User blog comment:CrashBash/Top Five Good Robots with Bad Departures/@comment-4700688-20181018160750

To this day, Razer's Series 8 loss is such a mixed bag for me. There's so many positives, and so many negatives. To name a few:

PROS
 * The legendary Razer appears in Series 8, adding hype to the Series 8 run-up, marketing, and gives us an HD photo of the robot in the modern day.
 * If Razer was going to lose to anyone, the fact that it was ONCE AGAIN to the Cold Fusion Team is wonderful trivia.
 * Nuts advanced as a result of the self-pitting and made for a very enjoyable episode.
 * Razer is not truly defeated by anything in the melee, somewhat preserving its unbeatable reputation.
 * Razer doesn't get obliterated by Carbide!

CONS
 * We'll now never know how well Razer could have done against Behemoth and Terrorhurtz (the anti-spinner scoop looked rubbish though)
 * The way in which Razer fell was extremely anti-climactic with no drama, suspense, or glory.
 * There was no other opportunity to see Razer fight again from this point on.
 * Razer's former perfect final battle against Tornado is no longer its final battle.
 * Razer doesn't get obliterated by Carbide!

You'll notice my fourth con goes directly against what you've written in your article... I'm stunned that you thought Razer vs. Tornado in the European Championship was a bad way to go out. It's true that Razer did lose mobility, but I think that fact is outweighed by the good of the fight:


 * Razer finds a counter to the anti-Razer weapon, and nullifies the weaponry that had previously beaten it twice.
 * Razer vs Tornado, the most famous rivalry in Robot Wars, is pushed into Razer's favour, 3-2.
 * The drama of Razer trying to slot Tornado into the pit was intense, and no doubt the reason why Razer's breakdown was masked.
 * Team Razer, who had become known for unsportsmanlike behaviour thanks to Series 4, did the most sportsmanlike action you could possibly do in Robot Wars, and handed over the victory to the team who took away their UK title, a team who were seen as unsportsmanlike themselves.
 * Razer ended its expansive career on a win.

You think that ISN'T a good way to end your career? Prior to Series 8, I had seen Razer's exit as the most fitting and worthy exit of any All-Star bar Pussycat...