RPG Boss Theme Bonanza

What's Tumblr's favorite RPG boss theme? Let's find out!

[rpgbossthemebracket]

Preliminary Masterpost!

There's a bunch of prelims I gotta get through before we kick off the main event! Expect this post to be updated regularly as things progress.

YESTERDAY'S PRELIMS:

Final Fantasy, Round 1 Part 2 (three matches)

UTDR, Round 2 (four matches)

Octopath Traveler, Round 1 (three matches)

Fate/Grand Order

Monster Hunter

TODAY'S PRELIMS:

Super Mario, Round 2 (six matches)

Pokemon, Round 1 (four matches)

Etrian Odyssey, Round 1 (two matches)

TOMORROW'S PRELIMS:

Final Fantasy, Round 2 (four matches)

Mother, Round 2 (two matches)

Xenoblade, Round 1 (two matches)

OFF, Round 1 (two matches)

Trails in the Sky

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Initial pinned post, for posterity.

All preliminary matches will be listed below the cut!

4-round prelims

Final Fantasy

Round 1

Oblivion (FF14) VS Final Battle (FF4) [Winner: Final Battle (FF4)]

Those Who Fight Further (FF7) VS Battle Against Seymour (FF10) [Winner: Those Who Fight Further]

Battle 2 (FF4) VS The Final Day (FF14: Endwalker) [Winner: The Final Day]

Battle 2 (FF3) VS Cantata Mortis & God in Fire (Dissidia 012) [Winner: Cantata Mortis & God in Fire]

Forged in Crimson VS eScape [Winner: eScape]

Dragonsong (Heavensward) VS Monster Dance ~Rondo~ (Crystal Chronicles) [Winner: Dragonsong]

Boss Battle (FF12) VS To the Edge (Shadowbringers) [Winner: To the Edge]

Round 2:

Final Battle (FF4) VS Dancing Mad (FF6)

Those Who Fight Further (FF7) VS The Final Day (Endwalker)

Cantata Mortis & God in Fire (Dissidia 012) VS eScape (FF14)

Dragonsong (Heavensward) VS To the Edge (Shadowbringers)

Super Mario

Round 1

Never Let Up! (Dream Team) VS Ghost Gulping (Paper Mario) [Winner: Never Let Up!]

Attack of the Koopa Bros. (Paper Mario) VS Closing Battle (Super Paper Mario) [Winner: Closing Battle]

Tough Guy Alert! (Bowser's Inside Story) VS Smorg Battle (The Thousand-Year Door) [Winner: Tough Guy Alert!]

The Ultimate Show (Super Paper Mario) VS Unsettling Area Battle (The Origami King) [Winner: The Ultimate Show]

Disco Devil (The Origami King) VS Macho Grubba Battle (The Thousand-Year Door) [Winner: Disco Devil]

Adventure's End (Dream Team) VS Boss Fight (The Origami King) [Winner: Adventure's End]

Another's Requiem (Partners in Time) VS Cackletta/Fawful Battle (Superstar Saga) [Winner: Cackletta/Fawful Battle]

Final Battle (Shadow Queen) VS Doopliss Battle [Winner: Doopliss Battle]

Crisis of the Red & Green! VS Bowser & Bowser [Winner: Bowser & Bowser]

Final Boss Phase 2 (Paper Jam) VS Bowser Battle (The Thousand-Year Door) [Winner: Bowser Battle (TTYD)

In the Final (Bowser's Inside Story) VS Huffin' and Puffin' (Paper Mario) [Winner: In the Final]

Keeping Pace VS King of the Koopas [Winner: King of the Koopas]

Round 2

Never Let Up! (DT) VS Closing Battle (SPM)

Tough Guy Alert! (BIS) VS The Ultimate Show (SPM)

Disco Devil (TOK) VS Adventure's End (DT)

Cackletta/Fawful Battle (SS) VS Doopliss Battle (TTYD)

Bowser & Bowser (PiT) VS Bowser Battle (TTYD)

In the Final (BIS) VS King of the Koopas (PM)

Undertale & Deltarune

Round 1

Battle Against a True Hero VS Song That Might Play When You Fight Sans [Winner: Battle Against a True Hero]

BIG SHOT VS ASGORE [Winner: BIG SHOT]

THE WORLD REVOLVING VS Checker Dance [Winner: THE WORLD REVOLVING]

Hopes and Dreams & SAVE the World VS Bonetrousle [Winner: Hopes and Dreams & SAVE the World]

Death By Glamour VS It's Pronounced "Rules" [Winner: Death By Glamour]

Spider Dance VS Your Best Nightmare [Winner: Spider Dance]

Attack of the Killer Queen VS Knock You Down !! [Winner: Attack of the Killer Queen]

MEGALOVANIA VS Smart Race [Winner: MEGALOVANIA]

Round 2

Battle Against a True Hero VS BIG SHOT [Winner: Battle Against a True Hero]

THE WORLD REVOLVING VS Hopes and Dreams & SAVE the World [Winner: Hopes and Dreams & SAVE the World]

Death By Glamour VS Spider Dance [Winner: Death By Glamour]

Attack of the Killer Queen VS MEGALOVANIA [Winner: MEGALOVANIA]

Round 3

Battle Against a True Hero VS Hopes and Dreams & SAVE the World

Death By Glamour VS MEGALOVANIA

3-round prelims

Mother 3

Round 1

Master Porky's Theme VS Wasteful Anthem [Winner: Master Porky's Theme]

Strong One (Masked Man) VS Unfounded Revenge [Winner: Strong One (Masked Man)]

Porky's Porkies (Mother 3) VS Pokey Means Business (Earthbound) [Winner: Pokey Means Business]

Natural Killer Cyborg VS Formidable Foe [Winner: Natural Killer Cyborg]

Round 2

Master Porky's Theme VS Strong One (Masked Man)

Pokey Means Business (Earthbound) VS Natural Killer Cyborg (Mother 3)

Pokemon

Round 1

Battle! VS Pokemon Wielder Volo (PLA) VS Battle! VS Ghetsis (BW)

Miror B.'s Retro Groove (Colosseum) VS Battle! VS Gym Leader (SwSh)

Final Battle! VS N (BW) VS Battle! VS Champion Steven/Wallace (RSE)

Battle! VS Champion Cynthia (DPt) VS Battle! VS Penny (SV)

2-round prelims

.hack

Round 1

Dark Infection (.hack//GU Reminisce) VS "She" (.hack//GU Rebirth) [Winnder: "She"]

Differences Between Two People VS Everything in These Hands [Winnder: Everything in These Hands]

Round 2

"She" VS Everything in These Hands

Etrian Odyssey

Guardian of the Doleful Glacier (EO2) VS Crest of a Violent Wave (EO3)

Governor of Heavens (EO2) VS Challenge of the Stars (EO5)

Genshin Impact

Round 1

Chrysalis Suspirii & Saltatio Favillae VS The Almighty Violet Thunder [Winner: Chrysalis Suspirii & Saltatio Favillae]

Rage Beneath the Mountain VS Wrath of Monoceros Caeli [Winner: Wrath of Monoceros Caeli]

God-Devouring Mania VS Polumnia Omnia [Winner: Polumnia Omnia]

Round 2:

Chrysalis Suspirii & Saltatio Favillae VS Wrath of Monoceros Caeli VS Polumnia Omnia

Kingdom Hearts

Round 1

L'Impeto Oscuro (Dream Drop Distance) VS Dismiss (Birth By Sleep) [Winner: L'Impeto Oscuro]

Desire for All That is Lost (Kingdom Hearts II) VS Forza Finale (Kingdom Hearts III) [Winner: Forza Finale]

Round 2:

L'Impeto Oscuro (3D) VS Forza Finale (KH3) VS Vector to the Heavens (358/2 Days)

Octopath Traveler

Round 1

Decisive Battle I (OT1) VS Vide the Wicked (OT2) [Winner: Vide the Wicked]

Decisive Battle II VS Battle at Journey's End [Winner: Battle at Journey's End]

They Who Govern Reason (OT1) VS For the Dawn (OT2) [Winner: They Who Govern Reason]

Round 2

Vide the Wicked VS Battle at Journey's End VS They Who Govern Reason

OFF

Omori

Round 1

OMORI & OMORI - ALTER VS Tee-Hee Time [Winner: OMORI & OMORI - ALTER]

You Were Wrong. Go Back. VS World's End Valentine [Winner: World's End Valentine]

Round 2

OMORI & OMORI - ALTER VS World's End Valentine

Project Moon (Library of Ruina & Limbus Company)

Round 1

From a Place of Love VS Red Mist [Winner: Red Mist]

Iron Lotus VS Roland Realization & Gone Angels [Winner: Iron Lotus]

Round 2:

Red Mist (LoR) VS Iron Lotus (LoR) VS Between Two Worlds (LC)

Shin Megami Tensei

Round 1

I'll Face Myself - Battle (Persona 4) VS Rivers in the Desert (Persona 5) [Winner: Rivers in the Desert]

Battle - Destruction (Shin Megami Tensei V) VS Throw Away Your Mask (Persona 5 Royal) [Winner: Battle - Destruction]

Round 2:

Rivers in the Desert (P5) VS Battle - Destruction (SMTV) VS The Battle for Everyone's Souls (P3)

Xenoblade Chronicles

1-round prelims

Bloodborne

The First Hunter VS Ludwig, the Holy Blade [Winner: Ludwig, the Holy Blade]

Bravely Default

That Person's Name Is (Bravely Default) VS The Serpent That Devours the Horizon (Bravely Default) VS Spurred into Flight, Drenched and Fallen ~ The Night Rises (Bravely Default II) [Winner: The Serpent That Devours the Horizon]

Bug Fables

Mothiva's Grand Stand VS MECHA BEE DESTROYER BLASTLORD VS The Other One [Winner: MECHA BEE DESTROYER BLASTLORD]

The Caligula Effect

Cosmo x Dancer (Thorn Remix) (The Caligula Effect: Overdose) VS Miss Conductor (Remix) (The Caligula Effect 2) [Winner: Miss Conductor (Remix)]

Chrono Trigger

Battle with Magus VS World Revolution VS Last Battle [Winner: Battle with Magus]

Dragon Age II

Arishok VS The Ruins Combat [Winner: Arishok]

DrakenNieR

The Final Song (Drakengard 3) VS A Beautiful Song (NieR: Automata) VS Dark Colossus (NieR: Automata) [Winner: The Final Song]

Fate/Grand Order

The End - Oberon=Vortigern VS ORT Battle Theme [Winner: The End - Oberon=Vortigern]

Fire Emblem

Golden Sun

Doom Dragon (Golden Sun: The Lost Age) VS Boss Battle 2 (Golden Sun: Dark Dawn) [Winner: Doom Dragon]

Mana Khemia

Nefertiti VS Stigmata VS Namenloses Licht [Winner: Nefertiti]

Miitopia

The Dark Lord VS The Darkest Lord [Winner: The Darkest Lord]

Monster Hunter

Spark of Blue VS Proof of a Hero VS Lunar Abyss & Moonquake [Winner: give it a bit]

Super Lesbian Animal RPG

B.A.D. VS TRANS // FORM [Winner: TRANS // FORM]

Tales of...

Trails in the Sky: Second Chapter

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

[sun-and-moon-duo-duel]

Fellow poll runners, ask/reblog game! you suddenly become the very thing your poll is about, how fucked are you?

[chuunibyou-showdown]

sobbing on the floor I am so fucking cringe now. I have no choice in the matter. Get chaos cerberus blasted or whatever

[mad-scientist-showdown]

Nothing tells you it's not already the case.

[magnificent-mlm-matchup]

I am quite magnificent and I am a man who happens to love men. And people who aren't men because I'm bi but that's still mlm.

[purpleandyellowshowdown]

i sure am purple and yellow :]

[blueandgreentournament]

aurora borealis crush mankind

[blackandpinkbracket]

i already was a mix of cutesy and punk so .

[redandgreenpoll]

I'm fucking ninjago now I guess

[sleepsmackdown]

Does this mean I can finally get a nap?

[he-would-not-fucking-say-that]

I either horribly mischaracterise my characters OR I start saying some weird stuff myself

[traum-o-rama]

😟

[robot-swag-competition]

NICE

[single-father-swag-competition]

I'm a perfectly satisfied cis female so... dysphoric??? The having a child part doesn't seem too bad, not gonna lie :)

[time-traveler-tourney]

I get to live out my Childhood dream of going back to medieval times and experience the expected fate of being killed by the plague.

[tentacletournament]

kinky

[tournament-winners-tournament]

I finally won first place in something I guess!

[gaybadguystournament]

be gay do crime

[aromantic-character-showdown]

I’m already aromantic! I suppose I’d become fictional?

[terrific-tiger-throwdown]

Oh fuck yea, I get to be a tiger!

I would not mind that at all haha

[fuck-you-upmusicbracket]

So am I now a super fucked up person now (too late) or a really fucked up song?

Wouldn't mind it, if it's an epic thrash/rock ballard

[ultimateanthropoll]

It's about damn time

[rpgbossthemebracket]

Well now I'm intangible (which sucks because I like having a physical form) but at least I sound kickass.

[rpgbossthemebracket]

IM SO MAD i *literally* just now discovered this blog after submissions closed and prelims got started. i wouldve submitted like a hundred different things had i known 😭 😭 😭 (would you consider doing sequel tournaments after this one) (also PLEASE tell me dancing mad has a chance) (i am very normal about this o_o)

Oof, I feel your pain. I've run into a couple brackets before where I was barely able to submit anything, so I tried to keep the submission window open for a while, but that was months ago. Sorry that you missed it!

On a brighter note, Dancing Mad was pushed forward to the second round of Final Fantasy prelims after it was decided that One-Winged Angel would get its own separate slot in the main bracket, so I'd say it's got a good chance. It was the second-most submitted FF song after OWA, even!

I dunno if or when I'll do a sequel to this, considering that I keep taking breaks on the prelims alone, but that's something I'll consider once I get this whole thing wrapped. Stay tuned for the rest of the prelims and the main bracket in the mean time!

[megaten-and-other-polls]

Megaten Funny Little Guy Tournament Submissions

Rules:

They must be from a megaten game, like Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, Devil Summoner, Devil Survivor, Digital Devil Saga, etc.

If you’re submitting a reoccurring character like Jack Frost, please don’t list every single game they’re in. You can just put down the first or last game you saw them in.

UPDATE: Although it hasn’t been a big problem with the submissions, I’m going to ask NOT to submit any potentially spoiler characters. I want to avoid accidentally spoiling someone playing one of the games and I will throw them out if I catch them.

You can find the submission form here

Direct link: https://forms.gle/KbGDsT991vCnZ4Fx8

Megaten Little Guy Tournament Submissions

Megaten Little Guy Tournament Submissions

SUBMISSIONS WILL CLOSE JUNE 9TH, PLEASE GET IN YOUR SUBMISSION(S) BY THEN.

I’m also hosting non-megaten tournament right now if you want to check it out.

[megaten-and-other-polls]

One more week left to get in your submission(s)! I will be closing the submission form on June 9th @ 5:00 PM CST, so get them in by then!

[megaten-and-other-polls]

The submissions form is closing tomorrow, please submit your megaten character if you haven’t already!

@crossovershipstournament @octo-showdown @orangecharactersmackdown @blue-character-brawl @themiiofalltime @catboy-showdown @divorced-tournament @john-battle @worlds-worst-dad-competition @babygirl-beatdown @quote-tournament @tumbler-battle-arena @super-smash-bracket @worlds-worst-dad-competition @17-million-years-of-pining-poll @rpgbossthemebracket

[rpgbossthemebracket]

Etrian Odyssey Preliminary Bracket: Round 1, Match 2

Heaven's Governor/Overlord of Heavens (Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard) VS Ordeal of Stars/Challenge of the Stars (Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth)

Overlord of Heavens, or Challenge of the Stars?

Overlord of Heavens

Challenge of the Stars

Voting ended onJun 5, 2023

[rpgbossthemebracket]

Etrian Odyssey Preliminary Bracket: Round 1, Match 1

Guardians of the Sorrowful Ice/Guardian of the Doleful Glacier (Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard) VS The End of the Raging Waves/Crest of a Violent Wave (Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City)

Guardian of the Doleful Glacier, or Crest of a Violent Wave?

Guardian of the Doleful Glacier

Crest of a Violent Wave

Voting ended onJun 5, 2023

[rpgbossthemebracket]

Pokemon Preliminary Bracket: Round 1, Match 4

Battle! VS Champion Cynthia (Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum) VS Battle! VS Penny (Pokemon Scarlet and Violet)

Cynthia, or Penny?

VS Champion Cynthia

VS Penny

Voting ended onJun 5, 2023

[rpgbossthemebracket]

Pokemon Preliminary Bracket: Round 1, Match 3

Final Battle! VS N (Pokemon Black and White) VS Battle! VS Champion Steven/Wallace (Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald)

N (Final Battle), or Champion Steven/Wallace?

VS N (Final)

VS Champion Steven/Wallace

Voting ended onJun 5, 2023

[rpgbossthemebracket]

Pokemon Preliminary Bracket: Round 1, Match 2

Miror B.'s Retro Groove (Pokemon Colosseum) VS Battle! VS Gym Leader (Pokemon Sword and Shield)

Miror B.'s Retro Groove, or Gym Leader (SwSh)?

Miror B.'s Retro Groove

VS Gym Leader (SwSh)

Voting ended onJun 5, 2023

[rpgbossthemebracket]

Pokemon Preliminary Bracket: Round 1, Match 1

Battle! VS Pokemon Wielder Volo (Pokemon Legends: Arceus) VS Battle! VS Ghetsis (Pokemon Black and White)

Volo, or Ghetsis?

VS Pokemon Wielder Volo

VS Ghetsis

Voting ended onJun 5, 2023

[rpgbossthemebracket]

Super Mario Preliminary Bracket: Round 2, Match 6

In the Final (M&L: BIS) VS King of the Koopas (PM)

In the Final, or King of the Koopas?

In the Final

King of the Koopas

Voting ended onJun 5, 2023

[rpgbossthemebracket]

Super Mario Preliminary Bracket: Round 2, Match 5

Bowser & Bowser (M&L: PiT) VS Bowser Battle (PM: TTYD)

Bowser & Bowser, or Bowser Battle (TTYD)?

Bowser & Bowser

Bowser Battle (TTYD)

Voting ended onJun 5, 2023

[rpgbossthemebracket]

Super Mario Preliminary Bracket: Round 2, Match 4

Cackletta/Fawful Battle (M&L: SS) VS Doopliss Battle (PM: TTYD)

Cackletta/Fawful Battle, or Doopliss Battle?

Cackletta/Fawful Battle

Doopliss Battle

Voting ended onJun 5, 2023

[rpgbossthemebracket]

Super Mario Preliminary Bracket: Round 2, Match 3

Disco Devil (PM: TOK) VS Adventure's End (M&L: DT)

Disco Devil, or Adventure's End?

Disco Devil

Adventure's End

Voting ended onJun 5, 2023

[rpgbossthemebracket]

Super Mario Preliminary Bracket: Round 2, Match 2

Tough Guy Alert! (M&L: BIS) VS The Ultimate Show (SPM)

Tough Guy Alert!, or The Ultimate Show?

Tough Guy Alert!

The Ultimate Show

Voting ended onJun 5, 2023

[rpgbossthemebracket]

Super Mario Preliminary Bracket: Round 2, Match 1

Never Let Up! (M&L: DT) VS Closing Battle (SPM)

Never Let Up!, or Closing Battle?

Never Let Up!

Closing Battle

Voting ended onJun 5, 2023

[rpgbossthemebracket]

Monster Hunter Preliminary Poll

Spark of Blue (Monster Hunter World/Monster Hunter Portable 3rd) VS Proof of a Hero (Monster Hunter World: Iceborne) VS Lunar Abyss & Moonquake (Monster Hunter tri)

Spark of Blue, Proof of a Hero, or Lunar Abyss & Moonquake?

Spark of Blue

Proof of a Hero

Lunar Abyss & Moonquake

Voting ended onJun 4, 2023

I got two different versions of Spark of Blue, so I'm bundling them together for this poll.