The Character That's Only Top Tier for 1 Stock

[@turingsghost]

They hate to see a girlboss winning.

[@Skeloperch]

Gaslight. Gatekeep. Girlboss.

[@turingsghost]

@@Skeloperch gaslighting (mixups) gatekeeping (zoning and neutral play) girlbossing (bestowing latex fetishes to impressionable gamers)

[@marshadowhero5807]

​@@turingsghost What a thesis

[@entropete_]

Best possible compliment

[@lvl1_rat]

For one stock lol

[@doozy5184]

Armored Samus: Uses her armor to win Zero Suit Samus: Uses her armor to win

[@huashohan7197]

she went from firing missiles out of her arm cannon to just throwing her arm cannon and it's just so heavy and Blunt that it does basically the same amount of damage

[@vivelespatat2670]

When your arm cannon is better at being a projectile than shooting projectiles

[@limerplaz8208]

True

[@AstralSpiff]

Knowing how to start as ZSS would have made me much cooler on the playground as a kid

[@Brawlternative]

i have a hard time believing that you were not already the cool kid on the playground

[@just-linx8271]

You should try playing subspace emissary on stream, spiff.

[@OverSet234]

@@just-linx8271true

[@rundomrun]

plink

[@B.L.U.S]

Wh- I didn't know you were interested in super smash brothers Hello there I suppose your fans will find you now and the younger ones will start spamming the cat so bye bye

[@freeformboozler]

What I also find kind of funny is if you find a way to see ZSS' character portrait (easiest in tournament mode by hovering over samus and pressing the C stick) her name is misspelled as "Zaro Suit Samus" like this character is so obscure they didn't even bother to check if they spelled her name right

[@Brawlternative]

BRO THIS IS FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE WHAT THE HELL? just checked & it really does say "zaro suit samus" LMFAOOOO i absolutely would have put this in the video, this is INSANE

[@freeformboozler]

​@@Brawlternative I THOUGHT IT WAS MORE WELL KNOWN?? Apparently not haha

[@illford]

​@freeformboozler I've messed with the menus for so long and never sen it wtf 😭

[@gigastrike2]

How do you press the c-stick?

[@freeformboozler]

@@gigastrike2 Just tilt it my b

[@crazynaut223]

I think for me the weirdest part of ZSS's "easter egg" status in Brawl is the fact that she was in the first trailer. She was one of the first new characters they wanted to show off, and yet you could theoretically unlock every character without knowing she's even there. I feel like they just REALLY expected the Smash Ball to be something everyone was using all of the time.

[@BrockBreedingintheHoennRegion]

That is impossible in a theoretically stand point because she was playable in Subspace up until you get her super suit

[@crazynaut223]

@@BrockBreedingintheHoennRegion Well theoretically you could ignore Subspace and exclusively play multiplayer, and have everyone unlocked after 450 matches

[@eclipserepeater2466]

@@crazynaut223 Isn't wario only unlockable through subspace? So you could unlock every character except wario and never see ZSS. If you always played with smashballs disabled for some silly reason~

[@jayfua2003]

​@@eclipserepeater2466Wario's a starting character, he isn't unlocked at all. Wolf is the only character that technically requires beating Subspace (VS matches notwithstanding) since his unlock criteria is a secret postgame fight in Subspace, or a boss rush that unlocks after beating Subspace.

[@MrGuypi]

I mean people forget but the smash ball and final smashes were a HUGE source of hype back in the day. I remember ads and magazines for the game at blockbuster or gamestop always showing the smash ball and my brother and I were so excited to see everyone's epic attacks

[@Migota_]

Fun Fact: ZSS gets stunned for a few frames longer than any other character by falco's lasers for some reason...

[@Brawlternative]

let's be real she deserves it

[@BrockBreedingintheHoennRegion]

Do you know if this happens in Smash 4 too?

[@Migota_]

@@BrockBreedingintheHoennRegion no just brawl cuz why not

[@Migota_]

@@Brawlternative nah man, that matchup is already hard enough 😭

[@aab1254]

Guessing this has to do with the "electric stuns Samus armor for longer" that carried over to ZSS

[@bluecontroller6857]

This channel feels like AsumSaus but for Brawl

[@AJarOfYams]

I agree. I like it

[@jaketest9265]

That’s high praise right there and I totally agree

[@Teqnifii]

Yeah I was wondering why brawl was in the thumbnail until I realised I was also subscribed here

[@clairespivak2953]

I literally found this channel after binging asumsaus

[@Brawlternative]

KZbin algorithm can be questionable, but being in the same niche as the big guys like Asumsaus and turndownforwalt (and in my case, Coney reacting to my vids) is sick because KZbin funnels viewers through all our channels. In my yt statistics i share like half my audience with Asumsaus lol

[@dork5499]

12:18 The real scary part is finding out just how powerful Brawl Pit's Down B shield is

[@rac1equalsbestgame853]

JEEZ THAT WOULD BE BROKEN IN ULTIMATE

[@user-lh7mt7zo7l]

If Brawl Pit was in the smash ultimate world of light trailer he'd of tanked it.

[@rac1equalsbestgame853]

@@user-lh7mt7zo7l Brawl Pit would prolly be higuer than midtier in Ultimate, especially if the multiarrow tech comes with him

[@dork5499]

@@rac1equalsbestgame853 That and the Side B

[@N12015]

​​@@rac1equalsbestgame853 Not at all if you replace it with orbital shields. He NEEDS those air shields to escape his atrocious susceptibility to juggles. With side b though, yeah, he would be arguably top tier, because he just needs that X-Factor.

[@JackFrosthawk]

Samus must be super bloodthirsty under that stoic exterior. There's no other reason she should be risking her life bounty hunting when she could be making a way better living curing cancer with her up air.

[@gigastrike2]

Well, she is a living cure for the X parasite.

[@CrystalKingdomGeneral4942]

I mean, her parents were brutally murdered in front of her by a flying, alien demon when she was, what, 5?

[@mythosinfinite6736]

​@@CrystalKingdomGeneral4942 and the demon's name? cancer. all the more reason to get started

[@therexyogaming]

​@@mythosinfinite6736 Ridley mains are about to send a pipe bomb to your house

[@Thundamoo2]

Seconding the theory that ZSS wasn't intended to be a full character! I used to do a lot of Brawl character modding (particularly for Brawl Minus) and the way ZSS and Samus tie together in the code is WEIRD. The game straight-up considers them a single character in terms of how certain aspects of them are stored in memory, something that made them very finicky to mod because their effective filesize limit was so much smaller than other characters. This isn't a problem in modern Brawl mods, but it was REALLY notable back in the day when people were still figuring out how to change how the game handles this stuff. As far as I remember, Zelda/Sheik and Pokemon Trainer didn't have this issue at all!

[@Brawlternative]

THIS IS SO INTERESTING thank you for commenting!!!!!!

[@K1llerrrCarrot]

As someone who mained ZSS back in Brawl and joined a few tournaments around that time, this video was an amazing trip down memory lane. So, thanks, I loved it! One of my favorite memories of that time was a guy that came up to me after I beat him in bracket and spoke his mind about ZSS. He said using the power suit pieces like this felt like cheating. The guy lost using Meta Knight. Yeah, okay buddy.

[@mjul7003]

Yep, that sounds like Brawl to me. I'm a Peach main in the modern Brawl Netplay community. I know your pain, make them hold that L.

[@52flyingbicycles]

Samus: I’m going to beat you with my suit Opponent: oh sure use your fancy power su- Samus: starts physically beating them with pieces of her armor

[@risemixFGC]

haha it was kind of a jump scare to see my old zss guide pop up in this video. cool stuff. btw i think zss is considered to be top 6 or 7 by modern brawl players but she’s always been a little controversial because her weaknesses are sorta pronounced

[@Brawlternative]

Your guide RULED!!! Thanks so much for making it!!! Was a really, really well thought-out & concise starting point for this video since I've never looked into Brawl ZSS before this. You're the goat :)

[@globalgamer119]

Fun little exception to the "same power level across stocks" rule is Lucario from sm4sh onwards, his aura actually increases and decreases based on the number of stocks he has relative to his opponents, there was even a strategy some insane doubles players used where the Lucario would instantly jump off the edge, so he could have the increased aura for typically the first of each of the opponents stocks, making it a very risky gamble!

[@DeadweightLKS]

I believe that Sephiroth’s “algorithm” that determines whether he gets One-Winged Angel is dependent on his stocks as well

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

I thought of this, too

[@jordanthejq12]

It both is and isn't. Aura (and Wing) has a fluctuating trigger across stocks, but, barring an early gimp or Quick Attack SD, will always be available on each stock eventually.

[@DeadweightLKS]

@@jordanthejq12 That is true. They’re not locked out depending on stocks, but their abilities do fluctuate. It’s the closest comparison, but nowhere near as extreme or interesting as ZSS

[@valarmis]

Also Robin, who doesn't have his Levin Sword on the first stock, but has it charged at the beginning of all his other stocks

[@RosalinaSama]

8:10 Bowser and regular Samus also can't glide toss, which seems to be a weird quirk of them rolling into their shell/morph ball during their roll animations

[@ZachCG]

rosa!!!!!❤❤

[@cfino9]

I believe the movement you get from glide tossing is related to the momentum you have during your roll. You cancel/carryover the momentum to your item throw. They can still input the glide toss input and throw item OoS, but since their rolls do not move during the glidetoss window, there is no gliding :( I could be off tho, not certain.

[@MenwithHill]

"And according to the Smashboard ZSS guide from 2009, *it cures cancer*." Another banger, you're so good at delivering those little jokes.

[@jacobcollins7661]

them seemingly unintentionally making the intended debuff for using Samus's final smash the stronger character if you know what you're doing is really funny and cool

[@mervynlouis3875]

4:16 Just hold the Minus button on the Wiimote, my casual brethren ;)

[@Brawlternative]

lowkey didn't include it because minus isn't the shield button on sideways Wiimote and I couldn't think of another blanket term for all 3 buttons LOL

[@ehhorve857]

thank you my friend. the ones of the wiimote must be strong in these trying times.

[@calebthecondor]

You’re a hero

[@mr.curtis6730]

Fun fact about selecting zss, in subspace you have to use the C stick to pick zss instead of holding R

[@wildeyedduck]

Bro did not play with the Wiimote in forever cuz that’s the button for grabs LMAO

[@krubbington]

I really liked the more personal segment toward the end (about this whole mechanic being experimental and zany, the possibility of someone finding out about ZSS through a match with Samus's Final Smash, the little video of you getting Metroid Zero Mission, etc). It serves as a reminder that this game is more than just a competitive experience, but a creative work of art where the devs tried pleasing many fans while also trying to experiment with Smash's formula in new and exciting ways.

[@Brawlternative]

I mentioned this in other videos’ comments, but I love Brawl (and every Smash game) for both what they did, and what they tried to do. Would be so boring if they had a strict formula and kept to it. Thanks for the kind words, glad you liked the little home video segment at the end :)

[@sparkxii.]

Watching AsumSaus and Brawlternative back to back feels like fine dining, it's always so fun to watch Smash content as a nearby onlooker.

[@demi-femme4821]

This is actually really fucking cool and so much more true to Samus' character than those goofy-ass heels. Taking what would seem like a pile of junk and turning it into an oppressively deadly weapon is the kind of resourcefulness that takes Samus to her greatest heights.

[@grunkleg.2934]

There's something so funny about how Smash Bros will let you pick up and throw random shit. Doing that with something like Robin's tomes / Levin Sword is one thing: you could do something similar right now and not think anything of it. But Samus doing that with her super-powered suit of armor and having that be an effective tactic is something out of a parody. Especially considering how Samus's armor is all but confirmed to be magical in nature. The missiles, the Morph Ball and how the Space Pirates can't begin to replicate it, in some games it disappears off her body if she can't focus enough. In concept, it wouldn't be too dissimilar if Shanoa from Order of Ecclesia got in Smash, she used different glyphs for all her moves that were tied to an MP mechanic, but as soon as one she ran out of MP for one she could just pelt her opponent in the face with the respective glyph symbol

[@lurrielee2755]

SHANOA MENTIONED RAHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@FFKonoko]

The space pirates can begin to replicate it though, theres logs of their attempts. It goes bad because they didn't convert the pirates physical form to energy, so they got smushed. But that is a tech issue, and the chozo version is set to work with chozo biology.

[@tgr3423]

Actually how I felt lmao. OoE is my favorite Castlevania, due in large part to Shanoa and her mechanics.​@@lurrielee2755

[@grunkleg.2934]

Alright, alright. It's not magic. Sue me

[@DyllonStejGaming]

"Sure, you might not get a Stitch Face every time" *nervously glances aside at TAS RNG manipulation*

[@CrystalKingdomGeneral4942]

Well, hello there, Dyllon.

[@ThePikaPlayer]

oh yo what's good dyllon

[@juba1479]

I heard this joke once that that best Final Smash in Brawl is Samus because it turns her into a better character

[@ronochyrule6707]

Actually, you can get Toon Link, Wolf, and Jigglypuff from Subspace, they just aren't part of the story. After you watch the credits, in three of the levels you can find a door that wasn't there before which will teleport you to a battle with that character and the stage related to them, and if you win you unlock them.

[@Brawlternative]

yup! I meant just in the "regular" story, but didn't clarify where I should've. That's my bad!

[@Quote053]

“Might not be intended in the original roster” shows up in the first ever trailer for brawl.

[@Rattlehead62]

Brawl was one of my favourite games when I was younger, it makes me happy seeing an entire channel dedicated to it.

[@thedude0000-b2j]

11:04 the last factoid about this move disintegrated my sides

[@Brawlternative]

I knew it was disjointed but i couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the actual hitbox man what IS that ???

[@toastr1255]

@@Brawlternative Seeing her back air outspace marth's forward air reminds me of that one gif from melee where you see marth's grab outspace yoshi's. How the tables turn

[@atruepanda1782]

0:07 I mean, you could apply that to many characters. “All character except one follow an unspoken rule, they all have circular shields of vague ‘energy’, except Yoshi” or “they all have non-self-damaging ftilts except for Pichu” or even “They all aren’t named Mario except for Mario.”

[@Brawlternative]

LET ME HAVE MY WHIMSICAL INTRO!!!

[@tehesprite502]

Dr. Mario: "Am I-a joke to you?" (Don't answer)

[@kc3reo]

​@@tehesprite502he's named Dr, duh

[@ninja1167.]

Fun fact is that ZSS actually does relatively well vs both MK and Icies, but she struggles more against characters like pikachu olimar and falco

[@Ridlay_]

The curing cancer choke was pretty funny actually. Classic Smashboards, what a site

[@Brawlternative]

the one beneath it mentioned that her bair could "make hot coffee in 60 seconds flat" LOL

[@kyallon1213]

Kickass sponsor, and good on VGBC for starting this up (especially around supernova)

[@Brawlternative]

I felt the same way! Couldn't believe I got to both have a Brawl channel AND a Brawl sponsorship in the year 2024 LOL

[@CiaranMemes]

You can play as Zero Suit in Subspace after you get the Varia Suit by tilting the C-stick when hovered over Samus when selecting characters. You can also do this to play as a specific Pokémon with Pokémon Trainer.

[@naturity007]

The one thing I’d LOVE to see from this channel is a history of theoretical “okay” Meta Knight matchups and why they did or didn’t pan out. It’s not Brawl without Meta Knight… Meta Knight is everything…

[@BlackbladeYT]

You’re telling me we’ve had a cure for cancer all this time in the form of a sci fi bounty hunter’s tight fitting jumpsuit?! Gotta say this is one of my favorite videos you’ve done yet, I dunno why but the character specific one’s appeal to me most, like the Pokémon Trainer one as an example.

[@steegen101]

the sponsor timer is one of the most viewer friendly elements I've seen, thank you for including it

[@Breeze926]

It's kinda weird how Zero Suit Samus is treated more as an expansion or form of Samus as opposed to a character you can switch to. Zelda and Sheik are pretty clearly two characters that you can switch between at any time, and while Pokemon Trainer incentivizes you to switch more it's still three separate characters you unlock in Subspace. Zero Suit feels more like a form rather than a standalone character.

[@cbd075]

DUUUDE a VGBC sponsor??? Hell yeah, man, that’s sick!!

[@MegaStunfiskandHat]

I forgot brawls zss model was so bad, her chest looks like vacuum sealed grapefruit

[@jacksonbranby]

It was so dogshit 😭 she desperately needed the update she got in ult

[@Brawlternative]

i got the ick from staring into her character portrait's uncanny valley eyes for so long during editing

[@flamingpaper7751]

Don't ask how I know this but her leg models aren't attached to her hip smoothly and if you equip the metal box item, it gives her the illusion of her having a I have been advised not to finish this statement

[@Ceruleancast]

Besides that and the lack of muscle definition I thought it was pretty cool model especially for its time, cool hairstyle, cool face and etc. Especially the boots, not a big fan of the designs of the jet heels in Smash 4 and Ultimate, they sync poorly with the rest of her design imo (not even just cause they're high heels). And in Ultimate she looks weirdly super pale and has some odd orange makeup.

[@bobthebuilder9509]

I don’t understand how they gave Peach the best glowup and details in Brawl only to make ZSS… well, herself…

[@RosyRascal998]

i feel like the poke stadium screen not changing her name makes sense bc shes still samus with or without the armor

[@leeeroyjenkins555]

Have any one used samus in a tournament then suddenly switch to zss during the middle of a match? Like imagine doing that on a finals

[@Brawlternative]

as far as I'm aware this was totally legal, but I couldn't find any clips of anyone doing it since Sago(Midwest) is the only person on earth who plays Samus in Brawl

[@adamkampen]

I knew about the sheild input but had no idea you could do it mid-match by mashing up and down taunt, that really surprised me. I thought I knew every secret input in the game

[@RealGhostface-y9b]

"it cures cancer." got me weak

[@realmless4193]

I actually really love this idea of a fighting game character that is broken and dependent on getting an early lead because they lose access to critical advantages in the middle of the match.

[@Brawltendo]

Yeah it’s pretty much the complete opposite of all the comeback mechanics starting in 4 and especially Ult

[@TheRedStinger82]

I miss brawl ZSS

[@Brawlternative]

it's so funny because I kept firing up OBS to record the tournament clips but each clip ended up WAY longer than i wanted cuz i'd get distracted watching ZSS gameplay and keep recording on accident LMFAO

[@TheRedStinger82]

@@BrawlternativeZSS down smash at ledge into footstool is one of the funniest things ever

[@kensho6263]

There is a WiFi scene you can play it :)

[@Brawlternative]

@@TheRedStinger82 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zqmvm6aagr-VhpIsi=jDjIqqEONDpsWVZ-&t=436 (timestamped at 7:16 for mobile frogs) is something i wanted to include in the video SO BAD but the clip drags on juuuuust long enough that i couldn't. I genuinely popped off when i saw it for the first time lol

[@DeezNutz69420LeftBrain]

Yea, can’t believe they nerfed her boobies😔😔

[@athought1110]

Coney is 1km away

[@Brawlternative]

DOOM DOOM DOOM DOOM DOOM (video sucks? or are his footsteps getting closer?)

[@rethardotv5874]

ZSS is no distinct character because Samus is always samus regardless of the armor. Sheik is a different persona of Zelda to disguise from Ganon in ocarina of time. That was changed in subsequent games to split the vastly different playstyles to different characters. The transformation was also removed

[@thebaku818]

11:18 : i love old internet, you'd probs never get a line like this today outside of a direct reference to a line like this

[@overeazygames]

Watching your videos feels like finally catching up in one piece. The content is so damn good that, now that time is required for the next episode, leaves you both insanely satisfied and disappointed at the same time. Incredible work, as always.

[@jonathanrobinson8926]

It's so awesome to see you getting sponsored, and by a sponsor I know you can be proud of advertising. 😁 That's so cool! Your channel is really taking off and I'm so proud to have been watching this journey.

[@SortaNonymous]

It's been nearly a decade since I first played Brawl and I never once knew anything about that taunt method. That said, the idea of Samus taunting so hard that it literally breaks her suit is hilarious

[@Driff97]

So I know this video is meant to attract fans of a Nintendo Brawler and not classic racing game enthusiasts, but I just so happen to fall in that niche and I just want to say ANYONE WHO USES ENTHUSIA PROFESSIONAL RACING MUSIC IS GOATED!!!!

[@Brawlternative]

THE OST IS SOOOO GOOOOOOOOD

[@Mr.man1227]

12:14 That is the face of a man who is about to have a lot of good times

[@yggdrasilsaltar]

i like the idea of zss as a character, being accessed like a fun cheat code (kinda like how “justin bailey” was in the original metroid) but it was for the best she just ended up being her own character in for and ultimate lol

[@Brawlternative]

AND the way she's implemented in Subspace where you have to start out as her???? SUCH a sick moment to get the power suit back, especially in the Maze portion of the game (which got annoying after a while, but exploring as Samus felt reminiscent of a Metroid game which rules)

[@arthurrohd324]

Even tho Brawl is a controversy game especially in the competitive setting, it remained as my favorite one in the franchise, seeing such a great channel about Brawl made genuinely happy! Great video as always!

[@MasterSprintersan1]

That’s the beautiful thing about Smash, my friend. Each and every entry is really amazing in their own unique, wondrous ways :’)

[@Ramuh.]

I'm not gonna lie I thought while clicking on the video that brawl ZSS reverted back to regular suit upon losing a stock and that you'd just have to deal with it. Love the video by the way, Always a pleasure to see you in my feed! Don't know why it took this long for me to subscribe!

[@BolognaBoyTK]

I really respect how this channel has been dedicated to showing off cool stuff from a game that was largely written off as soon as smash 4 came out, its neat seeing all these bits and bobs from one of my childhood smash games.

[@crocobae]

4:25 holy cow I never knew you could force the transformation with the taunts!!!!

[@teafollet5361]

1:21 In Brawl Lucario's aura doesn't just depend on percentage, but also stocks. There was the Anubis Strategy that took advantage of that. So theoretically ZSS isn't the only one.

[@Luigiman59able]

This channel is making me remember my love for Brawl.

[@byrontheusurper6505]

Man I love this guys vids. Since I watch this channel a lot i've also gotten asum saus reccomended a lot so now I've got way too much trivia on the brain for smash games I never/barely played!

[@kratangg-arang]

Congrats on 50k and a banger sponsor! 100k is *inevitable* Brawl was my first smash game, and these videos have been pure joy from day one! So happy to have found peak brawl content in this day and age lmao

[@Sol_Calibre]

This channel singlehandedly caused an effect where brawl is having a resurgence. It’s actually insane.

[@Brawlternative]

I’d love to claim that, but I simply capitalized on the start of the resurgence. Can’t take all the credit for it!

[@sauerkrautlanguage]

my man singlehandedly rehabilitating my favorite childhood game one banger video at a time

[@SunGodRokkan]

Your videos have not failed to get me to lock in for the full length of the video, amazing stuff.

[@mtarantino42]

I'm a melee guy through and through but I love this channel, you do great work. Keep it up and I'll keep spreading the word of "AsumSaus but for Brawl".

[@YukonJon]

Man your videos have been great from the get-go but its mad impressive how much the production value jumps with each new video, keep it up bro

[@delibirdite]

Zamus is my favourite in brawl. Her starting gimmick and her ability to keep opps off the ground were so much fun

[@Connor_Kirkpatrick]

A sponsor that isn’t uninteresting and done solely for the money? Impossible

[@noah-ux2cz]

The meteoric rise of such a fantastic yet niece idea for a channel with the videos to back it up is so awesome to see, great stuff as usual!

[@PhantomAarantula]

I've never before felt so excited to see a sponsor in a video, but first time for everything.

[@Brawlternative]

When GIMR hit me up i was really pumped :) felt blessed to have my first sponsor be so relevant :)

[@KuroShiiiiro]

thumbnail work is fire af. good information presented very well. once again, thank you for making brawl content 🙏🏽 glad to see your rapid growth

[@billystorm5347]

I am glad you are brining exposure and not allowing it to be known as the bad one. This game really is cool, despite its flaws, and has so much charm and passion in it.

[@JohnWhitneyTheFourth]

Ya know it's nice that I've managed to catch such a sick channel like this from the first video. It's great stuff and I thought it might only have a few videos but I'm happy to see things keeping going :)

[@elricb1488]

This is very well-made and enjoyable video. Thank you!

[@TempestKrimps]

you got me hooked on the ad part because of the music. fire's last hope goes so hard

[@Plaxil]

Holy shit how I haven’t found you till now is criminal

[@StepBaum]

Great video, thought its so cool when I by accident found out the taunting transformation. Congrats on the 50+k very deserved!

[@FlamingZelda3]

When I played brawl as a kid my three mains were Toon Link, Ike, and ZSS in that order. I remember: A: being astonished they'd put a whole character in a game who wasn't easy to access (we only knew cause the resident smash nerd came over a couple times. same dude who taught us about "wavedashing" and "Mewtwo king" and "The Black Hole glitch") B: it felt odd because on the one hand she was very obviously designed like pichu from melee where they meant her to be a "weaker" character, but simultaneously I felt she was one of the strongest characters in the whole cast just below characters like snake and metaknight. C: my older brothers tried to put a ban on the armor pieces cause I'd consistently net 30-50% or a whole stock or two just with tricky play of throwing the pieces "random" directions ("why'd you throw the piece straight down, that was stupid... dammit i'm dead") and pairing them with the tools from my moveset D: I'd never played another character in the series that felt so comfortable and fluid. I'd started with 64 and in every game i'd find a character or two i thought were cool, but none of them gave me the simple ease of control that ZSS did. The only reason she wasn't my main main is cause her nair and fair were eh, and her ground game was awkward. E: I remember trying to learn how to use regular samus or at least "just get by" with her cause I didn't like being at a disadvantage any time I got a smash ball (ZSS's final smash was too good to pass up using. usually landed a free stock) I didn't know you could use the taunts to transform XD Crazy to think that after all these years Smash Bros Brawl is probably still my most played videogame. Super long comment, but damn this took me back to being a 9 year old.

[@dizzydee4889]

50k is totally deserved. top tier content here. I thought ZSS's implementation was really cool upon first reveal. eventually that novelty wore off tho and I was left lamenting that she wasn't a whole and proper featured character. still, one of the more fun odd design decisions of brawl.

[@kirb1128]

Dude you are absolutely cooking on the editing

[@eclipse_zeta]

Been following this channel since literally day 1 (thanks KZbin, you gave me one good recommendation) and I was waiting for a video on my old main from simpler times. It finally happened, and I'm happy today.

[@Brawlternative]

YOO thanks for being here since the start :)

[@shuraizo2877]

Loving these videos. Great editing, sound is well balanced across the whole video, they are funny, entertaing and informative as well. Nostalgia hits like a truck too. Keep up the amazing work, and I'm looking forward to what you have in store

[@NigelMelanisticSmith]

2:34 What the hell lol. This channel keeping non chalantly dropping facts 10 year old me would freak out over lol

[@larrydupp3988]

I wish items were used more often for characters, Diddy Kong and Peach having insane plays with a universal mechanic is something thats felt like a potential not fully realized. Smashes throwing mechanics are so intuitive that its a major reason why "Items On" can make a legendary fighting game into a legendary party game. ZSS having this ability bridges that gap! Its a physical usage of resource management that acts as a reverse comeback mechanic, intentionally or not, and while I am uneducated in greater Platform Fighters beyond the smash series, I wouldn't be surprised if brawl ZSS is the only character EVER like this. Maybe someone skilled with the Rivals or Fraymakers workshop could make a character like this... thank you for creating this documentation!

[@Brawlternative]

Not to mention that Glide Tossing is SICK, even if just from a game-feel perspective :)

[@ehhorve857]

rivals workshop 'primid' is such a character! it has all it's weapons in it's pocket (boomerang, sword, scope) as well as a bumper, a power boost, a mushroom, a speed boost and a squeaky hammer! the weapons are each equippable with a directed B, usable by each B, and all throwable by, well, throwing. sadly, becaue of the nature of rivals, primid is the only one that can use the items, BUT the other characters can break 'em!

[@bry42696]

The fact you used mega turrican music makes me love your channel even more, that game's soundtrack is incredibly underrated

[@pr8nkster]

Great video as always! Keep up the good work!

[@Butterkix]

imo, comeback mechanics getting progressively more prominent is why Ult (and very late S4) has such a negative meta for the most part

[@Teqnifii]

But it's also part of the reason why those games are so balanced in non-competitive play. Nintendo forgoes the favour of what is, at best, a secondary market to appeal more to their target demographic. If you were particularly inexperienced, would it sound more or less fun that you have a fighting, if blind, chance to win?

[@RainbowLizardOne]

Steve's resources essentially being a snowball mechanic is much worse for the game than e.g. Terry's comeback mechanic. I hate both but it's a matter of scale.

[@Brawlternative]

i tend to stay out of discussions like this because they force me to think about Little Mac and I don't want to have to think about Little Mac

[@Teqnifii]

@@RainbowLizardOne I agree, especially considering smash as a spectator sport. It's less exciting for a tiny advantage to compound for reasons not based on skill than a large one to diminish.

[@toastr1255]

@@Teqnifii Exactly. Smash is made first and foremost as a party game, it's not built to cater to competitive play.

[@quirkyc]

I think this is my new favourite channel, Hit after Hit i'm feeling stunlocked by your vids! Also, cool sponsor!

[@byrontheusurper6505]

Transforming through final smash is such a cool idea!

[@Konkey_Dong1981]

Love your content! Happy to see more of what you have in store :)

[@zeze7022]

Your music taste for these videos is goated beyond belief. PSX Persona 1 OST? My man. 🤝

[@Cle-o]

I don't know where this channel came from but I love it so much.

[@dylanskrow1669]

homie speedrunning 100k subs, congrats on 50k

[@imESAM]

LETS GO NICK RIDDLE CLIPS YOOOOOO THE GOAT

[@JetrinLee]

I love how interactive the comments have been about this. I remember how cool I thought ZSS was, a genuine easter egg character. But looking at this now, it is so crazy they even made her so half-baked in the roster. People could spend their whole lives not knowing she was even accessible in Brawl

[@Sly88Frye]

Congrats gaining so much ground so quickly. You know I never thought about this with zero suit samus. I didn't even realize her armor pieces would be such an advantage. Yes it's items but I didn't realize they could give her such an advantage

[@mikaelamonsterland]

when Brawl first came out and i was able to beat my uncle and his friends for the first time at smash bros with her and sonic it was a really good feeling bc i always lost against them in melee and stuff

[@kittyratrawr]

samus and zero suit samus being a mech type character would be so neat. like you start as ZSS and after filling a meter or meeting a condition you get your suit and it's super powerful

[@ThePikaPlayer]

-kyoz in video -glide tossing -high tier zss with a great up air close enough, welcome back ssf2 content