User:ToastUltimatum/Ragnabot Pt. II

The old Ragnabot page was just too big, so from Ragnabot 8 onwards, I'm using a new page.

=Ragnabot 8= This version includes all of the competitors from Series 9 and 10 for the first time. Only one version of each loanerbot is included, so robots such as Dee, Kadeena Machina and Silver Box have not been included. Whether this will be the case in future Ragnabot tournaments remains to be seen. Also I failed to include Aftershock.

Qualifiers
Highlights
 * Wild Thing 2 vs 13Black
 * Dominator II vs Infernal Contraption
 * Suicidal Tendencies vs Hydra
 * Rusty vs Diotoir [EX2]
 * Glitterbomb vs Disc-O-Inferno
 * Wolverine vs Big Nipper
 * Big Brother vs Tyke
 * Ming Dienasty vs PulverizeR
 * Firestorm V vs Conquering Clown 2
 * Steg 2 vs Robo Savage
 * Probophobia vs Shredder Evolution
 * Kan-Opener vs Roobarb
 * Apollo vs TMHWK
 * Daisy-Cutter vs Hyperactive
 * Frostbite vs Robogeddon
 * 101 vs Ironside3
 * Tauron Mk II vs Soldier Ant
 * Androne 4000 vs Tut Tut
 * General Carnage 2 vs Topbot
 * Jellyfish vs Alien Destructor II
 * Whirlpool 70 vs Purple Predator

Other
 * Magnetar vs Trax
 * Spawn of Scutter vs Vortex Inducer
 * Spartacus II vs Rocky-Bot-Boa
 * Fatal Traction vs Trackzilla
 * Shuriken vs The Mangulator
 * Shear Khan vs Twister [NL]
 * Mega Morg vs The Blob
 * Joker vs The Grimreaper
 * Terror Australis vs √3
 * Shadow of Napalm vs Paul Bunyan
 * Tender Caress vs Scarab [UK]
 * Gnasher vs GBH 2
 * Hydrotec vs The Alien
 * Schumey vs Hypno-Disc
 * Orac's Revenge vs Techno-Lease
 * Daisy Chopper vs Diotoir [S10]
 * Black and Blue vs Trilobyte
 * Revenge vs Mantis
 * Small Torque vs Bucky the Robot
 * Juggernot II vs Philipper II
 * Nuts 2 vs Mr Punch
 * T-Bone vs Excalibur
 * M2 vs Robocow
 * Rabid M8 vs Darke Destroyer 2
 * Wizard vs Wharthog
 * Thor [S7] vs Rat
 * Yeborobo vs ICU
 * Sniper vs Cygnus X-1
 * The Gap vs Spindoctor [UK 7]
 * Detonator vs Cyclone [US]
 * Oblivion 2 vs Inshredable
 * Plunderbird 5 vs Tridentate
 * Arena Killer vs Run Away
 * Drillzilla vs Phantasm
 * Terrorpin vs Zeus [UK]
 * Cyrax vs Depoppesaurus Rex
 * Hard [LOAN] vs Revenge of Trouble & Strife
 * Shrapnel vs Wheely Big Cheese
 * Haardvark vs Shell Shock [S3]
 * ODT-Zero vs Reactor II
 * Rottweiler vs Brute
 * The Lethal Swan vs Armadrillo
 * Challenger II vs Banshee
 * T II vs Destruct-A-Bubble
 * Cruella vs Squirmin Vermin
 * Scar vs Oblark
 * Hammerhead [DB 1] vs Blade
 * The Predator vs Bigger Brother
 * Rapid vs 4x4
 * Bonk vs Not Perfect
 * Forklift vs M.R. Speed Squared
 * Amok vs Talos
 * W.A.S.P. vs Facet
 * Psycho Chicken vs The Mule
 * Abaddon vs Chompalot
 * Eubank the Mouse vs The Witch
 * Skarab vs Panic Attack [S6]
 * Mastiff vs Max Damage
 * Crushtacean vs Schumey Too
 * T.R.A.C.I.E. vs Barbaric Response
 * frenZy vs Robo Doc
 * Napalm 2 vs Mechadroid
 * Bot Out of Hell vs REALI-T
 * Sumpthing vs Sobek
 * Thor [S10] vs Spike [UK]
 * Mobot vs 3 Stegs to Heaven
 * Scraptosaur vs Unibite 2.0
 * Pitbull vs Lightning Tracks
 * Tsunami vs Panzer Wraith
 * Bumblebot vs Mega-Hurts [EXT]
 * Tiberius III vs Krazyee Tokyo
 * Weld-Dor 3 vs Bondi-Titch
 * The Revolutionist vs Herbinator
 * HIGH-5 vs Wild Willy
 * Destructive Criticism vs Six Pac
 * St. Agro vs Forklift's Revenge
 * Flextreme vs Elvis
 * Maximill vs Guzunderbot
 * Apex vs Rippa Raptor
 * Dynamite vs Chip
 * Demolition Man vs Ruf Ruf Dougal
 * Full Metal Anorak vs Ansgar 3
 * Skullmania vs Kater Killer
 * Expulsion vs The Black Beast
 * Mega Hurts LT vs Snake Bite [US]
 * Evolution vs Robot the Bruce
 * Rick vs U.R.O.
 * Hoot vs Anorakaphobia
 * Saw Point [S4] vs Delldog
 * Whirling Dervish vs Vader
 * Rohog vs Arnold A. Terminegger
 * Death Trak vs King of Diamonds
 * Gemini vs Nemesis
 * Jabber vs Warhog
 * Bot-Ugly vs General Chompsalot 2
 * Spectre vs Fat Boy Tin
 * Reptirron the Second vs Cedric Slammer
 * Son of Armageddon vs Recyclopse
 * Caliban vs Pinser
 * Centurion vs Spam
 * The Swarm vs thUnderpants
 * Vert-I-Go vs Raizer Blade
 * Chaos 2 vs Bee-Capitator
 * Infinity [DB] vs Dundee
 * Scorpion vs Granny's Revenge II
 * ORAC vs Hell's Teeth
 * X-Terminator [S7] vs Rattus Rattus
 * JAR vs Velocirippa
 * R.O.C.S. vs Flip Flop Fly
 * Doctor Fist vs Binky
 * Disruptor vs Judge Shred 3
 * Cunning Plan vs Apocalypse
 * The Partian Shot vs Direct Action
 * Backstabber vs Ultor
 * Constrictor vs Havoc
 * B.O.D. vs Storm Force
 * 8645T 2 vs Alien
 * Pulsar vs Limpet
 * Red Virus vs Anarchy
 * Sgt. Meikle vs The Big Cheese
 * Leighbot vs Crusher
 * Mr Nasty vs Blue
 * Behemoth vs N A M A Z U
 * Thermidor II vs Leighviathan
 * Chimera2 vs Humdrum
 * SAT'arn vs Leveller 2
 * Double Trouble vs Victor 2
 * G-Force vs Widow's Revenge
 * Kronic the Wedgehog vs Terminal Ferocity
 * Inquisitor Mk 2 vs Immortalis
 * The Piecemaker vs Colossus
 * Black Widow [US] vs Prometheus [UK]
 * Anarachnid vs Robochicken
 * The Iron Mask vs Supernova
 * Corporal Punishment vs Hammerhead 2
 * Prizephita Mach II vs Rhino [EXT]
 * Tiger Cat vs Pyramid of Chaos
 * Ajjay vs Propeller-Head
 * Spin Doctor [US] vs Miss Ile
 * Ms Nightshade vs Beast of Bodmin
 * V-Max vs Crocodilotron
 * Hefty vs Gravedigger
 * Shell Shock [S7] vs Prometheus [US]

Heat A

 * Crazy Coupe 88 vs Tauron Mk II - A scenario where either Tauron or Soldier Ant would have faced Crazy Coupe 88, it's reboot galore, but Tauron has to be a strong favourite to make it further than any other robot with no combat wins
 * HIGH-5 vs Ally Gator
 * Hammer & Tong vs The Alien
 * Clawed Hopper vs Cherub
 * Eye of Newt vs Paul Bunyan
 * Raging Reality vs Haardvark
 * Rawbot vs Wheely Big Cheese
 * Shockwave [EXT] vs Robot the Bruce
 * Snake Bite [SWZ] vs Barber-Ous II'n a Bit
 * Rapid vs Maximum Torque
 * Mute vs Slamtilt
 * Pitbull vs Scarab [DB]
 * Scar vs Crackers 'n' Smash
 * Project One vs Topbot
 * Warhog vs Ultor
 * Gravity [S7] vs Nuts 2 - I'd made up my mind on this one before even seeing Series 10, the dangerous flail spinners of Nuts 2 would unquestionably hinder the wheels of Gravity when you consider Tornado's flail essentially immobilised it before!


 * HIGH-5 vs Warhog - When a gentle nudge from Wyrm was enough to KO HIGH-5...
 * Shockwave [EXT] vs Pitbull - With so much consideration of 2016-17 HARDOX vs retro spinners, and vice versa, it's nice to see a match between a 2001 spinner versus Series 3 armour after all this time
 * Nuts 2 vs Barber-Ous - Plastic is probably the ideal armour to deflect Nuts 2 nowadays, but certainly not here
 * Tauron Mk II vs Rapid - I take it back!!!
 * Raging Reality vs Cherub - The shape of Raging Reality naturally makes its weapon more likely to see use, and Cherub is very slow at self-righting. Pity, I wanted to see Cherub win a heat at minimum
 * Paul Bunyan vs Crackers 'n' Smash
 * Wheely Big Cheese vs The Alien
 * Topbot vs Mute


 * Mute vs Warhog - I promise I didn't rig the draw in favour of Mute
 * Wheely Big Cheese vs Raging Reality - The latter is more controlled, but the former earns so much more with each flip
 * Crackers 'n' Smash vs Rapid - Rapid becomes the first robot to throw a clusterbot out of the arena entirely, have them bounce back inside, before throwing them back out again
 * Shockwave [EXT] vs Nuts 2 - Not the Shockwave you would expect Nuts to fight...

Heat B

 * V.I.P.E.R. 01 vs Blade
 * The Kraken vs Pika II
 * 8645T 2 vs Double Trouble
 * Bot Out of Hell vs Bash Gordon
 * Jim Struts vs Rampage
 * Aggrobot vs Trazmaniac
 * Groundhog vs Berserk 2
 * Botwork vs Mr Nasty
 * Gravity [DB] vs Evil Weevil 2
 * Short Circuit vs Chompalot
 * Coyote vs Revolution 3
 * Lightning vs Bolt from the Blue
 * Hassocks Hog 2 vs Rammstein
 * Dreadnaut XP-1 vs Tricerabot 3.0
 * Thor's Hammer vs Prometheus [US]
 * Terror Turtle vs Impact


 * Botwork vs Lightning
 * Tricerabot 3.0 vs Chompalot
 * 8645T 2 vs V.I.P.E.R. 01
 * The Kraken vs Gravity [DB]
 * Rampage vs Trazmaniac
 * Bot Out of Hell vs Prometheus [US]
 * Impact vs Coyote
 * Hassocks Hog 2 vs Berserk 2


 * Tricerabot 3.0 vs Trazmaniac
 * Coyote vs Lightning
 * 8645T 2 vs Prometheus [US]
 * Hassocks Hog 2 vs Gravity [DB]

Heat C

 * Spin Doctor [US] vs Constrictor
 * PP3D vs Lambsy
 * Infinity [UK] vs Scarab [UK]
 * Crusher vs Steg-O-Saw-Us
 * Mega Morg vs Big Brother
 * Bamm Bamm vs Araknia
 * Malfunktion vs Expulsion
 * Stealth vs Bang
 * Robopig vs Basenji
 * Thorgrim vs Mayhem
 * Eleven vs Dundee
 * Black Hole vs Reaper NP2
 * Flirty Skirty vs Rocky-Bot-Boa
 * GBH 2 vs Sumpthing
 * Mazakari vs Overdozer
 * The Creature vs Texas Tornado


 * Bang vs Infinity [UK]
 * Steg-O-Saw-Us vs Mayhem
 * Rocky-Bot-Boa vs GBH 2
 * Mega Morg vs Spin Doctor [US]
 * Texas Tornado vs Dundee
 * Basenji vs Expulsion
 * Bamm Bamm vs Black Hole
 * Mazakari vs PP3D


 * PP3D vs GBH 2
 * Infinity [UK] vs Spin Doctor [US]
 * Expulsion vs Texas Tornado
 * Mayhem vs Black Hole

Heat D

 * Gyrobot vs Pressure
 * Kliptonite vs Angel of Death
 * Killertron vs Tornado
 * X-Bot vs Overkill GTI
 * IDO vs Terror-Bull
 * Scraptosaur vs Panzer Mk 2 - Credit to O RAZ3R O for helping me pick a winner
 * Twisted Metal Evo vs THE BASH
 * The Bat vs Demolition Demon 2
 * Major Tom 3 vs Interstellar: MML
 * Manic Mutant vs X-Terminator [S7]
 * T-Wrecks vs Medusa 2000
 * Anvil vs Ming III
 * Twister [NL] vs Diabolus
 * Skullmania vs G-Force
 * Roadblock vs Revenge of Trouble & Strife
 * Niterider vs The Spider


 * Scraptosaur vs Kliptonite
 * Overkill GTI vs Twisted Metal Evo/THE BASH
 * G-Force vs Interstellar: MML
 * Twister [NL] vs Terror-Bull
 * Revenge of Trouble & Strife vs Gyrobot - Again credit to the readers who helped me decide
 * Tornado vs The Bat
 * The Spider vs Ming III
 * X-Terminator [S7] vs T-Wrecks


 * Interstellar: MML vs Overkill GTI/Twisted Metal Evo/THE BASH
 * X-Terminator [S7] vs Twister [NL] - If Twister's weapon continued spinning in Series 7, I could've had faith in it here, but I think the weapon isn't going to last for as long as X-Terminator's
 * Tornado vs Gyrobot
 * Ming III vs Scraptosaur - The overachiever of my Ragnabots, Ming III, was lucky to even reach a Heat Final with reboot robots around. This was probably the kindest draw they could've asked for, aside from maybe Interstellar: MML

Heat E

 * Wild Thing [S5] vs Mace II
 * Little Fly vs Wharthog
 * Corkscrew Two vs Millennium Bug
 * Hammerhead [UK] vs Tetanus Booster
 * M2 vs Flensburger Power
 * Hot Pants vs Onslaught
 * Loco vs Sting II
 * Crank-E vs Facet
 * Corkscrew vs Crusader 2
 * Eruption vs Gabriel 2 - You are having a giraffe!!
 * The Tartan Terror vs Lizzard
 * Trident vs The Scrapper
 * Hammerhead 2 vs Firestorm V
 * King B Remix vs Wowot
 * Ghetto-bot vs Attila the Drum
 * ICU vs RT-81


 * M2 vs Tetanus Booster
 * Wild Thing [S5] vs Crank-E
 * ICU vs Firestorm V
 * King B Remix vs Corkscrew Two
 * The Scrapper vs Sting II
 * Little Fly vs Attila the Drum
 * Gabriel 2 vs Corkscrew
 * Lizzard vs Onslaught


 * The Scrapper vs M2
 * Lizzard vs King B Remix
 * Firestorm V vs Wild Thing [S5]
 * Little Fly vs Gabriel 2

Heat F

 * Steel Avenger vs Tetanus II
 * The General vs Bonk - A rematch from the communal Ragnabot 2, and I've started to think The General could win, but I can't ignore the 10-1 scoreline
 * Binky vs Maximus
 * Prince of Darkness vs Foxic
 * Talos vs Draven
 * Psycho Chicken vs Mechaniac
 * Tip-Top vs Shockwave [S8]
 * Ansgar vs Panzer Mk 4
 * Comengetorix vs Monad
 * Arena Cleaner vs A-Kill
 * Diotoir [S10] vs Apex - You thought Track-tion destroyed Apex...
 * The Revolutionist vs C.V.
 * T-Bone vs Barry
 * Cyrax vs Stinger
 * Snookums vs Maximill
 * Mastiff vs frenZy


 * Stinger vs Panzer Mk 4
 * Binky vs Foxic
 * Bonk vs Comengetorix
 * frenZy vs Draven
 * T-Bone vs The Revolutionist
 * Snookums vs Diotoir [S10]
 * Arena Cleaner vs Shockwave [S8] - Press F to pay respects for Shockwave, Eruption, Stinger, Dominator II
 * Tetanus II vs Mechaniac


 * Panzer Mk 4 vs The Revolutionist
 * Bonk vs Mechaniac
 * Foxic vs frenZy
 * Arena Cleaner vs Diotoir [S10]

Heat G

 * Hodaf the Bad vs Thor [S10]
 * Armour Geddon vs Tough as Nails
 * Rusty vs Death Warmed Up
 * Hippobotomus vs Inquisitor
 * Mega-Hurts [EXT] vs Apollo
 * Mortis vs Kat3
 * Beast of Bodmin vs Maverick - Controversial? I think Beast of Bodmin was lucky to get as far as it did
 * Mousetrap vs Storm Force
 * Gemini vs The Kegs - Despite The Kegs being unimpressive for Series 10 standards, I'm confident that their bar spinners, which do have powerful motors behind them, could rip up a 2001 middleweight, especially as Gemini would need a double kill to win.
 * Cedric Slammer vs Flextreme
 * All Torque vs Nasty Humphrey
 * Scarey-Go-Round vs Black Widow [US]
 * Arena Killer vs 13Black
 * Revolution 2 vs Malice
 * Robochicken vs Eric
 * General Chompsalot 2 vs Atomic


 * Atomic vs Tough as Nails
 * Hippobotomus vs Thor [S10]
 * The Kegs vs Revolution 2
 * Robochicken vs Cedric Slammer
 * Mortis vs Maverick
 * Nasty Humphrey vs Mousetrap
 * 13Black vs Apollo
 * Black Widow [US] vs Rusty


 * Mortis vs Thor [S10]
 * Atomic vs The Kegs
 * Mousetrap vs Apollo
 * Rusty vs Cedric Slammer

Heat H

 * Sir Chromalot vs Golem
 * Rambot vs Darkness
 * Brawler vs Xylon
 * Night Raider vs Derek 2 - I was right about to vote for Night Raider until I looked its Series 6 qualifier...
 * Weld-Dor 3 vs Triterobot
 * Penetrator vs IG-88
 * Blackdevil Warzone vs Tartarus
 * Axe-C-Dent II vs Hard
 * Daisy-Cutter vs Black Widow [UK]
 * Heavy Metal vs Judge Shred 3
 * Brute vs Chopper
 * Frostbite vs St. Agro - ''This is why I love seeing Frostbite in fantasy tournaments. This could go either way. But ultimately, it's possible to strand Frostbite on its side, and more importantly, St. Agro proved that it can run even with chunks missing from its wheel, so I'm narrowly backing them.
 * PulverizeR vs Steg 2
 * Kill Dozer vs Pulsar
 * Project Two: Hex'em vs Pathetica
 * Sonic vs Armadrillo


 * Heavy Metal vs Sonic
 * St. Agro vs Sir Chromalot
 * Brute vs Xylon
 * Daisy-Cutter vs Pathetica
 * PulverizeR vs Weld-Dor 3
 * Pulsar vs Hard
 * Derek 2 vs Rambot
 * IG-88 vs Blackdevil Warzone


 * Daisy-Cutter vs Rambot
 * Brute vs St. Agro
 * PulverizeR vs Heavy Metal
 * Pulsar vs IG-88

Heat I

 * Rosie the Riveter II vs Indefatigable
 * Night Stalker vs Inverterbrat
 * Plunderbird 5 vs Mad Dog
 * RCC vs Beaverbot
 * Axios vs Panic Attack [S7]
 * Iron-Awe 2.1 vs Uglybot
 * Techno-Lease vs Cobra [BEL]
 * Tut's Revenge vs 259
 * Banshee vs Flippa
 * The Cat vs Destructosaur
 * Cygnus X-1 vs Centurion
 * Killer Carrot 2 vs Kan-Opener
 * Grunt vs Rabid M8
 * Sweeney Todd vs The Stag
 * Wedgehog vs UFO
 * Close Enough vs Gravedigger


 * Plunderbird 5 vs Panic Attack [S7]
 * Kan-Opener vs Gravedigger
 * Cygnus X-1 vs 259 - A blocky well-armoured flipper vs an unreliable robot without a srimech, I vote against success
 * Cobra [BEL] vs Banshee
 * Rosie the Riveter II vs Beaverbot
 * The Cat vs Rabid M8
 * Night Stalker vs Iron-Awe 2.1
 * The Stag vs UFO


 * Iron-Awe 2.1 vs UFO
 * Cygnus X-1 vs Rosie the Riveter II
 * Kan-Opener vs The Cat
 * Cobra [BEL] vs Panic Attack [S7]

Heat J

 * Mad Cow Bot vs Ewe 2
 * JAR vs Spawn Again
 * Cyclone [US] vs Spirit of Knightmare
 * Piece de Resistance vs Reactor II
 * NEATer Machine vs Agent Orange
 * Pika III vs Leveller 2
 * Shogun vs Scrapper - I cannot even remember the last time two Series 1 entries faced off
 * Splinter vs Ruf Ruf Dougal
 * Iron-Awe 6 vs Thermidor II - We have enough powerful flippers in Ragnabot, I'm treating Iron-Awe 6 as a static wedge
 * Phoenix vs Shredder Evolution
 * Anorakaphobia vs Dome
 * Broot vs Bodyhammer
 * Sabretooth vs TR2 - Retroactively don't pray for Gabe in this tournament
 * Sater vs Panda Monium
 * Stomp vs Typhoon 2
 * Big Nipper vs Miss Struts


 * Splinter vs Scrapper
 * Anorakaphobia vs Spawn Again
 * TR2 vs Leveller 2
 * Typhoon 2 vs Sater
 * NEATer Machine vs Bodyhammer
 * Big Nipper vs Reactor II
 * Shredder Evolution vs Thermidor II
 * Ewe 2 vs Cyclone [US]


 * Splinter vs Typhoon 2
 * Cyclone [US] vs Spawn Again
 * Shredder Evolution vs NEATer Machine - Shredder got totally saved here, it originally lost to Iron-Awe 6 before we realised...
 * TR2 vs Big Nipper - Let's challenge the meta. When these two fought before, Big Nipper's claws were going to do nothing. Now that Big Nipper can use its improved disc, in combination with the front forks which should be able to breach the ground clearance of TR2's flipper, I think it's going to score critical damage points. We probably don't have to think about Big Nipper ending up in the pit with the rise of Rogue House Robot and Fog of War. Eruption and TR2 both fall in the heats!

Heat K

 * Brutus Maximus vs Demolisher
 * Crasha Gnasha vs Flipper
 * Inquisitor Mk 2 vs Barbaric Response
 * Kronic the Wedgehog vs Medusa Oblongotta
 * Trackzilla vs TX-108
 * Shuriken vs Crippler
 * Shark Attack vs Tsunami
 * Henry 2 vs Mantis
 * Griffon vs Destructive Criticism
 * Shapeshifter vs R.O.C.S.
 * Hypno-Disc vs Techno Trousers
 * Pussycat vs WYSIWYG
 * Scutter's Revenge vs The Grimreaper
 * The Big Cheese vs Purple Predator
 * Vulture vs Hydra - An awkward match between two robots which can do nothing to each other. Luckily the winner is doomed in their next fight anyway.
 * Glitterbomb vs Direct Action


 * Shuriken vs Barbaric Response
 * R.O.C.S. vs Brutus Maximus
 * TX-108 vs Pussycat
 * Mantis vs Glitterbomb
 * Destructive Criticism vs Kronic the Wedgehog
 * The Grimreaper vs Hypno-Disc
 * Tsunami vs Vulture
 * The Big Cheese vs Flipper


 * The Big Cheese vs Tsunami
 * R.O.C.S. vs Mantis
 * The Grimreaper vs Pussycat - My instincts told me Pussycat, but the talk page says The Grimreaper
 * Barbaric Response vs Destructive Criticism

Heat L

 * Trouble 'n' Strife vs X-Terminator [S6]
 * I Bot One Beta vs Flepser
 * Diskotek vs Wyrm - Curiously, in a match between old and new pushing robots, I'm backing Diskotek despite it being over 13 years older, and 5mph slower. Ultimately lifting wedges like Wyrm generally don't sit flush to the floor at all times, and the slightly more reliable Diskotek, which had more success in BattleBots than Wyrm did on Robot Wars, should be able to get underneath and win it.
 * Ansgar's Revenge vs Spikasaurus
 * DisConstructor vs Apocalypse - Apocalypse is a ticking time bomb when it comes to reliability, but DisConstructor isn't really any better, so I'm going to vote for the robot that we saw beating Sabretooth
 * Inshredable vs The Swarm
 * Devastator vs Or Te
 * Riptilion vs Thor [S7]
 * Enzyme vs M.R. Speed Squared
 * El-Mower vs Cronos
 * Vector vs Tantrum - If it actually moved, Vector looks like it could've been good for Series 3 standards. Awarding the benefit of the doubt to Vector in a vengeance match over T II's predecessor
 * Weeliwako vs Delldog
 * Rick vs Bulldog Breed
 * Behemoth vs Drillzilla - The quality of this heat was somewhat lower-than-average with no reboot robot going further than Heat, Third Place. Then we randomly smoosh these two together...
 * Edge Hog vs Magnetar
 * Manta vs Tyranabot


 * Manta vs I Bot One Beta
 * Vector vs The Swarm
 * Delldog vs Thor [S7]
 * Magnetarvs X-Terminator [S6]
 * Bulldog Breed vs Diskotek
 * Apocalypse vs Behemoth
 * Spikasaurus vs Or Te
 * M.R. Speed Squared vs El-Mower


 * Manta vs Bulldog Breed
 * Behemoth vs The Swarm
 * Thor [S7] vs Magnetar
 * Or Te vs M.R. Speed Squared

Heat M

 * Dantomkia vs Cassius II
 * Mean Streak vs Colossus - Part of me thinks that Colossus' flipper being so poor makes it ideal to side-strand Mean Streak, but apparently the weapon was stronger in Series 7 than it was in Series 6, and in that very series, the weapon never fired, making it hard to judge. Going to back the decent-ish discs.
 * Pinser vs King of Diamonds
 * Black and Blue vs Ron
 * Rigby vs Toe Cutter
 * The Witch vs Zorro
 * Push to Exit vs Chaos 2 - This is a total running trend in Ragnabot 8, where the entire start of the heat is quiet, filled with mostly low-to-mid tier robots, and then two of the best in the heat are plonked in the same first-round fight...
 * Technophobic vs Track-tion - The fact we pretty much never saw Track-tion move forwards in its entire path to the 10 Robot Rumble makes it extremely difficult to vote for, even against run-of-the-mill Series 3 robots, but hopefully the 10 Robot Rumble will display enough movement from it to justify some faith...
 * T II vs Slicer
 * Coffin-Bot vs Beast
 * Son of Armageddon vs Meshuggah - Two very enjoyable foreign finalists. I always cheer for Son of Armageddon, but it's only made the Quarter-Finals once, despite consistently reaching the Heat Final in my earlier Ragnabots, yet I sense it won't get there again
 * Twn Trwn vs Ivanhoe - When you think of some of the robots that fell in Round 1, you turn to see this matchup...
 * Zanzara vs Piranha - Silver Box was far from the worst loanerbot, and if I could watch its win over Close Enough, I might have reason to vote for it, but the performance of Zanzara certainly didn't inspire.
 * Donald Thump vs Razer - WHEN YOU THINK OF SOME OF THE ROBOTS THAT FELL IN ROUND 1... I also would completely back a reliable Donald Thump to win this matchup, but as we saw, it just broke down too often, and still continues to do so on the live circuit, rarely with much context
 * Zeus (ITA) vs The Executioner
 * Sir Force A Lot vs Chip


 * Beast vs The Executioner - I wouldn't doubt The Executioner's ability to immobilise Beast, but can it stay mobile itself for long enough to land the important blow?
 * Pinser vs Ivanhoe
 * Chip vs Meshuggah
 * Black and Blue vs Dantomkia
 * Track-tion vs Mean Streak - Putting aside Track-tion's lack of controlled movement, if Mean Streak were even slightly beached on Track-tion's forks, its wheels would no longer touch the ground, leaving it helpless
 * Rigby vs Slicer
 * Razer vs Piranha - Razer's round two matchups have advanced from the team's wives to the team's protégé
 * Zorro vs Chaos 2


 * Dantomkia vs Track-tion
 * Pinser vs Chaos 2
 * Beast vs Slicer - I consulted the talk page, and they said Slicer
 * Chip vs Razer - The anti-spinner scoop helps seal the deal

Heat N

 * Bunny Attack vs Tiger Cat
 * Red Dragon vs 6 Million Dollar Mouse
 * Philipper II vs Hell's Teeth
 * Axe-Awe vs Squirmin Vermin
 * Demon vs Milly-Ann Bug
 * Lateral Thought vs Bluemax
 * Spike [US] vs Marauder - An awkward fight between a stronger weapon and a more accurate weapon, but Marauder's defence was surprisingly good, so a narrow win for the middleweight
 * S.M.I.D.S.Y. vs Mechadroid
 * Zeus [UK] vs Buzz
 * Cerberus vs Undertaker
 * Carbide vs Ripper - I really don't do these draws on purpose, whenever a heat appears to be weak, a monster comes out of nowhere and beats another competent robot in the first round
 * Das Gepäck vs Bigger Brother - Case in point!
 * Androne 4000 vs Storm2 - It never ends! The Series 10 newcomers have had frankly awful draws in their debut Ragnabot. Androne's loss to Iron-Awe 6 shows that it doesn't deal well with opponents who are lower to the ground.
 * Cyclone [DB] vs Obsidian
 * Ironside3 vs Ramrombit
 * Psychosprout vs Chaos - Apologies to the Out of the Arena Discord for not drawing Psychosprout against Carbide


 * Ironside3 vs Marauder
 * Bigger Brother vs Cerberus
 * S.M.I.D.S.Y. vs Buzz
 * 6 Million Dollar Mouse vs Obsidian
 * Storm2 vs Bluemax
 * Philipper II vs Axe-Awe
 * Milly-Ann Bug vs Carbide - An alternative way of removing all four wheels
 * Tiger Cat vs Chaos


 * S.M.I.D.S.Y. vs Ironside3
 * Carbide vs Tiger Cat - The two bar spinners escape without fellow contact, somewhat of a shame
 * Axe-Awe vs 6 Million Dollar Mouse - The retro Ironside3 will fall, however
 * Storm2 vs Bigger Brother - I once had Bigger Brother knock Storm II out of the qualifiers stage of a past Ragnabot, but since then, we saw Storm2 handle Eruption in a way no other robot proved possible. I have to back it for a steady success.

Heat O

 * Arnold A. Terminegger vs Raging Knightmare - Is is strange that I think this is a fairly close match? Arnold is a small target which is bound to score higher on aggression, and it can quickly self-right, but Raging Knightmare's attacks will probably be more meaningful
 * Vert-I-Go vs Twister [UK]
 * Brimhur vs Fighting Torque
 * Rhino [S7] vs Ansgar 3
 * Hobgoblin vs Nasty Warrior - Matt Smith himself was very pleased to learn of his free win, what will become of Hobgoblin in future rounds?
 * √3 vs Vader
 * Spawn of Scutter vs Crushtacean - A fairly difficult call, but a strong showing against Alien Destructor helped decide this
 * Fat Boy Tin vs Concussion
 * Mammoth vs Jackson Wallop
 * V-Max vs Kill-E-Crank-E
 * Chimera2 vs Mega Hurts LT - I have a little more faith in Chimera2 than most
 * Cobra [UK] vs Sawpoint II
 * Bugs vs Infernal Contraption - No controversy from either of these two robots today, right?
 * Scorpion vs Enderbot
 * Mighty Mouse vs Wheelosaurus
 * Killerhurtz vs Metalis - Not a complete dud heat with Concussion being backed up by Crushtacean, Raging Knightmare, and possibly an improved Hobgoblin, but likely the weakest heat of the series since the first three


 * Infernal Contraption vs Fighting Torque
 * Vader vs Killerhurtz
 * Chimera2 vs Vert-I-Go
 * Concussion vs Sawpoint II
 * Mighty Mouse vs Jackson Wallop - Mighty Mouse's aerial looks mightily exposed
 * Raging Knightmare vs V-Max - Raging Knightmare is once again faced with a robot which can quickly self-right, but it should have the lower ground clearance without the sketchy past from the qualifiers
 * Scorpion vs Ansgar 3
 * Hobgoblin vs Crushtacean - I know Hobgoblin's lack of movement in Series 10 was down to a faulty battery that could be fixed, but Crushtacean would comfortably beat the machine we saw on television


 * Infernal Contraption vs Crushtacean - I'm basically 50/50 on this one but I can't see anyone trying to change my mind on it...
 * Ansgar 3 vs Vader
 * Chimera2 vs Jackson Wallop - Chimera2's wheels are made of the same material as Gabriel 2's, but in a key difference, they locked up after a strong contact with a spinner
 * Concussion vs Raging Knightmare

Heat P

 * Bloody Murder Weapon vs Spin Doctor [UK 2]
 * Prizephita Mach 2 vs Terrorhurtz
 * Torque of the Devil vs The Falcon Mark II
 * Anarchy vs Ninjitsu
 * Sub-Version 1.1 vs The Gap
 * Pain vs Psychokiller
 * Alien Destructor II vs Weber
 * Supernova vs The Termite
 * Trolley Rage vs Tiberius III - Perhaps if Trolley Rage had a HARDOX coat, but as it stands, 3.2mm steel isn't enough
 * Ceros vs Hammertron
 * 3 Stegs to Heaven vs S3 - Make this another match where 3 Stegs loses drive on one side, at minimum!
 * Xenomorph vs Bucky the Robot
 * Hellbent vs Meggamouse
 * Atlas vs Killerkat
 * Propeller-Head vs Panic Attack [S6] - Propeller-Head's spinner was one of the lowest in Robot Wars, and it's a slippery customer
 * Fluffy vs Rameses II


 * Bloody Murder Weapon vs Terrorhurtz - This would be brilliant, the spinning frame would be completely battered
 * Ceros vs Anarchy - I think Ceros is strong enough to flip Anarchy over, and I don't trust its self-righting
 * Tiberius III vs Psychokiller
 * Propeller-Head vs Bucky the Robot - Typical that one of the only robots in Series 10 not to use HARDOX draws a strong spinner from the past
 * S3 vs Meggamouse - Typical that one of the only robots in Series 9 not to use HARDOX draws a strong spinner from the past
 * The Falcon Mark II vs Alien Destructor II/Weber
 * Supernova vs The Gap
 * Killerkat vs Fluffy - Killerkat meets its secondary inspiration after Pussycat...


 * The Falcon Mark II/Alien Destructor II/Weber vs Ceros - Could Ceros move on to face Rusty? Find out in about four weeks
 * S3 vs Supernova - Only applicable as of Series 9 onwards!
 * Fluffy vs Terrorhurtz - What a rematch. Terrorhurtz stepped up considerably for the occasion
 * Propeller-Head vs Tiberius III - Tiberius should be able to halt the momentum of the spinner and then pierce

Top 64

 * King B Remix vs Razer
 * Firestorm V vs Ironside3 - I'm sure there would be a few opinions out there saying I'm overrating a much older machine, but Ironside3's self-righting...
 * Tiberius III vs Iron-Awe 2.1 - Suddenly the quality drops
 * Storm2 vs Spawn Again - I'm not making that mistake twice after all these years
 * Mantis vs Ansgar 3 - Straight after Nick writes a piece on why Ansgar 3 is overrated...
 * ??? [Weber Group] vs Foxic
 * Bulldog Breed vs Concussion
 * Big Nipper vs Rusty
 * Slicer vs Bonk
 * Wheely Big Cheese vs Panzer Mk 4 - Wheely Big Cheese only needs one flip. If they fail to get that, they have 0 points
 * Atomic vs Typhoon 2 - We agree this was a fluke win, yes?
 * PP3D vs Black Hole - PP3D is a nightmare in these tournaments because of reliability but an OHKO is feasible
 * The Grimreaper vs M.R. Speed Squared - No more spinner, surely
 * 8645T 2 vs Mute
 * Crushtacean vs St. Agro - Maybe an oddball choice, but St. Agro took a long time to retract its flippers even when they didn't lock, and that should be Crushtacean's chance to capitalise and grab hold
 * Dantomkia vs Heavy Metal
 * Tornado vs Infinity [UK]
 * Cobra [BEL] vs Magnetar - I might as well wait until next week for Cobra to fight again
 * Jackson Wallop vs Tsunami
 * Rosie the Riveter II vs Destructive Criticism
 * Carbide vs Rapid
 * ??? [THE BASH Group] vs Behemoth
 * Diotoir [S10] / Arena Cleaner vs Lightning
 * Thor vs Shredder Evolution
 * Terrorhurtz vs Nuts 2 - Very tough decision when our sample of Nuts 2 fights is so small, but the unedited version of Terrorhurtz vs Nuts 1 saw the minibots hold Terrorhurtz in place for a lengthy amount of time, so here it will matter a lot more when Nuts itself is competent
 * Apollo vs The Cat - I would genuinely have the Fat Cat (genuinely well over the weight limit) win this, but the limp breakdown against Interstellar: MML leads me to believe that Apollo might hang on long enough and get the KO. Unsure though.
 * Tricerabot 3.0 vs Gabriel 2
 * Hassocks Hog 2 vs Texas Tornado - Exceptional match here
 * M2 vs Scraptosaur - not rigged
 * Daisy-Cutter vs Axe-Awe - Two Iron-Awe machines into the Top 32, and neither of them are Iron-Awe 6...
 * X-Terminator [S7] vs Supernova - By Series 9, spinners were on another level
 * Chaos 2 vs Pulsar

Top 32

 * Concussion vs Texas Tornado
 * The Grimreaper vs Firestorm V
 * Slicer vs Mute - Controversial, as Slicer is invertible, but Mute is a great shape to resist the drum. Narrowly backing Mute.
 * Cobra [BEL] / Magnetar vs Panzer Mk 4
 * Carbide vs Dantomkia
 * Iron-Awe 2.1 vs Tsunami
 * Foxic group vs Arena Cleaner group
 * Nuts 2 vs PP3D - Gary Cairns has run his course with reliability and the wheels are whackable
 * Ansgar 3 vs Supernova - I can't see Supernova causing huge damage but it's more manoeuvrable and generally just newer
 * Storm2 vs Apollo - I was a firm believer that Storm2 would win the Series 8 Heat Final, but I was wrong, and Apollo has improved further
 * Atomic vs Gabriel 2 - Gabriel is staying firmly in the arena, and Atomic's framework is vulnerable
 * Pulsar vs Crushtacean
 * Tornado vs Big Nipper - The pit doesn't open reliably enough for Tornado, and with an aluminium chassis, I think the damage from Big Nipper's spinner will be critical. Does anyone disagree?
 * Behemoth group vs Axe-Awe
 * Destructive Criticism vs Thor
 * M2 vs Razer