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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Thanks Martijn, looks good
Thanks Martijn, looks good
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Welcome now to the final heat of Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged. Tonight sees the 16th semi-finalist join the great ranks and then we will find out who faces who in the semi-finals.
Nidhogg (2) v Leprosy Infection v Under Pressure
Drum Boy v Envy v Sonic Boom
Eliminator 1
Created and entered by Joey McConnell, seeded #2, Nidhogg!
This Lightning (from RW7) shaped wedge has front lifting forks powered by an S28-150 motor and a hydraulic crusher with self-righting spines. It has been redone since its success last season and is ready to repeat that success and maybe even go one better this season with new LEMs in the drive being one new factor of an improved machine.
In RS!!1: Lifted and crushed The Curse in the eliminator to go through and meet the pair of wedges that were Frank Goacher€™s Doorstops in round 2. The wedges were lifted and pitted and Nidhogg met WORCK in the heat final, who had defeated it previously in another tournament. However Nidhogg gained sweet, sweet revenge and pitted WORCK in order to move onto the tournament finals. There it met Seung Mina IV, and was surely the underdog. But Joey didn€™t let that bother him and did what Nidhogg does best- lift and pit. The semi-finals saw an even tougher match and Supreme Glory Omega whacked Nidhogg repeatedly with the powerful axe, but Joey came back and won the match to earn his place in the final, and it was here that Nidhogg€™s comparatively slow self-righting let it down, allowing Wedge Devolution to flip it all over the arena and take the title.
Created and entered by Christopher Mason, Leprosy Infection!
This robot may not be very original, but it does have some success behind it. It is an invertible four wheel drive and a powerful spinning drum at the front to chew away at opponents armour as well as flip them about.
In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter
Created and entered by Martijn M Benschop, Under Pressure!
An entirely new robot from our very own flying Dutchman, this Tough as Nails-esque machine has some power behind it. However Tough as Nails bowed out of the last heat in the second round, will Under Pressure follow in the footsteps of its realie counterpart or put the other robots under pressure?
In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter
Roboteers, standby!
Booth 1: Joey McConnell, Martijn M Benschop
Booth 2: Christopher Mason
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SMASH!!
Another three robots are in the coliseum as the penultimate eliminator of this season gets underway, with the newcomers Under Pressure and Leprosy Infection heading straight for each other, and Leprosy drives straight into the open claws of Under Pressure, hoping to hit the middle body and flip it before the claws can come into play, but Martijn reverses a little to give them time and immediately we see how crucial those wedges are to Under Pressure€™s success as they get breach the side skirts of Leprosy Infection and the claws come into play on the side panels, making small but strong perforations into the armour. And with Leprosy Infection caught in this vice-like grip Nidhogg just looks on, contemplating Under Pressure€™s performance. And with Leprosy Infection well and truly stuck the second seed heads over to the pit release button to allow Martijn to finish the job, and he obliges by heading over to the chasm and holding Leprosy Infection over the abyss while he pulls out those hydraulic claws and dumps Leprosy Infection into the pit and out of the contest in just 11 seconds!
CEASE!
Leprosy Infection is infected; Nidhogg (2) and Under Pressure go through to round 2!
Eliminator 2
Created and entered by Samuel Park, Drum Boy!
Very similar to Dervish V, the winner of the last heat this full body drum owes a lot to the realie Barberous 2 €˜n€™ a bit. Flipping it does nothing and the weaponry is powerful, but can it drum up a rhythm or is Drum Boy out of tune?
In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter
Built by Team BUD, entered by Kody Kunz, Envy!
This realie has a low pressure 10 bar front hinged flipper with a hardox and aluminium top panel. The 10mm titanium front scoop should help to get under the other robots and toss them about, but the question is will Envy be left envying its vapour bot opponents?
In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter
Created and entered by Daniel Stickler, Sonic Boom!
This Stinger-style axlebot has a momentum powered pickaxe between the wheels and can deliver some pretty meaty hits. However the wheels are exposed and it will be pretty tricky to control, so look out for some Stinger-style spins.
In RS!!1: Met The May Tracks Has You in round 1 and was flipped out of the arena.
Roboteers, standby!
Booth 1: Samuel Park, Kody Kunz
Booth 2: Daniel Stickler
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SMASH!!
The final eliminator you people will read in this season of Robot SMASH!! is finally underway after so many eliminators that came before it, and straight away Envy is the quickest robot off the mark, heading straight for Sonic Boom, scooping up and flipping forwards, away from its wedge shaped body. Daniel swings the axe over though and latches onto the open flipper of Envy, now pulling Kody€™s realie entry across the arena! And now all of a sudden in comes Drum Boy, the weaponry spinning at full speed and Samuel hits into the side of Sonic Boom, severing Sonic Boom€™s vice grip on Envy and rolling it away across the arena. Envy follows in order to help Drum Boy and gets underneath Sonic Boom again, this time ramming it into the corner and onto the killsaws! BZZT! Sonic Boom is spun around and as it does so it slams into the side of Drum Boy, knocking Samuel sideways into the arena wall with a CRASH! The wall and Drum Boy both seem to be OK though, and Kody goes on the attack again, getting in underneath Sonic Boom and regardless of the axe blows pushes it into the pit release button! Drum Boy now comes in on another rampaging attack and slams into Sonic Boom, throwing it up into the air and slicing one of the tyres as it does so! But now the drum has stopped and Sonic Boom turns on Drum Boy as Daniel has been trying to in this bout and whacks it with a powerful overhead blow, stopping Drum Boy€™s weaponry from getting back up to speed. And now in comes Envy again, running in underneath Sonic Boom and using the flipper to topple it onto the wheel hub, which spins it around in a rather crazy manner, causing Sonic Boom to fall back onto its wheels. But the tyre damaged by Drum Boy is really getting Daniel€™s axlebot down and he limps after Drum Boy to try another onslaught, but Samuel has the body up to speed again and comes in on the attack again, driving in underneath Sonic Boom and throwing it over backwards as Daniel stops the motor and activates the axe just a second too late as it swings down onto the floor of the arena before Envy drives in underneath it and drives Sonic Boom across the arena and into the corner where it is again hit by the killsaws, which come up and throw it skyward in an explosion of sparks! Envy runs in again and scoops it up to come around and push it towards the chasm! But not this time, as Daniel drives up and over the front wedge of Envy and Kody fires the flipper just a bit too late to halt Sonic Boom€™s escape, but Daniel has forgotten about Drum Boy who comes in on the attack and attacks the already damaged tyre, ripping it clean off! And that has really hurt the manoeuvrability of Sonic Boom, who is now vulnerable to an attack from Envy, who obliges by driving that 10mm titanium front scoop in underneath Sonic Boom and delivers the final, but very necessary shove to end Sonic Boom€™s run in this second season of Robot SMASH!!
CEASE!
Sonic Boom goes boom; Envy and Drum Boy go through to round 2!
Round 2 Draw:
Nidhogg (2) v Drum Boy
Envy v Under PressureComment
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Tactics: Box rush Drum Boy and close the claw on the drum so it cant spin up - the weapon and armour should be able to take the initial impact if it has spun up at all before I get there, or if it gets free somehow. From there, take it to the pit release button and then stick it down there.Comment
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w00t
Nidhogg (2) vs. Drum Boy
Nidhogg to win easily.
Envy vs. Under Pressure
Bugger. Try and flip it, then get around to the back if I do and push it into the pit. OOTA is definitely not an option. Avoid that front like the plague (meaning: try and manoeuvre around so he turns a little too much, then dart over to the outside of the claw then flip.)
(Message edited by kodster on September 03, 200
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Sorry me being ignorant, but what is Under Pressure like?Comment
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Well, if ur gonna avoid my front, Im gonna avoid ur flipper! ha!
Clamp and pit is all I can say, clamping it would give me complete control, that is, if I can clamp him BEFORE he can flip me. Even if he flips me though I can still press my then inverted wedges against his body with 3.5 tonnes of force, either way I wish to pit Envy asap, lol, good luck Kody.
EDIT, you can check my latest creation in the How to Improve topic Paul
(Message edited by MajinB on September 03, 200
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Never allow for a chance for Nidhogg to attack, and be all over him like a bunch of termites. AVOID THE FRONT LIKE MAD, and just go for the back, until hes destroyed, pitted, or out. ^_^Comment
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Another batch of round 2 battles are about to get underway here on Robot SMASH!! , so you should know if you missed round 1 that Leprosy Infection was put under pressure and pitted and Sonic Boom also hit the pit, albeit in the opening round for the second year running.
Nidhogg (2) v Drum Boy
Envy v Under Pressure
Heat Semi-Final 1
Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome back to the arena the number #2 seed Nidhogg and Drum Boy!
Roboteers, standby!
Booth 1: Joey McConnell
Booth 2: Samuel Park
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SMASH!!
Nidhogg is the seeded robot in this round and proves that from the off, getting into this match very quickly and skidding stylishly around to the side of Drum Boy in an attempt to get those magmotor driven lifting forks into play under the side of Drum Boy, but Samuel turns and the two meet head on, with Drum Boy getting the better of last season€™s runner-up and overturning it, and in doing so Drum Boy pushes Nidhogg up and over backwards before Joey crashes back down onto the ground and his wheels with a CRASH! But now Drum Boy is right in front of him and Joey doesn€™t hesitate to drive straight in underneath and lift it slightly into the air before the crusher comes down, biting onto the armour of Drum Boy and holding it in place, albeit a little wobbly as Nidhogg heads across to the pit release button and hits it, activating both the siren and the pit€™s descent. However the impact against the release button knocks Samuel€™s full body drum free of Nidhogg€™s grasp and happy to come around on an attack, this time hitting the side of Nidhogg and ripping off a few self-righting spines as it does so, rolling Nidhogg against the arena wall! And all of a sudden this looks a lot like the final of last season, and the way in which Nidhogg met it€™s end, but not this time as only the spines on one side are damaged and luckily for Joey it€™s not the side Nidhogg is resting on right now, so in comparatively slow time Nidhogg is back on its wheels and on the attack, once again getting those front forks under Drum Boy and lifting it, but this time Joey slams Drum Boy into the arena wall to hold it securely in place while the crusher comes down, biting onto the armour of Drum Boy and guaranteeing that it isn€™t going anywhere unless Nidhogg says so! And with Samuel in this vice-like grip Joey turns to the pit in order to prove to the screaming fans why he€™s the second seed, and how he got to the finals last time around, and he repeats his famous party-trick again, holding the terrified Drum Boy over the pit for a full second before lowering the forks and raising the crusher to let Drum Boy topple into the pit in a puff of smoke and in that puff of smoke ends Drum Boy€™s campaign to be the winner of Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged.
CEASE!
Drum Boy is out of tune; Nidhogg (2) heads through to the heat final.
Heat Semi-Final 2
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back Envy and Under Pressure!
Roboteers, standby!
Booth 1: Kody Kunz
Booth 2: Martijn M Benschop
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The realie entry from Kody Kunz and Martijn€™s brand new vapour both get off to a speedy start at the beginning of this bout, with Envy driving towards Under Pressure and trying to sneak around to the side where it can throw the TAN-style robot around, but Martijn turns to meet him, claws open wide menacingly. Envy reverses away a little bit before trying again, and this time Kody semi-succeeds, as he doesn€™t quite manage to get the full robot underneath, but the corner of the wedge and the left claw of Under Pressure rides up Envy€™s wedge, with Kody turning now to get the flipper underneath as he rams Martijn into the corner and fires the flipper, toppling the white pair of claws up and over onto the killsaws! BZZT! Under Pressure is flipped back over onto the wedge of Envy and Kody rams him into the arena wall, using the flipper to throw him against the barrier, but there seems to be no way to eliminate him like this and Kody is forced to back away, allowing Under Pressure to come in on the attack and he does so very potently, finally getting those claws into play as the wedges of Under Pressure get underneath the sides of Envy and Martijn makes small perforations in both sides of Envy! Kody gasps, horrified as Martijn reverses into the pit release with Envy in his grasp, and although the impact with the pit release does shake them a little Under Pressure holds on, however the impact with the wall may have hurt Martijn€™s hopes a little more than we originally thought as Envy has managed to reverse just a little on Under Pressure€™s wedges and get that 10mm titanium front scoop under the middle of Under Pressure, meaning neither robot has their 2WD on the ground! This is advantageous for Envy as now Under Pressure can€™t shove it around, but neither robot can move so Under Pressure is forced by the judges to release Envy, who immediately drives in underneath the middle of Under Pressure€™s U-shaped bodywork and flips it up and over! And although Under Pressure works inverted, the weaponry is far less effective in this position, as without the wedges Martijn must battle the opponent€™s own drive when they are in the claws. And now Envy can easily get under the front ground clearance and does so quickly so the claws don€™t have time to attack and Kody easily wedges Martijn and pushes him towards the pit of oblivion, which gapes like a large black hole just waiting for Under Pressure, who is flipped up and over into it just seconds later.
CEASE!
Under Pressure was under too much pressure; Envy heads through to the very last heat final!
And so, the very last heat final of Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged will be:
Nidhogg (2) v EnvyComment
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w00t again!
Nidhogg (2) vs. Envy
Ah, a Joey battle. How fun.
Good old Nidhogg. Seems pretty manoeuvrable so Ill have to work to get at its sides and flip it over. First off, open the pit, and try to get at the sides or rear to toss it. Then Ill take advantage of its slow srimech and shove it down the pit. I cant let it get its front under me or else Im as good as gone; that aluminium armour isnt going to last long against Niddys crushing arm and hell pit meh before I can do anything. :sad:
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WORCK beat Nidhogg in the Challenge Belt via on OOTA. So Envy could win if he gets under. But if he FAILS to get under, Nidhogg to do what Tiberius did in the UK Champs this year.
Good competition all round Liam (even if I didnt one SINGLE semi-finalist :sad: but theres always RS!!3 :wink, and as it gets down to the last 16, it looks like a MASSIVE race for the trophy.
Good luck everybody
(Message edited by paulc on September 04, 200
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Uh...maneuver around Envys side, lift and lightly hook onto it with the weapon, and get it down the pit. Or some variation thereof.Comment
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Sorry about the shortness of this fight, it was going to be quick whatever happened
Nidhogg (2) v Envy
The final heat of this season of Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged is about to get underway, and one of these two robots must join the other fifteen machines in the series semi-finals!
In round 1 Nidhogg stayed in the background while Under Pressure pitted Leprosy Infection.
Meanwhile Envy teamed up with Drum Boy to dispose of Sonic Boom.
In round 2 Nidhogg grappled and pitted Drum Boy.
Meanwhile Envy flipped Under Pressure into the pit.
Heat Final
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Nidhogg (2)
Envy
Roboteers, standby!
Booth 1: Joey McConnell
Booth 2: Kody Kunz
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Nidhogg is the first off the mark, using those LEMs to drive quickly across the arena and get to Envy, who drives around the seeded machine and tries to get in underneath the side, but Nidhogg turns to face the realie, who backs away. The seeded machine progresses towards Shane Swan€™s successful wedge and Kody again tries to dodge the front of Nidhogg, succeeding, but failing to get the wedge underneath the side of Nidhogg and instead Joey slips the magmotor driven forks under the side of Envy and lifts it into the air! Kody is stuck on those forks and watches in horror as the claw descends, biting down onto the hardox top armour of Envy and holding it in place. Kody fires Envy€™s low pressure flipper, but doesn€™t get free of Nidhogg and Joey manoeuvres over to the pit release button now, hitting it and setting off the siren. Unfortunately for Envy the forks and crusher of Nidhogg both have a very good hold on the wedge-shaped realie and Joey turns to face the pit with Nidhogg just like he did so many times last season and heads across to the chasm, lowering the forks and ascending the crusher to dump Envy into the pit after just 13 seconds of the last heat final have past.
CEASE!
Envy really is envious; Nidhogg (2) goes through to the series semi-finals!
And so we have our 16 semi-finalists! Let€™s see how they all got here:
WEDGE DEVOLUTION (1) flipped The Curse, Splinter and Sheer Heart Attack 2.
SUPREME GLORY OMEGA (3) gave Shrederator, Axe-o-Lotl and Knyfe the axe.
CYCLONE FORCE 3 flipped Obsidian, pitted Monolith and Turbo Shredder.
ORKA MK.4 pitted Stealth, Whirligig 4.5 (7) and Macduff the 3rd.
BACK TO ROCK III defeated Pussycat, WORCK-ER (9) and SOR X.
MANTIS pitted Pure Evil: Return of the Disc, All Scoop and No Stab Make Steve a Dull Boy (11) and Tengu VII.
METAL SONIC SPIN DASH sawed right through Tri-Tainium, Darkestar and Super Gore Evo (13).
AXEON 3.0 axed Lethal Injection, Hannibal and Axe to Fall.
ACHILLES flipped out Death Threat 0.2, Shadow Zone Returns (16) and Mega Monsoon.
PSYCLONIZER shredded Baldur Gamma, Bio-Hazard and Gabriel II (14).
FLICK OF THE WRIST (12) gave The Rock, Crimson Thunder and Dante the boot.
KILLOBITE 5.0 (10) grappled and pitted the Paramagnetic LOX Box, Exertion and E Clawdius Unum.
BLACK PANTHER axed and flipped D.V.D: The Sequel, Weapon Synergy and Razer (.
CAT WITH WHEELS flipped out MeCannibal 2.0, Turbo Tails and Gravity.
DERVISH V ripped Seung Mina IV (4), Tough as Nails and Killotine: EVO.
NIDHOGG (2) pitted Leprosy Infection, Drum Boy and Envy.
And thus here are the semi-final line-ups:
Semi-Final 1:
Wedge Devolution (1) vs. Orka MK.4
Mantis vs. Axeon 3.0
Supreme Glory Omega (3) vs. Metal Sonic Spin Dash
Cyclone Force 3 vs. Back to Rock III
Semi-Final 2:
Flick of the Wrist (12) vs. PsycloniZer
Killobite 5.0 (10) vs. Dervish V
Nidhogg (2) vs. Achilles
Cat with Wheels vs. Black Panther
Tactics, predictions and w00t because we€™re finally at the semis!Comment
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One semi-finalist, and three heat finalists, not bad. Couldve done better though. :P
Wedge Devolution (1) vs. Orka MK.4
Orka to be tossed over the fence quickly.
Mantis vs. Axeon 3.0
Mantis wont be able to get a good grip on Axeon methinks: Axeon to go through by mulching Mantis.
Supreme Glory Omega (3) vs. Metal Sonic Spin Dash
I think Daniel has this one in the bag.
Cyclone Force 3 vs. Back to Rock III
Depends.
Flick of the Wrist (12) vs. PsycloniZer
Flick of the Wrist to be reduced to component atoms.
Killobite 5.0 (10) vs. Dervish V
...Liam, I have two words for you. As they are unstable for the forum, I shall withhold them...
Nah jk; anyway box-rush the damn thing from the start and get in there with the claw; main body, wheel, anythings good. Once I have a nice grip, pit it immediately. No using the forks here.
Nidhogg (2) vs. Achilles
Oh dear. The runner-up to go out, methinks.
Cat with Wheels vs. Black Panther
Cat With Wheels to toss Black Panther out.
Very good, looks to be a blast Liam.
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w00t! I beat Envy! Great fights Liam, as ever...now for the semis...
Standard Nidhogg tactics please...get under with forks, lift with said forks, crush (not using said forks but the arm), pit release, pit.Comment
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