6.270 Team 27: History

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        Once upon a time when James II was only a twinkle in his parent's eye there was a Front End Loader who was called Charles, or more commonly known as Chuck the Truck. One day when the planets and the stars aligned themselves just right, Chuck met a beautiful hot red Lego femme-bot.  She was sparking hot.  Her electronics really turned Chuck on.  After getting to know each other quite well, they created James, and autonomous red robot name after James the Red Fire Engine.

Charles (a.k.a Chuck the Truck) , father of James        James,  father of James II

Baby James

James had a single purpose in life.  That purpose was to attack and destroy.  Whenever he was put onto the battle table, he located the position of his enemy and marched towards battle.  However, times were changing.  Laws against purposeful destruction of one's enemy were instated and James began to feel worthless, for he knew only how to manipulate RF data and advance on his enemy.  It was time for someone with strategy, someone with a brain, or at least a HandyBoard 1.2, to take control of the family's destiny.  So James gave up his parts and his HandyBoard to allow the line of James to continue throughout the many ages of his world.  In the fierce depths of the 6.270 lab, smelling intensely of methane, body odor, and what the French call a certain Je ne sais quoi, James II was born.  His intentions were good, you can read about his strategy if you click on this link here that is made from the words that you are reading right now at this moment, click here.  His first test as leader of his clan was to orient himself towards the back wall of the battle table to commence his attack.  His gear boxes, however, were not well constructed and the gear ratio was way off.  After an extension and some difficult thinking, James II was reconstructed and made to work flawlessly, for a few minutes.  To make the story short, James II was never fully tested on the actual battle table, and when time came for the war to begin, James II was under-prepared.  He qualified and made it to the final, as did everyone else, but once the final battle came, he hesitated while turning because of the extra friction of the table and the extreme weight of the batteries.  He did manage to turn, but the angle was incorrect and James II was disoriented.  He knocked a green ball into his scoring area I believe, but the vote was for red, and he managed to lose the match with a score of -1 to 0, although the other teams lost too which made him feel a little better.  Thus concludes the story of how the kingly line of James came crashing down.  James II now lies immobile in a cardboard box waiting to be disassembled.  It is a sad day, the day that a Lego being be decomposed into a pile of legos and motors.      

R.I.P. Jimmy Deux               .

James II