imported>Weehamster: /* Past winners */ Updated 2025 winners and links

2025-09-03T17:56:24Z

Past winners: Updated 2025 winners and links

New page

{{InfoboxNeue
|title = Ship Showdown
|image = Ship Showdown Logo.svg
|label1 = Event type
|content1 = In-game
|label2 = Subtype
|content2 = Ship Popularity Contest
|label5 = Occurrence
|content5 = Yearly, around August/September
}}

The '''Ship Showdown''' is an annual popularity contest in which [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen]] players may vote for their favorite [[StarCitizen:Ships|ship]].

Players can upload creative art and upvote their favorite vehicles in the [https://robertsspaceindustries.com/community/ship-showdown Community Hub]. The top 16 vehicles will be selected and pitted against each other. Upon completion, special sales and vehicle liveries are made available for the top four vehicles. These vehicles will then be displayed at the "Best in Show" showfloor during the last few days of the [[StarCitizen:Intergalactic Aerospace Expo]].

For the 2954 event, CIG established eight distinct divisions into which each ship would be categorized;
* Heavy Duty Division (Industrial)
* Speed Demons Division (Racing)
* Run & Gun Division (Combat)
* Pathfinder Division (Exploration)
* Freighter Division (Transport)
* Alien Division (Alien Vehicles)
* Road Warrior Division (Ground Vehicles)
* Underdog Division (The Little Guys)

==Past winners==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
!2nd Place
!3rd Place
!4th Place
|-
|'''[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/ship-showdown2025/live-showdown 2955]'''
|RSI [[StarCitizen:Polaris]]
|ANVL [[StarCitizen:Asgard]]
|RSI [[StarCitizen:Zeus Mk II ES]]
|ANVL [[StarCitizen:Gladiator]] <ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/ship-showdown2025/winners|text=2955 Ship Showdown Winners|accessdate=2025-09-03}}</ref>
|-
|'''[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/ship-showdown2024/community-call 2954]'''
|ANVL [[StarCitizen:F8C Lightning]]
|CRUS [[StarCitizen:C1 Spirit]]
|ANVL [[StarCitizen:Terrapin]]
|AEGS [[StarCitizen:Reclaimer]] <ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/ship-showdown2024/winners|text=2954 Ship Showdown Winners|accessdate=2024-08-30}}</ref>
|-
|'''[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/ship-showdown2023/community-call 2953]'''
|DRAK [[StarCitizen:Corsair]]
|DRAK [[StarCitizen:Vulture]]
|AEGS [[StarCitizen:Redeemer]]
|ORIG [[StarCitizen:600i Explorer]] <ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/ship-showdown2023/winners|text=2953 Ship Showdown Winners|accessdate=2023-10-27}}</ref>
|-
|'''[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/ship-showdown2022 2952]'''
|ANVL [[StarCitizen:Carrack]]
|CRUS [[StarCitizen:Mercury Star Runner]]
|ANVL [[StarCitizen:C8X Pisces Expedition]]
|RSI [[StarCitizen:Scorpius]] <ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/ship-showdown2022/winners|text=2952 Ship Showdown Winners|accessdate=2022-09-18}}</ref>
|-
|'''[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/ship-showdown2021 2951]'''
|ARGO [[StarCitizen:MPUV-1C]]
|CRUS [[StarCitizen:Mercury Star Runner]]
|CRUS [[StarCitizen:C2 Hercules Starlifter]]
|ORIG [[StarCitizen:600i Explorer]] <ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/ship-showdown2021/winners|text=2951 Ship Showdown Winners|accessdate=2021-12-11}}</ref>
|-
|'''[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/ship-showdown2020 2950]'''
|ANVL [[StarCitizen:Carrack]]
|ANVL [[StarCitizen:Valkyrie]]
|DRAK [[StarCitizen:Cutlass Black]]
|AEGS [[StarCitizen:Eclipse]] <ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/ship-showdown2020/winners|text=2950 Ship Showdown Winners|accessdate=2021-12-11}}</ref>
|-
|'''[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/17256-Ship-Showdown-Let-The-Battle-Commence 2949]'''
|DRAK [[StarCitizen:Caterpillar]]
|AEGS [[StarCitizen:Reclaimer]]
|DRAK [[StarCitizen:Cutlass Black]]
|AEGS [[StarCitizen:Hammerhead]] <ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/17247-Ship-Showdown-A-Champion-Has-Been-Crowned|text=2949 Ship Showdown Winners|accessdate=2021-12-11}}</ref>
|}

==Trivia==
[[File:IAE2951-day10-bis-mpuv-01.jpg|thumb|The unexpected but worthy winner in 2951, on display at the [[Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2951|Intergalactic Aerospace Expo]]|alt=]]

* In the 2952 event, the Greycat PTV was intended to participate in the final 16 knockout round; however, CIG opted to withhold the vehicle due to its incompatibility with the existing paint system and its impending comprehensive rework. In appreciation of the community's support for the PTV, CIG declared their intention to develop a new, complimentary, and distinctive paint for the vehicle, which will be made available to all backers following the rework. <ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/1/thread/ship-showdown-2952-the-greycat-ptv|text=Spectrum - Ship Showdown: 2952 - The Greycat PTV|accessdate=2024-08-30}}</ref>

* Originally, the 2951 contest entry for the ARGO MPUV-1C was made more in jest than with any serious intention of it winning the showdown. However, an overwhelming fanbase as well as a rising Empire-wide appreciation for the MPUV's utility<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/18463-Clean-Shot-Argo-Advocate|text=Clean Shot: Argo Advocate|accessdate=2021-12-11}}</ref> quickly saw it rising through the rounds and beating the MISC Freelancer, Anvil Carrack, and then the C2 Hercules in the semi-finals before triumphing over the Star Runner in the finals.

==References==
<references/>

StarCitizen:Ship Showdown - Revision history

imported>Weehamster: /* Past winners */ Updated 2025 winners and links