Forum:Series 7 League 16 Robot Rumble

The four Grand Finalists have been decided, and are eager to compete in the final group of this tournament. But while they patch themselves up, we might as well commence the 16 Robot Rumble. Every single Rumble Play-off winner is looking to prove themselves by winning the Rumble, after having their main competition ambitions be ended far too soon. Will who be the last robot standing? To find out, we must LET THE WARS BEGIN!

13 Black vs Atomic vs Behemoth vs Chip vs Fluffy vs Gyrobot vs Iron-Awe 2.1 vs Kan-Opener vs Mayhem vs Panic Attack vs Rick vs Storm 2 vs Terrorhurtz vs The Kraken vs Tsunami vs UFO
Like with all Rumbles on the Wiki, the same rules apply. When voting, you must describe in detail the battle and its outcome. This includes explaining why each robot will be eliminated, and which machine you think will be the last robot standing. When eliminating or declaring a robot the winner, please put their names in bold. This battle will not go to the judges; instead, the Rumble will continue should a tie occur, allowing those who did not vote for the tied robots break the deadlock in the second voting round. Remember: Try to give a full description of the battle, because this is more likely to convince others to support your view of the Rumble. And always be aware of the dreaded edit conflicts! {| class="wikitable" !13 Black !Atomic !Behemoth !Chip !Fluffy !Gyrobot !Iron-Awe 2.1 !Kan-Opener !Mayhem !Panic Attack !Rick !Storm 2 !Terrorhurtz !The Kraken !Tsunami ! colspan="3"|UFO
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 * AtomicHQ.png
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 * Chip.png
 * Fluffy7.JPG
 * Gyrobot.jpg
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 * Iron Awe 2.1.JPG
 * KanOpenerS7.png
 * Mayhem.png
 * Mayhem.png
 * Panic Attack 7.jpg
 * Rick s5 mag.png
 * Storm II S7.png
 * Storm II S7.png
 * Terrorhurtz EX2.png
 * The Kraken side view.jpg
 * Tsunami S7.png
 * Tsunami S7.png
 * colspan="3"|Ufos7.png
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SpaceManiac888
For this Rumble, I have decided to group robots together based on the reason I think they will be eliminated. Let's see how this goes:


 * Flip of doom candidates: Robots should have a reliable self-righting mechanism or at least be invertible for Series 7 in general, let alone the Rumble. So, sadly this means that 13 Black, Panic Attack, The Kraken and UFO (as it can be side-stranded) will be the first to fall.


 * DON'T BRING WHEELS INTO THE ARENA!: To survive in the Rumble, try to at least give the robot's locomotion some protection. Considering there are some dangerous spinners in this Rumble, Mayhem and Rick are not going to last long, I'm afraid.


 * Glass cannons: A robot's self-righting mechanisms and internals must be reliable, otherwise it is going to be eliminated by flippers and pressure respectively. Atomic and Iron-Awe 2.1 are out, because both experienced self-righting issues at some point in Series 7, which will be exploited in this Rumble. Meanwhile, Chip and Fluffy will start off strongly, but attacks from others should result in both breaking down.


 * Out of puff too early: A Rumble is gruelling, and only certain robots can survive long-term. Gyrobot's spinner had reliability issues if I remember correctly, which is likely to cost it dearly, since it is likely to be pushed around by opponents soon afterwards, possibly into the pit. Meanwhile, Tsunami's flipper had limited CO2, which is likely to be waste throughout its duration. Overturned too many times, it will be left inverted.


 * Too vulnerable to specific weaponry: Some robots are reliable, have secure locmotion, have reliable self-righting mechanisms (or are invertible), and can keep going for a long duration. Despite this, they might be too vulnerable to certain weaponry, which overtime will prove too much for them to constantly withstand. Kan-Opener and Terrorhurtz are facing multiple spinners, which are likely to exploit their flanks. Their vulnerability to spinners will cost both robots dearly.


 * Down to two: So, we are down to Behemoth and Storm 2, both of whom I think are well-rounded robots. So, who will come out on top? For me, Storm 2 will be the last to fall. Now, Storm 2 would overwhelm Behemoth in a standard one-on-one encounter, since Storm 2 has the better ground clearance and pushing power. However, in a Rumble scenario, Storm 2 is generally more vulnerable to spinners (who might cause damage similar to what Storm 2 suffered against Typhoon 2), but more importantly, flippers like Atomic and Tsunami. One flip is all it takes to invert Storm 2 and nullify its pushing power and ground clearance. Furthermore, Storm 2 cannot drive like a bat out of hell forever; it will tire out eventually. I think that as long as it plays its cards right, Behemoth will capitalise on a tired Storm 2, and use its decent pushing power and scoop to shove Storm 2 into the pit.

Therefore, Behemoth gets my vote. SpaceManiac888  (Talk)  15:47, May 19, 2019 (UTC)


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