Screw Attack (item): Difference between revisions

| image        = [[File:MZM Norfair Screw Attack.gif|300px]]

| caption      = {{symbol|metroid}}<br />The Screw Attack in ''Metroid: Zero Mission''.

| series      = {{uv|Metroid}}

| item class  = Throwing (''Melee'')<br>Gear (''Brawl'', ''SSB4'', ''Ultimate'')

| game1 = Melee | game2 = Brawl | game3 = SSB4 | game4 = Ultimate

|interwiki    = metroidwiki

|interwikipage = Screw Attack

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{{disambig2|the [[item]] called the Screw Attack|Samus's [[up special move|attack]]|Screw Attack (move)}}

The '''Screw Attack''' ({{ja|スクリューアタック|Sukuryū Atakku}}, ''Screw Attack'') is an [[item]] that first appeared in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.

[[File:SM Norfair Screw Attack.gif|thumb|left|150px|The Screw Attack as it appeared in ''Super Metroid''.]]

The Screw Attack made its first appearance in ''{{b|Metroid|game}}''. In ''Metroid'', the Screw Attack is a Chozo artifact that allows Samus to attack while somersaulting, which would become the basis of Samus's [[Screw Attack (move)|up special]] in ''Smash''. The Screw Attack upgrade has since appeared in every 2D ''Metroid'' game with the same functionality, although it is obtained from a Core-X Parasite instead of an item in ''Metroid Fusion''. The upgrade also appears with a new design in ''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes'' and ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'', where it allows Samus to perform continuous mid-air jumps.<!--In Metroid: Other M, Samus already has the Screw Attack and therefore it is never seen in-game as an item.-->

 

[[File:Sm Screw Attack.png|thumb|The Screw Attack being used by Samus in ''Super Metroid''.]]

 

The item in ''Smash'' is derived from the Screw Attack's design in the 2D ''Metroid'' games. In ''Melee'', the Screw Attack specifically resembles the item as seen in-game<!--the artwork uses a different color palette--> in ''[[Super Metroid]]''; later ''Smash'' games have updated its appearance to match the item's brighter color palette seen in ''Metroid: Zero Mission''.

 

The Screw Attack's iconic design, resembling a stylized letter "S", also serves as the symbol for the ''Metroid'' series.

[[File:ScrewAttack-SSB4.jpg|thumb|left|{{SSB4|Luigi}} wearing a Screw Attack in {{forwiiu}}.]]

When held, the item alters a character's first and second [[jump]]s (leaving any further jumps they may have unchanged), changing them to mimic [[Samus]]'s [[up special move]], also named the {{b|Screw Attack|move}}.

In ''Melee'', it can be [[item throw|throw]]n at an enemy, which forces them to perform the attack. Unlike when using it normally, however, this leaves the victim [[helpless]] in the process. When thrown, Screw Attacks can steal [[KO]]s, since the distance the character rises after getting hit by it depends on how fast the character is getting launched. If characters are launched from a high percentage and get hit by a Screw Attack, they fly up very quickly while performing the Screw Attack and often cross the [[blast line]] for a [[Star KO]].

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' onwards, the Screw Attack is purple and instead of being throwable, it is instead a badge item, similar to the [[Franklin Badge]]. As a result, it cannot be thrown as in ''Melee'', but allows the user to attack as normal while it is being held; it will eventually fall off, however. A very large portion of the attack from ''Brawl'' onwards is [[interruptibility|interruptible]], allowing it to be cancelled into any of the character's attacks. In ''Smash 4'', the Screw Attack has a quirk of removing the character's ability to [[short hop]] while it is equipped. It also slightly boosts jump height. Interestingly, [[Greninja]]'s [[down air]] triggers the item upon bouncing after landing the move.

Each attack deals a single hit of 8% [[damage]] in ''Melee'', and up to ten hits for 1% damage each in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''.

 

|'''Action'''

![[Super Smash Bros. Melee|''Melee'']]

 

===In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===

|desc=One of Samus Aran's power-ups from the original Metroid, the Screw Attack turns a jump into a rotating attack move. When carrying this item, any character's ordinary jump move will turn into a Screw Attack. By the same token, if you throw this item at an enemy, your foe will spontaneously do a Screw Attack.

|game=Melee

 

===In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===

|image=Screw Attack - Brawl Trophy.png

|desc=A badge you can wear to turn your jumps into Samus's signature Screw Attacks. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, it was an item you carried, but this time around it's a badge you wear--which means you can use it and another item at the same time. There's a good chance you'll be able to string together Screw Attacks and midair strikes for powerful combos.

 

|name=Screw Attack

|image-wiiu=ScrewAttackTrophyWiiU.png

|desc-ntsc=This handy item grants you the same power as Samus's Screw Attack when you pick it up. With the right timing, you can execute a devastating combo of midair attacks. Be careful, though—some fighters sacrifice the height of their jumps when they're wearing this.

|desc-pal=A badge-type item that lets you use Samus's powerful Screw Attack technique when you jump. If you use it at the right moment, you might even be able to pull off deadly combos with other mid-air strikes. But watch out – some characters' jumps might not be as high while using this.

|gamelist-ntsc={{Trophy games|console1=NES|game1=Metroid|release1=08/1987|console2=SNES|game2=Super Metroid|release2=04/1994}}

|gamelist-pal={{Trophy games|console1=NES|game1=Metroid|release1=01/1988|console2=SNES|game2=Super Metroid|release2=07/1994}}

==Spirits==

Equipping the Sandshrew, Top Man, Bubbles, or Helirin [[support spirit]]s will give the player a Screw Attack at a start of a match.

{|class="wikitable sortable"

| 428 || {{SpiritTableName|Sandshrew|size=64}} || {{SpiritType|Support}} || ★ || 2 || Screw Attack Equipped || ''Pokémon'' Series

| 890 || {{SpiritTableName|Top Man|size=64}} || {{SpiritType|Support}} || ★ || 2 || Screw Attack Equipped || ''Mega Man'' Series

| 1,121 || {{SpiritTableName|Bubbles|size=64}} || {{SpiritType|Support}} || ★ || 2 || Screw Attack Equipped || ''Clu Clu Land'' Series

|-

| 1,166 || {{SpiritTableName|Helirin|size=64}} || {{SpiritType|Support}} || ★ || 2 || Screw Attack Equipped || ''Kuru Kuru Kururin'' Series

MetroidSymbol(preBrawl).svg|The ''Metroid'' symbol from ''64'' and ''Melee''

screwattackmelee.jpg|The Screw Attack in ''Melee''.

Screw Attack item.jpg|Artwork of the Screw Attack from ''Brawl''.

SSBUScrewAttack.png|Screw Attack artwork from ''Ultimate''.

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