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And all those who got a tired face
Don€™t wanna fight no more
And all those who lost without a trace
Don€™t wanna fight no more
But there is profit in the love of hate
So we must fight some more, Ocean Colour Scene

Ladies and Gentlemen please, raise your glasses; it is time to find out who wins the heat final to claim the 2nd to last place in the final 16.

Heat O Final
Starstorm 2 vs. Achilles (23)

In round 1, these two robots met for the first time, in a melee which saw Rogue end up down in the pit.
In round 2, Starstorm 2 fought hard against Ze Newie but Tom€™s machine ended down in the pit as well. Achilles flipped GeForce out of the arena within a minute to claim it€™s spot here today.

Both robots are in the arena for yet another Frank vs. Alex fight, these two meet each other more times than any other match up.

Achilles is still using the co2 (at time of writing ~ 10:00 am, I know I should check, but that mends signing into the interweb)

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The acceleration from these two robots here today is almost identical, but Achilles has that extra 3 mph, which doesn€™t sound like much, but when it€™s low speeds it means everything. Starstorm 2 is waiting for the first attack, Frank using the same tactics he used against Ze Newie by going on the defensive, and lowering the skirts when being attacked. Achilles have turned around and both robots are facing each other in a classic battle scene.

The fingers and thumbs are hovering over the buttons on the remote controls, as there is an unseen battle of strength between the two robots, as Frank lowers the front skirt of Starstorm 2 a bit, but not too much. Achilles breaks free of the mental battle and comes storming across the arena. Starstorm 2 is ready for the attack and lowers all skirts as quick as possible. Achilles is also ready to attack, with the co2 flipper primed and ready to go.

The first blood is drawn, as there is a deadlock between skirt and wedge, neither can get underneath, as Achilles is pushing forward, using the power from the twin Etec drive against the MagMotors from Starstorm 2. Starstorm 2 is pushed back into the arena wall, Frank hasn€™t got the power to push back, nor the speed to simply drive away, and with the wheels finding life hard to grip when pushing backwards, Frank can€™t use his driving skills to simply drive away.

Achilles is finally underneath Starstorm 2, as it hit the back wall, the front lifted up enough to allow a wedge to slip underneath. Alex is using his drive to hold Starstorm 2, as the T-shaped bar at the stop is preventing Starstorm from driving up and over the top. What a genius idea, something to stop robots driving up and over your wedge, if only Wedge Devolution had one, it would be still in the contest. Meanwhile, Achilles is lining up with an attack, to get Starstorm out of the arena; no co2 from either robot has been used up, as Achilles opens the pit release.

Alex has worked out the risks of trying to flip such a large robot out of the arena, and has decided to dump it down the pit, in a safe manner. Starstorm meanwhile, looks like he is enjoying the piggy-back ride, even though the pit is coming closer and closer, the timer is running out for Achilles€™ pinning, as Achilles simply flips Starstorm down the pit with a few seconds left of the 30 second pin time. The smoky pit starts to smoke, as Starstorm implodes and the star goes supersonic.

Cease

Achilles (23) wins over Starstorm 2 via TKO in 3:47.

Next time on NSTT:
The return of Steven with Tails, the return of the super rammers, we go clusterbot crazy and there is another storm in the mists.

Heat P (LAST HEAT )Lineup
ForcePower Turbo (21) vs. Tails vs. El Persistance
Firestorm 5 (12) vs. Going Crunch vs. Hell€™s Teeth

Tactics, Predictions, did you like heat O?