Right. Both sets of tactics are already in, so let's gooo!

Eliminator 5
Lethal Weapon vs. Qwertyuiop

Lethal Weapon is a danger to everything around it...and itself! It's a skirted box with a curved front, which holds a 30kg spinning disc. It can produce very well over 100kJ and is shockproofed to deal with recoil...but will that be enough? 3mm Ti/V alloy armour is decent but not invincible, and 4WD with S28s powering them are decent as well. However, tight dimensions could have it seeing massive manoeuvrability problems.

Qwertyuiop is ready to kick your ASCII back to cyberspace! It's got a very powerful rear-hinged flipper at the front, and 7mm titanium body armour. Lynch drive on 48v ensures it'll have the nippier start by far, and sloped sides will help this wedge get on its back where it can self-right. However, with a 2WD set-up and 17mph top speed, it'll be out of control a bit. And it'll run out of flips eventually: CO2 doesn't last forever.

Roboteers, stand by...

House robots: Exa-Gore-Ic Evo, Hexadecimal

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ACTIVATE!

Strategy is key here, and Qwertyuiop starts off applying some by swerving around, trying to dodge the strokes of Lethal Weapon. The drivetrain is really slowing Lethal Weapon down and Qwertyuiop takes advantage; it sneaks around faster than Lethal Weapon can turn, and sliding under the side tosses it! Well, it could have been flipped, but strangely enough the gyroscopic tendencies of Lethal Weapon's disc caused it to bound into the air from the flip, seemingly hover for a bit, and crash back down, completely unharmed! Or so we think. We'll have to see. Anyway, Navaha brings his bot back on the attack again, as Lethal Weapon is a bit slow to try and keep up with the quirky wedge. So Tony spins it the other way, and Nav seeing this backs his machine the hell away, as Lethal Weapon's clever manoeuvre saves it from another flipping, for now. Tony, grinning, advances on the apprehensive flipperbot, who backs away further and then starts circling Lethal Weapon again. Tony goes for the turn around tactic again, but Nav...keeps turning! And past the disc! Tony wasn't expecting this at all; feverishly, he tries to turn and attack, but Qwertyuiop's snuck under the side of Lethal Weapon again; rather than simply toss, he thinks better of his strategy and tosses him into Hex's CPZ. The Queen of Chaos has her upper blades down and...oh dear.

CRASH!!!

Hexadecimal, that was very unwise of you, m'dear. The chaotic house robot finds herself missing a blade, as Lethal Weapon sheared it right off! However, it's stopped that disc, and Qwertyuiop moves in again, lifting Lethal Weapon overtop of Hexadecimal and further into the CPZ, where it's...still on Hex's remaining blades. Hex lifts it up and has it against the wall; Qwertyuiop is waiting in the center of the arena. Why he's not hitting the pit release, I don't quite know. Anyway Hex raises her upper blades all the way, and exposes the lower spinning blades! Lethal Weapon slides down the wall, thanks to the force of the disc, but not fast enough to avoid the house robot's fury!

CRASH!!!

However strong 3mm Ti/V is, it is not impervious to a hit like that! The underbelly takes a brutal dent as Lethal Weapon flies off the wall...and into the waiting wedge of Qwertyuiop, who deposits him back into Hex's CPZ! Unfortunately, Lethal Weapon's disc is still spinning, so that means...

CRASH!!!

Hex loses another blade! Apparently even house robots get brutalized by this thing! But certainly not the direct opponent so far! Qwertyuiop now has the spinning bot, who's not spinning at all, on its wedge...and it takes the box to the arena saws! Whoa! Lethal Weapon's weapon is spinning again! But you what what else is spinning! BZZT! That's right! Sparks time! The arena saws cut into the armour of Lethal Weapon and send those glittering fireworks across the arena! Qwertyuiop holds him there as long as he can, but eventually is forced to let him go, as The Watcher reminds him with a little nudge. Qwertyuiop backs off, and Lethal Weapon's...okay, I guess, but I see a great deal of smoke coming from the robot...oh no, the blade's spinning! Qwertyuiop watches warily, and then drives off as Lethal Weapon comes at it, apparently recovering from the earlier attacks but losing steam...er, smoke. Qwertyuiop suddenly drives into the arena saws, which stop him completely...no, they throw him back into Lethal Weapon!

CRASH!!!

...ooh. That wasn't pretty. A whole rear panel goes soaring away into an empty CPZ, Qwertyuiop itself sent spinning into a crazy dance! But...oh dear again. Lethal Weapon isn't moving. OH! That's why!!! A chain from the drivetrain has been severed, lying underneath Lethal Weapon's side! Actually...two of the wheels are spinning...but they aren't gaining enough traction to actually move the robot...what a shame, as the disc is still spinning as well. Qwertyuiop, however, is moving rather slowly...but it gets behind Lethal Weapon and starts pushing it towards...the arena wall! ...don't you dare!

CRASH!!!

You dared! How could you?! The poor arena! Actually, poor Lethal Weapon, it isn't looking so lethal anymore, the shock from hitting solid wall has abruptly put an end to its disc, the shockproofing not proof enough. As if to end all doubt, the almost expired Qwertyuiop moves under Tony's bot and with a weary flick, just manages to get the former spinner out. Navaha dances about, celebrating his first victory ever, while Tony facepalms.

CEASE!

Lethal Weapon? Pfft, we've all seen that before.
Qwertyuiop advances to Round 2!

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Next battle: Nitro-Gene 5.0 vs. Monsoon Season