Editing Dark Samus (SSBU)

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{{Infobox Character
|name         = Dark Samus
|image        = [[File:Dark Samus SSBU.png|250px|Dark Samus]]
|game         = SSBU
|availability = [[Unlockable character|Unlockable]] 
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:{{Cquote|Dark Samus Joins the battle!!!|cite=Introduction Tagline}}
{{cquote|''Dark Samus joins the battle as Samus's echo fighter. With floatier movement, it's a little different from Samus--and it doesn't roll when dodging or jumping. If you look closely, you can see that its bombs and missiles look a little different, too.''|cite=[https://www.smashbros.com/en_US/blog/ Super Smash Blog]|source=[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site]]}}

'''Dark Samus''' ({{ja|ダークサムス|Dākusamusu}}, ''Dark Samus'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. She was announced as a newcomer alongside {{SSBU|Simon}}, {{SSBU|Richter}}, {{SSBU|Chrom}}, and {{SSBU|King K. Rool}} in the Nintendo Direct on August 8th, 2018. She is an [[Clone|Echo Fighter]] of {{SSBU|Samus}}.

==Differences from Samus==
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===Aesthetics===
*{{change|Dark Samus's ''SSB4'' model has been partially redesigned.}} 
*{{change|Dark Samus's on-screen appearance has her warp onto the stage from a dark portal.}} 
*{{change|Dark Samus features many different animations compared to Samus, which extends to her idle, walking, dashing, and dodge animations, as well as her taunts.}}
**{{change|Many of Samus's two-handed animations are one-handed for Dark Samus, such as with [[Charge Shot]] and [[Missile]].}}
*{{change|Dark Samus's projectile attacks are visually different.}}
**{{change|Charge Shot is mostly black and dark blue, with tendrils extending from the edges.}}
**{{change|Dark Samus's [[Final Smash]] is also mostly black and dark blue.}}
**{{change|Missiles and {{b|Bomb|Samus}} have an organic appearance.}}
*{{change|Dark Samus's arm cannon splits apart and grows Phazon tendrils for some moves, such as her grab, Missiles, side smash, and Final Smash.}}
*{{change|Dark Samus has a different victory pose where she creates a duplicate of herself and then they merge back together, which references her "Dark Echo" ability in ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption''.}}

===Attributes===
*{{change|Dark Samus doesn't transform into the Morph Ball when rolling backwards.}}
*{{change|Many of Samus' moves, especially ones that possess [[flame]] effects (except for Missile and Bomb), have been changed into [[electric]] effects for Dark Samus.}}

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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Dark Samus Joins the Battle.png|Dark Samus' splash art.
<!--Dark Samus amiibo.png|Dark Samus's [[amiibo]].-->
SSBUWebsiteDarkSamus1.jpg|Charging a [[forward smash]] on the [[Great Plateau Tower]].
SSBUWebsiteDarkSamus2.jpg|Dark Samus with a fully charged [[Charge Shot]] on [[Great Bay]].
SSBUWebsiteDarkSamus3.jpg|Dark Samus using her [[grab aerial]] on [[Palutena's Temple]].
SSBUWebsiteDarkSamus4.jpg|Dark Samus using her [[forward aerial]] on {{SSBU|Dark Pit}} on [[Gerudo Valley]].
SSBUWebsiteDarkSamus5.jpg|Dark Samus standing beside [[Lunala]] on [[Spirit Train]].
SSBUWebsiteDarkSamus6.jpg|Dark Samus' purple [[Alternate costume|costume]] on [[Lylat Cruise]].
Dark Samus Morph Ball Smash.png|Dark Samus' Morph Ball
Chrom and Dark Samus.jpg|Dark Samus and {{SSBU|Chrom}} on [[Skyloft]].
</gallery>

===Character introduction video===
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==Trivia==
*Dark Samus is the second playable character who was originally an [[Assist Trophy]], the first being [[Little Mac]].
*Dark Samus is the second character to be cloned from a female, being {{SSBU|Samus}}.
*Dark Samus is the second foreign-created character to be playable in ''Smash Bros'', following [[Diddy Kong]], and is the first character in the series that was created by an American developer; {{S|wikipedia|Retro Studios}}.
*Dark Samus is the second playable female villain, the first being [[Koopalings|Wendy]].
**Though, Dark Samus is the first '''fully''' playable female villain due to Wendy just being an alternate costume for {{SSBU|Bowser Jr.}}
**Despite being referred to as a female in scan data in the ''Metroid Prime'' games and in previous ''Smash Bros.'' trophies, Dark Samus is given gender-neutral pronouns in ''Ultimate''. This is due to her being composed entirely of a mutagenic substance known as {{s|metroidwiki|Phazon}}. Her original form, {{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid Prime|specimen}}, was given gender-neutral pronouns before absorbing Samus' Phazon Suit and becoming Dark Samus.
*Dark Samus is the only character to do a [[victory pose]] in her showcase video.
*Unlike Samus' [[Zero Laser]], Dark Samus' [[Final Smash]] resembles a move she has actually performed in her home series: a wide, blue Phazon beam performed during the final battle of ''{{s|metroidwiki|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}''. 
**It also resembles Samus' fully charged Phazon Beam while in the Hyper Mode of her PED Suit in ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''.
*Just like fellow {{uv|Metroid}} newcomer {{SSBU|Ridley}}, ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' marks Dark Samus' first playable appearance. 
*Dark Samus is currently the only Echo Fighter to be based on one of the Original 12, as the rest are based on characters debuting in ''Melee'' onwards.
**Therefore, she is the only Echo Fighter based on a starter character.
*According to Sakurai's weekly Famitsu column, Dark Samus was added due to her popularity overseas, while {{SSBU|Chrom}} was added due to his popularity in Japan.

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