- 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
- Powerful projectiles
- 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 the 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
- Worst roll in game
- Grab is very situational because of startup and long lag afterwards if she misses
- Hard to combo most characters. In the case of space animals, it is hard to initiate the combos because the guaranteed ones require a grab.
- Bomb recovery can be disrupted by certain projectiles (particularly samus' homing missile)
PAL changes
- Can no longer perform the Extended Grapple
- Can no longer bomb out of a grapple
| Fighters in Super Smash Bros. Melee | |
|---|---|
| Veterans | Captain Falcon · Donkey Kong · Fox · Jigglypuff · Kirby · Link · Luigi · Mario · Ness · Pikachu · Samus · Yoshi |
| Newcomers | Bowser · Dr. Mario · Falco · Ganondorf · Ice Climbers · Marth · Mewtwo · Mr. Game & Watch · Peach · Pichu · Roy · Young Link · Zelda (Sheik) |