User blog:CrashBash/Top 10 Knockouts

2018 has arrived. It's the start of a new year with a fresh clean slate. Everyone is no doubt waiting to see what new joys will be happening in the next 12 months, what the world will bring us...

...oh, who am I kidding, we all know we're just waiting for the next Robot Wars special to air.

I guess in a sense, 2018 should be a fresh start for me too, but we all know I'm not going to be able to pull that off. This is the best I'll do...the last list was quite negative, so how about we try something a little more positive, and talk about what Robot Wars does best - robots beating the living Hellbent out of each other.

Whilst the sight of two robots slugging it out to the bitter end makes for some great TV, see the Series 10 Grand Final for that, there's nothing quite like the sight of an impressive knockout. Whether that's through flipping it out of the arena, slamming it into the pit or simply landing one spectacular hit, when you've got a top class knockout, you know about it. And that's what I'm really looking for, the spectacular knockouts, the ones you just don't forget, the ones that will stand out for years to come if they haven't already.

Just to clarify, I will only be covering knockouts caused by competitors - none caused directly by the House Robots or hazards. They can have a say in it, but the competitor HAS to be the instigator - so, for example, if Matilda tore a robot apart with her flywheel, that wouldn't count, but if the opponent threw the robot onto her flywheel, it probably would be considered. Also, no self-knockouts, so don't expect to see Apex on here. Can I even get 10? Pretty confident I can, so we'll see...