Grimlock
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Post by Grimlock on Jan 8, 2008 20:59:26 GMT -5
The squid's off, the Detective is out of the way, and Grimlock now has Kup on his back, trying to pin his arms. It seems that underestimating these 'bots has caused the Dinobot Commander to eat dirt. Well, then, no more Mister Nice Dinobot! A swing of the pinned arms, and Grimlock brings Kup over his head, and into the ground. Not too hard, mind you. Just enough to shock him into loosening his grip enough that Grimlock can get out of it.
Standing, Grimlock scrapes some stray dirt off of his chest, looking at the lot. "Me Grimlock decide it time me get serious!" He glances down at Kup, and would grin if he had a mouth. He punches the hand of the arm closer to Kup into the palm of the other, bringing the elbow up, and slightly crouching.
If Kup is familiar with Terran wrestling, he'll recognize this as an elbow drop.
A small jump, and Grimlock swings his body out horizontal, aiming to bring his elbow down into Kup's gut.
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Post by Claw Jaw on Jan 9, 2008 20:09:59 GMT -5
Claw Jaw keeps an eye on Grimlock, waiting for a good chance to attack. When he leaps, Claw Jaw runs forward and attempts another leap on Grimlock. Of course, this could just end in a multi-bot pile up, depending on exactly what happens. All Claw Jaw knows is that he needs to get out of range of the larger bot's fists in order to win.
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Nightbeat
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Post by Nightbeat on Jan 9, 2008 20:20:17 GMT -5
Nightbeat returns to robot mode, taking one more step back as it looks like they're heading for a multi-robot pile up.
Nightbeat's rules for combat number #1: When in doubt, right dirty.
Rule #2: When not in doubt, fight dirty anyway.
Nightbeat scoops up a handful of dirt and grit, and hurls it as best he can, hoping he can get some in Grimlock's optics.
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Post by Kup on Jan 9, 2008 20:48:19 GMT -5
Kup's back curls up reflexively as he's slammed hard into the ground, and he hisses in pain. Grimlock may have been going easy, but that still leaking hurt. He shakes his head quickly to clear it, but by the time it is clear he sees Grimlock's elbow coming fast for his torso. Optics widen and he starts to roll out of the way, but sluggish as he is from his impact with the ground, he's unable to get clear and takes the Dinobot's elbow to the midsection.
The veteran grunts in pain as his grill is badly dented. "I believe you," he wheezes out in response to Grimlock's comment about getting seriously. Then he struggles to get out from under Grimlock.
With his luck, right about now a giant squid will land on top of Grimlock, increasing the weight on Kup.
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Wedge
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Post by Wedge on Jan 11, 2008 0:00:05 GMT -5
Wedge comes to a stop just outside of the ring and watches with wide optics. Wow, so it's all of them against Grimlock? They aren't kidding then when they say that this guy is tough. Without further thought, he steps inside the ring. Time for some battle training, and he's got a question to ask for Pee-Dee anyways. He'll have to get to Kup first.
On he charges, his attack announcing could be enough of a warning as Wedge charges towards Grimlock. He's aiming to knock the huge bot off of Kup. "Right shoulder thrust!"
Hopefully Claw Jaw is able to latch onto Grimlock before Wedge knocks into him. Or else Wedge might end up with a face-full of squid-bot...
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Grimlock
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Post by Grimlock on Jan 11, 2008 0:30:01 GMT -5
Grimlock sees the squid a-jumping, and and with a swing of his free arm (After folding his claws over and under his hands. Gotta hold back, after all!) swats the squid away. His attention goes back to Kup long enough to get a face-full of dirt from Nightbeat. A noise of shock and anger comes from his vocalizer, and is followed by yet another, louder one when he's impacted by the shovel. It's felt, and causes the horizontal Dinobot to roll about twenty feet, landing face down, his 'wings' digging some short ruts in the ground.
Grimlock raises up on his hands, shaking the dirt out of his optics, leering at both Nightbeat and the newcomer. ...Wedge, was it? He thinks so, but has other things on his mind. Namely, getting back at Nightbeat. Time for him to see just how scary Grimlock can be. A roar of frustration leaves him, raising his fists up, and smashing them into the ground. A low-level shockwave goes through the ground, leaving small impact craters under his hands.
Knuckles meet dirt. They turn a bit. Sleeves slide down over them, claws gripping the ground. Legs close together, and bend back over themselves, forming a lower abdomen and tail. Robot torso moves down, wings close around Grimlock's robot head, as the dinosaur one folds into place, optics glinting to life as he leans over and lets loose a more beastial roar, thundering across the battlefield toward Nightbeat.
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Post by Claw Jaw on Jan 11, 2008 0:44:10 GMT -5
Claw Jaw was expecting to land on Grimlock like he did before.
He did not expect Grimlock to notice he was there and knock him a fair distance away. After Claw Jaw finished sliding across the ground, he pulled himself up, somewhat woozy.
"I fail to... understand why you people stay on land so much... Curse this infernal gravity" he hissed, steadying himself from the slight tremor. He looked at Grimlock, and sighed.
"I presume this means we will have a... harder time" he said, before running forward after the T-rex. Once again, his plan is to transform. Unlike last time, he's going to be a bit more forceful in beast mode, and suck some of Grimlock's energy away. That, however, requires him to catch up to Grimlock. And on land, Claw Jaw is slow.
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Nightbeat
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Post by Nightbeat on Jan 11, 2008 16:30:14 GMT -5
"Aw...heck," Nightbeat mutters. "This is gonna hurt, isn't it?"
Only one thing to do, much as his spidey bat detective senses are telling him to retreat, and that's yell like an idiot and charge.
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Post by Kup on Jan 11, 2008 17:05:30 GMT -5
So a newcomer to the battle knocks Grimlock off of Kup. That's good. Kup rolls in the opposite direction and pushes himself upright, then crouches.
Oh, lovely, he's gone into beast mode. As if Grimlock's hide isn't thick enough as a robot.
Once more, Claw Jaw - that Maximal's got spunk, for all his complaining - and Nightbeat are going at him, so Kup hangs back, though pretty much the moment things are resolved concerning those two, he's going to rush in - low - with his fists.
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Wedge
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Post by Wedge on Jan 11, 2008 19:25:10 GMT -5
Wedge digs his toes to stop the backwards rebound from ramming Grimlock. Boy, is that bot made of something tough, Wedge felt that strike. But hey, he one more step in towards his goal right?
"I don't suppose now would be a good time to ask you a question, but Pee-Dee wants to know if you could use her about now," Wedge says, glancing at Kup once before focusing back on the fight. And wow, what an event this is turning out to be. He's not quite sure if he's supposed to wait for an answer from Kup, so he sticks close by. This time he'll look for a good opening to go at.
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Grimlock
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Post by Grimlock on Jan 12, 2008 0:01:57 GMT -5
Grimlock roars as he heads for Nightbeat. He wants to play dirty, huh? Grimlock can do that. His body rotates some, making his 'spine' parallel to the ground, closing his jaws, dipping his skull down to plow into the detective with a headbutt. Let's see just who has the harder head here, Nightbeat...
Grimlock doesn't play Claw Jaw much mind, thinking he'll just shake him off again once he latches on.
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Post by Claw Jaw on Jan 12, 2008 22:30:23 GMT -5
Claw Jaw continues his rather slow run after Grimlock, but then the T-Rex charges.
Claw Jaw has to make this quick. He leaps forward and transforms, in mid air, before landing roughly on Grimlock. From there, it is a small matter of wrapping all of his tentacles around his back, before closing his eyes. Claw Jaw begins siphoning the energy from Grimlock, in an attempt to bring the mighty Transformer down.
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Nightbeat
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Post by Nightbeat on Jan 13, 2008 13:05:01 GMT -5
It's definitely Grimlock who has the harder head, as the collision knocks Nightbeat down on his aft, clutching his head in pain. Still, in-between trying to not see double and fighting the urge to go have a nice lie down, he snakes out his leg to try and trip Grimlock.
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Post by Kup on Jan 13, 2008 14:55:33 GMT -5
Kup does not dive in, though he moves to pull Nightbeat out of the way should Grimlock attack him again. He crouches behind the detective and gets ready to move, keeping an optic on things should they get too rough. It looks like it might be getting there.
To Wedge, he says, "I don't think we'll need her in this particular fight, but she might want to stand by. At the very least, I'll give these guys a lesson in Junkion etiquette. Some of them don't quite seem to get the Junks."
Not that Kup himself gets them particularly well, but he gets along passably with them for someone who doesn't actually get them.
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Grimlock
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Post by Grimlock on Jan 14, 2008 5:08:04 GMT -5
Grimlock halts after knocking Nightbeat down, peering at him for a moment, jaws slacked open enough to make others wonder if he'll be using them, or just circulating air into his systems. A few beats pass before Grimlock raises back up. "Me Grimlock feel better now...mostly." He tries to look backwards at the blue energy-suckin' squid, but there's only so far that he can look back. After a few moments, he's rumbling around in circles like a dog chasing its tail. "Me Grimlock say stop that!"
Finally, Grimlock himself stops, leans forward, and bucks back as he starts his transformation, dino head going back quicker than normal to swat the squid off. The rest of his transformation follows suit, leaving him standing with hands on his hips, looking back and forth.
---------- Claw Jaw smacking done with permission of Claw Jaw's player.
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