Blacksmith

## Overview

Blacksmith is a stock Hexbug Blacksmith toy. Blacksmith has done moderately well with placing third in the sportsman tourney and being selected for BYOB Disc vs the world. Lumakid100 decided to name Blacksmith the Godfather of Hexbug Hell because Blacksmith has been in every competition. It first appeared in Hexbug Hell season 1 where it lost to Bite Force in the opening round, it managed to win a dominant match against the BYOB Silver drum before being thrown out of the arena by Witch Doctor V1. It was then selected for BYOB Disc vs the world where it was thrown out of the arena by the BYOB Disc through some good driving by the BYOB Disc. It then returned for the Hexbug Hell sportsman tourney where it placed 3rd out of 4 robots. It then returned where it had its worst performance yet where it lost all the fights it was selected for. It then returned for the Hexbug Hell Quarantine Annihilator where it had its best performance yet, placing 5th out of a field of 18 robots. Blacksmith then returned for the Hexbug Hell 100 subscribers tournament where it became the champion after defeating Luma's Weed Whacker Hexbug and Standalone in contested matchups.

## Fight history

### **Hexbug Hell season 1**

#### Blacksmith vs Bite Force

The fight started with both bots charging each other and losing a panel. They started dancing around each other and Blacksmith tried to rain down the pain, but Bite Force was too fast and never let Blacksmith get more than one hit before retreating. Then, Bite Force managed to take off Blacksmith's wedge which spelled trouble for Blacksmith. Bite Force then rammed Blacksmith into the wall while it was hammering like no tomorrow which almost led to an OOTA, but Blacksmith recovered. After a back and forth Bite Force got really close to throwing Blacksmith out. It went like this for the rest of the fight until the time ran out and it went to a judge's decision where Bite Force won.

#### Blacksmith vs BYOB Silver drum

The fight started with Blacksmith unleashing the pain and wailing on the drum. Blacksmith managed to hit a panel directly with it's hammer which knocked it off. The entire fight was Blacksmith hammering away while pushing the drum into the walls. It went to a judges decision where Blacksmith won. The Silver drum was out.

#### Blacksmith vs Witch Doctor V1

The fight started with Witch Doctor spinning up and Blacksmith box rushing which instantly took off Witch Doctor's top panel. Witch Doctor got in some really strong slams that almost flipped Blacksmith and then took of one of Blacksmith's top panels. Witch Doctor then got in one last slam which threw Blacksmith out of the arena. Blacksmith was now out.

### **BYOB Disc vs the world**

#### Blacksmith vs BYOB Disc

The fight started with Blacksmith pounding the disc and lifting itself with each landed hit. Blacksmith then charged in and got stuck together with the disc. After the unstick, the disc tore off the wedge and got an idea from Blacksmith's aggression. The disc turned off its weapon and used its rear wedge to push Blacksmith into the wall while it was firing its hammer to get it OOTA.

### **Hexbug Hell sportsman tourney**

#### Blacksmith vs BYOB Flipper

The fight started with both robots charging at each other and the flipper getting in a flip attempt. Blacksmith fired the hammer trying to hit the flipper, but the flipper was too quick for Blacksmith. The flipper then flipped Blacksmith, but Blacksmith then self righted. Eventually the flipper pinned Blacksmith in a way that made it hard to self right. Blacksmith kept firing its hammer while it was being counted out and managed to escape and survive until the judges decision where the flipper won. This tournament was a round robin so Blacksmith was NOT eliminated.

#### Blacksmith vs Beta

When the fight started, Blacksmith came out swinging and took off Beta's front panel. Blacksmith then quickly took off one of Beta's side panels. The rest of the fight consisted of Blacksmith hammering away at Beta and Beta trying to defend itself. The fight went to a judges decision where Blacksmith won a unanimous decision.

#### Blacksmith vs BYOB Axe

The fight started with both bots charging at each other and hammering away. On Blacksmith's second swing, both hammers hooked together for a second before Blacksmith retracted its hammer which caused the axe to lose a panel. Blacksmith then hooked the axe again, almost flipping it, which caused the axe to lose its other panel. The rest of the fight was both robots hammering each other. The fight went to a judges decision where Blacksmith won due to damage since aggression and control were both split.

### **Hexbug Hell Quarantine Edition**

#### Rumble 4

The fight started with everyone priming their weapons. Mr. Shellshock made the mistake of trying to rush Bronco head on and was flipped in its debeut fight. The BYOB Axe went after Blacksmith while Bronco tried to flip SOKhaos. Bronco then flipped the BYOB Flipper which then self righted. Both the BYOB Axe and Bronco went after SOKhaos which was flipped, but able to drive inverted. Blacksmith then got under Bronco, but didn't fire the hammer. Bronco then got in position to throw Mr. Shellshock out. Mr. Shellshock was then thrown out of the arena in its debeut fight. Bronco then tried to flip the BYOB Flipper again, but missed and changed its target to SOKhaos and tried to throw it out but failed due to mistiming the flip. While this was happening, Blacksmith was lifted by the BYOB Flipper and reversed into Mr. Shellshock's corpse. Blacksmith hooked its hammer into Mr. Shellshock's cup which detached it from the chassis while simultaneously getting stuck on the wall of the arena. Bronco then went after the BYOB Axe, but failed to flip it and went after the BYOB Axe instead. Bronco almost managed to flip the Golden Nut holder out of the arena, getting it stuck on top of the wall, but it managed to escape due to the axe swinging. Bronco then flipped Blacksmith who instantly self righted and continued fighting. It was the final 10 seconds and everyone got desperate. Bronco decided to pull a double and flip SOKhaos out of the arena in its debeut fight. The fight went to a judges decision where Bronco won due to the amount of KOs it got during the fight.

#### Rumble 6

Number of robots: 18 (19 if you count Thunder and Lightning seperately)

The fight started with every spinner spinning up and every flipper and hammer priming their weapon. When everyone met in the middle, Bronco tried to flip Witch Doctor V1, but failed. A fairly large group continued to harass Bronco for some time. Bronco then escaped and flipped the BYOB FBS. After that Bronco went after the BYOB Disc who wasn't keen on letting history repeat itself. Bite Force then redirected Bronco into the wall while it was having small drive problems. While this was happening, Mr. Shellshock was being targeted by Witch Doctor V1, The Berg, and SOKhaos. Meanwhile, the BYOB Axe targeted Bronco and made the fatal mistake of driving in front of it. The BYOB Axe was flipped, had trouble self righting, and Bronco threw it out of the arena. Bronco went after Lumaside next and quickly dispatched it by throwing it out of the arena. Bronco then tried to throw Supernova out of the arena, but Minotaur drove under it as it was being flipped. Bronco then flipped Minotaur and that managed to get Supernova off of it and out of the arena. Bronco then went after the BYOB FBS which was long gone at this point and was pushed over to Bronco's wall. Bronco quickly threw out the BYOB FBS, then flipped Tombstone. Bronco then went after Bite Force who was boxed in, and threw it out too. The fight went to a judges decision where Bronco won due to having the highest KO count.

### **Hexbug Hell Quarantine Annihilator**

#### Round 1

(18 robots)

The fight started with everyone either spinning up or priming their weapon. When they met in the middle, panels flew everywhere from multiple weapons hitting them at the same time. When the group split, Thunder and Lightning were pressurizing Minotaur and Lumaside while Thunder was rammed from behind by Witch Doctor V3. While this was happening, The Berg's side panel was compromised and hanging by a thread. When the groups split, Bronco flipped Beta who then self righted. Tombstone then attacked Bronco as its flipper was retracting from a flip attempt on Mr. Shellshock, this resulted in Bronco clamping down onto Tombstone's bar which prompted an unstick. After the unstick, Blacksmith started Targeting Bronco. Bronco was then boxed into the wall by Witch Doctor V1 who Bronco then targeted. Witch Doctor V3 tried to save Witch Doctor V1 by ramming Bronco as it was flipping Witch Doctor V1, but it was too late as Bronco had already pinned Witch Doctor V1 on top of the wall. Bronco then flipped Witch Doctor V1 onto its back as it was being pushed away by Witch Doctor V3. The now immobile Witch Doctor V1 was then targeted by the BYOB Flipper in an attempt to throw it out of the arena. While this was happening, Bronco then targeted and flipped Mr. Shellshock as time ran out. The fight went to a judges decision where Witch Doctor V1 was eliminated due to being immobilized first. Witch Doctor V1 was now out.

#### Round 2

(17 robots)

When everyone met in the middle, Bronco flipped Tombstone away. Bronco then started targeting the BYOB Silver drum while a large group was slugging it out by the red square. Soon after that, Bronco tried and failed to flip the BYOB Flipper and the BYOB Orange drum in succession. Bronco and Bite Force then preformed a tag team attack on Gigabyte. After that, Bronco targeted and flipped the BYOB Silver drum. Bronco then threw the BYOB Silver drum out of the arena to seal the deal. The BYOB Silver Drum was now out.

#### Round 3

(16 robots)

The fight started with everyone trying to get in position for the ideal strike. Bite Force easily took off the BYOB Orange drum's weapon which reduced the BYOB Orange Drum to nothing more than a pusher. Bronco then tried to target Witch Doctor V3, but Minotaur got in the way and pushed Bronco aside. Lumaside's bar then fell off while it was attacking Gigabyte. Bronco then flipped The Berg where it was hung up on its top panel and couldn't self right. The Berg was counted out and eliminated from the competition.

#### Round 4

(15 robots)

The fight started with Blacksmith losing their front wedge and Bronco trying to pick a target. Bronco then pinned and flipped Witch Doctor V3. That wasn't enough for Bronco as it promptly threw Witch Doctor V3 out of the arena. Witch Doctor V3 was now eliminated.

#### Round 5

(14 robots)

The fight started with Bronco targeting the BYOB Orange drum. Bronco then managed to flip the BYOB Orange drum within 10 seconds. Bronco also flipped Minotaur because Minotaur was in Bronco's way. Bronco then flipped the BYOB Orange drum out of the arena to add insult to injury. The BYOB Orange drum was now eliminated.

####  Round 6

(13 robots)

The fight began with everyone being a little tentative, but Bronco had already chosen its target. Bronco flipped Bite Force and left to take on Gigabyte whose weapon functionality was long gone at this point. Bronco and SOKhaos then teamed up in trying to push back Gigabyte who wasn't having any of it. Bronco then targeted Bite Force and threw it out of the arena. The season 1 champ has been eliminated.

####  Round 7

(12 robots)

The fight started with Bronco flipping Tombstone away and Supernova running on top of Gigabyte's shell. Bronco decided to target Lumaside and take out one of the heavy hitters. Bronco then flipped Lumaside over with help from Thunder, Beta, and Blacksmith. Bronco then decided to try and take on Gigabyte again to try and flip it, but it failed to do anything except drive it into the walls. Bronco then switched targets back to the immobile Lumaside and attempted to throw it out of the arena. With some assistance from other bots to keep Lumaside from spinning up, Bronco was successful in throwing Lumaside out of the arena. Lumaside was now eliminated.

#### Round 8

(11 robots)

The fight started with Bronco missing a flip attempt on Tombstone, and then backing into Gigabyte. Bronco then unsuccessfully tried to flip Gigabyte before switching targets to Mr. Shellshock. Tombstone then decided to fight Beta, but it wasn't very effective. Lightning then took off Thunder's top panel in a bit of friendly fire, which enabled Bronco to ram into Thunder. By this point, Thunder lost drive completely. Bronco then started targeting Tombstone, but eventually targeted Thunder and threw it out of the arena, however the fight didn't stop because Lightning was still in the arena. Bronco then flipped Supernova on top of Tombstone in the final 10 seconds. The fight went to a judges decision where Thunder and Lightning were eliminated due to Thunder being thrown out.

####  Round 9

(10 robots)

The fight started with Bronco struggling to pick a target. The camera cut out a small chunk of the fight, but it came back in time to see Bronco throwing Tombstone onto the wall, pinning it. Bronco then flipped the BYOB Flipper who then self righted. Bronco then tried to throw out Tombstone, but failed and freed it instead. Bronco then flipped SOKhaos onto Gigabyte. Supernova was flipped being sandwiched in between Mr. Shellshock and Gigabyte while Bronco went after Tombstone again. After a few attempts, Bronco switched targets back to SOKhaos. Bronco flipped Supernova out of the way, then threw SOKhaos out of the arena. Khaotic Robotics was now out.

#### Round 10

(9 robots)

The fight started with Bronco flipping Supernova onto the wall. Bronco then flipped Supernova so the spinner was outside the arena, then pushed Supernova out of the arena. Supernova was now eliminated.

#### Round 11

(8 robots)

The fight started with everyone being tentative. Bronco then flipped Minotaur out of the way as it was going after Tombstone. The BYOB Flipper then tried to lift Bronco while it was going after Gigabyte. Bronco then went after and flipped the BYOB Flipper for some time. After targeting the BYOB Flipper, Bronco then switched targets to Mr. Shellshock and flipped it on its back. Bronco then tried to throw Mr. Shellshock out of the arena, but its shape proved to be too awkward and was righted when it was pushed against the wall. Bronco then re-flipped Mr. Shellshock, but Gigabyte righted it again. Bronco then flipped it onto the wall and got greedy, thinking it was an easy ejection flip. Minotaur saved Mr. Shellshock from being thrown out, then the fight ended. The fight went to a judges decision where Mr. Shellshock was eliminated due to being constantly flipped by Bronco.

#### Round 12

(7 robots)

The fight started with everyone being a little tentative. Bronco then started trying to flip Beta while the BYOB Flipper and Blacksmith were fighting each other. Soon, Bronco flipped Beta out of the arena.

####  Round 13

(6 robots)

The fight started with Bronco targeting the BYOB Flipper. Bronco then switched targets to and flipped Minotaur. Bronco then tried and failed multiple times to throw Minotaur out of the arena and eventually just settled on a KO when Minotaur was stranded on its discarded top panel. Minotaur was counted out and eliminated.

#### Round 14

(5 robots)

The fight started with everyone being tentative before Bronco started trying to flip Gigabyte. Bronco then switched targets to Blacksmith who it then flipped. Bronco then pressurized Blacksmith, who kept self righting, into the corner where it was thrown out of the arena by Bronco.

### **Hexbug Hell 100 subscribers tournament**

#### Blacksmith vs Luma's Weed Whacker Hexbug

Blacksmith almost had to forfeit due to bad batteries, but managed to repair in time. The fight started with Luma's Weed Whacker Hexbug spinning up and both robots charging at each other. Luma's Weed Whacker Hexbug then lost its top plate for no reason. Blacksmith then briefly pinned Luma's Weed Whacker Hexbug and took off a back panel. Blacksmith then had a receiver glitch before ramming into the wall. Luma's Weed Whacker Hexbug took this opportunity to get some hits in but couldn't take off Blacksmith's side panels. Luma's Weed Whacker Hexbug then randomly lost its last panel. Luma's Weed Whacker Hexbug quickly countered by tearing off Blacksmith's wedge. The fight continued with neither bot doing much before Blacksmith started pinning Luma's Weed Whacker Hexbug in the corners and going to town on Luma's Weed Whacker Hexbug with its hammer. The fight went to a judges decision where Blacksmith won.

#### Blacksmith vs Standalone

The fight started with Blacksmith having control issues right out of the gate. Blacksmith managed to recover and started firing away at Standalone with its hammer. Standalone then pinned Blacksmith in the corner and managed to get Blacksmith on top of it. Blacksmith escaped and started raining the pain on Standalone. Blacksmith managed to take off one of Standalone's panels before it got away. Standalone then tried to find a new angle of attack, but Blacksmith kept its hammer pointed at Standalone. Standalone then pinned Blacksmith in the corner. Blacksmith escaped and took off Standalone's other panel. Blacksmith then spent the rest of the match hammering the crap out of Standalone. The fight went to a judges decision where Blacksmith won. Blacksmith was now the champion of the 100 subscribers tournament.

## Fight record

(A/N: Blacksmith should have been in the first place tiebreaker of the Hexbug Hell sportsman tourney because it was 2-1 with the BYOB Flipper and BYOB Axe. It wasn't because I wasn't paying attention)

Overall record: 18-7