Wow, we're at a fourth Heat Final and no hypo yet! Isn't that amazing?! :P

*in the pits*

Melissa: So what's the scoop?
Samuel: Grr...Sideswipe knocked the drum motor out a bit but I've fixed that now.
Melissa: Scared about your opponent?
Samuel: I eat wedges for breakfast.
Melissa: Wouldn't that hurt your teeth?
Samuel: Not Paralyzation's.
Melissa: Good point! And your response to that, Mr Politzi?
Tony: Well he certainly won't eat my wedges if he can't get his drum in and I'm not going to let him. :P
Samuel: O rly?
Tony: ...ya rly.
Samuel: NO WAI!
Melissa: Let's just get to the arena. Ya wai.

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Heat D Final
Paralyzation 2 (7) vs. Novastorm

Roboteers, stand by...

House robots: Count Bleck, as maddening as ever, and Damocles, as frightening as ever.

3...
2...
1...
ACTIVATE!

And so another heat final arrives! It's Novastorm first on the attack, zipping across the arena in a hurry and trying to get to Paralyzation before the drum's spun up! Unfortunately, you're too late, Mr. Tony! That drum's very much up to speed and very much about to cause Novastorm some pure unadulterated pain! Novastorm applies the brakes as hard as he can...but is just simply going way too fast to avoid a head-on collision! The said collision isn't very spectacular in terms of noise, as we only get a dull THUNK when the drum smacks into the V-wedges, but in terms of distance, well...hell yeah! Outweighing his opponent by almost 20kg, Paralyzation sends Novastorm flying backwards; the angle of the wedges prevented Novastorm from getting flipped but the sheer power behind the blow and Novastorm's weight disadvantage were enough to catapult it back across the arena! Novastorm thuds near the floor flipper and appears to be a bit shaken up, but is back on the attack immediately, this time trying to go around the 7th seed and avoid the drum completely! So far he's doing a good job of this and is around Paralyzation's side already! Samuel tries to turn but now the tide's about to be turned! Novastorm has found the side of Paralyzation and is shoving it across the arena with all his might! Paralyzation, heavier though he may be, hasn't have the more powerful drivetrain in this fight and is soon scooped up onto the wedge and brought straight into the wall at terrible speed! The gyrometric force keeps Paralyzation stable in the air, but it bounces back several feet from the wall after that and looks very shaken, itself! Tony takes this opportunity to try and get to the side again and repeat the magnificent slam, but Samuel won't hear a word of it! Paralyzation backs away as Novastorm tries to turn around to the rear, and ends up putting himself right in front of Paralyzation! Grasping quickly at his chance, the drumbot slams into the side of Novastorm, finally gaining purchase on the side spikes and ripping them all off! And guess what? That's hardly stopped the drum! Slightly scared, Tony tries to turn and ram the drum out of sheer pressure, but doesn't have a proper chance as Paralyzation moves in again!

CRASH!

And this time the collision is massive, in terms of, well, everything! It's sent Novastorm away, spinning, flying, err...generally backwards into the wall with fierce power! It's also sporting some nicely visible scratches in the side armour now! So the 7th seed's weaponry is not at all to be underestimated, less so if you're Novastorm! To his relief, Tony is able to squeeze Novastorm out of there before Paralyzation can move in for the kill! Now Tony is back on the attack, looking to make up for lost time, and he's certainly doing a good job of it! Paralyzation isn't able to keep up with Novastorm's speed and subsequently finds himself on the V-wedges again! With a blast from the motors Novastorm hurtles into Damocles' CPZ, and the house robot greets our 7th-seeded drumbot with a gigantic smack to the other side!

CRASH!!!

Hooooo-weeee! Now that's some air! More air than Novastorm got, even! Paralyzation flew over top of Novastorm and landed smack-dab in the middle of the arena, still right side up but now with a badly dented up side panel! Things are looking bad for Paralyzation now, but things are far from looking better for Samuel as Tony brings his invertible rammer into play yet again! Samuel tries backing up again, to throw Tony for a loop, but our two-time veteran isn't fooled! Novastorm keeps going straight and outpaces Paralyzation completely, and now is facing the rear of his opponent! Paralyzation can't turn fast enough, and soon his rear end is on the top of Novastorm's wedge! With glee Tony drives Novastorm straight into one of the Discs of Death, the seed in front!

CRAAASH!!!!

MAN, WHAT! A! HIT! Paralyzation 2's drum has been deeply carved into, and missing a few teeth, but the Disc of Death has been taken out of play entirely! One of the teeth is bent up and the whole rotation is just messed up! Of course, the same hit has taken Paralyzation off of the wedge of Novastorm, but oh dear! The drum is not spinning, not after that literally hazardous hit! So this leaves the seed in a very nasty situation indeed! His delight now clearly apparent, Tony drives Novastorm into Paralyzation, easily catching him this time and sending him into the wall, bouncing the seeded robot away along the wall, but Novastorm doesn't stop there! He reaches the empty CPZ and deposits the seed in there! The house robots immediately vacate their patrol zones, smelling blood, and Novastorm backs the hell away quickly! However, he doesn't count on Paralyzation's drivetrain recovering almost as quickly and heading out of the CPz in the other direction! Novastorm goes after Paralyzation but just barely misses him as Paralyzation spins off to the side, and catching Novastorm's side unguarded, Paralyzation pushes him into the wall with the stationary drum. It doesn't do much though, and soon Novastorm moves around to the side of his foe and pushes him across the arena into the pit release button...just missing it! Realizing this, Tony puts the drive in reverse, and the button is hit. Novastorm now works to try and get the elusive Paralyzation towards the ever-lowering pit, but the seed isn't seeded 7th for nothing! It manages to evade Tony's attack again and pushes Novastorm into the other empty CPZ, and Count Bleck is out of his CPZ immediately this time. Paralyzation holds Novastorm there as long as he can, but eventually cannot do so anymore and Novastorm gets away...only to be greeted by a horrible spinning ring!

CRASH!!!

With malice Count Bleck smashes Novastorm into the wall and tears into the 3.5mm Hardox wedge, gashing it up severely and forcing Novastorm into the corner wall, and in behind he is greeted by a ram from Paralyzation, and is stuck! However, Novastorm's greater drive kicks in and he slowly forces Count Bleck away, but the house robot drives up onto the wedge he so scarred, and is now at the mercy of Novastorm! This was not intentional, and Paralyzation is ramming Novastorm from behind, so Tony doesn't exactly know what to do here. Damocles hasn't moved from his CPZ this time and The Watcher remains erect and unmoving in his spot near the arena saws. What's a roboteer to do? The only thing he can do: move forward! And that's exactly what Tony does, pushing Count Bleck along the wall slowly and eventually into the CPZ opposite. Count Bleck breathes flame but can do nothing else in this predicament, but Damocles now has moved since they are in another CPZ. Samuel won't leave Tony alone though, and Paralyzation is just...well, let's not go into detail. Anyway they're held there and Damocles...attacks Paralyzation?!

CRASH!!!

What was that for? Paralyzation wasn't even in the CPZ! Oh yes! That's right, The Watcher's piping angry now! He moves over to Damocles, and there it is! The red card! Back to your CPZ, on the double! Damocles sulks back to his corner, but now Paralyzation's 2 wheels are more exposed than ever! The side panel's gone! What an unfair treatment! And this, of course, has allowed Novastorm to escape the CPZ! Count Bleck gratefully accepts the ground his wheels have found and breathes more flame to vent his feelings, but Paralyzation gets out of there before the house robot can do much else. And for all the damage the competitors have received, they still look to be about at full drive power here! Novastorm is again trying to get around Paralyzation but the seeded machine again proves to have the manoeuvrability advantage by deftly sidestepping the assault and moving to attack Novastorm's side, but can't do much because the drum is taken down...or can he? No, he can't: just as Samuel sees the pit, Tony drives backwards and avoids a pitting. Paralyzation chases him down but is wedged immediately and brought to the wall! WHAM! Another earth-shattering collision and Paralyzation bounces awa - is that...the drum's spinning again! Not fully, but it's managing to keep a decent speed going! Tony can't believe it, and nor, apparently, can Samuel. Tony reacts first and tries to get around Samuel, but Novastorm is now starting to show signs of fatigue and Paralyzation is able to keep the drum pointed at Novastorm. Taking advantage of his opponent's weariness, Samuel moves in. The confrontation is not as great as the previous ones but it's enough to tip Novastorm onto his back. Novastorm turns and rams Paralyzation, catching the drumbot's side off-guard and slams him into an empty CPZ again, but again Novastorm's slight fatigue is enough to slow the hit down for Paralyzation to recover quickly, and THUNK! The tired drum catches the side of Novastorm that still has spikes, and rips one off, and then another before Novastorm gets away. The American machine wades outside of the CPZ, but finding Count Bleck approaching again gets out of there, Paralyzation likewise and in doing so gaining the advantage! Or does he? Novastorm flies into Paralyzation, takes the drum like a champ and flings Paralyzation into the CPZ! Unfortunately, trying a last minute get-your-opponent-in-the-CPZ-and-escape-yourself-in-the-nick-of-time tactic doesn't quite work for Tony, as Count Bleck just catches the front of Novastorm's side!

CRASH!

It isn't a very big hit, and it hit the wedge actually, but Novastorm's flung back anyway! And it gives Paralyzation a chance to escape, which he does. But now Paralyzation itself is looking very weary and can't seem to spin the drum up enough to cause any monumental impact...similarly, Novastorm's fatigue has worsened, he's traveling at nearly half-speed and can't seem to wedge Paralyzation properly. Bleck nudges them both with the spinning ring and glazes them with his flames.

10...9...8...7...

With time running out, Novastorm backs off and attempts to ram Paralyzation again, but Paralyzation escapes and tries to spin up the drum again; unfortunately it fails as it's again stopped!

6...5...4...

Novastorm catches Paralyzation and begins to move it across the arena. Paralyzation however turns about and finds the side of Novastorm, pushing it across the arena itself.

3...
2...
1...

Paralyzation smashes Novastorm into the wall and holds him there...

CEASE!

Well, we haven't had a judges decision for a while in the heavyweight category! A very well-fought contest from both parties, but only one can claim that fourth spot in the semis!

Paralyzation 2 - Novastorm

Strategy = 2/5 - 3/5
Style = 8/10 - 2/10
Control = 6/15 - 9/15
Aggression = 5/20 - 15/20
Damage = 15/25 - 10/25

TOTAL = 36/75 - 39/75

The quick acting venom of Paralyzation 2 slows to continental drift!
Novastorm advances to the Series Semi-Finals!

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Next time on C&B4
Under Pressure takes on Elizabeth to defend his seeding in the nines!
Two fearsome spinners, Megabyte and MeCannibal 3.0, trade blows!
And Revolver, Drive, Toro, and Ziggy size each other up in our first Superheavyweight Melee!