Robot Wars - The "Legends" Special

OK then. :)

Well then, in that case, it's past midnight on Wednesday and entries are closed.

I have 48 robots, and frankly, that's enough for me. :)

Here's the line-up.

HEAT A
Diabolus vs Hard vs Infernal Contraption
IG-88 vs The Steel Avenger vs Iron Awe 2.1

HEAT B
Araknia vs Reactor 2 vs Wolverine
259 vs Reptirron the Second vs Hassocks Hog 2

HEAT C
Tomohawk vs Gyrobot vs S.M.I.D.S.Y.
Sir Chromalot vs Diotoir vs Constrictor

HEAT D
Hot Pants vs Ripper vs The Alien
Kronic the Wedgehog vs Lightning vs Tetanus Booster

HEAT E
Fluffy vs Zorro vs Aggrobot
Scorpion vs Roobarb vs Robochicken

HEAT F
Major Tom 3 vs General Carnage 2 vs Mega Hurts L.T.
Big Nipper vs Suicidal Tendencies vs Corkscrew 2

HEAT G
The Stag vs Tsunami vs Supernova
Trax vs Crushtacean vs Thor

HEAT H
Kat 3 vs Rick vs Killer Carrot 2
Hydra vs Cedric Slammer vs Revenge of Trouble & Strife

Tactics and predictions are welcomed.

Good lineup, Chris. I shall post my predictions for Heat A

Diabolous has weak armour, as it was proved in S7. Infernal Contraption might rip it apart, or Diablous will get in a good hit first. Hard will probably go through if it doesn't break down

As for my fight, I will go for IG88 as Steel Avenger is evenly matched

That's all for now :)

Lewis' tactics and predictions :D

HEAT A

Diabolus vs Hard vs Infernal Contraption ~ Go for Diabolus. I'd like to propose a team-up with Hard to get it out. I'm far too slippery to be pushed around by Hard anyway so it would do whoever entered it good to team up ;) :P Diabolus has weak armour, so my drum should make quick work of it, just spin up and slam into it as hard as I can and as many times as possible.

IG-88 vs The Steel Avenger vs Iron Awe 2.1 ~ I can see SA going out here unless IG-88 gets flipped.

Heat Winner: Iron Awe 2.1

HEAT B

Araknia vs Reactor 2 vs Wolverine ~ Go for Araknia. Again, whoever entered Wolverine is welcome to team up with me if they wish :D Either way, still go for Araknia and flip it into the hazards, the bog-standard armour won't hold up long.

259 vs Reptirron the Second vs Hassocks Hog 2 ~ I can see Reptirron going out here, unless the Hog flips 259. I can't see Reptirron flipping 259 itself, but I can see 259 or the Hog flipping Reptirron easily.

Heat Winner: It's pretty open, but I'd say 259 or Wolverine

HEAT C

Tomohawk vs Gyrobot vs S.M.I.D.S.Y ~ Tomohawk out, by pitting I think. Gyrobot could go either, depends who S.M.I.D.S.Y goes for really.

Sir Chromalot vs Diotoir vs Constrictor ~ Either a) flip Diotoir or b) flip Constrictor and don't flip it back, I know it's invertible but I don't think it can self-right. Whichever option I use depends on who wants to team up :D If I'm teamed upon, go for option A as it's the easiest.

Heat Winner: S.M.I.D.S.Y

HEAT D

Hot Pants vs Ripper vs The Alien ~ I can see Hot Pants being knocked out by The Alien here.

Kronic the Wedgehog vs Lightning vs Tetanus Booster ~ Yelp. Team-ups anyone? :P If I'm teamed up on or no one wants to team up, try and shove Tetanus Booster down the pit ASAP.

Heat Winner: Ripper/Lightning

HEAT E

Fluffy vs Zorro vs Aggrobot ~ Lift Zorro up and over ASAP.

Scorpion vs Roobarb vs Robochicken ~ I can see Scorpion going out here.

Heat Winner: Fluffy

HEAT F

Major Tom 3 vs General Carnage 2 vs Mega Hurts L.T ~ Mega Hurts out methinks, Major Tom could go though.

Big Nipper vs Suicidal Tendencies vs Corkscrew 2 ~ Go for Corkscrew 2, pit it ASAP.

Heat Winner: Big Nipper

HEAT G

The Stag vs Tsunami vs Supernova ~ Spin up and wreck The Stag.

Trax vs Crushtacean vs Thor ~ oooh tough match. I see Crushtacean falling on a judge's decision.

Heat Winner: Tsunami

HEAT H

Kat 3 vs Rick vs Killer Carrot 2 ~ I like Kat 3, so I'll attack Rick unless Kat 3 attacks me, in which case flip it and try to prevent it from self-righting, which it never was the best at. As for Rick, just flip it and generally try to push it down the pit or get it OOTA.

Hydra vs Cedric Slammer vs Revenge of Trouble & Strife ~ I see Trouble & Strife going down and out here.

Heat Winner: Very open this one, perhaps Hydra

Good luck everyone ! :)

Ok tactics

Ig-88: destroy steel avenger and team up with Iron Awe 2.1

Wolverine: lewis i accept the team up offer

Tomohawk: Hit the pit release and drive straight in... just kidding. team up anyone?

Lightning: Team up off accepted Lewis

Robochicken: Bash the scorpion

General Carnage 2: Take out Mega Hurtz LT instantly. I doesn't have scrimech so um... yeah

Trax: Try and stack crushtacean and team up with thor

Hydra: lift Trouble and Strife over and out

So, anyone fancy a bag of crisps :)

When can we expect the first fight, Chris? Not rushing you, just wondering :proud:

Well, I do like to give people a chance to get their tactics in, of course.

If not tonight, tomorrow morning. :)

I just accidently deleted my big tactics/predos post. Darn.

HEAT A
Diabolus vs Hard vs Infernal Contraption - I'd like to take Lewis up on his offer.

HEAT B
259 vs Reptirron the Second vs Hassocks Hog 2 - Flip either one over as quickly as possible.

HEAT C
Tomohawk vs Gyrobot vs S.M.I.D.S.Y. - Team up with Lian to attack SMIDSY.

HEAT D
Hot Pants vs Ripper vs The Alien - Flip Hot Pants over, and avoid The Alien.

HEAT E
Fluffy vs Zorro vs Aggrobot - Attack Aggrobot to have any hope of progressing.

HEAT F
Major Tom 3 vs General Carnage 2 vs Mega Hurts L.T. - Flip someone over before I am flipped.

HEAT G
The Stag vs Tsunami vs Supernova - Avoid Supernova, OotA The Stag.

HEAT H
Hydra vs Cedric Slammer vs Revenge of Trouble & Strife - attack and try to damage RoTS

Seven Series.

Over 50 semi-finalists.

Around 20 grand-finalists

Six champions.

Robots like these will be remembered forever.

But what about the machines that don't make it that far? Are they forgotten?

OF COURSE NOT!

Tonight, sees the start of a brand new tournament dedicated to those robots who never made it past the Heats, but bought us so much fun and joy in between. Tonight sees the robots we thought we'd forgotten forever. Tonight, we unleash....the Legends!

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ROBOT WARS - THE LEGENDS SPECIAL
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HEAT A
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Welcome to Robot Wars - The Legends Special. This is a very special tournament, which involves no champions, no grand finalists and no semi-finalists - instead, we have some of the most pluckiest most determined robots ever in the series, who have NEVER made it out of the heats before, fighting it out to finally accomplish that one dream they never had, and reach the Grand Final.
The way this works is very simple....to explain. Our robots have been divided into two three-way melees and one robot is eliminated from each. So lets check out the first battleboard.

HEAT A
Diabolus vs Infernal Contraption vs Hard
The Steel Avenger vs Iron Awe 2.1 vs IG-88

Are we sitting comfortably? Then....

LET THE WARS BEGIN!!

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ROUND 1
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FROM THE ISLE OF SHEPPEY - DIABOLUS
This machine was knocked out quite easily in Round 1 of the 7th wars, trashed by X-Terminator and Tsunami. The team also competed in Series 5 with Kliptonite, which performed just as badly.

This is a box shaped robot, quite fast around the arena, with two very nasty horizontal spinning discs, designed to rip into the armour of other robots. It's invertible - it can run either way up in other words, but its armour is very weak on the top and side.

FROM BELGIUM - HARD
This robot has fought in the UK, Dutch and World Championships, with no great success.

This small wedge shaped robot is as tough as its name suggests. Its armour is almost indestructable and its size makes it difficult to get hold of. It has a flipper arm as its main weapon and can run upside down if it needs to, but it is not very reliable.

FROM LONDON AND LINCOLNSHIRE - INFERNAL CONTRAPTION
Knocked out in Round 1 of the 6th and 7th wars.

In many ways, this machine resembles Grand Finalist Stinger, which is no suprise, as team captain Jonathan Pillai used to drive that robot. Infernal Contraption has a 16kg spinning drum that spins at 1000rpm, and as an added bonus, it gets up to speed in only three seconds, so they don't have to wait between attacks. I don't trust the reception though.

ROBOTEERS, STAND BY

Booth 1 - Hard, Infernal Contraption
Booth 2 - Diabolus
House Robots - Shunt, Dead Metal

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

And the Legends Tournament is off and underway. The three charge straight into the centre of the arena. Infernal Contraption rides straight up the front of Hard and rolls over. That won't bother it, it's fully invertible. Diabolus tries its luck on Hard, and the blades cause some nice sparks, but frankly very little else. Hard pushes underneath Diabolus and flips it up...not over though. In comes Infernal Contraption....OW! The disc strikes Diabolus in the side and knocks it up even further. There is now a nasty scratch on the side of Diabolus. Diabolus turns to try and get its blade into Infernal Contraption, but the two flywheels end up meeting!
CLANG!!
Oh, and DIABOLUS HAS LOST A FLYWHEEL! One of its saw blades has broken off completely! That is not good news! Hard now comes in from the side, burrows underneath Diabolus and pushes it across the arena into a CPZ, and that's where Shunt lurks!
CRASH!
The axe goes straight through Diabolus' top armour. The team said they thought it might be a weakness. Infernal Contraption strikes Hard in the side, knocking the Belgian machine around, but it lands right way up. Shunt meanwhile pushes Diabolus out of the CPZ and back into the action, but it doesn't quite look so active and strong now. It limps back into the arena centre, only for Infernal Contraption to strike again...
CLANG!!
The other disc breaks off! Diabolus is toothless, defenseless....gutted, really. Hard pushes the pit release button. Infernal Contraption hits Diabolus again! This time it looks like a side panel is breaking away! The Diabolus team seem to know their game is up. It is now only just moving. Hard comes in from behind and pushes it....all the way to the Pit. Down and out.

CEASE!

That was a Diabolical fight for Diabolus.
Hard and Infernal Contraption go through!

Next Time - IG-88 vs The Steel Avenger vs Iron Awe 2.1

Awesome fight Chris. Can't wait for more.

Welcome back to Robot Wars, the Legends Special. If you just joined us, Diabolus got sent packing the hard way, leaving Hard and Infernal Contraption to press on to Round 2. Well, we now have three more robots fighting for a place in the Legends Final. Lets see who's up next...

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ROUND 2
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FROM CLACTON-ON-SEA, IN ESSEX - IG-88
A heat finalist in Series 7, only to be thrown out of the arena by Dantomkia in the second-shortest fight ever in Robot Wars history.

This reverse wedge shape is extremely compact and should be able to survive a good few knocks. Its weapon is what the team claim to be a bi-rotational axe, which basically means it can spin in both directions. This weapon is very, VERY destrictive, but with no srimech, it could find itself in a lot of trouble.

FROM LANFORD, IN SOMERSET - IRON AWE 2.1
Iron Awe has been in competition for four wars, never escaping the heats....often flying out of the arena instead.

This box-wedge shaped machine isn't armoured with iron, unfortunately, but it is an awe to see battle. Two powerful weapons, a pneumatic axe and a pneumatic flipper, make it an extremely threatening force in the arena. It is fast and quite durable, but all too flippable still, I fear.

FROM COLCHESTER, IN ESSEX - THE STEEL AVENGER
The oldest of our competing teams, debuting in War 3. This robot has just about recovered from its headache after being slammed into the arena wall by Storm 2, then flying straight out.

Its a basic box/plough shaped machine, fast around the arena and weilding a very threatening looking axe. The front also has a ramming blade and the back has a flipper, attached to arms which act as a srimech. I don't really trust the accuracy or the ground clearance, though.

ROBOTEERS, STAND BY

Booth 1 - IG-88
Booth 2 - Iron Awe 2.1, The Steel Avenger
House Robots - Matilda, Shunt

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

And the second battle is underway. The Steel Avenger charges straight into the middle of the arena. IG-88 gives chase. Steel Avenger turns straight INTO the bi-rotational axe, and gets a massive hit! A MASSIVE HIT! One that puts a nasty looking gash in the side. The feather duster, bought out of retirement, was shaken there. Iron Awe comes in from the side of IG-88 and flips it up....and over! Barely seconds into the battle and it could be all over. IG-88, with no srimech, is going nowhere anytime fast, and that is a huge disapointment. Iron Awe, meanwhile, flips over The Steel Avenger. Steel Avenger rights itself and attacks Iron Awe with its axe, but both machines are safely through, as Refbot comes in to count out IG-88.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8! 9! 10!
That's it. IG-88 out. Shunt comes out and pushes IG-88 onto the drop zone, where waiting are a set of railway sleepers. This can only go badly. Down they come...
CRASH!!
No damage, to be fair to IG-88, but it's still out.

CEASE!

IG-88 derailed very quickly.
Iron Awe 2.1 and The Steel Avenger go through!

Well, that's the first round done, and here's the line-up for the second round...

Infernal Contraption vs The Steel Avenger
Iron Awe 2.1 vs Hard

Tactics and Predictions welcome, of course.