IG-88
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| IG-88 | |
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 IG-88 | |
| Participation Information | |
| UK Series | 7 |
| Team Information | |
| Team | Team Vader |
| Team Members | Paul Rose Anton Grounds Phillip Calthorpe |
| Robot Statistics | |
| Weight | 99kg |
| Dimensions | 0.65m x 0.70m x 1.16m |
| Power | 2 x 750W Electric Motors |
| Weapons | Bi-Rotational Axe |
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Robot statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show | |
- "Constructed by Team Vader, very much from the dark side."
- — Jonathan Pearce
IG-88 was a large, green pyramid-wedge robot that competed in Series 7.
- Jayne Middlemiss: "Now I must say, this looks like a frightening robot to me."
- Paul Rose: "When it is working, it is quite dangerous, certainly."
- Jayne Middlemiss: "I mean what is THAT for example?"
- Paul Rose: "I'm claiming it to be a bi-rotational axe."
- — The bi-rotational axe is introduced
Its main weapon was what the team claimed to call a "bi-rotational axe", which acted a lot like a spinning blade. This axe could spin either way, and was able to cause some significant damage to several of its opponents in its heat, making it to the Heat Final. It was thrown out of the arena by Dantomkia after only 8 seconds.
IG-88 was built by Team Vader and was entered alongside the team's original entry, Vader. Its name originated from the Star Wars bounty hunter droid IG-88, just as Vader's had originated from Darth Vader.
- "It lacks self-righting, has thin armour and slow weaponry - and thats what they say about it, for goodness sake!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
IG-88 is currently retired. It briefly came out of retirement to fight in the Roaming Robots 2006 UK Championships, but went out in the group stages.
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Robot History
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Series 7Edit
Added by RA2IG-88 had a good draw with the experienced Scorpion, but relatively new robots The Stag and Tomahawk. It managed to immobilise Tomahawk with two strong blows, leaving it immobile. IG-88 then rammed The Stag, buckling one of its pincers, before chasing after it and flipping it clean over. As IG-88 dealt more punishment to both opponents, The Stag fled and drove into the pit. IG-88 then ripped a panel clean off Scorpion, who was already through to the next round.
Added by GutripperIG-88 then threw the armour panel out of the arena and met the much more experienced King B Powerworks. However, IG-88's weaponry was more potent than King B Powerworks, and managed to land a powerful blow that hurled King B Powerworks into the side wall.
- "And the sparks flew! This is no love match here!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as King B is slammed
IG-88 closed in and hammered King B Powerworks into immobilisation in the CPZ.
Added by Toon Ganondorf- "...worthy opponents for the seeded Dantomkia in the final"
- — Jonathan Pearce
IG-88 was taken through to fight 5th seed Dantomkia. Here, Dantomkia slid beneath IG-88 and pushed it towards the side wall. Dantomkia's wedge was too low for the bi-rotational axe to hit, and Dantomkia launched IG-88 onto the side wall. The bi-rotational axe caught the side wall and pulled IG-88 over and out of the arena.
- "Dantomkia, trying to dodge the flailing axe of IG-88 - oh, it's all over!"
- — The entirety of Jonathan Pearce's Heat Final commentary
The whole battle lasted 8 seconds, which broke the quickest battle record from Series 3.
ResultsEdit
| IG-88 - RESULTS | ||
| Series 7 | ||
| The Seventh Wars - UK Championship Heat Final | ||
| Heat C, Round 1 | vs. Scorpion, Tomahawk, The Stag | Qualified |
| Heat C, Round 2 | vs. King B Powerworks | Won |
| Heat C, Final | vs. Dantomkia (5) | Lost |
| NOTE: This battle broke the Shortest Battle Record at 0:08 seconds | ||
Wins/LossesEdit
- Wins: 2
- Losses: 1
Series RecordEdit
- Series 1-4: Did not enter
- Series 5: Failed to qualify with Vader
- Series 6: Entered with Vader
- Series 7: Heat Final and entered with Vader
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