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"Now this team are one of the best, if not the best, drivers in the country, having pulled off some of the most incredible manoeuvres ever seen in the warzone! Panic Attack, that's what I'd be having, if I were in The Pits!"
Craig Charles summarises Panic Attack in Series 7

Panic Attack was a Welsh competitor robot in the British TV game show Robot Wars. Panic Attack was the third-longest appearing competitor in the show's history, as it fought from Series 2 through to Series 7, and appeared in both series of Robot Wars Extreme. It was one of the most consistently successful competitors in the show; with twenty-eight combat victories, it is the sixth most successful robot in the show's history by number of wins. It is also the most successful Welsh robot to appear on the show.

Panic Attack won its debut series, The Second Wars, by defeating three of the series' six seeded robots, including a surprise victory over Cassius in the Grand Final. It would go on to reach the Semi-Finals of Series 3, 4 and 5, giving it more semi-finals appearances than any other champion despite never again reaching a Grand Final. Series 6 and 7 marked a decline for Panic Attack, as it was unable to escape the heats but remained a main feature of each episode in which it featured.

"Our success is based on a reliable robot and our driving ability, it keeps us out of trouble, most of the time!"
— Kim Davies in Robot Wars Extreme 1

Panic Attack was created by Welshman Kim Davies, whose driving skills are frequently cited as some of the best in the show's history. Panic Attack's signature tactic was to breach an opponent's ground clearance, use its lifting forks to snare an exposed gap and then lift the opponent off the ground, before driving into the pit release and lowering the opponent into the pit. It achieved this many times, against robots including Axe-Awe, S.M.I.D.S.Y., Manta and Kat 3. Panic Attack is also well known for its rivalries with Firestorm and House Robot Shunt.

Design[]

"I looked at all the British and USA battlebot robots and decided that if you could disable the wheels/control then their weapon would also be useless. I liked the design of Bio-Hazard from the USA and loosely based PA on it. I didn't want a lifting arm, I wanted something that could lift and use as a weapon."
— Kim Davies in 2021
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The first ever concept drawing for Panic Attack

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Other early concept drawings for Panic Attack's weapon

In all its appearances, Panic Attack was a low, rectangular box-shaped robot, armed with lifting forks. Kim Davies has stated that American competitor BioHazard was the main inspiration for Panic Attack's low-profile design, although he had originally designed it to have an "egg whisk" spinning weapon. He came up with the idea of the forks as the main weapon after watching the American competitions and figuring out that disabling the opponents wheels or drive motors would make their weapon useless.[1].

"While watching the US series BattleBots, a robot called BioHazard caught Mr Davies’ eye. “It was really low and it had a lifting mechanism on it,” he said. “I didn’t want to copy that robot, but what I really liked about it was no matter what weapon (the opposition) had, if you take their wheels off the ground they can’t use the weapon. That’s where the forks came along.""
— Kim Davies, interviewed by the South Wales Argus in 2022[2]
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Official photo of the original Panic Attack, Series 2 champion

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Side view of Panic Attack before Series 2

In Series 2, it was simply a four-wheel driven 20 cm high rectangular box, driven by 750W Bosch windscreen wiper motors with two 24 Amp batteries, giving a top speed of 10mph according to Kim Davies, though the statistics board listed the top speed as 9mph. The robot was armed with a set of electrically powered 12' long lifting spikes. These spikes were powered by a homemade system integrating two 12 V (90W) Parvalux motors, and were capable of lifting a tonne and ramming opponents as well to great effect. The Series 2 version was the only version to use a homemade system, as subsequent versions used custom-made electronics.[3]

"The 12 inch long hardened steel spikes can ram and lift a tonne in weight. The four-wheel drive gives it a zero-degrees turning circle, the shell's aluminium, the spiders were designed by a Year 7 pupil."
Jonathan Pearce describes Panic Attack

The Series 2 Panic Attack had a zero turning circle, and had an aluminium shell, including a 4mm aluminium baseplate. The robot was relatively low, at only 20cm. It was emblazoned with the image of a spider. This spider motif was the result of a competition at Kevin Pritchard's school to come up with a design of "something that made you panic". A 12 year old girl from Year 7 designed the spider. Ahead of the competition, the team had raised money for the St David's Foundation - a charity close to Kim Davies following the passing of his father[4].

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The internals of Panic Attack for Series 2

"Well Panic attack uses the 24V 750W Bosch motors for drive and 4QD speedos attached to servos and gears rather than the electronic converters that are available. PA is 4WD but the wheels are placed at the back and in the middle with castors at the front which provides a very good turning circle. The lifting prongs are powered by 2*12V, 90W Parvalux motors which power a lead screw and apparently can lift 1t! In it's development PA increased it's gear ration to get more torque. The bottom plate of PA was a 4mm aluminium plate bolted onto the frame. The rest of the armour consisted of aluminium sheet apart from the top which was aluminium with a polycarbonate sheet underneath."
Oliver Steeples on the design of the original Panic Attack[5]

During construction and testing, Panic Attack was originally faster, but difficult to control. The team geared the robot down, reducing the top speed, but making the robot more manoeuvrable[6]. The robot was still powerful, being able to pull a car[7].

"They've rebuilt their robot king four times since he took his crown. They've settled for lifting spikes powered by Swedish electrics and alloy frame and shell. It can lift and push its own 81.6 kilos!"
— Jonathan Pearce introduces Panic Attack
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Panic Attack in the arena for Series 3

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Panic Attack 2 in the pits

With his prize money from Series 2, Kim Davies built a newer machine, known on the side of the machine as Panic Attack II. Panic Attack was rebuilt four times between Series 2 and 3. This version had a self-righting mechanism in the form of a pair of electrically-powered top-mounted bars which could raise up to push the robot off its back should it be flipped. Plastic cones were added to the sides to prevent Panic Attack from resting on its side. It also had a new body shape, being shorter than the original machine, with a slight wedge to the front. The original forks were replaced with larger, more effective forks, custom-made and imported from Sweden, which were capable of completely overturning opposing machines and lifting and pushing 81.6 kg.

"...the electric liner actuators or electric pistons. They cost around £260.00 each and there are 3 of them in the robot. They weigh around 2.5kg each and are 200mm long."
— Kim Davies describes the workings of the lifting forks on the Panic Attack website[8]

It also had an alloy frame and 3mm thick bodyshell. However, the Series 3 version of Panic Attack had control issues, due to the balance point being too central.

"Discovering during The Thrid Wars that Panic Attack's balance point was too central, which made it totally uncontrollable and very difficult to get it to point in the direction in which they wanted to go. This was very frustrating."
Robot Wars: The Ultimate Guide on the Panic Attack team's worst moment
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Panic Attack in Series 4, with "Panic Attack II" on the side armour

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Rear view of Panic Attack in Series 4

In Series 4, another full rebuild saw Panic Attack have sloping sides with set of side "skirts" added to the robot, although it was still known as Panic Attack II. The side skirts prevented all but the lowest of robots getting underneath it. The previous two versions of Panic Attack had ground clearances listed as 25mm in Series 2 and 0.20m in Series 3. With the side skirts, Panic Attack's ground clearance was now 0.01m.

"The skirts have springs pulling them down to the floor so there is always a downward pressure on them, They are also chamfered on the edge so there is a sharp edge to get under. It is possible to get under them by driving at the front or rear edge as Firestorm has shown in the past"
— Kim Davies on the Panic Attack website[9]

The robot now had bulletproof fibreglass armour and the top-mounted self-righting mechanism was developed by taking the two long bars and connecting them with a polycarbonate panel. A gyro was also added to the robot to improve control, solving the steering problems with the previous version. In this series and the two previous series, Panic Attack weighed more than the Heavyweight limit allowed at the time, though this version was 1 kilo lighter than in Series 3.

"Don't Panic! This is a sturdy machine, protected by bulletproof fibreglass, and at 80.6 kilos, the heaviest in the heat. No blades or knives but forks, electrically powered, can raise hopes!"
— Jonathan Pearce introduces Panic Attack in Series 4
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The Series 5/Extreme 1 incarnation of Panic Attack, which also competed in BattleBots as Panic Attack 3

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Official photo of Panic Attack in Series 5

The Series 5 model (also named Panic Attack 3) had improved skirts, lorry windscreen wiper motor power at up to 8 mph and the srimech was updated into a movable flipper-like panel that could not only self-right the robot, but also either lift up opponents from underneath or clamp them between it and the chassis for additional control. The robot was over 17kg heavier than before, due to the weight limit being raised to 100kg for Extreme 1.

"The new weapon on it this time, is the lid. We can open it or close it, via remote control, to either lift or trap other robots which get trapped on top."
— Kim Davies on the lid

This model was the favourite of the driver Kim Davies, who stated that it was, in his opinion, the best version. It also had a zero ground clearance and turning circle, and durable polycarbonate was added to the bulletproof fibreglass shell, making it virtually impenetrable, and pneumatic power to the electric lifting forks to enable it to lift twice its own weight. The weaponry however was not always reliable and the self-righting was very slow. This version of Panic Attack was also known as PA3 (Panic Attack 3) despite still being referred to as simply Panic Attack. The name of Panic Attack 3 was not used in Extreme 2 or Series 7.

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Official photo of Panic Attack in Series 6

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Panic Attack in the arena during Series 6

The Series 6 version was a completely new design, with silver forks made from Dural plate (Aircraft grade aluminium) and painted with gold vinyl as opposed to yellow paint, as the team couldn't get yellow paint in time. As a result, this model was unofficially, but universally nicknamed Panic Attack Gold. It was also known as Panic Attack 24K on the team's website, and this was written on the side of the robot, but the robot was still simply referred to as Panic Attack on the statistics board, and by the presenters.

"The Chassis is made from four 8mm aluminium plates and 4 steel tubes to make a ladder chassis system that is very light and strong. This system also allowed the height of the finished PA 24k to be just 5 inches. All the internal components are mounted on the chassis. This meant it did not need a thick base so a 4mm polycarbonate sheet was used. The sides including the front and back are 3 inch by 1/4 aluminium angle welded to the outer plates. The hinges for the skirts are bolted to the sides and the skirts are made from 4mm polycarbonate. The top is 10mm thick aluminium and 15mm in the important places!"
— Kim Davies on the Panic Attack website[10]

This version of Panic Attack was intentionally made very low at just 9 inches, and it had a rear skirt as well as the side skirts. All of the internals were taken from the previous version of Panic Attack, with the self-righter being the only part of the robot not carried over to Panic Attack 24K[11].

"Many weapons would not be effective on a robot that was so low and it was thought that many would just drive over the top."
— Kim Davies on the low design of Panic Attack 24K[12]
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Rear view of Panic Attack for Series 6

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The "24k" logo on the Series 6 Panic Attack

This version had no self-righting mechanism because it would have pushed the robot over the weight limit[13]. Despite this, this version's weakness was listed as "Slow Self-Righting".[14]. The batteries were 2 Hawker Energy SBS 15, and it had 3 4QD NCC-70-24 speed controllers, 2 used for drive and 1 used for the weapon[15]. Although it had good pushing power, it was not as easy to control as the previous version, was slower and lighter, and generally less powerful overall, with the lack of a srimech also proving costly. Kim Davies stated his dissatisfaction with this version of Panic Attack after its loss.

"I am working for Robot Wars on the technical team and had to drive home from filming Series 6 on the Friday. The next day was spent working on the robot to get it ready (7 am Sat till midnight). I finally finished the robot on Sunday morning at 10am. As I had to be back at the studio at 12pm to carry on with filming series 6, I never had a chance to test the robot so its first real test was in the arena!"
— Kim Davies on the Panic Attack website[16]

Speaking in 2021, Kim Davies puts this version of Panic Attack's lack of success down to a lack of testing, and ultimately being rushed for time prior to filming. The robot was only finished two weeks before the start of the Sixth Wars, not leaving time to test the robot before Panic Attack competed[17]. He also states due to this version's lower profile and side skirts, as well as the fact that Panic Attack's previous srimechs were fairly slow to work and sometimes ineffective, the team opted to ditch it altogether for Series 6.

"No, we weren't happy with it at all. It was terrible to drive in the arena...It was very sluggish."
— Kim Davies reflects on the Series 6 edition of Panic Attack
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Panic Attack in Extreme 2

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Panic Attack in the second round of the Commonwealth Carnage

For the second series of Robot Wars Extreme, the Series 5 version of Panic Attack was brought out of retirement due to the excessive amount of damage that Panic Attack 24K had received from Terrorhurtz, the House Robots and the Drop Zone during its encounter in Series 6, deeming it irreparable.

"The washing machine did quite a bit of damage, we lost a battery, motor and the whole chassis got twisted when it hit."
— Kim Davies explains the damage done to Panic Attack 24K in Series 6[18]

Little was changed from the Series 5 version for Extreme 2, although This version of Panic Attack, although the robot was altered to have six wheels (four wheel drive with two slave wheels) and 5mm aluminium and 8mm Polycarbonate armour[19], as well as some subtle changes in the sticker designs on the srimech and the addition of an extra flashing light. The web address for the Panic Attack website was also placed on the hinges for the skirts as opposed to the top of the sides and back as seen before, and the "PA3" name as used in Series 5 and Extreme was dropped. It performed better in Extreme 2 than Panic Attack 24K had, performing well in Commonwealth Carnage before losing to eventual winners Firestorm 4.

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Panic Attack in Series 7

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The cushioned top of Panic Attack for Series 7

In Series 7, despite preparing this version of Panic Attack, Kim Davies had joined the technical team of Robot Wars and the rules had changed so that members of the technical team could not enter as well. Therefore, Panic Attack was entered by Kevin Pritchard, Series 2 team member and builder of Evil Weevil. The top srimech was replaced by a rubber-mounted[20] anti-hammer cushioned top, in response to its brutal loss at the hands of Terrorhurtz in Series 6.

"The self righter was removed to give the robot a lower profile. we thought that we would not need it if other robots could not get under the skirts."
— Kim Davies on the Panic Attack website[21]

The forks were replaced with new steel forks, and the team removed the self-righting mechanism as it would have pushed the robot over the weight limit.

"For those of you wondering why there won't be a sri-mech on the series 7 PA, Kim informed me that it made the robot too heavy, with new heavy duty steel forks. Having said that, the robot is still 120 kilos, so this week Kim and Kevin are going to do some serious work to get it up to battle readiness. However, to quote the master himself, "if you come up against a flipping robot, we've had it.""
— Panic Attack website[22]
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Series 7's rear flap

Also in Series 7, a new hinged wedge was added to the rear of Panic Attack, which would often flap up and down in battle, and was notably raised in the robot's official photo. For Series 7, the design of the Spider design was changed through a competition on the Panic Attack website. By then, this mascot which had been used by the team for years had also been given a name - Webster.

Etymology[]

In an interview shown during the Swedish broadcast of Series 4, Heat O, Kim Davies revealed that the name Panic Attack came from the team's panicked state whilst trying to get the robot ready for Series 2.

"Originally when we built it, it was getting really close to the time where we had to get to the audition, and basically that was the state was in - always in a panic, so the name sort of stuck"
— Kim Davies, interviewed in the Swedish dub of Robot Wars[23]

Kim Davies revealed in 2021 that the robot was originally going to be called Toxic Shock ahead of its Second Wars debut, however he and Kevin Pritchard deemed the name inappropriate after researching the condition of the same name[24].

In Series 3 and 4, Panic Attack had "Panic Attack II" written on the side, and the Extreme 1 version of Panic Attack had "Pa3" written on the side, but the robot was always referred to on the show as Panic Attack.

The Team[]

"Panic Attack might not take themselves too seriously, but when the robot is in the arena, the audience knows they'll see a fantastic fight!"
Robot Wars: The Ultimate Guide

The captain of Team Panic Attack (formerly Team Panic) was Kim Davies, a maintenance manager from Cwmbran, Gwent. Davies was inspired to enter the show after watching the first series with his son, Michael, who suggested to him to build a robot and attempt to enter[25].

"I watched series 1 with my son and he suggested that I build a robot and enter"
— Kim Davies in 2021

Davies was viewed as one of the most competent and respected drivers on Robot Wars due to his good driving of Panic Attack. Prior to building Panic Attack, he worked as an industrial mechanic.

"It was not something I had ever done so I had to do a lot of research. I was trained as an industrial mechanic, so I had a lot of mechanical background, but absolutely no background in radio controls and how to transfer them to a robot. I had to do a lot of thinking and research."
— Kim Davies, interviewed by the South Wales Argus in 2022[26]

He was originally joined by Kevin Pritchard and Lee Wicombe when they started competing in Series 2. At the time, Wicombe was a work colleague of Kim Davies[27], and Pritchard was a design and technology teacher at Llantarnam Comprehensive School, which Kim's son Michael and daughter Sarah attended.

"I started building it on my own. I think I’d virtually completed it and then I’d realised that this thing weighs 80 kilos. At the time we were allowed three people in the team. My son told his teacher all about it and he was interested. I went down and spoke to Kevin and he was really enthusiastic about joining the team."
— Kim Davies, interviewed by the South Wales Argus in 2022[28]

Kim Davies mostly built the original Panic Attack himself. After Series 2, Wicombe and Pritchard left the team, the latter creating a similar robot named Evil Weevil and Wicombe left the team as he did not have anything to do with the construction of the robot and was only there to fill the third spot and generally help the team out[29].

"“The first show we didn’t understand what was going to happen, so it wasn’t a good idea to take him as he was quite young,” said Mr Davies. “After that it was no problem, we knew what was involved and what we had to do. Taking him along, it was great. He actually got to drive some of the house robots while we were fighting.""
— Kim Davies, interviewed by the South Wales Argus in 2022[30]

In Series 3, Kim was joined by his son, Michael, who had inspired him to enter Robot Wars. Another name, Simon Rosen, was listed on Panic Attack's statistics board in Series 3, but Davies has admitted that he doesn't know who Simon Rosen was, and that this was an error[31]. The name was later removed from the statistics board in The First World Championship.

"I'm not sure who Simon Rosen is or why he is mentioned"
— Kim Davies in 2021

According to Michael Davies in Series 3, his role in the team was tactics.

Craig Charles: "So you're whispering in your dad's ear all the time, telling him what to do?"
Michael Davies: "Yelling in it!"
Craig Charles: "Yelling in it?! Well the tactics seem to be working well at the moment, don't they?"
Kim Davies: "They did this time, I actually listened to him!"
— After the Heat Final in Series 3
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The competition for the place on the Panic Attack team

Christian Bridge won a competition in Robot Wars Magazine Issue 3 to join the team for Series 4, and also joined the team for Extreme 1. He was still listed as a team member for Series 5, but was not seen on TV during this series.

"When I found out I had won the competition, I was over the moon. Panic Attack are my favourite team (Along with Diotoir!)."
— Christian Bridge, interviewed in Robot Wars Magazine Issue 7

Kim's daughter, Sarah, was present for the team's battle against Rammstein in the War of Independence. This was the only event that Sarah attended.[32]

Michael Davies briefly joined the X-Terminator team for their Round 2 battle against Corkscrew in Series 5, and their Mayhem Qualifier in Extreme 1, as Marlon Pritchard needed someone to operate the weapons while the other team members were away.

Kim Davies also worked as a technical assistant on the show, and in Series 7, the rules were changed so that members of the technical team could not enter robots as well, so Kim Davies was forced to leave the team, so the team was entirely changed. Pritchard had returned to the team in Extreme 2 as tactician and took over the controls in Series 7 with two new team-mates; Paul Wier and then-webmaster of the official Panic Attack website, Jamie McGarry.

"Paul was part of the Estron team, and talks about it a lot. He joined the PA team because poor Kevin couldn't be expected to do all the technical stuff himself!"
— The Panic Attack website on Paul Weir[33]

Jamie McGarry had originally made an unofficial fan website for Panic Attack, but his work impressed Kim Davies, who contacted him in January 2003 to design the official Panic Attack website.

"It started because I was interested in websites and initially I made a fan site. But eventually my site became better than the official website. ... The old team captain Kim Davies couldn't be in the team because he started helping out with the technical stuff on the show so he asked me to be in the team."
— Jamie McGarry, interviewed in Driffield Today[34]

Qualification[]

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An unpainted Panic Attack ahead of the auditions for Series 2

Panic Attack successfully qualified for Series 2 and 3 through attending the auditions. Thereafter, Panic Attack automatically qualified for each series it competed in, by virtue of its seeding.

However, along with a number of other seeded machines, Panic Attack would attend the 2001 Live Event tour - doubling as the initial qualifiers for Series 5. Appearing on the Cardiff leg, it would participate in multiple battles throughout the event to test other hopefuls attempting to qualify.

"Panic Attack, which cost £2,500 to put together, enjoyed a very successful day, remaining unbeaten against all challengers from Wales and the West of England as well as the show's house robots Dead Metal and Shunt."
— South Wales Argus on Panic Attack's appearance at the Robot Wars Live Event, 2001[35]

One of these bouts was a melee also including Cornish applicant Pendragon. The outcome of the battle is unknown, although Panic Attack did flip Pendragon over at its operator's request, to demonstrate its self-righting capabilities.[36]

Another battle Panic Attack was involved in was a head-to-head against Kronic 2. This had the unintended effect of enabling Kronic 2 to impress the showrunners with its top flipper. As such, the two competitor later fought a rematch, though the outcomes of both encounters remain unknown.[37]

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Panic Attack battles Evil Weevil during the Welsh Leg of the Robot Wars Tour

Panic Attack and Kim Davies were heavily featured in BBC Wales Today reports on the Cardiff Live Event, which revealed that they fought an additional head-to-head against Evil Weevil. Having locked forks with Kevin Pritchard's heavyweight at one point - wherein the latter attempted to make use of its newly-designed overhead claw - Panic Attack prevailed upon turning Evil Weevil over and pushing it around in an inverted state.[38] A report by the South Wales Argus also stated that both robots fought - and won - an exhibition fight against the House Robots, and were selected for The Fifth Wars, despite Evil Weevil ultimately not appearing in this series.[39]

Rivalries[]

Shunt[]

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Panic Attack's top panel in Series 2, showing its damage from Shunt, and its subsequent revenge (shown by the crossed out Shunt name)

Panic Attack had a long-standing rivalry with the House Robot Shunt which spawned from their very first encounter, during Panic Attack's Gauntlet run in Heat F of the Second Wars. After Panic Attack leapt off the see-saw, it became stranded on the top of Dead Metal, allowing Shunt to come in and cause severe damage to the top of Panic Attack's armour with his axe.

"Since when have the House Robots had machine guns?!"
— Kevin Pritchard on the holes created by Shunt

Panic Attack did not have to wait long to achieve vengeance however, as it defeated Shunt in the Sumo Trial in the next round. Shunt nearly pushed Panic Attack off the platform, but Panic Attack managed to turn to get away from Shunt, then drove past him, and as Shunt turned after Panic Attack, he reversed off the platform.

"He gave us one in the eye last round, this time he took it, big time!"
— Kevin Pritchard on getting revenge on Shunt

Kim Davies would also reference his rivalry with Shunt after attacking Sergeant Bash after defeating Whirling Dervish in its Arena stage battle later in the same episode.

"Well, we were after Shunt because we owed him, but he seemed to keep away from us."
— Kim Davies explains why he attacked Sergeant Bash to Craig Charles after the battle

In the Semi-Finals, when Panic Attack had to Race-Off with Mace in order to determine which robot would go past the Gauntlet stage, Shunt blocked Panic Attack after it crossed the see-saw. Panic Attack tried pushing past him, but Shunt pinned it against the fence and axed Panic Attack. Shunt blocked Panic Attack, with help from Sergeant Bash and Matilda, but ultimately this did not matter as Mace was pushed into the pit by The Sentinel.

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Panic Attack rams Shunt in the Grand Final

After defeating Killertron in the Grand Final eliminator, Panic Attack took on Shunt again, charging straight at him and ramming him into the arena side fence. Shunt chased after Panic Attack after it reversed, but Panic Attack dodged him, and got its forks under Shunt's snowplough and pushed him across the arena, trying to push him into the pit, but Sergeant Bash intervened.

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Panic Attack lifts Shunt in its Series 4 battle against Saw Point

After a somewhat quieter Series 3 between the two machines, the grudge was rekindled in The Fourth Wars, during Panic Attack's Heat Semi-Final against Saw Point. After defeating Saw Point, Panic Attack got its forks under the side of Shunt and lifted him up, then got the forks under the scoop, and pushed him to the top of the arena.

"...the Welsh boys attack Shunt and the House Robots! In comes Bash! What are you doing Panic Attack? You may smile, we'll be smiling on the other side of our faces, you wait and see!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack lifts and pushes Shunt
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Panic Attack hoists Shunt

During the Semi-Finals, Shunt once again came under attack from Panic Attack. Panic Attack defeated Spawn of Scutter, and as the House Robots attacked Spawn of Scutter, Panic Attack got under the side of Shunt with its forks, lifting it up on one side. Sir Killalot tried to stop Panic Attack by grabbing its rear with its claw, but Panic Attack did not drop Shunt, and kept holding it up until the battle ended.

Perhaps the most famous encounter between the two occurred in the Sumo Basho side competition. Having avoided being pushed off the plinth a couple of times and swerving around Shunt, Panic Attack drove too close to the edge, and as it dangled on the edge, Shunt charged at Panic Attack to push it off, but missed his charge, driving off the edge as he pushed Panic Attack. Video replays showed that Shunt had hit the tyres just before Panic Attack had, and so Panic Attack was victorious, and won the competition as the only robot to get Shunt off the ring.

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Panic Attack lifts Shunt in Extreme 1

During Extreme 1 and Series 5, the grudge once again surfaced. Firstly, in Panic Attack's Mayhem battle with Diotoir and Shear Khan. Having defeated Shear Khan and Diotoir, Panic Attack attacked Shunt as he pushed Shear Khan to the pit, ignoring the call of 'cease'. Panic Attack got under Shunt's side and lifted him up with the forks. Matilda drove into Panic Attack's back, but Panic Attack did not let go. Refbot came over and showed a yellow light to Panic Attack.

Panic Attack also attacked Shunt after its Wild Card Warriors battle with Axe-Awe, again after Cease was called. Panic Attack got under Shunt's side and pushed him against the top arena wall, despite Sgt. Bash's attempt to intervene.

The grudge continued in Series 5. In Panic Attack's Heat Semi-Final against Tiberius 2, Panic Attack took on Shunt again whilst he was attacking Tiberius 2. As in Extreme 1, Panic Attack got its forks under Shunt's side and lifted him up, but could not topple Shunt over.

Kim Davies: "...we had an agreement, if a House Robot went after him, we'd help him out! We went over there as soon as Shunt started, and we had him, and then they got out!"
Craig Charles: "It wouldn't have been Panic Attack would it, without a ding-dong, you know, with the House Robots!"
— Kim Davies explains his attack on Shunt after the battle

According to Kim Davies, in the Semi-Finals of Series 5, before the battle with Pussycat, Panic Attack's entrance to the arena had to be re-shot after a scuffle between Shunt and Panic Attack. As Panic Attack entered the arena, Shunt's driver decided to humorously attack Panic Attack, moving out of its area to push Kim's machine. Panic Attack retaliated by attacking Shunt in its own CPZ and cease was called. This pre-fight scuffle was inevitably cut from the show[40].

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The grudge between the two rivals continues after Panic Attack's defeat to Terrorhurtz

The grudge mostly remained quiet during Series 6, where Panic Attack Gold failed to attack Shunt at all, despite Shunt being present in all three of Panic Attack's battles. However, Shunt would get some revenge on Panic Attack in its Heat Final defeat against Terrorhurtz. First, Terrorhurtz pinned Panic Attack in a CPZ, and Shunt came over to the CPZ, hitting Panic Attack multiple times with the axe. After Panic Attack was counted out, Shunt pushed Panic Attack up the arena to the Floor Flipper, and it was thrown, pushed it onto the Drop Zone .

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Panic Attack engages with Shunt in Extreme 2

During Extreme 2, in the Commonwealth Carnage, Panic Attack took on Shunt during its first round battle. After leaving Terror Turtle to Sir Killalot, Panic Attack drove up the arena and attacked Shunt, getting the forks under the House Robot's side, lifting him up and pushing him against the top arena entry gate. Time ran out before Panic Attack could tip him onto his side.

The two robots would meet one last time in the first round of the Series 7 All-Stars tournament. Here, Shunt was immediately ganged up upon by the four competing robots, with Panic Attack and the other three competitors all charging at him, and Firestorm 5 getting underneath and flipping him over. Panic Attack also helped push Shunt to the arena wall as Bigger Brother and Firestorm 5 tried flipping him over the fence. This was Panic Attack's last attack on Shunt.

Panic Attack could be said to have a rivalry with all of the House Robots, having targeted and damaged many of the House Robots in its first few series of competing - it rammed into Sgt. Bash repeatedly, knocking loose his saw in its Series 2 Heat, then pushed him into the pit in the Grand Final. In Series 3, Panic Attack flipped Matilda in its first battle, and even attacked Sir Killalot twice during Series 4; first getting behind him and attempting to lift him in Round 2, then ramming into him, breaking a hydraulic pipe during the Semi-Finals. However its efforts became primarily focused on Shunt as Robot Wars progressed, only making an exception to attack Cassius Chrome in Series 7 during Round 1 of the All-Stars tournament.

"What we enjoyed doing was taking on the house robots. It wasn’t about beating all the other people, it was just having fun. We didn’t get paid, and we got nothing for it. It cost a lot of money to go there, so we thought just enjoy ourselves."
— Kim Davies, interviewed by the South Wales Argus in 2022[41]

Firestorm[]

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The two robots meet for the first time.

Perhaps Panic Attack's most famous grudge was with Firestorm. This grudge began with the two machines' first conflict, during the first Semi-Final of Series 3, at which point Panic Attack was the reigning champion. During this battle, Fire Storm dominated large portions of the battle, at one point flipping Panic Attack up against the arena side-wall; however, the match was eventually settled by the judges, who ruled in favour of Fire Storm.

"Well, it has to come to an end at some point, and they really do deserve it. They're a brilliant robot, brilliant team."
— Kim Davies after being defeated by Fire Storm in Series 3

The two fought each other again during the All-Stars tournament of Extreme 1.

"A bit of a grudge match this one. We'd beaten PA in the semi's of series 3 on a judges decision. Kim reckoned that PA wasn't behaving itself last time around, and that we'd be in trouble this time around. The main reason we beat PA in series 3 was its ground clearance was quite high. This time around, however, PA was wearing a skirt! Should be tricky to get under"
— The Firestorm website on the Extreme 1 battle[42]

After mistiming a move, Panic Attack exposed its to Firestorm 3, which got underneath and flipped Panic Attack over, and before it could self-right, flipped it against onto the top arena wall, similarly as it had done in their first encounter. This time however, Panic Attack's srimech was facing away from the wall, so it couldn't work its way free. Despite the best efforts of the House Robots, Panic Attack remained stuck on the wall, and was counted out.

The grudge was rekindled in Series 5, when Panic Attack encountered Firestorm 3 and Wheely Big Cheese in the Loser's Melee of the second Semi-Final. Firestorm 3 started by attacking Wheely Big Cheese, whilst Panic Attack had control issues. After pinning Wheely Big Cheese under an angle grinder, Firestorm 3 went after Panic Attack, ramming into it, but could not get underneath. Panic Attack reversed away, and when Firestorm 3 came after it, Panic Attack managed to push it into a CPZ. Firestorm 3 got out, and when Panic Attack reversed up the arena, Firestorm 3 got under its side and pushed it towards the flame pit. Firestorm 3 continued chasing Panic Attack, getting underneath the side skirts a couple of times, but could not flip it over. Firestorm 3 eventually managed to push Panic Attack into Dead Metal's CPZ, but when Firestorm 3 pushed Panic Attack against the wall to get underneath with the flipper, Panic Attack got off, turned around, and pinned Firestorm 3 against the arena wall, lifting it up with its forks. Time ran out, and the Judges' decision went in favour of Firestorm 3.

"Oh boy. Firestorm. PA will beat them one day...but not today."
— Panic Attack website on losing to Firestorm again in Series 5
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The two teams before their battle in Extreme 2

During the Extreme 2 Commonwealth Carnage, Firestorm 4 and Panic Attack met each other once more in the second round.

Philippa Forrester: "This is it: Wales against England, Panic Attack versus Firestorm. They're evenly matched."
Graham Bone: "I wouldn't say that!"
Philippa Forrester: "Why?"
Graham Bone: "We've beaten them three times already!"
— Boasts from Team Firestorm

In a battle dominated by Firestorm 4, the robot from Durham flipped Panic Attack onto its side against the arena side wall once more after shoving them around the arena. From there, Panic Attack's srimech proved ineffective, then broke after Refbot tried to free it, allowing Firestorm 4 to emerge victorious for the fourth time.

The two robots met each other for the last time during the Series 7 All-Stars tournament, which coincidentally was also the last time Panic Attack attacked Shunt.

"Firestorm 5, I think may've beaten us about five times before now! So, perhaps a bit of revenge, we'll see!"
— Kevin Pritchard before the battle. Fiona Bone of Team Firestorm likewise mentioned in their interview that they were intending to go for Panic Attack

Neither robot attacked each other at the start, choosing instead to attack the House Robots with assistance from Bigger Brother and Kat 3. All four competitors started by charging at Shunt, with Firestorm 5 getting underneath him and flipping him over, and Panic Attack helped push the overturned House Robot to the arena wall as Bigger Brother and Firestorm 5 tried flipping him out. Later in the battle Firestorm 5 got underneath Panic Attack, but despite pushing it up the arena, Panic Attack slipped over the side of Firestorm 5 before it could flip it over, and Panic Attack got off the flipper. Firestorm 5 eventually drove into the pit after missing a charge at Refbot, with Panic Attack going on to qualify alongside Kat 3, the only time it would defeat Firestorm on five occasions.

"The number eight seed, maintained and driven by father and son team Kim and Michael Davies from Gwent, has been knocked of the wars twice by the number three seed Firestorm, but Panic Attack and the Firestorm team are firm friends, and even promote each other's machines!"
— Robot Wars: The Official Magazine on the Panic Attack/Firestorm rivalry[43]

Despite the grudge between them, Kim Davies claimed on the Panic Attack website that he would like to partner up with Firestorm in a Tag Team.

"I would like to team up with Firestorm because they are a great team and I think it would be better to fight with rather than against them"
— Kim Davies on the Panic Attack website[44]

Robot History[]

Series 2[]

"Basically all we wanted to do was to be entertaining, ... We looked at some of the other robots and thought ‘Wow we’ll never get past those’. "
— Kim Davies, interviewed by the South Wales Argus in 2022[45]

Panic Attack first appeared in Series 2, where it competed in Heat F. The team were raising money for St. David's Foundation. The further they went in the competition, the more money they would raise.

""Come into my parlour!" says the spider to the flying machines all around it!"
— Jonathan Pearce introduces Panic Attack
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Panic Attack becomes stuck on the ramrig

It was the first competitor to run the Gauntlet, where it took the centre route. It made a slow start, cautiously approaching the course, and had to correct its positioning after driving too close to the ramrig. It turned, but drove onto the spikes, which lifted Panic Attack up and down a couple of times. Panic Attack was able to move again once the spikes lowered, but as it did so, it nearly drove onto the ramrig. As it tried turning away, the ramrig closed in, getting under Panic Attack's side, leaving it unable to move off.

"Sir Killalot there, at the top of your picture. Panic Attack nervy, as the ramrig squeezes in."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack gets stuck on the ramrig
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Panic Attack beaches itself on Dead Metal

Panic Attack turned back and forth to try and get free, but was unable to until the ramrig closed. When it did, Panic Attack charged straight up the see-saw, but Sir Killalot chased after it, and Dead Metal held the see-saw up. With Sir Killalot closing in, Panic Attack had to charge off the end of the ramp, but it landed on top of Dead Metal.

"Killalot coming in, but holding the see-saw DOWN! Ooh, that's demonic, AND THAT'S EVEL KNIEVEL, from Panic Attack!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack drives off the see-saw onto Dead Metal
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Shunt pepper-pots Panic Attack

Panic Attack was stuck on the side of Dead Metal, unable to get down, and Shunt took advantage, coming over and attacking Panic Attack with its axe, leaving lots of holes in the top, and breaking a top panel before cease was called.

"And in comes Shunt as well with the deadly axe! Piercing, and punctuating, and puncturing that spider of Panic Attack! What are they going to do now? OH-HO, that is the "Eye of the Spidey", and this looks deadly!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Shunt axes holes in the top of Panic Attack

Panic Attack had achieved 10.8 metres, which was enough to put it in third place and into the next round, though the subsequent disqualification of The Parthian Shot would have put it through anyway.

Philippa Forrester: "It's all very well to be called Panic Attack, but you shouldn't panic when you're halfway across that see-saw and just throw yourself off the side!"
Kim Davies: "Well no, there was a robot underneath it, it wasn't going to go down, so it was either go back, or try and jump over them."
Kevin Pritchard: "Look who was behind us!"
— Post-Gauntlet interview

Panic Attack was through to the Trial stage, which in this Heat was Sumo.

"Kim Davies, the driver, wants to be an F-15 fighter pilot. Here he comes in, for the kill! Bandits, tally-ho!"
— Jonathan Pearce at the start of the Trial
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Panic Attack, victorious in the Sumo

At the start, Panic Attack swerved to avoid Shunt as it drove towards it, but it drove to the edge of the platform. It managed to stop itself and reversed, but as it turned, Shunt quickly drove around to its side and started pushing. Panic Attack turned around to Shunt's side to get off the scoop. Shunt turned to get at Panic Attack's side again and pushed it to the edge of the platform, but as he did so, Panic Attack turned to get off of Shunt's scoop just in time. Shunt managed to stop himself driving off the edge, but Panic Attack drove past him, and as Shunt turned around to attack, it reversed off the edge of the platform.

"Panic Attack, "shunting" the House Robot off, victorious! And through, surely!"
— Jonathan Pearce after Panic Attack's Sumo Trial

Being victorious in the Trial, Panic Attack was through to the Arena stage, though it finished second on the leaderboard after Corporal Punishment was also victorious.

"We were gonna go in, get underneath him, and try and lift him up and push him off the edge. It didn't happen and it was just sheer panic and terror, as we just tried to jockey for position. There was one heart-stopping moment where we nearly went off, but we reversed back on and somehow, he disappeared over the edge!"
— Kim Davies on Robot Wars Revealed Episode 6

In the Arena Semi-Final, Panic Attack fought Whirling Dervish.

Philippa Forrester: "Two very different robots in the next battle. The Panic Attack team, what's going to be your technique"
Kim Davies: "Uh, just go in there and push him around the ring if we can. Try and get him into a House Robot, hope they'll deal with him."
— Pre-battle interview
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Panic Attack misses its charge and drives into the PPZ

As the battle started, Whirling Dervish spun its weapon up to speed as Panic Attack charged towards it. As Panic Attack closed, Whirling Dervish turned to prevent Panic Attack getting underneath. It hit Panic Attack with its spinning clubs, but it did no damage. As Panic Attack turned around, Whirling Dervish drove towards the PPZ, and Panic Attack drove after it, but drove around its opponent and into the PPZ.

"Panic Attack, the faster, heavier, but smaller of the two. Has to avoid those flailing lumps of metal."
— Jonathan Pearce in the early moments of the battle
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Panic Attack flips Whirling Dervish

Before the House Robots could attack, Panic Attack reversed out of the PPZ, backing into Whirling Dervish. whose spinning clubs hit Panic Attack, but had no effect. Panic Attack turned and reversed past Whirling Dervish, and Whirling Dervish drove to the arena centre. Panic Attack drove after it, and Whirling Dervish drove at Panic Attack's front. This allowed Panic Attack to get its forks under its opponent and lift it up as it pushed it down the arena, flipping Whirling Dervish up on its side, but one of Panic Attack's forks was caught under Whirling Dervish's baseplate, with the other against Whirling Dervish's side, leaving Whirling Dervish on its side. Panic Attack reversed, dragging Whirling Dervish with it, then turned to let it go, and Whirling Dervish fell onto its top.

"[Panic Attack] Has to avoid the saw blade underneath, if Whirling Dervish gets up on top like that. But flipped up by the two electrically-operated lifting spikes, could be in danger!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack gets under and lifts up Whirling Dervish
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Panic Attack rams Sergeant Bash against the side wall

With no way of self-righting, Whirling Dervish was deemed immobile, and the House Robots came out to attack. However, as Dead Metal, Shunt and Matilda attacked Whirling Dervish, Panic Attack attacked Sergeant Bash, ramming into his side repeatedly, slamming him against the arena side, causing his rear saw to come loose at the back. This left the saw inactive, and it had to be replaced[46].

"Oh, look at that damage caused to Sergeant Bash! His fan club do not look amused!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack rams Sergeant Bash, and the camera shows a group of young boys holding a Sergeant Bash banner in the audience
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Sergeant Bash is damaged by Panic Attack

As Panic Attack reversed for another charge, Matilda came over to help her fellow House Robot, blocking Panic Attack's charge, forcing it to swerve around her, and as it did so, Panic Attack drove into the arena fence. Matilda tried to pin Panic Attack against the wall, but Panic Attack reversed against her, pushing her back, then turned and drove up the arena. Matilda chased after it, and though Panic Attack tried driving around her, Matilda managed to turn Panic Attack against the side fence.

Jonathan Pearce: "The boys from Wales are Welsh Dragons! Panic Attack through!"
Philippa Forrester: "Welcoming the heroes! Everybody loved you! Not only did you have a good battle with the Whirling Dervish, but also you got your revenge, didn't you, on the Houser Robots?"
Kim Davies: "Oh yes we did, I thoroughly enjoyed that!"
— After the battle, as the Panic Attack team return to a standing ovation in the pits
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The message written on Panic Attack for the Heat Final

In the Arena Final, Panic Attack fought fellow Welsh competitor Disruptor. Having defeated Shunt in the Sumo and attacked Sergeant Bash in the Arena stage, the Panic Attack team wrote a hit list of House Robots on top of the robot for the Heat Final, saying “Matilda = NEXT”.

Philippa Forrester: "You do realize this mean you're up against Panic Attack, your nearest and dearest neighbours in Wales?"
Wayne Martin: "I know, we were hoping that that wasn't gonna happen, but it has so we'll see what we can do."
— From Robot Wars Revealed Episode 6
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Panic Attack edges Disruptor towards the pit

The two competitors cautiously approached each other, driving forwards, then stopping. Panic Attack drove forwards some more, then paused,a and when Disruptor drove towards it, Panic Attack charged at Disruptor, getting its forks under the front, and Disruptor's saw was too high to hit Panic Attack.

"The saw against the lifting spikes. Panic Attack lower, lower centre of gravity, getting in underneath that saw though, how low can the saw go? Seemed to me it couldn't get down to create damage there to Panic Attack, and I think the lifting spikes, made of hardened steel, 12 inches long, could cause problems here."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack pushes Disruptor
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Panic Attack pits Disruptor

Panic Attack tried to lift and push Disruptor, but couldn't lift it due to Disruptor's lack of baseplate, so Panic Attack reversed away. Disuptor turned around to use its wedges as Panic Attack lined up another attack. Panic Attack charged at its opponent, but drove into one of the wedges and pushed past Disruptor. It turned around for another attack, but turned too far, so pushed against the front of Disruptor instead of the middle and merely pushed past again. Panic Attack turned around and allowed Disruptor to get one of its wedges under its front ground clearance. The two robots pushed against each other and turned around together. Panic Attack turned Disruptor around so it was near to the pit, but couldn't get a pushing advantage, so reversed.

"Panic Attack, trying to push Disruptor. Back towards that pit there, and again! Using the four-wheel drive, towards the pit of oblivion!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack pushes Disruptor towards the pit

Disruptor drove at Panic Attack, and Panic Attack pushed it towards the pit, pushing it to the edge, then when it was unable to get away, Panic Attack pushed it down.

"Disruptor on the edge! They [the audience] want the end! Down, down, down, out! And the end is nigh and come for Disruptor! A spinning spider's web!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Disruptor is pitted

This saw it through to the Semi-Finals.

Craig Charles: "Tell me what was your game plan on this game?"
Kevin Pritchard: "We wanted to get the spikes on the front up underneath his bodywork, so he didn't have any traction at all. Either then into the House Robots, or the pit. Worked a treat!"
Craig Charles: "You seemed to have some problems lifting him up though, didn't ya?"
Lee Wicombe: "Well we put the forks under, but it was nothing inside the bodywork to hold it there, so it was just going up, couldn't pick him up at all."
— Post-battle interview
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Panic Attack's forks, painted red for the Semi-Finals

For the Semi-Finals, the Panic Attack team painted the tips of the lifting forks red.

Philippa Forrester: "Tell me about the modification."
Kim Davies: "Well, we bought a tin of paint, and we painted the spikes!"
Philippa Forrester: "They're now blood-stained. Lovely!"
— At the start of the Semi-Final

The first round of the Semi-Finals was the Gauntlet.

"Fast and furious, one end to the other, no messing around!"
— Kevin Pritchard, interviewed before the Gauntlet, in a clip shown in Robot Wars Revealed Episode 6
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Panic Attack gets stuck on the ramrig

Panic Attack went for the right hand route, unlike all of the the other 5 competitors, who took the middle route. Panic attack slowly approached the route, having some steering difficulties, as it struggled to keep in a straight line. Panic Attack reached the ramrig, straightened itself up, then charged at the sphere.

"Have they chosen the right option here, because they're taking on the ramrig, and the circular saws. A little bit of pace to get through!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack attempts to drive through the ramrig

However, as it pushed the sphere away, it drove into one of the saws on the side of the ramrig, causing it to turn so it was facing into the ramrig and become stuck. It tried to reverse off the ramrig so it could turn and drive through the rest of the ramrig, but the other wall of the ramrig had closed, and Sergeant Bash pushed the Sphere into its side, leaving Panic Attack unable to move.

"The boys from Mace anxiously looking on, of course. They're last in the field so far, and it's panic across the faces of Panic Attack!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack becomes stuck
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Matilda pushes the sphere over Panic Attack

In the last 10 seconds, Matilda pushed the sphere into Panic Attack, which rolled over it, and Matilda gave Panic Attack a little push. With the back wall of the ramrig having closed, Panic Attack was free to turn off the ramrig and try to add some more distance, but as it turned, it drove back into the side of the ramrig with the saws again, and time ran out.

"Well it's obvious now I should think, between Mace and Panic Attack. Who goes out though? ... Have they done enough? It's going to be very very tight! Very tight!"
— Jonathan Pearce in the last few seconds of Panic Attack's Gauntlet rung

Panic Attack had covered just 6.9 metres, which was the same distance as Mace.

Craig Charles: "What made you choose that route?"
Kevin Pritchard: "Well everyone was going down the centre, we thought we'd make it a bit different, try that direction. Unfortunately, got hung up on the cutters there!"
Craig Charles: "Well we have a very interesting result here. Interstingly enough, you've travelled exactly the same distance as Mace! So you and Mace are gonna have to run the Gauntlet again! You're not yet out, but you're not yet through!"
— Post-Gauntlet interview

Both robots then contested the Gauntlet again at the same time in the first (and only) 'Race-Off' to see which robot would go through. A coin was tossed to decide which lane the robots start on, which Team Mace won, with Shane choosing the left lane, whilst Panic Attack was on the right.

"This has never happened before in Robot Wars! Mace and Panic Attack to go again, head to head! ... Panic Attack, slightly the heavier, but certainly the faster!"
— Jonathan Pearce just before the Race-Off
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Panic Attack locks horns with Shunt during the Race-Off

At the start, Panic Attack was quicker to get away, but drove over the spikes which lifted it up. The spikes lowered, but Panic Attack drove into the fence. Mace was slower to start, but managed to catch up as Panic Attack was held by the spikes.

"...and immediately, Panic Attack makes further process. You see, that choice of lanes decisive!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack starts quicker
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Mace is flicked into the air whilst Panic Attack battles Shunt

Both Panic Attack and Mace drove onto the ramps, with Panic attack driving up the see-saw, whilst Mace drove up the ramp with The Sentinel. Mace was hesitant to drive over the ramp, as The Sentinel was blocking it, whilst Panic Attack charged over the see-saw. However, Shunt was at the end of the see-saw, blocking Panic Attack from getting off. Whilst Panic Attack reversed, Mace drove up the ramp, but was blocked by The Sentinel. Panic Attack rammed into Shunt's front, but could only push him forwards a little. Shunt axed Panic Attack, and pushed it against the fence. Sergeant Bash also came over to the middle route to help block Panic Attack.

"Still though, Panic Attack is further down the course. Mace needs to go, go, go!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack is blocked by the House Robots, whilst Mace tries to get past the Sentinel

Panic Attack pushed against the House Robots, and just as it looked like it might be able to push past Sergeant Bash, The Sentinel pushed Mace into the pit. Matilda came over to the middle route to block Panic Attack as this was happening, preventing it from reaching the end zone, but this did not matter as Panic Attack had won.

Craig Charles: "Bet you're relieved, aren't you!"
Kim Davies: "Oh, you don't know!"
Craig Charles: "You took a good beating from Shunt, didn't you?"
Kim Davies: "Again, yes. He's on our hit-list, yet again."
— After the race-off

Panic Attack was then through to the Trial stage, which for the Semi-Finals was Pinball.

"How much has that race-off taken out of Panic Attack?"
— Jonathan Pearce at the start of Panic Attack's Pinball run
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Panic Attack with a barrel stuck on the forks and a brick stuck on top

It was the first competitor to run, and went straight for the right-hand side wall of bricks, pushing through them easily, and knocked over some of the barrels behind them. As it did so, Panic Attack's forks punctured one of the barrels, which became caught on the fork. Panic Attack turned and charged at the other wall of bricks, knocking off some from the end, and hitting the stack of barrels behind it, knocking the barrels over. This knocked the barrel off the fork, although one of the bricks was stuck on top.

"Hey, did you see that? There was a chip off the old block in there!"
— Jonathan Pearce notices the block on top of Panic Attack
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Panic Attack drives over the see-saw

Panic Attack reversed and drove at the side of the wall of bricks, but did not manage to knock any of them over. Panic Attack reversed, then turned and drove at the see-saw, but drove into the side, so had to reverse. Sir Killalot closed in, but Panic Attack quickly turned around and drove over the see-saw. Panic Attack drove straight at Dead Metal, which got its arms around it, but Panic Attack could not push past or get around, so it instead reversed through the wall of bricks, knocking many of them over, as well as the barrels behind them. Another brick was caught on top of Panic Attack as it drove through the wall. Panic Attack then charged across the arena, around Dead Metal's zone, hitting the side of the remaining brick wall, knocking three of them over, but drove into the bottom arena fence.

"This is a good run so far."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack hits the last wall of bricks
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Panic Attack tries getting past Dead Metal

Panic Attack reversed, but backed straight into Dead Metal, who pushed Panic Attack against a pyramid in the corner. Dead Metal returned to its zone, but left a wide gap for Panic Attack to hit the target. Panic Attack reversed, but reversed into the wall, and instead of trying to hit the 75-point target, it tried driving at the brick wall.

"That's an open goal, come on get in there! Oh why didn't they score 75 points? They seemed to get stuck!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack misses the target
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Panic Attack takes on Shunt in the Pinball

However, Panic Attack missed its charge, driving between the barrels and the bricks without hitting either of them, and drove straight into the wall in Matilda's zone. Matilda got her tusks under Panic Attack's side and lifted it up, pinning it against the wall as Sir Killalot came over. Panic Attack pushed back against Matilda, then turned away, but drove into the bottom arena fence. In the last few seconds, it turned and charged straight at Shunt, driving into his scoop as cease was called.

"What power! What a good run!"
— Jonathan Pearce at the end of Panic Attack's run

Panic Attack had scored an impressive 320 points, which saw it comfortably through in first place.

In the Arena stage, Panic Attack fought 2nd seed Mortis, one of the favourites to win the series. However, Mortis was under an inexperienced driver, Rob Knight having refused to drive the robot in protest of the producers giving the team another chance in the Pinball.

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Panic Attack pushes Mortis into the PPZ

The two competitors charged straight at each other, and Mortis hit Panic Attack with its axe. Panic Attack turned and reversed away from Mortis, but drove close to Shunt in the PPZ, so had to quickly turn away. Mortis was having steering problems, and Panic Attack reversed past it, then drove down the arena when Mortis turned and tried using its axe.

"Great speed by Panic Attack, good steering by Kim Davies to get it away."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack dodges Mortis
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Panic Attack pits Mortis

Panic Attack drove back up the arena, around Mortis, which turned to face it, but Panic Attack turned and drove away before Mortis could hit it with the axe. Panic Attack then turned around and rammed into Mortis' side. Mortis reversed, then charged at Panic Attack, but swerved incorrectly, driving into the PPZ. It quickly turned and got out, driving to the arena centre, but Panic Attack charged into its side again. Panic Attack pushed it across the arena, into the PPZ between Shunt and Matilda. Matilda tried getting her forks under Mortis' front, and Panic Attack pushed it against her. Matilda lifted Mortis up with her tusks, allowing Panic Attack could get underneath and pushed Mortis into the pit, with help from Matilda.

"Almost flipped- oh goodness me, what a surprise! Mortis have gone out!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack pits Mortis

Panic Attack was then through to the Grand Final, the only unseeded competitor to reach the Grand Final.

"From Wales, the unseeded outsiders Panic Attack, surprised us all by defeating mighty Mortis, the Robot Wars favourites, in the Semi-Final, and the further they go, the more money they raise for charity. I wonder if the Mortis boys gave them a few bob."
— Jonathan Pearce introduces Panic Attack in the Grand Final

In the first round of the Grand Final, Panic Attack fought 4th seed Killertron.

Philippa Forrester: "What are you gonna do, to defeat them?"
Kim Davies: "We're gonna bash 'em up a little bit. A bit of fun with 'em, then throw 'em in the pit."
Philippa Forrester: "Oh okay! Simple as that!"
— Pre-battle interview, shown as part of Robot Wars Revealed Episode 15
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Panic Attack darts away from the immobile Killertron

Panic Attack charged at Killertron, ramming it back to the edge of the PPZ. Panic Attack reversed, but Killertron was immobile – the first impact had torn free a tiny pin inside Killertron, which immobilised the robot.

"Panic Attack immediately on the attack, and I think that’s caused problems to Killertron immediately! Well I was wondering about its durability under pressure, and I don't think Killertron can move here!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack immobilises Killertron in the opening moments

As Dead Metal got behind Killertron, Panic Attack rammed into Killertron again, then reversed as Dead Metal pushed Killertron towards Sir Killalot. The two House Robots pushed Killertron out of the PPZ, and Panic Attack rammed it back into the PPZ, where it was flipped over by the lance of Sir Killalot.

"...and all the fears about Killertron have come true, and it's Panic Attack, the surprise package at the moment!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Sir Killalot turns Killertron over
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Sergeant Bash intervenes as Panic Attack pushes Shunt

Whilst Sir Killalot, Sergeant Bash and Dead Metal attacked Killertron, Panic Attack charged at the front of Shunt, pushing him back into the PPZ and pinning him against the wall. It reversed out of PPZ, and Shunt drove after it. Panic Attack rammed into Shunt, then tried to get away, but Shunt chased it round, getting at its side.

"...Panic Attack goes forward, and wants to have a little piece of the House Robots!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack rams Shunt

Panic Attack reversed away from Shunt, then got under his plough with its forks. Panic Attack tried pushing Shunt, but couldn't move him very far. Sergeant Bash came over, and tried to push Shunt away from Panic Attack, but actually helped Panic Attack push him towards the pit.

"...Panic Attack only needs to stay out of trouble, but it wants to rumble with Shunt and Bash there!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack pushes Shunt towards the pit
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Panic Attack pushes Sgt. Bash into the pit and falls in itself

Panic Attack pushed Shunt to the edge of the pit, but as it reversed for another charge, Sergeant Bash drove between it and Shunt. This did not deter Panic Attack, which rammed Sergeant Bash, so he was dangling on the edge of the pit. Panic Attack reversed for another push, but as it rammed into the House Robot, it got pulled into the pit with him.

"Look at the strength of this little Welsh bot, so underrated, and it wants to push Bash into the pit - goes in itself!"
— Jonathan Pearce

However, Killertron had long since been immobilised and Panic Attack went through.

Craig Charles: "How do you feel about that?"
Kim Davies: "Oh, absolutely fantastic!"
Craig Charles: "You've been expecting to get knocked out every round since you got here, haven't you? But you're through! Are you confident?"
Kim Davies: "No!"
— Post-battle interview

In the Final, Panic Attack fought 5th seed Cassius for the Second Wars trophy.

Philippa Forrester: "This is it! St. Davids Foundation is depending on you to get through to raise the money. Can you beat Cassius?"
Kim Davies: "Uh, doubtful, but we'll give it a damn good go!"
— Before the battle

In interviews shown as part of Episode 15, Kim Davies mentioned to Philippa Forrester that the only repair Panic Attack needed was a change of batteries, whilst Kevin Pritchard pondered about the positioning of Cassius' drive wheels as he tried to work out Panic Attack's strategy, all while ruling out the possibility of turning Garrod's machine over with its forks.

Philippa Forrester: "For the team from Wales, who never thought they'd get further than the first round, you are doing fantastically well because you're now... one... battle... away... from total victory! A: What's the damage? And B: Really, how do you feel?"
Kim Davies: "No damage whatsoever. We're just about to change the batteries, and really... elation, I suppose! It's, really my wildest dreams how far we got. Really, really is!"
— Kim Davies updates Philippa Forrester ahead of Panic Attack's final clash
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"A flyover from Panic Attack"

The start of the battle was very tentative, with both robots moving forward to drive into each other. Cassius failed to get under Panic Attack, and both robots reversed, with Cassius backing down the arena. Cassius charged up the arena, getting underneath Panic Attack, but Panic Attack turned as Cassius got close, so the flipper was not properly underneath, so Cassius did not fire its flipper, and reversed for another attack. Cassius charged at Panic Attack, but Panic Attack, causing Cassius to miss, and Cassius reversed as Panic Attack spun on the spot.

"You really couldn't have too more pleasant finalists, but now go on, kill each other!"
— Jonathan Pearce on the tentative early action
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Panic Attack pushes Cassius beneath Dead Metal

Both machines charged at each other, and Panic Attack drove straight over the wedge of Cassius, riding over the top and landing on its wheels.

"A fly-over from Panic Attack! ... Whoop, up and over! Good stuff! Good control by Panic Attack, and again, but the aggression was on the part of Cassius!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack drives over Cassius
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Panic Attack pits Cassius to win the Second Wars

Panic Attack turned around, and Cassius reversed into Panic Attack, which allowed Panic Attack to push Cassius straight into Dead Metal in the PPZ, pushing Cassius under the House Robot. Cassius used its flipper to lift Dead Metal up and reversed out from under the House Robot, reversing past Panic Attack as it drove at it. Panic Attack missed its charge and drove into Dead Metal, but quickly turned around, and Dead Metal reversed into the PPZ. Cassius charged at Panic Attack, then reversed towards the pit, driving between the top of the pit and the PPZ. Cassius turned away from the PPZ, which exposed its side. Panic Attack quickly took advantage, ramming into its side and pushing Cassius into the pit.

"The more powerful of the two, but Panic Attack underrated. Look at that! Oh, what an upset! Panic Attack the winners! That is a huge upset!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack pits Cassius

Panic Attack was consequently crowned Grand Champion of the Second Wars, despite having been the underdog for the entire series.

Craig Charles: "Our Robot Wars grand champions! From the start, you've been thinking you were gonna lose every round!"
Kim Davies: "We've honestly thought we've been going out since every round we came in, and it's just been a dream!"
Craig Charles: "How do you feel?"
Lee Wicombe: "Over the moon man, you just can't explain it!"
— Craig Charles interviews the team about winning the title!

As well as winning the title, Panic Attack had also raised the maximum possible amount for the St. Davids Foundation. Before the battle with Killertron, Kim Davies claimed they had raised £600 up to that point.

"I sat down with Rex before we went in to the arena and said ‘I know you can beat us easily’, He said ‘No, any one of us could win’. But he said he just wanted it to be entertaining. We didn’t want a two-second fight where he flipped us upside down. And I think he could have because we went right over the top of him, but I think that also surprised him a little bit so he didn’t manage to fire his weapon. At the end we managed to get round the side and push him into the pit, which of course was quite a shock, because I thought they were going to win. It was good. I think it was quite entertaining."
— Kim Davies, interviewed by South Wales Argus in 2022, speaking of the Series 2 Final[47]

Series 3[]

Philippa Forrester: "...a team you will no doubt recognise: the Panic Attack team, victorious last war, is it gonna be the same time? Still got battle scars."
Kim Davies: "Yeah, we done them in the trailer on the way up!"
Philippa Forrester: "Oh dear, that's not a very good start is it?"
— At the start of the Heat

Panic Attack returned for Series 3, completely rebuilt since Series 2 with a stronger set of lifting forks and a new self-righting mechanism. In the first round, it was drawn against Axios, a new robot built by the same team who competed in Series 2 with Ron, which incidentally was in the same heat in Series 2 with Panic Attack.

"Tough task for Axios, then."
— Jonathan Pearce before the battle
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Axios pins down Panic Attack

Both robots started quickly, charging into the arena centre at one another. Axios slammed into Panic Attack, just by its lifting forks, then reversed as Panic Attack turned around, with Axios lifting its lance upwards. Axios reversed, and as Panic Attack turned, backed into the arena wall.

"Panic Attack spins, groggy from the first onslaught from Axios."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack turns and Axios reverses away
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Axios fires its "tongue" at Panic Attack preventing it from getting a lift on Axios

Panic Attack reversed down the arena towards Axios, which drove towards Panic Attack, but when Panic Attack turned to face Axios and tried to get underneath it, Axios reversed, backing into the arena wall. Axios turned and drove to the edge of the flame pit, and Panic Attack drove at its side, trying to get the forks underneath. Axios turned and reversed, firing its front ram. As Axios tried to get away, Panic Attack pushed it to the CPZ, and Axios drove straight into the arms of Dead Metal, who tried to use his saw, but failed to grab Axios, so Axios reversed away and out of the CPZ, driving into the arena wall again. Panic Attack drove at Axios, which turned to avoid it, but in doing so, it drove onto the flame pit. Panic Attack drove behind Axios, and Axios drove off the flame pit, then reversed into Panic Attack, which was caught by the wall and Dead Metal. Axios swung its lance onto the top of Panic Attack and forced it against Dead Metal, but Panic Attack eventually managed to turn and reversed away from Dead Metal and the flame pit.

"Axios now, nervously prodding against Panic Attack."
— Jonathan Pearce as Axios swings its lance at Panic Attack

Axios kept reversing against Panic Attack's side, preventing it from turning around and attacking, but Panic Attack eventually managed to reverse a little and turn. Panic Attack raised its forks and used them to push Axios against the arena wall. Panic Attack reversed and spun on the spot, and Axios reversed towards it. Panic Attack drove at Axios' side, but Axios turned and drove away, so Panic Attack missed its charge. Panic Attack reversed, then spun on the spot, and Axios reversed at Panic Attack with its lance. Panic Attack charged at the back of Axios, getting its forks under the back, but as Panic Attack pushed, Axios slipped off the forks.

"Trying once again to bring those front lifting spikes to bear, Panic Attack. Axios on the charge, lifted up! Ooh, almost, by Panic Attack."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack tries to get under Axios
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Panic Attack topples Axios

Panic Attack drove past and turned around, and Axios tried to drive past. Panic Attack rammed into Axios' side, but Axios turned to prevent Panic Attack getting underneath. Panic Attack pushed Axios down the arena, but then stopped, and Axios drove away. Panic Attack drove at Axios' side, but couldn't get underneath, so turned away. Panic Attack spun around and tried to get under Axios again, but Axios turned and revered. Panic Attack had some control issues, spinning around, driving forwards and spinning around again, but managed to turn and drive at Axios as it reversed past. Panic Attack tried getting its forks under the front of Axios, but Axios turned again, causing Panic Attack to drive into the arena wall. Panic Attack turned around and drove into the arena centre, then charged towards Axios, getting under its side and lifting it up and over.

"Panic Attack, doing most of the work now...and flipping Axios up and over! I don't know if Axios suddenly lacked control there, or something went wrong, but it stood stock still there and paid the penalty!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack turns Axios over
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Panic Attack flips Matilda

Axios could not self-right, and the House Robots came out of their corners to attack. Panic Attack then attacked Matilda, ramming into her rear, and using the forks to rip the shell off the back, then turned her onto her side.

Philippa Forrester: "What were you doing to Matilda? It's outrageous! You had her kit off and everything!"
Kim Davies: "Yep, well if we manage to deal with a contender, we're always going to go for a House Robot!"
Philippa Forrester: "The flipping seemed very easy, just how much power is in the front there?"
Kim Davies: "It's much, much stronger, it'll lift about 18 stone so the House Robots are not really a problem, except for the big one I think!"
— Post-battle interview

Panic Attack then fought newcomer Toecutter in Round 2.

Philippa Forrester: "Just before we go in, how do you feel and what are your tactics?"
Kim Davies: "Uh, basically just get underneath him, turn him over, then go for the House Robots!"
Philippa Forrester: "Yeah? You're not too smug after winning the last war are you?"
Kim Davies: "No!"
Philippa Forrester: "Do you think he's getting too smug after winning the last war?"
Michael Davies: "Um, yeah!"
— Pre-battle interview
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Panic Attack lifts but fails to turn Toecutter over

The two competitors slowly drove towards each other, then Panic Attack sped past Toecutter and turned around. Toecutter turned away from Panic Attack before it had a chance to get underneath, and Panic Attack turned and reversed. The two robots spun around, trying to get in a good position to attack, then Panic Attack got under Toecutter's rear corner with its forks, and started lifting and pushing Toecutter. However, Toecutter slid off the forks and over Panic Attack's side.

"Panic Attack's main weaponry here, those front prongs to get in underneath Toecutter immediately and therefore immobilising the blade! That is a very, very good technique from Kim Davies! Good control, good style! Brains behind their brawn!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack tries to turn Toecutter over
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Toecutter rams Panic Attack

Panic Attack turned around, spun, then reversed into Toecutter, which turned to dodge Panic Attack, so Panic Attack reversed past Toecutter. Panic Attack had some steering difficulties, turning back and forth, driving forwards a little, then turning back and forth again. Panic Attack turned round to Toecutter's side, but turned too far so missed the chance to get its forks under the side, and Toecutter turned, backing into Panic Attack. Panic Attack turned around and tried to get its forks under Toecutter's front. Toecutter turned away, then turned back at Panic Attack, driving onto the edge of one of the forks, but backed off before Panic Attack could lift. Panic Attack drove around to Toecutter's side, but Toecutter drove around to Panic Attack's side, so Panic Attack drove down the arena, where it turned around, then drove at Toecutter's front, getting the forks underneath the front, and pushed it into Dead Metal, with its front light being knocked off in the process.

"Tremendous heat semi-final, this. The reigning champions; difficult work against Toecutter, but I think the more aggressive of the two robots so far."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack tries to get under Toecutter
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Panic Attack overturns Toecutter

As Panic Attack had Toecutter pinned against Dead Metal, it used its forks to lift Toecutter up, but it fell onto its side, and used the two wheels touching the floor to drive over Panic Attack. Panic Attack turned around, and charged at Toecutter with its forks raised, but Toecutter turned to avoid Panic Attack. Panic Attack drove past Toecutter, then drove down the arena to turn around for another charge, but Toecutter was turning back and forth on one side. Panic Attack drove back up the arena at Toecutter, trying to get its forks underneath, but couldn't get the forks under Toecutter's side, and Toecutter turned away. Panic Attack nearly got the forks under Toecutter's side, but Toecutter turned as Panic Attack tried to lift, causing it to slip off. Toecutter turned around to Panic Attack's front, but the weapon was not working. Panic Attack drove around Toecutter as it turned around, and managed to get the side of the forks under Toecutter's side and lift Toecutter up on its side. After pushing Toecutter around on the spot, Panic Attack managed to turn Toecutter onto its side, then over.

"...for me, Panic Attack is the more mobile bot here, and again on the attack, pushing Toecutter up on its side...and up and over!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack turns Toecutter over
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Panic Attack rams Sgt. Bash whilst the House Robots attack Toecutter

The House Robots came out instantly, as Toecutter had no srimech. Dead Metal sliced into the bottom of Toecutter, whilst Panic Attack attacked Sgt. Bash. Sgt. Bash chased after Panic Attack, which drove into a CPZ, and Sgt. Bash quickly caught up with it, pushing it against a wall. Panic Attack tried to push past Sgt. Bash, but Sgt. Bash blocked it. Panic Attack turned around and tried reversing away, but Sgt. Bash kept close by its side, pushing against it. Panic Attack turned and got its forks under Sgt. Bash's front, pushing it back, so Sgt. Bash reversed, but as Panic Attack tried ramming him, Sgt. Bash pushed against Panic Attack. Sgt. Bash tried to grab Panic Attack's side with his pincer, but Panic Attack turned away, and Sgt. Bash reversed back to his CPZ. Panic Attack drove back and forth, and Sgt. Bash drove around it and charged at its side.

"...and Panic Attack promised to take on the House Robots, and they've done just that again! This time Sgt. Bash! So, "You take on my buddy Bash and I'll come in! says Dead Metal ... and Panic Attack, is leaving a legacy here, with the House Robots, they will not forget!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack takes on Sgt. Bash
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Sgt. Bash bites into Panic Attack's forks

Panic Attack reversed away, but drove onto the arena spikes, which lifted it up. Sgt. Bash grabbed Panic Attack's forks with his pincer and pushed it against the side wall. Panic Attack pushed back against Sgt. Bash, but Sgt. Bash kept hold of the forks. Panic Attack used the forks to lift Sgt. Bash a little, so Sgt. Bash let go and reversed, and Panic Attack drove away to the other side of the arena, driving into the arena side wall in the CPZ. Cease was called, and Panic Attack was through to the Heat Final.

Craig Charles: "Well, you're our Robot Wars champions, you've won this round but you wouldn't let it lie! You'd obviously won the fight, then you go and take on the House Robots!"
Kim Davies: "Well, we've won it once and this year we're here to entertain and really have a go at the House Robots!"
Craig Charles: "Do you not think you've got a chance this year?"
Kim Davies: "Possibly not, same as last year, if we get through then you know we'll be happy!"
— Post-battle interview

After the battle, Kim Davies revealed that one of Panic Attack's self-righitng bars had been broken during the battle.

Philippa Forrester: "Now, this is a problem, because he's going to be even smugger now!"
Kim Davies: "I'm not, you'll see the damage done to it now! We paid the price this time."
Philippa Forrester: "Is it really? (Gasps) Look, it's sheared straight through this! The power of the House Robots will not be denied! Right then, you best go and do some work before the next round!"
— Post-battle interview

In the Heat Final, Panic Attack fought another newcomer, X-Terminator.

"Kim loves his photography. Well, he wants a picture of himself on the victor's roster again!"
— Jonathan Pearce at the start of the battle
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Panic Attack is axed by X-Terminator

X-Terminator had the quicker start, charging across the arena, rushing past Panic Attack as it drove forwards, but as it tried to turn, it hit the arena wall. Panic Attack turned around as X-Terminator drove towards it, but turned too far. X- Terminator got close to Panic Attack, but turned at the wrong moment and missed with the axe. Panic Attack turned to get against X-Terminator's side, and tried getting underneath with the forks, but X-Terminator turned and reversed away. Panic Attack spun on the spot, and X-Terminator got at its side and axed it. The axe did no damage, and Panic Attack turned to X-Terminator's side.

"Spinning Panic Attack, just to baffle X-Terminator."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack spins to avoid the axe
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X-Terminator drags Panic Attack around

X-Terminator reversed, then drove back at Panic Attack, hitting the front with the axe. Panic Attack turned around to X-Terminator's side again, and X-Terminator reversed. X-Terminator charged at Panic Attack, but Panic Attack drove past. The two robots turned around, but as X-Terminator drove at Panic Attack, Panic Attack was spinning on the spot. X-Terminator tried axing Panic Attack, but narrowly missed, and Panic Attack turned away. Panic Attack drove back at X-Terminator, X-Terminator got at its side and axed it. Panic Attack tried turning away, but X-Terminator's axe kept Panic Attack pinned down, and X-Terminator pushed Panic Attack towards the flame pit.

"Panic Attack, certainly more manoeuvrable, but by far actually the slower of the two in a race, and now being pushed across the arena floor by X-Terminator!"
— Jonathan Pearce as X-Terminator pins Panic Attack down with the axe and pushes it around
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X-Terminator pins Panic Attack against the wall

Panic Attack struggled against X-Terminator, turning away from the flame pit, but X-Terminator kept the axe down, preventing Panic Attack from getting away. Panic Attack kept turning as X-Terminator pushed it, but X-Terminator kept the axe down, and managed to push Panic Attack against the arena wall. Panic Attack tried driving down the arena, but X-Terminator's axe hooked onto one of Panic Attack's self-righting arms, dragging X-Terminator with it. Panic Attack turned away from the flame pit, but X-Terminator pushed it into the arena wall again.

"Slightly the lighter of the two, X-Terminator. About a kilo lighter, no more than that, but the stronger it would seem! Slamming Panic Attack on the arena wall!"
— Jonathan Pearce as X-Terminator pushes Panic Attack around

As Panic Attack reversed, X-Terminator finally lifted the axe up. Panic Attack turned, and X-Terminator missed with the axe. Panic Attack drove to the arena centre, and X-Terminator drove to the other side of the arena and turned for another attack. Panic Attack spun on the spot, and X-Terminator drove to Panic Attack's side, hitting the forks with its axe. It lifted the axe up and Panic Attack reversed up the arena. As X-Terminator turned, Panic Attack tried driving past X-Terminator, but it hit X-Terminator's front, and it fired the axe, pinning down Panic Attack and allowing X-Terminator to push it into Sgt. Bash's CPZ.

"...and the champions are in trouble here, now!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack is forced into Sgt. Bash's CPZ
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Panic Attack lifts X-Terminator up with its forks

Sgt. Bash pinned Panic Attack against the arena wall and X-Terminator reversed up the arena. Panic Attack pushed Sgt. Bash back a little, allowing it to get free, and it turned out of the CPZ, driving onto the flame pit as it did so. X-Terminator charged down the arena, but narrowly missed its charge, slamming into Sgt. Bash. Panic Attack drove to the arena centre, with X-Terminator reversing alongside it. Panic Attack tried to use its forks, but X-Terminator reversed past Panic Attack, then drove at Panic Attack's front. However, as it did so, Panic Attack started pushing it back. X-Terminator hit the top with its axe, but did no damage, and it reversed. Panic Attack charged at it as it did so, forcing X-Terminator back to the arena wall, where it pinned it on the edge of Shunt's CPZ. At this point, X-Terminator's gas bottle came loose, venting CO2 and leaving the axe and self-righting spikes useless. Shunt lifted Panic Attack with his scoop and hit it with his axe, and when he dropped it, Panic Attack reversed and turned away, allowing X-Terminator to get away from the wall. X-Terminator drove to the arena centre, and Panic Attack drove at it, slamming into its front. Panic Attack lifted X-Terminator up with its forks, exposing its underside, which was venting CO2. Panic Attack lifted X-Terminator onto its side, and pushed it down the arena, but X-Terminator rolled over back to its wheels.

"Now can they turn X-Terminator up and over?! This could be crucial! A crucial moment! X-Terminator rolling, goodness me, very, very lucky. Went piggy back, up and over, and came down, right side up."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack turns X-Terminator over, then X-Terminator rolls back over
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X-Terminator is toppled by Panic Attack

X-Terminator backed away from Panic Attack, then turned and reversed up to the top half of the arena. X-Terminator stopped by the arena side wall, and Panic Attack charged up the arena after it, swiftly getting the forks under X-Terminator's front and lifting it up as it pushed X-Terminator against the arena side wall just outside Sir Killalot's CPZ and turned it onto its side.

"Panic Attack on the aggressive, in comes Killalot, what a Heat Final this is!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack pushes X-Terminator against the wall
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Panic Attack completes its comeback on X-Terminator

However, as it did so, one of the forks became caught in X-Terminator, and it had driven into the CPZ. Sir Killalot got his lance under Panic Attack, lifting it off the floor and pulling it away from X-Terminator, deeper into the CPZ. Sir Killalot pushed Panic Attack to get it off the lance, and Panic Attack drove back into X-Terminator, which was stuck on its side by the arena side wall. Panic Attack got its forks in the base of X-Terminator and pulled it away from the wall, then pushed it, but could not turn it onto its top, so reversed, letting X-Terminator go. Unable to self-right, X-Terminator was deemed immobile, and the House Robots came out to attack. Panic Attack pushed X-Terminator against Sir Killalot, and Shunt got at the other side of X-Terminator and axed it's underside, breaking one of the drive chains. Panic Attack held back as the House Robots continued to attack, until Cease was called.

"Well Panic Attack, this a performance of champions! ...Panic Attack, I thought had been beaten, but it's Panic Attack that go through to the series Semi-Finals!"
— Jonathan Pearce as the House Robots attack the overturned X-Terminator

Panic Attack was therefore through to the Semi-Finals.

Craig Charles: "Do you think you can go all the way again? You're doing really well! A lot of the favourites have gone out, but Panic Attack is still there as always!"
Kim Davies: "Yeah, we've suffered some damage, we'll have a look. I don't know, I really don't know!"
— Post-Heat Final interview

In Round 1 of the Semi-Finals, Panic Attack fought Nick Adam's new robot, Thing 2.

Philippa Forrester: "Does Panic Attack feel scared about being up against the Adams Family?"
Kim Davies: "Oh yes."
Philippa Forrester: "You aren't, are you? You were quite worried when I told you."
Kim Davies: "Yes, its fast, powerful, manoeuvrable, very good driver."
Philippa Forrester: "But you're all those things too."
Kim Davies: "Not according to him [Michael Davies]"
Philippa Forrester: "Oh no! Is there dissension in the ranks?"
Kim Davies: "Yeah, my driving is "abysmal""
Philippa Forrester: "Oh no, really?!"

— Dissension in the Panic Attack team
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Thing 2 pushes Panic Attack past the spike the would go on to decide the battle

The two robots charged forwards, but Thing 2 drove past Panic Attack. The two robots turned around, and Thing 2 got at the side of Panic Attack's forks and pushed, but Panic Attack reversed. Thing 2 drove at Panic Attack's side, but Panic Attack drove away, driving down to the bottom of the arena, stopping on the edge of Matilda's CPZ. Panic Attack turned around as Thing 2 drove towards it, but then lost control, turning into the CPZ. Panic Attack quickly turned out of the CPZ, and though Thing 2 rammed into it, Panic Attack drove away up the arena.

"Panic Attack, solid, dependable, the lifting spikes also deadly. That's good driving, away from Matilda, and also Thing 2, from Panic Attack."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack drive away from the CPZ

Thing 2 chased after it, and Panic Attack turned to face it, but turned too far, and Panic Attack slammed into its back. Panic Attack tried to get away, but nearly drove into Dead Metal's CPZ. Panic Attack turned around, but as Thing 2 closed in, Panic Attack reversed, straight into Dead Metal, who pushed Panic Attack against the top arena wall. As Dead Metal kept Panic Attack pinned there, Thing 2 turned around, reversing into Panic Attack's back with its rear spike.

"All the aggression so far from Thing 2 though! And this is a good clash here!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Dead Metal pins Panic Attack against the wall
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Panic Attack topples Thing 2

As Thing 2 drove away, Panic Attack reversed, pushing Dead Metal backwards, then turned and drove away from the House Robot. Panic Attack turned to face down the arena, then drove away as Thing 2 drove at it. Panic Attack sped down the arena, but Thing 2 chased after it, getting behind it and pushing it into the bottom arena wall. Thing 2 reversed a little, allowing Panic Attack to back away from the arena wall. Panic Attack reversed against Thing 2's front, then turned. Thing 2 tried driving past Panic Attack, but Panic Attack reversed against it, forcing it onto an arena spike, which shot up, flicking Thing 2 up. Thing 2 landed partially on Panic Attack, and Panic Attack reversed against it, driving onto the spike itself. The spike flicked Panic Attack up, turning Thing 2 over.

"This surely the moment when Panic Attack made it through, beyond this stage! Bouncing Thing 2 up and over. Using really, the momentum of the arena floor spike too."
— Jonathan Pearce watches the replay of Thing 2 being turned over

With no way of self-righting, Thing 2 was immobilised. The House Robots closed in, and Panic Attack was through to the next round.

Philippa Forrester: "You were frightened about that one, I know, and you got a great flip in there!"
Kim Davies: "Well actually I think it was his own fault, he drove up to us and got himself up on the back end, really all I had to do was reverse and he just fell over on top and once that was it, that was it, that was the end. He was doing very well, he was pushing us everywhere."
— Post-battle interview

In the post-battle interview, Philippa Forrester teased Michael Davies about his comments about Kim Davies' driving before the battle, to which he admitted that his driving "was good now".

Panic Attack then had to fight Fire Storm for a place in the Grand Final

Kim Davies: "...He [Michael Davies] knows that we've got a pretty bad robot that we're up against, so we're not gonna have a chance to attack the House Robots at all, anyway."
Philippa Forrester: "Really?"
Kim Davies: "Yeah, I think we're going to be testing our self-righter."
— Kim Davies expresses his fear of his opponent before the battle
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Sgt. Bash seizes Panic Attack whilst Fire Storm flips

The two competitors drove towards each other, but Fire Storm swerved and drove around Panic Attack. Panic Attack turned around, but lost control, spinning on the spot. Fire Storm drove at Panic Attack's side, getting the edge under Panic Attack's side, but Panic Attack drove off. Panic Attack tried to drive away but drove close to Sgt. Bash's CPZ. Fire Storm got at Panic Attack's side and pushed it into Sgt. Bash, who grabbed the forks with his front pincer.

"Fire Storm nudging Panic Attack towards a CPZ, and that is poor driving by Kim to get in there, because you go into a CPZ, and a House Robot like Sgt. Bash can grab of you and punish you!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Fire Storm pushes Panic Attack into the CPZ
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Panic Attack is pushed back by Fire Storm

Fire Storm pushed Panic Attack fully into the CPZ, and got underneath, but when it tried to flip Panic Attack, it could only lift it up because Sgt. Bash was holding onto the front forks. Sgt. Bash let go of Panic Attack's forks, and Panic Attack slid off Fire Storm's flipper. Fire Storm pushed Panic Attack against the wall, but then reversed, letting Panic Attack get free. Panic Attack drove past Sgt. Bash as it escaped the CPZ.

"A clash of reds and yellows out there, splendidly coloured!"
— Jonathan Pearce on the competitor's paint schemes

Fire Storm drove at Panic Attack, but Panic Attack turned to avoid Fire Storm, hitting the side with its forks. Fire Storm drove past, then drove down the arena. Panic Attack turned and reversed at Fire Storm as it charged at it. Panic Attack drove up Fire Storm's wedge, but managed to reverse over the flipper before it got a chance to flip. Fire Storm fired the flipper, which were only under the forks, pushing Panic Attack off the wedge. As Panic Attack slid off, it bent the front panel in front of Fire Storm's flipper down. Panic Attack reversed a little and got the forks under Fire Storm's side. It tried to push, but Fire Storm turned, so Panic Attack merely brushed past. Panic Attack tried turning around for another attack, but it drove into Sgt. Bash, who blocked it before it could drive away. Fire Storm slammed into Sgt. Bash as it blocked Panic Attack's attempts to get away, and Panic Attack reversed and turned around Sgt. Bash, who returned to the CPZ. Fire Storm charged at Panic Attack's side, getting underneath, but it couldn't get the flipper underneath properly because Panic Attack had bent the front armour panel. It tried turning to get in a better position, but when it fired the flipper, Panic Attack merely slid off.

"Fire Storm on the attack once again, with the wedge and the lifting arm flicking out there. Comes out with great speed, but somethings's been bent there on the front of Fire Storm, I don't know if you noticed it. The armour flap there, and I think that will prevent the wedge getting underneath Panic Attack"
— Jonathan Pearce as Fire Storm tries and fails to flip Panic Attack
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Panic Attack gets flipped by the arena spike

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Fire Storm flips Panic Attack into the arena wall

Fire Storm drove to the arena flipper, and Panic Attack followed it and tried to attack, but Fire Storm reversed away down the arena. Panic Attack turned incorrectly, and drove into Shunt's CPZ. It quickly reversed out, but Fire Storm charged at it, pushing it against the arena wall. Panic Attack reversed, stopping before it reversed into the CPZ, but it had driven onto an arean spike, which flipped it up. Panic Attack was flipped up on one side for a moment, and as it fell down, Fire Storm quickly took advantage, rushing underneath it and flipping it up on its side against the arena side wall. Panic Attack used its srimech to push it away from the wall and back on its wheels, then drove away down the arena as Fire Storm charged at it.

"...Panic Attack flicked up by the arena spike! In underneath Fire Storm goes, you can see the bent front of Fire Storm, but Panic Attack on its side now! And on the arena wall, bouncing down!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack is flipped against the arena wall

As it drove down the arena, Panic Attack's forks snagged on a floor tile, and Fire Storm quickly caught up with, getting the edge under Panic Attack's side, but Panic Attack turned and slipped off the front. Fire Storm tried getting under Panic Attack's side, but Panic Attack turned away, and Fire Storm reversed for another charge. Panic Attack turned and drove down the arena as Fire Storm charged at it, but in doing so it drove into Sir Killalot's CPZ, and Fire Storm quickly got behind it and prevented it from getting away.

"Kim Davies is doing everything he possibly can to drive Panic Attack into the troubled zones here!"
— Jonathan Pearce after Panic Attack drove into Sir Killalot
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Panic Attack pushes Fire Storm into Sir Killalot's CPZ

Panic Attack was pushed out of the CPZ by Killalot, whilst Fire Storm drove into the arena centre. Panic Attack had some steering difficulties, driving back and forth, then spinning on the spot. Fire Storm charged at it, but as it tried getting under Panic Attack's side, Panic Attack turned, bumping into the arena wall. Fire Storm accidentally drove into the arena wall, and Panic Attack turned and reversed into Fire Storm, which tried pushing Panic Attack, but Panic Attack turned. Panic Attack then pushed against Fire Storm's side, pushing it down the arena, into Sir Killalot's CPZ, but as it did so, it drove into the CPZ as well. Sir Killalot drove into Panic Attack, which allowed Fire Storm to drive away, whilst Sir Killalot pushed Panic Attack away from the CPZ.

"Panic Attack, in trying to push Fire Storm into Killalot, has caused itself problems again!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Sir Killalot pushes Panic Attack
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Panic Attack's last-minute attack

Panic Attack turned, but drove into the arena wall. Fire Storm charged at Panic Attack's side as it turned away from the wall, and Panic Attack drove up the arena. Fire Storm chased after it, keeping close by, but Panic Attack turned into Sgt. Bash's CPZ, causing Fire Storm to turn into the CPZ as well. Panic Attack reversed away from Sgt. Bash, who blocked Fire Storm as it tried to escape the CPZ. Sgt. Bash reversed, allowing Fire Storm to escape, and Panic Attack got underneath its sides with the forks, but when it tried to lift it, Fire Storm slid off the forks, then fell off the front as Panic Attack tried pushing.

"They love the old CPZs these two, don't they? I think it's cat-and-mouse here, trying to drag each other into the Corner Patrol Zones. Panic Attack now, in underneath Fire Storm, which has shown very quick reactions and speed around the arena, and again, quickly away."
— Jonathan Pearce as the two fight by Sgt. Bash's CPZ, then Panic Attack gets under Fire Storm, only for Fire Storm to get away

Fire Storm sped away, turned around, then charged back at Panic Attack, but narrowly missed its charge, driving into the arena wall. Panic Attack turned, trying to pin Fire Storm against the arena wall, but Fire Storm drove away. Panic Attack reversed, driving into Sgt. Bash, but quickly got away just before time ran out.

"Watch for aggression here then: Fire Storm pushing Panic Attack onto Bash the House Robot. Also look for damage sustained. Look for control driving: Panic Attack, wayward, and sluggedly {sic} there on the arena floor. Again, more aggression from Fire Storm. Little bit of damage sustained to Panic Attack."
— Jonathan Pearce reviews the highlights

The judges were called on to make a decision, and they unanimously went for Fire Storm, eliminating the reigning champion.

Craig Charles: "Panic Attack, you were our reigning champions, you'd such a long undefeated run, but you're out."
Kim Davies: "Well, it has to come to an end at some point, and they really do deserve it. They're a brilliant robot, brilliant team."
Craig Charles: "But you were turning into a national celebrity, if you had won this, you'd have been on the cover of magazines and things!"
Kim Davies: "I'm not sure we'd like that."
Craig Charles: "Ladies and gentleman, give it up for our reigning champions Panic Attack!"
— The fall of the champion

Panic Attack was also listed to compete in the show's first attempt at a Tag Team style event, partnered with newly-crowned World Champion Razer[48]. However, the event was abandoned due to a serious behind-the-scenes accident in The Pits.

The First World Championship[]

After the main competition was over, Panic Attack represented Wales in The First World Championship. In Round 1, it was drawn against English robot 101.

"...with lifting spikes imported from Sweden, can push and lift its own weight. Is enough to cause "Panic" in every "Attack"!"
— Jonathan Pearce introduces Panic Attack in the First World Championship
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Panic Attack lifts 101

The two competitors charged at each other, but as Panic Attack got close, 101 turned and swerved around Panic Attack, with Panic Attack clipping the side of 101 with its forks. Panic Attack reversed, and turned to face 101, and tried to get its forks under the side of 101 as it drove past, but 101 turned as Panic Attack pushed against the side with its forks. 101 pushed against Panic Attack's side, and Panic Attack reversed, and 101 drove at it, but rode up Panic Attack's forks. Despite this, 101 was able to push Panic Attack back towards the arena wall, so Panic Attack lifted it up a little, and turned as it got close to the wall, causing 101 to drive over the forks and into the wall. 101 tried turning to get off of Panic Attack, but Panic Attack lifted 101 up with the forks. As it did so, one of 101's tracks hit Panic Attack's flashing light, knocking off the cover. Panic Attack lifted 101 up, and after balancing on top of the forks for a moment, 101 fell over onto its back.

"Took only a week to rebuild Panic Attack first time around, from its success in the second series of British wars, but it's been rebuilt four times in all, for perfection, and lifting and throwing 101!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack turns 101 over

101 drove into the arena wall, as Panic Attack drove into the arena centre. 101 stopped moving by the arena wall, and Panic Attack came in.

"And, to me, 101's already out - immobilised."
— Jonathan Pearce as 101 lies motionless by the arena wall
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Panic Attack ends up in the pit

Panic Attack got its forks under 101 again, and though 101's tracks started to move, it could not get away from Panic attack as they did not have traction of the arena floor. Panic Attack lifted 101 up with the forks, hooking under one of the tracks, and turned towards the pit, trying to drop 101 in. However, as it turned, 101 began to slip off the forks, allowing it to get traction on the arena floor. 101 pushed against Panic Attack, and Panic Attack turned, but as it did so, it reversed into the pit of oblivion itself.

"Well, well, well, Panic Attack threw themselves down there! Look at this! Kim Davies drove himself into the pit, and 101 lucky enough to just stay out! 101 go through, Panic Attack out! That's a major surprise!"
— Jonathan Pearce after Panic Attack reversed into the pit

Series 4[]

Julia Reed: "The Panic Attack team, I don't think we really even need to introduce them. We know exactly who they are. The winners of The Second Wars, an awesome robot, but did go out to Fire Storm in the Third, so potentially a grudge match there, we think."
Kim Davies: "Possibly, yeah, we'll have to sort that one out. Our driving's a lot better now so they can look out if we meet them."
— Pre-Round 1 interview

Despite not reaching the Grand Final in Series 3, Panic Attack returned for Series 4 as the fourth seed, in recognition for winning Series 2. In the first round, it fought S.M.I.D.S.Y. and Overkill GTI, both of them Round 1 drop outs from the previous series.

"We've done it before, and we're going to do it again!"
— Kim Davies announces his aim before the Round 1 battle
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Panic Attack lifts Overkill GTI onto the arena sidewall spike

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Panic Attack lifts Overkill GTI off the spike, as S.M.I.D.S.Y. rams into Panic Attack

At the start of the battle, S.M.I.D.S.Y. had the quicker start, charging at Overkill GTI, and drove around to its back whilst Panic Attack drove at Overkill GTI's front. Panic Attack tried to get the forks under Overkill GTI's side and lift, but as it started lifting, Overkill GTI drove off the forks. Panic Attack reversed down the arena, and Overkill GTI tried driving at it, but S.M.I.D.S.Y. drove into its side, getting underneath. Panic Attack drove around the flame pit, and S.M.I.D.S.Y. pushed Overkill GTI onto the flame pit. Panic Attack tried to push Overkill GTI, but Overkill GTI drove away. Panic Attack drove away from the flame pit, and S.M.I.D.S.Y. charged at it. Panic Attack reversed as S.M.I.D.S.Y. charged at it, then turned to avoid it as it drove into the front. As S.M.I.D.S.Y. drove past Panic Attack, Overkill GTI drove into the back of Panic Attack, getting under the ground clearance, but Panic Attack slid off the wedge. S.M.I.D.S.Y. charged at Overkill GTI, and Overkill GTI flipped it over. Panic Attack got its forks under the front of Overkill GTI and pushed it against the arena wall, lifting the front of the robot up as it did so. Panic Attack then lifted Overkill GTI onto an arena spike.

"That's a good attack by Panic Attack. As I said before, Kim Davies is one of the most respected drivers in the wars"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack lifts Overkill GTI onto an arena spike
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Panic Attack strands Overkill GTI onto its back as S.M.I.D.Y. is attacked by Dead Metal

Panic Attack rammed into S.M.I.D.S.Y. as it tried pushing Overkill GTI off the spike, but S.M.I.D.S.Y. drove away, straight into Matilda's CPZ, before reversing at Panic Attack with its rear spikes, before driving away. Panic Attack pushed Overkill GTI off the arena spike and got the forks underneath one of the wheels. Panic Attack lifted Overkill GTI, so its wheels weren't touching the floor and pushed it towards the arena centre. However, as it did so, S.M.I.D.S.Y. drove past, bumping into Overkill GTI, then turning and ramming into the back of Panic Attack, knocking Overkill GTI free of the forks, and as S.M.I.D.S.Y. pushed Panic Attack, Overkill GTI got off the top of Panic Attack.

"Tremendously powerful, those forklifts. Overkill, a little bit fortunate to get away."
— Jonathan Pearce as Overkill GTI gets off Panic Attack's forks
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S.M.I.D.S.Y. rams Overkill GTI into Dead Metal

S.M.I.D.S.Y. turned, and Panic Attack reversed against it, pushing it against Overkill GTI, until Overkill GTI reversed. S.M.I.D.S.Y. charged at Overkill GTI, but rode up the wedge, and Overkill GTI flipped it over. S.M.I.D.S.Y. rammed Overkill GTI, which had a puncture in one tyre from the arena spike, and it was pushed against the arena wall, resting against an arena spike. Panic Attack got its forks underneath and lifted it up, until it fell onto its back, balancing upright against the arena wall. One of Overkill GTI's flipping arms fell open against the arena side wall, before Overkill GTI fired the other arm in an unsuccessful attempt to self-right. Meanwhile, S.M.I.D.S.Y. had driven into Dead Metal's CPZ, and Dead Metal had it pinned down with his grabbing arms. Panic Attack got under Overkill GTI and lifted it, pushing it against the arena wall. Overkill GTI went up on top of Panic Attack, and as Panic Attack reversed, Overkill GTI fell back on its wheels. Panic Attack reversed away from Overkill GTI, and S.M.I.D.S.Y. reversed into Overkill GTI with its rear spikes, pushing it towards Dead Metal's CPZ. As S.M.I.D.S.Y. pinned Overkill GTI against Dead Metal, Panic Attack got S.M.I.D.S.Y.'s side and lifted it up, turning it over against the arena wall. Dead Metal cut into Overkill GTI, whilst Panic Attack rammed into S.M.I.D.S.Y., knocking it back to its wheel, then reversed to the arena centre, pulling S.M.I.D.S.Y. with it, but S.M.I.D.S.Y. got off the forks and drove away.

"Panic Attack doing all the aggressive work here If you had to pick the most troubled robot of these three, I'd go for Overkill."
— Jonathan Pearce
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Panic Attack pushes against S.M.I.D.S.Y.

Dead Metal let go of Overkill GTI, and it limped towards Panic Attack. The two competitors charged into each other, but S.M.I.D.S.Y. charged in between the two, pushing them apart. Panic Attack reversed and held back, until S.M.I.D.S.Y. backed away from Overkill GTI. Panic Attack tried to get its forks under the back over Overkill GTI, but S.M.I.D.S.Y. drove into Overkill GTI, pushing it off the forks, then drove into the forks. Panic Attack pushed S.M.I.D.S.Y. and lifted it with the forks, but S.M.I.D.S.Y. turned to get off the forks. Panic Attack then reversed into Overkill GTI and started pushing, and S.M.I.D.S.Y. quickly helped it. Together, the two pushed Overkill GTI down the arena to the edge of Sir Killalot's CPZ. Panic Attack drove away, but when Overkill GTI got away from Sir Killalot, Panic Attack pinned S.M.I.D.S.Y. against an arena spike, then turned around and tried to get its forks under Overkill GTI's side, but missed. Panic Attack drove past Overkill GTI, then reversed into it, pushing it into an arena spike. As it did so, S.M.I.D.S.Y. drove at its front, getting under the forks. Panic Attack pushed S.M.I.D.S.Y. into the arena centre.

"Panic Attack - little bit of a tug of war with S.M.I.D.S.Y."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack pushes S.M.I.D.S.Y.
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Panic Attack and S.M.I.D.S.Y. lift Overkill GTI in the dying seconds of the battle

Panic Attack pushed S.M.I.D.S.Y. towards Sgt. Bash's CPZ, but S.M.I.D.S.Y. turned away. Sgt. Bash came out of his CPZ at Panic Attack, which quickly reversed to avoid him, backing into the arena wall. S.M.I.D.S.Y. drove at Overkill GTI, and as S.M.I.D.S.Y. tried to get under Overkill GTI's side, Panic Attack charged across the arena at Overkill GTI. Panic Attack got its forks under the back of Overkill GTI, and together with S.M.I.D.S.Y., the two competitors used their lifting weapons to lift Overkill GTI up on one wheel just before time ran out.

"And it goes to the judges - very close for all three teams."
— Jonathan Pearce as the battle ends

The Judges put Panic Attack and S.M.I.D.S.Y. through to the next round.

In Round 2, it fought newcomer Saw Point.

Julia Reed: "Have you ever faced a robot like the one you're about to face before?"
Kim Davies: "No, it's really weird! It's got great big discs, cutting discs for wheels, pointy thing on the front, it's going to be difficult, I don't know what to do with it yet!"
— Pre-Round 1 interview
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Panic Attack topples Saw Point onto its side

At the start of the match, both robots cautiously drove towards each other, making contact, allowing Panic Attack to get its lifting forks under Saw Point. However, Saw Point got its spike just above Panic Attack's forks, and when Panic Attack it tried lift Saw Point, Panic Attack overbalanced, with its rear end starting to lift off the ground, so Panic Attack lowered Saw Point and let go.

"Panic Attack's tactics here, quite clear I would imagine; get in, get underneath, flip it up and over... but look at the power there, of Saw Point!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack fails to lift Saw Point
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Panic Attack comes close to lifting Saw Point out of the arena.

The two robots reversed away from each other, then Panic Attack charged at Saw Point, getting underneath. This time, Saw Point did not get the spike in the gap just above the forks, so when Panic Attack lifted it, it easily toppled it onto its side. Saw Point could not get back upright because it was stuck on one of its side spikes. Panic Attack charged at Saw Point, getting underneath, but the forks became stuck in Saw Point's side spike supports. Panic Attack lifted Saw Point up, and slammed it against the arena wall. Panic Attack lowered its forks against the wall, trying to topple Saw Point out of the arena. up again, and managed to lift Saw Point onto its side, where Saw Point was unable to self-right. Panic Attack rushed at Saw Point, getting its lifting forks hooked around Saw Point's protruding spike on the side of its wheel. Holding Saw Point aloft, Panic Attack brought Saw Point to the arena wall, where it then tried to force Saw Point out of the arena. However, Saw Point was caught on the forks.

"Sawpoint - up, up, heave-ho, here we go, weep and woe, for Saw Point, surely. Kim Davies, like a dog with a bone! Will not give up now!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack tried to lift Saw Point over the fence

Unable to lift Saw Point over the fence, Kim Davies was eventually forced to reverse. Panic Attack carried Saw Point to the arena centre, then drove in a large circle around the arena, parading Saw Point, which it could not get free of its forks. Sgt. Bash came out of his CPZ, and Panic Attack drove straight into his side. Panic Attack reversed, and tried lowering and raising the forks to drop Saw Point, but could not get the forks free. Panic Attack pushed Saw Point into the arena wall again, and as Panic Attack reversed, it was finally able to get the forks free of Saw Point. As it did so, Saw Point toppled onto its side again.

"Panic Attack, very much under control here. They've glued themselves onto Saw Point; they will not let go now."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack carries Saw Point around the arena
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Panic Attack and Shunt attack Saw Point

Panic Attack pushed it close to Shunt's CPZ, and Shunt came to the edge of the CPZ and axed Saw Point. Panic Attack tried to use its forks to lift Saw Point, but Shunt used his axe to pull Saw Point away from Panic Attack, and Panic Attack turned and drove away. Shunt pushed Saw Point out of the CPZ, and its side spike became caught on a gas-exerting grid near the CPZ. Panic Attack charged at Saw Point, getting the forks under the wheel, and Shunt slammed into the other side as Panic Attack lifted Saw Point, whilst Shunt removed the grid itself from the floor. Shunt returned to the CPZ, and Panic Attack turned away from Saw Point, leaving it to topple onto its side. As Panic Attack drove past, the forks hit Saw Point's rear spike, pushing Saw Point back upright, but by now, it was immobile. Panic Attack turned around and charged at Saw Point again, getting the forks under the spike and lifting Saw Point onto its side again. The pit opened, the House Robots came out to attack, and Panic Attack pushed Saw Point into the arena centre for the House Robots to attack. Sir Killalot grabbed Saw Point whilst Dead Metal used its circular saw to attack Saw Point's wheel, with Sir Killalot lifting Saw Point off the ground in the process.

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Panic Attack tries unsuccessfully to lift Sir Killalot

While Sir Killalot held Saw Point aloft, Panic Attack snuck behind Sir Killalot and tried to lift it, but Sir Killalot merely turned, and started carrying Saw Point to the pit. As Sir Killalot held Saw Point over the pit, Panic Attack got behind him and got his forks underneath and attempted to lift Sir Killalot. Panic Attack raised Sir Killalot slightly, but the weight was too much and Panic Attack overbalanced, lifting itself off the ground.

"Panic Attack on the attack on Killalot! And Killalot will remember that, Kim Davies, you can be sure!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack tries to lift Sir Killalot
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Panic Attack lifts and rams Shunt

Panic Attack's body went up against Sir Killalot, so Panic Attack had to lower the forks and reverse away, allowing Sir Killalot to drop Saw Point in the pit. After Saw Point was pitted, Panic Attack drove up the arena and got under the side of Shunt, lifting its wheels off the floor. Shunt slipped, falling so its scoop was on top of Panic Attack's forks. Panic Attack pushed Shunt across the arena, but as it tried pushing it against the top arena wall, Sgt. Bash drove into Panic Attack's side. Cease was called with Panic Attack was still holding Shunt aloft.

Craig Charles: "You naughty, naughty boys! I mean, not only were you not content with wrecking that Saw Point, then you had to try and get Killalot in the pit, then you took on Shunt! Now you remember don't you, that Killalot's got a long memory, he's got a memory like an elephant!"
Michael Davies: "Not my fauly, he's the driver!"
Craig Charles: "Oh, blame it on me dad! I was convince you were gonna get him out of the arena!"
Kim Davies: "We really tried, but we just couldn't get him out! I tried about three times, I think, but he just wouldn't go over the top."
— Post-battle interview

As the winner of the battle, Panic Attack progressed to the Heat Final, where it faced S.M.I.D.S.Y. for the second time.

Julia Reed: "Did you think that Saw Point were really tough opposition for you?"
Kim Davies: "Um, not really. They weren't very fast, they were very vulnerable to attacks, it didn't have much of a weapon."
Julia Reed: "We haven't seen you at your best yet, have we?"
Kim Davies: "Hmmm, possibly!"
Julia Reed: "Hmmm, well I think S.M.I.D.S.Y. were quite tough in the last battle"
Kim Davies: "Ah, S.M.I.D.S.Y.'s going to be a different kettle of fish altogether, I think. If we pick it up and turn them over, he can still run. He's very small, so the forks will lift him up but the wheels will still be able to run so he's going to be very tough!"
Julia Reed: "Really? Ooh, could this be the end for Panic Attack?!"
Kim Davies: "Oh no, it's not going to be the end, he's just gonna be tough to beat, that's all!"
— Kim Davies expresses his fears before the battle
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S.M.I.D.S.Y. pushes Panic Attack back

At the start, both robots charged straight at each other, but S.M.I.D.S.Y. hit Panic Attack's front corner and bounced over, then drove past. As Panic Attack turned to face S.M.I.D.S.Y., S.M.I.D.S.Y. drove behind a flame jet and turned around, then drove around the flame jet and charged at Panic Attack's side. Panic Attack turned against S.M.I.D.S.Y., but S.M.I.D.S.Y. turned to avoid the forks, and kept pushing against Panic Attack's side. Panic Attack reversed as S.M.I.D.S.Y. tried to push, and the two robots drove over the flame jet. S.M.I.D.S.Y. rode up Panic Attack's sloping side as it tried pushing, and Panic Attack drove away up the arena.

"They got those new skirts down the side in this series to stop other robots getting in underneath Panic Attack. Improvements all the while from Kim Davies."
— Jonathan Pearce as S.M.I.D.S.Y. rides up Panic Attack's side

S.M.I.D.S.Y. chased after it, and when Panic Attack turned, S.M.I.D.S.Y. rammed into the side of its forks. S.M.I.D.S.Y. pushed Panic Attack around, until Panic Attack lifted its forks and reversed away. S.M.I.D.S.Y. charged at Panic Attack, but rode up on top of the forks. Panic Attack pushed S.M.I.D.S.Y. forwards, then stopped, and S.M.I.D.S.Y. slid off the forks. S.M.I.D.S.Y. reversed, then charged back at Panic Attack, getting beside the forks. S.M.I.D.S.Y. pushed Panic Attack back a little, but rode up the sloping front, allowing Panic Attack to push it, until it reversed off.

"...Kim Davies, letting the fingers do the talking there, very quickly, S.M.I.D.S.Y. up and over. And again, direct, aggressive"
— Jonathan Pearce
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S.M.I.D.S.Y. uses its rear spikes on Panic Attack

S.M.I.D.S.Y. reversed close to the arena wall, then charged at Panic Attack. S.M.I.D.S.Y. rode up and over Panic Attack's forks, then drove over Panic Attack's top. The two competitors turned around, and S.M.I.D.S.Y. charged at Panic Attack's front again, driving at the side of the forks, but Panic Attack reversed and turned, causing S.M.I.D.S.Y. to slip off the side, but S.M.I.D.S.Y. kept pushing against Panic Attack's front.

"At the moment, Panic Attack just holding the arena centre. I think they're trying to draw S.M.I.D.S.Y. in here."
— Jonathan Pearce

Panic Attack pushed back at S.M.I.D.S.Y., pushing it to the edge of Shunt's CPZ, but Shunt did not attack, and S.M.I.D.S.Y. quickly drove away. S.M.I.D.S.Y. charged at Panic Attack's front, riding up over the forks and driving over Panic Attack's side. Panic Attack turned around as S.M.I.D.S.Y. drove away, then S.M.I.D.S.Y. reversed at Panic Attack with its rear spikes. S.M.I.D.S.Y. pushed Panic Attack back, but Panic Attack turned and reversed to get away from S.M.I.D.S.Y.

"Quite even at the moment; S.M.I.D.S.Y. the more aggressive. Perhaps, Panic Attack the more controlled."
— Jonathan Pearce

The two competitors turned to face each other, and Panic Attack tried to get its forks under S.M.I.D.S.Y., but S.M.I.D.S.Y. turned to get at Panic Attack's side. Panic Attack turned, but S.M.I.D.S.Y. drove away before Panic Attack could try getting the forks underneath, driving to the top of the arena. Panic Attack turned around and drove after S.M.I.D.S.Y., but as it did so, it drove to the edge of Dead Metal's CPZ, and Dead Metal got his arms around Panic Attack and pulled it to the arena wall.

"S.M.I.D.S.Y. away from Panic Attack, it's cagey stuff. Panic Attack now, in the grip of Dead Metal, that'll count against Kim Davies."
— Jonathan Pearce as Dead Metal grabs Panic Attack
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Panic Attack's lifting mechanism slots into S.M.I.D.S.Y.'s wheel arch

Dead Metal let go of Panic Attack, and S.M.I.D.S.Y. charged at its side, riding up the sloping side and driving past. As it did so, Dead Metal got its arms around it, but S.M.I.D.S.Y. quickly slipped out of his grip and got away. S.M.I.D.S.Y. charged at Panic Attack's back, but Panic Attack reversed against it, pushing it backwards towards Dead Metal's CPZ, until S.M.I.D.S.Y. turned. Panic Attack stopped and drove away, but drove onto a flame jet. Meanwhile, S.M.I.D.S.Y. reversed away from Panic Attack. Panic Attack quickly reversed off the flame jet, turned and charged at S.M.I.D.S.Y., getting under the front and lifting it off the floor with its forks. S.M.I.D.S.Y. tried driving off the forks, but the forks hooked into one of S.M.I.D.S.Y.'s rear wheel hubs, so Panic Attack could pull S.M.I.D.S.Y. down the arena, then pushed it up the arena, over a flame jet.

"The wheels, from go-karts - little bit of a gap around them, and Panic Attack and Kim Davies have found that gap, and now, that could be the single most decisive moment of this entire heat."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack gets its forks in S.M.I.D.S.Y.
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Panic Attack drops S.M.I.D.S.Y. into the pit.

S.M.I.D.S.Y. did not catch fire, but Panic Attack kept hold, pushing it across the arena, pushing it against an arena spike. Panic Attack then carried S.M.I.D.S.Y. across the arena to the pit, which was closed. S.M.I.D.S.Y. opened its jaws as wide as it could to try and get off the forks, but couldn't quite push itself far enough to get free of the fork. Panic Attack reversed, then pushed S.M.I.D.S.Y., causing it to fall off the forks. The Pit opened, and Panic Attack got under S.M.I.D.S.Y. with its forks, lifting it up onto its top. Panic Attack then carried S.M.I.D.S.Y. to the edge of the pit, and reversed away, causing S.M.I.D.S.Y. to fall in.

"They looked so promising, but the Heat Final belongs to Panic Attack and not to those S.M.I.D.S.Y. boys! The number 4 seeds have won it! Can our champions from the Second Wars go all the way again?"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack pits S.M.I.D.S.Y.

Panic Attack was therefore through to the Semi-Finals for a third time.

Craig Charles: "I'm in awe, I'm in awe. I mean, that was easier then you thought it was gonna be, wasn't it?"
Kim Davies: "It wasn't easy at all!"
Craig Charles: "Are you sure?"
Kim Davies: "Yeah, it was very difficult to catch, and actually, the only way we could get it is get it in the gap between the wheel and the bodywork, which we were lucky we did!"
Craig Charles: "Then you did it twice, so that's not luck is it, that's by design!"
— Post-battle interview

After the battle, repairs had to be done after S.M.I.D.S.Y. damaged the sides.

"We had to do a few repairs after S.M.I.D.S.Y. damaged all the sides. We've changed all the stickers, we've beaten out the panels, and we've changed the wheels, and now we're fully ready for our next battle."
— Kim Davies before Round 1 of the Semi-Finals

In the Semi-Finals, Panic Attack was drawn up against 10th seed Spawn of Scutter, the successor to Scutter's Revenge.

Julia Reed: "You don't hold back Kim, do you? Because we saw you have a pop at Sir Killalot!"
Kim Davies: "Yeah, well the thing behind that was when he was picking up the opposition and going to the pit, he was front-heavy, so we thought maybe we could get behind him and as he was dropping it we could get him in as well!"
Julia Reed: "It was beautiful, great fun to watch! Now, obviously you haven't made that many changes, as you don't tend to do that, do you? You've got a fantastic robot."
Kim Davies: "No. Well, S.M.I.D.S.Y. actually did dent the side, so we've had to re-cover them, that's all."
Julia Reed: "And what are your tactics for this battle?"
Kim Davies: "Uh, to get underneath him, pick him up, take him around the arena, maybe use him as protection against the other House Robots and have a go at those!"
— Pre-battle interview
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Panic Attack lifts and carries Spawn of Scutter

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Panic Attack slams Spawn of Scutter into the axe of Shunt

The two robots cautiously approached each other, with Spawn of Scutter turning away from Panic Attack, but then turning and driving straight at Panic Attack. As it did so, Panic Attack got its forks right under Spawn of Scutter, but Spawn of Scutter reversed off before Panic Attack could lift it. Spawn of Scutter rammed Panic Attack's front again, riding up the forks, and this time it could not reverse up. Panic Attack lifted Spawn of Scutter up, but as it did so, Spawn of Scutter slid off the forks and back to the floor. Spawn of Scutter reversed, and Panic Attack drove forwards a little, but then reversed away from its opponent, backing to the other half of the arena. Spawn of Scutter charged at Panic Attack, but drove onto the forks again, and Panic Attack lifted Spawn of Scutter up. Panic Attack held Spawn of Scutter up with its forks, and pushed it across to Shunt's CPZ, holding it for Shunt to axe. Panic Attack reversed, and Spawn of Scutter slipped off the forks, but Panic Attack pushed it into Shunt before it could get away. However, Shunt missed his axe blow, and Spawn of Scutter pushed back against Panic Attack, so Panic Attack reversed, allowing Spawn of Scutter to escape the CPZ.

"Driving Spawn of Scutter into the CPZ, so that Shunt can have a little go with the axe. Spawn of Scutter quick to respond though, gets away."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack pushes Spawn of Scutter into the CPZ
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Panic Attack pushes Spawn of Scutter against the arena wall

Panic Attack reversed to the arena centre, and Spawn of Scutter charged at it. Panic Attack drove into it, trying to get the lifting forks under the front, but failed to breach the ground clearance with the forks. Panic Attack raised its forks, and Spawn of Scutter rammed Panic Attack, getting under Panic Attack's front, Panic Attack reversed before it could fire the spike. Panic Attack then drove at Spawn of Scutter's front again, this time getting the forks under the front. Panic Attack lifted Spawn of Scutter up so all its wheels were off the ground, then rammed it up the arena, pushing it against the middle arena entry gate, propping it up, stranded on its rear wedge. Panic Attack reversed, then pushed Spawn of Scutter with its forks, to make sure it would not slip down. Panic Attack reversed, then charged into the middle arena entry gate, beside Spawn of Scutter. The impact did not knock Spawn of Scutter off the wall, and Panic Attack reversed, then drove into the wall again, this time gently. Panic Attack reversed, then held back, giving Spawn of Scutter a little prod, but Spawn of Scutter was still propped upright, so was deemed immobile. The House Robots came out of their CPZs, and the House Robots came out of their CPZs.

"Again, Panic Attack driving towards the arena wall. Good style here by Panic Attack, and if can get in underneath now, they can actually flip Spawn of Scutter up and out of the arena! Can they get enough purchase there, on Spawn of Scutter, and can Scutter right itself? It has no true srimech, self-righting mechanism, and look at the House Robots, all waiting to respond and come in! They're poised like vultures to come in for the kill!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Spawn of Scutter is propped up against the arena entry gate
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Sir Killalot grabs Panic Attack as it attacks Shunt

The House Robots attacked and Sgt. Bash dragged the beaten Spawn of Scutter to the pit. Meanwhile, Panic Attack got under the side of Shunt, lifting it up, but as it did so, the forks became caught in the frame around the wheel. Panic Attack pulled Shunt back, but Sir Killalot got behind Panic Attack, grabbing the back with his claw. Sir Killalot pushed Panic Attack and Shunt together, but Panic Attack would not let go of Shunt, so Sir Killalot gave up and drove away. Panic Attack managed to break a hydraulic cable on the side of his lance.

"...and look at Panic Attack, taking on the House Robots! Taking on Shunt and Killalot didn't like it at all! ... Spawn of Scutter will say goodbye to their competition hopes - great battle, but I'm more worried about my pal, Killalot, I must admit. Get some sort of Robot Wars medic down there! Sort out my hero!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack attacks Sir Killalot, then as he sees the burst pipe on Sir Killalot

Panic Attack was then through to Round 2 of the Semi-Finals, to fight for a place in the Grand Final.

Craig Charles: "They said you were a nice man, I think you're a bit of a bully, me!"
Kim Davies: "Oh no!"
Craig Charles: "You was getting stuck in there though, wasn't ya?"
Kim Davies: "I tried to get Shunt off him, and look what happened to us!"
Craig Charles: "I know yeah, you keep tangling with the House Robots as well!"
Kim Davies: "Well, Shunt was putting his axe in, so I thought "Oh, we'll help him out a bit, limit the damage"."
Craig Charles: "Hmm, you know it could all end in tears, don't you?"
Kim Davies: "I know!"
— Post-battle interview

In Round 2 of the Semi-Finals, Panic Attack fought 30th seed Stinger for a place in the Grand Final.

"They'd got to the point where they got knocked out in Series 3, this time against a strange robot named 'Stinger'. I was worried about Stinger, I think PA would have fared better against Hypno-Disc than them, as Stinger is a very strange robot, part of a type called "Axle-bots." I groaned loudly when I heard who they were against! "
— Jamie McGarry on the Panic Attack website
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Stinger thwacks the top of Panic Attack

Panic Attack charged at Stinger, driving straight into the mace, and pushed it backwards to a flame jet. Stinger reversed away from the flame jet, and Panic Attack drover after it, driving over the flame jet. As Panic Attack got close, Stinger hit its forks with its mace, then reversed. Panic Attack tried to ram it, but Stinger turned to dodge it, and Panic Attack drove into the arena wall. Panic Attack reversed, then cautiously approached Stinger, which reversed against the wall as Panic Attack got close, but before it could attack, Stinger drove away, driving past it to the arena centre. Panic Attack drove after it, but as it got close, Stinger hit the forks with its mace, then turned and reversed to dodge Panic Attack. Panic Attack turned around, then drove at Stinger, but as it got close, Stinger hit the forks with its mace again, and drove away.

"Stinger with the heavier, weighted weapon, Panic Attack have those lifting forks. Ah, couldn't get any purchase."
— Jonathan Pearce as Stinger gets away from Panic Attack
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Stinger spins into Panic Attack

Stinger drove close to the arena wall, and Panic Attack drove straight at it, pushing it against the wall, but Stinger drove over the forks to get away. Panic Attack raised its forks and drove at Stinger, which was spinning on the spot. Panic Attack withstood a blow from the mace, but before it could push, Stinger hit the side with its mace. Stinger kept spinning, and Panic Attack drove around it, holding back to avoid the mace. Stinger stopped spinning, and Panic Attack tried to push it, but Stinger drove past it before it could push, driving away. Panic Attack turned and drove at Stinger, but Stinger spun on the spot, so Panic Attack drove around it. Panic Attack drove in front of Stinger, but when Stinger stopped spinning, Panic Attack turned incorrectly and drove into the arena wall.

"Panic Attack now, moving... well I thought, to try and get a broadside perhaps, and attack the wheels, flick it up and over, but again, good driving by Stinger, and Kevin Scott."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack misses its charge
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Panic Attack finally gains purchase on Stinger

Panic Attack turned away from the wall and drove around a flame jet and tried to get its forks under Stinger, but Stinger hit the forks with its mace and reversed away. Panic Attack chased after it, and though Stinger tried to get away, Panic Attack kept after it, getting underneath with its forks, but Stinger drove off the forks as Panic Attack raised them. Stinger drove back at Panic Attack, getting at the side of the forks, then drove away. Panic Attack drove after it, trying to ram it, but drove onto the flame pit, and Stinger started spinning. Panic Attack turned off the flames and pushed Stinger against the wall, but Stinger drove away.

"Stinger, proving the more wild pattern than Panic Attack - steadier progress by Kim Davies now."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack pushed Stinger against the wheel
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Panic Attack attempts to push Stinger into Matilda's CPZ

Panic Attack turned and reversed, but backed into Matilda's CPZ. It quickly drove out as the House Robot drove into it, then drove around Stinger as it spun on the spot. Panic Attack drove at Stinger as it spun, getting underneath with the forks, but Stinger hit Panic Attack's side as it spun, getting off the forks and causing Panic Attack to change direction as it drove forwards. Panic Attack reversed into Stinger, but Stinger hit Panic Attack as it spun, knocking itself away from Panic Attack. Panic Attack turned and reversed, but reversed into Sir Killalot's CPZ, though it got out before the House Robot could attack.

"Panic Attack seems to have a scheme, Stinger seems to wanna swing and spin around to get that axe, as I was mentioning, like a pendulum, coming down with force."
— Jonathan Pearce on the team's tactics
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Matilda flips Stinger onto its side as it thwacks Panic Attack

Panic Attack charged at Stinger, getting underneath it again, only for Stinger to drive off the forks before it had a chance to push. Stinger drove into the arena wall, and Panic Attack tried to pin it against the wall but missed its charge. Panic Attack reversed, then tried again, this time pinning Stinger against the wall. However, Panic Attack then lifted its forks, allowing Stinger to slide over the side. Panic Attack reversed, then charged at Stinger, trying to ram it to Matilda's CPZ, but Stinger rolled up over the forks, and Panic Attack nearly drove into Matilda. Panic Attack reversed, blocking Stinger from getting away from the wall, then drove forwards a little and tried to back Stinger into the CPZ. However, as it did so, Stinger turned, so Panic Attack reversed into the CPZ. Matilda drove between Stinger and Panic Attack, pinning Panic Attack against the wall, and getting her tusks under Stinger's mace. Matilda pushed Stinger away from the CPZ, and Panic Attack tried to reverse out of the CPZ, but Stinger charged into its side, hitting it with the mace.

"This is close, and I think this one could well go to the judges..."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack escapes the CPZ
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Panic Attack lifts Stinger against the flame jet

Stinger drove up Panic Attack's sloping side, going up on one wheel, and Matilda drove into Stinger, giving Panic Attack the chance to escape the CPZ. Stinger got away from Matilda, escaped the CPZ and drove up to the top of the arena, and Panic Attack charged at it, ramming it against the top arena wall, holding up against a flame thrower, using its forks and srimech to hold Stinger off the floor.

"Panic Attack doing more of the work now."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack pins Stinger against the top wall

Stinger got off the forks, and Panic Attack reversed. Stinger drove to the arena centre, and Panic Attack dove after it, then tried backing into it, but Stinger drove away as Panic Attack tried pushing it. Panic Attack turned around and charged at Stinger again, ramming it against the arena wall. Panic Attack lifted Stinger up with the forks, but this allowed Stinger to roll over the top, and it drove away before time ran out.

"It's gonna go to the Judges. It is close, isn't it? I think they've done enough, just."
— Jonathan Pearce as the battle ends

The battle went to a judges decision. The decision was very close, with only one point between the two competitors, but the Judges unanimously went for Stinger, which won on aggression. This proved to be an unpopular decision with many of the audience, with many booing, and chanting for Panic Attack.

Craig Charles: "Listen to that crowd, the crowd don't agree! The crowd are split down the middle; you've got people shouting 'Stinger', and you've got people booing the decision from the Panic Attack crowd! How do you feel about that?"
Kim Davies: "Well I think it's right, his weapon is naturally more aggressive, there wasn't a lot we could do with him, just pushing him around."
Craig Charles: "He's such a difficult robot to fight, isn't he?"
Kim Davies: "Awful, and every time we got him, he would just slip out of our grasp!"
Craig Charles: "And unless you get him out of the arena, that's the only way to win against him really, isn't it?"
Kim Davies: "Exactly, that's right, yeah!"
Craig Charles: "You've got to hope that his motors burn down or something like that!"
Kim Davies: "Yeah, well next year we'll have pneumatics and fire them out of the arena!"
— Post-battle interview

Panic Attack also competed in the Sumo Basho side competition.

"Panic Attack, low centre of gravity, 80'6 kilos, good weight to take on Shunt. Good driver as well, Kim Davies."
— Jonathan Pearce fancies Panic Attack's chances before the run
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Panic Attack nearly falls off the Sumo platform

Panic Attack charged straight at Shunt, but could not get its forks under Shunt's scoop, and Shunt turned to get at the side of the forks and started pushing it to the edge. Panic Attack narrowly managed to stay in the ring by reversing along the edge and turning away from Shunt.

"Ooh! Brinkmanship, from Panic Attack! Right on the edge!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack stays in the ring

Panic Attack turned around, as did Shunt, and Panic Attack reversed to avoid a charge from Shunt, backing close to the edge, then driving past Shunt. Shunt turned and pushed against the back of Panic Attack, but Panic Attack turned as Shunt pushed, getting by Shunt's side, then drove to the centre of the ring. Panic Attack tried to get its forks at Shunt's side, but Shunt turned and pushed against Panic Attack's side, so Panic Attack reversed. Panic Attack turned around and backed into Shunt's scoop.

"There's a survival tactic: dodge Shunt, stay away from him. You don't want to get close up to that bulldozer scoop, and this isn't bad so far by Panic Attack."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack dodges Shunt
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Panic Attack wins the Sumo Basho title

As Shunt tried to push, Panic Attack turned and reversed away from him, but as it got away from Shunt, it reversed too far, leaving its back half hanging over the edge for the ring, leaving the robot stranded. Shunt rushed over to push it completely off, but missed its charge, bumping into Panic Attack's side, then driving straight of the ring. As he did so, Panic Attack also fell off the ring, having lasted 21.15 seconds. The replay, however, showed Shunt had just hit the tyres first, giving Panic Attack the victory.

"They drew Shunt on, more by luck than judgment I would suggest, but there you have it, Shunt hit the ground first, so Panic Attack will be the new leaders, even though they're a little bit fluky!"
— Jonathan Pearce watches the replay

As the only robot to defeat Shunt, Panic Attack won the tournament.

Panic Attack later competed in the War of Independence special. In the first round match, it fought against US representative Rammstein.

"Panic Attack, worthy opponents, whether it be domestically or on the international stage."
— Jonathan Pearce with high-hopes for Panic Attack
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Rammstein shoves Panic Attack across the arena

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Panic Attack wedges its forks under Rammstein

Both robots started by cautiously approaching each other, but Rammstein swerved to avoid Panic Attack, and when Panic Attack turned to try and attack, Rammstein turned to get at its side and started pushing. Panic Attack tried to reverse away, but Rammstein kept pushing Panic Attack across the arena. Rammstein reversed, and Panic Attack turned to face it, and Rammstein charged at it, but drove onto Panic Attack's forks. Panic Attack tried to lift it, but Panic Attack reversed off the forks. Rammstein charged at Panic Attack, pushing it against Refbot. Refbot got out of the way, and Rammstein kept pushing Panic Attack. Panic Attack tried to drive away, but drove into the side of Refbot, getting the forks under the side, lifting him up a little, then pushed past him as he reversed, with Rammstein ramming into its side as it drove past.

"The spike, of Rammstein, will need a great deal of power to penetrate Panic Attack, I think. At the moment, it's no more than a nudge and a scratch. That will not do any damage whatsoever to the aluminium-polycarbonate bullet-proof fibre shell of Panic Attack."
— Jonathan Pearce as Rammstein rams Panic Attack
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Panic Attack lifts Refbot

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Panic Attack lifts and topples Rammstein over

Rammstein charged at Panic Attack as it reversed, but Panic Attack kept reversing. Rammstein backed up a little for another charge, then charged at Panic Attack, but Panic Attack turned as Rammstein rammed into it, getting beside Rammstein, preventing it from ramming. Rammstein reversed up the arena, and Panic Attack drove after it, getting its forks under the side of Rammstein and lifting it up on one side. Panic Attack turned and pushed Rammstein over onto its top.

"A little bit of a... nudging contest going on. Perhaps they're feeling each other's strengths out, and immediately Panic Attack levering Rammstein up, and onto its side and over!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack lifts Rammstein up and turns it over
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Panic Attack lifts Rammstein off the ground

This did not hinder the invertible Rammstein, but it appeared to be a lot more sluggish than it had in the opening stages of the battle, weakly driving back and forth. Panic Attack drove down the arena, then charged at Rammstein, trying to get under the side, and ramming it into the middle arena entry gate. Panic Attack reversed, then drove back at Rammstein, getting under one side. Panic Attack lifted Rammstein with the forks, but as it pushed its opponent, it drove into Refbot. Refbot got out of the way, and Panic Attack held Rammstein up, getting the forks hooked under one of the rear wheels.

"What Rammstein may find, if they go up on their side, they will not be able to right at all and they will be out...and I think that is what Kim Davies is trying to do with Panic Attack now - try to lever it up on its side"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack takes control
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Panic Attack drops Rammstein down the pit

Panic Attack pushed Rammstein around in a circle, then lowered the forks a little and pulled it backwards, before lifting the forks up fully and pushing Rammstein over. Rammstein weakly drove at Panic Attack, and Panic Attack reversed close to Dead Metal's CPZ. Rammstein charged at Panic Attack, but Panic Attack drove into it as it did, getting the forks underneath, and lifted Rammstein up so all its wheels were off the ground. Panic Attack took Rammstein to the flame pit, then turned around and carried Rammstein to the pit, and dropped it into the pit.

"Go on. Lead him to our own, our very own, Grand Canyon on our arena floor! That's where they [the audience] want Rammstein to go! You see, our Robot Wars arena audience are very neutral - UK or USA; they're neutral. "Get the States into the pit," that's what they're saying. Well done, Kim Davies."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack lifts Rammstein up and carries it to the pit

Panic Attack was therefore through to Round 2. After the battle, it was revealed that Rammstein's batteries had run out of power, as they had not been adapted for the length of the battles held in the UK.

Craig Charles: "As I said to the Rammstein team, you're always underestimated you guys, but you always come up with the goods!"
Kim Davies: "Yes we do! That was a bit of a cat-and-mouse, we just couldn't get the forks under in the right position. We turned him over once, but then he did start slowing down, so we thought "Ah!", and it was just a matter of getting him balanced on them, and getting him up."
Craig Charles: "But when you did the piggy-back, I mean that was so cool!"
Kim Davies: "I'll have to ask him how heavy it is, 'cause we're about 84, and I think they're about 95"
Craig Charles: "But they're blaming their batteries, saying they would have had ya! They would have had you, they say, they always make excuses! They would have had you, they say, if it wasn't for the batteries!"
Kim Davies: "Yeah, maybe, maybe not, but I doubt it!"
— Post-battle interview

This led to Panic Attack facing Mortis for a place in the final, in a rematch from Series 2.

Julia Reed: "This is a beautiful machine, winner of the Second Wars. You've been a good performer in the past, what are your tactics going to be against Mortis?"
Kim Davies: "Um, I think we'll pick him up, toss him over, chuck him around the arena."
Julia Reed: "Simple as that!"
Kim Davies: "And if there's anything left, we'll give it to the House Robots!"
Julia Reed: "Ah! My money's on him!"
— Before the battle
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Panic Attack lifts Mortis

Panic Attack charged at Mortis, which reversed and turned. Panic Attack quickly caught Mortis, getting its forks under its side, but as Panic Attack tried to lift Mortis, it turned off the forks. Mortis turned around, and Panic Attack drove away before Mortis could use the axe. The two robots turned around, and Panic Attack tried to get at Mortis' back corner, but Mortis turned away. Mortis turned around and started firing the axe. Panic Attack tried to reverse away but backed into the wall. Mortis tried to pin Panic Attack against the wall, but Panic Attack got its forks under the front of Mortis and lifted it up on one side, getting the forks under one of the tracks.

"...look at that axe! And don't forget they've got the lifting arm as well, but not as powerful as Panic Attack's forklifters{sic}! In underneath there, what they'll try to do is get those forks, do you see, plucked up underneath the tracks of Mortis! Try and pluck away the tracks, leave it immobile and of course then beaten!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack lifts up Mortis and pushes it across the arena
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Mortis gets its axe stuck in Panic Attack

Panic Attack pushed Mortis across the arena, to the edge of Dead Metal's CPZ. However, as it did so, it drove too close to Dead Metal, and Dead Metal got its arms around Panic Attack and pulled it away from Mortis. Mortis fell back down, and Dead Metal let Panic Attack go. Mortis charged at the side of Panic Attack and fired the axe, but Panic Attack drove past, then reversed away as Mortis drove after it. Mortis' axe became stuck in the down position, and it turned to face Panic Attack, and Panic Attack charged, getting the forks under the side of Mortis, only for Mortis to reverse off.

"Kim Davies is one of the, uh ... best, most erudite of drivers in Robot Wars! Great style and control!"
— Jonathan Pearce on Panic Attack's driving

Panic Attack reversed away, and Mortis drove at it, but Panic Attack got the forks under the front of Mortis, but as it tried to lift and push, Mortis turned away. Mortis then pushed Panic Attack, getting the axe head caught in Panic Attack's forklift mechanism. Mortis forced Panic Attack to the edge of Dead Metal's CPZ, but Panic Attack reversed, pulling Mortis with it.

"Pushed back to the CPZ dangerously, and in reverse, perhaps getting away, dragging Mortis, or was that a Mortis shove? The axe is... impaled on Panic Attack, right there in the very heart of Panic Attack!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Mortis and Panic Attack are locked together
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Panic Attack backs Mortis into Sir Killalot

The two competitors struggled against each other, with Mortis' axe still caught behind Panic Attack's forks, but Panic Attack eventually managed to pull away from Mortis. The two competitors charged at each other, and Mortis rode up Panic Attack's side, getting caught on top, with one of its tracks being caught on one of the spikes of its self-righting mechanism. Panic Attack carried Mortis across the arena, then turned around and reversed Mortis against the arena wall, pushing it fully on top. Panic Attack drove away from the wall, carrying Mortis with it, then reversed it into Sir Killalot's CPZ. The House Robot picked Mortis up with his and held it aloft before dropping it back to the floor.

"Now, can Kim control the Attack, back into serious contention, because at the moment I would say Mortis has been the more aggressive of the two. Over the top of Panic Attack... trying to shove it there, into the CPZ, and Sir Killalot awaits! ... That was worthy tactics from Panic Attack"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack forces Mortis into Sir Killalot
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Panic Attack fails to lift Mortis

Mortis got away, but its lifting arm malfunctioned, rising to its full height, and Panic Attack rammed into Mortis, slamming it against the wall. Panic Attack reversed to the bottom of the arena, and Mortis drove at it, but Panic Attack got underneath with the forks. Panic Attack pushed Mortis, which hit repeatedly with the axe, knocking off its light. Panic Attack tried to overturn Mortis, but overbalanced, lifting itself off the ground, before ramming its opponent into the arena wall. Getting underneath, it was unable to overturn Mortis and eventually reversed away. In the last few seconds, Mortis was able to get its lifting arm under Panic Attack's rear, but could only lift it up a little before Panic Attack fell off. Panic Attack reversed against Mortis, pushing it a bit, before time ran out.

"This is very even, you know. It could well go to the Judges, as to who makes the War of Independence Final."
— Jonathan Pearce in the last few seconds

The judges were called to make a decision, and gave Mortis a very close victory by only one point. This proved to be an unpopular decision with many of the audience, many of whom booed.

Craig Charles: "Listen to that hostile crowd! They're on your side, they wanted you to go through!"
Kim Davies: "Well, maybe we drove better and pushed them about, but their axe did more damage."
Craig Charles: "Yeah, they did a bit more damage, and they were, they were very aggressive, weren't they? That axe can hit quite fast, can't it?! It didn't really penetrate you though, did it?"
Kim Davies: "No."
Craig Charles: "Are you upset?"
Kim Davies: "No."
— Post-battle interview

Unmentioned on the televised broadcast, however, the battle between Mortis and Panic Attack was actually fought twice. Mortis won the Judges' decision in the initial fight, despite the producers' intention for Panic Attack to win. Following an argument between the Judges and the producers, the battle was fought again, with a similar outcome to the first. According to Arthur Chilcott, the televised battle consisted of footage from both battles edited together into one.

"What you see is edited, it was actually two fights, the judges gave it too [sic] us but production wanted PA. The judges argued with production so we went again, I still have the lifter actuator from PA that we destroyed."
— Arthur Chilcott[49]

Denied a rematch against frenZy by a single point, Kim Davies explained in 2021 that he would have loved to have fought the American team again on home soil, having lost convincingly in Season 2.0 of BattleBots due to a faulty speed controller.

"We were up for frenZy! We would have quite enjoyed a rematch with those...I think we could've beat frenZy quite easily"
— Kim Davies, interviewed in Rise of the Robots in 2021[50]

Extreme 1[]

"This year, we're here to do some serious damage; we're gonna mangle, maim and crush!"
— Kim Davies in the team's introduction

Panic Attack competed several times in Extreme 1, with an improved self-righting mechanism that could also be used like a secondary weapon, for lifting and clamping purposes.

Because of its status as a former champion and consistent Semi-Finalist, it featured in the All-Stars competition, where its first fight was against Firestorm 3, the robot that ended its reign in Series 3.

Julia Reed: "Kim, what happened? How did you lose? Are you just sore losers?"
Kim Davies: "Well, the robot last time wasn't 100%, so I think they had it easy last time. Not this time!"
Julia Reed: "And are we more extreme for these wars, are we bigger and better? What have you done?"
Kim Davies: "We've increased the weight limit {sic}, we now have skirts, and we've changed the mechanism on the top so we can lift or grab, so they got no chance!"
Julia Reed: "Have you got a message for them?"
Kim Davies: "Yep, you know what's left at the end of a firestorm is ashes? Well we're gonna put their flames out!"
— Pre-battle interview
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Firestorm 3 flips Panic Attack over

As soon as Activate was called, Panic Attack charged right at Firestorm 3, but at just the last moment tried to veer to the side. This allowed Firestorm 3 to get right underneath the side of the skirts, and it flipped Panic Attack over, with Panic Attack hitting Refbot as it was turned over.

"Strong start by Panic Attack, immediately on the attack, but was that dangerous, because they've gone over the top of Firestorm, and Firestorm 3 using that pneumatic flipper straight away, and Panic Attack in trouble here! It was almost like a suicidal lunge at Firestorm 3, flicking Panic Attack up and over."
— Jonathan Pearce as Firestorm 3 gets under Panic Attack and flips it over
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Panic Attack is defeated by Firestorm again

Panic Attack then tried to self-right, but Firestorm 3 was much too quick and pushed Panic Attack against the top arena wall, and flipped it upright against the wall, preventing it from self-righting. Panic Attack tried opening its self-righting top, but Firestorm 3 kept firing the flipper and pushing to keep Panic Attack up against the wall. Panic Attack closed the self-righting top and begun to slip down, but Firestorm 3 got under the side and flipped Panic Attack so it was pinned up against the wall.

"It's using its forklift weapons to try and right here ... but driven onto the arena side wall by Firestorm 3. You can see Graham Bone at the controls there, using that pneumatic flipper to pin Panic Attack onto the side walls! And Panic Attack, in real trouble here!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Firestorm 3 flips Panic Attack up against the wall

Sir Killalot left his CPZ and drove into Panic Attack, trying to push it off the wall with his lance, but Panic Attack did not slip off the wall. Sir Killalot turned and drove away, and Dead Metal drove into Panic Attack with its pincers closed and pushed Panic Attack, but Panic Attack was pushed along the wall and did not slip down.

"Dead Metal on a slam, I think trying to thrust, to be honest, Panic Attack out of the arena!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Dead Metal pushes Panic Attack
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Panic Attack is counted out

Sir Killalot got beside Panic Attack and pushed it with his claw, but as Panic Attack slipped down the wall, the forks caught on the top of the wall, preventing it from falling back to the floor. Firestorm 3 rushed under Panic Attack and tried to flip, but mistimed its flip, so the flipper was not properly under Panic Attack, and Panic Attack merely slid over the top of the flipper, still stuck on the wall. Firestorm 3 got behind Panic Attack and gave it a little push, and it fell off the wall, onto the arms of Dead Metal. Sir Killalot got behind Panic Attack, and Refbot began to count it out. Dead Metal brought its saw down on Panic Attack, and cease was called.

"Refbot having a look. How long has Panic Attack been immobilised? Is Panic Attack immobilised? The forklift is waggling, but it is being counted down and counted out here, Panic Attack! And Firestorm 3 has done it again to the Attack boys!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack is counted out

Panic Attack was therefore eliminated in Round 1 of the All-Stars.

"Well, that is a major surprise. Panic Attack rated as one of the top 6 robots anywhere, but out to Firestorm 3"
— Jonathan Pearce after the battle

The Welsh Panic Attack also had the chance to represent the whole of the UK in the International Inferno against Manta (USA), MaxiMill (The Netherlands) and Flensburger Power (Germany).

Julia Reed: "Kim, what's your strategy?"
Kim Davies: "Don't know, we haven't seen any of them running, so we don't know what they'll do. We'll just go in there and see what happens!"
Julia Reed: "Well, the arena is waiting for you. Team - good luck, from me and from the rest of Britain. In you go!"
— Pre-battle interview
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Panic Attack chases after Flensburger Power whilst Manta charges at MaxiMill

At the start, both MaxiMill and Flensburger Power were slow, and Panic Attack drove towards Flensburger Power, whilst Manta drove down the arena. As Panic Attack went after Flensburger Power, Manta charged up the arena at MaxiMill. Manta rammed MaxiMill down the arena, then backed it onto the flame pit, whilst Panic Attack pushed Flensburger Power. It was not able to get the forks underneath, but Flensburger Power soon broke down, and Panic Attack pushed it close to the flame pit.

"Panic Attack and Flensburger Power, at this moment in time, staying largely away of trouble. You can just see Panic Attack attacking there, a little bit of a shove."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack pushes Flensburger Power, whilst Manta rams MaxiMill
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Panic Attack lifts Manta

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Panic Attack keeps Manta on its forks while Matilda presses the pit release button

Panic Attack tried to get the forks under the side, but Manta charged at the back of Flensburger Power, ramming it onto the flame pit. Panic Attack turned and tried again to get the forks under Flensburger Power's side, but failed, so turned away and drove into the arena centre. Manta rammed MaxiMill up to the top of the arena, pushing it into an empty CPZ, and Panic Attack drove after Manta. The two competitors clashed head-on, and Manta pushed Panic Attack back, but Panic Attack got its forks under the front of Manta and lifted it up, hooking the forks under the spinning disc. Whilst Flensburger Power was counted out, Panic Attack pushed Manta down the arena, then turned around, and pushed Manta all the way up the arena, to the floor flipper. Manta slipped up the forks for a moment, but Panic Attack kept pushing, getting the forks in onto of the gaps under Manta's front wedges, with one of the spikes on top of Panic Attack's self-righting mechanism also catching Manta, helping Panic Attack hold it still.

"So Panic Attack, our own UK hopes here, has suddenly come on the offensive, and has got in underneath there, the USA hope Manta! A Manta ray of hope for the USA? I think not! You are now impaled on those forks, and there is no way out for Manta!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack gets under the wedges of Manta
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MaxiMill lands on Panic Attack's forks after being thrown by the floor flipper

Panic Attack turned and reversed towards the arena side wall, then pushed it down the arena. However, Panic Attack then lowered the forks, dropping Manta back to the floor, and reversed. Manta reversed to an empty CPZ, then charged at Panic Attack. Manta reversed and rammed into Panic Attack, which tried to turn away to avoid Manta, but Manta rammed into the side. Panic Attack drove away up the arena. Whilst MaxiMill was counted out by Refbot, Manta reversed into Panic Attack with its rear spike, then drove around Panic Attack. Panic Attack reversed a little, then drove into Matilda, who was out of her CPZ. Manta drove after it, and Panic Attack drove to the other side of the arena. Manta reversed after it with the rear spike, but MaxiMill was put on the floor flipper, and landed between Manta and Panic Attack, landing on Panic Attack's forks. Panic Attack reversed, then drove after Manta, getting its forks under the back and lifting it up. With the forks hood under Manta's side, Panic Attack held Manta over the pit, and Matilda hit the pit release button, which had been knocked off the wall.

"...and when Panic Attack gets in underneath, the United States of America team; Jeff Cesnik, Chris Tyson and Billy Boden have no answer here!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack holds Manta up
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Panic Attack lowers Manta into the pit

The pit descended, leaving Manta hanging over the sides, caught on Panic Attack's forks, and Panic Attack drove forwards a little to try and drop Manta into the pit, but Manta did not fall off the forks, though the smoke bombs did go off. Panic Attack reversed a little, and lowered the forks, dropping Manta into the pit.

"Go on, Matilda, nudge that- Yeah, that's what I was going to suggest, nudge that tyre, because that opens up the pit to end the stalemate... Manta is right on the lip of defeat here! On the very edge - how on earth are they holding on? They're not holding on any longer, they're in the pit. And Panic Attack, and Kim Davies, have triumphed in the International Inferno!"
— Jonathan Pearce

Flensburger Power was hurled by the floor flipper, and Shunt and Matilda pushed it into MaxiMill. Cease was called, with Panic Attack the winners.

Panic Attack also competed in a Vengeance battle against X-Terminator.

Julia Reed: "Panic Attack are a lovely team, so what could X-Terminator possibly have against Panic Attack?"
Marlon Pritchard: "Well, I just can't work out what they've got against us, the first year they took us out in the Heat Final, the second year then they managed to blag their way through Sumo and beat us, and then they burst a pipe on Killalot's hydraulics just before we went in, so we were sliding everywhere, so that's it, we're after them! It's payback time!"
Julia Reed: "Ooh! Panic Attack, is it just a case of sore losers?"
Kim Davies: "They're just full of excuses, aren't they?"
— Before the Vengeance battle
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Panic Attack turns X-Terminator over

X-Terminator entered the arena with a large fixed spike at the front, but this proved to be its undoing. At the start of the battle, Panic Attack turned and drove up the arena. X-Terminator turned and drove at Panic Attack, and Panic Attack turned and drove at X-Terminator's front, easily getting the forks underneath. As Panic Attack raised the forks, X-Terminator fired the axe, but it harmlessly fell by Panic Attack's side. Panic Attack fully raised the forks and pushed underneath X-Terminator, turning it over.

"Panic Attack, winners of the Second Wars, immediately under pressure from X-Terminator, or were they? They've flipped X-Terminator over. X-Terminator can self-right. Kim Davies, peaked by the attacks on his reputation..."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack gets under X-Terminator and turns it over
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X-Terminator self-rights away from Panic Attack

X-Terminator tried to use its axe to self-right, but the front spike prevented the axe from pushing the robot up. Panic Attack reversed, holding back as X-Terminator tried to right itself, then turned and drove down to the bottom of the arena, where it hit the pit release button. Panic Attack then turned and drove back up the arena, driving back at X-Terminator, which was still trying unsuccessfully to self-right. Panic Attack pushed against the axe head with its forks as X-Terminator tried using the axe to push itself up. This caused X-Terminator to topple onto its side as the axe hit Panic Attack's forks. Panic Attack reversed, and X-Terminator fell onto its top, with the axe open. X-Terminator pulled back the axe, turning it back onto its wheels, getting away from Panic Attack as it drove underneath.

"And Panic Attack have pressed the release button, so that the Pit of Oblivion will soon descend, and from the look of it, X-Terminator will be in that Pit of Oblivion. Trying to claw their way back, into a vibrant battle here, and just about doing so."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack opens the pit, then helps X-Terminator to self-right
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Panic Attack about to pit X-Terminator

Panic Attack chased after X-Terminator as it drove away, and soon caught up, but as Panic Attack tried to get its forks underneath, X-Terminator turned and drove away. X-Terminator drove across the arena, and Panic Attack chased after it. X-Terminator turned to drive down the arena, and Panic Attack charged at the side, getting the forks under the side, but X-Terminator turned off the forks as it tried to lift it. Panic Attack reversed away, and X-Terminator chased after it, and fired the axe, but missed. Panic Attack backed into Dead Metal, who was out of his CPZ, outside of Sir Killalot's CPZ, and as Panic Attack tried to get away, X-Terminator blocked its escape, hitting the top with the axe. However, the axe did no damage, and Panic Attack drove down the arena, dragging X-Terminator with it until it pulled back the axe. Panic Attack drove by the pit, and X-Terminator charged at it, but drove straight onto the forks, allowing Panic Attack to lift it up, hooking the forks under one of the wheels. Panic Attack pushed X-Terminator forwards, turned it around, then pushed it to the edge of the pit, and drop it in.

"Panic Attack, dodging away from X-Terminator. Uh ho, very close to the pit! Don't want to get too close in there. Raising X-Terminator up with the great prongs, turning X-Terminator around! Two lorry windscreen wiper motors help power Panic Attack, onto the attack, nudging X-Terminator towards the pit, but will they go in themselves? No! Hanging on, dumping X-Terminator! Good technique, good driving skills by Kim Davies once again, this time in Robot Wars: Extreme!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack pits X-Terminator

Panic Attack had therefore won the Vengeance battle, though after the battle, Marlon Pritchard of the X-Terminator team refused to accept that Panic Attack was the superior robot, claiming they were "unlucky" and that X-Terminator "wasn't working as well as it should".

Craig Charles: "That driving was just immense! I mean, you activated the pit button. I mean, the skill you used to drop them in the pit was awesome!"
Kim Davies: "Yeah, it's driving really well at the moment."
Craig Charles: "These guys [the X-Terminator team] really think they can take you, you know. That's the third time you've whooped them, but they still think they can take ya!"
Kim Davies: "They can dream on, they can dream on!"
— Post-battle interview

Panic Attack also fought in a Wild Card Warriors match, against Axe-Awe.

Julia Reed: "Have you seen Axe-Awe, what do you make of them?"
Michael Davies: "Pretty powerful, it's got a good axe, little flipper."
Julia Reed: "Have you been up against an axe like that before?"
Michael Davies: "Yeah, Shunt."
Julia Reed: "And you survived alright?"
Michael Davies: "Yeah!"
— No problem![src]

Despite both robots' low top speed of 8 mph, the battle started quickly. Axe-Awe charged at Panic Attack as it drove forwards, but when it got close, it briefly lost control, spinning on the spot. This exposed its rear to Panic Attack, and Panic Attack tried to get the forks under the back, but Axe-Awe turned away before Panic Attack could get underneath. Axe-Awe turned to face Panic Attack, but Panic Attack reversed before Axe-Awe could attack. Panic Attack then charged at Axe-Awe, trying to get under the side. Axe-Awe fired the axe but missed.

"The armour of Panic Attack, virtually impenetrable, always has been! To Kim Davies' secret design."
— Jonathan Pearce as Axe-Awe tries to axe Panic Attack
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Axe-Awe self-rights impressively after Panic Attack turns it over

Panic Attack pushed Axe-Awe toward the flame pit, but Axe-Awe used its flipper to flip Panic Attack's forks, getting it out from under the forks. Panic Attack reversed away, and Axe-Awe drove into the arena centre. Panic Attack charged at Axe-Awe, but drove up Axe-Awe's flipper. Instead of using the flipper, Axe-Awe fired the axe, but it turned too far, narrowly missing Panic Attack's front. Panic Attack reversed, then drove back at its opponent, but drove straight at Axe-Awe's flipper, and Axe-Awe fired the flipper, forcing Panic Attack to reverse. Axe-Awe tried turning away, but this allowed Panic attack to get the forks under Axe-Awe's side and lift it up on one side. Axe-Awe fired the axe, but it could barely hit Panic Attack. Panic Attack pushed it to the CPZ, then turned around, getting fully underneath Axe-Awe, then turned Axe-Awe over, although Axe-Awe swiftly self-righted.

"In underneath Axe-Awe. Negating then, the power of the axe. The axe can't get them. They're in underneath, they've rolled Axe-Awe over... self-rights!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack turns Axe-Awe over, and it self-rights
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Panic Attack traps Axe-Awe...

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...and drops it in the pit

Panic Attack drove around Axe-Awe, which spun around on the spot. Panic Attack drove into it, getting the forks under the back and pushing Axe-Awe into the arena wall. Panic Attack then lifted Axe-Awe up with the forks and reversed away from the wall. Panic Attack then turned and drove down the arena, carrying Axe-Awe to the pit release, which it turned around and backed into.

"This is all rather inevitable, isn't it? And rather ghoulish and ghastly, for Axe-Awe, and they're about to dumped in the pit any moment now."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack prepares to dispose of Axe-Awe

Axe-Awe was powerless to do anything as Panic Attack pulled off its signature move, carrying its opponent towards the pit release, then dropping it into the pit.

"Well, we said Robot Wars Extreme was about the best of the best, what more proof do you need? Axe-Awe in awe of an ex-UK champion, and consigned to the pit of oblivion!"
— Craig Charles after the battle
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Panic Attack lifts Shunt at the end of the battle

After the battle had finished, it was briefly shown that Panic Attack had tried to attack Shunt again, having gotten the forks under the side, lifted the House Robot up, and pushed it against the top wall, but the forks had become stuck in Shunt's wheel guard.

Craig Charles: "Is that gonna be a tactic of yours, do you reckon, in the UK Championships, getting things on your back? I mean you're driving skills Kim!"
Kim Davies: "Yeah, it was good, that was."
Craig Charles: "Absolutely brilliant, wasn't it? It was absolutely brilliant! You get him on your back, open the pit, throw him in!"
— Praise from Craig Charles after the battle
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Diotoir with the poster of Panic Attack

Panic Attack fought newcomer Shear Khan and Diotoir in a Mayhem qualifier. Diotoir entered the arena with a poster of Panic Attack taped to its scoop, but started at an immediate disadvantage because the flipper fired before the battle started and became stuck, leaving it without a weapon.

"We've fought a weapon like this before and it's really destructive and this one sounds worse, and I'm going to keep away from that end, definitely! ... We're gonna get Diotoir in, then they can take him on, and we'll just sit there and have a go at Shunt, I think!"
— Kim Davies, expressing his fears over Shear Khan's weapon
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Shear Khan uses its chisel on Panic Attack

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Panic Attack upends Shear Khan

It was Panic Attack who had the fastest start, charging straight at Shear Khan, trying to get its forks under the side, but Shear Khan turned against Panic Attack, trying to use its front rock chisel on Panic Attack's side. Panic Attack reversed, backing into the arena wall. Meanwhile, Diotoir drove onto the flame pit in an attempt to burn the poster. Panic Attack drove away from the wall, and Shear Khan drove past, driving into the arena centre and turning around. Panic Attack drove at Shear Khan, trying to get under the side, but wasn't able to get under the ground clearance. Diotoir turned away from the flame pit, and drove at the side of Shear Khan, and Shear Khan drove past Panic Attack as it tried to get under its side. However, Shear Khan then reversed straight into Panic Attack's forks, trying to use its rear drum, but in doing so, it drove up Panic Attack's forks. This allowed Panic Attack to easily lift Shear Khan up and push it onto its back, and as it had no srimech, it could not self-right and was therefore immobilised.

"...they're in major trouble here now, Shear Khan! Over they go! That was a good drive by Panic Attack!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack turns Shear Khan over
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Panic Attack carries an immobile Diotoir

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Pitting the defeated Diotoir

As Panic Attack turned Shear Khan over, Diotoir drove into its side, but quickly reversed away. Panic Attack drove after Diotoir, and soon caught up with it and tried to get the forks underneath Diotoir's front, but as it got the edges of the forks under Diotoir and tried lifting, Diotoir turned away, getting off the forks. Diotoir pushed against Panic Attack, and Panic Attack reversed away. Whilst Shear Khan was counted out, Panic Attack rammed into Diotoir, getting the forks under its front, and lifted it up, pushing Diotoir onto its flipper. The pit opened, and as Refbot began to count Diotoir out, Panic Attack drove into it, getting the forks under the flipper and lifting Diotoir off the ground. Panic Attack turned around and drove down the arena, carrying Diotoir on its top, and took it to the pit. Panic Attack then lowered the forks, dropping Diotoir into the pit.

"...Kim Davies has them on the forklifts, and they're now being dredged and dragged, Diotor, towards doom and gloom, and therein lies oblivion! Very controlled performance by Panic Attack, they're through to the Annihilator later in the series. Good stuff Kim Davies and that machine, well done!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack pits Diotoir
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Panic Attack takes on Shunt

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Refbot and Matilda attempt to intervene after 'cease' is called a second time

Meanwhile, Shunt pushed Shear Khan onto the floor flipper, and it was thrown across the arena, and it hit Panic Attack on landing. Cease was called, and Panic Attack got out of the way as Shunt pushed Shear Khan to the pit, but he was unable to push it in because Diotoir was in the pit. Panic Attack gave Diotoir a push, allowing it to fall fully into the pit, and Shunt pushed Shear Khan to the edge of the pit. However, Panic Attack drove into the back of Shunt. Shunt turned away from Shear Khan, and Panic Attack got its forks behind one of Shunt's wheels, and lifted it off the floor.

"...and Panic Attack has a little nudge on Shunt, that's great! Look at this, they're trying to topple Shunt! Certainly got the weapons wedged in hard underneath! Shunt will not like this, and the House Robots, Kim Davies, have long memories!"
— Jonathan Pearce on Panic Attack lifting Shunt during its Mayhem

Panic Attack pushed against Shunt, trying to turn it over, but Matilda drove into its side. Cease was called again, and Refbot drove up to Panic Attack, showing the red light to signal that the battle had ended, and gave Panic Attack a yellow card.

"Cease called again. That means Cease, Panic Attack. I.E. - Stop, desist, finish, end! Yellow card. You're lucky to survive with just that!"
— Jonathan Pearce

Regardless, Panic Attack was through to the Annihilator.

Craig Charles: "Hey now, it's a moment of celebration, you're through to the Annihilator, that's fine. Any more of that messing, when Cease has been called and taking on the House Robots, you've been given a yellow card. Any more of that, you're gonna get kicked out of the competition, all right? Easy though, wasn't it?"
Kim Davies: "Erm, yeah, fairly easy!"
Craig Charles: "I love your driving!"
Kim Davies: "Well Diotoir, they wer difficult to get underneath."
Craig Charles: "I thought they were quite heavy as well, you seemed to [imitates engine stalling] like that when you picked them up!"
Kim Davies: "That was great, I enjoyed that!"
— Post-battle interview
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Panic Attack at the beginning of the Annihilator, clad in the fur of its vanquished foe, Diotoir

In the Annihilator, Panic Attack fought Disc-O-Inferno, Fighting Torque (in actuality Hippobotomus), Napalm, Spirit of Knightmare and The Steel Avenger.

Julia Reed: "Is this going to be a walk in the park for you then?"
Kim Davies: "Not against five others, but I think we need a bigger pit to put a few more in."
— Pre-Round 1 interview
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All six competitors early in Round 1 of the Annihilator

As the battle began, Panic Attack and Spirit of Knightmare both charged at Napalm 2, which had lost drive on one side before the battle started and had to be pushed into the arena by Refbot, but as they both charged at Napalm 2, they bumped into each other's sides. Spirit of Knightmare kept charging straight on at Napalm 2, whilst Panic Attack went for Disc-O-Inferno, which was next to Napalm 2. Disc-O-Inferno was trying to get its disc up to speed, and Panic Attack drove into its disc, but the disc did no damage. Panic Attack tried to get its forks under Disc-O-Inferno's front corner, but Disc-O-Inferno turned to get off the forks as Panic Attack tried to lift.

"If you had to ask me the favourites, I'd go for Disc-O-Inferno and Panic Attack, there in the middle."
— Jonathan Pearce at the start of the battle
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Spirit of Knightmare and Panic Attack wedge under Napalm

The Steel Avenger drove behind Panic Attack and fired the axe, but missed. Fighting Torque reversed at the front of Panic Attack, and Disc-O-Inferno tried to drive around Fighting Torque, then Panic Attack reversed. The Steel Avenger rammed into Fighting Torque, and Panic Attack drove up the arena, then drove at Napalm 2, which was on top of Spirit of Knightmare. Panic Attack got its forks under Napalm 2, whilst The Steel Avenger got the other side and axed it, and Disc-O-Inferno drove past, clipping the side of Napalm 2 and ripping off a panel of side armour. Spirit of Knightmare pushed Napalm 2 over Panic Attack's forks, onto Panic Attack's top, then drove past, getting Napalm 2 off its wedge. Napalm 2 was left hanging off the back of Panic Attack, and Panic Attack drove forwards, with Napalm 2 falling off. Panic Attack drove at The Steel Avenger, but The Steel Avenger reversed away, attacking Napalm 2. Panic Attack drove up the arena, away from the other competitors as Spirit of Knightmare drove under Napalm 2 and pushed it onto a flame jet with the help of The Steel Avenger and Fighting Torque. Panic Attack drove to the other side of the arena, then charged between The Steel Avenger and Disc-O-Inferno. Panic Attack got under Disc-O-Inferno, but as it tried lifting it, it slipped off the forks and onto its top, so Panic Attack let it go.

"When Napalm was being waved around in the air by Sir Killalot PA moved on to attack all the other robots - perhaps Kim was testing them."
— Jamie McGarry on the Panic Attack website
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Panic Attack under Disc-O Inferno, but The Steel Avenger attacks its side

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Panic Attack lifts The Steel Avenger on its side

Panic Attack held back from the other competitors, and The Steel Avenger drove at it, allowing Panic Attack to get the forks under The Steel Avenger's side and lift The Steel Avenger up on one side. Panic Attack pushed The Steel Avenger forwards a little as Fighting Torque drove at The Steel Avenger, then turned around to face Fighting Torque. Panic Attack lowered the forks and reversed, letting The Steel Avenger go, and as The Steel Avenger reversed away, Panic Attack drove at Fighting Torque, getting under the side and lifting it up with the forks.

"Panic Attack, trying to get in underneath Fighting Torque, with a little bit of a lift."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack pushes Hippobotamus across the arena
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Panic Attack gets under Hippobotomus and lifts it

With the forks hooked on the side, Panic Attack pushed Fighting Torque across the arena towards the flame pit, but as it got close to the flame pit, Spirit of Knightmare charged at Fighting Torque, knocking it off of Panic Attack's forks. Panic Attack reversed down to the bottom of the arena, where Disc-O-Inferno was, and reversed at it, but Disc-O-Inferno hit the side, ripping off a small piece of the side skirt as it drove past. Panic Attack tried to get the forks under Disc-O-Inferno's side, but didn't get the forks in the right position, so they merely slid up the side. Panic Attack held back as Disc-O-Inferno drove away up the arena, and when Fighting Torque drove down the arena, Panic Attack drove at its side, but before it had a chance to lift it, The Steel Avenger drove at Panic Attack's front. Hippopotamus drove away from Panic Attack, and The Steel Avenger also got away. The Steel Avenger charged at Hippobotomus, and Panic Attack drove after it, trying to get its forks under the back. Panic Attack couldn't get under the rear ground clearance, and The Steel Avenger turned and drove away from Hippobotomus. Panic Attack reversed, then charged at The Steel Avenger, trying to get the forks under the side, but only managed to get the tips of the forks under the side, and as it tried to lift, The Steel Avenger slipped off, then drove away. Panic Attack reversed to the arena centre.

"Panic Attack, right in there, the yellow, with the skirts these days for extra protection, moving away from danger."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack reverses away

then drove up the arena. Meanwhile, Disc-O-Inferno ripped off Hippobotomus' side, and Hippobotomus broke down after all the damage. Disc-O-Inferno drove up the arena, and Panic Attack got behind it, getting the forks under its side, lifting it up on one side. However, The Steel Avenger drove into Disc-O-Inferno, causing it to slip off of Panic Attack's forks.

"Disc-O-Inferno up on its side! The forks of Panic Attack will be crucial here as the Annihilator goes on!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack lifts Disc-O-Inferno
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Matilda immobilises Disc-O-Inferno

Disc-O-Inferno drove away, and Panic Attack reversed. Spirit of Knightmare intercepted Disc-O-Inferno as it drove down the arena, getting underneath it and pushing it up to Matilda's CPZ, pushing it straight into the flywheel, which flipped up Disc-O-Inferno over, leaving it immobile. Panic Attack drove around to the side of Spirit of Knightmare, and tried to get its forks under the side, but only managed to get the tips of the forks underneath, and Spirit of Knightmare merely slide of as Panic Attack tried to lift it. Meanwhile, Refbot counted Hippobotomus out, eliminating it and sending the other 5 through to Round 2 - despite Napalm 2 having been immobilised for the whole bout.

After the Round 1 battle, all five robots had taken damage. Panic Attack's rear had been badly damaged by Matilda. Of the other four, Napalm had suffered the worst, with a damaged drive and an entire side chunk missing, having been ripped off by Matilda. As the damage was irreparable in the time the team had, Napalm withdrew from the Annihilator.

Julia Reed: "Well we're ready to kick off here for Round 2, as you know, after that surprising news: two robots have been eliminated, so there are only four of us here, and still fairly confident, I think. Kim, do you think you can do it? Can you hold it together?"
Kim Davies: "Well it's held together with sticky tape now, so I don't know!"
— Pre-battle interview
Panic Attack vs The Steel Avenger

Panic Attack presses The Steel Avenger against the wall

The remaining four robots fought on. As the battle began, Panic Attack reversed to the bottom arena wall, whilst The Steel Avenger turned and drove after Panic Attack, but then stopped and reversed away up the arena. Spirit of Knightmare drove underneath The Steel Avenger and flipped it onto its side. Panic Attack quickly drove up the arena, and got The Steel Avenger on its forks and pushed it to the top arena wall. Panic Attack lifted The Steel Avenger up against the wall with the forks, then dropped it and reversed to the arena centre.

"...and Panic Attack driving there, against the arena side wall! In go the mighty forklifts, that once upon a time, took Panic Attack to the British championship title!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack holds The Steel Avenger up against the wall
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Panic Attack turns The Steel Avenger over

The Steel Avenger self-righted, and it drove down the arena. It turned and drove at Panic Attack, but swerved and drove past. However, it nearly drove into Spirit of Knightmare, so turned to avoid it, and drove towards Panic Attack, which got the forks under The Steel Avenger's side and turned it over.

"Panic Attack senses, though, that The Steel Avenger is the weakest here!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack turns The Steel Avenger
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Panic Attack wedges under Disc-O-Inferno

Panic Attack reversed, and The Steel Avenger self-righted, helped by Spirit of Knightmare driving into it. As Panic Attack held back from The Steel Avenger as it self-righted, Disc-O-Inferno charged into it back with its flywheel. Disc-O-Inferno turned and tried to drive away, but Panic Attack turned and got the forks under the side. It tried to lift Disc-O-Inferno with the forks, but The Steel Avenger rammed into its side, so when Panic Attack lifted the forks, Disc-O-Inferno merely slipped off. The Steel Avenger axed Panic Attack, getting the axe right behind the forks, and Spirit of Knightmare rammed into the back of Panic Attack, pushing it past Disc-O-Inferno and getting underneath it with the flipper.

"PA flipped steel avenger and pushed it around. When it self - righted PA flipped it again, and wouldn't leave it alone. PA almost drove it down the pit but SA self righted and went after Panic Attack, destroying the weapon and causing loads of damage."
— Jamie McGarry on the Panic Attack website
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Panic Attack tries to back Spirit of Knightmare into the pit

The Steel Avenger rammed into the side of Spirit of Knightmare, allowing Panic Attack to get off the wedge as The Steel Avenger pushed Spirit of Knightmare against the top arena wall. Refbot was in Panic Attack's way, and he drove around Panic Attack to drive away. Panic Attack drove towards the arena centre, and tried chasing The Steel Avenger, but turned away as The Steel Avenger attacked Disc-O-Inferno. Panic Attack went after Spirit of Knightmare, getting the forks under the back, but The Steel Avenger left Disc-O-Inferno and charged at Panic Attack, driving at its side and axing the top, allowing Spirit of Knightmare to get away. Panic Attack reversed away as Disc-O-Inferno slammed into the side of The Steel Avenger with its spinning disc. Whilst Spirit of Knightmare rammed at the side of The Steel Avenger, pushing it down the arena, Panic Attack rammed into the side of Disc-O-Inferno. Disc-O-Inferno turned around and attacked Panic Attack with its disc, and The Steel Avenger got away from Spirit of Knightmare and charged at Panic Attack's back, missing an axe blow. Panic Attack turned around to attack The Steel Avenger, but Spirit of Knightmare drove between it and The Steel Avenger, so Panic Attack drove down the arena and hit the pit release button. The Steel Avenger charged at the side of Panic Attack and pushed against it, hitting the top with its axe. The Steel Avenger reversed for another charge, but Panic Attack drove away. Spirit of Knightmare reversed at The Steel Avenger, but The Steel Avenger pushed back, and Spirit of Knightmare turned away as The Steel Avenger fired the axe. Panic Attack reversed into Spirit of Knightmare and tried to push it into the pit, but Spirit of Knightmare turned away in time, and Panic Attack had to stop itself reversing into the pit.

"Down goes the pit, oh goodness me! Both Panic Attack and the Spirit of Knightmare came so close there!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack tries and fails to push Spirit of Knightmare into the pit
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Panic Attack pins Spirit of Knightmare against the arena wall

Panic Attack drove away, but Spirit of Knightmare drove after it, driving at the side and getting under the skirts. Panic Attack drove away, driving to the edge of an empty CPZ, then drove away as Spirit of Knightmare drove after it. Whilst Disc-O-Inferno fought The Steel Avenger at the top of the arena, Panic Attack drove to the arena centre and turned around, then drove at the front of Spirit of Knightmare, getting the forks under the front and pushing it against the arena wall.

"This is very even so far. This is a good Annihilator battle. Has the Panic Attack team got plenty of motor left in? Yes, here they come again, Panic Attack. 24 volt motor to slam into Spirit of Knightmare."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack pins Spirit of Knightmare against the wall
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The Steel Avenger chops into Panic Attack just before it is defeated

Disc-O-Inferno drove down the arena, charging at Panic Attack, which reversed to try and avoid it, but Disc-O-Inferno still landed a blow on the side with the flywheel. The Steel Avenger also drove down the arena, driving around Disc-O-Inferno and charging at the front of Panic Attack, but Panic Attack reversed to dodge its axe blow. Spirit of Knightmare drove into Panic Attack's side, then drove around to the back to block Panic Attack as it tried to reverse away from The Steel Avenger, and The Steel Avenger slammed into Panic Attack's front, avoiding the forks, and fired the axe, puncturing the side skirts.

"...takes on Panic Attack, with the almost impregnable armour, we've heard and seen before, and slicing into the side skirts though! A dent is made! A dent, we'll call it a chasm!"
— Jonathan Pearce as The Steel Avenger axes Panic Attack

Spirit of Knightmare took advantage, driving around Panic Attack, getting under The Steel Avenger, and pushed it down the arena and flipped it over. Disc-O-Inferno charging at the two competitors as Disc-O-Inferno turned The Steel Avenger over, hitting the side of Spirit of Knightmare, then bouncing off and hitting the base of The Steel Avenger. The Steel Avenger was not able to self-right as it had used up too much CO2, and Refbot counted it out.

"We thought you and Panic Attack would be the last two men standing."
— Craig Charles to John Willoughby, seeing The Steel Avenger and Panic Attack as the favourites

Panic Attack had taken a lot of damage in the previous round. Aside from making a hole in its skirt, The Steel Avenger had caused damage to its forklift mechanism, whilst Disc-O-Inferno had caused severe damage to its rear, wrecking a motor by dislodging some vital magnets. A Vengeance battle between Comengetorix and Bigger Brother was staged and fought to give Panic Attack time to repair, but the damage was irreparable, and Panic Attack withdrew.

"It's so severely damaged, I don't think we're going back in again."
— Technical supervisor Derek Foxwell on Panic Attack's condition

Series 5[]

"...but for me, the one to watch tonight is the Series 2 champion, Panic Attack. Kim Davies is one of the best drivers on Robot Wars, and that, coupled with an ingenious design with lifting forks and a self-righting mechanism makes them the sure favourites."
— Philippa Forester at the start of the Heat

In Series 5, Panic Attack was seeded 6th, and ran into problems with its first opponent, the fairly destructive newcomer Barber-Ous.

"This first battle looked on paper like being one of the toughest. PA fares badly against axlebots."
— Jamie McGarry on the Round 1 draw on the Panic Attack website
Panic Attack vs Barber-Ous

Panic Attack gets its forks caught in one of Barber-Ous' guide wheels

Panic Attack drove at Barber-Ous as it got its drum up to speed and drove towards Panic Attack, but as Panic Attack got close, Barber-Ous turned away to avoid it. The two competitors turned around, with Barber-Ous turning and driving past Panic Attack towards the top of the arena, and Panic Attack turning the other way and driving down the arena. Panic Attack turned around and charged at Barber-Ous, but Barber-Ous drove at Panic Attack, though missed its charge, driving up the forks, so the drum was not touching Panic Attack. Panic Attack raised the forks, and Barber-Ous tried driving off of Panic Attack, but as it did so, one of the front guiding wheels caught on the side of Panic Attack's forks. Panic Attack pulled Barber-Ous around in a circle, then pushed it across the arena.

"Barber-Ous, drumming out a regular tattoo beat out there on the attack, and has grappled hold of Panic Attack, and the forklifts at the front of Panic Attack, upwards. Are they stuck in that upwards position? Is Barber-Ous wedged in there some how?"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack gets its forks caught in Barber-Ous and pushes it across the arena
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Barber-Ous violently spins up off of Panic Attack - causing damage to its skirts

Panic Attack then lowered the forks, freeing Barber-Ous from the forks. Barber-Ous turned away, and Panic Attack reversed, then charged at Barber-Ous. However, Barber-Ous rode up the forks, hitting the top of Panic Attack with the drum spinning. Barber-Ous bounced off the top of Panic Attack, and slowly drove away, and Panic Attack turned around and charged at it, but as it drove into its opponent, the result was the same, with Barber-Ous riding up the forks, hitting the top with the drum spinning and bouncing off. Both competitors turned around, and as Panic Attack tried to get the forks underneath, Barber-Ous drove over Panic Attack, hitting the top with its spinning drum. Barber-Ous quickly turned around to use its drum, and Panic Attack turned to face it, and when the spinning drum hit the forks, Barber-Ous bounced over the top of Panic Attack. The repeated attacks on the forks meant they could no longer lift, and Panic Attack rammed into Barber-Ous, causing it to bounce upwards, and when it landed, the drum suddenly stopped.

"...using now its own forks to get in underneath Barber-Ous, with the rotating drum covered in barbs. And has the drum ceased? Well it's ripped. The weaponry has stopped of Barber-Ous."
— Jonathan Pearce as Barber-Ous' drum stops
Barber-Ous vs Panic Attack

Barber-Ous' drum comes to a halt

Barber-Ous struggled to move away, and Panic Attack gave it a little push, and Barber-Ous turned away, but could only turn around. Panic Attack got behind Barber-Ous and started pushing it towards the pit release button. Barber-Ous turned away from Panic Attack's forks and hit the button itself, but had slowed almost to a complete halt. Panic Attack pushed Barber-Ous against the arena wall, backed away, then rammed into it again.

"...and Panic Attack is about to drive Simon Rafferty, Guy Radford and Chris Watts {sic} away. Pressing it on to the pit release button, and about to, I think, if it gets the chance, shove it into the pit."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack pushes Barber-Ous against the wall
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Barber-Ous is pitted

Panic Attack then pushed Barber-Ous to the edge of Sgt. Bash's CPZ, who pushed Barber-Ous against the arena wall. Sgt. Bash let go and reversed back into his CPZ, and Panic Attack rammed Barber-Ous against the wall a couple of times, pushing Barber-Ous to the edge of Sgt. Bash's CPZ. Sgt. Bash grabbed one of Barber-Ous' guiding bars with his pincer and pulled it into his CPZ. The pincers crumpled the top armour on the guiding bar, and Sgt. Bash let it go, allowing Panic Attack to push Barber-Ous to the edge of the pit, then give it one last push. Despite the damage, Panic Attack was through to Round 2.

Craig Charles: "You're an ex-British champion, do you think you can be a British champion again?"
Kim Davies: "Well, as long as we're entertaining, I really don't mind how we get on. I'd hate to go out, you know, tipped over and out within two minutes."
— Post-Round 1 interview

Panic Attack progressed to the Heat Semi-Finals, where they faced the crusher of Tiberius 2.

Philippa Forrester: "Seeded robot, against the unseeded robot. Huge amounts of experience, a great track record, how are you feeling Panic Attack? With a new weapon as well! Feeling good?"
Michael Davies: "Pretty confident."
Philippa Forrester: "Ah, same for you?"
Kim Davies: "Uh, it's a good robot, but we should be able to get underneath it and maybe turn it over, but if they grab us we've had it!"
— Kim Davies before the battle
Panic Attack Tiberius 2

Tiberius 2 brings its crushing arm into play

Panic Attack charged at Tiberius 2, driving around to its side to avoid the crusher. Panic Attack got its forks underneath Tiberius 2 and lifted it up, then tried pushing it, but Tiberius 2 slipped off the forks. Panic Attack reversed across the arena, and Tiberius 2 reversed for a charge, then drove at the front of Panic Attack. Panic Attack raised its forks, getting them around the crusher, then pushed down, lifting its front wheels off the ground. Tiberius 2 pushed Panic Attack down the arena and got its crusher over the forks, then crushed behind the forks.

"...Panic Attack, looking to use its forks, but that's a good, neat, trim spin by Tiberius, to get back onto the attack with the crushing beak. Right again into the innards of Panic Attack. To the heart of the matter, and holding on now!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Tiberius 2 holds Panic Attack
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Panic Attack raises Tiberius 2

Panic Attack used its forks to push down on the front of Tiberius 2, but this did not stop Tiberius 2 crushing. Tiberius 2 kept hold of Panic Attack, and the two competitors pushed against each other, but neither could get an advantage, until Tiberius 2 reversed, then turned and pushed Panic Attack against an angle grinder. Panic Attack pushed down against the front of Tiberius 2 with its forks, and as Tiberius 2 pushed, Panic Attack slipped out of its grip. Tiberius 2 drove into the wall as it tried to pin Panic Attack against the wall, then turned and drove to Panic Attack's side. Panic Attack tried driving away across the arena, but Tiberius 2 kept beside, though it was unable to get under the side of Panic Attack.

"Panic Attack just brushes off that attack though. Tiberius trying to get the scoop to work, but that's where the benefit of the side skirts come in - nothing can get underneath Panic Attack from the sides."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack gets away from the wall
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Panic Attack carries Tiberius 2 over the flame pit

Panic Attack stopped near the arena centre, and Tiberius 2 turned and drove at Panic Attack's front. Panic Attack reversed to avoid Tiberius 2, so Tiberius 2 drove around to the back, but Panic Attack drove away before it could try and attack. Tiberius 2 drove after it, driving at the side, but Panic Attack turned to avoid it as Tiberius 2 got close. Tiberius 2 drove around Panic Attack to line up another attack, but Panic Attack turned around to face it, and got the forks under the front wedge as Tiberius 2 tried to attack. Panic Attack lifted Tiberius 2 up and pushed it onto the flame pit, holding it over the flames.

"This is a very good fight. Some superb driving out there, wily tactical heads as well!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack holds Tiberius 2 over the flames
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Panic Attack lifts Shunt as he axes Tiberius 2

Tiberius 2 slipped off the tip of the fork, but the underside of the wedge caught on one of the side spikes on the forks, allowing Panic Attack to drag Tiberius 2 down the arena. Panic Attack backed into Refbot as it pulled Tiberius 2, then turned around, and pushed Tiberius 2 to the edge of Dead Metal's CPZ. As Dead Metal caught Tiberius 2, Panic Attack lowered the forks to let Tiberius 2 go, then reversed away from the CPZ as Shunt came over and axed Tiberius 2. As Shunt axed and lifted Tiberius 2, Panic Attack got at his side, got the forks under one of his wheels and lifted the House Robot up. Refbot came over, driving into the side of Panic Attack, forcing it to stop attacking the House Robot. Shunt's axe was caught in the top of Tiberius 2, and Shunt pushed it against Panic Attack. As Shunt got its axe free, Panic Attack got its forks under the front of Tiberius 2 and lifted it up. Panic Attack found it difficult to push Tiberius 2 as it was on the tips of the fork, so it reversed across the arena, pulling Tiberius 2 with it.

"...Tiberius 2 is now fighting for survival, after starting this battle so well. Panic Attack, levering it up again, to expose the soft underbelly perhaps. Maybe what Kim's trying to do is lift it up and also push it into a CPZ..."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack pulls Tiberius 2 across the arena
Panic Attack vs Tiberius 2

Panic Attack drops Tiberius 2 into the pit

Panic Attack carried Tiberius 2 around the arena, pushing and pulling, and raised the forks to their highest position, until it was able to drive at the pit release button. It then reversed, turned, and drove around the pit. Panic Attack carefully drove along the edge of the pit, trying to drop Tiberius 2 in without falling in itself. As Panic Attack held Tiberius 2 over the pit, its edge went over the side of the pit, and it almost fell in, though Panic Attack was able to lower the forks, dropping Tiberius 2 into the pit whilst it reversed to safety.

"Panic Attack, a very good, controlled performance by Kim Davies once again here. He's one of the most experienced drivers, and competent drivers in Robot Wars, but he's gotta watch it! He could be toppled in himself here if he overbalances! Tiberius, hanging by a thread, the thread is snapped! Down it goes! Panic Attack through to the Heat Final!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack pits Tiberius 2

Panic Attack was therefore through to the Heat Final for the fourth consecutive war.

Craig Charles: "I bet you're proud of yourself, aren't ya?"
Kim Davies: "Um, yeah, we were worried about that one!"
Craig Charles: "Well they did sort of have you for a while."
Kim Davies: "Yeah, we go him up earlier on, but when they got the pinch on us there was nothing we could do about it! We lifted the forks up and down, couldn't get out of it."
Craig Charles: "Eventually you got out, and as they [the Tiberius team] said - the driving! I mean it's so skilful, such a manoeuvrable robot, why is that?"
Kim Davies: "Well we found that when we lowered it, we could manoeuvre it around, and I had to lift 'em really high to get over to the button to put the pit down."
— Post-battle interview

In the Heat Final, Panic Attack faced Kat 3.

Philippa Forrester: "How are you feeling? Those skirts have served you well! Is the weapon still working, despite the fac that its slightly warped?"
Kim Davies: "Yeah, it's got the used look, but it's still fully functional."
Philippa Forrester: "But so far, you've really relied on your driving Kim, haven't you? It's been your driving that's seen you through. Can you do it this time? How are you feeling?"
Kim Davies: "Well, I don't think the axe will go through, but again it's going to be driving and get under them and tip them over, then go for Shunt!"
— Kim Davies' plan for the battle
Kat 3 vs Panic Attack

Kat 3 axes the dominant Panic Attack

Panic Attack slowly approached Kat 3 as Kat 3 drove down the arena and turned around. Panic Attack drove forwards a little, then stopped, then drove forwards a little more, then stopped again. Kat 3 drove at Panic Attack, and Panic Attack charged at Kat 3, but as Panic Attack got close, Kat 3 turned and drove away. As Panic Attack drove after Kat 3, Kat 3 turned around, and as Panic Attack drove at Kat 3, it failed to get the forks under the front wedge, with the forks sliding up the wedge. Panic Attack reversed, and Kat 3 drove at Panic Attack, but drove onto the forks, allowing Panic Attack to lift it up off the floor, hooking the forks under the wedge. Kat 3 fired the axe, but it couldn't hit Panic Attack as it was being held up.

"Waited for the moment, got the prongs in underneath, and for Kat 3 here now, great danger, because I don't think they can get off those prongs. Kim Davies knows exactly what he's doing."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack holds Kat 3 up
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Panic Attack and Kat 3 fail to separate

Panic Attack pulled Kat 3 down the arena, close to Matilda's CPZ. Panic Attack stopped, pushed Kat 3 a little, then lowered the forks, but instead of getting Kat 3 off the forks, it lifted its front off the floor. As Panic Attack raised the forks again, it started to peel the front wedge loose. Panic Attack tried lowering the forks again, but couldn't get the forks free, instead lifting its front off the forks, so it raised the forks again. Kat 3 kept swinging the axe, but although it hit the top of Panic Attack, it did no damage.

"Ooh, they're lifting Kat 3 up, but Kat 3, with a 100 kilos, pressing down. Using the axe, not causing any real damage though, is it, to Panic Attack."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack holding up Kat 3, unable to get the forks free
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Kat 3's front armour is squeezed out of place

Panic Attack pushed and pulled, getting it to the top of the arena, then turned around and pushed Kat 3 all the way down the arena, pinning it in a CPZ. Kat 3 landed an axe blow on Panic Attack's self-righting top, and Panic Attack reversed out of the CPZ, pulling Kat 3 with it as Sgt. Bash came over to the CPZ. Panic Attack pushed Kat 3 into the wall by Sgt. Bash, but still couldn't get it off the forks, so pulled it away from the wall. Panic Attack pushed Kat 3 into Sgt. Bash, then into the wall again.

"I think this is all Panic Attack control, here."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack slams Kat 3 against the wall
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Panic Attack defeats Kat 3

Panic Attack lifted Kat 3 up with the forks, then lowered the forks as it reversed from the wall. This lifted its front wheels off the floor, so Panic Attack raised the forks, then reversed into the pit release button. Despite struggling to push Kat 3 to the pit, Panic Attack managed to push Kat 3 over the pit, then lowered the forks, but it could not drop Kat 3 off the forks. After raising and lowering the forks, Panic Attack managed to drop Kat 3 off the forks, dropping it into the pit.

"The cat's litter is about to be left in the bottom of our pit. No warm basket by the fireside for this tabby. Our feline friend is about to meet its end. Panic Attack, to go through to the series Semi-Finals, with a very measured series of performances."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack pushes Kat 3 to the pit

Panic Attack was therefore through to the Semi-Finals for the fourth time.

Craig Charles: "Well, are you a one-tactic team or what Kim? You did it to Tiberius in the last round, and now you just did it again - pick 'em up, release the pit, throw 'em down!"
Kim Davies: "It got stuck on there, and I was so disappointed, we just couldn't get him off! And we tried and tried, it just wouldn't come out!"
Craig Charles: "The driving's always exceptional, and it was exceptional again there. You're in the series Semis, you've been there before."
Kim Davies: "It's the fourth time now!"
Craig Charles: "Gonna hold any worries for ya?"
Kim Davies: "Oh yes, it's gonna get real hard now!"
Craig Charles: "Big boys are out now, aren't they? But you know, with that driving, you could easily make it again! I mean you're an ex-UK champion!"
Kim Davies: "Well we're gonna have to really drive very well to get through this, but all we need is one hit off something and it's gonna stop!"
— Post-Heat Final interview

In Round 1 of the Semi-Finals, Panic Attack was up against the second seed Pussycat in Round 1.

Pussycat vs

Pussycat slices Panic Attack's lifting forks

Panic Attack started with its forks raised, and the two competitors charged at each other. Pussycat swerved to try and get at Panic Attack's side, but Panic Attack stopped charging forwards, turned to face Pussycat, and drove at it with the forks raised, pushing it upright. Pussycat drove away from Panic Attack, and tipped back so it could attack with the cutting disc again. As Panic Attack drove at it, Pussycat swung around, hitting the forks with the disc, then turned away. Panic Attack drove at it, pushing it onto a flame jet, but Pussycat turned and drove away. Panic Attack drove forwards, over the flame jet, and Pussycat rammed into it. Panic Attack pushed against Pussycat's wheels, and forced it into a CPZ. However, as it did so, it drove in itself, and whilst Pussycat quickly turned and escaped the CPZ, Panic Attack stopped moving, and Sgt. Bash charged into the back of it, pinning it in the corner.

"...Panic Attack in the CPZ and at the mercy there of Sgt. Bash! Well that is very surprising, that Kim Davies left himself open for a Sgt. Bash attack in the CPZ!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack drives into the CPZ
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Pussycat slices into the back of Panic Attack

Panic Attack tried to escape the CPZ, slowly turning away from the wall and reversing a little, but then stopped again. Sgt. Bash pushed it against the wall, and Panic Attack turned around, but as it tried to drive out of the CPZ, Shunt came over to the CPZ, blocking Panic Attack's escape and axing the top. Shunt reversed away, and Panic Attack drove out of the CPZ, but was having control issues, driving forwards a little, then stopping, then slowly turning. Pussycat drove at it, but Panic Attack swerved to avoid it, with Pussycat driving past the side. Pussycat quickly drove around Panic Attack, then dodged it as Panic Attack charged at it. Pussycat hit the front of Panic Attack, but was flipped up as the disc hit the front, turning Pussycat over. Pussycat turned and drove around Panic Attack, but Panic Attack turned as Pussycat drove at it, blocking its opponent with its forks. Pussycat reversed, and Panic Attack drove at it, but turned away from Pussycat, allowing Pussycat to drive at the side and hit the forks with the cutting disc.

"Pussycat's turn now, to get on top of this battle, I would have thought. There, you see, using the circular blade to attack the front forks of Panic Attack."
— Jonathan Pearce
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Pussycat buckles the forks of Panic Attack

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Pussycat clashes with Panic Attack in a head-on attack

Panic Attack reversed, then drove at Pussycat, which turned to avoid it. Pussycat drove around to the side of Panic Attack as it charged at it, then hit the side with the cutting disc, then hit the forks. Panic Attack reversed, then drove at Pussycat, but Pussycat turned away as it tried to get the forks under the front. Pussycat turned to face Panic Attack again, and Panic Attack drove at it, getting the forks under the front, but Pussycat turned and reversed off the forks. Pussycat drove around Panic Attack and hit the back with the cutting disc, then drove along the side and hit the forks. Pussycat reversed, and Panic Attack drove forwards as Pussycat charged at it, stopping in the arena centre, but as it turned, Pussycat charged at it again. Pussycat drove around to Panic Attack's front, trying to use its cutting disc, but drove onto Panic Attack's forks, so reversed and turned away. Panic Attack drove at Pussycat, but Pussycat merely turned away as it got the forks in. Pussycat drove forwards, turned, and drove straight into one of Panic Attack's side skirts, ripping it loose from the side.

"For me, this is Pussycat's fight so far, and Panic Attack has a lot to do. It may look out of control, Pussycat, but it's not - ooh - and ripping one of the skirts away! Almost an indecent attack, sir!"
— Jonathan Pearce
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Pussycat tears into one of Panic Attack's side-skirts

Panic Attack reversed to dodge another charge from Pussycat, then backed up the arena as Pussycat turned and drove towards it, and charged at Pussycat. Pussycat went up and over the forks, rolling onto its side, then falling back on its wheels. Panic Attack drove at Pussycat, but Pussycat hit the forks with the cutting disc and reversed away. Panic Attack's forks were by now bent and hanging loose. Pussycat turned away, and Panic Attack drove after it, but then stopped, and Pussycat turned around and charged at it, driving up the forks onto the top of Panic Attack. Pussycat reversed and turned off of Panic Attack, then turned and drove past Panic Attack when it charged at it. In the last few seconds, Pussycat turned and drove into Panic Attack's side, and though Panic Attack drove forwards, getting out from under the disc, Pussycat slammed into Panic Attack's other side. On impact, Pussycat rolled up and over, and drove away just before time ran out.

"At the moment, the moggy has it. And its claws look sharper and more venomous than Panic Attack's weaponry."
— Jonathan Pearce as Pussycat cuts into Panic Attack

The battle went to a Judges' Decision, but it was clearly in favour of Pussycat.

Craig Charles: "What was it?"
Kim Davies: "No idea. It just wasn't going at all, it wouldn't go. It would start and stop and start and stop, we had no control."
Craig Charles: "It was like intermittent, wasn't it? Because you normally come out WHAM! BANG!"
Kim Davies: "Normally we got full control, but I don't know, maybe the first hit did something, but as we were driving out it was starting and stopping"
— Post-battle interview

This put Panic Attack into the Loser's Melee alongside long-term rival Firestorm 3 and the colossal flipper of Wheely Big Cheese.

Philippa Forrester: "Oh my goodness, the three yellow perils! This is gonna be a great melee! Panic Attack, how do you feel about the upcoming melee?"
Kim Davies: "Two big flippers, we're going to end up upside-down!"
— Kim Davies' lack of confidence before the Losers' Melee
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Panic Attack gets its forks under Wheely Big Cheese as Firestorm 3 pushes it into Panic Attack

At the start of the battle, Firestorm 3 charged at Wheely Big Cheese, getting in between its flipper. Panic Attack drove behind Wheely Big Cheese, and Firestorm 3 pushed it on top of Panic Attack's forks. Panic Attack raised the forks, but Wheely Big Cheese fell off as the forks raised. Panic Attack did manage to lift up the front of Firestorm 3 with the forks, but it reversed off the forks and backed away from Panic Attack.

"Hardly Mellow Yellow out there in the arena. The three yellow machines, a banana skin battle developing."
— Jonathan Pearce at the beginning of the battle
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Wheely Big Cheese flips Panic Attack

Panic Attack reversed, and Wheely Big Cheese drove at it, but failed to get under the front ground clearance, and Firestorm 3 got underneath it and pushed it away from Panic Attack. Firestorm 3 rammed Wheely Big Cheese over to the arena wall, with Panic Attack following the pair, but Wheely Big Cheese reversed off just before it could hit the wall, and Firestorm 3 slammed into the wall. Firestorm 3 charged under Wheely Big Cheese's side, but Wheely Big Cheese reversed off. Panic Attack drove at Wheely Big Cheese, but before it could attack, Firestorm 3 drove around to Wheely Big Cheese and pushed, and Wheely Big Cheese turned away. Panic Attack pushed under the side of Firestorm 3, getting the forks underneath, but Firestorm 3 turned so that it could get off the forks and onto Panic Attack's top, then reversed off. Panic Attack drove by the pit release button and turned around, and Wheely Big Cheese drove at it, getting the flipper under the forks and flipping Panic Attack, which went up on its back, then toppled back to its wheels, its forks hitting the wall as it fell.

"What is wrong with Wheely Big Cheese's flipper? Nothing! Panic Attack spins to the ground."
— Jonathan Pearce as Wheely Big Cheese flips Panic Attack
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Panic Attack, not moving by the side wall, as Firestorm moves in

Panic Attack appeared to lose mobility, weakly rocking back and forth whilst Firestorm 3 fought Wheely Big Cheese, and could only turn away from the wall a little before stopping. After pushing Wheely Big Cheese into the CPZ, Wheely Big Cheese tried to get away, but got the edge of the flipper caught under an angle grinder. Refbot pushed it free, but it reversed into Sgt. Bash. Whilst Sgt. Bash was attacking Wheely Big Cheese, Firestorm went back after Panic Attack, pushing it against the arena wall, but could not get under the side skirts.

"When WBC is finished off, Firestorm came along and nudge PA the wire that had come out got back in, and they spring to life."
— Jamie McGarry on the Panic Attack website

Panic Attack regained movement, reversing away from Firestorm 3, along the wall, but Firestorm 3 kept after it, blocking its escape and pushing it against the wall. As it did so, it turned around to Panic Attack's side and drove onto the edge of an empty CPZ, and Panic Attack turned to push it fully into the CPZ.

"Firestorm has done all the work, for me, thus far, should it go to a Judges' decision. Panic Attack hasn't done a great deal..."
— Jonathan Pearce

Panic Attack reversed for a charge, but Firestorm 3 drove out of the CPZ and got under Panic Attack's side skirt, so Panic Attack had to quickly reverse off the flipper. Panic Attack reversed into the arena centre, and Firestorm 3 drove after it, driving around the forks and getting under the front of one of the side skirts. Panic Attack reversed away from Firestorm 3 but backed into an angle grinder.

"...Panic Attack now comes back out. Were they playing cat-and-mouse? "Come into my parlour" said the spider to the fly. Well I don't know."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack drives to the arena centre
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Panic Attack lifts Firestorm 3 in the late stages

Firestorm 3 rushed at the side, getting under the skirts, but didn't get the flipper under Panic Attack properly, so Panic Attack merely slid off before Firestorm 3 had a chance to flip. Although Firestorm 3 couldn't flip over Panic Attack as it slid off, it did manage to bend one of the side skirts up. Whilst Wheely Big Cheese was counted out, Panic Attack drove towards the pit, then turned around to face Firestorm 3 as it drove after it. Firestorm 3 drove at the side of Panic Attack with the side skirt stuck open, but as it tried getting underneath, it turned too far, with Panic Attack sliding off the side. Panic Attack reversed away, but Firestorm 3 kept chasing after it, and soon caught up. Firestorm 3 pushed Panic Attack into Dead Metal's CPZ, although strangely the House Robot did not attack either competitor in the CPZ. Panic Attack tried to escape the CPZ, but Firestorm 3 got under the side and pushed it against the wall. It turned and tried to flip Panic Attack, but Panic Attack merely slid down the flipper. Panic Attack reversed, blocking Firestorm 3 before it could get out of the CPZ, and pushed Firestorm 3 against the arena side wall. Getting the forks under the front of Firestorm 3, Panic Attack lifted Firestorm 3 up against the arena wall, and kept it pinned there, and although Dead Metal reversed against Panic Attack, pushing it to the edge of the CPZ, Panic Attack managed to keep Firestorm 3 up against the arena wall, until Dead Metal drove into the corner, which allowed Firestorm 3 to fall down off the forks just as the battle ended. The battle went to a Judges' Decision.

"...if anything, Panic Attack finishing the stronger there!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack holds Firestorm 3 up just before the battle ends

The judges awarded the victory to Firestorm 3 on the basis of a stronger performance throughout. This would prove to be the final time that Panic Attack made the Semi-Finals.

Craig Charles: "What went wrong?"
Kim Davies: "I dunno, we got stuck over there and could only go around in circles, until somebody hit us, then for some reason it freed itself, then we were back out, then we lost the forks."
Craig Charles: "But you started to move a little bit more freely."
Kim Davies: "Yeah, We found the problem in the last fight was that a screw had ground on the aerial, it was grounding on the body, so intermittent faults with it."
Craig Charles: "Just a little thing like that! 'Cause maybe you wouldn't have had to go into the melee then, you could have just got through on your own, couldn't you?"
Kim Davies: "Tiny little thing like that! Could have, well!"
Craig Charles: "Have you had a good time?"
Kim Davies: "Yeah, it's been great!"
Craig Charles: "You haven't scaled the dizzy heights of the Second Wars, but you're always good quality, good robot, good value."
Kim Davies: "Yeah, as long as we're entertaining."
— Post-battle interview

Series 6[]

"Going for gold again!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack enters the arena

The new version of Panic Attack came to Series 6 as the eighth seed. Its first battle was against three veterans; R.O.C.S., and two former Heat Finalists, Corkscrew and Kronic 2.

Philippa Forrester: "Now. Panic Attack Gold. You are up against, in your first battle, R.O.C.S., Kronic and the Corkscrew. Do any of those worry you?"
Michael Davies: "Corkscrew."
Philippa Forrester: "Why?"
Michael Davies: "He'll smash the skirts, the flipper flips us over, then the crusher grabs us. Simple!"
Philippa Forrester: "Not looking very good then, is it?"
— Pre-Round 1 interview
Kronic 2 vs Panic Attack vs ROCS vs Corkscrew

Panic Attack lifts Kronic 2

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Corkscrew rips off Panic Attack's side skirt

At the start of the battle, Panic Attack drove straight at Kronic 2, getting the forks under the front. As Panic Attack lifted Kronic 2 up, R.O.C.S. got at the side of Kronic 2 and crushed down on its top flipper. Suddenly, Corkscrew, which had been holding back to get its spinner up to speed, zoomed in and hit the rear corner of Panic Attack, ripping off one of its skirts and sending it flying away.

"Oh, look at that attack from Corkscrew! 99 kilos, in at speed, 20 mph, slamming into Panic Attack's side panels, which are designed to prevent anything getting in underneath, but that was a mighty attack from Corkscrew..."
— Jonathan Pearce as Corkscrew rips off Panic Attack's side skirts

Panic Attack reversed out from under Kronic 2, and as Panic Attack drove back at Kronic 2, Corkscrew slammed into Kronic 2 with its body spinning, tearing off and destroying one of its wheel guards, leaving a tyre exposed. This knocked Kronic 2 out of R.O.C.S.'s grip, and it quickly drove around R.O.C.S. and drove at Corkscrew as it tried get back up to speed, but Corkscrew reversed to dodge Kronic 2. Whilst Panic Attack attacked R.O.C.S., getting underneath with its forks and pushing, Kronic 2 turned away from Corkscrew and drove by the pit release button. Corkscrew drove towards Kronic 2, and Kronic 2 reversed to dodge it, hitting the button. As Kronic 2 drove away from the wall, Corkscrew drove between it and the pit. This prove to be a mistake, as after hitting the front of Kronic 2, it was knocked back onto the pit as it descended, and it failed to get away, eliminating it.

"Corkscrew drove itself down the pit, rather foolishly, but it had saved an increasingly lost looking PA."
— Jamie McGarry on the Panic Attack website
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Panic Attack holds R.O.C.S. up, allowing Kronic 2 to get under and flip it

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Panic Attack is flipped over by Kronic 2

Meanwhile, Panic Attack tried to tip R.O.C.S. over using its forks, but failed. Panic Attack let got of R.O.C.S., and R.O.C.S. went after Kronic 2. R.O.C.S. got under the front of Kronic 2 and buried its jaw into Kronic 2's flipper but could only puncture a small hole in the top, so let go. Panic Attack rushed around Kronic 2 and tried to get the forks under Kronic 2's side, but Kronic 2 reversed and turned away to avoid Panic Attack. R.O.C.S. tried to get under the side of Panic Attack, but Panic Attack turned and got the forks under the side of R.O.C.S.. As Panic Attack lifted R.O.C.S up with the forks, Kronic 2 slid underneath it and flipped R.O.C.S. up. Panic Attack reversed as Kronic 2 flipped R.O.C.S. again, throwing R.O.C.S. on its back. R.O.C.S. tried to self-right, but the self-righting arms were no longer working, with hydraulic fluid pouring out from the robot onto the arena floor. Refbot counted R.O.C.S. out, putting Kronic 2 and Panic Attack safely through. However, while R.O.C.S. was positioned on the floor flipper, Kronic 2 pushed Panic Attack against the top arena wall and flipped it over.

"In the background, Panic Attack is taking a slam, which is unnecessary now, from Kronic 2, because we know they're heading through! Do they not realise that R.O.C.S. has counted out and that Corkscrew is in a pit? What's going on? You don't need to this! You are both safely through, Panic Attack and Kronic 2"
— Jonathan Pearce as Kronic 2 flips Panic Attack

Panic Attack was then immobilised, as it no longer had a srimech self-right. Regardless, Panic Attack was still through to the next round.

After having to weld the side skirt and front corner back on after Corkscrew ripped it off, Panic Attack fought A-Kill in the second round.

"How much damage was caused to Panic Attack, really? Was it only superficial, from that first round against R.O.C.S and Corkscrew?"
— Jonathan Pearce at the start of the battle
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Panic Attack lifts A-Kill

Both robots drove towards each other, with A-Kill trying to drive around Panic Attack as it got close. Panic Attack turned and tried to get its forks under A-Kill's side. A-Kill turned against Panic Attack, and though Panic Attack got its forks under R.O.C.S.'s rear spinning disc, as it lifted A-Kill up, A-Kill slid off. Panic Attack reversed, and A-Kill drove at it, but drove straight onto the forks, and Panic Attack lifted A-Kill up. A-Kill slid off the tip of the forks, but fell onto the side of the forks where it was caught, and Panic Attack pushed A-Kill across the arena until it slid off.

"Zero ground clearance, you see with the side flanges there for Panic Attack, nothing can get in underneath and I wonder about the actual potency of A-Kill's weaponry. They sacrificed some weight for extra weaponry, and that means, I think, that Panic Attack have extra "shove-ability", and they've got a very good driver in Kim Davies, one of the best ever in Robot Wars!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack gets under A-Kill and lifts it up
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Panic Attack uses its forks to block A-Kill's hammer

A-Kill drove away and turned around, driving around to Panic Attack's side. Panic Attack turned to face it, and A-Kill tried using the hammer on Panic Attack, but it was too weak to have any impact, and Panic Attack raised the forks to block the hammer. Panic Attack pushed against A-Kill with the forks raised and pushed it up to the top of the arena. Panic Attack let go, turned and drove away down the arena. A-Kill followed it, driving at Panic Attack with the spinning disc, but Panic Attack rushed at it, getting the forks underneath one of A-Kill's wheels and lifting A-Kill up on its side.

"Bit tentative. Look at the concentration on Kim Davies' face. ... A-Kill, almost up on its side."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack gets under A-Kill and lifts it up on its side
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Panic Attack, about to pit A-Kill

A-Kill spun the wheels and managed to get off the tips of Panic Attack's forks, but Panic Attack kept pushing, and lifted A-Kill up with the forks again, with the side of the forks under A-Kill's body, and the tip of the forks under the side attachment on the wheel. A-Kill spun the wheels, which allowed it to roll over the forks, onto Panic Attack's top. A-Kill got off of Panic Attack, and Panic Attack tried to get under the rear, and though A-Kill tried to drive away, Panic Attack got its forks under the side and lifted it up. Panic Attack held up A-Kill just outside Shunt's CPZ, who axed the top of A-Kill, but did not puncture. Shunt lifted A-Kill with its scoop and pushed it away from the CPZ, but Panic Attack kept the forks underneath, hooking onto the side frame. Panic Attack carried A-Kill all the way down the arena and drove into the pit release button. Panic Attack then reversed to the edge of the pit, lowered A-Kill, turned and pushed it into the pit.

"Well, Panic Attack got through, after what I can only call... a "scintilating" fight!"
— Craig Charles after the battle

Kim Davies remarked after the fight that he was unhappy with his robot's performance, although Panic Attack was through to the Heat Final.

Craig Charles: "Kim, that was so boring!"
Kim Davies: "Yeah, it's brand new, the thing is it was built two weeks before we came up, it hasn't been tested, this is where we've been testing it; it's slow, it doesn't turn, we're not happy with it!"
Craig Charles: "So, any readjustments for the next fight?"
Kim Davies: "Well, we're gonna go out and take the skirts off so it should turn a lot quicker, put some screws in the wheels, maybe it'll get some traction."
Craig Charles: "Yeah, 'cause there's no traction out there, real slippy floor, isn't it? You're eighth seed, you're a former UK champion, do you think you'll be able to reclaim that crown?"
Kim Davies: "(Pause) Yeah, course we will! No!"
Craig Charles: "Come on! Bit of optimism, optimism!"
Kim Davies: "No, the way it's going now I very much doubt it!"
— Post-battle interview

This lead to a Heat Final clash with Terrorhurtz.

"So what do we think about this one up here on the crow's nest? Well, Panic Attack, for all its experience and winning background, has looked lacklustre to me so far. I know Kim Davies is brilliant at the controls, but what sort of weaponry power does that have nowadays? Terrorhurtz, we've seen it of course do great damage to Kronic 2 early on. If I had to go with my heart, I'd go with Terrorhurtz, but my head says that Panic Attack will have its day. Don't Panic! Go for the attack!"
— Jonathan Pearce's prediction for the battle
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Terrorhurtz attacks Panic Attack

Both robots started by charging towards each other, but Terrorhurtz dodged around Panic Attack. The two robots turned around, but Terrorhurtz was the quicker of the two and got at Panic Attack's side, getting under the side skirt and hammering the top with the axe repeatedly. Panic Attack tried to get away, but Terrorhurtz was much too quick and as Panic Attack tried driving up the arena, it quickly caught up with it, hitting the forks with the axe, then getting at the side and landing a lot of axe blows on the top of Panic Attack. Terrorhurtz turned away, and Panic Attack drove up to the top of the arena, but Terrorhurtz chased after it, quickly catching up and landing axe blows on the back. Panic Attack tried reversing against Terrorhurtz, but despite pushing it back a little, this did nothing to stop the axe blows.

"Terrorhurtz is slamming it with the axe, and I don't think Panic Attack has the manoeuvrability to get away, and Terrorhurtz is causing damage straight away! ...Look at this, it's systematic! Oh! They are battering Panic Attack into submission! One blow after another, raining down, and Kim cannot do anything about this whatsoever!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Terrorhurtz axes Panic Attack
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Terrorhurtz pushes Panic Attack towards an angle grinder

The axe blows from Terrorhurtz were causing Panic Attack's top armour to buckle, split apart and loosen. Terrorhurtz drove around to the front of Panic Attack, and though Panic Attack raised its forks to try and block the axe, Terrorhurtz landed more axe blows on the top as it pushed it across the arena, pinning it by an angle grinder by the arena wall. Terrohurtz turned around for another attack, giving Panic Attack a chance to drive away from the wall. Terrorhurtz charged after it, but missed its axe blow. Panic Attack turned, and Terrorhurt\ tried to get at Panic Attack's side, but it turned too far and missed with the axe. Terrorhurtz drove up on Panic Attack's front corner, and Panic Attack reversed out from under it, then tried to push Terrorhurtz, but Terrorhurtz was stronger and pushed Panic Attack across the arena, into an empty CPZ.

"Only two seeds thus far; Chaos 2, the number 5, and Stinger, the number 11 seeds have crashed out of the competition, but Panic Attack here, the number 8 seeds, are in danger of folling them!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Terrorhurtz pins Panic Attack in the CPZ
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The top plate is ripped off Panic Attack

Terrorhurtz pinned Panic Attack against the wall and tried axing it, but Panic Attack had its forks raised, which stopped the axe hitting Panic Attack's top. Terrorhurtz reversed, hitting the lifting forks with the axe, and the House Robots came over. Shunt pushed into Terrorhurtz, and it turned and drove out of the CPZ, whilst Matilda also reversed towards the CPZ. Shunt got at Panic Attack's side, and when Panic Attack tried to drive away, Shunt axed the top, stopping it from getting away. Shunt backed off, and Panic Attack reversed, but when it tried driving out of the CPZ, it was too slow, and Shunt got at the side and axed the top again. Panic Attack could not longer move forwards, and as Terrorhurtz blocked its escape, Shunt pushed it against the wall and axed it again. Shunt reversed, and Terrorhurtz got at the front of Panic Attack and axed it. Matilda reversed at Panic Attack's side, and with one hit from her flywheel, tore Panic Attack's top armour clean off, exposing the inner workings.

"This has been one-way traffic throughout this Heat Final! Well Panic Attack...OH! Off comes the top armour, and now the electronics, the electric motors exposed!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Matilda rips of Panic Attack's lid
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Panic Attack is counted out

The Series 2 champion was counted out by Refbot before being left to the mercy of Shunt, although Matilda had broken down after delivering her previous shattering hit to Panic Attack. Shunt got its axe into Panic Attack's forks and dragged it out of the CPZ, then got and its side and pushed it to the arena flipper where it was thrown through the air.

"Maybe it's time now to completely rebuild Panic Attack. Will he have to? Will the House Robots, Shunt and Matilda, totally "
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack is counted out, then attacked by Shunt
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Panic Attack is hit by a washing machine

Then, as the crowd chanted for the Drop Zone, Shunt pushed Panic Attack onto the Drop Zone, where it started moving again and reversed off of the Drop Zone. Shunt drove around it and pushed it back onto the Drop Zone. This time Panic Attack did not reversed off the Drop Zone, though it did try driving forwards off the square, but couldn't move fast enough to avoid the washing machine.

"JP talked about how the House Robots wouldn't attack PA out of "reverence for the ex-champions" but that turned out to be total rubbish. As soon as they were counted out, in came Shunt and Matilda! PA was put onto the arena flipper, then, for further embarrassment, had a washing machine dropped on it. However, this was just a waste of time, as the machine bounces off the tough robot! Although they'd won two matches and had pretty much the entire show focused on them...PA were out of the Sixth Wars."
— Jamie McGarry on the Panic Attack website

Cease was called, and Terrorhurtz had emphatically won the battle, sending it through to the Semi-Finals. This marked the first time Panic Attack failed to reach the Semi-Finals.

Craig Charles: "The 8th seed has gone! You've been having problems with your robot though, haven't you?"
Kim Davies: "Yeah, but I think we got it fixed. We actually did..."
Craig Charles: "[Craig laughs] You certainly did get it fixed!"
Kim Davies: "It took off great, as soon as they said "activate" it was across, but that big axe!"
Craig Charles: "How does it feel to have a washing machine dropped on you?"
Kim Davies: "Yeah, we were weighing it and thought "God, that's heavy!", and we looked and thought "That's awfully high!" so we thought "Nah!", so we backed off, then we thought "Oh go on, we'll let them do it!". It's still working!"
— Post-battle interview

Extreme 2[]

"A former British champion, but is it past its best?"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack enters the arena

Panic Attack briefly appeared in the second series of Extreme, reverting to their Series 5 version and representing Wales in the Commonwealth Carnage.

Kim Davies: "I think Firestorm's going to be the one to beat, they've beaten us a number of times."
Philippa Forrester: "But in this first round... I mean you're already looking ahead! In this first round?"
Kim Davies: "Yeah no problem. We will do it for Wales and this time, the trophy's ours!"
— Kim Davies on his hopes for the competition

In Round 1, Panic Attack was drawn against Cerberus (Cyprus), Crushtacean (South Africa) and Terror Turtle (Canada).

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Terror Turtle's spinning bar becomes caught on Panic Attack, whilst Cerberus is pitted

Panic Attack charged straight at Cerberus, which also drove at Panic Attack, and though Panic Attack swerved as it got close, the two crashed into each other. Cerberus pushed at Panic Attack, but Panic Attack turned and reversed away. Cerberus drove up to the top of the arena and spun on the spot. Panic Attack drove up the arena, driving into Cerberus and trying to get the forks underneath, but Cerberus slid off, and turned away from Panic Attack, and Terror Turtle, which had been holding back by the side of the arena, hit Panic Attack with its spinning bar. Panic Attack reversed into the arena centre, then drove at the side of Cerberus, trying to get the forks underneath again, but failed as it drove at the wrong angle. Cerberus went up on Panic Attack's side skirts, then turned to get off the side of Panic Attack. Crushtacean drove between Cerberus and Panic Attack, and Panic Attack reversed away, driving by Terror Turtle. After its first blow on Panic Attack, Terror Turtle's spinning bar was bent and no longer spinning. Crushtacean pushed Cerberus all the way down the arena, grabbed hold of it, and pushed it into the pit release button, then pushed it into the pit.

"... and Cerberus down, they've gone, and Panic Attack very nearly followed! I'll tell you what, they nearly drove themselves into the pit Panic Attack!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack nearly drives into the pit whilst Cerberus is pitted by Crushtacean
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Panic Attack almost drops Terror Turtle into the pit

Meanwhile, Panic Attack got its forks under Terror Turtle's spinning bar, holding the robot up. However, Terror Turtle turned to get side-by-side with Panic Attack, preventing it from pushing it into the pit. Terror Turtle reversed as Panic Attack forced it to the edge of the pit, and Panic Attack had to stop itself from driving into the pit. Panic Attack reversed, pulling Terror Turtle, whose spinning bar was still caught on the top of Panic Attack's forks, then tried pushing Terror Turtle into the pit, but Terror Turtle turned. Panic Attack reversed and tried pushing Terror Turtle again, but Terror Turtle turned, causing Panic Attack to drive around it, driving along the edge of the pit. Panic Attack reversed, dangerously driving along the edge of the pit, though it didn't fall in as Cerberus was already in. Panic Attack drove around Terror Turtle, getting out from under the spinning bar, and got behind Terror Turtle with its forks raised, trying to push it into the pit, but Terror Turtle reversed against Panic Attack, then turned away from the pit. Panic Attack kept pushing Terror Turtle, but Terror Turtle reversed against Panic Attack, pushing it back, so Panic Attack reversed away. Panic Attack chased after Terror Turtle, getting behind it and pushing it into Crushtacean, which turned around to use its claws, but Terror Turtle drove past. The two of them turned around to face each other, and Crushtacean drove at Terror Turtle, but narrowly missed its charge. Panic Attack drove behind Terror Turtle, trying to get the forks underneath, but couldn't get under the rear ground clearance, and Crushtacean drove into its side. Panic Attack reversed and drove around Crushtacean, ramming into the side of Terror Turtle.

"...Panic Attack, a cagey and wily performance so far. Kim at the controls there, brilliant roboteer."
— Jonathan Pearce as Kim Davies tries to get under Terror Turtle
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Panic Attack and Crushtacean join forces against Terror Turtle

Panic Attack then raised its forks as it got behind Terror Turtle and rammed it into an empty CPZ, then reversed out of the CPZ as Shunt came over. Terror Turtle did not get away in time, and Shunt got beside it and hit one of the tyres with the axe. Sir Killalot also drove towards the CPZ, blocking Panic Attack as it reversed out of the CPZ. Crushtacean drove at the back of Panic Attack, and Terror Turtle drove at its side, but Crushtacean could not grip the back of Panic Attack, so it backed off as Panic Attack reversed away from the wall. Panic Attack rammed into the side of Terror Turtle, but couldn't get the forks underneath.

"Panic Attack is by far the strongest of the remaining three, but who goes through with them?"
— Jonathan Pearce after Panic Attack pushed Terror Turtle into the CPZ
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Panic Attack gets under Shunt and lifts him up

Terror Turtle turned to face Panic Attack, and Panic Attack got the forks under the front of Terror Turtle and lifted it, but the forks weren't fully under Terror Turtle, so it merely slid off. Terror Turtle reversed away from Panic Attack, but Crushtacean blocked its path, and grabbed the side bars with its claws. Panic Attack reversed around Terror Turtle, then got its forks under one of Crushtacean's claws, lifting both robots up. Panic Attack pulled the two robots back, then tried pushing, but Crushtacean turned, sliding off of Panic Attack, whilst still holding onto Terror Turtle. Crushtacean pushed Terror Turtle towards the pit, but Panic Attack rammed into its side. Crushtacean let go of Terror Turtle, and Panic Attack drove between the two. Terror Turtle tried to drive around Panic Attack, but Crushtacean blocked its path as it drove at Panic Attack. As Crushtacean revered away, Panic Attack got at the side of Terror Turtle with its forks raised and pushed it into Sir Killalot's CPZ. As Panic Attack reversed out of the CPZ, Sir Killalot blocked Terror Turtle's escape and grabbed the back with his claw. Whilst Panic Attack drove up the arena and attacked Shunt, getting its forks under his side and lifting him up, Sir Killalot turned Terror Turtle over with his claw, whilst Crushtacean gripped the back of Sir Killalot, but caused no damage. Terror Turtle had no way to self-right, but when the battle ended, the battle went to the Judges because Sir Killalot's attack on Terror Turtle was deemed to be an illegal move. Regardless, they decided that Crushtacean and Panic Attack would go through to the next round, eliminating Terror Turtle.

"The Judges are gonna have to decide on this one. Panic Attack obviously through, but who goes through with it?"
— Jonathan Pearce as the battle ends

The second round was another rematch against English representative, Firestorm 4, which had beaten Panic Attack three times before, a fact Graham Bone was keen to point out before the battle.

Philippa Forrester: "Kim, you're the vet here, really, aren't you? Can you do it?"
Kim Davies: "He's never got a trophy, so what we might do is, we're a very nice team, and we've got to let him have at least one trophy!"
Philippa Forrester: "Don't you dare!"
Kim Davies: "We'll try and make it last for more than 10 seconds this time."
Philippa Forrester: "Come on, we want a good fight here, from both of you."
Graham Bone: "Which side of the arena do you want them out of?"
— Pre-battle interview
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Firestorm 4 flips Panic Attack against the wall

At the start of the battle, Panic Attack drove towards Firestorm 4, but then stopped in the arena centre as Firestorm 4 drove at it. Panic Attack turned a little as Firestorm 4 drove at it, and Firestorm 4 failed to get under Panic Attack. Panic Attack turned away from Firestorm 4, but Firestorm 4 got under the side and pushed it towards the arena wall, but Panic Attack slipped off the side before Firestorm 4 could flip it. Panic Attack fell onto a flame jet, and it turned off, and Firestorm 4 drove onto the flame jet as it turned after Panic Attack. Panic Attack drove away, driving down the arena, and turned around as Firestorm 4 drove at it.

"Panic Attack there, representing Wales, and Firestorm 4 from Durham in England doing all the chasing! Panic Attack, a little bit of panic there from Kim Davies, just steering away"
— Jonathan Pearce as Firestorm 4 chases Panic Attack
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Panic Attack wedges under Firestorm 4

Panic Attack turned, and Firestorm 4 failed to get under Panic Attack's side. Firestorm 4 drove around Panic Attack and turned to face Panic Attack, which rammed into Firestorm 4, getting underneath with the forks, but Firestorm 4 drove over Panic Attack. Panic Attack reversed away from Firestorm 4, but Firestorm 4 chased after it and soon caught up, getting under the front, pushing it against the wall in an empty CPZ and flipping it against a wall. Panic Attack fell back onto its wheels, and drove away up the arena, with Firestorm 4 chasing after it. Firestorm 4 caught up with Panic Attack in the arena centre, getting under the back, but it turned at the wrong moment, so Panic Attack slipped off when Firestorm 4 fired the flipper. Panic Attack turned around as Firestorm 4 drove at it, hitting it with its forks, and Firestorm 4 failed to get underneath. Panic Attack reversed, and Firestorm 4 drove at Panic Attack, but rode up the forks. Firestorm 4 turned off the forks before Panic Attack had a chance to lift it. Panic Attack turned around and drove through Sgt. Bash's CPZ, with Firestorm 4 chasing after it, but as Panic Attack turned, Firestorm 4 got under the side skirt, and got underneath Panic Attack and pushed it up to the top of the arena. However, as it did so, Panic Attack slid down the wedge, so Firestorm 4 could not flip it. Before Panic Attack had a chance to get away however, Firestorm 4 got behind it and rammed it across the arena, slamming it into the wall just by Sgt. Bash's CPZ. Firestorm 4 got underneath with the flipper, turned, and tried to flip Panic Attack into Sgt. Bash's CPZ, but as it turned, Panic Attack fell off the flipper, back on its wheels, and Firestorm 4 drove into Sgt. Bash.

"Good battle this, isn't it? Plenty of experince between the two..."
— Jonathan Pearce
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Panic Attack pushes back against Sgt. Bash

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Panic Attack gets stuck on its side

Panic Attack reversed out of the CPZ, but Firestorm 4 charged at it, getting under the front, but as it tried to flip, it turned, so Panic Attack merely slid off the flipper again. Firestorm 4 turned and got under the front of Panic Attack again, but it did not get the flipper under Panic Attack properly, so it failed to flip it over, and Panic Attack fell off the side. Firestorm 4 quickly turned around and got under the back of Panic Attack, pushing it onto the flame pit, where Panic Attack slid off, breaking off an arena floor panel. Firestorm 4 accidentally crashed into an angle grinder, getting its front edge caught underneath, but it managed to get out by firing the flipper. Panic Attack drove at Firestorm 4, and although it couldn't get under the front due to the metal strip, when Firestorm 4 turned, Panic Attack got under its side. It tried pushing, but Firestorm 4 turned off, then drove away as Panic Attack charged at it. Firestorm 4 drove to the middle of the arena and turned around, then drove at Panic Attack, getting under the side of its forks, and pushed it towards an empty CPZ. Panic Attack pushed back, pushing past Firestorm 4, but Sgt. Bash came over towards the CPZ as Panic Attack tried to get away, blocking it. Panic Attack pushed Sgt. Bash back until he reversed, but Panic Attack then reversed away from Mr. Psycho, straight into Firestorm 4, which got under the side of Panic Attack and flipped it up against the arena side wall.

"Caught side on by Firestorm, turned on its side, very very slow to self-right, Panic Attack, if they can self-right at all from there, as Graham and Hazel look on, I think Panic Attack is finished!"
— Jonathan Pearce
Mr Psycho vs Panic Attack

Mr. Psycho holds Panic Attack

Panic Attack's srimech was designed for righting the machine when it stuck on its back, but as it was stuck on its side, it merely managed to push it away from the wall a little. Mr. Psycho tried to free Panic Attack, but failed. Refbot came over and also tried to help, giving Panic Attack a push, but this did not help Panic Attack self-right. Refbot got behind Panic Attack and pushed it away from the wall, but it could not close the self-righting lid, so Panic Attack was counted out, and Firestorm 4 pressed the pit release. Mr. Psycho grabbed Panic Attack with his claw and picked it up, then paraded it around the arena.

"...and now, all that remains is sending Panic Attack not back to the valleys, not back to those famous Welsh pits, but down perhaps into our doomy, gloomy pit of oblivion"
— Jonathan Pearce as Mr. Psycho picks up Panic Attack
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Panic Attack is held over the pit

Whilst Firestorm 4 took on Sgt. Bash and flipped it, Mr. Psycho took Panic Attack to the flame pit and held it over the flames. Firestorm 4 drove into the back of Mr. Psycho, so Mr. Psycho let go of Panic Attack, and turned to face it, and tried to hammer. Firestorm 4 fled, and Mr. Psycho pushed Panic Attack away from the flame pit, then chased after Firestorm 4 to the top of the arena, catching up and hammering it. Firestorm 4 got away and drove down the arena, so Mr. Psycho went back after Panic Attack, grabbing it with his claw again. Mr. Psycho picked it up and carried it over to the pit, then dropped it in. As Mr. Psycho reversed, he backed onto the wedge of Firestorm 4. Cease was called, but Firestorm 4 continued anyway, managing to flip the gargantuan house robot.

Craig Charles: "Didn't really go well for ya."
Kim Davies: "Well I though it did actually, it lasted quite long!"
Craig Charles: "How come you couldn't self-right?"
Kim Davies: "Basically, it self-rights from where we're upside-down, we were on our side, up against the arena, so I hadn't really thought about that. And we managed to get it open, but then Refbot went in and damaged it and it stopped working."
— Post-battle interview

Series 7[]

"Tonight sees the return of a Robot Wars legend! Oh yes! Champion of the Second Wars! Who's here to see Panic Attack? Now this team are one of the best, if not the best, drivers in the country, having pulled off some of the most incredible manoeuvres ever seen in the warzone!"
— Craig Charles at the start of the Heat

Panic Attack returned for the Seventh Wars, once again seeded 8th for the competition. In its first battle, Panic Attack was up against New Blood Heat Finalist Edge Hog, previous Round 1 drop-out Spin Doctor and fellow Welsh robot Mega Morg.

Jayne Middlemiss: "Right, now we do have a star in the vicinity, this is of course Panic Attack, winner of the Second Wars. Lads, what have you got to give us? This is the seventh now!"
Kevin Pritchard: "This is the seventh, this is going to be a biggie! We're still electrically powered, we've got the lifting rams at the front here. We haven't got a srimech this time."
Jayne Middlemiss: "Panic Attack in the Seventh Wars without a self-righting mechanism? Is that going to be a big nightmare for you lads?"
Jamie McGarry: "No, I'm sure we'll do very well!"
— Pre-Round 1 interview

Prior to the battle, Panic Attack was suffering badly from technical issues, where the robot kept intermittently cutting out and then starting up again, but since the battle was about to start, there was no time to try and fix it.

"Having been working completely fine for the last few weeks in the dozens of tests the team had run, the robot decided to stop working just as we were about to wheel it in. It kept cutting out...it would go forward a bit, then stop, then go again...and there was no time to fix it. We had to go straight in, to fight against some menacing machines."
— Jamie McGarry on the Panic Attack website[51]
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Panic Attack lifts Spin Doctor up

At the start of the battle, Panic Attack started slowly, driving forwards, but was starting and stopping as it did so due to the transmission issues. As Spin Doctor started spinning, Panic Attack charged at it, knocking it onto its side, though Spin Doctor fell back onto its wheels. Spin Doctor turned and drove away from Panic Attack, down the arena, and Panic Attack chased after it, whilst Edge Hog fought Mega Morg. Panic Attack caught up with Spin Doctor, but as it tried to get the forks underneath, Spin Doctor drove away. Panic Attack kept chasing Spin Doctor, and Spin Doctor turned around and drove straight at Panic Attack. This proved to be a mistake for them, as Panic Attack easily got underneath with the forks and turned it over, pushing it into the pit release button as it did so.

"So the fight began, with me waving an inflatable daffodil loaned to me by the Mega Morg boys, and PA jerking all over the arena. Mr. Pyscho and the new House robot, Cassius Chrome joined us. PA starts off 'edgily' across the arena, but then hits Spin Doctor, and Jonno makes it sound like the move of the century. Then Kevin skillfully tipped SD over and rolled it into the pit button. Down goes the pit, and PA heads off across the arena to ferociously nudge the other guys."
— Panic Attack website[52]
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Edge Hog axes Panic Attack

Panic Attack left Spin Doctor, turning around and driving to the centre of the arena. As it did so, Mega Morg drove at Panic Attack with its lifter raised. Panic Attack got its forks under Mega Morg's lifter, but Mega Morg reversed away, backing into Edge Hog with its rear spinning disc. As Edge Hog attacked Mega Morg with its axe, Panic Attack blocked Mega Morg's escape, so Mega Morg reversed back into Mega Morg. Edge Hog hit it with its axe again, then Mega Morg drove around Panic Attack. Panic Attack drove at Edge Hog's side, trying to get the forks underneath, but Edge Hog quickly turned around to Panic Attack's side and hit the top with its axe, hitting the rear light, smashing the cover. Panic Attack reversed, and Edge Hog hit its forks as it did so. Mega Morg drove at Edge Hog's side, but Edge Hog turned away before it could flip, reversing against Mega Morg's side. Panic Attack turned at Edge Hog, but Edge Hog fired the axe. Panic Attack turned away, dodging the axe. As Panic Attack turned around, Edge Hog charged at it, but Panic Attack reversed as it got close, so Edge Hog missed with the axe.

"Luckily, we were in a booth with the Mega Morg team, a friendly bunch, who were welsh, and yellow. Obviously we were going to work together, but they tried not to mention it at all in the programme."
— Jamie McGarry on the Panic Attack Website
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Panic Attack and Mega Morg pit Edge Hog

Edge Hog reversed away from Panic Attack, then drove at Mega Morg, which got its lifter under Edge Hog's front and flipped it over onto its back. However, Panic Attack drove into Mega Morg, and Mega Morg moved forwards, hitting Edge Hog with the lifter, knocking it back over. Edge Hog fell onto the lifter, then fell back to the floor. Mega Morg reversed away from Edge Hog, and Panic Attack charged at the side of Edge Hog, getting underneath with its forks. Whilst Spin Doctor was counted out, Panic Attack lifted Edge Hog up with the forks, then pushed it over by a flame jet. Mega Morg drove into the back of Panic Attack, getting its lifter under the rear skirt of Panic Attack. Edge Hog fired the axe, allowing it to fall off of Panic Attack's forks. Mega Morg reversed out from under Panic Attack, which turned, and Edge Hog reversed across to the other side of the arena. Edge Hog drove into the arena centre, and Panic Attack and Mega Morg got behind it with their forks and lifter respectively. Together, they lifted Edge Hog off the floor. Panic Attack lowered its forks, and as Mega Morg held Edge Hog up with its lifter, Panic Attack drove around Mega Morg, then drove at Edge Hog with its forks raised. Panic Attack and Mega Morg pushed Edge Hog to the pit together, with Panic Attack giving the final push to force Edge Hog into the pit.

"And the Welsh here, are ganging up on Edge Hog. Mega Morg from Swansea, Panic Attack from Cardiff. They're scrumming down together, and Edge Hog out, as a result. Celebrations in the Welsh camps!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Edge Hog is pitted
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Mr Psycho drops Spin Doctor on top of Panic Attack

Mega Morg and Panic Attack were through, but Cease was not immediately called, as Spin Doctor was being carried to the floor flipper by Mr. Psycho. Panic Attack drove onto the floor flipper, so Mr. Psycho dropped Spin Doctor onto it. Panic Attack reversed to let Spin Doctor fall off, and as Panic Attack drove away, Spin Doctor fell back onto its side. Mr. Psycho knocked it back onto its wheels with his claw, and it escaped from Mr. Psycho, only for Mega Morg to drive under it and flip it over. Panic Attack spun in victory as Mr. Psycho grabbed Spin Doctor and dropped it on the floor flipper, which tossed it down the arena.

"The winners are the yellow robots - that's Panic Attack and Mega Morg!"
— Craig Charles after the battle

In the Heat Semi-Final, Panic Attack was drawn up against round 1 drop out from Dutch Robot Wars, Tough as Nails.

"We haven't seen them in action, but I've heard they're pretty mean, pretty awkward as well, to get hold of. A few holes round the back, we might be able to sink the forks in, we'll see."
— Kevin Pritchard on his opponent

However, Panic Attack was yet again suffering from technical problems, as the forks wouldn't go down to the floor, which put it at a disadvantage straight away.

"After the last battle, George Francis, now on the technical crew, spent a long time repairing PA, until it finally got working again. Seems there was a loose wire in the receiver, or something. I distinctly remember pointing out this loose wire before, and being informed that it was meant to be like that. Ah well. Now we were working well, but there was another problem which didn't become apparent 'til the middle of the match. The forks wouldn't go down to the floor, stopping us from getting underneath TAN."
— Panic Attack Website
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Panic Attack's prongs are buckled by Tough as Nails

At the start of the battle, the two competitors charged at each other, with Panic Attack hitting one of Tough as Nails' crushing arms, but Tough as Nails hit the side of Panic Attack with the other crushing arm, knocking it aside. Tough as Nails got its arms around Panic Attack's side and pushed it against the pit release button. Panic Attack pushed back against Tough as Nails, pushing it away from the wall. One of Tough as Nails' crushing arms was caught under Panic Attack's forks, so Panic Attack reversed to get free. Tough as Nails turned and reversed, and Panic Attack rammed into one of its wheels, getting underneath with the forks. Tough as Nails used the wheel that was touching the floor to drive off the forks as Panic Attack lifted it, and it quickly got off the forks.

"Panic Attack trying to get in and flick Tough as Nails. Underneath those front arms, the pincers of Tough as Nails, the ground clearance three centimetres, so vulnerable to a flipper."
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack tries to lift Tough as Nails
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Panic Attack is grappled by Tough as Nails

Panic Attack reversed, and Tough as Nails charged at it. Tough as Nails tried pushing Panic Attack, but Panic Attack pushed against it, and got under it with the forks. As it tried to lift, Tough as Nails backed off. Panic Attack reversed, backing into the arena wall, and before it could get away, Tough as Nails drove at it, grabbing onto one of the front corners. As Tough as Nails held on, the weight of Tough as Nails lifted Panic Attack partially off the floor, allowing Tough as Nails to pull Panic Attack back. However, as it did so, it drove to the edge of Mr. Psycho's CPZ, who hit it with its hammer. Tough as Nails was not damaged and loosened its grip on Panic Attack as it pushed it against an angle grinder. Tough as Nails backed off, and Panic Attack reversed up to the middle of the arena. Tough as Nails drove up to the top of the arena, then turned to face Panic Attack. Panic Attack reversed at Tough as Nails, getting underneath it with its rear skirt. Tough as Nails held onto Panic Attack, and the two competitors pushed against each other, but neither could get an advantage, so Tough as Nails let go of Panic Attack. Panic Attack reversed, and Tough as Nails turned away to avoid it. Panic Attack turned to face Tough as Nails, and Tough as Nails got its arms around the front of Panic Attack and pushed it into an empty CPZ.

"Panic Attack very much on the defensive here. ... Tough as Nails, in their first UK Robot Wars, doing very, very well. Purposefully again, grinding down Panic Attack."
— Jonathan Pearce

Tough as Nails reversed away, and Panic Attack drove out of the CPZ as Sgt. Bash came over, getting out before the House Robot could attack. Panic Attack drove after Tough as Nails, but Tough as Nails turned away and drove around Panic Attack, which turned around and rammed into Tough as Nails, but Tough as Nails turned to get at Panic Attack's side. Panic Attack reversed, but Tough as Nails slammed into the front, buckling the forks, breaking them loose and leaving them useless. Tough as Nails pushed Panic Attack into Sgt. Bash, and though Panic Attack drove forwards before Sgt. Bash could attack, Tough as Nails got its arms around Panic Attack and pushed it against the top arena wall, then let Panic Attack go. Panic Attack drove to the other side of the arena, and Tough as Nails chased after it. The two competitors turned to face each other, and Tough as Nails pushed Panic Attack towards Sgt. Bash. Panic Attack pushed back before Tough as Nails could push it into the House Robot, and Tough as Nails let go. Tough as Nails backed towards the arena centre, and Panic Attack charged after it, getting the forks under the side, but Tough as Nails slid off. Tough as Nails got its arms around Panic Attack, buckling the forks as it pushed it across to Sgt. Bash's CPZ.

"Panic Attack lacking any power to flip, and that's why, look! The lifting prongs have been bent, crumpled by Tough as Nails, there's no offensive nature about Panic Attack now! What can they do? Just grin, bear it and try and hold on out there and go to a judges' decision. But to me, the number 8 seeds are facing defeat full on here!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack is pushed into the CPZ by Tough as Nails
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Sgt Bash grabs Panic Attack

Panic Attack drove out of the CPZ, but Tough as Nails chased after it and got its arms around it again and pushed it against the top arena wall again. Tough as Nails backed off, and Panic Attack turned around, driving at Tough as Nails, which grabbed onto Panic Attack again. The two pushed against each other, but eventually Tough as Nails got the advantage, pushing Panic Attack against Refbot. Tough as Nails let go, reversed and turned away, and Panic Attack drove into its back, getting underneath with the forks, but Tough as Nails got away before it could lift. Tough as Nails drove away to the top of the arena, and as Panic Attack drove after it, it accidentally drove into Sgt. Bash's CPZ. Sgt. Bash tried to grab Panic Attack, and Tough as Nails got behind it, but Panic Attack reversed against Tough as Nails, pushing it back as it reversed away from Sgt. Bash. Tough as Nails fell off of Panic Attack's side, then turned around to Panic Attack's side, but Panic Attack drove away up the arena. Tough as Nails drove around Panic Attack, getting its crushing arms around the back of Panic Attack, and tried to push it down to the pit. Panic Attack reversed against it, and the two struggled to get an advantage, until Panic Attack managed to pull away from the pit, with Tough as Nails still holding onto the back. Tough as Nails let go, and Panic Attack turned around. Tough as Nails grabbed onto the front of Panic Attack, bending the forks back over themselves and Panic Attack pushed it up the arena. Panic Attack tried to push Tough as Nails into Sgt. Bash's CPZ, but Tough as Nails let go and reversed away, causing Panic Attack to drive into the CPZ. Sgt. Bash pushed Panic Attack against the arena wall and grabbed onto the front. Sgt. Bash pulled Panic Attack back into the CPZ, and Mr. Psycho drove up the arena to join in the attack, narrowly missing with the hammer. Sgt. Bash let go of Panic Attack, which turned and drove away from the CPZ, dodging a hammer blow from Mr. Psycho.

"Well, a lesser robot would've submitted to defeat by now. And that's all credit to Panic Attack, but should this go to a judges' decision, as now seems inevitable, only one way, isn't it? Unless Panic Attack has got something miraculous in the final four seconds!"
— Jonathan Pearce, towards the end of the battle
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Panic Attack tries to force Tough as Nails towards the pit as time ticks down

Tough as Nails got its crushing arms around Panic Attack and pushed it in front of Mr. Psycho, letting go in anticipation of the House Robot attacking, but Mr. Psycho's hammer was stuck, so he could not attack. As Mr. Psycho reversed, Panic Attack drove at the side of Tough as Nails, and pushed it down the arena, all the way to the pit release button. In the last few seconds, Panic Attack backed off, but as it drove back at Tough as Nails' side and tried to push, Tough as Nails turned away. Panic Attack reversed for another attack, but Tough as Nails reversed away to the top of the arena. Cease was called, and the battle went to a Judges' decision, who went in favour of Tough as Nails, eliminating the seeded Panic Attack.

Craig Charles: "Surprised?"
Kevin Pritchard: "Not really, with the result of the decision anyway."
Craig Charles: "What has gone wrong with Panic Attack?"
Kevin Pritchard: "We were told that they didn't have a very good grab, but it's strong!"
Craig Charles: "But they did, didn't they? They wouldn't let you go!"
Kevin Pritchard: "It took the forks off, and then it was "goodbye Charlie!"."
Craig Charles: "And it was a bit of a pushing match really, wasn't it?"
Kevin Pritchard: "Yeah, we knew they'd go for the pit release, and we were gonna try and get in before them."
Craig Charles: "You kept getting away from them, at one stage it looked like you'd reversed the roles and you were coming back stronger towards the end of the fight."
Kevin Pritchard: "True, during the bout I tried to save some of the battery, so when they were pushing us, I wasn't pushing totally against them. So later on, we did push them towards the pit, but just wouldn't go in that arc!"
— Post-battle interview

This was the only time Panic Attack failed to reach the Heat Final.

"So that's the end, and Craig asks the audience who won. A few diehard fans with yellow shirts shout "PANIC ATTACK," but it's clear to all that this is another lost cause. From the highlights, it looks like PA has won. Could there be any hope? No. We lose. The mood in the team is sour, though you wouldn't know it from looking at my unnatural-looking fixed smile! Though I'm actually pretty annoyed. Still, TAN got booed at the end of the show, so I didn't feel too bad. Little did I know, the Series 7 adventure wasn't quite over..."
— Jamie McGarry on the Panic Attack Website

Towards the end of filming for the Seventh Wars, the Panic Attack team were asked to take part in the upcoming Annihilator, but by the time the team were able to confirm that they could take part, the slots were already filled.

"It eventually turned out that this show was full...so we packed to go home again. But no! We were asked to take part in an "All-stars" show with lots of famous and successful robots from the past (and Kat 3.)"
— Jamie McGarry on the Panic Attack Website

However, Panic Attack did later make a comeback in the All-Stars tournament at the end of the series. Its first round battle saw it go up against two opponents it had fought before; Kat 3 and old rivals Firestorm 5, as well as Bigger Brother.

Jayne Middlemiss: "You're out there with Firestorm 5..."
Kevin Pritchard: "Firestorm 5, who I think may've beaten us about five times before now! So... perhaps a bit of revenge, we'll see!"
Jayne Middlemiss: "Kat 3?"
Paul Weir: "They're gonna get it! That's the one we're out for, that's the one we can get, we're gonna get it!"
— Pre-battle interview
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Firestorm 5 gets under Shunt as the competitors take on the House Robots

However, in the battle, all four machines ignored each other and proceeded to attack the House Robots instead. All four immediately went straight for Shunt, who left his CPZ as they charged at him, and Firestorm 5 got straight under him and flipped him over, leaving him overturned and immobile. Bigger Brother and Panic Attack pushed Shunt to the arena wall, and Firestorm 5 got under Shunt and tried flipping, but Shunt slid off and Firestorm 5 became stuck on the wall. Panic Attack reversed away from the wall as Cassius Chrome came down to the bottom of the arena, getting at the side of Kat 3. Panic Attack drove at Cassius Chrome as he pushed Kat 3 up the arena, but Cassius Chrome drove straight past it. Cassius Chrome pushed Kat 3 to the top half of the arena, then stopped, allowing Kat 3 to reverse away. Whilst Bigger Brother and Panic Attack attacked the overturned Shunt, and Refbot tried to intervene, Cassius Chrome reversed, and Firestorm 5 drove at its side, getting partially underneath, and pushed the House Robot down the arena, until he reversed off the flipper. Firestorm 5 got underneath Cassius Chrome again and pushed it towards the pit release button, but he turned to get off the flipper.

"This is tremendous stuff, so much experience out there - durable machines."
— Jonathan Pearce
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Firestorm 5 gets under Panic Attack and pushes it up the arena

Firestorm 5 drove away, and Cassius Chrome reversed into Kat 3, pushing it towards the arena wall, and Panic Attack left Shunt, driving at Cassius Chrome's side. Before Panic Attack could use the forks, Cassius Chrome drove forwards, but Firestorm 5 charged at him, getting underneath, though Cassius Chrome drove off the wedge before Firestorm 5 could flip it. As it did so, Panic Attack drove up the side of Firestorm 5's wedge, falling off the side. Cassius Chrome drove down to the bottom of the arena, and Panic Attack drove at his front, but Firestorm 5 drove into Panic Attack's side, giving Cassius Chrome the chance to reverse away. Meanwhile, Refbot opened the pit, which Bigger Brother was on top of, so the pit started descending, then stopped to give Bigger Brother a chance to reverse off, but then Refbot backed into the pit. Firestorm 5 got under Cassius Chrome and pushed it against the bottom arena wall, and Bigger Brother drove at it as well, getting under the side with the flipper and flicking it up. Firestorm 5 charged at Cassius Chrome, getting underneath again, but as it tried pushing, it drove into Panic Attack, driving up its sloping sides, allowing Cassius Chrome to fall off. Firestorm 5 got under the front of Panic Attack and pushed it against Cassius Chrome, and pushed it up the arena as Cassius Chrome drove up the arena, but when Cassius Chrome turned away from Firestorm 5, Panic Attack slipped off the side of Firestorm 5.

"A single flip, and it could have all been over, but they were generous."
— The Panic Attack website on Firestorm 5's failure to flip Panic Attack
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Panic Attack and Bigger Brother lift Cassius Chrome

Panic Attack backed into Kat 3, and Bigger Brother got under the side of Cassius Chrome, flicking him up, and Kat 3 hit it with the axe. Panic Attack drove around to the other side of Cassius Chrome, as Firestorm 5 drove at Cassius Chrome's front and pushed it towards the wall. Panic Attack drove onto a flame jet as it tried getting under the side of Cassius Chrome, so it turned away, allowing Firestorm 5 to push it into arena wall. Firestorm 5 left Cassius Chrome, as Kat 3 axed him, and Bigger Brother got under the front scoop and lifted Cassius Chrome with its flipper. Panic Attack got its forks under one of Cassius Chrome's spike rams and lifted it, until Bigger Brother managed to raise its flipper to its full height. Panic Attack drove underneath Cassius Chrome as Bigger Brother let go.

"The message from these competing machines quite clear, "We don't actually mind who goes through to the second round of the All-Stars, as long as we take our revenge on the House Robots!""
— Jonathan Pearce as Panic Attack, Kat 3 and Bigger Brother attack Cassius Chrome
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Panic Attack tries to pit Cassius Chrome

Whilst Bigger Brother drove down the arena and tried to flip Shunt out of the arena, Panic Attack tried to push Cassius Chrome, but couldn't get very far due to the weight of the House Robot, so it reversed. Kat 3 and Bigger Brother attacked Refbot, and Bigger Brother pushed him against Refbot and Panic Attack, then let Refbot go, and turned its attentions back to Cassius Chrome. Bigger Brother got under the side of Cassius Chrome and lifted him up, allowing Panic Attack to get out from underneath it. Bigger Brother got behind Cassius Chrome and pushed it down the arena, with Panic Attack helping, but Cassius Chrome turned away from Bigger Brother, so Bigger Brother reversed.

"How do the judges mark this by the way? Two machines have to through to the second round of the All-Stars... on style, on aggression, on damage, but on control?! Has any one single machine been strictly under control out there? It's been sheer roboteering lunacy!"
— Jonathan Pearce
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Panic Attack and Bigger Brother attack Refbot

Panic Attack got its forks under the side of Cassius Chrome, but struggled to push the House Robot, until Bigger Brother got around to Cassius Chrome's front and pushed. Together with Panic Attack, the two competitors pushed Cassius Chrome towards the pit, but Bigger Brother reversed away after pushing Cassius Chrome beside the pit, and Panic Attack could not push the House Robot in. Panic Attack drove up the arena, and Firestorm 5 charged at Refbot, but Refbot turned as Firestorm 5 charged into him, and Firestorm 5 drove forwards into the pit. Bigger Brother got behind Refbot and flicked it up, and Panic Attack rushed at his side, but failed to get the forks underneath, and Refbot drove away. Bigger Brother drove at the back of Refbot as he tried to get away, and Kat 3 hit it with the axe, having been aiming for Refbot when Bigger Brother pushed him. After this, the competitors went after each other, with Bigger Brother getting at the side of Panic Attack and pushing it towards the arena wall. Panic Attack drove away, driving at Kat 3, which drove away around the pit. Panic Attack drove after it, but then drove past, ramming into the back of Refbot. Panic Attack drove into the middle of the arena as Bigger Brother fought Kat 3, flicking it up with the flipper, but then drove into the pit.

"Well, now I've seen virtually everything here! And Kat 3 survives, with Panic Attack! How? Don't ask me!"
— Jonathan Pearce as the battle ends

Panic Attack was therefore through to Round 2.

Craig Charles: "I hope you're gonna be taking it more seriously in the next round, because it's all to fight for now, you know! The W.A.R.S., they like a laugh like anyone else, but it's time to take it seriously!"
Kevin Pritchard: "Yeah, that was good fun. We'll see what happens in the next round."
Craig Charles: "All you guys crashed out of the UK Championships, has that left a nasty taste in the mouth? Is that it?"
Paul Weir: "Payback!"
— In the post-battle interview

However, Panic Attack was quickly defeated in the Semi-Final stage against Dantomkia.

Jayne Middlemiss: "What are your tactics against Dantomkia?"
Kevin Pritchard: "To keep away from it. We've got skirts around the side"
Jayne Middlemiss: "I'm liking it! Panic Attack's wearing a skirt!"
Kevin Pritchard: "Don't know how effective it's going to be, if it is effective, then he'll just ride up over the top, if not, it could be a very short bout!"
— Pre-battle interview
Dantomkia vs Panic Attack

Panic Attack is flipped over by Dantomkia

Before the battle, Sir Killalot had leaked oil all over the arena floor, which hampered traction on both robot's wheels. Both robots charged straight at each other, with Panic Attack getting its forks under Dantomkia's front, between the two spikes. Panic Attack pushed, but as it tried to lift the forks, Dantomkia turned and reversed away. Panic Attack reversed, and when Dantomkia drove towards it, Panic Attack turned to avoid it, then tried to reverse past. Dantomkia pushed against Panic Attack's side, but could not get under the side skirt, and Panic Attack turned to avoid Dantomkia.

"Key here: Dantomkia is twice as powerful as Panic Attack, but Dantomkia has a 7 centimetre ground clearance. Panic Attack has the side skirts to prevent Dantomkia's front prongs getting in underneath, to be able to use that flipper, and it's tactical and tense."
— Jonathan Pearce sums up the opening moments of the fight
Dantomkia vs Panic Attack

Panic Attack is flipped out of the arena

The two robots turned around to face each other, and Dantomkia charged at Panic Attack, but it up onto and over the forks. Dantomkia backed off as Panic Attack turned, then drove at the front of Panic Attack, getting underneath with its front wedges, and flipped it onto its back, revealing the slogan Hello Mum on the base of Panic Attack. Panic Attack no longer had a srimech so could not self-right. Dantomkia drove around to Panic Attack's front, and in one swift move, got underneath, pushed Panic Attack to the arena side wall and threw the former champion out of the arena.

"...and Dantomkia getting in underneath there and flipping Panic Attack! Needs to use its spikes to self-right, is it gonna happen? Don't think so! No, you don't really want to do that, unless you're gonna toss him out, and that's what happened!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Dantomkia flips Panic Attack over, then out of the arena

Dantomkia was therefore through to the Final. This was Panic Attack's last appearance.

Craig Charles: "You had "Hello Mum" written on the bottom of your robot. She's been on the phone, and she said "It's your mess, you clear it up!" What went wrong there?"
Jamie McGarry: "Well, erm... they flipped us out of the arena! That was... pretty wrong!"
Craig Charles: "Yep, I know, I saw that! Your skirts aren't low enough, are they?"
Kevin Pritchard: "They're flexible, they usually shatter, if you put thicker material on them they shatter. And we had the one chance, we had the forks under him right at the start, but they just weren't quick enough, or I wasn't quick enough in the excitement, and then, "Goodnight Charlie" I'm afraid!"
— Post-battle interview

Results[]

PANIC ATTACK - RESULTS
Series 2
The Second Wars - UK Championship
Champion
Heat F, Gauntlet 10.8 m (3rd) Qualified
Heat F, Trial (Sumo) Victorious (1st) Qualified
Heat F, Semi-Final vs. Whirling Dervish Won
Heat F, Final vs. Disruptor Won
Semi-Final 1, Gauntlet 6.9 m (equal 5th) Drew
NOTE: Panic Attack had to face Mace in a race-off to break the tie.
Semi-Final 1, Gauntlet Race-off Completed (1st) Qualified
Semi-Final 1, Trial (Pinball) 320 points (1st) Qualified
Semi-Final 1, Arena vs. Mortis (2) Won
Grand Final, Eliminator vs. Killertron (4) Won
Grand Final vs. Cassius (5) Won
Series 3
The Third Wars - UK Championship
Semi-Finals, Round 2
Heat K, Round 1 vs. Axios Won
Heat K, Round 2 vs. Toecutter Won
Heat K, Final vs. X-Terminator Won
Semi-Final 1, Round 1 vs. Thing 2 Won
Semi-Final 1, Round 2 vs. Fire Storm Lost
The First World Championship
Representing Wales, Eliminator
Eliminator vs. 101 (ENG) Lost
Series 4
The Fourth Wars - UK Championship
4th Seed, Semi-Finals, Round 2
Heat O, Eliminator vs. Overkill GTI, S.M.I.D.S.Y. Qualified
Heat O, Semi-Final vs. Saw Point Won
Heat O, Final vs. S.M.I.D.S.Y. Won
Semi-Final 2, Round 1 vs. Spawn of Scutter (10) Won
Semi-Final 2, Round 2 vs. Stinger (30) Lost
Sumo Basho
Champion
Sumo Basho Won in 21.15s 1st
War of Independence
Representing UK, Semi-Finalist
Round 1 vs. Rammstein (USA) Won
Semi-Final vs. Mortis (UK) Lost
Extreme Series 1
All-Stars
Round 1
Round 1 vs. Firestorm 3 Lost
Mayhem & Annihilator
Third Place in Annihilator
Mayhem vs. Diotoir, Shear Khan Won
Annihilator, Round 1 vs. Disc-O-Inferno, Fighting Torque, Napalm 2, Spirit of Knightmare, The Steel Avenger Qualified
Annihilator, Round 2 vs. Disc-O-Inferno, Napalm 2, Spirit of Knightmare, The Steel Avenger Qualified (by Default)
Annihilator, Round 3 vs. Disc-O-Inferno, Spirit of Knightmare, The Steel Avenger Qualified
Annihilator, Round 4 vs. Disc-O-Inferno, Spirit of Knightmare Eliminated
NOTE: Panic Attack had suffered major damage and the team could not fix it, so the competition skipped to Round 5 and Panic Attack was eliminated.
Other Battles
Wild Card Warriors, Vengeance & International Inferno (Representing UK)
Wild Card Warriors vs. Axe-Awe Won
Vengeance vs. X-Terminator Won
International Inferno vs. Flensburger Power (GER), Manta (USA), MaxiMill (NED) Won
Series 5
The Fifth Wars - UK Championship
6th Seed, Semi-Finals, Round 1
Heat J, Eliminator vs. Barber-Ous Won
Heat J, Semi-Final vs. Tiberius 2 Won
Heat J, Final vs. Kat 3 Won
Semi-Final 2, Round 1 vs. Pussycat (2) Lost
Semi-Final 2, Losers Melee vs. Firestorm 3 (7), Wheely Big Cheese (10) Lost
Series 6
The Sixth Wars - UK Championship
8th Seed, Heat Final
Heat I, Round 1 vs. Corkscrew, Kronic 2, R.O.C.S. Qualified
Heat I, Round 2 vs. A-Kill Won
Heat I, Final vs. Terrorhurtz Lost
Extreme Series 2
Commonwealth Carnage
Representing Wales, Semi-Finalist
Round 1 vs. Cerberus (CYP), Crushtacean (RS),
Terror Turtle (CAN)
Qualified
Round 2 vs. Firestorm 4 (ENG) Lost
Series 7
The Seventh Wars - UK Championship
8th Seed, Heat, Round 2
Heat M, Round 1 vs. Edge Hog, Mega Morg, Spin Doctor Qualified
Heat M, Round 2 vs. Tough as Nails Lost
All-Stars
Semi-Finalist
Round 1 vs. Bigger Brother, Firestorm 5, Kat 3 Qualified
Semi-Final vs. Dantomkia Lost

Wins/Losses[]

  • Wins: 28
  • Losses: 12

Panic Attack's Gauntlet and Trial runs, the Race-Off, the Sumo Basho, and the second round of the Annihilator where Napalm 2 withdrew, are omitted from the wins tally.

Series Record[]

Main Series Panic Attack Series Record
The First Wars Did not enter
The Second Wars Grand Champion
The Third Wars Semi-Finals, Round 2
The Fourth Wars Semi-Finals, Round 2
The Fifth Wars Semi-Finals, Round 1
The Sixth Wars Heat Final
The Seventh Wars Heat, Round 2
Series 8 Did not enter
Series 9 Did not enter
Series 10 Did not enter
Robot Wars Extreme Appearances
Series 1 Entered
Series 2 Entered

Gallery[]

Outside Robot Wars[]

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The second series incarnation of Panic Attack at a charity event along side Grunt

Panic Attack, alongside Suicidal Tendencies, Dundee, Miss Struts and Eye of Newt, fought in a car park rumble in Plymouth in aid for Children in Need in November 1999. It lost one fight against Suicidal Tendencies, and later fought in a rumble against Eye of Newt, Suicidal Tendencies and Miss Struts. Ultimately, the event raised over £1,000 for charity.[53]

When Panic Attack was rebuilt for Series 3, the top cover of the Series 2 version was kept and was displayed on the wall in the technology department in Llantarnam school, where Kevin Pritchard worked, along with a few parts in boxes. Panic Attack 24K was also dismantled and the parts kept in storage after Series 6.[54]

Panic Attack was indirectly responsible for the creation of The Morgue, as team member Stephen Bowen was inspired to enter Robot Wars after seeing Panic Attack on display at a University, then when it visited Morriston Comprehensive school.

"It was during a competition in the University competing in Micro Mouse. At the competition, Panic Attack was at the display and Steven Bowen, a year 12 student doing Design and Technology expressed an interest making a robot for Series 4. Panic Attack then came to the school and Kim Davis and showed his robot, winner of Series 2 to the pupils of our school. Hence, from that moment onwards, 'the seed had been planted'."
— Dorian Caudy on the origins of The Morgue[55]
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Panic Attack at BattleBots for Season 2.0

The team, calling themselves The Welsh Wizards, also entered Panic Attack (billed as Panic Attack 3) in Season 2.0 of BattleBots, beating Gammatron by knock-out, before losing to frenZy after being battered into submission by their opponent's axe. Panic Attack also fought in the Heavyweight Royal Rumble, against 12 other robots. Panic Attack started well, attacking Nightmare and Vlad the Impaler, but stopped moving with thirty seconds left in the fight. However, the tournament directors had decided that the rumble should continue for another two minutes. Panic Attack started to move again, managing to survive to the end of the fight, but lost overall to Tazbot.

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Scallywag, the team's second entry to BattleBots Season 3.0

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The Welsh Wizards with Scallywag

They returned for Season 3.0 with a new robot called Scallywag, a wedge-shaped lifter with a colour scheme similar to Panic Attack. It took only two weeks to build, and was originally supposed to be armed with a CO2 powered flipper, however this was changed to a lifter due to time constraints, utilising parts from Panic Attack[56]. Scallywag was drawn against Omega-13 in the preliminary rounds. The match was close, with both robots ramming and pushing each other. Scallywag managed to lift its opponent numerous times and was the more aggressive of the two, but Omega-13 managed to inflict more damage, curling up the leading edge of Scallywag's lifter panel. Towards the end of the fight, two of Omega-13's motors had burned out, leaving it sluggish in the closing moments. However, Omega-13 won on a close 23-22 judges' decision, which was booed by the audience[57]. Scallywag was eliminated from the competition, and the battle was never televised, with no footage existing. After its loss, Scallywag was deconstructed for spare parts, according to the team's website, with only the lifter being kept.[58]

Estron

Estron, the team's entry into the BBC Show Mechanoids

The Panic Attack team also entered into the BBC3 show Mechanoids with Estron, a humanoid robot, armed with a paintball gun mounted on its left shoulder which fired special paintballs that explode into flames on impact, and a robotic arm powered by 3 electric actuators and a C02 powered ram below the hand for stabbing[59]. It is unknown how it performed. It was also invited to appear on an Irish TV show along with Sidewinder. Estron is still in a working state in 2021 and remains with its owner Jason Lilley.

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Panic Attack doing a demo with Bigger Brother at the World of Robots 2003 event held in Dublin

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Panic Attack at a Robot Zone event in 2003

During 2002 to 2003, Panic Attack made appearances going on static display at events named The Robot Zone which were organised by The Hub Nuts, other robots it often went on display with were Sir Chromalot, Firestorm, Plunderbird, Lightning, Bigger Brother and many more. In January 2003, Panic Attack made an appearance at the World of Robots event in Dublin hosted by Mechatrons. Panic Attack did a few demonstrations in the arena along with Bigger Brother and Draven. Kim Davies‘ Mechanoids entrant Estron was also in attendance.

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Panic Attack in the pits at the Robots Live! Swansea event in 2012

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Panic Attack in the arena with Behemoth at Robots Live! in 2012

Panic Attack was briefly taken out of retirement and overhauled back to running condition in mid-2012, including the restoration of its srimech, with the intention of entering live events again. Its first fight was an exhibition match hosted by Robots Live! against Behemoth. During the battle, Panic Attack's srimech failed to work correctly and had to depend on Behemoth to right it. As a result, Behemoth ultimately won the fight via judges' decision, with both robots still mobile at the end.

Kim Davies revealed in 2021 that he was asked to take part in the rebooted series of Robot Wars, but did not have the time to enter due to work commitments. Had he been able to enter, Kim would have built a brand new version of Panic Attack with upgraded components to stand up to the modern competitors, as the original robot would not have been competitive due to its old age.[60] Kim explained what he would do to modernise Panic Attack if he ever went ahead with doing so, citing Hypno-Disc and Chaos 2 as inspiration for what the build would be a hybrid of.

"It would noticeably be a Panic Attack, but its weapon and what it could do would be entirely different. If you can imagine a horizontal spinning weapon that could actually flip with a CO2 cylinder..."
— Kim Davies explains his unique idea for a modern Panic Attack on an episode of the Rise of the Robots podcast
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Panic Attack in May 2021

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Panic Attack on display at RoboNerd in September 2021

Panic Attack was stored at Kim Davies' mum's house[61] until May 2021, when Kim brought it back out. Panic Attack appeared as a static display during the Bristol Bot Builders event in Taunton, Somerset in May 2021 and appeared at RoboNerd later in the year in September, where Panic Attack would perform several test drives and was due to fight a beetleweight army, but was replaced by Onslaught after it suffered from mechanical problems.

Kim Davies auctioned both his Series 2 Championship[62] and Series 4 Sumo Basho Champion trophies[63] on eBay, with Kim needing the funds for a new project. The Series 2 trophy sold for £2,100 while the Sumo Basho trophy sold for £1,827.

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Panic Attack being prepared for shipping in 2022

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Panic Attack on display in the NHRL Bot Museum, July 2022

On 14th May, 2022, Kim Davies put Panic Attack up for sale through the Unofficial Robot Wars Facebook group, with the robot itself being fully functional aside from needing a replacement receiver and transmitter. In regards to his decision to sell it, Kim stated that he no longer has the time to maintain Panic Attack and nowhere to store it, so decided to pass it on to someone who would be able to keep up to it and take it to events and that he also needs the funds to purchase a motorcycle.[64]

"For Sale Yes it really is for sale, I simply don't have the time and I have nowhere to store it. I'm sure someone would enjoy owning PA and taking it to events etc. It's fully functional though it may need a new RC transmitter/receiver. Please don't say I shouldn't sell it as its sitting in a friend's garage and will probably stay there."
— Kim Davies on the Unofficial Robot Wars group

On 17th May, it was confirmed that Panic Attack would be sold on to North American event organisers National Havoc Robot League (NHRL), forming part of their Bot Museum collection alongside the 1996 US Middleweight trophy and a number of retired modern BattleBots competitors.[65][66]

Appearances in Merchandise[]

Trivia[]

Panic

Panic

  • For Series 4, the team had a smaller version of Panic Attack called Panic, which was a modified RC Car and used as a mascot, driven by team member Michael Davies at school fêtes.
  • Panic Attack is one of nine robots to win more than twenty battles on UK Robot Wars. The others to achieve this feat are Razer, Carbide, Firestorm, Tornado, Pussycat, Chaos 2, Behemoth and Hypno-Disc.
    • Somewhat strangely, although most of the others have fought most of each other, Panic Attack has only fought Pussycat and Firestorm, despite entering a majority of the tournaments alongside the others.
  • Panic Attack has one of the highest KO ratios in Robot Wars, winning 26 of its 28 victories via knockout (a large portion via its signature pitting technique). Its only judges' decision victories were against Overkill GTI (alongside S.M.I.D.S.Y.) and Terror Turtle (with the also-qualifying Crushtacean having eliminated Cerberus via KO).
    • Panic Attack has never won a one-on-one judges' decision.
  • Panic Attack is one of five competitors to have been seeded on four occasions, having been seeded in every series except for Series 2, its début series. Before the reboot, it was also the only Grand Champion to never have been the number one seed, due to Series 3 omitting the seeding process.
  • The spider on top of Panic Attack was known as "Webster" by the team[67].
    • The grey design of the Spider seen only in Series 7 was the result of an online competition.
  • Panic Attack is one of only seven robots to break 200 points in a Pinball tournament. Others to have achieved this are Gemini, Spawn of Scutter, Roadblock, Killerhurtz, King B3 and Razer.
  • Panic Attack, as a former Grand Champion, featured heavily in Robot Wars video games, and was in every single one except for the Game Boy Advance version of Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction. Had it appeared there, it would have been one of three robots, alongside Chaos 2 and Pussycat, to have appeared in all of the tie-in video games.
  • Panic Attack was one of three UK champions to win its title by knockout, the others being Chaos 2 and Carbide.
    • Panic Attack is also one of two UK champions to win all of its fights in its winning series by knockout, alongside Carbide.
  • Panic Attack was profiled in Robot Wars: The Ultimate Guide.
  • Panic Attack was the only one of the UK Grand Champions to not make a subsequent appearance in a Grand Final (this is excluding Typhoon 2, who didn't return to defend its title).
  • In Series 3 and 4, the robot which beat Panic Attack would then lose its Grand Final Eliminator to Chaos 2, before finishing in third place despite not participating in a playoff battle.
  • Panic Attack was the sixtieth robot to be thrown out of the arena, and the last in the original run of the show.
  • Out of 28 Robots to have represented the United Kingdom, Panic Attack is the only one to have originated from Wales.
  • Panic Attack was one of nine robots to have flipped Matilda. Others to have done so were Chaos 2, Cassius, Facet, Inquisitor Mk 2, Recyclopse, Steg 2, Apollo and Tricerabot.
  • Panic Attack is one of nine UK series competitors to have fought in BattleBots.
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The Firestorm Logo on Panic Attack's srimech lid.

PanicAttack Firestorm sticker base

The Firestorm Logo on Panic Attack's chassis.

  • Panic Attack was one of only three Semi-Finalists from Series 2 to get to the Semi-Finals of Series 3, along with Mace 2 and Beast of Bodmin.
  • Panic Attack was the only Grand Champion to have been hit by an object from the Drop Zone.
  • In 2002, Kim Davies considered building a clusterbot, but it never was built.
"I am looking at building a multi-bot or cluster bot for the next series but we also have a few ideas for another Panic Attack version. Which one we use will depend on money and how much time it takes to build."
— Kim Davies on the Panic Attack website[68]
  • Throughout the series' original run, Panic Attack was the only Grand Champion to lose before the Heat Final in a series after it won the championship, losing in Round 2 of Series 7. However, it now shares this dubious honour with Razer, which was eliminated in the first round of Series 8.
  • Panic Attack has lost more battles than any other Grand Champion - 12 in total.
  • Panic Attack is the only robot to have lost to a single opponent on four occasions.
  • Panic Attack was one of six robots to be a figurine for the Robot Wars Board Game.
  • In the Mandarin dub aired by Taiwanese station MUCH TV, Panic Attack was referred to as 黄蜘蛛, roughly meaning Yellow Spider.
  • Panic Attack is one of four robots to be the same seed in consecutive series (8th in Series 6 and 7). The others are Tornado, Chaos 2 and Wild Thing.
  • Panic Attack's Series 3 Heat Final battle with X-Terminator was nominated for the Battle of the Series, however it lost out to The Big Cheese vs Chaos 2.
  • If there had been an eighth series filmed the year after Series 7, Panic Attack would likely have been invertible.[69] In May 2003, it was announced on the Panic Attack website that Panic Attack (version 6) was being built, which was designed to be invertible and armed with a horizontal spinning weapon[70]. Kim Davies also claimed the new Panic Attack would have "fully-floating-impact-resisting-titanium" armour[71].
  • Panic Attack was the only robot to both benefit from another robot's forfeiture and forfeit a place in the same competition.
  • In Extreme Series 2, Panic Attack had a Firestorm logo sticker on the front of the srimech and base. These Logos are visible in Panic Attack's Semi-final in the Commonwealth Carnage.
  • Every single battle Panic Attack lost (excluding its forfeit in the Extreme 1 Annihilator) was to a robot that made at least the semi-finals of the main UK Championship at some point.
  • The only times Panic Attack won on judges' decisions were in battles that featured more than two robots.
  • Panic Attack and Apollo are the only UK Champions to fail to win two heats after becoming champions (though Apollo still reached a Grand Final courtesy of wild card).
  • In 2003, Panic Attack was inducted into The Combat Robot Hall of Fame as an inaugural member, in recognition of its durability and lifting weapon. Mark Joerger, founder of the Hall of Fame, noted his surprise at Panic Attack's strong showing during the voting process.[72]
  • Somewhat fittingly, Panic Attack was the first robot to successfully pit two opponents, pitting both Disruptor and Mortis. As it pitted Cassius later on, it also became the first robot to pit three opponents.
  • Both times Panic Attack failed to win its heat were in both series where only one seed was featured in a heat.
  • Kim Davies' favourite fight was the Extreme 1 Vengeance battle against X-Terminator[73].
  • Kim Davies has stated that he would've liked to have battled Razer and Tornado at some point, as he believed they would've been easy to get under and carry, but it also would've depended on the skill and luck of the drivers[74].
  • According to Kim Davies, Panic Attack once managed to push Shunt into the pit during a live event, much to the delight of the crowd.
    • As production were aware of Kim's feud with Shunt, they arranged for Dead Metal to enter the arena for "revenge". As Panic Attack was fighting Dead Metal, the pit was raised to allow Shunt to rejoin the action. Eventually, Panic Attack was pitted.
  • Kim Davies admits he had briefly considered entering the 2015 season of the rebooted BattleBots series; however, he felt he could not justify the time and money dedicated to competing in North American events prior to Panic Attack's sale.Citation?
  • Like Tornado's Most Promising Newcomer award, Panic Attack's Sumo Basho trophy was not the one shown on TV.
  • According to Kim Davies, when he applied for for a job as a technician at a nuclear power station, his time on Robot Wars came up in the interview, and may have helped him to get the job.
"“I was a maintenance manager for 25 years and that company closed down,” he said. “So I applied for a job as a technician at a nuclear power station. On my CV I put that I worked for Mentorn Barraclough Carey, the company that did Robot Wars. They asked what this was, and I said I was in a programme called Robot Wars. So the first 10 minutes of the interview was all about nuclear, and then 45 minutes of it was all about Robot Wars. It probably got me that job, and I’ve been in the nuclear industry since 2006 Part of that is operating remote control cranes because we work with radiation and obviously we can’t go anywhere near it. So Robot Wars gave me the skills to get this job.”"
— Kim Davies, interviewed by the South Wales Argus in 2022[75]
  • Kim Davies stated in 2003 that he did not enter Techno Games due to not having enough holiday to attend filming for both Robot Wars and Techno Games, though he did state that Panic Attack might have been able to enter Techno Games under the control of Kevin Pritchard[76].
  • Kim Davies was building a full-size working replica of R2-D2, though it is unknown if it was ever finished[77].
  • Panic Attack made a cameo appearance in the Civil War episode of Extreme Warriors: Season 1.

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References[]

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  2. Panic Attack's Kim Davies reflects on winning Robot Wars - South Wales Argus
  3. Panic Attack Website (archived)
  4. Kim Davies from Panic Attack Interview (Robot Wars Retrospective)
  5. Panic Attack on Oliver Steeples' website (Archived)
  6. Robot Wars Revealed, Episode 6]
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  21. Panic Attack website - Ask the Team (Archived)
  22. Panic Attack website - Newsletter August 2003 (Archived)
  23. Robot Wars med Micke Dubois - Avsnitt 7 - Robban L (clips from the Swedish dub of Series 4, Heat O)
  24. Private correspondence between SFCJack and Kim Davies in July 2021
  25. Private correspondence between RobotManiac and Kim Davies in February 2021
  26. Panic Attack's Kim Davies reflects on winning Robot Wars - South Wales Argus
  27. South Wales Argus - Panic Attack's Kim Davies reflects on winning Robot Wars
  28. Panic Attack's Kim Davies reflects on winning Robot Wars - South Wales Argus
  29. Private correspondence between RobotManiac and Kim Davies in February 2021
  30. Panic Attack's Kim Davies reflects on winning Robot Wars
  31. Private correspondence between RobotManiac and Kim Davies in February 2021
  32. Private correspondence between RobotManiac and Kim Davies in July 2021
  33. Panic Attack website - The Team (archived)
  34. Driffield Today website - JAMIE STARS IN HIT SHOW (archived)
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  36. YouTube comment from the Pendragon team
  37. 'History and Design', Team Kronic website (archived)
  38. BBC Wales Today reports on the Series 5 live tour
  39. South Wales Argus, 2001
  40. Rise of the Robots: Bonus Episode- Kim Davies (Panic Attack, Scallywag) - Audioboom
  41. Panic Attack's Kim Davies reflects on winning Robot Wars
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  45. Panic Attack's Kim Davies reflects on winning Robot Wars
  46. Robot Wars Revealed, Episode 6
  47. Panic Attack's Kim Davies reflects on winning Robot Wars
  48. An archived forum where roboteers discussed potential teams, and confirmed pairings for the cancelled Series 3 Tag Team Terror competition.
  49. YouTube comment from Arthur Chilcott
  50. Rise of the Robots: Bonus Episode- Kim Davies (Panic Attack, Scallywag) - Audioboom
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  61. Private correspondence between RobotManiac and Kim Davies in February 2021
  62. Genuine Robot Wars Series 2, Grand Champion Trophy on eBay
  63. Original Robot Wars Trophy, Series 4 Sumo Basho Champion on eBay
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  65. Unofficial Robot Wars Facebook group, 17th May 2022
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  69. Panic Attack Website (archived)
  70. Panic Attack Website (archived)
  71. Panic Attack Website (archived)
  72. The Combat Robot Hall of Fame ®, Team Run Amok website
  73. Private correspondence between RobotManiac and Kim Davies in February 2021
  74. Private correspondence between RobotManiac and Kim Davies in February 2021
  75. Panic Attack's Kim Davies reflects on winning Robot Wars
  76. Panic Attack Website - Ask the Team (archived)
  77. Panic Attack Website - Ask the Team (archived)

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