Zero Suit Samus (SSB4): Difference between revisions

===Aesthetics===

*{{change|Zero Suit Samus' design is now a combination of her appearances in ''{{s|metroidwiki|Metroid: Zero Mission}}'', ''{{s|metroidwiki|Metroid Fusion}}'' and ''{{s|metroidwiki|Metroid: Other M}}'', rather than her appearance in ''{{s|metroidwiki|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}''. She now has her facial structure and beauty mark from ''Other M'', while her physique now has its slightly shorter height and thicker proportions from ''Other M'', as well as its lean musculature from ''Zero Mission'' and ''Fusion''. Additionally, her eyes are now greenish blue, rather than green as in ''Other M'' or blue as in previous ''Metroid'' games, which is a reference to ''Zero Mission''.<ref name=ZM>[http://www.metroid-database.com/mzm/art/ZSSMZME.png Metroid: Zero Mission's Development Room Gallery 2]</ref> Lastly, Zero Suit Samus retains her thicker, high ponytail that she has worn since ''Zero Mission'', but she now wears her bangs from ''Other M''. Her hair is also now of a significantly higher visual quality than in ''Brawl'' and its color is now a subdued, platinum blonde, rather than a vibrant, golden blonde.<ref name=ZM/> The Zero Suit now sports its design from ''Other M'', while its dark blue portions have been slightly darkened. Additionally, it now comes equipped with a matching set of Jet Boots and metal bracelets, both of which are original to ''SSB4''.}}

*{{change|Zero Suit Samus now speaks during her [[taunt]]s, rather than after them.}}

*{{change|The {{s|metroidwiki|Paralyzer}} now sports its design from ''Other M'', rather than ''Brawl''. Additionally, it now features magenta accents within its interior, which are most visible while in its [[Plasma Whip]] configuration.}}

*{{buff|Zero Suit Samus' [[air speed]] is faster (1.034 → 1.2).}}

*{{change|Zero Suit Samus [[Falling speed|falls]] faster (1.43 → 1.7).}}

*{{nerf|[[Jump]] is slightly lower.}}

*{{change|Zero Suit Samus is no longer connected to {{SSB4|Samus}} via [[Final Smash]], taunt, or menu input usage, with the former becoming her own separate character.}}

===Ground attacks===

*{{change|Forward tilt has altered damage outputs (6%/6%/9% → 8%/7%/8%).}}

*{{buff|Down tilt has received an additional sweetspot that deals 8%.}}

*{{nerf|Down tilt has increased start-up lag (frame 5 → 8).}}

*{{buff|Up smash is harder to [[SDI]] out of.}}

===Aerial attacks===

*{{change|Neutral aerial is now properly affected by [[stale-move negation]].}}<!--This is not a straight nerf because "can now stale" also means "can now refresh other attacks".-->

*{{buff|Forward aerial's decreased knockback makes its hits connect together better and improves its combo potential, particularly into itself or up aerial.}}

*{{change|Up aerial no longer has a [[slash]] effect.}}

===Throws/other attacks===

*{{nerf|Grab has decreased range.}}

*{{buff|Back throw deals 2% more damage (6% → 8%), although its knockback growth was compensated (60 → 45).}}

*{{nerf|Down throw deals 2% less damage (7% → 5%).}}

===Special moves===

*{{buff|Zero Suit Samus has a new up special, [[Boost Kick]]. It is a jet-propelled, diagonal split-legged flying kick followed by a reverse roundhouse kick. Compared to [[Plasma Wire]], Boost Kick deals more damage overall (4%-6% → 5% (first)/1.3% (loop)/4% (last)) and much more knockback, making it significantly better for KOing. Like Plasma Wire, it also has [[Mindgames|mindgame]] potential. Unlike Plasma Wire, it can punish rolls.}}  

*{{nerf|Compared to Plasma Wire, Boost Kick covers less vertical range, making it worse for recovering. Unlike Plasma Wire, it cannot [[meteor smash]] opponents.}}

*{{change|Flip Jump's animation has slightly changed. Zero Suit Samus now produces afterimages during the move's arc and she leaps off of the opponent once she lands it.}}

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