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'''The Creature''' (from the Black Lagoon) was a competitor in [[Series 4]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It was a dome shaped robot with two lifting tusks resembling [[Matilda]]'s as its primary weapons. It was built by a team of ten people, who covered the machine with paper mache design, as was customary in the team's robots; the team's other, slightly less successful entrant, [[Twn Trwn]], was also designed in this way over three and a half months. The machine was made entirely from one wheelchair except for the go-kart wheels. |
'''The Creature''' (from the Black Lagoon) was a competitor in [[Series 4]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It was a dome shaped robot with two lifting tusks resembling [[Matilda]]'s as its primary weapons. It was built by a team of ten people, who covered the machine with paper mache design, as was customary in the team's robots; the team's other, slightly less successful entrant, [[Twn Trwn]], was also designed in this way over three and a half months. The machine was made entirely from one wheelchair except for the go-kart wheels. |
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==Robot History== |
==Robot History== |
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Revision as of 11:18, 11 June 2016
- "The Creature from the pit ... well from Rhyl, and really gruesome. Really."
- — Jonathan Pearce
The Creature (from the Black Lagoon) was a competitor in Series 4 of Robot Wars. It was a dome shaped robot with two lifting tusks resembling Matilda's as its primary weapons. It was built by a team of ten people, who covered the machine with paper mache design, as was customary in the team's robots; the team's other, slightly less successful entrant, Twn Trwn, was also designed in this way over three and a half months. The machine was made entirely from one wheelchair except for the go-kart wheels.
The robot was named and designed after the eponymous monster from the horror film Creature from the Black Lagoon.
Robot History
Series 4
Inverterbrat becomes pinned off the ground by its own flipper, which malfunctioned when trying to flip The Creature.
Inverterbrat and Berserk 2, both Heat Finalists in the previous war, were The Creature's opponents in Round 1 of its heat. It locked together with Inverterbrat at the start, until Refbot broke them apart. As Inverterbrat became beached on its flipper, Berserk 2 lifted The Creature slightly. However, with Inverterbrat no longer mobile, The Creature made it through to Round 2.
- "The Creature goes naked!"
- — Jonathan Pearce, as The Creature sheds its skin when flipped
The Creature is flipped out of the arena
This fight was against Gemini, and the clusterbot split up and flipped The Creature. This then shed its paper mache shell, but bounced back onto its wheels. Both halves of Gemini flipped The Creature against the arena wall, and they both put their flipper beneath The Creature's wheel, flipping simultaneously and throwing The Creature out of the arena.
- "It's not over until the fat lady sings, and the fat Creature is singing now."
- — Jonathan Pearce, as The Creature goes out
At the end of the series, The Creature was nominated for the Best Design Award, but lost out to Gemini.
Results
| THE CREATURE - RESULTS | ||
| Series 4 | ||
| The Fourth Wars - UK Championship Heat Semi-Final | ||
| Heat F, Eliminator | vs. Inverterbrat, Berserk 2 (24) | Qualified |
| Heat F, Semi-Final | vs. Gemini (8) | Lost |
Wins/Losses
The feature from Robot Wars Magazine on the building of The Creature
- Wins: 1
- Losses: 1
Series Record
- Series 1-2: Did not enter
- Series 3: Entered with Twn Trwn
- Series 4: Heat, Round 2
- Series 5-7, 2016: Did not enter
Trivia
- The building of The Creature was shown in a two-page spread in Issue 14 of the original Robot Wars Magazine.