Battlebots: Beyond The Battlebox

[dinowarrior]

Well, how was I meant to know that? Seriously, how?

[joey_picus]

I kind of assumed you knew basic Egyptian mythology, sorry about that...

[dinowarrior]

Oh, I do know about it. I just didnt realise that was the basis for the name.

[dinowarrior]

Well, since I dont really want to go through the process of adjusting the line-up AGAIN, would you mind if it was just called Static Shock for the duration of this tournament. Think of it as a Dantomkia/Spitfire routine.

[dinowarrior]

PART 4
Welcome back to Battlebots. Its been a while, but at least Ive got something.

Today, were with the big boys...the SUPER-HEAVYWEIGHTS. In this battle, Sekhmet will be battling Flick Of The Wrist.

Lets do our check on the robots.

Flick Of The Wrist is a six wheel drive killing machine created by Martijn. It travels at high speeds of 22mph, has great traction and a pair of deadly lifting spikes.

Sekhmet is named after an Egyptian godess and is another creation from Joey. An invertible triangle shape, shes a rammer AND a thwackbot all in one, with an addition weapon in a set of lifters.

Lets go down to the arena floor.

Introducing first, in the red square to my left...she lurks in the middle of the night, looking for flesh and robotics to feed on. Dont anger her, or face the wrath of...SEKHMET!!

And her oppodent, in the blue square to my right...a twitch of the forklift, a rev of the engine and a squeal of pain from his oppodents. If you dont get those, then youre not paying attention. Heres...FLICK OF THE WRIST!!

Now, call me obvious, but it appears as though Flick Of The Wrist has a small scoop positioned between his spikes. Must have something to do with getting under Sekhmet.

THE BOX IS LOCKED, THE LIGHTS ARE ON, ITS ROBOT FIGHTING TIME!!

And off we go, as Flick Of The Wrist charges out with the scoop...OH! And the scoops just come off...Hang on, its got wheels! Its charging off to the side whilst Flick charges at Sekhmet. What the heck is going on here? Well let our technical know-how, So-And-So, explain...

SO-AND-SO: That scoop is actually With You, a middleweight robot that Martijn has also entered into Battlebots. Flick Of The Wrist is, in fact, a heavyweight, so the two of them are working together to form a superheavyweight multi-bot.

...OK, now we know. Sekhmet is spinning around...but Flick Of The Wrist charges straight into her, spikes down. That will make for an effective beach, as Sekhmet is now stuck. Now for Flick to put on the gas, and charge her into the wall...BANG!! A good smash by Flick, straight into the wall. And now hes pinning her there. Of course, you can only do this for 30 seconds, and any worthy Battlebot would let his oppodent go afterwards (yes, Im looking at you, Voltronic!). Which is what Flick now does, backing away to let Sekhmet escape...or NOT! As now With You is taking over, and trying everything it can to box-rush his goliath oppodent, who is 104 whole kilos heavier than him. Five successive slams in a row are foiling Sekhmet to no end. But she gets away, pushing With You back. With You retreats, and now Sekhmet turns to thwackbot mode, spinning around and around. But Flick charges in...hes showing NO hesitation whatsoever! And again, he uses his spikes to lift up Sekhmet, and get her wheels off the ground. Maybe a little drive around the arena...no, that doesnt work, as Sekhmet falls off. But it does allow Sekhmet to get to the side of Flick...and shes gotten underneath and lifted him up, at an angle. With You is slamming into Sekhmet, trying to throw her off his big brother. GO ON SEKHMET! THROW HIM OVER! Yes!! Thats what Sekhmet has done. But, of course, Flick is invertible, he can work both ways up, and he turns around, lowering his spikes. Once more, however, Sekhmet is in thwack mode! Bang! Again, Flick shows no fear, as he buffets the godess, and so is With You, also giving a few box-rushes...but hang on, is Flick damaged? Yes, I can see a dent! A dent in the upper right hand corner. And Sekhmet is still spinning. Flick charges in again...and, once more, his spikes get underneath! Another drive...This time into the hammer!! BANG!! The hammer hits the 5mm titanium top!! Thatll have to hurt in the morning. Sekhmet gets away...and now turns her attention to With You. With Yous scoop gives him 0mm ground clearance, but that ISNT what Sekhmet is aiming for...she spins...OH, and that sent With You straight into the spike strip! He gets away, but that allows Sekhmet to get underneath his 5mm ground clearance elsewhere and flip him RIGHT over! And now hes at a disadvantage, as hes useless when inverted, and Joey knew that. Thats why he had Sekhmet flip HIM over. And AGAIN Sekhmet goes into thwack mode. Another hit on Flick and another dent. With You is trying to ram Sekhmet, but it isnt working. He reverses...OH, STRAIGHT ONTO ONE OF THE KILL SAWS!! And he went flying, but is STILL the wrong way up!! Another thwack from Sekhmet on Flick deflects him slightly, and once more, Sekhmet gets her teeth underneath Flicks ground clearance. Were fast running out of time here in this unusual battle, and I must say that Flicks tactics were good, but its nothing for the true superheavyweight...hes just too light for Sekhmet. Sekhmet lifts him up again and flings him over, With You doing more box rushes...

*BUZZ!*

No, thats it. The battle is over. And now we have to go to the judges. Well, actually, its one judge...I couldnt get the other two to work for free.

(a little while later)

OK, we have a decision...

Ladies and Gentlemen, the judge at arena side has turned in a 9-6 decision, for the winner...IN THE RED SQUARE, SEKHMET!!

Well, an epic fight with one winner, rather than two. Heres how the score looked.

DAMAGE: Sekhmet - 4, Flick Of The Wrist - 1
AGGRESION: Sekhmet - 3, Flick Of The Wrist - 2
STRATERGY: Sekhmet - 2, Flick Of The Wrist - 3

It was, literally, the damage that did it.

NEXT TIME: Back to the lightweights, when Anti-Virus 2.0 takes on Spin Cycle.

[joey_picus]

Not at all bad...good fight Martijn, and Chris, despite the fact I only just noticed that earlier he referred to a wedge fight as epic, yet destructive :P