Editing Flip Jump

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'''Flip Jump''' ({{ja|フリップジャンプ|Furippu Janpu}}, ''Flip Jump'') is [[Zero Suit Samus]]'s [[down special move]]. Zero Suit Samus flashes as she does a flip and an arching jump through the air. This provides some horizontal and vertical [[recovery]]. It functions as Zero Suit Samus' third jump, but does not put her into a [[helpless]] position, allowing her to use her [[tether recovery]] in addition, which makes up for its relatively short length compared to other third jumps. In addition, this move provides a short time of invincibility for Zero Suit Samus during the initial rise. She cannot perform the Flip Jump again until she lands, even if she is hit before returning to the stage.

In ''Brawl'', If Zero Suit Samus hits a wall while performing the Flip Jump, she will automatically perform a wall jump. She will automatically do up to four wall jumps if she continues to contact them soon enough, mostly in custom stages. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' however, Zero Suit can only wall jump if the jump button is manually pressed, though she can still perform four wall jumps in comparison to her previous appearance in ''Brawl.'' After using Flip Jump in the air, Zero Suit Samus cannot land on a fall-through platform until the move has completely finished (i.e. she is level in height with when she started), instead she will fall through it.

If the player inputs any attack button while Zero Suit Samus is flashing, she will stick out her foot at a 45 degree angle, performing a kick. Any aerial opponent hit by the initial extension of this kick will be sent downwards in an above average power meteor smash, while grounded opponents, if hit by the initial frame will be sent horizontally with rather high knockback. If anyone is hit after the first frame, they are sent horizontally as well, being deadly off-stage This makes for one of her few KO moves. She can also perform her [[down aerial]] attack when just past the 180 degree mark. The actual kick is a [[sex kick]], being the only special move with that attribute.  

Zero Suit Samus will usually jump up and forwards in the direction she is facing, and then land facing the other way. However, if the player taps backwards as soon as they use the move, she will flip backwards. This is effective for playing mind games as they cannot predict if they are going to strike. Same thing happens with the kick, the player can choose if she kicks forward or backwards.

''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' adds a few more qualities to the move: Any opponent in contact with Zero Suit Samus at the end of the move's arc will automatically be hit without the player's input. If the opponent is grounded during then, they will be [[buried]]. If the opponent is in the air, they will be [[meteor smash]]ed. The player can still input a kick during the jump with an attack button. Peculiarly, if a teammate is caught at the end of the Flip Jump's arc with [[Team Attack]] off, they will be [[footstool jump|footstooled]].

The Flip Jump is useful for recoveries, although her tethers are often more useful in this respect. However, there are many other uses.  

One useful strategy for the Flip Jump is in an approach. As Samus, the player can run towards their opponent, and when they are a short distance away from them, use Flip Jump and attack. The opponent will most likely be trying to block an attack from the front, so the player can catch them off guard.

Special Move customization was added in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. These are the known variations:

{{CustomSet|ZSSamus|Down|name1=Flip Jump|desc1=Flip through the air. If you land on an opponent, they'll be buried in the ground.|name2=Shooting Star Flip Kick|desc2=The flip itself doesn't attack, but press the button again to do a descending kick.|name3=Low Kick|desc3=A flip that doesn't go very high but quickly covers a lot of ground.}}

# '''Shooting Star Flip Kick''': Press the button while airborne to deliver a sharp falling kick, does not drive opponents into the ground while flipping. Bares a resemblance to [[Feint Jump]].

# '''Low Kick''' (known as '''Low Flip''' in the [[PAL]] version): A flip that doesn't go very high but covers a lot of ground.

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On the {{SSBM|Yoshi's Island}} ''[[Melee]]'' stage, or any other stage with a 45° slope, if Flip Jump is used while facing the slope, Zero Suit Samus will hit the sloped ground almost immediately after the move begins, resulting in no effect other than moving up the slope slightly. This can be done repetitively to make for an odd-looking way to walk up the slope, but has no combat value besides possibly confusing an opponent. This was fixed in {{forwiiu}}.