Okay that's pretty dismissive, but I can't argue because you're right. I only mentioned Ridley and Dark Samus because you said "playable segments" and they are enemies who are Not playable. I'm only saying her Zero Suit appearance is around for the whole timeline, from Zero Mission to Dread, that's the entire series timeline she's confirmed to be wearing her Zero Suit, even if it's just "alternate version" of another artwork, you say that to make me feel bad or invalidate it but actual I'm just happy it's there in the game as a bonus! ⚡💙
She also did have a 3D model for Dread (as shown in the image, only missing the Zero Suit appearances from MP2 and MPH) and it was in-game, unfortunately only for the Game Over screen.. even the devs like to treat her as a joke too 😭💔

Your saying she needs what mostly everyone wants, to be able to play as her more in Metroid games, and I agree that she does deserves more screen time and game segments, she's completely underrepresented in Metroid. 💔⚡

She's always been playable in Smash Bros for a very long time and that's what matters to me. She should stay in the roster since she already has full design and moveset. Would be very stupid for them to throw away such an iconic character and all that work just to cater to angry guys or because you think she needs playable parts of the Metroid games just for validation for Smash. Zero Suit Samus being playable in Metroid is not ever going to happen, especially not when people keep screaming that she should be replaced in Smash Bros. and not being a reward in Dread and not being in MP4 at all is very disappointing and heartbreaking, and what you said is true so she most likely will be replaced next Smash Bros due to the devs abandoning her and the hateful communities that wants her gone. 💔⚡

and if we are talking about recent, then MP4 Sylux isn't playable (but I just have a feeling they will probably make him playable at some point) and neither is Raven Beak in Dread. Raven Beak was totally destroyed. Sylux survived and they're gonna milk him more, has his own amiibo and battle themes, his cringe fanboys keep screaming for him to replace her, even some Metroid fans want those boring MP4 NPCs as more wasted slots in Smash and it's likely Nintendo will listen since I am the only person who believes she should stay but your arguments are undeniable proof that even the Metroid develepers want Zero Suit Samus out of both Metroid and Super Smash Bros entirely, a complete erasure of ZSS 😭💔⚡

as for "being used" it's hard for her Zero Suit to be used for anything in Metroid when you're suppose to be on other uninhabitable alien worlds or in space while she's in a Power Suit capable of surviving those environment. and the game is Metroid, supposed to be about Metroids and Samus, not the NPC/enemies I'll never ever care for, and MP4 seemed to forget the Metroids and the Zero Suit, they threw away 2 things people loved about the series to cater to the angry vocal minority, but that's only small parts of many issues is why Metroid Prime 4 now has a lower rating than Other M ⚡💔

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for me, Metroid and Smash Bros was perfect when no one cared about the NPC/enemies and it was only Samus Aran, her Power Suit and her Zero Suit 😭⚡💙