Heat F
Round 1
Fight 1

Achilles vs Cacodemon vs Orka MK4

Achilles: Here we have one of the most successful vapourbots of recent history. Achilles is a relatively simple box, but has several other tricks up his sleeve. How about that flipper, that grabbing claw and those Eteks powering it?

Cacodemon: A very unique invertible ramming box, due to the fact that it is so bloody low. The low front wedge has some static claws on top to get hold of the opponent, and those side skirt are huge, though they still leave some clearance. It doesn€™t really like being inverted though.

Orka MK4: Orka has many similarities with Achilles really. It too has a scoop-like flipper and a claw on it. Orka is inpsired by Behemoth though, and seems to have slightly better control due to its 15 mph top speed.

3€¦ 2€¦ 1€¦ Activate!

It€™s pretty darn clear MacWilliams (yeah, 2 Alex€™) knows what he wants in this fight. He heads for Achilles, and with a great pace too. Holt responds accordingly. When the two robots meet, it is Cacodemon who rams diagonally into the side of Achilles, who couldn€™t turn fast enough.
CLASH!
Almost completely ignoring the side skirts, Cocademon slams Achille against the wall, and onto its wedge. Chris sees it happen and Orka is driving towards the locked Achilles, parallel to the arena wall. The scoop easily surpasses Achilles€™ tilted front, and one flick of the button turns the reigning PTT champ onto its back! Cacodemon reacts, immediately, but so does Achilles himself. When Cacodemon comes near the stranded Achilles€™ back, Holt fires his flipper, effectively turning Achilles back onto his wheels, but also on the roof of Cacodemon who was right behind him! Achilles€™ wheels spin, getting some grip on the relatively flat surface he€™s on, and drives off Cacodemon who was about to drive Achilles somewhere nasty. Back to Earth, Achilles wants to back away but is met by the next hazard on its course. Holt proves to be a worthy PTT-champion though when Achilles outmaneuvers Orka and scrapes his flipper underneath Orka€™s right-front corner. Holt gets his revenge on Chris who flipped him earlier and throws Orka into the air. Achilles heads off for some fresh air, when Orka activates his srimech, and Cacodemon decided to go on the offense once again. Achilles turns around to face his foe, and actually drives towards it. the two machines meet head-on at full power, and the two wedges bump against each other and get thrown back upon impact! We can now see Achilles on the left, Cacodemon on the right, and€¦ Orka heading for Cacodemon€™s side! Chris avoids the confrontation with Achilles this time, and rams his bucket underneath Cacodemon€™s side. Chris lowers his claw and MacWilliams finds a 100 kg box stuck to his side. Achilles now finds itself in a clear advantage, and joins Orka at Cacodemon€™s side, who can€™t really maneuver all that well at the moment. Achilles too has a claw up its sleeve, and knows who to use it too. Chris and Holt are looking to each other from their control boots, and share a little wink. Cacodemon tries to drive away, but can€™t do all that much now it has 200 kg stuck to its side! Both Holt and Chris activate their flipper, and Cacodemon is triumphantly held in the air by Orka and Achilles. The crowd goes wild while Orka and Achilles, shoulder to shoulder, carry Cacodemon towards the arena wall. Chris and Holt loosen their respective grip and€¦ well, take a guess

CEASE

Cacodemon has hit the camera tracks
Achilles and Orka MK4 go through to round 2!



Heat F
Round 1
Fight 2

13Black vs Killotine: EVO vs Rammy mk 3

13Black: One of the few realies to be found in this tournament, and a fairly impressive one on that. It has two destructive horizontal spinning discs, but doesn€™t like to be inverted

Killotine: EVO: Killerhurtz meets Storm 2. Yes people, this robot has the same drive motors and front wedge as world€™s most famous rambot, and a highly powerful axe to go with that, ain€™t that nice

Rammy mk 3: This robot started out as a fantasy robot designed for the ever-so-famous competition called Fantasy Robotwars . It made the jump to the vapourbot-reality though, and is an effective invertible 6WD rambot with a nice hinged wedge at the front.

3€¦ 2€¦ 1€¦ Activate!

13Black spins up, Killotine steadily drives forwards, and so does Rammy. Yup, nothing spectacular happens at the start of this battle. Killotine dances around a bit, and 13Black, in turn, dances around him. Rammy however, already set its sights on the pit release button! He nudges it, he activates it, and the siren goes wild! So does 13Black right now, who crashes his disc into Rammy€™s side! Sparks fly, and Rammy€™s side flank and skirts are battered a bit. However, most of the impact goes to the 2WD 13Black who is blown back a bit. Rammy€™s 6 wheels slowly turn around, only to see Killotine join the fray. Steve lowers his axe, and rams it through Rammy€™s wheelhouse! The axe goes up for a second blow, but Rammy drives away in time. Martyn looks on in awe when he sees his machine loses a bit of tire! The axe-blow seems to have hit the wheel in an effective way. Martyn shows he still has enough traction left, and he rams 13Black frontally now. The disc stalls, but Chris skid-steers his machine around and slams his second disc into Rammy€™s side, the same side that happened to be damaged earlier on. Rammy doesn€™t back off though, and continues to push 13Black€¦ to the pit! Killotine joins the two again, and diagonally rams his front wedge underneath Rammy€™s damaged skirt. He uses the axe again, which sweeps OVER Rammy, and on top of 13Black who€™s laying on Rammy€™s wedge, on top of the disc to be precisely. The three robots are joined in one big hug right now, a hug that ends when Steve raises his axe again. Chris tries to spin up his damaged disc, but it doesn€™t seem to work. In the meantime, Killotine still happens to have Rammy on his wedge, and a little bit of precise turning allows him to deliver an axe-blow right on top of Rammy! Rammy is dented, and well in Killotine€™s clutches, but not pierced. Steve wants to make short work of his opponent, but he can€™t seem to get a good aim to the pit with that struggling rambot under his thumb. 13Black interferes again and slams one of his discs (the spinning one ) against Rammy€¦
CRASH!
Martyn€™s eagerly looking whether or not the impact moved his rambot€¦ And it€™s moved alright, further into Killotine€™s hold! The axe now strikes through another one of Rammy€™s wheelhouses, and Steve happily makes use of that. He carries Rammy a meter or two across the arena, and above the open pit! Stevo loosens his firm grip, and sees how Rammy falls into that gaping hole.

CEASE

Rammy meets the bottom of the pit
13Black and Killotine: EVO go through to round 2!

Coming next:
13Black vs Achilles

Killotine: EVO vs Orka MK4

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