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Disco 5 vs. Sideswipe
Sideswipe doesnt seem to have that good a turning because of its shape, so i should be able to get round the sides and back easily and do some damage with the disc. Also because of the 1cm ground clearance allround, i should be able to get under its sides and flip it over which could cause it problems.
Semi-Final 1
Achilles vs. Knyfe
Knyfe is using the hinged wedge setup for this bout, while Achilles has switched to the hydraulics.
Roboteers, standby!
Booth 1: Alex Holt
Booth 2: Paul Cuomo
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SMASH!!
Both these robots have powerful drives, with Achilles€™ E-Teks and Knyfe€™s LEM-200s, and both machines run those at 48v. It is clear at the beginning of this bout though that Achilles€™ lifter is a far more potent weapon than the hinged wedge of Knyfe, and as the two meet head on Achilles€™ front wedge gets in underneath Knyfe€™s own wedge and Alex lifts Paul into the air, and even as Knyfe€™s wheels go round at amazing speeds there€™s nothing Paul can do up there except watch helplessly as Alex reverses into the pit release button! But the impact of Achilles hitting the button shakes Knyfe loose and suddenly Paul finds himself back in action- under the lifter of Achilles! With a perfect attack lined up for him Paul wastes no time and slams into the internal workings of Achilles, driving Alex back across the arena floor and tries to steer him towards the pit, but Achilles shakes him off and gets that lifter back to the ground only to be rammed side on by the consistent Knyfe, this time pushing Achilles just slightly past the edge of the pit (so close!) and onto the killsaws. BZZT! Achilles is thrown away, but now gets under the rear end of Knyfe and begins to lift, but the killsaws hit Knyfe and in a shower of sparks Paul is thrown off the lifter and once again his wedge meets the side of Achilles, narrowly missing the pit for a second time, but now Paul manages to shove Alex into the wall with great force and due to Knyfe€™s speed Achilles is thrown over onto its back! Alex self-rights, but Paul has already pushed in underneath and now the two are heading on a one way crash course to the pit! There€™s nothing Alex can do from up there and Knyfe is in full control- or so it would seem. They reach the edge, but Paul can€™t shake Achilles off in time and both machines take the plunge into the chasm! The audience can€™t sit still for the tension, the judges are re-watching the tape... and it€™s Knyfe! Achilles went into the pit first and Paul goes onto the final!
CEASE!
Achilles€™ heel is exposed; Knyfe goes through like a knyfe through butter!
Semi-Final 2
Disco 5 vs. Sideswipe
Roboteers, standby!
Booth 1: Martyn Forsyth
Booth 2: Leo Van Miert
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SMASH!!
Both these spinners owned their round 1 opponents, especially Disco 5 who only had to deal with a classic heavyweight. Sideswipe certainly had the harder draw, having to take on Spin Dash Unleashed to get here, but by the end of the match the saw machine had no link and thus Leo was through, and it seems he intends to get through again as that dangerous blade is quickly up to full speed, but so is Disco€™s vertical flywheel and the two approach each other cautiously. Leo makes the first attempt to attack and tries to hit the front of Disco with the blade, which he does and Disco has a small gash in the flipper as well as being spun around by that attack! However, the spinning part may not be such a bad thing and now Martyn reverses into Sideswipe with his disc running at top speed and potency while Leo€™s blade is still spinning back up! CRASH! The force of the slam sees Sideswipe go right up and over backwards, and the spinning blade is bent slightly! However, it isn€™t too badly disfigured and Leo self-rights, only to be pushed by Martyn, who gets the flipper underneath and overturns Sideswipe again! Leo once again rights his machine, but now Martyn€™s flywheel is spinning at maximum rpm again and Disco 5 delivers another blow to the front of Sideswipe, this time sending the T-shaped robot careering across the arena to land on its side, stacked against the wall! Leo spins the blade and gets back down, but in comes Disco yet again and stacks Leo back up with the flipper, not giving Sideswipe time to get that weaponry back up to speed. Leo wearily self-rights again, but is smacked by Disco 5€™s flywheel and cartwheels sideways onto the killsaws! BZZT! Up they come and Sideswipe is bounced away, landing right side up and quickly running off to spin up again, finally succeeding in doing so. Disco 5 follows with the flywheel spun up again and the two spinners meet head on, horizontal blade vs. Vertical flywheel and this time Disco 5 is knocked reeling by the hit, but not as badly as it would have done because Sideswipe€™s blade is still bent out of shape. And now Martyn attacks again, sliding in under the front of Sideswipe and getting right underneath the middle of the long machine before firing his flipper, which fails in turning Sideswipe over this time, but manages to push Sideswipe backwards into the pit release button! The siren wails and the chasm descends, and now Leo sees a chance as he falls off Disco€™s flipper and pushes Martyn side on, almost turning the match on its head by pitting Disco, but Martyn manages to turn away and now smacks into Sideswipe side on with that lethal flywheel! CRASH! Sideswipe turns over and this time the blade is over thin air, as most of the body is still on the arena floor, but the front is upside down and over the pit! Leo can€™t self-right from there, and the crowd roars as Disco 5 goes into a victory spin, celebrating its domination of the battle as it moves onto the final!
CEASE!
Sideswipe is sideswiped; Disco 5 dances on to the final!
Final:
Knyfe vs. Disco 5
where are the stats for Knyfe?
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+2>!WOOOOOOOOOOOOOT! Fantastic - a semi-final victory and Knyfe is where I didnt expect to see it, and where I think many people didnt expect to see it. Fantastic fights Liam, fantastic effort from Alex but ultimately one had to win, and it was Knyfe, and Im in the FINAL! :proud:
+1>Final:
Knyfe vs. Disco 5: Disco is no walk-over, not at all. In fact I think that Disco, out of all the contestants, bar Back To Rock, was the one I was least confident of facing in the final. But I have a plan...
The plan revolves around using the same weapon set-up as last time, so if the flywheel over-turns me I can continue fighting. Even though the 31.5kj is nothing to argue with, neither is my armour and shock-padding, so damage isnt something Im worried about. In fact, the lack of shock-proofing on Disco will go in my favour. my plan is to use the invertible wedge to get under the front when the discs are at full speed, and ram him as hard as I can into the furthest wall.
This should:
A) Kill him through joint shock of the ram and the energy from the discs.
B) It will dislodge something so I can fight him more easily.
C) The ram will flip him over, and then, because its a forward-hindged flipper, push it so it pushes into the wall, and it cant self-right.
For the final, Ill avoide opening the pit, because I dont want to risk it. Just go for dogged and persistant rams and shoves, and do my main tactic, and try and win the fight.
Good luck Martyn :wink: and Good luck to Disco 5 :proud:
I was robbed I tell ya. :)
Well done Martyn, good luck in the final.
(Message edited by leorcc on July 22, 2008)
Martijn?:proud:
Knyfe vs. Disco 5 (me)
Despite what it says in the stats of Knyfe, nothing is impossible to penertrate or get under. I also think Knyfe is on the dangerous side of being overweight. Anyway for the fight, i dont think the disc will do much damage to Knyfe because of its armour, so i am going to concentrate on trying to get under it useing the wedge, and flip it against the wall or against the pit. I can use the disc to try and shock Knyfe, but also to flip it, if i can get it to flip using the disc i will and then try and get underneath with the wedge and use the flipper on it, as i said before to either pit it or flip it against a wall.
Sorry Martyn, stacking isnt classed as eliminating your oppoent in RS!! and after 30 seconds you will nees to free him.
fine lol, to add to my tactics, after stacking him against the arena wall, use the disc to cause damage and to knock it out of the arena.