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'''Back To The Beginnings''' was a tournament created by [[G.K.]]. It involved the entrants rebuilding the first showcased bots of each other. The tournament was the quickest run tournament in RA2 history, taking only 6 days from G.K. posting the first vid to him posting the grand final. The champion was [[The Ounce]], with [[Nuclear Fallout]], while the runner up was [[Somebody]], ironically rebuilding Ounce's [[Go Up Here 2|Go Up Here]]. BTTB 2, the DSL version, is currently being planned.
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'''Back To The Beginnings''' was a tournament created by [[G.K.]]. It involved the entrants rebuilding the first showcased bots of each other.   BTTB 4, the vice versa of BTTB 3, followed BTTB 3 in January 2011, concluding in July 2011 where [[powerrave]] triumphed with his rebuild of NFX's [[Altifood12398672969163865913|Altitude]], overcoming [[Madman3]]'s rebuild of [[Squirrel_Monkey]]'s bot [[Shovel Headed Blockbuster|Blockbuster]].
  
 
=BTTB 1=
 
=BTTB 1=
  
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The stock version of BTTB, BTTB 1 was well recieved by the community, who saw it as a clever idea. Soon, he had 19 entrants, 4 of whom would compete in a wildcard for the final spot. They were as follows:
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BTTB 1 was a Stock Heavyweight tournament in which participants had to rebuild the first showcased bot of the members stock showcase. 
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The tournament was the second quickest run tournament in RA2 history, taking only 6 days from G.K. posting the first vid to him posting the grand final. The champion was [[The Ounce]], with [[Nuclear Fallout]], while the runner up was [[Somebody]], ironically rebuilding Ounce's [[Go Up Here 2|Go Up Here]].
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'''Entry List:'''
  
 
*[[The Ounce]] with [[Nuclear Fallout]]
 
*[[The Ounce]] with [[Nuclear Fallout]]
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*[[Stagfish]] with [[Atomic (BTTB)]]
 
*[[Stagfish]] with [[Atomic (BTTB)]]
  
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*[[Badnik96]] and [[Alterer of Reality]] also said that they would enter, but pulled out for various reasons.
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*[[Badnik96]] and [[Alterer of Reality]] also said that they would enter, but pulled out for various reasons. Because of this, [[G.K.]] and [[Doomkiller]] left the wildcard and entered the main bracket. [[GoldenFox93]] was also apparently so humiliated by his performance (Losing both his matches and all the rounds involved), that he now refuses to acknowledge he ever built his entry.
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=BTTB 2=
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The day [[G.K.]] concluded BTTB 1, he also announced BTTB 2, the DSL version of the tournament where participants had to rebuild the first robot posted in a member's DSL Showcase as a DSL Heavyweight. Many members expressed an interest in joining. In the end, he got 27 entrants. [[Gazea2]] and [[Picnic Attack]] pulled out, and due to an error in the brackets system, [[Hydro]] selflessly pulled out after Round 1. In the final [[Somebody]] this time proving victorious, rebuilding [[Bubbleman]]'s [[Ripper of Guts 3.7|Gut Ripper]], and defeating [[Yoda9726]]'s [[Minimus|Maximus]] rebuild in the final.
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'''Entry List:'''
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*[[Martymidget]] with [[2 Vroom or Not to Vroom]]
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*[[Doomkiller]] with [[Lobos HW]]
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*[[Hydro]] with [[Flipperization]]
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*[[NFX]] with [[Whiplash Recoil]]
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*[[Vertigo]] with [[Stealth Destroyer VI]]
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*[[Badnik96]] with [[Dr. Spin II, S.D.]]
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*[[Powerrave]] with [[Forgot the food]]
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*[[G.K.]] with [[BLT]]
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*[[The Ounce]] with [[Magmatic Evolution]]
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*[[Yoda9726]] with [[Minimus]]
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*[[Pwnator]] with [[Ultimate Bishop]]
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*[[JoeBlo]] with [[Stiletto Violence]]
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*[[Squirrel_Monkey]] with [[Renal Calculi]]
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*[[Sparkey98]] with [[Drumbayotch-36 BATTS!]]
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*[[Jack Daniels]] with [[OverOverkill]]
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*[[Bubbleman]] with [[Doom Donker]]
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*[[Goldenfox93]] with [[Son of MSHD]]
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*[[R0B0SH4RK]] with [[WiLd cUbE: VENGEANCE]]
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*[[Naryar]] with [[Pinball's Deadly Revenge]]
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*[[Jonzu95]] with [[Hurricane]]
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*[[trumpetguy]] with [[Crown of Flames]]
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*[[Craaig]] with [[Please Re-enter Bot Name]]
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*[[090901]] with [[WTFhead]]
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*[[Somebody]] with [[Ripper of Guts 3.7]]
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*[[Sage]] with [[14th Warrior]]
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=BTTB 3=
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G.K. took a break from tournament hosting for a bit, before announcing a 3rd edition, rebuilding 1st showcased DSL bots as Stock Heavyweights. The tournament's videos kicked off on January 3, 2011.  [[The Ounce]] returned to reclaim his title, his rebuild of [[Vertigo]]'s [[Grade-4 Whiplash|Whiplash V7.0]] beating Vertigo himself rebuilding Somebody's [[Circle of Flaming Irons|Ring of Fire]].
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'''Entry list:'''
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*[[Naryar]] with [[Rapiid Bit Pull]]
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*[[Picnic Attack]] with [[Burrrrrrrrried Aloive]]
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*[[NFX]] with [[C3:++]]
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*[[Stagfish]] with [[The Jesters Hat]]
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*[[G.K.]] with [[Complement or Complicate?]]
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*[[ty4er]] with [[BISHOP]]
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*[[Squirrel_Monkey]] with [[Sushi Instructor]]
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*[[Clickbeetle]] with [[Havok Explosion]]
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*[[RedAce]] with [[Stiletto]]
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*[[Badnik96]] with [[Spontaneous Combustion]]
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*[[Pwnator]] with [[ZLTO]]
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*[[Fotepx]] with [[Talespin Twins]]
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*[[GroudonRobotWars]] with [[Vroooom]]
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*[[Gazea2]] with [[Drumbelina II]]
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*[[Vertigo]] with [[Circle of Flaming Irons]]
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*[[J24]] with [[Canadian Warlord]]
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*[[Yoda9726]] with [[Darker Shades of Grey]]
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*[[Craaig]] with [[Bacon/Lettuce/Tomato]]
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*[[The Ounce]] with [[Grade-4 Whiplash]]
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*[[Martymidget]] with [[Stealth DESTROYA]]
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*[[Spinner Bot]] with [[Hammer Fisted]]
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*[[Scorpion]] with [[Stupid Bear That Isnt A Cube]]
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*[[King Mushroom]] with [[NFX (robot)]]
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*[[SKBT]] with [[Dumb Drum]]
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*[[Goldenfox93]] with [[Spawn of Dromaphoba]]
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*[[Scrap Daddy]] with [[KAiZA]]
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*[[JoeBlo]] with [[Los Lobos]]
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*[[Somebody]] with [[O_o_O]]
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*[[Sage]] with [[ElectroN]]
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*[[Zog]] with [[Huge SnS]]
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[[Category:Tournaments]]

Latest revision as of 14:26, 8 June 2013

Back To The Beginnings was a tournament created by G.K.. It involved the entrants rebuilding the first showcased bots of each other. BTTB 4, the vice versa of BTTB 3, followed BTTB 3 in January 2011, concluding in July 2011 where powerrave triumphed with his rebuild of NFX's Altitude, overcoming Madman3's rebuild of Squirrel_Monkey's bot Blockbuster.

BTTB 1

BTTB 1 was a Stock Heavyweight tournament in which participants had to rebuild the first showcased bot of the members stock showcase. The tournament was the second quickest run tournament in RA2 history, taking only 6 days from G.K. posting the first vid to him posting the grand final. The champion was The Ounce, with Nuclear Fallout, while the runner up was Somebody, ironically rebuilding Ounce's Go Up Here.

Entry List:

  • Badnik96 and Alterer of Reality also said that they would enter, but pulled out for various reasons. Because of this, G.K. and Doomkiller left the wildcard and entered the main bracket. GoldenFox93 was also apparently so humiliated by his performance (Losing both his matches and all the rounds involved), that he now refuses to acknowledge he ever built his entry.


BTTB 2

The day G.K. concluded BTTB 1, he also announced BTTB 2, the DSL version of the tournament where participants had to rebuild the first robot posted in a member's DSL Showcase as a DSL Heavyweight. Many members expressed an interest in joining. In the end, he got 27 entrants. Gazea2 and Picnic Attack pulled out, and due to an error in the brackets system, Hydro selflessly pulled out after Round 1. In the final Somebody this time proving victorious, rebuilding Bubbleman's Gut Ripper, and defeating Yoda9726's Maximus rebuild in the final.

Entry List:


BTTB 3

G.K. took a break from tournament hosting for a bit, before announcing a 3rd edition, rebuilding 1st showcased DSL bots as Stock Heavyweights. The tournament's videos kicked off on January 3, 2011. The Ounce returned to reclaim his title, his rebuild of Vertigo's Whiplash V7.0 beating Vertigo himself rebuilding Somebody's Ring of Fire.

Entry list:

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