User blog:SpaceManiac888/Theory: Was Storm 2 vs The Grim Reaper controverisal?

The Storm 2 controversy has already been well documented on this wiki and off-wiki. For the ladies and gentlemen that may not know about this controversy, let me explain.

In Series 7, Storm 2 was mercilessly targeted by the producers, Mentorn, for its design and for fears the viewers would deem it boring. Therefore, Mentorn decided to use every tactic they could to ensure that Storm 2 would not win the championship. This included forcing Storm 2 to equip an active weapon (all of which not only made Storm 2 stronger, but also ensured that Stinger could not compete), trying to disqualify it for not using said weapon against Firestorm 5, and unfairly giving the uninvolved Tornado (and Supernova in the World Championship), an advantage. And then, of course, there was the fateful Typhoon 2 battle where Typhoon 2 were given a controversial Judges' decision victory over Storm 2, after some dubious decisions by the producers happened (which did NOT involve the Typhoon 2 team, I should state).

Now, with all that said and done, you would think that Storm 2 and its team had already suffered enough in that Series. Well, actually, I think there was something else controversial that happened to Storm 2 prior to its controversial battle with Firestorm 5. As the title of this blog states, I am talking about the Storm 2 vs The Grim Reaper battle. Now you may be wondering "Surely that battle is not controversial? After all, Storm 2 dominated The Grim Reaper throughout the battle and easily won a Judges' decision." That is true. But my query is this: should they have even fought at that stage, at least not until after Round 1 of the Second Semi-Finals?

As you may know, Storm 2 were the sixteenth seeds and The Grim Reaper were an unseeded robot that had a previous version lose in Round 1 of Series 3. On paper, this seems fine, at least when I first saw the battle. But now, I just realised how controversial this draw actually was to Storm 2. To explain, let us have a look at all four draws in the first round of the Second Semi Finals:


 * Mute vs Firestorm 5 (2)
 * Thermidor 2 (14) vs Typhoon 2
 * Storm 2 (16) vs The Grim Reaper
 * Atomic vs M2

Seems OK, doesn't it. Now, let me replace two of the unseeded robots with the seeded robots that were in their heats.


 * Mute vs Firestorm 5 (2)
 * Thermidor 2 (14) vs Bigger Brother (4)
 * Storm 2 (16) vs Terrorhurtz (3)
 * Atomic vs M2

Now, you may see the problem; three of the top four seeds in Series 7 were drawn into the SAME Semi-Final! To put this into perspective as to how this should not have occurred, look at Series 4, 5 and 6 for evidence. In Series 4 and 6, the first (Chaos 2 and Razer) and third seeds (Razer and Firestorm 4), were placed into the first Semi-Final, with the second (Hypno-Disc and Bigger Brother), and fourth seeds (Panic Attack and Hypno-Disc), in the second Semi-Final. Series 5 was different, having seeds 1 and 4 (Chaos 2 and Razer) in the first Semi, and seeds 2 and 3 (Pussycat and Hypno-Disc) in the second Semi. Regardless of seed placing, however, there was always a rule followed: the number of top seeds would always be halved per Semi-Final. Series 7 was the only series, with perhaps the exception of Series 2, to deviate from this rule.

So theoretically, if one was to follow the Series 4 and 6 seed format carefully, Terrorhurtz' heat should NOT have been placed in the second Semi-Final. But even if the Series 5 format was used, it would STILL be controversial, because Bigger Brother's heat would be in the wrong Semi-Final. Therefore, I really cannot find a reason for why Storm 2 and The Grim Reaper faced each other in that round, thus making it controversial in my opinion.

And guess what? It actually gets worse for Storm 2! Let us imagine for a moment that the top four seeds progressed through their heats, but the format remained the same. If that actually happened, after Storm 2 beat The Steel Avenger in its heat final, it would of have to fight the third seeds (Terrorhurtz), then the second seeds (Firestorm 5), then the first seeds in the Grand Final Eliminator (Tornado) and then finally the fourth seeds in the Grand Final (Bigger Brother). So pretty much, Storm 2 would of had to have fought every robot within the top four to win the championship. Try to get your head around that...

In conclusion, I find that there is evidence that although Storm 2 vs The Grim Reaper was not a controversial battle in itself, its drawing in the first round of the Second Semi-Final was. That said, do you agree with me on this theory? If so, who do you believe Storm 2 (and for that matter, The Grim Reaper) should have faced in that round? Let me know in the comments.