User blog comment:Wassboss/Round 1: Shiek vs Zero Suit Samus/@comment-422690-20130720221321

Well, I'm giving this to Shiek for several reasons. One is that she's a very easy to use character - she can output good combos for high damage, with simple and easy to learn moves. Zero Suit Samus has her speed, and that plasma whip, but Vanish can nullify both of those. In fact, Vanish is such an easy move to abuse that I tend to spam it to troll my friends. Not only does it do a respectable amount of damage, it's also controllable. This means that Shiek can vanish, chain together a couple combos, and Vanish again once Samus recovers.

Samus is a good fighter, but Shiek's equally damaging and has a much better tactical arsenal. When you have Space Privateer vs Magic Ninja, the Ninja wins.

Plus, Shiek's one of my mains for a reason. :P