User blog comment:Nweston8/Robot Wars Missions - Entry 1: Finding machines that are genuinely overrated/@comment-24393094-20171219090702

OK, as I mentioned in the older version of this blog, Steg 2 must appear on this list.

Now, I do not deny that its flipper was excellent for its time, behind only Chaos 2 in my opinion. But despite being statistically successful (reaching the semi-finals, losing to the eventual champion), how can one really say that it was the best of Jurassic Park? Let's compare it with Steg-O-Saw-Us; the first robot entered by Jurassic Park was BY FAR their best machine. Why? Just look at how maneuverable it was across the arena! This excellent speed and control for this era of Robot Wars, combined with its brute force that would inspire robots like Tornado, and you had a robot that not only outclassed all robots in its heat, but also defeat Roadblock's sequel Beast of Bodmin. I admit that Steg-O-Saw-Us, in particular with its light armour, but I felt it no doubt deserved its spot in the Grand Final.

Steg 2 did not even deserve its Semi-Final position in my opinion, based on its three battles in its heat. First, the melee, whereby despite being the sequel to a Grand Finalist, Steg 2 was outclassed by Crusader 2, having no real answer to this lifter. In fact, apart from a powerful flip on Cronos, Steg 2 did little to justify qualifying, being saved only by Cronos' speed controller malfunctioning according to its team. Then, we get to its battle with Iron-Awe, oh God. Now, from the edited version of the battle, Steg 2 looks quite good, with a few flips on its opponent and a flip on Matilda. However, the unedited version paints a different picture, which in my opinion showcases a battle where a barely mobile Iron-Awe was actually competitive. Not to mention, this battle was such a disaster. It was such a disaster.

Finally, we get to Mortis, a robot that will not be appearing on this list. Back in the day, I was wondering why Steg 2 beating Mortis was a shock, since it was the higher seeds. Rewatching this battle, I completely agree with Jonathan Pearce. Mortis, as we know, was not one hundred percent from the start, but in spite of this, managed to push, shove and axe Steg 2 several times. Apart from that flip of doom at the end, which only achieved the knockout victory because Mortis' lifter was jammed, did Steg 2 actually do anything? In my opinion, it was dominated by a poorly Mortis up until that point. And some consider Mortis to be overrated...

I will conclude why I feel Steg 2 is overrated in the next comment.