| This article's name is a rough translation from Chinese, and the team have yet to specify the robot's official name. As such, the article's title may not be entirely accurate. |
绿精灵 (romanized as Lǜ jīnglíng, meaning Green Elf, also referred to in English as Green Goblin) was a Chinese competitor robot which fought in King of Bots II. In its first battle, it fought against Storm Cut for a place on Tu Ziya's team, but was quickly immobilized. Green Elf was knocked into the redemption round, where an unfortunate draw into a four-way rumble won by Xiake cost Green Elf its place in the competition.
Design[]
Green Elf with its team
Green Elf is an invertible robot driven by four tyres, and is painted in various shades of green to match its name. Its weapon is a horizontal spinning disc mounted at the front of the robot, which was relatively small in comparison to other horizontal spinners in the series to make weight for its four-wheel drive system and lengthy armor panels protecting its wheels, but the disc was still capable of reaching high speeds and causing reasonable damage. Green Elf was one of the only horizontal spinners in King of Bots to use a disc instead of a bar spinner, sacrificing maximum bite for the ability to keep spinning after a contact.
Robot History[]
King of Bots II (Season 2)[]
Green Elf made its debut in Episode 2 of Season 2, where it was nominated by Tu Ziya to take part in a head-to-head against Storm Cut, to earn the third place on her team.
Green Elf sustains a blow from Storm Cut
Green Elf's wheel is ripped off
Initially, both competitors met each other in the center of the arena, before Storm Cut turned around and clipped the front of Green Elf with its bar. Green Elf recovered to drive disc-first into Storm Cut, only to sustain another blow which sent it spinning away. This hit caused Green Elf to encounter drive issues; nevertheless, it spun round and steadily approached Storm Cut once more. As the two robots drew alongside each other, Storm Cut cleaved Green Elf’s left-front wheel off, destroying the wheel in the process. Storm Cut spun round and bumped into Green Elf again, causing its spinning disc to come loose, and more importantly, the collision was enough to immobilize Green Elf completely. As a result, Green Elf did not earn a place on Tu Ziya's team.
Green Elf was relegated to the redemption round, where it would need to defeat Reaper, UFO and the experienced Xiake outright, if it were to join a celebrity team and advance in the competition.
Xiake knocks Green Elf off the floor
UFO snatches a wheel from Green Elf
All four robots spent the opening period of the match spinning up their weapons, although Green Elf's disc soon gave out and stalled. Green Elf remained largely uninvolved due to its broken weapon, until Reaper had already been immobilized, and Xiake turned its efforts to Green Elf. After driving it across the arena, Xiake then violently barged into Green Elf, knocking its disc out of place and tearing small chunks out of its tires and armor, also flipping Green Elf over. Having completely avoided the action up until now to focus on reaching top spinning speeds and waiting for other robots to fall, UFO cruised in and delivered a significant blow to the side of Green Elf, tearing one of its tires away, while Xiake closed in and hit the same area of Green Elf. While Xiake was pushing Green Elf back, UFO hit Xiake from behind, causing minor damage. Towards the end of the fight, UFO ripped another wheel away from Green Elf, but Xiake caught up and launched UFO into the air for a rough landing. Time expired on the battle, and the Judges declared Xiake victorious in the final rumble of the redemption round, knocking Green Elf out of the competition for the remainder of the season.
Results[]
| GREEN ELF - RESULTS | ||
| King of Bots II (Season 2) | ||
| Main Championship Eliminated in Redemption Round | ||
| Episode 2, 1v1 | vs. Storm Cut | Lost |
| Redemption Round | vs. Reaper, UFO, Xiake | Lost |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 0
- Losses: 2
Series Record[]
| Series | Green Elf Series Record |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | Did not enter |
| Season 1.5 | Did not enter |
| Season 2 | Eliminated in Redemption Round (0-2 record) |
Outside King of Bots[]
Clash Bots competitor Brain Storm.
Trivia[]
- Green Elf has a delicate relationship with Clash Bots contestants Brain Storm. The creators of Brainstorm have graduated, and the green elves were taken over by their juniors, but most of the internal structure has been redesigned, and the appearance still maintains a very similar shape[1]
- As it survived to a Judges' decision, Green Elf (alongside UFO) was the last robot to be eliminated in the Redemption Round of Season 2.
- The overall weight of the Green Elf was actually 2kg overweight, so they had to punch holes in the frame of the armor to save weight[2]
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