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Nice fights Chris, and I have to agree with Martijn here. Horizontal claws against a horizontal spinner...DAAAAAAANGEROUS. Typhoon to get snared and pitted.
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YES! I can post again! :proud:
Nice fights Chris, and I have to agree with Martijn here. Horizontal claws against a horizontal spinner...DAAAAAAANGEROUS. Typhoon to get snared and pitted.
I cant be bothered to do a long one, Im afraid...its late in the day, so bare with me.
KAN OPENER VS TYPHOON 2
ROBOTEERS, STAND BY
Booth 1: Kan Opener
Booth 2: Typhoon 2
House Robots: Mr Psycho and Dead Metal.
3...2...1...ACTIVATE!!
And off we go. Kan Opener is desperate to win its third annihilator running, and immediately charges at Typhoon...OH, AND MAKES A PUNCTURE!! ONE OF THE CLAWS HAS MADE A MARK ON TYPHOONS BODY!! Now the reigning UK champion could be in massive trouble!! The claws close, and poor old Typhoon 2 cant do a thing. Kan Opener takes the spinning lampshade towards Dead Metal, who brings his saw down. A small scratch is made on the shell, nothing more. Kan Opener gets bored of this, and pulls Typhoon 2 away, there is nothing the air cadets can do here. Kan Opener backs into the pit release, and takes Typhoon 2 to the pit. It tries to shake it off....no, not yet...still Typhoon wont budge...I think it may be that Kan Openers claws are not functioning properly...OH, and Kan Openers said To heck with this! Ill just drive in myself!! Both robots in the pit, but its obvious to me who the winner is.
CEASE!!
Typhoon 2 has been blasted away!
KAN OPENER WINS THE SECOND ANNIHILATOR
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But its not over yet for Kan Opener. Hell now go through to the final. Heres how it looks so far...
Raging Knightmare vs Kan Opener vs ?????
The third annihilator will be soon, but before that, we have some unfinished business.
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WAR OF INDEPENDANCE: U.S.A BRACKET
Basenji vs Bunny Attack
Diskotek vs Manta
Rosie The Riveter 2 vs Spartacus 2
Techno Trousers vs The Revolutionist
Dont forget to check the Youtube link I mentioned. It may give you an idea.
Revolutionist and Manta to meet, and Revolutionist to fall.
Good stuff, Chris.
Welcome, once again, to Robot Wars Extreme! Now, we have a special event...
WAR OF INDEPENDANCE PART 2: U.S.A BRACKET
Now, the robots competing here will probably be unfamiliar to a lot of you, but just bear with me. I have analysed them AMAP.
Anyway, LET THE WARS BEGIN!!
BATTLE 1
FROM NEW YORK; BASENJI
A pretty vicious State-side competitor, and no wonder. The name Basenji comes from the name of an Egyptian breed of domestic dog, which was a very efficient hunter. This Basenji is no different, except that, instead of fur, it has a titanium and aluminium coat. I like that, I like the fact that its invertable, I like the wedge at the front and the six-inch hole saw at the back, but I DONT like the exposed wheels.
FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS; BUNNY ATTACK
Stick your hunting gun down a rabbit hole these days, and look what pops its 200 pound bulk out. This double-wedge shaped rabbit would have Elmer Fudd screaming for mercy, with four wheel drive and an 8lb sledgehammer on top, just for a little extra hop to it. Hes also got a nice bit of fur lining, which, of course, is a fur brained scheme, when there are flame jets all over the arena. Lets hope this Were-Rabbit doesnt suffer a meltdown.
ROBOTEERS, STAND BY!!
Booth 1: Bunny Attack
Booth 2: Basenji
House Robots: Growler and Sir Killalot
3...2...1...ACTIVATE!!
And off we go for the first round of the American bracket! The Basenji against the Bunny, and Basenji charges head on into Bunny Attack, the bunny saved by its fairly lowish ground clearance. The hammer, though, is taking its time coming down. Basenji backs away, and comes in on another frontal charge, pushing Bunny Attack into the side grinders. That wont do the fur much good. It wont do Basenjis hole saw much good either, which is probably why the two keep meeting head on...but no, Bunny Attack is away. Hes the heavier of the two machines, by 16lbs. Trying to veer away, but Basenji catches him again, this time at an angle! Basenji pushes Bunny Attack away, maybe aiming towards the flame pit...now THAT would be cool! But the charge just deflected Bunny Attack away. Now Bunny Attack comes on a side ram, down comes the sledgehammer...HA!! That was pathetic!! The sledgehammer, not only lethargic, but came down with hardly a bash! 8LBS!? Youre having a laugh!! Its 8mgs, Im sure! Certainly, its not going to work against Basenji. There could be a little insect on there and it wouldnt do anything! But no, Bunny Attack reverses out of danger, back into the centre of the arena. The sledgehammer is still down...and it slams into the side of Basenji! And I wonder, perhaps theyre trying to use the sledgehammer to break off those exposed wheels. The wheels of Basenji are not only exposed, theyre flimsy. VERY flimsy! Basenji tries to dart away...and just about manages!! That was a relief. The wheels are OK. Now Basenji tries for another head on collition with Bunny Attack. It succeeds! And he pushes the Bunny...right into Sir Killalot!! And the master of mayhem picks up Bunny Attack effortlessly, ripping some fur in the process! Hes obviously fed up with the way Bunny Attack is performing! Now wheres Basenji...ah, activating the pit! Maybe hes bored as well. Killalot drops Bunny Attack eventually, on its wheels, but very close to the pit. Basenji gives it a nudge...AND A WHEEL HOVERS OVER THE EDGE!! Its now riding on two wheels, very delicatly! Go on Basenji, put him out of his misery...there we go. Basenji shoves Bunny Attack back into its burrow, and saves it from a possibly more violent death.
CEASE!!
Bunny Attack gets turned into Rabbit stew!
BASENJI GOES THROUGH!!
Next time, Diskotek meets Manta.
MINI-UPDATE
I thought Id let you guys know that Im also intending to have yet ANOTHER event take part in RWE...the Mayhem. You may remember it from Extreme series 1. During this Show, there will be 7 mayhems.
-Three of the mayhems will be between three robots. Only one will survive and go through. Go through to what?
-The Fourth mayhem, of course. This mayhem is between the 3 winners. The winner of this wins the Mayhem tournament.
-The other three mayhems are special battles, sort of the equivilant to what Series 7 had.
LIST OF ROBOTS COMPETING...
Barber-ous 2n A Bit
Bigger Brother
Bunny Attack
Chaos 2
Corkscrew 2
Diotoir
Grannys Revenge 2
Hydra
Infernal Contraption
Iron Awe 2.1
Kat 3
Mantis
Pinser
R.O.C.S
S.M.I.D.S.Y
Shredder Evolution
Thermidor 2
Topbot
U.F.O
Weld-Dor 3
Wheely Big Cheese
I wont reveal the line-up, but I will say that the 9 robots in the main Mayhem event did, in fact, do something similar within one of the UK series. The other three specials may actually be fairly obvious, if you think about it.
OK, were back with the American machines once again.
FROM COLORADO; DISKOTEK
Wanna little boogie? This guy doesnt. Diskotek, created by Team Robot-Dojo, is a pretty nasty piece of work. Vaguely similar to the UK machine Tornado, Diskotek is a four wheel drive invertable machine with two weapons...a spinning blade at the front and a wedge shape at the back, so it can do damage no matter what. Its fairly fast, but it isnt very durable, and has not been very successful as a result.
FROM VIRGINIA; MANTA
A former semi-finalist in both the American Robot Wars AND the second world championship, if you can beat this robot, you know youre doing something right. Manta doesnt take kindly to anyone in its path. Six wheel driven, Manta charges at oppodents and frightening speeds, then buffets them either with the front cutting blade or the rear sting, causing either maximum damage or a shove halfway across the arena. Highly aggresive, it isnt as heavy as some of the other machines, and could be pushed about too easily.
ROBOTEERS, STAND BY!!
BOOTH 1: Diskotek
BOOTH 2: Manta
HOUSE ROBOTS: Dead Metal and Sir Killalot
3...2...1...ACTIVATE!!
In theory, Manta should win. And almost straight away, it charges head-on with Diskotek! The two are similar in terms of weaponary, but Manta is far stronger, and he slams Diskotek right into the arena wall. Diskotek buffets up, but comes back down on its wheels again. It trundles out of the way, turns to get the blade in on Manta again...but no, Manta doesnt seem to care about the blade at all, and slams Diskotek all the way down the length of the arena...right into the CPZ...occupied by Sir Killalot!! He gets those claws around Diskoteks body...AND CRUMPLES THE TOP ARMOUR PLATING AS IF IT WERE PAPER!! Ouch!! That can not be good for Diskoteks plastic surgery. Dont ask me how I know about it, I just do. Anyway, now Killalot is parading Diskotek around the arena. He enjoys doing that for some reason. OK, now hes bored, so he puts Diskotek down. Manta waits for movement from Diskotek, but it doesnt come. Diskotek, I think, is immobilised, and after what Killalot did to him, I dont blame him. Manta gives him a few more nudges...right underneath the drop zone! All it needs is for Refbot to count him out...and hes doing that now. Poor old Diskotek never stood a chance. 8. 9. 10! Diskotek is out. Now the drop zone can do its worse...the box opens...and out fly a load of balls!! Right onto Diskotek. And a load of balls...sort of sums up Diskoteks performance. Dont ask.
CEASE
Diskotek gets sliced up.
MANTA SAILS THROUGH TO THE SEMI-FINALS
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FROM OREGON; ROSIE THE RIVETER 2
And who says the only tough girl in the wars is Matilda? Rosie The Riveter is not a robot to mess with...I mean, how many other robots can take on Matilda, Shunt AND Sir Killalot...AND live!? Rosie may not have the most aggresive name, but she does have an aggresive nature, with her four-wheel drive and front wedge, which contains a belt-driven saw blade. The back has two blades which act as wedge killers and Rosie is also invertable. I dont like the look of her wheel casing though...
FROM OHIO; SPARTACUS 2
Roman around the arena floor is this nasty beast of a machine, which competed in the third world championship. Its a fairly bulky machine, looking a lot like a Roman helmet and it incorporates a front wedge and a grabbing jaw, just perfect for crushing and grabbing its oppodents. It cant self-right reliably, and the armour is a little flimsy.
ROBOTEERS, STAND BY!!
BOOTH 1: Spartacus 2
BOOTH 2: Rosie The Riveter 2
HOUSE ROBOTS: Matilda and Shunt
3...2...1...ACTIVATE!!
Spartacus is by far the slower of these two robots, as it moves away for the first onslaught, but is beaten to it be Rosie the Riveter, who gets her front wedge underneath Spartacus high side ground clearance. That is a problem for them. The saw blade of Rosie the Riveter is no doubt causing some more problems. A slam against the arena wall causes even more! Poor Spartacus cant really do anything at the moment. Rosie backs away, but before Spartacus can go anywhere, she charges in again, this time using her wedge-killer. This lifts Spartacus off the ground slightly. Rosie darts away again, and now pushes Spartacus towards what appears to be a vacant CPZ. Spartacus, you need to get away, because Matilda is coming for you...OH, BUT HE DIDNT LISTEN!! AND HES PAID THE PRICE!! MATILDA SLAMMED FLYWHEEL FIRST INTO SPARTACUS, AND TORE THE HELMET CLEAN OFF!! So we now have a naked Roman soldier. None to pleasent. Rosie, meanwhile, has hit the pit release. Spartacus is moving away, slowly, but right by the edge. Rosie is waiting. We know whats coming...yep. Down the pit for you, Spartacus.
CEASE
Spartacus invasion ends.
ROSIE THE RIVETER GOES THROUGH
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FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS; TECHNO TROUSERS
Just when you thought you couldnt get any wierder...THIS shows up! What is the world coming to? Techno Trousers is certainly of unique design, looking moreorless like a pair of trousers. Its main weapon is a hydraulic lance which sticks out of the trouser legs. The team claim that its main strength is that it Looks good. Its main weakness is that it is not really that strongly constructed.
FROM FLORIDA; THE REVOLUTIONIST
Now THIS is a killing machine! Full bodied spinners are big in America, and this shows it. The whole body, decorated in the infamous stars and stripes, spins round at phenominal speeds, and the whole body is made out of steel...in fact, the robot was, in testing, driven at full speed into a concrete wall (why would anyone want to do THAT?) and suffered no damage whatsoever. Practically invincible when at full speed, it has no srimech, and when the weapon is stalled, any flipper has an easy target.
ROBOTEERS, STAND BY!!
BOOTH 1: Techno Trousers
BOOTH 2: The Revolutionist
HOUSE ROBOTS: Sir Killalot, Sgt Bash
3...2...1...ACTIVATE!!
And once again, were off. Techno Trousers advances, but The Revolutionist moves away. Probably buying some time whilst their body gets up to speed. And look at that! Immediately, the body is spinning so fast, that the stars and stripes are now a blur. Now lets see what happens. Revolutionist charges into Techno Trousers...WOAH, COMPLETE WIPEOUT!! That blow sent Techno Trousers spinning an entire 360 degree circle! Thats the power of Revolutionist! Techno Trousers...what? Is that it? Is it giving up after only one slam? I think thats completely immobilised Techno Trousers! Refbot comes in and gives it a nudge. But theres no movement. Refbot, of course, isnt rational, and just counts out Techno Trousers anyway. 8, 9, 10! Techno Trousers is out. And Sir Killalot comes in to pluck up Techno Trousers. You have to understand, of course, that the House Robots are neutral in all of this. They dont care whether a British or American robot win. As long as they get to smash the losers up, its OK with them. You also have to understand that Killalot doesnt wear the trousers in the House Robot family. Thats Matildas job. So he wont be having a use for Techno Trousers, as he puts him on the flipper. Oh dear, Im suddenly getting nasty thoughts in my head concerning Matilda. But Techno Trousers goes flying, right out of the competition.
CEASE
Techno Trousers about as good as a pair of jeans in a wood chipper.
THE REVOLUTIONIST REVOLVES HIS WAY TO THE SEMI-FINALS.
SEMI FINAL (US BRACKET)
Basenji vs Manta
Rosie The Riveter 2 vs The Revolutionist
Oh yeah, definitely Manta and Revolutionist, then.
Good stuff Chris. :)
OK then, enough is enough. Time for more action. At least until I get more entries in my Mini Micro Tournament.
FROM NEW YORK; BASENJI
FROM VIRGINIA; MANTA
ROBOTEERS, STAND BY!
Booth 1: Manta
Booth 2: Basenji
House Robots: Growler and Matilda
3...2...1...ACTIVATE!!
And were off...and straight away, Manta SLAMS into the wedge of Basenji! But that gives it some problems, as it gets caught on the wedge. Basenji starts to push it back, but Manta is at an awkward angle on Basenjis wedge, and eventually falls off. Manta charges away like a little stealth bomber, charging towards Basenjis front again...but swerves, it has other plans...A SIDE SLAM!! It hit Basenji full on in the mid-rift, and poor Basenji is being shoved sideways across the arena...AND THEIR WHEELS HAVE BROKEN OFF!! You heard that right! The pushing force of Manta broke Basenjis left hand wheels clean off! Now poor old Basenji is surely nothing but a whimpering puppy. What can he do? Apparantly nothing, as Matilda comes in, itching for some destruction. Of course, Refbot has to count him out first. And here it goes...
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!!!
And thats Basenji out! Matilda comes in with her flywheel...And Basenji goes FLYING head over heels!! That has got to hurt! The saws come off again, but Manta is quite happily celebrating this easy victory.
CEASE!!
Basenji is going back to the doghouse.
MANTA GOES THOUGH.
NEXT TIME: Rosie The Riveter 2 vs The Revolutionist
Nice writing, Chris. :talker:
And on to yet another battle...
FROM OREGON; ROSIE THE RIVETER 2
FROM FLORIDA; THE REVOLUTIONIST
ROBOTEERS, STAND BY!
Booth 1: Rosie The Riveter 2
Booth 2: The Revolutionist
House Robots: Sir Killalot, Shunt
3...2...1...ACTIVATE!!
And again, our two American beauties face off. Strange I call them beauties, but they are to a degree. Anyway, Rosie The Riveter charges forward, and does briefly get underneath The Revolutionist, who does need time to get spinning to its full potential. Of course, Rosie can now take him where she wants...but in fact, the slowly spinning body actually deflects Revolutionist off Rosies wedge. And Rosie fails to see The Revolutionist rushing away. She turns, but now The Revolutionist is getting up to speed! And now its in its customary blur of doom! Whirling so fast that the patterning on top is impossible to see! Does Rosie dare try to hit now?...YES! AND SHE PAID THE PRICE!! Her front wedge now has a massive gash in it!! That gives you an idea of how powerful The Revolutionist really is. Now Rosie is...running away. And why not? But Revolutionist follows...AND HITS HER SIDE! AND A WHEEL GUARD HAS BROKEN LOOSE!! I mentioned right at the start of the bracket that her wheel guards were exposed. Now poor old Rosie appears to be limping, as Revolutionist comes in again...AND TEARS A WHEEL OFF!! Theres three wheels on Rosies wagon, and she aint rollin along, Im afraid. Shes ground to a halt after that monster attack by Revolutionist. The powers gone, consumed by the power of Revolutionist. Sir Killalot is itching to come out, but he has to wait for Refbot to count her out first.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10!
And its over! Revolutionist will go through to face Manta in the final of the US bracket. Sir Killalot effortlessly picks Rosie up and holds her aloft for a while. Hes not going to let her off too easily. A little parade, and he places Rosie on the floor flipper.
3...2...1...
AND ROSIE GOES FLYING!! The wheel guard breaks off completely now, and poor old Rosie The Riveter is in no mood for any more.
CEASE!!
Rosie The Riveter is sent home crying.
THE REVOLUTIONIST GOES THROUGH TO THE U.S FINAL
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And now, for the final of the U.S bracket. The winner here will go through to the War Of Independance final to fight Pussycat and see which side of the Atlantic really does have the best robot.
FROM VIRGINIA; MANTA
FROM FLORIDA; THE REVOLUTIONIST
ROBOTEERS, STAND BY!
Booth 1: Manta
Booth 2: The Revolutionist
House Robots: Cassius Chrome, Matilda
3...2...1...ACTIVATE!!
And so the final begins! Manta charges out straight away to make contact with the Revolutionist. CRASH!! The blow completely disorientated the poor Revolutionist, making it a little bit off balance. Manta reverses, backing in with the rear ramming point. It, again, deflects The Revolutionist, but not by as much. The Revolutionist backs away and starts to spin up, but at only 15mph, its beaten AGAIN, by Mantas 20mph. This time, Manta SLAMS The Revolutionist right into Cassius Chrome!! The body of the full body spinner is knocked upwards onto the front bulldozer of our boxing beast. Cassius Chrome slams The Revolutionist into the arena wall, but thankfully fails to tip it over. He does, however, pummel the underbelly of Revolutionist a few times, as Manta watches...but now hes let The Revolutionist go! The Revolutionist escapes back to the centre of the arena, but Manta quickly rushes forward to stop him from spinning...another drive towards a CPZ! This time, its occupied by Matilda...OH, AND WHAT A BLOW!! Manta drove The Revolutionist onto Matildas flywheel and poor old Revy paid the price! He was sent flying over Mantas head, and now hes upside down in a heap! And I would have thought there would be very little he could do now. Manta activates the pit release, and the pit desends. Refbot comes in...but Manta beats him to it, by shunting Revolutionist right into the pit. Bye bye. Dont come back.
CEASE!!
The Revolutionist is sent spinning out of the competition.
MANTA GOES THROUGH TO THE GRAND FINAL!!
GRAND FINAL
Pussycat (U.K) vs Manta (U.S.A)
See you soon.