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'''''Metroid''''' ({{ja|メトロイド|Metoroido}}, ''Metroid'') is a 1986 platforming video game for the {{s|nwiki|Nintendo Entertainment System}} and the first installment in the {{uv|Metroid}} series. The storyline is that the Space Pirates, led by [[Mother Brain]], have come in control of energy-based lifeforms known as {{b|Metroid|creature}}s. Bounty hunter [[Samus Aran]] was hired by the Galactic Federation to take them down on the pirate's homeworld, [[Zebes]].

[[File:BrinstarBeginning.gif|left|thumb|250px|Samus standing in [[Brinstar]] at the start of ''Metroid''.]]

[[Samus Aran]] and [[Ridley]] both debuted from this game, the former being the playable protagonist while the latter is a major antagonist in almost every single game in the franchise, although in ''{{iw|metroidwiki|Metroid|game}}'' he serves as purely a boss. Ridley is a fighter in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', but was a boss in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and {{forwiiu}}.

Samus' non-homing [[Missile]], {{b|Bomb|Samus}}, and her {{b|Screw Attack|move}} originate from ''Metroid''. Ridley's [[neutral special]], [[Plasma Breath]], is based off of his fireball attack from the game.

The stage [[Planet Zebes]] is set on Zebes, a planet which first appears in the original ''Metroid''. [[Brinstar]] resembles Planet Zebes, but has slightly different platforms. [[Brinstar Depths]] is based off of [[metroidwiki:Kraid (area)|Kraid's area]]. [[Norfair]] is based off of a location from the game, although the design comes from ''{{s|metroidwiki|Super Metroid}}'' and ''{{s|metroidwiki|Metroid: Zero Mission}}''.

The {{b|Screw Attack|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]]. In ''Metroid'', the Screw Attack is a Chozo artifact that allows Samus to attack while somersaulting.

[[Mother Brain]] and a [[Metroid]] are both assist trophies that originate from this game. The former is the final boss of the game while the latter is a species that must be eradicated by Samus in future games.

 

 

====In ''Melee''====

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|{{anchor|Samus Aran}}[[File:Samus Trophy Melee.png|100px]]

|align=left|This intergalactic bounty hunter's full name is Samus Aran. Clad in a {{iw|metroidwiki|Power Suit}} made by the {{iw|metroidwiki|Chozo}} race and infused with their enhanced blood, she cleared the [[planet Zebes]] of a Metroid infestation. Samus is an orphan, the sole survivor of a {{iw|metroidwiki|Space Pirate}} raid that destroyed an {{iw|metroidwiki|Earth}} colony named {{iw|metroidwiki|K-2L}}.

|align=left|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.

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|align=left|A boss enemy from Metroid, Kraid lives in the [[Brinstar Depths|depths of Brinstar]]. He immobilizes enemies with his three red eyes, and his powerful jaws can crush anything. He can also shoot the three spikes in his belly; it's said he often fires them at his prey. Once Samus defeated Ridley and Kraid, the way to {{iw|metroidwiki|Tourian}} opened.

|align=left|It's said that the orphaned Samus Aran was raised by the few survivors of the Chozo race. They armed her with a Power Suit and taught her the ways of advanced combat; even burdened with her heavy suit, Samus is as graceful as a butterfly. In the Metroid series, it was standard that Samus would remove her helmet and armor if you cleared the game fast enough.

|{{anchor|Metroid}}[[File:Metroid Trophy Melee.png|100px]]

|align=left|A parasitic life form that can absorb all types of energy, Metroids have strong resistance to most conventional weaponry. To defeat them, Samus Aran had to freeze them with {{iw|metroidwiki|Ice Beam}} shots and then blast them with [[missile]]s. {{iw|metroidwiki|Mochtroid}}s, which look like Metroids, are weaker, with fewer internal nuclei.

 

====In ''Brawl''====

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|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.

|desc=A bioengineered life-form found on planet SR388. Metroids attach to organisms and drain life energy. The Galactic Federation commissions Samus to eliminate them, but Space Pirates try to harness their power. One of the few ways Samus can kill Metroids is by shooting them with the Ice Beam and then shattering them with missiles. The Metroid's cry is chilling and indescribable.

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|desc-ntsc=Samus in the basic version of the legendary Power Suit, made for her by the Chozo race. Samus is most often seen at the beginning of each game in this suit. The normal Power Suit has the lowest level of protective power and features no additional functions. She can use the cannon on her right arm for power shots and build up her arsenal through item pickups.

|desc-pal=Samus in the basic version of the legendary Power Suit, made for her by the Chozo race. Samus is most often seen at the beginning of each game in this suit. The normal Power Suit has the lowest level of protective power and features no additional functions. She can use the cannon on her right arm for power shots and build up her arsenal through item pick-ups.

|desc-ntsc=The leader of the Space Pirates. He looks like a pterosaur but has high intelligence and a brutal nature. He plans to steal the baby Metroid from Samus for his own use. Ridley utilizes wings for a full range of flight and attacks with fireballs from his mouth and whips of his tail. As the culprit behind the murder of Samus's parents, the connections with Samus run deep.

|desc-pal=A high-ranking official of the Space Pirates. He looks like a pterosaur but has high intelligence and a brutal nature. He plans to steal the baby Metroid from Samus for his own use. Ridley utilizes wings for a full range of flight and attacks with fireballs from his mouth and whips of his tail. As the culprit behind the murder of Samus's parents, the connections with Samus run deep.

 

|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-ntsc=Hailing from the Metroid series, this evil boss resides on the planet Zebes. When she appears in Smash Bros., she attacks with energy projectiles and a beam from her eye. It's actually possible to defeat her, and for once doing so won't start a self-destruct sequence.

|desc-pal=A mainstay of the Metroid series and the final boss Samus faces on Planet Zebes. In this game, she grows to a gargantuan size and fires all sorts of energy blasts at you. Good news: you can beat her! Better news: doing so won't trigger a self-destruct sequence forcing you to make your escape!

 

|desc-ntsc=These creepy crawlers from the Metroid series cling to any surface, even the ceiling. The spikes on their backs are painful to the touch, so be careful around them. In Smash Run they'll travel on the floors or ceilings, so borrow a page from Samus's book and take them out from afar.

|desc-pal=If you spot one of these creatures from the Metroid series crawling along, do your best to avoid those spikes on its back. In Smash Run, they could be on the floor, or they could be on the ceiling. Either way, you'll get hurt if you touch them, so keep a safe distance and take them out with ranged attacks.

|desc-pal=The Varia Suit is the armour Samus is most commonly seen in. It not only grants her power far beyond her own physical strength – it can also unleash a deadly array of beams from the Arm Cannon. And, in a feature quite unique to the Metroid series, it lets her morph into a ball. Do you reckon it's comfy in there?

 

|name={{Anchor|Morph Ball}} [[Bomb (Samus)|Morph Ball]]

|desc-ntsc=One of the numerous modules integrated into Samus's Power Suit. This one allows her to transform into a compact mobile sphere and explore tight spaces. In the very first Metroid game, it was known as the Maru Mari, which is just Japanese for "roll up," but it was later changed to the much-cooler-sounding Morph Ball.

|desc-pal=One of the numerous modules integrated into Samus's Power Suit. This one allows her to transform into a compact mobile sphere and explore tight spaces. In the very first Metroid game, it was known as the Maru Mari, which is just Japanese for "roll up", but they later changed it to the much cooler-sounding Morph Ball.

|desc-ntsc=Samus's long-standing rival in battle. In this game, he's a common foe to all the fighters in the Pyrosphere stage. However, if you manage to launch him or knock him over, he'll become an ally to whoever dealt the last blow. Defeating him in a timed battle nets you +1 KO.

|desc-pal=Samus's long-standing rival in battle. In this game, he's a common foe to all the fighters in the Pyrosphere stage. However, if you manage to launch him or knock him over, he'll become an ally to whoever dealt the last blow. If you can defeat him during a timed battle, you'll get +1 KO out of it!

 

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