It was a four-wheel drive robot based heavily upon Donald Hutson's superheavyweight championship-winning design, Diesector. Unlike Diesector, Karcas 2 lacked the side-mounted battle mallets and sported cambered wheels, which was design feature more akin to his two-wheel drive turret lifter, Tazbot. In fact, the jaws and speed controllers were salvaged from Diesector and Tazbot respectively.[1] When facing highly-destructive opponents, the jaws of Karcas 2 could be swapped out for a 40lb scoop which Hutson dubbed the 'Mega Plow'.[1] Karcas 2 went unbeaten during the 2004 event, winning the heavyweight bracket outright after winning four straight fights.
Karcas 2 was the heavier counterpart to Hutson's middleweight, Karcas, which bore a very similar design but was instead two-wheel drive.
Following its NPC Charity Open success, Karcas 2 was also entered into the November 2005 Combots Cup event. Here, it reached the final in its bracket before being defeated by Matt Maxham and Sewer Snake, losing the judges' decision by just a single point.[1]
Donald Hutson and Karcas 2 during Combots Cup I.
The original middleweight Karcas.
Robot History[]
2004 NPC Charity Open[]
Karcas 2 vs. Death-Maul
Karcas 2 clamps Death-Maul.
Karcas 2 flips Death-Maul over.
Karcas 2's first match was against Death-Maul and was equipped with an extension to its top jaw in order to try and disable Death-Maul's spinner. At the start, Death-Maul spun up their weapons and hit Karcas 2, but it was not doing much damage to Karcas 2. Karcas 2 then clamped Death-Maul at some point during the match. After Death-Maul hit Karcas 2's jaw, Karcas 2's jaw was stuck in the arena wall. The match was restarted after Karcas 2 was separated from the wall. Karcas 2 clamped Death-Maul again then pushed them into the pulverizer. but Death-Maul escaped then Karcas 2 managed to get underneath Death-Maul and finally flips Death-Maul over. However, there was not enough time left for Death-Maul to be counted so the match went the distance. Karcas 2 won on a judges' decision and moved on.
Karcas 2 vs. Verbal Abuse
Karcas 2 clamps Verbal Abuse.
Karcas 2 lifts Verbal Abuse.
Karcas 2 slams Verbal Abuse against the arena wall.
Next up for Karcas 2 was Verbal Abuse. At the start, Verbal Abuse lifted Karcas 2, but Karcas 2 escaped then clamped Verbal Abuse at some point. Karcas 2 slammed Verbal Abuse into the arena wall as and dragged them into the pulverizer. Karcas 2 lifted Verbal Abuse before the time ran out. Karcas 2 won on a judges' decision.
Karcas 2 vs. Megabyte
Karcas 2 equipped with its plow pre-fight.
Karcas 2 advanced to the winner's semi-finals, where it faced Megabyte. Before the match, Karcas 2 armed its 40lb plow to defend itself from the shell spinner. Karcas 2 used the plow to push Megabyte into the arena wall and drive it into the pulverizer several times throughout the match. Karcas 2 won on a judges' decision and advanced to the final.
Karcas 2 vs. Verbal Abuse
Karcas 2 clamps down on Verbal Abuse.
Here, Karcas 2 faced Verbal Abuse again and returned to its tradition configuration. In this match, Karcas 2 clamped and pushed Verbal Abuse many times. The time ran out and Karcas 2 won on a judges' decision. This meant Karcas 2 was declared the heavyweight champion.
