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The Fowler Fic War 3.1
Welcome to the first battle from the main draw of the Fowler Fic War Series 3, and today we see the reigning champion take on a veteran Battlebot who is new to the FFW stage.
ENTERED BY ALEX HOLT, AND SEEDED NUMBER 1, ACHILLES!!!!!
Kicking off the war in style is the machine that finished it off in style last time. Achilles isn€™t change all that much from the machine that won the last series, by why mess with a winning concept? The flipper/claw concept remains the same as last series, while the 1cm of vulcanized rubber on top of 5mm of titanium means that penetrating the armour will be no easy task. Should robots last the distance however, Achilles has no damaging weapons, which means that it may lose out on judges decisions. Could Achilles have shot itself in the heel?
FFW History
In FFW 1 - Did Not Enter
In FFW 2 - Seeded number 24 after coming 2nd in the new blood contest, Achilles breezed through his heat, knocking out SD IV in the heat final, in the semis he breezed through the annihilator format knocking out competition from the likes of Messrs Goacher, Jackson and Sheppard. In the grand final, he caused one of the biggest upsets in FFW history by knocking out the might of The Disc 5, before beating Storm 2 in the grand final to first place.
ENTERED BY TONY POLITZI, AND UNSEEDED, HEXAEDECIMATOR
A veteran of Battlebots, but never yet to make it into the FFW ring, Hexadecimator or Hexy D to its friends, joins the fight in the same incarnation that won him many fans in the states. A pentagon in shape with a wedge at the front going into a thinner nose, Hexy D€™s main form of attack comes from the pneumatic flipper at the front. The armour is tough too by realie standards, while the manouvreability is second to very few. The speed is not great however and the basic flaw of lacking a srimech in most situations may see the Yank cut into 60 very small pieces.
FFW History
In FFW 1 - Did Not Enter
In FFW 2 - Did Not Enter
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2€¦
1€¦
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Achilles wastes absolutely no time in trying to prove his worth as the reigning champion, moving stealthily out of the blocks towards his American opponent. Knowing that if he gets tipped over he is more than likely not going to be able to get back on his wheels, Hexy D is far more pensive, keeping the front wedge directly facing Achilles, knowing that the 2 flippers will just hit each other if Achilles comes straight at the front.
Alex knows that he is going to have to bide his time, and even stops momentarily in order to formulate a plan against the American machine. He has no great sign of concern on his face, knowing that he needs just one good attack to make hiw way through to the second round.
Hexy D knows that his lack of tenacity is going to earn him no favours however, and thus moves towards the front of Achilles in order to try and earn some aggression points should it go to the judges. Achilles sees him coming though and traverses out of the way the oncoming attack, aiming to get under the sides of Hexadecimator.
His American counterparts manouvreability shows though, and he immediately turns the wedge back to face the front of Achilles, before making his own charge at the front of the team Doomforall creation. The 2 flipper blades meet together, and as expected, there is nothing but a coming together, with neither able to get under the other. Alex tries to turn away, but Hexy D keeps pursuing him, ramming into the flipper blade repeatedly with the possible intention of bending it up. It stands firm, however, and when the 2 are finally separated, Alex knows he may have to try a more hands-on approach to winning the right.
He tries to use his superior speed to get to the side of Hexadecimator, but Hexy just turns again and cuts of the attack. As opposed to backing off and trying again though, Alex tries to score some aggression points of his own though, and does just that, slamming him into the fence with the flipper blades meeting again.
Feeling that repeating this manouvre, could possibly jolt Hexadecimator into the air far enough for Achilles to slide underneath, he repeats the manouvre, only for he himself to become the worse off machine, jolting himself into the air. The American machine seizes the opportunity and flicks Achilles straight up off the flipper onto its back. Almost as soon as it€™s been flipped however, the lifter comes into action and allows Achilles straight back onto its wheels.
Hexy D, sensing an advantage, comes away from the sidewall and flies at Achilles, only for Achilles to come hurtling in from the opposite direction. The slam this time gives Achilles the result they€™d been aiming for before, as Hexy D goes onto the flipper blade and is slammed into the fence. Achilles fires the lifter, and drives forward, aiming to roll him over onto the sidewall. The angle means that he does nothing but fall back down, but with Hexy D now fully on the blade, Alex knows it€™s his and Achilles€™ chance to shine.
Turning inwards, he moves away from the sidewall and fires the flipper in the opposite direction to his last attempt. This time, he achieves the desired effect, throwing Hexy D onto his back. He fires the flipper with a small flick in the aim of getting back over by some fluke, but nothing happens, and Tony knows that his first entry is over and out of the competition.
Achilles fires the lifter once more in a show of celebration and hopes to be able to do the same again many times this series.
CEASE
Well it was a trickier first round fight than many might of expected, but the reigning champion is through, while Hexadecimator goes out. We€™ll see Achilles in round 2.
Welcome to the first battle from the main draw of the Fowler Fic War Series 3, and today we see the reigning champion take on a veteran Battlebot who is new to the FFW stage.
ENTERED BY ALEX HOLT, AND SEEDED NUMBER 1, ACHILLES!!!!!
Kicking off the war in style is the machine that finished it off in style last time. Achilles isn€™t change all that much from the machine that won the last series, by why mess with a winning concept? The flipper/claw concept remains the same as last series, while the 1cm of vulcanized rubber on top of 5mm of titanium means that penetrating the armour will be no easy task. Should robots last the distance however, Achilles has no damaging weapons, which means that it may lose out on judges decisions. Could Achilles have shot itself in the heel?
FFW History
In FFW 1 - Did Not Enter
In FFW 2 - Seeded number 24 after coming 2nd in the new blood contest, Achilles breezed through his heat, knocking out SD IV in the heat final, in the semis he breezed through the annihilator format knocking out competition from the likes of Messrs Goacher, Jackson and Sheppard. In the grand final, he caused one of the biggest upsets in FFW history by knocking out the might of The Disc 5, before beating Storm 2 in the grand final to first place.
ENTERED BY TONY POLITZI, AND UNSEEDED, HEXAEDECIMATOR
A veteran of Battlebots, but never yet to make it into the FFW ring, Hexadecimator or Hexy D to its friends, joins the fight in the same incarnation that won him many fans in the states. A pentagon in shape with a wedge at the front going into a thinner nose, Hexy D€™s main form of attack comes from the pneumatic flipper at the front. The armour is tough too by realie standards, while the manouvreability is second to very few. The speed is not great however and the basic flaw of lacking a srimech in most situations may see the Yank cut into 60 very small pieces.
FFW History
In FFW 1 - Did Not Enter
In FFW 2 - Did Not Enter
3€¦
2€¦
1€¦
Activate!
Achilles wastes absolutely no time in trying to prove his worth as the reigning champion, moving stealthily out of the blocks towards his American opponent. Knowing that if he gets tipped over he is more than likely not going to be able to get back on his wheels, Hexy D is far more pensive, keeping the front wedge directly facing Achilles, knowing that the 2 flippers will just hit each other if Achilles comes straight at the front.
Alex knows that he is going to have to bide his time, and even stops momentarily in order to formulate a plan against the American machine. He has no great sign of concern on his face, knowing that he needs just one good attack to make hiw way through to the second round.
Hexy D knows that his lack of tenacity is going to earn him no favours however, and thus moves towards the front of Achilles in order to try and earn some aggression points should it go to the judges. Achilles sees him coming though and traverses out of the way the oncoming attack, aiming to get under the sides of Hexadecimator.
His American counterparts manouvreability shows though, and he immediately turns the wedge back to face the front of Achilles, before making his own charge at the front of the team Doomforall creation. The 2 flipper blades meet together, and as expected, there is nothing but a coming together, with neither able to get under the other. Alex tries to turn away, but Hexy D keeps pursuing him, ramming into the flipper blade repeatedly with the possible intention of bending it up. It stands firm, however, and when the 2 are finally separated, Alex knows he may have to try a more hands-on approach to winning the right.
He tries to use his superior speed to get to the side of Hexadecimator, but Hexy just turns again and cuts of the attack. As opposed to backing off and trying again though, Alex tries to score some aggression points of his own though, and does just that, slamming him into the fence with the flipper blades meeting again.
Feeling that repeating this manouvre, could possibly jolt Hexadecimator into the air far enough for Achilles to slide underneath, he repeats the manouvre, only for he himself to become the worse off machine, jolting himself into the air. The American machine seizes the opportunity and flicks Achilles straight up off the flipper onto its back. Almost as soon as it€™s been flipped however, the lifter comes into action and allows Achilles straight back onto its wheels.
Hexy D, sensing an advantage, comes away from the sidewall and flies at Achilles, only for Achilles to come hurtling in from the opposite direction. The slam this time gives Achilles the result they€™d been aiming for before, as Hexy D goes onto the flipper blade and is slammed into the fence. Achilles fires the lifter, and drives forward, aiming to roll him over onto the sidewall. The angle means that he does nothing but fall back down, but with Hexy D now fully on the blade, Alex knows it€™s his and Achilles€™ chance to shine.
Turning inwards, he moves away from the sidewall and fires the flipper in the opposite direction to his last attempt. This time, he achieves the desired effect, throwing Hexy D onto his back. He fires the flipper with a small flick in the aim of getting back over by some fluke, but nothing happens, and Tony knows that his first entry is over and out of the competition.
Achilles fires the lifter once more in a show of celebration and hopes to be able to do the same again many times this series.
CEASE
Well it was a trickier first round fight than many might of expected, but the reigning champion is through, while Hexadecimator goes out. We€™ll see Achilles in round 2.
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