Megabots

Well, the giant robot duel between the U.S.A. and Japan, promised for last August, has finally happened.

The robots were piloted personally by the team leaders, albeat, in a steel mill, (with no audience seating?) on Japan's Home ground... I could see from the beginning that the American team would be at a disadvantage when they let Japan set the ground rules of only melee combat, wiith no target-shooting for accuracy, or obstacle course for time, with the winner being the leader in two of the three events...

But, no matter, the contest was set between the single, and relatively more nimble, 8-ton Japanese Robot verses the 12, and 15, ton American robots...

In the first Duel. Japan scored a stunning one-punch knock-out (ouch!...)

In the Second Duel, U.S.A. and Japan became stuck in a clinch, effectively to end round 1 as a draw...

But, the U.S.A. swapped-out for a weapon of more (messy disruption ?...) to get back in to the fight...

In my mind, Japan won the pound-for-pound title, and they definately deserve an additional consolation prize for the best purple hair...

Interestingly, several historical parallels could easily be drawn from the results...

Several nations are trying to challenge the winner. Film at eleven?...