Zero Suit Samus

Zero Suit Samus (ゼロスーツサムス, Zero Suit Samus) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. All Stars. She was confirmed in the Super Smash Bros. Direct on August 23rd, 2018, exactly a decade after Metroid: Zero Mission was released in Europe. Like Sheik, Zero Suit Samus is now a standalone character, which means that she cannot activate or deactivate her her Power Suit under any circumstances. Zero Suit Samus is once again voiced by Alésia Glidewell, albeit via recycled voice clips from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Zero Suit Samus is currently ranked 11th out of 58 on the tier list, placing her in the A tier and making her the second lowest ranking top-tier character. This is a slight improvement from her high-tier placement in Brawl, where she was ranked 9th out of 38. Zero Suit Samus possesses a dominant air game, with two very safe aerials in her neutral and back aerials, while her up aerial is incredibly effective for juggling. Zero Suit Samus also has what is arguably the best punishment game, courtesy of her fast and nimble mobility, a paralyzingprojectile in Paralyzer, and a potent combo game that can lead to either KOs or large amounts of damage in quick fashion. In addition, Zero Suit Samus possesses a long-distanced and varied recovery, courtesy of having two tether recoveries, a third jump in Flip Jump and her new up special, Boost Kick.

While she has outstanding positives, Zero Suit Samus also has some negatives. Aside from down throw, her grab game is very poor: while her grabs have very good range, they're all extremely slow and thus punishable if whiffed. Her ground game is also somewhat poor compared to her outstanding air game, while the potency of her off-stage presence is minimal despite her great aerial mobility and varied recovery. Zero Suit Samus also has a below average neutral game, requiring players to utilize great mix-ups along with spacing in order to efficiently rack up damage, score KOs, and avoid punishment.

Regardless of her flaws, Zero Suit Samus is widely considered to be a very viable character in competitive play, with players such as Nairo and Marss having won numerous national and regional tournaments, respectively.