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| forumname = NFX
 
| forumname = NFX
| allies = [[G.K.]], [[Jonzu95]], [[Badnik96]], [[GoldenFox93]], [[martymidget]], [[Gazea2]], [[Thyrus]], [[Scorpion]], [[J24]], [[Vertigo]], possibly [[JoeBlo]] and [[Naryar]]. Generally gets along well with everyone.
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| allies = [[GoldenFox93]], [[G.K.]], [[Thyrus (User)|Thyrus]], [[SKBT]], [[martymidget]], [[Conraaa]], [[Fracture (User)|Fracture]], [[Vertigo]], [[Jack Daniels]], [[Reier]], [[madman3]], [[ty4er]], [[Sonny_Resetti]], [[JoeBlo]], possibly [[Naryar]] and [[Sage]]. Generally gets along well with everyone.
| rivals = [[GoldenFox93]] (Friendly)
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| rivals = [[GoldenFox93]] (Friendly), [[JoeBlo]] (BOTM)
| fear = 15
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| fear = 25
| respect = 30
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| respect = 45
| rank = Advanced User/Super Heavyweight
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| rank = [[Post Rank|Advanced User]] / Semi Moderator
| stance = [[Informationalist]], slight [[Peacekeeper]]
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| stance = [[Innovationalist]], [[Informationalist]], [[Peacekeeper]], [[Post King]]
| trivia = NFX is one of the few Scottish members of Gametechmods, others being [[System32]] and [[Scourge of teh Galaxy]].
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| trivia = NFX is one of the few Scottish members of Gametechmods, others being [[System32]], [[Kurt Wylde]] and [[Scourge of teh Galaxy]].
 
| quote = "I see what u did there"  
 
| quote = "I see what u did there"  
 
"PMbomb'd"
 
"PMbomb'd"
"VICTORY"
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"Schweet"
 
}}
 
}}
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'''NFX''' is a relative newcomer to the Gametechmods community, having first downloaded Robot Arena 2 in August 2009, and joining the GTM Forums just two days after. Following a brief departure from the forums for unknown reasons, he returned in April 2010, and started to become one of the forum regulars.
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'''NFX''' is a relative newcomer to the Robot Arena 2 community, having first downloaded Robot Arena 2 in August 2009, and joining the Gametechmods Forums just two days after. Following a brief departure from the forums for unknown reasons, he returned in April 2010, and started to become one of the forum regulars, receiving Advanced User status in December 2010. Recently promoted to Moderator of the Tournament section, alongside G.K. He took another hiatus in the first half of 2013 due to a number of real life issues, but has recently returned again. Disappeared from GTM in March 2014, but is still very much active on ARC, where he is an admin.
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Currently, he tends to offer insights into the newer members' bots, covering most of the simpler aspects, such as chassis management and basic glitching, leaving the more experienced members, such as [[Naryar]] and [[Pwnator]] to go into more detail about things like efficiency.
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His Stock showcase can be found [http://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=2322.0 here]and his DSL showcase [http://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=3750.0 here]. R0B0SH4RK once described him as "possibly the most underrated builder on the forums". NFX is also a strong Bot Of The Month contender.
 
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Still doesn't completely understand the rules for batteries.
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He has a Stock showcase [https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=2322.0 here] and a DSL showcase [https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=3750.0 here]. Despite their popularity amongst some users, he hates DSL Flail Shell Spinners with a passion, mostly due to the large potential for them to create a [[Havok Explosion]] when a weapon or flail is knocked off. He also occasionally builds replicas to quite a good standard (see his Shunt and Dead Metal replicas in the Replica Showcase for some good examples), and some more humorous robots when Builder's Block sets in, recently building a fully mobile robot BBQ, inspired by a comment made by [[JoeBlo]]. He is currently ranked 98th in BBEANS Rankings, which he describes as 'relatively decent'.
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In the more off-topic sections of the forum, he has become known for both his skilful use of the image editing program Paint.NET, with which he created both his signature and his avatar, as well as his slightly adverse sense of humour. He has a tendency to make jokes about most things in the off-topic sections, and sometimes makes references to RA2 as well, though occasionally when it's not that appropriate. An example of this can be seen [https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php/topic,4683.15.html here]. He has also made a number of 'MS Paint Bots', which were well-received by others.
      
==Skill==
 
==Skill==
'''Stock''' - Knows almost all of the glitches, and can build some reasonably competitive bots. Tends to build popups and HS bots only.
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'''Stock''' - Knows almost all of the glitches, and can build some very effective bots. Tends to build [[popup]] and [[HS]] bots only, but has some trouble building effective wedges. Was voted the 3rd best Stock builder on the forums in the 2012 Ranks.
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'''DSL''' - Steadily improving. Likes to experiment, but tends to make bots more for looks, or proof of concept, rather than combat efficiency. Doesn't really build any specific type of bot, but likes rammers, and avoids shell spinners like the plague.
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'''DSL''' - Has reached a strong level. Doesn't really build any specific type of bot, but likes rammers and IRL designs. He was also voted the 9th best DSL builder, and joint 3rd best IRL builder on the forums in the 2012 Ranks.
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'''Modding''' - Has finally managed to crack AI'ing, and reskin an arena for Gazea2's Stock mod [[RA2INBOW]]. He has also recently learned to reskin components, and has 'absolute minimal knowledge' of [[BFE]]
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'''Modding''' - Reskinned an arena for Gazea2's (possibly cancelled) Stock mod [[RA2INBOW]], along with a few components, and has a decent knowledge of [[BFE]]. Recently learned both UI and more complex component [[GMF]] modification.
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==Tournament Entries==
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==Notable Tournament Entries==
'''[[BBEANS 6]] - Zombie Pirate Ninja''' - Lost to [[Urjak]] in the first round. Beat [[Scorpio]] in the first round of the Loser's Bracket. Lost to [[R0B0SH4RK]] in the second round of the Loser's Bracket. (2-7)
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{| border="1"
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!Tournament
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!Robot
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!Position
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!Awards
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!Notes
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|-
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|[[Wild Robots Live 2]]
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|Snap! Happy
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|Second Round
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|None
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|NFX's first ever tournament entry.
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|-
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|[[BBEANS 6]]
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|[[Zombie Pirate Ninja]]
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|Loser's Bracket, Round 2
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|None
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|NFX's first ever DSL bot.
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|-
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|[[Back To The Beginnings]]
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|[[Tribute To Tribute To Mayhem]]
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|Loser's Braket, Round 2
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|Best Match (vs. Pwnator)
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|Voted joint Favourite Tournament entry in 2010 GTM Awards.
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|-
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|[[Back To The Beginnings 2]]
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|Whiplash Recoil
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|Loser's Bracket, Round 2
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|None
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|Knocked out of both brackets by the same robot - R0B0SH4RK's Bear Cube.
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|-
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|[[Back To The Beginnings 3]]
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|[[c3:++]]
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|Loser's Bracket, Round 5
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|Rumble Participant
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|One of the first robots to use the 140cm Square Extender effectively.
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|-
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|[[Back To The Beginnings 4]]
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|As If I Give A Flying Melon
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|Loser's Bracket, Round 4
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|Rumble Champion
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|Scored the same amount of KO's as c3:++ (8).
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|-
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|[[Total Annihilation]]
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|[[Valid Query 2]]
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|Grand Champion
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|Most Promising
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|NFX's first individual tournament championship.
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|-
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|[[RA2 Trials 2]]
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|[[Wheels Are Tasty]]
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|Heat Final
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|Most Creative Entry
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|Originally designed as a Clash Cubes IV prototype.
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|-
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|[[RA2 Trials 3]]
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|[[Puncture III]]
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|Runner-Up
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|None
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|Threw itself from the Tabletop in the final match.
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|-
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|[[Replica Wars 2]]
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|360
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|Fourth Place
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|Best Match (Grand Final)
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|Voted joint Favourite Tournament entry in 2010 GTM Awards.
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|-
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|[[Replica Wars 3]]
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|Corkscrew Two
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|Third Place
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|Warmonger Award (Most Damaging)
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|Lost its entire weaponry in one hit in the final.
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|-
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|[[RA2 Team Championships]]
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|Wheels Are Tasty 4
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|Grand Champion
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|None
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|Coined the team name, "Naryar's Not Quite Evil Council".
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|-
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|[[RA2 Team Championships 2]]
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|Extenders Are Delicious 3
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|Grand Champion
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|SFTW (Team 1)
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|NFX is the only member to have won all three RA2 Team Championships.
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|-
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|[[RA2 Team Championships 3]]
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|Toss Salad
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|Grand Champion
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|Best Bot (Team 4), Best Overall Bot
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|Captained Team 4 at Scrap Daddy's request.
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|-
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|[[Clash Cubes IV]]
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|Wheels Are Tasty 4 1/2
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|Loser's Bracket, Round 7
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|Rumble Participant
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|Finished the tournament ranked in fourth place overall.
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|-
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|[[Our Replicas Are Different]]
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|Lapshade Of Doom
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|Third Place
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|None
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|N/A
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|-
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|[[Pot Luck]]
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|Urjak's Folly
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|Loser's Bracket, Round 2
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|Unluckiest Robot, Most Surprising Moment
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|Finished third in the Byebot Qualifying matches.
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|-
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|[[2 Legit 2 Quit]]
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|Implosion 2.0
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|First Round
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|BTRSHDBBDDTBL
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|Eliminated by the same bot in this tournament and Robotic International Wars 2.
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|-
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|[[Battlebots]]
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|[[Freezerburn]]
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|Third Place
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|Best Match (vs. Thyrus)
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|Originally designed in Rhinoceros 2.0.
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|-
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|[[Battlebots Season 2]]
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|[[Revolutions Per Minute]]
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|Fourth Place
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|None
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|Built for the abandoned Blades Of Fury Tournament.
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|-
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|[[Battlebots Season 3]]
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|[[SWARM]]
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|Round 1
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|Unluckiest Bot
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|Originally entered as a Heavyweight multibot.
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|-
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|[[B4ttlebots]]
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|(LW) [[Watch Your Step!]], (MW) [[Cage of Mirrors]], (HW) The Highlander 2
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|(LW) Quarter-Finals, (MW) Round 1, (HW) Runner-Up
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|Best Skin (The Highlander)
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|The Highlander was originally entered into the SHW Bracket.
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|-
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|[[Battlebots Season 5]]
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|(LW) 360, (MW) Taur 2, (HW) The Highlander 2, (SHW) Tritium
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|(LW) Quarter-Finals, (MW) Round 1, (HW) Quarter-Finals, (SHW) Grand Finalist
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|N/A
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|The tournament was abandoned following the SHW Semi-Finals.
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|-
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|[[Home And Away]]
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|Fatal Exception
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|Runner-Up
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|Most KO's, Most Home Wins, Most Away Wins
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|Fatal Exception was not KO'd once in all its 42 matches.
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|-
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|[[Steel Warzone]]
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|[[Ion]]
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|Grand Champion
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|None
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|The only bot to have won an AI Tournament and a BOTM Poll.
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|-
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|[[Not Quite Replica Wars 2]]
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|Swift Justice
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|Fourth Place
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|Champion's Rumble Runner-Up
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|Lost to the Byebot in the Preliminary Rounds.
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|-
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|[[Robotic International Wars 2]]
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|Implosion 2.0
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|Fourth Place
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|Brawler Award
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|Previously entered into 2 Legit 2 Quit.
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|-
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|[[Robotic International Wars 3]]
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|Hairline Fracture
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|Third Place
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|Rumble Winner, Coolest Entry
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|N/A
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|-
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|[[Annihilator]]
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|Schizophrenia
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|Runner-Up
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|Most Fearsome
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|Possibly the first 36HS to use 3 Nifty batteries.
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|-
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|[[BroBots]]
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|Xenophobia & Agrophobia
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|Loser's Bracket, Round 1
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|Rumble Winner, Coolest Entrant (Xenophobia)
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|N/A
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|-
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|[[Two To Tango]]
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|(w/ SKBT) Fire and The Other One (Implosion III & False Popup)
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|Grand Champion
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|N/A
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|Also reached Round 4 of the Loser's Bracket with MikeNCR.
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|-
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|[[RA2 Olympics]]
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|Braveheart
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|Third Place
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|Coolest Bot, Best Skin
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|One of only two bots to represent Scotland.
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|-
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|[[RA2 Olympics: London]]
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|Above All (LW), The Highlander 2 (HW)
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|Fourth Place (LW), Runner-Up (HW)
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|Best Skin (The Highlander 2)
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|Above All was originally a concept for the abandoned Summer Sumo tournament.
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|-
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|[[Robot Wars Series 8]]
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|Iron Oxide
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|Round 2
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|King Of The Hill Champion, Best Design
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|N/A
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|-
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|[[Robo Zone 2]]
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|XOR
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|5th Place
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|Best Skinned
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|N/A
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|-
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|[[Box Of Nightmares]]
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|Snap!Happy 6.3
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|Third Place
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|N/A
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|Knocked out of both brackets by the same bot - G.K.'s Gicquel.
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|-
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|GTM Home Nations Tournament
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|The Highlander
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|Joint Second Place (with lloopp d lloopp and Goldenfox93)
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|N/A
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|Represented Scotland
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|-
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'''[[Wild Robots Live 2]] - Snap!Happy''' - Beat [[Ashman12]] and Byebot in heats. Lost to [[Jack Daniels]] in round 2. (2-1)
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==Other Notable Robots==
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'''[[Metal Mayhem]] - Insecticide''' - Lost to [[Stagfish]] in first round. (0-1)
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'''Halestorm''' - A Stock HW Popup series, which has gradually improved over its eight incarnations, specifically with SnapperII work and extender setups.
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'''[[ROBONOVA 2]] - Blizzard 2''' - Teamed with Badnik96's [[Arcade]]. Lost to [[090901]] and [[Vertigo]] in first round. (0-1)
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'''Present Of Doom''' - His BOTM Entry for December 2010, coming second to Clickbeetle. It featured his first public showing of reskinned components: a red DSL Disc which read "To ACAMS. Merry Xmas!"
 
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'''[[Back To The Beginnings]] - [[Tribute To Tribute To Mayhem]]''' - Beat Jonzu95 in first round. Lost to Pwnator in round 2. Lost to [[Sage]] in round 2 of Loser's Bracket. (2-4)
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'''[[Back To The Beginnings 2]] - Whiplash Recoil''' - Lost to R0B0SH4RK in the first round. Beat [[Doomkiller]] in the first round of Loser's Bracket. Lost again to R0B0SH4RK in the second round of Loser's Bracket. (4-4)
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'''Crab Salad''' - A DSL LW Rammer that utilises the Trov Chassis glitch, known for its unique weapon setup. Its potency was displayed in a screenshot showing a KO victory over the fearsome [[Mako]]. It is available in NAR AI 2.7 as Rat Trap.
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'''[[Total Annihilation]] - [[Valid Query 2]]''' - Beat [[GroudonRobotWars]], [[powerrave]] and [[DG]] in heats. Beat Vertigo, martymidget and [[Craaig]] in final. (6-0)
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'''Pyramid Scheme''' - A pyramid-shaped Stock HW Flipper with a smiley face on the front. Liked for its humour, and there is also footage of it upending [[Hammer Of Justice]].
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'''[[Combat Clusters]] - Mantis 7''' - Teamed with [[Squirrel_Monkey]]'s [[Purple-Xed]]. Currently in the second round.
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'''Sundancer''' - A pair of DSL LW HS, each one identical to the other, apart from one being effectively upside-down. Similar in principle to [[The Iron Outlaws]], NFX can choose which way up to begin the match.
 
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'''[[RA2 Trials 2]] - [[Wheels Are Tasty]]''' - Beat [[S.T.C.]] in first round. Lost to Vertigo in heat final. (1-1)
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'''[[Rust In Pieces 2]] - F.O.R.C.E.''' - Lost to Craaig in first round (0-1)
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'''[[Replica Wars 2]] - 360''' - Beat [[Zog]] in first round. Beat [[027 LB]], Jonzu95 and [[Somebody]] in rumbles. Lost to [[123savethewhales]], [[MikeNCR]] and Squirrel_Monkey in final. 4th place overall. (2-1)
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'''Overall Tournament Record: 19-21'''
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==Other Notable Robots==
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'''Flash Bang''' - A Flamethrower/Poker [[hybrid]] which won the October 2010 BOTM competition. Only the second flamethrower bot to win BOTM, the first being Naryar's April 2009 entry, Deflagration.
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'''Halestorm series''' - A Stock HW Popup series, which has gradually improved over its seven incarnations, specifically with SnapperII work and extender setups.
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'''Present Of Doom''' - His BOTM Entry for December 2010, coming second to Clickbeetle. It featured his first public showing of reskinned components: a red DSL Disc which read "To ACAMS. Merry Xmas!"
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'''Pyramid Scheme''' - A pyramid-shaped Stock HW Flipper with a smiley face on the front. Liked for its humour, and there is also footage of it upending [[Hammer Of Justice]], and overturning [[Hammer Of Judgement]].
      
==Hosting==
 
==Hosting==
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Having taken a while to get to grips with AI'ing bots, NFX has so far never hosted an official tournament. However, his first attempt, '''Mechapocalypse''', is currently in the Discussion phase, awaiting the next poll to move to signups. The tournament imposes a limit on the number of components a builder can use on their bots.
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So far, NFX has only attempted to host one official tournament, ''Mechapocalypse.'' However, due to university work and time constraints, he was unable to continue with it.
    
He has also hosted the Home Nations Tournament, an unofficial tournament between himself, Goldenfox93, G.K. and lloopp d lloopp, on the basis that each of the four countries of the United Kingdom would be represented.
 
He has also hosted the Home Nations Tournament, an unofficial tournament between himself, Goldenfox93, G.K. and lloopp d lloopp, on the basis that each of the four countries of the United Kingdom would be represented.
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==Achievements/Awards==
 
==Achievements/Awards==
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'''Back To The Beginnings'''
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'''GTM Awards 2010'''
*Best Match (vs. Pwnator)
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*Best Personal Text
*''Favourite Bot [Nominated]''
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*Favourite Champion Bot (Valid Query 2) [Tied with Somebody (Ripper Of Guts 3.7)]
 
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*Favourite Tournament Entry (Valid Query 2, Tribute To Tribute To Mayhem, 360)
'''Total Annihilation'''
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*Favourite Tournament Match (vs. Pwnator, Back To The Beginnings Round 2)
*Grand Champion
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*Most Promising
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*''Best Design [Nominated]''
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'''RA2 Trials 2'''
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'''GTM Awards 2011'''
*Most Creative Entry
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*Best Signature [Tied with J and Mr. Awesumsauce]
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*Best Personal Text
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*Most Optimistic [Tied with JoeBlo]
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'''Replica Wars 2'''
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'''GTM Awards 2012'''
*Best Match (Grand Final)
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*Best Signature
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*Best Advice [Tied with Pwnator]
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*Most Likely To Stay On Topic
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'''Bot Of The Month'''
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'''Bot Of The Month x9'''
 
*October 2010 (Flash Bang)
 
*October 2010 (Flash Bang)
 
*January 2011 (Viral Sweep)
 
*January 2011 (Viral Sweep)
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*February 2011 (Ion)
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*June 2011 (Enterprise)
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*July 2011 (Kart)
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*March 2012 (Minor Miner)
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*April 2012 (Shelley)
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*August 2012 (Mutant Tricycle)
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*September 2012 (Quark)
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