I€™m baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaack!
For the last two fights of Robot SMASH!! Series 1!
Play-Off:
ISDSFA v Supreme Glory Omega
Final:
Wedge Devolution v Nidhogg

But before the action in the arena gets underway, let€™s take a look into the pit area and see what fabulous creations await us. Some of these didn€™t fare too well in combat, but we at Robot SMASH!! Like the original as much as the successful.

Best Designed Robot:
The nominations for this coveted award are:
A simple wedge, but well thought out- Paul Cuomo€™s WORCK!
An intuitive forks and crusher design, its Kody Kunz€™s KILLOBITE 5.0!
A very special crusher, it didn€™t go far but its Frank Goacher€™s ACRONYMS FTW!

And the winner is............ ACRONYMS FTW!

Most Original Entry:
The three nominations are:
A five part clusterbot, each incorporating a different weapon- Daniel Stickler€™s WEAPON SYNERGY!
A strange pyramid shape with a front hinged flipper? Gotta be Joey McConnell€™s GABRIEL II!
The flipper and spikes was a lethal combination... Frank Goacher€™s THE MAY TRACKS HAS YOU!

And the recipient is............... WEAPON SYNERGY!

Best Engineered Robot:
The trio of nominations are:
The hydraulic crusher of Steven McGregor€™s E CLAWDIUS UNUM!
The scary face of Kody Kunz (€˜s) WEDGINATOR 6.0!
The raining terror of Daniel Stickler€™s MEGA MONSOON!

And the victor is................... MEGA MONSOON!

And now it€™s finally time for the last two fights of the competition, the play-off for third place and the final!

Play-off for 3rd place:
ISDSFA v Supreme Glory Omega

ISDSFA had a fantastic time in the heats, dispatching 259, Pure Evil: Return of the Disc and Killobite 5.0. Then, in the quarters Frank dealt Steven€™s Whirligig 4.5 a thrashing to get through to the semi-finals, where it was unfortunately beaten by Wedge Devolution.

Supreme Glory Omega started brilliantly, smashing Dead Horse Beater€™s base armour to win a match it had started badly. In round 2 it immobilised the powerful D.V.D, and then defeated All Scoop and No Stab Make Steve a Dull Boy in the heat final. In the quarters Storm II was the realie that fell, but then SGO came up against Nidhogg in the semis, starting well but ultimately falling victim to that terrible crusher.

Booth 1: Frank Goacher
Booth 2: Daniel Stickler

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, SMASH!!

Both robots shoot off the mark, they both want that 3rd place medal! It€™s SGO that looks the more aggressive, that dangerous axe glinting in the light, but it€™s ISDSFA that gets the first attack in, ramming Daniel across the arena and rolling SGO onto its back! And before Daniel can self-right ISDSFA comes in again, this time cutting into the armour with the spinning disc! But now SGO self-rights and slams its axe down onto ISDSFA, and Daniel has that axe head lodged in behind Frank€™s scoop! And with this hold Mr. Stickler begins to drag ISDSFA towards the pit release, but Frank lifts SGO off the ground and SGO is forced to withdraw the axe from the scoop of ISDSFA. But once again Daniel is open to attack and Frank makes another cut into the armour, this time into the top armour! But SGO is anything but defenceless and strikes again with that malevolent axe, this time hooking onto the top of Frank€™s Behemoth shaped machine and pulling it into the pit release! But now Frank flips SGO onto it€™s back and props it against the arena wall, the axe hanging uselessly against the side wall! And now Frank comes in with the disc to chew into the base armour, but then SGO uses the powerful axe to use momentum and get itself down off the wall! But ISDSFA is ready and flips Mr. Stickler over again, this time wasting no time in getting underneath again and ramming SGO into the corner, where it is flipped back onto its wheels by the spike! But Frank is too quick and again SGO finds itself on its back, Daniel quickly self-rights, but Frank was there and gets underneath again, raising the scoop high and ramming into the side wall, making SGO flip over the side and out of this play-off!

A SHORT MATCH AND THE PLAY-OFF IS ALL OVER!

ISDSFA gets third place, but who will join him on the podium?

FINAL
Wedge Devolution v Nidhogg

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the best two heavyweight machines in this series of Robot SMASH!!, WEDGE DEVOLUTION annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd NIDHOGG!
In round one, Nidhogg pierced the tyres of The Curse while Wedge Devolution threw Woodpecker around.
In round two, Wedge Devolution threw Wedginator 6.0 OOTA while Nidhogg put an end to the clusterbot Doorstops.
In the heat finals Nidhogg got its revenge on WORCK, while Wedge Devolution tossed Razer out of the competition.
In the quarters Wedge Devolution told Liar 2 the truth while Nidhogg took on Seung Mina IV in a close match and won.
In the semis Wedge Devolution threw ISDSFA out of the match while Nidhogg adequately dealt with Supreme Glory Omega.
Now they€™re both here, in the grand final. Who will prevail?

Booth 1: Steven McGregor
Booth 2: Joey McConnell

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, SMASH!!

The finalists are off! Wedge Devolution has that flipper while Nidhogg has the crushing beak and forks. Both are well armoured, but neither aggressive as this final starts. They merely circle each other, perhaps trying to scent out a weak spot? Maybe, but it seems Wedge Devolution has found one as Steven powers in on the attack, ramming Nidhogg from the side and flipping it right over! But Joey€™s robot somersaults, landing back on its wheels, and now he comes on an onslaught of his own, getting the forks under Wedge Devo€™s raised flipper arm and holding on tight with that powerful crusher! Steven looks really worried, and all he can do here is to try and push Nidhogg around, as his 4WD will better Nidhogg€™s 2WD! Steven pushes Nidhogg onto the flame pit, but Joey still holds onto Wedge Devo and the two of them spin around the arena, Nidhogg trying to pull Wedge Devolution towards the pit release button while Steven tries to get his robot out of Joey€™s maniacal clutches! The crowd are screaming, some for Wedge Devolution and some for Nidhogg. Wedge Devolution is such an experienced machine; it is a previous winner of VFT, one of the greatest fanfics of all time! Yet Nidhogg is a relative newcomer, and here he is holding onto Wedge Devo in a fantastic attempt to win the first ever series of Robot SMASH!! . And still Wedge Devolution can€™t shake Nidhogg off, but the judges call time on the hold- one minute has passed and Nidhogg must let go! As soon as he does Wedge Devolution pulls away and gets the flipper back down for another attack, once again ramming Nidhogg from the side and flipping it over, but this time Nidhogg lands on its back, on Wedge Devo€™s flipper! So Steven throws Joey up into the air again and Nidhogg comes crashing down by the arena wall! It€™s self-righting is slow, and before Nidhogg can get back onto its wheels in comes Wedge Devolution for another attack! Steven rams in and gets underneath, throwing Nidhogg up into the air again! But this time Joey is lucky, as the emphasis from that flip was up rather than across and Nidhogg lands right on the rails before toppling back in onto its wheels! Joey quickly speeds away across the arena and presses the pit release button, then turns to meet the oncoming Wedge Devolution! They clash head on again, and Wedge Devolution pushes Nidhogg back into the corner, where Joey is flipper by the arena spike! This is disaster for Nidhogg as Wedge Devolution takes the chance to get under and punt Nidhogg into the air again! And now Joey lands right on his back by the wall and it seems that Nidhogg went so high that time the self-righting spines on the weapon have been damaged! Steven smiles while Joey panics and fiddles with the controls desperately, and now the crowd roars and begins the count on Nidhogg!

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, IMMOBILE!

We have a Robot SMASH!! Champion it seems, and now in comes Wedge Devolution to finish off the tournament with one last colossal flip!
FLIP!
Nidhogg flies over the arena wall and lands in a crumpled heap on the camera tracks, broken and beaten!

ROBOT SMASH!! SERIES 1 IS OVER!

Wedge Devolution is the Robot SMASH!! Champion!

And now we see the seeds for Robot SMASH!! Series 2:
1st Wedge Devolution
2nd Nidhogg
3rd ISDSFA
4th Supreme Glory Omega
5th Seung Mina IV
6th Storm II
7th Liar 2
8th Whirligig 4.5
9th Razer
10th WORCK
11th Killobite 5.0
12th All Scoop and No Stab Make Steve a Dull Boy
13th Flick of the Wrist
14th Super Gore Evo
15th Gabriel II
16th The May Tracks Has You
17th Wedginator 6.0
18th Doorstops
19th Pure Evil: Return of the Disc
20th D.V.D
21st MeCannibal 2.0
22nd Tempest Evil-est-oution
23rd Weapon Synergy
24th Tira III

These of course, may change if some robots are not entered.

Thank you to everyone who entered, putting your sanity at risk and allowing me to complete my first major! I hope you will all return in Robot SMASH!! Series 2, which will probably turn up earlier than expected because I€™ll get bored!

Goodbbbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!