Editing Samus (SSBB)

'''Samus''' ({{ja|サムス|Samusu}}, ''Samus'') is a playable character that appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. She revealed at [[E3]] 2006. Samus can now transition into {{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}} through a variety of methods, similar to how {{SSBB|Zelda}} can turn into {{SSBB|Sheik}}.

Samus is currently ranked 32nd out of 38 on the [[tier list]], placing her in the F Tier, a significant drop from her position in the Melee tier list, where she was ranked 10th out of 26th. Her ranking in ''Brawl'' is also her worst placement in the series. Samus has relatively fast attacks such as her [[tilt]]s and her smash attacks, as well as [[aerial]]s with nearly no landing lag. Along with this, Samus has her trademark bevy of [[projectile]]s, far [[reach]] in most of her attacks, and great horizontal survivability (possessing both strong [[Momentum canceling#Horizontal momentum canceling|horizontal endurance]] and a good [[recovery]]). However, Samus's KO potential has been significantly [[nerf]]ed in almost every area from ''Melee''; Samus' strongest finishers don't start reliably KOing until beyond 125%, and none of her potential finishers are especially effective. Her KOing problems are exacerbated by her difficulty in racking up damage on opponents; most of her attacks deal low to mediocre damage, she has rather slow attacking speed (combination of slow movement and her attacks being ending lag heavy), and has one of the worst [[combo]]ing capabilities, with few attacks being able to set up. Her projectiles were also nerfed; her Super Missiles take longer to fire as well as travel slower and being unable to KO until near [[sudden death]] percentages, her bombs no longer explode on contact, and a fully charged Charge Shot cannot KO reliably until 124% fresh (and it is rarely fresh as Samus players must often use it to keep opponents at bay). This has resulted in terrible [[matchup]]s against characters beyond low tier, and terrible [[tournament]] results.

Samus has a wide array of both projectiles and physical attacks, which can be used in promising combinations. Samus is a heavyweight and ranks in the middle of the speed-class. However, she is tall, which makes her easier to hit (a common problem amongst most of the game's heavyweights). She has very low KO power and high floatiness for her weight class. Samus can be awkward to fight effectively with against the game's faster, more graceful characters, but with a good combination of long and short-range attacks, she can be deadly. Samus has the third-slowest falling speed in the game, behind {{SSBB|Peach}} and {{SSBB|Jigglypuff}}. This is both advantageous and disadvantageous. On the upside, her floatiness can be used to bolster her aerial game. Staying in the air longer allows Samus to follow-up with other aerials; given that many of her moves have low knockback, she can create all sorts of continuous strings of low-to-moderate percentage attacks. More importantly, her floatiness allows her to have an above-average recovery game. On the downside, her slow fall speed also makes her recovery predictable and fairly easily edge-guarded (though, her floatiness makes her edgeguarding game easier and safer). Samus can also be easily juggled because her fast fall is still very slow and as a result of this her [[momentum canceling]] is poor and only makes her live slightly above average vertically despite being the 7th heaviest in terms of [[weight]]. Despite her ground moves being weak in term of knockback, they deal decent damage. Samus has much time to dodge attacks while throwing foes off with things like Bombs (and Bomb Jumping), or she can speed things up by using her surprisingly long Grapple Beam to zip to the safety of the edge. One of the most valuable uses of her slow falling speed is successfully meteor smashing an opponent who has no ground on which to land and still being able to recover easily. She also has the largest [[Sweet spot (ledge)|ledge sweetspot]].  

Her [[neutral special]], [[Charge Shot]], does great knockback at higher percentages and is a deadly projectile for edgeguarding, when fully charged. Samus has two kinds of [[Missile]]s: the Homing Missile homes on opponents and deals 5% damage; and the Super Missile moves in a fast, straight line and deals 10 % damage and noticeable knockback. Her up special, [[Screw Attack (move)|Screw Attack]] gives her decent vertical height, is a good out of shield option and can trap opponents for damage racking. Her down special, [[Bomb (Samus)|Bomb]], makes Samus shift into morph ball mode and lays a bomb, which will explode after a set time period. Her grab has great range, but it is laggy if she fails to grab an opponent (although performing a dash grab can remedy this). In the air, her [[Grapple Beam]] can damage opponents and can be used as a [[tether recovery]].

Samus works best when transitioning well from the air to the ground. None of Samus's aerials have landing lag, with her [[forward aerial|forward]] and [[up aerial]]s having no knockback except at the final hit. Samus can capitalize on this by canceling into more powerful moves like her [[forward smash]] and [[down tilt]], or by using a fully charged Charge Shot in the event the opponent is a bit too far away. Missiles also factor into the air to ground transition; landing immediately after the missile has been fired negates the significant firing lag, so one can immediately follow up with another missile (of either kind). This lag negation allows for a "double missile" effect where Samus can fire one missile, land, and almost immediately fire another. These missiles can also stop opponents' recoveries, such as {{SSBB|Pikachu}}'s [[Skull Bash]], {{SSBB|Luigi}}'s [[Green Missile]], {{SSBB|Jigglypuff}}'s [[Rollout]], {{SSBB|Ike}}'s [[Quick Draw]] or {{SSBB|Wolf}}, {{SSBB|Fox}}, or {{SSBB|Falco}}'s side special recovery, setting them up for an immediate [[meteor smash]]. A Missile Charge Shot combination is an excellent combo, but can sometimes be predictable, so Samus mains must learn to launch them unexpectedly.  Her aerial Grapple Beam ("zair") actually acts as a move to complement this strategy, stunning opponents from far away with high speed, and also cancels immediately upon landing, which can combo into a down tilt or smash. Coupled with the Charge Shot's potency, Samus has no problem frustrating opponents from a safe distance, chipping away at her opponent's approach to best suit her. Although Samus has three different projectiles, she still lacks a reliable way to deal with opponents' projectiles especially since her shield roll is very slow (slowest in the game).  

Samus' major problem lies in her extreme lack of finishing abilities. Her quickest KO move is her down tilt. But with vertical knockback and a small hitbox, has trouble KOing opponents before around 130% and is recommended to not be used until the right time as to not devalue it with [[stale-move negation]]. Also, her forward smash is quick and deals high damage, but doesn't KO properly before around 130%. Her down smash has rather low knockback, and doesn't KO reliably before 150%. Her only way to KO at lower damage percentages is using either the down aerial for meteor smashes or juggling with her back aerial. Unfortunately, the back aerial telegraphs itself, has a tiny [[sweet spot (hitbox)|sweet spot]], and requires good setup, while the down aerial is rather slow and has a sweeping hitbox that also needs good placement, despite its fairly large hitbox. Even a fully-charged Charge Shot doesn't tend to KO until at least 124%, making it one of the least KO-capable charged specials in the game, however it is still a good move for [[edgeguarding]].  

All in all, Samus can be a character of good and bad situations with her wide array of projectiles and a fairly powerful meteor smash. A huge problem in competitive play is that Samus is easily [[chain grab]]bed due to her heavy weight and large size with the exception of chain grabs that are ineffective on very floaty characters, and can be infinite chain-grabbed by King Dedede.

Finally, given Samus' problem with KOing and opponents' difficulty in KOing her, high-level matches involving Samus tend to take awhile, making time limitations in a match a crucial factor as well.

==Changes from ''Melee'' to ''Brawl''==

When making the transition from ''Melee'' to ''Brawl'', Samus has received a mix of buffs and nerfs. She had inherited good buffs (such as her aerials having lower ending lag), many of which have helped her damage-racking game. However, her weakened projectiles and finishers have crippled her severely, to where she cannot KO effectively under 125% outside of her back and down aerials (and even those attacks are deemed ineffective at KOing, with the latter being predictable and slow as a move and the former requiring the sweetspot to hit). As such, her nerfs outweigh her buffs, making her a significantly less effective character than in ''Melee''.

*{{change|Samus's design is now based on her appearance in ''Metroid: Zero Mission''. The greater boost in graphics also give her suit more detail.}}

*{{change|Samus's Super Missile now use their designs from Super Metroid and Metroid: Zero Mission.}}

*{{change|Samus has a new [[teetering]] animation.}}

*{{change|Samus can change into {{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}} by inputting her up and down taunt rapidly, using her [[Final Smash]], or by holding the L/R button (Gamecube/Classic controller), Z button (Nunchuk), or the - button while selecting Samus on the character select screen.}}

*{{buff|Samus' [[air speed]] has been improved (0.89 → 0.987), going from 15th out of 26 characters in ''Melee'' to being tied for 14th out of 39 characters in ''Brawl''.}}

*{{buff|Sidestep has a longer duration (frames 2-15 → 2-20).}}

*{{nerf|Sidestep has more ending lag (IASA 23 → 26).}}

*{{buff|Second hit of [[neutral attack]] has slightly increased knockback (15 (base)/100 (growth) → 30/95). The first hit of neutral attack can now also [[jab lock]] opponents.}}

*{{nerf|Normal angled [[forward tilt]] has received a sourspot on Samus' leg, has slightly more startup (6 → 7), ending lag ([[IASA]] 30 → 32), and up and normal angled hits deal less damage (11% (angled up)/10% (not angled) → 10%/8%/7%(foot/leg)).}}

*{{buff|Down angled forward tilt deals 1% more damage (9% → 10%).}}

*{{buff|[[Up tilt]] has much less startup lag.}}

*{{buff|[[Down tilt]] deals much stronger knockback to the point where it can KO at 150%.}}

*{{nerf|[[Dash attack]] deals less damage (13% → 10%) and knockback (22 (base)/105 (growth) → 30/80), no longer being the most powerful dash attack ({{SSBB|King Dedede}}'s is now the strongest). It has slightly more startup lag (7 → 8) and a shorter duration (7-16 → 8-16).}}

*{{nerf|[[Forward smash]] deals significantly less knockback (30 (base)/104 (scaling) → 20/100), no longer being a viable finisher at high percents. It also has smaller hitboxes, its duration was cut in half (4 frames → 2), and it deals slightly less damage.}}

*{{buff|[[Up smash]]'s hits connect together better.}}

*{{nerf|[[Down smash]] deals less damage (16%/15% → 15%/14%) and base knockback (110/90 → 90/80). It also has slower startup (6 frames → 10) and ending lag (IASA 45 → 52).}}

*{{buff|All aerials have reduced landing lag (15 frames → 9 (neutral/forward/up/down), 12 (back) improving her air-to-ground transitioning. However due to the removal of [[L-canceling]], their landing lag was not fully compensated.}}

*{{nerf|Clean [[neutral aerial]] deals less damage (14% → 9%) and has significantly reduced knockback scaling (100 → 80), this making it much weaker to the point where it is now incapable of KOing at realistic percentages. It also has a shorter duration (5-30 → 5-25) and increased ending lag (IASA 40 → 45).}}

*{{nerf|[[Forward aerial]] deals less damage (23.2% → 18%).}}

*{{buff|Forward aerial's looping hits link together better and the final hit deals more knockback.}}

*{{nerf|[[Back aerial]] has reduced knockback scaling (100 → 88), slightly more ending lag (IASA 37 → 40) and its duration was cut in half (4 frames → 2), making it harder to hit with.}}

*{{buff|Back aerial is slightly easier to sweetspot with due to the sweetspot no longer having the lowest priority (ID# 2 → 1).}}

*{{nerf|[[Down aerial]] deals 1% less damage (16% → 15%) and less base knockback (30 → 25).}}

*{{buff|[[Grab aerial|Grapple Beam]] comes out quicker, goes farther, and now has almost no landing lag, giving it better spacing capabilities. Additionally, it no longer renders Samus helpless.}}  

*{{nerf|Grapple Beam can no longer wall grapple and can be [[edgehogging|ledgehogged]], harming its utility as a recovery option.}}

*{{buff|[[Grab]]s have less startup lag (frame 18 → 17) although they are still the slowest grabs in the game.}}

*{{nerf|Samus can no longer perform the [[Extended grapple]] technique.}}

*{{buff|[[Up throw]] deals 2% more damage (7% → 9%).}}

*{{nerf|[[Charge Shot]] has been significantly weakened (32 (base)/70 (growth) → 30/56). This means that while it could potentially KO at 80% in ''Melee'', it won't KO until around 125% in ''Brawl''.}}

*{{buff|Homing [[Missile]]s have increased homing precision.}}

*{{nerf|Super Missiles have greater start-up and ending lag, travel slower, deal 2% (12% → 10%) and  have significantly decreased knockback (30 (base)/100 (growth) → 40/65), making it incapable of KO'ing at realistic percentages. They could KO under 150% in ''Melee'', but can't KO at 300% in ''Brawl''.}}

*{{change|The start-up for the aerial version of her Missiles have switched; the Super Missiles come out on frame 24 instead of 15 and vice versa for the homing Missiles.}}

*{{buff|[[Screw Attack]] has regained its trapping abilities from ''Smash 64'', improving its damage-racking capabilities. Its final hit also no longer has weak set knockback.}}

*{{nerf|Screw Attack has increased landing lag.}}  

*{{change|Screw Attack makes a different sound effect.}}  

*{{nerf|[[Bomb (Samus)|Bombs]] no longer explode upon enemy contact, and are less effective for recovery. Additionally, they no longer allow Samus to Super Wavedash.}}

*{{change|Samus has a Final Smash: {{b|Zero Laser|Samus}}. She charges up a powerful beam that is controllable and hits full screen. After she finishes firing the beam, her Power Suit breaks apart and she now becomes {{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}}. Additionally, three pieces of her Power Suit lay where Samus used her Final Smash and can be picked up and thrown by anyone.}}

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===[[Wii Remote selection sound]]===

{{SelectSound|char=Samus|desc=Makes a blasting noise followed by her double jump noise from ''Melee''.}}

:''See also: [[:Category:Samus professionals (SSBB)]]''

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Despite this, Samus's competitive prospects are slightly better than other low tier characters. Unlike them, she can camp to some degree and keep opponents zoned away, which has favored her as ''Brawl'' has turned more defensively based. She also has better survivability than other low tier characters, being a heavyweight with a good and not easily gimpable recovery. Finally, while her overall tournament representation is very poor, she still has a handful of renowned players dedicated to developing her, while many former players of other low tier characters have since dropped them. However, while this will secure Samus against ever returning to the bottom tiers, it's very unlikely she will rise out of low tier, as while she competes well with other low tier characters and many lower middle tier characters, she still fares poorly against any characters above said point, and it is extremely unlikely that there will ever be a breakthrough that would allow her to viably compete with such characters.

[[File:Subspace samus.PNG|thumb|250px|Samus in ''[[SSE]]'']]

Samus begins the [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|Subspace Emissary]] in her [[Zero Suit Samus (SSBB)|Zero Suit]], infiltrating a [[Research Facility (Part I)|trap-riddled laboratory]]. After making her way through it, she encounters {{SSBB|Pikachu}} trapped within a strange device that harnesses its electrical energy to provide power to the complex. Seeing that the device causes Pikachu pain, Samus breaks the machine. In thanks, Pikachu helps Samus continue through the lab. The pair eventually find Samus' Power Suit within a tank, guarded by two [[False character|clones]] of Samus, wearing the purple Gravity Suit, prompting Samus and Pikachu to battle. When they are defeated, an alarm begins to wail, and the [[R.O.B. Squad]] approaches. Samus regains her Power Suit and blasts her way through them along with Pikachu.

As they attempt to escape the complex, [[Ridley]] strikes without warning, snatching up Samus and grinding her viciously against the wall. Pikachu [[Thunder (Pokémon)|electrocutes]] Ridley to free Samus and the two face off against Ridley.

Samus and posse meet up with the rest of the Smash Bros. heroes aboard the [[Halberd]]. The Halberd is destroyed by the [[Subspace Gunship]], but Samus boards her own [[Gunship]] and continues the assault on Subspace. [[Entrance to Subspace|Upon entry to the Subspace]], Samus and friends are unfortunately reduced to [[trophy]] form by [[Tabuu|Tabuu's]] [[Off Waves]].

*[[The Subspace Bomb Factory (Part II)]]  

==In [[Event Match]]es==

===Solo Events===

*'''[[Event 10: All-Star Battle Regulars]]''': Samus is one of the opponents fought in this event. All opponents are starter characters from the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' game.

*'''[[Event 16: Power Suit ON!]]''': The player, as {{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}}, must obtain a [[Smash Ball]] and transform into Samus while fending off against two CPUs, who are also Zero Suit Samus.

*'''[[Event 23: Molten Norfair]]''': Samus must survive the lava wave on [[Norfair]] by getting inside the safety capsule while fending off against both {{SSBB|Fox}} and {{SSBB|Captain Falcon}}.

*'''[[Event 36: High-Tech Special Forces]]''': The player plays as {{SSBB|Snake}} and must defeat Samus, {{SSBB|Captain Falcon}}, and {{SSBB|Wolf}} on [[Shadow Moses Island]].

 

*'''[[Co-Op Event 7: Battle of the Dark Sides]]''': {{SSBB|Link}} and Samus, must defeat their dark forms in a 200 HP Stamina match on [[Bridge of Eldin]].

*'''[[Co-Op Event 12: Come Back! Falcon Flyer]]''': Captain Falcon and {{SSBB|Olimar}} must defeat two Samuses in [[Big Blue]] within 30 seconds.

*'''[[Co-Op Event 21: The True All-Star Battle]]''': Both players select a character and take on the entire roster on [[Battlefield (SSBB)|Battlefield]].

==Trophies==

===Trophy descriptions===

:'''Samus'''

::''The intergalactic bounty hunter named Samus Aran. Orphaned at an early age, she was taken in and raised by the alien race known as the Chozo. The Power Suit she wears is a product of their technology. Her unique combat skills combined with her athleticism and Arm Cannon have seen her through countless missions.''

 

{{Trophy games|console1=NES|game1=[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]|console2=SNES|game2=[[Super Metroid]]}}

 

 

{{Trophy games|console1=Wii|game1=Super Smash Bros. Brawl}}

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==[[Alternate costume (SSBB)#Samus|Alternate costumes]]==

==Trivia==

*Samus (along with {{SSBB|Olimar}}, {{SSBB|R.O.B.}}, and {{SSBB|Mr. Game and Watch}}) never talks or makes any verbal noises. The only sounds she makes are those of her attacks and [[Star KO]] cry. However, she has a voice as {{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}}.

*In ''[[Brawl]]'', if a player selects Samus using a Wii remote or classic controller, her midair jump sound from ''[[Melee]]'' will sound in the Wii Remote's speaker despite the fact that she makes completely different noises in ''Brawl''.

* In the Subspace Emissary, even though Ridley damages Samus before battling her with Pikachu, Samus' damage is at 0% when the battle actually begins.

*Despite using her default color during a Team Battle while on the red team in the the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and ''[[Melee]]'', in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]], her red team costume is switched to be her pink and red suit.

**This is likely to avoid confusion involving {{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}}, who wears blue while Samus is in her default costume but wears red when Samus is in her pink costume.

*Samus' render pose resembles her "Smash Red" trophy pose in ''Melee'', but with her left foot forward instead of her right foot, and with her free hand in a fist instead of on her Arm Cannon.

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZnDCwIkFlg&playnext_from=TL&videos=MMQL8xvQIzY&feature=sub Samus' hitbox size of each of her moves]

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