[HH21] Junkyard War in the Desert

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[HH21] Junkyard War in the Desert

Post by silasw » Wed Nov 03, 2021 10:24 pm

Three factions from faraway worlds get lost in the Nevada desert looking for a secret government facility, far from civilization, with nothing but a pile of bulk bricks...

This battle took place at Brickfair NJ 2021. Ninja_Bait, Kommander Ken and myself each had 30 minutes to build a vehicle out of the same box of bricks. Here's what we came up with. (Building process was off camera, but please feel free to imagine it.)

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From left to right: My power walker, ninja_bait's hover speeder, and Ken's war wagon

We each got a few minifigs and a hero, and got to battling.

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Okay, maybe there was some civilization. But mostly harmless.

Top left: ninja_bait with the Council of 500 led by a very flamboyant blood mage hero.
Bottom: Silas with Skions, led by post-apocalyptic Wyldstyle for no particular reason.
Right: Ken with BROOTALZ! In the vehicle is the hero, the magical Brootal girl!
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Re: [HH21] Junkyard War in the Desert

Post by silasw » Wed Nov 03, 2021 10:39 pm

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The Council moves out.

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The speeder bike fires its front-mounted gun, shooting the rifle right out of a Skion's hand!

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The Brootal War Wagon attempts a sick drift...

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And totally spins out. Now it's facing the wrong way.

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Skion squad advances, and Wyldstyle takes out a Brootal. The locals are minding their own business.

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Skions land a blow on the war wagon.

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The Council realizes that mounting a rocket directly to the front of their vehicle might have been a mistake. It blows up in their face, but takes out a Skion troop that was standing nearby, so it kind of worked out anyway.

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Re: [HH21] Junkyard War in the Desert

Post by silasw » Thu Nov 04, 2021 8:49 pm

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The walker faces off against the speeder bike.

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Direct hits on the bike!

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One Council soldier tries to take his revenge on the walker pilot but totally misses.

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Council soldiers landing shots on the war wagon.

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The Magical Brootal tries to use the rear thrusters on the wagon to turn back around and get back in the fight, but the thrusters decide to explode instead. She's on fire! :fu:
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Re: [HH21] Junkyard War in the Desert

Post by silasw » Thu Nov 04, 2021 8:57 pm

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Wyldstyle decides that a heavy sword would be more her style, so she takes the one off the statue.

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The pilot of the walker decides he'd rather not be shot at, so he takes his own gun and shoots at the Council soldier. He also misses...

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Brootal Heavy jets onto the scene with his jetpack!

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Skions take shots at him.

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However, thanks to the heavy armor, the shots only succeed in knocking his gun out of his hands.

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Re: [HH21] Junkyard War in the Desert

Post by silasw » Thu Nov 04, 2021 9:09 pm

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Rocker mage hero tries to set the half-destroyed car on a collision course with the Skions in front of it. However, she accidentally left it in reverse... and a poor Council guy gets run over.

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The duel continues between the two guys with terrible aim. However this time the shot knocks the pilot right out of his seat!

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And then the Skion shoots right back and scores a fatal blow!

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A very skillful shot from the Council soldier skewers two Skions at once!

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An armored Brootal gets sliced in half by an armor-piercing attack from Wyldstyle.

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Taking a shot at the Brootal gunner...

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Taken down!

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The gunner from the top of the speeder bike faces off against a Skion soldier on the ground.

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This local restaurant patron escaped death last turn, but this time she gets zapped by a missed shot.
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Re: [HH21] Junkyard War in the Desert

Post by silasw » Thu Nov 04, 2021 9:20 pm

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The speeder bike goes for a sweet spin maneuver to try to run over the Skion!

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Uh oh...

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Right into the diner!

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Brootal tries to shoot down Wyldstyle, but misses and hits the random dad instead. Dad's head explodes violently.

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More stormtrooper-level aim as a Skion totally obliterates this SUV instead of the enemy combatant.

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That Brootal just picked up his weapon again, but finds Wyldstyle's sword in his face. However the sword glances off the armor harmlessly.

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The Skion tries to take out the Council hero with a well-placed shot, but the gunner jumps down and saves the day!

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The gunner survives too! But he lands face-first in the dirt.

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Skion guy jumps back in the pilot's seat after winning his duel, and he activates the boosters to get back into the fight!

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However, the speeder bike has been gathering power and finally can fire its main laser.

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Utter destruction. The walker is toast.

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Re: [HH21] Junkyard War in the Desert

Post by silasw » Thu Nov 04, 2021 9:26 pm

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On top of that, another Skion gets taken out by a Council soldier.

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This other guy misses completely though.

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Skion wins this shootout.

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The Brootal cornered in the Disc Chord bar tries to shoot Wyldstyle point blank, but Wyldstyle just stabs him.

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A revenge shot from the Brootal war wagon almost takes out Wyldstyle, but barely misses and the shock knocks her over.

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Wyldstyle yanks the sawblade wheel right off the wagon and tries to use it as a weapon!

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...It did no damage whatsoever.

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Re: [HH21] Junkyard War in the Desert

Post by silasw » Thu Nov 04, 2021 9:56 pm

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The red hero finally gets into the fight on the ground, slashing the Skion to avenge her loyal soldier. That's the last Skion soldier, only their hero Wyldstyle remains...

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A particularly good series of critical successes causes a glorious explosion of blood!

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The hero decides these are the ideal conditions for a ritual...

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She summons a blood diemon! (Props to ninja_bait for assembling this on the spot.)

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The war wagon blows up Wyldstyle with some well placed shots! Skions are eliminated!

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The red hero throws her sword...

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The spinning sword slices clean through the war wagon!

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Magical Brootal isn't happy about this. She grabs one of the broken pieces and sprints towards an enemy.

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She takes a big swing, but totally whiffs and throws out her back. She's stuck in a hunched over position for the rest of the game. Maybe she's older than she looks...

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Red hero jumps in to finish this fight.

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She picks up a discarded Brootal weapon and chainsaws the Magical Brootal. However it's not enough for a kill.

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Neither is this blast from the last remaining Council trooper.

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The Brootal hero uses her bludgeon to bat the red hero directly into the trooper, knocking them both down!

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And to follow that up, she yanks the streetlight out of the ground to use as a massive melee weapon.

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Whack!

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Unfortunately swinging this heavy streetlight must have been too much for her poor back. She keels over and the Council of 500 wins!

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The blood diemon looks on from the sidelines, still too far from the action to make a difference.
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Re: [HH21] Junkyard War in the Desert

Post by MadMario » Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:42 am

Gameplay - 5
Photography - 4
Violence - 4
Writing - 4
Overall Appeal - 5
An overall very entertaining draft battle, with humorous characters, plot turns and a huge amount of practical effects (especially love the versatile use of the 1x2 transparent plates!) and violence. A little abrubt in the ending and lacking the alien theme (yet I bear in mind that it took place on brikfair before hh announcement). I hope this battle attracted loads of onlookers and potential new players! :D
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Re: [HH21] Junkyard War in the Desert

Post by Zupponn » Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:31 pm

Gameplay - 5
Photography - 4
Violence - 3
Writing - 5
Overall Appeal - 4

The Blood Diemon looked awesome, especially for something you guys built on the spot. Good work!
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Re: [HH21] Junkyard War in the Desert

Post by Kommander Ken » Tue Nov 16, 2021 11:02 am

Gameplay - 5
Photography - 4
Violence - 4
Writing - 4
Overall appeal - 4

Hey, this looks familar! This battle was a fun little mash up and I loved how vastly different everyone's builds were. Your cinematic shots are on-point.

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