Robot SMASH!!

For godness sake - WHEN am I going to bleedin beat SGO? Next year? Next Tuesday? Im not too bothered abouth THIS loss though, as this wasnt one of my vapourbots.

And on the plus-side, the worst I can come in this competition is 8th, and in the Easter Bunny thing, I came 9th. And if there is the 5th place battle, I might be outclassed, but itll be good.

Focus on the positives, Paul, focus on the positives :proud:

Liam, I just noticed that I went to the hospital, Yet i was in the booth also.

How is that possible?
The anger of Kody?
A Plot Hole from Frank?

Mark, I thought you said you were gone?

Mark, your not funny, and I hereby follow Kody and ban you from all my future tournaments/RPGS etc.

Quarter-Final 3/4:
Seung Mina IV v Nidhogg

Seung Mina IV is the successor to Seung Mina III (duh), let€™s look back at how Kody€™s robot got this far:
-Flipped Metal Sonic Spin Dash around to win on a JD
-MeCannibal 2.0 was flipped around and eventually pitted
-Another close fight with Flick of the Wrist saw Kody get Mina into the finals.
Nidhogg was the winner of the first challenge belt, like Mina won ETC08. These are both victors of my previous tourneys, so this should make for an interesting match. But how did Nidhogg, the Razer-esque bot with lifting forks to boot get this far?
-Nidhogg took on The Curse in the eliminator and won by damaging the tyres.
-Doorstops was stopped by the increasingly powerful Nidhogg
-And in the heat final Nidhogg got its revenge on WORCK, which had beaten it in the challenge belt.

Booth 1: Kody Kunz
Booth 2: Joey McConnell

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, SMASH!!

Both robots get off the mark quickly, turning and twisting, trying to get their deadly weapons into play before the other does. Mina is the first to draw blood as she breaks through Joey€™s defences and flips Nidhogg onto its back! It€™s a comparatively slow self-righter, and this gives Kody the chance to push in on the attack again, ramming Nidhogg into the corner and flipping it again! Luckily for Joey Nidhogg avoids the arena spike and now he gets the chance to attack, getting underneath Mina€™s skirts with his lifting forks and breaking her traction as he hoists Kody into the air! And Mr. Kunz looks worried as the crusher of Nidhogg comes down on top of his machine, making contact with the top armour and holding on tight! Kody tries to knock Nidhogg away by firing his flipper, but to no avail and Joey carries Mina over to the pit release button! He smashes the tyre off the wall, and Kody tries to loosen himself with the flipper again, and this time Mina falls back onto the arena floor! Instead of reversing away as expected Mina drives in on the attack and throws Nidhogg over again, and it seems that Nidhogg went so high into the air and came down so hard that some of the self-righting spines are damaged with that flip! But for now Joey is safe, although when he lands back on his wheels Kody is ready and rams him into the wall again, and goes for an OOTA! But this time Nidhogg is luck, as Mina was too close to the wall and Joey merely got smashed into it. Nidhogg will have one hell of a headache right now, but Joey is still in the bout and now goes on his own onslaught, getting the forks stuck through the bars of Mina€™s flipper! A move like this wasn€™t expected, and Mina can€™t shake Nidhogg loose with her flipper! Kody looks worried, and once again Joey goes in with that crusher and this time he€™s clamped on completely! But he can€™t push Mina around from this position as her wheels are still on the ground and she has 4 wheels to his 2. Kody suddenly realises that he has a chance of getting Nidhogg into the pit, but Joey realises too and gets both his weapons out of there! He quickly reverses away, but Mina follows and chases Joey into the corner, where Nidhogg is flipped by the arena spike! And before he can self-right Mina goes in for the kill, getting the plate under Nidhogg again and pushing Joey up against the side wall! Nidhogg struggles, but can€™t get free! But as Kody grins maniacally and gets in further he is flipped by the arena spike, and Nidhogg escapes! And this time when Mina self-rights Kody has stacked himself on the arena wall, and now Joey comes in from the side so as to avoid the spike, gets those forks underneath and lifts Mina off the wall from behind! He quickly brings the crusher in, and because it€™s behind Mina Kody can€™t use the flipper to get free! And now Joey drags Mina across the arena floor and right up to the pit of oblivion! He spins around and...

A PUFF OF SMOKE AND IT€™S ALL OVER!

What a shock at this stage in the competition! Nidhogg turns the fight around and pits Mina, who leaves the competition!

Coming Next: The last quarter-final
ISDSFA v Whirligig 4.5

WAHEY! Thats for...something you did...Good job though Kody, I didnt think I was going to win that one.

Tactics are to use the scoop to deflect Whirly around to stall the shell, then get pushy and pitty with it.

Quarter-Final 4/4:
ISDSFA v Whirligig 4.5

ISDSFA is a Behemoth shaped robot with a pussycat style blade hidden behind the scoop. What€™s interesting is that Back to Rock III, a similar design, exited the tournament in the first round while this robot will come at least 8th overall now... Let€™s see how Frank Goacher got ISDSFA to this stage of the competition.
-Mark Elam was confident that his realies would prevail in almost every heat, including this one, where 259 was drawn up against ISDSFA, which dealt with it no problem.
-Pure Evil: Return of the Disc was dispatched quickly and easily by Mr. Goacher€™s promising machine.
-And Killobite 5.0 proved to be no harder in the heat final.
Whirligig 4.5 is Steven McGregor€™s second finalist, after Wedge Devolution. Frank earlier described it as an over sized saw blade, could that comment be true? Steven€™s earlier victories in the heats wouldn€™t suggest that, shall we look back and reminisce?
-With or without you was left with or without a victory.
-Tira III€™s vertical spinner proved to be too unstable and Kody€™s srimech-less bot was left on its back with its wheels in the air.
-The May Tracks Has You proved to be Whirly€™s toughest opponent yet, and certainly could have prevailed over the ring spinner. But Steven got lucky and managed to knock out May Tracks€™ link, disabling the robot and its hopes of glory.

Booth 1: Frank Goacher
Booth 2: Steven McGregor

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, SMASH!!

Whirligig 4.5 immediately starts spinning up, and we must assume that Frank€™s disc is too. But before Steven can really get going ISDSFA comes in on the attack and stops that oversized saw blade in its tracks using his strong scoop! Frank flips Whirly over and brings his disc into play, the sparks are flying now and ISDSFA pushes Whirly onto the flame pit! Steven senses that more trouble is on the way and shuffles off, finally getting up to its top speeds of 1500rpm! But that ring spinner€™s power proves futile against the scoop of ISDSFA again and Frank continues this attack, pushing Whirly into the corner, where it is toppled by the arena spike! And before Whirly can get going again ISDSFA steps in once more and flips Whirly onto the wall, meaning Steven€™s FBS is now stuck with nowhere to go! ISDSFA is reaping a very good revenge for May Tracks here, but before ISDSFA can go for the OOTA Whirly pulls off an unexpected move and manages to just perform a slight spin of the ring to claw its way down to get those feet back on the ground! But Frank doesn€™t give up that easily and persists, flipping Whirligig 4.5 again and getting that disc in once again! Steven looks very worried now and tries to get out of there, but ISDSFA pursues the shuffling ring spinner and pushes it into the pit release button! The siren wails and the crowd goes wild, they want to see Whirly (or ISDSFA) in that pit! Frank agrees with them wanting to see Whirly fall into a chasm of death, and he pushes Steven around and onto the edge so that one shuffling foot is hanging over oblivion! Frank takes his time and lines up for that final shove. ISDSFA shines in the aspect of glory, and zooms in!

THE QUARTER-FINALS ARE ALL OVER!

ISDSFA pits Whirligig in a puff of smoke; Frank Goacher joins the other three triumphant vapour boteers in the semi-finals!

Coming Next: The Play-Off for 5th place! (And 6th and 7th and 8th)
Liar 2 v Storm II v Seung Mina IV v Whirligig 4.5

Do we have the semi final draw yet?

Wonderful fights here! Im looking forward to the final 4. Are you planning to do another Robot SMASH!!, because Im entering.

The Play-Off for 5th place! (And 6th and 7th and 8th)
Liar 2 v Storm II v Seung Mina IV v Whirligig 4.5: :lame: I have some werid feeling that everyone is going to target me, so Ill give to use robot to my advantage. Ill open the pit at the start if I have to push something in (but I will push something in :proud:)

Liar is my main target, as I believe I can get to its sides quite easily. From then on, Ill push it into Whirligig and hope the oversized sawblade will tear a wheel off. Do this until I suceed. Ill open the pit at the start if I have to push something in (but I will push something in :proud:)
Seung Mina has a grudge against Whirligig and plan to use this to my advantage. Get in behind Seung Mina and slam it flipper first into Whirligig, and hope that Seung Mina scoops up Whirlgig and either flips it over the wall or puts it down the pit. If its the first one, charge under Seung Mina whilst it hass flipped, then put it down the pit. If it does pit Whirlgig, put Seung Mina before it can move away.

Good luck Martijn, Kody and Steven :wink:

Oops, I forgot:
Wedge Devolution v ISDSFA
Supreme Glory Omega v Nidhogg

And yes Paul, I plan to do another Robot SMASH!!, possibly next year.

Well - FANTASTIC! Here are the predictions for the semis:

Wedge Devolution v ISDSFA: ISDSFA may be great and all that, but Wedge has got the agility and weaponry to take it out via an OOTA! I may be wrong, but I think itll be a close fight and Wedge will win.

Supreme Glory Omega v Nidhogg: This match, Nidhogg is doomed. But looking at it, the shock-padding in Nidhogg should brush the hammer aside. And that crusher will wreck the internals of SGO. GO JOEY!

And so I believe these will be the finishing positions:

4: ISDSFA
3: Supreme Glory Omega
2: Nidhogg
1: Wedge Devolution

Good luck everyone :wink:

Wedge Devolution vs. It Still Doesnt Stand For Anything
Ill go for the shock here, and ISDSFA to pit Wedge.

Supreme Glory Omega vs. NIDHOGG

Daniel, we meet again...

TACTICS:

Mmmmm, Lexan. We both seem to have two wheel drive, but your weapon only works when Im directly in front or behind you...and I dont intend on getting directly in front or behind you :proud:
Ill go for the corners or the sides, if I drive the forks into the ground I shoud be able to get underneath the skirts fairly easily. Once Im in underneath, raise the forks to trap SGO and prevent it escaping, and then crush. If Im lucky, I might be able to wreck the pneumatics, although I dont intend on letting go unless I have to. Basically once I have a hold, its off on the round-the-world backpacking tour ending in the pit. :proud:

Good luck, you may need it :)

Hate to disappoint you Joey, but SGO has a turrent that can rotate 360 degrees.

It doesnt.

Sorry, youre right.

Damn you Joey. :lame: lol

Tactics...

Go after Whirligig. Kill it. Sod the other two, I want Whirligigs HIDE. :angry:

Tactics: IF Nidhogg attempts to get unerneath me, suck myself to the ground using the vaccuum, rendering his plan useless. Once he trundles off for a slam of some description, use my speed and agility with my 2 WD and try and charge at his side. A few whacks with the axe should do it. =)

No vacuum system is perfect :proud:

Neither are lifting fork mechanisms... ;)

Neither is bickering: settle it in the arena, then well see! :proud:

Aim for the corners of Wedge to get under the skirts easier, and aim to pit it.

WEDGE DEVOLUTION - Hmm, compact and persistant. Dittoing Franks tactics - aim for the corners of I.S.D.S.F.A.s skirts, throw it over and aim to pit it.

WHIRLIGIG 4.5 - Kill everyone. :lame:

Play-Off 1/2:
Liar 2 v Storm II v Seung Mina IV v Whirligig 4.5

A flipping axlebot with thwackbot capabilities, the most powerful realie rambots out there, the ETC08 champion and an oversized saw blade, what more could you possibly want in a brutal fight to the death?

Booth 1: Martijn M Benschop, Paul Cuomo
Booth 2: Kody Kunz, Steven McGregor

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, SMASH!!

This promising 4-way melee gets off to a lightning fast start, with Storm II streaking across the arena and hitting the pit release tyre before anyone else even moves! But when they do, they really do! Whirligig 4.5 is almost at full speed already, but Kody is baying for blood and rams Steven€™s shuffling wonder across the arena and flips it! Steven bounces away, and in comes Storm II from the side, pushing Liar 2 across the arena and into Whirligig!
CRASH!
The wheel is buckled and Liar 2 now has trouble manoeuvring the arena, so Storm II pushes it into Seung Mina IV while Whirligig gets back up to speed! Mina flips Liar and up and over and in comes Storm II as quick as a flash and slams Liar 2€™s damaged wheel into Whirligig again!
CRASH!
And this time the whole wheel comes flying off and lands on the camera tracks, Liar 2 is in serious trouble and Martijn looks worried! He tries to steer Liar 2 away from the approaching Storm II, who pushes it onto the flame pit! But now Martijn manages to spin around and get his flipper underneath rear end of Storm II and Liar 2 sends Paul sky-high!
CRASH!
Storm II comes crashing back down, upside down, but Paul uses the rear spikes to push Liar 2 across the arena again and this time into the pit of oblivion!
Great tactics from Paul and Liar 2 is in the pit of oblivion for good!
Meanwhile Seung Mina IV is still reaping some sweet, sweet revenge on Whirligig for losses in other tournaments, throwing Steven€™s FBS over and over until Whirly has a serious headache! The flipping plate just gets under to flip and flip and flip some more, as Whirly goes over and over, getting nearer and nearer to the arena wall! Those pussycat-style blades on the ring aren€™t getting a chance to do anymore damage, as Seung Mina isn€™t giving Steven a chance to spin up and come on the attack himself, and for the moment this suits Paul just fine, as he sits in the background watching the tussle!
Kody however is still not content and finally just gets right underneath Whirligig and pushes Steven right up against the wall!
FLIP!
Whirligig sails over the barrier and out of the play-off, and Storm II seizes the chance to attack Mina from behind!
CRASH!
In comes Paul at top speed and slams Kody into the wall, but Mina is unhurt, just annoyed and now gets under Storm II€™s front wedge and pushes it around the arena and then towards the pit! Storm II struggles, lifting the lifter and dropping it again repeatedly, but to no avail as Mina continues the trek along the arena and finally they are just a few feet away!
FLIP!
Storm II flips over in the air, losing all dignity and landing in a beaten heap on the bottom of the pit!

THE PLAY-OFF FOR 5TH PLACE IS OVER!

Liar 2 lied about winning, Whirligig is in need of an aspirin, and Storm II is blown away, only Mina lives through the fight today!

Coming Next: The First Semi-Final
Wedge Devolution v ISDSFA

w00t, at least I got 5th place, AND MY REVENGE!!! :proud:

You didnt answer my question.

How was I in the hospital, and also in the booth controlling Ming Die-Nasty?

It makes no sense, therefore there is no need to ban me from your competitions, since it made absolutely no sense.


The only reason I came back is because I noticed it when I posted my qustion.

Shove off!

EDIT: Decided to say this:

DONT GIVE ME ADVICE, KODY!!

(Message edited by corsair_lightning on May 06, 2008)

Kody, shut the heck up!

Ive noticed that you almost always harass newcomers. Well, not this one!

From now on, I will take advice from these people:

Joey
Paul
Liam
Leo
Frank
and everyone who is not Kody Kunz.

I have half a mind to head to Canada, and personally hit you with a crowbar.

did you read my final comment in VRW 2 Mark?

I dont harass newcomers, I tell them like it is. You dont like it, you can go shove off to another forum.

I have whole of a mind to inform the moderators that you are being an ignorant kcirp (read that word backwards).

Which I will do, right now.

Well, well, Mark Elam.. Harassing Kody yet again. Ive heard about this for far too long and this is the last straw.
You steal ideas, you annoy the hell out of everyone and now you threaten Kody to smash his head in with a crow bar. Let me tell you something Mark, if you ever come to Canada to get to Kody you will have to get through me first and I garuntee you that will not be easy. Im sure that me and Kody are not the only one who have had enough of you and all your [banned]. I have half a mind to make a petition to get you banned from FRA perminently and from all similar websites. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it [banned]. Now, do us all just a little bitty favour....

SHUT THE HELL UP AND LEAVE US ALL ALONE BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS UP GETTING HURT ! ! !}

(Message edited by kane on May 07, 2008)

Mark, will you really, really, really take our advice from now on?

No, dont keep him here, just make him LEAVE.

(I was gonna wait for Mark to answer my question and then advice him to leave)

huh, what?

Mark - youre an idiot. Plain as that, and as well as all of those things listed by Kody and Melissa, you write annoying comments, and that one about being in hospital was so out of touch with common sense, Im starting to dislike you more that telling you to go away.

Weve told you repeated times to stop annoying people, you continue doing it, but worse than that, youre threatening to go to Canada and destry Kodys head - :lol: You couldnt write a comment with any such common sense in, so how youd even get on the plane would be a mystery.

And Kody NEVER harrassed newcomers - he was one of people who helped me out when I first arrived. If you make a mistake, he tries to steer you on the correct course, but he NEVER harrasses newcomers from when they first arrive. At the moment its YOU who is harrassing KODY - whenever he gives you advice you treat him with no respect at all, and I hate people who disrespect their peers!

And why in the name of all things holy and unholy would you wish to take advice from me when I was one of the people who told you in the first place to go away?

And you cant even leave the forum in the correct way, despite the fact you havent even got a reason to stay, and you havent matured in the slightest. GO NAFF OFF!

On the plus side: WOOT! 6th place! With a realie, and I took out the most fearsome vapourbot flipper that is modelled on WBC! I thought Id come 8th, but it shows that everyone shouldnt disvalue the chance to send in tactics :mrgreen:

(Message edited by paulc on May 07, 2008)

You know, for some indescribable reason, I absolutely love your rants, Paul. :proud:

The hell? I go to sleep and I miss out on all the fun...

I think if I said what I really think about the entire situation, Id be banned for several million years, so Ill just say that Im fed up of giving useful advice to Mark, so dont expect me to help or defend you.

Mark Elam, WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Nobody likes you, and nobody wants you here anymore.

How dare you say that you want to come to Canada and bash Kodys head with a crowbar! You have no heart, and Ill tell you what. I live in Canada too, and I think that you are acting like a ******* two year old. Kody helped me out with my vapours, giving predictions and what not, and your just sitting there, insulting him. You dont deserve to be in this forum! GET OUT AND STAY THE HELL OUT!

On another note: GO PAUL! w00t!

And to the Mods: I AM REALLY SORRY I LOST MY TEMPER. I REALLY COULDNT CONTROL IT. ONCE AGAIN IM VERY SORRY FOR MY ACTIONS.

Liam, I think you should make another thread, as I think this is about to get locked... :sad: