Samus Aran

Samus Aran Basic Moves On the ground basics

Controls	Description	Damage	Launch meter
A	Punch	3%	X
Forward or back + A	Strong punch	15%	#
Forward or back , A	Kick	9%	X
Forward , forward , A	Running shoulder	9%	X
Up + A	Overhead fire*	4-24%	X
Up , A	Overhead kick	10%	X
Down + A	Sweep kick	12%	#
Down , A	Low kick	10%	X
B	Charge shot	3-20%	#
Up + B	Screw attack*	2-14%	X
Down + B	Drop bomb	7%	X
R, R or Forward	Forwards throw with grappling beam	14%	#
R, Back	Backwards throw with grappling beam	15%	#

In the air basics

Controls	Description	Damage	Launch meter
A	Kick	12%	?
Forward + A	Forward fire*	4-16%	X
Back + A	Back kick	11%	#
Up + A	Upwards drill kick*	2-10%	X
Down + A	Downward shoulder	12%	#
B	Charge shot***	3% / 20%	X / #
Up + B	Screw attack*	2-14%	X
Down + B	Drop bomb	7%	X

*Depends upon how many times you hit opponent.
**Depends upon how long you charge it--charge by holding B and release to shoot. If you charge to the maximum, hit B again to shoot.
***If you use this while in the air, you automatically will shoot the weakest charge shot unless you're totally charged up with the strongest charge. Combos 2-move combos

Damage level of opponent	Damage inflicted	Description
60-110%	27%	Jump above your opponent and make sure you're falling slowly when you attack with the downward attack so that you don't need to recover. Then time your throw for when your opponent is about to land.

3-move combos

Damage level of opponent	Damage inflicted	Description
60-110%	28-34%	Jump above your opponent and make sure you're falling slowly when you attack with the downward attack so that you don't need to recover. Then jump and use the upwards drill kick followed immediately by the screw attack.

Strengths

Her screw attack has great priority over most other opponent's downward attacks so this is a great move for coming back. Also, the screw attack has good range and you can often catch multiple people in it.
The bomb is good when you're in the air for a couple of reasons: first, it stops Samus' fall for a second which can throw off your opponents; second, Samus becomes very small when she creates the bombs so she is harder to hit; third, she can create multiple bombs and get multiple hits during one fall.
If Samus fully charges her charge shot, she can carry it around and shoot it whenever she wants. This is great for setting up 2-move combos and also excellent because a fully charged charge shot is a launcher for Samus. A great technique is: after you've launched someone off the screen and you see them coming back, fully charge the charge shot and shoot it at your opponent. If you hit them, you will most likely get a kill. Also, if you wait till the last second when they land, try shooting the charge shot then and, again, a kill is almost certain if you hit them.

Weaknesses

Samus falls very slowly--this allows someone to get under her when she's been launched into the air and set up another launcher when she's falling from the air.
Two of her three launchers have very negative sides to them. The charge shot must be fully charged to launch so you must find time and space to fully charge it--not easy especially in a free-for-all game. Her throw is slow to execute and can be avoided pretty easily. Because of these two things, Samus will find it hard to rack up the kills or to win in sudden death.