So, for those fans out there, heres the first battle of the WOI, ready and waiting for you.

FROM APPLESTON IN SURREY; KAT 3
This cat has plenty to roar about. A Robot Wars veteran, the team previously competed with a robot called Kater Killer. This bot has been much more successful. Its wedge shape is designed to plow into just about any robot around, and it has an extremely lethal looking axe, which has previously done some very nasty damage. However, the aluminium and polycarbonate armour could be thicker...

FROM ALTON IN HAMPSHIRE; PLUNDERBIRD 5
Get your ear plugs ready, it isnt going to be pretty. Another oldie but certainly no goldie, Plunderbird 5 has competed since War 1 up to War 5, with mixed success. Its long, low, fairly fast at up to 20mph, and its main weapons are fear, surprise and brute force...and, if they need it, a nasty looking Plunderthocker, just in case youre sleeping. And if all that doesnt work, then theres always the teams classic (i.e. Ear-splitting) rock ballards to listen to. Their speed is the advantage, but Plunderbird has always suffered from reliability problems, which may hit them again here.

ROBOTEERS, STAND BY.

Booth 1: Kat 3
Booth 2: Plunderbird 5
House Robots: Dead Metal, Mr Psycho.

3...2...1...ACTIVATE!

And off we go for the British robots in the War of Independence. The winner of this will go through to fight the winner of the American section of course. Straight away, Kat 3 gets underneath Plunderbird 5 quite easily. The axe comes down and meets the polycarbonate armour which makes up the Plundershell. Plunderbird 5 falls off the wedge of Kat 3 though, and comes in on a side charge. This throws the Kat off guard for a moment or so, and allows Plunderbird to push Kat 3 back a bit. However, Kat 3 does get away, quite easily. It turns around again, trying to lure Plunderbird towards the axe. Plunderbird has nothing else to do, and does charge, which results in another hole in the shell, thanks to Kat 3s axe. Plunderbird ideally needs to disable that axe, because, at the moment, they are behind. Kat 3 drives back towards Plunderbird as they try to retreat. They cant retreat forever though, the arena wall is getting closer...and Kat 3 gives them a mighty SLAM into the arena wall, lifting one side up! The grinders tear into Plunderbirds side. Kat 3 brings the axe down again. At last, it gets bored and lets Plunderbird go, who charges off...straight into Dead Metals CPZ! This doesnt look good for the Plunderbird team! Theyre trying to escape, but Kat 3 is blocking the exits, and now Dead Metal has a claw onto the Plunderbird robot! The saw blade comes down onto the robot, cutting through something...that didnt look too promising! Is that what I think it was? The thing that eliminated them from the second series? The ariel being cut off? I think so! And that will now seriously hinder transmission to Plunderbird...and it certainly isnt moving freely! Kat 3 decides to hit the pit release button. Poor Plunderbird can not get out of that CPZ. I think Mr Psycho wants a piece of the action. Down comes the hammer on Plunderbird. Refbot finally decides to come in...and counts out Plunderbird. Kat 3 spins in celebration. Once Refbot hits 10, Mr Psycho picks up Plunderbird, simply turns around and dumps it in the pit. It certainly didnt fly very well, but it definately DID plummet!

CEASE!

Plunderbird 5...plucked.
KAT 3 GOES THROUGH TO THE NEXT ROUND.

Next up, we...hang on. Is that what I thi...OMG, THE PLUNDERBIRD BOYS ARE IN THE ARENA...THEY HAVE THEIR MICROPHONES!!! GOTTA GO!! AGGGHH!!!!