Zero Suit Samus (SSB4): Difference between revisions

However, Zero Suit Samus also received some nerfs. The most noticeable of these was that as she is no longer tied to {{SSB4|Samus}}, she no longer has access to her [[Power Suit Piece]]s which significantly hinders her stage control and her item game combined with the removal of [[glide toss]]ing. Although Plasma Whip has improved recovery potential, it has more ending lag and is significantly weaker, making it much easier to punish and far less reliable for KOing, eliminating one of her most useful KO moves. Her aerial prowess has also slightly worsened. Her jumps are lower (especially since she no longer has [[Plasma Wire]]) and her aerials except for down aerial are all weaker. She is significantly more vulnerable to combos due to the removal of hitstun canceling combined with her increased falling speed. Lastly, some of her ground attacks have been nerfed as well: down tilt has increased startup and much more ending lag along with a less favorable angle, removing all of its combo potential and making it arguably her worst move, her new dash attack has one more frame of startup along with much higher ending lag, making it much more punishable and removing its locking and follow-up potential, and her down smash is weaker, has smaller hitboxes, its stun duration was decreased, and it has increased ending lag, worsening its follow-up potential and making it less safe on shield.  

*{{change|Zero Suit Samus' previously unused damage yells from ''Brawl''{{'}}s [[Sound Test]] are now heard when taking high knockback.}}  

*{{buff|[[Air dodge]] has less startup (frame 4 → 2) and ending lag (FAF 40 → 31).}}  

*{{nerf|Due to the limitations of the [[Nintendo 3DS]]' processing power,<ref>[http://sourcegaming.info/2015/07/09/i-answer-some-questions-sakurai-famitsu-column-vol-461-464/ "I Answer Some Questions" Sakurai Famitsu column vol. 461-464, on Ice Climbers, clones, and Smash Run]</ref> Zero Suit Samus is no longer connected to {{SSB4|Samus}} via [[Final Smash]] or [[character selection screen]] input. As a result, she no longer has access to her [[Power Suit Piece]]s which significantly hinders her stage control at the beginning of a match.}}  

**{{change|Down tilt has a lower trip chance (40% → 20%), although it is still incapable of tripping under normal circumstances.}}  

**{{nerf|Down tilt has more startup with a shorter duration (frame 5-7 → 8-9).}}  

**{{nerf|Down tilt has more ending lag (FAF 26 → 36) and a much longer animation (36 frames → 69).}}  

**{{nerf|Dash attack has much more ending lag (FAF 32 → 52). This not only greatly hinders its safety, but this also removes its followup potential despite its altered knockback and the changes to hitstun canceling and DI.}}  

**{{nerf|Down smash deals less damage (11% → 8% (near)/6% (far)). The far hit's knockback was not compensated which along with the changes to the [[Paralyze|paralysis]] formula, makes it stun opponents for less than half the amount of time.}}  

**{{change|The first hit has more base knockback but less knockback scaling (35 (base), 70 (scaling) → 50/50).}}  

**{{nerf|The second hit has a shorter duration, due to it no longer having a late hit (frames 16-17 (clean)/18-20 (late) → 16-17).}}  

**{{nerf|Back aerial deals less damage (13% (foot)/12% (leg) → 12/10%) without full compensation on its knockback (33 (base), 100 (scaling) → 42/98) hindering its KO potential, especially the sourspot.}}  

**{{change|Up aerial has a new animation where Zero Suit Samus now performs a bicycle kick. She performs a considerably slower somersault than she did previously.}}  

**{{buff|Up aerial has a longer duration (frames 4-6 (clean)/7-8 (late) → 6-12), with the move no longer having a weaker late hit.}}  

**{{nerf|Up aerial deals less damage (10% (clean)/7% (late) → 6.5%), without full compensation on its knockback compared to its previous clean hit (40 (base), 100 (scaling) → 30/125), hindering its KO potential.}}  

**{{buff|Down aerial deals more damage (5% (aerial)/4% (grounded) → 6%/5%), improving its KO potential.}}  

**{{buff|Back throw deals more damage (4% (throw)/6% (total) → 8%), with its knockback compensated (70 (base), 60 (scaling) → 72/45).}}  

**{{nerf|Down throw deals less damage (5% (throw)/7% (total) → 3%/5%) and it deals more knockback (100 (base), 25 (scaling) → 90/60), hindering its followup potential at higher percents while still not being a viable KO option.}}  

**{{buff|Floor attacks have less ending lag (FAF 50 → 46) and back floor attack has less startup lag (frame 15 (hit 1)/27 (hit 2) → 14/23).}}  

**{{nerf|Paralyser has more startup lag when charged (frame 41 → 43).}}  

**{{nerf|Paralyser has more ending lag (FAF 40 (uncharged)/60 (charged) → 49/71). This hinders the uncharged version's followup potential (unless Zero Suit Samus lands after shooting) despite its longer stun duration, as well as hindering the safety of both versions.}}  

**{{nerf|Paralyzer has smaller hitboxes (1.9u (uncharged)/3u (charged) → 1.3u/2u).}}  

**{{nerf|The whip hitboxes deal less damage on their own (3% → 2% (hit 1 near)/1.2% (hit 1 far/hits 2-4).}}  

**{{change|Zero Suit Samus has a new up special, Boost Kick. It is a jet-propelled diagonal split-legged flying kick, followed by a spinning hook kick.}}  

**{{buff|Compared to [[Plasma Wire]], Boost Kick deals overall more damage (4%-6% → 5% (hit 1)/1.3% (hits 2-7)/4% (hit 8)) and has different knockback (60 (base), 40 (scaling) → 50/209), making it significantly more effective at KOing. It also covers more horizontal distance than Plasma Wire. Like Plasma Wire, it has [[mindgame]] potential. Unlike Plasma Wire, it can punish rolls.}}  

|uairdesc=A bicycle kick. Thanks to its minimal start-up and ending lag, very low base knockback and very high knockback scaling, it boasts excellent juggling potential. It can combo into itself at low percentages and, with sufficient [[rage]], it can combo into Boost Kick after a second one has been landed, leading to a KO. By extension, its very knockback scaling also grants it KO potential in spite of its low damage output. It KOs middleweights at 144% while near the upper [[blast line]] of Final Destination in the ''3DS'' version, and at 136% in the ''Wii U'' version. However, its very low base knockback makes it unsafe on hit against characters that have a fast aerial attack to counter with.  

|nsdefdesc=Assumes a {{s|wikipedia|kneeling position}} to fire a paralyzing energy blast. It can be charged, which increases its damage output the duration of its paralysis, but at the cost of lowered speed. Targets hit by paralysis cannot be paralyzed again until making contact with the stage.  

*{{Sm|ANTi|USA}} (#14) - Co-mained Zero Suit Samus alongside {{SSB4|Mario}}. Placed 1st at both {{Trn|Get On My Level 2017}} and {{Trn|Smash Factor 7}}, 2nd at both {{Trn|Port Priority 3: Tristate Throwdown}} and {{Trn|The Big House 6}}, and 7th at {{Trn|Get On My Level 2016}}.  

*{{Sm|Juice|USA}} - Placed 5th at both {{Trn|XenoSaga XIII}} and {{Trn|Glitch 5}} and 13th at {{Trn|Smash Sounds}}, {{Trn|Port Priority 3}}, and {{Trn|Glitch 4}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|JaKaL}}, {{Sm|Shoyo James}}, and {{Sm|6WX}}. Ranked 1st on the [[Philadelphia Power Rankings]].  

*{{Sm|Pepo|Spain}} - T best Zero Suit Samus players in Spain. Placed 5th at both {{Trn|Tech Republic III}} and {{Trn|Pool Fiction 2018}}, 17th at {{Trn|Smashdown World}}, and 25th at {{Trn|Syndicate 2016}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|LoNg0uw}} and {{Sm|Neath}}. Ranked 23rd on the [[European Smash 4 Power Rankings]].  

:'''Zero Suit Samus'''

::{{flag|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.''

::{{flag|pal}} ''Without her Power Suit, Samus Aran may not have her usual strength, specials 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.''

::{{Trophy games|console1=GBA|game1=Metroid: Zero Mission (02/2004)|console2=Wii|game2=Metroid: Other M (08/2010)}}

 

:'''Zero Suit Samus (Alt.)'''

::{{flag|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.''

 

::{{flag|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.''

 

::{{Trophy games|console1=GBA|game1=Metroid: Zero Mission (02/2004)|console2=Wii|game2=Metroid: Other M (08/2010)}}

 

::{{flag|ntsc}} ''Samus's Gunship is her way of travelling through space and her base of operations when exploring hostile planets. In Zero Suit Samus's Final Smash, she can use her Gunship to fire powerful beams at other fighters, hitting them multiple times, even if they're hiding off-screen! At least they can be thankful it doesn't go on forever.''

 

::{{flag|pal}} ''Samus's spaceship carries her through space and serves as her base of operations during her missions. Zero Suit Samus will call down and board her Gunship with her Final Smash. Once she's in the pilot's seat, she has a short time to unleash up to five powerful shots from the ship's weapons. Foes aren't safe even hiding off-screen!''

 

* '''[[A Situation of some Gravity]]''': Zero Suit Samus must defeat {{SSB4|Rosalina & Luma}} while she is affected by high gravity.