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[alex_holt]

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Im really not liking my chances....dam you Tom!

So Im going to go mad basically Ill use pnuematics and slam it as fast as I possibly can, repeatativly, flipping it, basically do as much to it as i can, flip it, slam it, grip it whatever, just be on the constant offensive so that hopefully he wont get an opening, just carry on as much as I can possibly do - completly blitz the thing with everythign I have to throw at it. I may well loose but I intend to make it a fight he wont forget in a hurry

PS. If I do flip it on its back Im not going to reflip it though.

(Message edited by alex_holt on October 29, 2005)

[alex_holt]

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Argh...the tension *fidgets*...

[mrdaves]

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I like building up the tension, so it can be cut like a knife.

[matt_macdonald]

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How can a knife be cut? :P

[swiss_tony]

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Easy: With another knife.

[matt_macdonald]

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And how can THAT knife be cut?

[siphai]

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Both knives cut eachother at the same time. Capiche?

[mrdaves]

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I prefer using a blowtorch to cut the knifes.

[swiss_tony]

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Easy again: With two people.

[matt_macdonald]

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And how can you cut the people?

[swiss_tony]

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Uh...with magic.

[majinb]

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uhhhm... halved knifes are perfectly capable of cutting people, I think

anyway, predicting is cool...

Automatic Schmuck vs. Achilles (23)

Automatic Schmuck should be able to fend off Achilles attacks with its bar, do some more than decent damage en win it on a JD

or, of course, Achilles to get a solid grip on Automatic Schmuck in an early stage of the fight and pit him

both outcomes are possible, my bet is on the first (sorry Alex)

[mrdaves]

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I have some bad bad news...

...Im about to post a song:

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
But make allowance for their doubting too,
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, dont deal in lies,
Or being hated, dont give way to hating,
And yet dont look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream--and not make dreams your master,
If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth youve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: Hold on!

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings--nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much,
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything thats in it,
And--which is more--youll be a Man, my son!

[mrdaves]

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Another Random Post From Me:

10 long months has passed since the first battle was posted, and in those 10 months, 94 robots have gone home empty handed, leaving 2 vapourbots to fight for the NSTT cup. Will it be the Aussie, in the form of Automatic Schmuck? Or will it be Achilles (23)?

But it has been a long road, so let€™s recap:

Automatic Schmuck
Round 1 - Beat Odyseus 2 and going though to round 2 with Flippa Frenzay Mk 6
Round 2 - Destroyed Die Ceratops Invertus (13)
Round 3 - Knocked out Shovearound 2
Round 4 - Knocked out Tsunami 2 (4)
Round 5 - Knocked out Son of Ripper 4 (2)
Round 6 - Knocked out The Disc 5

Achilles (23)
Round 1 - Got Passed Rogue
Round 2 - Flipped GeForce OOTA
Round 3 - Pitted Starstorm 2
Round 4 - Flipped out Behemoth
Round 5 - Flipped out Drilla Killa 7
Round 6 - Pitted Giga-Byte

Tom and Aaron from Team Aussie are waving at the crowd from the first control booth, as Alex is waving at the crowd from the second control booth, and for the last ever time in the mark 1 AWTAS arena, the door has been locked, both robots are ready to rumble. Achilles is using the co2 again today for maximum flipping to try to get the NSTT cup to stay back in England and not go on a world tour, right down to Australia.

The only way to decide is to eat a pie

*Hands everybody a pie*

No really, it is time to fight:
3
2
1
Activate

And so the green lights come onto the overhead box thing as well on Ref, as Achilles comes exploding out of the red square, as Tom is spinning the bar up on Automatic Schmuck, whistling to the latest Hives tune, as Automatic Schmuck starts to move forward, as Achilles comes storming into Automatic Schmuck at full speed.

The first impact is always the impact that people remember, as Achilles is brushed to one side by that bar, as Automatic Schmuck€™s low front wedge comes into play, stopping Achilles from getting underneath, as Alex turns and comes back towards Automatic Schmuck like a puppy playing with a ball. Tom turns Automatic Schmuck around to defend the sides, as Achilles once more comes in at Automatic Schmuck, and is bounced away, still no damage can be seen to have done, as the sliding door slides away, as Automatic Schmuck starts to move away from the wall and into the clear arena. Achilles is back onto Automatic Schmuck again, as Alex doesn€™t want to be leave behind, but like before, Automatic Schmuck€™s defences once more proves to be the strongest point, as Achilles goes up onto the rear wedge, to be knocked off by that bar, as the first damage is seen, a large dent in the front right hand side of Achilles, where the bar hit it. It must be said though, that once Achilles is on the rear wedge, it€™s wheels were spinning, as it looked to have been grounded due to it€™s low ground clearance of 1mm.

However, that bar hasn€™t put a dent in Achilles€™ dreams, as Alex drives the flipper robot which has had 3 OOTA€™s this season, towards Automatic Schmuck, which has had a hell of a lot of pure Knockouts, as for the 4th time, Automatic Schmuck gets underneath Achilles, this time from the sides, as those skirting, which Tom designed himself proves to be fucking hard to get underneath, as the bar brushes Achilles away, as the dent is getting larger in the side of the armour, as the edging starts to come away at the edges, as the damage count is coming up. But once more, Achilles is back onto Automatic Schmuck, without any holding back, not giving Tom and Aaron time to breath, apart from getting that bar up to speed of only 1700 RPM, hitting you with a hell of a lot of force and energy, ripping out hearts of all its competitors to date.

Achilles is taken back for the 5th time, and this time the damage has been made, as the panel where the bar has been hitting has started to peel back, the holdings have basically sheared off with the force, as Automatic Schmuck comes onto the attack, slamming in with a strong frontal slam, getting underneath Achilles, as the bar hits the front wedge of Achilles, a piece of underbelly armour is taken away, only a small part, but it is damage which counts, but with 2 minutes gone in this 5 minute fight, will Achilles come back?

Alex turns Achilles around, and puts on the power and slams into Automatic Schmuck, but for another time, the slam fails to have any impact on the sides, as Achilles goes up the skirt and the bar plays pinball with Achilles and knocks it back spinning around, as the damaged armour on the side has come away from Achilles, as a large tear is in the armour, the back part is still securely fitted to the chassis, but Alex has to be careful, because there is a wheel exposed underneath the framework, as it looks very tasty to Automatic Schmuck€™s bar.

But does this hold Alex and his mad procedure to knock out Automatic Schmuck? Hell no, as he comes slamming in, with another frontal attack, as both robots are taken back by the impact, and Achilles comes back onto the attack straight away, and slams into the bar once more using it€™s rear end, but once more, both robots are bounced away from each other, as Achilles spins around and slams into Automatic Schmuck with the front wedge.

Automatic Schmuck is on top of Achilles, but Achilles has grounded out due to the increase mass, and flips Automatic Schmuck up, but not over, as Aaron and Tom control Automatic Schmuck to land safety, as Achilles comes at it once more, this time hopping up the wedge, as Automatic Schmuck turns into a rammer, and pushes Achilles towards the arena hammer in a hope to cause some damage to that flipper, as the hammer comes down onto Achilles, the top layer moves for the impact, as another hit, and another dent is placed in the soft rubber, and once more, as there is a large hole in the top rubber layer, as Automatic Schmuck turns and manages to slam into Achilles with it€™s bar, knocking Achilles sideways with the force, and another impact from the bar, as another piece of armour has been clearer for take-off.

Alex is back onto the attack, slamming into Automatic Schmuck, but he is running out of time, and running out of things to do to Automatic Schmuck, to try to turn this fight around, after Automatic Schmuck managed to self-right, and Tom isn€™t going to make the same mistake twice, as Automatic Schmuck spins around, to get underneath Achilles which is making another run for victory, but it is sent backwards, with a bang from the insides, as smoke starts to pour from the holes, Automatic Schmuck comes up to Achilles and gives it another hit, the final hit, as the front right hand wheel is hit, and forced into the front wedge, as smoke stops coming out of Achilles, but after a last flip, where the flipper stays in the upright position, co2 comes pouring out of the rear end, as something inside has caused an overload on the electrics and well, Ref is counting out Achilles.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and there goes the red card. Automatic Schmuck slams into the side of Ref, and causes some damage.

Cease

Achilles has been silenced, on closer inspection; the chassis was bent inside due to the impacts, which created a short between the electrical systems inside, hence the overload. On this news, Tom smiles, as Automatic Schmuck is polished down.

The sun is shining, as the podium has been brought out of storage, the sick cleaned off it, as the crowd is coming around, the champagne is already flowing between the crowd, the arena has been locked up, as the announcer starts to announce the final 3:

In Third Place, Frank Goacher with The Disc 5
In Second Place, Alex Holt with Achilles
In First Place, Tom Roper & Aaron Knight with Automatic Schmuck.

All 4 people are presented with medals from the lovely ladies, as the FAR cup is brought out, and presented to Team Aussie by the CEO of FAR robotic industries, as the champagne is flowing everywhere, as all 4 winners are covered in champagne, as the party has just started, as the night draws a close onto the NSTT, as the crowd slowly go home, some people are hand in hand, looking each other in the eyes in love, as the dawn breaks, with only a few overnight partiers, drunk on the free champagne, as Scott is slowly playing a tune on his guitar€¦

€¦*Credits start to roll

Battle Writer: Dave
Announcer: Himself

With special thanks to:
Booze Booze and Yet More Booze for the champagne to last throughout the night
And The Cheese and Coffee Shop for Frank€™s coffee and all the cheese and pies we could eat.

My name is Dave Sheppard; they think it is all over€¦

€¦It is Now

[alex_holt]

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Well at least it was a drawn out defeat as hoped for, lol, well done Tom, and well done Dave, congratulations on completign this mammoth tourney (even if you got the wrogn result in the end, lol).