User blog:CaliforniaKingsnake/Ranking the Series 10 Competitors...by looks!

So we're back again doing this. Last year Pulsar was my Miss Robot Wars, now we'll see if any of the new and old bots have improved on their looks. Once again the same rules are in place, in that performance will not affect placement on the list, and that this is my opinion. Let's get started!

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It should come as no surprise to anyone that The Kegs take my Ugliest Bot Award for this series. While it reminds me of a classic series bot, that does not help the bot's case when the bots I'm reminded of are ones I find particularly ugly. It looks so flimsy and I can't see The Kegs drunkenly making it through any fight.

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It's Splinter! No, it's the modern version that looks like the Poundland version, Apocalypse. The nostalgia of this bot are not good points in my eyes to be honest, as Splinter wasn't my favourite bot back in the day, and Apocalypse has reminded me why I don't like this look. It just looks gimmicky, and while Splinter made it work, Apocalypse just can't. Not in this day and age.

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Much like the real man, despite its boast Donald Thump does not make Robot Wars great. It is lovely to see the satire side of Robot Wars, and I do get a good chuckle out of this bot. But a laugh out of the bot does not make it a masterpiece, especially when the satire is representing one of the most hated people on the planet.

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I ask myself; Hobgoblin, what happened to you? I loved the egg beater and the awesome wedge that the bot had last series. But now while the beater gives them some good points, that's distracted by the abysmal wedge it now has along with ugly top wheels (although they do make the bot invertible, which is good)

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It's so sad to see Crackers 'n' Smash plummet so far down my list from last series, but the clusterbot gimmick which impressed me last time has instead made me more confused. The lifter of Crackers once again makes this bot fall flat in terms of looks. Smash looks okay, although it also doesn't look so fun either.

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Once again Expulsion finds itself on the lower end of my list. Once again the bot looks more gimmicky than effective, and while this gimmicky look is much more effective than other gimmicky looks (coughApocalypsecough) it looks like a bot designed in Robot Arena 2, and will probably be just as effective in battle. Also I can already see the fidget spinner memes coming from their new hinged spinner.