Coincidence or unfortunate luck?[]
I noted somethings about this heat and heat B of War 7 is the similar draw. Here are the things I noted-
- Both heats have Big Nipper and another FRA Heavyweight Champion (TR2 and Terrorhurtz)
- The other FRA Champions managed to win their original titles a year before/after Robot Wars began/ended.
- Big Nipper had managed to defeat both teams (Toon Army and Team Hurtz) at some point in their lives.
- Both heats could have Big Nipper face the other FRA Champion in either the head to heads/round 2 or the heat final.
- Both of the robots feature an axe powered by CO2.
- Both heats have at least one other flipper and spinner, as well as a team that would do well with featherweights.
And possibly many more things. So here is a question that may never get answered, but it was worth a shot at - was Big Nipper deliberately drawn into this heat or was by sure coincidence that both heats feature similarities? --WolfwingandSlaveLeia (talk) 13:50, August 3, 2016 (UTC)
- Absolutely a coincidence. Mentorn don't care about 'amateur competitions'. I doubt even Thermidor's rematch with Chompalot and Team Mouse was intentional. ToastUltimatum 16:09, August 3, 2016 (UTC)
Draw for round 1[]
According to reddit, the draw for round 1 is - DTK, Edge Hog, Buxton and Wooden robot. Nipper, Biggest Brother, Star and not Newcastle. Your friendly neighborhood - --WolfwingandSlaveLeia (talk) 17:39, August 6, 2016 (UTC)
- In that case I predict DTK and King B for Battle 1 and Or Te and TR2 for Battle 2.Diotoir the son of nemesis (talk) 17:48, August 6, 2016 (UTC)
- Little disappointed that Overdozer isn't against Supernova, but oh well. CrashBash (talk) 17:58, August 6, 2016 (UTC)
- Blimey, that is one dangerous round 1 battle there with TR2, Or Te, Supernova and Big Nipper. 4 of the 5 best robots in the heat there. Not that I'm complaining much, it should be a terrific battle, but you are right, Supernova and Overdozer would have been amazing. I predict Dantomkia, Glitterbomb, TR2 and Or Te to go through. The R A Z 3R (talk) 18:56, August 6, 2016 (UTC)
- I'd stick by King B, maybe it can stay manoeuvrable enough to stay in, or Dantomkia will leave it be like in series 7 round 1. RelicRaider (talk) 22:49, August 6, 2016 (UTC)
- Blimey, that is one dangerous round 1 battle there with TR2, Or Te, Supernova and Big Nipper. 4 of the 5 best robots in the heat there. Not that I'm complaining much, it should be a terrific battle, but you are right, Supernova and Overdozer would have been amazing. I predict Dantomkia, Glitterbomb, TR2 and Or Te to go through. The R A Z 3R (talk) 18:56, August 6, 2016 (UTC)
- Little disappointed that Overdozer isn't against Supernova, but oh well. CrashBash (talk) 17:58, August 6, 2016 (UTC)
- I'd pick Glitterbomb because bladed axes aren't as effective as spiked axes against King Buxton, but I agree that it's a bit of a waste to guarantee that two veterans won't even make it past round 1 (considering that we've already lost Razer, Bonk, Tough As Nails and Kill-E-Crank-E in round 1). Toon Ganondorf (t c) 03:07, August 7, 2016 (UTC)
- I've just seen a post which suggests that the reddit post may be wrong...or right depending on what actually happens!Diotoir the son of nemesis (talk) 17:21, August 7, 2016 (UTC)
Camera editing[]
Is it just me, or was this episode the most badly edited episode yet?? Twice I heard the pit release go when the robots were no where near the pit release button, and there seemed to be a few sudden jumps between different camera angles, particularly for some of the Round 2 battles. It's a shame, this episode showed so many replays too, far more than usual (probably because most of the battles were shorter) seemed to crop up. Episode 2 was edited well, episode 1 not so much, but episode 3 was just bad. Some of the fights were good fun, mind you. The R A Z 3R (talk) 20:39, August 7, 2016 (UTC)
- There must have been a bit of a lull where not much action happened. Rather than showing the button being pressed, the pit was shown to drop just as a continuity thing more than anything. I must say, the holds on the league tables felt quite a bit longer than they usually do. Jimlaad43(talk) 20:36, August 7, 2016 (UTC)
- My biggest complaint was their insistence on extensive shots of roboteers and flashbacks when action was going on, especially in the Supernova fight. Toon Ganondorf (t c) 11:36, August 8, 2016 (UTC)
Axlebot[]
So whose this? It's not Chimera, its too long and the wheels look smaller and it looks like Mjollnir. Any ideas? Diotoir the son of nemesis (talk) 17:54, August 8, 2016 (UTC)
Monte...--Botomatic1000 (talk) 17:57, August 8, 2016 (UTC)
- Yeah thanks, forgot about them!Diotoir the son of nemesis (talk) 18:00, August 8, 2016 (UTC)
Write Up[]
I'll try to write the battle summaries today, if someone could grab at least 2 screenshots from each battle today, that would be a great help. Jimlaad43(talk) 08:05, August 10, 2016 (UTC)