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[davids]

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The Killer Toad Tournament

Round 2, Fight 1

Who will be the first pair to enter into the arena to fight for the first of 8 places in round 3?

*invites audience member to press the button, as the ties all flash up on the fancy over the top massive TV screen before landing on*

Flyte vs. Turbo Tails

As there is a large gasp from the audience, as the action flashes to the pits, where the interviewer, who shall be named Sally, is getting ready to interview the first 2 Roboteers to enter the arena.

Sally: Steve, you€™re the first robot into the arena for round 2, how does that make you feel?
Steve: Nervous
Sally: You had an easy tie for round 1, so is Turbo Tails up for the battle against Flyte?
Steve: With any luck, my only worry is that the blade on the back of Tails is actually too high for the low Flyte, so it might not be effective
Sally: well that is a bugger, but you do hold the speed advantage
Steve: But it€™s only 1 mph, and due to the way the spinning blade is mounted at the rear, the front isn€™t as low as it should be.
Sally: Well good luck
Steve: Thanks

*Steve and some random guys from the pits push Turbo Tails up the ramp and into the arena to get it set up ready to fight*

Sally: So Aaron, are you happy with your draw?
Aaron: Yes, I am
Sally: And why is that?
Aaron: Although Tails has the upper hand in speed, I have the lower wedge and the rear weapon is mounted too high to do any damage
Sally: You took a while to get Autoism out of the arena in round 1, are you hoping for a faster action this time?
Aaron: Yes, Autoism had that arm, which meant I couldn€™t get it stuck against the wall to get a good attack in.
Sally: Are you using the skirts?
Aaron: I am
Sally: Well good luck
Aaron: Thanks very much, and may I have your number as your fit.

*Aaron and some more random guys from the pits push Flyte up the ramps and get it set up ready to fight*

Before the fight starts, this is how the two machines got this far, in round 1, Turbo Tail€™s original opponent, Counter redrew from the competition, to be replaced by Woody, which Steve€™s machine destroyed in a matter of seconds. Meanwhile, Flyte put Autoism out of the arena.

Both Roboteers are ready to fight, as the judge is ready, the announcer beginnings to announce:

3
2
1
Activate

And Flyte is away, Aaron wants a quick fight, as Turbo Tails starts off slowly, before putting the drive into full power, the rear spinning bar is spinning up-to speed, as Steve dodges to avoid Flyte€™s first attack. Aaron spins Flyte around and so does Turbo Tails, as it reverses, aiming for the pit release button.

Turbo Tails spins away to avoid Flyte, but Aaron attacks again, slamming into the sides of Turbo Tails and fires the flipper, Turbo Tail hits the arena floor, bar first making a lovely mess of the floor, as Flyte slams in quickly aiming towards the open pit, Turbo Tails presses the flipper button, as it jumps out of the way, Flyte gives chase and before Turbo Tails can move, Aaron€™s machine is underneath the rear end of Turbo Tails, the bar stopped due to damage it received from slamming into the floor.

The rear wheels of Turbo Tails are trying to get grip, but Flyte is pushing Turbo Tails towards the arena wall and with a sudden burst of CO2, Flyte tosses Turbo Tails over the wall and onto the camera tracks below.

Cease

Flyte flips Turbo Tails over the wall and into round 3.

Next time it will be:
Drilla Killa 7 vs. Nitro-Gene 2 (2)

[kodster]

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w00ty, Dave.

[velociraptor]

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Drilla Killa 7 will keep to Nitro-Gene 2s sides and ram him around, trying to use the drill on the wheels - usual tactics, really.

[paulc]

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Ive already sent my tactics for this battle. Im not too worried about the drill, as my armour should be thick enough to protect me, and I have the more power and the lower front end, so Im fine, just attack and attack and score an OOTA or another JD.

By the way, Aaron should have aid Can I have your number as youRE fit not your fit Excuse me for being petty, but I write fan-fiction books in my past-time.

(Message edited by paulc on March 15, 200

[davids]

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I would Apologize for my crap english grammer, but It isnt my strongest subject

[paulc]

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Well, Im quite good at English, but I will say that Im sometimes very forgetful, and I can miss out words in my battles.

[davids]

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The Killer Toad Tournament

Round 2, Fight 2

So, I€™m on a €œUse it or Lose it€ holiday, and I€™m having a stay-at-hone day due to the high cost of fuel, so let€™s move onto the 2nd fight.

Drilla Killa 7 vs. Nitro-Gene 2 (2)

The first robot into the arena is Drilla Killa 7, who in round 1 had to beat both Woody and D-J; it€™s the invertible skirted box with twin wedges and some nasty drills.

The 2nd robot into the arena today is the 2nd seed Nitro-Gene who had a close scare against Die-Ceratops, where it needed a Judges Decision to get passed Chris€™ launcher. It is the invertible box with a front wedge and a nasty flipper.

Both robots are ready, as the countdown begins:
3
2
1
Activate

And so it begins, both robots are away, Richard wanting to avoid that nasty flipper, as he knows the skirts might not stand up for much pressure and might give-way to allow Nitro-Gene€™s flipper in underneath, where Paul knows one false move could see Richard€™s industrial drills drill into the Hardox armour, like they did in the previous 2 battles. Nitro-Gene pushes on, as Drilla Killa gets ready for the attack, as both machines clash head-on.

Drilla Killa is underneath Nitro-Gene, as the lower front end of the drilling machine is slightly lower than the front end of Nitro-Gene, as Richard puts on full power pushing Nitro-Gene backwards, the wheels on Nitro-Gene are spinning away trying to get some traction on the slightly greasy arena surface, as Drilla Killa slams Nitro-Gene into the arena wall, the drill coming into place on the underside of the body.

Sparks fly, as the diamond tipped industrial drill bit makes a lovely mess of the underside of Nitro-Gene, giving it a hole, as Paul manages to get some grip on the arena surface and manages to break free from the driller, spinning away to get ready for another attack, as Drilla Killa gets ready for another attack from Nitro-Gene, as Paul puts on full power, turning Nitro-Gene into a 4 motor, 6 wheel drive rammer, where the front 2 wheels on either side are powered by a motor, and the rear wheels are powered by the 2nd motors, giving some nifty handling, it€™s the same set-up in both machines, as Nitro-Gene comes storming in, dodging at the last moment, but Drilla Killa spins on the wheels, as Nitro-Gene slams into Drilla Killa at an angle, getting underneath, and before you could say the worst week of the week award awarded weekly on a week by week basis, Drilla Killa is being pushed towards the arena wall. The audience are shouting for an OOTA, as Paul fires the flipper button sending Drilla Killa up in a lovely arc, as it crashes down...

€¦on the wrong side of the arena fence.

Cease

Drilla Killa put up a good fight, but Nitro-Gene used its flipper head to put the driller out of the arena, as the 2nd seed moves onto the final 8.

Next time, it€™s the return of the champion, still in showroom condition, as it€™s The May Tracks Have You (1) vs. Eternia.

[paulc]

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Brilliant fight Dave! One of the best ever as far as Im concerned. Nitro-Gene is doing quite well at the moment, and I hope it lasts when I face my next opponent - Flyte...beware!

[davids]

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Round 2, Fight 3

The May Tracks Have You (1) vs. Eternia

And so it comes, yet another flipper showdown. In round 1, May Tracks had an easy job taking care of Shiny Happy People, whereas Eternia had to use its armour and speed to put out Dante, after several attempts. These 2 Machines have the 1 OOTA under their belts already, this round has already seen 2 OOTA€™s, and so will fight 3 produce another OOTA?

Well frankly my dear, I wouldn€™t bet against it. Both robots are wheeled into the arena; I got bored at doing the fight interviews, so let€™s fight!!!

3
2
1
Activate

The sound of the gun being fired rings though the arena, as both machines are away, both have high powered flipper weapons, the champion has the speed advantage of 20 mph to 11.25 mph, the tracks are against the 4 wheel drive Eternia, Leo€™s machine has the lower front end due to the flipper arm being pulled down, but it has a 5mm ground clearance on the sides compared to the champion€™s skirted sides. Meanwhile getting back to the fight, both machines are holding back from an all-out attack, waiting to see which machine blinks first.

And the machines wait€¦

And wait€¦

Frank flicks the controls to get May Tracks off the flying Windows screensaver, but both robots are still waiting, before suddenly Eternia breaks ranks and charges towards May Tracks. Frank is shocked for a nanosecond, before getting ready to dodge the attack, not wanting to risk the skirts against Eternia€™s low front end in case the low front end manages to break underneath the low skirts of May Tracks, as Leo continues straight on. Frank drives away from Eternia before spinning on the tracks and putting on full power continues to plough towards Eternia, Leo turns his machine around and gets ready. May Tracks flicks the controls twice, Eternia flicks the controls, but in a different way to Frank€™s evil dodging trick, as May Tracks slams underneath the sides of Eternia, and starts to push the machine, the spike strip is up, locking the wheel of Eternia against the front wedge, as Eternia spins the wheels, managing to pull away from May Tracks, as Frank fires the flipper sending Eternia onto it€™s back.

Leo fires his own flipper straight away to self-right, but May Tracks is straight away underneath Eternia before it could move, this time underneath the front, as the wheels are caught against the spike trap, Eternia puts on full power learning from last series to drive up the wedge instead of down the wedge to protect the wheels, as Frank fires the flipper for a 2nd time, once more sending Eternia into a lovely arc, backwards towards the centre of the arena. May Tracks turns like a tank and continues it€™s march towards Eternia, as Leo has got his machine self-righted and ready to defend again. Eternia dodges May Tracks attack, as Leo tries to launch into a counter-attack, slamming into the sides of May Tracks, but the skirts have held out, as the front of Eternia slams into the side of May Tracks, pushing the champion sideways, which isn€™t good for the tracks.

May Tracks puts down the power and manages to escape from Eternia, and straight away rams Eternia from the side, catching Leo off guard and straight away the flipper fires to avoid a repeat of last time. May Tracks goes straight into Eternia and fires the flipper again, as Eternia goes for a flying lesson over the fence, landing on it€™s back, where it quickly self-rights, looking for a way back into the arena, as May Tracks spins on the spot, flipper firing in celebration of another victory.

Cease

A gallant effect from Eternia, but May Tracks adds another notch to Frank€™s winning belt, and moves into the quarter finals where it will meet the winner of the next fight:

Death Threat vs. Cat with Wheels

The battle of Danny and his clone.

[joey_picus]

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I vote Danny to win.

[pcbore]

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Nah, Dannys got it in the bag. Danny makes good robots, but he just cant compete with Danny

[tacoman]

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Erm... Death Threat will try to crush it up and pit it, while Cat with Wheels will get underneath, shove it to the sides, and get it out.

Yeah.

[davids]

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So you have no overall preference which machine goes forward to the quarters?

As it usually happens in the rare time when 2 of your machines fight each other, normally you give the writer some idea which machine you want moving forward.

(Message edited by DavidS on March 20, 200

[tacoman]

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Oh. Errm. Id prefer Cat with Wheels, if I had a choice, but its your tourney. Choose who would win, not who I want to win.

Man, I say Errm a lot.

[davids]

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Fair enough

Who do you want to call your clone?