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WHAT A SHOCK! Anyway, my predictions :proud:
Round 2
Knightrous Wedge vs. Panicking: To be honest, this fight could go either way, but its mostly going towards Panicking.
Metal Sonic Spin Dash vs. Cosmic Thunder 2: If Steven gets around the sides, he could win, but the faster, lower wedge of Alex M is going to win it here.
HEAT FINAL: PANICKING vs. COSMIC THUNDER 2
From those choices, Im going to go for the highly underrated COSMIC THUNDER 2 to make the series semis.
Great fights as ever Kody :)
For the heat final I will say... Knightrous v Cosmic Thunder 2.
and then Knightrous to win the heat :)
Keep up the good work Kody Im loving this series :)
Apply downward pressure on the front lifting arm and ram at the skirts, with 100kg of robot weight focused onto the tip of the lifting arm, it should easily bounce the skirts up and let Knightrous Wedge under. Then manuver Panicking to the arena wall either by ramming him there or flipping him over and and over till I get him against the wall. Stack him against it so he cant drive or wriggle off, or if I can, flip him out.
If I can get the lifting arm into a wheel well, Ill use it to drag him and put him into the pit...
Will also keep Knightrous Wedge nice and slow in this battle. Only using a burst of speed when needed to get out of trouble. I want to focus heavily on controlling the battle.
Im going to predict Knightrous Wedge and MSSD to go through
HEAT I
ROUND 2
Cosmic Thunder 2 VS METAL SONIC SPIN DASH
OK, we can both reach the same top speed. Cosmic Thunder is the more manoueverable, but I should have the more control. Aim for the sides or rear corners of the machine and head for the Pit. If I feel a little braver, smash it into a wall or two and try to scoop it up onto the barbs. Once caught, take a trip to Pit Town before it can flip itself away.
Oh and try to sink my teeth into those lovely big tyres of course. :proud:
I need to get to his sides and flip him about, staying away from the disc of course. Hopefully a quick OOTA will happen here, otherwise get under him and pit him :P
Knightrous Wedge vs. Panicking
Knightrous Wedge controlled almost the entire fight last time, but it was the favourite, Shovearound 2, who went out instead of Cosmic Thunder 2.
Panicking shoved Powerpoint the Thrasher against the wall, and then Metal Sonic Spin Dash took Mattys machine to the pit.
Roboteers, stand by...
Booth 1: Knightrous Wedge
Booth 2: Panicking
Taki-san and Tira-san look dark and menacing under the arena lights as they patrol their CPZs.
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ACTIVATE!!
Panicking is the first out, but Knightrous Wedge bursts out a second later, right towards the forks of his adversary! The arm outstrips the forks clearance and raises them up, as with the rest of the robot, and Panicking is sent skyward! It crashes back down, right onto its back, but that doesnt stop it from working almost the exact same way. Unfortunately, it also doesnt stop Knightrous Wedges persistance, and the arm penetrates the rear skirt before Panicking has a chance to turn around. This time, however, Aaron does not flip the other bot, but carries it to the wall, and FLIP! But no, for Panicking is indeed slammed against the wall but comes back down, standing on his forks. Knightrous Wedge backs off, but the forks begin to lift, and push Panicking forwards. Instantly, Aaron reacts, as Knightrous Wedge tackles the forks and stacks Panicking against that nice wall again. :proud: Panicking however falls right back onto Aarons bots wedge. FLIP! Panicking is tossed, but again against the arena wall, and again standing on his forks, which are propelling Martyns lifter forwards again. Aaron is getting irritated by this, and the big wedge slips under Panicking once more, who falls on him (again :proud:) and carries him with the wedge. Panicking struggles to get off, but it seems Aaron has reached his destination: an empty CPZ! Panicking is tossed against the corner and right onto his back again, but he cant escape, as the house robots have jetted out of their own CPZs at that moment Knightrous Wedge sent Panicking there! Its Taki who takes advantage, tackling the skirt near the forks, penetrating it, and lifting up the Panic Attack lookalike. Tiras blade makes an appearance as it slashes Panickings underbelly! WHAP! ...wait, wheres the crash? :uhoh: OHHHHH!!! Panicking is seperated about 25 feet from his right middle wheel! Knightrous Wedge flies in again, seeing an opportunity, and tries to get the lifter under that fully exposed wheel hole, but Taki lets Panicking down. Aaron lowers his own flipping arm and slides underneath the side, tossing Panicking further into the CPZ! (FLIP!) Tira sidles back, blade back at speed, as Martyn is beginning to panic himself. None too keen on letting the house bots have some more fun though is Aaron, and his wedgebot flicks Panicking right up against the wall! (FLIP!) Panicking however comes down, right side up, and his forks are pointing right at Knightrous Wedges side! Martyn jumps at this, and before Aaron can even blink the forks lift up his bot and hold it high into the air! Its just too bad that Tira had to barge in again. :proud:
CRASH!!!
In the confusion of green and purple sparks, Tiras blade brutalizes the side skirt of Panicking, tearing it clean off and flinging it several metres! Panicking is jolted a little but still manages to keep a hold on Knightrous Wedge, and begins to carry him away from the CPZ! The house robots return to their respective corners as Panicking, prize held high, reverses towards the pit release button, rather slowly and at an angle, mind you, due to inflicted damage...Knightrous Wedge fires the flipper in desperation, and it gives Aaron new life: his underbelly slides away from the tip of the forks, and lands on the ground! Horrified, Martyn directs Panicking and it tackles Knightrous Wedge in the rear, but Aaron steers his bot away and turns it around to face Panicking. Both bots collide but its Knightrous Wedge who prevails, defeating the forks and flicking over Panicking (FLIP!), but doesnt stop with the forwards velocity, charging into Panicking before hes even landed, and carrying to the wall...FLIP! And this time its good, as Panicking bounces on the railing and hits the outside floor of the arena.
CEASE!
Panicking really needs to put himself back together. :proud:
Knightrous Wedge advances to the Heat I Final!!
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Metal Sonic Spin Dash vs. Cosmic Thunder 2
Metal Sonic Spin Dash, after help from Panicking, disposed of Powerpoint the Thrasher 5 in the pit to move on.
Cosmic Thunder 2 managed to stay out of trouble long enough for Knightrous Wedge to toss crowd favourite Shovearound 2 over the fence.
Roboteers, stand by...
Booth 1: Cosmic Thunder 2
Booth 2: Metal Sonic Spin Dash
Asterix Heroicus loves the spotlight, but today hell have to share it with the scaly 800kg bot Ancalagon the Black. :proud:
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Each bot starts off immediately trying to go after the others sides. MSSD spins around, and then spins in reverse to try and outmanoeuvre Alexs machine, to find that he himself has been outmanoeuvred, as Alex had moved at all since moving right up to MSSD, and now does so! Cosmic Thunder attacks the sides, and slides under them, immediately tossing the hedgehogbot right onto its back. The self-righter comes into play, but it falls right back onto Cosmic Thunders wedge! FLIP! Over goes Steves bot again! :proud: Cosmic Thunder charges forward as he flips, and pushes Steves bot towards the arena wall, and denies MSSD a chance to regain his footing! MSSD does not right himself, but waits. Cosmic Thunder slides underneath..only a little, and FLIP! MSSD is flicked against the wall, but comes back down, and Steve activates the srimech, and MSSD almost rolls forward...only to meet Cosmic Thunders wedge again, and FLIP! MSSD is thrown skyward and...OOTA! Short fight that was, ladies and gentlemen! Steve puts his top hat over his eyes in anguish.
CEASE!
Metal Sonic Spin Dash has gotten so rusty to the point where hes not so sonic anymore. :proud:
Cosmic Thunder 2 advances to the Heat I Final!!
Heat I Final
Knightrous Wedge vs. Cosmic Thunder 2
Tactics, predictions, comments, thoughts, and some CO2 tanks please. :proud:
Woot for winning... Now onto the next challenge...
Cosmic Thunder 2
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Weapons - A really nice flipper.
LOL... Best Weapons Stats EVER :proud: Im going to aim for the sides and rear, they are the best places for sucess. Same tactics as last time. Wedge, ram to wall, stack/flip.
Be aggressive & controlling
(Message edited 587838 time by teamvertex on January 11, 2008)
(Message edited by teamvertex on January 11, 2008)
Heat I Final
Knightrous Wedge vs. Cosmic Thunder 2: I feel that this might go either way. Knightrous has the more power, but but Cosmic Thunder is the more agile and probably has the more powerful weapon. I believe that Aaron might lose control and Alex will take advantage of that to land Knightrous OOTA, and Cosmic Thunder in the semi-finals :proud:
Weapons - A really nice flipper.
ugh, are you serious? I thought I made Cosmic Thunder a little more specifically than that :P whatever
Anyway this is the same as the first round fight. I was able to get under him without too much difficulty, so try and use my more controlled drive to get around and under him for a flip.
Knightrous Wedge vs. Cosmic Thunder 2
Both robots went through to the second round after Shovearound 2 was tossed OOTA. Knightrous Wedge then, after an intrusion by the house robots, finally succeeded in flipping Panicking over the fence, while Cosmic Thunder 2 did the like to Metal Sonic Spin Dash, after only two tries.
Roboteers, stand by...
Booth 1: Cosmic Thunder 2
Booth 2: Knightrous Wedge
Its a good day for house robots to fight! Double Whamlet and Obelix Bulguous seem to agree. :proud:
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ACTIVATE!!!
Aaron has his robot under control, as Knightrous Wedge drives Cosmic Thunder in a fast-but-not-as-fast-as-he-was-in-the-first-round speed. Cosmic Thunder however appears to be the more controlled, and avoiding a dead head-on charge veers off towards Knightrous Wedges frontal side! WHAM! Both bots collide, unable to get their flipping weapons under each other, yet the angle that they had met at, and their current velocity sends them twirling away, Cosmic Thunder doing a 180 while Knightrous Wedge does a 270. :proud: Aaron turns his bot around to try and take advantage of Cosmic Thunders rear but Cosmic Thunder does an about face and charges headlong at him. Finally, both flipping weapons slam into each other! And Aarons prevails! FLIP! A little nervous indeed becomes Alex, as he watches his bot tumble over, but he drives Cosmic Thunder, now landed onto his back, away before Aaron can take advantage again. FLIP! Cosmic Thunder tosses himself up and back onto his proper side, but in comes Knightrous Wedge again! Cosmic Thunder is rammed bu Aaron cant get the arm in, and Alex drives Cosmic Thunder away, looking slightly happier. Knightrous Wedge follows the spacey-looking bot around the arena for a few seconds, when it turns and crashes into him! WHAM! Both weapons meet, and cancel out, sending both bots back a bit. Cosmic Thunder races in to try and slide under that arm, but again its cancelled out, and Knightrous Wedge shows his power now by shoving Alexs bot towards the wall...Oof. Right into it...oh dear! Knightrous Wedge has landed himself on Cosmic Thunders wedge on impact on the wall! FLIP! Aaron finds his bot going over, but hammers the flipper button. Cosmic Thunder is pushing the Wedge towards the wall when it tips up...and onto Cosmic Thunders flipper again! FLIP! Knightrous Wedge is toppled again, and Cosmic Thunder is at the wall now. Oof. Knightrous Wedge is on the wedge of Cosmic Thunder again, but decides to try and right himself off of that. FLIP! Nope. Right back onto the wedge. FLIP! Cosmic Thunder responds with his own flip, but Alex mistimed the flip, as Knightrous Wedge sails BACKWARDS OVER COSMIC THUNDER and not forwards over the arena wall! However Aaron still finds his bot on its back and tries to right it again, and it works, however Cosmic Thunder is driving right at the veterans rear, and slides under it, taking Aarons bot towards the wall opposite! Aaron tries to drive backwards and off the top of Cosmic Thunder but too late: FLIP! Knightrous Wedge is tossed, bounces against the wall and tips onto his arm, to fall right down on his back. FLIP! Not on his back anymore! Cosmic Thunder is back in his face however, but the weapons are stalled again by each other, and its a pushing match. Knightrous Wedge pushes Cosmic Thunder about halfway across the arena, before backing off and heading in reverse for the pit release button. Cosmic Thunder blows by him but going too fast hits the arena wall. Oof. Knightrous Wedge reaches the pit release and hammers it. Siren sounds, pit descends, youve all been there. :proud: Anyway Cosmic Thunder is again at Knightrous Wedges side, and again defeats the clearance...FLIP! Oh, but Knightrous Wedge had moved and just got caught by the flipper, being thrown up, but not quite over, and now turns to face Cosmic Thunder, who is coming at him again. However its Cosmic Thunder this time who is defeated, as he runs right up onto the wedge...and on top of Aarons bot! Aaron turns around and BACKS TOWARDS THE PIT! IF HE GOES DOWN ITS ALL OVER - NO! Ohhhh...Cosmic Thunder just gets away off of Knightrous Wedges left side, and goes already to thoughts of attack, ramming the side of Knightrous Wedge again but Knightrous Wedge is away now, and Alex misses his chance, only slightly, though. Aaron is back in though, and back at Alex, slamming Knightrous Wedge into Cosmic Thunder head-on again, but Alex is lucky again as Knightrous Wedges lifting arm fails to slide under Cosmic Thunders flipper! He does, however, go flying over the top of Alexs bot, but thats just what Alex was expecting. Cosmic Thunder turns around almost before Knightrous Wedge has driven off of him and instantly gets to the rear, under it, and FLIP! Overturned Knightrous Wedge again! But Cosmic Thunder doesnt stop there! He goes to the wall, under Knightrous Wedge, and FLIP! At that moment, Aaron hits the flipper button, and Knightrous Wedge rights itself just as he is tossed. His rear end hits the arena wall but he falls right down on all four wheels, facing a Cosmic Thunder with its flipper in the up position! Hurriedly Alex backs off, lowering the flipper, but Knightrous Wedge doesnt want to let him get away with that and rams at him again, catching him before he can turn. Doing so allows him to slide under the corner of Cosmic Thunder and he rams him hard into the wall! WHAM! However, this causes Cosmic thunder to bounce off and away, before the flipping can come into play. Aaron lines Cosmic Thunder up again and goes for the rear end, but Alex isnt going to let his bot got caught again and turns around to face his incoming opponent. WHAM! Knightrous Wedge crashes into Cosmic Thunder, and their weapons cancel out again, right near the wall! Cosmic Thunder is pushed against it, but this causes Knightrous Wedge to get thrown up onto the flipper! FLIP! Aaron again sees his bot go over and fires his flipping arm to right himself, only for Cosmic Thunder to hold him up with the upraised flipper, and throw him into Double Whamlets CPZ! Whamlet responds with a thwack that doesnt hit the rear-ended Knightrous Wedge properly, and bounces off quite easily, but in come the side axes. Knightrous Wedges arm comes down but he is still kept onto his ass. :proud:
10...9...8...7...
Obelix rushes out to try and beat the timer, but Cosmic Thunder is in his way and gets bulldozed aside by the mighty house robot!
6...5...4...
Knightrous Wedge is clamped and hacked by the twin axes, which are not causing much damage.
3...2...1...
Obelix tackles Knightrous Wedge and brings down the hammer, missing...
CEASE!
A fight to the finish, right to the ends of the wedges! :proud: Our judges seemingly enjoyed that fight.
Knightrous Wedge - Cosmic Thunder 2
Style = 2/5 - 3/5
Control = 2/5 - 3/5
Damage = 2/5 - 3/5
Aggression = 3/5 - 2/5
Strategy = 3/5 - 2/5
Total = 12/25 - 13/25
Close, but no cigar. Knightrous Wedge blows out once again, having at least claimed a seeding.
Cosmic Thunder 2 advances to the Series Semi-Finals!!!
Heat J
Tempest Evil-er-oution (14) vs. Wheely Big Cheese vs. Big Nipper
Back to Rock 2 vs. Disc-O-Inferno vs. GigaByte Evilution
Tactics, predictions, comments, thoughts, and a 2008 Honda S2000 CR please. :proud:
YES!!! I got that prediction right!! Well done Alex!
Tempest Evil-er-oution (14) vs. Wheely Big Cheese vs. Big Nipper: Tempest is tough, but not so tough when the ring isnt spinning. But I believe its going to make it easily through, with the assisstance of Big Nipper!
Back to Rock 2 vs. Disc-O-Inferno vs. GigaByte Evilution: Disc-O-Inferno is going out. The other two will just over-power it.
Heat Winner: I believe that Back To Rock 2, Tempest and Big Nipper all stand a chance. But Ill go with the Nipper.
Im terribly sorry to ask this, but does anybody have some good stats on the S7 Big Nipper? I cant seem to find them. (I have seen the pic though)
Andy, I wanna pit Disc-O-Inferno, how about you?
I cant remember exactly when they fought, but I do recall Hypnodisc making quite a mess of WBC. Big Nipper is a tough little box, but it has nice flat sides to strike against, and should the Ti armour give way, its compactness will mean the internals will be easy to reach.
Faced with two targets Im confident I can mess up, I intend to take WBC as I think it will take less effort to beat. Im talking a 1 or 2 hit kill here.
haha Cosmic Thunder finally makes an Heat Final appearence. Underrated my foot :P
Hmmm...
Tempest Evil-er-oution (14) vs. Wheely Big Cheese vs. Big Nipper: I guarantee that Wheely Big Chesse or Big Nipper will go out. Tempest Evolution is definitely going through.
Back to Rock 2 vs. Disc-O-Inferno vs. GigaByte Evilution: I think Back to Rock will surely go through, and probably... Gigabyte is going out.
Heat Winner: Tempest? :proud:
Got tactics from Frank, Martijn, and Andy, and stuff for Big Nipper. Lets kick this heat off! :proud:
Tempest Evil-er-oution (14) vs. Wheely Big Cheese vs. Big Nipper
Tempest Evil-er-oution (14) is more of a hit than William Shakespeares comedy play. :proud: This invertible full-body-spinner deliberately bounces off of things it hits with the 6cm blades it will use today, attached to its 2000rpm spinning shell. 8mm titanium for the ring and an 10mm Aluminium top/bottom make up the armour, while S28-300 MagMotors make up the drive. Its wheels are exposed however they wont take too much damage thanks to being foam-filled, but it has lack of control.
C&BT1: Won a controversial decision against ForcePower 5.0 and then lopped off Tengu VIIs wheels, but a toss from 6th seed Die-Ceratops Re-Invertus sent the 14th seed over the fence in the Heat G Final.
Wheely Big Cheese is a big cheese of a robot. Its got a titanium flipper and wheels with spikes, and has performed the greatest flip in robot combat history: against Axe Awe in Series 5, launching it over the wall from the centre of the arena. However Hypno-Disc tore it apart easily in Extreme 1; will it suffer the same fate here against a more powerful spinner?
C&BT1: Did not enter.
Big Nipper is Complete Control and Kan-Opener at the same time. :proud: It can get under you, clamp you, push you around, and then some. Titanium armour and invertibility help it in its course, but despite it weighing the full 100kg, it can be flipped very easily: not a good thing against one of the most powerful flippers in Robot Wars, and it has a very boxy shape which can be taken advantage of by spinners.
C&BT1: Did not enter...
Roboteers, stand by...
Booth 1: Tempest Evil-er-oution
Booth 2: Wheely Big Cheese, Big Nipper
Our housies for today are Double Big Mac and Taki-san.
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ACTIVATE!
Its spinner against flipper against lifter/crusher, unique match-up for weapons here, and the 14th seed is the first to move, spinning up its blades. Big Nipper makes a beeline for him already, hoping to stop the shell in mid spin-up but its no good!
CRASH!
Mark Lumbs robot is sent for a loop, but so is Tempest, sliding away leaving it perfectly open to a flip, and WBC is already there...he slides under the 14th seed! FLIP! Oh, an ungodly flip given to Tempest, not unlike Die-Ceratops attempt last tournament, and the cylinder is launched across the arena, near the pit release. Frank shakes his head, hes definitely not going to make the same mistake again. As Tempest lands, he is tackled by an incoming Big Nipper with its side buckled. Tempest is smushed into the wall and lifted, but in comes the Cheese, with another giant flip, this time to Big Nipper! FLIP! The Nipper is sent spinning into the air, thoomping down onto its back, as Tempest gets away from the realies in an attempt to spin up. WBC isnt fooled and follows the cylinder, and sticks its snout in, only for Tempest to move to the side and smash its fully-spun-up shell into the side near the wheel!
CRASH!!!
Its Tempest who is knocked away, but hes not taken the worst of it, thankfully! Alex looks concerned now, espying the sizable gash made on the side of the flipper, but cant catch a breather, for Big Nippers after him! Dave smiles and lifts the Cheese into the air by the bottom of the flipper, however one of WBCs wheels stays on the ground and he manages to slip off and away. Big Nipper chases after him, but WBC has reached Tempest again, who moves away, but its Big Nipper who goes forward, right at WBCs wheel, and Tempest does an about face as the axlebot is slammed into the wall, the pincers lifting it into the air! Frank laughs, seeing his opponents fighting each other, but decides to add to the chaos by moving Tempest directly into the uplifted WBCs flipper!
CRASH!!!
WBC is pounded, the titanium dented badly, yet again Tempest tosses himself. Big Nipper decides to give up on WBC and chases after Tempest instead...however I think that Frank just gave Alex the death blow! No movement from the flipper! Big Nipper catches Tempest, who already has gotten to speed, and they meet.
CRASH!!!
Sparks fly, bots also fly! :proud: Tempest, at least, flies, right across the pit and into the wall! Big Nipper is sent in a pirouette, more titanium being mangled, but manages to pursue Tempest again. By this time The Watcher has gotten bored of the proceedings and starts to count WBC out.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
CEASE!
Wheely Big Cheese, cheesed off. :proud:
Tempest Evil-er-oution (14) and Big Nipper advance to Round 2!
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Back to Rock 2 vs. Disc-O-Inferno vs. GigaByte Evilution
Back to Rock 2 is back and ready to rock. :proud: It has a big hydraulic lifter that can easily lift 200kg, and a Pussycat-style blade in the flipping plate, which lifts with the flipper, and can cut armour and tires. Its basically a 6mm titanium box with a slightly sloped front, and is powered by Etek motors @ 48v. Its quite nippy at 18mph, but the srimech may prove to be too slow. Will he truly rock you? Youll have to find that out yourself. :proud:
C&BT1: Did not enter.
Disc-O-Inferno is the Extreme 1 version fighting in this tournament, having won the Southern Annihilator. Its invertible and has a good horizontal spinning disc which runs at 3000rpm. It is not, however, a well-armoured bot, nor is it fast, and its edges could be smashed, grabbed, or flipped. Will Disc-O-Inferno flash his last groove?
C&BT1: Current champion Salamander III destroyed it in Heat H Round 1.
Gigabyte Evilution is another Tough As Nails clone. :proud: LEM130 Lynch motors power the two hardox wheels at the back, wrapped in vulkalon rubber. It also sports a 5mm hardox monocoque. Like TAN, it has a pair of pneumatic pincers, capable of giving 3.5 tonnes of pressure at the tip, and the ends are sharpened with titanium to slice into opposing robots armour. It works just as well the other side up, but it can be tossed easily despite this, and it definitely can be stacked...
C&BT1: Went into the pit thanks to 2nd seed Clawdius Decimus Murderous in Heat D Round 1.
Roboteers, stand by...
Booth 1: Gigabyte Evilution, Back to Rock 2
Booth 2: Disc-O-Inferno
Tira-san will smite you, and Exa-Gore-Ic: AI will traumatize you. :proud:
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ACTIVATE!
Another set of unique weapons. :proud: However its Back to Rock who lunges towards Disc-O-Inferno, who doesnt seem to realize the fight has started yet. :proud:
CRASH!
His disc, however, has, and its made a nice dent in the front lifter of Back to Rock, however it hasnt stopped Martijns bot from its advance! Gigabyte moves forwards for the first time and rolls off towards the pair, as Martijns bot, heading for the wall, lifts the lifter, tilting Disc-O-Inferno up, and straight into the wall! WHAM! Chris shudders as Disc-O-Inferno bounces along the wall...and onto the wall! Its stuck! Gigabyte backs into the pit release nearby, activating it - oh, Back to Rock got hit by the arena saws! BZZT! Nice sparks, but that doesnt seem to have done anything to the underside, and Martijn breathes a sigh of relief. Andy drives forward and towards the stranded Disc-O-Inferno, and opens the pincers, but The Watcher shunts Gigabyte aside, wanting to make a countdown! Gigabyte isnt too happy about being shoved aside, and takes it out by grabbing the referee around the sides and turning towards the open pit! That triggers the house robots anger, and Tira and Exa-Gore-Ic immediately are released! Back to Rock collides with Exa-Gore-Ics front pincers, and tries to lift...no go. Tira however has a go at Gigabyte, who turns with the ref in his pincers - theres the red card! Let the ref go! :angry: Andy sulks, and Gigabyte opens the pincers, allowing The Watcher to go - straight into Tiras blade!
CRASH!
The Watcher is spun away by his own teammate! - DOWN INTO THE PIT! What a bit of comic relief this is! :proud: Gigabyte takes this opportunity to attack the green psychopath, and the claws find the ring...and are foiled by it. :proud: However Tira is pushed against the wall and held there. Exa-Gore-Ic is trying to throw Back to Rock off, but Martijn is rather pushy, and trying to push the 400kg bot to the pit...but still, no go. Disc-O-Inferno looks lonely, and without a refbot to count it out, it is still in the running. Gigabyte shoves Tira off the wall and makes a wide U-turn...slamming Tira into Exa-Gore-Ics other side! House robot sandwich, anyone? :proud: Martijn lifts again, and succeeds! A little, at least, as Exa-Gore-Ic is thrown up onto the edge of the top, and held there, and finally Back to Rock is able to push the house robot, as Gigabyte backs off. Tira actually pushes Back to Rock in the side without her blade functional, trying to free her teammate but Gigabyte tackles her again and pins her on the wall. And...right on top of the Watcher! :proud: Martijn spies Disc-O-Inferno along the wall, and travels over there. Chris frantically tries to work the controls, but Back to Rock expertly slides the arm under, and lifts...lifts...OUT! Disc-O-Inferno is finally out, of the arena, that is. :proud: Back to Rock turns to help Gigabyte finish off Tira, but...
CEASE!
Disc-O-Inferno should get a job at the nearest roller rink. :proud:
Back to Rock 2 and Gigabyte Evilution advance to Round 2!
Round 2
Tempest Evil-er-oution (14) vs. Back to Rock 2
Gigabyte Evilution vs. Big Nipper
Tactics, predictions, comments, thoughts, and a party hat please. :proud:
Round 2
Tempest Evil-er-oution (14) vs. Back to Rock 2: I believe here that Martijns armour is going to be resistant enough to combat the 14th seed and pit it. Goodbye Frank! :wink:
Gigabyte Evilution vs. Big Nipper: The reason I believe Big Nipper is going to win here is that I saw a Roaming Robots competition in Folkestone in 2005. I saw a friendly battle between Big Nipper and Tough As Nails, which Big Nipper won by getting its claw around the wheels and keeping hold, before stacking it directly on its side, and I predict something similar will happen here. True GigaByte might have more power, but you can still outpush a 100hp robot (:proud:) if you get all its traction off the ground. Go Big Nipper!
Tempest Evil-er-oution VS Back to Rock: Hmm... this is hard to decide. Well, Disc-o-Inferno has got some nice dents on Back to Rock, so... I think that Tempest will win... but if Back to Rock gets under and chews Tempest up, Frank will take the train home! What I do know, is that this battle will be very close. :proud:
I need to concentrate on dodging Back to Rocks first charge to make sure I get spun up. After that, hell find it very hard closing Tempest down before it can spin up enough to create distance. Lots of nice flat surfaces to aim at, so I should do some good damage here.
Best of luck Martijn.
Big Nipper won by getting its claw around the wheels and keeping hold, before stacking it directly on its side, and I predict something similar will happen here
Now if only GigaBytes wheels were external, that plan might work again. :lame: The stacking thing doesnt bother me in the slightest, I can just fire the claws and bounce back down.
The tactic here is very simple, get hold of that boxy shape and shove it where I please. I have more traction and I have more pushing power, so feeding it to the hazards should be no problem. My claws should also do some pretty nice damage to those nice flat Titanium side pannels. It can grip me and lift me all it likes. Those claws arent going through 5mm Hardox and Im invertible. Open the pit, grab it, out push it, pit it. Its as simple as that! :proud:
Tempest Evil-er-oution (14) vs. Back to Rock 2
rush, rush, boxrush! hit him hard straight from the start, hit him with my front, hit him with my back, whatever, dont let him spin up, lift and pit should prove a good way to finish him off
good luck frank!
But surely AJ, having wheels on the inside of a FBC (Full-body crusher, hey - Ive come up with a new term :proud:) will surely make GigaByte unbelievably cumbersome whn the claws are closed. Why even have them on the inside, as the wheels are indestructable?
Given that Big Nipper then has the more control and is much more dextrus, it still can outpush you if it raises all your traction off the ground. And also, because your armour weighs so much, you must have weigh-down holes - Big Nipper can get the claws into those holes and boss you around the ring.
PS. Yay for me inventing the term FBC!
The wheels are on the inside so that they can not be damaged by spinners. Why would this make GigaByte more cumbersome? Nothing in vapourbots is indestructable, certainly not wheels. I put them inside for two reasons - to protect them and to try and enable the drive to be closer to the thing I am pushing about to provide added control.
How have you worked out that Big Nipper has more control? Obviously, yes, if it lifts my wheels of the ground I wont be able to outpush it. But am I just going to let it pick me up and drive me around? Not likely.
And please, please, please stop this weight reducing holes fetish. There is no way what-so-ever GigaByte will have weight reducing holes in it. It is a specifically designed spinner killer, not a specifically designed crushing collinder! Therefore it cannot get its claws into my solid armour and boss me about the ring.
I think Paul likes Big Nipper a bit too much. :proud:
All right, enough arguing. :proud:
Tempest Evil-er-oution (14) vs. Back to Rock 2
Tempest Evil-er-oution ripped Wheely Big Cheese to shreds, and giving Big Nipper a few battle scars in the process.
Back to Rock 2 stacked Disc-O-Inferno on the arena wall early, and then he lifted the discbot OOTA after some fun with the house robots.
Roboteers, stand by...
Booth 1: Tempest Evil-er-oution
Booth 2: Back to Rock 2
Exa-Gore-Ic: AI remains behind for this match, as Tira-san is replaced by Double Whamlet.
3...
2...
1...
ACTIVATE!!
Back to Rock flies across the ring, with hopes of taking out that spinning ring of Tempest at the start, but Frank is just able to slink away, and Back to Rock crashes into the wall behind: not good. Now Tempest is up to speed, and Martijn, turning Back to Rock to face Tempest, looks wary, deciding on the best place to hit Tempest...but thats pretty hard considering that Tempest is coming right at him!
CRASH!!!
Back to Rock is pounded, and Tempest blown backwards, and the damage report: Tempest shaken, and Back to Rock with the lifting plate badly dented! Tempest spins up again, and Back to Rock knows nothing better to pray to God, and box rush!
CRASH!!!
Its the sawblade that takes the hit this time, and bent off its axle, not able to function properly, yet it hardly moved Back to Rock at all, but again Tempest is flung away. Back to Rock travels over to where Tempest is just beginning to spin up and rams him. Tempest bounces away a little and tries to move back, but Back to Rock catches him! Up goes the lifter! And...WHAM! Tempest, held into the air, is rammed against the wall! And Tempest is held, slung onto the wall, and Back to Rock lowers the lifter...but Tempest slides off. Back to Rock turns and shunts Tempest back at the wall, but he forgot about the angle grinder being there. :proud: Tempest smashes against it, and lands on his back beside Martijns lifter. Immediately he turns tail and spins up. Back to Rock realizes his mistake and goes after Tempest, but too late: 2000rpm has been achieved by Tempest!
CRASH!!!
Both bots fly in opposite directions, but Back to Rock is looking worse for wear, the lifter now torn open a little, and Tempest has been given more breathing room to spin up again. Back to Rock isnt going to let this one get away and goes after the spinner again in another brave attempt, as Tempest now moves towards him as well.
CRASH!!!
Back to Rock is smashed away again, and now the lifting mechanism is torn right open, exposing the mechanics inside! Frank smiles a little, but Martijn is looking panicked at this point. Back to Rock spins around and exposes the rear end, and without another movement box rushes the full-speed Tempest once more!
CRASH!!!
The rear panel of the 6mm titanium box is ripped clean off by the brute force of the 14th seed! Back to Rock does not appear to be moving...at all! Frank notices this, and decides to spare Martijn by going over to the pit release button - OH! Tempest is nailed by the arena saws and is sent for a little ride! Mmm...sparksy...:proud: anyway Tempest reaches the pit release, poking it with one of the hooks, and guess what? The pit opens. :proud: WAIT! Back to Rock is moving again! Frank is indeed surprised, but not in any danger, as Back to Rock is not moving very quickly...Tempest is spinning up the shell again, and by the time Back to Rock has reached him, its back at full speed.
CRASH!!!
The hook catches the side of the front and tears it wide open, and out comes a battery! And yes, Back to Rock has stopped moving again! Hes right near the pit, however, and Tempest, coming back from his usual spin across the arena comes back nd tackles the rocker down the pit.
CEASE!
Back to Rock 2 is not rock solid at all!
Tempest Evil-er-oution (14) advances to the Heat J Final!!
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Gigabyte Evilution vs. Big Nipper
Gigabyte Evilution let Back to Rock 2 do away with Disc-O-Inferno while he had a little, er, fun with Tira-san. :proud:
Big Nipper survived the match with Tempest Evil-er-oution when Wheely Big Cheese got shredded into biscuit toppings. :proud:
Roboteers, stand by...
Booth 1: Gigabyte Evilution
Booth 2: Big Nipper
Taki-san and Asterix Heroicus are the house robots this time around. Nyah. :lame:
3...
2...
1...
ACTIVATE!!
Both clampers go forward and right at each other. Theres no WHAM however, as Big Nipper has gotten under Gigabyte from the front, right between the jaws, and throws him into the wall! Theres the WHAM! :proud: Gigabyte clamps but its too late, as Big Nipper gets away. Gigabyte chases him, but meets the lifting pincers head-on and immediately closes his own pincers, catching the Titanium sides, as Big Nipper lifts. Big Nipper lifts itself, and Gigabytes pincers sink into the sides, piercing through the titanium and into the innards! Big Nipper suddenly tilts back, lifting Gigabyte off the ground, and Big Nipper goes for the pit release! WHAM! Gigabyte is slammed into the button and again the siren goes off as our evil hole appears. :proud: Big Nipper decides that it much rather wants those lovely tires and heads over to the arena saws. All of a sudden, Gigabyte does a tilt himself, lifting Big Nipper up, but the saws come up and BZZT! Ooh, major saw hit to Gigabyte! This also puts Big Nipper on the ground again and lifts Gigabyte back up, but Big Nipper lowers the clamps and back goes Gigabyte onto the saws! BZZT! Ooh, pretty sparks. :proud: Gigabyte pushes back but Big Nipper activates the lifter again and lifts himself :proud: allowing Gigabyte to smash it into the wall. WHAM! Ah! Gigabytes pincers come unstuck from the sides of Big Nipper! We have a good fight again! Big Nipper heads for Gigabytes left pincer and collides with it, lifting it up and pushing Gigabyte back onto the saws! BZZT! Uh oh! The rubber one of Gigabytes tires has been shredded, and traction will definitely be hindered! BZZT! Big Nipper goes over the saws this time, and more sparks! :proud: OOH!!! Big Nippers rear end, near the bottom, has been brutalized by the saws! What damage! Gigabyte comes back in and slams into Big Nipper, but unable to get around those lifters, which haul Gigabyte up, and Gigabytes own pincers, near the ground, actually hook under Big Nippers own sides, pinning them in that position, but its Big Nipper who pushes his fellow clamper towards Taki-sans CPZ! Taki charges under Gigabyte and into his claws, still snagged around Big Nippers underbelly, and throws the both of them away, freeing Gigabyte. Gigabyte wobbles back towards, Big Nipper, traction suffering, and successfully gets to the side, and the jaws clamp! However Big Nipper gets the lifter in the way, and lifts itself from the ground, right off of Gigabytes claws! This means that Gigabyte cant get a proper hold on the real robot, and Big Nipper hangs by one of the pincers. Gigabyte decides to feed him some wall anyway. WHAM! Big Nipper is mashed against it with force, but bounces away and out of the grasp of Gigabyte. Gigabyte follows him, still wobbling a little. Big Nipper outmanoeuvres Andys machine and sliding under one of the claws lifts him, only the same way he would have from the front! :proud: This results in Gigabyte again escaping, and then ramming Big Nipper from the side! Big Nipper lowers the lifter onto one of the incoming pincers and vaults over the other one clumsily, Gigabyte turning and feeding it to another wall. WHAM. Big Nipper however is now facing the side of Gigabyte and getting under that pincer pushes him into the wall! WHAM! The clamps lift! Gigabyte is gripped by the clampers now, taken backwards, and - BZZT! Oh, Big Nipper takes another blow from the arena saws! Gigabyte is dropped! BZZT! Gigabyte takes a hit now! Its all really been the saws that have inflicted the most damage here. Heres the lifter of Big Nipper again, towards Gigabytes front end, and they collide, Gigabyte actually overshooting and landing on top of Big Nipper, meaning the pincers can do absolutely nothing at all! Big Nipper charges, lifting up his trophy (not THAT trophy! :proud:) and heading to the pit! Gigabytes wheels turn and find the edges of Big Nippers front, but Dave seeing whats about to happen turns to face the pit with the backside, sending Gigabyte tumbling...down! BOOM!
CEASE!
Gigabyte Evilution gets a lesson in clamping. :proud:
Big Nipper advances to the Heat J Final!!
Heat J Final
Tempest Evil-er-oution (14) vs. Big Nipper
Tactics, predictions, comments, thoughts, and a new lunch box please. :proud:
*phew* Something of a relief here, as I really didnt want to face up against Gigabyte!
I should be able to spin up to dangerous speeds before Big Nipper can get near, so Ill aim for those nice flat sides of Big Nipper, as I should be able to tear through and do some real damage there. Also, if I can hit the claws, they should be bent out of shape, so also do that if I get an opportunity.
Bah, lets get it over and done with. :proud:
Tempest Evil-er-oution (14) vs. Big Nipper
Tempest Evil-er-oution got here through a beating on Wheely Big Cheese, and then a beating on Back to Rock 2.
Big Nipper got through by surviving the bout with Tempest, and then shoving Gigabyte Evilution in the pit.
Roboteers, stand by...
Booth 1: Tempest Evil-er-oution
Booth 2: Big Nipper
Tira-san and Double Big Mac are the housies today. House robots are lovely, arent they? :proud:
3...
2...
1...
ACTIVATE!!!
Its on, as Big Nipper comes out fast to stop Tempests spin-up, but has as much luck as Back to Rock did, as Tempest smartly evades the initial charge, and reaches maximum destructive potential! Look, you cant even see the hooks, its spinning so fast. :proud: Anyway Big Nipper decides to lower the clamps and rush right into the maelstrom that is Tempest!
CRASH!!!
Bot tango! :proud: Both bots spin away, Tempest a bit further, and Big Nipper receiving a wide gash in the right side of the front as a result. Tempest hurriedly spins the shell up but Big Nipper heads towards him...and is again foiled as Tempest nimbly avoids that too. :proud: Frank brings Tempest back into action as the FBS attacks Big Nippers side. Big Nipper tries to pull away, but its way too late!
CRASH!!!
Another deadly blow, and again the competitors are sent away in another vicious twirl! Its now become clear who is currently is charge of the battle, as Big Nipper finds the titanium side ripped wide open thanks to those deadly hooks! Tempest is spinning up again, but Big Nipper heads instead for the pit release, possibly thinking of putting the 14th seed into the abyss. WHAM. You know the drill: button hit, pit goes down. :proud: Tempest is approaching Big Nipper now, so Big Nipper faces him with the rear, and throws his butt in Tempests path!
CRASH!!!
Some sparks were caused by that collision, receiving more whoops from the crowd, even more than the third occurrence of the flinging of bots across the arena. Big Nipper is looking very beat-to-crap now, the rear end with a ugly gash to match the ones on the front and side! Whats worse about this is that he seems to have lost some control! Tempest is again spinning up, and approaching Big Nipper, who races away, and crashes into the wall near the pit release. Tempest follows him, and avoids the arena saws that pop up beside him. Big Nipper tries to circle the pit AND NEARLY GOES IN! :uhoh: Tempest swings around the side and catches the berserk Big Nipper in the other side!
CRASH!!!
Big Nipper is sent flailing away again, as is Tempest, but not looking good at all, torn up from all sides, the side just hit battered really bad! Big Nipper is still quite functional though, and tries to ram Tempest but just misses, Tempest moving out of danger, and full spun up comes crashing into one of the sides again!
CRASH!!!
Ah, can you just taste the destruction? :proud: Internals ahoy! Big Nippers mechanics are strewn across the arena and its safe to say that this battle is pretty much done. The Watcher counts the remains of Big Nipper out as Tempests shell comes to a stop.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
CEASE!
Big Nipper, nipped in the bud. :proud: (thanks for that one Swanny :))
Tempest Evil-er-oution (14) advances to the Series Semi-Finals!!!
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Heat K
Turbo Tails (12) vs. Mousey 4 vs. Crash Bandi-bot 3
Spawn Again vs. Son of Wedgie vs. A Night at the Bar
Tactics, predictions, comments, thoughts, and a chainsaw to kill Sympatico with please. :lame:
My tactics:
1) Congratulate Kody on a fight well written
2) Celebrate
3) Sleep:proud:
HEAT K
ROUND 1
Crash Bandibot 3 VS Mousey 4 VS TURBO TAILS (12)
This is the fight everyone came to see. :proud:
Im pretty sure Ive got the advantage in the pushing department for this match. The real trouble is picking who to go for. Mousey has the bigger ground clearance, but Crash doesnt have any fur to clog up my spinning blade.
What the heck. Fancy a team-up, Chris? You flip it, I rip the underbelly? :wink:
Spawn Again vs. Son of Wedgie vs. A Night at the Bar
destroy Spawn Again, celebrate, yay
i read the tempest big nipper battle which made an interesting read. well done kody for getting my imagination going. tempest sounds a good vaporbot.
can i ask..... when is the next tournament i can enter Envy and Thor? realies as you call them. :)
depends on wether or not you have vapours
Eye of the Robot and The Returners Tournament are open for signups, for Eye of the Robot youll need vapours though
So name your vapours Thyr and Envo and give them the same specs as Thor and Envy and you are in. :)
CRASHS TACTICS
Funny you should mention the team-up Steve. That had been my idea from the start.After all, us video-game characters have to stick together.
new tactics, spawn wants to teamup, so I guess Ill have to destroy Son of Wedgie
Turbo Tails (12) vs. Mousey 4 vs. Crash Bandi-bot: For this one, Turbo Tails will be definintely going through, and... if Chris really choses to team up with Steve, then it will be Crash Bandibot through with him.
Spawn Again vs. Son of Wedgie vs. A Night at the Bar: Son of Wedgie out for sure.
Heat Winner: A Night at the Bar/Turbo Tails
I know this is Kodys line, but Tactics, Thoughts and a new drumset please! :P
Oh, a heat with me in.
Attack Spawn Again, and try to flip it all over the place.
Heat K
Turbo Tails (12) vs. Mousey 4 vs. Crash Bandi-bot 3: Steven has got a one-way ticket through this fight. But who else?
Spawn Again vs. Son of Wedgie vs. A Night at the Bar: Im going for Martijn and Spawn through this fight.
Heat Winner: Turbo Tails!
PS: Excellent rounds of Heat J Kody, really thrilling, especially the Big Nipper vs. GigaByte battle :proud: