The Ultimate Metroid Boss Showdown

The winner has been decided!

The people have spoken, and Samus's longest arch-rival Ridley proved to be the top Metroid boss. He's clearly earned it.

Thanks for participating, and if you're interested, here are the final results of every round all together:

It's all been leading up to this moment. You may have predicted that the two Metroid villains iconic enough to become Super Smash Bros. fighters would make it to the final round. But now it's time for the Metroid fans to decide which is the baddest villain of them all.

Ridley first appeared in the original 1986 Metroid for the Famicom in Japan (1987 for the NES in the US). Since then he's been a staple of the series, an inescapable rival to Samus who keeps coming back from the brink of death. Versions of this boss have appeared in Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, and Metroid: Other M, making him easily the most recurring enemy in the series.

Dark Samus was first teased in a bonus ending scene of Metroid Prime in 2002 (2003 outside the US). She then made her first proper appearance as a main antagonist of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and later Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Dark Samus is the defining villain of the Metroid Prime trilogy, a widely acclaimed part of the Metroid series.

Now let's see which villain Tumblr thinks is the most iconic!

According to these aliens, the only way to rival the feared bounty hunter Samus Aran is to become her. Dark Samus, the phazon life form, faces off against SA-X, the X-parasite mimic. Both of them top the list of the most feared beings in the galaxy by borrowing a fraction of Samus's power, but which one will make it to the top of the tournament?

It's the fated battle between the two original Metroid bosses, the top enforcers of the Space Pirate army: Ridley and Kraid. Both are frequent recurring enemies in the games, and both have even made appearances in Super Smash Bros. But which one is big enough and bad enough to move onto the final round?

The fates aligned to give us a deathmatch between two bitter enemies: the super powered X-parasite SA-X, up against its greatest nightmare, the Queen of the Metroids. Will they annihilate each other, or will one emerge the victor? You decide!

Two terrifying combatants enter the ring: the phazon entity Dark Samus vs. the Chozo warrior Raven Beak. Which is Tumblr's favorite? Who will claim victory and move on to the semifinals?

Another clash between Space Pirate leaders: the high-ranking enforcer Ridley, and the former mastermind of the Space Pirates on planet Zebes, Mother Brain. They're both extremely iconic antagonists in the Metroid series. Mother Brain may be Ridley's boss, but is she more popular? YOU decide who will make it to the semifinals!

A blast from the past vs. the newcomer on the scene: the classic mainstay Kraid and the sleek new E.M.M.I. They both made appearances in the newest game, but only one can make it to the top.

Last for this round, we have the biological experiment gone wrong, Nightmare, up against the progenitor of Metroids on planet SR388, the Queen Metroid. Who wins, the wielder of gravity or the spawner of beasts?

Two fan favorites face off: the terrifying Samus replica, SA-X, vs. everyone's favorite adorable poor little guy, Crocomire. Look into your heart and decide who truly deserves to make it into the final rounds...

We've got a Chozo matchup, folks: Raven Beak, the fiercest Chozo warrior, vs. Torizo, the living statue of Chozo design. Only one can make it to the next round, so who's it gonna be?

One of the heavy hitters of this tournament, the ever popular Dark Samus, is going up against the underdog B.O.X., rogue security robot of the BSL station. Who deserves to move onto the next round?