Samus (SSBM)

This article is about Samus' Melee appearance. For information about her SSB appearance, see here. For information about her Brawl appearance, see here.

Samus Aran (サムス・アラン, Samusu Aran) is a very versatile character in the Super Smash Bros. Melee. She has an excellent moveset that allows her to handle all kinds of situations. She is also fairly heavy and has arguably the best recovery in the game if you utilize her bomb jumping and grapple beam. Samus also has a weird assortment of techniques such as the Super Wavedash and the Extended Grapple.

Samus Match-ups

see Samus Match-ups

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Wide range of attacks allows a variety of playstyles
• Powerful projectiles
• Powerful Meteor Smash
• Extremely long horizontal and vertical recovery
• Fast, fairly long Wavedash
• May have the most amount of "tricks" in the game
• Great edgeguarder
• Has least average landing lag from her L-canceled aerials - all are 7 frames
• Has best Crouch cancel
• Has a very good Sex kick
• Extended grapple gives her the longest and most tricky grab

Cons

• Dies off the top at low percentages
• Easily shieldgrabbed
• Short and slow dashdance
• Worst roll in game
• Grapple is very situational because of startup and long lag afterwards if she misses
• Can't easily combo characters
• Bomb recovery is easily disrupted by weapon spammers
• Has the highest short hop in the game

PAL changes

• Can no longer perform the Extended Grapple
• Can no longer bomb out of a grapple