▁N intendo ▁Direct ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁play able ▁character ▁in ▁Super ▁Sm ash ▁B ros . ▁Ult imate ▁as ▁an ▁E cho ▁F ighter ▁of ▁Sam us . ▁ ▁I GN ▁listed ▁Dark ▁Sam us ▁as ▁the ▁ 8 8 th ▁best ▁video ▁game ▁villa in . ▁ ▁Ing ▁Hor de ▁The ▁Ing ▁hor de ▁is ▁a ▁race ▁of ▁powerful ▁and ▁intellig ent ▁dark ▁cre atures ▁that ▁appears ▁primarily ▁in ▁Met roid ▁Prime ▁ 2 : ▁E cho es . ▁They ▁are ▁capable ▁of ▁possess ing ▁anything ▁mechanical , ▁organ ic , ▁artificial , ▁dead , ▁or ▁alive , ▁and ▁origin ated ▁when ▁a ▁Le vi athan ▁from ▁Ph a aze ▁impact ed ▁the ▁planet ▁A ether ▁and ▁created ▁Dark ▁A ether , ▁a ▁trans - dimensional ▁duplicate ▁of ▁the ▁planet . ▁The ▁L umin oth , ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁A ether , ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁Ing ▁over ▁the ▁Light ▁of ▁A ether , ▁the ▁planet ' s ▁power ▁source , ▁for ▁dec ades , ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁dis adv antages , ▁and ▁the ▁Ing ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁ver ge ▁of ▁victory , ▁until ▁Sam us ▁A ran ▁enters ▁the ▁picture ▁when ▁she ▁comes ▁to ▁A ether , ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁missing ▁Gal actic ▁Federation ▁squad . ▁Sam us ▁ass ists ▁the ▁L umin oth ▁in ▁their ▁war , ▁recover ing ▁the ▁lost ▁energy , ▁and ▁ultimately ▁enters ▁the ▁Sky ▁Temple , ▁where ▁she ▁confront s ▁the ▁Emperor ▁Ing , ▁the ▁Ing ▁hor de ' s ▁leader ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁ant