Lightning

Lightning was a wedge-shaped robot that debuted in Extreme 2. It had 2 side flippers which opened from both sides of the robot, but in Series 7 they were merged into 1 large side-flipper. This set-up was unique among flippers, which usually opened straight up or fired outwards. It used its wedge shape to drive under robots and then flip them onto their sides with one of the flippers. Lightning reached the Heat Final of its one appearance in Robot Wars, losing to Gravity.

Series 5 Qualifiers
Lightning competed in the Series 5 qualifiers.

Vs Razer
The robots circled around each other, until Razer got under its sides and crushed into the top. The rest of the match basically consisted of Razer crushing into Lightning, and surprisingly, Lightning was still mobile at the end. It went to a judges' decision, and the judges voted for Razer.

Vs Golden Eye
Golden Eye managed to get a good blow on the side of Lightning with its spinning blade, until Lightning flipped it upside down and it broke down.

Vs Razer Vs Shunt Vs Golden Eye
Shunt attacked Golden Eye, and used the scoop to flip it and break it again, while Razer crushed into Lightning. The match went to another Judges' decision, and Razer won.

Vs Pussycat
Pussycat managed to cause serious damage to Lightning's shell, and won in a judges' decision.

Results
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Series Record

 * Series 1-4: Did not enter
 * Series 5-6: Failed to Qualify
 * Series 7: Heat Final