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Matilda

(#48481051)

The Matriarch of Mayhem (Robot Wars)

Familiar

Darktouched Chimera

Energy: 50/50

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Battle Stats

Measurements

Length

0.9 m

Wingspan

1.68 m

Weight

0.99 kg

Genetics

Oilslick
Wasp

Obsidian
Bee

Wisteria
Runes

Hatchday

Jan 11, 2019
(5 years)

Breed

Adult
Bogsneak

Eye Type

Plague
Glowing

Level 1 Bogsneak

EXP: 0 / 245

STR

AGI

DEF

QCK

INT

VIT

MND

Lineage

Parents

Offspring

none

Biography

The terrifying Triceratops. Also the best house robot imo because little me was obsessed with all of the ones that looked like animals. I have a love for flippers it seems!

“This is no 'Waltzing Matilda', but if Matilda dances with you, it's a dance of death! Her tusks can rip and pneumatically flip, it's a breeze for 'Tildy'! Her spinning rear flywheel is 27 kilos in weight. The matriarch of mayhem, the mistress of mischief, Matilda!”
― Jonathan Pearce introduces Matilda in Series 5

Matilda
Matilda (occasionally nicknamed Tildy) was one of the original four House Robots that appeared in the UK TV game show Robot Wars.

Participation Information:
UK Series: 1-10, Extreme 1-2
US Series: 1-2, Nickelodeon
Dutch Series: 1-2
German Series: 1

Robot Statistics:
Weight:
350kg (Series 8)
116kg (Series 7)

Dimensions:
140cm x 66cm x 66cm (Series 7)

Speed:
14 mph (Series 8)
8mph (Series 7)

Power:
12-volt motor (Series 7)

Weapons:
Pneumatic Flipping Tusks and rear-mounted Vertical Flywheel

Strengths:
Powerful weaponry and tough exoskeleton

Weaknesses:
Prone to flipping

EXTRA INFO:
Present in all series of the UK series and all international versions, Matilda was initially infamous for her unreliability and susceptibility to being attacked by competitor robots, eventually being destroyed by Razer at the end of Series 4's Southern Annihilator. However, upgrades to her pneumatic tusks and the replacement of her original chainsaw with a vertical flywheel enabled her to become one of the more destructive House Robots in later series.

In addition to her role in the main series, Matilda also regularly appeared in numerous side competitions,

notably Robotic Soccer in Series 3 and both the Series 3 and 4 Pinball tournaments. Her design was based on the idea of a mutant alien dinosaur, and her fictional backstory, given in the Robot Wars Technical Manual and a comic in the original Robot Wars Magazine, was that she was a biomechanical creature unearthed from a lost Atlantean civilisation. Jonathan Pearce often described Matilda as the 'Matriarch of Mayhem' across the UK Series, in recognition of her originally being the only female (officially confirmed so anyways) House Robot.

TRIVIA:
According to the Robot Wars Fun Fax, the early design that became Matilda was known as Evildoer. This machine had a similar ovoid shape and a chainsaw on the rear like Matilda, but had saws and spikes all over its body.

The thumbprints on Matilda's headpiece were fashioned by Crew member James Davis. Early footage of Matilda being tested would suggest that she was originally intended to be painted black, before later being changed to purple.

Matilda was fitted with spark projectiles on her tusks for some of the events in Series 2. They were removed just before Series 3 started.

Matilda's horns were made from squashy rubber; the metal versions tended to shatter or break off too easily. The practice of rubber horns has carried over to the newest version of Matilda and can be seen wobbling when using her tusks.

Matilda was the oldest House Robot, having had construction started first amongst the four original House Robots. Even discounting the versions made for live events, Matilda is the House Robot represented by the most different machines with three; the original model used for the first four series, a rebuilt model used from Extreme 1 onward, and an updated model for Series 8 onwards.

Matilda was the only robot to be represented by all four types of Robot Wars toys. Prior to Series 10, Matilda was the only House Robot to be considered and referred to as a female.

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