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Samus is a unique character. Although a tall heavyweight, she is unusually floaty, uncharacteristic of characters in her weight class. Her high weight (only being lighter than {{SSBM|Bowser}} and {{SSBM|Donkey Kong}}) lets her have amazing horizontal survivability. Her slow falling speed (the second slowest in the game, tied with {{SSBM|Zelda}}) allows her recovery to travel more distance and gives her better potential combo game. However, it also makes her more susceptible to vertical KOs, even with her high weight, and it also gives her a poor SHFFL. | Samus is a unique character. Although a tall heavyweight, she is unusually floaty, uncharacteristic of characters in her weight class. Her high weight (only being lighter than {{SSBM|Bowser}} and {{SSBM|Donkey Kong}}) lets her have amazing horizontal survivability. Her slow falling speed (the second slowest in the game, tied with {{SSBM|Zelda}}) allows her recovery to travel more distance and gives her better potential combo game. However, it also makes her more susceptible to vertical KOs, even with her high weight, and it also gives her a poor SHFFL. | ||
Arguably Samus's most valuable asset is her high range. While lacking a disjointed hitbox, Samus has a variety of long-reaching attacks and long-ranged projectiles that can assist with her ground-based approach. [[Charge Shot]] can quickly become one of her most powerful attacks, while her Missiles can act as both an approach option when non-tapped and as a powerful finisher when tapped. Samus's average traction and low falling speed also grant her a long wavedash that can mesh well with her long-ranged smash attacks, as well as her modestly-ranged tilts; assuming the player has particularly good timing, Samus also has access to the longest wavedash in the game, the [[Super Wavedash]], which can also potentially surprise enemies due to its speed. While laggy, Samus sports one of the longest [[grab]]s in the game, and a technique unique to the [[NTSC]] release of the game can allow her to extend its reach by three, in addition to allowing it to home in on enemies. | Arguably Samus's most valuable asset is her high range. While lacking a disjointed hitbox, Samus has a variety of long-reaching attacks and long-ranged projectiles that can assist with her ground-based approach. [[Charge Shot]] can quickly become one of her most powerful attacks, while her Missiles can act as both an approach option when non-tapped and as a powerful finisher when tapped. Samus's average traction and low falling speed also grant her a long wavedash that can mesh well with her long-ranged smash attacks, as well as her modestly-ranged tilts; assuming the player has particularly good timing, Samus also has access to the longest wavedash in the game, the [[Super Wavedash]], which can also potentially surprise enemies due to its speed. While laggy, Samus sports one of the longest [[grab]]s in the game, and a technique that is unique to the [[NTSC]] release of the game can allow her to extend its reach by three, in addition to allowing it to home in on enemies. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
{{Incomplete|Terribly short; needs heavy expansion on how power/speed/frame data have improved}} | {{Incomplete|Terribly short; needs heavy expansion on how power/speed/frame data have improved}} | ||
==Changes from ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''.== | ==Changes from ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''.== | ||
Samus has been significantly [[buff]]ed from ''Smash 64'' to ''Melee'', as she was considered to fare poorly in Smash 64 due to her poor approach and lack of reliable combos. She is often considered the most buffed character from ''Smash 64'' to ''Melee'' along with {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}. Most of her attacks have received significantly better frame data, such as a faster neutral attack and forward tilt. | Samus has been significantly [[buff]]ed from ''Smash 64'' to ''Melee'', as she was considered to fare poorly in Smash 64 due to her poor approach and lack of reliable combos. She is often considered the most buffed character from ''Smash 64'' to ''Melee'' along with {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}. Most of her attacks have received significantly better frame data, such as a faster neutral attack and forward tilt. | ||