Editing Samus (SSBM)

|rankingPAL  = 9

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==Attributes==

Samus's recovery is also among the longest and most flexible in all the game. While [[Screw Attack]] grants relatively little horizontal and vertical distance, its multiple hitboxes can potentially frustrate edgeguarders. Samus, however, owns arguably more options for her recovery than any other character in the game. Her average air speed and low falling speed aid her approach toward ledges, while her natural ability to [[wall-jump]] can aid her recovery on stages with walls underneath the ledge, such as [[Fountain of Dreams]] or {{SSB|Dream Land}}. Samus's down special, her [[Bomb (Samus)|bombs]], can allow her to bomb-jump onto the stage without the loss of jumps, and her grab air can allow her to enter "safe zones" underneath the stage, as well as acting another long recovery technique. Owing to these variety of options, edgeguarding against Samus can be extremely difficult, especially for characters with poor recoveries. For Samus herself, this long recovery also grants her a powerful edgeguarding game of her own, aided by her fast and powerful neutral and back aerial attacks.

Despite having a good approach on the ground, Samus's aerial approach suffers due to her strange variety of attributes. Her below average falling speed and high jumps give her a poor SHFFL, despite the presence of low ending lag for her aerials when L-canceled. Her low falling speed also can prevent her from quickly pursuing enemies that have been knocked into the ground; as such, Samus can have particular difficulty in comboing fast-fallers, even with her variety of throws. Tying into this, Samus's grab is extremely laggy and can easily be punished if she fails to grab an opponent with it.

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===Aesthetics===

*{{change|Samus has a new taunt. While Samus still lifts her arm cannon up, she performs a more elaborate pose and she no longer shakes her arm cannon while it is up.}}

*{{change|Samus's blue team costume is now available for selection in regular gameplay instead of being locked to team battles.}}

===Attributes===

*{{nerf|Samus [[dash]]es much slower (1.8 (54) → 1.4), going from the 4th fastest out of 12 characters to the 11th slowest out of 26.}}

*{{nerf|Samus' [[traction]] is slightly lower (0.0667 (2) → 0.06). Compared with the returning veterans, however, her traction is significantly lower, making it harder for her to punish [[out of shield]].}}

*{{nerf|Samus' [[air acceleration]] is significantly lower (0.1 (3) → 0.0325), making it the slowest.}}

*{{nerf|Samus [[jump]]s extremely lower (49.4 (1482) → 34.464), hindering her vertical recovery and ability to chase opponents above her.}}

**{{change|Samus's [[short hop]] is drastically lower (33.2267 (996.8) → 22.75). Compared with the returning veterans, however, her short hop is much higher, going from the 3rd highest out of 12 characters to the highest out of 26.}}

*{{change|Samus' [[gravity]] is slightly higher (0.0633 (1.9) → 0.066), going from the lowest to the second lowest.}}

*{{nerf|Samus is significantly [[weight|lighter]] (117.391304 (0.92) → 110), hindering her endurance.}}

*{{change|Samus is smaller (model size multiplier: 1x → 0.88x). This makes her harder to hit but reduces the range of her attacks.}}

*{{buff|Rolls have less ending lag (FAF 46 → 45) although they are still the slowest rolls.}}

*{{nerf|The removal of [[Teleport (SSB)|teleporting]] slightly hinders Samus' grounded approach.}}

*[[Neutral attack]]:

**{{buff|Neutral attack has less startup lag (frame 4 (hit 1)/7 (hit 2) → 3/5).}}

**{{buff|The first hit has larger hitboxes (3u/3u/3u → 3.5152u/3.5152u/3.5152u).}}

**{{change|The first hit now has static hitboxes.}}

**{{nerf|Up tilt deals less damage against aerial opponents (13% → 12%).}}

*[[Down tilt]]:

**{{buff|Down tilt has less startup lag (frame 8 → 6).}}

***{{nerf|However its total duration was unchanged, giving it more ending lag.}}

**{{nerf|Dash attack has a shorter duration (frames 7-10 (clean)/11-26 (late) → 7-9/10-16).}}

**{{nerf|The late hit deals less damage (10% → 9%).}}

*[[Forward smash]]:

**{{buff|Forward smash has less startup lag (frame 12 → 10).}}

**{{buff|Back aerial has less ending lag (FAF 40 → 37).}}

*[[Up aerial]]:

**{{buff|The first hit deals more damage (2% → 3%).}}

**{{change|The first hit's angle has been altered (80° → 90°).}}

|game=SSBM

|neutralcount=2

|neutral1dmg=3%

|neutral2dmg=7%

|neutraldesc=A quick jab followed by an axe-like jab with her arm cannon. The second hit can be easily [[shield]]ed or [[shield grab]]bed, making it difficult to connect both hits.

|ftiltangles=3

|ftiltupdmg=11%

|ftiltsidedmg=10%

|ftiltdowndmg=9%

|ftiltdesc=Does a spinning horizontal kick forward. Excellent in stopping close-up foes, useful [[spacing]] move.

|utiltdmg=13% (grounded), 12% (aerial)

|utiltdesc=Raises her leg and brings it down. Very similar animation to {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}'s up tilt. It is a [[meteor smash]] according to the game, but it only works on grounded opponents, making it an [[unconventional meteor smash]]. The meteor can KO grounded opponents at high percentages, and can combo into a back aerial at moderate percentages. Hits aerial opponents horizontally.

|dtiltdmg=14%

|dtiltdesc=Brings her arm cannon down and fires a small explosion. Powerful, excellent option out of a [[crouch cancel]]. Can KO under 150%.

|dashdmg=13% (clean), 9% (late)

|dashdesc=Does a shoulder tackle. This is the most powerful dash attack in ''Melee'', being able to KO under 150%. It is also suitable for combos at low percentages, especially if the sourspot connects.

|fsmashangles=3

|fsmashupdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|15}}

|fsmashdowndmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|13}}

|fsmashdesc=Thrusts her arm cannon in forward. Somewhat fast (fastest forward smash in ''Melee'', hitting on frame 10, along with {{SSBM|Marth}}, but Samus's f-smash has much lower ending lag), great knockback for a low damaging attack (30 base knockback, 108 knockback growth).

|usmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|4}} (hits 1-3), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|5}} (hit 4), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|6}} (hit 5) (≈{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|21.29}} total)

|usmashdesc=Fires five bursts in an arc above herself, with the final hit dealing below-average knockback. Beginning hits often don't combo into the final hit.

|dsmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|16}} (front), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|15}} (back)

|dsmashdesc=Does a low 360° sweep kick. Fast and has good knockback, hitting opponents up and behind Samus (110 base knockback, 50 knockback growth).

|nairdmg=14% (clean), 10% (late)

|nairdesc=Does a [[sex kick]]. Good horizontal knockback and useful for [[edgeguarding]].

|fairdmg=5% (hits 1-5) (≈23.2% total)

|fairdesc=Fires several explosions in front of her with her arm cannon.

|bairdmg=14% (foot), 10% (leg)

|bairdesc=Kicks her foot behind her. The [[sweetspot]] is at her foot, which deals more damage and knockback. A useful move for edgeguarding. This is the third most powerful back aerial in the game, beaten by {{SSBM|Zelda}} and {{SSBM|Ganondorf}}.

|uairdmg=3% (hit 1), 1% (hits 2-5), 4% (hit 6) (≈10.28% total)

|uairdesc=Brings her legs above her body and does a drill kick spin. Leads into a [[Missile]] well.

|dairdmg=16%

|dairdesc=Swings her arm cannon in an arc below her. It is the fifth most powerful [[meteor smash]] in ''Melee'' and has a wide [[hitbox]]. A commonly used attack due to its strong power, ease of landing, and low risk. The meteor can KO grounded opponents at 115%.

|zairdmg=4%

|zairdesc=Shoots out a long energy beam. This attack has [[Priority#Transcendent_priority|transcendent priority]].

|pummeldmg=3%

|pummeldesc=Chops the opponent with her free hand. Somewhat fast.

|fthrowdmg=9%

|fthrowdesc=Brings her opponent up with her Grapple Beam and launches them forward.

|bthrowdmg=8%

|bthrowdesc=Launches opponent behind herself.

|uthrowdmg=7%

|uthrowdesc=Holds opponent above herself with her Grapple Beam, then launches them upward.

|dthrowdmg=6%

|dthrowdesc=Violently picks the foe up with her Grapple Beam and slams them to the ground. With its very low knockback scaling, it can combo into a [[jab reset]], up tilt, dash attack, or [[Charge Shot]] at virtually any percentage (though the latter doesn't work against {{SSBM|Young Link}}, due to his high rebound height after being thrown down). This makes it a useful combo setup move at low percentages and KO setup at high percentages.

|dsdmg=4% (contact & explosion)

|dsdesc=Goes into Morph Ball mode and drops a timed bomb that explodes in a few seconds. It produces little damage and knockback, though it can be used as a [[bomb jump]] to improve Samus's [[recovery]] distance horizontally. It also produces a weak [[semi-spike]], though the [[hitstun]] allows it to [[gimp]] characters with poor recoveries.

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==In [[competitive play]]==

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===Tier placement and history===

Samus’s large number of buffs from her transition from ''64'' to ''Melee'' was immediately noticed by players, and was reflected by her high rankings in initial tier lists, hovering around 6th and 9th. This was primarily due to her improved projectile game, additional combo options, and improved recovery. Although she has a smaller playerbase than most high-tier mains, her representation and performances from dedicated mains such as {{Sm|HugS}} allowed her to remain in the higher tiers for many years. Unfortunately, innovations in other characters's metagames have been discovered, and professionals have adapted to Samus's defensive fighting style that rendered her zoning game less effective. This has resulted Samus dropping in placements through recent Melee tier lists. In the current metagame, {{Sm|Plup}} rarely uses her in high-level tournaments, and {{sm|Duck}} has recently dropped her in favor of Sheik. As it stands, while her zoning game remains effective against the meta, her declining presence in tournaments and increasing competitive prospects towards other top-tiers has made her fare worse against the rest of the cast compared to the early metagame, and as a result she currently sits at 11th place at the bottom of B+ tier.

==={{SSBM|Classic Mode}}===

In Classic Mode, Samus can appear as an ordinary opponent, as an ally or opponent in the team battles, alongside either {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} or {{SSBM|Fox}}, as a giant opponent, or as a metal opponent. When alone she appears either on [[Brinstar]] or [[Brinstar Depths]], while when on a team with Captain Falcon she appears on [[Big Blue]].

Samus is once again fought on the Brinstar stage, after Samus is beaten, the planet will start to explode and the player must evacuate to Samus's ship before the planet explodes, if not they will lose a life.

*'''[[Event 8: Hot Date on Brinstar]]''': The player chooses any character and must defeat Samus in a three-stock match on the [[Brinstar]]. The player starts and respawns with 102% damage, while Samus starts and respawns with 130%.

*'''[[Event 15: Girl Power]]''': The player chooses any character and must defeat Samus, {{SSBM|Peach}}, and {{SSBM|Zelda}} in a two-stock match on [[Fountain of Dreams]]. The character the player chooses is tiny, while the female combatants are normal sized.

*'''[[Event 20: All-Star Match 2]]''': Samus is the first opponent the player must fight in this series of staged battles. The player battles her on [[Brinstar]], which will transition to the next stage if Samus gets defeated. With a timer of four minutes, the player must defeat her along with Link, Zelda, Captain Falcon, and {{SSBM|Fox}}.

*'''[[Event 27: Cold Armor]]''': The player uses Samus must defeat three metal Samuses on the [[Brinstar Depths]]. The player-controlled Samus has one stock, while each metal Samus have two.

*'''[[Event 36: Space Travelers]]''': The player uses {{SSBM|Ness}} must defeat Samus, {{SSBM|Kirby}}, Fox, Captain Falcon and {{SSBM|Falco}}. The player battles the first three characters on [[Fourside]] and battles the last two on {{SSBM|Battlefield}}.

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File:SamusClassicMode.jpg|Classic Mode

In addition to the normal trophy about Samus as a character, there are two trophies about her as a fighter, unlocked by completing both [[Adventure Mode|Adventure]] and [[All-Star]] modes respectively with Samus on any difficulty:

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

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DonkeyKongAdventureMode.jpg|Standing with three {{SSBM|Donkey Kong}}s on {{SSBM|Final Destination}}

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*In the instruction booklet, the screenshots of Samus' special moves are on [[Corneria]], as opposed to the other characters, whose special moves are shown on one of their home stages.

*Samus' render pose closely resembles the official artwork for her appearance in ''Smash 64''.

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