Air Strike

**Air Strike** is an antweight flipper-using robot that competed in Antweight Anarchy.

## Design

Air Strike is a competitor robot in the first series of Antweight Anarchy. It was built by Ace Robotics, the same team behind High-5, and was given as a gift to Anthony Murney.

For its fight with Bane, Air Strike's motor was replaced with a Hexbug Circuit Board motor, though this failed to work.

## Robot History

### Antweight Anarchy Volume 1

Air Strike's first opponents were Scrappy and a mini Donald Thump. The fight started with Scrappy slapping Donald Thump which killed it. Scrappy then landed a slam on to Air Strike. Scrappy then decided to try the sit and spin technique to get Air Strike to come to them. After a while, Air Strike pushed Scrappy into the pit release tire which activated the pit. The rest of the fight was Air Strike pushing around Scrappy while it was flailing. The fight went to a judges decision where Scrappy won due to damage and aggression. Scrappy advanced to the next round while Air Strike and Donald Thump were sent to the redemption rounds.

Air Strike then had to fight Bane. Air Strike never worked at all for this fight. Bane won by KO and Air Strike was sent to the Robot Rampage.

Air Strike found itself fighting Bane and Donald Thump again here, while the other opponents were Rusty, Hit, a mini Diotoir, two hexbug Betas, Demon Dragon, Greed, a hexbug Minotaur, a mini Two Headed Death Flamingo, a hexbug Witch Doctor, and a mini Mantis. The fight started with everyone meting in the middle and chaos ensuing. Rusty pressurized one of the Betas and Diotoir into the wall while Hit went after Bane. Rusty then opened the pit and Hit flipped Demon Dragon in, ending its run with one of the Betas driving in shortly after, with Rusty pressurizing Air Strike while this is happening. Scrappy was pressurizing Witch Doctor and the other Beta while this was happening and Hit flipped Diotoir. Rusty pushed three robots and Minotaur was pushed into the pit with Hit flipping Two Headed Death Flamingo out of the arena shortly after. Hit began to pressurize Air Strike as Witch Doctor drove into the pit while Scrappy was pressurizing Bane. Hit then flipped both Greed (which lost its motor again) and Donald Thump who then drove into the pit. Hit the flipped Bane then Scrappy. Scrappy then drove into the pit, while trying to hit Air Strike, and pushed Donald Thump further into the pit. Hit got the remaining Beta and push Bane into the pit. Hit then flipped Mantis who just got free from the pit corner. Diotoir was then flipped, leaving Hit and Rusty as the final two. Hit then attempted to flip the corpse of Air Strike out of the arena, but Minotaur's top panel got in the way. Hit then pushed Diotoir into the pit as Hit and Rusty started cleaning the arena of dead robots. Rusty pushed Mantis and Air Strike into the pit. Hit claimed the last spot in the Grand Final after flipping Grid out of the arena beating Rusty.

#### International Inferno

Air Strike's first opponent here was Diotoir. Air Strike faced off against Diotoir to claim the position to fight for Ireland. Air Strike remained largely unchanged from its previous appearance. The match starts with Air Strike and Diotoir roaming randomly, suffering from some control issues. Air Strike spun as Diotoir give a small ram into them. Matilda, deciding to intercept the two stumbling robots, was flipped over by the floor flipper carelessly. Diotoir, who attempted to charge towards Air Strike, also got flipped over by the floor flipper as it almost evaded. Matilda inspected the toppled Diotoir and the red fur-bot was counted out shortly after, giving Air Strike its first victory.

Air Strike then met Polaris. The battle started with Air Strike charging at the wall and losing a panel after missing Polaris. Polaris then backed it against the wall, but was then overturned by the floor flipper. Air Strike then pushed Polaris towards Matilda and onto the arena grill. Once Polaris got free, it continued its pursuit on Air Strike. Air Strike decided to deliver a unique attack by just spinning in place, which helped redirect Polaris into the floor flipper to get tossed up high, Air Strike eventually drove onto the floor flipper after releasing the pit. Unluckily, this would just launch itself directly into the pit.

Air Strike found itself facing a mini Stinger (called Sting) and a mini Tough as Nails. Air Strike was aloof during the start of the match while Sting and Tough as Nails dueled. It then broke off one of its own side panel by reversing into the wall. It seemed to be stunned and moving aimlessly afterwards. Sting got a few good hits onto Air Strike but it was intercepted by the claws of Tough as Nails. After Sting spun and immobilised as it drove itself towards the pit release tire, Tough as Nails confronted Air Strike. Air Strike swiftly shoved Tough as Nails around and into the wall from behind. Both robots scrambled around and surprisingly, Air Strike activated the pit and reversed itself into the pit which gave Tough as Nails the victory by KO.