User blog comment:RA2/Extreme Warriors 2 & Nickelodeon Rankdown/@comment-1011118-20190721051829


 * 10. Razer. I nominated this bot a couple rounds ago  because I felt it couldn't go any further on just a win over Kat 3.  It certainly deserves to be at the bottom when even Conquering Clown has more bounty.  Razer was the GOAT in Series 5&6 and there's no doubt of that, but their one off appearance isn't enough, and they have to step aside for the more present contenders.
 * 9. Conquering Clown 2. Another nominee from me, this one had a very impressive run, but had the least wow factor, and would probably lose to everyone beyond this point.
 * 8. Tornado. They certainly deserve credit for their invulnerable run, but like with Razer, I feel it unethical to rank them above robots with so much more substance to their name.  Tornado's first draft of the anti Razer cage was by no means a guaranteed win - the disc still had enough bite area for Razer to swing the damage category.  And their biggest win (the fight against Razer was just a mess that I've been considering a draw) was against General Chompsalot, which Destructive Criticism has, plus more, and since I'm set on where DC is finishing, Tornado must go below it.
 * 7. Destructive Criticism. A terrific spinner for sure, but I think it's easy to overlook how easy of a fight schedule they had - Run Away (exposed wheels), Lighting Tracks (barely moving), Marauder (underweight), and the Clown (exposed wheels again).  That disc looked frightening when it worked, but when they lost, they lost bad.
 * 6. Cyclone 2. They were never going to shake the scarlet letter of their main tournament loss, but I can't fault them too much becuase they weren't beating Panzer so their loss of potential was small.  They partially got lucky in the annihilator that the others didn't conspire against it, but also made their own good luck in taking out the biggest threat Hyperactive early.
 * 5. Rosie The Riveter 2. I felt they also benefitted from an easy fight schedule, but they edge out DC because they looked good in both wins and losses, and as a rammer, required more skill to accomplish the same things as DC.
 * 4. Rocky Bot-Boa. Real solid brick, and very impressive that they survived having their top stripped off.  Won a very tough heat, and owned the Tag Team Terror.  Not an exciting robot though.
 * 3. Propeller Head. Personal favorite of mine, I loved the impossible-to-highcenter shape, the aesthetic, and the creative use of spring steel as a blade.  It's brilliant because spring steel is basically impossible to deform, so whilst it may not be the hardest hitter, it won't lose alignment over time like say Warrior Clan on the other end of the complexity scale.  I'm ranking them above everything but the main tournament top 2 because they projected such a veneer of invulnerability.  They got lucky against Revo twice, but like Cyclone, they made their own good luck, first time having a design that could climb out of a partially-descended pit, and second time intimidating the Naves into adding entanglement cables that ultimately pulled their own link out.
 * 2. Tricerabot 3.0. I've predicted in the past that #1 would be unanimous, here I think numbers 1 and 2 will both be unanimous.  Bringing all of last season's fury and adding a small flipper is a recipe for a terrifying robot that can't be beat by nearly any robot.
 * 1. Panzer Mk4. May have ditched the offensive weapon, but they capitalized full force on being a rammer, and couldn't be stopped.  The fact that they can beat Tornado is the perfect feather in their cap here.