The Crash & Burn Mini-Tournament of Death 5

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I'll still be as active as ever on other forums, but here marks my official retirement from at least tournament writing. If activity peaks up again, I'll still compete, still redesign my machines. But from here on in, I'm putting the pen down.

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This is what I had to say after my major series, Crash & Burn 5, went pants. However, because it went pants, I feel I owe it to you guys to at least give you a proper send-off, if this is truly the end of FRA Fanfic. So I'm picking up Ye Olde rusty pen again. ;)

So, like last mini-tournament, I need 12 people to enter 2 heavyweight vapourbots.

Entry rules
- No flying or hovercraft robots :P
- Clusterbots are allowed, but they must be at most 4 bots weighing up to 100kg together. (weight limits apply for clusterbots too, but only if ALL the bots in the cluster have the same type of motivation)
- You can only have a maximum of 3 active weapons going at the same time
- Interchangeable robots are also allowed, but you may only use 5 attachments for the entire tournament if you have more than 5 attachments.

Weight limits for the robots:

- 100kg for wheeled machines, machines with treads (El Diablo Grande) and tracks (101).
- 110kg for shufflers (Son of Whyachi)
- 150kg for true walkers (Clawed Hopper)

The format of the tournament will be 3 heats of 8 robots. 2 robots go through from each heat. Now, unlike last tournament, the Grand Final will be comprised of 3 1v1 fights. The losers then duke it out in the losers' melee, from which one robot goes back into the running. From there it's 1v1 until we have a winner!

The arena will be much different now! Casino Night Zone, blueprinted by NWOWWE (Josh Noel) and rendered by myself! House robots will also be redesigned for this tournament, and will occupy the corners that don't have pulverizers. I will update this as necessary, but half of the house robots are redesigned already and the arena only needs some tweaking.

And that should be it. Get those entries in, everybody! :)

Lineup:
Mr death 2.5
Murder Is Fun

pzkforums.proboards.com

Im in

Ooh I actually saw a tourney in time to enter it! Black Panther and Tengu for me. http://alexjholt.com/vapours.html

Flick of the Wrist and Under Pressure for me, current version or otherwise

Awesome, that's three so far. Nine more to go, let's move it guys!

Cryoseism and MiDAS, please.

If you've still got the stats for Revolver Ocelot and Truth or Consequences handy, count me in.

Five so far! Seven more people needed! :)

Failure and SOTAR why not. :v

Revenge of Theseus and Creature From Black Lagoon.

The stats are on ZED discussion boards.

Sweet, five more. :) House robots are nearly all updated, btw, so... progress! :)

I'm going to enter WhipCoil and Coldforge.

Coldforge
http://gametechmods.com/uploads/imag...-Coldforge.png
Shape: Circular
Colour: Blue ring, white chassis with a black "plus" in the center as well as a blue diamond. It's hard to describe if you can't see the pic.
Weight: 100kg
Armour: 1/4 in. aluminum on the top and bottom
Drive: 4x Magmotor 150s
Power: 4 12-16ah NiCad packs
Motivation: 4x diamond-tread foam rubber tires
Top Speed: 13-14 mph
Ground Clearance: 1.5 cm
Turning Circle: 0
Dimensions: 100cm x 25cm
Weaponry: Friction-driven ring with two teeth and six beaters. The entire ring is one piece of metal. The ring itself is constructed out of 1/3 in. titanium and powered by an E-Tek motor that powers two wheels, which drive the ring. (this is a setup similar to BB veteran Ringmaster's)
Srimech: invertible

WhipCoil:
http://gametechmods.com/uploads/imag...hipcoil4.5.png
Shape: Basically Diesector, with wheel guards
Colour: Green, the jaws are a lighter green and have evil eyes
Weight: 100 kg
Armour: 1/3 in. 7075 Aluminum
Drive: 4x Ampflow A40-300 motors
Power: 4x 12-16ah NiCad packs
Motivation: 4x diamond-tread foam rubber tires
Top Speed: 15-16 mph
Ground Clearance: 2cm at the front, 3mm at the sides, rear plow is 2mm and the jaws can press into the ground for zero ground clearance
Turning Circle: 0
Dimensions: 75cm x 50cm x 25cm
Weaponry: Pneumatic jaws at the front made out of powered by a similar system as Diesector (the top and bottom jaws can move independently)and made out of the same aluminum as the chassis, as well as a rear plow made of 1/4 in. hardox.
Srimech: invertible
Notes: Crash & Burn Tournament 5 Champion

4 more :)

All right, I managed to get the arena up at last. And here it is.

Casino Night Zone - version 1.5

Yep! This Sonic-inspired stage has it all! A hammer corner, a bumper corner, and 2 Corner Patrol Zones. Drive over the middle slot in the slot machine to activate it (every 30 seconds), and if you get three in a row, the automatic hazards dish out MORE PAIN! Also some paddles and springs on opposite walls will send you for a loop! :proud:

I'm terrified of that spinner now! Love the redesign!:proud:

Awesome.

All right, just to update everybody, here's where we stand with the entry list so far:

Entries
1. Mr. Death (playzooki)
2. Murder Is Fun (playzooki)
3. Black Panther (Alex Holt)
4. Tengu VII (Alex Holt)
5. Flick of the Wrist (Martijn Benschop)
6. Under Pressure (Martijn Benschop)
7. Cryoseism (Nick Fisher)
8. MiDAS (Nick Fisher)
9. Revolver Ocelot (Josh Noel)
10. Truth or Consequences (Josh Noel)
11. Mobile Failure 2.5 (Tracy Farber)
12. S.O.T.A.R. v2 (Tracy Farber)
13. Revenge of Theseus (Samuel Park)
14. Creature From Black Lagoon (Samuel Park)
15. WhipCoil (Dylan McCarthy)
16. Coldforge (Dylan McCarthy)
17. ???
18. ???
19. ???
20. ???
21. ???
22. ???
23. ???
24. ???

So yeah, 4 more people needed. I know Steve and AJ expressed interest in entering, but I'd still need two more people after them. :)

Can i swap murder is fun with good for it please?

Sure, provided you have a link to its stats. :)

The Casino Night Zone looks great! :)

I'll enter Gehenna 2 and Psychosis.

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Originally Posted by kodster

Sure, provided you have a link to its stats. :)

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Pzkforums.proboards.com

What the hey. Throw in Wedge Devo and Killotine: EVO for old time's sake.

So I need just need two more, then. :)

Not me because i already entered!

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Originally Posted by majinb

Not me because i already entered!

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You're no help at all! :p

Okay, I've just received entries from Lian (The Servant's Assistant and Empty Inside), and I doubt we're going to get one more entrant from the way things are going right now, so I've put in two realies. Now let's kick this off!

Entries
1. Mr. Death (playzooki)
2. Good For It (playzooki)
3. Black Panther (Alex Holt)
4. Tengu VII (Alex Holt)
5. Flick of the Wrist (Martijn Benschop)
6. Under Pressure (Martijn Benschop)
7. Cryoseism (Nick Fisher)
8. MiDAS (Nick Fisher)
9. Revolver Ocelot (Josh Noel)
10. Truth or Consequences (Josh Noel)
11. Mobile Failure 2.5 (Tracy Farber)
12. S.O.T.A.R. v2 (Tracy Farber)
13. Revenge of Theseus (Samuel Park)
14. Creature From Black Lagoon (Samuel Park)
15. WhipCoil (Dylan McCarthy)
16. Coldforge (Dylan McCarthy)
17. Gehenna 2 (Andrew Jackson)
18. Psychosis (Andrew Jackson)
19. Wedge Devolution (Steven McGregor)
20. Killotine: EVO (Steven McGregor)
21. The Servant's Assistant (Lian Walsh)
22. Empty Inside (Lian Walsh)
23. Dantomkia (realie; 2014 version)
24. Last Rites (realie; 2013 version)

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The Crash & Burn Mini-Tournament of Death 5

Heat A
Revolver Ocelot vs. The Servant's Assistant vs. Dantomkia vs. Psychosis
WhipCoil vs. Flick of the Wrist vs. MiDAS vs. Revenge of Theseus

Heat B
Mobile Failure 2.5 vs. Last Rites vs. Black Panther vs. Mr. Death
Coldforge vs. Creature From Black Lagoon vs. Cryoseism vs. Killotine: EVO

Heat C
Empty Inside vs. S.O.T.A.R. v2 vs. Gehenna 2 vs. Under Pressure
Truth or Consequences vs. Tengu VII vs. Good For It vs. Wedge Devolution

Tactics, predictions and all that jazz. :proud:

Tactics:

Heat A with Ocelot:

-Try to concentrate on the wedgy bots (avoid Psychosis in other words).

-Mostly find a safe spot to play hazard so I don't let the wedge bots get to my sides.


Heat C with ToC:

-Go on a flipping spree!

-Don't let the spinners attack my sides!

-Ram/flip bots into the other spinners!


Predictions:

Heat A:
Revolver Ocelot, Psychosis
Flick of the Wrist, MiDAS

Heat B:
Last Rites, Black Panther
Cryosiesem, Killotine EVO

Heat C:
S.O.T.A.R., Under Pressure
Truth or Consequences, Tengu VII


Jazz!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVggc7SUhj4

WhipCoil:
Go for MiDAS first and get revenge for last week in FRR. Avoid the two rammy brick monstrosities as I do so. Try to be aggressive and attack everyone though, my main two targets here are MiDAS and Flick. Try to take them out before Theseus.


Coldforge:
Aim for Killotine first as it seems the most fragile. Try not to take any damage from the axe. Use my 360 degrees of weapon to defend from other attacks. After Killotine dies aim for Creature, and aim for the wheels. Really should be a simple match.

IT BEGIIIINS! [/Dalek]

I'll get my tactics in order nearer the time of my Heats. In the meantime, I'll take a gamble on Psychosis, The Servant's Assistant, Flick of the Wrist and Midas to survive the first eliminators.

Time to crash and burn again! Hurrah! :proud:

Mr death : kill mf2.5 and black panther. avoid last rites. use the spinner. If i have to attack lr, make him go spinner to spinner

gfi2: idk attack anyone, avoid hazards.

TACTICS

MiDAS: Smash things with my axe, which is the only properly damaging weapon in the fight, and try not to get flipped, clamped or lifted. Prop them up with my lifters if I have to.

Cryoseism: Spin up and hit things. Try to team up with Coldforge against the other two if possible. Avoid Killotine's axe, smash its sides up, and go for Creature's wheels.


PREDICTIONS

Heat A:
Revolver Ocelot & Psychosis
MiDAS & Revenge of Theseus

Heat B:
Last Rites & Black Panther
Cryoseism & Coldforge

Heat C:
Gehenna 2 & S.O.T.A.R V2
Tengu VII & Truth or Consequences


Couldn't find any jazz, so have this selection music instead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q6PNPSdQ8A

Tactics:

Heat A with Psychosis:

-Try to concentrate on the wedgy bots (avoid Revolver Ocelot in other words).

-Mostly find a safe spot to play hazard so I don't let the wedge bots get to my... sides?

Whatever, just kill stuff. :proud:

Welcome to the Crash & Burn Mini-Tournament of Death 5! 8) Over the course of the last 4 tournaments, we've had a nice wave of interesting opponents win the gold! PsycloniZer, Do Or Die, Monsoon Season, and Vertigo all have nice shiny trophies on display in their homes. PsycloniZer is sadly the only one who has returned to reclaim its crown, as Psychosis. The trouble is, there are 23 other machines in his way! And each of them has the bite to match their bark!

So let's get stuck in, shall we? ;)

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Heat A
Round 1
Revolver Ocelot vs. The Servant's Assistant vs. Dantomkia vs. Psychosis

Hailing from the United States of America is a lean, mean, fighting machine named Revolver Ocelot, affectionally named after the Metal Gear character. It has decent 4-wheel-drive and a hefty 15kg spinning bar at the front, capable to putting out 50 kilojoules. That's more than Typhoon 2 could put out, you betcha. 7mm G5 Titanium is nice as well but could fall prey to the heavier spinners, and that rear wedge doesn't work inverted.
Mini-Tourn History: None

And here's the first of our three British machines in this melee. The Servant's Assistant is a nice compact little box-wedge with 6-wheel-drive, decent 4-motor drivetrain, and a nice top speed of 40mph! Though it's electronically limited to 18mph, it's still quite robust. It has a decent flipper which can hoist 500kg fairly easily, and some side semi-circle panels to prevent it from being stranded. The 6mm Titanium however could be eaten up by today's standard spinners.
Mini-Tourn History: None

The second British machine in the fight, and the third overall, is none other than Mike Lambert's own real robot, Dantomkia! Now in its 5th incarnation, it has an all-Hardox shell and ye olde reliable Bosch 750w driving its 2 wheels. Its flipper has been upgraded greatly over the latest version, but an axe could likely find its way within the flipper gap...
Mini-Tourn History: None

And the final British machine to be introduced here is none other than our first champion, Psychosis! Not radically changed from its championship incarnation: still the same cylindrical shape with spinning hammers on a triangular frame, and 4-wheel-drive driven by A28-400s. However, the spinning ring itself is now comprised of 20mm Ti10V alloy instead of Hardox, and thanks to two smaller motors powering the ring, it puts out less energy than it did before, though this will protect it more from self-knockouts. Will AJ regain his crown?
Mini-Tourn History:
MT1: Defeated Dolce in the Final to become champion!
MT2: Lost out to Hypertension Mk 3 and Skid in Round 1.

Roboteers, stand by...

House robots: Teresa, Asterix Quickfix

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(continued next post; curse 10000 character limits! :P)

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Another start, another tournament. Let's get it on! :proud:

Looks like the quickest in this fight is Dantomkia, surprisingly, who jettisons near the sides of The Servant's Assistant and attempts to flip them over! But Lian isn't as defeated as that. With a burst of speed from the box-wedge, suddenly Dantomkia finds its prey gone and it stops quizzically. Where's The Servant? Right there! They backed up and let Dantomkia drive directly in front of them! Servant's mean, inn'ee? :proud: But not nearly as mean as the resulting flip, which sends Dantomkia tumbling across the arena! And who else to get flung into than our fellow American entrant? With a sickening CRUNCH, Revolver Ocelot gets its first hit of the fight by shearing into the front corner of Dantomkia, sending Mike Lambert's newest darling twirling about like an old vinyl record! Revolver indeed! Dantomkia gets nailed again as they spin, and this time there's a noticeable dent in that Hardox shell! Dantomkia isn't going to take that lying down, though, and shrugging off a glancing third hit, they get under Revolver Ocelot and flip the black beast onto its back! And there's another flip! Ocelot could be in trouble! Oho, could the tables turn here?! The momentarily forgotten former champion says NO! Psychosis, up to full speed now, charges into Dantomkia's backside and delivers all those lovely 75 kilojoules of energy into that Hardox shell; Dantomkia is shot into the side wall! But Psychosis didn't fare much better in terms of displacement; they got sent back several feet too! Servant capitalizes on the ex-champ's stunned state, moving straight in between the hammers into the main body, and flicking Psychosis into the air! The durable ring spinner nonetheless falls with a CRASH and Servant keeps with him, making sure he can't spin up at all! Away they go to the hammer corner! And as the pulverizer awaits its delicious offering of metal, Revolver Ocelot is trying to claw one back for the spinners here, and it's doing a good job of it so far as that bar continues to smack Dantomkia away, denting the front corners up more and more after each hit, and the team under captain Mike Lambert look displeased. Oho, there's a particularly savage hit and Dantomkia has pretty visible damage by now... but what's this? They've charged back in?! Oh no! Ocelot's bar stops demolishing! They're flipped again! The flipper of Dantomkia is cleverly tucked because the two wedge points, so it's not like Revolver Ocelot can rip it off, and boy has that benefitted the Dantomkia boys! There's another flip, and they're approaching our newest addition to the house robot family: Teresa, the nun who's very cross! :proud: It seems Josh Noel of Team Blood Gulch has a bad history with the house robot - how could that be? Why, he looks more like a raging Scotsman than an American at the moment! But they reach the CPZ anyway, and Teresa snags Ocelot. Dantomkia isn't done, though! There's another flip before Teresa can react, and Ocelot goes flying over the house robot!

While Mike Lambert is having his fun, the pulverizer has been beating a resounding beat into the top armour of Psychosis, each hit making a resounding THUD, but hardly phasing the spinning monster. The Servant's Assistant keeps him there... watch out, Lian! Remember what happened to Killer B! Servant backs off, but adds a flip as a parting shot. Psychosis gets a hammer momentarily caught up on the pulverizer's axle stand, sparking a scare within Andrew Jackson, but a stray hammer hit dislodges the ex-champ. The problem with that is... Servant's able to immediately attack again! Wow! Psychosis continues to ingest more hammer torture! Lian Walsh is enjoying this wholeheartedly, and shares a joke with his teammates, while Andy is trying everything he can to try and get Psychosis to escape this with some kind of dignity... and escape he does! Another stray hammer hit has knocked the cylindrical terror away from Servant's grasp! Lian tears his eyes back to the match and Servant chases Psychosis down, but Psychosis is up to a respectable enough RPM to bounce into Servant's corner and send them both flying, and now Psychosis begins to really get spun up! The pulverizer hits have only served to make the former champion mad as hell, and he's not gonna take it anymore! Servant blazes in like a freight train, but a deft slide to the side allows Psychosis to get in a major shot! And Servant, getting flung away like a ragdoll, takes some heavy damage here, as an entire front panel, just beside the flipper, has been flung off entirely, exposing the mechanics within! Psychosis must have invoked the spirit of Son of Whyachi; tearing off titanium panels was the shuffler's strategy! :proud: Servant approaches more cautiously, pretending the facial damage was but superficial. Psychosis sticks and moves, not allowing Servant to get a clear shot. Eventually, though, Lian has to bite the bullet if he wants anything done, here, and charges Psychosis! But sadly, that was just what the Shropshire spinner was expecting! Another corner hit dislodges the side panel somewhat and sends Servant skittering across the arena...

...to crash into the back of Dantomkia! At last, the two battles have merged! Dantomkia turns about as Ocelot languishes, stuck behind Teresa, and gets under The Servant's Assistant! Using its improved flipping arm, it launches Servant into the air, who crashes upside-down. Lian quickly self-rights, but not quick enough! Psychosis, though moving slower than usual, has made tracks on him and now belts out another heavy blow, smacking Servant into the side of the house robot not too far away! Teresa gets under Servant and shoves him away, allowing Ocelot to finally make his escape! Dantomkia, however, isn't having any of that, and promptly attacks the American robot again, flipping and propping Ocelot up against the corner, only for Ocelot for fall back down onto it. Dantomkia backs up for a better angle, when Psychosis catches up yet again! Mike Lambert wasn't blind to this, but Dantomkia can't turn in time and they eat a huge shot to the side, which is deadly because they were right next to the wall and are mashed right against it! Teresa is back for more pain dishing, and promptly punches Revolver Ocelot. Josh gets the message and hurries out of there, managing to dodge Psychosis, who's spinning up again. Servant is twitching, but not quite immobile... so Revolver Ocelot takes the cheap shot and buries the bar into their side! Servant gets sent right over the slots! Robotnik, Robotnik... Tails. Aw, poot. No overpowered hazards today, gents. :proud: More importantly, Team Blood Gulch has had the last say on the fate of Servant... unless you count The Watcher moving to make the first count-out of the tournament!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!

And The Servant's Assistant is the first to go! Asterix is out of his CPZ like a flash, and due to the veteran house robot's enhanced power, he bulldozes into Servant and mashes them so hard against the wall you'd have thought an earthquake just struck! :proud: Dantomkia meanwhile is back in business, getting under the now sluggish Psychosis and tossing it into the air! But Revolver Ocelot comes to the rescue, delivering a hefty shot to the rear of the Lambert machine! Now it's Dantomkia that's sluggish, and now it can't catch up to Psychosis before the ex-champ is back at full deadly RPMs! Ocelot takes another bite out of Dantomkia! This pings him into Psychosis, who pinballs him back into Ocelot! Keeping with the arena theme, are we, boys? :proud: Ocelot hasn't had a chance to spin up again so he kind of pushes Dantomkia into Psychosis, and Psychosis wails on Dantomkia with another hit. Dantomkia sails into the side wall... and finally lies still, beat broken and scarred! As Asterix lifts up the remains of Servant, The Watcher sidles over to Dantomkia's prone form and delivers its eulogy...
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!

CEASE!

It was a strong start for the British flippers, but in the end they were torn up and spun out! Bar and cage prevail as Revolver Ocelot and the former champion Psychosis advance to Round 2!

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Next: WhipCoil vs. Flick of the Wrist vs. MiDAS vs. Revenge of Theseus

[17:44:41] Martijn: I will post it here anyway and copy it onto the forum :P
[17:44:44] Kody Kunz: it will ermz
[17:44:45] Kody Kunz: okay
[17:44:46] Kody Kunz: :P
[17:46:09] Martijn: the next thing I need to determine
[17:46:13] Martijn: is who my opponents are
[17:46:33] Martijn: I do this
[17:46:37] Martijn: because I'm a pro
[17:46:40] Martijn: I know what I'm doing
[17:46:43] Kody Kunz: http://themongooseden.proboards.com/thread/3/midas
[17:46:44] Kody Kunz: #1
[17:47:08] Martijn: oh I didn't mean to ask you to deliver them to me on a platter, but thanks
[17:47:08] Kody Kunz: http://strickenone.proboards.com/thr...evenge-theseus

#2
[17:47:11] Kody Kunz: and WhipCoil is directly in the thread
[17:47:15] Kody Kunz: I'm being nice =P
[17:47:20] Martijn: I was deliberately being eleborate with my tactics for comic effect
[17:47:24] Kody Kunz: lol
[17:53:50] Martijn: oh, Sam DID enter your thing, respect
[17:53:57] Martijn: seemed to remember he hadn't entered anything
[17:54:00] Kody Kunz: heh
[17:55:02] Martijn: what is Sam's name on ZED again? xD
[17:55:13] Kody Kunz: sampark424?
[17:55:18] Kody Kunz: wait
[17:55:18] Kody Kunz: ZED?
[17:55:20] Kody Kunz: damn it xD
[17:55:33] Kody Kunz: Speedy
[17:55:39] Kody Kunz: that's his username
[17:55:54] Martijn: that's the one
[17:56:13] Martijn: Jul 2, 2009 at 4:01am
[17:56:15] Martijn: o geez
[17:56:22] Martijn: has even Sam been around for 5 years already?
[17:56:30] Kody Kunz: seems like it
[17:56:35] Kody Kunz: longer if you count FRA
[17:56:44] Kody Kunz: I'd say 6+ years
[17:56:56] Martijn: magic happened
[17:56:57] Martijn: ok
[17:57:05] Martijn: a rather lifty/flippy fight
[17:57:15] Martijn: I will go for...
[17:57:28] Martijn: the sides/rear of Theseus/Whipcoil
[17:57:45] Martijn: if in the right position MIDAS is fine too but he has better wedge protection
[17:57:58] Martijn: I have cool drive and speed so yeah lets do that
[17:58:10] Martijn: get under and lift and... spinner PREFERABLY
[17:58:12] Martijn: maybe hammer
[17:58:27] Kody Kunz: mkay
[17:58:29] Martijn: lifting/pushing 1 opponent puts me in danger of being attacked by another
[17:58:36] Martijn: therefor I prefer the spinner
[17:58:47 | 17:59:04 bewerkt] Martijn: because it will go BANG and I can fight on
[17:58:50] Kody Kunz: gotcha
[17:58:57] Martijn: fight*
[17:59:24] Martijn: ermz, yeah
[17:59:29] Martijn: will copy this into the forum :P
[17:59:41] Kody Kunz: ok :P

WhipCoil vs. Flick of the Wrist vs. MiDAS vs. Revenge of Theseus


Locked and loaded for a mini-tournament, comes none other than the current major champion of Crash & Burn 5, WhipCoil! He's a curious compact little gun, similar to SHW Diesector with pneumatic clamping jaws and 8mm aluminium armour, and 4 Ampflow motor driving its 4-wheel-drive. It's invertible too, but not as effective and lack of damaging weaponry may be its doom.
Mini-Tourn History: None


Blazing into its first Mini-Tournament is Martijn Benschop's rammer, Flick of the Wrist. It's shaped like Robot Wars veteran Tornado, but it's a lot faster overall at 22mph. It also has 7mm titanium, B42-500 MagMotors with some decent power, and a pair of lifting forks at the front, which can be held up while ramming to spear opponents. But his manoeuvrability won't be the best...
Mini-Tourn History: None


Trust the MiDAS touch! It has a powerful lifter/axe combo, and some good drivetrain, akin to the Dutch rammer here as well. However, its armour is not the greatest. But come on, it's GOLD. :proud:
Mini-Tourn History: None


And our last happy entrant is yet another robot newcomer, Revenge of Theseus. It's basically an Atomic clone with Hardox armour, a wedge extension, and great drive power. As with all flippers, the gas supply will run out, and there's no real way to do real damage with the flipper...
Mini-Tourn History: None


Roboteers, stand by...


House robots: Rorschach, Count Bleck


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ACTIVATE!


Flick of the Wrist is the quicker, here! It's gone out to mid-arena... WhipCoil is after MiDAS, and Revenge of Theseus... goes after MiDAS as well! Perfect opportunity for the Dutch machine to get its licks in. MiDAS manages to slide his lifters in-between the gaps in WhipCoil's jaws, but as they lock together, RoT slams into the back of MiDAS, and gets under the back of it, flipping them both! Not exactly the best situation for WhipCoil to be in, as their weaponry is less effective, now, but MiDAS manages to right itself. Theseus is more bent on attacking MiDAS however, and continues to go after it! MiDAS meets the plucky Atomic-alike and the lifter slides under the approaching flipper. Flick of the Wrist adds to the pain by slamming into the side of Theseus, which isn't protected by a skirt! MiDAS turns about as Flick gets under RoT and lifts it, shoving it all the way across the arena to find that juicy new hazard, the spinner! And with a monumental CRASH, Flick is repelled and Rot goes flying across the arena! WhipCoil chases it down, eager to prove he's worth his salt. MiDAS switches targets now and attacks Flick of the Wrist, and Flick responds by... running away. Confused, MiDAS nonetheless stalks the Dutch rammer, who's rushing at the back of WhipCoil. WhipCoil shoves into RoT, whose side is really gouged up, but an incoming FotW barrels into the green machine, expertly sliding under and allowing Theseus to escape. But MiDAS is hot on Flick's tail, and reminds Martijn of his presence by slamming the axe down on Flick's titanium shell. It doesn't make too much of a dent though, but MiDAS' lifter proves to be more effective as it gets under Flick and tips him up. WhipCoil turns about, freed from Flick's control, and he gets to Flick's side. Together, Nick and Dylan manage to push Martijn's machine into the hammer corner, and Flick takes a beating - WHOA!!! Theseus didn't want to be left out and got under MiDAS, sending the golden machine cartwheeling through the air! It lands right-side-up, and this allows Flick of the Wrist to back out of the hammer area, away from WhipCoil, who pursues with diligence!


Theseus continues its mean streak! FLIP! MiDAS goes flying! He crashes! Theseus doesn't let up! FLIP! CRASH! MiDAS is reeling! Theseus moves in - and misses! He flips himself! MiDAS is already back on its feet, and moves in before Theseus can self-right... but self-right the flipper does! Only, it's onto MiDAS front end anyway! And MiDAS takes them right into the corner where Rorschach is! The house robot quite sees Theseus as the villain and makes its mark of justice known; the claw that comes down on Theseus has 6 tons... at the tip! That's enough to penetrate that otherwise tough 3.5mm Hardox on Theseus, and crunch right in! MiDAS backs off a few inches, and then starts hammering away with the axe! Poor Theseus is getting bombarded! Meanwhile, Flick and WhipCoil are sharing a dance and Flick seems to be winning! With its range reduced to that one narrow clamp, WhipCoil is up against it as Flick dodges about and rams the C&B5 champ into the wall! And along the wall! They're getting near the spinner now, and WhipCoil can't find purchase to get away!


CRAAASH!!!


And nobody will be left in any doubt how the tournament got it name after that hit!!! WhipCoil's entire side has just been completely ravaged! Worse yet, he's still not out of the clutches of Flick of the Wrist... Martijn goes in for another beating!


CRAAASH!!!


More cruelty to the Ignition machine! And... I think that's it! They were just completely overwhelmed by the hazard... side ripped wide open and mechanics broken, one of the wheels ripped into... but most importantly, they aren't moving! And...
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!


WhipCoil's out! And while that's being going out, Rorschach has released Revenge of Theseus, who's definitely moving much slower now, and the flipper's been buckled! Noticing this, MiDAS goes in for another onslaught... up goes the lifter, and Theseus falls onto its back! ...and there will be no flipper firing today! MiDAS has done enough - Theseus is surely finished! Flick of the Wrist spins in the middle of the arena to let out its feelings as The Watcher finishes counting out WhipCoil and now heads over to Revenge of Theseus!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!


CEASE!


It's a good day to be a 6-wheeled machine! Flick of the Wrist and MiDAS advance to Round 2!

And the next round:

Heat A
Round 2
MiDAS vs. Revolver Ocelot
Psychosis vs. Flick of the Wrist

Tactics, predictions, thoughts on how Round 1 was, and whatever else floats your boat. :proud:

Tactics:

-Oh boy. Well definitely avoid hazards/housebots for one thing. Give MiDAS a facefull of spinning bar at every opportunity and try to keep him from getting around to my sides/back as much as I can. If I can wreck the lifter it'll make it harder for him to slam me around.

Predictions:
Revolver Ocelot
Psychosis

Round 1 was leet, so here's moar jazz!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs93_bFuTXs

Revolver Ocelot? Expletives. What I would like to do if he starts bar-down is raise my lifters slightly so they pass over his bar, and I can then use them as a keep-away implement to push against his chassis. Hopefully. Then smash his weapon array with my axe repeatedly until his weapon breaks, at which point bring the lifters back down and start pushing him around the place while still smashing him with my axe. If he starts spinny-side-up, try and push him about with the plow on the back. If that fails, distract Josh with how gorgeous MiDAS looks by being all shiny shiny.

Heat A Final: Revolver Ocelot vs. Flick of the Wrist