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75: Slightly Below Average

Released Saturday, 2nd May 2020

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75: Slightly Below Average

Saturday, 2nd May 2020

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Front matter
- Actual robot building
  - Secret projects
  - The difficulties of driving and winning fights
RTNCTI
- A reminder of the rules
- This episode’s fixtures (no spoilers)
  - Tauron (S10) vs Cobalt
  - Valkyrie vs Orte
  - Concussion (S10) vs Lockjaw (2018)
  - HUGE vs The Kegs
  - Escape Velocity vs The Ringmaster
  - Death Roll vs Apollo (S9)
  - Red Devil (2018) vs Ironside 3 (S9)
  - Kraken vs Big Nipper
- !!!!!!VERY MILD SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!!
  - Tauron (S10) vs Cobalt
    - Tauron
      - S10 - ’the less boaty one'
    - Cobalt
      - The diet Carbide which predates Carbide
    - Ryan has range
  - Valkyrie vs Or Te
    - Two robots
  - Concussion (S10) vs Lockjaw (2018)
    - Concussion
      - All versions combined
    - Lockjaw
      - Spinny Lockjaw rather than jaw-y Lockjaw
      - Concussion did actually knock Tracktion out (or critically damage it) in the 10-way rumble
  - HUGE vs The Kegs
    - HUGE
      - HUGE beat HUGE on a JD in the 2019 season
    - The Kegs
      - Delightfully odd
  - Escape Velocity vs The Ringmaster
    - Escape Velocity
      - Extra armour or minibot?
    - The Ringmaster
      - A reliable ring spinner?
  - Death Roll vs Apollo (S9)
    - Death Roll
      - An old argument comes full circle
    - Apollo
      - Re-versioning?
        Re-versioning!
  - Red Devil (2018) vs Ironside 3 (S9)
    - Red Devil
      - Finding the average robot
      - The plow
        And how it won’t ultimately help
    - Ironside 3
      - Re-versioning
    - 6-1: “a bit one-sided”
  - Kraken vs Big Nipper
    - Kraken
      - So beautifully made it looks like a render
    - Big Nipper
      - Spinny, not grabby
The rest of the round
- Chomp vs WAR Hawk
- Lycan vs TR2
- Tombstone vs Reality
- Monsoon vs Captain Shrederator
- Overhaul vs Bronco
- Basilisk vs Whiplash
- Expulsion (S10) vs Carbide (S10)
- Supernova (S9) vs Eruption (S10)
- PP3D vs Nuts 2 (S10)
- The Four Horsemen vs Sharkoprion
- Overdrive (2015) vs Beast
- Minotaur (2018) vs Brutus (2016)
- Vulture vs Iron-Awe 6
- RAPID (S10) vs Subzero
- Invader vs Witch Doctor (2018)
- Razorback (2016) vs Complete Control (2016)
- Magnetar vs Hypothermia
- Cherub vs Beta
- Double Jeopardy vs DUCK!
- Crushtacean vs SOW
- Biteforce (2018) vs Plan X
- Photon Storm vs RotatoR
- Storm 2 vs Sabretooth (S9)
- Free Shipping vs Bombshell (2016)
Aftershow: brushless motors