

Inquisitor competed in Heat D. It was the fourth robot to run The Gauntlet, and it started by steadily drove towards the ramrig. After taking a moment to line itself up for a straight run through the ramrig, Inquisitor charged through the ramrig, but the second half of the ramrig was closing, and it blocked Inquisitor. Inquisitor had to wait until the second half of the ramrig pulled back, and when it did, Inquisitor drove forwards cautiously, but drove too close to the side of the ramrig, and got caught on the wedges. Inquisitor reversed to try again, backing into the first half of the ramrig as it closed.

"Driver Keith Millward once built a banger car, and he's playing dodgems with the ramrig!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Inquisitor struggles to get through the ramrig
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Shunt pins Inquisitor against a tank trap

Inquisitor drove out of the ramrig, and Shunt came over to try and stop it. Inquisitor turned to try and avoid Shunt, but Shunt pushed Inquisitor with his plough, pushing Inquisitor's side and turning it so it was no longer facing down the course. Inquisitor drove forwards, away from Shunt, but drove into the fence. Sergeant Bash was alongside Inquisitor in the middle lane, and he blasted his flamethrower over the arena fence at Inquisitor. Inquisitor reversed, but backed into the arena fence, and Shunt pushed it against the tank trap. Shunt let Inquisitor go, and Inquisitor drove forwards, then turned and drove over the Flame Pit. Inquisitor was able to drive straight over the Flame Pit, then reached the end zone.

"Beyond Shunt, but crunched into the side walls, and pinioned against the deadly tank trap! Now onto the flaming pits of Hades, but through! Good run by Inquisitor!"
— Jonathan Pearce

Inquisitor had completed The Gauntlet, but in a slower time than Razer and Behemoth, leaving it third on the leaderboard, but it was safely through.

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Inquisitor chases after Razer as it pushes the ball towards the goal

The Trial was the Football, with Inquisitor going against Razer, Behemoth, Elvis and Milly-Ann Bug. For the Football Trial, Inquisitor had its chainsaw removed, along with the middle two of its front spikes, in order for it to control the ball easier. In the first round, Razer was first to the ball, charging at the ball much faster than the other four could. Inquisitor drove behind Razer as it pushed the ball towards the goal, but Sergeant Bush drove towards it, blasting his flamethrower, so Inquisitor reversed up the arena. Inquisitor held back, and Sergeant Bash attacked Elvis, but before Inquisitor could try and reach the ball, Dead Metal accidentally knocked the ball into the goal, having pushed Razer back, but hit the ball with his grabbing arms as he reversed. As Razer was the last competitor to touch the ball, it went through.

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Inquisitor holds back from its opponents

In the second round, Inquisitor started side-by-side with Behemoth, whilst Milly-Ann Bug started nearer the ball, and it quickly got hold of the ball. Milly-Ann Bug pushed the ball towards the side of the arena, but Elvis got underneath it and lifted it up. Behemoth pushed past Milly-Ann Bug, and got hold of the ball. Strangely, Inquisitor held back on the other side of the arena, staying still up by the fence away from the other competitors. Whilst Sergeant Bash set fire to Milly-Ann Bug's hair, Behemoth pushed the ball past Dead Metal to score the second goal.

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Inquisitor scores in the Football

However, the Inquisitor team's reasoning for staying still became clear at the start of the third round - as the competitors had to start the round form the position they finished the last round in, Inquisitor was the only competitor that started facing the ball. At the start of the round, Elvis reversed past the ball, and Inquisitor was first to reach the ball, pushing it against the side fence near the goal.

"It's a good move, and those front spikes controlling the ball."
— Jonathan Pearce as Inquisitor pushes the ball towards the goal

Dead Metal drove off his goal-line, and rammed into Inquisitor's side with his grabbing arms, but Inquisitor quickly reversed, backing up the arena against the fence. Elvis and Inquisitor both drove at the ball, but Inquisitor was able to reach it first. Elvis got at Inquisitor's side and tried to use its lifter, but not before Inquisitor hit the ball towards the goal, and it rolled over the line, putting Inquisitor through to the Arena stage.

"Oh what on Earth's Dead Metal doing? He's committed himself from goal! Inquisitor must score and does!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Inquisitor scores

In the Heat Semi-Final, Inquisitor was drawn against Razer, who was quickly becoming the favourite for the Heat.

"We were going to concede defeat to razor {sic} but they were so cocky in the hotel the night before we decided to take our 5 minutes of fame, only to never be allowed in the main event again, ho hum, was still fun to do"
— Keith Millward[13]

In an interview only shown in Robot Wars Revealed, the team were rather dubious about their robot's chances of survival, with Keith Millward jokingly saying "We're gonna die!", and Gavin Hatton suggesting a couple of comedic "strategies" of how they were going to win, such as turning the lights out and painting the robot black, or sabotaging Razer's electrics.

"Nothing wrong with the unit. There's nothing to go wrong, it's too simple, really. They're the ones with the complex unit, so... hopefully we're gonna spill some coffee over their electrics! If you see a bit of smoke, you know what we've been doing!"
— Keith Millward expresses a touch of humour towards Razer
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Razer clamps down on Inquisitor

At the start of the fight, the two competitors drove at each other, and Inquisitor turned around to try and use its flail, but Razer merely drove at the back, pushing Inquisitor towards the PPZ. Razer turned for another attack, and as Inquisitor got its flail up to speed, Razer got under the back, pushing Inquisitor against the bottom arena fence. Razer brought its crusher down on Inquisitor's flail, breaking it. Shunt rushed over, getting beside Inquisitor and repeatedly hit it with his axe. Razer brought its crusher down again, bending the back of Inquisitor, and Keith Millward gave up the controls, as Inquisitor was stuck, being crushed and had lost its main weapon.

"Look at this! The favourite for tonight’s heat destroying Inquisitor straight away with that immense crushing arm! They’ve given up, I think, Inquisitor boys, Keith Milward and Gavin Hatton! Again, ominously curling down, bending, destroying! Even the Sir Killalot camera moves away, worried!"
— Jonathan Pearce

Matilda got at Inquisitor's side and cut into it with her chainsaw. However, Razer was not able to let go of Inquisitor, so Sir Killalot came over and used his lance to push Inquisitor free. Once free of Razer, Keith Millward started driving Inquisitor again, and found it was able to move, so it drove around Razer, then drove to the arena centre. Razer however, had completely stopped.

"Their opponents seemed all but vanquished. Then disaster struck! Ian manoeuvred to gain better purchase on Inquisitor, and in doing so caused Razer to jump in the air. As it landed, the force of the impact with the wheels turning sheared the drives and we were as good as dead."
— The Razer website explains the Series 2 defeat[14]
Razer flipped

The immobile Razer is attacked by the House Robots as Inquisitor watches on

Matilda and Sir Killalot surrounded Razer and attacked, and Inquisitor turned and tried to drive at its immobile opponent, but Sergeant Bash blocked it. Inquisitor backed off, leaving Sergeant Bash to attack Razer with his rear saw, then blast the underbelly with his flamethrower as Matilda turned it over. Inquisitor was therefore left as the surprise victor.

Gavin Hatton: "We got mullered! We got completely mullered in there! We thought "Oh, we're dead, we're dead!", and all of a sudden, I said "Have you got any power?" and he said "Yeah!". {I said} "Run, and get out the way!"."
Craig Charles: "And basically you just ran away there and just kept out of danger, didn't ya?"
Keith Millward: "Big rebuild job though!"
— Post-battle interview
Inquisitor

Inquisitor with no chainsaw and a broken flail

Much work in the pits was needed and carried out to prepare it for the Heat Final against Behemoth. The chassis was badly twisted and the rear flail was no longer working, but luckily they managed to get the robot fighting fit in time. Gavin Hatton claimed in the pre-battle interview the chainsaw was still working, but the team opted to remove it for the battle, instead relying on the spikes to ram Behemoth with.

Gavin Hatton: "I'm very confident that we'll fail! (Laughs) No, we'll do alright, won't we?"
Keith Millward: "No."
Gavin Hatton: "Yeah, we're gonna get through this!"
Keith Millward: "I'm driving, we ain't gonna make it!"
Gavin Hatton: "We will!"
Keith Millward: "No we wont! Trust me, I built it!"
— A lack of confidence from the Inquisitor team, in an interview only shown in Robot Wars Revealed
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Behemoth lifts Inquisitor

The two competitors charged at each other, and as they came together, Behemoth got its lifting scoop under Inquisitor's front spikes and lifted up the front of Inquisitor a little, but Inquisitor reversed to get off of Behemoth's lifting scoop. Behemoth kept driving after it, and Inquisitor stopped reversing, but Behemoth got under the front again, lifting up Inquisitor's front. Behemoth lifted the wheels off the floor and pushed Inquisitor onto an arena spike, which hit Inquisitor's base. Behemoth dropped Inquisitor on the arena spike, but as the spike lowered, Behemoth pushed Inquisitor deeper into the 5 arena spikes, which lifted Inquisitor off the arena floor. The spikes lowered, and Inquisitor drove off the spikes, turned around and drove back at Behemoth.

"Good aggressive attack by Inquisitor, don't forget the Judges will adjudicate on Damage, Control, Style and Aggression. Stylish turn by Inquisitor."
— Jonathan Pearce
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Sir Killalot rips off Inquisitor's flail

Behemoth's scoop was in the raised position, which allowed Inquisitor to ram into its front and push Behemoth back, but Behemoth pushed back, so Inquisitor reversed, turned and drove to the arena centre, then turned to face Behemoth. Inquisitor got its spikes at Behemoth's front, but as it tried to push, Behemoth had more pushing power, and forced Inquisitor back, pushing it to Sir Killalot. Sir Killalot raise his lance up, hooking the flail on the rear of Inquisitor, ripping it clean off.

"Look at the chain! I think Sir Killalot wants a little bit of jewellery there, a bracelet!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Sir Killalot breaks Inquisitor's flail
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Sir Killalot topples Inquisitor, also lifting Dead Metal

Inquisitor fled towards the bottom of the arena and turned around, but drove very close to the PPZ, and Matilda came out of the PPZ, pushing Inquisitor into Behemoth, which was driving towards it. Behemoth lifted up the front of Inquisitor, lifting its wheels off the floor, then pushed it into the PPZ and dropped it down. Dead Metal and Sir Killalot swarmed Inquisitor, one on each side, with Dead Metal getting his arms around it and Sir Killalot spearing the side with his lance, and lifting it off the floor. Matilda got under Inquisitor as Sir Killalot raised it, and Matilda held it off the floor with her tusks. Sir Killalot got his lance underneath and turned Inquisitor over, and Cease was called.

"...the Inquisitor boys this know their time is up! Sir Killalot comes in for the kill, it's all over! Behemoth the winners!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Sir Killalot turns Inquisitor over
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Sir Killalot carries Inquisitor to the Pit

Behemoth was therefore through to the Semi-Finals, and Sir Killalot picked Inquisitor up with his claw, carrying it to the pit and dropping it in during the end credits.

Philippa Forrester: "You had a right laugh, didn't you?"
Gavin Hatton: "Oh, I wanted it to go down. It's let us down!"
— Post-battle interview, in a clip only shown in Robot Wars Revealed

Series 3[]

Inquisitor Mk 2 was not selected for the main competition, but competed in the Pinball competition, where it was the 7th competitor to run.

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Sir Killalot pins Inquisitor Mk 2 in the corner

Inquisitor Mk 2 started by turning to face the left-hand set of barrels then slowly drove at them, but when it reached them, it gave the front of the stack a light nudge, which pushed two of the barrels a little, but didn't knock any over, and Inquisitor Mk 2 turned away. Sir Killalot drove towards Inquisiotr Mk 2 as it drove away from the barrels, so Inquisitor Mk 2 turned away, then drove back at the barrels. Inquisitor Mk 2 hit the side of the barrels, nudging them with its lifter but hit the barrels too lightly, failing to knock any over. Inquisitor Mk 2 then drove behind the barrels, turning around, pushing the corner barrel away from the others, causing the two above it to tumble out of the stack.

"A tentative little nudge, and not even a barrel knocked down! Well that's a terrible start! Every, EVERY robot in Pinball has managed to knock barrels down! About 10, maybe 15 points scored."
— Jonathan Pearce as Inquisitor Mk 2 initially fails to knock barrels over
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Sir Killalot pushes Inquisitor off the see-saw

However, as it pushed the bottom barrel, Sir Killalot was waiting, blocking the barrel with his lance, preventing it from falling over. Inquisitor Mk 2 drove forwards, but Sir Killalot blocked its path using his claw, and as Inquisitor Mk 2 tried to turn, Sir Killalot bulldozed it into the top corner of the arena. Sir Killalot reversed, allowing Inquisitor to reverse and turn around. Inquisitor Mk 2 drove out of the corner and tried to drive up the see-saw, but Sir Killalot pushed against its side with his lance, pushing it askew. Sir Killalot kept pushing Inquisitor Mk 2 with his lance, nearly knocking it off the see-saw.

"Inquisitor comes up and over the ramp. Now this will be points scored... ooh, Killalot nudging it away! They've got to get up and over that ramp very quickly! On the spikes, this is a terrible run!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Sir Killalot pushes Inquisitor Mk 2 off the see-saw

Inquisitor Mk 2 turned and reversed to try again, but Sir Killalot's lance blocked it as it tried to reverse, so Inquisitor Mk 2 drove off the see-saw, driving into the barrels with a tentative nudge, knocking over a barrel. As it did so, it drove onto the spikes, which lifted Inquisitor Mk 2off the floor. As the spikes lowered, Inquisitor Mk 2 turned, but turned to far, and it drove onto the corner of the see-saw, and it became caught. Inquisitor Mk 2 reversed, but backed over the spikes, which lifted its front up.

"Well they've got a little activating wheel which can raise the bodywork clear of the ground and the arena spikes, but not much power it would seem! Top speed: 6 miles an hour!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Inquisitor Mk 2 struggles to get off of the spikes
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Inquisitor hits the 50 point target

The spikes lowered, and Inquisitor Mk 2 drove towards Sgt. Bash's zone. After a pause, Inquisitor Mk 2 drove at Sgt. Bash's side, pushing him against the wall. Sgt. Bash pushed back and Inquisitor Mk 2, blocking the target using his claw, but then reversed, allowing Inquisitor Mk 2 to hit it, but as it did so, Sir Killalot pinned Inquisitor Mk 2 against the wall using his lance, pinning it between the wall and Sgt. Bash. Sir Killalot quickly reversed, and Inquisitor Mk 2 managed to reverse away from Sgt. Bash. It turned back against the target, which did not earn any points as it had already been hit. Despite this, Inquisitor Mk 2 turned and hit it again, before turning away from the button and driving towards Sir Killalot.

"Now which way for Inquisitor? Oh, not back at the target, you can't score the same target twice!"
— Jonathan Pearce questions Inquisitor Mk 2's driving as it drives back into the target
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Inquistor opens the multiball release

Sir Killalot reversed, and as Inquisitor Mk 2 tried to drive at Matilda, Sir Killalot pushed it with his lance, forcing it against Sgt. Bash. Inquisitor Mk 2 got under Sgt. Bash's side and pushed him against the wall, then got its lifter under the side and lifted the House Robot up a little as he tried to get away. Inquisitor Mk 2 lowered Sgt. Bash, then turned into the multi-ball release, opening it and scattering the balls. Inquisitor Mk 2 reversed and turned, but before it could drive at another target, Sir Killalot drove into its side and pushed it against the multiball release, pinning it there.

"So more points on the board, another 10 for the multiball release, but Killalot pins in again. Time is ticking away..."
— Jonathan Pearce as Sir Killalot pins Inquisitor Mk 2 against the multiball release
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Inquisitor Mk 2 overturns Matilda

Sir Killalot eventually reversed, and with seconds remaining, Inquisitor Mk 2 drove at Matilda's zone. Matilda tried to stop it, but drove onto its wedge, and Inquisitor Mk 2 lifted Matilda up and pushed her back. Cease was called, but Inquisitor did not stop lifting Matilda, managing to turn her onto her side, despite Sir Killalot's attempts to keep her upright with his lance. Sgt. Bash rushed over, ramming into the back of Inquisitor Mk 2 with his front pincer, puncturing the back.

"Ooh this looks like fun! In underneath Matilda, after the cease was called! Is that a pleasant experience? Well, I'm not too sure"
— Jonathan Pearce as Inquisitor Mk 2 gets under Matilda and turns her over

Despite this successful attack on a House Robot, Inquisitor Mk 2 had scored a disappointing 70 points.

"Slow and steady scoring, and I make it 70 points notched up by the Inquisitor team. Middle of the road sort of a run for them. Trouble is, they didn't get going at the start, and they know how costly that mistake has now been!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Inquisitor Mk 2's run ends

Ultimately, Inquisitor Mk 2 finished 7th on the leaderboard. This was Inquisitor's final appearance.

Results[]

INQUISITOR - RESULTS
Series 2
The Second Wars - UK Championship
Heat Final
Heat D, Gauntlet Completed (3rd) Qualified
Heat D, Trial (Football) Scored Third Goal (3rd) Qualified
Heat D, Semi-Final vs. Razer Won
Heat D, Final vs. Behemoth Lost
INQUISITOR MK 2 - RESULTS
Series 3
Pinball Competition
Seventh Place
Pinball 70pts 7th

Wins/Losses[]

  • Wins: 1
  • Losses: 1

NOTE: Inquisitor's successful Gauntlet and Trial runs in Series 2 are not included

Series Record[]

Series Inquisitor Series Record
The First Wars Did not enter
The Second Wars Heat Final
The Third Wars Pinball Competition
The Fourth Wars Failed to qualify as Robocroc
The Fifth Wars Did not enter
The Sixth Wars Did not enter
The Seventh Wars Did not enter
Series 8 Did not enter
Series 9 Did not enter
Series 10 Did not enter

Gallery[]

Outside Robot Wars[]

Both versions of Inquisitor appeared at the Bledlow Ridge event in 1999, where Inquisitor Mk 2 fought with Panic Attack, Griffon, Centurion and Miss Struts, whilst the original Inquisitor was there for display[15].

Inquisitor Mk2 also fought at Brighton Model World in February 2000, alongside Eric, Suicidal Tendencies, Mortis, T 2, Pitbull, S.M.I.D.S.Y. and Grim Reaper[16].

The original Inquisitor was taken apart for spare parts, some to be used on Inquisitor Mk2, and others were sold off. After failing to qualify for Series 4, Robocroc was sold.

"parts of mk1 were used on mk2 and the rest was taken by fans during a meet and greet event we attended with other old contestants. Robocroc was sold after failing to get in season 4 so could still be around somewhere"
— Keith Millward[17]

Trivia[]

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An article about Inquisitor from The Bucks Herald

  • When pictured for local papers The Bucks Herald and The Bucks Advertiser, Inquisitor was decorated with a logo for Purite, the company team members Keith Millward and Gavin Hatton worked for. However, this was not present on the robot on television, presumably because of the BBC's rules against advertising[18][19].
  • According to Mat Irvine in Robot Wars Revealed Episode 4, during the battle between Inquisitor and Razer, after being broken off by Razer, Inquisitor's flail became jammed under Matilda.

References[]

  1. Added to Robot Wars Wiki by Keith Millward
  2. Oliver Steeples' website - Inquisitor (Archived)
  3. Robot Wars Revealed, Episode 4 on Mech+
  4. Private correspondence between Drop Zone mk2 and Keith Millward via LinkedIn, July 2025
  5. Private correspondence between Drop Zone mk2 and Keith Millward via LinkedIn, , July 2025
  6. The Bucks Herald article on Inquisitor, 1998
  7. The Bucks Advertiser article on Inquisitor, 1998
  8. LinkedIn, Keith Millward
  9. Private correspondence between Drop Zone mk2 and Keith Millward, July 2025
  10. Private correspondence between Drop Zone mk2 and Keith Millward via LinkedIn, July 2025
  11. Private correspondence between Drop Zone mk2 and Keith Millward via LinkedIn, July 2025
  12. Private correspondence between Drop Zone mk2 and Keith Millward via LinkedIn, July 2025
  13. Added to Robot Wars Wiki by Keith Millward
  14. Series 2 report, the Razer website (archived)
  15. YouTube - Centurions first robot meet Bledlow Ridge
  16. Grim Reaper website - Modelworld 2001 Brighton (Archived)
  17. Private correspondence between Drop Zone mk2 and Keith Millward via LinkedIn, July 2025
  18. The Bucks Herald article on Inquisitor, 1998
  19. The Bucks Advertiser article on Inquisitor, 1998

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