How is SAMUS WINNING SO MUCH in Smash Ultimate??

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[@CBGog]

As someone who's been maining samus since 64, this video was nice to see.

[@lordrikudouzero9119]

Same, never fell off from using my girl from the original to now.

[@xboxgamer474246]

Samus has never been better than right now imo Ult Samus > Melee Samus > sm4sh Samus >>>>>> all others

[@axltheriolu8791]

I'm younger then most og samus mains but Samus has been with me since I started playing smash bros and at school considered to be the best player at school when went through the grabfest of 64 the shiny foxes the grueling META knight to the op dlc characters to now with smash.

[@stickjohnny]

My condolences. Samus was my all time least favorite 64 character to play. Liked her ok in melee though.

[@deadplock]

@@xboxgamer474246 ultimate < melee

[@JamestheKilljoy]

Dude her Smash attacks and up throw got buffed. She kills at 140 now

[@IAm-zo1bo]

How tf is she considered high tier then

[@JamestheKilljoy]

@@IAm-zo1bo as a Samus main myself i would say she WAS mid tier, but having reliable ways to kill at the percentage most top tiers kill at may move her to high tier. Further testing is required...

[@HudsonIsGay]

Not to mention dash attack getting buffed

[@nathanlevesque7812]

I'm happy, but I still feel like Samus gets repetitive. Then I watch Quik and just think hot damn...I suck.

[@Chan0art]

now i dont have to fish or bair so much

[@volu7169]

5:46 i like the angle of the up tilt

[@destructoid5939]

My friends and I call that move “The Boot” and no one ever knows where they’re gonna go when they’re hit by it

[@The_Ajna]

Destructoid lmao

[@mcfincher29]

I love how this came out essentially on the day she got buffed lol. Later in the video they talk about how Samus doesn't have reliable kill confirms until like 180%. That may not be true anymore.

[@XXMASTERRIKUXX]

Is not she kills around 120- 140 depending on character

[@bruce4139]

Lol

[@daridon2483]

@@XXMASTERRIKUXX Now that is even lower

[@whitegoodness1988]

Forward and up smash are good kill confirms it just depends on weight class

[@Dn41589]

Who cares about kill confirms, once your at 130 your dead if you get hit by anything. Every attack kills

[@magnum567134]

I'm a Samus main and I HATE most Samuses that I come across. Glad somebody recognizes her the potential of her toolkit and is taking her to the top

[@superxavxii421]

Ikr, I main her too and I hate how people only use b moves instead of using the rest of her moveset.

[@magnum567134]

@@superxavxii421 Yeah, and not only is it annoying to fight against, it's also boring to do. I've tried sitting across the stage and just using charge shot and missiles, but I can't bring myself to do it for more than like 20 secs. And some of these people drag out the matches until the time runs out! I don't see how that's fun for anybody😒

[@Cursedtobless]

@@magnum567134 dude yesssss I fucking hate those samus players. They don't like to fight they just want to use charge shoot heavily and stay distant. They use a minimal amount of moves just to keep you away then bam hit you with charge shot after charge shot. Then they laugh when you lose to their spam bull shit and don't rematch. I feel like these are just pussy ass trolls that are jealous that someone can use samus in unique ways and actually wants to fight fair and square and their ego won't let them fight honorably so they spam for that win at any cost.

[@miguelxique5277]

Samus is so good. I hate projectile spammers

[@arkspamsr217]

Oh thank god you're not one of those samuses

[@eh9618]

Short answer: everyone is still hyped for metroid prime 4 Long answer: this video

[@fluffypanda75]

So glad to see my favorite Nintendo character getting that much deserved respect.

[@Getcakedieyoung23]

I have never played a Metroid game but I love Samus because of smash 👍

[@oodragonoo6702]

Ridley deserves that same respect

[@duckway4733]

Yep huge metroid fan here

[@YouAlreadyKnowBabi]

Now if only we could get METROID PRIME TRILOGY ON SWITCH

[@skaionex]

This is exactly how I've been playing samus since day 1 lol. I'm clearly nowhere near as good but I much prefer using her up close and using all her tools. Range spamus is just so boring.

[@wuhhlfarg5578]

Mentioning NickC for Falcon was straight up insulting to Fatality

[@teddythodo3302]

Seriously this.

[@julio7580]

Yeah bc he's trash

[@jd.1184]

@@julio7580 Ok kiddo

[@julio7580]

@@jd.1184 thought you did something huh boomer

[@jd.1184]

@@julio7580 clearly you thought you did something lol

[@rasenganpimp]

I honestly don't think Samus is mid-tier, and I don't think she ever should have been considered mid. I think she's low high-tier. And now with those 7.0 buffs... Well, we'll see. Should be interesting.

[@InfinityFantasy]

Ian Burgos UP THROW

[@julioarcaiko]

Evanturous is it dope? I haven’t labbed it yet

[@Dn41589]

Top tier now.

[@Snacks256]

Leo puts her at high tier based on playing against quik. Though he also put about a third of the cast in high tier.

[@rookeyji5177]

@@boonanaman7 stop overhyping the buffs they were really minor

[@HyperManic1000]

Take a shot everytime he says ”Charge shot”. See you on the other side, chief

[@thisistherun4015]

This was an awesome guide, highlighting many general play differences on a character that isn't seen often, in a way that can be translated to anyone's play. Simon and Richter are in a similar spot because their tier placements are often disputed and even though people play them to success in a linear way, we see Riddles at the top able to play with more balance. I'd love to see a similar analysis on his play.

[@volu7169]

I thin overall especially quiK is amazing to watch! His gameplay is somehow very interesting and entertaining.

[@pinpoint0]

Been playing Samus since melee. I've never really watched much on her gameplay but this exactly explains how I felt was the best way to play. When I didn't care or was tired, sure, zoning and camping was fine, but she can fill this spot with semi-aggressive play that no other character can!

[@moonstruck1215]

I've never thought of Samus as a purely "defensive" character. I've always hated playing her as such. Since melee I've lived playing her a mid aggressive character.

[@GIR177]

Because if you play one-dimensionally like that, it means you're becoming predictable, which means you're always gonna struggle in your bad matchups. There's times to rush in and times to hang back, and it's simple advice, but the best players know when to flip the switch.

[@Pacemaker_fgc]

She’s like Guile. You keep them out with projectiles until they get frustrated and start playing risky. Then you get aggressive and the sudden change in timing gives you free damage.

[@darkphoenix2]

Man, I really enjoyed her back when I was still playing Ultimate. What I love is that in this and Melee, she has such a wide array of useful moves. Even if they aren't the best on their own, a balanced playstyle with her feels more cerebral and creative than lots of other characters. Players like HugS make her look like she's in a Street Fighter game than a Smash Bros game because of careful movement and pokes and traps and combos that aren't easy but are truly beautiful to witness. I just love the idea of "let me drop this bomb to get you to jump into my nair so I can screw up your recovery with missiles so that when you land I can charge shot you and if you still don't die I'll fake the off stage nair, force you to jump early, jump to you and up air you before you can grab the ledge etc etc"

[@narpasword]

Been a Samus main since super smash brothers on the 64. Glad to see some new strategies and fighting styles, will take them to heart

[@grunyin]

Quik uses his movements to hypnotize his opponents, opening them up to a smash attack or charge shot.

[@voys1187]

Great explanations. Samus has been my main since Melee, and I am loving her Ultimate iteration, Quik is definitely the best Samus right now

[@CodyBMcGuire]

Samus was the first character I picked up in Melee but eventually ended up maining Roy. Haven't really decided on a main for Ultimate yet, kind of want to wait for all the DLC to be released for a final decision. Just been floating around between several characters but Dark Samus is one I keep coming back to and really enjoying. Excited to hear about these buffs. Also somehow haven't heard of Quik until now. Have watched a lot of YB content and really like the fluidity of his style but I'll be studying Quik now.

[@duckway4733]

Samus is meant to be quick either way

[@SamiJ1508]

I cant do it. I need her melee nair. That's why I switched to link. Better fast fall too which is great

[@doobi6343]

Her new nair is no melee nair but it has a very generous hitbox in front of her. Once you realize it hits way in front and above her leg it becomes a great tool

[@voys1187]

@@doobi6343 F*ck, you are right about that. Getting used to the change in Nair was the hardest part. Love that they put air-charging back in after 64 tho lol. Her movement is some of the best in the game, and IMHO no character is better at ledge trapping.

[@Meshric]

Good video, should've mentioned how she get out of disadvantage pretty well with bombs and tethers. Watch YB go against Ally and you can see him dance around the danger zone.

[@ShuffleAlliance]

I liked this video. I'd like to see comparisons of play styles with Samus. As I watch Quik, Joker and others, there are things that they all do which gives them the edge. However, it seems that not all competitive Samus mains understand the power of the neutral charge shot - an action that ultimately lays the ground work for every combo and victory.

[@TheCleanProphet]

Bro utilt kills wayyy earlier than 180. Maybe when they’re on the ground, but as an anti-air it can kill at about ~80 near the ledge .

[@Anotherwhitekid44]

The ledge is scary for new players

[@7h1nk]

samus buffs in 7.0.0 tho

[@InfinityFantasy]

7h1nk Bruh she got UThrow buffed, kills about 150-160 instead of 180, that’s amazing.

[@Dn41589]

@@InfinityFantasy Its not. I dont know why she got a buff instead of a nerf

[@kcdodger]

@@Dn41589 Because Smash isn't an FE only game.

[@Dn41589]

@Random Person she dont. Look at Mkleo vs Quik. That was before this patch.

[@Zman250100]

Quik is just really good. You don’t see many samus players with that kind of success.

[@timothymerritt429]

I like that Eugeo tag at the beginning

[@cdgonepotatoes4219]

Long story short: solid hitter that can combo all day and can both recover and ledge guard well when needed tips: use ranged attacks to limit movement and start combos, don't run away and punish aggressive plays with her strong melee openings

[@rolandcarpenter4538]

Another crucial thing to quiK's gameplay is his movement techniques. Wavebounce and b reverse charge shot is both flashy, unpredictable, and generally useful for movement. He makes samus look fast.

[@Gamehog4231]

Been maining samus since melee because she was one of the most balanced characters. Has been ever since. My brother mained shiek in those days and i found that samus was one of the few who could effectively counter shiek successfully. Ever since, I've noticed she has an almost consistency in gameplay and ultimate is one of her better fighters. Great to play, and fun.

[@bignate6619]

Yes!!!! This gives me hype to play Samus more She was my secondary main

[@KingPBJames]

I've always loved Samus in every game because to me she has the most utility. She was the traditional "armed" character but her close combat moves were still amazing.

[@bennieblanks5129]

Watching Quik play Samus is impressive as hell. He does it on another level. The way he utilizes morph ball and bombs is amazing.

[@dudgaming938]

I love this video! Finally Samus getting the recognition she deserves! For anyone looking for more Samus content. We are a fairly new gaming channel and one of the games we play is Smash Ultimate. Samus is my main and it would me a lot to us if you came and watched her in action. Thanks!

[@musicgod3984]

Wow this was a really good video about Samus I won't lie and I even main Samus. Awesome work guys!

[@demarcuscox9294]

Everyone: (Talks about Samus's combos) Me: Starting to think i've found new combos for mii gunner

[@tearsandsuffering2804]

I think just the up throw as a kill throw will change the tides and down smash is now more reliable since it got buffed and it’s way faster than forward smash

[@RanOutOfSpac]

Considering the recent and decent buffs, I’m kind of excited to see what this Quik guy can do.

[@grennbalze]

Been maining Samus since Melee(Brawl was really tough because she was so slow), and ive always tried using as an all around character. Being really heavy, and great long range, being aggressive with her toolkit leads to great mix ups and just all around fun

[@STAWBsOrio]

I do atmospheric fluid dynamics for a living, and I’ve literally never heard the word “vacillated” outside my profession. Oh yeah, Good vid 👌

[@Meko5]

As a Samus main, this video makes me all sorts of happy feelings

[@otter4862]

I played at a local tournament against a player that has had great success with his Samus, the most annoying thing to punish for me was when I tried to juggle him he would down special the whole way down and push me away with the explosions.

[@emzy1083]

4:31 please... never say that ever again

[@lerambo499]

Why

[@haydenbennett3547]

Idk y but i got hella good with samus and just stuck with her. After seeing YB's Dark Samus and Quik's Samus i learned some techs and strategies and got a better understanding of the character.

[@Swampert00260]

Maybe this guy doesn't do this, but it's worth mentioning that Samus can juggle decently and that doing so and using screw attack higher up kills fairly early

[@dariuscox3576]

Caleb Yeah, she basically has what Mario has, with the Up Air, Up Air, Up B thing!

[@Patrick-ho3st]

0:17 You mean, right behind waft.

[@bombomos]

Thank you for the great video

[@SippyKupp]

I've played Samus since the first time she was in the game. Now everyone's starting to play her

[@aozf05]

Lol I'm 9 months late but even then, people were just starting to learn all these things about Samus, meanwhile I've been playing her like this since Brawl to try to push what she can do beyond just defensive spamminess. Now her stats are more balanced allowing this more aggressive playstyle to truly shine.

[@austinedgemon8769]

Samus is my main but my brother main is link and links shield blocks incoming projectiles if he's standing still. And the problem with a ranges character like samus is that ranged attackes give him the split second he needs to react and stop moving. Obviously his shield doesn't work midair but other than that I can't think of another way around this, any ideas?

[@daywalker3735]

It's good to see her getting some love!

[@frankjoz2803]

I've been loyal to Samus since the 64 days, I'm so satisfied with the Ultimate take on her. She's underrated and fun to play with.

[@jonathanmachado5552]

The videos from this channel are surprisingly accurate and well made for a non established community member

[@fuffalo_3555]

Loving the amount of content from you guys

[@RofICopters]

"content" is a strong word for it.

[@andrewcoe3343]

I've been playing Samus EXCLUSIVELY since brawl. Then, deciding to switch things up, I try Falcon on a whim. I just got used to Falcon, and they Buff Samus...

[@justicetaylor2695]

I think I already play like this as a series wide Samus main. But I don't use b reversals or pivot grabs. As plausible as it is to pull them off consistently with practice, the online lag I play under leaves me to favor moves that take a lot less skill and function consistently under lag. I love opening a fully charged shot off onto an opponent who just spawned and picks a wrong ground option as a I jump back and forth above them unpredictably. This usually leads into closing the damage gap between us whilst I'm still a stock ahead. And I do the repeating loops of damage at the ledge too where any bomb to grab or other string that works is repeated basically as many times as my enemy falls for it.

[@nicolasortiz4482]

i really apreciate quik for give me hope to play samus

[@FireBurst180]

Proud Samus main here. Finally some recognition for Samus in Smash. I thought I was alone

[@KCSutherland]

This man is my only hope for feeling like I can publicly announce I main Samus

[@stevemorris3746]

Robin, the links and to a lesser extent Ridley work the same way. Positioning is not something you hear a lot about in smash, but some characters rely heavily on it.

[@D00M3R_MAVS]

I just got the Dark Samus Amiibo, but don't have her in game yet. Might just Play as samus for now to get sort of used to it. I think D. Samus has better aerials or something though, right?

[@dumbstupidhorse]

> be me, Samus main > is spawn date > PG video about Samus feels good man

[@SSBJack911]

I’ve also liked playing Samus with a mixed play style. Her aerials are some of my favorites. I’ve never really seen any pro Samus players but I’ll for sure be keeping up with quiK

[@ComradeCheeze]

Yb is also really good

[@SSBJack911]

Comrade Cheese Thanks, I’ll check him out as well!

[@ComradeCheeze]

@@SSBJack911 esam is well-known also but he never shows her. only pikachu

[@chromybutt7385]

The dude said NickC for captain falcon. Fatality : *cries in the corner of the room*

[@themidnightotaku22]

I thought about maining Samus once, but as usual I keep controlling most of these characters like they’re bound to their weight. The floaty jumps throw me off to when I’m playing as her.

[@memesxy95]

I just read the thumbnail and thought it was a theory video on how much money did samus made as a bounty hunter

[@Mr.G_717]

Samus is the best gaming character ever .. I didn't realize ppl used her like that in smash. She's my main and I use her melee and air mostly

[@roberte.ospeedwagon1464]

So this is where all the online Samus’ came from

[@sappho5988]

If i was Samus, I would be ticked too; they have completely screwed up her last 3 games, and was going to screw the next one up until Nintendo completely scrapped the project.. they’re completely rebuilding the game ..

[@linkonedgell894]

A lot of people say homing missiles suck but they jab lock if someone does not tech and combos into dash attack if they do tech

[@nfrg3928]

Samus' spike is the best ..I use it always

[@Megapixel8063]

Notice that Quik never charges his shot all the way, this is because a 100% charge shot has much more startup than a 99.9% charge shot.

[@despeinado340]

Samus' neutral is quite complex. Her bombs coupled with charge shot and midair b-reversing lead to an incredibly wide range of mix ups and traps for every situation.

[@fireworkker_1782]

That is specificly why I main her ! The reste of the time I play strategie games like Hoi4 or EU4. Me like options !

[@rud5101]

I love playing zoners e.g. Samus, FANG, Peacock, but it low-key annoys me when I see people playing pure zoning instead of utilizing ALL the tools those characters possess. I like to play rushdown as zoners, using projectiles to stuff opponents' attacks, like a really long range poke. lol

[@PlayrR3D156]

Wi-Fi Samus is almost a meme. Wi-Fi Zeldas: Finally. A worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary!

[@theskull1030]

Everyone: Samus can only throw projectiles and she isn't even the best at doing that. quiK: I can't beat the smash out of you without getting closer.

[@mooshy2]

Samus main here. I do ALL of these things. I just need to get better. It’s nice to know that my instincts for how to play her are correct.

[@VhinyDude1993]

That's kind of why I never check tier lists: in the early days of smash 4, Yoshi was pretty low on everyone's tier list, while I kept arguing with people why he should be in top B at least. One year later, he pops exactly there in tierlists. Then I started maining Samus in Smash 4 as well, I had the same oppinion on her; and that opinion was still true when Smash Ultimate came out. and now... that. I just feel like everyone is focusing too much on the frame data rather than the character's potential. It kind of rub me the wrong way whenever you see someone sound suprised to see a "Low tier" sudently seem better than they expected.

[@stevenxenoknight3845]

Hey PG.com over 100k views for this video in such a short time. The last video to break 100k was a while back. That means we Love Samus. Find more videos for us to watch!

[@LainWithSweetTea]

Finally someone appreciates my main

[@QuestionMarc]

This is it! This guy plays Samus the way I play Samus!

[@Yankeezcap]

people don't even realize the reason samus is so much better is her rate of charge shot has be doubled from ultimate due to air charging. if you shoot twice as many bullets you're gonna be around twice as deadly.

[@bwmabe26]

Samus has been good AF since ultimate came out. I main her and she is amazing.

[@stevenbrown1762]

I dont play smash but I have made a samus on dcuo. Samus as a whole is being compaired to doom and some gods alike. Without her suit shes a femail Captain America, with her suit she can mess with gods. U would think that she would be at the top tier

[@The5lacker]

I assume almost all of this applies to Dork Samus too? As far as I know the only differences are in dodge timings and Dirk Samus floating a couple inches higher off of the ground, making her a slightly larger grounded target.

[@ayar2]

minimal differences aside, they can use the same playstyle, if anything I can say Samus is ideal against bigger targets (she herself shrinks her hurtboxes in midair jumps and rolls) while Dark Samus is ideal against smaller targets (due to the lower angle she fires her Charge Shot)

[@suicune3776]

All of the Metroids got what they really deserved :3 Samus - Got really needed and deserved buffs Dark Samus - Same as Samus, deserving of good buffs Ridley - Got wing intangibility with shield, also really deserving of buff ZSS - No bury for you lol

[@Dn41589]

I'm pissed about the bury nerf. It hard enough to get a kill.

[@Alibaba-id1cs]

Kira Miqo'te also zss has plenty of kill options wym. Side b,up throw eventually kills, upb oos, neutral b/dsmash to death, and even zair and fair can get a kill to up b.

[@Dn41589]

@@Alibaba-id1cs Side b if you get lucky(lots of lag if you miss) up throw at like 240%, up b if your lucky (miss up b and your dead meat). While here's samous that literally can kill zss with just about every move in her kit at like 90-120 ez

[@Alibaba-id1cs]

Kira Miqo'te first off, side b isn’t that laggy unless hit on shield. Second uthrow is quick and most players wouldn’t di on time so u can kill at 160. Just don’t miss up oos and if u do it under a platform it wouldn’t be much landing lag. Samus uthrow will kill zss at 90 but zss is light and that’s assuming u di wrong. ZSS kills more consistently than most of the cast at high percents.

[@TheTriforceFede]

@@Dn41589 Marss would like to have a word with you lol

[@sebtrainwoo]

Samus needs her old Nair!

[@catsofthestreet9547]

Didn’t mention fatality when talking about falcon? Has NickC actually had better results?

[@Greeds_]

season 2 of ultimate easily yes, season 3 no

[@samstugan6279]

That was very impressive! Too bad I’ll never play samus that well lol

[@Pickle_Pee]

I've never had a opponent last till 180% with Samus unless they were a heavy. She can kill way earlier than that

[@phenomenonnarutokun]

My man quik ended beating Gluttony 🙌🏾

[@Brown95P]

Wi-Fi Guy: Samus? Pfft, just charge shot and win. quiK: But what if charge shot not charged? Wi-Fi Guy: Uhh, excuse me who are you again? quiK: I see; allow me to introduce myself then.

[@TheRagingRenegade]

It makes sense that you have to be creative with Samus because she is a bounty hunter.

[@NoxDeadly]

I'll be impressed when someone wins with Lil Mac

[@ayar2]

@Lord Waluigi just pick stages like colliseum or bridge of eldin and he's broken, oh wait.

[@mcihele]

That nice sensation when you Land a tipper back Air with Samus

[@bruce4139]

Samaus has a tipper?

[@mcihele]

@Random Person yes I've made a mistake, Sorry, but Is still so satsfactory Land it

[@drew1132]

Mfw i get a pro guides ad on a pro guides video

[@shadowclone452]

Remember when people thought Samus was garbage just because her dash attack wasn't a combo starter? I started maining Samus in the last month of Smash 4 before Ultimate came. I remember telling my friends that Samus felt a lot better overall in Ultimate (midair charging, better damage, consistent combos) but everyone was like "lol naw. Bad dash attack, bad character." Glad a video like this exists.

[@notcaboose4415]

was great and all until a snake grenade took priority over charge shot and i was like oh yeah thats why i don't play her anymore

[@GrizbyK72]

Samus is the best she’s been in a long time. Wish they would bring back her old “low KB, but extremely high damage” up smash though.

[@DemonOfMyMind]

Neat. He plays in the same style as I play Samus... Only good at it. XD But really Samus is pretty hype to spectate.

[@buccob]

I have been a fan of ZSS since Brawl... but then I got into Project M and the latest versions had ZSS suck major ass!.... So I discovered that PM Samus was awesome, specially with in Ice Mode.... after that I just expected Samus to suck in regular Smash because it has always been an OK fighter... but I have to say I am in love again with her in Smash Ultimate, and the best part is that both ZSS, regular Samus and Dark Samus are awesome to play!

[@Mk7Albert]

How does Quik cancel his charge shot into a dash/mid air?

[@josemarialasasendic7546]

I also want to know. How can he cancel his charge shot without an input

[@gelivable97]

Tap the shield button quickly to cancel charge without entering the shielding animation

[@Mk7Albert]

@@gelivable97 pffft are you serious??? Thought it was some advanced level tech

[@dhay03]

Been a Samus main since Brawl(in which she was just awful) so to see her raise in the ranks is very satisfying for me.