User blog:CaliforniaKingsnake/Ranking the Series 9 competitors... by looks!

Inspired by Toast's own list where he ranked them by name, I'm going to be ranking them based on possibly a more important aspect, the looks. Now I know 8 of the 40 have already competed, but their performance will have no prospect on the list placing. Let's start.

40.
Crank-E Regardless of how fragile this thing looks, its main issue is that it doesn't look threatening, or destructive, or powerful, or anything really. And the googly eyes only add to this abysmal robot's looks.

39.
Frostbite I have voiced my distaste for Frostbite in several comments on the Wiki, and for good reasons. It's just a box with a point. I'll give them this, the coloration is cool-looking, but that is ruined with that disgustingly rusty bar.

38.
TMHWK This is meant to be an upgrade from the Series 7 tomahawk, but it doesn't look it at all. It just looks like cannon fodder ready to be chewed up by all the spinners in the series. And the additions they added to the axe afterward just made it pathetic.

37.
Rusty This one gains points because when I first saw it I went "Oh it's Ceros!", but then you notice that ugly orange paint and you just hang your head in shame. A colourful looking robot demoted to a disgusting orange paint.

36.
Wyrm This robot looks simplistic, and granted it probably needed to be, but it looks like anyone could build it and so it doesn't give me anything to like. Also, the weapon doesn't look particularly effective and the wheels are VERY exposed.

35.
Ms. Nightshade Maybe JP was looking into the future when commentating the Razer vs Cyrax battle, and was referring to this robot as "the purple pyramid". They gain points as I had literally no clue how its weapon worked until I saw the website's clips, but they lose points for looking terribly ineffective.

34.
Cobra I'll give Cobra this, the crusher looks unique and the paintwork looks neat, but the very exposed wheels, the ineffective crusher and the flappy wedges do not help its look. Also, it's in a heat with Behemoth and Eruption, so Cobra's look appeal has to contend with 2 of the most iconic robots in the new series. Good luck with that.

33.
Hobgoblin I love the design of the wedge, and the egg-beater is something I haven't seen before, so they get points there. However the lurid greens and purples detract from the awesome wedge, and no srimech in a heat with Eruption and Behemoth? You have got to be kidding me.

32.
Nuts 2 The original Nuts had a lot of charm to it, I distinctly remember its cute angry face on the top. Now while the minibots are just as adorable as ever, the actual machine just looks so, plain. Last series' Nuts looked and was entertaining, this Nuts looks like just a bland ring.

31.
M.R. Speed Squared A Corkscrew Two ripoff that was disappointing last series, M.R. Speed Squared just looks so utilitarian compared to all the other robots. There's none of the colour, or charisma that befell previous Forsey robots. It's just a circle. A bland circle.

30.
Expulsion The weapon and the decals are awesome, and I'm very much looking forward to seeing this robot compete. However the spaced armour doesn't give this machine any cool points, instead making it look very uninspiring.