Nexus

## Overview

Nexus is a customized Nuts and Bots flipper. It is a red flipper with its name stylised on the front, It then acquired fins on the back of the robot once it competed after Battle of the Youtubers. The fins were initally built in a complex, more angular shape with tiny projections before it was swapped out for simplistic triangular fins for Series 2 and later events. Series 2 also introduced Nexus with a horizontal rail along the top of the flipper to inhibit robots from driving over it. It is the representative robot for Votesaxon07.

Nexus currently has not lost a single battle (excluding test battles before its debut) and it also tied with Maverick in the Pinball Warrior competition with a score of 215. Its toughest opponents are usually fellow flippers but it was able to pull off a feat of defeating 2 competent flippers after losing its partner for the majority of the Tag Team match.

## Robot History

### Battle of the Youtubers

   **Nexus vs Iron Awe vs Terrorhurtz**

House Robot: Matilda

The fight started with Terrorhurtz and Nexus meeting in the middle before Nexus flipped Iron Awe. Nexus flipped Terrorhurtz soon after. Nexus freed Terrorhurtz from the wall as Matilda was bullying Iron Awe's remains. Nexus pushed Terrorhurtz into the top right CPZ so Matilda could deal with it, but Terrorhurtz was caught by the floor flipper which sent it to the center of the arena. Nexus didn't like that and flipped Terrorhurtz again. Nexus then flipped Matilda because she was in its way of the pit release tire. Nexus then activated the pit, but it didn't need to because it was the only robot still moving. Nexus moved on to the heat semifinals while Terrorhurtz and Iron Awe were sent to the robot rampage.

   **Nexus vs Nuts**

House Robot: Sgt. Bash

The fight started with Nuts spinning up and Nexus being tentative to start. Nexus then tried to flip Nuts out of the arena but failed. Nexus then began to chase Nuts around the arena. Nuts then got a flail stuck in Sgt. Bash's fake flamethrower allowing Nexus to come in and flip them both. Nuts was struggling to get free from Sgt. Bash as Nexus opened the pit. Nexus then flipped Nuts and Sgt. Bash, freeing them. When Nuts spun up again, it got stuck in Sgt. Bash again. Nexus then went after Sgt. Bash and dumped it in the pit. Nuts almost drove itself into the pit soon after. Nexus advanced to the grand final while Nuts was sent to the 3rd place playoff.

**Nexus vs Rusty**

House robot: Matilda

The fight started with both robots charging at each other and getting their bearings in the arena. When Nexus got its first flip on Rusty, the little tag of Votesaxon07 was taken off by Rusty. Nexus then flipped Rusty back over. Soon after, the drop zone activated, sending a bouncy ball into the arena. In the ensuing confusion, Rusty got flipped by the floor flipper. Rusty wouldn't have that, so it used the floor flipper to self right and then pinned Nexus against the wall. Soon after, Nexus flipped Rusty again and again. Nexus then got flipped by the floor flipper and Rusty capitalized on that and pinned Nexus against the same wall. Rusty then activated the pit and pushed Nexus on the floor flipper, but that backfired and Rusty was flipped instead. Later, Nexus almost flipped Rusty into the pit, but Rusty escaped. Eventually, when Rusty tried to self right using the floor flipper, Rusty was flipped too far and ended up in the pit. Matilda then came out to attack Nexus but was then flipped and pushed into the pit. Nexus was now the champion of Antweight Anarchy: Battle of the Youtubers.

### Mega rumble

(This is basically its own thing.)

The fight started with everyone spinning up and going crazy as Carbide and the floor flipper threw Carbide and clusters of robots formed in the CPZs. Matilda then backed into Nexus as it was trying to break one of the clusters only to be axed by Terrorhurtz. Nexus then flipped Matilda (who rolled over back on her wheels), Concussion, and Tánshè in quick succession before flipping itself while going after Terrorhurtz while Carbide was using the floor flipper to right itself. Nexus then self righted and flipped Impulse. Hypno-Disc then went after Nexus only to be tossed back. Hypno-Disc put up a fight against Nexus which Matilda soon joined only to be flipped by an escaping Nexus. Nexus then went on a flipping rampage before opening the pit with Thor. Nexus then flipped several more robots before flipping Carbide into the pit. Nexus then focused its efforts on Anthony's Nuts before flipping it into the pit with Concussion. Matilda was Nexus' next victim after she tried to disrupt Nexus' attempt to flip Impulse in. Tough as Nails was up for grabs, so Nexus pushed it into the pit as well. Nexus then went after Terrorhurtz and OrangeDoseOverJuice's Nuts. Nexus flipped Terrorhurtz on the trap so it could focus on the remaining Nuts.

Nexus pushed Impulse into the pit as it was chasing down Nuts. Nexus then left Nuts alone for a while to go after other robots. Nexus then flipped Hypno-Disc into the pit and went after Tánshè next and pushed it in as well. Nexus used Terrorhurtz' dead state to throw OrangeDoseOverJuice's Nuts into the pit. After a long and drawn out struggle, Terrorhurtz accidentally reversed into the pit, leaving only Nexus and Thor. Nexus smelled blood and threw Thor out of the arena. Nexus was the only robot in the arena now and won by default.

### International Inferno

**Nexus vs Hit**

House Robot: Matilda

Nexus first had to fight Hit, the Antweight Anarchy Series 1 Runner-up, to qualify as the Northern Ireland representative in one of the most competitive battle in this event. Nexus got the first small flip in on Hit as it scrambled around at the start of the match. Both robots then began scurried near the arena grill, next to Matilda. Nexus was able to get a well-timed flip to throw Hit behind it. Hit easily shrugged it off with a clean self-righting. Matilda and the red robot was getting a bit confrontational so Hit easily flipped over Nexus which the robot had no trouble self-righting too. Afterwards, they kept the aggression. However, they started missing their flips until Nexus was overturned by Hit with a good flip. Nexus pirouetted on its side before self-righting normally. It wedged under the purple robot and was able to ram it into the wall. Hit barely avoided the floor flipper which gave Nexus an excellent chance to flip Hit out of the arena. It scored its second OOTA and that handed it an impressive win.

**Nexus vs Tough as Nails**

House Robot: Matilda

Both robots clashed with hasty box rushes, Tough as Nails tried to regain full control and some distance away from Nexus but it was flipped soon after. Nexus impulsively drove over the floor flipper to continue pursuit. Once Matilda intercepted, Nexus ploughed and toss them away. The red machine got another flip that effectively overturned Matilda onto its back as well as throwing Tough as Nails about. The two antweights made their way back to the same floor flipper area where Tough as Nails was constantly fed to the flipper. The claw bot still proceeded with its escape from the flurry of flips. Nexus failed an Out of the Arena flip as Tough as Nails safely fled. The claw bot struggled to fight back as its electronics dangled out and it got flipped onto them. After another floor flipper hurl, the claw bot righted itself but shortly after, it got flipped out of the arena.

**Nexus vs Jester**

House Robot: Matilda

The fight started with Nexus flipping Jester and Jester running away. Nexus made the mistake of driving on the floor flipper while chasing down Jester and was thrown back into its starting gate. Nexus then opened the pit and it was only a matter of time before Jester fell in.

**Nexus vs Polaris**

House Robot: Matilda

The fight started with both bots jostling for position before Nexus took control of the fight, flipping Polaris whenever and wherever it could including the pit button which opened the pit. Eventually, one of Nexus' OOTA attempts succeeded and Polaris was thrown out of the arena. Nexus was now the champion of Antweight Anarchy: International Inferno.

### International Inferno 2

**Nexus vs Smash vs Tough as Nails**

Representing Northern Ireland, Nexus fought against Tough as Nails from the Netherlands and newcomer, Smash from Australia. Smash decided to stay in place while Tough as Nails and Nexus missed their box rushes. Smash attempted to strike as it paced itself in between two other bots but got flipped by Nexus shortly after. Nexus would then flip Tough as Nails onto the overturned Smash with good timing. Nexus decided to flip over both robots, which turned over Smash onto its wheel. Nexus tried to launch Smash again but the disc struck the flipper hard enough to propel Nexus away and onto its back - It also lost a disc tooth in the process. Smash then proceeded to get stuck on the pit, likely due to its tail and wedge. Nexus activated the pit but the spinner bot was still suspended on the pit. After some exchanges of Nexus and Tough as Nails, Nexus flipped a pirouetting Tough as Nails before pushing Smash so it could descend into the pit. Nexus continued its pursuit on Tough as Nails, trying its best to get a good flip on it. The claw bot then manically circle and swerve around in the pit before falling into the pit itself as Nexus was still a distance away. Nexus won the battle via the Pit.

**Nexus vs Jester vs Fox Fire vs Rusty vs Smidsy**

Nexus was chosen to compete in a miscellaneous rumble that does not affect International Inferno 2. All the robots began scrambling around the arena in the beginning. Nexus went to try to get a good flip on anyone close. Suddenly, Smidsy charged right through Jester and then into Nexus and Rusty. Nexus, Rusty and Jester collided with each other afterwards. Nexus targetted Fox Fire but it backed off. After more wandering, Nexus continued hunting down Fox Fire but was intervened by Rusty shoving Fox Fire into wall. Rusty backed itself into the pit release tire and activated the pit. Rusty then came behind Nexus before stopping short as well as Jester coming from behind Rusty but reversed itself into the side gate. Nexus nearly flipped Jester out of the arena and soon after, tossing Rusty to the side as it was shoving Smidsy. Jester would then reverse itself all the way into the pit.

Smidsy slid under Nexus and the red flipper freed itself by flipping frantically. The inverted Rusty would contest with Smidsy again and Nexus returned to pursuing Fox Fire, lightly tossing at the wall. Nexus handed another flip to the upended Rusty, righting it. Fox Fire took the chance to gain some distance from the battle. Smidsy would then charge into Fox Fire, ramming it against the side gate. Nexus flipped Rusty towards the pit but barely missed it. Rusty would receive another flip to back of Nexus while Smidsy successfully disposed Fox Fire into the pit.

Later, Nexus wedged under both Smidsy and Rusty. Smidsy was overturned while Rusty backed up before crashing into the wall. Nexus scooped under Smidsy before approaching Rusty, who is resting on the floor flipper. With great speed, Rusty darted off. Nexus tried to find a good opening as Smidsy went to duke it out with Rusty. Nexus then pushed Smidsy onto the floor flipper, letting it be driven over by Rusty. Nexus pushed it back on the floor flipper before executing another flip - which was ineffective. Rusty managed to push Smidsy to the other wall despite being upside down. This allowed Nexus to come from behind and flip both of them. Rusty was now in its original position. Rusty wedged under Nexus that was carrying Smidsy and tackled it against the side gate. This caused smidsy to be propelled out of the arena with the help of a flip.

Rusty and Nexus proceeded with their offensive exchanges. Nexus was slowly getting Rusty nearer to the pit. Rusty then backed away as it was inverted again and Nexus persisted with its aggression. The foxy robot outmaneuvered Nexus from the top right corner. Rusty then guide Nexus near the pit, Nexus gave another flip. Rusty reared towards the wall and tried to right itself over. Nexus got under Rusty but it simply climbed out. Rusty got itself righted and charged into Nexus from behind. Nexus slammed into the wall, flipped itself away from the corner. Nexus capitalised on Rusty driving onto its wedge and flipped it into the pit.

**Nexus vs Mantis**

Nexus, having advanced to the Semi-Final round, had to battle an injured Mantis from England. Mantis drove away from Nexus. Nexus then came into flip Mantis over before flipping it back onto its wheel. Mantis backed up against the wall before moving forward to get flipped by Nexus constantly. More debris from Mantis littered the ground from each flip. Mantis retreated and tried to shove Nexus from the side but Nexus easily shrugged it off. Mantis then activated the pit before attempting to lure Nexus. Nexus got Mantis cornered and delivered a barrage of flips to it. As Mantis landed on its back on the grill, Nexus flipped it once more but this time, peeling the top panel of Mantis. Mantis fled from Nexus and drove straight into the edge of the pit. Half of Mantis was above the pit and Nexus simply flipped it into the pit, Nexus obtained the painless victory from the undemanding task. Nexus would proceed to fight in the Final round.

**Nexus vs Hit & Run**

Nexus fought Hit & Run, representing America in the Grand Final for the International Inferno title. Hit & Run drove over Nexus' wedge and got flipped over. Hit & Run started driving frantically around the arena. Hit & Run was able to attack Nexus with its sawblades but was overturned on its side by the floor flipper. Nexus simply shrugged it off and once Hit & Run self-righted, the flipper turned it over on its side again. The saw-wheeled bot would slide around the arena on its side, struggling to get back down correctly. Nexus was hesitant to flip Hit & Run, which allowed Hit & Run to flip itself back over on its wheels with the floor flipper before driving itself into the pit as it tried to re-direct from the arena gate. Thus, Nexus won the event and is now the two-time, undefeated International Inferno champion.

### Tinsel Torment

#### Tag Team Terror

**Rusty & Nexus vs Red Devil & Esper**

House Robot: Matilda

Esper immediately box-rushed towards Nexus, followed by Rusty coming from behind. Red Devil chose to stay out of the first advance. Esper got under both Nexus & Rusty. Nexus failed its flip and got toppled over while Rusty was flung lightly by Esper. The tag teams split up into two in opposite corners with Red Devil dealing with Rusty and Esper with Nexus. Red Devil flipped over Rusty but Rusty was able to ram Red Devil using its rear, stopping Red Devil from retracting the flipper. Red Devil continued flipping Rusty, Rusty managed to self-right after one more attempt. Esper's target has shifted from Nexus to Rusty. Rusty maneuvered away swiftly. Nexus landed a nice flip on Esper. The inverted Esper drove away and Nexus began chasing it down and accidentally flipping Rusty over. Red Devil, lurking in the corner, got a flip on Rusty and righted its opponent. Meanwhile, Esper self-righted and slid underneath Nexus. Nexus managed to escape from the ram and light flips from Esper. as it pursued Nexus, Red Devil came dangerously close to being launched by the floor flipper.

Esper activated the pit before approaching Nexus once more. Red Devil turned around to face the rushing foxy bot approaching behind it. Rusty shoved Red Devil into the wall and Esper shoved Nexus to the corner but only getting overturned by a push. Red Devil flipped Rusty over and his teammate was tossed onto its back by carelessly driving onto the floor flipper. Esper still had no problem getting back on its wheel. Nexus came charging into both robots as Rusty still laid upended along with Matilda, having been previously toppled off-screen, Nexus stopped attacking the two flippers and assisted Rusty onto its wheels, with Esper getting under it. Rusty was then counted out while the flippers continued their exchange with them occasionally flipped by the floor flipper. Red Devil focused its attention on Nexus as it was flipped by Esper. There were more expeditious trading of flips between the tag team and Nexus. Nexus got hurled up by the floor flipped and Nexus continued getting double-teamed. Esper then pushed Nexus into Matilda while Red Devil kept its distance. Esper rammed the self-righting Nexus towards the direction of the pit. Nexus got out of Esper's wedge but it became trapped between Red Devil and the smiling flipper. Nexus narrowly fled by driving over the edge of the pit.

Nexus charged towards Red Devil and by no surprise, it was tackled by both robots with Esper being the more aggressive. Esper nearly rammed Nexus into the pit from behind but Nexus simply turned away and baited Esper into the pit. However, Esper barely reversed away from the wedge. Nexus was tossed by the floor flipper by Esper, who maintained his animosity against him. Red Devil resumed its involvement in the battle and helped Esper bully Nexus. Nexus sped away again. Esper chased Nexus and pushed it onto the floor flipper, in the hopes of an OOTA. Nexus was still in the arena fortunately while Red Devil flipped the immobile Rusty. The tag team cornered Nexus yet again but Nexus put up a steady resistance.

Esper was still relentless on its assault on Nexus. Red Devil tried to help but almost got Esper out of the arena through the gap between the gate and the wall. Esper continued trading flips with Nexus and it was tossed by the floor flipper again but landed on its wheel As Red Devil closed in on the undefeated machine and shoved it around, Esper was flipped over onto the floor flipper. Esper was then thrown directly into the pit with a few bounces, leaving Red Devil to fend for itself. Red Devil and Nexus began driving around each other for an opening and Nexus certainly took advantage of one. It smoothly flipped Red Devil into the pit, ending the prolonged match.

Nexus still retained its winning streak after the unexpected triumph despite having a handi-cap for the majority of the match.

**Rusty & Nexus vs Thunder Wing Doom Slayer & Mini B**

House Robot: Matilda

The Tag Team Finals match started with Nexus flipping Mini B and Thunder Wing Doom Slayer and Rusty released the pit. Nexus began having a shoving contest with Mini B before Rusty reversed into the antweight bulldozer to the wall, using its self-righter tail. Nexus flipped both of them before Rusty scurried off. Thunder Wing Doom Slayer started driving over Rusty, entangling them before they got launched near the pit by the floor flipper. Rusty decided to drive into the pit, taking down the axlebot with it.

Meanwhile, Nexus and Mini B continued to flip each other and circling around Matilda in the corner. Mini B was able to deliver a good flip, overturning the mean red flipper and watched it try to self-right frantically. Both Matilda and Mini B came to right Nexus themselves. Soon after, Mini B got beached momentarily and withstanding the spinner hits from Matilda. Nexus retreated near the pit area. Mini B carelessly drove themselves into the pit after receiving a gentle flip by the floor flipper. Nexus and Rusty was now the reigning Tag Team Champions.

#### Mayhem

**Nexus vs HUGE vs Blue**

The mean red flipping machine also partook in the Mayhem to qualify for the Annihilator Rumble against two newcomers. Nexus initiated the opening attack against the sluggish blue while forcing HUGE aside. Blue was then flipped over on Matilda, becoming immobilised. As Nexus approached the whirling axlebot, HUGE avoided a flip with incredible speed. Once HUGE received a flip while it was momentarily stuck, it fled and took its own wheel off from colliding with the corner wall. Matilda confronted both the competitors before it was overturned by Nexus. Even without a wheel, it did not impede the manic spinning of its body though it did render the spinning blade useless. Nexus kept pursuing HUGE and delivering flips that were ultimately ineffective. Since Blue was freed from Matilda, it slowly crept towards its opponents.

Nexus then proceeded to carry out prolonged attempts to throw Blue out of the arena. The axlebot's spinning frenzy continued unabated. The flipper took a break from tossing the rambot over and decided to fling one of HUGE's wheels behind. Coincidentally, when the wheel landed on the floor, a second wheel had propelled out of its mount. This left HUGE clearly immobilised on the arena grid. Nexus threw the remains of HUGE to be snared by the festive lights beside the side gate. To add insult to injury, Nexus hurled a plastic wheel at the stuck axlebot. Nexus eventually managed to get both the other wheel and BLUE out of the arena, winning the match through mainly toying with the opponents.

#### Vengeance

**Nexus vs Tornado vs Mini B**

All three machines approached one another and Nexus started flipping both Tornado and Mini B. The two other robots started locking together before a flip interfered. Mini B retaliated with a flip of its own, only to receive a near-out of the arena flip as Tornado slid under Nexus. Continuing the barrage of flips, Nexus let Mini B be stuck on the arena grill while Tornado escaped. Nexus flipped both robots repeatedly without much resistance. Tornado did a few nudges onto a high-centered Mini B before it self-righted. Nexus tossed the scooping antweight around while Tornado tried to stay away. Mini B drove in an arc, getting itself stuck on the edge of the pit and fell in after a fruitless raise of the scoop. Remainder of the match was Nexus and Tornado scrambling around and Tornado running towards the flipper. No surprise, it kept being flipped. Once Tornado reversed from the corner onto Nexus, it was thrown out of the arena, bouncing off the wall. Nexus obtained another easy victory over a trivial scuffle.

#### Annihilator Final

**Nexus vs Smidsy vs Jester 2 vs Roadblock vs Liv 2 Riott vs Fluffy**

    Most of the robots closed in on each other, but the spinners stayed remained still to rev up their weapon. Nexus inverted itself due to a mistimed flip on a busy Smidsy but its second attempt was successful. In a corner, all of the robots clashed with one another. Nexus flipped Fluffy next before trying to force Roadblock into the pit. The traffic sign robot escaped. Fluffy was unable to move and subsequently, got tossed onto the edge of the pit by it. Jester decided to finish the job and push the immobilised spinner into the pit.

The mean red flipper continued to deliver a flip on Roadblock, overturning it cleanly. Jester swerved into a wall and was the next to be flipped. Smidsy slid under both Jester and Roadblock. Nexus broke the pile up with another flip. The road sign wedge got overturned again while Smidsy was inverted. Smidsy and Nexus began to tussle with their rear before Smidsy shifted its attention on Jester. At this point, Roadblock had been immobilised for around 20 seconds before being miraculously righted by Nexus from a stray flip. Smidsy, who avoided the attack, wedged Nexus and received a righting assist as well. While Nexus proceeded to play with Smidsy, Roadblock got under Nexus, trapping it between itself and a disabled Liv 2 Riott.

Smidsy took the opportunity to attack the big wedgebot, allowing Nexus to flee from the corner and retaliate with another flip, Nexus went with its usual strategy of just flipping robots, managing to disconnect Liv 2 Riott's spinner from its mount. Smidsy became stuck beneath the dead spinner as a result from a flip, and drove into the pit. Nexus intervened the battle between Roadblock and Jester to do its thing. Jester was backed into the corner with its tail dangling on the pit. Inevitably, Jester plunged into the pit. Nexus helped the toppled Roadblock back onto its wheels. Roadblock was unable to show movement and thus, the titan flipper was victorious in the Annihilator.

## Results

* Wins: 21
* Losses: 1