Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Developer(s)	"The Studio"[1]
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Designer(s)	Masahiro Sakurai (director)
Release date(s)	January 31, 2008[2] / March 9, 2008[3] June 26, 2008 [4] June 27, 2008 [5]
Genre(s)	Fighting game
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer, Nintendo Wi-Fi
Rating(s)	ESRB: T[6]
Platform(s)	Wii
Media	Wii Optical Disk
Input	Wii Remote, Nunchuk, Classic Controller, GameCube controller[7]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl, known as Dairantō Smash Brothers X (大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズX^?, lit. "Great Melee Smash Brothers X") in Japan, is the third installment in the Super Smash Bros. series after Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. and is for the Wii. Major Metroid elements include characters, stages and collectible items.

Samus Aran is a playable character in the game; she becomes Zero Suit Samus after performing her Final Smash move, (Zero Laser). The player can also begin a match as Zero Suit Samus by holding down the 'shield' button on the controller before selecting a stage. Ridley appears as a boss in Brawl's adventure mode in both his regular form and as Meta Ridley. Also featured in Brawl are two Metroid-based stages: Norfair, which is based on the area of the same name, and Frigate Orpheon, based on the original Pirate frigate that Samus infiltrates in Metroid Prime. The Brinstar stage from Melee also makes a return appearance.

A Metroid appears as an Assist Trophy. Sheegoth, Space Pirate, Metroid Prime (exoskeleton and core essence), Dark Samus, Parasite Queen, Screw Attack, Luminoth, Ridley, Meta Ridley, and Samus in her Power, Dark, Gravity, Fusion, Zero and Varia Suits are all featured as collectible Trophies. Space Pirate, Zebes Inhabitant, Ridley, Warrior Ing, and Samus's various suits and gunships are collectible Stickers, among many others.

Contents 1 Characters 1.1 Samus' Moveset 1.2 Boss Characters 1.2.1 Ridley 1.2.2 Meta Ridley 2 Metroid Collectibles 2.1 Masterpieces 2.2 Stickers 2.3 Trophies 2.4 Music 3 Nintendo Chronicle 3.1 Nintendo Entertainment System 3.2 Game Boy 3.3 Super Nintendo Entertainment System 3.4 Nintendo 64 3.5 Game Boy Advance 3.6 Nintendo GameCube 3.7 Nintendo DS 3.8 Wii 4 Solid Snake codec conversations 4.1 Samus 4.2 Zero Suit Samus 5 Mr. Resetti imitations 6 Trivia 7 References

CharactersEdit

Main article: List of characters in the Super Smash Bros. series

• Mario
• Link
• Kirby
• Pikachu
• Fox McCloud
• Samus Aran/Zero Suit Samus
• Princess Zelda/Sheik
• Bowser
• Donkey Kong
• Yoshi
• Princess Peach Toadstool
• Ice Climbers
• Pit
• Wario
• Ike
• Pokémon Trainer/Squirtle/Ivysaur/Charizard
• Diddy Kong
• Meta Knight
• Lucas
• King Dedede
• Captain Olimar
• Ness
• Marth
• Luigi
• Falco Lombardi
• Captain Falcon
• Lucario
• R.O.B.
• Ganondorf
• Mr. Game & Watch
• Jigglypuff
• Toon Link
• Wolf O'Donnell
• Solid Snake
• Sonic the Hedgehog

Samus' MovesetEdit

Samus Aran: '

• Charge Shot
• Screw Attack
• Missile
• Super Missile
• Bomb
• Zero Laser

Zero Suit Samus:

• Paralyzer
• Plasma Whip
• Plasma Wire
• Flip Jump
• Power Suit Samus

Boss CharactersEdit

RidleyEdit

Ridley appears as the fifth boss during the Subspace Emissary, in which Samus and Pikachu must fight him. In the cutscene prior to the battle, Ridley ambushes and grabs Samus, flying upward and scraping her along the walls. Pikachu breaks Samus free from Ridley's grasp using Thunder (a possible reference to the Pokémon type advantage system, where electricity can easily cripple flying-type Pokémon. However, Ridley would also likely be dragon-type, and electricity is ineffective against them). In the first battle, Ridley has higher health and uses moves ranging from claw swipes to a move similar to Rayquaza's Extremespeed to a tailswipe across the entire stage. The tailswipe can do major damage on harder difficulties (around 70% damage if the person is at 0% damage), and the "Extremespeed" move is a main killing move. He flies from one side to the other and is similar in style to the Master Hand (in the way of how they both attack and then pause).

Ridley and his Meta-Ridley form are resurrected by Tabuu, their true leader, in the Great Maze to face down the heroes. Oddly enough, they are resurrected as separate beings.

Meta RidleyEdit

After R.O.B., Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong, Captain Falcon, Pikachu, Samus, and Captain Olimar make their way out of the doomed Bomb Factory in the Falcon Flyer, they are attacked from behind by the resurrected Meta Ridley, who is out for revenge on Samus and Pikachu. As such, he serves as the seventh boss.

In this battle, the player has 2 minutes to beat him, similar to the battle in Metroid Prime 3. His moveset is completely different from Ridley's; he can spit huge fireballs, but many of his attacks involve knocking the Falcon Flyer about, possibly sending the player flying off into the abyss below. After he is defeated, the massive amounts of Subspace Bombs in the factory explode, taking the entire island and everything in it (including the charred remains of Meta Ridley) into Subspace. Tabuu, the leader of Subspace, revives Meta Ridley in The Great Maze to attack the heroes (oddly, both Ridley and Meta Ridley appear in The Great Maze; they might be clones), but he is defeated once again, presumably taking him out of the picture for good.

Trophy Stands appear frequently due to the limited time, even on easy difficulties, especially if the character is equipped with a strong Trophy Stand-producing Sticker.

Metroid CollectiblesEdit

MasterpiecesEdit

A 3 minute Super Metroid demo can be unlocked in the game. The game begins at the file select screen, though the player can go back to the title screen. The save-files begin before the opening cutscene, at a later point in Norfair, and one saved after the cutscene at 0:00.

File 2 is at 3:14, with 160/230 missiles, 45/50 super missiles, 40/50 power bombs, 13/14 Energy Tanks, 3/4 Reserve Tanks, and all of the upgrades aside from the Plasma Beam. Notably, the Gravity Suit is turned off in this file (though it can be turned back on).

StickersEdit

• Chozo Statue Metroid II: Return of Samus- [Aura] Attack +25 (Lucario)
• Dark Samus Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - [Electric] Attack +31 (Link, Zelda, Ganondorf, Toon Link)
• Dark Suit Samus Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - [Throwing] Attack +16 (All)
• Energy Tank Metroid - [Energy] Attack +12 (Samus, Zero Suit Samus)
• Federation Trooper Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - Carry Super Scope (All)
• Gravity Suit Samus Metroid: Zero Mission - [Weapon] Attack +11 (Samus, Zero Suit Samus)
• Gunship Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - [Explosive] Attack + 5 (All)
• Kanden Metroid Prime Hunters - [Slash] Resistance +15 (All)
• Kraid Metroid: Zero Mission - [Head] Attack +33 (All)
• Luminoth Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - [Slash] Attack + 9 (All)
• Metroid Metroid Prime Pinball - [Freezing] Attack +18 (All)
• Metroid Metroid: Zero Mission - [Electric] Attack +20 (Samus, Zero Suit Samus)
• Morph Ball Metroid Prime Pinball - [Weapon] Attack + 5 (Samus, Zero Suit Samus)
• Mother Brain Metroid: Zero Mission - Flinch Resistance +147 (All)
• Ridley Metroid - [Darkness] Attack +30 (Ganondorf)
• Ridley Metroid: Zero Mission - [Arm] Attack +25 (All)
• Running Zero Suit Samus Metroid: Zero Mission - [Weapon] Attack +25 (All)
• Samus Metroid Fusion - [Electric] Resistance +16 (Samus, Zero Suit Samus)
• Samus Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - [Explosive] Attack +18 (All)
• Samus Metroid - [Specials: Indirect] Attack +15 (Samus, Zero Suit Samus)
• Space Pirate Super Metroid - [Darkness] Attack +13 (Ganondorf)
• Special Token Metroid Prime Pinball - [Arm] Attack + 6 (Samus, Zero Suit Samus)
• Starship Metroid Fusion - [Weapon] Attack + 9 (Samus, Zero Suit Samus)
• Starship Metroid Prime Hunters - Launch Power +22 (All)
• Sylux Metroid Prime Hunters - [Specials: Indirect] Attack +12 (All)
• Warrior Ing Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - [Bite] Attack +10 (Yoshi, Wario, Pokémon Trainer, Wolf)
• Weavel Metroid Prime Hunters - Carry Beam Sword (All)
• Zebes Inhabitant Metroid Fusion - [Arm] Attack + 5 (All)
• Zero Suit Samus Metroid: Zero Mission - [Leg] Attack + 9 (Samus, Zero Suit Samus)

TrophiesEdit

• Samus
• Zero Laser
• Zero Suit Samus
• Power Suit Samus
• Metroid
• Samus (Fusion Suit)
• Samus (Power Suit)
• Samus (Varia Suit)
• Samus (Gravity Suit)
• Samus (Dark Suit)
• Dark Samus
• Ridley
• Meta Ridley
• Kanden
• Spire
• Weavel
• Noxus
• Trace
• Sylux
• Luminoth
• Sheegoth
• Space Pirate
• Parasite Queen
• Metroid Prime (Core)
• Metroid Prime (Exo)
• Gunship
• Screw Attack

MusicEdit

• Main Theme (Metroid)
• Ending (Metroid)
• Norfair
• Theme of Samus Aran, Space Warrior
• Vs. Ridley
• Vs. Parasite Queen
• Opening/Menu (Metroid Prime)
• Sector 1 (theme)
• Vs. Meta Ridley
• Multiplayer (Metroid Prime 2)
• Brinstar (Melee)
• Brinstar Depths (Melee)

Nintendo ChronicleEdit

Nintendo Entertainment SystemEdit

• (06/1986) Metroid

Game BoyEdit

• (11/1991) Metroid II: Return of Samus

Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemEdit

• (04/1994) Super Metroid

Nintendo 64Edit

• (04/26/1999) Super Smash Bros.

Game Boy AdvanceEdit

• (11/02/2002) Metroid Fusion
• (05/24/2004) Metroid Zero Mission
• (10/25/2004) Classic NES Series: Metroid

Nintendo GameCubeEdit

• (12/03/2001) Super Smash Bros. Melee
• (11/18/2002) Metroid Prime
• (11/15/2004) Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Nintendo DSEdit

• (11/21/2004) Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt
• (10/24/2005) Metroid Prime Pinball
• (03/20/2006) Metroid Prime Hunters

WiiEdit

• (08/27/2007) Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Solid Snake codec conversationsEdit

Solid Snake, a character from the Metal Gear series, has the ability to perform special taunts where other Metal Gear characters call him and provide information on his opponent.

SamusEdit

• Snake: Hey, Otacon. I got a woman here in a Power Suit...
• Otacon: Huh? How'd you know she was a woman? Yeah, that'd be Samus Aran, the most renowned bounty hunter in the galaxy. Her Arm Cannon packs quite a wallop. If you get hit with a charged shot from that thing, you can kiss your butt good-bye.
• Snake: Sounds like my kind of woman...
• Otacon: Yeah, well, just don't get too close, Snake. Samus is deadly. After Space Pirates killed her parents, she was raised by the Chozo and trained in the fighting arts. She's been places and seen things that you and me can't even begin to imagine.
• Snake: But underneath that cold, metal exterior beats the heart of a woman...

Zero Suit SamusEdit

• Snake: Mei Ling, Samus took her clothes off!
• Mei Ling: That's just her in the Zero Suit, Snake.
• Snake: Without that bulky Power Suit, she's gotten a lot more agile... You know, I bet if I took off all this heavy gear, I could catch her.
• Mei Ling: Um, yeah, you wish. Even without the Power Suit, all that training she did with the Chozo has made her a super athlete. I don't think a normal human could ever keep up. Just look at her.
• Snake: ...Her loss.

Mr. Resetti imitationsEdit

Animal Crossing Assist Trophy Mr. Resetti will do impressions of characters after being summoned a few times:

• Samus: "MEEEER! PSHOOOW!"

• Zero Suit Samus: "HA!"

TriviaEdit

• Zero Suit Samus, like most characters, has unused SFX for hits at high damage percentages.[1] She also had an unused trophy, kneeling with the Paralyzer, and was intended to have a unique victory theme, like Meta Knight.[2]
• Ridley was the second most requested character on an official Japanese message board, beaten only by King Dedede.
• Hacking of the game's code has revealed Assist Trophy data for Ridley; however he appears as a boss in the final game for unknown reasons. [3]
• Zero Suit Samus had a few grunts and gasps that were not used in-game.[4]
• There are seven characters that have also been found in the code of the game, they are Dixie Kong of the Donkey Kong series, Toon Zelda/Tetra (like how Zelda/Shiek is) from the Zelda series, Mewtwo from the Pokémon series, Dr. Mario from the Mario series, Roy from the Fire Emblem series, as well as a character named Pra & Mai. Pra & Mai may be the Pokémon Plusle and Minun, as Pra and Mai are the prefixes of their Japanese names.
• The trophy discription of Samus (Dark Suit) claims it was obtained after defeating Amorbis in the Torvus Temple.  It is actually obtained in the Agon Temple.

ReferencesEdit