Saturday, July 23, 2022

Story Post: Bout #13: Annoy-o-Tron vs DuckTank [Trapdoorspyder vs SupernovaStarbright]

There appears to be a man in the crowd today wearing head to toe red robes, screaming “RAFA NADAAAAAAAAL” at the top of his lungs. Only in BlogBot, right?

Oh - it’s starting!

TO MY LEFT! The irritation of the workstation, the pest of the best, piloted by Trapdoorspyder and starting in position 4, IT’S…. ANNOY-O-TRON!

AND TO MY RIGHT! If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, IT’S PROBABLY A TON OF METAL DEATH! Operated by SupernovaStarbright and starting in position 17, IT’S… DUCKTANK!

AND BETWEEN THEM!

The crowd gasps…

BETWEEN THEM! YOU’LL SALUTE WHEN REFERRING TO HIM - IN POSITION 10 - IT’S THE COLONEL!

THREE!... TWO!... ONE! ACTIVATE!

The two operator Bots are circling warily, clearly unsure of how to respond tactically to the presence of the burly, bristling house bot. Annoy-o-Tron nudges forward to position 7, just out of the Colonel’s range, while the Colonel sketchs out a patrol pattern in the middle of the arena, keeping the competitors at bay. DuckTank starts inching forward, but Annoy-o-Tron has had enough, and plants itself, Trapdoorspyder clearly waiting to see if the fight can resolve itself without his intervention! The Colonel continues to circle while DuckTank creeps forward, but after a second the Colonel’s patrol ends - it has fixed its view on Annoy-o-Tron!

DuckTank makes use of this focus to sneak up behind the Colonel and rams it from behind! It’s a big hit but it leaves DuckTank in a precarious spot - the explosion tile underneath the Bot shocks it upwards, Loosening all of its joints! The startled Sargent bumps but does not react! Annoy-o-Tron is still watching but DuckTank spots an opportunity and shoves, jabbing out its battering ram for extra effect - and now the Colonel is on Annoy-o-Tron’s lap, DuckTank having delivered the House Bot right to its opponent’s front yard!

Annoy-o-Tron reacts with its giant axe - slam, right into the chassis of the poor House Bot! The Colonel never asked for this, to be ganged up on in this way! And to make matters worse, the Colonel is on a flame tile and is being Scorches by licking fire!

The Colonel tries to shove Annoy-o-Tron away but it doesn’t have the power in its motor - it just bumps into him ineffectually five times - while DuckTank is stuck behind the Colonel, trying to pish forward but in vain as the combined weight of the two bots can’t shift!

Down comes the axe again - and again - and again! It’s carnage but the Colonel can’t take it - after a few more chops its chassis is shattered! Normally that would be the end of it but this is a house bot so the end of the bout doesn’t trigger! For long minutes we’re stuck in the status quo - DuckTank trying to push past the corpse of the Corporal, Annoy-o-Tron contenting himself to run up a cricket score of strikes on the stricken House Bot! After fifteen or so axe blows, the judges indicate that neither Bot has tally - as blows to the House Bot don’t count - so we’re going to sudden death!

Does either Bot have anything left in the can? It looks like no - and after a few seconds, the ring of explosions makes its way to position 7, and Annoy-o-Tron is send flying into the air, its Chassis entirely shattered. That’s it - the match is called!

DuckTank wins by TKO!

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