Featherweight World Championships 2015 - Fantasy Fights

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18th January 2015, 15:12
Eventorizon

Featherweight World Championships 2015 - Fantasy Fights

With the list of competitors from the RoboChallenge World Championships now known, even if we don't know what all the robots are, I was wondering what qualifier fights I would like to see.

Given the range of competitors and unknown quantities, I reckon some groundless and crazy dreaming might do us all some good!

So, I have 3 fights I would like to see, one is for the shear chaos, one for the difficulty of the decision and the last is me wanting to finally meet these machines in the arena.

-Fight 1: Decimator VS Beauty 2 VS 722
Insane horizontal against the best flipper in Europe against the best drum in Europe. This I can see going a number of ways. Beauty either gets both machines out quickly, Decimator takes out both 722 and Beauty with 2 colossal hits or 722 tosses Decimator over the wall, NST style, and then is able to out drive and ruin Beauty's flipper edge so it goes to a judges decision.

-Fight 2: Anubis vs Twisted Sister vs The Toonimator
3 Horizontals, all with different designs. Twisted Sister (I've been told this was Savage Evo at one point) has battle history and placed 3rd one year. Toonimator has the killing of Beauty 2 to its name but hasn't been seen in years. Finally Anubis has fought under a different guise recently but is known to pack a punch with is interesting weapon and unique armour shape.

-Fight 3: Conker 3 vs Rango 2 vs Galactus
I've been dying to fight Ellis ever since Tormenta 1 and Conker 1 sat side by side with 3 wheels a piece back in 2011. I've also fought Galactus before in 2014, but after taking myself out with a loose drive motor that battle never really got going. With Rango and Galactus having not fought before it will be an interesting friendly joust to see who comes out on top!
18th January 2015, 15:40
RogueTwoRobots

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Originally Posted by Eventorizon

Twisted Sister (AKA Omen) has battle history but has never really made any progress.

I guess battling through to 3rd place at a UK Championship doesn't count for much these days then? :P
18th January 2015, 16:07
Eventorizon

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Originally Posted by RogueTwoRobots

I guess battling through to 3rd place at a UK Championship doesn't count for much these days then? :P

I had no idea what it had managed to do :-P But given no one ever mentioned it I figured it never made it very far.
18th January 2015, 16:08
Flag Captured

Minimoth vs Ice Storm (if it's what I think it is) vs Mini Mighty Mouse vs Legion (with Chaos 2 livery) vs Predator vs Venom vs 360 vs Tinyhurtz.

That'd never happen... but how awesome would that be? Mini Robot Wars reunion haha!
18th January 2015, 16:18
calumco

Is there a list of the competitors out there?
18th January 2015, 16:29
psychostorm

Not until all the entries are replied.
18th January 2015, 16:45
RogueTwoRobots

Well the full list is already out there on the intarwebz, minor tweaks might be made if people don't confirm by 31st January, but it gives a pretty good indication of who'll all be there.
18th January 2015, 17:04
maddox10

Twisted sister had another name when build and rebuild. And no, it wasn't Omen.
18th January 2015, 17:35
cliveb

It used to be Savage Evo didn't it ?
18th January 2015, 18:35
psychostorm

Decimator? What bot is that?
18th January 2015, 18:42
Eventorizon

Decimator is an horizontal from australia... its seriously dangerous: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdams4_Bsc0
It doesn't look like much but he actually broke Mr Mangles whisk, 20mm thick steel.
18th January 2015, 19:17
cliveb

one hit and the disc stopped working
18th January 2015, 19:19
Eventorizon

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Originally Posted by cliveb

one hit and the disc stopped working

Yeah, that's its one weakness. Mr Mangle's whisk twisted his disc so it would touch his own armour. But if its against anything else I would be willing to bet it would cause a lot of damage.
18th January 2015, 19:38
Flag Captured

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Originally Posted by Eventorizon

Yeah, that's its one weakness. Mr Mangle's whisk twisted his disc so it would touch his own armour. But if its against anything else I would be willing to bet it would cause a lot of damage.

Don't forget though, there's been time to make adjustments to it too... which is a terrifying thought in its own right!
18th January 2015, 20:17
Eventorizon

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Originally Posted by Flag Captured

Don't forget though, there's been time to make adjustments to it too... which is a terrifying thought in its own right!

Hmmm, good point! Binky is getting a new disc for example! I am actually really pleased with the design. Conker is also getting a new whisk, despite Grant, James and Nicks help the original is just not straight enough to be used again.

Hey Dave, you know that massive knuckle duster you were thinking about...
18th January 2015, 20:55
maddox10

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Originally Posted by cliveb

It used to be Savage Evo didn't it ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWK6dyvRkWc
18th January 2015, 22:10
overkill

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eventorizon

Decimator is an horizontal from australia... its seriously dangerous: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdams4_Bsc0
It doesn't look like much but he actually broke Mr Mangles whisk, 20mm thick steel.

The whisk is actually 32mm thick! Not to take anything away from Decimator, but Mr Mangle basically broke itself by hitting Decimator's rear with enough speed to dig into the Bisalloy (Hardox equivalent) and stall the whisk - the poor design couldn't take the stress. Both bots are getting major upgrades and will do better in the UK; I hear that Glen is upgrading to a titanium bar and possibly a crazy powerful hub motor.

My fantasy fight is Mr Mangle VS 722 VS either of the Beauties: can the spinners stay away from each other long enough to finish off the flipper?
19th January 2015, 00:22
GlenR

Any of the horizontal spinner vs the Vertical spinner fight will do me just fine! :D