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破锋 (romanticized as Po Feng, alternatively known as Broken Edge) was a Chinese competitor robot which fought in Season 2 of King of Bots. A multibot entered by Team Pro-fun, the builders of successful featherweight Calabash Bros, it was selected by a celebrity in the opening episode, but endured a destructive and dramatic loss against Broken Blades at the start of its season run.
Design
Official photo of Po Feng
Statistics card for Po Feng
Po Feng was a three-part multibot, featuring a set of robots with completely different forms of armament. The main robot was an orange and black, two-wheel drive machine armed with a powerful asymmetrical vertical spinner. Po Feng also featured a large plough-like front end for optimal defence, and was designed to run inverted through a set of castors on top of its weapon mount.
Po Feng's minibot
Po Feng's helicopter
Accompanying the main robot were a two-wheeled minibot with a low static plough, used to breach opponents' ground clearances, and a modified remote-control helicopter equipped with a flamethrower. Both of these were painted orange and silver, and white and yellow respectively.
Robot History
King of Bots 2 (Season 2)
Po Feng debuted in Episode 1 of Season 2, where it was the third robot to be selected by Huang Jian Xiang for the opening rounds. Appearing in the third set of one-on-one battles, it was drawn to face a horizontal spinner in the form of Broken Blades.
Po Feng takes its first hit from Broken Blades
Po Feng is attacked by Broken Blades again
Immediately, the main part of Po Feng sped across the arena in pursuit of Broken Blades, sliding past the blue corner and charging towards its opponent. However, the bar spinner of Broke Blades clipped Po Feng’s side, sending it spinning on one side into the red corner. Po Feng slammed into the spikes before flipping over next to the grinders, its own spinner making contact with the floor in the process. The main robot spun round and hopped over the circular saws, while its minibot briefly got underneath Broken Blades before driving over one of the flame jets. Po Feng’s helicopter also attempted to pressure Broken Blades, but could not inflict a meaningful attack.
Po Feng loses a wheel
Broken Blades sends Po Feng into the grinders
Po Feng's minibot is driven over after losing a wheel to Broken Blades
Po Feng's helicopter attempts a last-ditch attack on Broken Blades
Struggling to get itself moving away from the grinders, the main part of Po Feng took two more hits from Broken Blades, the second throwing it off-balance and shredding its right tire. Po Feng attempted to gyro-dance its way back into the upright position; however, its left axle sheared, causing the affected wheel to fall off and the robot to suddenly become immobilized completely. Smoke briefly poured from within Po Feng’s weapon mount before Broken Blades came in for another blow. The force of this attack caused Po Feng to recoil into a nearby grinder, which threw the main robot upwards and back upright. While this happened, Po Feng’s minibot had also lost full mobility, resting near the blue corner on one wheel. Replays later showed the minibot to have had a wheel ripped off by Broken Blades, and to have been driven over by its dark green opponent.
A defeated Po Feng catches fire
With two parts now incapacitated – to the disappointment of Huang Jian Xiang – Po Feng’s helicopter attempted to swoop down and blast flames at Broken Blades, although these attacks were unsuccessful. Ironically, the main part of Po Feng caught fire as it was being counted out, with the entire multibot subsequently being eliminated by knockout. As a result of its defeat, Po Feng would not join Jian Xiang’s team at this stage of the competition.
Results
| PO FENG - RESULTS | ||
| King of Bots (Season 2) | ||
| Main Championship | ||
| Head-to-Head | vs. Broken Blades | Lost |
Wins/Losses
- Wins: 0
- Losses: 1
Series Record
Po Feng with its team captain
| Series | Po Feng Series Record |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | Did not enter |
| Season 1.5 | Did not enter |
| Season 2 | Entered |
Outside King of Bots
Toxic Fangs, Team Pro-fun’s entry for Clash Bots
The main part of Po Feng bears a striking resemblance to Team Pro-fun's previous heavyweight vertical spinner, Toxic Fangs, which competed in fellow Chinese robot combat show Clash Bots. Toxic Fangs enjoyed a very successful run on this show, collecting wins over competitors such as Flame T Rex, AU Thumper and eventual champion Dark Wolf, and ultimately finishing second overall to the latter.
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