Who would win?
Samus (Metroid Fusion)
Raven Beak (Metroid Dread)
Voting ended onJun 15, 2025
Fight is to the death, so Raven Beak will not be sparing Samus's life.
Samus's Metroid DNA is under control, so it will not be flaring up in the middle of the fight and potentially inconveniencing her like it did with the Power Bomb EMMI or her physical amnesia.
Samus has all the items she could collect from Metroid Fusion.
Raven Beak has everything he has in his boss fights at the start and end of the game.
Personally, I think Samus could actually win this.
Sure, she loses in canon, but in the cutscene she displays far fewer of her items than you would expect her to possess. Keep in mind, she went to ZDR to investigate the existence of the X parasites, so you'd expect her to bring all of her items.
But in the cutscene she only seems to have her: Varia or Omega Suit, Plasma Beam, Super or Ice Missiles, and Hi-Jump. You could argue that she chose not to use the Screw Attack, but there's literally no downside to using it.
The battle also displays some moments of plot-induced stupidity. Once Raven Beak grabs Samus by the throat, she apparently forgets that she's wearing the most advanced powered exoskeleton in the galaxy and starts whacking him in the arm with her Arm Cannon instead of, you know, SHOOTING HIM IN THE FACE WITH IT.