Before the final of Annihilator 1 gets underway, let€™s take a quick look back at how Nidhogg Cubed and Wedginator 9.0 got this far!
In round 1 Wedginator was the aggressor against Orka RV, but it was Nidhogg that finished the job.
In round 2 Wedginator was again the aggressor, and interestingly it was again Nidhogg that disposed of Wedga Triton.
In round 3 Nidhogg and Wedginator both took spinner damage, but Mornington Crescent ended up in the pit with a good shove from Wedginator.
In round 4 SOTAR lost a close judge€™s decision after all 3 robots were immobilised.
So both machines have been very impressive so far, with Wedginator 9.0 being the main aggressor and Nidhogg Cubed being used as a finishing move a lot of the time, particularly in the early rounds. They have both done very well to survive this long, but which of them will advance to the Annihilation Finals?

From Pontefract in West Yorkshire, representing Team Picus, Nidhogg Cubed!

From Etobicoke in Canada, representing Team Zlayerz, Wedginator 9.0!

Roboteers, standby!

Booth Red: Team Picus
Booth Blue: Team Zlayerz

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ACTIVATE!

Our first annihilator final gets going quickly as both robots immediately show aggression towards one another, with Wedginator 9.0 driving in on the attack full speed ahead, while Nidhogg starts slightly more tentatively, attempting to dodge the front lifting arms of Wedginator 9.0 but in doing so exposing its side ground clearance to the opposition, which rams underneath Nidhogg and immediately lifts it into the air, with Joey€™s machine now suspended on the end of the lifting arms! Kody reverses across the arena towards the pit release button, moving slowly and carefully so as not to drop Nidhogg off the arms, however the impact with the pit release button causes Kody to lose his fragile grip on Nidhogg Cubed, who tumbles off the lifter and rolls over before driving back on the attack with its own lifting forks, getting underneath the side of Wedginator 9.0 before the lifting arms are fully down and Joey now bites down with the crusher as well! Wedginator 9.0 is between a rock and a hard place here, but the rear omni-wheels are still on the ground, will this provide any resistance to Nidhogg€™s hydrostatic power? Unfortunately for Kody, the answer is no and Nidhogg easily overpowers Wedginator 9.0 and drags it towards the pit that was ironically just opened by Wedginator 9.0, who is then dumped in the abyss as Joey swings Wedginator around, putting it into the pit in one swift, easy move for Wedginator to disappear in a puff of smoke!

CEASE!

A very quick match today, and Nidhogg Cubed is the winner of the 1st annihilator, advancing to the Finals!

Battle Board:
Wedga Triton [#4] vs. Nidhogg Cubed vs. SOTAR vs. Orka RV vs. Wedginator 9.0 vs. Mornington Crescent

Next time, on Mechanical Maelstrom: Annihilation...
Annihilator 2
Gabriel V [#5] vs. Liar 2 vs. Minesweep3r vs. O.I.D vs. Gehenna vs. Bloody Frigid