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Flails are a loose hanging type of rotating weapon.

DefinitionEdit

A flail is a spinning weapon that dangles loosely, usually by a chain. When it gets up to speed, it "flails" around, hence the name. Flails were sometimes used in conjunction with Full-body spinners, their flexible designs helped prevent backlash to the robot's shell.

Advantages

The flailing motion of the blades increases the amount of kinetic energy they carry. This allows them to cause more damage than an equivalent rigid weapon.
Flails absorb shocks better than rigid blades.

Disadvantages

Flails are prone to breakage, which could leave the robot spinning wildly off-balance. Mauler was infamous for flipping itself due to stability issues.
A dangling flail can often restrict a robot's ability to self right.

Robot	Series Appearances with Flails	Notes
Caliban	Series 2	Pioneer of flails. Interchangable with a full-body spinner
Humdrum	US Series 1, Nickelodeon	Loanerbot
Inquisitor	Series 2	Was destroyed by Razer before it had the chance to be used.
Jackson Wallop	Series 7	Attached to a spinning disc. Largest body-to-weapon ratio allowed
Joker	US Season 2, Nickelodeon	Attached to an angled spinning disc
Mace	Series 2-3	The flail weapon prevented Mace 2 from self-righting in the Semi-Finals.
Mauler	Series 3	Not allowed to compete due to safety concerns.
The Parthian Shot	Series 2	Never made it into the arena
Tornado	Series 7	One of its interchangable weapons
Victor 2	Series 3	Interchangable with a lawnmower blade
Whirling Dervish	Series 2
Whirlpool 70	Extreme Series 1