AON2: Heat 5 has been filmed and edited. I hope to have it posted live today. AON2 lives!

Ok, I’m really upset right now. I recorded Heat 4, edited it, and even narrated it before I realized I’d already DONE Heat 4. Talk about a set back. Well, back to work.

No, AON is not dead again. I’ve been putting all my effort into rebuilding e-AAGH.net, my primary project, so that’s cut in to time I’ve had to work on AON. e-AAGH.net is priority #1, with AON close behind. That being said, I’m just about done working on e-AAGH.net’s rebuild (check it out if you have time), so I should have time for AON2 soon. Since the last video, I’ve retextured the arena and found a new, more reliable video grabbing program. The new episodes should look better then the old ones, so look forward to them!

Something occurred to me while I was composing AON2 – Episode 4: I need to re-do the arena. At least the skin. The logo has changed, and the texture is frighteningly low-rent. I’ll have a new one by episode 5, I promise.

It’s time for the newest episode! AON 2 – Episode 4 is here!

Let’s hear your thoughts!

Check out episodes two and three of AON2 below. Why am I rushing through these two videos? Why do you think?

Enjoy.

Just a quick update: You can look under the AON1 menu to see pictures of all of the robots that fought in AON1. Take a quick glance; some return in new and improved forms for AON2! It’s amazing how big the difference is in bot quality from AON1 to 2, huh?

I was going to release all of AON1 to you folks here, but then I thought better of it. I mean, this post is going to scroll off the main page, and then no one will ever see it! So, instead, I’ve added a button on the menu bar for everyone to access the original series. Enjoy!

The original Ripper was a wild card in the truest sense. It specialized in inducing chaos during battle. The amazing part is that it survived most of that chaos.

With four axe heads and four sets of saw teeth spinning at high speed, Ripper had enough trouble driving straight without having to fight a skilled opponent. That makes it all the more stunning that Ripper – nicknamed “Psycho” for it’s fighting style – wound up winning the AON1 Grand Final.

Career Record

Wins: 5
Losses: 2

Double Demon 2 is another bot that is a hold over from AON1. The original DD was vicious with it’s dual saw blades, but Double Demon 2 ups the ante with a self-righting mechanism  and unheard of maneuverability. DD2, when on it’s game, can flank any other robot in the tournament (save for maybe AON2’s fastest bot, Fireball Gamma).

That maneuverability comes at the price of accuracy and control, however. Sometimes DD2 will get going so fast it will spiral out of control into hazards or enemy weapons.

If Double Demon 2 can stay under  control and keep those dual disks grinding into it’s foe’s armor, there’s no reason why DD2 can’t take the AON2 crown.

That’s a big ‘if’,’ though.