Pussycat Tribute Tournament 3...continued!

[alex_holt]

I think I am going to have to agree with them myself, HtBP is only effective against certain types of opponents and skirted rambots are not one of them, I only beat most things because I can outmanouver them and use the weapon combo, the only thing I can go here is hit and run yet again, using the axe as its skirted, I suppose if I hit it for long enough I may just do something, but from here it looks like a dead end...

However on the outlook this gives me a worst position of eigth, and the quality of my opponent means that it could well be higher.

[velociraptor]

Great writing, Steven! I predict that Ultraverter will beat HTBP, and The Business Ends will beat The Crashing Bore if its fast enough to get to the rear, otherwise TCB could pull off a shock.

[steven_mcg]

Umpteen thanks once more, guys! Now, I give thee the Pyramid Pummelling and the Clash of Kings II - aka the search for our first 2 Finalists...

SEMI-FINAL 1
ROUND 2
BATTLE 1
HEIR TO BLACK PANTHER Vs ULTRAVERTER

House Robots- Shunt and Mr Psycho

Roboteers Stand By......
3...2...1...
ACTIVATE!!!!!!!!!!

Both robots meet in the arena centre!! Heir to Black Panther tries to manoeuvre round to UltraVerter€™s side for an axe attack, but the Aussie pyramid simply slams into the turning veteran and slips one of the skirts underneath Alex€™s machine!! Fortunately, HTBP isn€™t far enough up the front to meet the flipper arm, but Tom€™s about to change that!! Sending UltraVerter into full-on charge, the PTT newcomer shoots across the arena and bashes Alex€™s entry right into the arena wall!! Good news for Tom this time - the force of the blow has knocked HTBP right onto the edge of the flipper...a prime target!! The mighty arm fires...and the PTT veteran is flung straight up into the air!!! 5ft...8ft...11ft...this is really getting scary now!!! After reaching at least 13ft (and after the axe gives a random smack to the surrounding air molecules ), HTBP starts to fall!!! Down...down...down...upside-down and right behind UltraVerter!!! Quickly, Alex fires the hammer and rights the bot almost instantly...back onto the side of Tom€™s machine!!! Noticing his penultimate survivor still has traction on the lethal box€™s rear skirt, Alex gets the Heir to shoot off the rear of UltraVerter, just short of getting another trip to the stratosphere!!! The veteran still lives, although control response seems a bit shaky now!! With the PTT newcomer not far behind, the fleeing HTBP darts across the arena and smacks into the Pit Release Button!!! Just as Alex€™s machine heads back to the arena centre, UltraVerter swoops in for another ram attack - but the Heir€™s great manoeuvrability allows it to dodge the attack!! However, as the veteran swings past Tom€™s machine, the PTT newcomer swings into reverse!! HTBP receives a clip to the side from this next attempted ram and, before Alex could respond, UltraVerter swung round and ploughs right under the Cluster Conqueror!! The Heir€™s axe slams down, but fails to make contact with the top of the Aussie entry!! With another ram, HTBP scrapes further up the skirted side!! Continuing its dash across the ring, UltraVerter€™s flipper fires...and due to the angle, and being at the edge of the flipper, the PTT veteran is flung right across the arena like a missile...and smashes against the wall with an almighty clatter!!! UltraVerter zips over to examine its prey!! The Heir remains alive, but the controls are twitchier than ever!!! Taking advantage of this lack of proper control, Tom rams HTBP back into the wall!! Thanks to this latest blow, the veteran is now finding itself perched on top of UltraVerter, who in turn is jammed right against the arena wall!!! Tom fires the flipper...the Heir soars upwards, at least 15ft...begins to plunge towards the arena wall...and breaks a segment of the fence clean in two before toppling backwards onto the camera track!!! Alex plays Hydra to Tom€™s Gravity and soars out of the contest!!!

CEASE!!!!!

The Heir has been dethroned! Heir to Black Panther loses by a lot more than a whisker!
ULTRAVERTER GOES THROUGH TO THE GRAND FINAL!!!
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SEMI-FINAL 1
ROUND 2
BATTLE 2
THE BUSINESS ENDS (1) Vs THE CRASHING BORE

House Robots- Sgt Bash and Growler

Roboteers Stand By......
3...2...1...
ACTIVATE!!!!!!!!!!

Once more, The Business Ends starts off as the quicker machine!! The No.1 seed dashes over to the side of the Crashing Bore and begins hammering the 6 mil titanium lid of the NSBFL2 champion!! Angered, Frank fires the guillotine, but only succeeds in brushing the axe off of the top of the machine!! Just as the Business Ends prepares for another barrage of blows, the Bore twirls round and gives the reigning champion a good hard shove as it retracts its blade!! Thankfully for Hector, the low skirting has managed to keep the Bore from sliding underneath - however, Frank€™s machine is far from downtrodden, as the NSBFL2 champion activates the guillotine...and slams down onto The Business Ends€™ top armour!! A few centimetres closer and the flipper/axe arm could have been the victim of that attack!! With the blade retracting, the reigning champion takes this opportunity to dash away from the Bore and zips to the bottom of the ring to activate the Pit Release Button!! Just as Frank€™s machine makes it over to the now rather battered Pit Tyre, he notices The Business Ends flash back across the arena!! Growing rather tired of this chasing, the Bore resumes its pursuit...when the reigning champion suddenly halts!! Hector swings into reverse and the No.1 seed speeds backward with an arc-like manoeuvre - right into the side of the Bore!!! The small rear scoop slots under the side of the box wedge and Hector fires the arm!! With the aid of a nice backwards shove, The Business Ends succeeds in sending the NSBFL2 champion onto its back!! Almost instantaneously, however, the Bore€™s €˜mousetrap€™ fires and springs the PTT newcomer back onto its back!! The No.1 seed starts manoeuvring for another attack, when Frank€™s last entry swings round, fires the guillotine and puts another bash in the top plating of the reigning champion!!! As the Bore retracts the blade, The Business Ends swings right round and slots the rear scoop under the NSBFL2 champion€™s side a second time!! With another €œflip-and-push€ technique, the Bore is once again on its back - only to hop back onto its wheels, thanks to the high-powered €˜trap!! After quickly dodging another attack from the blade, the No.1 seed tries a different tactic!! Zipping away from its rival once more (and with the Bore back in pursuit), the reigning champion suddenly twirls right round, performs another arc-like turn into the NSBFL2 champion€™s side and starts shoving the PTT newcomer with its front ram to the bottom end of the arena...towards the Pit!!! With the edge getting nearer, Frank suddenly fires the guillotine!! The blade hits the wooden floor with a mighty €œthump€...and anchors the Bore onto the arena a few feet away from the Pit edge!!! With another shove, The Business Ends manages to nudge the €˜mousetrap€™ free from the arena floor, but this just allows the Bore to retract the blade, twirl into the No.1 seed€™s side and bash the lid of the reigning champion once more!!! Now nursing another slice in its top, The Business Ends gives another arc-like manoeuvre round into the Bore€™s side and a further fire of the axe/flipper sends the NSBFL2 champion toppling onto its back!! With its latest scheme underway, the No.1 seed zips to the rear of the inverted newcomer, just as the Bore self-rights with the guillotine...right onto the top of the reigning champion!!! Frank tries to get his machine back onto the arena floor, but The Business Ends simply dashes forward a few feet, fires the axe...and flicks the world€™s first vapourbot into the Pit!!!

CEASE!!!!!

The Crashing Bore suffers a crushing defeat! However, I doubt the oldest vapour€™ will be pensioned off just yet!
THE BUSINESS ENDS (1) GOES THROUGH TO THE GRAND FINAL!!!

And so we have our first 2 Grand Finalists!
- Newcomer ULTRAVERTER, with Tom Roper
- No.1 seed THE BUSINESS ENDS, with Hector Gilbert

Congrats to both our Finalists and a jolly good pat on the back for the other six Semi-Finalists So near, and yet so far...hope PTT4 can take you all that little bit further

LATER ON:
SEMI-FINAL 2
ROUND 1
Razer (4) Vs SpinVerter 3
CrankShafted Vs Mass Disctruction Ultimate
Son of Ripper 0.2 ( Vs Tengu 4 (2
Platinum Pure Evil (3) Vs Dishonourable Discharge (27)

Thoughts? Tactics? How did Semi 1 go down?

Thank you

[andrewj]

Awesome stuff as ever Mr Steve!

[andrewj]

Son of Ripper 0.2 ( Vs Tengu 4 (2

This should be a nice battle in my opinion Alex hasnt really got any tactics to use againt me, and there is nowhere it can cause serious damage. So Ill just aim to slide under and toss it over, that SRIMECH is fairly unreliable. Once over Ill just try to push it to the wall and flick it OOTA, only one person doubts that I can do this so far...Also, another option is to run around and make Tengu 4 spin up and spin up my blade and then hit it, those teeth should hit the ground and send it spinning away madly. If he refuses to spin the body, its an easy target for the flipper. Baisically either bash it off course and send it into a mad spin or just launch it OOTA

[team_britespark]

Semi Final: Heat 1 was....

Fantastic
Awesome
First-Rate
Outstanding
Superb
Smashing
Excellent
Esquisite
Wicked
Wonderful
Worthy
and in the words of the great philosopher himself, Barney the Dinosaur: SUPER-DE-DUPER!

[knightrous]

It would have gone down better with a large serving of fries and a coke

[steven_mcg]

Once more, cheers to you all! And now, more fights awaiteth!

Last time, we saw Aussie newbie UltraVerter and reigning champion The Business Ends storm into the Grand Final. Today, we€™ll find out who joins them as we begin our second Semi-Final!
First up today, we have a true battle of the Giants- No.4 seed and twice RW World Champion Razer against one of the most feared vapourbots devised by Aussiekind, SpinVerter 3! The No.4 seed made very good use of the Pit in its Heat, sending BackSpin 2.0, Dragonfly AND Supreme Glory Beta all down that infamous black hole! But SpinVerter has proved just as capable of using the arena to its advantage, sending 31st seed Cassius 2 out the ring, pitting Snakebite Evolution and ejecting 15th seed Hypno Disc onto the camera track! One thing is certain in this Commonwealth clash - going for the Queen instead of the other bot is NOT an option!
Next up is one of the most anticipated battles of the War thus far...as the one-hit wonders CrankShafted and Mass Disctruction Ultimate finally square up against each other! Both spinners have taken out some of the top machines around - Tom€™s walker KO-ed RW New Blood champ Storm 2, 23rd seed Thermidor 2 and 7th seed Biohazard, while Aaron€™s walker KO-ed former Battlebots champ Vlad the Impaler, 32nd seed Firestorm 4 and 16th seed Behemoth! Both robots similar in design, both capable of unspeakable chaos...better get the spare stadium ready, Boabby!
After that, flipper and spinner meets full-body spinner, as No.8 seed Son of Ripper 0.2 takes on No.28 seed Tengu 4! Having reached the Top 8 last time around, Andy is hoping he can make it that little bit further, having already pitted Robocake 2: The Upside-Down Cake, propping That Good R&D against the wall and flicking Kan Opener out of the arena! But Tengu has already proven itself as quite the menace, after obliterating Kat 3, immobilizing Blade Runner and slashing up 12th seed Wheely Big Cheese! Two rippers will enter...two rippers will leave...well, one will be in a bin bag, anyway.
Finally today, last season€™s bronze medallist and No.3 seed Platinum Pure Evil locks horns (or should that be blades?) with No.27 seed Dishonourable Discharge! Danny had a rather tricky time getting through his Heat, flipping Big Fred out of the ring, immobilizing Pyro II and VERY narrowly beating The Robot That Wasn€™t There on a 28-27 judges decision! However, Dis Dis had quite a fun time in its Heat, ripping up one part of Clustram, Suicidal Tendencies and 11th seed Chaos 2! Hector is looking to avenge TRTWT - and where better to do that then here?

But that€™s quite enough of that! We€™re 6 fights away from finally filling the Final! So let€™s get a-crackin€™!

SEMI-FINAL 2
ROUND 1
BATTLE 1
RAZER (4) Vs SPINVERTER 3

Razer was entered by Martyn Forsyth and is armed with a ferocious crushing claw, squeezing at 3 tonnes of pressure! It has a front scoop that can get under almost anything, it has self-righting wings and is twice the Robot Wars World Champion!
IN PTT1: it was propped against the wall in Round 3 by Voltronic
IN PTT2: it lost a 31-25 judges decision against The Business Ends in its Grand Final Eliminator, before being flipped out the ring by Pure Evil
SEEDING: 4th
PTT3 HIT LIST: helped pit BackSpin 2.0, pitted Dragonfly and pitted Supreme Glory Beta

SpinVerter 3 was entered by Tom Roper and is armed with a rear-hinged flipping arm, equal in power to Wheely Big Cheese! It€™s a low box with uber-skirts and a rear wedge, runs on 6WD and is armoured with titanium/vanadium and Lexan
IN PTT1: did not compete
IN PTT2 (as SpinVerter Version Beta - I think): it was pitted in Round 2 by Voltronic after it slid under the hastily-repaired rear wedge
PTT3 HIT LIST: flipped No.31 seed Cassius 2 out of the arena, pitted Snakebite Evolution and threw No.15 seed Hypno Disc out the ring

House Robots- Sgt Bash and Shunt

Roboteers Stand By......
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ACTIVATE!!!!!!!!!!

At nearly twice the speed of its opponent, SpinVerter 3 gets the faster start!! The PTT veteran dashes straight towards Razer, but the more manoeuvrable No.4 seed successfully dodges the oncoming onslaught and swings round into SV3€™s side...slipping under the uber-skirts!!! Now THAT€™S a rarity!! However, the claw on the former World Champion proves too slow as SV3 simply dashes off the front wedge and backs off for a charge!! Razer starts pursuing the PTT veteran, when Tom suddenly sends SpinVerter into reverse!! Just when his machine reaches the No.4 seed€™s side, Tom swings SV3 round and ploughs underneath the PTT2 Finalist!! The flipping arm fires and Razer turns gymnast, performing two impressive barrel rolls in mid-air before crashing back down onto its wheels!! SpinVerter comes in for another attack, but the No.4 seed successfully manages to dodge round the approaching PTT veteran!! Just as the Aussie machine begins a backwards ram, Razer swings round and under SpinVerter€™s side!! SV3 tries to get away, but too late - the claw has already lowered onto the flipping arm - even though the crusher can€™t penetrate the thick outer shell of his rival, Marty is still delighted!!! The former World Champ has a hold of the legendary vapourbot and I don€™t think it wants to let go!!! Quickly trying to take advantage of this stroke of luck, Marty sends Razer careering down the arena and into the Pit Release Button!! However, as the siren starts echoing round the stadium, Tom suddenly fires SpinVerter€™s flipper...pushing the claw back upwards and allowing enough force for it to regain traction on the No.4 seed€™s front wedge!! Quick as a flash, SV3 darts away from the former RW champ and back up to the top of the arena!!! Swinging back round, Razer restarts the pursuit!! However, SpinVerter has just swung back round again for another attack!! The No.4 seed starts to turn, to try and swing round past SV3, but this just leaves it bearing its side to the PTT veteran!! The charging SpinVerter slides underneath the PTT2 Finalist€™s side, keeps shoving the UK bot down the arena and fires the flipping arm at the arena centre!! The former World Champion flies down the ring, soaring at least 5ft in the air!!! Marty prepares for the worst...then calms when he sees Razer land on its side a few feet away from the Pit Release Button!! Just as the self-righting arms slowly start pushing the No.4 seed back onto its wheels, the former RW champ suddenly finds itself right-way-up again...mainly thanks to another powerful ram from SpinVerter, which resulted in the PTT veteran colliding with the wall!! Just as SV3 starts backing away, the nearby No.4 seed swings round and manages to scrape underneath the mighty skirts a third time!! Tom tries to get his machine away, but the crusher has already managed to clamp onto the top armour of the legendary vapourbot!!! THIS time, SV3 wasn€™t getting away...and Marty was going to make it permanent!! Already facing in the direction of the Pit, the No.4 seed leaves the Pit Release Button and trundles over to the edge of the hole!!! Tom fires the flipping arm again and again in desperation, trying to shake his machine free!!! The six wheels spin back and forth, but the grip on the PTT veteran is just too tight!!! Finally, Razer reaches the Pit...Marty retracts the claw...and SpinVerter gives one last flip as it plunges to the arena depths!!!

CEASE!!!!!

SpinVerter 3€™s world has been turned upside-down! The mighty vapourbot won€™t be joining its relation in the Grand Final!
RAZER (4) GOES THROUGH TO ROUND 2!!!
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SEMI-FINAL 2
ROUND 1
BATTLE 2
CRANKSHAFTED Vs MASS DISCTRUCTION ULTIMATE

CrankShafted was entered by Tom Roper and is a 4-legged full body spinner. The circular shell spins at 1500rpm and the shock of a hit from this robot is capable of causing 1-hit-kills!!!
IN PTT1: did not compete
IN PTT2: did not compete
PTT3 HIT LIST: killed Storm 2 in one blow, No.23 seed Thermidor 2 in two blows and No.7 seed Biohazard in one blow

Mass Disctruction Ultimate was entered by Aaron Knight and is an 8-legged full body spinner. The circular shell and its 9 teeth spins at 4000rpm, the whole robot can run inverted and the power of the spinner is pretty much capable of instant KOs!
IN PTT1: did not compete
IN PTT2: did not compete
PTT3 HIT LIST: killed Vlad the Impaler in three blows, killed No.32 seed Firestorm 4 in two blows and pitted No.16 seed Behemoth in two blows

House Robots- Mr Psycho and Matilda

Roboteers Stand By......
3...2...1...
ACTIVATE!!!!!!!!!!

And so, for the first (and maybe even last) time, the two one-hit killers face each other!!!
Almost instantly, both machines have their lethal spinning shells up to speed...and now comes the first charge!! The two similar entries start strutting their way to the arena centre for the collision of all collisions!! As the slightly quicker machine, Mass Disctruction Ultimate makes it there first, but CrankShafted isn€™t exactly a mile away!! The two machines scuttle closer and closer...and the maddened, whirling shells finally touch...
CRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH!!!!!
Due to the weight of the two machines, neither walker is flung too far away on impact, although the smash has sent both circular killers twirling on the spot like a pair of psychopathic spinning tops!!! You can almost hear the floor groan as the shockwaves from the two spinning shells€™ meeting shake the wood!!! Suddenly, both machines stop spinning...the shells rapidly begin to slow down...and the legs stop moving!!! Refbot trundles over and halts beside the two machines!! It looks as though they€™ve managed to killed each other!!! The Ref shakes his head from one spinner to the other!! What on earth should he do?! The answer to that comes when his head swings back round to MDU...and notices that a few of the legs have begun moving again!!!! Aaron€™s machine may not be going very far, but at least there€™s still signs of movement...which is more than can be said for CrankShafted at the moment!!! Refbot gives the 4-legged spinner a sharp nudge...but no response is given!!! Aaron cheers with delight and MDU€™s enduring legs scuttle in some sort of little victory dance, as the Ref finally starts to count down the once mighty CrankShafted!!!
1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10!!!!!!

CEASE!!!!!

CrankShafted has every right to feel cranky! Aaron proves his one-hit wonder really does work wonders and clings onto life to make it to the next round!
MASS DISCTRUCTION ULTIMATE GOES THROUGH TO ROUND 2!!!
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SEMI-FINAL 2
ROUND 1
BATTLE 3
SON OF RIPPER 0.2 ( Vs TENGU 4 (2

Son of Ripper 0.2 was entered by Andy Jackson and is armed with a front CO2 top-hinged flipping arm and a rear vertical spinning blade. It€™s a box-wedge shape, the blade runs at 4000rpm and the two inner wheels allow the robot to run inverted
IN PTT1: did not compete
IN PTT2 (as Son of Ripper): it was pitted in Round 2 of the Semi-Finals by Razer
SEEDING: 8th
PTT3 HIT LIST: helped pit Robocake 2: The Upside-Down Cake, propped That Good R&D against the wall and threw Kan Opener out of the arena

Tengu 4 was entered by Alex Holt and is a full body spinner with 2 10cm long teeth. The robot is dome-shaped, runs on 4 small inner wheels and can self right with a flipping bar on top.
IN PTT1: did not compete
IN PTT2 (as Tengu 2): it was flipped into the Pit in Round 3 by Chaos 2
PTT3 HIT LIST: obliterated Kat 3, immobilized Blade Runner and sliced up one of No.12 seed Wheely Big Cheese€™s wheels

House Robots- Dead Metal and Growler

Roboteers Stand By......
3...2...1...
ACTIVATE!!!!!!!!!!

Tengu 4 gets off to the quickest start, darting away from Son of Ripper 0.2 as the rotating shell starts getting up to speed!! As the No.8 seed starts pursuing it, Alex€™s machine manages to reach its 1000rpm peak!! The No.28 seed swings into reverse and smacks right into the front wedge of SoR 0.2!! Both robots are catapulted away from each other as the spinny shell meets the SoR shell!!! Alex quickly regains control and revs the spinner back up as it charges towards the No.8 seed...who is still swirling like a cow in a hurricane after that last crash!! Finally regaining control of his machine, Andy prepares to send SoR off to get some space for a charge - when the whirling Tengu dashes over and, this time, gets a smack on the side of the No.8 seed!! A nice little indent has been put into the Hardox wheel guards of the PTT2 Semi-Finalist, as the bot in question narrowly avoids a third injury from the No.28 seed!! Just as Tengu prepares for another attack, SoR swirls round, activates the rear spinning blade and backs into the rotating shell of the No.28 seed!! The blow manages to knock the full-body spinner a little unbalanced - enough to make the shell hit the floor and halt the spinning process!! Seizing its chance, SoR dashes into Tengu, slides underneath and throws the No.28 seed over onto its back!! However, this only proves a temporary setback - as the No.8 seed gives its rival a sharp jab with the rear spinning blade, Alex activates the srimech arm, tipping the full-body spinner back onto its wheels and allowing the PTT2 Heat Finalist to dart back across the arena!! SoR chases after Tengu again...and notices that the spinning shell is still working!! Not wanting to give up without a fight, however, the No.8 seed resumes its pursuit of its rival!! Suddenly, the No.28 seed takes another sharp change of direction - back towards SoR!! The PTT2 Semi-Finalist tries to whirl round and activate the blade...but proves too late!! Tengu€™s spinning shell collides with the No.8 seed, which sends the VFT1 champion back into its merry-go-round impression!!! Now having to cope with another scar, SoR tries to escape any more blows...but this simply proves wishful thinking, as the revved-up No.28 seed charges over and smacks into the No.8 seed€™s side!! This latest blow simply hurls Andy€™s machine all the way up to the arena centre again!! With the shell still spinning, Alex sends Tengu charging over to SoR!! The PTT2 Semi-Finalist tries to get away, but the No.28 seed once again proves the faster of the two!! The full-body spinner once more crashes into the No.8 seed and catapults it up to the top end of the arena!! With the shell still going after the latest collision, Tengu darts up to the top of the ring, as SoR starts trundling away!! Catching up in no time at all, the No.28 seed prepares to strike...but the VFT1 champion simply turns and tries to flee the full-body spinner in the opposite direction!! As the No.8 seed trundles along by the arena wall, Tengu very quickly catches up, whirls into SoR€™s side using a Business End-style arc manoeuvre (not wanting to run into the now-active spinning bar) and gives the side of its rival a good hard wallop!! The PTT Semi-Finalist twirls away from the No.28 seed...bounces off the arena wall (ripping off a piece of it in the process )...and is flung back down the ring, almost back to the centre again!!! Still spinning, Tengu darts over to the wounded SoR, who seems to be having quite a bit of trouble manoeuvring!! The No.28 seed smacks into the No.8 seed again and the VFT1 champion is once more sent twirling round on impact!! Tengu backs off a bit...sees SoR twitch a bit...then gives it another hard smack to the side!!! The No.8 seed looks like a full-body spinner itself!!! Finally, Alex backs down...while Andy breaks down...or, more specifically, his machine!!! All those blows from Tengu must have shaken many a-gubbin inside the No.8 seed!!! As Alex finally shuts off the spinning shell, Refbot trundles over and begins counting down the valiant, but vanquished Son of Ripper!!!
1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10!!!!!!

CEASE!!!!!

Son of Ripper proves itself as an embarrassing relative! The No.8 seed gets smashed, bounced and spun out of the Semis for a second time!
TENGU 4 (2 GOES THROUGH TO ROUND 2!!!
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SEMI-FINAL 2
ROUND 1
BATTLE 4
DISHONOURABLE DISCHARGE (27) Vs PLATINUM PURE EVIL (3)

Dishonourable Discharge was entered by Hector Gilbert and is armed with a full-body spinning drum, like Barberous. Its invertible and holds many of its components inside its wheels
IN PTT1: did not compete
IN PTT2: it had its axle snapped by Sir K in Round 3 while fighting Voltronic
SEEDING: 27th
PTT3 HIT LIST: immobilized one half of Clustram, snapped one of Suicidal Tendencies€™ tracks and sliced up No.11 seed Chaos 2

Platinum Pure Evil was entered by Daniel Stickler and is armed with a large front rear-hinged flipper and rear vertical disc. Its similar to Wheely Big Cheese and runs on 2 Stinger-style wheels
IN PTT1: did not compete
IN PTT2(as Pure Evil): beat PTT1 champ Beta and 5th seed Voltronic to reach the Final, losing to SpunOut in the eliminators but flipped Razer out of the arena in the Play-Off
SEEDING: 3rd
PTT3 HIT LIST: threw Big Fred out of the arena, immobilized Pyro II and narrowly beat The Robot That Wasn€™t There on a 28-27 judges decision

House Robots- Sir Killalot and Sgt Bash

Roboteers Stand By......
3...2...1...
ACTIVATE!!!!!!!!!!

Both machines get off to a nippy start!! While Dishonourable Discharge quickly gets its massive drum up to speed, Platinum Pure Evil whirls round and begins revving up its rear flywheel!! The two then suddenly charge (or in the No.3 seed€™s case, reverses) into the arena centre and the spinners collide with a deafening crash!!! Both disc and drum have stopped - Dis Dis has received a nice slash down the drum, while Pure Evil has several little slashes around the disc area!! Just as Hector€™s machine prepares to start revving up again, Dan€™s axlebot whirls round and manages to slot the huge flipper underneath the currently static drum!! The flipper fires...and the No.27 seed is flicked nearly 4ft in the air before crashing back down to earth!! Just as Pure Evil whirls round to give the Heat F winner another taste of its re-revved flywheel, Dis Dis charges straight at the front flipper, the drum back in action!! The blades of the cyclonic cylinder manage to catch the underside of Pure Evil...flicking the axlebot off the ground!!! The No.27 seed quickly nips under Dan€™s entry as it falls back down, allowing the drum to slice into the underbelly!! Now having to nurse more scars and scrapes thanks to Hector€™s latest attack, Pure Evil lands back on the ground as Dis Dis scuttles away from the No.3 seed to rev the drum up again!! Quickly getting its own spinner up to speed, Dan whirls his machine around and backs his axlebot into the revving drum of the No.27 seed!! Thanks to this latest assault, the Heat F winner is now sporting a great slice down the cylindrical body!!! But the PTT2 bronze medallist isn€™t stopping there!! As Dis Dis backs away to try and get some room to get the drum up to speed, Pure Evil charges straight at Hector€™s machine!! The ram stops the drum and allows the axlebot to scrape under the barrel-on-wheels, although the No.3 seed has taken a few more scratches and scrapes as a consequence!! Not wanting to waste any more time, Dan fires the flipper and sends the No.27 seed another few feet into the air!!! Just as Dis Dis starts to fall, Pure Evil whirls round to bear the spinning disc to its opponent!! The Heat F winner lands with another clatter, only to have the No.3 seed charge rear-first into the disc and add another slash into the now-rather battered-looking drum!!! Thinking he may be onto something with this pattern of attacks, Dan whirls Pure Evil back round as Dis Dis tries spinning up again!! The flipper slides under the drum (taking a few more nicks and scratches) and sends the No.27 seed back on another little fight!! As it tumbles back down to earth, Pure Evil twirls round, backs just a little bit...and allows the Heat F winner to fall right onto the rear flywheel!!! Another great slice is added to Hector€™s problems!! However, as the No.3 seed swings back round for another flipper attack, Dis Dis jerks away from the axlebot€™s launching pad and trundles down the arena!! Dan can€™t help but get the feeling he€™s in trouble...well, Pure Evil is, anyway, as the No.27 seed€™s drum is finally revving up again!!! Cautiously, the PTT2 bronze medallist reverses over to its opponent - but apparently, not quickly enough to satisfy Hector!! The Heat F winner nips over to the side of the slower axlebot and sinks its rotating claws into the armour!!! Tiny gashes are now appearing in the side of that ferocious flipper!!! Realising he has to do something as Dis Dis revs up the drum a tad more, Dan swings Pure Evil head-on into the drum - although his bot takes more little scars, his gambit seems to have paid off...the drum has stopped once more!!! Quickly sliding under the fellow axlebot, Dan fires the flipper and stands back to admire the No.27 seed shooting upwards...then tumbling downwards, back onto the arena floor!!!
10...9...8...7...
Narrowly dodging another swipe from the swinging Platinum Pure Evil, Dis Dis starts revving up the drum once more!!
...6...5...4...
Danny quickly tries to get once last blow from his disc, but it€™s the No.27 seed who makes the final blow of the bout by smashing into the side of the flipper, with sparks and scrapes galore added to the armour!!!
...3...2...1...

CEASE!!!!!

As the No.3 seed backs for a last run at the Heat F winner, the fights draws to a close. With both robots mangled, yet mobile, we€™ll need the judges to call a winner. Will Platinum Pure Evil prove to be €˜fool€™s gold€™, or will Dishonourable Discharge get its marching orders? With the last place in our Grand Final qualifiers up for grabs, this result really matters. And speaking of results...

Style (/10): PPE(3)=7 DD(27)=7
Control (/10): PPE(3)=8 DD(27)=7
Damage (/10): PPE(3)=8 DD(27)=8
Aggression (/10): PPE(3)=8 DD(27)=7
TOTAL (/40): PPE(3)=31 DD(27)=29

The judges have finally made a decision...usual criteria...once again, a very close result...Hector€™s hoping for a bit of vengeance here...The Robot That Wasn€™t There lost to PPE and the judges earlier in the series...and it€™s Judges - 2, Hector - 0! They€™ve gone for Platinum Pure Evil!
PLATINUM PURE EVIL (3) GOES THROUGH TO ROUND 2!!!

[steven_mcg]

CrankShafted Vs MDU at last...now that€™s MY idea of Valentine€™s Day

SEMI-FINAL 2
ROUND 2 LINE-UP
Razer (4) Vs Tengu 4 (2
Platinum Pure Evil (3) Vs Mass Disctruction Ultimate

Thoughts? Tactics? What did you think of Round 1?

Thank you!

[andrewj]

What a marvelous surprise, thats the end of my PTT...