Vapourbot Grand Championships 2006

[team_britespark]

Vapourbot Grand Championships 2006

Miaow!

[kodster]

Vapourbot Grand Championships 2006

Oh, and for the record, I still think Acid Burn is gonna win

[alex_holt]

Vapourbot Grand Championships 2006

Well I already discussed this with Kody, but basically as there isn€™t a great deal of point in writing out an entire tournament that€™s 2 years out of date I€™m going to do something a little different. I don€™t want to just do straight dull hypotheticals, so I€™m basically going to write a short several line fight summary of most of the remaining fights and conclude the last few fully.

So First on the Agenda:

Flipping Hell vs Acid Burn
The fight starts tentatively as both robots are particularly vulnerable to the super-charged weapon of the other. However, the 360 degree attack of Acid Burn proves the deciding factor and its first hit against Dave€™s machine rips off a whole vast panel off the left hand side with its first hit as well as shredding the chassis beneath. Flipping Hell survives a few more hits before being judged to be immobile and thus out of the competition.

Acid Burn advances to the semi-finals

Semi-finallists:
Tempest Evil-er-oution (1)
Infusion
Metal Sonic Spin Dash (3)
Acid Burn
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Heat E.
Stratos Fear (5) vs. Hell Machine
Hell Machine dominates much of the match by out pushing the less manoeuvrable axle bot, however, the axe weapon does minimal damage to the seed and in a late game turn of events Scott€™s machine catches under its opponent and launches it near the edge of the pit edge of the arena, which, disoriented by the flip, Dave accidentally reverses into sending him out the competition.

Stratos Fear advances to the Heat Final.

Back to Rock 2 vs. I.D.S.F.A
The saw on Back to Rock proves to be ineffectual early on against the titanium, producing only a few minor cosmetic scratches. In contrast the rear disc on I.D.S.F.A puts several more noticeable dents in its opponent. Despite its saw being bent out of shape half way through the fight due to a clash with the disc it is the scooped front of Back to Rock that allows it more control, eventually allowing it to pit I.D.S.F.A.

Back to Rock 2 advances to the Heat Final:

Back to Rock 2 vs Stratos Fear
The far larger weapon size of Stratos Fear proves its undoing, allowing Back to Rock 2 to consistently outmanoeuvre its opponent slamming it against the wall, while the few attempts to fire the weapon that Scott€™s machine does make at most only glance off the sides. Eventually Martijn manages to angle his run in such a way to push Stratos Fear into the pit. Back to Rock follows it down but it still advances to the semis.

Semi-finallists:
Tempest Evil-er-oution (1)
Infusion
Metal Sonic Spin Dash (3)
Acid Burn
Back to Rock 2
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Heat F.
Wedga Revo 2.0 (6) vs. Hus
Wedga takes under twenty seconds to finish the vast €˜Hus€™ - easily getting round the side of the huge robot, who, lacking a srimech is unable to recover from the first flip.

Wedga Revo 2.0 advances to the Heat Final

Axe to Fall vs. Walk Idiot Walk
The far faster Axe to Fall reaches its foe before it up to speed, although still knocked back on most fronts, however the axe does absolutely nothing to the 1.2cm of hardox covering the walker. However, despite facing a seemingly unstoppable juggernaut Axe to Fall eventually emerges victorious despite sustaining massive damage after the walker K.Os itself after accidentally hitting one of the arena€™s indestructible metre of tungsten walls.

Axe to Fall advances to the heat final.

Axe to Fall vs. Wedga Revo 2.0
A high centre of gravity in Martijn€™s axe bot prove the fatal flaw as Wedga dominates much of the fight as the scoop easily gets beneath its foe on numerous occasions, sending the robot flying. Despite this there are a fair number of heavy dents in the top to testament Axe to Falls attacks, even a few full punctures where the blade struck the same place repetitively. However, eventually Wedga manages to get under its foe and pit it.

Wedga Revo 2.0 Advances to the Semi-finals

Semi-finallists:
Tempest Evil-er-oution (1)
Infusion
Metal Sonic Spin Dash (3)
Acid Burn
Back to Rock 2
Wedga Revo 2.0 (6)
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Heat G.
Killotine: EVO (7) vs. BIACS-LE
Killotine easily dominates the fighting, BIACS-LE€™s huge clearance making it easy pickings for the front wedge allowing it to be slammed around the arena. Meanwhile the axe of Killotine easily decimates the fibre-glass coating over its opponents. The large disc of BIACs does get a few glancing blows in however it only does cosmetic damage each time. Eventually however BIACS loses manoeuvrability after Killotine€™s axes breaks through the titanium mesh beneath the fibreglass and punctures the batteries.

Killotine: EVO advances to the heat final.

Mega Masher 2 vs. Pure Evil: Return of the Disc
The powerful spinning weapon of Pure Evil easily shears through the 3mm steel of Mega Masher, the first hit buckling the chassis itself and the three subsequent hits end the fight, mega masher finding itself unable to attack its opponent properly without damage.

Pure Evil: Return of the Disc vs Killotine: EVO
The fight is one of the closest thus far, Killotine proving by far the more aggressive for most of the fight, ramming and axing its opponent with great tenacity. However eventually the thicker armour of Pure Evil and more powerful weapon lead to Killotine, despite its attacking, to be immobilised to after shocks to the internals.

Semi-finallists:
Tempest Evil-er-oution (1)
Infusion
Metal Sonic Spin Dash (3)
Acid Burn
Back to Rock 2
Wedga Revo 2.0 (6)
Pure Evil: Return of the Disc
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Heat H.
Chalkie 3G ( vs. Manic Monsoon
Chalkie is outclassed when it comes to manoeuvrability and pushing power and for much of the fight is merely slammed around the arena, the few hits of it€™s axe weapon it does get in prove ineffectual against the hardox. It is eventually unceremoniously pitted.

B2B vs. Catus Catus 8.1
B2B easily outmanoeuvres its feline foe, who finds it difficult to get its direction weapons into play. Mid way through the fight Catus does manage to get a hold of B2B in its jaws, however, it proves short lived as the grip is released when it doesn€™t achieve much and B2B makes its escape and shortly after the feline is pitted.

Manic Monsoon vs B2B
Manic Monsoon dominates much of the fight due to its stronger pushing power, however, a misjudged charge almost ends up with Monsoon in the pit later on. However, it narrowly recovers and after being flipped a few times and eventually succeeds in pitting B2B.

Semi-finals:
Tempest Evil-er-oution (1) vs. Pure Evil: Return of the Disc
Infusion vs. Manic Monsoon
Metal Sonic Spin Dash (3) vs. Back to Rock 2
Acid Burn vs. Wedga Revo 2.0 (6)

[kodster]

Vapourbot Grand Championships 2006

Predictionz:

Tempest
Manic Monsoon
Back to Rock
Wedga