The Chevron Championship

**andrewj** · 18th March 2008, 17:46

Joey, youre a serious new writer. Keep up the good work and set an example for these fellow newcomers. :wink:

Good work on coming top of the Gauntlet, but now its Sumo... Here I will rely on my low wedge and weight to get under Shunt, lift his wheels off the ground and use my Storm II styled power to push him out of the dohyo. If for some reason a frontal attack doesnt work Ill revert to going for the sides where I should be able to get a good shove and push Shunt out.

**majinb** · 18th March 2008, 17:53

gonna get under shunt and drive it OOTA!

**joey_picus** · 18th March 2008, 18:12

Thanks for the encouragement, guys

THE ROUND FORMERLY KNOWN AS SUMO, AND NOW KNOWN AS SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ENTIRELY THAT I CANT REMEMBER SO LETS JUST CALL IT SUMO

DARKESTAR

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Shunt and Darkestar charge towards each other, Shunt trying to get his bulldozer scoop underneath Darkestar...but the prongs on the front go underneath the scoop, completely removing Shunts traction, and Darkestar pushes him almost effortlessly over the edge and onto the tyres! Alex smiles contentedly, almost as if he expected this to happen.

Darkestar - WINS in 5.5 secs

ENVY

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Envy pauses for a second after Activate, but comes out to meet the approaching Shunt, as their scoops lock together...Shunt is gaining ground, but at a pitifully slow rate, and returns for another charge, as Envy comes around the side of the ring, and the robots lock in the robo-waltz. Envy is doing the more pushing here, but Shunt isnt letting it get the advantage, and they just move in a slow circle near the centre of the ring. Shane is operating his controls with one hand now, Envy is close to the edge and could go over if it backed away, but Shunt isnt letting up, and it looks like the situation will persist as time ticks down. Shunt backs off suddenly, and Envy moves in, but is met by the plow and goes no further before the klaxon sounds.

Envy - SURVIVED

LIAR 2

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Liar and Shunt charge in towards each other, they collide, and Liar gets under the corner of Shunts scoop, but Shunt reverses away, dodging the charge of Liar neatly. Liar hits the plow of Shunt with the right hand side spike, and Martijn goes hard right, trying to push Shunt around itself and off the ledge...but Shunt turns into the arc, and gets the scoop underneath Liar, taking one of the wheels off the ground! Liar struggles, and manages to turn itself and Shunt towards the centre, but the house robot powers forward and pushes Liar over the edge and onto the tyres.

Liar - 19.25 seconds

NITRO-GENE 4.0

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The robots move towards each other, but Nitro-Gene stops briefly, waiting before it suddenly charges forward, but Shunt manages to maneuver out of the way, and Nitro-Gene almost goes over the edge itself! Paul brakes in time though, and reverses up for another charge, but Shunt catches his machine on the corner, and manages to push slightly. The situation soon gets to stalemate though, one of Nitro-Genes wheels isnt making contact with the ground due to being hung up on the house robots plow, but the force from the other wheels is preventing Shunt from gaining any ground. Nothing happens for a long while, before Shunt backs up for another charge...and is caught unawares by Nitro-Gene! Shunt struggles, and just manages to hang on the edge...the seconds start ticking down...but Nitro-Gene eventually comes through and Shunt rolls off the platform.

Nitro-Gene - WINS in 53.75 secs

AXEON

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Shunt and Axeon come towards each other, Shunt pausing before coming in to try and get the scoop under Axeon, but it turns, and Shunt nearly rides up on the skirts...he drives away and turns to come back in on the attack, but Axeon is there already, and they lock horns, head to head...and Shunt is moving backwards! Theres a lot of wheelspin, but Shunt is being pushed, and seems to give up any resistance just before being pushed over on to the tyres, as Andy celebrates in his control box.

Axeon - WINS in 15 secs

LEADERBOARD
1: Darkestar - Victorious
2: Axeon - Victorious
3: Nitro-Gene 4.0 - Victorious
4: Envy - Survived
5: Liar 2 (OUT) - 19.25 secs

So its farewell for Liar at this stage, as the only robot not to endure Shunt. Why, we ask, was this?

*cut to some person who is a judge, and not Joey in a hat, honestly*

Well, Liar was at a disadvantage because of the design, it had the wheels at the back so it had a large turning area leaving it easily vulnerable to side attacks, and only a small place where it could actually push from. Also, it had two wheels, and was the least equipped in the group for straight pushing

THE SEMI FINALS

Darkestar vs. Nitro-Gene 4.0
Axeon vs. Envy

Tactics, comments, thoughts, a fly swat?

**paulc** · 18th March 2008, 18:20

YES! I just made it! And awesome trial fights Joey!

Darkestar vs. Nitro-Gene 4.0: Darkestar has that riangular blade designed to flip. I can run inverted, so Im too concerned about the blade, but Im not brave enough to drive head-on into it. Go for the sides and push the robot into the sidewalls and toss it over the edge! Simple and plain

Axeon vs. Envy: Bad draw for Envy.

Good luck Alex! By the way, I dont have a fly-swat, but I have a nuclear bomb if that works

**swanaldo** · 18th March 2008, 19:18

any pics of axeon please?

**andrewj** · 18th March 2008, 19:30

Sorry Shane, I dont have any pics of Axeon.

Â«Axeon vs. EnvyÂ»

This should be a good battle, Envy is one of those robots that can easily hold its own in the vapourbot world. However, I think I should be OK. For one, Envy is a front hinged flipper and therefore it needs to get under my skirts and get me up the wedge before it can really attack me. The other advantage I have is that the top armour is only 5mm Aliuminum. That is probably the weakest armour Axeon has ever come in contact with, and it has damaged 4-5mm Hardox before, so holes should be punched right through this thing. I beleive it has C40-500 Magmotors for drive, in which case I can also push it around quite well once penetrated.

**swanaldo** · 18th March 2008, 19:30

just read stats of axeon. sounds a very nice robot but i doubt you could get all that within 100kg but hey it is fan fic. even with electro magnets and the fan going at full tilt to keep your robot down would be very difficult with the power of that axe. you will have some jump. period. and when envy senses the axe firing she will be under and you will be oota before you know what is going on. envy could take few hits with there being air between armour and components but not too many and i will ofcourse be very weary and pose for the oppertune moment. very experienced with axe robots being involved with building thor. advantage swan

**swanaldo** · 18th March 2008, 19:33

as a rule you should remember that the best armour in the robot world is infact air

**andrewj** · 18th March 2008, 19:39

Yeah the fan and electromagnet thing is a little random. Ive learnt from my mistakes with this version, the axe is quite possibly too powerful. The jumping could work in my favour here. If by some chance I do miss-fire and Envy gets under me, a quick smash of the axe should inch me off the wedge to safety. Damaging internal components isnt my main priority, its causing severe cosmetic damage.