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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Uhm.... hello?
Uhm.... hello?
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Be patient.Comment
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Uhm... hello?
Did you even READ my post when I said I was on holiday?Comment
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Well, despite Samuel being a pain I am baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack now and fights will resume soon. Also there is some very good news for which I shall edit this post in a moment...Comment
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Youre back on a regular basis?
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
I ran out of edit time so good news is in this post.
The special events are officially...UNcancelled!
Now they will take place between the second semi-final and the grand final.
The special fights are all full and the line-up is as follows:
Flipper Frenzy:
Wedginator Devilution vs. Die-ceratops Re-invertus vs. Stealth vs. Liar 2 vs. GeForce 4.0 (or Ge5orce?) vs. Wedge Devolution
Axe Attack:
Intriguer vs. Axe-o-Lotl vs. Q.E.2 vs. Axe to Fall vs. Axeon 3.0 vs. Killotine: EVO
Spinner Special:
Tira IV vs. Mega Masher 2 vs. Isolation vs. Another Night at the Bar vs. Yet Another Cut Above the Rest vs. Whirligig 4.5
Crusher Crunch-up:
Killobite 5.0 vs. Tough as Nails vs. Nidhogg vs. Under Pressure vs. Gigabyte Evilution vs. E Clawdius Unum
I am still accepting entries for the otherweights. There are seeds for the featherweights and middleweights:
Featherweights;
01. T.R.E.D.T.H.A.L
02. Skink
03. Micro-Gore
04. Pillow Torque
Middleweights;
01. Solstice 2.0
02. Life
03. T-Minus
04. Doorstops
These are the entries so far:
1) Kody Kunz
FW- Micro-Gore
LW- Anti-Virus 2.0
MW- Solstice 2.0
SHW- Tax Cutter
2) Christopher Mason
FW- Kitty
LW- Little Big Bot (need stats)
MW- Tom (need stats)
SHW- Atomic Wedgie
3) Joey McConnell
FW- Krayzee Tokyo
LW- Radioactive
MW- Life
SHW- Sekhmet
4) Steven McGregor
FW- T.R.E.D.T.H.A.L
LW- Ringo Scarr
MW- Killoteeny
SHW- Revolver
5) Paul Cuomo
FW- Skink
LW- Backlash
MW- T-Minus
SHW- Toro
6) Alex Holt
FW- Sith
LW- Tiny Tengu- overweight
MW- Blizzard- overweight
SHW- Red Knight- overweight
Any more entries?Comment
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Oh w00t!
Liam, can you change Anti-Virus 2.0 to 2.1, please? Ill be using the 2.1 version. Stats are in the usual spot. Thanks.
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Will do
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
w00t, un-hypod tournaments for the win!Comment
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
And so we come to the Heat I final of Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged, where Achilles and Mega Monsoon will be battling for a place in the series semi-finals. Let€™s look back and see how they got this far:
They were in the same round 1 melee and teamed up on Death Threat 0.2, condemning the dangerous horizontal grabber to then pit.
In the first heat semi-final Achilles sent the number #16 seed Shadow Zone Returns tumbling out of the arena and onto the camera tracks to become the 7th seed to crash out of the heats.
In the second heat semi-final Mega Monsoon went on a whirlwind ride with Symmetry, taking some damage but eventually pitting the double spinner.
I€™m here in the pits now with both teams.
Me: So Alex, your second heat final.
Alex: And hopefully the first heats win.
Me: What setup is Achilles using for this match?
Alex: For the first time in this tournament I€™m switching to the hydraulics.
Me: Why€™s that?
Alex: Because Monsoon is a fast and powerful rammer, but with the wheels in the air it won€™t be going anywhere.
Me: Good luck.
Alex: Thanks.
Me: So Daniel, is Monsoon ready?
Daniel: Ready as it€™s ever been. It lost to Doorstops in round 1 last season, but this time there€™s been an improvement so even if I go out here it€™ll be OK.
Me: Will your spike or your pushing power be the more useful weapon here?
Daniel: As always it is the pushing capability, because pneumatic spikes tend to push the opponent away unless the opponent is very poorly armoured, and Achilles (sadly) is tough enough to withstand this.
Me: Good luck.
Daniel: Thanks.
Up in Eggheads corner Professor Von Frankenstein and Mr. Kody-in-a-forklift-truck are discussing the upcoming match.
Prof.: Mega Monsoon will certainly walk away with a victory here, as it is very powerful and should pit Achilles easily.
Mr.: I disagree. Monsoon is far too uncontrolled, and with Achilles using the hydraulics it will be lifted and pitted.
Prof.: But Achilles€™ E-Teks simply cannot compete with Monsoon€™s mags.
Mr.: I don€™t see Monsoon€™s spike doing any damage, so who€™s to say Achilles can win on a JD?
Prof.: Let€™s get the teams into the booths so we can settle this argument once and for all!
Me: Shut up Professor, that€™s MY job. Watch it or you€™ll go the same way as Male Kram.
Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, now let€™s get down to the coliseum for the heat final!
Heat Final
Ladies and Gentlemen, please applaud the return of Achilles and Mega Monsoon.
Roboteers, standby!
Booth 1: Alex Holt
Booth 2: Daniel Stickler
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Monsoon is immediately off the mark like a bullet out of a gun, while Achilles is slightly slower albeit more controlled. Daniel swings Monsoon around in a sideways arc to get to the side of Achilles and rams Alex towards the wall, but Achilles manages to turn away and bring the lifter under the side of Monsoon€™s ground clearance, lifting Daniel€™s famous machine into the air! It doesn€™t seem to have a very good hold, but all the same Mega Monsoon is up in the air and can€™t attack. The wheels spin, but in the sky wheels are useless and Alex makes his way across the arena to the pit release button, proudly parading Mega Monsoon in the air as if he just won it, but the impact with the release siren causes Achilles to drop Mega Monsoon onto the floor! Daniel races off across the arena and then turns to meet Achilles, who is approaching menacingly. Alex attacks, but hits the lifter button too early and Monsoon slips in underneath, crashing across the arena and slamming Alex€™s famous major-winner into the corner, throwing it over! However Daniel has forgotten that I have some lovely killsaws in the corner, and now Mega Monsoon has been caught by them and is thrown across the arena away from Achilles, who by now has self-righted and is coming back on the attack, once again getting underneath the side ground clearance and hoisting Daniel into the air before turning and heading towards the chasm which could very easily mean the end of Mega Monsoon if Alex succeeds in getting him there this time! And he does so, lowering the lifter to allow Monsoon to slide off into the pit of oblivion and out of the competition, although it is two rounds later than Daniel€™s rammer did last season.
CEASE!
Mega Monsoon is drowned; Achilles goes through to the series semi-finals!
And so 9 places on the semi-final list are filled!
Wedge Devolution (1)
Supreme Glory Omega (3)
Cyclone Force 3
Orka MK.4
Back to Rock III
Mantis
Metal Sonic Spin Dash
Axeon 3.0
Achilles
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Next time on Robot SMASH!! we will see the return of the number #14 seed Gabriel II.
Gabriel II (14) v PyscloniZer v Baldur Gamma
Axes of Evil v Bio-Hazard v Death Wish 2Comment
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I think that makes the scores for the Monsoon and Achilles clashes:
Mega Monsoon: 3
Achilles: 1
Predictions for the next heat:
Heat J
Gabriel II (14) v PsycloniZer v Baldur
Ohhhhhhhhhh...Gabriel is seeded, and is through possibly, but it all depends on who Baldur goes for. If it goes for PsycloniZer, AJ will be out. If it goes for Gabriel, Alex will go out.
Death Wish 2 v Biohazard v Axes of Evil
Biohazard deffo through...dunno who will join him...maybe Axes Of Evil.
Winner: Ill go for PsycloniZer to win through, but PsycloniZer may lose out to Gabriel in the Heat Final, but its deffo between those two.
I shall also send in my tactics for the heat after the next heat.
Heat K
Flick of the Wrist (12) v Dante v The Rock
Flick Of The Wrist is my biggest threat in the heat, with the exception of Crimson Thunder, so Im planning a team-up on Flick with Alex. My axe has driven holes into angled 7mm Titanium (in C&B: Dual Duels, when it pierced the armour of Blue), so I should pierce the flat 7mm Titanium top of Flick quite easily
My plan is to try and dodge a charge by Flick if he comes at me, and then swoop in behind him, pin him against the wall, and turn him into a pepperbot
If I get any blows on his wheels and deflect them, thats a bonus. If things go badly for Alex, save him from Flick by battering him to death or piercing his tyres.
If things go badly for me, scrap the team-up and go ALL-OUT on Dante - by pitting him...Im so loyal arent I?
Good luck Martijn and Alex :wink:Comment
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Biohazard deffo through...dunno who will join him...maybe Axes Of Evil.
Paul, youre forgetting one thing. Death Wish has immense power in its spinning disc and 20mm poly wont save Axes of Evil. So, like I said, I shall demolish Axes of Evil.Comment
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Welcome to Robot SMASH!! , where this episode is about to get underway. Tonight sees the return of the number #14 seed Gabriel II, as he takes on the whirling hammers of PsycloniZer and the hardened scoop of Baldur Gamma.
Gabriel II (14) v PsycloniZer v Baldur Gamma
Axes of Evil v Bio-Hazard v Death Wish 2
Eliminator 1
Created and entered by Joey McConnell, seeded #14, Gabriel II!
This is a very original elongated pyramid shape with a high pressure front hinged flipper. It also has thwackbot capabilities, and has spikes on the back to prevent strandings. However, the 2WD could be out pushed as the awkward shape won€™t help it while pushing.
In RS!!1: In the very first battle of RS!! Joey drove Gabriel II to victory and pitted Acronyms FTW after the shape didn€™t allow the crusher to get a grip. In the heat semi-final controversy reigned when it threw a favourite Nitro-Gene 4.0 onto the camera tracks. However the heat final went badly wrong and Gabriel hit the bottom of the pit after a close match with Liar 2.
Created and entered by Andrew Jackson, PsycloniZer!
Another interesting design, this invertible ring spinner has three heavy hammers that are spun around by a LEM-200. That is one powerful weapon, and the drive isn€™t bad either with two S28-400s running at 24v providing 9HP.
In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter
Created and entered by Alex Holt, Baldur Gamma!
This is designed to be a spinner-killing ramming robot, with a nasty front scoop able to work 70 degrees either way up. However, the armour on the sides and rear is only 5mm titanium and Kevlar, fine against most weaponry, but not enough against the more powerful spinners this robot is designed to fight.
In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter
Roboteers, standby!
Booth 1: Joey McConnell, Andrew Jackson
Booth 2: Alex Holt
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PsycloniZer and Gabriel II (the seed) are said to be the ones to watch in this heat, but Baldur Gamma has also been tipped to take the place in the semi-finals offered here. However one of these three must be eliminated before the heat semi-finals can get underway, and PsycloniZer clearly wants Baldur Gamma out of the running as Andy spins up quickly and heads towards Alex€™s machine. He tries to pull the cylindrical machine around to attack the weaker side armour of Baldur Gamma, but Alex turns to meet the whirling hammers attached to the spinning ring of PsycloniZer!
CRASH!
Baldur Gamma is knocked away undamaged, but PsycloniZer is also flung away across the arena! And Baldur is quicker to recover, rushing in on the attack and lifting Andy into the air with the low pressure scoop, holding the ring spinner€™s wheels off the ground to stop it escaping! But now Gabriel II finally enters the fray and the seeded machine runs in underneath Baldur Gamma€™s raised scoop to get in underneath and carry Alex across the coliseum before flipping him onto the killsaws! BZZT! Baldur is bounced away and attacks Gabriel II this time, getting in underneath the side and lifting it over, only for the seed to self-right away allowing PsycloniZer to come in with another hammer attack, this time hitting home and smashing a chunk out of Baldur Gamma€™s side armour! However there doesn€™t seem to have been too much damage inflicted and Baldur lifts PsycloniZer again, this time going on a full out ram across the arena and into the pit release button opposite, also flipping PsycloniZer away with the force generated by the slam! And once again Gabriel attacks Baldur, this time getting in underneath the rear end and propping Baldur on its own scoop! Alex moves the weaponry to get Baldur back down, but once again PsycloniZer is at speed and hits the already weakened section of Baldur Gamma€™s bodywork!
CRASH!
This time the gash is widened and there€™s now a large hole in the side of Baldur Gamma, and Gabriel comes in again, pushing in underneath and flipping it over, but there€™s no response from Baldur Gamma! Suddenly it jerks back into life, it seems the aerial was just trapped by Gabriel, but now it€™s only moving in circles! And as we look down at the arena floor we see the reason why- one of Baldur Gamma€™s LEM-130s was torn out through the hole made by PsycloniZer€™s earlier onslaught, and now its curtains for Baldur!
CEASE!
Baldur Gamma is PsycloniZed and sent to heaven; Gabriel II (14) and PsycloniZer go marching on!
I€™m here in the pits now with Alex Holt.
Me: That was a real shame; I had high hopes for Baldur Gamma.
Alex: I thought maybe I could get through, but they teamed up on me so that was it.
Me: Perhaps a spinner-killer should have armour that stands up to spinners a bit better?
Alex: Perhaps. The plan is usually just to keep the scoop to them so that they never get a chance to attack the sides and rear.
Me: Hopefully we€™ll see Baldur Gamma next season?
Alex: We€™ll have to see about that.
Me: Okaaaaaaaaaaay, now let€™s head down to the coliseum for the other eliminator.
Eliminator 2
Created and entered by Danny Bailey, Axes of Evil!
A dark green hexagon shaped machine with powerful axes on top, this robot is designed to pack a punch. However the polycarbonate armour won€™t stand up at all well to spinners, so Danny had better watch out there!
In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter
Built by Carlos Bertochinni, entered by Daniel Stickler, Bio-Hazard!
This four time Battlebots champion won the very first, untelevised Battlebots contest in the heavyweight division before coming back for three televised wins later on. At just 14cm high it is possibly one of the shortest heavyweights of all time, and the electric lifter arm just goes on and on. However, due to rear skirts it can€™t self-right, so had better avoid getting flipped!
In RS!!1: In a much anticipated eliminator match with Tira III Bio-Hazard lifted and slammed the Calibur female into the arena wall, hoping to flip and fully immobilise her. However she landed on her wheels and shredded the Battlebots golden boy to shreds, flipping him instead with her vertically spinning flywheel.
Created and entered by Samuel Park, Death Wish 2!
This deadly horizontal spinner has invertible tracks powered by LEM-130s and the disc weighs in at 21kg, but it€™s not very original at all. The rear wedge could help stop flippers, but axes and crushers will almost certainly aim for the tracks.
In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter
Roboteers, standby!
Booth 1: Danny Bailey, Daniel Stickler
Booth 2: Samuel Park
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SMASH!!
Bio-Hazard is the only Robot SMASH!! veteran in this bout, as Axes of Evil and Death Wish 2 make their SMASH!! debuts this season. Last season Bio was entered by Mark Elam, and was defeated in the first round, but with a decent person entering him maybe he can do better this time.
It€™s certainly a better start anyway, as Bio-Hazard gets under Axes of Evil and lifts him into the air, rolling the machine along its six sides before it lands upside down, self-righting with the axes before reversing into Death Wish 2, pushing Samuel across the arena and onto the killsaws! BZZT! Death Wish is bounced away, but now spins up and chases after Axes of Evil, who runs up and over the top of Bio-Hazard! Death Wish tries to follow, but Bio-Hazard gets in underneath the front and flips Death Wish 2 onto its back, rendering the rear wedge useless now! Axes comes in from the side this time and slams its weapon down onto the base armour of Death Wish 2, which now has a small dent but nothing more. Bio-Hazard pushes in underneath Death Wish 2 and pushes Samuel up against the pit release button, but now he manages to drive off Bio-Hazard and bring that spinning disc into play against the polycarbonate armour of Axes if Evil!
CRASH!
There€™s a huge gash in the side of Axes now, and Danny worriedly drives away from Death Wish 2, who attempts to follow but is once again pushed by Bio-Hazard and flipped back over, this time onto the edge of the pit! There€™s one track on the ground and the other is over nothing but thin air! Bio-Hazard waits for a moment before moving in for the kill, but it seems Axes of Evil has ground to a halt! Is it moving? No....... Yes it is, it seems it was just caught on the arena floor for a moment and now Danny glides over to the pit and delivers one final nudge to Death Wish 2, who falls into the pit in a puff of smoke!
CEASE!
Death Wish 2 gets its wish; Axes of Evil and Bio-Hazard stroll through full of maniacal laughter!
I€™m here in the pits now with Samuel.
Me: I€™m surprised.
Sam: Me too, I thought I could mash up Axes.
Me: You did.
Sam: Yeah, but I couldn€™t finish him off because Bio-Hazard kept getting in my way.
Me: Better luck next time.
Sam: Thanks.
Me: Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, now let€™s see the round 2 draw!
Gabriel II (14) v Axes of Evil
Bio-Hazard v PsycloniZerComment
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Nice battles Liam!
My tactics for the next round are simple - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ifBLBYwxe2QComment
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My predictions are that Gabriel II will walk over Axes Of Evil, push it to the side, resist the many axe-blows and toss it over the fence.
Psyclone, an eariler PsycloniZer destroyed BioHazard in VFT6. So AJ will do that again!!! Goodbye BioHazard
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