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The '''Gunship''' ({{ja|スターシップ|Sutāshippu}}, ''Starship''), also referred to as the '''Starship''', is [[Samus Aran]]'s spacecraft.

The Gunship appears throughout the {{uv|Metroid}} series, first appearing in ''Metroid II: Return of Samus''. Her trusty starship is there when Samus needs to ride around the galaxy. She uses it as a resting place to regain health and ammunition; it also functions as a save point for players to save game data. The front of it also appears to be based on the design of the front of her helmet.

Samus's most iconic Gunship has appeared frequently in both the ''Metroid'' and ''Smash'' series, with minor design alterations between ''Super Metroid'', ''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes'', and ''Metroid: Other M'' reflected by its appearances throughout the ''Smash'' series. However, other ships have been used by Samus over the years, two of which have been the basis of [[sticker]]s in ''Brawl''. Her original ship in ''Metroid: Zero Mission'' is shot down by Space Pirate vessels after the defeat of [[Mother Brain]]. She replaces her lost ship with a new Starship, seen in ''Metroid Prime'' and ''Metroid Prime Hunters''. In ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'' and ''Metroid Prime: Federation Force'', Samus has yet another ship of a different design, that she can control remotely via the Command Visor to fire missiles at targets. Finally, after her iconic ship crashes into an asteroid belt in ''Metroid Fusion'', Samus receives a new Galactic Federation Starship with the A.I. of Adam Malkovich as an onboard computer. Samus continues to use this particular gunship as her mode of transport in ''Metroid Dread'', and part of the plot is Samus attempting to make her way back to it from the depths of planet ZDR.

[[File:ThreeVehicles.jpg|thumb|Samus's Starship in the opening movie of ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', along with the [[Great Fox]] and [[Blue Falcon]].]]

The ship appears in the game's opening movie, and as a trophy. Its design is derived from ''Metroid II: Return of Samus'', with the color scheme from ''Super Metroid''.

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|desc=This compact ship is used by Samus as her base of operations. Of course, Samus can't fly it into the catacombs of every planet she visits, so she leaves it on the surface as her sanctuary. Samus can recharge her Power Suit inside the ship, so it tends to be the only safe and secure spot on inhospitable alien terrain.

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After the [[Halberd]] is destroyed by the [[Subspace Gunship]], the Gunship emerges, along with the [[Falcon Flyer]], one of the {{uv|Star Fox}} [[fighter]]s' [[Arwing]]s and the [[Hocotate Ship]]. Engaging the ship, {{SSBB|Samus}} and her fellow [[fighter]]s kept it distracted while {{SSBB|Kirby}} destroys it with the [[Dragoon]]. The gunship then follows Kirby's Dragoon into [[Subspace]].

===Trophy===

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|name=Gunship

|image=Gunship - Brawl Trophy.png

|desc=The ship that Samus pilots. Entering the gunship allows Samus to restore energy and save. Samus has been on numerous voyages in the gunship, but after being attacked by an X parasite in Metroid Fusion, she crashes into an asteroid belt and destroys the craft. After that, the Galactic Federation provides her with a new starship.

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| {{StickerHead|Samus|Zero Suit Samus}}

[[File:SSB4-Wii U challenge image R04C01.png|thumb|300px|The challenge unlock image]]

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|name=Gunship

|desc-ntsc=The one partner Samus can rely on in almost all of her missions. In the wide unknown of outer space, she can always return to the Gunship for a safe haven. It allows her to replenish all of her energy and ammunition and even serves as a resting spot for the player. It sounds just like a save point, doesn't it?

|desc-pal=The one partner Samus can rely on in almost all of her missions. In the wide unknown of outer space, she can always return to the Gunship for safe haven. It allows her to replenish all of her energy and ammunition, and even serves as a resting spot for the player. In other words...it's a save point.

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