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Nah Paul, youve got it wrong.... Hell is the one with the fire and demons and stuff. Franks brain is the thing that a bit like that, with less fire and less demons but as a whole a lot worse.
I actually used to live down there, but they evicted me. Something about being too evil. :proud:
Awesome fight Kody, cant wait for the rest. And for your info, The 7isc doesnt work. A new version would be 7he Disc:)
Wow! Thats got to be one of the best fights ever! Wll done to Kody for a legendary battle and also commiserations to Alex, a very close fight. My lil tracked rammer is doing well in Crash and Burn, I hope I can keep it up!:)
7he Disc...:uhoh:
Im more concerned about how far it can go...theres a great name for a 76th version there, 7he 6isc :P
Ive got a horrible feeling that this incarnation of achilles is my panic attack 24k...
Anyways, good fight to both my Liam and Kody.
On a side note - I shall have vengeance.
V-v-v-vengeance...?:uhoh:
Not v-v-v-vengeance, just vengeance. :proud:
How do you pronounce the 6isc, anyway?
Is it the sixisc or just, the sisc?
or the gisc, if youre a 1337 sorta guy.
Its The Sisc to me, but I have weird ways of saying things. Just like FRA is fray and Frank is devil. :)
Battle 2
Spin Dash Unleashed vs. Gabriel III
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Kody: And how€™s our proud Scotsman today?
Steven: Spiffing, m€™lad.
Kody: How d€™you feel about going up against Joey and Gabriel?
Steven: They seem like a strong team, so I€™ll have to pull the part myself.
Kody: And what are your tactics gonna be?
Steven: Destroy the wheels, of course.
Kody: Good luck.
Steven: Ta.
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Kody: Good day, how goes it?
Joey: Aside from showers of mongeese earlier today, I€™m fine.
Kody: Uh€¦okay. What do you think of your opponent?
Joey: Scottish. Metal. Hedgehog. With a saw.
Kody: Erm€¦sure. Tactics?
Joey: Flip him. Once he€™s over, that saw won€™t help him much.
Kody: Good luck, then.
Joey: Back at you.
Kody: €¦
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Roboteers, stand by€¦
Booth #1: Steven McGregor
Booth #2: Joey McConnell
There€™s Obelix Bulguous in the CPZ in the top-left corner, that great hammers can damage loads€¦and Damocles with those great drums of peril.
3€¦
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Activate!
Our second battle sees Gabriel flying straight at Spin Dash, as Joey implements his tactics immediately. The sawblade doesn€™t get to spin itself up joyfully as the front of Gabriel crashes into it, halting the blade quickly, and stuffing Spin Dash straight up onto Gabriel€™s flipping arm! The barbs don€™t quite do their job as they scrape at Spin Dash€™s underbelly, unable to grab a wheel slot, but Gabriel continues his path towards the arena wall€¦and activates the arm just before reaching the wall.
Could this be the quickest OOTA we€™ve seen?
Apparently not, as Spin Dash€™s rear end saves it, meeting the arena wall halfway up and sliding down, only to be trapped up on its end by Gabriel and held there. Gabriel slowly releases the arm, and Spin Dash falls onto it€¦Gabriel backs off, hoping to have snagged one of the wheel slots; indeed Joey sees that Gabriel feels a bump as one of Spin Dash€™s 6 wheels travels over the barbs, but it€™s unable to capitalize as Spin Dash falls completely off the arm and moves away, desperate to try and get an attack in, and that blade is now spinning up quite fast.
Gabriel zooms in again to attack, but this time Steve is ready, and as Joey€™s bot enters Spin Dash€™s personal space quite fast, Spin Dash lives partially up to his name by spinning around, resulting in Gabriel shunting into the side, but sending Spin Dash off to his own side; however Spin Dash was too close to the side and instead of landing further away and moving in to attack one of the wheels, the saw smashes into that said side of Gabriel!
CRASH!!!
The 7mm HDPE ain€™t looking too good after that collision, a wide gash in the armour is clearly seen and Gabriel is spun away slightly, but there€™s no major internal damage, as Joey confirms by moving Gabriel around into a U-turn fast enough to make a certain hedgehog cry, but not this time, as Spin Dash ducks away from Gabriel€™s side and blasts away, spinning the sawblade back up. Gabriel is in pursuit as Spin Dash drives across the arena, turning past the flame pit as Gabriel keeps the pressure up, gaining ever so slightly on Spin Dash, and then Spin Dash turns sharply. Joey has fallen for it again as Steve spins his sawbot around and throws himself straight over the flipper before it can activate and onto Gabriel€™s side. It€™s what Steve was hoping for, and Spin Dash finally gets a chance to attack Gabriel€™s tires! Gabriel backs off, but Spin Dash is right on his heels, and swerves off to the side. Gabriel can€™t turn fast enough!
CRASH!
Spin Dash is shunted violently away, and it doesn€™t look like a wheel was hit, but as Gabriel moves away, there is definitely something amiss. Gabriel isn€™t moving quite how Joey wants€¦and now we see the problem! Spin Dash has smashed off the front castor! Gabriel just ran over it and it€™s lying on the arena floor beside Spin Dash, as the Scottish sawbot drives in to muster his powerful blade again! There€™ll be no more car-like steering for Joey this match, as Gabriel moves away, depleted of a useful manoeuvring strategy, and Steve grins at how he€™s crippled his opponent.
Joey isn€™t out yet by a long shot, as Gabriel takes another plunge into Spin Dash€™s front. Steve keeps the suspense going as Spin Dash stops and tries to manoeuvre around Gabriel€™s side, not spinning around for this meeting. Gabriel backs off and allows Spin Dash to come near, but Steve thinks better of this and turns to back Spin Dash off towards one of the CPZs. Might be crazy, might not be, but Gabriel takes the bait and goes after him€¦and actually gets under him! Spin Dash tried to turn, but the tetrahedric bot was just too fast and rammed into him, and the sawblade doesn€™t do much here, only a glancing blow as a few sparks go flying, and Gabriel stuffs Spin Dash into Obelix€™s wedge! WHAM! The hammer comes down hard on Spin Dash€™s top armour, thankfully withstood, but Gabriel keeps him there, as Spin Dash is shunted onto Gabriel€™s flipper, and tossed straight onto the house robot, though thankfully not onto its back.
Gabriel exits the CPZ as Damocles comes near, not wanting to take a heavy blow from those drums, and Obelix turns to give Spin Dash another hefty kick in the€¦head (:proud:) with the hammer, but Spin Dash squeezes further into the CPZ, right at Obelix€™s side€¦and begins to push, the stationary sawblade slid under the ground clearance! Damocles pauses and backs off, not wanting to damage a fellow house robot as Steve pushes Obelix towards it. Gabriel shoots in to take advantage of Spin Dash€™s distraction, and finds that Steve isn€™t all that blind because Spin Dash backs away as Gabriel comes in from the side. Spin Dash moves in to push Gabriel, and sends him straight towards Obelix who has turned right around to give his victims wrath€¦WHAM!
That didn€™t look good. Nor did it sound good. Let€™s see€¦oh dear€¦Gabriel has just suffered some major exterior damage as the side panel has taken a gaping hole from where the hammer was just pulled out. Gabriel wiggles around like a catfish bouncing around on a shoreline, but he€™s not slippery enough to shake off Spin Dash€™s grip, who€™s pushed him yet again into the house robot, and up the house robot€™s wedge! This proves to be a mistake as the hammer axle swings around and belts Gabriel on the underside edge, knocking him straight off and to Spin Dash€™s own side, who€™s just been hit by the hammer rather gently.
Steve turns to attack but finds Gabriel gone across the arena, and slamming into the pit release button, opening the pit. Obelix and Damocles return to their respective CPZs, and Spin Dash rockets across the arena towards the spot where Gabriel is; Gabriel moves out of the way causing Spin Dash to nearly slam into the button himself, he backs off and avoids Gabriel€™s own charge as he moves in, and goes too fast for Spin Dash to take advantage of, swerving around for a fresh assault. Spin Dash barely avoids the arena saws that pop up and seemingly goes to meet the impaired wedge head-on, though tricking Joey once again and sliding off-course slightly, straight towards the left side!
WHUP!
I don€™t think Joey liked the sound of that, and as Gabriel turns, he seems to be further impaired€¦and the cause? Bits of rubber that have been smashed straight off the wheel€¦followed by the whole tire tread! Steve clenches his fist in triumph as Spin Dash has hit the jackpot, targetting directly where he wanted to, straight into the wheel and slicing the rubber straight off! Joey is noticeably flustered, and tries to counter-attack, but it€™s pretty hard when the wheel doesn€™t touch as low to the ground as the tire did meaning you€™ve only got 1WD!
Steve moves in for the kill as Gabriel is only moving in circles, trying to spin around to line Spin Dash up with the flipper, as it seems to be his only hope, as Spin Dash goes to make another feint with the swerve-and-attack-the-wheel tactic, but Gabriel is lucky as Spin Dash drives straight into the front and up onto Gabriel€™s flipper! And this time, it appears that Spin Dash is indeed stuck on the barbs! Some of the tires are moving, but some definitely aren€™t, and Spin Dash is now rather helpless, the blade spinning but doing jack-all to the air! It€™s just too bad Gabriel can€™t take advantage of this since he€™s half-dead himself! :proud:
The Watcher moves in to separate the two, but it€™s not working, as Spin Dash is firmly trapped on the flipper. The Watcher gets his lifting arm into play, lifting up the rear end of Spin Dash€¦and the spinning sawblade hits Gabriel€™s top!
CRASH!
Not a major hit, but it€™s finally gotten Spin Dash off the wedge, and out of trouble, as Gabriel is spun around again slightly. Joey turns Gabriel around as fast as he can, but Spin Dash proves that he€™s quite the faster now as he quickly nips around to Gabriel€™s right side and smacks into it!
WHUP!
And Gabriel stops moving. I think that hit was the clincher for Spin Dash, as he€™s just disabled Gabriel€™s drive completely. He pushes Gabriel from the exact same siide he just hit, and it€™s clear that he€™s scored another jackpot - more sliced rubber emerges from the underside of Gabriel, and there€™s nothing he can do now, as Spin Dash pushes, and pushes, as The Watcher keeps up, and the count-down starts€¦a bit too late, ref. :proud: A few more inches, and Gabriel is plunged into the deep depths of the pit.
CEASE!
Mr. Lucifer won€™t be pleased with Gabriel III€™s performance today, no sir. :proud:
Spin Dash Unleashed advances to Round 2!
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Kody: What happened out there?
Joey: I got amputated, that€™s what. Oh well.
Kody: Hope you return.
Joey: I do too. So long, chum.
Kody: Well, Mr. McGregor, you sure showed us quite the act!
Steven: Indeed I did, m€™lad.
Kody: You€™re gonna go all the way, right?
Steven: Nae danger. :wink:
Kody: Heh, good luck for Round 2.
Steven: Aye.
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Next battle: The 6isc vs. Dolce
Bullocks. Well done Stevo, anyway.
*takes out a piece of paper, before writing Spin Dashs name on it, looking both ways, and folding it up again, laughing quietly to himself* :proud:
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How do you pronounce the 6isc, anyway?
Is it the sixisc or just, the sisc?
or the gisc, if youre a 1337 sorta guy.
I pronounce it: Danny has too much time on his hands:proud:
Hooray! A successful debut! Excellently detailed fights, Kody and hard luck, Joey. That was a heck of a clash. :proud:
Oh and I just pronounce it The Disc. :wink:
I try not to pronounce it. :P
I always pronounce it The 6isc
I pronounce it Franks evil machine
Battle 3
The 6isc vs. Dolce
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Kody: How€™sa boy, Frank?
Frank: Good, ta.
Kody: And how€™s your robot today?
Frank: About to smash that axebot into oblivion.
Kody: That confident, eh?
Frank: Not really, I just like to scare my opponent.
Kody: Right€¦good luck to you.
Frank: Mm-hmm.
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Kody: Hey hey, how€™s it going?
Chezza: Just fine, thank you.
Kody: How d€™you feel about going up against The 6isc?
Chezza: Honestly, I€™m a bit nervous.
Kody: Aw. Tactics for the fight?
Chezza: Um€¦axe him to hell.
Kody: Heh, good luck.
Chezza: Thank you.
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Roboteers, stand by€¦
Booth #1: Frank Goacher
Booth #2: Chezza
Ancalagon the Black, 800kg, mighty multi-weaponry, and alongside him is the big Double Big Mac, the whirling dervish of the house robots.
3€¦
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Activate!
Chezza has no spcific tactics, so Dolce comes flying straight out of its spot straight towards the barbell bot. The 6isc in response turns and ducks out of the way as Dolce flies in, and a bit too far in, actually, as it almost smacks into the wall, and The 6isc quickly tries to capitalize on that, but Dolce makes a back-up of its own and The 6isc ends up eating air. Now Dolce turns to attack the hubs of The 6isc but is met with The 6isc€™s own turn, and it backs away as Frank moves around towards the side. Dolce however is quite manoeuvreable itself and as Frank charges down towards the side, it stops quickly as the axebot turns to face it.
It doesn€™t look like either can outmanoeuvre the other, so Frank decides to scrap his tactics for now and try attacking anywhere he can rather than just the sides, and resumes his charge; Dolce moves back in an arc in answer, but The 6isc€™s wheels smack into Dolce€™s side and turns The 6isc straight towards Dolce! Dolce fires the axe immediately, the axe blade slamming down onto the axle! WHAM! Frank replies by following up with a smash in Dolce€™s front wedge!
CRASH!!!
That hadda hurt€¦no? Dolce was sent flying backwards with that hit, but there€™s not really any damage done to the wedge. Similarly, The 6isc€™s axle seems to be just fine, but it won€™t be for long as Dolce barges headlong into the disc, fitting in nicely betweein the hubs and stopping it from spinning up. Frank turns The 6isc back, but Dolce is following it in the front, and Chezza in his excitement fires the axe. Not exactly effective, as the axle gets in the axe€™s way and stops it by the handle, but The 6isc is pushed straight towards€¦the flame pit!
As the flames lick The 6isc€™s hubs, Dolce releases him over it and gives him another WHACK, this time dead on as the point connects dead-center with the middle of the axle! When the axe is withdrawn, the damage is quite visible: a dent in the axle, but luckily nothing done to the battery bar inside. However Frank isn€™t too pleased with that cheeky throw, and moves The 6isc towards its adversary in a rage. Dolce decides to meet him head on, and the wedge smacks straight into the disc yet again!
CRASH!!!
This time, Dolce is flun significantly far back as The 6isc remains relatively motionless, but comes in for another attack, only to find that Dolce is very much alive and kicking, indeed kicking The 6isc in the face with the slightly dented wedge now, hitting a wheel hub this time but nonetheless hitting the disc at an angle, halting its spin-up, and shoves Slammer€™s most hated enemy across the arena, and straight onto the saws near the pit! BZZT! They strike the Hardox hubs but it€™s unclear whether the tires were sawed or not. Frank€™s machine is flung aside, gratefully, away from Dolce€™s ramming fury and right beside it, unfortunately unable to captialize due to the stopped disc, and jets away to get it going again.
Dolce decides not to chase The 6isc, and instead slams into the pit release button at the other end of the arena, which activates the pit descent. The 6isc has its€¦disc :proud: spinning back at maximum potential again and heads in Dolce€™s direction. Dolce does not wait for The 6isc to make its way over to it, but instead greets the barbell bot with a menacing shunt straight into the whirling blade!
CRASH!!!
And this time, Dolce is definitely the worse off, as it€™s been knocked onto its back! The 6isc moves around as Dolce brings up the axe to self-right, and smashes it again!
CRASH!
Dolce is overturned again, and The 6isc positions itself right beside Dolce, ready to attack. However Chezza does not self-right his robot. He obviously, despite being a newbie, knows what€™s going to happen and will not risk it€¦and so Frank does the only thing he can: smacks Dolce again!
CRASH!!!
Dolce is knocked right side up and jets away immediately before The 6isc can attack again, however it€™s not looking too good for the axebot. The wedge is even more dented than before, and there€™s a small gash and another dent in the sides respectively. Chezza hopes to make amends for that as Dolce does a 180, just in time for The 6isc to crash into it like a bat from hell!
CRASH!!!
Once again, the axebot is thrown onto its back, unable to move like a turtle on its own back, and waits for Frank to knock it back over. However, Frank turns The 6isc around, and moves in with the disc spinning the opposite way. Chezza immediately fires the axe, righting Dolce but too late to avoid another hit!
CRASH!!!
It€™s the top of the side of Dolce that takes it, and the news is not well: a medium-sized gash is carved right through there, as well as the disc making fun of the now seriously warped front wedge. Dolce is ready though, and The 6isc is momentarily stunned by its own blow, giving Dolce the chance it needs. It barrels into The 6isc and begins to shove it across the arena again€¦straight towards Double Big Mac! The 6isc jets backwards, hoping to outrun Dolce to the CPZ and turn away just in time€¦but Dolce fires the axe and clamps the axle, pinning it! Inexorably, The 6isc is forced straight into the storm of hammers!
CRASH!!!
Frank€™s chances have turned rather grim now: the inner hub of The 6isc€™s right side has been bent in by the blow, pinning its own wheels and pulling it into a 2WD on one side. Good strategy by Chezza for using the CPZ to his advantage, and feeling rather confident pushes The 6isc further in, and trapping Double Big Mac. Double Big Mac pushes back, but his drive is unable to counter Dolce€™s, who espies Ancalagon approaching and gets the hell away, but The 6isc despite having a one-sided drive manages to spin itself out of the CPZ and out of danger€¦but not for long as Dolce rockets back in to push it back there! Chezza however fails to notice that the disc is spinning!
CRASH!!!
And Dolce has been flipped again, but it€™s also sent The 6isc straight back into Double Big Mac, who despite being unable to spin is pushing Frank€™s machine towards Ancalagon, who is coming closer€¦Dolce rights itself€¦just a bit too late as one of Ancalagon€™s discs clips its rear!
CRASH!
The force sends Dolce straight back over with the axe; Chezza tries to self-right but as the axe retracts, Dolce tilts up and just falls back over. The 6isc meanwhile is too late to escape as Ancalagon clamps down upon the axle, and drags it over towards the saws in the middle of the arena. Dolce again rights itself, in a rather stylish leap, as Double Big Mac starts to spin up again. Frank can€™t escape the grasp of the mighty house robot and is helplessly dragged over the saws! BZZT! OH! The tires have been shredded! Bits of rubber have come off! Not the whole tire, but at least some rubber is gone. Ancalagon releases The 6isc at that moment in time, but Frank can hardly breathe again before Dolce screams in again to slam into him and push him all the way back across the arena and€¦INTO THE DISC OF DEATH!
CRASH!!!
The outer hub on the damaged side takes hit€¦with a fairly large dent afterward, but it€™s spun The 6isc overtop of Dolce, who fired the axe too late and made a little hop as the axeblade hit the ground. Frank spins The 6isc around, knowing that Chezza won€™t be able to push him properly without hitting the disc first: perhaps Chezza knows that too, as Dolce recklessly plunges into it wedge-first!
CRASH!!!
OOH! DOLCE HAS LOST ITS FRONT WEDGE!!! Oh dear! The curved wedge finally bows after taking so many punishing blows from the disc, look, you can see the panel lying on the ground near the floor flipper! But Dolce is relentless, and pushing against The 6isc, shoving it straight towards the saws in the middle again! BZZT! The 6isc gets sliced n diced yet again, yet can€™t counterattack - OOH! The shredded tire has fallen off completely! Not the wheel, but the tire rubber is separated from it! Is this the end of The 6isc? Not yet, as Frank still can move The 6isc around, sluggishly, and maybe in a circle, yes, but he€™s still moving! And Dolce is again moving, yet slower than before€¦wait, is The 6isc€™s own weapon working? Yes, it€™s spinning up now, but - BZZT! Oh no! The 6isc can€™t get away from the arena saws! More sparks and -
CRASH!!!
And that€™s the end of one of our saws. The 6isc just smashed it clean away from the arena floor with its disc, yet sent himself bouncing away, and Dolce is after it, eventually reaching it and as a bonus before the weapon could spin up, and turns to get it in line with the pit€¦unfortunately Dolce can€™t do that as - BZZT! Now Dolce gets hit by the saws! Aah€¦sparks€¦Dolce€™ s line with the pit is broken completely, but it decides to give The 6isc to an empty CPZ nonetheless€¦and Ancalagon dashes out of his own again to lay the hurt down on Frankie.
With hardly any way out of this one, Frank can only watch as the jaws clamp down on the axle again, and this time Ancalagon€™s flamethrower comes into play, torching The 6isc as it carries the barbell bot away from the corner€¦AND RUNS OVER THE SAWS ITSELF?! Stupid dragon, you don€™t kill yourself! :proud: Ancalagon moves away from the saws quickly, but releases The 6isc over them, who gets hit again€¦BZZT! More sparks off the hub€¦and€¦The 6isc, are you mobile at all? Dolce moves in to check€¦bump. No movement, but time is ticking down€¦
10€¦9€¦8€¦7€¦
Dolce gives it a whack with the axe, denting the Hardox bar badly, yet still no sign of life from Frank€™s bot, though he twiddles with the controls furiously.
6€¦5€¦4€¦
Chezza lays the hurt on Frank some more with a few more axe blows, and the Hardox axle ain€™t looking too good itself, and then Dolce moves against The 6isc and turns it around to face the pit.
3€¦2€¦1€¦
Dolce tries to push, but due to the partial loss of drive it can€™t get there fast enough, and gives it one more whack for good measure.
CEASE!
What a match€¦let€™s look at the judges€™ scorecards!
The 6isc - Dolce
Strategy = 3/5 - 2/5
Style = 4/10 - 6/10
Control = 6/15 - 9/15
Aggression = 7/20 - 13/20
Damage = 16/25 - 9/25
Total = 36/75 - 39/75
Well, it seems that The 6isc was apparently 6isc of that match. :proud:
Dolce advances to Round 2!
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Kody: Hm, looks worrisome€¦
Frank: Meh, nothing I can€™t handle.
Kody: Hope to see you return.
Frank: If I want to, I will. But anyway see ya.
Kody: Yeeeeah€¦anyway congratulations!
Chezza: Thanks! I seriously didn€™t expect that, hehe.
Kody: Nor did I. Gonna go all the way?
Chezza: I hope so!
Kody: Good luck, ay.
Chezza: Yep, thanks.
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Next battle: Nitro-Gene 4.0 vs. PsycloniZer
Bah, no comments? No problem. :proud:
Battle 4
Nitro-Gene 4.0 vs. PsycloniZer
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Kody: Hey there. How€™s it going?
Paul: Just fine, thank you.
Kody: What do you think about your upcoming match?
Paul: I€™m gonna walk all over him, that€™s what!
Kody: Confident, huh?
Paul: Yeah, I don€™t think he€™ll be to damage me, really.
Kody: Right then, good luck.
Paul: Someone will be needing it.
Kody: €¦
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Kody: And here€™s AJ! What€™s going on?
Andy: Just finishing up.
Kody: How do you feel about your opponent?
Andy: A cocky git that€™s about to feel the hurt. :proud:
Kody: Ooh, bitter conflict?
Andy: Nah, I just wanna smash him up.
Kody: Good luck.
Andy: Thank you.
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Roboteers, stand by€¦
Booth #1: Paul Cuomo
Booth #2: Andrew Jackson
Asterix Heroicus, the 106kg ramming wonder, joins Exa-Gore-Ic Evo, the 400kg clawed dishonourable in the CPZs today. :proud:
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1€¦
Activate!
Here€™s the last Round 1 match, and it€™s Nitro-Gene who blasts off like a rocket, straight towards the spinning ring of PsycloniZer, who jets out of the way before the ring can get stopped. The 22mph speed, having already been achieved, carries Nitro-Gene too far and he slams into the wall near PsycloniZer, who is now at full speed and intends to make Paul pay for such a mistake. Paul turns Nitro-Gene the right way around, and has no option left except to box-rush€¦or does he?!
There€™s a newfound glint in Paul€™s eyes, and they are targeted on€¦Exa-Gore-Ic! Nitro-Gene turns tail and shoots straight into the CPZ, sliding under Exa-Gore-Ic€™s left side claw and beaching it! PsycloniZer makes like a tornado and whirls in on him, but Nitro-Gene tosses Exa-Gore-Ic up onto him, and Exa-Gore-Ic is now directly situated on top of the rear-hinged flipper. Of course, this still gives PsycloniZer a clean shot as Nitro-Gene€™s rear end is still exposed, but no longer: another flick of the flipper and Exa-Gore-Ic falls onto the rear, robbing Andy of a clean shot, and the house robot is in major peril here: Asterix flies straight out to help his buddy and make Nitro-Gene pay for his insubordination, but it€™s pretty hard when where€™s a spinning whirlwind by the name of PsycloniZer in front of you.
Nitro-Gene starts to back up and push Exa-Gore-Ic towards PsycloniZer; Andy realizes the plan and PsycloniZer is reversing away as fast as he can, and it€™s quite working as even Nitro-Gene isn€™t able to push something that weighs 400kg that easily, especially with the rear end. Asterix is trying to get around to Nitro-Gene€™s exposed front, and it€™s made that much easier with the heavier weight: and Asterix rams him. Unfortunately, it€™s right up onto Nitro-Gene€™s flipper, and he gets sent flying across the arena by the flipper. PsycloniZer sees his chance and whirls in€¦and is copped by a quick turn.
CRASH!!!
No damage really done to Exa-Gore-Ic, but it€™s shunted the house robot off of Nitro-Gene and it had the effect that Paul wanted, as PsycloniZer goes flying across the arena, and Paul instantly chases him down. Nitro-Gene rams into PsycloniZer before he can spin up, nicks between two of the hammers and under the main body, and lets out a mighty snort of the flipper, launching the spinner about halfway across the arena and into the arena wall! The speed helps Nitro-Gene catch up with him, but as said before it doesn€™t give him the best control, and thus Nitro-Gene again crashes into his foe but on an angle, and deflects him away.
The house robots have lost control as well, and are doing whatever they please: in this, going after the competitors: Exa-Gore-Ic after either competitor, and Asterix specifically after Nitro-Gene! PsycloniZer is spinning again, but Exa-Gore-Ic is quite near and doesn€™t want to get hit again, and so comes after Nitro-Gene. Nitro-Gene however uncontrollable still has thr velocity factor, and smacks into PsycloniZer, going for the full box-rush this time!
CRASH!!!
And after that hit, it€™s not so surprising to see why Psyclonised won Mechanical Noise Series 1! The right side front panel of Nitro-Gene is gone, smashed away, to reveal what€™s under it: about 30mm of urethane rubber padding! Nitro-Gene€™s been spun away, and gives PsycloniZer more room to spin up. Nitro-Gene whips around to find the ringer back at full speed, and closing in! Box rush? Yep. :proud:
CRASH!!!
Only it€™s been hit in the same place as before! The rubber is torn right open, completely exposing the internals of Nitro-Gene from that side! €¦ahh€¦I think there€™s some internal damage already done to Nitro-Gene, as the rubber padding has gone straight into the right front wheel and jammed it! Not good. Sensing his opponent€™s death, Psyclonizer spins up again, but Exa-Gore-Ic has gotten to Nitro-Gene first and intends to make him pay for before! The claws clamp, and squeeze into the sides of the box as it tries to get away! Oh! There€™s Exa-Gore-Ic€™s pneumatic spike, and it€™s poking the side of Nitro-Gene viciously! Don€™t know if there€™s any damage yet€¦
Asterix isn€™t going to be left out either and slams into Nitro-Gene front again; unwise, as Nitro-Gene gives Asterix a giant toss across the arena€¦and Asterix is beached on his side again! Something has to be done about that€¦and PsycloniZer is reaching for Nitro-Gene, amost seeming to extend the spinning hammers gracefully as it approaches. Nitro-Gene is held in place by Exa-Gore-Ic, who roughly shunts the flipper straight in there!
CRASH!!!
Well what do you know? The other side took it, but PsycloniZer gets shaken up a little, kind of unstable, but is able to balance himself, whereas Nitro-Gene€™s front end is looking quite miserable without both front panels, and one without the rubber protecting it€¦Exa-Gore-Ic keeps going though, straight into PsycloniZer, and Nitro-Gene scoops him up! They€™re heading towards the arena wall! Nitro-Gene aims€¦and flips€¦
Unfortunately, it€™s not his game today. PsycloniZer bounces up off the railing, and lands back in, right beside Nitro-Gene. He scuttles off, unspinning, towards Asterix for whatever purpore necessary€¦The Watcher crashes into Exa-Gore-Ic waving the red card! Uh oh! Ah€¦hang on a minute, what€™s going on with Exa-Gore-Ic? He€™s not letting go of Nitro-Gene? €¦actually€¦he€™s completely dead! Exa-Gore-Ic is dead on his feet - er, wheels! The claws are locked in place and Nitro-Gene tries to extricate himself, the claws haven€™t pierced the armour yet, and FINALLY is able to get away from the broken 400kg bot€¦and something weighing 106kg slams into his side! It€™s Asterix Heroicus, and he€™s quite angry! He€™s able to slide under the skirts, and shove Nitro-Gene INTO THE DISC OF DEATH!
CRASH!!!
Say buh-bye to a few more panels, Paul! In fact, it€™s one panel that€™s been shattered into smaller pieces, yes, a Hardox panel being shattered! Oh dear, we didn€™t see this coming, and neither did Paul€¦and I don€™t think Andy did either. Speaking of Andy€¦come on spin up, there€¦can he not spin the hammers up again? Oh dear€¦PsycloniZer€™s lost his weapon power! But Nitro-Gene€™s movement has been weakened considerably; nonetheless, he hurtles towards the once-mighty spinning ring of PsycloniZer, smacking into one of the hammers, and pushing it, and pushing it€¦and slowly coming to a halt.
PsycloniZer backs off, and we can see the damage that has been done: one of the LEM130s powering Nitro-Gene has been struck - or, infact, Nitro-Gene impaled himself on PsycloniZer€™s hammer when ramming him, and smacked off the wires that gave power to the batteries€¦and somehow, that€™s disabled the drive completely, whether taking out all the batteries, or shocking the motor mount, it€™s done something wrong, and Paul can€™t figure it out. And The Watcher comes in, and decides enough is enough: it€™s lights out for Nitro-Gene as the countdown begins!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
And Asterix Heroicus shoves his way in, pushing the broken flipper past PsycloniZer, who is grateful to win by a lucky shot, as Nitro-Gene is rested on top of the pit: Asterix backs into the button€¦and Nitro-Gene descends to the depths of hell!
CEASE!
Forget a turbocharger, Nitro-Gene 4.0€™s gonna need a complete overhaul after that! :proud:
PsycloniZer advances to Round 2!
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Kody: How€™re you feeling?
Paul: Miserable. I€¦though I was gonna win€¦
Kody: Hey, don€™t feel bad, you put up a good fight. Come back soon, all right?
Paul: Oh you bet I will. I want another go, haha.
Kody: And here€™s AJ€¦again! What a fight!
Andy: I€™ll say! Thank god for that hit.
Kody: All the way, am I right?
Andy: Heh, we€™ll see.
Kody: Good luck, mate.
Andy: Ta.
And using the Random Sequence Generator (ta David Sheppard :)) I have the 2nd round line-ups:
Dolce vs. Systematic Shocker
Spin Dash Unleashed vs. PsycloniZer
Tactics, predictions, comments, and thoughts you lot. :proud:
...what were you using before? :P
Ill guess Dolce and PsycloniZer to go through here.
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...what were you using before? :P
Microsoft Word list :P
Oh poo. :lame:
The only way Im going to survive this is to charge in, guns a-blazing. Box-rush PsycloniZer right from the off and smack it into whatever happens to be in the way. I should have the advantage in a straight pushing match and I might even be able to saw the wheels if the cage stops in the right place, but that seems unlikely. Just charge the beast straight away, never give it a chance to spin up and hammer it into the nearest and deadliest arena hazard there is. Preferably the pit.
Fantabulous first round, Kody, and good luck to AJ as if the whirly git needs it. :proud:
3 things:
1. AWESOME BATTLE! (:mrgreen:)
2. AWESOME VICTORY - For AJ (:proud:)
3. I flipped a house robot (:proud::proud:)
Can I ask though, I dont remember feeling too confident about that battle, especially not THAT confident, and I feel I was portrayed in a bad way - :lame: - and in addition, as much as I enjoyed fighting that house robot, I think it may have cost me the victory, but Im going put on a smile and go away to fix-up Nitro-Gene with those anti-dent tools and super-glue, and in addition, a crowbar :proud: and Im also going to make it a monocoque, and make it more spinner-proof than it already is...was :angry:
Dolce vs. Systematic Shocker: Dolces axe might not do too much to the 4mm Hardox armour of Systematic Shocker, and so i believe that with its greater power, Liams machine shall not create a shock for us, but shall pit Dolce.
Spin Dash Unleashed vs. PsycloniZer: Another Steven vs. AJ battle. And 1 when AJ has it in the bag.
Good luck everyone :wink:
My comment - :sad:
Seriously well done to Chezza. Good luck for the rest of the tournie:)
Wow, geat battles there Kody! :)
Systematic Shocker v Dolce
Im using my lifting wedge for this bout. His axe wont et through my top armour, so Ill open the pit and push him in! Get around the sides to make it easier if I can, but the main tactic is PIT!! Good luck Chezza :)
Spin Dash Unleashed v PyscloniZer
I believe Steven may pull a surprise here and pit PyslconiZer, but AJ could well take it the other way.
Good luck all :)
Tactics: Get Dolce to Axe the tracks on Systematic Shocket.
Good luck to Liam. :)
And thanks Frank. ^_^
Let€™s find our first finalist. :)
Semi-Final 1
Dolce vs. Systematic Shocker
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Kody: You all right?
Chezza: A little, just done repairing the damage that The 6isc caused.
Kody: Right. Your next fight is up against Systematic Shocker. What are your tactics gonna be?
Chezza: That€™s the one with the tracks, right?
Kody: That€™s right.
Chezza: Axe them. :proud:
Kody: Right then. Good luck for Round 2.
Chezza: Thank you.
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Kody: €˜Ey.
Liam: Hi. You caught me touching up what little damage I got last round.
Kody: Cool. Your next opponent is Dolce. How do you feel?
Liam: Hmm. Well that axe looks deadly but if I can keep it away from my tracks I should be fine. The lifting wedge seems to work best so I€™ll use that.
Kody: Quite sure about that? The front of that bot is pretty low.
Liam: Oh yeah, I€™m sure.
Kody: Right. Good luck to you.
Liam: Thanks!
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Roboteers, stand by€¦
Booth #1: Chezza
Booth #2: Liam Eliot
The warzone beckons, and so do the house robots. Damocles is in the arena, and so are the deadly quad axes of Double Whamlet.
3€¦
2€¦
1€¦
Activate!!
This, is for a place in the Final, and already Systematic Shocker getting in underneath Dolce and lifting it! Dolce toppled, but its rights itself with the axe! Systematic Shocker is in play though, trying to get the wedge in again but it€™s still upraised a bit - there, now it€™s lowered. Dolce fires the axe and hits the wedge, denting the wedge very slightly, but Systematic Shocker is again under Dolce€™s front end and turns around to carry it to the pit release only for Dolce to fall off the wedge and try to have a go at the front end again. A very good choice for Liam to use the front lifting wedge it seems, because Dolce is having absolutely no luck getting at the front of it!
However, Systematic Shocker isn€™t looking too happy, its plan of pitting an opponent mostly drained when you turn and your opponent falls off the wedge€¦and it€™s backing into the pit release button. Okay. The pit descends. The siren wails. The audience is screaming €˜Pit! Pit! Pit!€™ but the way things are going, they won€™t get their wish anytime soon. Dolce is in there again, but simply cannot get underneath that zero ground clearance, trying to pin Systematic Shocker in place - WHACK! OOH! The axe flies€¦didn€™t see that coming, but there€™s hardly any damage as Dolce hit the direct center of the top of Systematic Shocker and it bounced off.
Chezza decides that since the front of Systematic Shocker isn€™t exactly open to opportunity, it€™d be better to check if the sides and rear are vacant, and turns and tries to manoeuvre around Systematic Shocker to get at them. Of course, since Liam has his robot€™s rear against the pit release button, he€™d be ill-advised to stay in that position, and so rockets away from the button, only to have Dolce crash into his side and indeed find its way under the skirts! Quick as lightning Dolce brings down the axe - WHACK! - but unlucky enough to strike dead between the tracks again, and unable to progress further now that Systematic Shocker has turned to face it and Dolce backs away quickly for a ram, but finds the gap closed as Liam comes in again and slides under the front end again, and taking Chezza to the wall! WHAM!
Dolce is bounced away with a considerable amount of force backing him, and ultimately props back onto its wheels, but the raging force known as Systematic Shocker continues, barely shedding any momentum as it turns sharply from the previous charge and barrels into Dolce€™s side before the latter can even think of getting away, and carrying it straight towards€¦THE DISC OF DEATH!!!
CRASH!!!
Hmm. A loud crash, but not quite the damage we expected to see. It€™s a gash, but a small one; however the pool of sparks shaken forth seems to have pleased the crowd for the moment. Dolce needs to desperately get back into this fight as Systematic Shocker, by my reckoning, is way on top here. Chezza implements the plans of getting to the sides of Systematic Shocker again, trying to wheel around the front, however centrifical force works to Liam€™s advantage as although Dolce can move around faster, the tracks don€™t need to turn as fast to keep up with Dolce€™s circling, and thus this keeps Dolce at bay€¦until that moment! What a manoeuvre! Dolce just turned the opposite way and made a 270 into Systematic Shocker€™s right side! Ah, but the skirt defeats Dolce€¦WHACK!
The right-side track, however, does not. Something flies off that track and immediately it breaks apart, disappearing into the slots of Liam€™s robot, as Liam gapes in his own shock. What. A. Hit! And I think we are seeing the life drain out from Systematic Shocker as he moves forward, tipping over something, which afterwards is revealed to be his track, and begins to move in circles. And now we can clearly see what happened: lying a little to the left of Dolce is part of Systematic Shocker€™s right-side track, and it€™s severely smashed up. Talk about aim.
Anf the house robots draw near€¦ahhhh€¦Damocles is coming€¦I wouldn€™t want to you right now, Liam! Dolce is in Systematic Shocker€™s face, on the same side, but still unable to get underneath that skirt€¦and pushing it towards the floor flipper€¦WHACK! Another full-pressure blow dealt straight in the center€¦oh dear. Systematic Shocker has been dumped there, still moving but only on one side€¦ah, come in Watcher. Yes, that€™s right, another robot to count out. :proud: Dolce is spinning around in victory, and any moment now€¦
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
Systematic Shocker is out! Dolce moves on, and ahh€¦FLIP! Liam watches with resignment as his robot flies through the air, coming to rest near the pit€¦Damocles is going to make Liam pay for losing the winning grasp! STRAIGHT IN ON THE RIGHT SIDE!!!
CRASH!!!
Now THAT was brutal. With almost enough force to wrench the entire right side off the main body, Systematic Shocker is thrown into the air, and OVER THE PIT, amid a shower of sparks as he lands just near the arena wall on the pit€™s other side. Double Whamlet is in, and grapples the beaten box. WHACK! He adds a hit of his own but though beaten, the top armour remains whole€¦and another thing that is whole is Systematic Shocker€™s defeat as Whamlet twists round AND DOLCE COMES IN FROM BEHIND WHAMLET AND PUSHES THEM BOTH IN! :proud: Damocles isn€™t impressed by this cheekyness, but Dolce is running away€¦too late Damocles.
CEASE!
Systematic Shocker is stricken down by a thunderbolt of an opponent!
Dolce advances to the Final!!!
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Kody: Well€¦you did your best, I must say.
Liam: Nah. I could have done better. That little turn did fool me, though€¦
Kody: I know, but you practically owned the first part of the match. The wedge was a good option, he just got a little lucky there, didn€™t he?
Liam: I admit I was a little confident about that, yes, and I didn€™t really think any other option would have done it for me.
Kody: Ey, good luck in the future.
Liam: Thanks.
Kody: Let€™s hear it for Systematic Shocker!!!
*crowd cheers*
Kody: And you! €¦haha, having a go at the house robots, are you?
Chezza: Yes, hehe.
Kody: Nice aim, by the way. How did you feel when you hit the track at last?
Chezza: Thrilled! I didn€™t actually think I could do it.
Kody: And then after you decided to have a little fun, eh?
Chezza: Hehe. Yeah, Whamlet€™s a big pushover but that Damocles fellow scares me so I didn€™t go after him.
Kody: Good luck in the Final, there.
Chezza: Thank you.
Kody: Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Dolce!!!
*crowd cheers*
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Next battle: Spin Dash Unleashed vs. PsycloniZer
Oh poo
Well done anyway Chezza and Kody :)
The disease of laziness has taken hold of me...
Hopefully I can shake it off by tomorrow :lame:
Who will join Dolce in a deadly waltz in the Final? Let€™s find out!
Semi-Final 2
Spin Dash Unleashed vs. PsycloniZer
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Kody: Good€™day.
Steven: Ay.
Kody: What€™s going on here?
Steven: Not much, matey, the wiring was loosened but that€™s fixed now.
Kody: Your next battle is against PsycloniZer. How do you feel?
Steven: Um, oh dear. I guess it€™s box-rush time, then. Maybe I can get at the wheels if I stop him fast enough, but whoa nelly€¦
Kody: Good luck.
Steven: Heh, I€™ll need it.
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Kody: AJ! How€™s ya doing?
Andy: Not half bad, thanks.
Kody: Finished repairing PsycloniZer?
Andy: Yeah, the battery got knocked out of place before Nitro-Gene killed itself on my hammer, and that€™s why I couldn€™t spin up, but that€™s taken care of now.
Kody: Your opponent be Spin Dash Unleashed; what€™s the tactic?
Andy: Ah, good ol€™ Steve. Should be fun. Anyway spin up and wreak havoc. Those skirts look tasty, and maybe I€™ll rip the saw off too.
Kody: Ah, the saw, I€™d say doubtful, but good luck anyway.
Andy: €¦okay, thanks.
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Roboteers, stand by€¦
Booth #1: Steven McGregor
Booth #2: Andrew Jackson
Asterix Heroicus: wedge, power, speed: that pretty much explains it. :proud: Joining him is Taki-san.
3€¦
2€¦
1€¦
Activate!!
The lethal ring of the Mechanical Noise 1 champ awakens and steadily makes its way up to speed, only for Spin Dash to come crashing into it a mere second later! PsycloniZer€™s attack is stopped and he€™s shoved across the arena€¦straight into Taki-san€™s CPZ! An early strategy gives Steve the edge, and Spin Dash beats it as Taki lifts PsycloniZer€™s hammer up into the air, lifting the wheels off the ground too - WHAM! Oh dear! Asterix slams right into the spinner and sends PsycloniZer overtop of the ninjabot, and further into the CPZ! He€™s tilted on Taki-san€™s rear end, and Taki pushes, tilting PsycloniZer just up enough, and€¦
CRASH!!!
The cutting blade certainly indeed did some damage there, right into the underbelly of poor old PsycloniZer. It may be Hardox, it may be 3.25mm, but it€™s still been dented and that will count against him in the judges€™ decision. Now, how can he get out? Taki€™s got him balanced against her and the arena wall, Asterix and Spin Dash and roaming around€¦and Spin Dash decides to attack the pt release button! It comes flying off! :angry: Augh€¦anyway the pit is opened, and Taki still has PsycloniZer straddled against the CPZ walls€¦and The Watcher moves in to take control - ah, don€™t bump into Asterix, that just makes him angrier€¦Taki gets out of the way as PsycloniZer lands with a big SMACK onto the ground and is immediately attacked by Spin Dash!
The saw is spinning, however it€™s hitting nothing as Spin Dash pulled a Nitro-Gene and hurtled straight into one of the hammers. Unlike that moment however, the internals are nowhere near exposed and PsycloniZer is pegged in there once again! Taki moves back in - OI! The Watcher just€¦tipped Asterix onto his side! Why did you do that, refbot? Asterix was clearly in the CPZ! €¦WHAT?! THE YELLOW CARD?! €¦well perhaps the refbot saw something we didn€™t, but now Asterix has been taken out of the battle, immobilized by the refbot!
Meanwhile, Taki has lifted up PsycloniZer with the wedge€¦but can€™t really seem to get any hold because Spin Dash is pinning himself on one of the hammers€¦and in comes The Watcher again to try and get PsycloniZer out of there. He troubles the rear of Spin Dash and hauls him into the air with the lifting arm€¦but that means Taki has him pinned against the wall and lifting him there! Spin Dash is thrown aside by The Watcher as the ref takes control, ramming into Taki, but PsycloniZer is already propped up against the wall€¦and The Watcher rams into him now and releases him! AJ is VERY relieved at this as his spinner feels the earth under his wheels. Spin Dash is shoved aside by The Watcher as PsycloniZer is given room€¦to spin up!
Hurriedly Spin Dash comes flying after him, but PsycloniZer nimbly dodges the charge and is mid-way up to speed already. Spin Dash does an about-face and comes screaming in again, but it is also dodged, albeit closer this time around. And that, I€™m afraid, has given AJ the time he needs to spin the hammers up! Spin Dash once more flies straight towards his enemy, and his enemy does the honourable thing: comes flying straight at him!
CRASH!!!
Spin Dash gets the total impact of that and is sent spinning across the arena in a crazy spinning rave! PsycloniZer remains steady and keeps the ring going, yet slowly, yet getting back up to speed. Only when Spin Dash stops do we see the real damage, and real damage there doesn€™t seem to be, as Steven whips his machine around and moves it in PsycloniZer€™s direction. AJ backs away, and Spin Dash goes faster and faster, but too late to avoid getting belted once again!
CRASH!!!
The VFT1 runner-up takes another bash to the front, but still it€™s not looking bad at all, and Spin Dash comes in for another attack - oh, but that won€™t do, he€™s gone straight into one of the hammers and, while stopping the ring, can€™t push PsycloniZer around effectively! They€™re locked together in a tango, Spin Dash pushing against the hammer and spinning the pair around in circles - ah, there we go! Spin Dash is away - ooh€¦the ring is spinning on PsycloniZer again. Spin Dash makes another U-turn and moves in to stop the ring€¦PsycloniZer moves away to dodge, but is followed! Followed? Why? The ring is back at full speed! PsycloniZer spins around to meet the face of his opponent!
CRASH!!!
AND SMACKS IT RIGHT OFF!!! The Hardox panel is swept away, those hammers quite above the sawblade and smacking into the panel, sending it flying clean across the arena, and now the Scottish sawbot is completely exposed from the front! Spin Dash is not looking too good right now, but he€™s not about to give up the ghost just yet! Turning around, he shows his rear to PsycloniZer and backs in€¦PsycloniZer moves away yet again, the hammers not having lost any of their deadly potency during the last hit, and now again is at full speed! What a recovery PsycloniZer has made since the beginning of the match and now he€™s looking to finish it! Spin Dash backs in again and PsycloniZer tries to get a hit on one of the sides! Too late!
CRASH!!!
The rear skirt gets smacked off, but a second less powerful hit is unable to stop Spin Dash€™s charge and he takes PsycloniZer all the way to the wall! WHAM! PsycloniZer is pinned yet again! Spin Dash hurries to bury the blade in€¦oh dear. I think I just saw some rubber fly out from under the MN1 champ€¦PsycloniZer is released through another intrusion by The Watcher and Spin Dash backs off€¦to find that PsycloniZer is very much mobile, and very much spinning up that ring again! Spin Dash turns around, trying to line up his rear with PsycloniZer, but AJ keeps his rather-shuddering robot moving€¦and once again, he€™s able to get to that lethal RPM and maximum kJ factor he€™s able to release!
Spin Dash desperately moves in for an attack€¦and PsycloniZer moves towards Taki-san€™s CPZ again€¦whatever could this be for? Spin Dash is still coming in, locked onto PsycloniZer€™s location, and braces for impact. Swiftly AJ moves his bot aside, and Spin Dash blows right by! Then, quickly, he drives PsycloniZer straight into Spin Dash€™s side!
CRASH!!!
What a tactic! Forget the right-side skirt that just got ripped off; that blow just sent Spin Dash into Taki-san€™s CPZ! And Taki is at that aforementioned side€¦lifting, and lifting, and trying to stack it€¦but the left-side skirt is preventing this€¦PsycloniZer is moving in again! Taki, I€™d get out of the way if I were you! And moving away is certainly what the house robot is wisely doing at this stage! Spin Dash falls back to earth€¦and straight into the path of PsycloniZer, who€™s entered the CPZ with wrath!
CRASH!!!
And I don€™t think Spin Dash stands a prayer now! Good-bye, sawblade! The hammer entered the exposed area and just ripped gears flying! €¦in fact, forget standing. Spin Dash isn€™t even moving. PsycloniZer moves in and nudges his opponent€¦nope. Now Taki moves in€¦lifts€¦and is finally able to stack it against the wall properly. The Watcher moves in to take control now, it being his fort. PsycloniZer moves out and tackles the pit release button which is lying on the floor! :angry: How disrespectful of the arena can you get?! Count out, please!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
And we have our Final match-up, and PsycloniZer will go on to meet Dolce in that match, but all Spin Dash has to look forward to€¦is his own destruction. Taki-san buries the blade in again.
CRASH!
Minimal damage, small dent, and - HEY! PsycloniZer, will you stop messing, with our arena pit release button?! It€™s€¦been swatted - HAHA! Right into Spin Dash. How ironic. Taki€™s hit smashed Spin Dash off the wall€¦and now she€™s lifting it, oh, got it straight up into the air too, completely on the wedge€¦turn to the pit, m€™dear. Dump it down€¦BOOM! Out goes Steve -
CRASH!!!
OI!!! What in - PsycloniZer has just struck Taki-san€™s own blade, and sent her into the pit!!! Now he€™s slightly wobbling away! Your impudence will cost you, Mr. Jackson€¦and not just some tire rubber€¦
CEASE!
Spin Dash Unleashed spun out faster than a speeding hedgehog! :proud:
PsycloniZer advances to the Final!!!
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Kody: Well€¦ooh, dear. Poor Steve.
Steven: Err€¦yeah. Thought this would happen.
Kody: Not a lot of pieces left to build upon, eh?
Steven: Well, only the skirts and front panel came off€¦and some of the weapon€¦
Kody: Eh, but you kept ramming and ramming him. Thought you had him in the beginning!
Steven: So I did, too. But that damned ref€¦I did manage to nick him with the saw mid-way through but€¦
Kody: You€™ll come back soon, ah right?
Steven: Defiinitely.
Kody: Give it up for Spin Dash Unleashed!
*crowd cheers*
Kody: Hmm hmm hmm€¦
AJ: Uh oh.
Kody: Messing around our arena, aren€™t you?
AJ: Couldn€™t resist. If it€™s broken, break it some more. :proud:
Kody: You were in dire straits first-off, I saw.
AJ: Couldn€™t get out because of those house robots but I managed to get my revenge on them.
Kody: Looks like you lost part of your tire too.
AJ: Yeah, but I have spare ones. Should be quite ready for next battle.
Kody: Good luck for the final, mate.
AJ: Thank ye.
Kody: Ladies and gentlemen, bring your hands together, for PsycloniZer!!!!
*crowd cheers*
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Well, weve come, weve seen, and now were about to witness the most brutal fight in the tournament!!! Its the Final!!!
3rd-Place Play-off
Systematic Shocker vs. Spin Dash Unleashed
+1>Final
Dolce vs. PsycloniZer
Tactics, predictions, comments, and thoughts, mateys. :)
I predict Systematic Shocker and PsycloniZer to win their medals!:proud:
Guess Ill post tactics for the match with Dolce. Here goes...
Gonna try and stop the hammers from PsycloniZer and get in between them. Will also try and attack the exposed tires too.
Good luck to AJ. ^___^
Bleh. :lame:
I suppose what happens will depend on which set-up Liam chooses. Basically, Ill keep to the sides and chew up those skirts as per. I hope the saw blade will be strong enough to give the titanium tank tracks some proper damage, but if not, stick to the sides and ram it into any and all arena hazards.
Given the situation, Liam may not be here to choose the set-up. :sad:
If he doesnt show up, Ill choose the lifter set-up automatically...actually, I will. I dont really think hes going to show up. :sad:
Next battle up soon.
(Message edited by kodster on June 14, 2008)
Dolce vs. PsycloniZer
That convex wedge shape doesnt look very easy to get a hit in, so I will have to turn my attention to the sides. In doing so, I hope to avoid any axe shots. But hopefully the cage will prevent the axe getting too close to the bodywork to cause any damage. The sides are nice and square so hopefully, like in the last match, a good hit on them could cause some serious damage and potentially tear the whole panel away. The side skirts are another option to try and rip away at. In terms of armour, 9mm Titanium isnt to be underestimated, but PsycloniZer has been through thicker... again, Ill probably focus more towards structural weakening and shock damage rather than slicing into the armour. Good luck, Chezza, Im looking forwards to this. :)
Okay, Liam is back, and he gave tactics.
Battle WILL be up soon. That is, if my computer doesnt overheat again. :lame:
Wheres Aaron Knight when you need a good laptop cooler. _
Play-off
Systematic Shocker vs. Spin Dash Unleashed
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Kody: Ah, Liam, how goes it.
Liam: It goes not so good now that I€™m kicked away from the gold€¦and silver€¦
Kody: Ah well, here€™s the play-off. You€™ve got nothing to lose, right?
Liam: True.
Kody: Spin Dash Unleashed. Tactics?
Liam: Oh no€¦um, lifter. Ram him around, preferably into the pit.
Kody: Good luck.
Liam: Thanks.
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Kody: Steve, how€™sa boy?
Steven: Not too bad. Bugger I couldn€™t get to the top two but third is what I€™m aiming for now.
Kody: Good optimism there.
Steven: Thank you.
Kody: Systematic Shocker. Tactics?
Steven: Tracks = saw magnets. Try and saw them off once I destroy the skirts, and/or get him to one of the arena saws and see if that does anything. :proud:
Kody: Good luck.
Steven: Mm-hmm.
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Roboteers, stand by€¦
Booth #1: Liam Eliot
Booth #2: Steven McGregor
Obelix Bulguous says hi with a thwack of the hammer on the arena floor€¦and joining him is the tasteless twister of Double Big Mac. :proud:
3€¦
2€¦
1€¦
Activate!!!
Who gets the bronze? We€™ll have to find out! Spin Dash is spinning up that fearsome saw that has won it €˜Best Saw€™ in the Vapourbot Awards for many consecutive years, yet Systematic Shocker is on the hunt immediately! Before Spin Dash can implement its skirt-slashing wheel-shredding tactics, Liam€™s tracked machine barrels into the front of it stopping the sawblade cold! Spin Dash spins away a bit but in comes Liam to keep with the pushin€™! The wedge slides under the front of Spin Dash, and all the way under to the rear, lifting the saw, wheels, and pretty much the entire robot off the ground!
Steve fires the motors in reverse gear, but Liam has already got Spin Dash right where he wants him! With his robot at an angle, Steve is going nowhere fast! It€™s Liam€™s game now and he decides to end it quickly. He very slowly turns, careful not to repeat his mistake with Achilles last time, and backs up towards the pit release button€¦when suddenly the wheels of Spin Dash make an abrupt movement, twisting Spin Dash around sideways onto the wedge! Before Systematic Shocker can react to this surprising development, Spin Dash has launched himself off the upraised wedge and is away, able, with great relief, to spin up that sawblade!
In a hurry Systematic Shocker rockets after him, lowering the wedge as he does so. However Steve tries out a tack he tried with Gabriel III, and spins on the spot. Systematic Shocker, however, halts his approach immediately, while Spin Dash keeps on spinning. He turns right into the direction of Spin Dash€™s rotation and guns towards it! Spin Dash pulls out of the dance sharply and backs up sending Systematic Shocker flying right by! Seeing a giant opportunity to attack, Steve lets the motors fly as his robot charges straight into Systematic Shocker€™s side before the tracked machine can turn to protest!
CRASH!!!
And who says you need a heavy disc to rip off skirts? :proud: Spin Dash has proved us all wrong here, as with that mighty saw blow the left side skirt of Systematic Shocker is torn clean off that side and lands with a clatter in the middle of the arena! Unfortunately, it€™s given Systematic Shocker a huge area of attack since it spun Spin Dash away on impact, and now makes a charge of his own! And charge it is: taking charge of the fight, that is, as he scoops up Spin Dash with the wedge, and without pausing to wait for a sance or something lifts it up with Spin Dash partially on it€¦resulting in the VFT1 runner-up inverted!
Spin Dash runs away quickly, the information that his saw is pretty much rendered useless against the tracks now skimming through Steve€™s mind, but to win this match he must be aggressive, and in comes Spin Dash again to meet an incoming Systematic Shocker! Sadly, the saw doesn€™t even connect, and Steve misjudged the distance. Although the saw is still low enough to hit Systematic Shocker€¦the wedge seems to reach out longer than the saw! :proud: But it turns out that it€™s sad for Liam too, as Spin Dash flies straight up onto the wedge, and bashes against the front so hard that he bounces right back off! Systematic Shocker quickly tries to lift Spin Dash up but instead leaves himself open to an attack as Spin Dash is off the wedge and directly in front! Spin Dash gladly scoops up the moment while it€™s given to him!
CRASH!!!
Well, nobody expected that! The wedge lowered onto the saw blade, but hardly stopped it at all, and as a reuslt it pushed Systematic Shocker further ONTO the sawblade, drawing the blade right into the front behind the wedge! Sparks fly, but neither bot are seperated, and Liam tries every which way to get his robot off of the sawblade, but it€™s getting slimmer by the moment as Spin Dash is pushing him towards Obelix Bulguous€™ CPZ! The rear of Systematic Shocker meets the wedge of Obelix and BANG! Goes the hammer of the mighty house robot straight onto - oh dear, right onto one of the tracks! It doesn€™t look like there€™s any damage so far, but Spin Dash is keeping him pinioned there, and ooh! Now he€™s onto Obelix€™s own wedge! Double Big Mac is getting closer to the CPZ€¦Spin Dash moves out of the way in a hurry. Speaking of hurrying, Obelix Bulguous is driving all the way to the other side of the arena, with Systematic Shocker trapped onto the wedge! This can€™t end well€¦WHAM!!!
Spin Dash meanwhile is positioning himself€¦on the arena saws? BZZT! He gets tossed a bit, but not over. Perhaps he is trying to get enough air to be flipped back over, but it€™s definitely not working. You know what else is not working? By the looks of it, Systematic Shocker. The wedge is working, moving up and down€¦but the tracks are completely stationary, and so is glance of Liam Eliot as he simply will not take his eyes off his robot, and is quite worried. Spin Dash moves over and decides to add insult to injury by slashing one of the sides with the sawblade!
CRASH!!!
Sparks ahoy, but no additional damage. The Watcher is coming closer and closer€¦and stops directly in front of Liam€™s robot. Ahh€¦oh dear. You€™re about to be counted out, good sir€¦
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
And now the house robots can truly come out to play as the now 3rd-placed Spin Dash Unleashed spins on the spot in a sort of victory dance. Obelix moves in again, and starts the hammer party! BANG!!! The hardox top takes a heavy hit! BANG!!! One of the tracks is smashed! BANG!!! A 2nd blow to the hardox top, and it€™s been badly dented! Double Big Mac is out again, a very friendly chap at other times but somehow the effect the warzone has on him, ehhh€¦and Systematic Shocker€¦is about to feel his bad side.
CRASH!!!!
Oh, look at this! The power of the house robots is proven once more! The spinning hammers connect with Systematic Shocker€™s right side, and completely takes off the side panel, skirt and all! DBM is okay, the weight having saved it this time, and Obelix takes the broken 4th-place robot to€¦the floor flipper. Steve isn€™t happy with the way Liam€™s robot is being treated, and backs into the pit release button, open the pit. 3€¦2€¦1€¦FLIP! Systematic Shocker tosses and tumbles in mid-air, to land right near Spin Dash, who just parked himself nearby, and lands dead on his back€¦as Spin Dash shoves him into the pit to spare Liam any further humiliation.
CEASE!
A thrilling tale to tell, but all Systematic Shocker€™s hopes come to a glitch.
SPIN DASH UNLEASHED ACHIEVES 3RD PLACE AND THE BRONZE MEDAL!!!
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Kody: Aww€¦
Liam: Yeah. I didn€™t think I would do so well, to be honest.
Kody: You had him in the beginning for quite a while though. What happened?
Liam: Well I kinda gave him a chance to attack when he fell off the wedge the second time€¦and he gave me to the house robot. What can I say? Good tactic.
Kody: I noticed you took no damage from the blade.
Liam: Well it is a tough machine, I just€¦yeah.
Kody: Good having you here. Good luck in the future, ay.
Liam: Thank you. I€™ll definitely be back.
Kody: All right. Ladies and gentlemen, let€™s hear it for Systematic Shocker!!!
*crowd cheers*
Kody: Well, haha, you got something.
Steven: Now what I wanted, but yes, it€™s quite something.
Kody: Now tell me, he had you on the ropes at the start€¦what where you thinking at that point?
Steven: Well after I was flipped, I bloody well didn€™t know what the hell to do. Possibly ram him to death, see what the saw could do but it really didn€™t do much.
Kody: And then you got him on top of the saw!
Steven: I had no idea that was going to happen, honestly. :proud:
Kody: He looked quite unstable, er, how€™d you keep hold of him?
Steven: Well he was directly on top of the axle of the saw so that gave us some leverage to push him around without having him fall off. Then we gave him to Obelix and I guess that did it for him.
Kody: Good job for getting bronze. Going to come back to possibly get the gold?
Steven: Oho, you bet. I WILL be back. :wink:
Kody: Yes you will. Everybody, raise your voices, for SPIN DASH UNLEASHED!!!!
*crowd cheers*
Next battle: The Final - Dolce vs. PsycloniZer
Final
Dolce vs. PsycloniZer
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Kody: Ooh€¦tension, you can feel it, can€™t you?
Chezza: Please don€™t make me more nervous than I already am.
Kody: Heh, alright. So€¦PsycloniZer. What do you think?
Chezza: I€™d like to take a bite of those wheels, if I can get close enough. To get close enough I€™ll have to get between the hammers€¦dunno if I can, though.
Kody: Good luck for the Final.
Chezza: Thank you.
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Kody: Andy! Feeling nervous?
AJ: Honestly? A bit.
Kody: Normal, then. Dolce is your fight. Tactics?
AJ: Ooh€¦well those sides look particularly nice for my hammers to get into so I€™ll aim for them. Don€™t really fancy hitting that curved front so I€™ll stay away from that.
Kody: Right. Good luck.
AJ: Thanks.
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Whoa... an incredible end to a great little tournament. Winning it just makes it even better. Ive gotta say bad luck to Chezza, because I thought I was going to loose that one. Great work Kody on both the CADs and the battles. :)
In my personel opinion, anyone who goes to the effort to do the pictures of the robot placings, the robots before the battle, pre-battle and post-battle interviews, and writing a corker of a battle deserves every bit of respect from every person on this forum. Nice battle, nice competition, and WELL DONE AJ, CHEZZA AND STEVEN!
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