The Crash & Burn Tournament 2

[kodster]

The Crash & Burn Tournament 2

Sorry about the huge delay: I had saved part of the battle on my computer, but its virus-infected and Ive got no way to transfer the file, so Ill have to wait until the virus is virtually destroyed to complete the battle and put it up. Again, sorry. :sad:

[swiss_tony]

The Crash & Burn Tournament 2

Tactics: Uh, avoid Infusion, that just might work.

[kodster]

The Crash & Burn Tournament 2

Sorry about the delay! Round 2 starts NOW!

Aquarius (5) vs. Rogue

Aquarius (5) disposed of Flipping Mad alongside Leprosy Infection.

Rogue has a chance to show its full potential unlike last fight.

Roboteers, stand by...

Booth 1: Aquarius
Booth 2: Rogue

Look for Taki-san and Tira-san to cook up some mayhem as they play the house bot role this time around.

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

And straight from the start its Aquarius, right in on the attack with a deadly charge but its evaded by the surprisingly agile Rogue, and that has allowed that flywheel to reach deadly speeds already! But Aquarius doesn€™t intend to let the battle slip away, and reaching Rogue€™s side slides under it and heaves it into the air! Rogue however is saved thanks to the gyroscopic forces at work and lands back on his wheels. Aquarius rams him again, none too pleased with the result but he€™ll be more displeased now that Rogue has turned right around to face him!
CRASH!
Aquarius takes a bit of a bump there, the disc hitting the wedge but causing Rogue to bounce off and spin in the opposite direction! This is bad news for Aaron, and Tony takes advantage of it, flipping Rogue over before it has a chance to spin up its weapon! Unfortunately for Aquarius, Rogue is indeed flipped, but way too much, and it almost ends up doing a 540, but crashing off its side has the joy of continuing to be on its wheels! Aquarius is quite cheesed now, and seems to be in an all-out attack mode, again attacking the side of Rogue, who is going nowhere fast! Aquarius crashes Rogue into the wall and goes for the OOTA! FLIP! NO! Rogue bounces off the railing and is held up by Aquarius€™ flipper! Rogue€™s tires spin furiously but nothing doing, as Aquarius is in complete control of the situation! The arm lowers, and Rogue topples onto Aquarius and tries to ride off of him but being stacked against the wall doesn€™t help much! FLIP! Rogue is tossed over Aquarius and craters into the floor with a heavy CRASH! Has new life been given to Rogue? Tony doesn€™t want anybody to think that, and Aquarius wheels around to punish Rogue some more, to find that he€™s not there! In fact, he€™s rammed the pit release button! And just like that Taki-san has lost control! The house bot plows right into Rogue with the front wedge! Rogue is shunted but regains balance as Taki retreats back into her zone. Aaron is trying to get back into the game but Aquarius is coming at him fast!
CRASH!
Aquarius is smacked away by the disc, which has regained its speed, but the front armour of Aquarius has withstood the hit again! And Rogue has also been spun away by that hit! Aquarius gets his bearings back and zooms in on the recoiling Rogue, but again that disc is reaching dangerous speeds! Aquarius rams him head-on, caring nothing for the flywheel.
CRASH!
There is some damage now! Aquarius is spun away again, the front wedge dented and bruised, but Rogue has been pushes backwards into the wall disc-first, and unable get away without making himself vulnerable! And that€™s just what Tony wants. Aquarius has the upper hand again, and rams Rogue in the rear and slams him hard into the wall! That slam jolts Rogue backwards and very nearly into the pit! Rogue escapes but another shove from Aquarius sends Rogue right into the waiting wedge of Taki-san and Tira-san immediately leaves her CPZ looking for some tasty victims! FLIP! Rogue is thrown into the corner by Aquarius€™ powerful arm! Taki buries the cutting blade into Rogue€™s side!
CRASH!
No damage really done to the monocoque armour other than a small dent, but that€™s not going to last seeing as Tira advances into the CPZ, and Aquarius is out of the way allowing the housies to have their fun!
CRASH!!!
Tira€™s flywheel hammers Rogue along the side, scoring it but not ripping it open. Rogue can€™t get away from the attack, and now Aquarius seeing that this is going to take awhile gets in, pushing Taki aside, and tosses Rogue! FLIP! Rogue is tipped against the wall! But Taki doesn€™t like being pushed around and shunts Aquarius in the side, lifting him up and slamming him right into the wall!
CRASH!!!
Another dreadful hit from Tira and now Rogue has taken much damage! The corner of Rogue has been ripped from the side, slightly exposing the mechanics! That, and it tipped him right onto his back. The Watcher is having a look, and Aquarius isn€™t happy about the situation he€™s gotten himself into, as Taki gives him another smash into the wall, and pins him there. The Watcher is convinced that Rogue is now good-bye, and starts that countdown we know too well!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!

CEASE!

Rogue gets booked for unrough play.
Aquarius advances to the Heat C Final!

Next battle: Leprosy Infection vs. Firestorm V

[paulc]

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Go Aquarius! Go Tony! Go America!

For the next battle, I predict Firestorms armour to get damaged by Leprosy. After taking too much damage, Firestorm will be immobilised and pitted.

Leprosy Infection to make the heat final, and win the heat!

[dinowarrior]

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Keep to the sides. Thats the best bet. Shred anything nearby.

[majinb]

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kody, you rocked right there, and you know my tactics :P

[swiss_tony]

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I beat Aaron?! No way!

Well, that was a nice morale booster. Lets just hope I can win this heat...

[knightrous]

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quote:

I beat Aaron?! No way!
Dont know why people think its impossible, Ive had a stack of losses Only thing I could credit myself with was having a lucky, 3 consecutive series win....

Im happy with the way Rouge was able to stand up in that fight, considering its underweight and outdated, it did pretty well :P Never was designed to fight house robots either...

[paulc]

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quote:
Only thing I could credit myself with was having a lucky, 3 consecutive series wins...

Aaron, winning 3 tounys in a row isnt luck (Actually, it probably is) but your machines have always been the best engineered, and the most damaging (who could forget MDU!?!).

And I dont think Rouge is outdated - its a good piece of design work. But you have entered into the spinner smah-up in C&B:Extreme. Watch out for MeCannibal there. Ill be waiting...

[kodster]

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Paul, you really seem to be proud of your bots, considering they havent fought in our tournaments yet...

Anyway heres the next fight!

Leprosy Infection vs. Firestorm V

Leprosy Infection gave Flipping Mad a dose of pure insanity and advanced with Aquarius.

Firestorm V was all over the place, resulting in Breed getting annihalated.

Roboteers, stand by...

Booth 1: Leprosy Infection
Booth 2: Firestorm V

Double Big Mac bounces in for a house bot place, and joining him is none other than Double Whamlet.

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

Leprosy Infection is away immediately and Firestorm is off too. It looks like its a head-on collision! At the last second though Firestorm swerves off to the right, missing Leprosy by a fraction. Then he wheels around before Leprosy can recover and slides the wedge under the side! FLIP! Leprosy is inverted! Ooh, not a good start for Chris. Leprosy is still mobile however and looking to be righted, so what does he do? Go straight for Firestorm! Firestorm has other ideas however and reverses from the charge and straight into the pit release button. But Leprosy has turned and is coming right at him, and theres nowhere to go!
CRASH!!!
OH GOODNESS ME!!! Firestorm has been mutilated! The front aluminum armour has been shredded and gouged, tatters lay on the arena floor! This is major damage, MAJOR damage! Chris seems to have gotten back his swagger, it definitey seems, but Leprosy is now on top of Firestorm, but I dont see any movement from Firestorm...oh wait, there we are. Firestorm is carrying Leprosy towards the arena wall, past the pit for some reason...I wonder if Firestorms drive has been altered by that devilish blow from Leprosy? Leprosy, speaking of which, is now piled against the wall by Firestorm. FLIP! Leprosy is mashed against the wall by the flipper and could be stuck! Firestorm backs away, and Leprosy tips back onto its back. Before Firestorm can attack, Leprosy jolts away towards the CPZ, and halts before Double Whamlet, ooh stay out of there, you dont want to mess with a house robot. And Firestorm is now in trouble here! He is only able to go forwards, or backwards, and cant turn at all! Firestorm backs all the way across the arena back into the pit release button. Leprosy turns around and comes full throttle into Firestorms tortured wedge!
CRASH!!!
That about does it! The wedge blade is gone, and more chunks of armour have been broken off and strewn far across the arena! What a mighty robot is this, ladies and gentlemen, Leprosy Infection, and hes going at Firestorm again! The drumnot yet at full speed, and he bounces up onto Firestorms flipper, which seems to be undamaged as of yet. Firestorm, however...is not moving at all. But there is some life left in our little flaming friend. Up goes the flipper...and Leprosy is now fully righted, and looking to do some more damage! The house robots come near, as The Watcher makes some room to begin the countdown on what was once a brave, working Firestorm.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
Firestorm is out of the competition, and now the house robots are in the spotlight! Ah, Whamlet is in for a quadruple axe special! DBM is nearing the spot where they all are -
CRASH!!!
WHATS THIS?! Leprosy has tackled DBM with the drum! Thanks to that, DBM has bounced right into the pit! You naughty boy, you! Whamlet isnt too concerned, and is still happily hacking Firestorm to miniscule pieces. Leprosy retreats into one of the CPZs, his job done, and the drum grinds to a halt. The Watcher gives Whamlet a nudge at this point, and accidentally runs over one of the arena saws. Whamlet gets the message, and grappling Firestorm wheels round and drops him into the pit to end the match.

CEASE!

The Firestorm fades to fallen ashes.
Leprosy Infection advances to the Heat C Final!|

Heat C Final

Leprosy Infection vs. Aquarius (5)

Tactics and predictions please.

[paulc]

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Im not proud of myself Kody, but yes Im happy with my robots :wink:. I think for a bloke with no mechanical knowledge at all, they are very good.

Prediction :

Aquarius is faster, more powerful and better armoured, but Leprosy Infection has the flipping drum that gets up to speed very quickly. If Chris lets Aquarius underneath the GC, Tony will win, but Im going for Leprosy to damage the xposed wheels on its opponent:

LEPROSY INFECTION FOR THE WIN!

[pcbore]

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Out of interest Paul, you seem very knowledgeable about past results. Just how long were you lurking around before you started entering?

[knightrous]

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Well considering he has an entry with B42-500 Magmotors, I would have to at least 2 years, and closer to 3....

[swiss_tony]

The Crash & Burn Tournament 2

Avoid Infusion, go for OOTA, go for CPZ if I cant to that, same deal as always :P

[paulc]

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Frank: Ive been hanging about for quite a bit before I joined. Somewhere around the 6 months margian.

And Aaron: Magmotors were something which I borrowed from ForcePower Turbo and its hp rating.