Screw Attack (item): Difference between revisions

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| image        = [[File:Screw Attack item.jpg|250px]]

| caption      = Screw Attack artwork from ''Brawl''.

| item class  = Throwing (''SSBM'')<br>Gear (''SSBB'', ''SSB4'')

| game1 = SSBM | game2 = SSBB | game3 = SSB4

The '''Screw Attack''' ({{ja|スクリューアタック|Sukuryu Atakku}}, ''Screw Attack'') is an [[item]] that first appeared in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. The item alters a character's first and second jumps (leaving unchanged any further jumps they may have), changing them to mimic [[Samus Aran]]'s [[up special move]] (for which the item is named).  In ''Melee'', it can be thrown at an enemy, knocking them  upwards in a {{b|Screw Attack|move}}, dragging any nearby opponents (even the thrower) into the attack. As in Samus' special move, the player hit by a Screw Attack becomes [[helpless]]. Many players use this in a pseudo-combo with Samus' up special.

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

When thrown, Screw Attacks can steal [[KO]]s, since the distance the character flying after getting hit by a Screw Attack 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 with the Screw Attack animation and break the [[blast line]], often resulting in a [[Star KO]].

When jumping, it does 8% [[damage]] in ''Melee'', and up to ten hits for 1% damage each in ''Brawl'' and ''4''.

==Damage==

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

!Throw  

!Up tilt throw  

!down tilt throw  

!Forward smash throw  

| 24%  

!Up smash throw  

!Down smash throw  

| 23%  

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', the Screw Attack is a badge item, similar to the [[Franklin Badge]] and as a result, can no longer be thrown but allows the user to attack as normal, having their ground and midair jump being screw attacks as originally (only the first midair jump if a character has more than two). The badge can be worn at the same time as the Franklin Badge, and will eventually fall off. Most, if not all of the attack when jumping is [[interruptibility|interruptible]], allowing for the ability to cancel the attack into any one of a character's aerials or specials.

==Origin==

[[File:ScrewAttackNES.gif|thumb|right|150px|The Screw Attack as it originally appeared in ''Metroid''.]]

The Screw Attack made its first appearance in ''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]''. In ''Metroid'', the Screw Attack was an item that allowed Samus to attack while somersaulting. The Screw Attack also appeared in ''[[Super Metroid]]''  and it gave Samus the same ability. In ''Smash'', the Screw Attack allows a player to do an attack while somersaulting similar to Samus' up special (which is also an attack based on the Screw Attack). The player can also double jump while holding the Screw Attack. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAPlZc7umzM]

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==Trophy info==

''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.''

''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.''

{{Flag|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.''

{{Flag|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.''

{{Trophy games|console1=NES|game1=Metroid (08/1987)|console2=SNES|game2=Super Metroid (04/1994)}}

File:screwattackmelee.jpg|Screw Attack in ''Melee''

File:Screw Attack Trophy Melee.png|''Melee'' trophy

File:Screw Attack - Brawl Trophy.png|''Brawl'' trophy

File:ScrewAttackTrophy3DS.png|''For 3DS'' trophy

File:ScrewAttackTrophyWiiU.png|''For Wii U'' trophy

*In ''Melee'', the mechanic of forcing opponents to use a Screw Attack is done by using a unique hitbox effect. As a result, it is simple to hack any hitbox in the game to make opponents do Screw Attacks.