User blog:SpaceManiac888/My recollection of Series 7 when I was six

The first episode of Robot Wars I ever watched was Semi-Final 1 of Series 4. And what an awesome episode to start with! But Series 4 was not the first whole series I watched, with that accolade going to Series 7. At the time, it was being broadcast on Jetix, so I believe I was around five or six when I watched the show.

Interestingly enough, the more I think about watching Series 7 back in the day, the more I can remember about what I felt about each episode and almost every robot that competed in it. Henceforth, here is a blog that will detail these thoughts, some of which I find quite interesting.

Heat E
Think I will start with Heat E, because I remember my thoughts about this episode back in the day quite clearly.
 * Tornado: At six years old, it was quite easy to influence me to liking or disliking certain machines. I remember when I first saw this episode that my father told me to watch out for Tornado, him standing in the room with a triumphant fist pump. After all, Tornado was the champion! This peaked my interest, and considering that the only two Tornado battles I watched beforehand were both very exciting, I automatically considered Tornado as the main protagonist of the episode. This was before I felt Tornado was overexposed on Robot Wars, especially in Extreme 1.
 * Ewe 2: I remember thinking that Ewe 2 was called U2, supporting it when it helped Tornado pit Devastator. Nonetheless, despite my lack of understanding of science and technology, I knew immediately when Ewe 2's pipe flew off that its flipper was useless against Tetanus Booster.
 * Devastator and Saw Point 2: Not much I can say about these robots, apart from the fact I liked both designs. In particular, I liked the red and yellow pattern of Devastator.
 * Tetanus Booster: I like Tetanus Booster, but back in the day, it was the main antagonist of the episode? I think it was because I felt it looked ugly, especially because of its colour scheme. Still, back then I felt Tetanus Booster did deserve to progress to the heat final, but knew that it stood no chance against Tornado.
 * Leveller 2: To be honest, my dislike of Leveller 2 has started to fade. Sure, it may have done nothing to qualify from its melee, but in the end, reliability counts more than potential. Historically, Leveller 2 was a neutral machine for me, being used to showcase the power of Barber-Ous 2'n a Bit and Tetanus Booster. Regarding Leveller 2's battle with Tornado, I was not worried at all. Gosh did I have massive faith in Tornado back then! Guess I should still have much faith in it today too.
 * Barber-Ous 2'n a Bit: This was before I was a major fan of the demon barber. And yet, even back then, I was amazed at its potential, especially when it overturned Leveller 2 twice. Sure, X-Terminator would blow this out of the park, but still. I remember its vibrant colours and the disappointed reaction I had when it just stopped working for seemingly no reason at all.


 * Thunderpants: Finally, although Terrorhurtz had done the exact same thing a few heats early, I remember briefly being stunned when a robot failed to even make it into the arena! Apart from that, I chuckled at the machine's name.


 * Featherweight Championship: What a lovely, if slightly comical event. I remember routing for Staglet and Typhoon Cadet, most likely due to their vibrant colours. In particular, I remember being disappointed when Staglet just fell into the pit for no good reason at all, it could have qualified for all we know!