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|firstgame = ''{{b|Metroid|game}}'' (1986) | |firstgame = ''{{b|Metroid|game}}'' (1986) | ||
|games = ''[[SSB]]''<br/>''[[Melee]]''<br/>''[[Brawl]]''<br>''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]'' | |games = ''[[SSB]]''<br/>''[[Melee]]''<br/>''[[Brawl]]''<br>''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]'' | ||
|lastappearance= ''{{iw|mariowiki| | |lastappearance= ''{{iw|mariowiki|Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)}}'' (2023, cameo) | ||
|console = Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom Disk System) | |console = Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom Disk System) | ||
|species = Human (augmented with {{iw|metroidwiki|Chozo}} DNA and {{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid|species}} [[metroidwiki:Vaccine "Metroid"|DNA]]) | |species = Human (augmented with {{iw|metroidwiki|Chozo}} DNA and {{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid|species}} [[metroidwiki:Vaccine "Metroid"|DNA]]) | ||
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{{Main|Samus (SSB)}} | {{Main|Samus (SSB)}} | ||
[[File:Samus SSB.png|125px|thumb|Official artwork of Samus from ''Super Smash Bros.'']] | [[File:Samus SSB.png|125px|thumb|Official artwork of Samus from ''Super Smash Bros.'']] | ||
Samus makes her first appearance in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' as a starting playable character. Samus is a heavy, yet floaty character. Her design is based off her appearance from ''Super Metroid''. Her neutral special move is the [[Charge Shot]], which can fire small blasts that do little damage; but when it is charged to full power, it is quite devastating. Her up special is the {{b|Screw Attack|move}}, which causes Samus to shoot up in the air, spinning her around very fast. Her down special is the {{b|Bomb|Samus}}, which can be used for a recovery through using it to air stall. However, Samus is considered one of the weaker characters in the game due to her lack of combo attacks, and being the only character in the game who cannot pull off a [[zero-to-death combo]] via natural combos. This has lead to her position on the current tier list, where she is ranked 8th out 12. | Samus makes her first appearance in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' as a starting playable character. Samus is a heavy, yet floaty character. Her design is based off her appearance from ''Super Metroid''. Her neutral special move is the [[Charge Shot]], which can fire small blasts that do little damage; but when it is charged to full power, it is quite devastating. Her up special is the {{b|Screw Attack|move}}, which causes Samus to shoot up in the air, spinning her around very fast. Her down special is the {{b|Bomb|Samus}}, which can be used for a recovery through using it to air stall. However, Samus is considered one of the weaker characters in the game due to her lack of combo attacks, and being the only character in the game who cannot pull off a [[zero-to-death combo]] via natural combos. This has lead to her position on the current [[tier list]], where she is ranked 8th out 12 at the top of the C tier. | ||
Samus' in-game character description reads as follows: | Samus' in-game character description reads as follows: | ||
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[[File:Samus SSBM.jpg|150px|thumb|Samus, as she appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.]] | [[File:Samus SSBM.jpg|150px|thumb|Samus, as she appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.]] | ||
{{Main|Samus (SSBM)}} | {{Main|Samus (SSBM)}} | ||
Samus returns as a starting selectable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', in which her moveset has been tweaked. Her design is still based off her ''Super Metroid'' appearance. Her new side special move is the [[Missile]]. Samus's [[tier]] list placement is much higher than in the previous game (11th out of 26, in the | Samus returns as a starting selectable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', in which her moveset has been tweaked. Her design is still based off her ''Super Metroid'' appearance. Her new side special move is the [[Missile]]. Samus's [[tier]] list placement is much higher than in the previous game (11th out of 26, in the B+ tier) due to her improved projectiles and edgeguarding capabilities, as well as a hugely improved recovery with many options, including [[bomb recovery]] and the [[wall grapple]]. | ||
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Samus returns as a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''. Her appearance now matches the design used in ''Metroid: Other M'', albeit with minor cosmetic additions. However, she can no longer turn into {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}}, who is now a separate character. | Samus returns as a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''. Her appearance now matches the design used in ''Metroid: Other M'', albeit with minor cosmetic additions. However, she can no longer turn into {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}}, who is now a separate character. | ||
Currently, Samus places 37th out of | Currently, Samus places 36-37th out of 54 characters on the ''Smash 4'' tier list in the D tier (tying with {{SSB4|Robin}}). While her [[Charge Shot]] gained KO power and had its speed increased, she had seemingly not improved much since ''Brawl''. However, Samus received many helpful buffs in game updates, with the most noteworthy being update [[1.1.5]], which increased her air speed and noticeably improved her dash attack, forward tilt, forward aerial, and [[Grab#Tether_grabs|tether grab]]. Charge Shot and [[Missile]] also saw their start-up lag reduced, strengthening her camping options. Thanks to the buffs Samus has gained through updates, she is now considered to be better than how she was in ''Brawl'' and during the early days of ''Smash 4''. | ||
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*While Samus' face is normally obscured by her helmet (a feature of the suit's visor in ''Other M''), her face can be seen through her visor in some ''[[Subspace Emissary]]'' cutscenes, {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}'s promotional artwork, and {{SSBU|Ridley}}'s reveal trailer, using the same facial model as [[Zero Suit Samus|her Zero Suited self]] in all cases. | *While Samus' face is normally obscured by her helmet (a feature of the suit's visor in ''Other M''), her face can be seen through her visor in some ''[[Subspace Emissary]]'' cutscenes, {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}'s promotional artwork, and {{SSBU|Ridley}}'s reveal trailer, using the same facial model as [[Zero Suit Samus|her Zero Suited self]] in all cases. | ||
*Samus has never officially used her basic {{iw|metroidwiki|Power Suit}} as an alternate costume in any ''Smash Bros.'' game, in spite of how much she's worn it in her home series. It is only seen in her Classic trophy in ''Melee'' and its own trophy in ''Brawl''. | *Samus has never officially used her basic {{iw|metroidwiki|Power Suit}} as an alternate costume in any ''Smash Bros.'' game, in spite of how much she's worn it in her home series. It is only seen in her Classic trophy in ''Melee'' and its own trophy in ''Brawl''. | ||
* | *As of ''Melee'', Samus (along with her Echo Fighter [[Dark Samus]] in ''Ultimate'') is the heaviest female character by default; conversely in ''Brawl'', her Zero Suited self is the lightest female character. | ||
*Samus is the first character to be a standalone character in [[Super Smash Bros. Melee|one game]] and become a transformation fighter [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|in the next game]]. She and Zero Suit Samus are also the only transformation fighters to not transform through down special. | *Samus is the first character to be a standalone character in [[Super Smash Bros. Melee|one game]] and become a transformation fighter [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|in the next game]]. She and Zero Suit Samus are also the only transformation fighters to not transform through down special. | ||
*In the official one-shot manga ''[[The Nintendo All-Stars Free-For-All! Smash Brothers]]'', Samus assumes the role of a henchman to Phantom X, the main antagonist of the manga. She, along with [[Link]] and [[Fox McCloud]], decided to create these alter egos so the other characters can stop bickering and unite as friends against a common enemy. | *In the official one-shot manga ''[[The Nintendo All-Stars Free-For-All! Smash Brothers]]'', Samus assumes the role of a henchman to Phantom X, the main antagonist of the manga. She, along with [[Link]] and [[Fox McCloud]], decided to create these alter egos so the other characters can stop bickering and unite as friends against a common enemy. | ||