Plasma Wire

Plasma Wire
Zero Suit Samus using Plasma Wire.
User	Zero Suit Samus
Universe	Metroid
Article on Metroid Wiki	Paralyzer

Not to be confused with Plasma Wisp or Plasma Whip.

Plasma Wire (プラズマワイヤー, Plasma Wire) is Zero Suit Samus's up special move in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Overview

Zero Suit Samus using her Plasma Wire as a tether recovery.

Zero Suit Samus fires her whip upwards, pulling anyone above her downwards. If used on someone who is on the ground next to her, it will knock them up, hitting multiple times, until they hit the end, at which point it will pull them back down. If used on an airborne opponent while off the stage, it will pull them down and they will keep going, effectively spiking them, though the tip of the Plasma Wire must connect with the opponent to cause this effect. The player can chain this move multiple times to accumulate damage, and teching out of it can be difficult. However, the timing is harder to get as the damage goes up.

The Plasma Wire can tether recover to any ledge above Zero Suit Samus, automatically grappling it. If the ledge is at or below the horizontal, however, it will not grapple to it.

If the player jumped off the edge but has not used their second jump, using this move will make them move upwards slightly.

Instructional quote

instruction booklet

Send out a long tendril of plasma upwards. It can latch onto enemies and pull them close.

Origin

Both the Plasma Wire and the Plasma Whip are unique to Smash, and have no presence in any Metroid game but it could be a reference to the Grapple Beam which Samus uses in her Power Suit.

Gallery

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  Zero Suit Samus attacking Pit with the Plasma Wire.

Zero Suit Samus's special moves

Neutral special	Paralyzer
Side special	Plasma Whip
Up special	Plasma Wire	Boost Kick
Down special	Flip Jump
Final Smash	Power Suit Samus	Gunship	Zero Laser