User blog:Hogwild94/What if Matilda hadn't righted Steg-O-Saw-Us?

OK, I'm currently binge-watching Series 3 and, for the first time in years, Series 4; so let's take about those two series, and a tiny piece of House Robot interference that I feel dramatically changed the future of the show...

In the second semi-final battle between Gravedigger and Steg-O-Saw-Us, the former only really managed to flip the latter twice. The first attempt saw it land awkwardly under the flipper, causing it to land back on its wheels. The second attempt, though, it actually managed to topple Steg-O-Saw-Us onto its side... only for Matilda to immediately charge out and right it.

Now, what if she hadn't? I remember saying many years ago on a no longer up YouTube upload of that fight that, if Gravedigger had got the decision, the outcome of the series could've been very different. Let's see, shall we?

Well, Gravedigger would've gone through to face Beast of Bodmin, and, while I somehow doubt it'll be able to flip Beast of Bodmin, I see no reason why it wouldn't break down like it did against Steg. This takes Gravedigger through to the Grand Final, and against Hypno-Disc, I'm sorry, but I just don't see it getting underneath Hypno-Disc and flipping it before it becomes too wrecked. So, Gravedigger finishes joint 3rd with Firestorm.

So, now Gravedigger is seeded 7th for Series 4, and Steg 2 seeded 13th. So, Gravedigger faces Crusader 2 and Cronos, and, while it struggles badly against the former, it stays alive long enough to outlast the latter after it breaks down. It then faces Iron Awe in a rather boring fight, and wins a dull push off, putting it through to the heat final against Mortis. Even with Mortis' weapons not working properly, it can easily beat a totally weaponless Gravedigger.

Steg 2, meanwhile, plays Kronic and Thermidor, and, of the two, I fancy the more solid Kronic to be the easier target, so it'll be on its side and out. Steg 2 then easily pwns Darke Destroyer and then beats Thermidor in the heat final.

So, Mortis now fights Chaos 2 in the semis and Steg 2 Pussycat, and both lose, so Series 4 doesn't play any differently.

Now we come to Series 5 though, and we now have the following seedings:

1. Chaos 2 2. Pussycat 3. Hypno-Disc 4. Razer 5. Stinger 6. Panic Attack 7. Firestorm 3 8. Wild Thing 9. Wheely Big Cheese 10. Dominator 2 11. Tornado 12. Spawn Again

13. 3 Stegs to Heaven 14. X-Terminator 15. Behemoth 16. Gravedigger 17. Splinter 18. Gemini 19. Thermidor 2 20. Mousetrap 21. Suicidal Tendencies 22. Atomic 23. 101 24. S.M.I.D.S.Y.

TO BE CONTINUED...