Samus (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)

This article is about Samus' appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. For other uses, see Samus.

“	With her Charge Shot, Missile, and Bomb, Samus has three different projectiles to keep her opponents in check from a distance. When fully charged up, her Charge Shot is quite powerful. For her Final Smash, she launches a wide laser beam that can be moved up and down!	”
—Description from the Super Smash Blog.

Samus
Universe	Metroid
Also appears in	64 Melee Brawl 3DS/Wii U
Availability	Starter
Final Smash	Zero Laser
Tier	A (15)
Character Statistics
Number of Jumps	2
Can Wall Jump	Yes
Has a Tether	Yes
Character Stats
Weight	Heavyweight

Samus (サムス) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, representing the Metroid series. She was hinted at in the game's first teaser trailer in March 8th, 2018 and officially confirmed on June 12th at E3 2018. She is classified as Fighter #04. She also has her own Echo Fighter with Dark Samus.

Moveset

Attributes

• With much of her gameplay relying on her projectile-based specials, Samus fits within the Zoner-archetype of fighter; she can use her arsenal to keep opponents at bay and pressure them from a distance.
• While a heavyweight, Samus has very floaty physics, sporting high jumps and slow fall speed.
• Samus can Wall jump. She also has a Tether recovery with her Grapple Beam.

General Moveset

Note: The gifs used are not accurate representations of their standard knockback settings from 0%

Attack	Damage	Description
Jab - Straight / Cannon Hammer	Straight: 3% Cannon Hammer: 8%	A punch with her hand, followed by a forearm club with her Arm Cannon.
Grab & Pummel - Grapple Beam & Grab Chop	Pummel: 1.3%	Grab: Uses her Grapple Beam. It is one of the slowest grabs in the game. Pummel: Repeated palm strikes.
Edge Attack	9%	A legsweep as she climbs up.
Front Floor Attack	7%	A low grounded spin kick.
Back Floor Attack		Sweeps both in front of and behind her with the Arm Cannon.
Trip Attack	5%	A shin kick in front of her, followed by a back kick behind her.
Dash Attack - Shoulder Tackle	Full hit: 10% Late hit: 6%	A shoulder tackle / shoulder charge. Possibly based on her Shinespark ability from Super Metroid.
Aerials
Neutral Aerial - Turning Kick	First hit: 10% Second hit: 9% (full) / 8% (late)	An aerial roundhouse kick that hits on either side of Samus. The second hit has a sweetspot. Resembles the aerial Counter Attack from Metroid: Other M.
Up Aerial - Drill Kick	Hit 1: 3% Hits 2-4: 1.3% Hit 5: 4%	A diagonal corkscrew kick that can hit multiple times.
Forward Aerial - Aerial Fire	Hit 1: 3% Hits 2-4: 1.6% Hit 5: 5%	Fires off five mini explosions from the Arm Cannon in a slow downward arc.
Back Aerial - Sobat	Clean hit: 14% (foot) / 12% (leg) Late hit: 9%	A fast and powerful back kick.
Down Aerial - Meteor Drop	Full hit: 14% Early / late hit: 10%	Swings her Arm Cannon in an arc while facing downwards. It has a sweetspot that can Meteor Smash.
Grab Air Attack - Midair Grapple Beam	4% Early: 2.5%	Fires the Grapple Beam. It cannot grab opponents in the air but can grab ledges.
Tilts
Up Tilt - Heel Kick	On grounded opponents: 13% On aerial opponents: 12%	A wide axe kick. It can Meteor Smash grounded opponents and horizontally launch aerial opponents.
Forward Tilt - Spin Kick	Foot: 10% Leg: 9% Body: 8% Angled - Foot: 11% Leg: 10% Body: 9%	A wheel kick or roundhouse kick that can be angled. More power is concentrated at her foot.
Down Tilt - Earth Blaster	12%	Thrusts the Arm Cannon forward while kneeling and fires a small explosion.
Throws
Up Throw - Grappling Cannon	Grab: 5% Throw: 7%	Hoists the opponent upward and blasts them high.
Forward Throw - Grappling Throw Front	10%	Throws the opponent forward in a whipping motion.
Back Throw - Grappling Throw Back		Swings the opponent behind her.
Down Throw - Grappling Throw Down	5%	Throws the opponent downward in a whipping motion. Can be used as a combo starter.
Smash Attacks
Up Smash - Cover Fire	Hits 1-4: 35 Hit 5: 6%	An anti-air attack where she fires five small consecutive explosions in an overhead arc. It cannot hit grounded opponents unless they are next to her.
Side Smash - Arm Cannon Knuckle	Arm Cannon: 12% Explosion: 14% Angled Up - Arm Cannon: 13% Explosion: 15% Angled Down - Arm Cannon: 11% Explosion: 13.5%	An exploding thrust of the Arm Cannon, similar to Mario's Forward Smash. It can be angled up or down.
Down Smash - Spinning Low Kick	Front: 10% Back: 12%	A legsweep kick that can Semi-spike.

Special Moves

Samus' Special Moves
	64	Melee	Brawl	3DS/Wii U	Ultimate
Standard Special	Charge Shot
Side Special	—	Missile
Up Special	Screw Attack
Down Special	Bomb
Final Smash	—		Zero Laser

On-screen appearance

Samus will emerge from a Save Station.

Idle Poses

Taunts

Up Taunt

Side Taunt

Down Taunt

Victory Screens

• The pose Samus assumes in the end of her second victory screen is the same one on the artwork covers for Metroid II: The Return of Samus and its remake Samus Returns.
• Samus' third victory screen partially recreates an animation from the original Super Smash Bros. that she performs when she's selected in the Character Select Screen. It also resembles her official render for Ultimate.

Aesthetic

• Samus still wears the Varia Suit from Metroid: Other M, though the colors are a lot more vibrant due to Ultimate's general aesthetic.
• When hit, Samus will emit sparks. She shares this trait with other metallic characters (Dark Samus, R.O.B., and Mega Man).

Classic Mode: Another Planet, Another Bounty

Samus' congratulatory picture

Samus' Classic Mode involves her battling mostly villains, as she is a bounty hunter by trade; some matches reference past boss battles from throughout the Metroid series. All fights take place only on Metroid stages. The song "Ending - Metroid" will play during the end credits.

Clearing Samus' route allows her to unlock any of the following in order: Inkling, Wii Fit Trainer, Pit, Incineroar, Dark Samus, Cloud, Wario, and Dark Pit.

Round	Opponent	Stage	Music	Notes
1	Wolf	Brinstar	"Title Theme - Metroid"
2	Giant King K. Rool	Brinstar (Omega Form)	"Brinstar Depths"	King K. Rool in this match is analogous to Kraid.
3	R.O.B. (x6)	Brinstar Depths	"Brinstar (Melee)"	The match will be a horde battle. A possible reference to Samus and Zero Suit Samus' journey through the Subspace Factories in The Subspace Emissary, where the R.O.B. army was commonly fought at.
4	Giant Ridley	Norfair	"Vs. Ridley (Ultimate)"	References Ridley and Samus' previous encounters.
5	Mewtwo, Bowser, and Charizard	Norfair (Omega Form)	"Multiplayer - Metroid Prime 2: Echoes"
6	Dark Samus	Frigate Orpheon	"Vs. Parasite Queen"	References Samus and Dark Samus' previous fights in the Metroid Prime trilogy.
7	Bonus Stage
Final	Master Hand (and Crazy Hand on Intensity 7.0 and higher)	Final Destination	"Master Hand" (against Master Hand) "Master Hand / Crazy Hand" (against both Hands)

Role in World of Light

Samus with the other fighters facing Galeem.

Samus was among the fighters that were summoned to fight the army of Master Hands.

During the opening cutscene, Samus was present on the cliffside when Galeem unleashed his beams of light. As Galeem attacked, Samus tried to fight back by shooting at it with her Arm Cannon, but only to be captured and placed under its imprisonment along with the other fighters, excluding Kirby.

She can be rescued in an pathway in The Light Realm, blocking the route to an area resembling Pac-Maze. She is required to be rescued, as it will allow the player to proceed with the story.

Samus is later seen among the rescued fighters present in the final battle between Galeem and Dharkon. She also appears in the bad ending where Dharkon is defeated, witnessing the world be engulfed in light.

Fighter Battle

No.	Spirit	Type	Power	Stage	Song
04			7,500	Brinstar (Omega Form)	"Title Theme - Metroid"

Palette Swaps

Orange	Wears the Varia Suit as it appears in Metroid: Other M.
Blue	Resembles the Fusion Suit from Metroid Fusion.
Pink	Based on the Varia Suit from the original Metroid when missiles are selected, as well as the Gravity Suit as it appears in Super Metroid.
Brown	Based on the Dark Suit from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
Purple	Based on the Gravity Suit as it appears in Metroid Prime.
Green	Referred to as "Mass Produced Samus" in the original Super Smash Bros. website, a reference to the MS-06 Zaku II from the Gundam franchise.
White	Based on the Light Suit from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
Black	Resembles a Power Trooper from Metroid Prime.

Gallery

Samus' fighter card

Samus' unlock notice in World of Light

Photo from Sakurai's Twitter celebrating the anniversary of Super Smash Bros.

Photo from Sakurai's Twitter celebrating the anniversary of Super Metroid

Photo from Sakurai's Twitter celebrating the anniversary of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Photo from Sakurai's Twitter celebrating the anniversary of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Video

04 Samus – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Trivia

• Samus' render for Ultimate is completely identical to her promotional render for Metroid: Other M, which also went on to be used in other promotional material in different media up until the release of Metroid: Samus Returns.
• World of Light marks Samus' first and only time being an Unlockable character.
• Samus is the only starter character:
  • To have an Echo Fighter
  • To be female (not counting Pikachu's last two palette swaps).
• Samus is one of four fighters to not have red-flashing eyes in the Spirit Battle previews during World of Light; the other three are Dark Samus, Mr. Game & Watch, and Pac-Man.