Thermidor 2/Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (PC/Xbox)

"Another crowd favourite, Thermidor 2"

- Jonathan Pearce's in-game commentary

Thermidor 2 was a robot designed to resemble a lobster. It was armed with a very powerful flipper, with some static claws either side of it, and it had the wheels off a Mini Metro, these wheels were big enough for the robot to run inverted, but this wasn't necessary, as the flipper could self-right the robot. Thermidor 2 was quite successful in Robot Wars, it reached the Semi-Finals twice, it won the Flipper Frenzy in Extreme Series 1, it reached the Semi-Final round of the second Tag Team Terror alongside Cerberus, and finished second in the annihilator in Extreme Series 2. Thermidor 2 was also well known for being the robot who jointly flipped the most robots out of the arena in Robot Wars, as well as being the robot who jointly flipped the most robots out of the arena in one fight, Thermidor 2 can also manage to flip other robots out of the arena in-game.

Appearance and Armament
Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (PC/Xbox) is one of three Robot Wars video games that either of the Thermidor machines featured in. This game was based on Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1, however Thermidor 2 shows more of a resemblance in the game to the Series 4 appearance of the machine, this is easily noticable by the lobster tail meeting at a point, whereas the back of the robot was curved from Extreme Series 1 onwards. The robot also features the antennas that the Series 4 version had. The detail in the grooves in the tail etc. are quite good, however the scale of the robot makes it appear smaller than that of the real-life counterpart, as the Series 4 incarnation of the robot was quite long due to its large tail. The flipper activates just as quickly as it does in real life, but retracts just as quick, quicker than in real life. The claws and flipper are also quite undersized, making it difficult for the robot to flip other robots as well as it could in real life. Also, the robot can't drive inverted in the game like it can in real-life, causing it to be immobilised incase the obot is flipped after the flipper breaks off, which like the claws, can come off fairly frequently.

Using Thermidor 2
Thermidor 2 is quite unstable due to its small size and its above average speed on the arena floor, so ramming other robots would be a foolish idea. However, it is possible to flip robots out of the arena, as long as you're persistent, and you don't give the other robot enough time to recover and work up a run. Also, Thermidor 2's claws can be operatedby the driver, grabbing onto opponents and trying to dump them into the pit can also be used to good effect, however, due to its size, Thermidor 2 will have little control once you've grabbed the other robot.

Against Thermidor 2
As it is unstable, bashing into Thermidor 2, or letting them bash into you, can throw it off balance, even onto its back, in the hands of the computer, Thermidor 2 is slow to self-right, you should be given enough time to bring it under control and push it into an arena hazard, such as the pit or a CPZ. Also, as the claws are quite high above the ground, a flipping robot can use that to flip Thermidor 2 over, to carry out the tactic explained above, or the flipper could be used to flip Thermidor 2 out of the arena.

Differences between game and real life

 * The scale of the weaponry and body of the game version makes Thermidor 2 appear even smaller than usual.
 * The flipper retracts much quicker than normal.
 * Thermidor 2 can't run inverted in the game.