User blog:NJGW/Series 10, Heat C - Predictions

6th. Bucky The Robot
Bucky is bottom for this set of predictions, and yet only two days ago, I had it down for third - that's how close the bottom section of this Heat is. Unfortunately, Bucky is my finalised pick for bottom place because I just see it struggling to make use of its innovative weapon against most of the other machines in this Heat.

5th. Vulture
I love the look of this machine, and am intrigued to see it perform. Again though, like Bucky, I think the types and shapes of robots it's facing will see its effectiveness limited. This is certainly a machine where I need to watch it first to gauge its potential though - it's not a machine I feel confident in predicting how it'll do.

4th. Apex
Well we have to have one 'hipster pick' a week, after all, and for Heat C, I'll plump for Apex to ultimately disappoint again. After learning of the Group Battle lineups, as well as what sounds like an explosive moment involving this machine, I just cannot see it coming through with anything - especially against the big hitters of the Heat. Unlike Series 9, we'll be treated to Apex's power, but in a way that turns it into a favourite for this Heat? I doubt it.

3rd. Track-tion
Track-tion is very, very basic robot, and although I'd back it to struggle in most Heats; here, I think it could very provide a bit of an upset. As long as it avoids being massacred by Apex, then I'd back it to control one vs. one fights against the other two robots I have in the bottom half of my predictions.

2nd. Terrorhurtz
Bizarrely, despite Terrorhurtz being the robot I love the most, Heat C of Series 10 is the first of the series so far where I don't really mind which robot wins the Heat. In this case, John Reid's machine will show its usual aggression and won't find itself troubled in the damage department like it was in Series 9, but there's one more robot that I think will eclipse it...

1st. Rapid
...and that is Rapid! This machine showed its potential in the most explosive of bursts in Series 9, and despite being labelled as a perennial flop already because of one battle - which it started strongly in, against Aftershock - Rapid won't show any signs of frailty in this Heat. Will it be good enough to be a contender in the Grand Final? I'm not convinced in that regard yet, but against a good bunch of robots it can realistically chuck around, and improvements to the machine in general, I'll back Rapid to stand tallest in Heat C. The proposed Heat Final between Rapid and Terrorhurtz has the potential to be a very good fight also, and after their late tussle in the Group Battle in Series 9, I'll be very interested to see how it turns out.