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[[File:Dark cannon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Bowser using the Dark Cannon]]
[[File:Dark cannon.jpg|thumb|300px|Bowser taking aim with his Dark Cannon.]]
A '''Dark Cannon''' is a weapon wielded by high-ranking members of the [[Subspace Army]] during [[The Subspace Emissary]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. It can fire dark, arrow-shaped beams that revert any character they hit back to their trophy form. Dark Cannons are mostly used by [[Wario (SSBB)|Wario]] and [[Bowser (SSBB)|Bowser]] although [[Ganondorf (SSBB)|Ganondorf]] also uses one late in the story. False Zelda/Peach wielded one, however it was destroyed by Link/Pit. The Dark Cannon belonging to Bowser was destroyed by [[Falco (SSBB)|Falco]].  
A '''Dark Cannon''' ({{ja|ダークキャノン|Dāku Kyanon}}, ''Dark Cannon'') is a powerful weapon of the [[Subspace Army]]. This large and bulky raygun-like weapon vaguely resembles a black draconic head and has the power to reduce a [[fighter]] to their [[trophy]] form in a single shot.


After a somewhat lengthy charging period, in which the barrel of the weapon glows orange, it fires a thick and black arrow-shaped beam that instantly reduces any fighter it hits to their trophy forms. The shots mainly move in straight lines but can curve slightly in seemingly random directions; should a shot hit something that is not a fighter, it will cause an explosion. Once initially charged up, Dark Cannons can proceed to fire multiple shots in quick succession; the charge time needed seems to lengthen the longer it goes without firing.
[[Tabuu]] does not need to use a Dark Cannon, since his Off Waves have the same, if not more devastating, effect. (However, another one of his attacks visually resembles a Dark Cannon's design.) Dark Cannons can rapid-fire once initially charged up, and their shots can curve, but an aware target can dodge them somewhat easily.
[[File:Dark_Cannon.png|thumb|Wario firing his Dark Cannon.]]
Despite its potentially high rate of fire and fast shot speed, Dark Cannons are not very hard to dodge if the target is aware; in fact, the only times the weapon is seen connecting is on targets that are incapacitated or ambushed. They can also only affect one target at a time - once a shot connects, it quickly vanishes after it pierces through the target. As a result, the victim must be quickly taken away from their partners through a very fast escape path such as the [[Koopa Clown Car]] to prevent an easy revival. Dark Cannons are also large and unwieldy; they are too heavy for anyone to carry and aim without support.


In [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]], Dark Cannons are provided to the accomplices of the Subspace Army. {{SSBB|Wario}} uses his to capture either {{SSBB|Peach}} or {{SSBB|Zelda}} from the [[Midair Stadium]], followed by {{SSBB|Ness}} at [[The Ruined Zoo]]. {{SSBB|Bowser}} uses his to capture {{SSBB|Donkey Kong}} and whichever princess Wario did not get; shortly afterwards, [[false character|a doppelgänger]] of this princess attempts to use the weapon on either {{SSBB|Mario}} and {{SSBB|Pit}} or {{SSBB|Link}} and {{SSBB|Yoshi}} as the pair passes by [[The Lake Shore]], but is thwarted by the other pair, who destroy the Dark Cannon. Bowser then procures another Dark Cannon and attempts to capture {{SSBB|Fox}} and {{SSBB|Diddy Kong}}, but {{SSBB|Falco}} interrupts him and destroys the weapon with several [[Blaster]] shots. Finally, after the [[Subspace Gunship]] is destroyed, {{SSBB|Ganondorf}} uses his Dark Cannon to remove Bowser from the picture in his attempt to seize control of the Army.
[[Image:Dark_Cannon_Trophy.jpg|thumb|left|The Dark Cannon Trophy]]
Although the Dark Cannons were built to turn all the [[Character|characters]] into trophies, they could only target one person at a time. This forced those with Dark Cannons to take the trophyized fighters away from their groups to prevent them from being easily revived. The characters that were hit by a Dark Cannon at some point include [[Peach (SSBB)|Peach]], [[Zelda (SSBB)|Zelda]], [[Donkey Kong (SSBB)|Donkey Kong]], [[Ness (SSBB)|Ness]], [[Diddy Kong (SSBB)|Diddy Kong]] and [[Bowser (SSBB)|Bowser]]. It is shown that once a Dark Cannon is powered up it can fire rapid shots. The Dark Cannon is shown to have a targeting system as the arrow can curve to hit its target, even so an agile smasher like [[Ness (SSBB) |Ness]] and [[Fox (SSBB) |Fox]] can dodge the shots.


==Trophy==
Dark Cannons are very large and unwieldy; despite [[Falco (SSBB)|Falco]] being able to kick one high into the air, only characters of above-average strength can use them properly. Therefore, it is assumed that [[False Character#False Princesses|False Peach and Zelda]] were much stronger than the real Peach or Zelda.
{{Trophy
 
|name=Dark Cannon
==Trophy Description==
|image=Dark Cannon - Brawl Trophy.png
''In this world, those who fall in battle return to their forms as trophies. This Dark Cannon is powerful enough to turn a fighter back into a trophy with a single shot. Originally created by the Subspace Army, they were then given to Bowser and Wario for the purpose of collecting fighters who exist in this world.''
|desc=In this world, those who fall in battle return to their forms as trophies. This Dark Cannon is powerful enough to turn a fighter back into a trophy with a single shot. Originally created by the Subspace Army, they were then given to Bowser and Wario for the purpose of collecting fighters who exist in this world.
 
|gamelist={{Trophy games|console1=Wii|game1=Super Smash Bros. Brawl}}
:''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|game=Brawl
:2008
}}
 
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==Trivia==
*The arrows fired from Dark Cannons look exactly like [[Pit (SSBB)|Pit's]] [[Palutena's Arrow|arrows]], except they are darker and wider.


==Names in other languages==
{{langtable
|ja={{ja|ダークキャノン|Dāku Kyanon|?}}
|jaM=Dark Cannon
|en=Dark Cannon
|fr=Canon obscur
|frM=Dark cannon
|es=Trofeador V6
|esM=V6 Trophy
|de=Trophäenkanone
|deM=Trophy cannon
|it=Cannone oscuro
|itM=Dark cannon
|ko={{rollover|다크캐논|Dakeukaenon|?}}
|koM=Dark Cannon
}}


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