Editing Metroid (section)

====''Super Smash Bros.'' franchise====
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Samus is a playable character in all five ''Super Smash Bros.'' games.<ref>{{cite web |author=Peer Schneider |date=1999-04-27 |title=Super Smash Bros. |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/04/28/super-smash-bros |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227014836/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/04/28/super-smash-bros |archive-date=2012-12-27 |access-date=2008-02-17 |website=IGN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Fran Mirabella III |date=2001-12-03 |title=Super Smash Bros. Melee |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/12/03/super-smash-bros-melee |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915062546/http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/12/03/super-smash-bros-melee |archive-date=2012-09-15 |access-date=2008-02-17 |website=IGN}}</ref> Games from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' onward also feature Zero Suit Samus, a version of the heroine using the blue form-fitting suit seen in ''Zero Mission'' and the ''Prime'' series.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Lucas M. Thomas |author2=Matt Casamassina |name-list-style=amp |date=2007-01-01 |title=Super Smash Bros. Brawl FAQ&nbsp;— Veterans |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/04/04/super-smash-bros-brawl-faq?page=9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103131442/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/04/04/super-smash-bros-brawl-faq?page=9 |archive-date=2012-11-03 |access-date=2008-02-17 |website=IGN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Lucas M. Thomas |author2=Matt Casamassina |name-list-style=amp |date=2007-01-01 |title=Super Smash Bros. Brawl FAQ&nbsp;— Newcomers |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/04/04/super-smash-bros-brawl-faq?page=12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105054215/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/04/04/super-smash-bros-brawl-faq?page=12 |archive-date=2012-11-05 |access-date=2008-02-17 |website=IGN}}</ref> Ridley makes cameos in ''[[Super Smash Bros. (video game)|Super Smash Bros.]]'', where he can be seen flying through the level Zebes, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' both as an unlockable trophy and in the game's opening, where he is fighting Samus at Ceres Space Station.<ref>{{cite web |author=IGN Staff |date=July 31, 2001 |title=Smash Profile: Captain Falcon |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/07/31/smash-profile-captain-falcon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025162920/http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/07/31/smash-profile-captain-falcon |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |access-date=2008-02-26 |website=IGN}}</ref> In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Ridley appears as a boss character in both normal and Meta Ridley forms.<ref name="metroidrid" /> Ridley's clone from ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'' appears as a boss on the Pyroshpere stage in [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'']], where he will join a fighter's side if they manage to knock him out.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bryant |first=Paul |date=2014-10-24 |title=Super Smash Bros. Wii U gets 8-player mode, Mewtwo, custom stage creator |url=https://gaming-age.com/2014/10/super-smash-bros-wii-u-gets-8-player-mode-mewtwo-custom-stage-creator/ |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=Gaming Age |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817142732/https://gaming-age.com/2014/10/super-smash-bros-wii-u-gets-8-player-mode-mewtwo-custom-stage-creator/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=James |last2=Simms |first2=Brandon |last3=Graeber |first3=Brendan |last4=Moreupdated |first4=+49 8k |date=2014-04-15 |title=Stage Hazards and Boss Characters - Super Smash Bros. for Wii U / 3DS Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/super-smash-bros-wii-u-3ds/Stage_Hazards_and_Boss_Characters |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817142737/https://www.ign.com/wikis/super-smash-bros-wii-u-3ds/Stage_Hazards_and_Boss_Characters |url-status=live}}</ref> Due to demand from fans, Ridley was made a playable fighter in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. Kraid also appeared in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' as a stage hazard in Brinstar Depths and unlockable trophy. Various other characters such as Metroids, Mother Brain and Dark Samus appear as either trophies or stickers in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series as well. Dark Samus would later debut as a fighter in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', sharing a moveset similar to Samus. A number of locations from the ''Metroid'' franchise have appeared in ''Super Smash Bros.'' games as battle stages.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 December 2018 |title=Super Smash Bros Ultimate Stages - All New Super Smash Bros Ultimate Stages |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/10-12-2018-super-smash-bros-ultimate-stages-guide |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214045434/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/10-12-2018-super-smash-bros-ultimate-stages-guide |archive-date=14 February 2021 |access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref>