Votes for Typhoon 2
- Fantastic prediction CW555! Typhoon 2 is in this heat, and the Series 7 champs don't exactly have an easy start! Stinger is definitely a potential stumbling block, but Typhoon 2 is too well driven to let this happen. Stinger's reach with its mace, especially when it spins on the spot, will allow it to miss the teeth of Typhoon and Kan-Opener through the slanted top part of the cone. Of course, it will take just one shot breaking through the armour to stop Typhoon 2's spinner dead and leave it as a weaponless pusher, which we know it was awful at doing. However, Stinger's problem is that the Sit-and-Spin is basically it's only option to win this, so it'll have to do it all battle. Without Meltybrain, Stinger will spin in the same spot forever, and Typhoon isn't stupid enough to drive in at that. They'll just drive around the spinning robot and wait for Stinger to stop, change direction or slow down in general before striking a blow to the wheels of Stinger. The tyres will be massively vulnerable to Typhoon's spinner, and once they get a puncture, it's all over as Stinger won't be able to accurately or quickly spin on the spot to cause Typhoon issues. A shame to lose another Grand Finalist in round 1, but oh well... Jimlaad43(talk) 17:22, November 8, 2019 (UTC)
- The wheels are really vulnerable, and as soon as Typhoon 2 gets a hit, there is next to no chance for Stinger, as they can't perform to their best. Another Grand Finalists falls in Round 1, another big shock. Adster1005 17:33, November 8, 2019 (UTC)
- Called it! Honestly, I doubt Stinger's ability to 'Kan-Opener' Typhoon 2- there's no way that a blunt mace is piercing in the same way as a sharp jaw, and landing a good hit will just off the cone or knock Typhoon 2 away without slowing it down much. We know that Stinger doesn't like taking big impacts to the wheels, and big impacts are exactly what Typhoon 2 specialises in. Combatwombat555 (talk) 17:44, November 8, 2019 (UTC)
- Ouch, what an awful draw for Stinger. I think it'd have a win against most of the 'bots in this heat, but against Typhoon 2, it'll be knocked into submission by the FBS and knocked out easily. The top 8 'bot will have an easy road, but Typhoon 2 VS Corkscrew should be a really interesting fight if that ever happens... --TheyCallMeDoot (*doot doot*) 17:50, November 8, 2019 (UTC)
- Two of RW's greatest spinners come face to face, and sadly the exposed tyres make it no contest. Hogwild94 (talk) 18:41, November 8, 2019 (UTC)
- Stinger would have probably beaten nearly every single other robot here. Just stating the obvious because it has no chance here. CrashBash (talk) 19:41, November 8, 2019 (UTC)
- Stinger is one of my all time favourite robots so to see it face one of my "least inclined" robots and one that I can't see it beat is down right depressing. I almost swear Jim's hatred for axlebots that we've seen Infernal Contraption face Carbide and now Stinger face Typhoon 2 is done on purpose (of course it's all just coincidental :P) But yeah, Typhoon 2 probably won't KO Stinger as 13 Black, Fluffy, Pussycat and S3 (for the most part) failed to kill Stinger despite heavy weaponry but in all cases (except Fluffy) the spinner comes out on top for very good reason, damage is damage and Stinger is easy to damage. I wan Stinger to somehow pull a surprise all of a sudden but I sadly don't think that's the case...Diotoir the son of nemesis (talk) 21:18, November 8, 2019 (UTC)
- To be honest, I'm sad to see Stinger go because it would have been interesting to see how it would have fared against reboot robots. Anyway, if I were to ever rig it to remove my favourites there's no way I'd be that obvious. Jimlaad43(talk) 21:27, November 8, 2019 (UTC)
- Stinger was incredibly vulnerable to spinners, and I never really thought 13 Black's weaponry was all that effective to begin with. Typhoon is in a class of its own, and Stinger isn't the type of robot that can stop a spinner effectively before it gets up to speed, especially considering how Typhoon likes to be driven. You have to chase it down before you can stop it, and Stinger isn't fast enough to pull that off. Even if Stinger gets a hit in with its mace, the impact will be reduced by the cone shape of Typhoon's shell, and it certainly won't do more impact damage than Typhoon is capable of doing to itself. Badnik96 (talk) 21:22, November 8, 2019 (UTC)
- I think this battle will be quite an ineffective watch. I don't see Typhoon 2 getting much bite out of Stinger. The problem is, Stinger itself can't wear Typhoon 2 down. So we'll just wait for Stinger to either lose drive on one side, or just take a few of gashes and lose on a judges. NJGW (talk) 03:41, November 9, 2019 (UTC)
- Sick as a parrot. As much as I'd love to vote for Stinger as it could definitely put on a better show than most of Typhoon's Series 7 run-in, this will likely be a carbon copy of the S3 fight, with or without the final KO at the end. Datovidny (talk) 11:00, November 9, 2019 (UTC)
- Until Typhoon 2 runs into the brick wall of the reboot flippers, it's in path to do well in this deceptively strong heat. RIP Stinger. TOAST 11:48, November 9, 2019 (UTC)
- A painful draw for Stinger. Its past experiences against spinners like S3, Fluffy and 13 Black suggest that the wheels can't take many heavy hits before something goes wrong, even if at first glance the damage may only look superficial. Typhoon 2 to show the Cadet how it's done. VulcansHowl 12:36, November 9, 2019 (UTC)
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Votes for Stinger
- Honourable vote for one of my favourites. Typhoon 2 is an all-time great, this cannot be denied. But whenever it faced a non-flipper, it always seemed to suffer some damage, be it what Kan-Opener dealt to it, to X-Terminator dislodging one of its drive chains. Stinger is capable of delivering powerful blunt trauma, and is a robot that Typhoon 2 will struggle to properly attack due to its sit-and-spin attribute. My point is, will a powerful blow from Stinger's mace be capable of delivering a blow that will dislodge belts inside Typhoon 2? Considering what Stinger has been capable of doing in the past, it is very possible. Also, I suspect that blows to the wheels may not actually harm Stinger as much as some suggest, since they survived against other spinners. In my opinion, Stinger's blunt trauma is going to be more deadly to Typhoon 2 compared to what the full-body spinner can deliver in return. If Stinger hits a drive belt, Typhoon 2 is in danger of losing the other. If Stinger damages the weapon's internals, it is game over for the Scottish machine. And one final thought... Stinger could bend the flag at the top of its opponent, which will not prevent Typhoon 2 from moving, but will certainly make the spinner more difficult to control, in a battle where control is vita. SpaceManiac888 (Talk) 17:59, November 8, 2019 (UTC)
- I'll give Stinger my support here. Yes they have exposed wheels, but the only robot to cause visible damage to Stinger's wheels was Pussycat, driven by none other than David Gribble. Stinger faced big spinners on four occasions and despite being immobilised twice in their Series 6 melee and in their Series 5 heat final by S3, they did survive to judges' decisions against both 13 Black and Fluffy, perhaps suggesting that this may not be the walkover that people may anticipate. Stinger's an awkward beast to fight at the best of times, and if they can disrupt Typhoon 2's spin-up at any point in this match, then I believe Stinger has as much chance of causing internal damage to Typhoon as vice versa. Outright aggression could win Stinger this match, as Typhoon 2 has proven to struggle against robots that aren't scared to come at them - see SJ, Storm 2, or what could've been with Atomic. Typhoon may not take this on damage either, as Stinger's design revolves around having no juicy panels or excess armour for Typhoon 2 to tear away, à la Hammerhead 2 or Iron-Awe 2.1. If Stinger can survive the clock and fight as we know they can fight, then I truly believe they can take this, as much as this vote may be in vain. SFCJack (talk) 20:06, November 8, 2019 (UTC)
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