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[andrewj]

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No problem! With all entries in, here is the Round 1 draw!

Gabriel II vs. Requiem
Liar 2 vs. Nitro-Gene 4.0
Cyrillium 2 vs. Infusion
E Clawdius Unum vs. Aftershock

Tactics and preditions anyone?

[paulc]

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Gabriel II vs. Requiem: I believe that the sloped sides of Gabriel II are going to be hell for that drum weapon. Joey to progress.
Liar 2 vs. Nitro-Gene 4.0: Im actually quite glad at this draw, becuase it is remarkably like Tornado vs. Wheely Big Cheese in RW4. My plan is to attack the wheels, lifting them off the ground so I can flip him OOTA.

Cyrillium 2 vs. Infusion: Is this even a match - Infusion to destroy Cyrillium.

E Clawdius Unum vs. Aftershock: Aftershock is quite a hard shape to fight, but Clawdius is quite a hard robot to beat...Ill go for Kody.

[joey_picus]

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GABRIEL II vs. Requiem
I actually think I could be okay here - while the HDPE will probably be ripped away if he gets his drum in, I intend on staying away from the drum, and even if he does get a hit in the Hardox and titanium underneath the HDPE will stay where it is. Ill aim to get around and wedge under the sides or back, or get him in a side-by-side waltz which will scoop him onto the front anyway due to Gabriels shape, go to the wall once I have him on the flipper, and try for the OOTA. One more thing - stay well away from the pit if it is opened, and likewise for the dropout zone.

Liar 2 vs. Nitro-Gene 4.0
Nitro-Gene probably has the better chance of winning this because Liar will have to line up its attack more carefully, but it could go either way.

Cyrillium 2 vs. Infusion
Infusion FTW.

E Clawdius Unum vs. Aftershock
Ill go with Clawdius here, it has the control to make Aftershock throw itself in the pit or assist it in doing so.

Good luck Dan

[corsair_lightning]

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CYRILIUM 2 vs Infusion

Oh great! After seeing Cyriliums performance against Liar 2, I am seriously scared. My skirts should prevent him from getting under me, and Ill attempt to flip him OOTA. If that doesnt work, Ill either flip him into the pit, or keep flipping him and hope he dies. If that doesnt work, Ill try to run around the arena.

Aaron, please take it easy on me.

AJ, if Robot Wars restarts some day, I hope they use the AJWars Pyramid of Pain as the design.

[Guest]

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My Predictions:

Gabriel II v Requiem

Gabriels shape is too hard for the drum to damage me thinks.Joey to win without too much trouble.

Liar 2 v Nitro-Gene 4.0

Itll be close, perhaps Liar can throw Paul OOTA, if not Nitro-Gene to win by a JD.

Cyrilium 2 v Infusion



E Clawdius Unum v Aftershock

mmmmmmmm...If Kody can get the drum into play hell have it won, but Clawdius could pit it.

[kodster]

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I was hoping for Clawdius, actually.

Gabriel II v Requiem

Umm...Gabriel.

Liar 2 v Nitro-Gene 4.0

I think Nitro-Gene can pull a WBC vs. Chaos 2 here and flip it around.

Cyrilium 2 v Infusion

LMAO!!! Mark to run off screaming.

E Clawdius Unum v Aftershock

The one opponent, other than Cyrilium 2, that I was hoping for. Hes 40 cm high (claw included methinks), but so am I. Hell have a VERY hard time trying to get that claw into play, in which I can just batter him around until he dies.

If Clawdius claw is higher than 40cm, please correct me. :wink:

[davids]

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Requiem to damage Gabriel 2 into winning the JD

If Liar 2 can get Nitro-Gene onto its back just the once, then keep on top of Pauls machine to stop it self-righting it can get the OOTA. Otherwise it will be Paul moving on to the semis.

Cyrilium to exit the arena in a bin bag

Aftershock is an odd shape and so will prove hard for Clawdius to get anything from, so Kody for the KO.

But the question is will Andy finish a tournament for the first time in ages?

[corsair_lightning]

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Aaron, want to team up and destroy the house bots?

[joey_picus]

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» The dropzone and CPZ€™s will be inactive in this competition.

That answers your question.

[corsair_lightning]

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What about us destroying the arena?

[kodster]

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Good luck.

[andrewj]

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«But the question is will Andy finish a tournament for the first time in ages?»

You mean June 2007? :wink:

Thanks for the thoughts everyone. Ill get going with the fights as soon as possible.

[andrewj]

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Gabriel II vs. Requiem

Gabriel II is a triangular wedge shaped robot. Two C40-300 Magmotors drive the robot to a top speed of 20mph. The armour is comprised of 5mm Titanium and 7mm HDPE with 3mm Aluminium on the base. Its weaponry comes in the form of a rare front hinged flipper operating at 750psi.

Requiem is an invertible box, driven by two Sinclair C5 motors. It has a top speed of 18mph and is armoured in a 5mm Ti/V alloy. The bite comes from a 20kg spinning drum, which can shift gears during a match due to its chainsaw motors. At peak it can provide an astonishing 12000rpm top speed and dish out 243kJ of energy.

3€¦
2€¦
1€¦
ACTIVATE!

Both robots move away tentatively, with Requiem€™s spinning drum already beginning to rev up to speed. Gabriel II makes the first move and darts across the arena floor, swerving towards the side of Requiem. Dan turns his robot towards Gabriel II, but the nippy wedge shaped robot drives in and under Requiem, failing to get a flip in. Joey tries again and turns Gabriel II on the spot, again driving under Requiem and this time gets a flip in! The drumbot is rolled nicely onto its back. But this doesn€™t bother Dan too much, who turns his invertible machine round and makes contact with the side of Gabriel II! The drum flicks Gabriel II up a little but doesn€™t seem to have caused much damage. Requiem backs off and comes in for another attack, slamming the drum into the side of Gabriel II. The drum slows to a standstill and again doesn€™t appear to have caused much harm. Gabriel II drives away, and lines itself up for another rush. Dan also lines up Requiem and it looks like they are preparing for a head to head collision! Both robots launch themselves towards each other, but Gabriel turns away and dodges right at the last moment. Requiem turns sharply and makes a run towards Gabriel II who is on the turn. The drum makes a huge impact on the side of the wedge, taking a big chunk out of the 7mm HDPE armouring!

However Joey isn€™t fazed by this and takes his chance to attack while Requiem€™s drum is spinning slowly. Gabriel II slides the wedge under the side of Requiem and begins to push€¦ but the shape of Gabriel II isn€™t helping matters and it resorts to firing the flipper and shoving Requiem away. Gabriel II quickly follows up with another drive under the side of Requiem and flips it again. This time Requiem is launched vertically in the air and thuds back down on top of Gabriel II. Gabriel II now has a drive and has Requiem positioned nicely on top of the wedge and flips! Requiem flies forwards and is stacked up on the side of the arena wall! Dan looks concerned as he tries to rock Requiem off the side of the wall, while Joey lines up Gabriel II for one last flip! Gabriel II drives in and knocks Requiem down off the wall but onto the flipper again. The flipper fires but does nothing but free Requiem and Dan promptly gets Requiem back to the centre of the arena to safety. The drum is still rolling and is now spinning at a frightening speed as Gabriel II moves slowly towards it. Gabriel II suddenly has a burst of pace and flies in towards Requiem, who dodges out of the way at the last moment. Requiem then turns and attacks the back panel of Gabriel II! The impact causes Gabriel to perform a 180-degree summersault onto its back. Joey quickly operates the flipper, but Gabriel II self rights right back on top of Requiem€™s drum!

The sparks fly as the drum comes in contact with the Aluminium baseplate! Then Requiem comes in for a third successive hit, knocking Gabriel II away. Joey knows his robot is on the ropes and Gabriel II shoots towards the top of the arena and hits the pit release. The siren sounds and the pit begins to descend as Requiem comes in and forces the drum into Gabriel II once again, but causes minimal damage. Requiem backs off and comes back in for another attack, but this time it rides straight up the wedge of Gabriel II! Joey steps on the pedal and starts to push Requiem towards the nearest arena wall and fires the flipper! Requiem is sent rolling away but lives to fight another day. That is until Gabriel II follows its flip up by driving at full 20mph and smacks into Requiem like a possessed dodgem car! Requiem begins to creep away but Gabriel II comes in with another drive, sliding under Requiem and throwing it over with the flipper. Suddenly the flipper bot seems to be building some momentum.

Gabriel II has another ram, this time slowly edging Requiem up the wedge and it starts to push the drum bot slowly across the arena€¦ but Requiem rolls off and quickly takes the opportunity to slam the drum into the side of Gabriel II, causing Requiem to flick itself into the air. Joey responds very quickly and positions Gabriel€™s wedge right under Requiem and moves it forwards slightly, firing the flipper! This perfectly stacks Requiem upright against the arena wall, and this time backs off to leave Requiem stranded. Dan is spinning the drum and the wheels to try and get free, but its just not happening! Oh! But suddenly the wall starts to descend! Requiem is stacked up against the pushout zone wall! The wall falls down lower and lower€¦ and Requiem is free! Dan quickly reverses Requiem out and Gabriel II comes rushing back in!

Just when it looked as though Requiem was about to be counted out, the arena has given Dan a lifeline, and the match continues! Gabriel II gives Requiem a nudge, and the drum bot speeds away, turns around and comes back in on the attack. The drum makes contact and the sparks fly, and Gabriel II is left with a huge dent in the side! Both robots have been repelled away from each other, but quickly line up for another charge, a Gabriel II gets under Requiem and fires the flipper€¦ and Requiem is left teetering on the edge of the dropout zone! Dan backs his robot away, but Gabriel II comes in again, colliding wedge to drum! Sparks fly again at the two robots meet head to head! Requiem comes in with the drum again and flicks Gabriel II upwards€¦ and now its Gabriel€™s turn to be on the edge of oblivion! Requiem sees its opportunity and drives in for the final push, but Gabriel dodges! Requiem is left hanging on again, with two wheels off the edge! We are into the last 10 seconds! But Gabriel turns sharply and slams into Requiem knocking it out of the arena!

CEASE!

Requiem wasn€™t able to hold on for the last few seconds, and Gabriel II advances to Round 2!

[joey_picus]

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That was close...good fight Dan, and Im beginning to see why Andy has the reputation he does for delays, if theyre that detailed

[majinb]

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yay, AJ writes again!