User blog comment:CaliforniaKingsnake/Top 10 Least Favourite robots in all of Robot Wars/@comment-29558956-20170227122706

The funny thing about Tornado's frame is that, had Razer left it suspended over the pit like in that image above, and not tried to force it down, they would've won and none of the controversy surrounding the frame would've happened. Even Andrew Marchant stated in that it was possible for Tornado to be pitted with the frame fitted, and acknowledged the loophole in the rules that allowed it to be larger than the pit itself. So no, I don't consider Tornado's frame to be a form of 'cheating', since it was authorised under the technical regulations at the time, and that there were many other robots that were also larger than the pit to begin with, such as The Morgue, Probophobia, etc.

Nevertheless, I don't consider Tornado to be one of my personal favourites, either. Sure it was tenacious and unrelenting, but I find its tactics too repetitive for my liking - especially with the scoop fitted. At least the pre-Series 8 Storm 2 had the extra speed that (initially) made it more memorable.