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"With its choice of attacking position and destructive circular blade, Pussycat is no kitten, no matter what size! This pullback version is no exception. Pit your skills against other pullbacks or the destructive power hammer (included), testing both speed and timing!"
— Official description from the Robot Wars Online Shop[1]

The Pullback toy of the robot Pussycat was made in the image of its real-life counterpart, and was released as part of the second wave of pullback toys.

Features[]

Pussycat side 1

Both sides of the upright pullback

The Pullback is based upon the Series 4 version of the robot and features crossed out images of its defeated opponents (Reptirron, Milly-Ann Bug, Robochicken and Razer) on one side. The robot's cutting disc was grey and black in the show, yet despite being grey and black on the packaging, it is all black in the toy, and is powered by a spring, which when pulled back would cause the disc to spin forwards. However, the spring was so fragile that the back of the box warns against forcing the spring too far back, which would cause the spring to break. Only one caster wheel runs, which makes the saw spin downwards instead of the usual upwards spin.

Accessories[]

Included with the Pussycat toy was the unique 'power hammer' obstacle, consisting of a swinging hammer with spikes on each end of its head. The hammer could be attached to the A-framed supports through a long horizontal shaft, itself secured by wing nuts on each side which allowed the user to swing it in a full 360-degree rotation. Two slots in the hammer shaft (one in the centre, one at the top) enabled the hazard to be set at different positions to target Pullbacks of different heights. The Online Shop description suggests that the Pullbacks needed to navigate under the 'power hammer' without getting hit themselves.

Differences from real life[]

  • While sitting in the correct position to use the pullback motor, Pussycat's blade spins downwards, instead of upwards.
  • Pussycat's blade is completely black instead of being black and silver.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • The official advertisement shows Pussycat with a Silver and black blade, with the teeth slightly close together and smaller in comparison to the final product where the blade was completely black with larger teeth.
  • The rear of the packaging lists Pussycat as "War of Independence Champions", despite it not competing in the Series 4 special of the same name and in actuality winning the concurrently-aired Celebrity Special. This statement likely references its victory in the subsequent event from the US spin-off Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors, though the latter series was never aired in the UK.

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