User blog comment:RA2/Series 6 and Extreme 2 Rankdown/@comment-25109076-20190116163215

14 - Kan-Opener. A disappointing Series 6 campaign was redeemed by a brilliant run in the Annihilator, even if it struggled to make a name for itself in the first couple of rounds bar the Typhoon 2 attack.

13 - Spawn Again. Defeating Supernova in the heat final probably doesn't make up for the first couple of rounds, but it was hardly the only machine to be battered by Terrorhurtz or dominated by Razer, and came VERY close to throwing Bigger Brother out in the subsequent Losers' Melee. Performed very well in the first round of the All-Stars too, getting a couple of excellent flips on Hypno-Disc in.

12 - Hypno-Disc. Being bullied around in the All-Stars and outdriven in the Challenge Belt hardly helps it and while it KOed Barber-Ous 2 twice in two hits across two separate fights, I think that speaks volumes more about Barber-Ous 2's design and plastic armour than it does Hypno-Disc's impressive feats. Did well against Bulldog Breed 3 though, and stood up well to the Tornado onslaught, even if it did eventually lose the battle.

11 - Storm 2. For me, the biggest issue that prevents Storm 2 from finishing any higher is the quality of the opposition it faced. Chopper was Chopper, Revolution 2 and ICU were both robots that crashed out in Round 1 of Series 6, Thor was a round 2 loser, and it should have lost the judges' decision to Mute in my mind.

10 - Bulldog Breed. Cleaned up the Tag Team Terror competition in Extreme 2, and also dominated its opening melee. The only real blip comes against Hypno-Disc, a robot which had already beaten it before, but I think it's done enough to earn its place in the Top 10.

9 - S3. Stormed its round 2 and heat final, but had a bit of a scare in round 1. Defeated Dantomkia with an opportunistic attack, before getting completely outclassed by the flippers of Firestorm 4 and Bigger Brother.

8 - Dominator 2 Struggled too much in its heat for me to consider putting it higher. The definition of a robot you should never rule out though, as it did eventually come through against SMIDSY, Hydra and Bigger Brother. Did well against Hypno-Disc as well, but the battle against 13 Black was one it probably shouldn't have lost going into the fight.

7 - Dantomkia. Romped the first couple of rounds before a scare against Chaos 2. Disappointed against S3, but then performed brilliantly in the Losers' Melee, and managed to outwedge Razer a couple of times, even if it did nothing about it. Dantomkia did pretty well in Extreme 2 as well, with the Challenge Belt melee being one of the strongest individual performances of the series, followed by an impressively quick OotA on Iron-Awe 2. Having beaten Terrorhurtz with the help of Tornado in the All-Stars, losing to Terrorhurtz in a Head-to-Head scenario prevents it from going any higher in this list, as does the fight against Firestorm 4, where it was dominated for the majority of the fight, bar one flip.

6 - Bigger Brother. Performed very strongly in its heat, with only the first half of the Behemoth battle being a blip for it. Didn't quite do enough in the semi-finals to warrant a Top 5 finish for me though; it couldn't continue its initial assault on Dominator 2, came very close to losing to Spawn Again in the Losers' Melee before the breakdown, and was trashed by Terrorhurtz. Extreme 2 was better for Bigger Brother though, with the defeats of S3 and champions Tornado propelling it above Dantomkia for me. Valiant against Firestorm 4, but didn't get a clean flip, and the Minor Meltdown was a tournament designed for Bigger Brother to win. 5 - 13 Black. Didn't look troubled in its heat once, except very, very briefly at the end of the Double Trouble fight. It never stood a chance in the Semi-Finals but then came out of no where to upset Chaos 2 and Dominator 2, whilst giving Razer something to think about twice.

4 - Terrorhurtz. Romped its heat, then produced the best performance of the four Grand Finalists in the Semi-finals, slaughtering the likes of Panic Attack, Spawn Again and Bigger Brother on the way to the Grand Final. The two Grand Final battles are what stops it from making a Top 3 appearance though, as it was beaten incredibly easily by Razer, before breaking down poorly against Firestorm 4, despite looking set to beat it. Its terrifying reputation seemed to result in it being ganged up on in the All-Stars melee, but it more than made up for it in the Challenge Belt, dominating its melee, SMIDSY and Dantomkia before the Tornado defeat.

3 - Firestorm 4. Had perhaps the most convincing route to the Semi-Finals apart from Terrorhurtz, and then it swept 13 Black and S3 aside easily. Fought a classic against Tornado, but ultimately it couldn't quite do enough to beat it, and it got lucky against Terrorhurtz in the Third Place Play-Off. Showcased its brilliance against Dantomkia and Bigger Brother before the inevitable Razer loss, and then it never looked like it was ever going to lose in the Commonwealth Carnage.

2 - Tornado. Champions of Series 6, but the ride wasn't always smooth. While it cleaned its heat (a couple of flips from Anarchy hardly looked like it was going to stop Tornado) and dominated Hypno-Disc, it had a heart-stopping scare against Dominator 2, although it had been on top anyway before the Matilda hit. Was on top for most of the Firestorm 4 fight, and then it dominated Razer for about 90% of the title fight. But that being said, the battle between the two in the European Championships is what compels me to put Tornado below Razer, as does its defeat to Bigger Brother in the All-Stars. Could have gone below Firestorm 4, but its incredible performance against Terrorhurtz stands out to me.

1 - Razer. So far beyond anything else that everyone was looking for any sign of weakness for a sign that Razer could lose. Cyrax getting a couple of flips does not mean it was close to a major shock, and Razer creamed the rest of the heat anyhow. It then easily beat Wild Thing, Dantomkia and Terrorhurtz, and came so close to beting Tornado at the end of the title fight. Had a couple of scares against 13 Black, but it kept coming back anyway, just waiting for a mistake, which duly came. Then, of course, we must end on the fight against Tornado in the European Championships, a battle which showcased that Razer simply IS better than Tornado. Nick explained why perfectly in his own paragraph.