User blog:Sam11333/Randomized Series 2

Hello all, long time lurker first time poster.

I thought it would be fun to experiement with randomizing the UK series of Robot Wars just to see how things worked out.

I figured that starting with series 2 would be interesting, as if you remove the Gauntlet and the Trials, some the robots beter suited to combat that were eliminated early in the orignal series would be given a chance to shine.

Format
Each heat will use the same format as Series 4, with two three way melees followed by head to heads. The semi finals will be the same as Series 5 & 6 with head to heads and a loser's melee.

Seeds
1. Roadblock 2. Bodyhammer 3. Chaos 4. Cassius 5. Griffon 6. Mortis 7. Killertron 8. Rameses II 9. G.B.H. 10. Dreadnaut 11. Nemesis 12. Cruella

The Draw
I allocated each seed to a heat in a simliar fashion to future series, then I randomized the remaining 60 robots and added them to each heat in order. I then gave my beat shot at working out how each battle would work out. Please let me know in the comments just how wrong I got it!

Heat A
Eliminators
 * Roadblock (1) vs Panda Monium vs Victor: Victor eliminated
 * Flirty Skirty vs Mace vs Onslaught: Flirty Skirty eliminated

Diffcult to decide between Panda Monium and Victor to go out here but I think Victor has the less effective design and is likely to be pushed around by the other two.

Semi-Finals
 * Roadblock (1) vs Onslaught: Roadblock won
 * Mace vs Panda Monium: Mace won

''Our first fight that actually happened, and even if Onslaught worked this time I'm sure it will lose same way it did to Beast of Bodmin. Mace meanwhile should be able to tip Panda Monium over.''

Final
 * Roadblock (1) vs Mace: Roadblock won

Mace is the first robot to get quite unlucky with the draw as it would probably be able to make through most of the other heats, it is however no match for the reigning champion.

Heat B
Eliminators
 * Chaos (3) vs Prometheus vs Sting: Sting eliminated
 * Haardvark vs Demon vs Death Trak: Death Trak eliminated

Neither Prometheus or Sting are particually effective, but Prometheus would probably outlast it, Death Trak's poor control would cost it here.

Semi-Finals
 * Chaos (3) vs Demon: Chaos won
 * Haardvark vs Prometheus: Haardvark won

''Demon was not a bad robot by any means but without Nick Adams driving it Chaos's superior speed and manoeuvrability would be enough. Haardvark's pushing power would allow it to outmuscle Prometheus.''

Final
 * Chaos vs Haardvark: Haardvark won

''Out of all the fights that I needed to decide, this is the one that I went back and forth the most on. In the end I reckon Chaos wouldn't be able to do anything to Haardvark, so that they would be pushed around and beaten by the newcomers.''