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Samus's recovery is also among the longest and most flexible in all the game. While [[Screw Attack]] grants relatively little horizontal and vertical distance, its multiple hitboxes can potentially frustrate edgeguarders. Samus, however, owns arguably more options for her recovery than any other character in the game. Her average air speed and low falling speed aid her approach toward ledges, while her natural ability to [[wall-jump]] can aid her recovery on stages with walls underneath the ledge, such as [[Fountain of Dreams]] or {{SSB|Dream Land}}. Samus's down special, her [[Bomb (Samus)|bombs]], can allow her to bomb-jump onto the stage without the loss of jumps, and her grab air can allow her to enter "safe zones" underneath the stage, as well as acting another long recovery technique. Owing to these variety of options, edgeguarding against Samus can be extremely difficult, especially for characters with poor recoveries. For Samus herself, this long recovery also grants her a powerful edgeguarding game of her own, aided by her fast and powerful neutral and back aerial attacks. | Samus's recovery is also among the longest and most flexible in all the game. While [[Screw Attack]] grants relatively little horizontal and vertical distance, its multiple hitboxes can potentially frustrate edgeguarders. Samus, however, owns arguably more options for her recovery than any other character in the game. Her average air speed and low falling speed aid her approach toward ledges, while her natural ability to [[wall-jump]] can aid her recovery on stages with walls underneath the ledge, such as [[Fountain of Dreams]] or {{SSB|Dream Land}}. Samus's down special, her [[Bomb (Samus)|bombs]], can allow her to bomb-jump onto the stage without the loss of jumps, and her grab air can allow her to enter "safe zones" underneath the stage, as well as acting another long recovery technique. Owing to these variety of options, edgeguarding against Samus can be extremely difficult, especially for characters with poor recoveries. For Samus herself, this long recovery also grants her a powerful edgeguarding game of her own, aided by her fast and powerful neutral and back aerial attacks. | ||
Samus also has a very good defensive game; | Samus also has a very good defensive game; Despite Samus's shield leaving her legs exposed, which can leave her vulnerable to [[shield stab]]bing, and having a poor roll, due to it's low speed, she still has very strong defensive options. For one, she has one of the best [[Crouch cancel]]s in the game, due to her high weight, and having very good options out of it, such has her down smash and down tilt. Her screw attack also offers a quick and difficult-to-punish out of shield option, due to being invincible for the first couple frames of the move which helps her when getting pressured. It can also work as a combo breaker, but this can be risky if missed. Her nair is also a good combo breaking tool, due to being decently quick (frame 5) and being powerful. Her defensive game is also complimented by her amazing horizontal survivability and great recovery, which allow Samus to frequently live to very high percents against characters without strong vertical finishers (and sometimes characters with them). | ||
Despite having a good approach on the ground, Samus's aerial approach suffers due to her strange variety of attributes. Her below average falling speed and high jumps give her a poor SHFFL, despite the presence of low ending lag for her aerials when L-canceled. Her low falling speed also can prevent her from quickly pursuing enemies that have been knocked into the ground; as such, Samus can have particular difficulty in comboing fast-fallers, even with her variety of throws. Tying into this, Samus's grab is extremely laggy and can easily be punished if she fails to grab an opponent with it. | Despite having a good approach on the ground, Samus's aerial approach suffers due to her strange variety of attributes. Her below average falling speed and high jumps give her a poor SHFFL, despite the presence of low ending lag for her aerials when L-canceled. Her low falling speed also can prevent her from quickly pursuing enemies that have been knocked into the ground; as such, Samus can have particular difficulty in comboing fast-fallers, even with her variety of throws. Tying into this, Samus's grab is extremely laggy and can easily be punished if she fails to grab an opponent with it. | ||
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*{{change|Samus has a new taunt. While Samus still lifts her arm cannon up, she performs a more elaborate pose and she no longer shakes her arm cannon while it is up.}} | *{{change|Samus has a new taunt. While Samus still lifts her arm cannon up, she performs a more elaborate pose and she no longer shakes her arm cannon while it is up.}} | ||
*{{change|Samus's blue team costume is now available for selection in regular gameplay instead of being locked to team battles.}} | *{{change|Samus's blue team costume is now available for selection in regular gameplay instead of being locked to team battles.}} | ||
===Attributes=== | ===Attributes=== | ||
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|weight = 110 | |weight = 110 | ||
|rweight = 4 | |rweight = 4 | ||
|dash = 1.86 | |dash = 1.86 | ||
|rdash = 4 | |rdash = 4 | ||
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:''See also: [[:Category:Samus players (SSBM)]]'' | :''See also: [[:Category:Samus players (SSBM)]]'' | ||
*{{Sm|Cyr|France}} - | *{{Sm|Cyr|France}} - Known as the best Samus in France before becoming inactive. Placed 3rd at {{Trn|Avalon IV}}, 5th at {{Trn|Epita Smash Arena 5}}, 7th at {{Trn|Avalon M}}, and 17th at both {{Trn|Heir 3}} and {{Trn|Republic of Fighters 3}} with wins over {{Sm|Jah Ridin'}}, {{Sm|DancingQueen90}}, and {{Sm|Marc}}. Took {{Sm|Armada}}’s Peach to last stock. | ||
*{{Sm|Darrell|USA}} - | *{{Sm|Darrell|USA}} - The best Samus in NorCal. He is currently ranked 17th on the [[NorCal Melee Power Rankings]] and was ranked 92nd on the [[2016 SSBMRank]]. Placed 17th at {{Trn|Kings of Cali 3}}, 25th at {{Trn|EVO 2013}}, 33rd at {{Trn|GENESIS 7}} with wins over {{Sm|Lucky}}, {{Sm|Rocky}}, and {{Sm|Cactuar}}. | ||
*{{Sm|Daydee|Sweden}} - The current best Samus in Europe. | *{{Sm|Daydee|Sweden}} - The current best Samus in Europe. Placed 5th at {{Trn|Heir 5}}, 13th at {{Trn|Syndicate 2017}}, and 17th at both {{Trn|B.E.A.S.T 6}} and {{Trn|B.E.A.S.T 7}}. Has beaten {{Sm|Professor Pro}} and {{Sm|dizzkidboogie}}. | ||
*{{Sm|Duck|USA}} - One of the | *{{Sm|Duck|USA}} - One of the most influential Samus mains of all time, has multiple top 12 placements at majors/supermajors. Has beaten {{Sm|Hungrybox}}, {{Sm|Leffen}}, {{Sm|Wizzrobe}}, and {{Sm|n0ne}}. Placed 14th on the [[2018 MPGR]]. | ||
*{{Sm|HugS|USA}} - Known as one of the best Samus players | *{{Sm|HugS|USA}} - Known as one of the best Samus players in the world before becoming inactive. Placed 13th at {{Trn|GENESIS 6}}, 7th at {{Trn|GENESIS 5}}, 13th at {{Trn|Full Bloom 5}}, and 25th at {{Trn|CEO 2019}} with wins over {{Sm|Squid}}, {{Sm|Jakenshaken}}, and {{Sm|FatGoku}}. Placed 46th on the [[2019 MPGR]]. | ||
*{{Sm|Morsecode762|USA}} - | *{{Sm|Morsecode762|USA}} - Currently the best active Samus player, although better known for his [[Project M]] {{PM|Samus}}. Placed 9th at {{Trn|Get On My Level 2023}}, 33rd at {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}}, and 17th at {{Trn|Low Tier City 7}}, {{Trn|The Big House 9}}, and {{Trn|The Big House 11}} with wins over {{Sm|Cody Schwab}}, {{Sm|Jmook}}, {{Sm|moky}}, {{Sm|Bananas}}, and {{Sm|Zamu}}. Placed 44th on the [[2019 MPGR]]. | ||
*{{Sm|Nanashi|Japan}} - | *{{Sm|Nanashi|Japan}} - Best Samus in Japan. Placed 3rd at {{Trn|KSB 2016}}, 17th at {{Trn|Kings of Cali 4}}, and 25th at {{Trn|CEO 2014}}. Previously ranked 8th on the [[Japan SSBM Rank 2018]]. | ||
*{{Sm|Plup|USA}} - Reached 6th on the [[2016 SSBMRank]] with Samus, and was formerly regarded as the world's best Samus player by many before he switched to {{SSBM|Sheik}} in early 2015. He has since switched mains to {{SSBM|Sheik}} and {{SSBM|Fox}}, but | *{{Sm|Plup|USA}} (#7) - Reached 6th on the [[2016 SSBMRank]] with Samus, and was formerly regarded as the world's best Samus player by many before he switched to {{SSBM|Sheik}} in early 2015. He has since switched mains to {{SSBM|Sheik}} and {{SSBM|Fox}}, but is still considered one of the best Samus players in the world, notably placing 5th at {{Trn|Shine 2017}} going solo Samus and 4th at {{Trn|Shine 2018}} going mostly Samus. | ||
*{{Sm|TheSWOOPER|USA}} (#27) - One of the best active Samus players in the world, and one of the best ''Melee'' players in New Jersey. Placed 9th at {{Trn|Pound 2022}}, 17th at both {{Trn|Get On My Level 2022}} and {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022}}, and 25th at {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 5}} with wins over {{Sm|iBDW}}, {{Sm|SluG}}, and {{Sm|Aklo}}. | |||
*{{Sm|Wes|USA}} - | *{{Sm|Wes|USA}} - Formerly the best Samus with HugS in the Golden Age of ''Melee''; still competes occasionally in New York. | ||
===Tier placement and history=== | ===Tier placement and history=== | ||
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*'''[[Event 8: Hot Date on Brinstar]]''': The player chooses any character and must defeat Samus in a three-stock match on the [[Brinstar]]. The player starts and respawns with 102% damage, while Samus starts and respawns with 130%. | *'''[[Event 8: Hot Date on Brinstar]]''': The player chooses any character and must defeat Samus in a three-stock match on the [[Brinstar]]. The player starts and respawns with 102% damage, while Samus starts and respawns with 130%. | ||
*'''[[Event 15: Girl Power]]''': The player chooses any character and must defeat Samus, {{SSBM|Peach}}, and {{SSBM|Zelda}} in a two-stock match on [[Fountain of Dreams]]. The character the player chooses is tiny, while the female combatants are normal sized. | *'''[[Event 15: Girl Power]]''': The player chooses any character and must defeat Samus, {{SSBM|Peach}}, and {{SSBM|Zelda}} in a two-stock match on [[Fountain of Dreams]]. The character the player chooses is tiny, while the female combatants are normal sized. | ||
*'''[[Event 17: Bounty Hunters]]''': The player plays as Samus, | *'''[[Event 17: Bounty Hunters]]''': The player plays as Samus, teamed up with Captain Falcon (with Friendly Fire turned off), and must defeat {{SSBM|Bowser}} before Captain Falcon does on [[Jungle Japes]]. The event results in failure if Captain Falcon delivers the finishing blow, if Bowser [[Self-destruct|self-destructs]], or if Samus dies. | ||
*'''[[Event 20: All-Star Match 2]]''': Samus is the first opponent the player must fight in this series of staged battles. The player battles her on [[Brinstar]], which will transition to the next stage if Samus gets defeated. With a timer of four minutes, the player must defeat her along with Link, Zelda, Captain Falcon, and {{SSBM|Fox}}. | *'''[[Event 20: All-Star Match 2]]''': Samus is the first opponent the player must fight in this series of staged battles. The player battles her on [[Brinstar]], which will transition to the next stage if Samus gets defeated. With a timer of four minutes, the player must defeat her along with Link, Zelda, Captain Falcon, and {{SSBM|Fox}}. | ||
*'''[[Event 27: Cold Armor]]''': The player uses Samus must defeat three metal Samuses on the [[Brinstar Depths]]. The player-controlled Samus has one stock, while each metal Samus have two. | *'''[[Event 27: Cold Armor]]''': The player uses Samus must defeat three metal Samuses on the [[Brinstar Depths]]. The player-controlled Samus has one stock, while each metal Samus have two. |