Zero Suit Samus (SSBB)

Zero Suit Samus in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Universe	Metroid
Shares character slot with	Samus
Other playable appearances	in SSB4 in Ultimate
Availability	Starter
Final Smash	Power Suit Samus
Tier	B (9)

Zero Suit Samus (ゼロスーツサムス, Zero Suit Samus) is a newcomer that appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. She was revealed at E3 2006, showcasing the result of Samus using her Final Smash.

Zero Suit Samus is voiced by Alésia Glidewell in all regions, with a mix of grunts and short bits of English dialogue. She got this role and the role of Knuckle Joe in English through voicing Krystal in Brawl's English version. Brawl is the first game where Samus has accessible voiced dialogue; prior to this, she had grunts and cries of pain in some past games, and extensive text dialogue and monologues in Metroid Fusion.

Zero Suit Samus can be played as by using Samus' Zero Laser, inputting Samus' up and down taunt rapidly, or by selecting Samus and holding the or button (GameCube/Classic Controller), button (Nunchuk), or the button while transitioning to the stage select screen. In The Subspace Emissary she can be selected over Samus in The Great Maze and the post-game by hovering over Samus' slot and either tilting the (GameCube/Classic Controller), (Nunchuk) or (sideways Wii Remote). She also can transform back by using her Final Smash, Power Suit Samus.

Zero Suit Samus ranks 9th out of 38 on the Brawl tier list, placing her in the B tier. Zero Suit Samus has an amazing aerial and juggle game, possessing very high jumps and powerful, low-lag aerial attacks. She also has very good mobility, and some of the game's most versatile recovery options. making her very tough to pin down. Zero Suit Samus also has powerful KO options, as well as a great combo game, courtesy of a down smash that starts easy followups at any percent, along with a ledge setup that invalidates many recoveries. Her Power Suit Pieces, in addition, function as throwable items, and some of the most powerful projectiles in the game, making her incredibly dangerous at the beginning of a match.

However, Zero Suit Samus has some weaknesses, mainly a poor ground game. Though some of her ground attacks are still effective for combos, her tilts and smashes do below average damage and mediocre knockback. On top of that, she has one of the laggiest grabs in the game. Her out of shield game is poor, with an unreliable up smash, and a slow grab, making her prone to shield pressure, and despite her good air game, she lacks reliable options for enemies below her; this can make her vulnerable to juggling from characters such as Meta Knight. Furthermore, Zero Suit Samus's recovery is reliant on tether grabs that can be edgehogged (although her high jumps and down special make her suffer less from this than other characters with tethers).

Overall, Zero Suit Samus comes with above-average matchups, representation, and tournament results, owing to great performances by the likes of Nick Riddle and Salem, and is thus seen as a narrowly viable fighter in the metagame.

Attributes

Zero Suit Samus is a tall lightweight character with very strong mobility. She has the fourth fastest dashing and walking speeds, is tied with Bowser and Marth for the 11th fastest air speed, and is tied with Wolf and Sonic for the third highest traction. Her air acceleration is also high, being tied with Ness, Pikachu, and Zelda for sixth fastest, while her jumps are among the highest in the game. Her falling speed and gravity are both above average. She can also crawl and wall jump, giving her additional movement options.

Her mobility, fast attacks, long range, and strong aerial game make her effective at a hit-and-run playstyle. Many of her attacks have large hitboxes or generous sweetspots, allowing her to pressure opponents while remaining difficult to catch. Her high jumps also give her strong vertical mobility and complement her juggling and edgeguarding game, although her unusually high short hop can make approaching with aerials more awkward than it is for many other characters.

Zero Suit Samus also begins each stock with her Power Suit Pieces, giving her access to several powerful throwable items at the start of a match. These can be glide tossed, used to control space, or converted into followups, giving her an unusually strong opening compared to most of the cast. Once the pieces are lost, however, she cannot regain them without transforming back into Samus.

Her aerial attacks are among the strongest parts of her moveset. Forward aerial, back aerial, and up aerial are all capable of KOing at reasonable percentages, with up aerial being particularly useful near the upper blast line due to its speed and strong vertical knockback. Her aerials also work well for juggling and comboing larger characters. She additionally has several meteor smash options. Flip Kick can meteor smash opponents with its foot hitbox and is also a strong horizontal finisher, Plasma Wire can meteor smash with its tip, and down aerial can spike opponents, although it is generally much less reliable.

Her grounded attacks are primarily useful for starting or extending pressure rather than scoring direct KOs. Her tilts are fast and have decent range, with most of them launching opponents into useful positions for followups, though up tilt has noticeable ending lag. Up smash has fast startup, long vertical range, and works well as a launcher or anti-air, but opponents can often escape its multiple hits with SDI. Down smash is one of her most useful grounded moves due to its long range, low ending lag, and paralysis effect, which allows Zero Suit Samus to set up aerials and other finishing moves. Forward smash, by comparison, is relatively weak, has considerable startup and ending lag, and is generally less useful despite its range.

Her special moves give her several additional spacing, recovery, and KO options. Paralyzer can briefly stun opponents and set up followups, but its projectile is slow and must be charged to travel farther. Plasma Whip has very long range and a large sweetspot near its tip, while its weaker hitboxes can sometimes push opponents into the sweetspot. This makes it one of her more reliable ranged KO options. Flip Jump provides strong mobility and recovery utility in addition to Flip Kick, while Plasma Wire can function both as an attack and as a tether recovery.

Zero Suit Samus's grab is a tether grab with exceptional range, especially against airborne opponents. However, its long duration leaves her highly vulnerable if it misses. This is especially dangerous due to her low weight, and contributes to her generally limited out-of-shield game. Although options such as up tilt can be useful in some situations, her slow grab and unreliable up smash make it difficult for her to consistently punish shield pressure.

Her recovery is very long-ranged due to her high jumps, strong air mobility, Flip Jump, and access to both Plasma Wire and Plasma Whip as tether recoveries. She can often return to the stage without relying entirely on her tether, though edge-hogging can prevent her from grabbing the ledge with it. Flip Jump also gives her additional recovery mixups and makes her difficult to edgeguard predictably.

Despite her strengths, Zero Suit Samus has several notable weaknesses. Her light weight makes her easier to KO than much of the cast, while her grounded attacks generally lack strong KO power. As a result, she relies heavily on aerial finishers, edgeguarding, down smash setups, and her special moves to take stocks. Stale-move negation can make this more difficult if her strongest finishing options are used too frequently. Her attacks and combos can also require precise spacing, while her high short hop and punishable tether grab can make mistakes costly.

Overall, Zero Suit Samus is a highly mobile character with excellent range, strong aerial pressure, effective juggling, and numerous ways to force opponents into disadvantage. However, her low weight, weak grounded KO power, and relatively demanding execution mean that she must make careful use of her mobility and setups to take full advantage of her strengths.

Moveset

For a gallery of Zero Suit Samus' hitboxes, see here.

		Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack		Level Chop (レベルチョップ) Gun Hook (ガンフック) Back Knuckle (バックナックル)	2%	Knifehand strike, pistol whip, elbow strike. First hit out on frame 1, being one of the fastest moves in the game. The third hit is easily powershielded, although the jab is inescapable against aerial opponents.
			2%
			3%
Forward tilt	↗	Spin Kick (スピンキック)	6%	Does an around-the-body 45° kick. Can be angled. At low percentages, it can make opponents trip if tilted down. However, at mid-high percentages, angle upward or forward will cause tripping more often. Very low knockback. Has a start-up of 6 frames. Can lock, like the dash attack.
	→		6%
	↘		9%
Up tilt		Headstand Kick (ヘッドスタンドキック)	5% (hit 1), 6% (hit 2)	Does a handstand split while spinning in place, legs moving up vertically. Pretty good knockback at higher percentages, and at low percentages it sets up combos well. Has a start-up of 3 frames. Replaces her down smash as a semi-effective means of hitting opponents on both sides. Good OoS, although it is situational.
Down tilt		Ground Sweep (グラウンドスイープ)	6%	Does a prone leg-sweep. Knocks upwards from afar, knocks diagonally at close range. Hits on frame 5. Can combo into other moves well at low and high percentages alike.
Dash attack		Jump Kick (ジャンプキック)	7% (clean), 5% (late)	Does a sliding kick forward with her leg extended. Similar to Fox's dash attack. Hits on frame 6. Can easily be followed with tilts at low to mid percentages, and can lock if buffered properly. Has transcendent priority.
Forward smash		Smash Whip (スマッシュウィップ)	10% (gun), 9% (late gun), 11% (whip), 6% (back, whip tip), 13% (whip base)	Whips forward with her plasma whip. Great range, but has very poor knockback, especially at the tip and high startup lag and ending lag, being easy to punish (especially with shield grabs). Hits on frame 20. This move also attacks enemies from behind her, but with minimal damage and vertical knockback. The sweetspot on the whip mostly overlaps the hitbox on the gun, which outprioritizes it, making the sweetspot very difficult to land. Additionally, none of the hitboxes on the whip scale in damage when charged.
Up smash		Shocker String (ショッカーストリング)	4% (hit 1), 1% (hits 2-5), 3% (hit 6)	Spins in place, extending the Plasma Whip up above her head in a swirl. Hits multiple times, has long vertical disjointed range and decent horizontal range. Has fast startup (8 frames). Only the tip of the plasma whip does knockback (which is very low). It's easy to SDI out of it before the last hit connect.
Down smash		Slant Paralyzer (スラントパラライザー)	11%	Aims down and shoots paralyzer gun at the ground in front of her, creating a lightning effect. Only hits in front. Low damage and delayed knockback, but stuns the target in place for a short time depending on the damage that the opponent has. Unique attack that can be followed up by a side smash, a grab or another move. Double down smash followed by up smash (or whatever is appropriate at the time, like an aerial) is an effective combo and can easily rack up damage. Also moves her forward a little. Can infinite Fox at mid percentages and other fastfallers to a lesser extent. Hits on frame 20, making it somewhat difficult to land, but has extremely low ending lag with only 12 frames of ending lag making it very safe on shield when combined with the move's range. Altogether, its excellent combo and KO setup potential combined with its extreme safety on shield have made it considered one of the best down smashes in the game if not the best.
Neutral aerial		Whip Guard (ウィップガード)	10%	Spins the Plasma Whip around herself. Fairly long range, but with below average knockback. Always deals 10% damage, regardless of stale-move negation, and does not refresh stale-move negation on other moves, decent spacing option.
Forward aerial		Twice Kick (トワイスキック)	6% (hit 1), 10-11% (hit 2 clean), 7% (hit 2 late)	Two forward kicks, with the second kick being stronger and slightly faster than the first. Because of the knockback of the first kick, it is difficult to hit with both kicks unless taking advantage of upward and forward momentum from a jump. Second kick can be landed without first kick, but it requires correct timing. First hit on frame 6, second hit on frame 16.
Back aerial		Sobat (ソバット)	13% (foot), 12% (leg)	A backward kick that has high knockback. Can bait, combo at lower percentages, KO at high percentages, and can be bufferred or used twice in a short hop. Has a disjointed hitbox. Hitbox out on frame 8.
Up aerial		Air Kick (エアキック)	10% (clean), 7% (late)	Flip kicks both legs above her head. Has good KO potential on lighter characters at around 90% if they are near the upper blast line. Sweetspot is directly in front of her. Hitbox out on frame 4. At low percentages, it can chain into itself, like Meta Knight´s up aerial, being a very useful juggling move. Hits slightly behind her too with low knockback, good for setting up back aerials or up tilts on a grounded opponent.
Down aerial		Slash Dive (スラッシュダイブ)	5% (aerial), 4% (grounded), 5% (landing)	A stall-then-fall. Zero Suit Samus stalls momentarily in midair, and then shoots down diagonally. If it hits in midair, the move meteor smashes opponents but it is very weak and dangerous if she doesn't land onstage, as it will not stop until for some time, similar to Toon Link's down aerial, although, unlike Toon Link´s down aerial, it will always meteor smash. The move generally isn't used often due to being easy to SD with. It also has very high ending lag and landing lag, like most stall-then-falls, and is easily punishable. However, its extremely fast vertical descent speed makes it an effective way to counter juggling, especially since her falling speed is below average. Start-up of 14 frames. Upon hitting the ground, it hits a second time, knocking anyone close away a fair bit.
Grab		Grab (つかみ)	—
Pummel		Grab Kneebutt (つかみニーバット)	2%	Knees her victim. A fairly fast pummel.
Forward throw		Stun Gun (スタンガン)	2% (hit 1), 7% (throw)	Hits opponent forward with her gun. Can chaingrab most characters at lower percentages.
Back throw		Kick Throw (キックスルー)	2% (hit 1), 4% (throw)	Kicks opponent behind herself. Extremely low knockback, rarely used due to there usually being better options available.
Up throw		Hold Somersault Kick (ホールドサマーソルトキック)	2% (hit 1), 8% (throw)	Flips into the air and kicks the opponent upward. This is her most powerful throw knockback wise, being the only one capable of guaranteed a KO in Sudden Death. However, it has somewhat high ending lag, with a down throw being the preferred way to get opponents into the air for combos.
Down throw		Knee Stamp (ニースタンプ)	2% (hit 1), 5% (throw)	Slams opponent on ground and then axe kicks them. Ideal for combos, knocking opponents in a great position to followup with an up aerial or, depending on the opponent's DI, a forward or back aerial.
Forward roll Back roll Spot dodge Air dodge		—	—
Techs		—	—
Floor attack (front) Floor getups (front)			6%	Flips her legs around near the ground in a spin and gets up.
Floor attack (back) Floor getups (back)			6%	Flips her legs around upward in a spin and gets up.
Floor attack (trip) Floor getups (trip)			5%	Flips her legs around on the ground in a spin and gets up.
Edge attack (fast) Edge getups (fast)			8%	Gets up while doing a kick forward.
Edge attack (slow) Edge getups (slow)			10%	Gets up slowly and punches forward.
Neutral special		Paralyzer	4-6%	Fires a paralyzing shot.
Side special		Plasma Whip	3% (wire), 16% (tip)	Fires the whip forwards a distance. Tip hitbox has high knockback. The wire can push the opponent in the tip.
Up special		Plasma Wire	4-6%	Zero Suit Samus fires her whip upwards, pulling anyone above her downwards. If used on someone who is on the ground next to Zero Suit Samus, it will knock them up, hitting multiple times, until they hit the end, at which point it will pull them back down. If used on an airborne opponent while off the stage, it will pull them down and they will keep going, effectively spiking them, though the tip of the Plasma Wire must connect with the opponent to cause this effect.
Down special		Flip Jump	12% (kick clean), 9% (kick late)	Zero Suit Samus does a small flip jump. It functions as a third jump and grants full body intangibility on frames 1-12. If the attack button is pressed after the jump she will stick out her foot in a 45 degree angle, which has sex kick properties and functions as a powerful meteor smash on aerial opponents that can be confirmed into from her down smash with proper timing.
Final Smash		Power Suit Samus	25% (spin), 10% (shock)	Zero Suit Samus radiates energy, dragging in items and enemies towards her, then somehow regains her Power Suit.

Stats

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Stats	Weight	Dash speed	Walk speed	Traction	Air friction	Air speed	Air acceleration	Gravity	Falling speed	Jumpsquat	Jump height	Double jump height	Empty landing lag
Value	81	1.7 – Initial dash 1.93 – Run	1.33	0.07	0.008	1.034	0.01 – Base 0.09 – Additional	0.0884	1.43 – Base 2.002 – Fast fall	4	44.2109595 - Base ? - Short hop	?	3

Announcer call

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• English/Japanese

On-screen appearance

• Her Power Suit falls off as she stands up (similar to the result of the Zero Laser). Power Suit pieces can then be used as throwing items.

Taunts

• Up taunt: Throws her gun into the air, spins and catches it behind her and says "Is that all?".
• Side taunt: Activates her whip, flicks it and says "Try me".
• Down taunt: Samus spins multiple times quickly on one foot, twirling her plasma whip around her like a rhythmic gymnast and says, "You're mine".

Up taunt	Side taunt	Down taunt

Idle poses

• Checks her Paralyzer.
• Stands straightly with Paralyzer besides her head, then looks around.

Crowd cheer

	Cheer (English)	Cheer (Japanese)	Cheer (German)	Cheer (Korean)
Cheer
Description	Ze - ro - Suit -- Sam - us!	Sam-us!	Ze - ro - Suit! Sa - mus!
	Cheer (French)	Cheer (Italian)	Cheer (Spanish)
Cheer
Description	Sa - mus - sans armure !	Sa - mus - Tu - ta - Ze - ro!	Saa - mus Ze - ro!	Zeroo - Suit - Samus!

Victory poses

A flourish originating from Metroid that played whenever Samus obtained a power-up, addition to her Power Suit, or defeated Ridley and Kraid.

• Up: Zero Suit Samus backflips multiple times to the screen.
• Left: Zero Suit Samus slashes with her energy whip and says "Be still."
• Right: Zero Suit Samus performs a stretch kick and then swings her leg into position.

Up	Left	Right

In competitive play

Most historically significant players

See also: Category:Zero Suit Samus players (SSBB)

•  Charby - Considered the first successful Zero Suit Samus player in Europe. He was heavily active in French tournaments and commonly placed top 8 at many Bushido Impact events such as Bushido Impact 9 and placed 25th at Bushido Brawl Impact, the largest Brawl tournament seen in Europe.
•  Choco - While he didn't start competing until 2013, he quickly became one of the most renowned Zero Suit Samus players in Japan. This was due to his 2nd place finish at SumabatoX 19, having defeated 9B and Daiki. He continued to place top 8 at almost every Brawl tournament he entered in 2014, winning KVO 2014 defeating Etsuji, 2nd at Umebura 5, and 3rd at Sumabato X Final.
•  Kameme - Co-mained Zero Suit Samus and Wario, and was one of the best players in Japan overall. Some of his best major placements include 4th at SumabatoX 19 and 9th at Sumabato X Final, where he is credited for using both characters. He also performed well at Piosuma events, winning Piosuma 7 and placing 9th at Piosuma 2.1 using Zero Suit Samus to defeat Yui in his bracket.
•  Nick Riddle - Prior to Salem's rise in the scene, he was considered the best Zero Suit Samus player in the world. He held the best placements of a Zero Suit Samus player during the MLG era, most notably placing 3rd at MLG Columbus 2010, 5th at MLG Raleigh 2010, and 9th at Pound V. Even after this era, he still remained one of Zero Suit Samus's most successful players, being ranked 32nd on the 2014 SSBBRank and placing top 16 at SKTAR 2 and Apex 2014. He is also known for his success in doubles with static partner Shaky, being considered one of the best doubles teams in Brawl.
•  quiKsilver - The best Zero Suit Samus in Europe. Even outside of his results in Germany, he made a very strong case of being one of the best European players of Brawl due to remarkable peaks such as 3rd at Bushido Brawl Impact 2 and 9th at Sun Rise Tournament, the latter being in contention for one of the best Zero Suit Samus results seen prior to Apex 2013. He was ranked 58th on the 2014 SSBBRank.
•  Salem - A player who quickly rose to prominence during the 2012 season, and then performed the greatest underdog run of Brawl history with his victory at Apex 2013, defeating many top players such as Mew2King and Otori. This remains the only time a Zero Suit Samus player has won a Brawl major/supermajor. As such, he is considered the greatest Zero Suit Samus player of all time, ranking 18th on the 2014 SSBBRank. He would make occasional appearances even after his focus on Smash 4 up until 2017.
•  V115 - The best Zero Suit Samus player in Canada. While he started competing in 2011, he garnered notoriety for his runs at tournaments around the release of Smash 4 and onwards. He made 7th at the major SKTAR 3 and placed 26th on 2014 SSBBRank as one of the highest Zero Suit Samus players of the year. He became a top 5 player in the post-Smash 4 era from 2016-2019, due to a 5th place finish at Apex 2015 and placing 2nd at every tournament he attended after Get On My Level 2016, which included Super Smash Con 2016 and CEO Dreamland.

Tier placement and history

Zero Suit Samus was originally a mid tier character, ranked 21st on the first tier list (September 2008). However, as Zero Suit Samus mains showed increasingly promising results, her placement only rose as time went on. Climbing to 16th place on the second tier list (January 2009), and then to 15th until the fifth tier list (September 2010), where she rose to 13th place. She rose again to 12th in the sixth tier list (July 2011), and 10th in the seventh list (April 2012). After Salem won Apex 2013 using only Zero Suit Samus, she rose to 9th place in the eighth and current tier list, as of April 2013. Some people even believe that she belongs in the top tiers; whether her current position is accurate or should be higher remains disputed, but her combination of mobility, powerful low lag aerials, strong recovery, and excellent stage control with her Power Suit Pieces makes her much better than players initially thought.

In Solo Modes

Classic Mode

In Classic Mode, Samus/Zero Suit Samus can appear as an opponent in Stage 6 on Norfair or Frigate Orpheon. Samus/Zero Suit Samus can also appear as an opponent in Stage 11, but only if she hasn't appeared in Stage 6.

All-Star Mode

In All-Star Mode, Samus/Zero Suit Samus is fought in Stage 7 on Norfair or Frigate Orpheon.

Event Matches

Solo Events

• Event 16: Power Suit ON!: The player plays as Zero Suit Samus and must turn into Samus by obtaining a Smash Ball. Two other Zero Suit Samuses are also featured in this event, who will attempt to stop the player.
• Event 20: All-Star Battle x1: Zero Suit Samus is one of the eight opponents fought in this event along with Wario, Meta Knight, Pit, Olimar, Lucas, Diddy Kong, and the Pokémon Trainer.
• Event 23: Molten Norfair: Samus must survive the lava wave on Norfair by getting inside the safety capsule while fending off against both Fox and Captain Falcon. It's possible for the player to turn into Zero Suit Samus by quickly inputting her up and down taunts in rapid sucession.

Co-Op Events

• Co-Op Event 6: Unwanted Suitors: As Zelda and Zero Suit Samus, both players must defeat an invisible Captain Falcon and an invisible Luigi on Port Town Aero Dive.
• Co-Op Event 7: Battle of the Dark Sides: Link and Samus, must defeat Dark Link and Dark Samus in a 200 HP Stamina match on Bridge of Eldin. It's possible for Samus to turn into Zero Suit Samus if the player wishes.
• Co-Op Event 21: The True All-Star Battle: Both players select a character and take on the entire roster on Battlefield. Note that Zero Suit Samus may take Samus's spot in the lineup.

Congratulations Screens

Zero Suit Samus and Samus share ending images for the solo modes, as well as the same cinematic.

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  Classic Mode
• 

  All-Star Mode

Clearing either mode as Zero Suit Samus/Samus has Ending (Metroid) accompany the Character Roll Call.

Role in The Subspace Emissary

Zero Suit Samus in SSE.

Zero Suit Samus is first seen breaking into the base of the Subspace Army. Soon she comes across Pikachu being drained of its electrical power. Samus uses her whip to break the container the Pikachu is being held in, summoning a security force of R.O.B.s. Later, she comes across her Power Suit, but is confronted by two Shadow Bug clones mimicking the Power Suit.

After reacquiring her Power Suit, Samus and her new companion Pikachu come across Ridley. He grabs Samus and starts to drag her against the wall, until Pikachu returns Samus' favor and uses Thunder on Ridley, causing him to drop Samus. An infuriated Ridley attacks. Once they defeat him, the duo exits the base and come across a cave.

Samus and Pikachu make their way to the Subspace Bomb Factory and find the Ancient Minister with the R.O.B. Squad. They prepare to fight, but then realize that he looks very sad. Soon after, Captain Falcon, Olimar, Diddy Kong and Donkey Kong find the factory and enter. A hologram of Ganondorf appears and orders the R.O.B. Squad to activate the Subspace Bombs in the factory. The Ancient Minister tries to stop them, but is set on fire when Ganondorf orders them to retaliate. After The Ancient Minister is revealed to be a R.O.B. himself, the characters set out and all join the quest.

Samus helps the others to fight Meta Ridley, flees the island, gathers with almost all the rest of the characters, enters Subspace, is defeated by Tabuu, and revived by King Dedede, Ness, and Luigi. She can help to defeat Tabuu in the end.

Playable appearances

After Zero Suit Samus reclaims her Power Suit, players have the option to use her Zero Suit form in other levels.

• The Research Facility (Part I)
• The Research Facility (Part II)
• The Subspace Bomb Factory (Part I)
• The Subspace Bomb Factory (Part II)
• Entrance to Subspace
• The Great Maze (if rescued in Subspace (Part I)

Exclusive stickers

These stickers can only be used by Samus and Zero Suit Samus.

• Dark Samus: [Normal] Resistance +11
• Energy Tank: [Energy] Attack +12
• Gravity Suit Samus: [Weapon] Attack +11
• Metroid: [Electric] Attack +20
• Morph Ball: [Weapon] Attack +5
• Running Zero Suit Samus: [Weapon] Attack +25
• Samus (Metroid): [Specials: Indirect] Attack +15
• Samus (Metroid Fusion): [Electric] Resistance +16
• Special Token: [Arm] Attack +6
• Starship: [Weapon] Attack +9
• Zero Suit Samus: [Leg] Attack +9

Using stickers

Since Samus and Zero Suit Samus share the same trophy base, there are some cases in which certain stickers will not affect one of them. Since Smash Balls don't appear in Adventure Mode, if one transforms into Zero Suit Samus, they will be unable to change back until the end of the level (or, in The Great Maze, a save point). Aside from use of items, only Leg, Weapon, and Energy stickers will affect both characters. That said, all of Zero Suit Samus's moves consist of Leg or Weapon attacks barring the first hit of the jab, Forward Throw and Down Smash.

Trophies

Zero Suit Samus's main and Final Smash trophies can be obtained by clearing Classic Mode and All-Star mode respectively with Zero Suit Samus.

Classic Mode trophy

Zero Suit Samus

Samus Aran without her mighty Power Suit. In this condition, she does not have the firepower she's famed for but is in full possession of the agility and athleticism she gained through her childhood training with the Chozo. Without the armor, she's also much, much faster. The weapon she carries is a self-protection device known as a Paralyzer that stops enemies cold.

: Metroid: Zero Mission

Power Suit Samus trophy

Power Suit Samus

Zero Suit Samus's Final Smash. Samus loses her Power Suit when she fires the Zero Laser, but she can restore it--that is, she can return from her Zero Suit form to her familiar armored form. That being said, Zero Suit Samus is very quick with great reach, so there are tactical reasons to fight as is. If that's your preference, don't pick up any Smash Balls.

: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  Zero Suit Samus's reveal screen in the E3 2006 trailer.
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  Zero Suit Samus's original artwork.
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  Once Samus finishes her Zero Laser, her Power suit pieces fall off of her.
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  The pieces then become throwable items.
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  Zero Suit Samus posing while holding her Paralyzer.
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  Posing on Delfino Plaza.
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  Using her back aerial on Pit on Castle Siege.
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  Zero Suit Samus using her neutral aerial.
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  Pit being temporarily paralyzed by the Paralyzer.
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  Pit being temporarily paralyzed by the Slant Paralyzer.
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  Pit getting hit by the Plasma Whip.
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  Zero Suit Samus attacking Pit with the Plasma Wire.
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  Zero Suit Samus using her Plasma Wire as a tether recovery.
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  Start of the Flip Jump.
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  Zero Suit Samus in the air after using Flip Jump.
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  Zero Suit Samus will kick if the special button or attack button is pressed while she is in mid-air.
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  Zero Suit Samus using her Final Smash.
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  Zero Suit Samus using the Home-Run Bat against the Ice Climbers.

Trivia

"Zaro Suit Samus"

• Zero Suit Samus's grab, while a tether grab, is not a tether recovery, although it becomes one in Super Smash Bros. 4. She shares this disability with Yoshi and Olimar. In Ultimate, this trait is also shared with Luigi.
• Zero Suit Samus's original artwork from her reveal differs from her final in-game artwork; in this case, the shading is heavier and her pose is slightly different. She shares this trait with Pit and Snake, though the differences in her artwork are not as drastic as theirs.
• Zero Suit Samus, Falco, Peach, Pikachu and Meta Knight are the only five characters who speak in all three of their taunts.
• Strangely, Zero Suit Samus's up tilt and up aerial have a slash effect along with making a slashing sound, despite that she uses her legs rather than any sharp object. Kirby's up smash also shares this trait.
• Zero Suit Samus is the only character to not appear anywhere on the character selection screen in Brawl.
• When selecting Zero Suit Samus on the tournament mode and SSE character selection screens, her name is misspelled as "Zaro Suit Samus".
• Zero Suit Samus and Sonic are the only characters who are never fought in any form in The Subspace Emissary.
• Whenever Zero Suit Samus gets Star KO'd or Screen KO'd, her Paralyzer vanishes. A similar effect happens whenever she gets hit by Blue Falcon.
• Zero Suit Samus is the only female newcomer introduced in Brawl.

External links

• Zero Suit Samus's page at Smash Bros. DOJO!!.
• Zero Suit Samus Character Guide on SmashBoards
• Zero Suit Samus's Moves - History Behind Super Smash Bros. Brawl, by CrappyCaptureDevice (part 2 of Samus's Moves)