Editing Zero Suit Samus

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{{Infobox Character General
|name         = Zero Suit Samus
|image        = {{tabber|title1=Other M|content1=[[File:Zero Suit Samus Other M Artwork.png|100px]]|title2=Zero Mission|content2=[[File:ZeroSuitSamusArtwork.png|240px]]|title3=Casual Outfit (Zero Mission)|content3=[[File:MZM Casual Outfit.png|241px]]|title4=Casual Outfit (Fusion)|content4=[[File:MF Casual Outfit.png|241px]]}}
|caption      = [[File:MetroidSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]
Official artwork of Zero Suit Samus.
|universe     = {{uv|Metroid}}
|firstgame    = ''{{b|Metroid|game}}'' (1986, unarmored Samus)<!--as explained by this page, Smash uses Zero Suit Samus to represent unarmored Samus in general--><br>''{{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid: Zero Mission}}'' (2004, Zero Suit)
|games        = ''[[Brawl]]''<br>''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]''
|lastappearance= ''{{s|mariowiki|WarioWare: Move It!}}'' (2023, cameo)
|console      = Game Boy Advance
|species      = Human (augmented with {{iw|metroidwiki|Chozo}} DNA and {{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid|species}} [[metroidwiki:Vaccine "Metroid"|DNA]])
|gender       = Female
|homeworld    = {{iw|metroidwiki|K-2L}} (birthplace)<br>{{iw|metroidwiki|Zebes}} (surrogate homeworld)
|creator      = Makoto Kanoh<ref name="nsider">{{Cite web |url=http://www.n-sider.com/articleview.php?articleid=56 |title=Ultimate Nintendo FAQ - May 2002 |publisher=N-Sider |accessdate=2007-03-23}}</ref>
|artist       = Hiroji Kiyotake<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/metroid/credits |title=Credits for ''Metroid'' |publisher=MobyGames}}</ref>
|voiceactor   = {{s|wikipedia|Alésia Glidewell}}
|japanactor   =
|interwiki    = metroidwiki
|interwikiname= Metroid Wiki
|interwikipage= Zero Suit Samus
}}

'''Zero Suit Samus''' ({{ja|ゼロスーツサムス|Zero Sūtsu Samusu}}, ''Zero Suit Samus'') is [[Samus Aran]] sporting her {{s|metroidwiki|Zero Suit}}, the advanced bodysuit that she wears underneath her iconic {{s|metroidwiki|Power Suit}}. She most frequently appears in her Zero Suit (or other casual attire) at the end of each ''Metroid'', depending on the player's speed and efficiency at completing the game.

As demonstrated by two of Samus' casual outfits appearing as {{SSB4|alternate costume}}s beginning with ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', the identifier "Zero Suit Samus" simply refers to unarmored versions of Samus in general, a concept that has existed since the very first ''Metroid''.

==Origin==
[[Samus Aran]] has been shown without her Power Suit since the ''Metroid'' series' first installment, usually as part of an ending sequence or briefly as her Power Suit explodes in game over animations. ''Metroid'' allowed Samus to be playable in a leotard by using the famous "JUSTIN BAILEY" cheat code. However, the Zero Suit properly debuted in ''{{s|metroidwiki|Metroid: Zero Mission}}'', a Game Boy Advance remake of the original ''Metroid''. The game expanded on this by incorporating a playable, suitless Samus into the narrative for the first time, granting her a unique style of stealth-based gameplay. Ever since ''Zero Mission'', Samus has appeared in her Zero Suit in every ''Metroid'' game except ''{{s|metroidwiki|Metroid Prime Pinball}}'' and ''{{s|metroidwiki|Metroid Prime: Federation Force}}'', although the latter features a Zero Suit-inspired [[amiibo]] costume.

The Zero Suit covers Samus completely from neck-to-toe in a cyan, skin-tight bodysuit with magenta {{s|metroidwiki|Chozo}} sigils on her back, left breast, and the back of her hands. Although Samus' eye and hair color varied widely across early games, most current depictions consistently give her blonde hair and blue eyes. Initial appearances would depict Samus with a high ponytail with a red hair tie, long sidetails, and lean musculature. ''{{s|metroidwiki|Metroid Prime Hunters}}'' featured a redesign for the Zero Suit that was not used in subsequent games, with a more simplistic, gloveless bodysuit and a different hairstyle for Samus. ''{{s|metroidwiki|Metroid: Other M}}'' featured another drastic redesign by changing Samus' eye color (from blue to green-blue), her hairstyle (a lower ponytail and much shorter sidetails), her physical build (reducing her height and musculature), and the Zero Suit itself including wedged heels. This design was carried over to ''{{s|metroidwiki|Metroid: Samus Returns}}'' with minor changes, most notably by giving Samus a blue hair tie and a more athletic musculature akin to her ''Super Metroid'' appearance. Zero Suit Samus' ''Samus Returns'' design would return in ''Metroid Dread'', both for Samus' death sequence and for the final time-based completion reward.

Aside from the Zero Suit itself, Samus has been shown in other types of clothing when outside of her Power Suit, with the most typical attires being revealing sportswear such as tank tops and shorts. Two such Casual Outfits (as named by outifts in Nintendo's ''Miitomo'' app), which are seen in certain endings for ''Zero Mission'' and ''{{s|metroidwiki|Metroid Fusion}}'', appear as [[alternate costume]]s for Zero Suit Samus in ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate''.

Zero Suit Samus rarely appears as playable in the ''Metroid'' games. She was first playable in this outfit in ''Metroid: Zero Mission'', for the aforementioned stealth segment. After losing her Power Suit in a crash-landing while escaping the planet Zebes, she was forced to evade Space Pirate forces with nothing but her Zero Suit and a self-defense {{s|metroidwiki|Paralyzer}} handgun. Zero Suit Samus was also playable in the extra ending of ''Metroid: Other M''. While returning to the derelict BOTTLE SHIP to retrieve the late Adam Malkovich's helmet, Samus briefly dematerialized her Power Suit to share a quiet moment with the memento. However, it was interrupted by the station's self-destruct alarm, forcing her to escape the exploding facility in her Zero Suit, carrying Adam's helmet and her Paralyzer for the lingering bioweapons obstructing her path.

Within ''Metroid'' canon, Samus boasts superhuman athleticism even without her Power Suit, thanks to the Chozo infusing their DNA within her and training her in combat during her childhood. While she is also much more adaptive to alien environments than a normal human thanks to her Chozo DNA, she is still extremely vulnerable without her Power Suit, and thus must rely on stealth, agility, and her Paralyzer instead of direct combat to achieve her objectives.

However, much like her fellow bounty hunter [[Captain Falcon]], Zero Suit Samus is depicted in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series with a varied and highly physical martial arts fighting style that compliments her superhuman athleticism. She is also notable for her impressive flexibility and gymnastic skills, with many of her attacks involving her in splits, doing cartwheels, and more. Additionally, her Paralyzer is equipped with ''Super Smash Bros.''-specific design elements that grant it offensive potential, such as the ability to open into an electric beam whip similar to her Power Suit's Grapple Beam. Starting in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', she was also equipped with wristbands and Jet Boots that improved her physical combat abilities. Her Paralyzer's beam whip and her Jet Boots have never appeared in the ''Metroid'' series.

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''==
[[File:'Zamus' SSB.png|100px|thumb|Suitless Samus in ''Super Smash Bros.'']]
Samus's unmasked face, reflected off the visor on her helmet, can be seen in her [[congratulations screen]]. Additionally, when {{SSB|Samus}} is shot by a [[Ray Gun]] or hit by one of {{SSB|Pikachu}}'s [[electric]] attacks, a female silhouette can be seen, representing her actual body.
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''==
While Zero Suit Samus does not appear, a special trophy called "Samus Unmasked" shows Samus with her helmet in her hand. Multiple events in Japan allowed players to obtain the trophies, but no such events occurred elsewhere. The [[NTSC]] and [[PAL]] versions still have the trophies in their respective data, however, and the trophy can be obtained via Action Replay.

The Samus Unmasked trophy is shown from behind by default.

===Trophy===
{{main|List of SSBM trophies (Metroid series)}}
{{Trophy
|name=Samus Unmasked
|image=Samus Unmasked Trophy.png
|desc=It's said that the orphaned Samus Aran was raised by the few survivors of the Chozo race. They armed her with a Power Suit and taught her the ways of advanced combat; even burdened with her heavy suit, Samus is as graceful as a butterfly. In the Metroid series, it was standard that Samus would remove her helmet and armor if you cleared the game fast enough.
|gamelist={{Trophy games|game1=Metroid|release1=8/89}}
|game=Melee
}}
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==
===As a playable character===
{{Main|Zero Suit Samus (SSBB)}}
[[File:Zero Suit Samus SSBB.jpg|Zero Suit Samus as she appears in ''Brawl''.|thumb|200px]]
Zero Suit Samus is a [[newcomer]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', being playable by either holding the shield button while selecting Samus on the character select, using Samus' up and down taunts in quick succession, or using Samus' [[Final Smash]]. Her design is based on her appearance in ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'', albeit with slight modifications. Her playstyle has been described by many as being similar to {{SSBB|Sheik}}'s, in that she possesses many quick and acrobatic moves (in reference to her superhuman athleticism displayed in ''Metroid: Zero Mission'') and is able to transform from another character. Zero Suit Samus is equipped with the [[Paralyzer]] she wielded in ''Zero Mission'', which grants her the ability to fire [[Paralyze|paralyzing]] blasts. However, it can also be reconfigured into a [[Plasma Whip]], which is a feature original to ''Brawl''. Like her [[Samus (SSBB)|Power Suit]]'s [[Grapple Beam]], Plasma Whip also functions as a [[tether recovery]].

Thanks to her outstanding mobility, fast attack speed, excellent air game, [[Power Suit Piece]]s, and the benefits granted by her Paralyzer and down smash, Zero Suit Samus is currently ranked 9th out of 38 on the [[tier list]], placing her in the B tier though some argue she should be ranked even higher.

===Trophy===
{{main|List of SSBB trophies (Metroid series)}}
{{Trophy
|name=Zero Suit Samus
|image=Zero Suit Samus - Brawl Trophy.png
|desc=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.
|gamelist={{Trophy games|console1=GBA|game1=Metroid: Zero Mission}}
|game=Brawl
}}
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===Stickers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Name
! Game
! Effect
! Fighter(s)
|-
| Running Zero Suit Samus
| [[Metroid: Zero Mission]]
| {{SortKey|AttackWeapon+025}}{{TypeIcon|Weapon}} Attack +25
| {{StickerHead|Samus|Zero Suit Samus}}
|-
| Zero Suit Samus
| [[Metroid: Zero Mission]]
| {{SortKey|AttackLeg+009}}{{TypeIcon|Foot|l=leg}} Attack +9
| {{StickerHead|Samus|Zero Suit Samus}}
|}
{{StickerPicBox|Running Zero Suit Samus|Metroid: ZM}}
{{StickerPicBox|Zero Suit Samus|Metroid: Zero Mission}}

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
===As a playable character===
{{Main|Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)}}
[[File:Zero Suit Samus SSB4.png|220px|thumb|Zero Suit Samus as she appears in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.]]
Zero Suit Samus returns as a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', albeit as a standalone character instead of being connected to [[Samus (SSB4)|her Power Suit]]. Like her Power Suit, the Zero Suit sports a marginally updated version of its design from ''{{s|metroidwiki|Metroid: Other M}}'', although it is now accompanied by a matching pair of Jet Boots and metal bracelets. The Jet Boots have changed her mobility and moveset in certain ways, whereas the bracelets are merely aesthetic. Samus' physical features are now a combination of her appearances in ''Other M'' and previous games including ''Zero Mission'' and ''Brawl''. This results in a composite design original to the ''Smash'' series, befitting the fact that most of Zero Suit Samus' moveset was also created for ''Smash''.

Zero Suit Samus retains many of her strengths from ''Brawl''. This includes a very impressive air game, thanks to her neutral aerial being useful at setting up attacks, her back aerial being reliable for KOing, and her up aerial being excellent at juggling and capable of KOing. Her excellent mobility and Paralyzer's utility grant her a particularly powerful [[punishment]] game and supplement her strong combo game, the latter of which is capable of quickly dealing large amounts of damage and even earning early KOs. However, unlike in ''Brawl'', her KO potential has been improved, most notably thanks to her new forward smash and her new up special, [[Boost Kick]].

Despite all of these positives, Zero Suit Samus still suffers from a weak ground game, largely due to her grab game being laggy to the point of leaving her highly vulnerable to being punished if her grabs whiff. As she is still a lightweight, she is also susceptible to being KO'd early. However, Zero Suit Samus' strengths are agreed to largely outweigh her weaknesses, even in spite of her retaining her nerfs from ''Brawl'' and gaining new ones from game updates, which has been reflected in her achieving very strong tournament representation and results.

Due to her benefits and competitive success, Zero Suit Samus is currently ranked 6th out of 55 on the [[tier list]], placing her in the A tier. While this placement is only a slight improvement from her placement in ''Brawl'', it nevertheless results in her being assessed as a top-tier character instead of as a high-tier character as in ''Brawl''.
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===Trophies===
{{main|List of SSB4 trophies (Metroid series)}}
{{Trophy
|name=Zero Suit Samus
|image-3ds=ZeroSuitSamusTrophy3DS.png
|image-wiiu=ZeroSuitSamusTrophyWiiU.png
|desc-ntsc=Samus is far from helpless when her Power Suit is deactivated. Sure, she loses a lot of the moves and weapons she had access to before, but her Jet Boots pick up the slack! She also has the Paralyzer, a versatile weapon that can shock her rivals or change into a Plasma Whip to grab edges and enemies.
|desc-pal=Without her Power Suit, Samus Aran may not have her usual strength, special moves or over-powered arm cannon, but her Jet Boots definitely kick things up a notch in their own way. The Paralyzer, her gun, does just what you'd expect it to, but it can also turn into a whip for attacking and grabbing onto edges while falling.
|gamelist-ntsc={{Trophy games|console1=GBA|game1=Metroid: Zero Mission|release1=02/2004|console2=Wii|game2=Metroid: Other M|release2=08/2010}}
|gamelist-pal={{Trophy games|console1=GBA|game1=Metroid: Zero Mission|release1=04/2004|console2=Wii|game2=Metroid: Other M|release2=09/2010}}
}}
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{{Trophy
|name=Zero Suit Samus (Alt.)
|image-3ds=ZeroSuitSamusAltTrophy3DS.png
|image-wiiu=ZeroSuitSamusAltTrophyWiiU.png
|desc-3ds-ntsc=Zero Suit Samus's up special Boost Kick involves a series of fast kicks that end with a swift, sideways-launching one. A perfectly executed attack will hit eight times! Her down special Flip Jump can bury a grounded fighter in the dirt. She can kick midflip by pressing the special button.
|desc-wiiu-ntsc=Zero Suit Samus's up special Boost Kick involves a series of fast kicks that ends with a swift, sideways-launching one. A perfectly executed attack will hit eight times! Her down special Flip Jump can bury a grounded fighter in the dirt. She can kick midflip by pressing the special button.
|desc-pal=Zero Suit Samus's Boost Kick up special finishes with a swift sideways kick. If you start the move close to an opponent, you can hit them up to eight times and launch them sideways! Her main down special, Flip Jump, buries opponents if you land on them at the end of it. Alternatively, press the button again mid-flip for a drop kick.
|gamelist-ntsc={{Trophy games|console1=GBA|game1=Metroid: Zero Mission|release1=02/2004|console2=Wii|game2=Metroid: Other M|release2=08/2010}}
|gamelist-pal={{Trophy games|console1=GBA|game1=Metroid: Zero Mission|release1=04/2004|console2=Wii|game2=Metroid: Other M|release2=09/2010}}
}}
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
===As a playable character===
{{Main|Zero Suit Samus (SSBU)}}
[[File:Zero Suit Samus SSBU.png|thumb|220px|Zero Suit Samus in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]]
Zero Suit Samus reappears as a standalone playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. Her design has remained largely intact since ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', but now features more detailed textures, a lighter hue, green eyes, and increased musculature, all of which are influenced from her in-game design in ''Metroid: Samus Returns''. Zero Suit Samus has also gained a new [[Final Smash]], in which [[Samus Aran|she dons her Varia Suit]] and fires the Zero Laser from the top of her gunship.

For the first time, Zero Suit Samus is an unlockable character instead of a starter character.
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===Spirits===
====Fighter spirit====
<center>
<gallery>
SSBU spirit Zero Suit Samus.png|266. '''''Zero Suit Samus'''''
</gallery>
</center>
====Primary spirit====
{|class="wikitable"
! No. !! Image !! Name !! Type !! Class !! Slots
! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Power Badge.png|20px|Power]]
! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Power Badge.png|20px|Power]]
! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Brawn Badge.png|20px|Attack]]
! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Brawn Badge.png|20px|Attack]]
! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Protection Badge.png|20px|Defense]]
! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Protection Badge.png|20px|Defense]]
! Ability !! Series
|-
| 274 || {{SpiritTableName|Young Samus}} || {{SpiritType|Neutral}} || ★★ || 2 || 1458 || 5837 || 810 || 3243 || 540 || 2162 || Shooting Items Power ↑ || ''Metroid'' Series
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Zero Suit Samus-Alt6 SSBU.png|Zero Suit Samus in her ''Metroid: Zero Mission'' casual outfit, as she appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
Zero Suit Samus-Alt7 SSBU.png|Zero Suit Samus in her ''Metroid Fusion'' casual outfit, as she appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{langtable
|ja={{ja|ゼロスーツサムス|Zero Sūtsu Samusu}}, ''Zero Suit Samus''
|en=Zero Suit Samus
|fr_ca=Samus sans combinaison
|fr_caM=Suit-less Samus; see [[#Trivia|here]].
|fr_fr=Samus sans armure
|fr_frM=Armor-less Samus
|es=Samus Zero
|de=Zero Suit Samus
|it=Samus Tuta Zero
|itM=Zero Suit Samus
|nl=Zero Suit Samus
|pt=Samus con Armadura Zero
|ptM=Samus with Zero Armor
|ru={{rollover|Самус в нуль-костюме|Samus v nul-kostyume|?}}<br/>{{rollover|Самус (НК)|Samus (NK)}} (on the [[character selection screen]])
|ruM=Samus in Zero Suit
|ko={{rollover|제로 슈트 사무스|Jero Syuteu Samuseu|?}}, ''Zero Suit Samus''
|koM=Zero Suit Samus
|zh_tw={{rollover|零裝甲薩姆斯|Líng Zhuāngjiǎ Sàmǔsī|?}}, ''Zero Suit Samus''
|zh_twM=Zero Armor Samus
|zh_cn={{rollover|零装甲萨姆斯|Líng Zhuāngjiǎ Sàmǔsī|?}}, ''Zero Suit Samus''
|zh_cnM=Zero Armor Samus
}}

==Trivia==
*Zero Suit Samus and the female [[Pokémon Trainer]] are the only playable fighters whose first appearances were in a remake.
*Zero Suit Samus and [[Jigglypuff]] are the only characters in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to receive new special moves that render them [[helpless]] in subsequent installments, despite having debuted in the series without any. In Zero Suit Samus' case, she received [[Boost Kick]] as her up special in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', which renders her helpless after usage, unlike [[Plasma Wire]], her up special in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
*Zero Suit Samus is one of four characters to have a different Final Smash across every installment since Final Smashes were introduced; the other three are [[Pit]], [[King Dedede]], and [[R.O.B.]]
*Zero Suit Samus' Canadian French name (Samus sans Combinaison) is somewhat out-of-context in natural French: although the word "combinaison" does mean "suit", it is more informally used for jumpsuit, which is ironically what the Zero Suit appears to be. Thus, "armure" (armor) used in the PAL version is more accurate to the usage of English "Suit" in ''Metroid'' series.
*Zero Suit Samus is the third character in ''Smash'', following [[Dr. Mario]] and [[Young Link]], to be an alternate version of another playable character. However, unlike Dr. Mario or Young Link, Zero Suit Samus is not a moveset [[clone]] of her Power Suited self.
*In a way, Zero Suit Samus' appearance is similar to [https://rwby.fandom.com/wiki/Yang_Xiao_Long Yang Xiao Long] from ''RWBY''.

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