Favourite Robots

[Natef]

Terrorhurtz was good, too!

[GoldenFox93]

beat Cassius II!

Eat that fanboi    But even if it did, it was more down to cunning driving skill than actual destruction, unlike with some of Pussycat's other opponents :P

Killerhurtz was a fantastic robot. I'd say it was the best UK bot to have car steering. Shame it didn't do as well as it did in the US, though.

Nooooo way

MeggaMouse FTW :D

At least Killerhurtz had the ability to do real damage without flipping itself over  :3

But MeggaMouse has a flipper :P

And Killerhurtz can self-right 

you sure bout that.

Anyway Terrorhurtz was way better IMO.
Shame about it's luck.

Killerhurtz was best at driving in battlebots (basically as there is no pit) but PA was by far the better driver when there is a pit.

Yes it could, actually. You watch it in the Northern Annihilator and its battles against Biohazard and Little Sister in Battlebots. The only reason it didn't when fighting Chaos 2 was because the chain driving its axe broke.

[ty4er]

I never got to see it in battlebots or an annihilator.
Lemme go looky.
Andpussycat deserved that win with that move :P
And if it was a fight of actual destruction, we would obviously know the winner.

EDIT: 10:21
Cannot self-right on it's own from what i see :P

[Conraaa]

Terrorhurtz was good, too!

I've sat next to terrorhurtz.
Epitome of awesome.

[FOTEPX]

Someone needs to make a HW Ring Spinner with some massive teeth on it.

[GoldenFox93]

Andpussycat deserved that win with that move :P
And if it was a fight of actual destruction, we would obviously know the winner.

Indeed- as much as I hate to admit it, it was a clever manouver by Pussycat- almost like something you'd see in a bullfight, except with a Polycarbonate Bull armed with a Flip-up Paddle and Pit-escaping Spike.
 
But destruction? I'm not certain. From what I saw, the original round blade wasn't too powerful (notice how it barely grazed Hammerhead in the fight prior), whilst Cassius II, until it drove into the pit, was doing well against Pussycat, immediately slamming into it and knocking it around with the pneumatic spike.

[ty4er]

Andpussycat deserved that win with that move :P
And if it was a fight of actual destruction, we would obviously know the winner.

Indeed- as much as I hate to admit it, it was a clever manouver by Pussycat- almost like something you'd see in a bullfight, except with a Polycarbonate Bull armed with a Flip-up Paddle and Pit-escaping Spike.
 
But destruction? I'm not certain. From what I saw, the original round blade wasn't too powerful (notice how it barely grazed Hammerhead in the fight prior), whilst Cassius II, until it drove into the pit, was doing well against Pussycat, immediately slamming into it and knocking it around with the pneumatic spike.

Well yes, but how much damage was that spike doing?
It was just pushing it around, no dents or anything from what i see.
And it was because the blade was spinning the wrong way, had it been spinning the other way it would've done more damage.
However i will agree it wouldn't have done much damage either way.
I just found it quite funny with all the boasting about being able to escape the pit and then falling straight in there and not being able to get out :P

[GoldenFox93]

I just found it quite funny with all the boasting about being able to escape the pit and then falling straight in there and not being able to get out :P

I think it was mainly due to falling in at an angle, thereby wedging it so that its back wasn't touching the bottom of the pit. That's why it didn't work  :/

[ty4er]

I just found it quite funny with all the boasting about being able to escape the pit and then falling straight in there and not being able to get out :P

I think it was mainly due to falling in at an angle, thereby wedging it so that its back wasn't touching the bottom of the pit. That's why it didn't work  :/

I figured that one
Pretty neat idea, until it doesn't work :P

[Natef]

Would it have done better without the spike?

[GoldenFox93]

Would it have done better without the spike?

No- that was to give it an effective secondary weapon with two purposes. Without it, it would have been too light, as well.

[MassimoV]

I thought Disruptor was a neat robot. I wish the team brought that back instead of excalibur.

[GoldenFox93]

I thought Disruptor was a neat robot. I wish the team brought that back instead of excalibur.

I liked it too, but its main problem was that its saw couldn't get opponents that were low down- Panic Attack was a prime example, allowing it to get under it and push it down the pit.

[GoldenFox93]

Mortis was another favourite of mine during the series- with its lifter and tanto blade (which could strike with the force of a .38 Magnum fired at point-blank range, three times a second at least) weaponry and great staying power, it proved itself to be a strong and resiliant competitor. Even though it only reached the Semis once, it winning the War of Independence in Series 4 definitely proved to be a CMOA for it.

[NFX]

Mortis was another favourite of mine during the series- with its lifter and tanto blade (which could strike with the force of a .38 Magnum fired at point-blank range, three times a second at least) weaponry and great staying power, it proved itself to be a strong and resiliant competitor. Even though it only reached the Semis once, it winning the War of Independence in Series 4 definitely proved to be a CMOA for it.

Mortis never had the best luck, did it? I think the main problem was its large ground clearance. It had a vast, gaping chasm underneath that Behemoth, Gravedigger and Steg 2 all exploited. If the gap was smaller, it would have done much better. Having said that, I think the axe/lifter combination did make it one of the most versatile bots in the arena at the time, maybe ever.

[GarvinTheGreat]

Voting is closed. Congrats to Chaos2 and Tornado as they are you guyses(Yooper talk) favorite robot!
Razer and Panic Attack in second,and Roadblock in third. Typhoon2 got last and nobody voted for him.
The new poll is up.

[freeziez]

Battlebots. 9 years straight.

[GoldenFox93]

Mortis was another favourite of mine during the series- with its lifter and tanto blade (which could strike with the force of a .38 Magnum fired at point-blank range, three times a second at least) weaponry and great staying power, it proved itself to be a strong and resiliant competitor. Even though it only reached the Semis once, it winning the War of Independence in Series 4 definitely proved to be a CMOA for it.

Mortis never had the best luck, did it? I think the main problem was its large ground clearance. It had a vast, gaping chasm underneath that Behemoth, Gravedigger and Steg 2 all exploited. If the gap was smaller, it would have done much better. Having said that, I think the axe/lifter combination did make it one of the most versatile bots in the arena at the time, maybe ever.

It did sort out the problem on Battlebots by having Titanium Skirts installed around the edges, and a lower front plate- presumably added with the extra weight Battlebots allowed.
 
But indeed, with that gaping ground clearance, all it really took to defeat Mortis was a well-armoured Flipper. That's what those three did- turned it over and didn't give it a chance to recover and get the axe into play- that was key in all of those fights.
 
With the lowered clearance though, it also did fairly well in Battlebots, beating Tazbot in the Pay-per-view Tournament, picking up the "Most Aggressive Robot" award, and reaching the last 16 of the last one it fought in, only losing out to Nightmare.

[GarvinTheGreat]

The Tazbot vs Mortis was on the BB 1999 World Championship DVD. I have it.

[GoldenFox93]

The Tazbot vs Mortis was on the BB 1999 World Championship DVD. I have it.

Oh really? Any chance of uploading it?