Battlebots: Beyond The Battlebox

I predict...
Another of Andres bots to bite the dust.
Back to Rock III is too good for Sir Spinalot me thinks.

You are still doing this tourney right, Chris?
Im not telling you to hurry up or anything, do it at your own pace by all means I jst hope it hasnt died.

Dont worry, its not being discontinued.

Sorry for the lack of updates, but Ive been busy with college work, and also some research concerning the actual show. Youll see why when the vapour competition is over.

...incidentally, what was the secret reason they couldnt be realies? Just out of curiosity.

I may as well tell you.

That was part of the aforementioned research. Alongside the vapour tournament, I was intending to have an All-Stars tournament as well, featuring the eight top Battlebots from each weight division, in pretty much the same sort of tournament as what Im currently doing. So, basically, once I finish with the vapours, Ill be doing some realies as well.

And yes, there will be rumbles, for all eight sets.

Ah, that makes sense. :) *makes mental note to watch more Battlebots*

Thats great Chris. I was just wondering, but now Im happy again...
Its a while till any of my fights anyway. The first one will probably be E cLawdius Unum v System Shock, which Im probably gonna lose anyway unless I can push Steven onto the killsaws.
Good thing Im already redesigning System Shock, I know it hasnt even fought yet, but its old fashioned.

For those wondering, I should have another fight written up on Tuesday or Wednesday.

For Joey, if you wish to do some BB research, I suggest you check up on...

ffffff>Ankle Biter
Backlash
Biohazard
Dead Blow
Death By Monkeys
Diesector
Dr Inferno Jr
Gamma Raptor
Hazard
Hexadecimator
Killerhurtz
Little Drummer Boy
Minion
New Cruelty
Overkill
Punjar
Rammstein
Ronin
S.O.B
Sallad
Son Of Whyachi
T Minus
Tazbot
Toe Crusher
Toro
Turtle
Vlad The Impaler
Vladiator
Voltronic
Wedge Of Doom
Ziggo
Zion

Yes, THEY were the results of my research. Expect to see them in the near future.

(Message edited by Dinowarrior on April 27, 2008)

PART 3

Welcome back, Battlebots fanatics. Weve already got a lightweight and a middleweight through to the Semi-Finals, so now lets see if we can get a heavyweight in. Today, our competitors are Back To Rock 3 and Sir Spinalot. Lets check them out...

Back To Rock 3 was built by Martijn M Benschop of Team Varying Every Day. A box shape with a scoop, it has a large lifting arm which incorporates its own sawblade. He should be a tough bot to beat.

Sir Spinalot is another creation of Andre. Looking a lot like The Revolutionist, he has a large spinning bar surrounding his robot.

Anyway, were going ringside now...

Introducing first, in the red square to my left...hes the king of spin. Or, at least, he hopes to be. He wants to rule you with an iron fist, and his spinning blade. Please welcome...SIR SPINALOT!!

And his oppodent, in the blue square to my right...Theres nothing classic about him. He has no vibes, hates heavy metal and the only Pop youll get from him is when he bursts the balloons of other robots success. Hes...BACK TO ROCK 3!!

THE BOX IS LOCKED, THE LIGHTS ARE ON, ITS ROBOT FIGHTING TIME!!

And the first of our heavyweights come forward. They both travel at similar speeds, Back To Rock 3 being slightly the faster of the two. Sir Spinalots blade is starting to spin, but its so massive, it looks like Andre is having difficulty controlling it. Back To Rock 3 manages to get underneath Sir Spinalot. Sparks already start flying, as the saw blade cuts into the titanium. Back To Rock slowly starts to lift Sir Spinalot up. Sir Spinalot is raised higher and higher...a closer inspection of the underside reveals foam! Back To Rocks blade has managed to cut into one of the tyres. Thats not going to do him any favours...OH! And FINALLY, Sir Spinalot is on his back! The weight of his bar proved too much. Back To Rock 3 spins in celebration. Sir Spinalot just lies there. Hes twitching every so often, but he cannot self-right. His bar is just too large and too heavy for the self-righter on top to effectively knock him back over. Theres no way out here. And the referee is already counting down Andres second robot. Once again, he goes nowhere.

*BUZZ!*

And thats it. An easy victory. Now fast forward, and...

THE WINNER, BY KNOCKOUT, IN THE BLUE SQUARE, BACK TO ROCK 3!!

Not close by any definition.

NEXT TIME: Its the big boys. The Superheavyweights. And Sekhmet is ready to rumble. But will he be able to defeat the mighty Flick Of The Wrist? Well see.

Uh...Sekhmets a girl, the only one out of all my creations :proud:

Tactics are up above.