User:Mariogeek2/Slant Paralyzer
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| Slant Paralyzer | |
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 Slant Paralyzer in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
| User | Zero Suit Samus |
| Universe | Metroid |
| Article on Metroid Wiki | Paralyzer |
The Slant Paralyzer (スラントパラライザー) is Zero Suit Samus's down smash. The move is unusual in that, despite being a smash attack, the move has functionally no KO power. Instead, it's one of the few moves in the entirety of the Smash Bros. series that is able to inflict the Paralyze effect. This makes the move an amazing combo starter in every title it has appeared in, even in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, where fighters are notoriously difficult to combo due to the universal mechanic of hitstun canceling.
Overview[edit]
Zero Suit Samus does a 180° degree twirl on one leg, puts the other leg back down, and aims her Paralyzer at a ~30° angle diagonally downward, before firing. Any fighter caught in the blast will be paralyzed, leaving them open to a follow-up hit from Samus. Being hit by an additional down smash immediately after being paralyzed will have no additional effect in Brawl and Smash 4, providing no utility except as a way to rack up damage, but will knock back the target the appropriate amount in Ultimate, giving the move some KO potential.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
Slant Paralyzer in Brawl is one of the best combo starters in the game, if not the best. This is because it's one of only two moves in the entire game that can inflict the Paralyze effect in a competitive setting, the other being her neutral special (with the exception of Kirby's copy ability). As mentioned above, this makes it a very potent combo starter in a game where combos are notoriously difficult to come across. This property, combined with the move's disjoint, makes it a very strong edgeguarding tool. In addition, it's even more useful against fast-fallers, against whom the move can be chained together multiple times; against Fox, in particular, the move can even lead to a zero-to-death.
In Super Smash Bros. 4[edit]
The move behaves much the same as it did in Brawl; notable follow-ups include forward smash, a grab, or Boost Kick. With precise timing off-stage, it can also be used as a set-up into Flip Jump in order to meteor smash an opponent. At 60%-150%, two consecutive uncharged down smashes can lead into ZSS's forward aerial, reverse aerial rushed back aerial, up aerial, Flip Jump, and Boost Kick. However, these particular follow-ups require precise timing and for ZSS to be very close to the opponent. Like Mewtwo and Ryu's down smashes, it only hits on one side.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
In Ultimate, Slant Paralyzer was changed so that it now puts Zero Suit Samus through hitlag as well the victim. This reduces the move's combo potential slightly and safety against shields by a wide margin.
Instructional quotes[edit]
 Smash Bros. DOJO!! |
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A down smash will fire [the paralyzer] at your feet! But this is only self-defense at best. It does not have the power of an explosive attack. Where and when you use this is key. |
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This attack fires Zero Suit Samus's Paralyzer diagonally down. Its victims will be stunned for a moment, leaving them open to another attack! |
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This attack fires Zero Suit Samus's Paralyzer diagonally down. Its victims will be stunned for a moment, leaving them open to another attack! |
Origin[edit]
In Metroid: Zero Mission, after crash landing on Zebes, Samus is left without her power armor and her Emergency Pistol as her only means of defense. Firing upon the space pirates, when fully charged, deals no damage and instead stuns them in place, leaving Samus enough time to get away and hide. It would later reappear in Metroid: Other M, where it would be renamed to the Paralyzer (although it is worth noting that this was after the release of Brawl, marking the Smash Bros. series the first instance of Samus's pistol being referred to as the Paralyzer).
The likely inspiration for making her pistol a down smash, in addition to it being her neutral special, comes from the ability to manually aim in the 2D Metroid games in 8 directions by pressing ↑ or ↓ on the D-pad and a shoulder button (L or R) to aim diagonally. More specifically, in Zero Mission, players can aim Samus's pistol diagonally downwards by holding ↓ and L simultaneously, which looks vaguely like the animation for Slant Paralyzer.
Gallery[edit]
ZSS performing her down smash against Luigi in Super Smash Bros. for the 3DS.
ZSS whiffing her down smash on Green Hill Zone.
ZSS performing her down smash in Smash Bros. for Wii U.
ZSS performing her down smash on Frigate Orpheon.
ZSS firing the slant paralyzer in Ultimate.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name |
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 Japanese |
スラントパラライザー |
 English |
Slant Paralyzer |
Technical details[edit]
- Zero Suit Samus's down smash in Brawl
- Zero Suit Samus's down smash in Smash 4
- Zero Suit Samus's down smash in Ultimate
See also[edit]
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