Got to keep things ticking over But I€™d like to thank everyone who posted tactics and now it€™s time for another round of Annihilation!

From Pontefract in West Yorkshire, representing Team Picus, the winner of Annihilator 1, Nidhogg Cubed!

From Lincolnshire in England, representing Team ???, the winner of Annihilator 2 Gehenna!

From Etobicoke in Canada, representing Team Zlayerz, the winner of Annihilator 3, Jinx!

From Lincolnshire in England, representing Team ???, the winner of Annihilator 4, PsycloniZer!

From Glasgow in Scotland, representing Team Braveheart, ranked #8, the winner of Annihilator 5, Traffic Warden!

Roboteers, standby!

Booth Red: Team ???, Team Braveheart
Booth Blue: Team Picus, Team Zlayerz

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And so another round, and another robot must fall! The remaining combatants all get off the mark very quickly, with the pink shape of Jinx making the first movement across the arena towards Traffic Warden! Steven turns to meet Jinx head on, but Kody fearlessly ploughs head on into the centre of Traffic Warden, breaching the ground clearance and swinging the axe over with a crash onto the top of the ranked machine, sending a few pleasing sparks in all directions! The clamps activate and Steven holds Jinx in place, but the wheels are off the ground because the forks are underneath the U-shaped machine and there€™s nothing Team Braveheart can do! Every other machine in the arena is braying for blood though, and Jinx is the prey. Nidhogg is first on the attack and drives underneath the rear of Jinx like it did in the previous round. There€™s no escape for Jinx as Traffic Warden holds on until Joey€™s forks activate and remove Team Zlayer€™s traction on the arena floor, now bringing the crusher into play in the exact same area it hit in the last fight! Again the armour crumples under the hydraulic pressure of Nidhogg€™s weaponry, but like in round one Joey is unable to claw far enough into the robot to reach the internals and Jinx is only superficially damaged. It€™s also inconveniently joined onto Nidhogg though and Joey now makes great use of the hydrostatic drive to reverse across the arena and slam backwards into the pit release button! Fortunately for Kody the grip can€™t have been as strong as in the previous round, as Jinx is shaken free by a combination of the collision with the release button and Kody firing the axe with skillful timing. Jinx is quick to escape too, driving across the arena as the axe retracts and making a beeline for Traffic Warden!

Team ??? isn€™t doing nothing out there though, and Jinx is intercepted in its race across the arena by PsycloniZer at full speed! There€™s a huge crash and both robots are thrown by the impact, but the attack isn€™t over! Gehenna slams in backwards with the blade spinning and catches Jinx, ripping a large gash in the already buckled side armour as sparks fly across the arena! Kody looks dismayed at the huge damage caused to Jinx by these attacks, as the side panel is bent completely out of shape, inwards on itself, with the large gash made by Gehenna in the middle. It isn€™t moving easily either, as it would appear the armour is bent into the wheel itself, impairing Jinx€™s manoeuvrability and making it very difficult for Kody to attack Traffic Warden as he is trying to do so. He does manage to get close enough to slam Steven€™s robot with his powerful axe, and it digs into the thinner titanium of the ranked machine, not deep enough to really cause extreme damage, but giving Jinx some points should this match go to a judge€™s decision. Steven isn€™t going to it lying down though and turns, pushing against the side of Jinx and breaking free of the axe as it does so. Steven now activates the clamps and guns the E-Tek drive, overpowering Jinx and shoving it across the stadium with unprecedented power, aiming for the open it and succeeding effortlessly as the clamps recede and dump the pink robot into oblivion to disappear in a cloud of smoke.

CEASE!

A valiant display from Jinx against what essentially became a 4-bot team-up. A shame really, as it could have progressed further into the competition, but perhaps it€™ll be back next season. In any case, only 4 robots remain and another one must fall!

Battleboard
Traffic Warden [#8] vs. Nidhogg Cubed vs. Gehenna vs. Jinx vs. PsycloniZer vs. Still Hurting