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The '''Screw Attack''' (スクリューアタック, ''Sukuryu Atakku'') is an [[item]] that first appeared in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. The item alters a character's first and second jumps, changing them to mimic [[Samus Aran]]'s [[up special move]] (for which the item is named).  In ''Melee'', it can be thrown at an enemy, knocking them  upwards in a [[Screw Attack (move)|Screw Attack]], dragging any nearby opponents (even the thrower) into the attack. As in Samus' special move, the player hit by a Screw Attack becomes [[helpless]]. Many players use this in a pseudo-combo with Samus' up special.

 

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', the Screw Attack is a badge item, similar to the [[Franklin Badge]] and as a result, can no longer be thrown but allows the user to attack as normal, having their ground and midair jump being screw attacks as originally (only the first midair jump if a character has more than two).  The badge can be worn at the same time as the Franklin Badge, and will eventually fall off. Most, if not all of the attack when jumping is [[interruptibility|interruptible]], allowing for the ability to cancel the attack into any one of a character's aerials or specials.

The Screw Attack made its first appearance in ''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]''. In ''Metroid'', the Screw Attack was an item that allowed Samus to attack while somersaulting. The Screw Attack also appeared in ''[[Super Metroid]]''  and it gave Samus the same ability. In ''Smash'', the Screw Attack allows a player to do an attack while somersaulting similar to Samus' up special (which is also an attack based on the Screw Attack). The player can also double jump while holding the Screw Attack. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAPlZc7umzM]