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DeadMetal

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The Mean Machine of the Arena (Robot Wars)

Familiar

Dire Vulture

Energy: 50/50

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Battle Stats

Measurements

Length

6.96 m

Wingspan

4.87 m

Weight

424.92 kg

Genetics

Steel
Metallic

Steel
Alloy

Copper
Spines

Hatchday

Dec 20, 2018
(5 years)

Breed

Adult
Mirror

Eye Type

Earth
Glowing

Level 1 Mirror

EXP: 0 / 245

STR

AGI

DEF

QCK

INT

VIT

MND

Lineage

Parents

Taiyo
Carina

Offspring

none

Biography

Dead Metal: The Savage Scorpion. Probably second favourite for me because again, it looks like an animal and the way the saw cuts straight through metal... it's awe-inspiring how much detail went into these things.

“It's like watching a surgeon at work only with less blood, more sparks and absolutely no medical qualifications! Ooh, that looks sore! Our own version of a scorpion, it's Dead Metal!”
― Johnathan Pierce in Meet the House Robots

Dead Metal
Dead Metal was one of the four original House Robots on the British TV series Robot Wars. Dead Metal was one of only three House Robots (along with Shunt and Matilda) to participate in every televised version of the show, including international versions.

Participation Information
UK Series: 1-10, Extreme 1-2
US Series: 1-2, Nickelodeon
Dutch Series: 1-2
German Series: 1
Other Names: Death Metal (Dutch Series)

Robot Statistics
Weight:
343kg (Series 8)
112kg (Series 7)

Dimensions:
160cm x 100cm x 70cm (Series 7)

Speed:
13mph (Series 8)
12mph (Series 7)

Power:
Battery powered engine

Weapons:
4000 rpm circular saw and pneumatically driven pincers

Strengths:
Powerful weaponry. Large wheel base makes flipping very difficult

Weaknesses:
Poor manoeuvrability

EXTRA INFO:
Designed to resemble a mechanical scorpion that had reanimated from a scrapyard, Dead Metal's signature features were a pair of front horizontal pincers and a circular saw that was originally mounted on a lifting arm, but was later mounted on a moving 'head' mechanism.

In Dutch Robot Wars, commentator Eric Corton often called it Death Metal, although the robot's name was still spelt Dead Metal during its introduction and on its statistics board.

The Robot Wars Technical Manual stated that Dead Metal was a robot from the future "Berserker" Empire of 16,000 AD. The Berserkers are cybernetically enhanced humans ruling half the galaxy and utilising thermonuclear robots to invade resistant planets and execute political dissidents. Dead Metal was ostensibly brought back through a time loop and subdued.

TRIVIA:
Dead Metal was one of the fastest House Robots, and his metre-wide body made him very difficult to flip over. Only Gravity and Apollo ever achieved this; Cassius came close in its Series 2 Heat Final, but did not succeed. As of Series 7, Dead Metal has fallen into the pit more times than any other House Robot.

Dead Metal is the only House Robot which has been referred to as both a 'he' and a 'she'. The robot was considered male throughout its appearances in the original run and Series 8-9. Publications coinciding with Series 10 (e.g. Robot Wars: The Official Handbook) began referring to it as a female - however, the handbook mentions that the House Robots from the rebooted series are the "Descendants" of the originals, suggesting this Dead Metal is a separate female character. This matter is further complicated in Robot Wars: World Series, where Jonathan Pearce referred to the rebooted series Dead Metal as a male once again in the first Tag Team battle of the first episode.

Originally Dead Metal was suppose to have appeared in Redemption battle between Hobgoblin and Coyote, however, for unknown reasons, it went berserk and crashed into the Dial of Doom, ultimately forcing Shunt to pin the machine down and be replaced with Sir Killalot.

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OLD LOOK: Snapper: Speckle, Alloy, Thylacine (Earth Rare)

COMPLETED: 24th of January 2019 (Metallic gene acquired)

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