User blog comment:Rammingspeed/Robot Wars Rebooted: Episode 4 Predictions/@comment-4700688-20160812235030

I guess seeing as everybody has made guesses including the same Top 4, I'll say what my predictions would have been before seeing those battles live, using those four robots. I'm in no way confirming that Apollo/PP3D/Storm2/Eruption is the correct line-up, but I'm either sharing what I predicted before seeing a battle live (or learning the outcome through interviews), or I'm making a genuine guess about a battle that never occurs. I can remember very clearly what my live predictions were.

Apollo vs PP3D - Apollo leaves a lot of its body exposed when flipping, and with PP3D being so slippery and hard to approach, my guess was that PP3D would KO it. (I'm going to use past tense regardless of whether or not I saw the match, learned the outcome on the spot, or the match never happened)

Eruption vs Storm2 - A difficult decision indeed, but Eruption would only need the one flip to expose Storm2's ground clearance, then the overhead claw would actually be ideal for hooking the underside of Storm2, before going for the pit or trench. Eruption by KO

Apollo vs Storm2 - Generally my faith in Eruption was higher than my faith in Apollo. The same logic applied here, I said Storm2 via pitting

Eruption vs PP3D - Tough, because Eruption had never faced a spinner before. The added bits to Eruption look quite easy to rip off, and the undercutting blade would make Eruption's approach difficult. Very slightly in favour of PP3D, though via Judges' decision.

Apollo vs Eruption - Eruption is a more compact machine with more combat experience, and Apollo's ground clearance is very exposed. I trust Eruption to be the less trigger-happy flipper, and they'll get Apollo in the pit or the trench after a misflip.

Storm2 vs PP3D - I wish I could make the mighty rematch sound more interesting, but I had no doubts Storm2 would win this in such a small arena with a big pit. What Storm II [almost] did to Typhoon 2, an even more highly-armoured Storm2 can do better.

Standings: Eruption: 6 points Storm2: 6 points PP3D: 2 points Apollo: 0 points

Which would present an Eruption vs Storm2 Heat Final, where with hindsight and new tactics, Storm2 could probably dodge the flipper more easily and get the win this time around. But the Heat Final is a match where even I genuinely do not know the outcome, regardless of who is in it.