This was my very first robot combat competition, and although I lost all of my fights with Antlash the Tikbalang, I had tons of fun learning what it's like to fight with live opponents. I also had the opportunity to strike a knight with an actual sword.
And then there were the fights. My first fight was against Nibbler, an eggbeater drum. Suffice to say, while I got a solid lift and had some good control moments, I also got destroyed pretty heavily.
I also had the opportunity to play with plastic antweight robots and have a little battle with Andrea Gellatly of Witch Doctor. It was a pretty back and forth fight!
My next opponent was in the losers bracket, where I faced Flashbang. I had some decent control moments and grabbed my opponent, but again, I got taken apart pretty well.
My final fight was against Space Junk, a fellow Viper Kit robot but with the vertical spinner instead of the lifter. On one hand, I lasted three minutes against my opponent. On the other hand, well, I couldn't do much because Antlash was pretty much on its final legs!
