Samus

> *This article is about Samus' appearance in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch. For other uses, see Samus Aran. For Samus' alter ego, see Zero Suit Samus.*
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## Samus

### Also Appears In

64Melee

Brawl

3DS/Wii U

Ultimate

## Voice Actor

### Japanese

N/A

**Samus** (サムス, *Samusu*) is a playable veteran in *Super Smash Bros, Switch*, being the long running main representative from the *Metroid* franchise. She was confirmed during the E3 2018 reveal trailer, along side her alter ego, Zero Suit Samus. She doesn't have a voice actor, but makes "machine" noises.

Samus has reveived a graphical update to her design, now matching with the current Metroid game, *Metroid Dread.*

## Attributes

Samus is a tall, heavyweight character who fit the role as a **Zoner** type character. Staying true to her series, she specialize in long-ranged combat, keeping her distance and utilizing the many projectiles she has in her kit used to apply pressure from a far away distance to keep the opponent out and prevent them from approaching. Samus has slightly below-average run speed, walk speed, above average air speed, average air acceleration, high jump height and high falling speed. Samus has excellent range on her attacks, and boasts great power, and a solid recovery.

However, Samus's main weakness is her subpar up-close game, as many of her attacks are slow to come and requires good spacing, giving her poor frame data. While her recovery travels a far distance, it leaves her vulnerable, making her easy to edgeguard. Samus also lacks OOS options, too, meaning that Samus struggles when it comes to sheild pressure.

Samus has a new way of zoning! Her old Neutral Special, Charge Shot, was moved to her Jab/Forward Tilt, where she fires a series of Wave Beams at the opponent that don't make them flinch, but can be rapidly fired, and is long-ranged. It can also be charged up into a charge beam by holding A, and releasing. Samus's new Side Special, Free-Aim Mode, allows her to use a laser sight that lets her freely track her aiming direction in a 360° arc around one axis with her Arm Cannon. Use this move along with her Jab/Forward Tilt, and Neutral Special to shoot your Power Beam and your Charge Beam in any direction you want, and help your aim your shots, and zone! Samus can also jump and shoot while in *Free-Aim Mode*. However, Samus can't move while in this state, you you'll be left wide open if the opponent closes in on you. Press R to shield to exit out of *Free Aim Mode.* Samus's down special, Bomb, allows her to into her Morph Ball form! She can move around and jump while in Morph Ball form! Now, you just simply press B, and she will deploy a bomb like normal! The bombs will now remain stationary, even in the air, as opposed to just simply dropping. By Smash-inputting her Down B, then Samus would drop a Power Bomb! When Samus deploys a Power Bomb, Samus can't drop any more bombs after that until the Power Bomb explodes (which is approximately 2 seconds). To get out of Morph Ball form, just press up on the control stick, and she will return to normal!

## Special Ability - Ice Mode

By holding sheild and pressing B, Samus can toggle between her current Normal mode, and Ice mode! This will mainly affect her Neutral Special and her Jab/Forward Tilt, where as the Charge Beam and Super Missile will turn into Ice Beam and Ice Missile respectively. Ice Beams/Missiles will move slower and deal less damage, but can freeze opponents in place if hit. (Meaning that the opponent will instead turn blue, and just stays in place for a bit, just like in the games!). Her fiery burst attacks on her normals will turn into icy burst attacks, but will deal less damage and knockback than usual.

## Moveset

### Taunts

* Up Taunt: Samus holds her hand out, and puts a thumbs down. A reference to *Metroid: Other M*, with Young Samus working for the Galatic Federation.
* Side Taunt: Samus puts up a thumbs up towards the camera! Just a reference to what she does in the many endings of Metroid games!
* Down Taunt: Samus performs the pose she does in Metroid: Samus Returns!

### Idle Poses

* Samus aims her Arm Cannon behind herself, then kneels while aiming it in front of herself.
* Samus checks on her arm cannon and starting typing on it for a short while.

## Victory

### Theme

A flourished remix of the theme that would play when Samus Aran obtained a new power-up or addition to her Power Suit.

### Poses

* Victory #1: Samus fires a beam while running, then flip jumps and lands on the ground and strikes a pose. Based off of THIS part from *Metroid Dread* when she defeated the boss.
* Vicroty #2: Fires multiple shots from her Arm Cannon while kneeling, then strikes a pose based on the cover of Metroid II: Return of Samus.
* Victory #3: Samus runs up toward the camera, then spin jumps upwards, and lands with her suit off, and do a pose! Based on the ending of Metroid II: Return of Samus, except Samus will be in her Zero Suit as opposed to a bikini.