Samus (SSBU)

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Samus in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe	Metroid
Other playable appearances	in SSB in Melee in Brawl in SSB4
Availability	Starter
Final Smash	Zero Laser

Samus (サムス・アラン, Samus Aran) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. She retains her modified Metroid: Other M design from SSB4.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

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Aesthetics

• As with all veterans returning from SSB4, Samus's model features a more subdued color scheme.
• Samus has a new airdodge animation.
• Her eighth costume has been changed from dark-blue with light-blue highlights to black with yellow highlights.

Attributes

• Samus has faster horizontal aerial mobility. She reaches towards the maximum height of her jumps faster, but has the same total short hop and fullhop frames as in smash 4.
• Samus' roll is significantly faster.

Ground attacks

• Jab 1 has set knockback and hitstun, meaning it will struggle to combo into other moves (including jab 2) and is much less safe even at higher percents.
• Dash attack now produces an effect similar to her Shinespark ability.
• Dash attack has increased knockback, losing much of its previously potent combo potential.
• Forward smash has a slightly larger explosion sweetspot.
• Down smash deals more knockback.
• Down smash has an altered ending animation, with Samus keeping more momentum from her kick.

Aerial attacks

• Down aerial has significantly reduced landing lag.
• Up aerial has slightly better linking between hits.
• Neutral aerial's whole animation is quicker.
• Grab aerial no longer follows Samus's vertical movement, staying in place somewhat similar to its Melee incarnation.

Throws/other attacks

• Pummel is slower.
• Back throw deals significantly more knockback.
• Samus has a new up throw animation. She now uses her Arm Cannon to blast her opponents upwards instead of using her Grapple Beam.
• Her grabs have reduced startup and endlag.

Special moves

• Charge Shot can now be charged mid-air. It can be cancelled by jumping or airdodging.
• Super Missile travels faster and stalls before flying forward, similar to her Turbo Missile custom move from Super Smash Bros. 4.
• Screw Attack has less lag before she starts falling.
• Bomb has an earlier contact hitbox.
• When Samus unleashes Zero Laser, the jets on the back of her suit now release flames as exhaust.

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  Samus on The Great Cave Offensive.

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  Alongside her Bomb in Onett.

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  Grabbing Mega Man with her Grapple Beam on Find Mii.

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  About to fire a Missile at Mother Brain on Lylat Cruise.

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  Preparing her Charge Shot on Summit.

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  Taunting on Coliseum in her Gravity Suit-inspired costume.

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  Buried by the Inkling's Splat Roller on Mario Circuit.

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  Posing behind her Zero Suited self on Gaur Plain.

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  Firing a Missile on Wrecking Crew.

Character Showcase Video

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Trivia

• Samus is the only female character on the game's starting roster.
• In her official artwork, Samus's pose matches this artwork of her alongside Anthony Higgs from Metroid: Other M. This same piece of artwork was used on the official website of Other M without Higgs.
  • In the game's cover artwork and the "Everyone is Here" cast artwork, Samus' pose matches her pose on the cover of Super Metroid.
• Despite no longer being linked by in-battle transformation, Zero Suit Samus temporarily dons the Varia Suit during her Final Smash.