Knuckles 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.
Knuckles
“The Echidna” · Sega · 1994 · 3′7″ (110 cm), 88 lb (40 kg)
Guardian of the Master Emerald and the Sonic character built for punching. His spiked fists smash through rock.
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)
Samus by TKO. Samus wins by TKO. Knuckles spends round one punching her shins, which is a plan, but she's 80 cm taller and 50 kg heavier and just holds him off with a jab. In round two the referee stops it before he tries climbing her.
Fair fight? Let Knuckles glide off a raised platform so his spiked fists arrive at head height, or make Samus fight on her knees.
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