FRFFT: Series One

[eene]

FRFFT: Series One

Real Robot Side Event Entrants

Lewis Matthew

Behemoth (UK)
Voltronic (USA)

Later: T-Minus and Hazard sort out their differences in the arena!

[eene]

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Welcome back to FRFFT: Series One! Last time, Deadly Lampshade beat OverDrive to a pulp and The Hurting land Shadow Zone Forever a crippling blow! But lets see whose in the arena today!

First up, two middleweights: T-Minus and Hazard. Both are real, and theyve fought against each other before

T-Minus was entered by Samuel. Its weapon is a Co2 powered flipper capable of catapulting others into orbit. It can also self-right the robot, but the wheels are exposed and it has been unreliable in the past.

Hazard was entered by David. A four wheel box, it is armed with a spinning tool bar on the top. Sideskirts stop it from being flipped, but they can get caught in the spinning bar, and once that happens...Game Over!

3-2-1: Activate!

Theres bad blood between these two. T-Minus beat Hazard in their last encounter...and looks set to do it again! Hazard almost knocked onto its side with one flip, the sparks fly! OH! And one of the wheel guards of T-Minus has been ripped! Will the 3 time Battlebots Middleweight Champion have its revenge? T-Minus strikes again! This time, Hazards blade doesnt stop! It rips the other wheel guard completley off! A tear in the front. Samuel tries to get the flipper underneath, but the spinning blade is holding T-Minus back. Another flip...and Hazard is flung upwards! It does a two-wheeler before dropping to the ground, and T-Minus has come off worse again! The wheel has a gash in it, and it is limping away to safety...well, the CPZ to be exact! Dave has his prey cornered like a rat...OUCH! The wheel is pulled off and slides across the side of the arena like a hockey puck! T-Minus fires its flipper, but hits nothing. Dave knows he has won! This is the most destructive battle so far! T-Minus still flips away, but Refbot is counting it out!
1-2-3-4-5-6-7--8-9-10!
Hazards blade slows down to a stop. Dave nudges T-Minus a bit before pushing it closer to the pit...or the drop zone! Yes, its the drop zone! What is up there? An oven! It wasnt second time lucky for T-Minus. Down the oven comes!
CRASH!
Ha, ha! T-Minus flips it across the arena, but its too late!

Cease!

T-Minus goes into meltdown!
Hazard is the winner!

Well done to Dave and the boys from Interia Labs. So far in the competition

Deadly Lampshade (FW)
Hazard (MW)
The Hurting (HW)

Next time, two real featherweights. Skink and Little Hitter!

[kodster]

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...I seem to be getting robbed of fights I should be winning, but Ill just say good fight Joey and leave it at that. :P

And Ill enter:

Envy [most recent] (UK)
Surgeon General [Season 5 version] (US)

[eene]

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Kody: I need info about Envy

REAL ROBOT SIDE EVENT

Lewis M

Voltronic (USA)
Behemoth (UK)

Kody K

Envy (UK)
Surgeon General (USA)

[joey_picus]

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Envy: Best front hinged flipper in this galaxy, indeed in any galaxy. Come to think of it, best flipper period in any galaxy. Make that best robot ever in the entire universe :P

Seriously: http://www.roamingrobots.co.uk/?pages=robot&id=1014http://www.roamingrobots.co.uk/?pages=robot&id=1014

Surprised you havent heard of it actually, do you not go to robot live events?

[neontetra23]

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Weird Alice: UK
Drillzilla : USA

[eene]

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Joey: I live in Jersey, which is an island in the English Channel. I once went to a Live Event in Yeovil four years ago in the Summer Holidays. I saw Wheely Big Cheese (Out of Action) and Bigger Brother. A couple of others were there. Thank you for the info about Envy

Ben: From what I know, Wierd Alice is a green pyramid with a flipper. Am I correct?

REAL ROBOT SIDE EVENT

US ROBOTS

Drillzilla (Ben R)
Voltronic (Lewis M)
Surgeon General (Kody K)

UK ROBOTS

Behemoth (Lewis M)
Wierd Alice (Ben R)
Envy (Kody K)

[team_britespark]

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US - Biohazard
UK - Typhoon II

[eene]

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Thanks for that, Daniel. Sorry, but the RRSE entries are closed!

Final Entries:

USA: Drillzilla (Ben R), Voltronic (Lewis M), Surgeon General (Kody K), Biohazard (Daniel FTB)

UK: Behemoth (Lewis M), Wierd Alice (Ben R), Envy (Kody K), Typhoon II (Daniel FTB)

Here is the setup

There are two four way fights (USA and UK). The winners meet in the Grand Final Episode!

Next Up: Skink and Little Hitter!

Tactics for the Real Robot Side Event if you feel like it

[kodster]

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Ill wait.

Oh, and Daniels last name is Stickler. :P

[Guest]

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USA:
Lift and pit, one at a time Drill Zilla is my first target, followed by Surgeon General and then Bio-Hazard (who Im not really worried about).

UK:
I feel Envy is the toughest opponent I have here, so Ill try and push it into Typhoon 2. If I manage to immobilise it flip Typhoon (it wont do anything to my scoop) and then go for Weird Alice, attempting to score an OOTA or pitting

Goodc luck everyone

[neontetra23]

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BOTH: SMASH!

[kodster]

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Oh, so theyre both 4-way melees, huh? Never mind, tactics are-a here.

USA Melee
Surgeon General vs. Drillzilla vs. Voltronic vs. Biohazard

Well the General did manage to rip Voltronic a nice one in Season 4 and KOd it, so Ill go after Biohazard first. Ill try to rip the arm off once its upraised and then Ill try my luck with Drillzilla. Keep hitting it with the disc and back off every time I hit it to spin up. Voltronic doesnt really seem to be that much of a problem, but the first priority is to get rid of Bios arm. :P

UK Melee
Envy vs. Behemoth vs. Weird Alice vs. Typhoon 2

Go after Behemoth, get under the sides and shove it into Typhoon 2. If that doesnt do it, abandon Behemoth and go after Typhoon 2 itself, and try and get it over. Weird Alice...to hell with Weird Alice. If I kill the other two...flip it around leisurely.

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Before we continue, let us take a break from the action to see MORE ACTION!
We have 4 British robots in the arena. Only one will go through to meet a US robot!

Envy: A front-hinged flipper capable of throwing other robots out of the arena. Entered by Kody K
Behemoth: Armed with a scoop and an axe, it was once a semi-finalist in Robot Wars. Entered by Lewis M
Weird Alice: A half-pyramid shaped robot with a Co2 flipper. Entered by Ben R
Typhoon 2: Winners of Robot Wars Series 7 and more successful than the others. Entered by Daniel S

3-2-1: Activate!

What a battle this is going to be! Weird Alice strikes Envy and flips it over! Envy self-rights and backs into Typhoon 2! OUCH! Spun away, Envy, into the wall. THAT is how powerful Typhoon 2 is! Behemoth tries to lift Envy over, but Envy recovers and gets under Behemoth...and pushes it into Typhoon 2! A loud crash, but I dont think Behemoth has been damaged. We havent seen the flipper of Envy in action yet. Weird Alice comes in for another go, but Envy is wary this time and gets under...AND THROWS Weird Alice over the fence! Revenge for Kody, it would seem. One robot is out, and Typhoon 2 appears to have stopped spinning. Weve seen this problem before in Robot Wars. Behemoth gets under with the scoop, but cant quite lift it up. Daniel runs away to the CPZ. Envy now after Behemoth. Kody gets under and HURLS Behemoth across the arena. Behemoth on its side. Typhoon 2 is spinning very slowly. It hits Envy from behind. Has that caused enough damage? I can see a tear in the back of Envy from the earlier attack. Typhoon 2 backs off. Behemoth reenters and tries to lift Envy over. Kody pushes back. Typhoon 2 is now spinning up to full speed and WHACKS Envy! Envy spun away! No internal damage, but the armour is looking torn and crumpled. Typhoon 2 has stopped spinning again. Daniel knows he is in trouble. Envy comes in...and flips Typhoon 2 over onto its side! Typhoon 2 bouncing across the arena and landing on its side. It cant self-right. Refbot comes in...and Envy pushes him and topples him onto his side! What a display by Kody! Hes lucky the house robots arent here! Behemoth backs into the pit release button! Envy gets underneath, but doesnt flip. Behemoth slides off the front and turns away...almost into the pit! Its very close here. The judges are looking. Envy under Behemoth and flips it! Behemoth on its back. It cant get away from there. Refbot cant count it out, but it doesnt matter.

Cease!

What an amazing battle! Weird Alice and Typhoon 2 are out. Behemoth not out for 30 seconds at the end there, so the judges will decide!

Envy

S: 3 C: 2 D: 1 A: 3 Total: 9

Behemoth:

S: 2 C: 2 D: 1 A: 2 Total: 7

Envy goes through to the next round! Well done, Kody!

Next up: Skink and Little Hitter WILL fight. I am sorry for the delays!

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(Watches tumbleweed float through thread)

Welcome back! After Hazard gained its revenge upon T-Minus, we have two more real robots.

Skink is a featherweight entered by Paul. It is a box with a full pressure flipper. But how long with the plastic armour last?

Little Hitter is Martijns featherweight entry. It is a box with an axe on the top. The armour is Titanium, but a robot needs to be in front of it for the axe to work!

3-2-1: Activate!

Skinks armour is probably the weak spot, and Little Hitter will try and expose that, which it is doing now! The axe pounds down on the plastic and I can see a crease. Paul flips Little Hitter up, but not over. Martijn backs away, but Skink chases and flips it over! Little Hitter self-rights and continues its pursuit. Skink turns and Martijn fires the axe. This time it goes right through the armour! Paul tries to get away, but he drags Little Hitter around with him. Little Hitter gets free, but is flipped up and over! Paul comes in and pushes Little Hitter against the wall! Can it get it out...NO! Its stuck against the arena side wall! Little Hitter swings madly at Skink, but Paul is determined to get it out! One more flip! OH! Almost out! Little Hitter self-rights and swings the axe down again! AND this time, it pierces the 150w drive motors of Skink! Paul pushes Little Hitter into the angle grinder, but Martijn keeps hacking away! Skink turns, but Little Hitter has it cornered! I think it has immobilized one side of Skink! Martijn is on top here! Skink flips, but Little Hitter is over it like a rash! This the last place for the featherweight finals. Little Hitter backs away. Sportsmanship, perhaps? Or maybe it senses Skink is out? Skink is slowly moving around in circles. Refbot comes in. Little Hitter RAMS Skink up against the wall, and pushes it onto its side! Skink self-rights, but its all over, I think!
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10!
Skink is out. Little Hitter opens the pit release and pushes Skink towards it. Paul is still trying to get away, but its not going to work. In the pit it goes!

Cease!

Skink has many a chink in its armour now!
Little Hitter goes through!

And what a strong lineup for the Featherweight Final: Little Hitter and Deadly Lampshade

Thats all for Heat B, but in Heat C

Xianghua II and Typhoon fight for the last spot in the Middleweight Final
Two heavyweights: Nitro-Gene 5.0 and Fling
And the last round of the Real Robot Side Event: Will the US prove one better?

See you later! Any tactics/predictions/comments are welcome