User blog comment:RA2/Robot Wars Rankdown: Extreme 1 & Series 5/@comment-24393094-20180712075205

Magnetar: Supernova. Of the three round one fallers, Suicidal Tendencies and Thermidor 2 at least had notable success in Extreme 1. Supernova did not.

Bit of a surprise here, but: Bulldog Breed 3. Yeah sure, Atomic 2 was beaten by Hypno-Disc beforehand, and was quite fragile, so maybe I should have nominated one of my least favourite robots instead. But here is the thing: Atomic 2 was very explosive (pun intended), easily dominating its melee, taking out Kan-Opener with relative ease and troubling Hypno-Disc at first. While Bulldog Breed 3 had more success, it was only because Atomic 2 was controversially drawn against Hypno-Disc first. It did take a judges' decision to defeat Lambsy, while it appeared to be immobile prior to losing its removable link against Hypno-Disc. In addition, perhaps the biggest reason why I am nominating Bulldog Breed 3 before Atomic 2 is that, apparently, it has no srimech. This is critical in an era where flippers were becoming more common.

Pool: Arnold A. Terminegger, Bulldog Breed 3, Diotoir, Drillzilla, Panzer Mk2, Stinger, Suicidal Tendencies, Terrorhurtz, Thermidor 2.