User blog:Anderson9132/The 11 biggest upsets in history

Robot Wars wouldn't be as great as it is/was without a few upsets, would it? If there were no upsets, the same robots would always win, leading to the show getting tedious very quickly. It's also nice to see an underdog get there chance in the spot light and in recognition of this, here is my list of the top 11 biggest upsets of all time! Let's get started!

11. Pussycat vs Cassius 2 - This is rather low on the list, mainly because Cassius' loss was its own fault. They had a reasonably easy heat to compete against and it was a new and improved Cassius, runner's up from the last year, so it was expected to easily beat the mediocre Pussycat....right? WRONG! An unfortunate display of poor driving sends Cassius down the pit and Pussycat into the heat final. What's worse is, that was it for the Cassius machines. Therefore, Pussycat is technically the robot that put Cassius into retirement....that's a scary thought!

10. Shockwave shocks Thor - For the first time ever, a 2016 series related topic ends up on one of my lists! (HORAY!) Now that's out of the way, lets look at the battle, which was easily, the biggest shock of the night (pun wholeheartedly intended). Thor had practically dominated the heat, winning each battle with ease. It was also World No.2 on the live circuit and with Jason's passion to win, we all knew he would be relentless in his attack. And then you have Shockwave, a new robot that hadn't been tested, was a nice and flat target for the axe and, had already lost to Thor previously in the heat! It seemed a no brainer that Thor would win. So the battle begins, and Shockwave slams into Thor and rams them into the side wall. Thor smashes its axe down, but there is no clear movement. Shockwave then simply opens the pit, and dumps them in. Huh. Well it's safe to say my chin hit the floor, and I'm pretty sure most other people's did too.

9. Napalm defeats GEMINI!...(and The Spider) - Yes, that actually was a thing! Now I'll be honest, this was a absolute fluke if ever I saw one, but it still counts. We shall breeze past The Spider as it was....well...rubbish, and will get straight to the matter at hand. One half of Gemini attempted to flip Napalm, but in doing so, got itself stuck on its end, unable to self right. Then in came the other half, and in an attempt to right its twin...did the EXACT SAME THING, by missing a flip, getting stuck on its end and having no help of self righting. And...that's it! Over. Done. Napalm wins...it actually makes my head hurt thinking about it to be honest...

8. Nasty Warrior beats HYPNODISC! - This was a match that had one clear and obvious end! And no, it wasn't the one that happened. In Extreme 1, to make us Brits look mighty and great, as we are, the producers decided to put on a one off UK vs Germany battle. Hypnodisc would represent the UK, whilst Nasty Warrior, a robot clad in carbon and wood and armed with a poxy lawnmower blade represented Germany. The match started out pretty much as you would expect, with bits f Nasty Warrior splintering across the arena. But then Hypnodisc slows down. Then a little bit more. And a little bit more. And then it just died. Nasty Warrior gets to give it a few weak shoved before Refbot counts out Hypnodisc. You see the wooden splinters actually jammed up the wheels of Hypnodisc, leaving them unable to move....my head hurts even more now!

7. Iron Awe beats Bigger Brother - In series 7, Iron Awe 2.1, a robot from a team that had never made it to the heat finals over three separate attempts were about to face Bigger Brother, the number 4 seeds, former runners up and a robot wars mainstay since series 3. It looked like Iron Awe had no chance. And the battle started much like that too. Iron Awe was flipped over with ease and just barely self righted. The action then went towards the arena wall, and in one foul swoop Iron Awe managed to get underneath Bigger Brother and flip them OUT OF THE ARENA! Now can someone please tell me, where did THAT come from?! I think what makes this such a shack is that it literally just happened out of nowhere! I still get shocked when thinking back on it!

6. Bodyhammer's early exit - Bodyhammer, the number 3 seed of series 2 and the previous series runner up, came back hugely updated. It had reliable weaponry, a better shape which allowed it to get better attacks in, and was all in all, better engineered. Sadly, it all went downhill for them pretty early in series 2 though, as it fell in the Gauntlet. Yep, the first round. What a shame! Sadly it's low ground clearance allowed it to get stuck early on and out went one of the six series favourites. I remember watching Series 2 in full for the first time when BBCRobotwarsUK uploaded it onto youtube and I was STUNNED that Bodyhammer went out so quickly! I thought it would make at least the semis! Ah well, it made them build Pussycat, so I guess that's a bonus!

5. Firestorm vs Panic Attack - It's always a good thing when a champion gets defeated, especially if it's in the hands of what is essentially a "nobody". Now I'm not talking badly about Firestorm here, as you all know, it's my favourite robot of all time. But, in series 3, it was a new machine from the same guys who bought in Groundhog....that's not a good start. Bottom line, nobody really expected much from Firestorm, so when it won its heat, that in itself was pretty amazing. But when it was drawn against reigning champions Panic Attack, it seemed as if the luck have ended for Firestorm. Turns out, everyone was wrong. Firestorm gave Panic Attack its all, pushing it around the arena, avoiding attacks and even flipping them over! It went to the judges, who rules in favour of Firestorm and the entire pits were stunned. No one expected such a great performance or machine from the Groundhog lads, yet it had happened!

4. Spikasaurus wins the Annihilator - this was obviously going to be on here somewhere. No one gave Spikasaurus a hope in hell in the Annihilator, and was most likely added as a bit of cannon fodder. However, it proved to be just the opposite. Not only did it get fully stuck into the action, it also immobilised Suicidal Tendencies, helped KO Killerhurtz and then cause one of the biggest shocks ever, by beating Dominator 2 in the final. Now many believe it was very lucky, and I agree, but the fact that they actually made the final in first place is worthy of merit, but winning the whole thing by outlasting the much more impressive Dominator 2? Now that is REALLY impressive. It just goes to show that the Annihilator is about durabilty.

3. Razer is blunted....by Aggrobot - I was also going to include Inquisitor, but after a wee thought and a nice cuppa, I decided not to, as it was Razer's debut series, so it wasn't really known what to expect. However, in series 3, the belief in Razer was strong. Everyone feared it, everyone loved it (bar me obvs) and everyone knew it would win this time. Then along comes Aggrobot. Don't get me wrong, I like the original Aggrobot, mainly because its design was hard to get to grips with due its size and shape. Razer struggled to do more than scratch it and it was a highly good battle of tactics and near misses. Finally Razer got a hold of Aggrobot, and the end looked nigh...until Razer went and beached itself on it's own arm, therefore handing over one of the most surprising victories ever to Agrrobot. And it wasn't all luck, because Aggrobot was actually giving Razer a damn good fight, which is a surprise in itself. Well done Aggrobot!

2. Diotior pits Tornado - Again, this was going to be on here somewhere! It is arguably one of the biggest moments in Robot Wars history! Tornado were the obvious favourites for this battle, what with being seeded 12th and being former semi finalists and having all sorts of push etc. But Diotior proved everyone wrong! It got right into the thick of things, ramming into Tornado, pushing them back, bashing them into the CPZs and then eventually pitting them! No one saw that coming! Now I know that Tornado had lost drive on one side before it was pitted, but people think that is a reason to think Diotior were lucky. How?! Did they not see it push Tornado around with EASE BEFORE they died on one side. I'm pretty certain that Diotior could have accomplished the same with Tornado working properly. I love a good underdog story! However, it isn't quite shicking enough to make the number one spot. That place goes to....

1. Bigger Brother beats CHAOS 2 ANDHYPNODISC! - Series 5 was the series where Bigger Brother came out of its shell. Many can speculate that Big Brother was lucky in series 3 (I agree if I'm honest) and the less said about it's series 4 performance, the better. Heck, even in Extreme 1 they didn't really perform well. In series 5 however, the beast woke up! Now I thin I can vouch for every single person in existence when I say that I never even considered Bigger Brother beating Chaos 2, or Hypnodisc, but BOTH of them?! I would have laughed in your face if you had told me that. I would obviously have to eat the humble pie because that actually happened. Chaos 2 ran out of CO2, meaning it coudln't self right and Hypnodisc, despite tearing it to shreds, ended up in the pit! It was these two battles that put Bigger Brother on the map as a robot to be scared of, considering it's poor performance in series 4 and Extreme. I still remember my chin hitting the floor when Chaos 2 was counted out! I had barely got my chin back into its normal place, and then I find it on the floor again two weeks later! Absolutely shocking and insane!

Thanks for reading and feel free to comment on what you think some of the biggest upsets are!