- "A psychedelic nightmare or just codswallop?"
- — Jonathan Pearce on Jackson Wallop
Jackson Wallop was a competitor robot that fought exclusively in Series 7 of Robot Wars. It reached the second round of its heat by immobilising Killerkat, before losing to Big Nipper. Team Battlebot had also previously competed in Series 4 with Attila the Drum.
Design[]
Jackson Wallop in the arena
Jackson Wallop was a two-wheeled, box-shaped robot that featured a paint scheme paying homage to the works of Pollock, and a very large spinning disc featuring two flails. The disc was 1.2m in diameter, the maximum size allowed in the rules, and the flails proved robust and powerful, managing to knock the hefty Killerkat onto its side and not being bent or fractured at all during its battles. However, Jackson Wallop had many weaknesses, such as the wheels being exposed, the robot being vulnerable if the weapon stopped spinning, and lacking a self-righting mechanism. The robot somewhat resembled Series 2 competitor Caliban through both its shape and weapon.
Etymology[]
The robot's name was a play on the surrealist artist Jackson Pollock, combining it with the word "wallop", referring to the impact of the robot's spinner. Jackson Wallop's body was splatter-painted to match the artist's signature style.
The Team[]
The team with Jackson Wallop
Jackson Wallop was entered into Series 7 by the Hampshire-based Team Battlebot, a team with previous experience on Robot Wars after entering Series 4 with Attila the Drum. Team Battlebot was captained by Bernie Ryder, who built and painted Jackson Wallop, and also drove the robot in combat. He was also joined by Helen Thorpe, and a third team member Graeme McNulty was also credited on the robot's statistics board, although he was not seen in the televised episode.
Robot History[]
Series 7[]
Jackson Wallop competed in Heat B. Its first battle saw it competing against Killerkat and Gyrobot, with the three robots fighting alone after the third seed Terrorhurtz was disqualified for arriving at the studio unfinished[1].
- Jayne Middlemiss: "What are your tactics gonna be out there?"
- Helen Thorpe: "Get out there and wallop"
- — The team's battle plan
Jackson Wallop and Gyrobot team up on Killerkat
Gyrobot pushes Killerkat onto the flame pit
Immediately, all three robots got their weapons up to speed and Jackson Wallop hit Killerkat stopping its blade. Jackson Wallop spun away and got its weapon back up to speed before smashing into Killerkat again. It then hit it again and bounced off Killerkat hitting Gyrobot. Killerkat was moving very sluggishly and Gyrobot and Jackson Wallop went about causing a small amount of damage to Killerkat around its wheels. Jackson Wallop then rushed into Killerkat and its deadly blade toppled Killerkat. With Killerkat immobilised, Jackson Wallop went through to the second round along with Gyrobot.
Here it met Big Nipper, and was put at an immediate disadvantage as Big Nipper was too low for its blade to do any damage.
Jackson Wallop is pushed into an angle grinder
Jackson Wallop's wheel detaches
Dead Metal cuts into Jackson Wallop
Dead Metal pits Jackson Wallop
Jackson Wallop rammed Big Nipper, but was pushed backwards and hit the arena wall, deflecting off it. Jackson Wallop then went and hit the pit release taking the front of the tyre off with its blade. Big Nipper then shoved and pinned Jackson Wallop onto an angle grinder. Big Nipper then clamped onto Jackson Wallop, but couldn't push it. However one of Big Nipper's claws had become stuck on Jackson Wallop's tyres and as it reversed one of those tyres came off. Jackson Wallop was immobilised and the House Robots came in and damaged it some more. Jackson Wallop was then shoved down the pit by Dead Metal.
- "And the draw, to be honest, for this second round, defeated Jackson Wallop. They could never get any advantage over Big Nipper."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Results[]
| JACKSON WALLOP - RESULTS | ||
| Series 7 | ||
| The Seventh Wars - UK Championship Heat, Round 2 | ||
| Heat B, Round 1 | vs. Gyrobot, Killerkat, Terrorhurtz (3) | Qualified |
| NOTE: Terrorhurtz was disqualified before the first-round melee took place. | ||
| Heat B, Round 2 | vs. Big Nipper | Lost |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 1
- Losses: 1
Series Record[]
| Series | Jackson Wallop Series Record |
|---|---|
| The First Wars | Did not enter |
| The Second Wars | Did not enter |
| The Third Wars | Did not enter |
| The Fourth Wars | Entered with Attila the Drum |
| The Fifth Wars | Did not enter |
| The Sixth Wars | Did not enter |
| The Seventh Wars | Heat, Round 2 |
| Series 8 | Did not enter |
| Series 9 | Did not enter |
| Series 10 | Did not enter |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
Official Series 7 photo
- Jackson Wallop put a gash in Shunt's scoop that was never repaired. The gash in can seen in various other battles throughout Series 7, and can still be seen in Meet the House Robots when Shunt is unveiled - nearly 12 years after Series 7 was filmed.
- Jackson Wallop's statistic board states the captain as being Bernie Ryder, whilst its predecessor Attila the Drum's statistic board states the captain as being Berny Ryder. It's unknown which spelling is correct.
References[]
- ↑ Private correspondence with the Terrorhurtz Facebook page