Samus

Basic Attacks

A quick jab and an overhead slam using the arm cannon

A straight kick

An overhead leg drop

Samus crouches and releases a weak fire blast aimed at the ground.

Dash Attacks

A shoulder charge

Smash Attacks

Samus fires a small explosive blast from her arm cannon

Samus fires a series of small explosive blasts overhead.

A full leg sweep.

Special Attacks

Allows Samus to charge up for a powerful projectile shot. Tilting to the left or right allows her to take evasive action while being able to continue charging from where she left off. Once fully charged, the charging animation will stop and Samus can fight normally again. The stored energy can be released by pressing the Special button again.

Fires off a homing missile to the nearest opponent.

Samus rolls down into a ball and jumps high, damaging any opponent caught along its path.

Samus turns into a ball and releases a small bomb that explodes almost immediately.

Air Attacks

A 180 degree spinning kick

A standard flying kick.

A standard flying kick to the back

Samus will spin upside-down, dealing multi-hit damage to any enemy caught within.

Samus will swing her arm cannon downward

Final Smash

Samus will fire a giant laser beam that can be tilted up or down. The powerful laser can also suck any opponent behind Samus and will get carried away by the massive beam. The beam reaches all the way to the end of the screen, making this one of the most effective Final Smashes in the game.

Recovery

Samus' only recovery option is her Screw Attack. She lacks decent horizontal recovery moves so she has to make do with the default double-jump.

Gameplay

Even when armed with an arm cannon like Mega Man, Samus isn't a pure projectile-type fighter. She only has two projectile moves: Missile and Charge Shot. Missile tracks down its target and its explosive blast isn't something that opponents will just gladly take on every single time. Charge Shot retains the power of the charge even when interrupted making it a potent projectile at any distance. When fully charged, opponents are forced to fight defensively and anticipate when you'll fire the fully charged energy ball. You can fire Samus' charge shot anytime, regardless if you're airborne or on the floor. This is a good way to disrupt opponents trying to get back to the stage.

Samus' Down Special (Bomb) is also a good move to annoy your opponents. The bombs you release when using this move has a delayed explosion. These explosions don't do that much damage but it's powerful enough to stop enemies on their tracks or deal good damage if they're caught off guard. Screw Attack can be used both as an attack or recovery move. The short explosive blasts that come from Samus' arm cannon gives her extended range but mediocre damage. Samus is an average-weight character that can deal considerable damage not through combos but careful, accurate hits.