User blog comment:RA2/Robot Wars Extreme Warriors 1 Rankdown/@comment-1011118-20181116014155


 * 10. Conquering Clown.  Like the mysterious note said in episode 102 of The Good Place: "You don't belong here."  What's this clown actually got to justify its finish above two bots that outlasted it in the Annihilator, let alone making top 10?  Not the lawnmower blade, that was the season 2 version, this one had some tiny face-spinners at the rear, and hammer-arms that were so unfunctional that the team gave up on using them midway through (hence the clown's "air guitar" pose.)  Once the field was thinned a little and Drillzilla targeted it, it was soon over for the Conquering Clown.


 * 9. The Brute. Sure, I can name a smattering of robots that would've won Brute's heat if they were switched in, but Brute still beat a grab-bag of 5 others and that's pretty good.  It's not a remarkable robot otherwise, died after some brushes with Revolutionist and seemed too damaged to return for the World Championship.


 * 8.  Tut Tut. Undefeated, but not against the caliber of robots that the Top 7 had to face.  The Tag Team was all Drillzilla whom no one could beat, and their only other win was over a loanerbot.  I think I'm being  fair by giving them top 8


 * 7.  General Chompsalot. Just shy of what I consider the Pantheon of the season, this robot had a great design and lots of pluck.  They did beat Stinger too.


 * 6. Pussycat. Nothing to take away from this robot, but I don't think it could beat literally any American robot - the remainders are Tornado-caliber rammers, and Revo, whom they have no hope of damaging before losing their blade.


 * 5.  The Revolutionist. Reliability issues are why I'm cutting it here -they could only finish the job in about 50% of their fights.  Granted they were limited to 50% of their usual spin-speed, and were probably set up to lose to Sobek, but I can't justify them above the four remaining.


 * 4.  Tricerabot. Carried Rosie through the Tag Team, and carried everyone through the House Robot Rebellion.  They don't have a title per se, but they sure deserve one for pitting Sir Killalot!  I would've been terrified of battling this robot, the way it ruthlessly slams without regard for whether it can actually win the ground clearance battle.


 * 3. Manta. Battery issues plagued them in season 2, and rest assured that will be considered then, but in this season, they made mincemeat out of a ton of robots, and their losses came at the hands of the robots who outrank it, so fair's fair.


 * 2. Panzer Mk 2. US Champion, held its own against Tornado, and we didn't know it yet, but it had the werewithal to win the title again next time.  So why does it get ranked second?  Because that flipper kept breaking.  It cost them in the World Championship, and meant they squeaked through their mayhem rather than blazing through.


 * 1. Drillzilla. They might have increased the MSG levels in the building, but they were within the rules.  This robot wins out because it looked the most invulnerable.  Even when it lost, it had some positive traits - completely outdriven by Razer, but shown to be indestructible, lost the 6-way melee, not because of deficiencies but because Panzer did a bit more.    And then of course, there's the two side event wins, giving it more wins than any other robot in EW.

I'll tabulate the results soon. Thanks for playing!