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"A psychedelic nightmare or just codswallop?"

Jackson Wallop was the Series 7 sequel to Attila the Drum. It's name was a play on the surrealist artist Jackson Pollock (as the paintball style paintwork on the Disc and on the team's logos showed). It featured a spinning flail that was the largest body-to-weapon ratio that the rules allowed. The flail was very robust and powerful, managing to knock the hefty Killerkat onto its side, and was not bent or fractured by the repeated beatings it took. The robot somewhat resembled Series 2 competitor Caliban in both shape and weapon.

Robot History

Series 7

Jayne Middlemiss: "What are your tactics gonna be out there?"

Helen Thorpe: "Get out there and Wallop"

— The team's battle plan

Cjaksonwallop — Jackson Wallop in the pits

Jackson Wallop's first battle was against Killerkat and Gyrobot, Terrohurtz was meant to fight but had pulled out before hand leaving the other three to fight alone. Immediately all three robots got their weapons up to speed and Jackson Wallop hit Killerkat stopping its blade. Jackson Wallop spun away and got its weapon back up to speed before smashing into Killerkat again. It then hit it again and bounced off Killerkat hitting Gyrobot. Killerkat was moving very sluggishly and Gyrobot and Jackson Wallop went about causing a small amount of damage to Killerkat around its wheels. Jackson Wallop then rushed into Killerkat and its deadly blade toppled Killerkat, with Killerkat immobilised Jackson Wallop went through to the second round, where it met Big Nipper. Here it encountered a large problem as Big Nipper was too low for its blade to do any damage. Jackson wallop rammed Big Nipper, but was pushed backwards and hit the arena wall, deflecting off it. Jackson Wallop then went and hit the pit release taking the front of the tyre off with its blade. Big Nipper then shoved and pinned Jackson Wallop onto an angle grinder. Big Nipper then clamped onto Jackson Wallop, but couldn't push it. However one of Big Nipper's claws had become stuck on Jackson Wallop's tyres and as it reversed one of those tyres came off. Jackson Wallop was immobilised and the House Robots came in and damaged it some more. Jackson Wallop was then shoved down the pit by Dead Metal.

Results

JACKSON WALLOP - RESULTS
Series 7
The Seventh Wars - UK Championship Heat, Round 2
Heat B, Round 1	vs. Terrorhurtz (3), Gyrobot, Killerkat	Qualified
Heat B, Round 2	vs. Big Nipper	Lost

Wins/Losses

Wins: 1
Losses: 1

Series History

Series 1-3: Did not enter
Series 4: Entered with Attila the Drum
Series 5-6: Did not enter
Series 7: Heat, Round 2

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+{{quote|A psychedelic nightmare or just codswallop?|[[Jonathan Pearce]] on Jackson Wallop}}
 '''Jackson Wallop''' was the Series 7 sequel to [[Attila the Drum]]. It's name was a play on the surrealist artist Jackson Pollock (as the paintball style paintwork on the Disc and on the team's logos showed). It featured a spinning flail that was the largest body-to-weapon ratio that the rules allowed. The flail was very robust and powerful, managing to knock the hefty Killerkat onto its side, and was not bent or fractured by the repeated beatings it took. The robot somewhat resembled Series 2 competitor [[Caliban]] in both shape and weapon.
 ==Robot History==
 ===Series 7===
+{{Dialogue a-b|Jayne Middlemiss|What are your tactics gonna be out there?|Helen Thorpe|Get out there and Wallop|The team's battle plan}}
-[[File:Cjaksonwallop.jpg|thumb|left|Jackson Wallop in the pits]]
+[[File:Cjaksonwallop.jpg|thumb|right|Jackson Wallop in the pits]]
+Jackson Wallop's first battle was against Killerkat and Gyrobot, Terrohurtz was meant to fight but had pulled out before hand leaving the other three to fight alone. Immediately all three robots got their weapons up to speed and Jackson Wallop hit Killerkat stopping its blade. Jackson Wallop spun away and got its weapon back up to speed before smashing into Killerkat again. It then hit it again and bounced off Killerkat hitting Gyrobot. Killerkat was moving very sluggishly and Gyrobot and Jackson Wallop went about causing a small amount of damage to Killerkat around its wheels. Jackson Wallop then rushed into Killerkat and its deadly blade toppled Killerkat, with Killerkat immobilised Jackson Wallop went through to the second round, where it met Big Nipper. Here it encountered a large problem as Big Nipper was too low for its blade to do any damage. Jackson wallop rammed Big Nipper, but was pushed backwards and hit the arena wall, deflecting off it. Jackson Wallop then went and hit the pit release taking the front of the tyre off with its blade. Big Nipper then shoved and pinned Jackson Wallop onto an angle grinder. Big Nipper then clamped onto Jackson Wallop, but couldn't push it. However one of Big Nipper's claws had become stuck on Jackson Wallop's tyres and as it reversed one of those tyres came off. Jackson Wallop was immobilised and the House Robots came in and damaged it some more. Jackson Wallop was then shoved down the pit by Dead Metal.
 ==Results==
 {{Results Top|Silver|Black|JACKSON WALLOP}}
 {{Show|Series 7}}
-{{Competition|The Seventh Wars - UK Championship|Heat, Round 1}}
+{{Competition|The Seventh Wars - UK Championship|Heat, Round 2}}
 {{Battle|Heat B, Round 1|[[Terrorhurtz]] ''(3)'', [[Gyrobot]], [[Killerkat]]|Qualified}}
 {{Battle|Heat B, Round 2|[[Big Nipper]]|Lost}}