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==In [[competitive play]]==
==In [[competitive play]]==
===Tier placement and history===
Zero Suit Samus has been widely been viewed as a top-tier character ever since ''SSB4'' was released. She became infamous for her highly rewarding grab combos that could lead into early KOs, varied methods of setting up KOs with her back and down throws, down smash, and Paralyzer, her ability to escape pressure with her aerial mobility and down special, and, as of update [[1.1.1]], the incredible safety of her electric attacks like her neutral aerial. However, she also has a few weaknesses, such as her laggy grab and lackluster ground game. Although players would often point out both her weaknesses and her representation only being above average for a perceived top-tier character, Zero Suit Samus' weaknesses were also perceived as negligible. Additionally, her top-tier status was supplemented by the efforts of dedicated professionals, most notably {{Sm|Marss}}, {{Sm|Nairo}}, {{Sm|Nick Riddle}}, {{Sm|Remzi}} and {{Sm|V115}}, who dominated their respective regions with her and whose tournament results had been sufficient enough to position her as the second best character in the game in the eyes of most players.
Nairo's efforts in particular have demonstrated the former points: he is one of the best ''SSB4'' players in the world, consistently achieves top 8 placings at major tournaments (most notably winning [[MLG World Finals 2015]]) and became the first person to eliminate {{Sm|ZeRo}}, the undisputed best player in the world at the time, from a tournament. Other notable placings included Nick Riddle placing 2nd at [[Paragon Orlando 2015]] and 7th at [[CEO 2015]], and Marss placing 7th at [[GENESIS 3]]. Thanks to these very strong tournament results, Zero Suit Samus was ranked 2nd on the first tier list.
However, Zero Suit Samus received nerfs from game updates, with update 1.1.5 providing her most significant ones by exacerbating her grab game's lag issues, and somewhat toning down her immense strengths. These nerfs ultimately affected her results, with some of her main players eventually being outperformed by other characters, such as {{SSB4|Cloud}}, which in turn saw her playerbase slightly shrink. Zero Suit Samus' downturn was reflected in her subsequent tier placements, as she lost her top 3 status by being ranked 8th on the second tier list, and then lost her top 10 status by being ranked 11th on the third tier list.
However as of recently, Zero Suit Samus has had a huge spike in results thanks to {{Sm|Marss}} and {{Sm|Nairo}} placing top 2 at many major tournaments and most notably Nairo's win at [[Super Smash Con 2017]] while using Zero Suit Samus a majority of the tournament. Due to these impressive results and her ladder combos still being very frightening, her tier spot has been debated once again as many smashers claim that she should be ranked much higher due to her most recent results and these results being more impressive that characters ranked above her such as {{SSB4|Sheik}}, {{SSB4|Mario}}, {{SSB4|Rosalina}}, {{SSB4|Mewtwo}}, and {{SSB4|Marth}}. This is reflected by Zero Suit Samus's return to the top 10 on the fourth tier list, being ranked 6th. Some smashers however claim that despite her recent spike of results, her neutral and ground game hinder her enough to put her at a lower spot with players like {{Sm|ANTi}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, {{Sm|Mr.R}} and {{Sm|ZeRo}} believe that she is overrated and that she shouldn't be ranked as high as she is especially since other characters like {{SSB4|Sheik}}, {{SSB4|Cloud}}, {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}, {{SSB4|Corrin}}, {{SSB4|Marth}}, {{SSB4|Fox}} and {{SSB4|Mewtwo}} win tournaments more consistently than she does.
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===Most historically significant players===
===Most historically significant players===
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*{{Sm|quiK|Germany}} - The best Zero Suit Samus player in Europe. Placed 1st at {{Trn|Albion 3}}, 3rd at {{Trn|Smash Valley}}, 5th at {{Trn|SALT}}, 7th at {{Trn|Syndicate 2017}}, and 9th at {{Trn|Syndicate 2016}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}, {{Sm|Samsora}}, and {{Sm|Raito}}. Ranked 6th on the [[European Smash 4 Power Rankings]].
*{{Sm|quiK|Germany}} - The best Zero Suit Samus player in Europe. Placed 1st at {{Trn|Albion 3}}, 3rd at {{Trn|Smash Valley}}, 5th at {{Trn|SALT}}, 7th at {{Trn|Syndicate 2017}}, and 9th at {{Trn|Syndicate 2016}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}, {{Sm|Samsora}}, and {{Sm|Raito}}. Ranked 6th on the [[European Smash 4 Power Rankings]].
*{{Sm|shky|Japan}} - One of the best Zero Suit Samus players in Japan. Placed 3rd at both {{Trn|Sumabato 27}} and {{Trn|Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 1}}, 5th at {{Trn|Umebura BenQ ZOWIE Cup}}, and 7th at {{Trn|EVO Japan 2018}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|ANTi}}, {{Sm|Abadango}}, and {{Sm|Tsu-}}. Ranked 18th on the [[JAPAN Power Rankings]].
*{{Sm|shky|Japan}} - One of the best Zero Suit Samus players in Japan. Placed 3rd at both {{Trn|Sumabato 27}} and {{Trn|Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 1}}, 5th at {{Trn|Umebura BenQ ZOWIE Cup}}, and 7th at {{Trn|EVO Japan 2018}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|ANTi}}, {{Sm|Abadango}}, and {{Sm|Tsu-}}. Ranked 18th on the [[JAPAN Power Rankings]].
===Tier placement and history===
Zero Suit Samus has been widely been viewed as a top-tier character ever since ''SSB4'' was released. She became infamous for her highly rewarding grab combos that could lead into early KOs, varied methods of setting up KOs with her back and down throws, down smash, and Paralyzer, her ability to escape pressure with her aerial mobility and down special, and, as of update [[1.1.1]], the incredible safety of her electric attacks like her neutral aerial. However, she also has a few weaknesses, such as her laggy grab and lackluster ground game. Although players would often point out both her weaknesses and her representation only being above average for a perceived top-tier character, Zero Suit Samus' weaknesses were also perceived as negligible. Additionally, her top-tier status was supplemented by the efforts of dedicated professionals, most notably {{Sm|Marss}}, {{Sm|Nairo}}, {{Sm|Nick Riddle}}, {{Sm|Remzi}} and {{Sm|V115}}, who dominated their respective regions with her and whose tournament results had been sufficient enough to position her as the second best character in the game in the eyes of most players.
Nairo's efforts in particular have demonstrated the former points: he is one of the best ''SSB4'' players in the world, consistently achieves top 8 placings at major tournaments (most notably winning [[MLG World Finals 2015]]) and became the first person to eliminate {{Sm|ZeRo}}, the undisputed best player in the world at the time, from a tournament. Other notable placings included Nick Riddle placing 2nd at [[Paragon Orlando 2015]] and 7th at [[CEO 2015]], and Marss placing 7th at [[GENESIS 3]]. Thanks to these very strong tournament results, Zero Suit Samus was ranked 2nd on the first tier list.
However, Zero Suit Samus received nerfs from game updates, with update 1.1.5 providing her most significant ones by exacerbating her grab game's lag issues, and somewhat toning down her immense strengths. These nerfs ultimately affected her results, with some of her main players eventually being outperformed by other characters, such as {{SSB4|Cloud}}, which in turn saw her playerbase slightly shrink. Zero Suit Samus' downturn was reflected in her subsequent tier placements, as she lost her top 3 status by being ranked 8th on the second tier list, and then lost her top 10 status by being ranked 11th on the third tier list.
However as of recently, Zero Suit Samus has had a huge spike in results thanks to {{Sm|Marss}} and {{Sm|Nairo}} placing top 2 at many major tournaments and most notably Nairo's win at [[Super Smash Con 2017]] while using Zero Suit Samus a majority of the tournament. Due to these impressive results and her ladder combos still being very frightening, her tier spot has been debated once again as many smashers claim that she should be ranked much higher due to her most recent results and these results being more impressive that characters ranked above her such as {{SSB4|Sheik}}, {{SSB4|Mario}}, {{SSB4|Rosalina}}, {{SSB4|Mewtwo}}, and {{SSB4|Marth}}. This is reflected by Zero Suit Samus's return to the top 10 on the fourth tier list, being ranked 6th. Some smashers however claim that despite her recent spike of results, her neutral and ground game hinder her enough to put her at a lower spot with players like {{Sm|ANTi}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, {{Sm|Mr.R}} and {{Sm|ZeRo}} believe that she is overrated and that she shouldn't be ranked as high as she is especially since other characters like {{SSB4|Sheik}}, {{SSB4|Cloud}}, {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}, {{SSB4|Corrin}}, {{SSB4|Marth}}, {{SSB4|Fox}} and {{SSB4|Mewtwo}} win tournaments more consistently than she does.


==[[Trophies]]==
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