Robot Wars - The "Legends" Special

[dinowarrior]

Re: Robot Wars - The "Legends" Special

Well, I do like to give people a chance to get their tactics in, of course.

If not tonight, tomorrow morning.

[Helloher]

Re: Robot Wars - The "Legends" Special

I just accidently deleted my big tactics/predos post. Darn.

HEAT A
Diabolus vs Hard vs Infernal Contraption - I'd like to take Lewis up on his offer.

HEAT B
259 vs Reptirron the Second vs Hassocks Hog 2 - Flip either one over as quickly as possible.

HEAT C
Tomohawk vs Gyrobot vs S.M.I.D.S.Y. - Team up with Lian to attack SMIDSY.

HEAT D
Hot Pants vs Ripper vs The Alien - Flip Hot Pants over, and avoid The Alien.

HEAT E
Fluffy vs Zorro vs Aggrobot - Attack Aggrobot to have any hope of progressing.

HEAT F
Major Tom 3 vs General Carnage 2 vs Mega Hurts L.T. - Flip someone over before I am flipped.

HEAT G
The Stag vs Tsunami vs Supernova - Avoid Supernova, OotA The Stag.

HEAT H
Hydra vs Cedric Slammer vs Revenge of Trouble & Strife - attack and try to damage RoTS

[dinowarrior]

Re: Robot Wars - The "Legends" Special

Seven Series.

Over 50 semi-finalists.

Around 20 grand-finalists

Six champions.

Robots like these will be remembered forever.

But what about the machines that don't make it that far? Are they forgotten?

OF COURSE NOT!

Tonight, sees the start of a brand new tournament dedicated to those robots who never made it past the Heats, but bought us so much fun and joy in between. Tonight sees the robots we thought we'd forgotten forever. Tonight, we unleash....the Legends!

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ROBOT WARS - THE LEGENDS SPECIAL
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HEAT A
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Welcome to Robot Wars - The Legends Special. This is a very special tournament, which involves no champions, no grand finalists and no semi-finalists - instead, we have some of the most pluckiest most determined robots ever in the series, who have NEVER made it out of the heats before, fighting it out to finally accomplish that one dream they never had, and reach the Grand Final.
The way this works is very simple....to explain. Our robots have been divided into two three-way melees and one robot is eliminated from each. So lets check out the first battleboard.

HEAT A
Diabolus vs Infernal Contraption vs Hard
The Steel Avenger vs Iron Awe 2.1 vs IG-88

Are we sitting comfortably? Then....

LET THE WARS BEGIN!!

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ROUND 1
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FROM THE ISLE OF SHEPPEY - DIABOLUS
This machine was knocked out quite easily in Round 1 of the 7th wars, trashed by X-Terminator and Tsunami. The team also competed in Series 5 with Kliptonite, which performed just as badly.

This is a box shaped robot, quite fast around the arena, with two very nasty horizontal spinning discs, designed to rip into the armour of other robots. It's invertible - it can run either way up in other words, but its armour is very weak on the top and side.

FROM BELGIUM - HARD
This robot has fought in the UK, Dutch and World Championships, with no great success.

This small wedge shaped robot is as tough as its name suggests. Its armour is almost indestructable and its size makes it difficult to get hold of. It has a flipper arm as its main weapon and can run upside down if it needs to, but it is not very reliable.

FROM LONDON AND LINCOLNSHIRE - INFERNAL CONTRAPTION
Knocked out in Round 1 of the 6th and 7th wars.

In many ways, this machine resembles Grand Finalist Stinger, which is no suprise, as team captain Jonathan Pillai used to drive that robot. Infernal Contraption has a 16kg spinning drum that spins at 1000rpm, and as an added bonus, it gets up to speed in only three seconds, so they don't have to wait between attacks. I don't trust the reception though.

ROBOTEERS, STAND BY

Booth 1 - Hard, Infernal Contraption
Booth 2 - Diabolus
House Robots - Shunt, Dead Metal

3....2....1....ACTIVATE!!

And the Legends Tournament is off and underway. The three charge straight into the centre of the arena. Infernal Contraption rides straight up the front of Hard and rolls over. That won't bother it, it's fully invertible. Diabolus tries its luck on Hard, and the blades cause some nice sparks, but frankly very little else. Hard pushes underneath Diabolus and flips it up...not over though. In comes Infernal Contraption....OW! The disc strikes Diabolus in the side and knocks it up even further. There is now a nasty scratch on the side of Diabolus. Diabolus turns to try and get its blade into Infernal Contraption, but the two flywheels end up meeting!
CLANG!!
Oh, and DIABOLUS HAS LOST A FLYWHEEL! One of its saw blades has broken off completely! That is not good news! Hard now comes in from the side, burrows underneath Diabolus and pushes it across the arena into a CPZ, and that's where Shunt lurks!
CRASH!
The axe goes straight through Diabolus' top armour. The team said they thought it might be a weakness. Infernal Contraption strikes Hard in the side, knocking the Belgian machine around, but it lands right way up. Shunt meanwhile pushes Diabolus out of the CPZ and back into the action, but it doesn't quite look so active and strong now. It limps back into the arena centre, only for Infernal Contraption to strike again...
CLANG!!
The other disc breaks off! Diabolus is toothless, defenseless....gutted, really. Hard pushes the pit release button. Infernal Contraption hits Diabolus again! This time it looks like a side panel is breaking away! The Diabolus team seem to know their game is up. It is now only just moving. Hard comes in from behind and pushes it....all the way to the Pit. Down and out.

CEASE!

That was a Diabolical fight for Diabolus.
Hard and Infernal Contraption go through!

Next Time - IG-88 vs The Steel Avenger vs Iron Awe 2.1

[Helloher]

Re: Robot Wars - The "Legends" Special

Awesome fight Chris. Can't wait for more.

[dinowarrior]

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Welcome back to Robot Wars, the Legends Special. If you just joined us, Diabolus got sent packing the hard way, leaving Hard and Infernal Contraption to press on to Round 2. Well, we now have three more robots fighting for a place in the Legends Final. Lets see who's up next...

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ROUND 2
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FROM CLACTON-ON-SEA, IN ESSEX - IG-88
A heat finalist in Series 7, only to be thrown out of the arena by Dantomkia in the second-shortest fight ever in Robot Wars history.

This reverse wedge shape is extremely compact and should be able to survive a good few knocks. Its weapon is what the team claim to be a bi-rotational axe, which basically means it can spin in both directions. This weapon is very, VERY destrictive, but with no srimech, it could find itself in a lot of trouble.

FROM LANFORD, IN SOMERSET - IRON AWE 2.1
Iron Awe has been in competition for four wars, never escaping the heats....often flying out of the arena instead.

This box-wedge shaped machine isn't armoured with iron, unfortunately, but it is an awe to see battle. Two powerful weapons, a pneumatic axe and a pneumatic flipper, make it an extremely threatening force in the arena. It is fast and quite durable, but all too flippable still, I fear.

FROM COLCHESTER, IN ESSEX - THE STEEL AVENGER
The oldest of our competing teams, debuting in War 3. This robot has just about recovered from its headache after being slammed into the arena wall by Storm 2, then flying straight out.

Its a basic box/plough shaped machine, fast around the arena and weilding a very threatening looking axe. The front also has a ramming blade and the back has a flipper, attached to arms which act as a srimech. I don't really trust the accuracy or the ground clearance, though.

ROBOTEERS, STAND BY

Booth 1 - IG-88
Booth 2 - Iron Awe 2.1, The Steel Avenger
House Robots - Matilda, Shunt

3....2....1....ACTIVATE!!

And the second battle is underway. The Steel Avenger charges straight into the middle of the arena. IG-88 gives chase. Steel Avenger turns straight INTO the bi-rotational axe, and gets a massive hit! A MASSIVE HIT! One that puts a nasty looking gash in the side. The feather duster, bought out of retirement, was shaken there. Iron Awe comes in from the side of IG-88 and flips it up....and over! Barely seconds into the battle and it could be all over. IG-88, with no srimech, is going nowhere anytime fast, and that is a huge disapointment. Iron Awe, meanwhile, flips over The Steel Avenger. Steel Avenger rights itself and attacks Iron Awe with its axe, but both machines are safely through, as Refbot comes in to count out IG-88.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8! 9! 10!
That's it. IG-88 out. Shunt comes out and pushes IG-88 onto the drop zone, where waiting are a set of railway sleepers. This can only go badly. Down they come...
CRASH!!
No damage, to be fair to IG-88, but it's still out.

CEASE!

IG-88 derailed very quickly.
Iron Awe 2.1 and The Steel Avenger go through!

Well, that's the first round done, and here's the line-up for the second round...

Infernal Contraption vs The Steel Avenger
Iron Awe 2.1 vs Hard

Tactics and Predictions welcome, of course.

[Helloher]

Re: Robot Wars - The "Legends" Special

Nice battle again.

Tactic for next round:

Iron Awe 2.1 vs Hard - Dodge the initial flip/charge, attack from the side, flip IA over, and don't let it right itself.

[eene]

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Good first round battles, Chris!

For this fight, I will try and flip Hard out of the arena, similar to the way Iron Awe flipped Bigger Brother out

IA is short for Internal Affairs units in police forces. Thought I should just say that

[dinowarrior]

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HEAT SEMI 1
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INFERNAL CONTRAPTION
Looked very impressive in the first round, I felt.

THE STEEL AVENGER
A little quiet, I felt, with Iron Awe doing most of the work against IG-88.

ROBOTEERS STAND BY
Booth 1 - Infernal Contraption
Booth 2 - The Steel Avenger
House Robots - Mr Psycho, Growler

3....2....1....ACTIVATE!!
This will be an interesting battle. Infernal Contraption charges out and hits The Steel Avenger full on. The Steel Avenger swings its axe, and hits the outer rim of one of the wheels. Infernal Contraption is a small robot and the design, I think, may give The Steel Avenger a lot of trouble. The Avenger tries clinging to Infernal with its axe, but it can only hold on for 30 seconds before it must let go. It does so and Infernal Contraption rides away. It turns and tries a side onslaught, but Steel Avenger tries to take a swing...no, it's missed! And that allows Infernal Contraption to rush around the side and hit it with its flywheel.
BAMM!
The Avenger is jolted, but not really much more than that. Infernal Contraption rushes out of the way, the disc quickly getting up to speed, three seconds let me remind you. The Steel Avenger turns as well....right now it seems like the two are each trying to get in an attacking position on the other at the same time....no, hang on, Steel Avenger reverses into Infernal Contraption...
BAMM!
The rear end takes a nasty buffeting! Steel Avenger tries to use its lifter, and overturns Infernal Contraption. That won't worry it, though. It can run either way up. The two robots turn, Infernal slightly the faster...
BAMM!
It hits The Steel Avenger in the side again! This is very even so far. Both machines seem to be playing a very stratergic game here. Very close between the two....right now, they seem to be meerly dodging each other....oh, another head on collision! Infernal has veered slightly to the side, and The Steel Avenger fires its axe....but fails again to strike an effective part of Infernal Contraption. That really is a worry here. But again, it's grabbed hold of it, and it is taking its prey....towards the CPZ perhaps....yes, and Growler grabs hold of Infernal Contraption's wheel. He carries it to the centre of the arena, and does a nice little spin with it. Infernal Contraption looking a little weary...but it has been let go and it is away again...
BAMM!
Straight into the side of The Steel Avenger again....a buffet, but not much damage....the odd scratch down the side perhaps. Still, though, the two robots have to play their little game, and we're running out of time....

10....9....8....7....6....5....4....

The Steel Avenger has just landed a hit on Infernal Contraption at last!

3....2....1....

CEASE!!

And its all over. It goes to the judges. They'll, of course, be marking on Style, Control, Damage and Aggression. Lets have a look at the scorechart for that battle.

INFERNAL CONTRAPTION
Damage - Caused a considerable amount of scratches to the side of The Steel Avenger. 3/5
Aggression - Continually aggresive. 5/5
Control - Not great, unable to avoid two grabs by Steel Avenger. 2/5
Style - A very aggresive persistant style. 4/5

THE STEEL AVENGER
Damage - Did not cause much damage at all. 1/5
Aggresion - Very aggresive, but missed several of its shots. 3/5
Control - Very well controlled, loses points for impaling the floor. 4/5
Style - Good style, pushed Infernal Contraption into Growler's CPZ. 4/5

TOTAL
Infernal Contraption - 14/20
The Steel Avenger - 12/20

INFERNAL CONTRAPTION GOES THROUGH TO THE HEAT FINAL!!

[Helloher]

Re: Robot Wars - The "Legends" Special

Once more, an excellent match.

[dinowarrior]

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HEAT SEMI 2
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HARD
The wedge was used very effectively against Diabolus, I felt.

IRON AWE 2.1
VERY impressive for me, must be the favourite for this heat.

ROBOTEERS STAND BY
Booth 1 - Iron Awe 2.1
Booth 2 - Hard
House Robots - Dead Metal, Growler

3....2....1....ACTIVATE!!
Two very impressive machines, I felt. Iron Awe rushes out to the centre of the arena. Hard quickly turns and dodges to the side. It gets underneath Iron Awe and flips it...not quite over, but now Hard tries to bury itself underneath Iron Awe's body. It pushes it across the arena, lifting it up. It is strong for a machine so small. Iron Awe is stuck...no, Hard drops it. Unable to flip it that way, it'll have to try an alternative. It tries to get around the side again, but this time Iron Awe gets underneath Hard's ground clearance....and FLIPS! Hard tumbles away across the arena! It was a mighty flip. Iron Awe moves closer...is Hard moving? It is now, Iron Awe flips it again! Close to the arena edge! But I don't think Hard is moving under its own power! I think it's broken down! Iron Awe gets underneath again....and Throws it out of the arena! Goodbye, Hard! See you again on the next plane home!

CEASE!!

Wow, that was really quick. Hard luck!
IRON AWE GOES THROUGH TO THE HEAT FINAL.

HEAT FINAL
Infernal Contraption vs Iron Awe 2.1

[eene]

Re: Robot Wars - The "Legends" Special

That was a good fight, Chris.

Infernal Contraption is hard to get hold off, which is probably why the Steel Avenger lost to it. However, Iron Awe is much bigger than SA, so I will flip Infernal Contraption around and maybe push it into the pit.

[Helloher]

Re: Robot Wars - The "Legends" Special

Bah! Good fight Chris, and good luck eene against IC.

[dinowarrior]

Re: Robot Wars - The "Legends" Special

Welcome back everyone. We're finally done with Heat A of The Legends Special. Two of the meanest, toughest legends have survived, but only one will escape the heats for the very first time.

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THE STORY SO FAR
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INFERNAL CONTRAPTION looked very impressive in the first round battle. It was quick and nippy across the arena and its spinning drum did a lot of critical damage to Diabolus, who ended up in the pit. It then tackled The Steel Avenger and managed to evade most of its hits to win through on a judges decision.

IRON AWE 2.1, with The Steel Avenger, qualified after causing a massive upset, flipping IG-88 over in a matter of seconds. The lack of a srimech left Team Vader's machine down and out, leaving Iron Awe to convincingly defeat Hard, throwing it from the arena.

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HEAT FINAL
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INFERNAL CONTRAPTION
With the big spinning drum, accelerating in three seconds.

IRON AWE 2.1
Arguably the favourite coming into the battle

ROBOTEERS STAND BY
Booth 1 - Infernal Contraption
Booth 2 - Iron Awe 2.1
House Robots - Cassius Chrome, Sir Killalot

3....2....1....ACTIVATE!!
And off they go. Infernal Contraption attempts to via to the side, but Iron Awe is able to get underneath one of its wheels, and flips it! That won't worry the invertible Infernal Contraption, as it tries to attack Iron Awe from the side. But Iron Awe turns, and manages to get the flipper underneath Infernal Contraption again. It flips it upwards. And flips it again. Infernal Contraption either keeps landing on the flipper, or it can't get away quickly enough. Three flips pass before Infernal Contraption is finally able to get away. Infernal Contraption now tries to get around the side, like it did with Steel Avenger, but Iron Awe sees the chance....down comes the axe....Oh, it's actually HIT Infernal Contraption this time. The axe not only shorter, but with the smaller point, it is able to more effectively grapple onto Infernal Contraption, and has seized it right on the flywheel brace. Iron Awe pushes it towards the CPZ....no, changes its mind and hits the pit release button instead, and the pit slowly desends. But Iron Awe can't hold Infernal Contraption forever and the axlebot slips from its grasp. It runs back to the centre of the arena, turns, only for Iron Awe to catch up and flip it again, skyward. It lands, and Iron Awe snags it with the axe again. It reverses back towards the pit......OOOOH, careful! Nearly reversed straight in! But Iron Awe turns, and Infernal Contraption simply cannot get a grip.....and down the pit it goes!
CEASE!!

Infernal Contraption....Infernal to Eternal Bot-Damnation, I'm afraid.
THE WINNER.....AND THROUGH TO THE LEGENDS FINAL.....IRON AWE 2.1

And with that, Iron Awe takes the first of eight spots.

1. Iron Awe 2.1
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5.
6.
7.
8.

But who will join it?

NEXT TIME - Heat B

Araknia vs Reactor 2 vs Wolverine
259 vs Reptirron the Second vs Hassocks Hog 2

See you then.

[team_orr]

Re: Robot Wars - The "Legends" Special

hassocs hog: flip 259, possible team up with reptiron?

[eene]

Re: Robot Wars - The "Legends" Special

Yay

For Heat B, I'm not sure as what I will do. Maybe if anyone wants to team up and go after one of them