Tornado

===Series 4===
{{Quote|Now...what engine have you got in that? It's like a Ferrari!|[[Craig Charles]] after Tornado's victory against [[Berserk 2]]}}
Tornado's first appearance on ''Robot Wars'' came in [[Robot Wars: The Fourth Wars/Heat F|Heat F]] of the Fourth Wars, where it faced [[Kater Killer]] and the clusterbot [[Gemini]].
[[File:Tornado,gemini_kater_killer.png|thumb|left|Tornado rams Kater Killer into Gemini]]
[[File:Tornado_vs_shunt.png|thumb|Tornado rams Shunt across the arena]]
Tornado charged out of the starting gates and drove Kater Killer across the arena and into the side wall, next to [[Sir Killalot]]. Tornado then circled around in the centre of the arena and pushed Kater Killer back again, this time into one of the Gemini twins. Another shove back in towards the same part of Gemini saw Kater Killer thrown over by Gemini's flipping arm - where it was unable to self-right. Tornado bundled the overturned Kater Killer around the arena floor and eventually righted it in the process, although a follow up of the drive saw Tornado slam Kater Killer into [[Shunt]], which left it immobilised after an attack from his axe.
{{quote|The boys from Huntingdon doing their stuff here.|Jonathan Pearce as Tornado comes in with another assault on Kater Killer}}
[[File:Tornado_Kater_Killer_pit.jpg|thumb|Tornado ends up in the Pit of Oblivion]]
Tornado was flipped by Gemini before driving it back towards the arena wall as the two duelled while Kater Killer was being dragged away by Sir Killalot. Tornado then turned its attention to Shunt, which had ventured out of the CPZ. Tornado drove the House Robot around the arena and then nearly down into the Pit, which was descending. This was followed up by another drive on the beaten Kater Killer, with the attack snapping off Kater Killer's furry tail. Suddenly, as [[Dead Metal]] edged Kater Killer towards the Pit of oblivion, Tornado shot across the arena and drove into the Pit. Cease was called straight afterwards, and although Tornado was the first robot in the Pit, Kater Killer was long immobilised, so Tornado progressed with Gemini.

Tornado's next battle was against the seeded [[Berserk 2]], which made it to the second round with [[The Creature]] after the two edged past [[Invertabrat|Inverterbrat]] in Round 1.
[[File:Berserk 2 vs tornado.jpg|thumb|left|Tornado rams Berserk 2]]
Tornado's first drive allowed it to drive Berserk 2 across the arena and into the side wall. Berserk 2 edged back towards the centre of the arena but missed with its attempted axe attacks. Tornado slammed into Berserk 2 once more, but Berserk 2 managed to prevent itself crashing into the arena wall again as it used its rear lifter. This did little to interrupt Tornado's rhythm though, and a rally of slams ended up with Berserk 2 in the grasp of Dead Metal, where it sustained damage. After Berserk 2 came loose from the House Robot, Tornado accelerated Berserk 2 into the far side arena wall.
{{quote|Look at this - great power on the drive.|Jonathan Pearce as Tornado charges into Berserk 2 again}}
[[File:Tornado_Berserk_2_1.jpg|thumb|Tornado slams Berserk 2 into submission]]
Tornado came in with subsequent rams as Berserk 2 sat motionless, before it decided to back away to allow the House Robots to close in. Sir Killalot proceeded to hang Berserk 2 over the flame pit before dropping it into the Pit, confirming Tornado's place in the Heat Final.

The Heat Final saw Tornado again lock horns with first round opponent and eight seeds Gemini, with Andrew Marchant confident but wary before the battle
{{quote|We should be able to push them around, because, of course, when they're separated, they weigh half of what we do, but we're still worried about that weapon. It's very powerful - it flipped us before, and it could flip us again.|Andrew Marchant before the Heat Final}}
[[File:Gemini immobilised.jpg|thumb|left|Tornado rams Gemini into the spike]]
Tornado backed into space as the Gemini twins split, before driving at one of the pair. It tried to defend itself with a flip, but Tornado continued its attack and forced the twin into the arena wall. It tried to move away, but Tornado came in with multiple drives which resulted in the part of the clusterbot being left impaled on the arena wall spike.
{{quote|At the moment, Tornado is the heavyweight of this clash!|Jonathan Pearce}}
[[File:Gemini_vs_tornado.jpg|thumb|Tornado is thrown over by one of the twins]]
Tornado then tussled with the other part of the robot but was inverted after a flip. The twin then tried to flip the other half of Gemini back into action, and although it was released from the arena wall, it still showed no signs of movement. With its partner immobile, the other half of Gemini left it alone and decided to attack Tornado in hopes of turning the battle. It successfully flipped Tornado over twice in a matter of seconds - with the second flip leaving Tornado motionless - but it was too late for Gemini to turn the battle, with cease called as half of Gemini was immobilised, and Tornado was through to the Semi-Finals as the winner of Heat F.

Through to the Semi-Finals, Tornado's first opponent was the winner of [[Robot Wars: The Fourth Wars/Heat H|Heat H]], Wheely Big Cheese, with Team Tornado confident ahead of the battle.
{{quote|At the end of the heats, we had a little problem with our drive system, but it's all fixed now and we are ready to go!|Andrew Marchant before before the first Semi-Final battle}}
[[File:Wheely_big_cheese_vs_tornado.png|thumb|left|Wheely Big Cheese flips Tornado]]
[[File:Wheely_big_cheese_vs_tornado.JPG‎|thumb|Tornado lands after being flipped by Wheely Big Cheese]]
Tornado harassed Wheely Big Cheese in the opening moments, but found itself in trouble as it rode up the front of Wheely Big Cheese, which very nearly threw it out of the arena with a flip. Tornado was flipped by Wheely Big Cheese once again shortly after, but it recovered strongly as it forced Wheely Big Cheese into the CPZ, where a follow up attack from Tornado popped loose part of the wheel and left Wheely Big Cheese hobbling.
{{quote|They've sustained damage in that CPZ - look at that! The wheel is buckled and bent, and now it's Tornado's turn to drive on! That is a decisive moment!|Jonathan Pearce}}
[[File:Tornado_vs_Wheely_Big_Cheese.JPG|thumb|Both machines limp as time runs out]]
Wheely Big Cheese moved out from the CPZ after being turned over by Matilda, but Tornado continued to give Wheely Big Cheese no room to breathe as it drove it across the arena floor. Tornado then drove itself over an arena flame jet and began to smoke soon after. With time running out, Tornado was left turning in circles, while Wheely Big Cheese continued to limp itself. The battle ended with both robots side by side, and the judges were called upon to make a decision. They went in favour of Tornado, which moved through to Round 2 of the Semi-Finals as a result.

Tornado faced the reigning champions, Chaos 2 in the second round of the Semi-Finals, although assistance from other teams was needed for Tornado to be fighting fit for the battle.
{{dialogue a-b|Julia Reed|Now, how's that motor working, because Steg 2 lent you one, didn't they?|Andrew Marchant|Well, we did get a motor from Steg 2, but we also got a motor from Mousetrap. We have got Mousetrap's motor in here now, but thank you to both teams - it's very much appreciated.|Andrew Marchant expresses his gratitude to Team Steg and Team Mousetrap}}
The fight itself was fought three times due to multiple circumstances, with only the third battle shown on TV.
{{quote|Our final televised fight for Series 4 was against Chaos 2. Except that it was the fourth of the semi for us, as we had to fight Chaos 2 three times! The first fight was stopped as the arena got damaged, in the second we pushed Chaos 2 into Shunt's CPZ and Shunt axed them, they lost a chain, but so did we and the judges called a tie.|Team Tornado<ref>http://www.teamtornado.co.uk/rwfights.htm</ref>}}
[[File:Tornado_Chaos_2_1.jpg|thumb|left|Tornado and Chaos 2 lock horns]]
Tornado initially drifted around next to the flame pit as Chaos 2 hunted Tornado down. Tornado then drove into Chaos 2, where it narrowly evaded a flip from its opponent. After circling each other, Tornado drove up the front of Chaos 2, which inverted it with a flip.
{{quote|Tornado, not surprisingly, trying to stay out of trouble.|Jonathan Pearce}}
Tornado attempted to fight back as it rammed Chaos 2 twice in quick succession, but a third drive saw Tornado ride up onto the flipper of Chaos 2 again. Tornado was rumbled over towards the arena wall with two consecutive flips. Chaos 2 then pinned Tornado against the arena wall to stop it moving away and then flipped it up to stack it vertically against the arena wall.
[[File:Chaos 2 hurls tornado.jpg|thumb|Tornado's run in The Fourth Wars comes to an end]]
{{quote|This is Chaos 2 trying to flip Tornado out of the arena - and succeeding! That's what he lives for, George Francis, and again he's pulled it off.|Jonathan Pearce}}
With Tornado unable to move away, Chaos 2 lined up its position before flipping Tornado out of the arena. This eliminated Tornado from the tournament, with Chaos 2 moving on to the Grand Final.
{{Dialogue a-b|Craig Charles|Did you think he was going to do that - just blow you out of the arena like that?|Bryan Moss|I wasn't particularly surprised by it! At least it took someone like that to do it!|Bryan Moss reacts post battle}}
[[File:Best_Newcomer_Tornado.jpg|thumb|left|Tornado's Fourth Wars run is rewarded with a trophy]]
Despite being eliminated, Tornado had enjoyed a promising run in its first debut tournament. This was recognised at the end of the series, as Tornado was nominated for the Best Newcomer award alongside [[Robochicken]], [[Attila the Drum]] and [[Mousetrap]], before eventually being confirmed as the winner of the award.
{{quote|The winner, mainly because of that victory over Gemini - Tornado!|Jonathan Pearce announces the winner of the Best Newcomer award}}