Zero Suit Samus - A Beginner's Guide [SSBU]

Want to learn how to play ZSS is Smash Ultimate? Start here!
For a general introduction to Smash Ultimate for absolute beginners, I recommend Izaw's video here:
• Art of Smash: Beginner...
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Music:
Pacific Rim (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Ramin Djawadi

[@corbinengelman8854]

I really hesitated on clicking this because most smash guides with fewer than 1000 views are actual trash lol. Thankfully I went ahead and decided to give it a chance and I'm really happy I did! At the beginning I wasn't sure but then you showed your gameplay and I knew this was the real deal. Thanks for making this man! The ZSS transition from Smash 4 to Ultimate is proving to be a struggle for me but this guide helped a lot!

[@STAWBsOrio]

Glad to have helped, and thanks for helping me get to over 1,000 views! :-)

[@iLiKeFooDNuMNuM]

was thinking the same thing, haha. almost didn't click on it.

[@retierashia]

Corbin Engelman 100k views now lol

[@kovenmaitreya7184]

I can actually play her much better in Ultimate than in Smash 4. I wasn't that great at 4 oddly enough.

[@SaysijuSan]

Almost 200k views now. You deserve it ☺️.

[@italoguajardopenaloza7516]

this is THE guide of ZSS. You deserve more viewers. Now i really want to main ZSS

[@InsomniaNest]

Now this is how I want my tutorials to be. Soooo easy to digest

[@STAWBsOrio]

Please note: I am aware of the problem of the game audio being too loud compared to my voice. Apologies for this, I was not prepared for what KZbin compression would do 🙃. Just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone for the response and feedback, I'm absolutely thrilled that so many of you found this helpful. Rest assured I have more in the works and will definitely be releasing more content soon. These will probably be more focussed on specific parts of ZSS' gameplay. A full advanced guide will have to wait a while, as it's very early days and new stuff is constantly being discovered. Together we'll show everyone what the Queen of Hype can do!

[@costinvelicu3534]

High Quality video hope you make more of this , you have potential.

[@sebastiankjlby4456]

HE... you called samus HE so many times

[@STAWBsOrio]

Sebastian Kjølby you might want to check your headphones?

[@marky6456]

Dude, you need to either speak up or turn off the background music.

[@hellochriscole]

Most helpful guide I've found, thanks for taking the time! I'm having trouble nailing that up+A, up+a, up+B aerial combo that I kept seeing, but this video revealed so much to me! I particularly like how you measure how long each moves takes in frames. Brilliant!

[@ericpeterson6918]

Im still going to main ZSS and I won't give up on her. ZSS main 4 life

[@Kirinyyyy]

eric peterson yes zss mains

[@liltone9614]

Yes ZSS mains here

[@LASGProductionz]

Started playing as her recently and I enjoyed here style , found my new main!

[@mcdongalemployee]

her style*

[@Peahnuts]

RIP down throw

[@c2ironfist]

Down Throw isn't so bad I found it allowed me to keep my opponents right above me where I wanted them

[@100CherryJuice]

@@c2ironfist Could just use up throw, which is also a kill throw.

[@c2ironfist]

@@100CherryJuice you don't want to stale your kill throw and down throw keeps them closer to you allowing you to keep the pressure better The further away you toss them the more breathing room they have allowing them to escape your pressure game and giving them more landing options

[@100CherryJuice]

@@c2ironfist That's an incredibly poor excuse. With that logic, any mediocre throw isn't "that bad" because you can use it instead of the other superior ones lol. Zss still has a plethora of options with her front and back throws not just up. If you somehow spoil the other 3 then you need help.

[@J-DawgTBH]

The most reliable way to follow up on down throw is into forward air. It has some really tight timing though so yeah I can see why you think it's bad.

[@XionMurasami]

I dropped ZSS in favor of Palutena for Smash Ultimate, but your guide has lit the spark in me back and now I want to put ZSS back in the lab and make put her back into my list. Thank you, my dude.

[@thegoldenadonis7552]

Christian Avendano yes! I reverted back to peach and for some reason ZSS didn’t click for me as much this time around but this has really given me hope

[@Kirinyyyy]

Christian Avendano I main both zss and Palutena

[@AirahsELL]

This just makes me want to throw the game out.

[@sealvain6810]

I main zss and bayo. Also yes ik bayo is like the worst character in the game, but i just love playing games in style xD

[@Shizilol]

We need more tutorials like this, because most tutorials I’ve watched is on combos, which I bad at, I just need some basic information then I can use combos when I get use to her

[@TheLuconic]

Samus has the best legs, best kicks, if not, the best body. She will always be my main. Thanks for the vid. This helps a lot.

[@STAWBsOrio]

Definitely Wii Fit Trainer’s star pupil.

[@TheLuconic]

@@STAWBsOrio omg, SOOOOO TRUE!!!

[@niks8938]

TheLuconic Are we gonna act like Bayonetta doesn’t exist

[@TheLuconic]

@@niks8938 sorry. Even then. Samus has a better body than her. Bayonetta has a booty? Guess what. Samus does too and has much nicer legs and, well you get the point.

[@LawrenceSZNN]

TheLuconic my mans pickin his main based off the ass

[@toxks5848]

This has to be one of the best Smash videos out there. A character I didn’t understand laid out perfectly and now can’t wait to practice.

[@RingoRoad]

they made her even more hype while getting rid of the jank, i support it

[@KodakKid33]

I still like her but how is she more hype? They removed a lot of cool combos and nerfed her edgeguard capacity with the side B tether nerf. She got some minor buffs like side B killing, but almost every change was a nerf

[@deviantnia]

what was wrong with her in smash 4?

[@laken6461]

@@deviantnia off a grab when she has high percent/rage she could chain up airs into up b which would fail to link into the final kick finisher and send them straight up into the blastzone which would kill at insanely low percents

[@Jaxvex]

I thought I was doing pretty well with her, then I saw this. Thanks for showing me new possibilities!

[@nonsensecrusade2741]

zed-ess-ess

[@ThePervinca99]

Can I say this is absolutely the best ZSS Samus Tutorial on KZbin? I've been watching sooo many but there were none as good as this. Thank you.

[@shahvez.2610]

9:05 oof snake. You ain’t coming back from that.

[@Tosca364]

Flip jump is the coolest move EVER 😍

[@STAWBsOrio]

^^ the truth

[@toadfrog8057]

I know I'm late to this but thanks! ZSS has been my main since she came out in brawl, so I always thought I was at least decent with her, but all guides I tried to use to get better were always so hard to digest and they use gamer language my small brain is confused by. But this is really easy to digest and is a really good game guide! So thank you!

[@Howl_3DN]

Just what I was looking for. First vid I chose to know more about ZSS and it not only informed me of the basics and combo starters to practice, but tells even more just by example in the clips. Also short and organized. Got me hyped to try and get better with the awesome gameplay clips! Well done 👍🏽

[@penguinspy3478]

Honestly I was just learning her because I love hard, technical characters to play, but watching this gave me so much knowledge and hope to use her even more . Thank you so much; I'm so excited now

[@SushiReversed]

I never bought this game, just played with friends, and they always bashed me for being a basic Kirby main. Now I pick up ZSS, and I just can't put her down. Complete turnaround in gameplay, most likely due to her movement speed. Thank you for this guide, no way I could get better without you!

[@negy4463]

Best guide for people beginning to play the character! GREAT JOB!

[@tndrunning3328]

I’m new to smash and having now tried every character at least a bit I’m going to main ZSS for a while to try and get half decent. Thanks for the guide, you make it very clear and easy to understand

[@Krethean]

I was looking to relearn how to play ZSS and unlearn the Smash 4 play style, since that was going alright but not as well as it used to. So I looked at this because I'm not really a frames player. I try to learn but most guides to me don't seem to explain that too well to someone who isn't too savvy with them. This guide gave me something to start with, and I'm already getting a better handle of her. When I try other guides that offer more technical stuff (when I am able to get a good grasp of frames) then I feel this and another guide would get me into the swing of things.

[@MymindisaMaze]

I appreciate how in-depth this guide is. I'd love to see more guides like this for other characters!

[@kainitekaiju3227]

The use of the Pacific Rim theme though. Love that movie!

[@Harpie.]

I love this guide so much, I learned a lot. I didn't know flip kick direction could be changed.. I've died so many times due to not facing the "right way" when using it after being sent off the stage I also didn't remember zair and I was using side special to grab ledge which was so slow, now it makes sense. Thank you!

[@xchorro]

they way you say zero ss gives me tingles. it took me forever to realize what u were saying lol

[@mugen050]

damn this is the video i needed. seriously did not know about the down special mechanic until i found this

[@tacobandito1311]

I swear this is the guide with all the info I was looking for amazing you deserve so much more subs

[@alfredconqueror4422]

Your guide and Pacific rim music got me all excited! Right after watching this I rushed my switch and started to play with my main Zero Suit.. and failed miserably, long road ahead haha thank you so much for the guide

[@thatguyjohnny2479]

This is the first smash game i have ever played and i am gravitating to zss. I appreciate your guide.

[@davidlund4899]

I was honestly hesitant to click on this video since so many people have been jumping on the SSBU bandwagon and pumping out any "Beginner SSBU guide" they can think of for views. However, i'm really glad i did select this video! As someone fairly new to the series i found this surprisingly more comprehensive and easy to follow than i expected. Lots of simple concepts that aren't just "do this or do that" and are more "This is the kind of thing you want to go for but it doesn't mean you have to." Only thing i would say is your voice is a bit quiet compared to the gameplay but other than that, great job! I'm excited for what comes next!

[@noirox4891]

I love the style, seems to be inspired by Izaw but a bit more beginner-focused!

[@TeslaSkarfelt]

Sorry it took me so long to get to this, this is really excellent, great job :D

[@STAWBsOrio]

Thank you! You’re one of my big inspirations, good sir ❤️

[@TeslaSkarfelt]

@@STAWBsOrio Well in turn, this is inspiring me to up my level of content, the editing and pacing was really clean!

[@mokuuu]

I gave ZSS up, because she didn't feel right, but after watching this and trying her again I started feeling the love for her gameplay again. Thank you so much!

[@AllGoodsGee]

Best smash ultimate beginner character guide I've seen on yt can't wait until the advanced info!

[@salems.bytche]

My friend gave me a month to prepare before I go up against them in Smash. They’ve played for years and are really good. I never have lmao. I already gravitated towards ZSS, and I did some screwing around in the training by myself but this is going to be so useful. Thank you so much!

[@STAWBsOrio]

You’re welcome :) I recommend the more up-to-date guide “Art of ZSS” by Izaw, which I also helped make.

[@salems.bytche]

@@STAWBsOrio awesome! I’ll check it out. I have been able to get up to Level 5 CPU’s and beating them semi-consistently with the knowledge I have and found out but I am definitely hitting a road block and need to focus and memorize these other moves. Hopefully I can get to where I need to be >:)

[@lbmybblb7993]

I have found a use for down throw. At higher mid percentages, depending on DI, if the enemy moves away from zss (as opposed to above her), they will almost always neutral air dodge (prob from some smash 4 ptsd), and then I use that as an opportunity as a KO by using bair.

[@originalterrterrbear]

That Punish Game Montage at the end was so fucking amazing 😳😳😳 I got chills

[@joseponce4199]

One of the best tutorials I’ve ever seen for smash.... thanks man

[@sorenzzz]

In my journey in finding a main it was down to a few candidates, I was looking up video guides etc. and when I found this video as well as your channel, I decided to pick up Zero Suit Samus because of your amazing videos and fell in love with the character and fell in love with ultimate again. Thank you so much and I can't wait to see more content!

[@STAWBsOrio]

Thank you so much, I’m glad they’ve helped!

[@ChiralLegioN]

I've been looking for a good ZSS beginners guide since release. Thank god I found this. Thanks a ton mate!

[@erikocampo7644]

Hey I’m a little late but thank you so much! I like her play style and I determined I’m gonna pick her up as my main since your gameplay also motivated me to try her out

[@SwiftOlympian]

Smash ultimate is my first smash game and I cant thank you enough for making this intro guide on zss. Understanding how to use her move set properly really set me back a while. This video was really well made and I hope more guides are in the works. Ty!

[@MrWhyGuy0]

This was my first smash game also

[@edmund8954]

mine too

[@DrSwagSwag]

An excellent beginners guide. I really like how you showed each move's frame data and then connected that to the strengths and weaknesses of that move. It helped me properly understand why n-air is a good pressure tool and why side-b or neutral-b is not. It really helped me understand ZSS' neutral game which is the hardest part for me to understand.

[@spiralanimations7736]

I just randomly picked this charter and was having fun but I was also confused on her moves and how to use them and thanks so much this is the best guide ever sub

[@KirianLara]

ZSS was so exciting in Sm4sh, and when I get Ultimate I will enjoy her even more, thanks for this guide sir!

[@Val-oo9pk]

The quality of this video is amazing. Subbed! I also used to main ZSS for abit in Smash 4 then switched to Palutena in Ultimate. But this makes me want to try to pick her up again!

[@yfeboanvakenss8841]

TIL you can fastfall from short-hops. This video has made my life a lot easier.

[@pyguy7]

0:52 and also 1:24 that pose so stylish and sublime. Samus has some sexy finishers.

[@RadiantBeachShulk]

Wow, this is actually a really, really good guide for Zero Lag Samus! I just picked her up as my main and I had no idea that Flip Jump could kill so many ways. Thanks!

[@wesleygoudjo2827]

I am new to the game and so I did watch a lot of different guides. Yours is by far my favourite one, it shows a lot of possibilities and makes me wanna play. Nice one

[@growowski]

The Pacific Rim theme in the background tho

[@TheDukeanator414]

Thank you so much for showing the buttons to press for each move. I love zero suit samus and learned alot of what she can do that I had no idea about

[@AshMomo]

This video format was very visually appealing! I loved it!

[@williamanderson93]

this man has nine videos and six of them are on zero suit samus, you know damn well that he knows his shit

[@95l0uis]

Let's make ZSS great again

[@tash5540]

Yess

[@mollup1071]

I just got Smash for Christmas, and I didn't know who to main, but this puts ZSS as a contender

[@MetaTrixx]

This is crazy to me... how everyone gunna watch this video, see the editing, see the quality and see the views.. and not sub... this is nuts to me.. Dude keep up your videos the value of your content is insanely good also. subbed

[@STAWBsOrio]

Thank you! I play a lot of Falco too, so I’m a big fan of your work 😊

[@MetaTrixx]

I appreciate that! Us content creators gotta stick together 👍

[@STAWBsOrio]

🙏

[@charliewelch4301]

I haven’t touched smash since it was on the n64 in over a decade. Was a Kirby main when I was a kid. Now that I got smash ult I am loving zss and this video is going to help me so much. Thank you. You earned a like and a sub

[@thecarrotsarecoming4711]

*plays theme to pacific rim on zero suit samus montage

[@Serennekin]

Thanks a lot man! I’ve been wanting to main ZSS and I’ve seen many videos on ZSS in Smash 4, but no one had any good videos on playing ZSS in Ultimate. This helps a ton thank you! I’m excited to start killing in style 😎😋

[@STAWBsOrio]

Now now, they’re only taking stocks.

[@dir7y1]

Excellent summary! Without no doubt the best zss guide at yt right now.

[@Arlo5.13]

Alright, this guide was good, but 5:10 took it up to the next level. I never would have known that, and this shows the depth you know this character! I’ll be implementing this as a mix-up option now, and thanks for being willing to share your secrets with the world man!

[@projectfar1956]

Amazing guide. The presentation is actually immaculate

[@jamesflux2557]

Thanks for the guide, my friends and I usually play SMBU during breaks and my friend usually destroys me as his main Bayonetta so hopefully with this guide and a few others alongside a some more practise I can eventually be on par with him and prove harder competition against him

[@joselira7779]

I’ve always loved both ZSS and Samus, since I’m a fan of the games and don’t care about tier lists, and so I Main them as well as Link and DK. I’m glad you put this video out because I haven’t used ZSS as much in this smash since she felt off, but old habits die hard I guess, I should really start hitting the lab and trying her on my brother and friends a bit more as well, this video will really make a difference, now that I can see and understand her changes better seeing your amazing gameplay/guide

[@Cacademon646]

Same, but I also main Ganondorf and Ridley.

[@Cannon8X]

Zss main here, great video man! Covered a lot of good stuff, and I learned a few differences I hadn’t realized about zss’s changes since smash 4. Keep it up, also very professional, looking Guide.

[@Cre4tivEdits]

Cannon8X I need to fight all the zss mains so I can get better with her I’m so trash and new to the game 😂

[@jamietill8484]

I'm on my second day of playing super smash bros and I'm watching this video now. Heres hoping this'll help me out.

[@thejamman4070]

I generally play zoners, but I really like ZSS’s design in this game and I’d like to learn how to play her.

[@oinkoink1909]

"design" ;)

[@arnulforosales9215]

I made ZSS my secondary main after peach after seeing this video. Thanks so much!!

[@Bower_]

Wow as a new player this is the best guide i have ever seen. Please keep doing these!!

[@ayar2]

I already main Normal Samus, and now that ZSS got a new more buff model Im seriously thinking on maining her as well, this video was a nice introduction to the basics of the character.

[@perrygriffin8900]

This video has almost a quarter million views. It's criminal that you have less than 7k subs. Add mine to that list. Incredible beginners guide.

[@c2ironfist]

Great video! You packed a ton of info in just under 10 mins I'm looking to add ZSS as top 5 characters I'm interested in maining

[@Moist.Towels]

I have a very hard time trying to pick a main, but ZSS look so interesting to me, so I decided to look up guides. But unfortunately, since this game is still very new, not much were found. Until this one was while I was scrolling down my recommended. I just wanted to say this guide is absolutely amazing and I can't wait for the next ZSS guide! Earned a sub. :D

[@FistPumpBeast1675]

I still wanted to use ZSS as a secondary knowing she was my main but I know I needed to change a few things. Stuff like using side throw for reactions, forgetting about down throw, and overall being much more aggressive with her is what I needed to hear. Thanks bruv.

[@DnsError80710102]

By far the best the best guide showing how to use zero suit well informed absolutely amazing

[@Darius_The1st]

Rlly great video. Finally someone who actually tells you which buttons to press and not talk some weird stuff a beginner cant under stand yet!

[@icebear6757]

thank you for this guide! i played her a lot in smash 4 and this video helped me learn a lot more about her in ultimate

[@vormundelite9122]

Great video pal and the pacific rim soundtrack fits so well on her , loved it , excellent choice!

[@gerikhighwind668]

I need a guide like this for every character. Very well done.

[@akairink2170]

Landing every hit Samus does with her legs it's just too satisfying.

[@jamesflux2557]

Thanks for the guide, my friends and I usually play SMBU during breaks and Zero suit Samus is my main but my friend usually destroys me as his main Bayonetta so hopefully with this guide and a few others alongside a some more practise I can eventually be on par with him and prove harder competition against him

[@Minister_of_Magic_1997]

That pacific rim score though.

[@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz9732]

This is the type of tutorials that ive been looking for

[@gum8788]

This is the best character guide I’ve seen and incredible editing!

[@unknownethos4419]

Amazing video, even one year later

[@thegoldenadonis7552]

Deff a sub. I slightly dropped ZSS in this game because for some reason things just didn’t click. Maybe it was some smash 4 habits that I’ve yet to break but I opted to use peach. Seeing this video has made me pick her back up. I love ZSS so thanks a ton

[@Kaanlanzer]

Super cool guide, I would to see a part about combos exclusively but very good nontheless. As other people say the volume of your voice is waaay too low but thats easy to fix. Keep it up with the good work.

[@happyaccidents156]

I have seen the light and have committed myself to the queen of hype. Please show me the ways of the flip jump kick.

[@dankopp5363]

excellent guide. Thanks so much and hope to see more. Ill share to get your work around.

[@pmoney5654]

I loved the pacific rim music in the background!!!! Also great guide

[@Bioguy5]

This is a really impressive video, even more so that it was from a new channel like this. The detail and editing is top notch. I definitely want to see more for ZSS and some of the other SSBU characters; particularly Bayonetta.

[@Zurg_]

amazing production

[@pokefreknl260]

Such quality guide.... HOW DOES THIS CHANNEL ONLY HAVE 114 SUBS?!?!

[@user-gi3ro9rm9k]

i was thinking about maining chrom but this guide completely changed my mind...

[@Jefreyds]

As a ZSS main since Brawl, I approve of this video!

[@Cre4tivEdits]

This guide was made amazingly well I loved it , music on point, proper info , good visuals keep it up , subbed