Zero Suit Samus

For fighter info, see Zero Suit Samus (SSBB) and Zero Suit Samus (SSB4).

Zero Suit Samus
File:MetroidSymbol.png Official artwork of Zero Suit Samus from Metroid: Other M.
Universe	Metroid
Debut	Metroid: Zero Mission (2004)
Smash Bros. appearances	Brawl SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (cameo, 2014)
Console/platform of origin	Game Boy Advance
Species	Human (Enhanced with Chozo DNA, later fused with Metroid DNA)
Gender	Female
Place of origin	Born on Earth colony K-2L, raised on Zebes.
Created by	Makoto Kanoh
Designed by	Hiroji Kiyotake
Voice actor	Alésia Glidewell
Article on Metroid Wiki	Zero Suit Samus

Zero Suit Samus (ゼロスーツサムス, Zero Suit Samus), often abbreviated as ZSS, 0SS or Zamus is Samus Aran without her Power Suit, i.e. with her Zero Suit. The name is taken from Zero Mission, the first game to feature the form fitting suit.

Character Description

Zero Suit Samus as she appears in Metroid: Zero Mission.

Samus is covered completely from neck to toe in a form fitting blue suit with pink Chozo markings on her back and chest. Her long blonde hair is tied back into a ponytail with a red band. Although quicker and more agile without her suit, she is also less heavily armed, forced to resort to her short-ranged emergency pistol to defend herself. This Paralyzer also has whip-like abilities, known as the Plasma Whip and Plasma Wire (created for Brawl).

Zero Suit Samus first appeared in Metroid: Zero Mission, a remake of the original Metroid for Game Boy Advance. Following the "normal finale" after Samus' defeat of Mother Brain, Samus escapes the base on Planet Zebes. A cutscene immediately follows which shows her shedding her Power Suit in order to fly her original Gunship. However, Space Pirate ships shoot her down back onto Zebes' surface. Stranded and without her Power Suit, Samus must infiltrate a nearby Space Pirate compound and sneak her way into an area where an ancient Chozo Ruins test will grant her a more powerful Power Suit.

Zero Suit Samus appears very briefly during ending sequences for Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. In both of these instances she deactivates her Varia Suit before or while entering her ship, revealing her Zero Suit. There is a brief moment where she looks toward the camera in both games. Also in Corruption, Samus is shown briefly in her Zero Suit during the opening scene before she activates the Varia Suit inside her ship.

Samus also appears in her Zero Suit in early scenes of Metroid: Other M. She also appears in the dying sequence, that is whenever Samus dies, her suit disappears revealing her Zero Suit. Samus also appears without her Power Suit in the cutscenes before her battle against Ridley and before Adam's death. She makes her third playable appearance during the timed escape sequence at the end of Metroid: Other M, where she must escape a ship about to be destroyed. She is also equipped with the Paralyzer here.

In Super Smash Bros.

A reflection of Samus in her helmet can be seen in her "Congratulations!" screen. Also, when Samus is shot by a Ray Gun or hit by one of Pikachu's electric attacks, a faint outline of a female polygon can be seen, representing her suitless self.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

Though Zero Suit Samus did not appear in the game, a special trophy called Samus Unmasked shows Samus with her helmet in her hand. Multiple events in Japan allowed players to obtain the trophies, but no such events occurred elsewhere. The NTSC and PAL versions still have the trophies in its data, however, and the trophy can be obtained with Action Replay.

Trophy description

The Samus Unmasked trophy from Melee.

It's said that the orphaned Samus Aran was raised by the few survivors of the Chozo race. They armed her with a Power Suit and taught her the ways of advanced combat; even burdened with her heavy suit, Samus is as graceful as a butterfly. In the Metroid series, it was standard that Samus would remove her helmet and armor if you cleared the game fast enough.

• Metroid, 8/89

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Zero Suit Samus in Brawl.

Zero Suit Samus is a newcomer in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Her playstyle has been described by many as being similar to Sheik, in that she possesses many quick and acrobatic moves and transforms from another character. Equipped with a paralyzing laser gun that has the ability to transform into a plasma whip, Zero Suit Samus retains Samus' tether recovery capabilities. She is ranked 9th on the tier list in B tier.

She can chainstun Fox, Falco, and Wolf from 0% - ~100% with her down smash, because those characters fall so fast that they hit the ground before they can do anything at lower percentage.

Trophy Info

Zero Suit Samus trophy in Brawl.

Samus Aran without her mighty Power Suit. In this condition, she does not have the firepower she's famed for but is in full possession of the agility and athleticism she gained through her childhood training with the Chozo. Without the armor, she's also much, much faster. The weapon she carries is a self-protection device known as a Paralyzer that stops enemies cold.

: Metroid: Zero Mission

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Zero Suit Samus in Super Smash Bros. 4.

As a Playable Fighter

Zero Suit Samus returns as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4, though this time she no longer spawns upon performing the Zero Laser attack, instead being a separate character easily chosen on the character selection screen without inputting a code. Her model, just as with her suited self is based on her Metroid: Other M appearance, and is equipped with a pair of jet boots, giving her the ability to perform a bunch of new kicking attacks.

Trophies

Zero Suit Samus

Samus is far from helpless when her Power Suit is deactivated. Sure, she loses a lot of the moves and weapons she had access to before, but her Jet Boots pick up the slack! She also has the Paralyzer, a versatile weapon that can shock her rivals or change into a Plasma Whip to grab edges and enemies.

Without her Power Suit, Samus Aran may not have her usual strength, specials moves or over-powered arm cannon, but her Jet Boots definitely kick things up a notch in their own way. The Paralyzer, her gun, does just what you'd expect it to, but it can also turn into a whip for attacking and grabbing onto edges while falling.

: Metroid: Zero Mission (02/2004)

: Metroid: Other M (08/2010)

Zero Suit Samus (Alt.)

Zero Suit Samus's up special Boost Kick involves a series of fast kicks that end with a swift, sideways-launching one. A perfectly executed attack will hit eight times! Her down special Flip Jump can bury a grounded fighter in the dirt. She can kick midflip by pressing the special button.

Zero Suit Samus's Boost Kick up special finishes with a swift sideways kick. If you start the move close to an opponent, you can hit them up to eight times and launch them sideways! Her main down special, Flip Jump, buries opponents if you land on them at the end of it. Alternatively, press the button again mid-flip for a drop kick.

: Metroid: Zero Mission (02/2004)

: Metroid: Other M (08/2010)

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  Classic (Wii U)

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  Alt. (Wii U)

Gallery

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  Suitless Samus in Super Smash Bros.

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  The "Samus Unmasked" trophy

Trivia

• Zero Suit Samus is the only character in the entire Super Smash Bros. series to possess two tethers.