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Round One of the “Best Boss Fight” resulted in some ties. Let’s break them!

• You can vote for one game in the first three tie-breakers—the top game in each poll will advance as the third place game in its respective bracket.
• You can vote for two games in the final tie-breaker—the top two games will advance as the second and third place games in their bracket.
• You can’t change your votes once they’ve been submitted, so click carefully. Voting closes on Saturday at midnight ADT.

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Tie-Breaker 1 of 4
Bowser - New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009, Wii)
The Devil - Cuphead (2017, PC/XB1)
The Transcendent One - Planescape: Torment (1999, PC)

Tie-Breaker 2 of 4
El Gigante - Resident Evil 4 (2005, Multiplatform)
Liquid Snake - Metal Gear Solid (1998, PS1)
The Boss - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004, PS2)

Tie-Breaker 3 of 4
Bowser - Super Mario Odyssey (2017, NS)
Marionette - Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention (1992, Genesis)
Pyramid Head - Silent Hill 2 (2001, Multiplatform)

Tie-Breaker 4 of 4
Bowser - Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988, NES)
Green - Gunstar Heroes (1993, Genesis)
The End - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004, PS2)

The Bowser fights need to GTFO.

Pyramid Head is a legend. By the time we get to Odyssey, is Bowser really a remarkable boss fight at that point?

Pyramid Head is the only boss I'll give a vote to. The Bowser's are all fine, but not much more than that. Haven't played the others.

The winners of the Best Boss Fight Round One Tie-Breakers are:

Tie-Breaker 1 of 4
Bowser - New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009, Wii)
The Devil - Cuphead (2017, PC/XB1)
The Transcendent One - Planescape: Torment (1999, PC)

Tie-Breaker 2 of 4
El Gigante - Resident Evil 4 (2005, Multiplatform)
Liquid Snake - Metal Gear Solid (1998, PS1)
The Boss - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004, PS2)

Tie-Breaker 3 of 4
Bowser - Super Mario Odyssey (2017, NS)
Marionette - Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention (1992, Genesis)
Pyramid Head - Silent Hill 2 (2001, Multiplatform)

Tie-Breaker 4 of 4
Bowser - Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988, NES)
Green - Gunstar Heroes (1993, Genesis)
The End - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004, PS2)

Everyone did a good job here!

RIP Bowser, 1988-2017.