Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!

After that ad break, Robot SMASH!! Is back to kick some more robot butt! Let€™s take another look at the draw.
WORCK-ER (9) v Back to Rock III
SOR X v Q.E.2

Heat Semi-Final 1

Ladies and Gentlemen, please applaud the return of the number #9 seed WORCK-ER and Back to Rock III.

Roboteers, standby!

Booth 1: Paul Cuomo
Booth 2: Martijn M Benschop

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SMASH!!

The seeds have been suffering badly in recent heats, as although in Heats A and B Wedge Devolution (1) and Supreme Glory Omega (3) won through to the semi-finals, in Heat C Storm II (5) were knocked out by Turbo Shredder in round 2 and in Heat D Whirligig 4.5 was pitted by Orka MK.4. Paul hopes to get WORCK-ER into the semis this year, but he€™ll have to go through Back to Rock to get there, and for now Martijn is standing in his way and simply not moving! The two robots meet head on, but their ground clearances cancel each other out and neither can push the other backwards! But here now it seems the scoop of Back to Rock slides in underneath WORCK-ER and the disc hits the underbelly! We don€™t see any damage (*fires another cameraman*), but there could have been and now Martijn levers WORCK-ER up and over, then pushes Paul up against the arena wall! The seed self-rights and pushes under the corner of Martijn€™s skirts, getting Back to Rock III stuck on the barbs! The unseeded robot is in trouble now, and WORCK-ER pushes Martijn across the arena before firing the flipper! He rolls over and over, but lands just inside the wall and self-rights to come on another attack of his own, once again getting in underneath WORCK-ER and pushing it across the arena and into the pit release button! Martijn presses the cutter against the base of WORCK-ER, and the sparks fly out, but now Martijn lifts up the scoop and shoves WORCK-ER onto the rails! Paul fires the flipper and lands on top of Back to Rock, but Martijn flips him over backwards and reverses into the side of WORCK-ER, pushing it around and onto the corner of the pit! Back to Rock turns around to finish the job, but WORCK-ER escapes and then comes back in on the attack itself, getting underneath the rear corner of the skirts on Back to Rock and sending Martijn tumbling into the arena wall again! But once more Back to Rock is quick to self-right and once again both robots meet head on, and with its six wheel drive this time Back to Rock pushes WORCK-ER backwards and down into the pit of oblivion!

CEASE!

Yet another shocking result as the ninth seed is eliminated and Back to Rock III heads through to the heat final!

We go now to the pits where WORCK-ER is leaving.
Me: Another unlucky loss there Paul.
Paul: Yeah, but it was pretty close and I got in a couple of good flips.
Me: Yeah. Back to Rock III is a good machine though, wouldn€™t you agree?
Paul: Without a doubt. It could go far.
Me: Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, now let€™s go back to the coliseum for the second heat semi-final.

Heat Semi-Final 2

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back to the coliseum SOR X and Q.E.2!

Roboteers, standby!

Booth 1: Andrew Jackson
Booth 2: Joey McConnell

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SMASH!!

SOR X immediately starts spinning up that powerful rim, but the Quaestor is already gone up the arena and has pressed the pit release button! And now Joey hides behind the chasm playfully, perhaps trying to trick Andy into making a mistake? Well, if so SOR X doesn€™t seem to care, striding up the arena and following Q.E.2, coming around the pit to meet Joey head on! And as both wedges meet, Joey brings his axe down, but misses as SOR X has swung itself around to smash the rim into the 5mm titanium armour of Q.E.2! CRASH! And now there€™s a large gash in the side, and SOR X brings its wedge into play, getting in underneath the side of Q.E.2 and flipping Joey onto his back! He self-rights, but lands with the back half of his robot over the pit he€™s just opened- and SOR X just swings that rim around one last time and knocks Q.E.2 back into the chasm and out of Robot SMASH!! Series 2 at the same stage its predecessor bowed out of the first series!

CEASE!

We return to the pits now where a disheartened Joey McConnell is packing up Q.E.2!
Me: Wasn€™t that a bit cowardly?
Joey: Desperate times call for desperate tactics!
Me: That was pretty desperate!
Joey: You bet. Just wait to see what I do next time!
Me: Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, don€™t go anywhere folks because we€™ll be back right after the break with the Heat E final!

Heat E final
Back to Rock III v SOR X

Tactics, predictions, and a whack on the head for me, because I put these two in the same heat, and they are already fighting against each other in the phoenix cup.

ARGHHHH! When is one of my vapours going to win a heat? Oh well, so near (to an OOTA) so far from a win :proud: Well done Martijn, and well done Back To Rock for making it from Round 1 last time to the Heat Final now.

In the Heat Final, I believe that Back To Rock will take the heat.

That was disappointing...not totally unexpected though :P

Ill guess BTR3 to win here.

haha, BtRIII and SoRX meet again!

lift, and pit!

This will be the third battle in a few weeks that SOR X and Back to Rock III have been involved in together. We won one battle together and the other one I lost. Time to make it even I say! Simple tactics - seek and destroy.

Hello and welcome back to Robot SMASH!! , where the Heat E final is about to get started!
Back to Rock III v SOR X
In the eliminator these robots worked together to defeat Pussycat, who€™s wheels were ripped off before Back to Rock threw it OOTA.
In the first heat semi-final Back to Rock III pitted the number #9 seed WORCK-ER.
In the second SOR X pitted the cowardly Q.E.2.

Now they go up against each other, and I€™m here in the pits to see how they feel about that.
Me: So Martijn, how are you feeling about this draw?
Martijn: Pretty good, as Back to Rock III just defeated SOR X in the play-off of the Phoenix Cup, and I€™m hoping for a repeat performance here.
Me: Aren€™t you afraid you€™ll get ripped to pieces?
Martijn: I can use the scoop to keep the spinner off, and although he€™s invertible I can get to his tyres.

Me: So Andy, thoughts?
AJ: He beat me in the phoenix cup, so I€™ll have to pull something out of the bag here.
Me: Good luck to both teams, but let€™s settle this titanic tussle in the coliseum!

But first, a quick reminder of the series so far:
The number #1 seed Wedge Devolution defeated The Curse, Splinter and Sheer Heart Attack 2 to win Heat A.
The number #3 seed Supreme Glory Omega defeated Shrederator, Axe-o-Lotl and Knyfe to win Heat B.
Cyclone Force 3 defeated Obsidian, Monolith and Turbo Shredder to emerge victorious in Heat C.
Orka MK.4 pitted Stealth, the number #7 seed Whirligig 4.5 and Macduff the 3rd to win Heat D.

Heat Final

Ladies and Gentlemen, please give a tremendous round of applause for the return of Back to Rock III and SOR X to the arena!

Roboteers, standby!

Booth 1: Martijn M Benschop
Booth 2: Andrew Jackson

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SOR X is the first off the mark, spinning that rim up to full speed and running on with an attack on Back to Rock, who merely uses the scoop to deflect the rim and pushes AJ onto the Killsaws! SOR X is bounced away, and Back to Rock comes in again, this time only getting slightly underneath as the saw sends sparks off SOR X€™s rim, but doesn€™t do any damage. SOR X gets away and turns around to face the attacking Back to Rock, getting underneath the front corner of one of the skirts and throwing Martijn onto his back! Back to Rock III self-rights and pushes into SOR X, flipping AJ up and over and in the process slamming him against the wall! But SOR X is invertible and drives off to press the pit release button, which it does before Back to Rock III attacks again, stacking AJ on the arena wall! He fires the flipper and gets back down, but in goes Martijn again and lifts it into the air with the scoop, but SOR X falls off the scoop and runs away to spin up again! Back to Rock follows AJ across the arena, but SOR X comes back strongly and slams the rim into the side of Back to Rock, ripping off one of the side skirts! Then Martijn€™s saw glances off SOR X, causing only superficial damage, and SOR backs off to spin up again. And when Back to Rock pursues SOR X swings itself around and slams the rim into the side of Back to Rock III again, sending Martijn spinning onto the killsaws, which flip him onto his back! Once more Back to Rock III self-rights and comes on the offensive, but the saw does no damage whatsoever and Martijn just tips SOR X onto its side, from where it falls over, but is pushed again by Back to Rock III and though AJ tries to escape Martijn has him beached on the scoop and carries on driving to the edge of the pit, before dumping SOR X into the chasm and out of the competition!

CEASE!

Another major shock and Back to Rock III, despite going out of round 1 last time around goes through to the semi-finals this time!

Coming next time on Robot SMASH!! :
Mantis v Walk Don€™t Run 3 v Pure Evil: Return of the Disc
All Scoop and No Stab Make Steve a Dull Boy (11) v Tengu v Sithis
Tactics, predictions, and an abbreviation for the number #11 seed€™s name!

Tactics:
Hmm.. Shock AlScoNoStMaStaDuBo to death. Maybe team up with Alex and double team him

I believe All Scoop is the usual short form... as stated theres not much specific I can do with tengu beyond aim to hit weaker bits. Im feeling in one of those indifferent moods, so go for whomever the writer decides Im going for.

Two hefty spinners. Lovely. :lame:

Not entirely sure what to do here. At least I have good armour and traction, just the thing ring spinners and FBSs generally dont like. I think Ill focus on Sithis for this match, as its invertible frame means I could get a good grip on it with my axe. Bulldoze it to stop the blades, grapple it with the hammer, then shove it into the nearest, deadliest hazard. If Tengu becomes a bother, Ill try bulldozing it too.

Tactics, hit the pit release button first, then clamp, lift, and dump in the pit.