Chun-Li vs Samus Aran: who would win in a fist fight?
Pick the winner and how they win (TKO, DQ or decision), then see how everyone else called it.
Chun-Li
“Strongest Woman in the World” · Street Fighter · 1991 · 5′7″ (169 cm), weight never disclosed
Interpol officer with the fastest kicks in Street Fighter, avenging her father. Capcom lists her official weight as a secret.
Samus Aran
“The Hunter” · Metroid · 1986 · 6′3″ (190 cm), 198 lb (90 kg)
Galactic bounty hunter raised by the bird-like Chozo, who wipes out Metroids for a living. Nintendo lists 190 cm and 90 kg; fans still argue whether that includes the Power Suit.
The crowd
Nobody has called this one yet.
The AI’s verdict (spoiler)
Chun-Li by TKO. The ref confiscates Chun-Li's spiked bracelets, and she still kicks like a woodpecker on espresso. Samus, 21 cm taller, has no arm cannon and plenty of target. Lightning Legs pile up in round two until the referee waves it off: TKO.
Fair fight? Let Samus fight in the full Power Suit with the arm cannon switched off, so Chun-Li's kicks meet armor instead of a bare-fisted bounty hunter.
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