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Get to it before it can fully spin up to speed and never let it spin back up. Constant contact could beat it.

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If you drive fast enough before the blade spins up, you can drive up the ramp on the front and (potentially) knock the engine out (or off).

I think the most likely to take out IceWave is either Witch Doctor and Shaman, Bite Force, or LockJaw

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IceWave was on fire by the end of its match, remember?
Spinners frequently do similar amounts of damage to themselves as the opponents. This is especially true after multiple previous matches have already put a toll on them.

Spinners can and do lose. I don't think IceWave is the favorite. It's not even the best spinner (IMO). That would be Tombstone.

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Nah, Capt. Shrederator.

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Unless they made it much larger for the ABC show (250 lb weight limit), Tombstone has a big weight advantage on Capt Shrederator.

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There was already a 250lb version (Shrederator Supreme). Wouldnt be surprised if they were using that. Even if they aren't, I still think Captain is better because they dont have to face a certain way to attack, so if their drive gives out they just become an increadibly dangerous navigational hazard.

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Shrederator just isn't that good anymore. Last Rites/Tombstone is a much more destructive robot and is probably the premier modern spinner bot. Here are some recent videos of the two robots against the same opponent Polar Vortex where Sherederator fails to do any damage and gets man handled while Last Rites destroys Polar Vortex

Polar Vortex vs Shrederator

Polar Vortex vs Last Rites

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Icewave does have an advantage over Last Rites, because Icewave's spinning blade covers all edges and faces of the robot, giving it defense on all sides. However, Last Rites' blade only covers the front half of the robot, and because of this, the other half can be easily accessed by a wedge or flipper.

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Conversely, Tombstone/Last Rights has the advantage of being able to drive after being flipped. ICEWave would require knocking itself back upright using its spinning blade.

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I'm a HUGE fan of bite force. Their match against warhead was AMAZING! Granted they could have a bit more offense, but they're going to be hard to beat for sure.

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I'd say Death and Taxes (or Witch Doctor and Shaman) is another very good bot that could go all the way

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You were saying? ;)

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Anyone else not super happy about how they handled Ep. 2?
I mean, I'll take some super-awesome killing robots to no super-awesome killing robots any day, but if you can't fit all 8 matches into 1 episode, why not split it up more evenly to accommodate (6-6 or 5-7), or better yet, just tack on another episode (entirely up to the broadcaster abc; I totally get it if their hands were tied to 6 episodes)?
But to montage through 1/3 of the round and then spend almost 10 minutes on a cheat/no-cheat net? meh.

I'm not complaining; I get to watch super-awesome killing robots, which is more than I could say for the past 12 years. At least that won't happen in the Round of 16.

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3/4 bots that got the wildcard spots didnt deserve them. Other than the Tombstone fight, this episode was really lackluster.

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Going to be honest, I saw the net coming. But that is because I had just watched this a few days ago.