Samus

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Attribute Value Rank Walk speed 1.05 21-22 Dash/Foxtrot speed 1.86 4 Running speed 1.45 21 Acceleration from gravity 0.06 32-38 Fastfalling acceleration boost 0.01 6-33 Normal terminal velocity 1.07 37 Fastfalling terminal velocity 1.50 37 Base horizontal acceleration 0.05 26-30 Horizontal deceleration boost 0.04 3-5 Maximum horizontal air speed 0.99 14-17 Weight 108 7

Samus was a difficult character to balance matchups around; making her better threatened to make some really bad matchups against characters that can’t deal with camping. Leaving her terrible was obviously not an option. After enough work though, a powerful but fair Samus was established. Samus enjoys more damaging projectiles and stronger close quarter KO attacks, but she has a slightly weaker (1%) tether attack. Samus remains focused on consistency. Patience will make the most of these improvements!

Balanced Brawl Bonus: Upgraded Arsenal

• Samus’s projectiles are all more powerful. Homing Missiles and Bombs do more damage, Super Missiles do more knockback, and Charge Shot does both more damage and more knockback.

Other Major Changes

• Jab combo now links properly.
• Forward tilt and down smash now have more base knockback.
• Down tilt and forward smash (especially angled downward) now kill better.
• Throws are all around better.
• Pummel can now hit Bowser, fixing an obscure glitch.
• Dash attack and down aerial a bit better.
• Tether attack does 1% less damage.

Full Technical Change List

• Jab 1 hitbox 0 properties: Base Knockback (5 -> 37), Knockback Growth (80 -> 0)
• Jab 1 hitbox 1-2 properties: Base Knockback (5 -> 45), Knockback Growth (100 -> 0)
• Dash attack frame 8 hitbox 0 properties: Knockback Growth (80 -> 90)
• Forward tilt angled up hitbox 0-3 properties: Angle (* -> 25), Knockback Growth (100 -> 27), Base Knockback (10 -> 50)
• Forward tilt un-angled hitbox 0 properties: Angle (* -> 25), Knockback Growth (100 -> 29), Base Knockback (10 -> 55)
• Forward tilt un-angled hitbox 1-3 properties: Angle (* -> 25), Knockback Growth (100 -> 30), Base Knockback (10 -> 55)
• Forward tilt angled down hitbox 0-3 properties: Angle (* -> 25), Knockback Growth (100 -> 27), Base Knockback (10 -> 50)
• Down tilt hitbox 0-2 properties: Knockback Growth (60 -> 64)
• Forward smash un-angled hitbox 0-2 properties: Knockback Growth (100 -> 105)
• Forward smash angled down hitbox 0-2 properties: Knockback Growth (100 -> 105), Base Knockback (20 -> 25)
• Down smash frame 4 hitbox 0-1 properties: Angle (70 -> 60), Base Knockback (90 -> 95)
• Down smash frame 12 hitbox 0-1 properties: Knockback Growth (40 -> 45), Base Knockback (80 -> 90)
• Down aerial hitbox 0-1 properties: Base Knockback (2 -> 10)
• Pummel hitbox 0 properties: Size (7.20 -> 9.00)
• Back throw throw box properties: Base Knockback (60 -> 75)
• Forward throw throw box properties: Angle (42 -> 30), Base Knockback (60 -> 75)
• Up throw throw box properties: Knockback Growth (70 -> 80), Base Knockback (80 -> 60)
• Down throw throw box properties: Knockback Growth (50 -> 0), Base Knockback (80 -> 90)
• Tether attack frame 9 hitbox 0 properties: Damage (4 -> 3), Knockback Growth (30 -> 50)
• Tether attack frame 17 hitbox 0 properties: Damage (7 -> 6), Knockback Growth (60 -> 70)
• Charge Shot (level 2) hitbox 0 properties: Damage (5 -> 6)
• Charge Shot (level 3) hitbox 0 properties: Damage (8 -> 9)
• Charge Shot (level 4) hitbox 0 properties: Damage (11 -> 12)
• Charge Shot (level 5) hitbox 0 properties: Damage (14 -> 16)
• Charge Shot (level 6) hitbox 0 properties: Damage (18 -> 20)
• Charge Shot (level 7) hitbox 0 properties: Damage (21 -> 23), Knockback Growth (60 -> 70), Base Knockback (32 -> 35)
• Charge Shot (full charge) hitbox 0 properties: Damage (25 -> 28), Angle (40 -> 35)
• Missile (homing) hitbox 0 properties: Damage (5 -> 8)
• Missile (super) hitbox 0 properties: Knockback Growth (65 -> 90), Base Knockback (40 -> 30)
• Bomb (initial) hitbox 0 properties: Damage (4 -> 6)
• Bomb (exploding) hitbox 0 properties: Damage (5 > 7)