Changes: Rat

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Rat was a large competitor robot that fought in the first series of Dutch Robot Wars. It lost its first round battle to Bamm Bamm in its heat, then was eliminated in the Losers' Melee despite flipping The Lethal Swan over.

The team mascot was a toy rat, similar to 'Verminator' which sat on top of UK middleweight competitor Hard Cheese.

Design

Rat was a very long robot shaped like a rat hence its name, with two outside wheels at the rear and decorated with metal 'whiskers'. The robot's body also doubled as a pneumatic flipper, which while powerful left the robot's internals exposed. While aggressive and potent, Rat also suffered from poor turning and reliability problems that affected its performance in its only series.

Robot History

Dutch Series 1

Rat's first round battle saw it fighting against Bamm Bamm.

Bamm Bamm vs Rat — Bamm Bamm and Rat up in flames

It started by driving round in circles and raising its flipper, which it used to lift and clamp Bamm Bamm by its club. Rat pushed Bamm Bamm against an angle grinder, with both robots appearing to be stuck close to the Flame Pit. Refbot came in to separate both robots, but Rat pushed Bamm Bamm over the Flame Pit, setting its club on fire and shoving it towards the pit release button as parts of the club dropped into Rat's exposed internals. Both robots continued burning as Refbot separated them, and Bamm Bamm hammered Rat with its now-exposed axe as Rat struggled to move. The battle went to a jury's decision, which despite Rat's aggression ruled in favour of Bamm Bamm.

In the Losers' Melee, Rat faced Lizzard and The Lethal Swan.

Lethal Swan Rat Lizzard 1 — Rat duels with Lizzard and The Lethal Swan

HeatALosersMelee — Rat and Lizzard team up to overturn The Lethal Swan

It teamed up with Lizzard to attack and push The Lethal Swan around, before the three machines drove around each other for some time. Eventually, Rat used its flipper to turn The Lethal Swan onto its side as Lizzard pushed it, also causing both of Lizzard's eyes to fall off. While the House Robots attacked The Lethal Swan and dragged it to the Floor Flipper, however, Rat suddenly broke down, and was speared by Sir Killalot's lance while Refbot counted it out. Sir Killalot carried Rat over the Flame Pit and attempted to drop it on the Floor Flipper, but 'cease' was called before Rat could be flipped. This eliminated Rat from the first Dutch series.

Results

RAT - RESULTS
Series 1
Dutch Championship Heat, Round 1
Heat A, Round 1	vs. Bamm Bamm	Lost
Heat A, Losers Melee	vs. Lizzard, The Lethal Swan	Lost

Wins/Losses

Wins: 0
Losses: 2

Series Record

Dutch Series	Rat Series Record
Series 1	Heat, Round 1
Series 2	Did not enter

Trivia

Rat was the only robot in Heat A of Dutch Series 1 whose team would not return for Series 2, and also the only robot in that heat that was never seen in any other series of Robot Wars.

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 |other_names=
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+|team=Team Rat
 |team_members=Mark Ottenheim<br/>John Aarts<br/>Helen Ottenheim
+|stats=[[File:Rat_stats.png|thumb]]
 |weight=100 kg
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-'''Rat''' was a competitor in the first series of [[Dutch Robot Wars: Series 1|Dutch Robot Wars]].  It was shaped like a rat, and was decorated with metal whiskers.  Its bodyshell acted as a pneumatically powered flipper.  Though the flipper was powerful, it left Rat's innards exposed to attack.  The team mascot was a toy rat, similar to that of [[Hard Cheese]].
+'''Rat''' was a large competitor robot that fought in the first series of [[Dutch Robot Wars: Series 1|''Dutch Robot Wars'']]. It lost its first round battle to [[Bamm Bamm]] in its heat, then was eliminated in the Losers' Melee despite flipping [[The Lethal Swan]] over.
+The team mascot was a toy rat, similar to 'Verminator' which sat on top of UK middleweight competitor [[Hard Cheese]].
+==Design==
+[[File:Rat.png|thumb|left|Rat without whiskers]]
+Rat was a very long robot shaped like a rat hence its name, with two outside wheels at the rear and decorated with metal 'whiskers'. The robot's body also doubled as a pneumatic flipper, which while powerful left the robot's internals exposed. While aggressive and potent, Rat also suffered from poor turning and reliability problems that affected its performance in its only series.
 ==Robot History==
 ===Dutch Series 1===
+Rat's first round battle saw it fighting against [[Bamm Bamm]].
-Rat's first battle was against Bamm Bamm. It raised its flipper and used its shell to engulf Bamm Bamm. It pushed Bamm Bamm over the flame pit, and set its club on fire. Pieces of the burning club dripped into Rat and the fire spread to its insides. Refbot separated the two, and time ran out. The judges ruled in favour of Bamm Bamm. In the losers' melee, Rat worked with Lizzard to pincer Lethal Swan, and use its flipper to flip the swan onto its side. Unfortunately, this display of power was for naught, since Rat broke down and was counted out by Refbot. Sir Killalot used its drill to pick up Rat from the rear, and burned it over the flame pit. He tried to drop Rat onto the floor flipper, but Rat was stuck on his lance.
+[[File:Bamm Bamm vs Rat.jpg|thumb|left|Bamm Bamm and Rat up in flames]]
+It started by driving round in circles and raising its flipper, which it used to lift and clamp Bamm Bamm by its club. Rat pushed Bamm Bamm against an angle grinder, with both robots appearing to be stuck close to the Flame Pit. [[Refbot]] came in to separate both robots, but Rat pushed Bamm Bamm over the Flame Pit, setting its club on fire and shoving it towards the pit release button as parts of the club dropped into Rat's exposed internals. Both robots continued burning as Refbot separated them, and Bamm Bamm hammered Rat with its now-exposed axe as Rat struggled to move. The battle went to a jury's decision, which despite Rat's aggression ruled in favour of Bamm Bamm.
+In the Losers' Melee, Rat faced [[Lizzard]] and [[The Lethal Swan]].
+[[File:Lethal Swan Rat Lizzard 1.jpg|thumb|left|Rat duels with Lizzard and The Lethal Swan]]
+[[File:HeatALosersMelee.jpg|thumb|Rat and Lizzard team up to overturn The Lethal Swan]]
+It teamed up with [[Lizzard]] to attack and push The Lethal Swan around, before the three machines drove around each other for some time. Eventually, Rat used its flipper to turn The Lethal Swan onto its side as Lizzard pushed it, also causing both of Lizzard's eyes to fall off. While the House Robots attacked The Lethal Swan and dragged it to the Floor Flipper, however, Rat suddenly broke down, and was speared by [[Sir Killalot]]'s lance while Refbot counted it out. Sir Killalot carried Rat over the Flame Pit and attempted to drop it on the Floor Flipper, but 'cease' was called before Rat could be flipped. This eliminated Rat from the first Dutch series.
 ==Results==
 {{Results Top|Silver|Black|RAT}}
-{{Show|Dutch Series 1}}
+{{Show|Series 1}}
 {{Competition|Dutch Championship|Heat, Round 1}}
-{{Battle|Heat A, Round 1|[[Bamm Bamm]]|Lost}}
+{{Battle|[[Dutch Robot Wars: Series 1/Heat A|Heat A, Round 1]]|[[Bamm Bamm]]|Lost}}
-{{Battle|Heat A, Losers' Melee|[[Lethal Swan]], [[Lizzard]]|Lost}}
+{{Battle|[[Dutch Robot Wars: Series 1/Heat A|Heat A, Losers Melee]]|[[Lizzard]], [[The Lethal Swan]]|Lost}}
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 ==Series Record==
-*Series 1: Heat, Round 1
+{{Series Record Dutch|Rat|'''Heat, Round 1'''}}
-*Series 2: Did Not Enter
+==Trivia==
+*Rat was the only robot in Heat A of Dutch Series 1 whose team would not return for Series 2, and also the only robot in that heat that was never seen in any other series of Robot Wars.
+{{Dutch Series 1 Competitors}}
 [[Category:Dutch Series competitors]]
 [[Category:Dutch Robots]]
-[[Category:Robots with Rear-Hinged True Flippers]]
+[[Category:Robots with Mascots]]
+[[Category:Animal Based Robots]]
+[[Category:Robots with Rear-hinged Flippers]]
+[[Category:Robots with multiple appearances without winning a battle]]
+[[Category:Robots based on rodents]]