Super Smash Bros./Samus

Introduction

Samus is known competitively for having one of the few (outside Fox) good forward tilts in the game. However, Samus is last on the current tier list for a number of factors. Samus does moderately well against Ness and Jigglypuff, but is the only character in SSB to currently have no advantageous matchups. Samus's only even matchup is against Jigglypuff, with almost all other ones at least beating 40-60. She has a low amount of combos and relies on prediction and predictable finishers to KO. The few things that save Samus are spacing, recovery, and the fact that she cannot be comboed as easily as others.

Normal Move Analysis

Ground Moves

Normal

• Neutral attack- Does a jab then brings down her arm cannon. 3% then 7%.
• Forward tilt: Roundhouse Kick. Very fast, little ending lag. 9-12% (depends on angle)
• Up tilt: Leg drop, 3-8% (upwards), 5-13%(down) Decent against aerial foes, better suited for wall-based ground combos.
• Down tilt: Sweep Kick. She quickly does a grounded roundhouse kick, which knocks the foe forward. Has some KO potential at higher %s near the ledge, can hit foes hanging onto the ledge. 13%
• Dash attack: Charges forward and rams opponent with shoulder, 12%. Bad shieldstun.

Smash attacks

• Side smash: Arm Smash, 15%. She thrusts her arm cannon forward for decent knockback, is quite fast, with good range as well.
• Up smash: Upwards Flame. She aims her arm cannon upwards and shoots flames in an arch. Multi-hiting, 10% per hit, 50% max. Best usage against heavier or fast falling characters.
• Down smash: Doublesweep Kick. Does a round kick, first hits in front of Samus. 16%. Good spacing move or KO-er near the ledge.

Other attacks

• Ledge attack- Gets up and kicks. 6% damage.
• 100% ledge attack- Picks herself up, leaning on arm cannon, and jabs in front. 6% damage.
• Floor attack- Does a breakdance-like spin with her feet, which hits on both of her sides at the same time. 6% damage.

Aerial attacks

• Neutral aerial: Sex kick. Seems to be slightly angled upwards, 16% damage, weaker the longer it's out.
• Forward aerial: Aerial Flame, 2-20% (1-4 hits). Not the best air move due to # of hits, and how hard it is to have all the moves connect.
• Up aerial: Spiral Kick. Multi-hitting upwards drill kick. 2% each hit, 10% max.
• Back aerial: Back Kick. A fast Backwards kick with good range and speed, which some arch. 14%
• Down aerial: Downwards arm thrust. Swings her arm cannon downwards below her in an arch. Is a Meteor Smash, 14%

Throws

• Forward throw: Grabs opponent via Grapple Beam and tosses him/her forward with good power, 12-16%
• Back throw: Same as forward throw, but tosses him/her backwards and faces the position she was in before the throw. 14-18%

Matchups

Matchups	Pikachu	Fox	Kirby	C.Falcon	Mario	Yoshi	DK	Ness	Puff	Luigi	Link	Samus	Total
Samus	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	-	43	Samus
	Pikachu	Fox	Kirby	C.Falcon	Mario	Yoshi	DK	Ness	Puff	Luigi	Link	Samus	Total