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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Why does it happen in the first place?
Why does it happen in the first place?
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Welcome back to Robot SMASH!! , where round 2 of Heat C is about to get underway. If you missed the first part of tonight€™s episode, then you should know that the number #5 seed Storm II worked with Cyclone Force 3 to dispatch Obsidian, and Scaramanga€™s flipper was destroyed by Turbo Shredder for Samuel to progress along with Monolith. Let€™s take another look at the draw:
Storm II (5) v Turbo Shredder
Monolith v Cyclone Force 3
Heat Semi-Final 1
Ladies and gentlemen, please applaud the return of the number #5 seed Storm II and Turbo Shredder.
Roboteers, standby!
Booth 1: Paul Cuomo
Booth 2: Samuel Park
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SMASH!!
And we€™re off! So far this series the seeds have prevailed, with the reigning champion Wedge Devolution defending the title well in Heat A and Supreme Glory Omega proving it deserved that bronze medal last year in Heat B, but the question now is whether or not Storm II can keep the seeds going and defeat Turbo Shredder to at least reach the heat final. Even if Paul does come away with a win here, he€™ll have to face either Monolith or Cyclone Force in the heat final before he goes on to the semis anyway. And it€™s Paul on top as this fight gets going, getting the wedge underneath Samuel€™s disc and lifting Turbo Shredder up into the air before he pushes the spinner across the arena and into the pit release button! The siren wails and the pit descends, and now Storm II tries to get Turbo Shredder down the pit, but drops Samuel off the lifter and he strikes with the disc before the arm retracts, hitting the workings and tearing it clean off! The crowd gasp and Paul reverses away in shock, no one was expecting that! But Storm II is one of the robots that really doesn€™t need a weapon and pushes on, getting underneath Turbo Shredder again and pushing Samuel onto the Killsaws, where Turbo Shredder is flipped onto its back! Turbo Shredder actually has power equal to that of Storm II, but the shape of Paul€™s selected realie is helping it a lot here, and it does again as he once more gets underneath and slams Turbo Shredder into the corner, flipping it over! But Turbo Shredder is far from beaten and turns the disc onto Storm€™s rear panel, tearing it half off! The panel hangs loose now, one side clinging on and one just asking to be torn off, but Storm II turns and gets that wedge underneath Turbo Shredder again and Paul really turns on the turbo as he zooms across the arena to smash Turbo Shredder into the arena wall at the opposite end of the arena! And once more Samuel is flipped over, but Turbo Shredder now comes back around and tears that rear panel clean off the back of Storm II! Paul looks worried, but yet again gets that wedge underneath Turbo Shredder and charges across the arena, slamming it into the opposite wall and watching as Turbo Shredder actually leaves the ground as a result of the slam and teeters on the barrier for a moment before crashing back down into the coliseum, landing on top of Storm II disc down and letting the sparks fly for a moment before the blades really hit hard and Turbo Shredder is thrown off the top of Storm II, landing near the pit, but reversing away quickly before Storm II can attack again, which Paul does, but not soon enough to get Turbo Shredder into the pit like he may have hoped. Instead he has to settle for another slam, ramming Turbo Shredder across the arena and onto the Killsaws again!
CEASE!
Both robots are still mobile, so we€™ll have to go to the judges to decide who goes through to the heat final!
Damage:
Storm II- 5 x 4=20
Turbo Shredder- 9 x 4= 36
Aggression:
Storm II- 9 x 3= 27
Turbo Shredder- 7 x 3= 21
Control:
Storm II- 9 x 2= 18
Turbo Shredder- 6 x 2= 12
Dominance:
Storm II- 8 x 1= 8
Turbo Shredder- 7 x 1=7
Overall:
Storm II- 73pts
Turbo Shredder- 76pts
It€™s a major upset, but the number #5 seed bites the dust and Turbo Shredder goes through to the Heat C final!
Now we go to the pits to speak to a very downcast Paul, who is surprised at losing the number #5 seed this early on.
Me: This is a shock for all of us; Storm II is the first seed to go out.
Paul: Yes, me too, I did think that I could beat Turbo Shredder, but I guess it was the damage done to the lifter and the armour at the end of the day.
Me: It may have ripped the panels off, but the armour itself stood up well to Turbo Shredder€™s disc.
Paul: Yes, it wasn€™t powerful enough to cut through the armour.
Me: Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, now it€™s back to the coliseum for the next heat semi-final!
Heat Semi-Final 2
Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome Monolith and Cyclone Force 3 back to the coliseum.
Roboteers, standby!
Booth 1: Andrew Jackson
Booth 2: Christopher Mason
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SMASH!!
Cyclone Force 3 is using the pushing scoop for this match, will that help Christopher onto the heat final to meet Turbo Shredder, or will Monolith annihilate Cyclone Force and then shred the turbo shredder? Anyhow, it€™s Monolith on the immediate attack, hitting the front of Cyclone Force, but not getting underneath to push Chris around. But neither is Chris getting under AJ, as both robots have 0 ground clearances at the front, and with more HP Chris pushes Monolith back across the arena and onto the Killsaws! BZZT! Just for a moment Monolith is bumped off the ground, but it€™s enough and Cyclone Force zooms in underneath, getting directly under and pushing AJ up against the arena wall! Monolith, however, finds its wheel on top of Cyclone Force and drives off, then turns around to meet the oncoming Chris, who smashes into Monolith and pushes it across the arena and into the pit release button! With that added worry both robots scarper, but Monolith turns around with a last minute change of plan and gets underneath Cyclone Force 3 from behind and pushes Chris onto the Killsaws! BZZT! Cyclone Force is bounced up into the air and is rammed by Monolith again, this time into the arena wall! Cyclone Force struggles and escapes, then both robots meet head on again and Cyclone Force pushes AJ across the arena floor and towards the pit! This could be an untimely and early end for Monolith, and AJ struggles to push Cyclone Force backwards, as Chris is just too strong and pushes Monolith right up to the pit- but the angle is wrong and only one side of Monolith is over the pit! But this is enough to stop it getting away for now and Cyclone Force drives away and lines up for the final nudge, which Chris delivers smoothly and easily, just the slightest prod is done and Monolith disappears in a puff of smoke!
CEASE!
Monolith is pitted, Cyclone Force 3 forces its way into the heat final!
We now go to the pits to discuss that last match with AJ.
Me: Disappointed?
AJ: Not extremely, as Cyclone Force is an excellent machine and just out pushed me in the end.
Me: We look forward to seeing your other competitors later in the series.
AJ: I look forward to it more than you do!
Me: Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, we€™ll be back right after the break with the heat C final!
Heat C Final:
Turbo Shredder v Cyclone Force 3Comment
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Both my predictions were wrong - oh joy :P
Ill go for Cyclone Force to keep on top of Turbo Shredder, not allowing it to spin up, and pit it to win through.Comment
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Im sure I asked you this before Paul, but I dont recall getting an answer. How exactly have you worked out that 12mm of Titanium can withstand 100kJ of energy? As Shane quite rightly says, if that 12mm Ti is held on with Pritt Stick, it isnt going to withstand that much energy. How has a specific value of resistance been calculated? As for the fights, well done to Liam. Youre becoming a pretty good writer. Cyclone Force 3 is a good design, and I expect to see it head through to the semis.Comment
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
thanks joey. you know what for
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Glad I could be of service
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Hey Chris, what setup are you using in the heat final?Comment
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Same again. Go for resilience.Comment
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Liam, brilliant fights, and you chern it out at amazing speeds, but how did you know that at the end of the fight, that is what I was thinking
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Thankyou for the compliments Paul, and you should know I possess pyschic abilities that allow me to see the future and delve into the minds of others...
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
*gets kitchen foil and measures circumference of own head*Comment
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
After that ad break, we€™re back with the final of Heat C:
Turbo Shredder v Cyclone Force 3
Let€™s flashback and see how these two hard as nails competitors made it this far:
In the first eliminator Cyclone Force 3 and Storm II flipped Obsidian, which could not self-right.
In the second Turbo Shredder was at first shoved around by Monolith, but came back strongly and damaged Scaramanga II€™s flipper rams.
In the first heat semi-final we witnessed the biggest shock of the series so far, when the number #5 seed Storm II lost a JD to Turbo Shredder by just three points!
In the second Monolith took on Cyclone Force 3, but was blown away by the gale force winds and pitted.
I€™m here in the pits now with both vapourboteers as we load up the entry bullpen!
Me: Hey Samuel, going good so far, huh?
Sam: Very well, I didn€™t expect to take Storm II out.
Me: You€™re the first person to defeat a seed so far, how does that make you feel?
Sam: Great and I€™m hungry for more damage!
Me: What setup will be seeing here Chris?
Chris: I€™m sticking with the scoop here, you€™ve already seen it, but it€™s effective.
Me: We€™ve seen the lifter and the scoop, what else might we see later in the series if you prevail here?
Chris: There are a pair of spikes that could cause some serious damage, but maybe they won€™t come out to play in this tournament, especially if I lose here!
Me: Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, now it€™s back to the coliseum where battle is about to commence!
Heat Final
Ladies and Gentlemen, please give a thunderous applause for the return of Turbo Shredder and Cyclone Force 3!
Roboteers, standby!
Booth 1: Samuel Park
Booth 2: Christopher Mason
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SMASH!!
And we€™re off! It€™s Cyclone Force immediately on the attack, getting underneath the front of Turbo Shredder and ramming it across the arena, into the arena wall! Both robots actually have the same drive power, but the scoop on the front of Cyclone Force 3 is allowing Chris to get in underneath and push Turbo Shredder around while not letting Samuel spin up! And Chris shows this now, ramming Turbo Shredder again across the arena and this time onto the Killsaws! BZZT! Turbo Shredder is thrown onto its back, but Samuel€™s seed beating machine is invertible and finally spins up to slam into Cyclone Force! Chris spins away, but immediately recovers and comes on the attack again, getting underneath once more and slamming Turbo Shredder into the wall so hard it flies sideways and chews into the floor with the disc! And still Cyclone Force is aggressive, pushing in underneath Turbo Shredder from the side and shoving Samuel across the arena again and onto the Killsaws once more! BZZT! Turbo Shredder isn€™t flipped this time, but bounced away onto Cyclone Force, who pushes Samuel away across the arena and into the pit release button! The siren wails and the chasm descends, giving the drivers another worry- a big hole in the floor! And now it€™s Turbo Shredder on the attack, whacking into the scoop of Cyclone Force with the disc, but doing nothing except driving onto the scoop, which allows Chris to slam it across the arena once more, crashing into the wall on the opposite side! Turbo Shredder tries to escape, but Chris gets underneath and pins it against the wall for a few seconds before releasing Samuel, who drives away only to be slammed from behind by the aggressive Cyclone Force, who now shoves Samuel€™s spinning disc into the Killsaws! BZZT! And Turbo Shredder is flipped onto Cyclone Force 3 again, and this time Chris drives it hard up against the barrier yet again! Samuel is really feeling the pain now, and finally gets a bit of breathing space as Samuel drives away from its ramming opposition, only to yet again get pushed from behind and get pushed all the way across the arena and up against the already-pressed pit release button! And as Cyclone Force gets underneath Turbo Shredder drives off the top, only to get pushed around in a wide arc so that the two machines are now playing a deadly dance of death right next to the pit! And it€™s Chris that finally makes use of that chasm, getting underneath Turbo Shredder one last time and giving one last almighty shove to drop Samuel into the pit and out of Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged! .
CEASE!
Turbo Shredder didn€™t do any shredding, and Cyclone Force 3 blows the rest of the heat away to go through to the series semi-finals!
Next time, on Robot SMASH!!, we will witness the return of Steven McGregor€™s second series 1 finalist, the number #7 seed Whirligig 4.5!
Macduff the 3rd v Orka MK.4 v Stealth
Whirligig 4.5 (7) v Eternia v Nightmare
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
Restating tactics...
Macduff the 3rd v Orka MK.4 v Stealth
Chris, shall we treat Stealth to a tour of the arena hazards?
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Ill go for Whirligig to take out Nightmare before Eternia can really get involved.
As for Stealth...wait, watch for my moment to attack at close range, and remain extremely optimistic :PComment
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Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged!
ORKAS TACTICS
Yeah, what the hey?Comment
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