Plasma Whip

Plasma Whip is 's side special move. Samus thrusts her whip at the opponent. The tip has a strong sweetspot that will do more damage and knockback, while the body of the whip is weaker but can push opponents to the sweetspot of the attack. With its good range and relatively fast speed, this move is one of Zero Suit Samus' best tools, which can aid in both spacing and approaching. It can cancel out certain Super Armor moves like 's dash attack. If the opponent gets hit when very close to Samus, the move will have three hits, the startup, the "normal" first hit, and the sweet spot.

If the special button is held instead of just tapped after performing the attack, Zero Suit Samus can perform a different version of the attack. The sweetspot of the move will not send opponents with great knockback but will drag them closer to her, which can lead to potential follow ups and can act as a combo starter. However, it does not have much KO power.

In the air it can be used as a Tether Recovery, providing a good horizontal recovery with its long reach.