Screw Attack (item)

Screw Attack
Screw Attack artwork from Brawl.
Universe	Metroid
Appears in	SSBM SSBB SSB4
Item class	Throwing (SSBM) Gear (SSBB, SSB4)
Article on Metroid Wiki	Screw Attack

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 (leaving unchanged any further jumps they may have), 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, 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.

Luigi wearing a Screw Attack in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

When thrown, Screw Attacks can steal KOs, since the distance the character flying after getting hit by a Screw Attack depends on how fast the character is getting launched. If characters are launched from a high percentage and get hit by a Screw Attack, they fly up very quickly with the Screw Attack animation and break the blast line, often resulting in a Star KO.

When jumping, it does 8% damage.

Damage

Action	Melee
Throw	20%
Up tilt throw	16%
Forward tilt throw	20%
down tilt throw	23%
Dash Throw	23%
Forward smash throw	24%
Up smash throw	16%
Down smash throw	28%
Air throw	21%
Air forward tilt throw	21%
Air up tilt throw	16%
Air down tilt throw	23%
Air forward smash throw	22%
Air up smash throw	16%
Air down smash throw	23%

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 interruptible, allowing for the ability to cancel the attack into any one of a character's aerials or specials.

Origin

File:ScrewAttackNES.gif

The Screw Attack as it originally appeared in Metroid.

The Screw Attack made its first appearance in 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. [1]

Trophy info

Melee

One of Samus Aran's power-ups from the original Metroid, the Screw Attack turns a jump into a rotating attack move. When carrying this item, any character's ordinary jump move will turn into a Screw Attack. By the same token, if you throw this item at an enemy, your foe will spontaneously do a Screw Attack.

• Metroid 08/89

Brawl

A badge you can wear to turn your jumps into Samus's signature Screw Attacks. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, it was an item you carried, but this time around it's a badge you wear--which means you can use it and another item at the same time. There's a good chance you'll be able to string together Screw Attacks and midair strikes for powerful combos.

• Metroid (1987)
• Super Metroid (1994)

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  Screw Attack in Melee

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  Melee trophy

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  Brawl trophy

Trivia

• In Melee, the mechanic of forcing opponents to use a Screw Attack is done by using a unique hitbox effect. As a result, it is simple to hack any hitbox in the game to make opponents do Screw Attacks.