Plunderbird was the name given to five separate box-wedge shaped competitors that competed in the first five series of Robot Wars - the only robot in Robot Wars to fight in all five of those wars. Plunderbird was well known for its team, the International Wreck Crew, who portrayed themselves with a "tough-guy" attitude, and frequently sang raps.

The robots themselves were mostly unreliable, driving into the pit in Series 2 and not getting off the mark in Series 3. They lost in the first round in three of the five wars they entered, which curiously were the odd-numbered wars, the same pattern suffered by the Ming robot series. The team were nominated for the Sportsmanship Award on three occasions, winning the award in Series 2.

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Did you know...

• ...that no roboteer has competed in every main UK series, with Team Cold Fusion being the only team to be in Series 1 and qualify for Series 7?

• ...that the first 3 champions of Robot Wars lost their crowns to flippers and the final 2 lost theirs to rammers?

• ...that of the returning Series 2 semi-finalists, only 3 from 11 reached the semi-finals in Series 3, and the trio fell in the second round?

• ...that with the exception of Hypno-Disc in Series 4, the #2 seed never made the Grand Final?

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