Vapourbot Vengeance Series 1

HEAT F: ROUND ONE

X-Terminator (10) VS Apocalypse VS Tsunami VS Diabolus

House Robots - Sir Killalot and Dead Metal.

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

All 4 machines move off from their starting positions - Diabolus albeit slower than the others - and collide in the middle of the arena. The disc of X-Terminator, the 10th seed, whirring manically as it crashes into the machine from Cardiff, knocking it slightly upwards but not causing any cosmetic damage to the 4mm Hardox armouring. Tsunami gets into the mix, attacking the slowly approaching Diabolus and flipping it over, but doing nothing to the invertible machine. The German Tsunami slides the flipping plate underneath the ground clearance of Diabolus, drives towards the are arena side wall and flips, sending Diabolus up into the air... but crashing back down behind its attacker! Meanwhile, on the other side of the arena, the machine from Hereford has been tenacious and relentless against Apocalypse, the Hardox armour not breaking but certainly being buckled and looser as the fight goes on. But heres a chance for Liam and Team Welsh Warlords, as the flipper gets underneath the front scoop of X-Terminator and flips it itno the air! The 10th seed looks like an Olympic gymnast as it somersaults and twists into the air. It crashes onto the arena floor on its side - it didnt nail that landing :proud: - , before Marlon Pritchard quickly self rights the machine using the pneumatic srimech spikes. Tsunami, obviously bored of playing with with Diabolus - who doesnt appear to be moving in any direction after that fearsome flip from the German bot - quickly attempts to dart underneath the self righting X-Terminator, but mistimes the attack and gets a faceful of spinning disc, the front flipper getting a delicious looking scar in the Titanium armouring. Refbot looks worryingly (can he look worrying?? meh...) at Diabolus, who seems motionless, before counting it out. Sir Killalot is itching to get out of his CPZ and cause some damage, and darts out just as the timer on Refbots clock reaches the magic 10! Diabolus is now at the mercy of the House Robots, Sir Killalot plucking him up into the air and parading his motionless carcass to the audience, who cheer wildly. But are they cheering for Sir K? No! X-Terminator has been flipped once again, the kinetic disc eating into the arena floor in the process! It was on the receiving end of a double team, the two flippers of Apocalypse and Tsunami joining forces to dispose of the 10th seed! X-Terminator self rights, but falls straight back onto the flipper of Apocalypse. The Welsh Wonder sends X-Terminator into the air again, this time Marlon Pritchards machine executing the perfect landing and drives off quickly in order for the spinning disc to get up to speed once again. Tsunami slams into the pit release button, but not before Apocalypse catches up with X-Terminator, hoping to flip it once more. However, the 0m turning circle on X-Terminator allows it to dodge the attack and thwack Apocalypse on the side with the disc, completely dislodging the Hardox armouring and exposing the juicy innards! Liam looks worried and backs off, just before X-Terminator comes in on the charge again, the machine from Hereford sensing a weakness as emerged in Apocalypse. However, he has forgotten the small matter of Tsunami, who slides right underneath the front scoop, and flips X-Terminator straight onto its back, the disc cutting grooves into the arena floor before coming to a stand-still. The audience cheer and whoop as Marlon Pritchard tries deperately to get X-Terminator self righted, but to no avail. The 10th seed bomb out in round 1!!

Diabolus was diabolical (Thanks Joey! :proud:) and X-Terminator exterminated, but claiming he will be back. Yeah, guess again!

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Fluffy VS Killer Carrot 2 VS Scarey-Go-Round VS Constrictor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2YyfMJZMvIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2YyfMJZMvI


ROUND TWO

Killer Carrot 2 VS Apocalypse
Constrictor VS Tsunami


Tactics! Predictions! Some other witty remark here! :proud:

Tsunami to kick arse.

Great fight, good to see the tournament back again :)

I think the heat final will see the reunion of the qualifiers from the first melee.

w00t!

Nice fight there Dan :)

And Im really glad to have gotten rid of X-Terminator

Tactics:

Shouldnt be too much of a problem, just avoid the front flipper (even though I may get under it) and keep flipping and pushing it around, go for an OOTA or pitting. And I guess Im facing Tsunami in the final if I win this next bout, so if I get past Killer Carrot just go for the same tactics against Tsunami :)

HEAT F: ROUND TWO

Tsunami VS Constrictor - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU
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Killer Carrot 2 VS Apocalypse

House Robots - Mr Psycho and Matilda

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

And it is the machine from the depths of Wales that gets off the mark quickest, using the six-wheel-drive well to gain traction on the arena floor as it darts towards the bright orange Killer Carrot 2. The sleek wedge shape of Apocalypse easily sliding underneath the front flipper of KC2, which has seen great improvements due to a Hassocks Hog spreadsheet, and snags the machine from West Sussex on the barbs. Apocalypse fires its flipper and the carrot is sent airborne! A flying carrot? Its genetically modified food gone mad! Luckily for the Englebright family, and not so luckily for Liam Eliot, Killer Carrot 2 crashes onto the arena floor, swiftly self righting before using its two-wheel-drive to dart away from another onslaught from Apocalypse. The Welsh wonder gives chase, stalking KC2 like a predator hoping to catch its prey, but the speed of KC2 proves telling, as the orange flipping machine speeds away from danger once again, this time slamming straight into the pit release button. The pit descends, and poor driving from Rob Englebright almost sees KC2 fall into the pit in some kind of weird kamikaze movement. It narrowly avoids plummeting into the pit, but ends up getting a face full of disc as it drives carelessly into Matildas CPZ. Killer Carrot 2 is getting julienned (its when you cut veggies into batons, God bless Gordon Ramsey :proud:) as the aluminium armour proves as useful as an inflatible dartboard. Apocalypse drives carefully towards the action, and gets the flipper underneath... Matilda? A swift flip sends our gorgeous Tildy on her back, much to the enjoyment of the audience, who whoop and cheer, pounding the plexiglass wall in admiration. However, this show-boating from Liam Eliot allows KC2 go get its flipper underneath the side of Apocalypse and attempts a flip. The pneumatics strain, but eventually turn Apocalypse over, leaving the machine dangerously near the arena side wall. The flipper fires on Apocalypse as it self rights in superb style, cartwheeling through the air and onto its wheels once again. KC2 comes in on the attack again, but fails to get unerneath its opponent, Apocalypse getting the upper hand on this one. Liam uses the barbs on the front of Apocalypse to hold KC2 as it uses its six-wheel-drive to edge nearer to the open pit. Killer Carrot 2 tries to gain some form of traction on the front flipper of Apocalypse, but Team Englebright can only look on in horror as their carrotty machine is dumped into the pit!

Killer Carrot 2 obviously not a 24 carat machine!
Apocalypse goes through to the Heat Final.
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HEAT F: FINAL

Tsunami VS Apocalypse

Thoughts? Predictions? Carol Channing?

Tsunamis flipper might be the better one here, that and Apocalypse beat me in the final of something once. :proud: Tsunami FTW

Another nice battle :)

Similar tactics, flip push and OOTA/Pit. However, I have a baaaaaaaaad feeling about this fight, so Im staying away from the walls unless hes on my flipper

Tsunami FTW :proud:

Apocalypse FTW

Its that time again, two machines battlign it out for the chance to get into the Vapourbot Vengeance Semi Finals. The winner, triumphant will lead a parade through the streets of its home town, the celebrity status awaiting them, a Fembot (please dont sue me, Mike Myers!) on each arm and a guaranteed spot in Dictionary Corner. The loser, well, they are thrown onto the scrapheap and the only television appearance they will be making is a cameo appearance in a Cillit Bang commercial. But before we discover who our rising star is - lets see how they got this far...

In round one, both Tsunami and Apocalypse fought well to fend off the attacks from the 10th seed, X-Terminator, the disc causing some problems, but the lack of a reliable srimech meant they were turned turtle and out of the competition. The other machine in that battle was Diabolus who failed to make a true impact, was counted out by Refbot and fed to the hungry Sir Killalot.
The other melee saw the experienced robots of Fluffy and Killer Carrot 2 against newbies Constrictor and Scarey-Go-Round, the latter proving as scary as a butterfly as Fluffy tore into it, destroying the armouring and rendering it immobile. Then, a shock, as Fluffy, the robot truly dominating the melee began to smoke, a blown motor rendering them immobile, leaving Constrictor and Killer Carrot 2 through.

In round 2 Apocalypse chopped the carrot down to size, as Killer Carrot 2 was flipped again and again and again, before being dumped unceremoniously into the pit.
In the other battle, Tsunami did the same to Constrictor, flipping it OOTA and out of the competition. The machine from Germany looking strong.

HEAT F: HEAT FINAL

Tsunami VS Apocalypse

House Robots - Sgt Bash and Shunt.

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

The audience are really psyched up for this bout, both these flipping machines are really strong, cruising their way through this heat like Usain Bolt on a running track. Both machines collide in the centre of the arena, the flipping plates desperately tryign to get underneath each other, but failing. Liam Eliot, the driver of Apocalypse backs off and tries again, but it is Tsunami that gets the first hit in, sliding underneath Apocalypse. Apocalypse gets the six-wheel-drive into play and quickly reverses off, but not before Tsunamis flipper sends it somersalting backwards, doing a complete 360 degree spin in mid air before landing back on its wheels. The machine from Cardiff, in Wales, charges towards the German fighting machine, and this time drives straight under Tsunami, the barbs on Apocalypse holding its prey in place. Apocalypse charges towards the arena wall as the audience holds its breath - they know whats about to happen! Apocalypse fires it flipper just as it gets to the arena wall. Tsunami is sent rocketing into the air, spiralling and spinning as it lands on the camera track, out of the arena, the hopes of dreams of Tsunami gone in a matter of minutes! Apocalypse celebrates, firign its flipper and spinning on the spot madly, like a crazy carousel!

Tsunami turns out to be a right washout!
Apocalypse goes through to the Series Semi Finals!!


NEXT TIME...

HEAT G

SMIDSY (13) VS Atomic VS Cygnus X3 VS Terror Turtle
Mean Streak VS Araknia VS Wedga€™s Revenge VS Hellbent

Tactics? Prediction? Thoughts? :)