User blog:O Raz3r O/Audited UK 2016 Series

2016 Series
I've decided I might as well create an audited version of the 2016 Series myself while the proper one is being prepared on the Arena Forum. I chose not to follow on from my Audited 5-7 Championships in terms of seeds, so I've created a list of 10 seeds myself based on performances in the real Robot Wars (I haven't chosen robots like Bonk or Or Te because, while they have well known teams from the past, their robots are completely different to the old version). In terms of structure, I've used the old Series 5 format for the 5 heats, then I will pick a wildcard at random from the heat finalists via random.org, and will be highlighted in bold.

Seeds
1) Storm2 2) Razer 3) Terrorhurtz 4) Dantomkia 5) Thermidor 2 6) Behemoth 7) Tough As Nails 8) Supernova 9) Kan-Opener 10) King B Remix

Heat A
Round 1
 * Storm 2 (1) vs Apollo - And the top seeds are out in the first battle of the series! We've seen this twice and, personally, I thought the Judges' Decision in their Head-to-Head was correct.
 * Thor vs Overdozer - Heehee. This would be brilliant TV, but it can only end badly for Overdozer. I'd love to have seen this battle for real, as Overdozer would be completely torn apart by Thor's mighty axe.
 * King B Remix (10) vs Pulsar - Easy.
 * Chompalot vs Carbide - Blimey, a Grand Finalist in every battle in this heat. Another easy win though.

Round 2
 * Apollo vs Carbide - Oh man, this is the one battle I didn't want to have to judge ever, and I've got it in the first heat. Either robot could win this. I'm going to go with... err... Apollo because... err... their weapon seems to be more reliable than Carbide's. If both weapons stop working, Apollo have a better shape to push Carbide around.
 * Pulsar vs Thor - Both weapons can cause big damage, but if Thor hits Pulsar, it will likely damage an already strained drive system further, and cause Pulsar to either spin in circles or simply die

Heat Final
 * Apollo vs Thor - Already seen it, and I can't see the result being any different even if Thor was as good as able as it was in its heat. Apollo will be able to get in underneath and flip them all over the place. They might not finish them, unless there's an OotA, but it won't be close.

Heat B
Round 1
 * Razer (2) vs PP3D - Razer is getting old by this time, and PP3D is a brand new machine that can cause major damage to Razer. If Razer wants to win, they'll have to grab PP3D early before they spin up to speed, but I don't think it will happen.
 * Nuts vs Chimera - Oh my goodness. Nuts might win a Head-to-Head match! Neither robot will be able to cause too much damage, but I think Nuts would be more aggressive and controlled, and would be able to use the clusterbots to its advantage here.
 * Kan-Opener (9) vs Gabriel - The seeds really aren't doing well at the moment. Gabriel may not cause much exterior damage, but the interior damage is another matter.
 * Big Nipper vs Crazy Coupe 88 - I can't see Crazy Coupe 88's disc causing much, if any, damage to Big Nipper. Big Nipper would be more aggressive and more powerful no matter which weapon it used here.

Round 2
 * Gabriel vs Nuts - Gabriel is an awkward shape for Nuts' clusterbots, and I think Gabriel would win this on a Judges' Decision.
 * PP3D vs Big Nipper - I think this would be quite simple for PP3D really.

Heat Final
 * Gabriel vs PP3D - If PP3D gets close then it will just send Gabriel spinning away, so Gabriel won't get much of a chance to attack.

Heat C
Round 1
 * Terrorhurtz (3) vs Bonk - Terrorhurtz becomes the first seed to win. Comfortably too.
 * DisConstructor vs Terror Turtle - Terror Turtle is made out of fiberglass. Don't make robots out of fiberglass because you might face a spinner. Like here.
 * Supernova (8) vs Infernal Contraption - Some tasty exposed tyres for Supernova to gobble up here.
 * Glitterbomb vs Ironside3 - Weak axe vs powerful spinner? Easy decision.

Round 2
 * Terrorhurtz (3) vs DisConstructor - Terrorhurtz designed their 2016 version to survive Carbide, and beat them without a working axe. This will be even easier.
 * Supernova (8) vs Ironside3 - Supernova never had the strongest armour, and it will be their turn to perhaps lose some wheels.

Heat Final
 * Terrorhurtz vs Ironside3 - See Terrorhurtz's round 2 battle summary.

Heat D
Round 1
 * Dantomkia (4) vs Sweeney Todd - Sweeney Todd is so light that Dantomkia will flip them everywhere until cease is called or the 45kg robot is tossed OotA.
 * Kill-E-Crank-E vs TR2 - Awkward shape for TR2, but their driver is so good it won't matter in the end.
 * Tough As Nails (7) vs Sabretooth- Sabretooth's weapons weren't up to a 2016 standard to me. Tough As Nails can grab Sabreooth and drag them wherever they want.
 * M.R. Speed Squared vs Foxic - Let's... just skip this battle. I don't want to remember the real fight again. Ever.

Round 2
 * Dantomkia (4) vs TR2 - Seen it twice. Pity, really.
 * Tough As Nails (7) vs M.R. Speed Squared - Interesting this, but I think TaN's hardox armour will be too strong for M.R. Speed Squared to cause much damage here. Tough As Nails will be able to push M.R. Speed Squared across the arena even more easily than for Sabretooth.

Heat Final
 * TR2 vs Tough As Nails (7) - I think this would be quite a good battle, similar to when TaN fought Bulldog Breed. The flipper won't lose now either.

Heat E
Round 1
 * Thermidor 2 (5) vs The General - While The General's discs aren't the deadliest, they could still cause major damage to Thermidor 2's gigantic and exposed wheels.
 * Or Te vs Shockwave -Shockwave reminds me of Tornado a bit, and will be able to push and slam Or Te all over the arena until cease is called. So not like Tornado vs Bigger Brother.
 * Behemoth (6) vs Beast - Behemoth is just better. I can't explain why.
 * Eruption vs Draven - One of the easiest wins in the heats comes in the final heat round 1 battle.

Round 2
 * The General vs Shockwave - I think there could be an upset here. It would be close, but I think The General will cause enough damage to edge it.
 * Behemoth (6) vs Eruption - Eruption has the stronger weapon and, arguably, the better driver too.

Heat Final
 * The General vs Eruption - The General may cause some damage, but I think Eruption will be aggressive enough to win this on a Judges' Decision or an OotA.

Grand Final
Wildcard choices: Thor, Gabriel, Ironside3, Tough As Nails, The General

Round 1
 * Ironside3 vs Apollo vs Eruption - I'm going to be very bold and knock out Apollo because Eruption will be able to flip them over and Ironside3 will likely go for whoever looks to be in the most trouble.
 * TR2 vs PP3D vs Terrorhurtz (3) - TR2 will be able to flip Terrorhurtz around easily, and Terrorhurtz could be susceptible to damage from PP3D as they will be unable to conntrate on both attacks at once.

5th Place Play-Off
 * Apollo vs Terrorhurtz (3) - Apollo can bow out with a bang. I think an OotA would be on the cards here.

Round 2
 * Eruption vs PP3D - Already seen it, and if they hadn't both been immobilised in their actual fight, I think Eruption would have been destroyed even more.
 * Ironside3 vs TR2 - TR2 can just flip Ironside3 again and again. Even if Ironside3's self-righting mechanism worked, I don't think the result would change.

3rd Place Play-Off
 * Eruption vs Ironside3 - Same as with Ironside3's battle with TR2. Not bad for two machines who didn't even make the Heat Final in the real 2016 Series though.

Grand Final
 * PP3D vs TR2 - I think TR2 has more control and we know they can withstand powerful attacks from spinners, as seen against Carbide. I think they would also be more aggressive and would take control of the battle early on. Well done to both machines for getting so far, particularly TR2.