The Fowler Fic War 3.1

[siphai]

Try typing less words Matty :P

Wow! Awesome stuff! Id post tactics and stuff but Im too lazy... :P

Alex, you thought that was long :P

Welcome to the second battle, of this, the third season of the Fowler Fic War. Having seen Drilla Killa Renaissance and Hexadecimator make their respective ways into the main event later on, it€™s now time to give another four hopefuls the chance to fight their shiny metal asses off. Let€™s head arena-side and meet our machines

FROM SOMEWHERE, IN SCOTLAND, THERMIDOR 2!!!!!!!!

Well here€™s the cheapest lobster you€™re ever gonna find Having been one of the most inconsistent machines ever in the real wars, Steve McGregor€™s brought him here today to see if he can fare slightly better in the imaginary world. A highly powerful flipper, as well as excellent speed and manouvreability should fare him in good stead, but low pushing power, thin aluminium armour and exposed wheels? What were you thinking Steve? This lobster may well be broiled

FFW History

In FFW1 - Did Not Enter
In FFW2 - Did Not Enter

FROM OSWEGO, IN NEW YORK, HEART OF FIRE!!!!!!!!

The First of Two entries in this battle from Mr. Politzi, Heart of Fire is most definitely NOT the kind of robot you want to make your valentine this year Kind of looking like what would happen if a hurricane sprouted hammers from all sides, Tony seems to have created what can only be described in one word€¦ carnage. Couple this with very heavy-duty motors and armour that could probably only be penetrated by an Uber-spinner and you€™ve got one fairly scary looking beast. However it€™s practically impossible to control and if one motor goes this machine is cannon fodder. Mebbe Heart of Fire should just settle down with a box of choccies, eh?

FFW History

In FFW1 - Did Not Enter
In FFW2 - Did Not Enter

ALSO FROM OSWEGO, IN NEW YORK, HELL BRAND!!!!!!!

And in comes his brother Looking like a true tribute to the alphabet, this invertible H will be hoping his maker knows how to do his ABC€™s The 360-degree hammer (not a first, I think I got there first :wink will be hoping to cause a devastating amount of damage. The 1cm titanium armour continues Tony€™s fine tradition of creating well-armoured machines continues. Unfortunately for Tony, it€™s gonna be a b***ard to drive, and the chassis ain€™t that strong. Bloody Hell

FFW History

In FFW1 - Did Not Enter
In FFW2 - Did Not Enter

FROM BOURNE, IN LINCOLNSHIRE, YET ANOTHER CUT ABOVE THE REST!!!!!!!

Sporting one of the longer names in FFW3, Andy Jackson€™s latest creation is the second in this battle to be sporting an H-shape chassis€¦ how rare Unlike Hell Brand with his hammer however, YACATR as AJ refers to it is hoping to put the fear of God into its opponents is a 75cm flywheel made of hardox, generating around 52BHp to put into its attacks. Nowhere however does it give me a weight or a speed for the disc, so YACATR could fail to make the cut.

FFW History

In FFW1 - Did Not Enter
In FFW2 - Did Not Enter

N.B. I shall be using the reference of 25kg in the old stats as the base weight for YACATR and giving it a speed of 500rpm as I feel this is fair given the lack of reference in the stats.

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Straight from the off it seems that there€™re two clear divisions in this fight, with Steve and AJ, with Thermidor 2 and Yet Another Cut Above The Rest taking on the two Team Hitmen creations in the shape of Heart of Fire and Hell Brand. The four creations immediately clash in the centre, with only Yet Another Cut Above The Rest being slightly more tentative in his attack as he waits for his enormous disc to get up to speed. Tony seems to be trying to use Heart of Fire as his main carnage creator for this battle and as the sixty-mile-per-hour hunk of metal whirls like a dervish into the centre, Thermidor 2 is left to face his fate. The hammers smack Thermidor 2 right on the side of the claw, making an immediate imprint on the aluminium. The impact however sends Heart of Fire flying off, still spinning, and straight into his team mate Hell Brand. Fortunately for him, his machines are made of stronger stuff and both survive the impact.

By this point, much to AJ€™s delight, Yet Another Cut Above The Rest is spun up, and ready for service. Noticing the still madly flailing arms of Heart of Fire, he decides to go straight for the more appetizing proposition that is Hell Brand. Lumbering over, disc at full speed, AJ slides straight around one of the points of the H of Hell Brand and tries to make his mark on the 1cm titanium. He does so, making a surprisingly big score in the 1cm titanium, but it stops the disc dead and allows Hell Brand just to nudge against it and stop it spinning up again. Having done that, he brings his own weapon into play, smashing down on the top 3.25mm Hardox shell. It causes nothing but a dent, but Tony repeats the blow twice, finally perforating the Hardox very slightly.

After leaving the other 2 to battle it out for a while, Heart of Fire is on the offence against the weakest in the fight, Thermidor 2. Thermidor is just trying to dodge the flailing machine as it pursues him around the arena. Although Heart of Fire is by far the quicker, Thermidor 2 is far easier to control, and Steve is ducking and diving for all he€™s worth. When Heart of Fire finally catches him, he reminds the lobster exactly how powerful he is, smashing into the flipper and ripping into the same claw as he struck earlier, sending red aluminium flying across the floor.

Yet Another Cut Above The Rest sees that his ally is in trouble and flies across the arena, disc spinning once again, having escaped from the might of Hell Brand. Taking Tony by surprise, The H-shaped spinner flies straight into the opposite side to where Thermidor 2 is, sending the heart flying up into the air between the 2 before landing on the roof of Yet Another Cut Above The Rest. Thermidor 2 sees its chance then to escape and go after Hell Brand, who€™s looking rather lonely without an opponent. Finding his foe, he tries to grip him with the claws, only to realise that the last hit by Heart of Fire has left him with only one working claw. A limp-wristed lobster? There€™s hope for the world yet

Heart Of Fire is still stuck on top of Yet Another Cut Above The Rest and seems to be caught in two minds with regard to what he should do with him. Letting him off would leave Tony€™s machine to go back on the attack, but at the same time would earn him some much needed aggression points later on. Leaving him there however, would enable him to keep one of Team Hitmen€™s two machines unable to work, and allow him to try and get him into the pit should it open. Heart of Fire meanwhile is desparately trying to slide off the top of Yet Another Cut Above The Rest, but cannot find the traction on the polished Hardox to spin off and is just wobbling like a bird with a nervous twitch

Thermidor 2 meanwhile is trying to avoid the hammer of Hell Brand, while trying to launch an attack of its own. Gently circling the perimeter of Hell Brand, looking for an opportunity to slide in without meeting the astronomical force of the hammer, Steve finally goes in for a charge at the side, slipping the tip of his flipper under the skirt and tickling what€™s underneath. How rude! Hell Brand seems to object to this unwanted attention and tries to turn away, only to discover that such a move pushes him up further onto the face of the Lobster. Clawless he may be, but flipper-less he is not and the lobster knows it. Firing the flipper, he sends Hell Brand€™s h-shape chassis spiraling through the air before landing with a crash in the centre of the arena, scoring the lobster his best attack of the match so far.

Yet Another Cut Above The Rest is still dithering with regards to what to do with his foe and soon finds himself left with no choice as he finds himself pursued by the newly freed Hell Brand. Hell Brand doesn€™t like the way his teammate is being treated and starts going towards him with a malicious shot at the floor with the hammer, perhaps insinuating that AJ€™s machine will be next. AJ takes the hint and immediately flies towards the arena wall, taking the monstrosity of Heart of Fire on his back with him.

Managing to slam him into the wall before he backs off scores AJ€™s machine more points, but it€™s not long before Heart of Fire is coming back in to gain vengeance. With all the hammers around him naturally following, Heart of Fire goes in spinning like Frank€™s head after a night out Once again though, his lack of control leads him to end up attacking his own team mate though as AJ€™s natural dodge and Heart of Fire€™s inability to slow down sends him spinning straight into his team mate. This time the damage isn€™t as noticeable as 2 hammers meet, purely causing sparks as opposed to any lasting marks.

Thermidor 2 is sitting at the edge of the ring, the other three having almost forgotten he existed. He€™s not immobilized but he seems to be sorely limping and grateful for the break from being in the midst of the action. Heart of Fire is back up to speed again now, and this time his charge towards Yet Another Cut Above The Rest is successful, although he does nothing but slide up the side with the hammer, denting the top of the side panel. AJ responds with his own attack though and slides underneath the hammers, scoring a brief attack on the main body of Heart of Fire and tearing away at the edge of one of the panels on the inverted face of Tony€™s creation. Hell Brand has not forgotten his teammate though and immediately tries to grapple Yet Another Cut Above The Rest with his natural shape, just as the siren for the pit sounds.

The attack allows Hell Brand to score another strike with the hammer but this time it only has time to make a single dent in the hardox before AJ€™s machine is allowed to escape. The two Team Hitmen creations realise that Yet Another Cut Above The Rest is not going to go down easily and instead turn their attentions towards the badly wounded lobster. Yet Another Cut Above The Rest is not about to let them tear into their ally however and catches up with Hell Brand, tearing into one of the side skirts, ripping into it with a cloud of sparks. After backing off to regain full speed from the disc, he goes back into to tear at the skirt again, this time tearing through all the way to the edge, leaving the skirt nearly hanging off. It immediately shows, as Hell Brand seems to struggle with manouvreing towards his original target.

Heart of Fire is already there and is a massive blur of hammers. It€™s like D.I.Y. in the Wild West The hammers are just about to make contact with the lobster when Yet Another Cut Above The Rest once again comes to the rescue of his seafood ally, slamming into the dervish of Heart of Fire. Both robots are sent spinning off into the distance, with Heart of Fire slightly more extravagant as he floats through the air still spinning. This does however leave Hell Brand and Thermidor 2 to have their first solo confrontation for a while, with both machines able to get in a good attack. Hell Brand flies straight into the gaping jaws of Thermidor 2 and slams down with the hammer. The hammer perforates the top aluminium panel of Thermidor 2 just as he fires the flipper, sending him back out the way he came in only this time, through the air

Over the other side of the arena, Yet Another Cut Above The Rest and Heart of Fire are once again battling it out to see who can take out who first. This time though, it€™s far more tenacious, as both machine circle the pit. Tony knows that should he hit Yet Another Cut Above the rest and get a dodgy bounce, then he€™s gonna go straight into the pit and he€™s not willing to take that risk. AJ knows that this is gaining neither of them any points for style and he should really be fighting for the judges, but at the same time knows that if Heart of Fire takes the bait, he€™s a surefire winner.

Hell Brand has finally recovered from being flipped around and is now going back after Thermidor 2, hoping to be able to simply ram the limping lobster out of the arena when the walls finally finish descending. Thermidor 2 seems to be aware of this plan also though and is not about to fall for it as he flies away from the wall, making any great advance for the first time in a while. Hell Brand is the quicker of the two machines, but Thermidor 2 is the more manouvreable of the two an the pursuit ends up in a stalemate as the two machines just end up playing a game of tag around the arena. Yet Another Cut Above The Rest however, has realised the great need to impress the judges and comes out of his stalemate against Heart of Fire in order to try and score some damage points against the already scarred Hell Brand.

Heart of Fire seems to want a piece of the action also, and moves away from the pit to attack his foes in what seems to have been more of a tag-team battle. The four robots clash together all at the same time and all emerge after a flurry of sparks which seem to have brought all fresh gashes, most noticeably to Hell Breed who€™s skirt is now a mere tatter of what it once was. All four robots seem to be avoiding the edges of the arena, where all of the walls have descended to leave nothing but a drop, as well as the pit.

Thermidor 2 realises it could be his only hope though, and in a huge display of bravery, considering the state he is in, tries to make his way towards the beaten side of Hell Brand and slip the nose underneath for the second time this fight. It works, albeit after a great struggle from Hell Brand, who seems determined not to go out after all the work he€™s done, and as Thermidor 2 begins to take the battered and beaten entry from Team Hitmen towards the pit, the klaxon sounds, and all four of the machines know that their fate lies in the hands of the judges.

CEASE

Me- What an absolutely amazing fight! With all four robots still standing, we have to leave it to the judges to decide who goes through to the next round.

Matt€™s judging

CONTROL - YACATR - 4 T2- 3 HB- 2 HoF- 1
STYLE - YACATR - 2 T2- 3 HB- 1 HoF- 4
DAMAGE CAUSED- YACATR - 5 T2- 0 HB- 2 HoF- 3
DAMAGE RECIEVED - YACATR - 4 T2- 1 HB- 1 HoF- 4
AGGRESSION - YACATR - 3 T2- 1 HB- 2 HoF- 4
STRATEGY - YACATR - 4 T2- 2 HB- 2 HoF- 2
OVERALL- YACATR - 5 T2- 1 HB- 2 HoF- 2

Totals - Yet Another Cut Above The Rest - 27
Thermidor 2 - 11
Hell Brand - 12
Heart of Fire - 20


Martyn€™s Judging

CONTROL - YACATR - 3 T2- 2 HB- 3 HoF- 2
STYLE - YACATR - 3 T2- 1 HB- 4 HoF- 2
DAMAGE CAUSED- YACATR - 3 T2- 0 HB- 4 HoF- 3
DAMAGE RECIEVED - YACATR - 3 T2- 1 HB- 3 HoF- 3
AGGRESSION - YACATR - 2.5 T2- 2.5 HB- 1.5 HoF- 3.5
STRATEGY - YACATR - 2 T2- 2.5 HB- 1.5 HoF- 4
OVERALL- YACATR - 4 T2- 2 HB- 1 HoF- 3

Totals - Yet Another Cut Above The Rest - 20.5
Thermidor 2 - 11
Hell Brand - 18
Heart of Fire - 20.5


Scott€™s Judging

CONTROL - YACATR - 3 T2- 4 HB- 2 HoF- 1
STYLE - YACATR - 2 T2- 3 HB- 2 HoF- 3
DAMAGE CAUSED- YACATR - 4 T2- 1 HB- 2 HoF- 3
DAMAGE RECIEVED - YACATR - 3 T2- 1 HB- 3 HoF- 3
AGGRESSION - YACATR - 3 T2- 1 HB- 3 HoF- 3
STRATEGY - YACATR - 3 T2- 3 HB- 2 HoF- 2
OVERALL- YACATR - 3 T2- 2 HB- 2 HoF- 3

Totals - Yet Another Cut Above The Rest - 21
Thermidor 2 - 15
Hell Brand - 16
Heart of Fire - 18


Me- So there you have it. Thermidor 2 will be yelling €œOh Crab!€ while Hell Brand have been branded as not that great Heart of Fire and Yet Another Cut Above The Rest go through to the tournament proper!

2 amazing battles in one day!? Could this mean the revival of FRA?!
Well, As much as Id rather see Hellbrand go through instead of HoF, Ill take what I can get and hope for the best Amazing fights Matty.

[matty_haka]

Heres a shorter one for those of you who dont like my marathons :P
And thanks very mcuh for the encouragement Tony

Welcome to the 3rd qualifying battle of The Fowler Fic War Series 3.1, and today we have four robots all looking to scrap their way through to a place in the final 128 places. Let€™s go down and meet them.

FROM €œSOME RANDOM UNI PLACE€, IN ENGLAND, SNAKEBITE IV!!!!!!

Can anyone hear Steve Irwin€™s cries? Only this snake€¦ really doesn€™t look anything like a snake whatsoever! Essentially a Drillzilla style shuffler, the weapon on this viper is a novel little thing, shaped like a snakes head, it first appears to be jaw, but is actually an invertible lifter, designed for picking robots up before dragging them across the arena The armour is decent, speed€™s good and pushing power is nothing to be sniffed at. But the ground clearance could leave it a little bit exposed, and the lifter isn€™t really god for turning over opponents. Could this snake be bitten?

FFW History

In FFW1 - Did Not Enter
In FFW2 - Did Not Enter

FROM OSWEGO, IN NEW YORK, PLUNDERBIRD!!!!!!

Oh, Praise the lord The International Wreck Crew have arrived to spare us from boredom Coming all the way from the depths of Series 2, the bird is€¦well€¦ exactly as odd as we remember it With its pneumatic €œraising blade€, short hand for €œcrap flipper€ and its pneumatic ram, he€™s at least got some weaponry to help him through. But extremely flimsy aluminium armour, low power bosch motors and an enormous ground clearance could mean that the wreck crew could vanish without a Trace-y

FFW History

In FFW1 - Did Not Enter
In FFW2 - Got drawn up against a very dangerous field in one of the 5-minute massacres and ended up being the first to go, apart from Slammer who never even made it to the arena


FROM SUFFOLK, IN ENGLAND, Y4!

Having changed its name from €œNo, Not Steven Whatsisname€, Y4 is Chris Mason€™s first representative in this tournament and looking to be successful. There€™s absolutely no doubting however that this is a clone, but a very good robot to clone in the form of former Battlebots champion T-Minus. The flipping arm can flip in excess of 300kg and the armour and ground clearance should keep it fairly well protected from all but the lowest wedges. Semi-exposed wheels and low pushing power however could leave Y4 about as talented as G4

FFW History

In FFW1 - Did Not Enter
In FFW2 - Did Not Enter


FROM OSWEGO, IN NEW YORK, TORNADO!!!!!!!

This intro€™s getting a bit boring now, ain€™t it Tony€™s fifth robot in this war so far, and the second in this heat was not a bad pick as a realie The RW6 champion is back, unchanged, with scoops, blades, spikes and drums all ready to cause havoc in the arena. The pushing power and phenomenal acceleration is as potent a weapon as ever and the chassis will withstand all but the most powerful knocks. Unfortunately though, the armour isn€™t the strongest, and the wheels are very vulnerable to axes and crushers. The Tornado could be reduced to little more than a stiff breeze

FFW History

In FFW1 - Did Not Enter
In FFW2 - Went out in round 1 after May Tracks Evolutions won a very push n€™ shove contest€¦ just.

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Straight from the off all 4 robots plow in to the centre of the arena, obviously ready to beat the living woot juice out of one another Tornado is using the 12kg drum today and it€™s already spun up by the time the 4 machines get into the centre of the arena. Surprisingly, it€™s Plunderbird who makes the most aggressive start storming straight into the front of Snakebite Evolution, though flying straight up onto the lifting jaw. Fortunately for him, Rich doesn€™t think fast enough, and spins away, allowing him just to drop straight to the floor.

Tornado on the other hand seems more content to focus on the semi exposed wheels of Y4 and is nagging away, apparently trying to gnash away until they give in. Y4 is not impressed by this however and turns quickly, sliding the spatula at the front of the lifting arm and throwing the former UK champ across the ring before he lands right way up with a crash. It doesn€™t stop him flying straight back in though, and this time he manage to put a nice gouge in the flipping arm itself before backing off. Y4 doesn€™t like this much and begins pursuing Tornado across the arena, leaving the other two to tussle in the centre over the pit.

Plunderbird seems to have decided that Snakebite IV is his best bet, and as a result is now nagging him constantly, hoping to catch him off-guard long enough to do some lasting damage. He keeps trying to get underneath him with the pneumatic raising blade, but eventually Rich realises that the UKRW veteran is no danger to him and instead decided to turn his attentions back to the other two, sliding over, very snakelike towards Tornado and T-Mi- sorry, Y4 on the other side of the ring

When the four meet it€™s not immediately not evident what€™s happened among the sparks, but as they all break up it€™s obvious who came out the worst, as Snakebite Evolution comes out with half of his jaw at a completely different angle from when it went in. Turns out in the imaginary replays that he was flipped by Y4 into Tornado€™s drum and the jaw wasn€™t as well attached as it looked. Plunderbird however is having an absolute ball as he discovers that the robot he thought would be easiest to take out is now practically cannon fodder. Sliding the blade under the weapon which can no longer be used as an attack mechanism, he shunts him over to the other arena side, using the wedge as a natural flipper, and beaching Rich€™s machine on its side on the wall.

It€™s only after this move that Tony realises how stupid a move this is, as for however much Tornado might try and save him, he is now at the mercy of the beast that is Y4. He manages to run away for a little while but eventually finds himself cornered by the T-Minus clone and left with very little room to manouvre. Tornado flies in to help his ally, smashing into the back end of Y4, but for all the sparks and the tiny gash it has left, it does very little to help his teammate whatsoever. Sliding in underneath with the arm, he flings him into the air, where he lands upside down with a crash against the wall. Tony knows that he is beaten and decides that he isn€™t going to let another man kill his dog (Prize for anyone who can tell me what book that€™s from ) and decides to finish off the bird himself.

Revving the drum up to its full potential, he flies in all guns blazing and rips into the exposed and inverted rear panel, practically disintegrating a whole chunk of the armour in one hit. Another hit and its completely gone, leaving all the gubbins exposed. Y4 isn€™t about to miss out on the action though and nudges Tornado out the way to finish off what he started. A well-placed nudge and a flip later, and the Plunderbird is the right way up€¦ just the wrong side of the arena fence.

CEASE

Me - Easily the shortest fight yet. Plunderbird are in need of digital remastering While Snakebite Evolution was more like a gnat. Y4 gives them a Y-pout, and Tornado breezes through

Just for the info, Cyclone Force will be using the lifter set-up.

QUALIFIERS
BATTLE 4
Cyclone Force 2.5 VS METAL SONIC SPIN DASH VS Natural Selection VS Twister

...um...ram stuff...a lot...

Questions?

[matty_haka]

A single change to the running order

Killotine: Evo v Leprosy Infection v Clawdius Decimus Murderous v 13 BLACK

(Message edited by Matty Haka on February 04, 2006)

Welcome to the Fowler Fic War Series 3.1 and today we see 3 vapourbots taking on one realie to see who can join the likes of Hexadecimator and Yet Another Cut Above The Rest in the final 128.

Let€™s meet the machines.

FROM SUFFOLK, IN ENGLAND, CYCLONE FORCE 2.5!!!!!!!

Well Chris isn€™t just hot air after all Armed with a selection of weapons, tailored to provide an option for any robot he should come across, Cyclone Force 2.5 could really blow the opposition away With the lifter setup (That he€™ll be using today) he€™s got 190 kilos worth of lift, to get anyone who wants to try and take a piece of him, off his front€¦ literally€¦ The 7mm titanium armour is sound, and the motors are similar to Storm 2 and should provide a fair bit of oomph. However, control is a bit tricky with this one, and some of the setups don€™t work when he€™s turned upside down. Will Cyclone Force 2.5 be a ripper of a wind, or more a damp fart?

FFW History

In FFW1 - Did Not Enter
In FFW2 - Did Not Enter

FROM SOMEWHERE, IN HOLLAND, TWISTER!!!!

Well look who it is. Twister (The Dutch version) provides Tim with his first entry of the season, and it€™s not the weakest he could€™ve chosen. The nasty triangular shape has a manic little chopping blade, which although not potent, will wreck weak armour, and could make some dents and scratches even on the tough stuff. He€™s invertible too, so no flipper will be getting the better of this laddie. The armour isn€™t the strongest though and neither is the drive. Could Twister put the dots together? Or will it get all tied up in knots?

FFW History

In FFW1 - Did Not Enter
In FFW2 - Did Not Enter

FROM SOMEWHERE, IN SCOTLAND, METAL SONIC SPIN DASH!!!!!!!

Mr. McGregor€™s back again and hoping to push himself through into the final 128 with yet another of his creations. This machine was provisionally seeded number 13 until the 4-seed limit was put in place, but that€™s not to say that he€™ll find this an easy ride. The fifth in the Spin Dash series, and in my opinion the best, Steve has added a new twist to the vertical Pussycat saw blade this time. A wedge. Designed to slide underneath the underbelly to rip into that as well as the mere armour. Lovely! Add to that decent pushing power and hardox armour and you€™ve got a decent machine. But a lack of testing and so-so turning could leave the Spin, needing a Dash to the mechanics

FFW History

In FFW1 - (as Super Spin Dash) surprisingly struggled in round one against Kody€™s Barberous 2 clone Drummer 2, only winning on a narrow judges decision, swinging the vote on aggression. In round two, Super Spin Dash was all over the eventual surprise semi-finalist N.J.A.C.C.2, but committed suicide when he drove straight up the wedge and head first into the pit.

In FFW2 - (as SD IV) was drawn into a Series 2 style heat, and demonstrated with great prowess his driving skills, both in the gauntlet and in speedway, making a distance of 8.6m in the gauntlet, and flying from 5th place on the grid to a fine 2nd place in Speedway. Made up for his fluky exit in series 1, with a fluky win in series 2 over Frank€™s Grabbit Advanced, getting in one lucky shot to slice off the aerial. His luck is changed in the heat final though, where he meets the eventual champion Achilles, and finds himself flung onto the spike strip in The Butcher€™s. He€™ll be looking to go at least one better this time around.

FROM BIRMINGHAM, IN ENGLAND, NATURAL SELECTION!!!!!!!

Well this is the most man-made natural thing I€™ve ever seen A box shape with a curvy front and a rounded rear end (Sounds like every guys dream ), Natural Selection€™s main weapon is a hydraulically powered lifting arm with claws running off a linear actuator adding to give it a bit more bite€¦ literally The 15mph top speed provides a controllable level of agility, but the 4mm ti could prove flimsy to the stronger robots among us, and 2 Bosch motors for power in this day and edge could well leave it outfoxed in the shoving department. In other words, the Natural Selection could soon become extinct.

FFW History

In FFW1 - Did Not Enter
In FFW2 - Did Not Enter

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Right from the off, it€™s clear that this could well be the most tentative of all of our battles so far, as none of the machines commits to the normal central rumble as is customary at the start of these fights. Instead, Natural Selection drives over to one side of the arena seeming to be trying to control the perimeter, while Metal Sonic Spin Dash backs out of a confrontation with Cyclone Force 2.5 when the two are ready to clash in the middle, leaving just Cyclone Force 2.5 and Twister to battle it out in the centre of the ring.

While the other two dart around the arena, obviously not yet worrying about picking up aggression points from the judges, Cyclone Force 2.5 and Twister are having a decent little ruck in the centre, with the former coming out on top, sliding underneath the Dutch UKRW7 entry and tossing him over with the lifter onto his inverted lid. It doesn€™t affect the realie, as he can run both ways up, but the weapon becomes slightly higher up, and its scoring Cyclone Force 2.5 some valuable aggression points. Twister comes back in for a revenge attack on Chris€™s machine, but the blade-y bar things merely glance of the titanium with nothing more than a scratch and a couple of sparks.

Over on the other side of the arena, the other two machines have finally decided to try scoring some points of their own, as Metal Sonic Spin Dash flies straight in at the side of Natural Selection. The wedge at the front isn€™t low enough to get underneath the side skirts at this attempt, but he manages to grind against the side of them and still manages to shove Chris€™s machine into the slowly lowering walls with a great thud. Chris immediately tries to escape form the hold that Steve has on it, but Steve merely shunts in again, though once more the wedge cannot get underneath the ultra-low skirts.

Back in the centre of the ring, Cyclone Force 2.5 and Twister are still tussling, and certainly in aggression stakes, its Twister who€™s getting the better of it, as the low triangle flies in repeatedly, scraping the sides of Cyclone Force 2.5 and causing numerous amounts of small-level battle scars on the titanium shell. Cyclone Force 2.5 and more importantly, Chris Mason are not gonna put up with this for long however, and he€™s soon back on top, sliding under the front of Twister and having a good long shunt at the wall, before again flicking him into the air with the lifting arm. The flick isn€™t powerful enough to get him anywhere near out of the arena, but it gets him into the air, only for him to roll back off the fence and onto his wheels, speeding off to get involved in the other confrontation between Natural Selection and Metal Sonic Spin Dash.

Metal Sonic Spin Dash is still being tenacious and trying to get under the skirts of Chris Cooper€™s machine, but as yet they€™re holding up to the attack from Metal Sonic Spin Dash. Twister isn€™t about to let them fight this battle out privately however, and flies in straight at the front of Natural Selection. The result is easily the most damage caused yet in this fight as the top claw is bent completely sideways by the attack, and in one shot, their hopes of doing any great deal of damage have been shot and their lifting prowess is now severely handicapped.

Metal Sonic Spin Dash sense this as well and wonder if this damage makes the front of Natural Selection any more palatable for attack, and fly in underneath the bottom claw, slipping underneath far easier than at the sides, and pulling them up with the saw, causing sparks and gashes in the underbelly, invisible, but for closer inspection. After gashing the base for a while, Steve launches in with another slam into the fence, sending Natural Selection flying onto his back. The result is the first self-righting action of the series, as the arm slowly topples him back onto his wheels.

Cyclone Force 2.5 has got rather fed up of waiting for the action to come to him by now, and decides to make some carnage of his own, flying into Twister who€™s been unoccupied since breaking Natural Selection€™s claws. Slamming into him with the full force of his Storm 2 style motor setup, he once again pushes him across the arena into the fence, bashing in one of the side panels and tossing him once more onto his back once again. This time though he falls on his front, smashing his blade into the floor and when he lands on his wheels, the weapons stopped dead. Fleeing quickly, knowing his only form of offence has been taken away. Cyclone Force 2.5 soon catches him however and takes him for another ride across the arena and into the fence.

Natural Selection and Metal Sonic Spin Dash are still locked together, with Natural Selection riding the saw of Metal Sonic Spin Dash and having his underbelly torn to shreds. Steve seems to have got fed up with this now though and stops the blade momentarily to allow Natural Selection to escape and run, before trying to catch him once more. When he escapes however, his first attack is once again on the side, and yet again Chris€™s machine withstands the attack, as well as managing to escape before being shoved into the walls for once.

Cyclone Force 2.5 and Twister€™s battle soon takes them into the path of Metal Sonic Spin Dash and Natural Selection and the four become embroiled in an all-out tussle to see who can come out alive. When the four emerge, its Twister that comes out of it worst off, having been flipped over again by Cyclone Force 2.5, but only after Metal Sonic Spin Dash has ripped into the underbelly with the saw, cutting into one of the foam filled wheels. Natural Selection has been looking slightly limp eve since having his only form of attack damage and Chris knows hat without a weapon or decent pushing motors, he€™s going to struggle to get through this fight.

Twister is also limping having had his wheel sliced, and sensing an opportunity to finish off a weaker opponent, Metal Sonic Spin Dash comes in to do even further damage. Sliding underneath the comparatively large ground clearance, he clams him into the fence, lining up with the wheels and slicing even further into them, this time ripping out part of the foam filling and scattering it across the arena. When he falls back down and tries to escape, he€™s sorely limping and Tim knows that it must only be a degree of time before his first assault on the FFW crown is over. Cyclone Force 2.5 even comes in to join forces, slamming into the limping Dutch machine, and flicking him into the air around the fence. This time, with the lower walls, Twister can€™t hold on for any longer and finds himself floating over the arena wall, into no-mans-land and outta the competition.

While all of this is happening, Natural Selection has become every scared as he knows that he€™ll no longer be even slightly safe as the 2 stronger robots gang up to try and dispose of the broken lifter/crusher bot. To make matters worse for Chris Cooper€™s machine, the pit has now opened and there€™s no escaping the incoming attack from Cyclone Force 2.5 and Metal Sonic Spin Dash. To make matters worse, they both seem to have no plan to end the pain imminently as its Metal Sonic Spin Dash who comes in first, shunting underneath the claw once more and ripping more into the underbelly of Natural Selection whilst slowly sliding him further up. When he eventually drops him, Cyclone Force 2.5 comes in with another slam and tries to send him the same way as Twister, but this time he can€™t get enough force behind the flick and he ends up falling back down to the floor.

Natural Selection tries to flee, but Cyclone Force 2.5 catches him soon enough, slamming him into the fence from behind the curved rear. This time the combined force of the shunt and the flick from the lifter send Chris€™s machine over the fence to join his fellow combatant Twister.

CEASE

Me- What a cool battle Twister looks pretty damn twisted, while Natural Selection isn€™t really the pick today

Steve hasn€™t reached the end of his Miles Prower, while Cyclone Force 2.5 breezes through

Wootiful stuff once more from Mr F! Kudos for trying to keep this place alive.

QUALIFIERS
BATTLE 5
All Apologies VS CHAMELEON VS THE BOTLES REUNITED VS TYPHOON 2

...everybody on Tony!
Chameleon will use the scoop n crusher and basically, all six machines will try to overpower and pit All Apologies. After that...well, I dont know, but six Steve machines all after each other aught to prove rather entertaining.