Changes: Psychokiller

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"Took two months to build, the axe is powered by a wheelchair motor. Ready for thrills and suspense? Hitchcock's Psycho wasn't as frightening as this! Coming mother!"

— Jonathan Pearce introduces Psychokiller

Psychokiller was a competitor robot that participated in Series 3 of Robot Wars. It lost to Dreadnaut in the first round, and did not compete in any other series beyond this appearance.

Design

TeamPsychokiller — Team Psychokiller with their robot

Psychokiller was a yellow wedge-shaped robot with red stripes and a red face-like design on the front, which was said to be inspired by Salvador Dali's paintings. Its weapon was a pickaxe powered by a wheelchair motor, with two furry hands fastened around the tip. The robot was driven by two Sinclair C5 motors, and overall took three months to build.

"Classic wedge shape, with the axe, so hopefully that will work very well; we know from the past it does."

— Philippa Forrester looks over Psychokiller in the pits

Robot History

Series 3

Psychokiller competed in Heat P of the Third Wars, and faced Dreadnaut in its eliminator

Killalot psychokiller — Sir Killalot slices off Psychokiller's axe

The two robots immediately collided head-on, but did very little damage to each other. Psychokiller briefly circled the flame pit before driving into Sir Killalot, who snapped off its axe. Dreadnaut then pushed Psychokiller back onto the flame pit, where it was attacked and shoved away by Shunt. As Dreadnaut came in for another attack, Psychokiller drove towards Dead Metal's CPZ, where it was caught on an arena spike and immobilised.

"It's been a nightmare for them out there! Psycho battle, let alone Psychokiller!"

— Jonathan Pearce as Psychokiller lies immobile

Dreadnaut psychokiller — Dreadnaut rams Psychokiller

Psychokiller shunt flamepit — Dreadnaut shoves Psychokiller onto the flame pit where Shunt causes more damage

At this point, Dreadnaut and the House Robots closed in on Psychokiller. Shunt embedded his axe in the top of Psychokiller, lifting it up slightly, as Sir Killalot used his lance to flip the robot over, Jonathan Pearce noting visible damage on all sides. The House Robots continued to damage Psychokiller before 'cease' was called.

Results

PSYCHOKILLER - RESULTS
Series 3
The Third Wars - UK Championship Heat, Round 1
Heat P, Round 1	vs. Dreadnaut	Lost

Wins/Losses

Wins: 0
Losses: 1

Series Record

Series	Psychokiller Series Record
The First Wars	Did not enter
The Second Wars	Did not enter
The Third Wars	Heat, Round 1
The Fourth Wars	Did not enter
The Fifth Wars	Did not enter
The Sixth Wars	Did not enter
The Seventh Wars	Did not enter
Series 8	Did not enter
Series 9	Did not enter
Series 10	Did not enter

Trivia

Jonathan Pearce claimed Psychokiller took two months to build, but the robot's statistics board said it took three months to build.
Psychokiller may have been named after the Talking Heads' song of the same name.

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-|caption=Psychokiller
 |series=3
+|team=Team Psychokiller
 |team_members=Stephen Burns<br/>Martin Burns<br/>Matthew Carroll
+|from=The Wirral
+|stats=Psychokiller stats.png
 |weight=83.3 Kg
 |dimensions=0.68m x 1.33m x 0.81m
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 |weapons=Axe
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+{{quote|Took two months to build, the axe is powered by a wheelchair motor. Ready for thrills and suspense? Hitchcock's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_(1960_film) Psycho] wasn't as frightening as this! Coming mother!|[[Jonathan Pearce]] introduces Psychokiller}}
-{{quote|Psycho battle let alone Psychokiller|Johnathan Pearce on Psychokillers peculiar tactics of driving into the House Robots}}
-'''Psychokiller''' was a yellow wedge robot that participated in the Third Wars. Its weapon was an axe which had two furry hands grasping it. Psychokiller lost in the first round, and did not return beyond this failure.
+'''Psychokiller''' was a competitor robot that participated in [[Robot Wars: The Third Wars|Series 3]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It lost to [[Dreadnaut]] in the first round, and did not compete in any other series beyond this appearance.
+==Design==
+[[File:TeamPsychokiller.jpg|thumb|left|Team Psychokiller with their robot]]
+Psychokiller was a yellow wedge-shaped robot with red stripes and a red face-like design on the front, which was said to be inspired by Salvador Dali's paintings. Its weapon was a pickaxe powered by a wheelchair motor, with two furry hands fastened around the tip. The robot was driven by two Sinclair C5 motors, and overall took three months to build.
+{{quote|Classic wedge shape, with the axe, so hopefully that will work very well; we know from the past it does.|[[Philippa Forrester]] looks over Psychokiller in the pits}}
 ==Robot History==
 ===Series 3===
+Psychokiller competed in Heat P of the Third Wars, and faced [[Dreadnaut]] in its eliminator
-Psychokiller met Dreadnaut in the first round. Dreadnaut drove in first, but the robots rarely did damage to each other. Psychokiller began circling the flame pit before driving into Sir Killalot, who snapped off its axe. Dreadnaut then pushed Psychokiller back over the flame pit, immobilizing it before the house robots attacked. Shunt cleaved a number of holes in its bodywork, and used its scoop along with Sir Killalot's lance to flip Psychokiller over, with Jonathan Pearce noting visible damage on both sides, before causing more damage to the underbelly of Psychokiller.
+[[File:Killalot_psychokiller.JPG|thumb|left|Sir Killalot slices off Psychokiller's axe]]
+The two robots immediately collided head-on, but did very little damage to each other. Psychokiller briefly circled the flame pit before driving into [[Sir Killalot]], who snapped off its axe. Dreadnaut then pushed Psychokiller back onto the flame pit, where it was attacked and shoved away by [[Shunt]]. As Dreadnaut came in for another attack, Psychokiller drove towards [[Dead Metal]]'s CPZ, where it was caught on an arena spike and immobilised.
+{{quote|It's been a nightmare for them out there! Psycho battle, let alone Psychokiller!|Jonathan Pearce as Psychokiller lies immobile}}
+[[File:Dreadnaut_psychokiller.JPG|thumb|left|Dreadnaut rams Psychokiller]]
+[[File:Psychokiller_shunt_flamepit.png|thumb|Dreadnaut shoves Psychokiller onto the flame pit where Shunt causes more damage]]
+At this point, Dreadnaut and the [[House Robots]] closed in on Psychokiller. Shunt embedded his axe in the top of Psychokiller, lifting it up slightly, as Sir Killalot used his lance to flip the robot over, Jonathan Pearce noting visible damage on all sides. The House Robots continued to damage Psychokiller before 'cease' was called.
 ==Results==
-{{Results Top|Yellow|Red|PSYCHOKILLER}}
+{{Results Top|	#FFFF66|Red|PSYCHOKILLER}}
 {{Show|Series 3}}
 {{Competition|The Third Wars - UK Championship|Heat, Round 1}}
-{{Battle|Heat P, Round 1|[[Dreadnaut]]|Lost}}
+{{Battle|[[Robot Wars: The Third Wars/Heat P|Heat P, Round 1]]|[[Dreadnaut]]|Lost}}
 |}
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 ==Series Record==
-*Series 1-2: Did not enter
+{{Series Record|Psychokiller|Did not enter|Did not enter|'''Heat, Round 1'''}}
-*Series 3: Heat, Round 1
+==Trivia==
-*Series 4-7: Did not enter
+*Jonathan Pearce claimed Psychokiller took two months to build, but the robot's statistics board said it took three months to build.
+*Psychokiller may have been named after the Talking Heads' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_Killer song of the same name].
+{{Series 3 Competitors}}
 [[Category:UK Series competitors]]
-[[Category:One-time Losers]]
-[[Category:Robots that debuted in Series 3]]
 [[Category:Robots from Merseyside]]
 [[Category:Robots with Spiked Axes/Picks]]
-[[Category:Series 3 Non-returners]]
+[[Category:Robots which lost their only battle]]
+[[Category:Robots which debuted in Series 3]]
+[[Category:Robots which only fought in Series 3]]
+[[Category:Robots with cameo appearances in Series 4]]
+[[Category:Robots with names from music]]