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Samus was initially considered to have improved from ''Brawl'', due to the improvements to her KO potential, a trait she previously lacked in tournament play. However, it soon became clear the buffs to other bottom-tier characters (such as {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSB4|Link}} and {{SSB4|Mario}}) had made them significantly better than her. When combined with glaring blind spots on her hitboxes, extended hurtboxes, and struggling much more often than not when attempting to score a KO despite the buffs to her power, Samus would later go on to be considered one of the worst characters in the game. Despite the buffs gained in game updates, notably update [[1.1.1]], her poorly regarded status remained intact, with only a handful of dedicated mains, such as {{Sm|IcyMist}}, {{Sm|KayJay}}, {{Sm|Afro Smash}} and {{Sm|Jonny Westside}}, making impacts on tournaments. As such, she was ranked 51st on the first ''4BR'' [[tier list]], confirming her status as a bottom-tier character. | Samus was initially considered to have improved from ''Brawl'', due to the improvements to her KO potential, a trait she previously lacked in tournament play. However, it soon became clear the buffs to other bottom-tier characters (such as {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSB4|Link}} and {{SSB4|Mario}}) had made them significantly better than her. When combined with glaring blind spots on her hitboxes, extended hurtboxes, and struggling much more often than not when attempting to score a KO despite the buffs to her power, Samus would later go on to be considered one of the worst characters in the game. Despite the buffs gained in game updates, notably update [[1.1.1]], her poorly regarded status remained intact, with only a handful of dedicated mains, such as {{Sm|IcyMist}}, {{Sm|KayJay}}, {{Sm|Afro Smash}} and {{Sm|Jonny Westside}}, making impacts on tournaments. As such, she was ranked 51st on the first ''4BR'' [[tier list]], confirming her status as a bottom-tier character. | ||
It was not until update [[1.1.5]] when Samus gained her most efficient buffs, which allowed her moveset to flow significantly better than before and thus improve her offense and eliminate the majority of her blindspots. These buffs allowed Samus to start achieving significantly better placements at tournaments, and allowed her to now benefit from the nerfs to {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}}, {{SSB4|Sheik}}, {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}, and [[Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)|her Zero Suited self]], some of which are her most difficult matchups. These traits saw Samus ranked 45th on the second tier list and placed in the low tier before she eventually rose to 41st on the third tier list, at the top of the low tier. Her more bountiful results have resulted her in becoming a more stable character as a result, and has seen her rise to the 37th placing on the fourth and current tier list, sharing the spot with {{SSB4|Robin}} and now becoming a mid-tier character. As such, she is considered a far more viable character after game updates, and significantly better than how she was in ''Brawl''. | It was not until update [[1.1.5]] when Samus gained her most efficient buffs, which allowed her moveset to flow significantly better than before and thus improve her offense and eliminate the majority of her blindspots. These buffs allowed Samus to start achieving significantly better placements at tournaments, and allowed her to now benefit from the nerfs to {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}}, {{SSB4|Sheik}}, {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}, and [[Zero Suit Samus (SSB4)|her Zero Suited self]], some of which are her most difficult matchups. These traits saw Samus ranked 45th on the second tier list and placed in the low tier before she eventually rose to 41st on the third tier list, at the top of the low tier. Her more bountiful results have resulted her in becoming a more stable character as a result, and has seen her rise to the 37th placing on the fourth and current tier list, sharing the spot with {{SSB4|Robin}} and now becoming a mid-tier character. As such, she is considered a far more viable character after game updates, and significantly better than how she was in ''Brawl'' with some smashers claiming that she needs to be even higher such as {{Sm|ESAM}} putting Samus 22nd on his tier list. Although this is highly debatable. | ||
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