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"Powerful enough to pull an estate car, and yet the lightest in the Heat at 76 kilos, this purple prince is crowned by a flipping arm and electric disc saw. What a fur-brained entry from the Andrew family!"
— Jonathan Pearce introduces Purple Predator

Purple Predator was a competitor robot that fought in Series 3 of Robot Wars. It was eliminated in the first round of its heat after losing a judges' decision against Toecutter.

The team returned for Series 5 and 6 with Granny's Revenge, which also fell in the first round in both of those series.

Design[]

PurplePredatorDisc

The disc on the rear of Purple Predator

As its name implied, Purple Predator was a long wedge-shaped robot clad in purple fur and based on an invalid tricycle. It was armed with a large front-hinged flipping arm and a rear-mounted circular saw as weapons, cost £650 to build, and was stated as having the power to pull a Volvo estate car. However, Purple Predator's weapons proved unreliable, with the flipping arm failing to work at all due to being jammed and the circular saw being especially prone to breaking off. Additionally, the robot had a high ground clearance owing to its castor wheels on the front and a large turning circle, which contributed towards its defeat in its only battle along with its fragile fur. The bot had a mascot on top of it, which was an action figure toy with Yoda's head on top of it, it also had some purple fur on its chest.

Qualification[]

Purple Predator successfully qualified for Series 3 after attending the auditions.

Along with its successor Granny's Revenge, Purple Predator also attended the qualifiers for the Fifth Wars. It featured in a six-way qualifier battle with Granny's Revenge, Razer, Rattus Rattus, Roobarb and Shunt. However, unlike its successor, Purple Predator failed to qualify for the main series.

Robot History[]

Series 3[]

Purple Predator appeared in Heat K of the Third Wars, and fought fellow newcomer Toecutter in the first round.

Toe Cutter first slash

Purple Predator gets slashed by Toecutter

Purplepredator vs toecutter

Purple Predator rams Toecutter

Toecutter vs purplepredator

Toecutter is bounced up by the arena spikes as it slashes the fur or Purple Predator

Purple Predator started off poorly, backing into the arena wall and losing its cutting disc straight away, before charging into Toecutter, which spun around and ripped part of Purple Predator's fur off with its spring-powered blade. Purple Predator backed away before bumping into Toecutter again a few more times, with Toecutter once again slashing into its fur before pushing Purple Predator into Dead Metal. Dead Metal ripped even more fur off of Purple Predator's sides and cut into its back panel with his saw, before Purple Predator escaped and drove onto an arena spike while trying to lure Toecutter towards the pit.

"What preparation went into the bodywork. What a shame!"
Jonathan Pearce as Purple Predator's fur dangles from the robot's sides
Deadmetal vs purplepredator

Dead Metal attacks Purple Predator from behind

Purplepredator arenaspike

Purple Predator is bounced upwards by the arena spike

Taking advantage of Purple Predator's error, Toecutter got underneath it and drove it towards the wall, with Purple Predator being grabbed by Dead Metal again as both robots backed away. As they did so, Toecutter was launched onto its side by the arena spikes, but recovered as it was thrust into the air and back onto its wheels. Purple Predator bumped into Toecutter once more as time ran out, and the battle went to a judges' decision. Needless to say, the decision went in favour of Toecutter, eliminating Purple Predator from the Third Wars.

"The Purple Predator gets a clipping, and Toecutter, go through!"
Craig Charles

Results[]

PURPLE PREDATOR - RESULTS
Series 3
The Third Wars - UK Championship
Heat, Round 1
Heat K, Round 1 vs. Toecutter Lost

Wins/Losses[]

  • Wins: 0
  • Losses: 1

Series Record[]

Series Purple Predator 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 Failed to qualify
Entered with Granny's Revenge
The Sixth Wars Entered with Granny's Revenge 2
The Seventh Wars Did not enter
Series 8 Did not enter
Series 9 Did not enter
Series 10 Did not enter

Gallery[]

Appearances in Merchandise[]

Trivia[]

  • Purple Predator was the only UK competitor covered with fur not to catch fire at some point during a battle.
  • Purple Predator was 10kg heavier than Granny's Revenge and 16kg heavier than Granny's Revenge 2, a rare feat for a Series 3 competitor.

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