Samus Aran

"I'm resting up for Mother Brain."

- Samus

Samus Aran is an intergalactic bounty hunter who occasionally visits the Mushroom Planet. She was al orphan girl, who was adopted by the ancient Chozo race. She had some Chozo blood put into her, and was given a Power Suit. She then decided to fight the Metroids, and their leader Mother Brain. The series was actually started by Shigeru Miyamoto's mentor, Gunpei Yokoi.

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Samus traveled to the Mushroom Kingdom to stay at the guest room of the royal castle. Apparently, Samus needed a place to rest before battling the evil Mother Brain.

Samus has also been in all of the WarioWare games. In these games, she appeared in a couple of Microgames. They were a few levels from the original Metroid game.

Super Smash Bros. Series
Samus also appears in Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee as a playable character. She is due to appear in the forthcoming Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as both her normal suited self, and also as Zero Suit Samus.

In the Super Smash Bros. series, Samus is a heavy, slow character, but has many powerful attacks. Her strongest is her Charge Shot, but only when charged enough. In Melee, she added a Missile attack, which is a guided missile attack. She is also one of the few characters who have an attack that does the same as another item, in Samus's case, her Screw Attack does the same as the item, also called Screw Attack

She has a special grabbing technique, her Grappling Beam, which allows her to grab characters standing further away.

Super Smash Bros. Special Moves

 * B - Charge Shot
 * B → - Missile (SSBM only)
 * B ↑ - Screw Attack
 * B ↓ - Bomb

Classic
''This intergalactic bounty hunter's full name is Samus Aran. Clad in a Power Suit       made by the Chozo race and infused with their enhanced blood, she cleared the planet        Zebes of a Metroid infestation. Samus is an orphan, the sole survivor of a Space Pirate raid that destroyed an Earth colony named K-2L.''

Adventure
''Samus has an abundance of projectile weapons, making her a long-distance attack       specialist. The most powerful weapon in her arsenal is her Charge Shot, but be warned: it can be reflected. Her missiles have homing capabilities, but when fired as Smash Attacks, they fly on a straight trajectory and have boosted power.''

All-Star
''While Samus's arsenal of missile weapons is indeed formidable, her enemies are in for a rude awakening if they guard against nothing else. Her Grappling Beam captures foes and latches on to walls, and the Screw Attack drags foes upwards in a series of spins that doubles as a recovery move. Samus can also use her Bombs to perform Bomb Jumps.''

Trivia

 * A doll of Samus is owned by the maniacal Booster. He keeps the Samus Doll in his toy box, on the top floor of Booster Tower. Additionally, a Samus Doll sometimes appears in Super Smash Bros. introduction.
 * Samus was originally going to appear in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, where she would try a sample of coffee at the Starbeans Café. She was replaced at the last minute with Professor E. Gadd.
 * Samus also appeared in Nintendo Monopoly. Here, she costed $200, and took the role of New York Avenue.