Right. I said I'd do something quick with this tournament, so here we go.

In Memoriam...

THE CRASH & BURN TOURNAMENT 5


Heat A
Mobile Failure 2.5 (1) vs. Delirium Tremors 1.42

Delirium Tremors had a good try but in a war of trying to see who would pit who, Tracy came out on top and the 1st seed marched on!

Killotine: EVO vs. Broken Wings

Broken Wings used its axe to pound the utter tar out of poor Killotine: EVO, who had to settle for another Round 1 exit to the chagrin of builder Steven McGregor.

Heat A Final
Mobile Failure 2.5 (1) vs. Broken Wings

In the end it was Mobile Failure's shoves to the bumper hazards and constant pounding on top of Broken Wings that gave it the KO, but it nearly suffered one itself!


Heat B
Sheer Heart Attack 2 (3) vs. Revenge of Theseus

The Lumina Cloth arena wasn't too kind for the 3rd seed, and Revenge of Theseus shoved it out after a minute.

O.I.D. vs. G.R.O.S.S.

Not a good start for the "newcomer" Josh Noel. O.I.D. managed to get to the sides and ravage it.

Heat B Final
Revenge of Theseus vs. O.I.D.

Samuel Park gains further ground in the Lumina Cloth arena by shoving his 2nd spinner in a row out.


Heat C
Gabriel V (5) vs. Pyrrha

Gabriel managed to flip Pyrrha out of the arena very early on, and then took on Asterix Anarchius and tipped him over too!

WhipCoil vs. The Green Hornet

In the battle of greens, only one came out on top: WhipCoil. The Green Hornet was subjected to all the Casino Night Zone hazards and dismembered unpleasantly.

Heat C Final
Gabriel V (5) vs. WhipCoil

Unfortunately there wasn't much of Gabriel to grab, so WhipCoil lowered the jaws completely. This gave him the leverage he needed to get back in the game after being shoved to and fro by the tricky seed, and allowed him to overthrow Gabriel in the judges decision.


Heat D
Venus Fly Trap II (7) vs. CrOoKeD EvO

The Land of Confusion arena reared its ugly visage in this heat, and CrOoKeD utilized this by tossing Venus into the corner thrusters, which sent him very high indeed. After several of these unpleasant air rides, the impacts caused something within the 7th seed to break. CrOoKeD moved on!

Another Brick in the Wall vs. Assegain

Sadly Assegain's weapon worked nothing the way it wanted to against this particular opponent and it was rammed all over the Battlegrounds until eventually falling into the pit.

Heat D Final
CrOoKeD EvO vs. Another Brick in the Wall

Lumina Cloth arena, so you'd think a rammer would win this, correct? No sir. CrOoKeD managed to outmanoevure the crafty Badnik machine, flip it once, and wedge it to drive to the edge, and dump it down!


Heat E
LockJaw Epidemic (9) vs. Gehenna 2

So far it's been a seed massacre... LockJaw was looking to put an end to that, and succeeded in feeding Gehenna to Casino Night's bumper hazards. Thus, also succeeding in winning the match by KO!

Flick of the Wrist vs. Stormbringer

NFX's FRA career didn't have the best start at all. Stormbringer was shoved all around DeGroot Keep and within a few minutes was unable to move and left to the mercy of the house robots.

Heat E Final
LockJaw Epidemic (9) vs. Flick of the Wrist

And sadly the seed massacre continued. Seemingly nothing could stop Flick of the Wrist, and LockJaw was slammed into the Battlegrounds' pit early on.


Heat F
Mornington Crescent (11) vs. BIACS By Popular Demand

A quick win for Team Braveheart as BIACS was turned into shredded wheat before 45 seconds had passed.

Smashy Smashy vs. System Shock 4.0

A shove later and that was it for Smashy Smashy. He just couldn't hold his own on the Lumina Cloth arena.

Heat F Final
Mornington Crescent (11) vs. System Shock 4.0

In an incredible shock, System Shock was knocked out after several blows which took their toll on the chassis and dislodged a motor. Only after Mornington Crescent had been given a full-hazard tour of the Land of Confusion arena though. A seed broke the trend!


Heat G
Bloody Frigid (13) vs. Maelstrom

The number 13 claims another victim... its seed-holder! Maelstrom OOTA'd Bloody Frigid in barely 15 seconds!

Compression vs. Preda Raptor

Badnik was right about Compression being unable to grab much, but it didn't matter because Compression got under Preda Raptor every single time until the end of the match, where Preda Raptor was pitted.

Heat G Final
Maelstrom vs. Compression

However, Compression's claws were a fatal hindrance as Maelstrom got under one, popped it up, and shoved Compression into Casino Night hazards the entire match until Lewis' clamper gave out from all the abuse.


Heat H
Nidhogg³ (15) vs. Revolver Ocelot

Try as it might, Nidhogg couldn't get a good grip on Ocelot and spent all the match chasing it around and taking damage. At the end it was moving rather slowly and that did it in as Ocelot won the decision based on damage dealt.

MiDAS vs. Axeon 4.0

At the other end of the spectrum, these two axebots came to blows akin to the matches in the first heat. MiDAS' versatility, however, would eventually get the better of Axeon and Andy's bot got pushed over the edge of the Lumina area.

Heat H Final
Revolver Ocelot vs. MiDAS

An arena that would have favoured MiDAS let it down here. MiDAS hounded Ocelot all around DeGroot Keep but kept having its front forks smacked away, and they were incredibly bent. On the other hand, it managed to damage Ocelot's weapon array, but Ocelot then was able to use its rear end without fear of MiDAS' front forks, and shove MiDAS around. Ocelot won another tight JD.


Heat I
Genocide (16) vs. Wedga Ennea

Genocide was flipped all around the shop before it could probably spin-up. Wedga did accidentally hit one of the Casino Night bumpers and get smacked away, but after taking three blows from Genocide was able to get both it under control, and the match. Man, the seeds get no love, do they?

S.O.T.A.R. v2 vs. Darkestar

Alas, poor Darkestar, yeh were too young! S.O.T.A.R. proved too powerful and ripped the tracked vertical spinner to shreds.

Heat I Final
Wedga Ennea vs. S.O.T.A.R. v2

Wedga defeats its second spinner in a row by pinning it on the side of the Land of Confusion arena before taking too much damage.


Heat J
Imhotep (14) vs. Apocalypse II

Apocalypse does away with the seed with another OOTA, killing off yet ANOTHER seed. It then tried and failed to flip King Leer, another a few smacks from the enraged house robot.

Hypertension 4 vs. Druid 3.0

Hypertension 4 joined its eventual next opponent in the OOTA (possibly) club by tossing Druid 3.0 out after a surprisingly long contest in the Lumina Cloth arena.

Heat J Final
Apocalypse II vs. Hypertension 4

The hardest judges decision in the whole series. Incredibly evenly matched. Both had their share of flips, both took damage from the house robots, and both traversed DeGroot Keep like champs. But only one moved on, and via aggression, it was... APOCALYPSE II.


Heat K
Psychosis (12) vs. Coldforge

The first hit itself killed both robots... until the judges saw that Psychosis was twitching, therefore showing signs of life.

BugaBOOM vs. Cryoseism

A much better contest for NFX than he previous attempt, as Cryoseism messed Samuel's Park bugbot up bad before pushing it (and itself) down the pit.

[u]Heat K Final[/i]
Psychosis (12) vs. Cryoseism


Unfortunately Psychosis didn't recover well from the previous match and the first giant hit took it out immediately, leaving Cryoseism to move on.

Heat L
Lime-y (10) vs. Munch

The surprisingly efficient Munch disposed of the 10th seed fairly quickly via a drop-out from the Lumina Cloth arena. Lime-y was just too lengthy to manoeuvre around the attack well.

V For Vendetta vs. Truth or Consequences

Not Lewis' best moment. V was tossed all around the DeGroot Keep and finally pinned up against a wall it couldn't right itself from. Truth or Consequences then became the first robot to take out both house robots this tournament!

Heat L Final
Munch vs. Truth or Consequences

Despite ToC's bulky size, Munch was able to latch on just as easily as last match and feed it to the Casino Night bumpers, knocking a few batteries out of place. Running on half power, ToC soon was KO'd.


Heat M
Under Pressure [8] vs. Equinox II

Under Pressure pitted its foe very quickly indeed, in a record 9 seconds. Shunt then came in and pitted IT! ...and then fell on top of the competitors for some reason.

Slammer VI vs. All Bar Some

Translational spinners for the win! Slammer was sent back to the slammer via a KO through shock damage.

Heat M Final
Under Pressure ( vs. All Bar Some

Judges decision we went to, since Under Pressure couldn't grab All Bar Some properly, but neither could All Bar Some effectively take the seed out of commission. Jordan took the decision via, amazingly, control.


Heat N
Black Panther (6) vs. The Servant's Assistant

Alex Holt finally made some noise in this tourney, flipping and axing Servant into a hash that was then fed to the Battlegrounds' killsaws.

Kraze vs. Mad Dash 2.0

I scream, you scream, we all scream... for OOTA!!! And that's just what Kraze gave us. 2 of them, in fact! Mad Dash went out... and then Dead Metal, one of the harder robots to simply invert, followed! Team DarkZlayerz rep Count Bleck then gave Kraze a nasty scar for its trouble.

Heat N Final
Black Panther (6) vs. Kraze

That's about all the noise Alex Holt would make. Kraze racks up its 3rd OOTA with a flip over the DeGroot Keep wall.

(cont'd next post)