Napalm (Robot)
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Napalm was a competitor robot from the UK TV series Robot Wars.
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[edit] The Robot
Napalm was a relatively large robot with a large snowplow on its front and two joined parallel axes on its back. The robot's armor was of a meshy appearance, and the entire thing had a rather rusty appearance. Despite looking sleek and new in Series 2, by Series 3 it's appearance had substantially deteriorated.
In Robot Wars Extreme, the Napalm team entered with a robot called Napalm 2. Initially, it appeared to be their old robot with a black paint job, but at an unknown point took on a lower profile.
For its slow speed, weak weapons and unimpressive armor, Napalm has been repepatedly cited as the worst competitor in the show's entire run. Despite this, it reached the series semi-finals of the Second Wars, although this was partly thanks to a highly controversial judges decision against Demolition Demon. It should also be noted that they have never been beaten in the first round of any of the UK wars they competed in (albeit with more than a little luck on occasion).
[edit] Other Robots
The team had entered in Robot Wars series 1 with a robot titled Detonator. This robot passed the gauntlet trial, but was eliminated at the subsequent Brit Bulldog trial.
In Series 4 the team entered a robot called Shadow of Napalm which survived the initial melee against Disc-O-Inferno and Major Tom but was defeated in the second round of the heats by Dominator 2.
[edit] Battle History
[edit] Series 2
UK Championship
Round 1 - Gauntlet Trial - Qualified
Round 2 - Skittles Trial - Qualified
Round 3 vs. Panda Monuim - Won
Round 4 vs. Demolition Demon - Won
Round 5 - Pinball Trial - Eliminated
[edit] Series 3
UK Championship
Round 1 vs. Kater Killer - Won
Round 2 vs. Robopig - Won
Round 3 vs. Steg-O-Saw-Us - Lost
[edit] Robot Wars Extreme - Series 1
UK Mayhem Tournament
Qualifier vs. Spider vs. Gemini - Qualified
Annihilator vs. Disc-O-Inerno vs. The Steel Avenger vs. Fighting Torque vs. Panic Attack vs. Spirit of Knightmare - Eventually Eliminated
[edit] Series 5
UK Championship
Round 1 vs. Warhog - Won
Round 2 vs. Wild Thing - Lost
