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Dark Samus (SSBU)

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Dark Samus
in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Dark Samus
MetroidSymbol.svg
Universe Metroid
Availability Unlockable
Final Smash Phazon Laser
Dark Samus (SSBU)

Dark Samus is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. She is an Echo Fighter of Samus. Dark Samus's appearance in the game was announced on August 8th, 2018.

Differences from Samus

Aesthetics

  • Change Dark Samus's on screen appearance has her warp onto the stage from a dark portal.
  • Change Dark Samus features many different animations compared to Samus, which extends to her idle, walking, dashing, and dodge animations, as well as her taunts. Many moves additionally have slight alterations to their animations, giving her an overall "floaty and phantom-like" feel.
    • Change Many of Samus' two-handed animations are one-handed for Dark Samus, such as with Charge Shot and Missile.
  • Change Dark Samus has a different victory pose, which references one of her attacks in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.

Gallery

Character introduction video

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Trivia

  • Dark Samus is the second playable character who was originally an Assist Trophy, the first being Little Mac.
  • Dark Samus is the second character to be cloned from a female, being Samus.
  • Dark Samus is the second foreign-created character to be playable in Smash Bros, following Diddy Kong, being created by the American Retro Studios.
  • Dark Samus is the only character to do a victory pose in her showcase video.