Robot Wars - Pussycat - Beating the Best

[@njgw1465]

Here we have some of Pussycat's highlights, where it beats champions and Semi-Finalists alike

[@intorsusvolo7834]

Razer: can take on all the house robots at once also Razer: gets beaten by Pussycat TWICE!

[@xenocide1307]

Both the Razer wins didn't feel like it straight up beating it. The first was definitely issues with the arena. The second one Pussycat did a lot more, but it felt like the frame getting bent onto the tire did all the work.

[@intorsusvolo7834]

@@xenocide1307 i agree

[@MrJJLincoln90]

Razer was one of the elites and my favourite ever to compete (probably like most). But nothing is invincible, every robot has it's kryptonite and Razer's happened to be Pussycat.

[@carlpepin1]

@@xenocide1307 so? It's not like the frame bent on it own, pussycat did that damage, exploiting design flaws is part of the game.

[@xenocide1307]

@@carlpepin1 Total fair play to pussycat, it won twice fair and square. It's just when you reflect on the manner in which it won, it's not dominant and destructive like razer itself would dish out, or other high damage bots like tombstone and aftershock.

[@motorthoughts28]

Proof that even the most unusual designs can be devastatingly effective under the right driver. Pussycat was never designed to be a robot that was easy to get its weapon where it needed to go, yet it took out some huge names, often being used like some sort of bludgeoning device rather than a conventional spinner. The loss of almost all of its team members was one of the biggest losses to the Robot Combat world

[@captainmorgan2530]

Wait what happened to the team?

[@jaybor1683]

@@captainmorgan2530 In 2001 David Gribble was claimed all too soon in a motorcycle accident. Fast forward to 2013 and Alan Gribble eventually succumbed to cancer

[@Coxy002605]

@@jaybor1683 Damn, I didn't know Al had died. I was studying at the engineering college he taught at when he was first diagnosed. He and his brother were fantastic engineers. We had Pussycat parked in the corner of the fitting workshop, bloody thing was huge.

[@spaghetticoconut658]

To this day, Pussycat remains one of my favorites if not my all time favorite RW machine.

[@robbie5181]

My favourite ever too

[@neithere]

At first the machine looked lame but holy cow it's efficient! Beautiful simplicity.

[@Eiji475]

Pussycat is the definition of don't judge a book by its cover.

[@theusher2893]

Or its name 😆

[@Silvertardis]

For such a simple, if a little unorthodox machine, Pussycat is such a fun robot to watch in the arena. For years I never thought much of it until I started revisiting its fights on youtube in the years leading up to the reboot.

[@jonathanc7674]

I remember going to a local library where Alan Gribble actually brought Pussycat for a display and showed off the featherweights. He actually let me drive Kitty (the featherweight version of the main machine) most likely because I was the only kid over the age of about 7 who showed up. He showed me how to drive it and how it worked, was great fun. One of my fondest memories.

[@ktmknight9347]

that's pretty cool I would've loved to have done that at that age

[@cdogthehedgehog6923]

@@ktmknight9347 I'd love to do it as an adult now lmao

[@ktmknight9347]

@@cdogthehedgehog6923 same lol

[@connorbosley4431]

Pussycat and Razer unique but similar as well. They're both the only robot of their weapon type (razer the crusher and pussycat the saw) to make the weapons truly destructive and gain lot's of victory

[@bobiboulon]

No doubt that the pilote is really good and the bot is resilient. It just needs its weapon to be more powerful and it would be a nightmare for its oponents.

[@darkchiron]

Yeah it seems like it loses alot of power because the saw just ends up making the bot itself flip over. It has no leverage for the saw to cut through anything.

[@IambiguousSegment]

I agree with this summation

[@death13a]

Combination of simplicity and excellent driving.

[@evanhanley6437]

This is a brilliant robot. I always loved it.

[@theusher2893]

Pussycat was and remains one of the greatest bot designs of all time. Truly a cat not to be trifled with.

[@SamFr1000]

Those house robots in the last clip are a monstrosity.

[@TekkenBones]

In the beginning, quite a few robots had cutting discs as a weapon, but they were never really affective and people simply moved on to big heavy flywheels. But pussycat kept their spinning blade, improved it and took out some very dangerous competitors with it. It is not a co-incidence that it beat hypno disc and razer in the a near identical manner. Those original Pussycat boys meant business. The weapon was quite literally like a cats claws tearing into you. Very underrated robot imho. Look at how bad it chopped razer up in that series 4 fight. Admittedly razer couldnt move, but that was probably the most damage ive ever seen done to razer in UK Robot wars (not sure about overseas).

[@TheBigAyland]

Looking back, Pussycat was a fantastic bot. That blade was more powerful than it had any right to be

[@gengarisnotinsmash...]

We should get Stinger's closest battles, it had a ton seeing as it was kinda the wobbofett (I hope I spelled that right) of robot wars; every time you hit it, it just retaliated with another blow.

[@matthewmiller7207]

Sadly, that first fight would be the last time we saw Rex and Team Cassius in RW.

[@Shrek-mv3tg]

😭

[@TheBigAyland]

Sad yes, but Rex's schrimec's lived on. a true great. RIP Rex

[@thomasfowler8212]

I often remember robots just getting stuck on something or breaking down.....was kinda underwhelming when you wanted a battle to see which one was actually designed better.

[@leafycrossing4755]

This awkward design of Pussycat has proven very effective.

[@ChimpFromSpace]

How is that tiny little sawblade so durable?

[@FeArLemonz0D220]

Yeah, against fluffy

[@Tmccreight25Gaming]

Pussycat: the Randy Orton of Robot Wars. #LegendKiller

[@robbie5181]

So unique to use the blade for taking of antenna, wheels, and slowly trimming down. No wonder they were annihilator champions, the most grindy robot team ever. Every bot in this video, even the ones where it went to judges were moving slowly, and so haggered on close inspection.

[@faisfaizal5194]

When the pizza cutter is tired of cutting pizzas

[@lampini]

Pussycat admittedly got very lucky in some of these fights but it is a good design that has done legitimate damage against some good robots like panic attack and Thermidor 2

[@faselfasel2864]

Pussycats driver also had a huge impact on it's success. He always identified correctly what to avoid and what parts to target.

[@Threadoflength]

@@faselfasel2864 Yes, Dave Gribble was undeniably the best driver of that era of Robot Wars. To put that tiny blade on target time and time again with that drive set up is honestly remarkable. Anyone else at the controls and Pussycat would have been a joke.

[@abhishekpodder7594]

THIS WAS THE BEST ROBOT OF UK. THE MANCHESTER UNITED OF ALL ROBO WARS..!! 😍😍😍🥰🥰

[@actionman9451]

Pussycat was amazing she was the best and my favourite

[@milhousevanhoutan9235]

At first I thought the win against Cassius 2 was lame, then when they showed the slo-mo I realized Pussycat pulled off a bit of brilliant strategy by exploiting the charge and keeping track of the arena and turning away at the last second for Cassius to end up in the pit. It was the robot version of "rope a dope". It would be like complaining about Muhammad Ali sitting there against the ropes getting beaten up for 10 rounds, then beating a tired opponent. Lesson for me is, outdriving your opponent and luring them into a trap is totally valid.

[@Davross]

Rip team Pussycat.

[@smithyblue]

Pussycat a great Robot, and it’s still the only one to beat Razer by knock out.

[@luckinout2056]

If I'm remembering right, Pussycat are: All Star Champions Annihilator Champions Tag Team Champions 2nd Overall Series 4 Arguably one of the best to never win the main competition

[@ruvimsemenyuk8224]

How that tiny blade did any real damage is beyond me lol

[@dirkellis9212]

A metal shredder obstacle should be added to the arena

[@GeneralCodeBlue]

Completely forgot about that Panic Attack fight.

[@owievisie]

Pussycat is like Rocky Balboa, the only thing they are good at is taking a beating untill the opponement is tired and than ATTACK

[@b4ph0m3tdk9]

Pussycat needs a stronger and faster blade, then it is ready for next year.

[@MrThetjf]

I definitely think Pussycat is one of the best robots in robot wars to never win the title. It made 3 semifinals and a grand final. Runner up in the 4th series beating Hypno-Disc who was the most fear robot at the time. It beat the World Champion Razer twice. It won all side competitions Tag Team Terror, Annihilator and All Stars. It only lost by judges decisions and was never immobilised. It also won the American Robot wars War of Independence. Need I say more.

[@robbie5181]

I think they should have beaten chaos 2 on judges decision in the final. I think there was a 'house favourite' mentality. The draws were deliberatley done to 'make' the supposedly good robots not get worn before finals. Thays why pussycat, diotor and a few others were so good. They won so unexpectedly against big players they had setup to win in each series. Razer and chaos 2 were literally given special treatment (they are awesome, but if you find sources on show structure, you will see)

[@davidkerr7350]

@@robbie5181Blame Pussycat weapon stop working it’s like Carbide losing to Eruption in their last battle since Carbide’s weapon is losing power.

[@robbie5181]

@@davidkerr7350 Very good point. Now you mention it, compared to football or other things, the judges have been bloody consistent. I might not agree with them always but v hard to argue they are whimsical.

[@mcgoo721]

"Claims unfair damage was done." What does this mean exactly? Isn't a free for all so long as you're inside the time limit?

[@Destiny87]

They had already given up yet the match wasn't called and Razor continued to get pummeled. Pretty sure that's what they meant.

[@mcgoo721]

@@Destiny87 ahh I see how that could be pretty unsporting. At the same time we were always told to play until the whistle. I can also understand staying on the attack until it’s called.

[@ben8209]

What I found slightly sobering about the Robot Wars reboot was the obvious decline of originality amongst the British public. Despite nearly two decades advancement in technology, there was none of the creativity in design. Razer, Chaos 2, Hypnodisk, Pussycat, Stinger, Behemoth, Panic Attack, Dominator, Wheely Big Cheese.. all totally original and different approaches within the rules. It was a golden age of British garden shed engineering!

[@Liam20005]

All the British comments 😂 nice one gang

[@MrGriser]

My favorite robot :) It's just a shame about Pussycat's last televised fight :(

[@carlpepin1]

What happened?

[@MrGriser]

@@carlpepin1 It drove itself into the pit and was practically squashed by Mr Phsyco

[@theusher2893]

@@MrGriser :(

[@Christoffski]

David was unbelievably good

[@Zeo--]

Pussycat the god slayer.

[@TekkenBones]

Also....Look at the condition of thermador II at the START of the battle here 3:52 vs the end here 5:38. Looks like it's been through HELL.

[@intorsusvolo7834]

Maybe it should be called Black Cat because it gives so many opponents bad luck.

[@EJK-is1do]

If Pussycat faced Stinger in the series 4 grand final I think it would’ve one

[@wildmeatloaf8373]

Look at the babying of Razer by the house robots. Instead of laying into him like they would any other incapacitated bot, they refuse to fire their weapons. Shunt attempts to unstick him from wall (or prevent Pussycat from inflicting further damage), and when he’s obviously knocked out Dead Metal takes him straight to the pit. No sawblade, no drop zone, no floor flipper or flames. Straight to the pit to prevent any more damage. Talk about favoritism.

[@Threadoflength]

Well have you seen what Razer can do to the house robots? Favoritism? More like fearful respect, lol

[@BusinessOfFear]

Razer is their daddy

[@MaasdfgcQwerty]

The House Robots know all too well what Razer can do to them. Ask Matilda.

[@jonathanmoric8108]

Hey, NJGW - What's your favorite bot of all time?

[@njgw1465]

Terrorhurtz, followed by Big Nipper and... Wheelosaurus (don't laugh)

[@keithstapleton7805]

Never get tired of seeing Pussycat dishing out the destruction to Razer they liked to dish out. The Razer boys simply couldn’t handle receiving what they though funny to do to others.

[@ydoumus]

If only that saw blade spun faster. It seems like it's powered by a really weak motor.

[@walterwhite1]

What year is this?

[@duncandistortion]

18:16 This must be after david gribble died in the bike accident because he isn't driving (pussycat) & his dad isn't there either, is that his mother/brother?.

[@LuckyLucyHi]

It's Stuart Barnwell who was unconnected to the team before Extreme, and I think Ann Gribble (David's mum).

[@bP-yr3po]

So.. IDK the rules for robot construction. Would it be allowable to make a very heavy and powerful box with a low center of gravity and no exposed moving parts. Simply ram the #%$ out of everyone. No weapon. Everything is power and armor. Has someone tried this?

[@sardobi]

It depends on the competition - some ban robots without an "active weapon", but some don't. There was a really strong example of this in early Battlebots, Vlad the Impaler/Vladiator, which dominated the first few series.

[@bP-yr3po]

@@sardobi interesting. fewer moving parts is my mantra!

[@bP-yr3po]

@@sardobi Yes. I watched some Vlad. I love it but I could see how they want people to be inventive rather than just a pushing contest. Perhaps a rule where you have to leave a 4x4 section of the internals completely exposed.

[@psykikninja]

look up the bot known as duck.

[@Threadoflength]

In Robot wars look up the bots Tornado and Storm II, that was basically their shtick. I believe nowadays you have to have some sort of moving weapon, but even if it's just a lifter thats fine.

[@tristinklipp4993]

Lol first two wins are more errors on the other drivers than pussycat doing anything. Razor rams the wall and gets stuck, Cassius 2 drives into the pit for no reason.

[@Shadowkey392]

Hmmm...looks to me like, with a couple exceptions, pussycat just got extremely lucky.

[@Nikagor]

So true, half of his wins were extremely lucky hits, it didn't dominate anything clearly, the hypnodisk fight would have been over with out the house robots for example. Now that is not to say that it wasn't a quick and hard to catch enemy, but its speed itself seemed much more the weapon of choice instead of that spinner.

[@objectivelyjoe]

Think you mis-spelled *being the best.

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

6:05 What's the logic of Dominator2's exposed tires? They make easy targets for a sawblade or spinner.

[@MaasdfgcQwerty]

They learnt their lesson and covered them.

[@claudiapaz3620]

Happy new years njgw

[@afewspokesloose2699]

7:57 where's Jack Black?

[@happygirl7011]

Wow

[@Vampshroom420]

Damn,did that Razer loss even count? kinda lame he just gets stuck and thats the end of it. The things saw blade wasnt even strong enough to damage Razer.

[@Threadoflength]

The sawblade was what got him stuck, hit the front right wheel housing and deformed it enough to immobilize him.

[@knkn5049]

new wrestler defeats old champions one by one - the story old as the world - hard to watch all these scripts

[@razvanstan9295]

20:50

[@The77Game]

It was always one of my least favorite robots.

[@robbie5181]

Then you are insane

[@The77Game]

@@robbie5181 For having an opinion?

[@robbie5181]

@@The77Game for being crazy

[@sadboysuss]

he didn't beat razer, razer beat itself

[@LittleWhiskey]

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[@TheMysteriouswatcher]

Such an incredibly boring robot to watch. Their entire style revolves around getting lucky hits and the opponent breaking down and having virtually no capability for real, raw damage.

[@Christoffski]

It's way.more intricate than that. DG knew his opponents weak spots and the small, very powerful saw would find and destroy them whilst the robot itself survived a large variety of attacks.

[@LittleWhiskey]

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