ROBOBASH SERIES 2!!!!

[samuel3764]

Sam: It's Heat M... which means there are only 3 more heats until the series semi-finals. Every episode is a step closer to finding out who will join the ranks of Archangel of the Abyss as the new champion! SO ARE YOU READY TO RUMBLE?!?!?!?!?!?!

(CROWD CHEERS)

Sam: Oh yeah, it's time to get it on! LET THE WAAAAAAARS BEGIN!!!

(BATTLE 1!!!)

From Bedford, Hypertension!

Hypertension is a newcomer to the competition, but it's had success in many other tournaments. The flipper packs a punch; one flip from this baby, and the opponent will be out in a jiffy! With a top speed of 17.6 mph, it uses good speed, and the hardox armour is very strong as well. However, the flipper has got only 15 flips, and also the manouverability is limited. Great machine, nonetheless.

From Texas in the USA, Minesweeper 4!

Minesweeper can shove anything and everything around in its way. The 4WD is great, and the two scoops on the front and on the rear were made for pushing opponents all day long, and it is also relatively fast at 15mph. However, it's got no real active weapons.

From Shrewsbury in Shropshire and the 8th seeded machine, Axeon 4.0!

Back in Axeon is the 8th seeds, very good in the previous year, looks to make another series semi-finals appearence. Its axe this time around has been made for bludgeoning, instead of penetrating. However, it's capable of causing great damage to opponents, and it is looking great indeed. Limited CO2 is the problem for this machine, but does that really matter?

Roboteers, Stand by...

There's Mark and Matt AKA Zarte in one booth driving Minesweeper 4 and Hypertension respectively, and AJ is in the other booth driving Axeon. The house robots for this battle are... a vicious fembot with a nasty pink arse, and the big daddy of them all with the cutting disc and the jaws of death. Matilda and King Arthur, we choose you!

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

Here we go as Refbot signals the start of the match with the green light. Now, Minesweeper comes in on Hypertension's side straight away, and rams it into the wall! Good aggression being shown by the Texan machine already. Minesweeper is very fast, it has 100 hp of pure shoving power, and it can run both ways up as well. Good machine, but now Hypertension fights back by flipping the rambot over! Axeon comes in as well, trying to hack Hypertension up with its axe, but no real damage has been caused because of its hardox armour. Axeon now pushing Hypertension right towards the saws! BZZZT! Sparks fly but Hypertension gets away with no real damage. Hypertension makes a beeline for Minesweeper's side now, and gets underneath-- OH! Minesweeper gets some great air-time, and comes down with a thud! What a flip that was! Minesweeper drives off like nothing ever happened. Matt smiles with satisfaction, and Hypertension drives towards Axeon, but Minesweeper comes in and crashes into Hypertension's side! Minesweeper shoves Hypertension right into Matilda's CPZ! Matilda's ready with the flywheel on her rear end!
CRASH!!!
Sparks fly, and Hypertension gets flipped over on its back due to the flywheel, but self-rights just like that. Hypertension gets away, but Axeon comes into the picture and slams into the side of the Bedford machine! It slams the axe down hard onto Hypertension, but the tough hardox armour is holding up very well to the attack. Axeon striking Hypertension again with the axe, but no real damage has been caused. Good attack there by the 8th seeds nonetheless. Hypertension gets away from Axeon, and now goes for Minesweeper! Minesweeper turns and avoids the flipper well. Now it tries to go for the sides of Hypertension... and it does! Now, Minesweeper shoves the machine from Bedford and SLAMS it right into the CPZ of Matilda! Hypertension trying to get away--
CRASH!!!
Great attack by Minesweeper, and Matilda's flywheel flips Hypertension over onto its back! Hypertension is self-righting easily, and gets away from there unscathed. Now, the seeded Axeon comes in, and puts its axe to good use on Hypertension... but only a tiny dent can be seen on it. Now, Matt looks like he can't take it anymore! He has had enough of this! He decides to retaliate by driving Hypertension towards Axeon's side, gettting underneath and carrying it towards the wall! Hypertension on the verge of making an upset here; Axeon is in real trouble, it's trying desperately to get away! Could this be it for Axeon?!?!
FLIP!!!
OH, that was close! Axeon just hangs on by the skin of its chinny-chin-chin! This would've been a pretty big shock if Axeon crashed out in the first round! Axeon lives to fight another moment or two! The 8th seeded machine from Shrewsbury fights back now by shoving Hypertension into the saws! BZZZT! Sparks fly madly, and the audience loves it! Hypertension gets away from the saws easily, but Minesweeper crashes into the Bedford machine! Minesweeper tries to push it into Matilda's CPZ, but it just gets away in the nick of time! Hypertension now comes in on Minesweeper's side and gets underneath somehow, and starts carrying it towards King Arthur's CPZ! Minesweeper tries getting away--
CRASH!!!
Nope... it did not happen, as King Arthur hammers Minesweeper with the flywheel! One of the skirts gets totally bent out of shape! This will mean that Hypertension will have an advantage... or does it?! It certainly does not stop Minesweeper from fighting back and slamming Hypertension into the side wall with a tremendous amount of force! OOF! That's gonna leave a mark. Now, Hypertension gets away from the walls, but Axeon comes in and slams its axe down with huge force! However, no real damage is caused other than a miniscule dent. Hypertension's hardox armour is really holding up well; good attack by Axeon nonetheless. Minesweeper now charges at Hypertension, but the machine from Bedford does a good job of avoiding the front scoop of the Texan machine. Now, Hypertension goes for the side of Minesweeper, and gets underneath! Now it darts for the side walls and it's taking the Texan machine with it! Hypertension looking great in this battle, looking to dispose of Minesweeper now! Axeon trying to charge at Hypertension to save Minesweeper, and Minesweeper tries to get away-- BUT NO! One final flip and it's out of there! Minesweeper is on the camera tracks, and it's over and out-- BUT WAIT! Hypertension presses the pit button, and goes into Matilda's CPZ! Now, Matilda is flipped over, and Hypertension shoves Matilda out of her CPZ, and closer towards the pit-- BOOM! Down it goes! Matt and Andy are going nuts up there! Refbot is not amused at all, and gives Hypertension a yellow card... but Matt doesn't like that one bit! Hypertension gets under Refbot and-- HAHAHAHAHAHA! Refbot gets dumped into the pit as well! Ah man, now I've seen everything.

CEASE!

Minesweeper gets swept out of the competition.
Hypertension and Axeon goes through to Round 2!!!
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Sam: Welcome back to RoboBash, where we get to witness the next three robotic warriors smash each other to bits.

(BATTLE 2!!!)

From Great Britain, Compression!

wcomer, but never to be underestimated. It can go up to 25mph with two LEM-130 motors powering the drive. The barbed wedge on the front is hinged which means it can flop over if the machine is onto it's back and still get underneath other bots. The main feature is a huge set of claws to grab opponents and send them into oblivion. Barbs on the front wedge and pincers is always a deadly combination. Powerful and manuverable, this machine is a force to be reckoned with, it looks like.

From Hoogvilet in Holland, Sideswipe!

Here we have the Dutch entry, waiting to swipe opponents into oblivion with a HUGE front blade, spinning at a mind-blowing 6000RPM! The blade is looking deadly, and it can also self-right with it. However, the problem with it is that it might take a long time to self-right, and the armour is also pretty questionable to me.

From Oxford, Terrorhurtz!

Arguably one of the best axe robots in Robot Wars, Terrorhurtz made a great run all the way to the Grand Final of the 6th wars. The axe is mighty powerful, and it can be used to self-right the machine if need be. However, it has limited gas on board, and sometimes, an issue of unpredictable bouncing... if you know what I mean. Great machine, though.

Roboteers, Stand by...

We can see that Lewis and Leo are in their control booth, driving Compression and Sideswipe respectively, and there is Lian Walsh driving Terrorhurtz in his control booth. The house robot drivers... are nowhere to be found again. I'm guess we will never see them, wherever the heck they are. Anyway, the housies for this battle will be Napoleon Botaparte with the PSYCHOTIC pushing power, and Dead Metal with the deadly sting of the saw.

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

They are off again! Terrorhurtz with the dangerous axe zooming in on Compression, and starting to axe it up! Compression getting punished by the axe of Terrorhurtz early on in the battle, but it gets away now. Sideswipe with the blade, looks pretty dangerous. Staying out of trouble at the moment... probably waiting to see which one to attack. Now, Compession gets under the side of Terrorhurtz, and now Terrorhurtz is in its clutches! Terrorhurtz fires the axe frantically trying to get itself out of there, but it can't really seem to do so! Now, Terrorhurtz is in trouble, as it gets shoved into... oh no, I don't like the direction this is going...
CRASH!!!
Too late. Compression shoves Terrorhurtz right into the deadly blade of Sideswipe... OUCH. Terrorhurtz sustains damage to the armour, and Sideswipe's blade looking good early on. Terrorhurtz now slams into the side of Sideswipe, and fires the axe-- OH! Look at that! Sideswipe gets some damage caused, there is a hole in the armour caused by the axe of Terrorhurtz! Good attack by the former grand finallist of Robot Wars. We have seen what its axe can do in Robot Wars, and there it is again! Axing up Compression, and there are dents in the armour! Compression gets away with some damage courtesy of Terrorhurtz's axe! Look at that... Terrorhurtz, what a mighty axe! It all started in the 5th wars, where it got beat in the second round by Fluffy. However, in the 6th wars, we all know what happened. Terrorhurtz beat the likes of Bigger Brother, Panic Attack, and Spawn Again and made an amazing run to the Grand Final--
CRASH!!!
... but now, Terrorhurtz gets slammed by Sideswipe's blade with massive force, and gets spun away! Good attack there by the Dutch entry, coming in with the blade, and it crashes into Terrorhurtz with great force! Terrorhurtz slightly limping now, but has no problems with speed. Now Compression comes in on Terrorhurtz and gets it in its clutches once again, and pushes it into the saws! BZZZT! The audience loves it, and Terrorhurtz gets away, trying to go for Sideswipe's side! Terrorhurtz gets there even before the blade gets up to full speed, and whacks it with the axe, and again! Look at the damage caused here! Sideswipe sustains damage and there are some big dents in the armour! By golly, Terrorhurtz's axe is deadly, indeed! BUT WAIT! Compression crashes into Terrorhurtz and gets underneath! Terrorhurtz is in trouble from the rookie as it gets shoved right into Dead Metal's CPZ! The house robot welcomes Terrorhurtz with arms wide open! The saw comes down hard on Terrorhurtz! BZZZT! Goodness gracious, that sounded more painful than a dentist's drill! Terrorhurtz gets away from Dead Metal, but not from Compression as it continues pursuing the axebot! Now, Terrorhurtz avoids the front of Compression carefully, and now it goes for the side of Compression, and axes it up! Oh man, look at that-- BUT WAIT! Sideswipe is spinning up here, comes in on Terrorhurtz, and SLAMS into it with the blade without any warning whatsoever! This doesn't look good...
CRASH!!!
Yes... he did it anyway. Terrorhurtz gets absolutely belted by the blade of Sideswipe and is spun away upon contact! Terrorhurtz sustains even more damage to the armour, and now limping even more! I think that caused damage to the innards of Terrorhurtz as well as the exterior. My goodness, Sideswipe's blade is deadly indeed! Now, Terrorhurtz goes for Compression again, trying its best to show that it can still put up a good fight! Now, Compression gets axed by Terrorhurtz again, but gets away. Compression now comes in on Terrorhurtz, getting it into its clutches! It's got a solid grip on Terrorhurtz, and the machine from Oxford is in trouble here, as it gets pushed closer into the blade of Sideswipe, and at the same time, Sideswipe drives into Terrorhurtz, blade spun up to full speed with great force! This doesn't look good...
CRASH!!!
OH!!! Sideswipe's blade just belts Terrorhurtz again, and it looks to be in all sorts of trouble here... but it gets away, and slams into Compression once again, and axes it up, and Compression has dents on its top armour. Now, Compression gets away from the axe! Compression turns and it's getting underneath Terrorhurtz! Now it brings the pincers into action, and Terrorhurtz is in trouble again! Terrorhurtz fires the axe frantically to get away from there! Sideswipe spins up, and Lewis drives Compression into Sideswipe's blade, taking Terrorhurtz with it! At the same time, Sideswipe drives towards Terrorhurtz again! This doesn't look good at all...
CRASH!!!
OH MAN! Terrorhurtz is taking some brutal punishment from the 6000RPM blade of Sideswipe! The Oxford machine just gets brutalized by the blade... and Terrorhurtz is still alive, it looks like... although it's heavily limping. The axebot is trying to show some sign of life by driving towards Compression, and firing its axe down! Compression gets away with another small dent in the armour, but now, it slams and gets underneath Terrorhurtz, and now... it drives Terrorhurtz into the saws! BZZZT! The audience loves it... and the close up camera shows that one of the tires have been cut by the saws! Let's have a look at it again on the replay... yes, it was one of the tires! Now, Terrorhurtz can't really seem to get away, and it is still in the clutches of Compression. Now, Terrorhurtz gets sent to-- oh no, I've got a bad feelling-- NOT THIS AGAIN!!!
CRASH!!!
ZOMG!!! The Oxford machine is spun away from the attack, and it doesn't look good for the Oxford machine... Terrorhurtz is not moving freely at all. In fact, it's running in circles, going nowhere fast. It's totally disabled on one side, and I think that Sideswipe's blade caused more trouble to the inside of the machine. Refbot realizes that the time has come to do his everyday duty. The count is on!
1... 2... 3... 4... 5... 6... 7... 8... 9... 10!!!
Terrorhurtz is out of it! Lian puts his controls down and claps for Leo and Lewis. Now, the house robots can come and do their duty on Terrorhurtz, and Dead Metal comes in with the saw! BZZZT! Oh man, that sounds absolutely painful! Napoleon Botaparte now places Terrorhurtz... ON THE DROP ZONE?!?!?! House roboteers, please... have some MERCY! Too little too late now, as a photocopier is about to be sent crashing down on Terrorhurtz! All three roboteers do the countdown with the audience!
10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... CRASH!!!
The photocopier just slams down from 36 feet above the arena, and now, the end is nigh for Terrorhurtz, as it gets pushed onto the pit square by Dead Metal, and finally Napoleon presses the pit button, and Terrorhurtz slowly... goes... down. BOOM! BUT WAIT! It looks like Sideswipe isn't done just yet, as it spins up and crashes into the photocopier...
CRASH!!!
... and the photocopier is absolutely shredded! Great stuff we've seen here!

CEASE!

Terrorhurtz's reign of terror is no more.
Compression and Sideswipe go through to Round 2!!!

ROUND 2 LINE-UPS

Hypertension VS Compression
Sideswipe VS Axeon 4

Tactics, Predictions... and a six-pac set of Pepsi.

[kodster]

Interesting.

Hypertension Mk 3.5 vs. Compression

Hmm. I might have to go with Compression here. Flat sides against an invertible crusher with wedge protection...

Sideswipe vs. Axeon 4.0

Axeon's armour is too tough, moving on...

[samuel3764]

Justine: All right, Matt. How is Hypertension doing?
Matt: It's still in good shape for the most part.
Justine: Great to hear. Right, so Compression is your opponent for this battle.
Matt: Very good robot, so I think it's going to be a tough battle. I think I can take it on quite nicely, though.
Justine: Tactics?
Matt: Straight in, straight out.
Justine: That was simple. Right then, good luck in the arena.
Matt: Thank you.

Justine: All right, Lewis. Hypertension is your opponent for this battle! What do you think about that?
Lewis. Crap! I'm screwed here, I think.
Justine: Hahahaha! Come on, be a little more optimistic!
Lewis: Well, Hypertension is like Gravity or Chaos 2 on steroids, so I could end up out of the arena well quick.
Justine: Hopefully that won't happen. Anyway, tactics?
Lewis: Do my best to avoid the front, and get underneath with the wedge, maybe try and snag a wheel hole with the barbs, clamp it up and push it to the house robots, and the pit. Also, if I can coax the flipper to open somehow, I can get inside and break something. It's not gonna be easy though, I'm sure as heck about that.
Justine: All right then, best of luck in the arena.
Lewis: Oh, I'm gonna need plenty of it, all right.
Justine: Hahahaha!

Sam: This is where the maniacal machines do some REAL fighting. It's time for some one-on-one action... LET THE SECOND ROUND BEGIN!!!

(BATTLE 3!!!)

Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome...

HYPERTENSION!!!

My personal favourite to win the heat. The flipper has been very effective so far.

COMPRESSION!!!

Kan-Opener on steroids, in my mind. The pincers are able to cause some good damage.

Roboteers, stand by...

There's Matty Fowler aka Zarte driving Hypertension in one booth, and Compression being driven by Lewis Matthews in the other booth. Both robots are very good. So are the house robots. This time, they are going to be the hammer bots: Mr. Psycho with the hammer and grabbing hands, and Head Smash with the explosive hammer which has WAY more power than Niklas Kronwall's punishing hits. OUCH.

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

They are off! Compression with the pincers, looking good in its previous battle. The same can be said for Hypertension, as it just launched Minesweeper clear out of the arena. Compression tries playing the brave fool, and crashes into Hypertension's front! Now, the two wedges cancel each other out, but it's Hypertension who gets underneath first and launches Compression up into the air! Compression crashes back down with a thud, still on its right side up; it slams into the rear of Hypertension and gets underneath with the hinged wedge! Now it clamps the machine from Bedford and starts carrying it towards the saws! BZZZT! The sparks fly, and the audience goes crazy about it! Hypertension gets away, and now, the Bedford machine crashes into the side of Compression and carries it towards the wall! Hypertension wants to end it all here--
FLIP!!!
But no! Compression lives to fight another moment or two! Compression is still on its right side up, and now has got a bead on Hypertension! Compression now chasing after Hypertension... Compression the more faster out of the two machines that we have here. It can go up to 25mph and it has good manuverability. Meanwhile, Hypertension is also fast and furious, and it's capable of going up to a top speed of 17mph. Now, Compression slams into Hypertension and it gets underneath the side! Now, the pincers go to work, and clamps up Hypertension... and now it's going towards Head Smash's CPZ... but Hypertension escapes JUST by the skin of its chinny chin-chin! The Bedford machine drives away and now it pursues Compression, gets underneath and-- OH MAN, what a flip that was! That sends Compression soaring up in the air onto its back, and the hinged wedge flops over, which means it can still be used when the machine is overturned. Compression is now gunning for Hypertension, and gets under the side of it! Now, it clamps up Matty's machine using the pincers, trying to push it into Head Smash's CPZ, but Hypertension gets away just in time! Good defense there by Hypertension. Matty looks like he wants to end it all here, now he drives Hypertension into Compression's side! Now, it gets underneath, and Compression is trying to get away... it's being carried towards the wall again by Hypertension...will this be the end for Compression?!
FLIP!!!
Close but no cigar as Hypertension almost gets Compression out of the arena, but not quite. Good attack by Hypertension though, and Compression is still on its back. This is a very good battle in the making here; good show of aggression by the two robots. I'm enjoying this very much, and this battle could likely go the distance, and end up in a judges' decision. I can't really decide who is winning here. Both robots are doing extremely well despite the fact that they are newbies here in this competition. Hypertension now crashes into Compression, and gets underneath the side, and FLIPS Compression over! It's back on its right side up, and it's chasing Hypertension again! Both bots playing a little cat and mouse here, but Compression gets under the rear of Hypertension, and clamps it up! Now, Hypertension is pushed into the saws! BZZZT! Sparks are flying, and the audience goes nuts about it. Good attack by Compression, that will catch the eyes of the judges. Lewis smiles with satisfaction, but it is short-lived. Hypertension gets away and slams into Compression's side! Now, Compression is in trouble again, as it's being carried into the CPZ of Head Smash-- but gets away! It only JUST gets itself away from danger! Lewis drives Compression away from the CPZ. He can't take much of this anymore, it looks like! He has had enough of this and he wants to end it all here! He drives his machine into the pit button, and that, of course, opens the pit of doom. Now, Compression pursues Hypertension, slams into the and gets underneath with the hinged wedge! It clamps it up and starts pushing Hypertension towards the pit! Can it get away-- YES! It does get away, only JUST! To be honest, I don't REALLY know how the heck it managed to get out. Good attack there by Compression nonetheless and also a good defense by Hypertension. These robots, as I have said before, have been doing extremely well in this battle. Now, Hypertension gets underneath the side of Compression and carries it towards the saws! BZZZT! Those lovely sparks fly again, and the audience is going all crazy about it! Now, Compression gets away from the saws but not from Hypertension, as it just keeps on hassling Compression and won't leave it alone! Now, Hypertension gets underneath again, and carries Compression closer to the pit! Is it over?! NO! Fortunately not, as Compression JUST gets away from there! Now, Lewis breathes a sigh of relief, and now he drives Compression towards Hypertension and pursues it! Compression now gets underneath with the hinged wedge and clamps Hypertension in its clutches! Now it starts pushing the Bedford machine into the CPZ of Head Smash! Hypertension trying to drive away, it's in peril here! Oh no, it does not look good at all--
CRASH!!!
Head Smash lets Hypertension know that it doesn't belong there! Hypertension gets absolutely levelled by the hammer, and what a hit that was! That was a heck of a hit by Head Smash's explosive hammer! Can you believe it?! Hypertension gets away... surprisingly enough, courtesy of the tough hardox armour! Now, Hypertension chases after Compression, gets underneath, and it's shoving Compression towards the wall! Compression tries to get away... could this be the end?!
FLIP!!!
NO, it is not! Compression survives and lives to fight another day! Both robots exchanging attacks in this battle, and they are doing very well indeed! Hypertension being harassed by Compression right now, and Compression gets underneath Hypertension using the hinged wedge! Now, Compression clamps Hypertension up, and takes it for a ride directly to the CPZ of Head Smash! Hypertension trying to get away desperately here... its wheels are spinning frantically...
CRASH!!!
The hammer of Head Smash comes down with massive force, and absolutely levels the machine from Bedford once again! One word, OUCH! Compression doing great in the battle here against a formidable opponent in Hypertension. Now, Hypertension is limping only slightly, I think there was damage caused to it from the hammer blow by Head Smash earlier. It's not having problems with speed, though. Both bots pursuing each other... and Hypertension gets underneath Compression, and carries it to the wall again--
FLIP!!!
But again, it does not go out! Compression comes back in the arena with a thud, still on its right side up! It survives miraculously to fight another moment! But now, the time is running out...
10... 9... 8... 7...
Compression pursues Hypertension and gets underneath, clamping it up...
6... 5... 4...
Compression starts pushing Hypertension closer to the pit... Hypertension tries to drive away...
3... 2... 1...
... and it does! Time has run out!

CEASE!

An epic battle this was by two great robots, and it goes to the judges!

JD: Compression / Hypertension
Style: 2.4/5 / 2.6/5
Damage: 3.0/5 / 2.0/5
Control: 2.3/5 / 2.7/5
Aggression: 2.4/5 / 2.6/5
Total Score: 10.1/20 / 9.9/20

Hypertension gets compressed by a 0.2 point margin in a judge's decision. :shock:
Compression goes through to the Heat M Final!

[kodster]

I think that final judges' decision is getting a little too overused, lol.

Still, you're doing a good job here, Sam.

[samuel3764]

Hello all, long time no see. I finished a tiring semester of school with endless amounts of schoolwork, exams and papers. Clearly I had no time to do this. I sincerely apologize for that.

Anyways, here's the rest of Heat M.

(* * *)

Justine: Right then Leo, you are up against... the seeded Axeon! What do you think about that?
Leo: Hmm... Axeon, eh? I really don't know how this battle is going to go, but it'll be fun, that's for sure.
Justine: Well, hopefully it will go well. Tactics?
Leo: Slam it to hell with the blade, and hope for the best.
Justine: ... and what do you think about Andy?
Leo: Great guy, builds great robots, highly respect him. However, respect is nothing compared to victory.
Justine: Haha, all right then. Good luck.
Leo: Thank you.

Justine: Here's Andy and Axeon... this just in, you are up against Sideswipe! What do you think?
AJ: Hmm... I was hoping for a different opponent but I think I can win here.
Justine: That's the spirit! What's your tactic going to be for this battle?
AJ: Axe it to hell. Nuff said.
Justine: Haha. What do you think about Leo?
AJ: I have a huge amount of respect for that guy, but I will do my best to claim victory.
Justine: All right, good luck in the arena.
AJ: Thank you.

(BATTLE 4!!!)

Ladies and Gentlemen... please welcome...

SIDESWIPE!!!

AXEON!!!

Roboteers, stand by...

Let's have a look now, Leo van Miert is in the first control booth driving Sideswipe, and Axeon is being driven by Andrew Jackson in another control booth. As for the drivers of the house bots... well, they are nowhere to be found... AGAIN. Anyway, the housies for this fight will be Shunt with the deadly axe and the lifting scoop and also Mindbender with the spinning hammers of DEATH.

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

So, the battle gets under way here, as Refbot gives the start signal. Immediately, Sideswipe gets the blade spinning up to speed here. However, Axeon plays the brave fool, and slams into Sideswipe with all its might! Sidewsipe at the same time, slams into Axeon's front, blade spun up to speed!
CRASH!!!
The collision is massive, and both robots go spinning away! Sparks are flying like crazy here, and that's a good attack! Axeon is virtually undamaged, and it continues pursuing Sideswipe! Axeon now crashes into Sideswipe and gets the axe down hard on the top armour! The axe makes a hole in the armour of Sideswipe, and that's a good attack there by the 8th seeds! Axeon was a semi-finalist last year, beating MacDuff in the heat final. Now it's trying to make it to the series semi-finals for a second year in a row. However, now Sideswipe drives in on Axeon, dodging the axe and crashing into the side, blade spun up!
CRASH!!!
That is a heck of a hit, and both robots go spinning away once again here! This is a good battle here by both machines, and there is a scratch in the armour of Axeon! However, no internal damage is caused, and Axeon still lives to fight another moment or two. Axeon now crashes into the side of the Dutch machine, and gets the axe down with massive force! Now, the axe makes a hole through the armour, and Axeon pushes Sideswipe into the saws! BZZZT! The sparks are flying and I can tell the audience loves that! However, Axeon releases the axe now, and Sidewsipe is able to get away! Sideswipe starts to spin up its weapon... and slams into Axeon with massive force! Axeon tries to avoid it...
CRASH!!!
Nope, it didn't happen. Sideswipe's blade causes sparks to fly and both robots are spun away due to the force of the impact! Axeon however, is undamaged, in spite of the tough armour. Axeon now moves in on Sideswipe and crashes into its side, and now it fires the axe down! The axe whacks Sideswipe with the force of a jackhammer! Now, the Dutch machine is being pushed into the CPZ of-- OH NO!!!
CRASH!!!
OH MY GAWD! The collision is MASSIVE, indeed! Holy mackinaw, can you believe it?! Mindbender just absolutely belts Sideswipe with its spinning hammers! Sideswipe just goes spinning away out of control with a huge gash in the armour! Sideswipe is limping now, possibly because the hammers of Mindbender caused damage to both the outside and inside of the machine. Now, the Dutch machine's weapon is still working, and it's spinning up! Now, Sideswipe slams into Axeon's side with it!
CRASH!!!
The sparks fly but very limited amount of damage has been caused to the armour, and now Axeon fights back! Andy drives Axeon right into the side of the Dutch machine, and gets the axe down! Sideswipe tries to get away, but Axeon is trying to push the Dutch robot right into... oh no, NOT THIS AGAIN!!!
CRASH!!!
The slam is massive, as Axeon shoves Sideswipe right into Mindbender, and now the Dutch machine is absolutely belted again by the deadly spinning hammers! Can you say, OUCH?! Sideswipe loses some armour in the process, and it is now limping heavily and severely handicapped. Oh dear. This doesn't look good at all for the Dutch machine... Axeon gets its axe down on Sideswipe once more... and Sideswipe takes a ride on the saws! BZZZT! Sparks fly, and the audience loves it. Sideswipe, meanwhile, is in all sorts of trouble here. Now, Axeon pushing Sideswipe into-- oh dear, I've got a bad feeling about this... I CAN'T BEAR--
CRASH!!!
OH! MY! GAWD!!! That hit by Mindbender is UNBELIVABLE, and what a collision it was! That was simply just monumental, and Sideswipe gets spun away out of control here! Sideswipe loses some more armour, totally disabled in one side... oh dear, it's running in circles and has nowhere to go. Refbot, knowing that the time has come to do his everyday duty, comes in and gives the last rites.
1... 2... 3... 4... 5... 6... 7... 8... 9... 10!!!
Sideswipe is out of there! A brilliant machine this was; kudos to Leo for bringing in such a great robot here. Leo puts his controls down now and starts clapping for Andy, and he is a great competitor, no doubt. Now, the house robots come out and have their fun. Shunt comes in and axes Sideswipe's armour with the diamond-edged axe. Mindbender nudges the pit button, and Shunt pushes Sideswipe closer to the pit... and it's gone, Sideswipe is in the pit now-- BUT WAIT! Axeon doesn't look like it's done just yet! Uh-oh, Axeon is going after Shunt now, and starts whacking it with the axe! Shunt tries fighting back but Axeon's axe attacks are relentless, and now, Axeon pushes Shunt into the pit. Leo is absolutely enjoying this scene up in his booth. Aw man, now I've seen everything!

CEASE!

Sideswipe gets swiped out of the competition.
Axeon goes through to the Heat M Final!!!

HEAT FINAL
Axeon ( VS Compression

[samuel3764]

Justine: Hi Lewis, I've got some good and bad news.
Lewis: OK, what's the bad news?
Justine: You are up against Axeon.
Lewis: What's the good news?
Justine: If you win, Compression will win the heat and move on to the series semi-finals.
Lewis: OK... hmm. Axeon, eh? Well, I'll get underneath with the barbed wedge, clamp it up, and push it towards the house robots, the pit, and all that kind of jazz. It will be difficult, but it's not impossible, so we'll see what happens. I'm willing to do everything I can to nab the victory.
Justine: Well, hopefully you do well. Good luck.
Lewis: I appreciate it.

Justine: Well, AJ, the time has come for the heat final. You are up against... Compression!
Andy: Compression, well... thank God it's not Hypertension. But yeah, I think it will be a real good battle... but it's not going to be easy, that's for sure. Compression has the pincers. Those pincers with the wedge, that combination is wickedly dangerous. So avoiding the front is probably the way to go here.
Justine: All right, tactics?
Andy: Well, avoid the front, like I said. Get to the sides and rear of the machine and axe it to hell, probably.
Justine: You think you can defeat Compression?
Andy: I don't really know, but even if I don't make it, I won't be disappointed, because Compression is one heck of a great machine. I'll just do my best here.
Justine: Well, hopefully Axeon puts out a good battle. Good luck.
Andy: Thanks.

(* * *)

Dan: Hmm... so what do we think about this battle? Compression with the hinged wedge and pincers, and Axeon with the deadly axe. Compression to me, is more of a dark horse. It's quick at a top speed of 25 mph, and when you combine that with the wedge and pincers, it's a deadly combination. However, Axeon is also quick and has a great pushing power. The axe comes down with a force of a jackhammer, and it's also got one heck of a tough armour. Who do I go for? I can't decide right now. But anyway, let's go and see what happens here!

(* * *)

Sam: We started off with six robots, but now... it's only down to two robots. We've reached the boiling point of the competition; prepare yourselves! IT'S THE HEAT FINAAAAAAAL!!!

(HEAT FINAL!!!)

Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome...

AXEON!!!

That axe can come down with a heck of a lot of power. Very good machine indeed.

COMPRESSION!!!

Driven by Lewis Matthews, the pincers can be a real devastating weapon.

Roboteers, Stand by...

Let's have a look at the control booths; there's Andy Jackson with the controls of Axeon in one booth, and Lewis Matthews is in the other booth, and he is driving Compression. The house robots in this heat final battle will be from the metal family (): Mangled Metal with the deadly spinning ring, and also Dead Metal with the pincers and the 3000RPM spinning sawblade.

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

We have activate, and they're off! The heat final is between two very good robots in Axeon and Compression. So far, four rookie machines have been able to escape the heats: GBOD, Eye of Ran, Delirium Tremors and the most recent one being System Shock in the previous heat beating 10th seeds Gabriel. Will Compression join them as the fifth rookie machine to win a heat? Now, don't forget, Axeon has already gone to the series semi's last season, and it's trying to make it two consecutive years in a row. Axeon now gets its axe down on Compression here, and making a dent in the armour. That's a good attack there by the 8th seeded machine. Now, Compression tries to fight back, and crashes into Axeon! Compression is getting its pincers to work, and now it slams Axeon into the saws! BZZZT! Sparks are flying, and the audience goes crazy about it! They sure do love those sparks, don't they? Anyway, Axeon gets away and drives into Compression's side, and fires the axe down! Compression being pushed into the CPZ of Dead Metal! The house robot welcomes Compression with open arms! Dead Metal now brings down the 3000RPM sawblade! BZZZT! Oh man, that sounded more painful than a dentist's drill! Compression gets away, and it is doing very well here. It is a newcomer, but it's an awesome machine, I can tell you that now. The pincer has a lot of power in it, and the machine also can go up to 25 mph. Axeon is a great machine as well, as it has a devastating axe, good pushing power, and tough armour to go along with it. Axeon now comes in on the attack on Compression's side, and slams into it! Now, it gets the axe down! It makes a nice dent in the armour, but Compression is oblivious to it! Compression gets away, and now it slams into the side of Axeon and gets underneath! Compression puts the pincers to work again, and Axeon is in trouble as it gets carried into the CPZ of-- oh no, I don't like where this is going... IT WOULDN'T!!!
CRASH!!!
Yes... he did it anyway. Mangled Metal unleashes the fury on Axeon, and the 8th seed is sent SPINNING away there, and the sparks are flying... and Axeon is still okay, and lives to fight another moment or two! Compression is doing very well, like I said, even as a newcomer. However, Axeon slams into Compression now, and gets the axe down! Axeon now starts shoving Compression into the CPZ of Mangled Metal... uh-oh, this doesn't look good-- BUT WAIT A MINUTE! Compression makes a miraculous escape, and gets away JUST barely! Lewis sighs with relief, and Compression now fights back by getting underneath the machine from Shropshire, and it's carrying it towards the saws! BZZZT! Flurries of sparks are littering the arena floor, and the audience is loving it! Now, Axeon gets away, and it slams into the side of Compression again! The Shropshire machine lets its axe down onto the armour of Compression, and slams it into-- OH MY GAWD!!!
CRASH!!!
The sparks are flying as Mangled Metal unleashes its fury on Compression with its spinning ring! Man, that hit was HUGE! Compression is okay somehow, and still continues to battle! Now, Compression is pursuing Axeon relentlessly and slams into it! Compression is getting underneath now, and clamps Axeon in its clutches! Now, it slams Axeon right into the arena saws! BZZZT! Even more sparks are flying now, and Compression is doing very well here against an experienced machine in Axeon. Don't forget, Axeon won its heat last time, beating MacDuff in the Heat M Final. Compression meanwhile, is a rookie, but it has a nasty attitude. It also made the dreaded Hypertension crash out in the second round in a judges' decision. Both machines have got the potential to go far this time around. Axeon with an axe blow to the top of Compression, making a dent there. Axeon causing some damage here, and now, it fires down the axe again on Compression, and pushes it into the CPZ of Dead Metal! The house robot welcomes Compression again, and greets it by holding it in its clutches and bringing that dreaded saw down! BZZZT! Sparks are flying and the audience is going crazy about it again! Compression gets away from Dead Metal, but not from Axeon as it just keeps on bugging the heck out of the newbie! Axeon gets its axe into play here, and whacks away on Compression! Now, it pushes Compression towards Mangled Metal... but Compression gets away just in the nick of time! Compression is able to get away now, and Lewis looks like he can't take it anymore! He is fed up with being pushed around, and he decides to drive Compression towards the pit button! Yawning open is the pit, with the siren and everything. Goodness me, that siren sends chills down my back. Now, Axeon slams into Compression, and axes it up! Now, it starts going towards the pit and taking Compression with it! Compression is in trouble as Axeon wants to end it all here-- BUT WAIT A MINUTE! Compression JUST BARELY escapes! That was good defense there by the newcomer, as it just gets away from the pit by the skin of its chinny-chin-chin! Now, Lewis drives Compression towards Axeon, and gets underneath the side of it! Now, it clamps Axeon up, and pushes the 8th seeds into the CPZ of... uh-oh, this doesn't look good at all... Axeon trying desperately to get away...
CRASH!!!
Lord have mercy, that is one heck of a hit! Huge amounts of sparks are flying, and Axeon gets absolutely belted by Mangled Metal's spinning ring and spins away out of control! A dent can be seen in Axeon's armour, and it is now limping, as well. I think that caused some damage to the inside as well as the outside of the machine. However, that doesn't stop Axeon from slamming into the newbie and letting its axe down! Axeon rushes towards the pit, taking Compression with it... trying to end it all-- BUT WAIT! Compression makes yet ANOTHER miraculous escape! To be honest, I don't know how it managed to get away... Compression now rushes towards Axeon, and clamps it up! Now, it is dragging the 8th seeds towards the saws! BZZZT! Now, Axeon gets away, but limping even more... I think that the saws caused damage to one of the wheels. Let's have a look at the close-up camera here... yes, it has! The saws did cause a little bit of damage to the wheels! Axeon and Compression are still duking it out here, and this is a great battle we are seeing here so far! Axeon goes whackidy-whack-whack on Compression with the axe again here! Compression gets away now, and slams into the side of Axeon! Now, it pushes Axeon towards the pit... is it going to be another upset?! NO! Axeon manages to get away, ONLY JUST! I swear, I have no idea how that happened. Lewis can't believe it in the control booth, he's speechless! Axeon gets away now, and axes up the newcomer Compression again! Good aggression shown by last year's series semi-finallist. Compression now slams into the side of Axeon again, getting underneath with the wedge and clamping it up with the pincers! Axeon being pushed towards the pit now... the 8th seed in peril here, is this going to be the end?! BOOM! It's all over! Axeon falls in, and Compression is off to the series semi-finals! Andy puts the controls down, smiles and claps for Lewis. As for Lewis, he smiles triumphantly. Well done to both competitors!

CEASE!

No semi-finals for Axeon this time around.
Compression goes through to the series semi-finals!

(End interview)
Sam: AJ, you were so close!
Andy: Yeah, but I'm not really disappointed. Compression is a heck of a great machine; let me tell you that.
Sam: What went wrong in there?
Andy: Well, I think that he was just too powerful for me, and the machine had the pincers and the spiked wedge combo. Man, it's hard to get out of there.
Sam: Aw well, is Axeon coming back for more?
Andy: Oh you bet. I'm going to make a few modifications to it and come back.
Sam: All right then! Ladies and gentlemen, this is a fantastic competitor, AXEOOOOOOON!!!
(CROWD CHEERS)
Sam: Well Lewis, you have waited for so long, and now you finally did it!
Lewis: I sure did, and I'm looking forward winning more battles.
Sam: Yes! That's what we like to hear. What did you think about the battle?
Lewis: Being in battle with a superb machine like Axeon was difficult, but I did my best, and had a great time.
Sam: Axeon is definitely a superb machine indeed. You think you'll go all the way?
Lewis: Yeah, I have confidence.
Sam: ... and confidence is what we like here! Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for the winner of Heat M... COMPRESSIOOOOOON!!!!
(CROWD CHEERS)
Sam: We will see you next time when six more robots clash on Heat N of RoboBash! Good night!
(Crowd cheers, Andy, Lewis and Sam all shake hands)

Next Time...

The sixth seed, previously known as Aftershock, comes back to cause some more destruction in the new form known as 7ROUBLOON! Will it get blown away, or will it cause more trouble and mayhem to its opponents in the warzone?

[kodster]

Yes, I'm still giving tactics/prediccies for this. :P

Heat N

Holepunch 2.0 VS Cry with the Saints VS Hydra

Leo should pierce his way to victory relatively easily here. I think I'll pick Hydra to pit CwtS.

Wheely Big Cheese VS Final Resting Place VS 7roubloon (6)

Calculating FRP's kJ output, I think Liam was just throwing numbers around, but I won't speak for him. :P I do however suggest that we team up on WBC. Or I'll tackle him alone, whatever. In any case, I'm far more destructive than Hypno-Disc with either disc and am invertible, so flipping me will do zilch-o.

Glad to see you haven't given up the ghost yet Sam.

[samuel3764]

Hello all. I was just wondering, has anyone seen Zarte around here lately? I need his stats for Cry with the Saints and BIACS-ident. If not, can I just use BIACS by Popular Demand and one of his other vapours?

[kodster]

I would just say to put a BYE in place of Cry With The Saints and have the remaining two robots go through from that, and then yeah take the stats for BIACS By Popular Demand.

I did try to contact Zarte about it half an hour ago but he's not responding.

[samuel3764]

(Note: Hydra and Holepunch have a bye to the next round... Zarte did not have his stats for Cry With the Saints)

Sam: Welcome back to the competition, as we get on with our second battle of the evening. Three more machines are ready to go out into the battlefield, but one is about to meet its doom.

From Somerset, Wheely Big Cheese!

The legendary flipper is back! Wheely Big Cheese has good titanium armour, which is strong and sturdy. The main feature is the HUGE flipper which is one of the biggest in Robot Wars, and believe me, this thing packs a punch. If you don't know what I'm talking about... just check out what it did to Axe-Awe in the 5th Wars. :P Exposed wheels are an issue, but you gotta get past the flipper first! :shock:

From Wales, Final Resting Place!

Yipe. This looks pretty scary to me; a brilliantly made machine, with a deadly spinning rim similar to Deldog from the UK VS Germany Series from Robot Wars Extreme Series 2. Very powerful, with the weapon packing a PUNCH, and the robot is invertible, making it extremely dangerous. However, exposed wheels are an issue as with all the invertible bots, but try getting past the weapon. :P

From Toronto in Canada, and the 6th seeded machine, 7roubloon!

Last year's most original entry, Aftershock is back in its new form! Completely rebuilt this season, 7roubloon looks like it means serious business in this tournament. With its two flywheels that spin at 2000 RPM and its 4WD, this machine can cause a serious amount of damage. However, the spin-up time is somewhat slow, and the wheels are exposed as well. Great machine nonetheless.

Roboteers, stand by...

There's Liam and Kody in one control booth driving Final Resting Place and 7roubloon respectively, and also Wheely Big Cheese being driven by Tracy in the other booth. The house robot drivers are again, nowhere to be found, as they are hiding somewhere secret. Wherever it is. In this battle, the house robots will be Sir Killalot with the spear and pincers, and the big daddy of them all, King Arthur with a flywheel which has way more power than Chara's thundering slapshot.

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

Off we go, and already the two spinners, Final Resting Place and 7roubloon both gets up to speed here. 7roubloon looks stunning indeed, and so is Final Resting Place, with its spinning rim of fury. Wheely Big Cheese meanwhile, is going for 7roubloon, gets underneath and FLIPS it over! What a flip that was, as the 6th seeds go soaring 7 feet in the air! Man, that was an absolutely huge flip indeed! Huge air time for 7roubloon, but no real damage has been caused to the machine. Good attack by the Robot Wars veterans. Now, Final Resting Place takes exception to that, and SLAMS into the Cheese's right side, full speed ahead!
CRASH!!!
The forecast calls for flurries of sparks, can you believe it?! Man, that's a great hit right there! Wheely Big Cheese has been spun away from the attack, and Final Resting Place already looking dangerous here, my goodness! The Cheese drives away with slight damage, but 7roubloon comes in and slams into the left side of it now! The Cheese trying to get away from danger here...
CRASH!!!
Nope, didn't happen. The wheel takes punishment, as there is a slit in it already. Wheely Big Cheese gets away, and now goes for Final Resting Place... getting underneath and FLIPPING it over! Man, that was a big flip by the two-time semi-finallist of Robot Wars, but Final Resting Place is okay with no apparent damage caused, and now 7roubloon gets into the action and crashes their party! The 6th seed has spun up to full speed and now it goes for Wheely Big Cheese's wheel--
CRASH!!!
Oh man! Sparks are flying and look at the wheel! There is a gash in it, and now Wheely Big Cheese in trouble here, as it suffers some damage. Huge attack there by 7roubloon. Will that be a decisive factor if this battle goes the distance and it's left in the hands of the judges, I wonder? Final Resting Place now spinning up to full speed-- goodness me, the ring is spinning so fast, that you can't even see the blades on that thing! Final Resting Place now slams into the Cheese's side again... The Cheese tries getting away...
CRASH!!!
Ouch, that has to hurt! Now the wheel is damaged even more as it takes a beating from the spinning ring of the Welsh machine. Final Resting Place is looking deadly indeed, and it is clearly doing a great job here. That ring puts out a lot of power, and it shows-- WHOA! 7roubloon gets tossed by the flipper of Wheely Big Cheese, and it comes back down with a huge thud! 7roubloon drives off like nothing ever happened, and just shakes off the attack. We all know the success its previous incarnation, Aftershock has had in this competiton. Last season, it escaped the heat stages by beating Wedga in the Heat B Final. It also came very close to reaching the grand final, only to be put in the pit by Clawdius. However, it won the award for the most original entry in the competition. Wheely Big Cheese, meanwhile is somewhat limping around the arena. This machine has had success in the past; we all know what happened with this machine in the 5th Wars. This machine is famous for flipping Axe-Awe CLEAR out of the ring. That could've easily been one of the biggest flips in Robot Wars history, if not the biggest. However, it is in trouble now, as 7roubloon collides with the wheel of the Robot Wars veteran! Wheely Big Cheese tries to get away...
CRASH!!!
Oh my GAWD! Wheely Big Cheese absolutely gets clobbered by the lethal spinning flywheel of the Canadian machine there! The wheel has been damaged very badly, just look at that gash! Wheely Big Cheese is taking a sheer beating out there! Wheely Big Cheese now does not look like it is moving very well-- uh oh, Final Resting Place spins up, and-- my goodness, that ring is spinning so fast, that it's almost moving in a blur! Now, it gets ready to slam itself right into Wheely Big Cheese again... the Somerset machine trying all it could to flee from danger--
CRASH!!!
.... and that is a CRUSHING HIT! What power! Wheely Big Cheese is receiving no end of trouble as Final Resring Place and 7roubloon won't leave it alone at all, and OH MAN! LOOK AT THE WHEEL! My goodness, that thing is absolutely buckled, and now the two-time semi-finallist of Robot Wars is moving in circles with one side completely disabled. Oh dear... Refbot knows his time has come to count the Cheese out.
1... 2... 3... 4... 5... 6... 7... 8... 9... 10!!!
Wheely Big Cheese is out of there! Tracy puts the controls down and claps for the opponents. The house robots move in for the kill now, and Sir K pushes Wheely Big Cheese onto the floor flipper, and now we will see Wheely Big Cheese soar in t-minus 3... 2... 1... FLIP! The Robot Wars veteran soars up in the air and comes crashing down back on the arena floor! Now King Arthur... oh no, this doesn't look good... HE WOULDN'T!!!
CRASH!!!
The Robot Wars veteran is receiving horrendous punishment here, goodness me! The pit release has been activated, and now, the Cheese is about to get dumped here by King Arthur as it grabs hold of the beaten machine with the jaws and starts driving towards the pit, and finally Wheely Big Cheese gets dumped into the abyss. BOOM!

CEASE!

Wheely Big Cheese has been grated into submission.
Final Resting Place and 7roubloon go through!

Round 2 Draws
7roubloon VS Hydra
Final Resting Place VS Holepunch

Tactics, Predictions, and Comments?