And that's it, ladies and gentlemen. We waited for the fight, the fight came, and the fight went. Right on schedule, the stream of the battle between Eagle Prime and Kuratas appeared on Twitch, social media, and their official pages. After a good share of presentations, interviews, and technical details about the robots, the event gave way to the two main duels. Although Kuratas had a good start against the Mk2 prototype, Eagle Prime tipped the scales definitively with a chainsaw.
The fact that the first professional giant robot fight took place in Japan carries a certain justice. That mysterious eastern land is the cradle of mechas, and if anyone seeks inspiration for designing their own robots, they will find it there without a doubt. Anyone who has been online in the last few hours probably noticed that links to the official stream appeared almost everywhere, revealing a deep promotional process. Since it was not a live event, the organizers managed to avoid any technical problems, and minutes after the stream ended on Twitch, they released the pre-recorded copy on YouTube:
They are 26 minutes that go by fairly quickly, but if you are looking for a summary, you need to know that the first round pitted Kuratas against the Mk2 prototype of MegaBots, called Iron Glory. In an action reminiscent of the anime One-Punch Man, Kuratas accelerated to full speed and knocked down Iron Glory in a single blow. It was an interesting start for the Japanese robot, but the truth is that its six and a half tons could do nothing against the twelve-ton behemoth that is Eagle Prime. The second round had to be stopped because both robots "got stuck", but before continuing, the MegaBots team replaced the left arm cannon with the chainsaw.
Kuratas lost part of its right arm due to Eagle Prime's chainsaw, and with the preprogrammed demolition of the area where the commentators were (who escaped "just in time"), Eagle Prime took the victory. What was the Web's reaction? Let's say the prevailing sentiment is disappointment at the scripting. Deep down I'm not surprised they applied a formula similar to the WWE, but I do hope they work on the drama. How? There is supposedly a Chinese team interested in entering the robot fight. At the end of the fight it would have been excellent to see the Chinese pilot opening the factory door with a kick and issuing his challenge...
