Top Bot

## Overview

Top Bot is a horizontal spinner Antweight that is based on the original heavyweight counterpart that participated in Robot Wars. It had a new design for its horizontal flywheel for Battle of the Builders 3.

Top Bot had a rough start, debuting in International Inferno 2 to lose both its battle due to its faltering drive. It lost to Ragnarok but shocked everyone with its devastating dominance over Aftershock to win the tie-breaker in Battle of the Builders 3. In Antweight Anarchy Volume 3, it carried its momentum and destroyed its heat as well as itself, losing to Ragnarok again but giving its payback in the Heat Final.

## Fight History

### International Inferno 2

   **Top Bot vs Hit & Run vs Mantis**

Representing the Republic of Ireland, Top Bot faces the Hit & Run from the United States and Mantis from England. All three robots started by rushing into each other. Hit & Run aggressively rammed into Mantis while Top Bot was keeping its distance before giving Mantis a devastating blow. Hit & Run continued to shove the immobilised Mantis into Top Bot's spinning disc, spraying debris. Top Bot continued to deal even more damage to the wounded grappling bot's chassis. Hit & Run proceeded to run over Top Bot several times and was able to withstand a hit to one of its sawblades. The spinner bot was stuck on the edge of the pit but was still able to spin up its disc. Hit & Run charged towards Top Bot again, which seemingly immobilised them. It would then activate the pit and slowly nudged Top Bot into the pit; still ending up in the pit.

**Top Bot vs Tough as Nails**

In the Redemption round, Top Bot faced Tough as Nails fighting for the Netherlands. Tough as Nails charged into Top Bot once the match started and reversed itself onto the floor flipper to get flipped. Top Bot could get its weapon up to speed as Tough as Nails struggled with its driving instability. The spinner closed into Tough as Nails slowly and delivered a strong hit to the back of Tough as Nails. As Tough as Nails started swerving around, it got flipped again by the floor flipper and Top Bot returned back to spinning up. Top Bot grazed the side of the claw of Tough as Nails but the spinner bot now had its own driving issues, which allowed the claw robot to ram into Top Bot. Once Tough as Nails released its hold, Top Bot was not able to move or activate its weapon and got counted out.

### Battle of the Builders 3

**Top Bot vs Ragnarok**

House Robot: Matilda

Fighting for twopennymilk's team, Top Bot is equipped with a new circular disc design. Ragnarok started pursuing the spinning Top Bot around the arena and brought down its axe onto Top Bot. The attack did not affect Top Bot's performance and armour so Top Bot easily ripped out the axe head of Ragnarok. Ragnarok was still able to push Top Bot onto the edge of the pit trapdoor. The axe bot was struggling to even hit the pit release button properly. Meanwhile, Matilda started roaming to and around the chocked Top Bot. Since it was not getting out, it started winding down its weapon. Matilda only got closer to it. Ragnarok was finally able to pit Top Bot and give the spinner bot its 3rd loss in a row.

Score: twopennymilk 0 - 1 OrangeDoseOverJuice

**Top Bot vs Aftershock**

House Robot: Red Baron

For the tiebreaker match, Top Bot was chosen to face Aftershock. Red Baron was also bandaged up for this match too. At the start of the match, Top Bot lightly tapped Aftershock with its spinner before both robots tried to look for an opening and Top Bot pulled out one of Aftershock's plastic panels. Both of their spinners collided but Top Bot managed to launch Aftershock into corner, on its back. Aftershock self-righted quickly with less stability in its drive. Despite that, Top Bot was hurled away and onto its back from another spinner-to-spinner collision with Aftershock. Red Baron immediately charged towards Top Bot. Luckily, Aftershock struck Top Bot and let it lean onto the wall diagonally. Red Baron then rammed Aftershock against the wall, followed by Top Bot. This only helped freed Top Bot while Aftershock and Red Baron started fighting each other.

Aftershock's weapon could not spin as its disc was tilted from its disjointed axle. Aftershock spun around and Top Bot delivered consecutive hits to it. Not long after, Top Bot was able to severely mangle the armour of Aftershock and knock down the disc. However, Top Bot tore the plough clean off from the discombobulated Aftershock. Suddenly, a shoe was dropped into the arena that was somehow triggered. Top Bot sent another two devastating hits onto its helpless opponent while suffering the strong recoils. Aftershock continued to swerved around and lost one of its wheel. Aftershock was then flung high up and got lodged between the side gate and the adjacent wall by the floor flipper. As if it was not enough, Red Baron ran into Aftershock again, losing its vertical disc. Top Bot rightfully earned his first victory against Aftershock after brutally destroying it; and also, helped win the event for twopennymilk.

Score: twopennymilk 6 - 5 OrangeDoseOverJuice

### Antweight Anarchy Volume 2

**Top Bot vs Hit & Run vs Ragnarok**

Top Bot took its time to spin up as the other machines charged into each other to begin. The saw-wheel bot was toppled over on its side. Ragnarok reversed into Top Bot and as the axe retracts, it struck the spinner. This caused a small burst between them. Hit & Run was still spinning around on its side. Ragnarok boldly charged into Top Bot's side and managed to invert it with tremendous impact. Ragnarok's blade was shredded off from the exchange. Top Bot was immobilised after sustaining air-time as it cannot self-right. Ragnarok then edged the sideways Hit & Run slowly to slip into the pit. Top Bot will have to fight in the Bronze Redemption Rumble.

In the Damage Analysis, the front armour and side panel had cracked. Top Bot needed a replacement for its spinner motor as the magnets have shattered.

**Top Bot vs Demon Dragon vs Concussion**

Concussion box-rushed Top Bot before it spin but it was ineffective as the horizontal spinner started tearing up the immobile Demon Dragon. Concussion went in for a ram against the walker before Top Bot unleashed its full speed attack on it. Demon Dragon was knocked away with one of its leg ripped off. The drum spinner found its opportunity with the others' gyro and got under Top Bot, shoving it against the wall. Concussion fled from the Top Bot and used the walker's carcass as a shield. The walker was finally counted out.

Concussion failed its flanking and was struck by the horizontal spinner. It tanked another hit. Demon Dragon would take a few more hits from Top Bot and Concussion. The drum spinner kept driving into the horizontal spinner. After Top Bot missed the pit release tire, it was shoved on its side. Concussion got Top Bot stuck on the grid's corner. Top Bot was freed as Concussion tried to attack it and returned with more hits to knock the resilient drum spinner's lights out (literally).

**Top Bot vs Hit 2 vs Hit & Run vs Nelly**

The fight started with Top Bot spinning up and the combatants scrambling for position. Hit & Run ran over Hit as it was squaring up with Top Bot who easily tore off Hit's wedge before violently tearing off its side panel as well. Top Bot then hung back as Hit & Run vented its frustration on Hit by pushing it into the top left CPZ. Hit & Run then turned towards Top Bot as Nelly was now stranded on the pit cover and proceeded to run over the favorites several times before reversing and pushing Nelly off the pit cover, freeing it. Top Bot then landed a shot at one of Hit & Run's saw wheels, deflecting the attack and redirecting Top Bot into the CPZ. Top Bot recovered and pushed Nelly aside as it pursued Hit & Run. The conflict then moved to the pit tire, where Hit & Run managed to flee while Top Bot began to beat Nelly's corpse as it was counted out and eliminated. Hit then pushed Top Bot into the arena grate, and Hit & Run determined that now was the moment to charge in and run over the most deadly bot left in the arena.

The fight moved off of the grid and Hit & Run opened the pit as Top Bot continued slowly chipping away at the second seed. As Top Bot and Hit continued their duel, Hit & Run almost drove into the pit, but narrowly escaped before taking the pressure off of Hit by smothering Top Bot before retreating and suffering a critical failure. Top Bot then finished the job by landing a vicious shot on Hit, throwing it into the pit tire. However, this also carried consequences for Top Bot as the motor driving its spinner detached from the chassis. Luckily, Hit and Hit & Run were counted out and "Cease!" was called before Top Bot could continue destroying itself, but as for its opponents, all of them were destroyed in some way and all of them were eliminated while Top Bot advanced to the Heat Final.

**Top Bot vs Ragnarok [II]**

House Robot: Sergeant Bash

This is the third time both bots have faced each other. Top Bot was looking for its vengeance. They circled around each other and Top Bot landed two hits on the side of the wedge in the start of the match. Ragnarok nudged back but a huge spinner impact from Top Bot broke its wedge off. Top Bot continued carving through the chassis of the axe bot, gutting the batteries and a wheel from it. Since both robots were in a Corner Patrol Zone, Sergeant Bash came to inspect the desecration only to be struck hard by the horizontal spinner. It was assaulted from behind and lost its flamethrower. Top Bot connected a hit and missed one against the wall.

The spinner and the motor was torn off and it ricocheted off the walls into spinning on the other corner of the arena. Ragnarok remained the only bot to be immobilised and Top Bot moved away from the corner. Before the countdown began, Top Bot spun along with its balancing, detached spinner in celebration as it earned its place in the Grand Finals.

## Fight Record

* Wins: 4
* Losses: 6