The Crash & Burn Tournament: The Dual Duels

[Guest]

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Yeah, but if MeCannibal hits Firefly Paul will take more damage

[paulc]

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How?

[Guest]

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By KOing itself with that over powered ring, duh

[paulc]

The Crash & Burn Tournament: The Dual Duels

Did you read that I toned it down? Its at the end of Heat C, I said I was toning it down to stop the dancing.

Actually Jamie, you should design Firefly for real - it would make a great realie

[Guest]

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I doesnt say in the stats you can do that...

[paulc]

The Crash & Burn Tournament: The Dual Duels

It doesnt HAVE to be in the stats. In the E.O.T.R.4 Grand Final, Joey removed the says to go weaponless in the final. Kody let me for some bizarre reason only the mind of Frank can explain

[leorcc]

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Well if you use a speed controller to regulate the speed of the ring of course you can tone the weapon down. I do that all the time with my real spinners.

[team_britespark]

The Crash & Burn Tournament: The Dual Duels

Tactics: Spin, move in a direction, spin again, hit one of my opponents, spin some more, hopefully damage opponents, ummmm... spin, avoid Infusions weaponry, probably spin the body, open the pit and spin.

Oh, and spin. I think I forgot that.

[leorcc]

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Will you be using your spinner then Dan?

[team_britespark]

The Crash & Burn Tournament: The Dual Duels

Ummm, yes. Did I not make myself clear?? :wink:

[kodster]

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This is it! We€™re going to determine the final fight NOW!

Semi-Final 1
Firefly & System Shock vs. MeCannibal 2.0 & Phoenix Down

Once again, Phoenix Down will be using the forks.

Roboteers, stand by€¦

Booth #1: Liam Eliot, Jamie McHarg
Booth #2: Paul Cuomo, Joey McConnell

Our pet pooch Growler teams up with the ramming force of Asterix Heroicus this bout.

3€¦
2€¦
1€¦
Activate!!!

It€™s Phoenix Down, straight out first, as his partner MeCannibal gets to its slightly lowered RPM of 2500, Paul thanking Leo for the new speed controller as the old one short-circuited in the pits. Liam and Jamie exchange words for a sec, and it€™s Firefly that attacks Phoenix Down head-on! Oof. Neither can get under the other€¦and Firefly is being pushed back into System Shock€™s area. Liam gets his bot out of the way and MeCannibal waddles out of his spot instantly. An evil smirk crosses the Welshman€™s face and System Shock, instead of aiding his fellow teammate, decides to take the now 126kJ spinner head-on! This won€™t be pretty!

CRASH!!!

Off goes MeCannibal, actually flying a few feet away from System Shock, who€™s taken most of the force and sent rocketing back! The scoop however is just fine and Liam isn€™t deterred one bit: evidently Liam has something against MeCannibal, and System Shock comes straight back on the attack! MeCannibal scuttles aside; the bodywork of the shuffler is just scraped by the scooper and the ring of Paul€™s spinner starts spinning again! The manoeuvrability of System Shock is just worse than wheeled robots and unfortunately that costs him in terms of time as MeCannibal has reached that speed again! Paul isn€™t happy about lowering his bot€™s weapon speed but has to be pleased when he sees the ring smash against the scoop of System Shock!

CRASH!!!

And even moreso when he€™s seen that the scoop has been dented! System Shock€™s back into it, though, Liam is definitely a persistent bugger. MeCannibal has no way out of this one and System Shock smacks against it, easily sliding under that skirt and shoving Paul€™s shuffler right up against the wall! WHAM! Before he can do anymore, however, Joey comes to Paul€™s rescue as Phoenix Down slams into the rear of System Shock. And HE€™S got under a skirt, this time! You cretins! Jamie interrupts the hoe-down with a smack to Phoenix Down€™s rear, lifting it up with the arm and lifting System Shock to boot! MeCannibal is pinned and unable to move anywhere, as are System Shock and Phoenix Down, apparently.

Firefly is in complete control, and spins this way and that, trying to aim for Phoenix Down€™s tracks. To Jamie€™s delight, he snags the right-side motivation and pulls it away from System Shock, who collapses down, but now MeCannibal can escape! It€™s just a shame that MeCannibal€™s manoeuvrability is worse than System Shock€™s, as System Shock easily nails him before he can spin up, and rams him along the wall€¦INTO THE DISC OF DEATH!

CRASH!!!

Instead of a tragedy, it€™s a miracle for Paul, as MeCannibal is blasted away from the hazard and System Shock, and right to the other side of the arena, with a slight dent in the Hardox ring. In a rage System Shock rampages down on it, but the ring is coming back to speed! A nearby Firefly smacks Phoenix Down into the pit release button, unfortunately this dislodges Phoenix Down and leaves Firefly at the mercy of the forky rammer, who slips under the side and lifts IT up! Firefly struggles, and the tire smacks into the forks, ramming off them as System Shock barges into MeCannibal€™s tornado of an attack!

CRASH!!!

That earlier miracle means nothing now, for though System Shock€™s scoop is looking miserable, and Liam€™s creation has been shunted away, MeCannibal itself has been blasted right onto Firefly€™s wedge! Paul€™s expression of shock tells it all, he can€™t believe this, and there€™s nothing anybody can do now; Phoenix Down is too far away and much too late as he races in to save his partner, for Firefly does a 180 and delivers MeCannibal into the depths of the pit! However, Paul€™s mood is lightened when Phoenix Down lifts up Firefly from the rear and proceeds to the pit€¦and here comes System Shock! Liam isn€™t going to let the battle go to waste! Phoenix Down delivers Firefly into the pit, but System Shock slams into him, Joey reverses as much as he can, but it€™s not enough! AND€¦IT€™S IN! Phoenix Down lands right on top of Firefly! A 3 bot pitting in 5 seconds, and the winner is clear! Paul holds his head in his hands and Joey shrugs, as Liam goes ballistic in sight of a grinning Jamie.

CEASE!

MeCannibal 2.0, consumed in its own misery, and no Phoenix Down will save it or itself€¦
Firefly and System Shock advance to the Dual Duels Final!!!

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But will they be able to defeat thee winner of the next Semi?

Semi-Final 2
Infusion Alpha & GeForce 4.0 vs. Dervish V & Dead Horse Beater

Roboteers, stand by€¦

Booth #1: Aaron Knight, Andrew Jackson
Booth #2: Daniel Stickler, Frank Goacher

It€™s Sir Killalot, our Knight of the realm, with the crushing claw and lance! Partnering him today is Double Big Mac, that devilish hammer spinner. Don€™t flip him, I€™m warning you!

3€¦
2€¦
1€¦
Activate!!!

No €˜one bot goes out first€™ theme here - all four bots are out immediately and after each other€™s internals! GeForce 4.0 is straight away after Dead Horse Beater but Dervish V cuts across him and GeForce is forced to back off; Team Dunno€™s plans are clearly not to the liking of Team SpunOut. Infusion Alpha shoots forward, past GeForce, before AJ€™s even registered where Aaron even went, and without warning smacks into the spinning drum of Dervish!

CRASH!!!

But the wedge stands up very well to that hit, and what€™s more, Infusion€™s still pushing Dervish away! DHB moves to attack Infusion€™s side while he€™s distracted but AJ is having none of that, GeForce intervening and slipping under that nice 6mm clearance, tossing it skyward! DHB crashes down rather noisily onto its back, and self-rights only for Infusion to back into it while it€™s self-righting! The weapon of DHB is exposed!

CRASH!

€¦and I€™d say that€™s the end of DHB€™s axe! It€™s REALLY been bent out of proportion, and it doesn€™t look like it€™s going to work properly for the rest of this match! Frank is strained, but Daniel is about to be much more so, as Aaron gives no second thought to the apparently €˜dead€™ horse and drives straight towards Dervish again! Dervish amscrays away, really intent on taking out GeForce as quickly as possible, but GeForce is working on getting rid of that dead horse, and a nice flip underneath the front of DHB sends it flying onto its back! Uh€¦I think that€™s it, because that axe is definitely NOT working and DHB is definitely NOT invertible€¦Dervish panicks and goes for DHB to put his teammate right side up again€¦but GeForce intersects!

CRASH!!!

At a very high price! GeForce€™s flipper is buckled quite badly by that hit! The plate€™s been almost taken right off from the ram and rear hinge, and is bent upward at an awkward angle! It€™s still a better position then DHB, and now The Watcher is coming in to count it out once and for all!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!

Daniel€™s blood must be boiling, because now it€™s Infusion-and-GeForce-on-one-very-frustrated-Dervish! The full body drum drives straight at GeForce, but forgets about Infusion coming from the rear, and it€™s faster! GeForce is driving straight at Dervish as well, and Daniel realizes the drum isn€™t spinning at full speed yet€¦AND HE SUDDENLY PULLS OUT OF THE WAY! The result is GeForce driving straight up onto Infusion€™s wedge and landing right behind it, to be greeted by a maddened Dervish, drum deffo up to speed!

CRASH!!!

GeForce is flipped from the side, as Infusion U-turns and comes back on the attack. Dervish pushes GeForce, trying to prevent it from righting itself€¦FLIP! Nope. GeForce somersaults straight over Dervish, but crashes onto his nose in a 270, thankfully landing on its wheels, but that flipper ain€™t looking too hot now, it€™s bent into an €˜up€™ position€¦here€™s Dervish on the attack again, but Infusion finally catches the bugger and drives him across the arena! GeForce wearily heads for the pit release button, and slams it, just what Aaron was waiting for and what Daniel was dreading€¦dread for Daniel, pit for Dervish, and the Final for Team SpunOut!

CEASE!

Dead Horse Beater hardly even did what it said on the tin, while Dervish V barely whipped up a drizzle.
Infusion Alpha & GeForce 4.0 advance to the Dual Duels Final!!!

[kodster]

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No third place play-off for this, we€™re going straight to the Final!

+1>Dual Duels Final
Firefly & System Shock vs. Infusion Alpha & GeForce 4.0

Tactics! Predictions! And€¦whatever else!

[samuel3764]

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Uh...

SpunOut FTW

[Guest]

The Crash & Burn Tournament: The Dual Duels

w00t! Those were some brilliant fights Kody, I was on edge just reading them! Commiserations to Joey and Paul, it was a very good fight

TACTICS!!!However pointless they might be against Infusion and GeForce :sad:

Right Jamie, I think it would be better if Firefly went for GeForce, because the scoop works inverted. Ill go straight for Infusion and try to stop the rim from spinning at all, hes pretty much useless without it. If we get the chance, pit them, if we dont, just be persistent and try to be dominant enough to win a judges decision

Good luck Andy and Aaron

And well done to Kody for the fights, which have been excellent so far and I cant wait for the final

[RogueTwoRobots]

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Yep, sounds good to me Liam - in the finals now, Im rather excited

Great battles as always Kody and best of luck to AJ and Aaron