The Crash & Burn Tournament 2

Tactics are in. Lets go.

Salamander III (1) has defeated Kan-Opener and Tornado. Can the champ win his heat?

Disco 5 has defeated The Riddler and Back 2 Basics. Is he able to crush the little critter?

Roboteers, stand by...

Booth 1: Salamander III
Booth 2: Disco 5

House robots? None. House vapourbots? Tira-san and Double Big Mac.

3...
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ACTIVATE!!

Off the mark we are now! Its Salamander who begins the match, with a little spin. Disco 5 does absolutely nothing. Alex, rather confused, drives Salamander towards Disco 5. All of a sudden, Disco 5 gains some energy and roars into Salamander with the wedge. Too bad the disc is there.
CRASH!!
Disco 5 skids away, but no damage is evident. He rushes back in with the flipper, and FLIP! Salamander does a 180! Disco 5 turns to attack the wheels, but Salamander wont let an early knockout happen and turns also, up to speed with the disc! Disco 5 hurriedly drives away but Salamander is after him! Disco 5 halts, and goes after Salamanders disc.
CRASH!!!!!
LORD SAVE US!!! What a hit!! Disco 5s disc has almost completely shattered by that collision, shards of it are strewn down, the remains of it a very crooked shape, and now Disco 5 is the very worse one off here!! Its sort of limping along, and Salamander seems to be making the better of it here, with a slight hit to the side, but no more damage done. Disco 5 turns and stops the disc before Salamander can spin it up, and surprisingly is able to put all his power forth and smash Salamander against the wall! FLIP! Salamander is up on the wall! But Disco 5 cant get him OOTA! Its very tense here! Salamander is completely trapped, and WHATS THIS?! Salamanders disc is spinning! Its at full speed now, and hes trying to get off the wall, but Disco 5 is still the one in control at the moment! He decides to try and ram him from the side, and so turns Salamander...and that causes Salamander to come down with a large THUMP next to Disco 5 and instantly the disc smacks against Disco 5s wedge!
CRASH!!!
And that about does it for Disco 5, I think! Its been hammered and sent flying, and is smoking all over the arena floor. The only thing its not doing right now is moving, and Im afraid thats what he needs to do and -
CRASH!!!
- OHHH Salamander tearing into the side of the broken wedge bot. Its all over now for the retro disco bot, and The Watcher is coming over to count you out, you immobilized bot, you!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
Out it goes, and now Disco 5 is about to become house bot fodder, and heres the maniacal Tira-san wit the spinning ring!
CRASH!
Left side panel off! And heres another housie: Double Big Mac!
CRASH!
Internals litter the floor! Salamander isnt staying away, hes still having a go! Heres another hit!
CRASH!!!
There goes a wheel from the inside! I think that about does it for the match. Please, mercy, upon the poor broken Disco 5. Oh, theres the yellow card, get back to your CPZs you dastardly devils, you!

CEASE!

Disco 5 wont be dancing for a long time.
Salamander III (1) advances to the Series Semi-Finals!!

Heat B
Orka MK4 (3) vs. Liar vs. Voltronic
The Disc 5 vs. Novastorm 2 vs. Mass Disctruction Revolution

Tactics, Martijn? Alex MW? :proud:

Im looking for a team-up with Voltronic, two classic wedges against Orka seems very nice to me, flip that big guy around a bit, until the eventual OOTA

I knew i was goingto lose lol. I am phsycic. Or know when i am up against a better robot.

Voltronic will try to get under Orka and toss him around a bit. Hes the seed here, so itd be smarter for Liar and I to gang up and eat him alive =D

Well, if theyre going to play awkward...

ORKAS UPDATED TACTICS
Keep to the sides of both oppodents at all times. Flip over anyone who gets in the way, then just start pushing whilst they try to right.

One heat is finished. The champion has won it and is looking to defend his title. Who will join him? Someone in one of our next two battles, of course. :proud:

Orka MK4 (3) vs. Liar vs. Voltronic

Orka MK4 (3) is the bronze-medal winner of the last tournament. But Christopher Mason isnt happy enough with bronze! Orka will compete again, with his extremely powerful scoop-and-claw combo, and dorsal fin self-righter. Also has 7mm titanium and a very low ground clearance at 2mm (thats without the scoop). Lets see if he can pay Salamander III back!
C&BT1: Defeated La Machine, Metal Sonic Spin Dash and Wedga Revo 2.0 in Heat C, and Enter the May Tracks in the Grand Final Eliminators before meeting his defeat at the claw of Clawdius Decimus Murderous in the Semis. He did triumph over Aneurysm afterwards and took 3rd place.

Liar is an awkward vapourbot, but that doesnt mean Martijn Benschop made him to be ineffective! Hes very effective, with a WBC-style flipper and 18mph speed. However, the thing that does make Liar a little strange are the little spiked wedges at the sides. the flipper extends to these side wedges and can flip opponents who land on them! However, hes not a good pusher, and has a ground clearance of 7mm.
C&BT1: Did not enter.

Voltronic is a real robot entered by Alexander MacWillaims but is built by Stephen Felk. Its basically a wide wedge with a lifting arm. Unfortunately, that arm doesnt self-right it, so Voltronic better be careful of the flipperbots in this match-up. On another note, he has a low ground clearance and decent armour. This is a very successful (but not as popular) robot.
C&BT1: Did not enter.

Roboteers, stand by...

Booth 1: Voltronic, Liar
Booth 2: Orka MK4

Why, how delightful...NOT! Entering for the house bots are Asterix Heroicus and Double Whamlet.

3...
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ACTIVATE!

So it begins again! Voltronic and Liar have agreed to gang up on the big bad Orka! But the 3rd seed doesnt take kindly to this treacherous team-up and barrels into the nearest bot right off the bat: Voltronic! The scoop penetrates the wedge, but Liar shoots in and, sliding under the 2mm ground clearance of Orka, sends him for a loop! FLIP! Voltronic is also tipped up but thankfully lands back onto his wheels. Chris hits the srimech button and the fin tips Orka back onto its own wheels but is rammed by Liar again, and FLIP! again! Orka pulls a 360 and Chris can almost feel the ground bump beneath Orka as he comes down on it. Its far away from Liar, but Liar himself is coming in again for another flip! Orka jets away, and Voltronic is on the chase as well! Orka turns around quite suddenly, and Voltronic bashes into him...and slides under the scoop! The arm raises! Orka is snagged! Liar gets around to the other side of Orka while Voltronics arm rotates degree by degree. Chris is hammering all the buttons to try and escape. The scoop lifts, the claw grips, and the wheels grind, but nothings happening! Liar has come at the rear, and finally...
TOSS!
The floor flipper would be envious of that catapult! Orka is hurled across the arena by the powerful flipper of Liar and crashes against the arena wall...AT THE OTHER END OF THE ARENA!!! A little tumble, and Orka is on its wheels, but badly shaken! Chris mops his brow, but he cant relax yet! Voltronic is already in his face! Orka turns away to get at the side but Voltronic again slides the wedge under the corner of the scoop. However Voltronic didnt count on Orka driving off before the arm could come up. Orka tumbles off, and Voltronic hits the wall. Orka spins around, and finds Voltronics side! The scoop lifts! FLIP! Voltronic is inverted! This looks bad for Alex, but Martijn pops in with a friendly hello with Liar sidling in and FLIP!s Voltronic. Voltronic flies into the air and come down hard on a croner of the wedge, and crashes down, right-side-up. Orka turns and drives at Liar in wrath, but Martijn, thinking fast, turns Liar around and around, and now Liar is a spinning dervish! Orka halts, apprehensive. He doesnt want to get tossed again, and so sets his sights on Voltronic again, whos just opened the pit. Martijn ceases with the spinning of his bot, but isnt fast enough to help Alex. Making a beeline for the realie, Orka collides with him, but Voltronic speeds away from danger. Orka follows his prey across the arena, but out of nowhere Liar slams against Orkas side, too late though to flip as Orkas rear escapes the flipping zone. Orka spins at that and finding Liars side lifts it up! FLIP! Liar is ivnerted now, and Orka shoves him into the wall! Voltronic does an about-face and heads for Orkas rear but Orka spins around. Voltronic hits the scoop with astounding force but reverses away quickly. Orka turns his attention back to Liar...whos just righted himself! Orka gets under the side quickly and lifts...and clamps! And Voltronic attempts to rush at Orka again! Orka turns too late, and the wedge gets under! The arm pops, and Orka is lifted, and tipped onto his side! Chris is surprised by this, and maybe because he is, hes released Liar, who topples onto his back and rights himself. Orka tries to do the like but is held back by Voltronics upraised lifting arm against his underbelly. And now Voltronics got him against the wall! Liar is in the house now, and Voltronic backs away to give him some berth. Orka finally rights himself...right onto Liars wedge! FLIP! Orka is flung over the wall, and what a disappointing end for the 3rd seed!

CEASE!

Orka gets harpooned right in the heart and pride.
Liar and Voltronic advance to Round 2!

Next battle: The Disc 5 vs. Novastorm 2 vs. Mass Disctruction Revolution

ORKAS TACTICS

Slip some dynamite under the armoury of all the other robots, then make a run for it.

OK, maybe not. A little disapointing, but still...one down, seven to go.

Whooo the seed is out :D

My chances for this heat just became 3 times better

Okay, Ive had a lot of time to think about this fight. But enough thinking. Time to settle this!

The Disc 5 vs. Novastorm 2 vs. Mass Disctruction Revolution

The Disc 5 is Frank Goachers barbell shaped bot weve all come to know and...know. Its got a disc with the teeth carved into the disc, and a spinning axle with teeth on it. The axle spins with the disc to help prevent vertyical clampers getting a hold. It also has 6WD, but uses 4WD only due to its wheels being in a triangular fashion. Its got giant hubs to protect them.
C&BT1: Defeated Slammer V in Heat F Round 1 before getting pitted by Warrior SKF in Round 2.

Novastorm 2 is a tall bot. But thats not the important part. Anthony Politzi adjusted the spinning bar on this bugger so that its diagonal, like Trimangles weapon. Its square-shaped, has fixed wedges all around, and has decent armour. Also has a lifter at the back, but what are the chance that it will actually self-right it?
C&BT1: Did not enter.

Mass Disctruction Revolution, designed by Aaron Knight, is a full-body spinner, and an invertible one at that. Its spinning shell is very potent, and although it has no teeth (from looking at the stats) its giant kJ factor can really shock opponents to death if it hits dead center. Not a bot to be taken lightly at all.
C&BT1: Did not enter.

Roboteers, stand by...

Booth 1: Mass Disctruction Revolution, Novastorm 2
Booth 2: The Disc 5

Exa-Gore-Ic: AI and Obelix Bulguous await the competitors in the arena.

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ACTIVATE!

And its on! Both The Disc 5s and MDRs first priorities are to take out Novastorm 2, but its no team up! Novastorm decides to vent out his anger on The Disc, but finds that The Disc has suddenly displayed some cowardice and fled! Novastorm goes after him but finds MDR right in the way! MDR collides with Novastorms side...and instead of a big crash, thanks to Novastorms side wedges and MDRs 10mm ground clearance, MDR goes flying up and onto Novastorm! Tony is surprised and indeed delighted by this result but decides to take out The Disc anyway. Speaking of The Disc, Frank seems to have shaken off his moment of cowardice and bores right into Novastorm, disc spinning wildly!
CRASH!!
MDR tips off of Novastorm as both Novastorm and The Disc go flying in opposite directions across the arena! Novastorm is buckled, the spinning bar stationary, and The Disc appears to be not affected by the hit at all! MDR has spun up again, and seeing his nearest opponent charges right into The Discs left wheel hub! WHAM! No teeth, no problem! The Disc has been smacked about 180 degrees by that hit! Novastorm takes advantage of MDRs aggression on The Disc and plows into MDR. MDR is pushed into the bar and...off of it. Novastorm turns to get him back, and the bar is spinning again! The Disc spins around and gives MDR a nice hit on the shell!
CRASH!
MDR is sent spinning away, and pulls a Mauler, dancing out of control, and finally with a plop onto its back! Now MDR is invertible, but how effective is he going to be? Hes spinning up, but he doesnt look very stable right now, teetering and tottering, and heres Novastorm with a hit on MDR!
CRASH!!
Ooh...what a hit. MDR does the Mauler dance again, and again...and falls right-side-up...and The Disc hits Novastorm full-force!
CRASH!!!
Novastorm is tilted, up, up, and...falls back down onto his wheels, but The Disc aint finished. As Tony gapes at the sizeable gash in Novastorms side, The Disc comes in with another hit!
CRASH!!!
Novastorm is thrown up onto his back, another grievous mark given to the side! The Disc doesnt care about MDR, whos getting nearer and nearer, and continues to smash up Novastorm!
CRASH!!!
Another huge hit! Novastorm is re-inverted, and gets away before The Disc can resume his attack! And MDR collides with the right side hub! WHAM! The Disc pulls a 270 now, and uh oh...MDR is exposed! He has The Discs attention, but its not the attention he wants! The Disc comes right into the hardly-spinning shell of MDR!
CRASH!!!
MDR is thrown up, and topples, inverted again! The Disc is just causing so much damage out here, its no wonder so many bots want to have a go at him! Novastorm comes back in and collides with the hub of The Disc!
CRASH!!
The Disc is thrown for a loop, spiralling away, but Novastorm is relentless, and disregarding the weapon completely piles The Discs other hub into the wall. MDR comes at Novastorm and actually gets a hit in this time! WHAM! Novastorm is spiralled away towards the CPZ! Exa-Gore-Ic comes forward with the claws but Novastorm is away already. The Disc barrels into MDR again...from the back!
CRASH!!!
WHOA! The Disc just went flying, and OH MY GOODNESS! The Discs right wheel hub is hanging over the arena wall! But...it looks like the same blow disabled MDR, because the shell is spinning...and nothing else! Novastorm shoves right into The Disc and frees him from the wall, and The Watcher approaches MDR and starts the inevitable countdown...when Novastorm rears into him! WHAM! The shell catches the corner of the wedge, and Novastorm is thrown aside, as MDR flings himself across the arena too! The Watcher goes after MDR and starts the countdown again.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!

CEASE!

Mass Disctruction Revolution better remember to bring teeth next time, because he lost his bite! :proud:
The Disc 5 and Novastorm 2 advance to Round 2!

Round 2

Liar vs. Novastorm 2
Voltronic vs. The Disc 5

(and before you say that fight was cr*p, Aaron, take a look at MDRs stats earlier in the thread, which you posted. Correct me if Im wrong, but I dont see any teeth on the shell, and Im not going to assume theyre there if theyre not =P)

Great fights, Kody, surprised to go through to be honest. I am however pretty confident I can go through again, as I dont think theres a whole lot Voltronic can do with me. If he tries to push at the wheel hubs, the best he can hope for is to push it around in circles, so hell have to ram the weapon if he wants to get much done. Ill be aiming for the sides though, try to buckle and tear the armour and attack the drive.

Against Liar...try to destroy him. I think Ill be able to self right, so Im not too worried, but always prepare for the worst I guess...

I predit that Frank and Anthony will go through. And not for the obvious reasons.

What obvious reasons would these be, Chris?

Wonderful Excellento Fights Kody.

against Novastorm... he isnt the best self-righter... keep on flipping him, go for the OOTA

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(and before you say that fight was cr*p, Aaron, take a look at MDRs stats earlier in the thread, which you posted. Correct me if Im wrong, but I dont see any teeth on the shell, and Im not going to assume theyre there if theyre not =P)

Lol... I cant say Im happy with the outcome, would have been nicer to lose to something not so trivial.

Chris has entered in his stats: Power: Similar stuff to what Storm 2 uses. So I assume it runs on fairy dust? Stevo hasnt even included batteries in his stats for The Riddler.... Yet youve written me out of that battle over not stating teeth on a kinetic weapon...

To save your honor, I think you were just trying to find an excuse to remove MDR because you were to lazy to come up with anything else....

Ill accept it, but this will be my last Mr Kunzt tourny... :)

Come on Aaron, its not like youve never left important information out of stats before. Remember the cardboard robot you came up with, and it did pretty well despite the fact you forgot to mention it having a hardox frame, without which it probably would have collapsed. I didnt see you complaining then, until you ran into something that could damage it. Then it was suddenly Whoops, I forgot to mention. Hardox frame.

And in case you missed it, The Riddler lost as well. And unless Storm 2 runs on fairy dust, I fail to see your point there.

(Message edited by pcbore on June 14, 2007)

I cant find the stats for Gyrate at the moment, but Im sure it was box section chassis with cardboard armor.. If indeed I had left the chassis out of the stats, the author could have inquired about it before any battles were written. Clarification on anything an author is unsure of is just going to result in better battles IMHO.

The Riddlers defect in its stats mean it shouldnt have been able to move... so my point still stands...Frank, do you know exactly what Storm II runs on? Or is this just another assumption being made?

I dont really care about the loss, Im not asking for a re-write or anything, its just fiction. I would have been more then happy if the teeth broke off or the robot bounced itself into the pit :lol:. I just feel this is a very tacky way to be put out.

Anyway, on with the tournament!

You also seem to forget that the Riddler was a jokebot slapped together at the last minute for a bit of variety. :lame:

Anyhoo, I pick Liar and Voltronic to flip and pit their way respectively to the Heat Final

Considering Storm 2 runs, I think its a safe assumption that proper batteries are involved somewhere :p

And, if Storm 2 runs, Cyclone Force will certainly run as well.

How can it run its not got legs? *being literal*

And its not real.. so it definitely cant run *slightly less literal*

Yeah, itll run...:lame:

And for the record, I have absolutely nothing against MDR.

Lets continue!

Liar vs. Novastorm 2

Liar, with the help of Voltronic, disposed of the third seed Orka MK4.

Novastorm 2 surprisingly went through after Mass Disctruction Revolution was KOd by The Disc 5.

Roboteers, stand by...

Booth 1: Liar
Booth 2: Novastorm 2

Taki-san and Ancalagon the Black are here to take you down!

3...
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ACTIVATE!!

Time for mayhem! And mayhem we shall see as its Liar who comes out first whilst Novastorm is spinning up his bar. As Liar comes in for his first attack, Novastorm reverses right into the arena wall to avoid a collision, and now the bar is at maximum speed! Martijn is indeed alarmed and Liar is the one going backwards as Novastorm comes flying at him! Whats Martijn looking so happy for? Suddenly Liar spins backwards, and Novastorm drives right in front of him! What a tactic! And Liar penetrates the wedge! FLIP! Novastorm is upended! Liar, not one to let an opponent get back into the match, waits nearby and watches the rear lifter on Novastorm attempt to self-right. Tilting...tilting...TILTING...CRASH. It works! Novastorm is back on its wheels...and back in Liars face as Liar slides under him again! FLIP! Novastorm is again upended. But Liar isnt waiting around anymore! He pushes Novastorm towards Ancalagons CPZ! FLIP! Novastorm goes flying above Ancalagons massive head and right into the corner, still inverted! Taki flies out to aid in disaster and Liar backs away to sit back and enjoy this reckless assault. The great dragonbot Ancalagon spins around slowly and rams Novastorm with his head, interrupting the srimech process. A burst of flame from the jaws signifies that we just might see a rotisserie (or however its spelt :crazy:) Novastorm by the end of this match, which may not be far off! Taki rears in.
CRASH!!
The spinning cutter tears into the rear wedge, shredding the armour! Anthony hammers the lifter button in panic but the lifting process is still slow. Liar, almost absent-mindedly, backs into the pit release button, opening the unforgiveable pit. But Ancalagon doesnt have any plans of pitting! Into play comes one of the twin vertical discs!
CRASH!!!
Um, wow. Novastorm is sent reeling into the air by that hit, his side wedge almost completely destroyed by that, and hitting the railing comes back in...to get smashed again! :proud:
CRASH!!!
See ya, Novastorm! The spinning bar took the hit that time, crumpling, and Novastorm gets a taste of air, soaring over the wall before slamming down hard onto the track. Liar shoots in and immediately getting under Taki turns around and dumps her in the pit, falling in himself. :proud:

CEASE!

Novastorm 2 is no maelstrom.
Liar advances to the Heat B Final!

Next battle: Voltronic vs. The Disc 5

Cool battles.

(is hoping not to face The Disc in the heat final)

good job kody

Thanks. :)

Voltronic vs. The Disc 5

Voltronic and his buddy Liar made short of Orka MK4, and then Liar tossed him OOTA.

The Disc 5 immobilized Mass Disctruction Revolution with a gigantic hit on the spinning ring.

Roboteers, stand by...

Booth 1: Voltronic
Booth 2: The Disc 5

Heres Obelix Bulguous with the hammer and wedge, and Double Whamlet with the quadruple axe combo and lifting arm on his plow.

3...
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ACTIVATE!

Its The Disc who starts off first, trundling off towards Voltronic, who attacks The Discs wheel hubs, keen to avoid that disc. However The Disc isnt too worried about a wedge attack on the axles due to his excellent maneouverability, and simply turns on the spot. Voltronic keeps on going, putting plenty of space between him and The Disc, but The Disc is after him! Voltronic suddenly pulls a 180 and heads for the wheels again. Again The Disc turns and his flywheel nicks the side of Voltronic!
CRASH!
Voltronic is thrown up, but not by a lot, and he comes back down. The Disc tries to hold him up with the flywheel but Voltronic drives forward and dislodges himself from the flywheel, and heads off in the direction of the pit release button. WHAM. A siren wails through the arena as we all know now that the gate of robot hell has dropped down. And The Disc comes in for another disc attack but Voltronic reverses from the incoming tackle and is now facing the wheel again! Desperately he attacks but The Disc again repeats his spin, barely missing the side of Voltronic. Voltronic turns around to find The Disc a mere foot from him and decides to box rush him, just to get something, anything, done.
CRASH!!!
Unfortunately for Voltronic something bad has really been done to him, as he sails chassis over teakettle, a gash ripped into his face, to land dead on his back. Can Voltronic self-right? NO, and Frank is going to keep it that way. The Disc rears away to the middle of the arena as The Watcher approaches Voltronic, trying to lift himself up and over but its no use.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
Its all over for Voltronic now, and the house bots seem to think so too, for theyre coming at Voltronic deadly fast! With a bang Whamlet smashes into Voltronic and begins to mercilessly thwack him with his double axes and side axes. Obelix isnt going to let Whamlet have all the fun and getting to the Season 5 heavyweight runner-ups side pounds him with the menhir hammer! Do you think Frank is going to sit by and watch? NO! The Disc without warning blasts from his spot and hammers Whamlet in the rear, nearly inverting him but tilting him up enough for The Disc to drive underneath him and try to topple him! Obelix isnt paying attention to this, and has his mind set on beating Voltronic to a wire-laced pulp, so sayeth Steve-O. :proud: The Watcher comes in to give The Disc the yellow card but Frank dismissively waves a hand from his control booth and continues to shove Whamlet into Voltronic. Voltronic? VOLTRONIC? Well...it seems that Voltronic isnt really himself anymore. In fact hes not much of anything anymore, with armour and mechanics smushed into the ground. The Watcher bumps The Disc to make him let go of Whamlet but then he doesnt need to, for Whamlet topples inverted onto Voltronics comatose chassis. Obelix finally comes to his senses and pushing Voltronic tackles The Disc before the flywheel gets up to speed, and dumps The Disc down the pit, but way too late to save Voltronic.

CEASE!

Its not Voltronic anymore. Its dead. :proud:
The Disc 5 advances to the Heat B Final!!

Heat B Final

Liar vs. The Disc 5

(sorry Martijn :proud:)

(Message edited by kodster on June 22, 2007)

Simple tactic, hit Liar on the side and flip it over. I think its self righting will damage it more than my disc will:proud:

tactics; wedge rush it immediately, followed by a flip
rinse and repeat. go for the OOTA

Good fights.

Time for a grand (but not THE grand!) heat final! :proud:

Liar vs. The Disc 5

Liar got rid of the third seed Orka MK4 in a collaborative effort before taking down Novastorm 2, who got tossed OOTA by one of Ancalagons discs.

The Disc 5 surprisingly defeated the feared Mass Disctruction Revolution before trying to take out Voltronic AND Double Whamlet, defeating the former but getting pitted by Whamlets buddy, Obelix Bulguous, shortly after.

Roboteers, stand by...

Booth 1: Liar
Booth 2: The Disc 5

House fighters? Why, Tira-san and Asterix Heroicus, of course. :proud:

3...
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ACTIVATE!!!

Its the big fat Liar versus the really agitating The Disc 5, and they immediately blast towards each other in a classic rush. WHAM! Liar hammers The Disc and prevents the weapon from reaching its deadly speeds! FLIP! Oh my! The Disc is inverted! And you know what? It doesnt look like that makes any difference, for hes the exact same any way up...and The Disc retaliates with a disc blow to the side of Liar.
CRASH!
Liar shudders violently, and pieces of armour are sliced off and flung across the arena! Other than that, he seems to be okay, but The Disc isnt going to have that for long! Another charge at the side Frank attempts, but Liar is reversing away...and charges forward, right into The Disc! Too late, though, to stop the flywheel.
CRASH! FLIP!
WOW! What a collision! The Disc has been sent back quite a bit by that greeting of the flipper, but Liar is definitely the worse off here, as the flipper is slightly bent, and it doesnt look like itll be as effective now. Seeing this Frank goes for the death blow but Martijn isnt keen on letting this battle slip away and Liar wheels around, causing The Disc to drive one of its hubs right up onto the battered flipper! FLIP! The Disc is launched and spun right into the air, coming down and bouncing almost the entire length of the arena, and settling down near the flame pit! Aha! Finally, the arena saws come into the play for the first time in this tournament as Liar gets struck by them, sending a shower of sparks streaming through his underbelly. The Disc seems to be in a daze; Frank is working the controls extremely quickly but his beloved barbell bot is moving very sluggishly. Sensing weakness, Liar comes forward with a reverse ram to the wheel hub. The Disc does a pirouette, whacking Liar in the side with his other hub. Liar turns and flips...air! Inverted flipperbot! The Disc advances slowly, and hits the inverted Liar in the back.
CRASH!!
That blow nearly turned Liar right back over, but the wedge prevented this and tossed Liar right back into The Disc. Martijn rams the flipper button with his fist just as Liar rolls forward, and the audience is silenced as Liar somersaults over The Disc...to land on his back again. :proud: Not too good for Martijn! The Disc reverses, spinning weapon back at its deadly potential, though spinning down, and Liar tries to right himself, but another obstacle is in his path: the arena wall!
CRASH!
The Discs disc comes down upon Liar with almost the force of a falling tower, and it bounces Liar into the air about a few inches. Liar activates the flipper, but no good. The Watcher senses an end to the match and comes over to bring it to Liar!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!

CEASE!

Liar, Liar, parts on fire! :proud:
The Disc 5 advances to the Series Semi-Finals!!

Heat C
Aquarius (5) vs. Flipping Mad vs. Leprosy Infection
Breed vs. Rogue vs. Firestorm V

Tactics? Predictions? Smelling salts due to the fact that I wrote a fight? :proud:

welcome back :proud:

Aquarius (5) vs. Flipping Mad vs. Leprosy Infection
Not sure on al the stats, Aquarius to go through, I believe Flipping Mad to be decent enough to join him.

Breed vs. Rogue vs. Firestorm V
The clusterbot to lose it.

I believe Ive already posted my tactics, but as a reminder, my target is the ageing Flipping Mad. From the sides, mind.

Sure, help Chris take out flipping mad

So far, Ive seen absolutely NO activity in the Fan Fic section for over two weeks. Wheres all the interest gone? If there isnt some more comings and goings on in the near future, Im afraid I might have to cancel the fights and do hypotheticals...

Come on, people! :sad:

meh, look at it this way... theres always less activity here during vacation, and..
little activity + less activity = no activity

or something like that

there are several tourneys over here... Chris realie tourney and Matts FanFic among them, where I do suspect fights sooner or later... just not during the holidays... AND...

MECHANICAL NOISE - SERIES 2 SIGNUPS WILL OPEN THIS MONTH!

I havent been able to do much lately for I spent my vacation with my parents, where internet tends to suck... vacations almost over though... which is a bad thing for me, but a good thing for FanFic!

True. Its the holidays, and despite the fact that it leaves plenty of time to write battles, Ive been relaxing too much. Having said that, the next fight in the annihilator has been started.

nice :)

If theres no activity when I get back properly next week, I shall go around poking people with a sharp stick.

All right, lets get down to business! Heres Heat C!

Aquarius (5) vs. Flipping Mad vs. Leprosy Infection

Aquarius is the fifth seed of C&Bt, and he well earned it, with that awesome 340 degree flipping arm. Its powered by dual 5kg CO2 tanks and can flip at 3000PSI. The body shape is like BB middleweight Psychotron, except the wheels arent as exposed. Its powered by 2 LEM130s: at 25mph, this is one of the fastest 2WD bots in this tournament. It also has 12mm titanium armour too! Can it achieve a status higher than No. 5?
C&BT1: Beat Kali, Y4, and Axeon in Heat A, before losing to the champion, Salamander III, in the finals.

Flipping Mad may have been named because Dave Sheppard was flipping mad when making this bot :proud:, but that doesnt mean its all gone to seed! This veteran is a skirted box with a scoop-like front, on which rests a gigantic flipper, though powered by a single CO2 tank. Sports 4WD and 6mm titanium, half as much as Aquarius. Older than life itself, will Flipping Mad surprise everyone?
C&BT1: Did not enter.

Leprosy Infection, by Christopher Mason, is unchanged from last season. Its still got its Tetanus Booster-like shape, its front plough, its EXTREMELY dangerous spinning drum, and its 7mm titanium. It also retains its wheel flap, its curved teeth on the drum, its 4wd invertibility, and its vomit-inducing lime green colour. Ready to be sick?
C&BT1: Lost to Wedge Devolution in Heat B.

Roboteers, stand by...

Booth 1: Leprosy Infection, Aquarius
Booth 2: Flipping Mad

Double Big Mac isnt the one youd want to take out of this match, especially when hes accompanied by none other than Exa-Gore-Ic: AI. :proud:

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ACTIVATE!

The team-up against Flipping Mad is on! And to be quite honest, it doesnt look like Flipping Mad can do much...well see. In comes Aquarius with his own and more powerful flipping arm. He and Flipping Mad crash into each other, neither able to get underneath the other, when Leprosy Infection enters the fray.
CRASH!
A nasty hit to the side of Flipping Mad leaves the right side skirt 25 feet away from its owner! Flipping Mad is more worried about whats happened to himself: hes been flung upwards and onto Leprosys drum! And that allows Aquarius to slide under the now slightly tilted front flipper of Flipping Mad! FLIP! Flipping Mad not only crashes down onto its back, but its rear end raises up a little too! Good force on Aquarius flipper there! Leprosy, thankful that Flipping Mad is off his drum, backs away to rev up that deadly force of metal-tearing viciousness and strike with it once more, only to find Flipping Mad has wisely retreated away. Aquarius is regrouping and taking an aggressive stance to Flipping Mad. Flipping Mad meets the charge head-on and BAM! both bots are jolted again! Uh oh, here comes Leprosy again, but Flipping Mad has slipped out of the way, and Leprosy better watch out for the arena wall! Thankfully he does. Meanwhile Aquarius is chasing Flipping Mad down, and Flipping Mad turns around: BANG! The fronts meet again and cancel out, but this time Aquarius is knocked onto Flipping Mads scoop by the jolt, and FLIP! Aquarius is inverted...and that makes no difference because Aquarius is the same either way up! But Flipping Mad is coming in for another attack, and Aquarius now is the one to turn...BANG! Flipping MAd barrels onto Aquarius and the wedges are again unable to penetrate the other. In comes Leprosy Infection again with the drum, and Flipping Mad tries to reverse away. No good.
CRASH!
The 6mm titanium didnt take too well to THAT hit: shards of titanium litter the floor! That is one powerful drum! Aquarius took advantage of the interruption and is now under Flipping Mad. FLIP! Flipping Mad gets a taste of his own medicine, now inverted! Aquarius shoves him against the wall as the latter tries to self-right, and does so: right back onto Aquarius, that is. FLIP! Again Flipping Mad is inverted.
CRASH!
Leprosy crashes into Flippings left side, tearing off the skirt! This hit shunts the crippled Flipping Mad off of Aquarius, but Tony wants to see that bot dead. FLIP! Aquarius flipper finds Flipping Mads left side and tosses him over. Flipping Mad rights himself, but is too late to stop an incoming charge from the seemingly persistant Leprosy Infection.
CRASH!!!
And the flipper has taken MAJOR damage! Its all bent up at the front, and some small pieces have been removed from the edge! Leprosy Infection is the one to watch in this fight! But Aquarius isnt too keen on letting Leprosy have all the fun, and sliding the arm under Daves broken bot tosses him! FLIP! Flipping Mad is thrown across the arena and almost into a CPZ but thankfully just out of reach of Exa-Gore-Ics claws. Its about to get in reach though as Aquarius shoves him right in there! Double Big Mac instantly leaves his CPZ and weve got a melee! Ooh, Leprosy Infection has taken a shot from the arena saws there, and some sparks have flown, but hes resilient to the hit! Flipping Mad however is not so resilient. Exa-Gore-Ic has clamped upon his sides and begun to squeeze squeeze SQUEEZE the life out of him.
CRASH!
WHOA! Aquarius has just taken a shot from Double Big Macs hammers, and a panel off the back has been removed! But this also means that DBM is now completely out of control, and goes all gyroscope city until he crashes onto his head. :proud: Aquarius seems to be okay, and now hes all AWOL on Flipping Mads rear end. FLIP! Flipping Mad AND Exa-Gore-Ic are tossed up a bit, but come back down. Hey! Leprosy Infection charges into Exa-Gore-Ics side!
CRASH!!!
Ouch! That hadda hurt! Yes it did, especially if Exa-Gore-Ic is suddenly streaming smoke! The big house bot releases Flipping Mad, who (FLIP!) is tossed onto him by Aquarius. :proud: Leprosy charges Exa-Gore-Ic again, no drumming action visible. Exa-Gore-Ic is pinned by Leprosy, Aquarius AND Flipping Mad, and cant move! Aquarius lets out a mighty steam snort (FLIP!) sending Exa-Gore-Ic keeling up, almost onto his side, and Aquarius races under him. The Watcher comes over to try and put a stop to this madness but its no use. Aquarius finally tosses the big guy over (FLIP!) but Flipping Mad is rolled over and stuck in the CPZ between his two evil enemies. Not that he can do much, for Aquarius slides under the bent flipper and...you guessed it. FLIP! :proud:

CEASE!

Flipping Mad needs to see a physician. :proud:
Aquarius (5) and Leprosy Infection advance to Round 2!

Next battle: Breed vs. Rogue vs. Firestorm V

Predictions, tactics, and SOME activity...please?