Smash Files
The Smash Files were a series of articles in Nintendo Power that briefly covered all of the confirmed characters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl at the time one by one in almost every volume from #206 to #221.
Volume 206 Smash File #1 - Solid Snake
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Volume 207 Smash File #2 - Mario
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Volume 208 Smash File #3 - Pit
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Volume 209 Smash File #4 - Kirby
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Volume 210 Smash File #5 - Wario
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Volume 211 Smash File #6 - Pikachu
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Volume 212 Smash File #7 - Meta Knight
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Volume 213 Smash File #8 - Link
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Volume 214 Smash File #9 - Fox
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Volume 215 Smash File #10 - Samus
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Metroid - NES (1987)
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Collecting bounties, bashing brains, being surprisingly female
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Respected by friend and foe alike, Samus Aran is known and feared as one of the toughest bounty hunters in the galaxy. Samus's battles against the parasitic Metroid life-forms and the vile Space Pirates are nothing short of legendary–she's encountered and thwarted both numerous times while on missions for the Galactic Federation. Even though she's human, Samus was raised by the Chozo–the same alien race responsible for creating her intimidating Power Suit. Not only does the suit act as armor, but it can be equipped with an assortment of upgrades that grant Samus a wide array of offensive, defensive, and reflex-enhancing capabilities.
Volume 216 Smash File #11 - Zero Suit Samus
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Samus Aran: Metroid - NES (1987)
In Zero Suit: Metroid: Zero Mission - Game Boy Advance (2004)
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Resourcefulness, dexterity, skin-tight clothing
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Although galactic bounty hunter Samus Aran is most recognizable in her red-and-yellow Power Suit, in one of her earliest missions her ship was shot down following a harrowing escape from planet Zebes, and her armor was destroyed. As Samus continued her battle against the Space Pirates, she stealthily infiltrated her foes' mothership and proved that she had the ability to come out on top, even without raw firepower. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Samus will shed her Power Suit and reveal her Zero Suit form under certain conditions. If her opponents think that leaves her vulnerable, she's prepared to prove them wrong with her enhanced speed and transfigurable pistol.
Volume 220 Smash File #12 - Yoshi
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Volume 221 Smash File #13 - Diddy Kong
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