Unrelated to the Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors entry of the same name.
Marauder, formerly known as Africanized Killer Bot, was a superheavyweight robot built by Patrick Campbell of Team Minus Zero. It competed in Seasons 3.0 and 4.0 of Comedy Central BattleBots alongside the team's heavyweight entry frenZy.
Marauder as Wendingo on Robotica.
It was silver, four-wheel drive robots armed with two lifting spears and a rear wedge. Marauder was able to use its drive power to control opponents and cause knockouts. Marauder could run both ways up and even if its lifting forks did not work as intended, could use them to slide underneath other robot.
Away from BattleBots, Marauder also competed in Season 1 of Robotica under the name Wendingo and the second season of Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors with The Bat.
Robot History[]
Season 3.0[] |
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Africanized Killer Bot vs. Cannibot Africanized Killer Bot's BattleBots debut came against Cannibot. The fight went the distance and Marauder won by a 27-18 judges' decision. |
Africanized Killer Bot vs. The Junkyard Cog In the next round, Africanized Killer Bot met The Junkyard Cog, who won by knockout. As such, Africanized Killer Bot was eliminated from the competition and is not known to have returned for any rumbles. |
Season 4.0[] |
Marauder vs. Excalibot Returning for Season 4.0 under the name Marauder, it first faced Excalibot. The match started with Excalibot showing off its ramming force, slamming Marauder into the wall. Both robots then exchanged shoves in an attempt to gain control of the fight. Although Marauder's lifter did not work for this battle, it still managed to ram Excalibot into the BattleBox hazards. Eventually, Excalibot stopped working and was counted out. Marauder advanced to the next stage of the competition. |
Marauder vs. Maximus Marauder now met Team Gladiator and Maximus, who had not yet fought to make it to this stage. Maximus began with a quick charge but hit the wall of the BattleBox. Then, they started hitting each other like crazy. Marauder occasionally got underneath Maximus, but could not push it around with much success. Both robots tended to hit the wall almost as often as they hit each other. Maximus rammed Marauder into the spikestrip near the side of the exit ramp, and knocked it right over it. Marauder flipped Maximus over once, but it did not affect the invertible bot. As the fight wore on, it became evident that Maximus' wedge had taken serious damage and Marauder was getting its lifter underneath Maximus, pushing it around. Marauder's lifting spike impaled itself into the seam of the floor by the exit ramp, and Marauder was stuck. However, it was not counted out and Maximus won a 27-18 judges' decision, eliminating Marauder from the competition. Marauder is again not known to have competed in any rumbles at the end of the competition. |
Team Minus Zero with Marauder at Season 4.0
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 2
- Losses: 2
| Competition | Wins | Losses |
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| Season 3.0 | Cannibot | The Junkyard Cog |
| Season 4.0 | Excalibot | Maximus |
Trivia[]
- Both fights which went the distance ended in a 27-18 judges' decision.