Editing Tabuu

'''Tabuu''' ({{ja|タブー|Tabū}}, ''Tabuu'') is the main antagonist and [[Boss|final boss]] of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''{{'}}s [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]]. He is the powerful god-like embodiment of the dimension of [[Subspace]] and the mastermind behind the [[Subspace Army]]. He plotted to send entire locations of the [[World of Trophies]] to his home dimension, where he can create his own orderly world out of them, pursuing his ambition of conquering and subjugating the known universe. His name is a corruption of the word ''taboo'', referring to something forbidden.

Tabuu is the embodiment of Subspace who plotted to transport areas of the World of Trophies into his home dimension to create his own orderly world out of them. However, he himself cannot leave Subspace, which is why he formed the Subspace Army to act in his stead. Tabuu took over the [[Isle of the Ancients]], the home of the [[R.O.B. Squad]] and forced them to serve him and develop [[Subspace Bomb]]s under the threat of annihilation. Tabuu first discovered {{SSBB|Mr. Game & Watch}}'s ability to limitlessly produce [[Shadow Bug]]s and captured him to harness that power, leading to the creation of the Subspace Army's forces. Tabuu studied and took control of the master of the world, {{SSBB|Master Hand}}, and used his powers to literally control him like a puppet. Tabuu used Master Hand to enlist the help of {{SSBB|Bowser}}, {{SSBB|Ganondorf}} and {{SSBB|Wario}}. These three were sent to hunt down any fighters that would stand in the way of Tabuu's plot, while remaining oblivous of Tabuu's existence. However, {{SSBB|King Dedede}} began interference after learning about Tabuu and his deception.<ref name="Dojo">{{SSBB|Smash Bros. DOJO!!}} - [https://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/gamemode/modea/modea17.html Mysteries of The Subspace Emissary]</ref>

Later in the story, after the heroes destroy the [[Subspace Gunship]] and enter Subspace, Ganondorf, who had been plotting to usurp "Master Hand's" command over the Subspace Army, betrays Bowser by using a [[Dark Cannon]] to [[Trophy|trophify]] him. Ganondorf then goes to greet Master Hand, but soon discovers Tabuu's control over him and realizes he was tricked. Enraged, he charges a futile attack at Tabuu, who effortlessly knocks him away and causes him to land on Master Hand before he is trophified as well, freeing him from Tabuu's control. Now freed, Master Hand also attempts to fight back, but to no avail. After Master Hand is defeated, Tabuu uses his Off Waves to reduce everyone to their trophy forms as soon as they approach. With the only threats to his plans seemingly neutralized, a satisfied Tabuu then creates [[The Great Maze|an orderly world]] out of the areas that were transported into Subspace.

[[File:CoLight.jpg|thumb|left|Master Hand being controlled by Tabuu's Chains of Light.]]

However, thanks to the [[Dedede Brooch]]es, a pair of inactive fighters who had been left behind - {{SSBB|Luigi}} and {{SSBB|Ness}} - were later revived and they proceed to revive Dedede himself after Ness realized that it was thanks to him that they were saved. Dedede joins their team and they [[Subspace (Part I)|rescue everyone]], including Bowser, who had a fight with Dedede and soon joined the team when he learned about Master Hand's defeat. Around the same time, {{SSBB|Kirby}} was revived by the brooch the captured princess had when he swallowed it and [[Subspace (Part II)|went out on his own to save the rest of the fighters]]. Between these fighters, there are Wario, {{SSBB|Link}} and {{SSBB|Zelda}}, the latter two of which revive Ganondorf and suggest him to join them, which he begrudgingly agrees, Wario does as well and all the fighters enter to the maze and battling the remainder of Tabuu's forces that reside within it. Upon reaching Tabuu, he attempts to dispose of the fighters once and for all, but is ambushed by {{SSBB|Sonic}}, who weakens Tabuu's Off Waves and thereby makes them only a [[one-hit KO]] attack instead of causing immediate trophification for any fighter in reach.

A selection of characters from Sonic, Bowser, Kirby, Dedede's group and those revived by the latter two (first: Dedede's group; second: Kirby), then fight Tabuu. After his defeat, the Subspace Army is seemingly rendered defunct, the areas consumed by Subspace are restored and the Isle of the Ancients disappears afterwards due to the effect of so many Subspace Bombs going off at once, which was commanded by Ganondorf so Tabuu could get the Subspace Gunship into the world, essentially erasing the island from existence. A luminous cross is left in its place.

Tabuu is last seen contorting in pain shortly before the areas that made up The Great Maze were restored. The events of World of Light suggest that he survived.

As the [[Boss|final boss]] of ''The Subspace Emissary'', Tabuu possesses a wide variety of dangerous attacks, which increase in power and speed on the higher [[difficulties]]. Several of his moves are guaranteed [[OHKO]]s at least on Intense difficulty. Additionally, Tabuu's attacks are faster and stronger in The Subspace Emissary than in Boss Battles at comparable difficulty ratings - as usual. The gap is wider on the lower difficulties (Easy overall) than on the highest ones (Intense in particular). Like any other boss, Tabuu's attacks get progressively slightly weaker the more [[continue]]s the player uses, losing 2% damage up to 4 times. Likewise, Tabuu’s attacks become considerably more powerful in both damage and knockback when he has less than half [[HP]] remaining (this mechanic also works in Boss Battles).  

*'''Blade Charge''' ({{ja|ブレードチャージ|Burēdo Chāji}}) - Tabuu transforms into a wide and somewhat shark-shaped blade, which flies horizontally across the stage with very high speed. Touching Tabuu during the transformation has the same effect of the hit itself, dealing enormous vertical knockback and very high damage (reaching 59% on Intense). It is dodgeable by performing an [[air dodge]] or, if at ground level, ducking (unless playing as {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}). A perfectly timed sidestep dodge may also work. It is possible to [[perfect shield]] the attack, but a miss will result in the shield breaking, stunning the character in the process and leaving it vulnerable to further attacks. In the Subspace Emissary, it is an OHKO on Very Hard on middleweights if Tabuu has less than half HP remaining, and a guaranteed OHKO on Intense. In Boss Battles, it is one of Tabuu's strongest attacks, KOing below 20% on Intense. Since Tabuu frequently uses this move in midair, it is possible to avoid it simply by crouching or even without moving.

*'''Tabuu Charge''' ({{ja|タブーチャージ|Tabū Chāji}}) - Tabuu teleports high above one side of the stage, makes one of his arms blade-like and then dives at the player in a set curved arc. Because he will always go near the ground, it can be dodged by jumping over his attack in the middle of the stage or going on the edge of the stage. On higher difficulties Tabuu's body can KO middleweights at very low percentages (20%) it also acts very swift and is quite difficult to predict. Tabuu can be damaged by projectiles while performing this move, but touching it deals high knockback and damage (up to 42%). The sweetspot deals a maximum of 49%.

*'''Movement Throw''' ({{ja|移動投げ|Idō Nage}}) - Tabuu transforms into a reticle-like entity that is composed of a pair of sparkling yellow brackets and flies across the stage, grabbing the character and slamming it into the floor for a [[semi-spike]] of immense power. This attack has low horizontal knockback on every difficulty, and can deal enormous damage on Intense: a huge 60%. On Hard or higher difficulties it becomes a guaranteed OHKO (on Hard, only if Tabuu has more than half HP left, heavyweights may survive at 0%). Characters with a [[grab aerial]] can survive by [[DI]]'ing downwards and attaching to the edge of the stage as they pass by, but this technique requires very strict timing, especially on Intense difficulty. There is no predetermined way the brackets fly, and when the player is not able to make a jump, they should try an air-dodge. It is one of the least predictable attacks of Tabuu and the second more powerful behind Off Waves (at least in knockback terms), making it really dangerous. On Very Hard difficulty and above, its power is more than enough to one-hit KO even [[Metal Box|metal]] or [[Super Mushroom|giant]] characters, making survival nearly impossible. The entity resembles Tabuu's wings as seen at the center of [[The Great Maze]].

*'''Discharge Attack''' ({{ja|放電攻撃|Hōden Kogeki}}) - Tabuu teleports right next to the player. His sphere-like nucleus splits into several smaller versions of it, which fly in circles around him for a short time while emitting electricity. This attack has a decent [[range]] that changes over time (rapidly increasing until it reaches its maximum for around five seconds, and then slowly decreasing), but leaves Tabuu wide open for projectile weapons. It somewhat resembles an atom, with Tabuu being the nucleus and his fragmented energy core being electrons; in fact, the spark rings attract the player with a very strong [[vacuum]]. Touching the sparkles or Tabuu's body deals a single powerful hit and up to 64%. Poor [[recovery]] characters will be KOed at 0%, since its knockback is perfectly horizontal or [[spike]]d (depending on how the hitboxes land). It is possible for the player to be damaged by the sparks without taking knockback or being sucked into Tabuu's body, but only if they are near enough to Tabuu; in this case, they will take up to 36% per hit instead of the direct damage, which can result in a huge combined damage output (over 200% on Intense). If the player is on the exact endpoint of the move's [[range]], they will probably suffer multiple hits by the sparks before [[flinch]]ing and getting sucked in by the vacuum, which results in a guaranteed OHKO after touching Tabuu's body on Intense (damage can exceed 250%). However, this is unlikely, unless they are on the precise endpoint. Since the attack has a very powerful vacuum effect, it is possible for the player to be sucked again repeatedly until they is KOed. Another dangerous property of this move is that it has a very fast beginning, and also Tabuu's body will continue to have KO power even when the last sparks fades: this means that Tabuu can be directly attacked only after he uses Teleport. Eventually, if the player is offstage before the attack begins, Tabuu himself will probably appear offstage while executing the move, in some cases cancelling every possibility to harm the player.

*'''Tabuu Smash''' ({{ja|タブースマッシュ|Tabū Sumasshu}}) - Tabuu teleports behind the player and repeatedly slashes the area in front of him with extremely swift karate chops, creating visible slashes. This move can easily catch and juggle players, but it has less range than the large visible slashes would indicate. Again, Tabuu leaves himself wide open to projectiles, and if the player gets behind him he can be hit - although it is dangerous, as the player can be trapped in the attack or hit by the chops with higher [[range]]. Certain melee attacks are also viable. It deals extremely high damage if all hits connect (quite over 300% in a less than three seconds on Intense). Even on Easy difficulty this attack can inflict up to 121% if all hits chain (or 132% if Tabuu has less than half HP remaining). Although Tabuu slashes a total of 13 times, the maximum number of hits is only 11, due to the rehit rate of the hitboxes. It can be easily SDI'd out of, also its activation is slow and very easy to prevent, except for the higher difficulties. However, if the player is hit and survives (avoiding the last slash), they will be left unharmed to further attacks, due to suffering a ludicrous damage output.

*'''Clone Attack''' ({{ja|分身攻撃|Bunshin Kōgeki}}) - Tabuu shoots out many holographic images of himself from his body in all directions, which burst after achieving a certain distance. The player can dodge the images, but take note that they explode upon making contact with the ground, so combatants can still receive damage while sidestepping the projection itself (although severely reducing their knockback and damage). They can also be destroyed, preferably by projectiles. The number of images is not constant, although it tends to increase with the difficulty and is usually set between ten and seventeen. Their knockback also varies and can be either angled, vertical, spiked or horizontal; if perfectly horizontal or semi-spiked, it drastically increases the chances of a KO or even an OHKO for poor recovery characters. The distance they cover can also vary, slightly increasing with difficulty: on Easy, they cover more than half the length of Tabuu's Residence, while on Intense they almost cover the entire stage. Notice that each image has a different direction, seemingly not always related to the player's position and that Tabuu can shoot a maximum of two images at the same time (up to four in a second on Intense). When the images' explode upon touching the ground, their burst has a little hitbox and is much less dangerous than contact with the image itself; however, it can still deal up to 24% damage and KO below 40% on Intense. Tabuu can be attacked with projectiles while performing this move, but not touched: contact with his body during the attack deals the same massive knockback of the initial explosion. This move is considered one of Tabuu's most dangerous attacks and its swift and unpredictable beginning may force the player to pay attention before attacking Tabuu. A [[glitch]] can occur in the Subspace Emissary if Tabuu is hit by a [[Green Shell]] while performing this attack. The Shell will remain stuck on Tabuu's body, which completely nullifies and blocks the move, instantly neutralizing every image he produces until the attack ends, regardless of their direction. This allows the player to stay still without taking any damage or knockback by the attack, preventing its ludicrous damage and very high KO power. An interesting fact of this glitch is that the Green Shell does not get destroyed, but remains freezed for some seconds, until Tabuu uses Teleport.

*'''Shadow Laser''' ({{ja|シャドーレーザー|Shadō Rēzā}}) - Tabuu appears on the side of the stage and manifests a draconic head (also bearing similarities to the [[Dark Cannon]]s), which floats beneath Tabuu as it unleashes a powerful laser horizontally across the stage. The beam has a huge hitbox and lasts for about three seconds, although only dealing a single hit when the player touches it. Jumping is advisable, although some characters may have a harder time dodging it this way. This move is a OHKO on Intense, dealing up to 67% (1-2% fresh). It is usually a [[semi-spike]], but angled and not horizontal. Tabuu can be attacked while performing this move, although it is very dangerous; hitting the cannon will also damage Tabuu himself. The attack is predictable, but the laser can be really swift, and characters with low jump or recovery are quite more likely to get caught by the blast.

*'''Tabuu Shot''' ({{ja|タブーショット|Tabū Shotto}}) - Tabuu appears in a random area in the air and fires a barrage of small rain-like bullets, finishing with a huge ball of energy. Easily avoided by keeping a safe distance from him; the bullet chain always lasts for less than three seconds, with a brief additional time for the huge energy sphere (about one second on Intense). It seems to be the least frequently used attack of the Third Moves, but [[punish]]es overzealous jumping that would be done to avoid the other two attacks. Still, pattern memorization will give his location away if he's about to use this attack; namely, if Tabuu appears anywhere not off the edge of the stage, he will use Tabuu Shot. On Intense, a player fully hit by all hitboxes can sustain almost 400% damage before being invariably KOed. The huge energy sphere inflicts up to 54% and immense vertical knockback, being a guaranteed OHKO on Very Hard or higher difficulties; however, despite being enormous in size (much larger than {{SSBB|Zelda}}'s [[Din's Fire]]), its hitbox has roughly the same dimension of the sphere itself, not more - even though it explodes on the ground. The bullets inflict small set knockback but deal extremely high damage (quite over 300% on Intense if all hits connect); they are also very dangerous, since the player gets trapped and suffers multiple hits before being released. Apparently, their maximum combined damage increases by 44% per difficulty, except for Very Hard to Intense in the Subspace Emissary (where the gap is reduced to 29%). Tabuu can be attacked while performing this move, but it becomes very dangerous when the first hitbox ends, since touching the electrical sphere on his hand (noticed due to a red flash) can KO early on every difficulty (because Tabuu is high and closer to the upper [[blast line]], and this move's knockback is almost straight up).

*'''Tabuu Boomerang''' ({{ja|タブーブーメラン|Tabū Būmeran}}) - Tabuu appears on one side of the stage and throws a huge, circular and three-bladed shuriken, which flies across the stage like a boomerang before he catches it. Avoided by jumping and using the [[up special move]] (depending on character) to avoid the second swing. The boomerang only has three blades, but the speed of its spin makes it look like it has about nine. At higher levels, the player may need to dodge both the throw and the return in one jump, due to its very high speed (it could cover the entire length of {{h2|The Great Maze|Tabuu's Residence}} in roughly three seconds, including throw and catch phases). Players with poor recovery or low jump will have much more difficulty in dodging. The first swing deals massive angled or semi-spiked knockback, KOing at very low percentages, and inflicts slightly more damage than the second one (48% against 44% on Intense). Tabuu can be attacked while performing this move, with some risks.

*'''Off Waves''' ({{ja|ＯＦＦ波動|Ofu Hadō}}) (also called '''Winged Tabuu''') - Tabuu warps to the background and materializes a set of wings (which resemble a butterfly's in shape, but made of intricate curves). He then charges up before flashing a large orange symbol and releasing three red circular shockwaves from his chest. They encompass the entire stage, dealing extreme damage and [[knockback]]. In The Subspace Emissary, even on Easy difficulty a single wave will deal 73%-78% damage and massive knockback, enough to OHKO middleweights if Tabuu has less than half [[HP]] remaining, while on Normal and above it's a guaranteed OHKO on everyone, inflicting 139% damage, and 143% damage when Tabuu has less than half HP left. As he is in the background, Tabuu can't take damage in his Winged form. Off Waves are so powerful that even [[metal]] or [[Super Mushroom|giant]] characters will be OHKOed, usually starting from Hard difficulty. This infamous attack is not easy to dodge but is most straightforwardly possible by either [[sidestep]]ping, [[roll]]ing three times in a row with accurate timing, or quick [[air dodge]]s (such as air dodging into {{SSBB|Sonic}}'s [[Spring Jump]] spring). If playing as {{SSBB|Pokémon Trainer}} or {{SSBB|Zelda}}/{{SSBB|Sheik}}, the temporary invulnerability granted by using the [[down special]] transformation at the right time (the instant Tabuu extends his wings) also works. It can also be survived by using moves with [[armor]], but the timing is very strict. It is possible to actually survive being hit by a wave if the player is in the air under the stage, where they can [[DI]] and ceiling [[tech]], but this requires very high precision to pull off, and the character must also have a good [[recovery]] to make it back. When faced in [[Boss Battles]], Tabuu's Off Waves are made much weaker, to compensate for the player only having one [[stock]] instead of six, and no [[continue]]s, [[item]]s or [[sticker]]s. On Easy difficulty, one wave will deal 29% damage with moderate knockback, no longer being Tabuu's strongest attack (knockback-wise). On higher difficulties, both damage and knockback rapidly increase, becoming Tabuu's strongest attack again on Hard difficulty, and regaining the ability to one-hit KO on Intense difficulty. This makes it the only guaranteed OHKO in Boss Battles.

*'''Explosion Attack''' ({{ja|爆発攻撃|Bakuhatsu Kōgeki}}) - Tabuu teleports around, leaving a powerful burst everywhere he teleports from. Touching the burst deals perfectly vertical knockback, with enormous KO potential and high damage (up to 45% on Intense). Since it KOs at very low percentages even on average difficulties, the player must not be too eager to attack Tabuu during his teleports and must always pay attention before attacking him. Crouching or simply staying still is the best way to avoid every hit, since this move cannot harm grounded players. Due to being extremely unpredictable and powerful, this attack is usually considered one of the most dangerous of Tabuu's moveset. The only weakness is that the bursts last for a brief time and have a very small hitbox but, since they can appear at different heights, attention must always be payed. Notice that this Teleport is always used five times in a row, and that the final teleport lacks the usual distinctive sound.

TabuuTeleport.jpg|Tabuu teleporting.

TabuuElectricity.jpg|The Discharge Attack

TabuuBoomerang.jpg|The Tabuu Boomerang attack

TabuuLaser.jpg|The Shadow Laser attack

TabuuExplosion.jpg|The Tabuu Fire attack

TabuuEyeLaser.jpg|The Eye Laser attack

TabuuShark.jpg|The Blade Charge attack

TabuuChain1.jpg|The Chain Throw attack

TabuuChain2.jpg|The consequence of being caught by the attack.

TabuuGhost.jpg|The Clone Attack

TabuuBulletFinish.jpg|Tabuu firing a huge ball of energy to conclude the Tabuu Shot attack.

TabuuOffWave.jpg|A set of Tabuu's Off Waves. Each one covers the whole stage and is a [[one-hit KO]].

TabuuDivingSlash.jpg|The Tabuu Charge attack

TabuuBracketEnd.jpg|The culmination of the Movement Throw attack.

TabuuRapidChop.jpg|The Tabuu Smash attack

TabuuExplosiveTeleport.jpg|The Explosion Attack

*Tabuu seemingly possesses two attacks which are not used during the final battle. In the cutscenes, he is seen using a powerful azure shield to defeat [[Master Hand]], and even without the wings he unleashes a rainbow circling wave (potentially similar to an Off Wave) that turns {{SSBB|Ganondorf}} into a [[trophy]]. Tabuu also uses multiple Chains of Light to subjugate Master Hand, and his Off Waves are much stronger while the wings are intact.