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US versus Japan Mecha Fight (no spoilers in TFS)

posted by FatPhil on Thursday October 19 2017, @07:48PM   Printer-friendly
from the the-optimus-prime-factor dept.

An Anonymous Coward put us out of our misery by finally delivering the result of the long awaited international giant mecha fight:

The oft-delayed giant robot fight has finally taken place. On Tuesday, Team USA's mechs scrapped it out with Japan's Kuratas in an abandoned steel mill for the world to watch. There could only be one victor, and it proved to be [snipped for your pleasure]

[25 minute broadcast of the event]

Those not familiar with the rumblings about this fight can catch up from Engadget's original coverage, and our own in 2015, and earlier this year.

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 19 2017, @10:01PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 19 2017, @10:01PM (#584929)

    "Yeah, when we were evenly matched the Japanese robot KO'd ours in one strike, but when we made it lopsided contest by hauling out a bigger, heavier and better-armed robot we totally kicked their butt. USA! USA! USA!"

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  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Thursday October 19 2017, @10:43PM

    by Gaaark (41) on Thursday October 19 2017, @10:43PM (#584959) Journal

    Ayuh! They win one battle, we win one battle. Draw?

    Nah.

    USA!USA!USA!

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  • (Score: 0, Troll) by Ethanol-fueled on Friday October 20 2017, @12:51AM

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Friday October 20 2017, @12:51AM (#585022) Homepage

    Japs' military doctrine no longer involves suicide-bombers.

    If it were a Muslim bot, then it would have been a murder-suicide kill with both blown to bits.