Plot summary of The Subspace Emissary: Difference between revisions

==Chapter One==

[[File:MarioVsKirby.png|left|thumb|The ending of the first cutscene, where the player selects their character.]]

Kirby and Peach/Zelda also appear to be following the Halberd, though it somehow ends up behind them. Kirby attempts to land on the Halberd's deck, which is more or less successful. Immediately the Arwing catches up, and attempts to fight the Halberd, but the Combo Cannon's arm scores a hit on the Arwing. As it comes crashing down, it flies past the duo, who are then blown off the Halberd. Landing in the [[Sea of Clouds]], they climb down onto solid ground, fighting the Army throughout and attempt to pursue the ship on foot.

==Chapter Two==

[[File:DKStand Subspace Emissary.png|250px|left|thumb|Donkey Kong during his and Diddy Kong's introductory cutscene.]]

To the east, the Koopa Troop are perpetuating hijinks in [[The Jungle|a jungle]], carrying a [[Cargo|cargo]] full of bananas and moving at high speed away from the jungle, where {{SSBB|Donkey Kong}} is attacking several of the troop's soldiers, enraged that his banana hoard has been stolen. As DK spots the cargo, it fires {{b|Bullet Bill|enemy}}s at him, but {{SSBB|Diddy Kong}} appears and shoots them out of the air with his [[Peanut Popgun]]s. The Kongs traverse the jungle and through the Koopa Troop to retrieve the bananas. They eventually reclaim it and celebrate their victory, but Bowser then steps into view from behind and prepares to fire his Dark Cannon at the duo. DK soon realizes that the banana hoard's theft was part of a setup to lure the Kongs into a trap and trying to fight a backed-up Bowser plus an unknown weapon is foolish, so he punches Diddy away from the scene, taking the shot himself. Diddy sees DK being reduced to his trophy form as he flies away, while Bowser takes the trophified DK hostage.

==Chapter Four==

[[File:Link Yoshi Forest Subspace Emissary.png|250px|left|thumb|Yoshi and Link watching the Halberd escape.]]

To the southwest, {{SSBB|Link}} finds the [[Master Sword]] in a pedestal in [[The Forest|a forest]] and draws it. He passes by {{SSBB|Yoshi}}, who is asleep on a tree stump. As the Halberd passes overhead and deploys Shadow Bugs, the duo team up and fight through the forest in pursuit of the ship. Meanwhile, on the Halberd, a [[cardboard box]] is seen moving and fidgeting.

Inside [[The Research Facility (Part I)|the Isle of the Ancients' research facility]], {{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}} has snuck inside and is wandering around while fighting the Subspace Army' forces and parts of the R.O.B. Squad. She finds some sort of generator holding Pikachu captive and breaks it to release Pikachu; the pair continue to move through the complex. After a while, they find a control room, which lets Samus see the room where her Power Suit is being held.

Kirby and Peach/Zelda have reached [[The Lake Shore|the shore of a nearby lake]]. Kirby spots something and rushes off in pursuit, leaving the princess behind, who is then ambushed by Bowser and shot by his Dark Cannon. A waiting false Bowser uses the trophified princess to change into a doppelgänger of her while its fighter counterpart makes off with the real one. By this time, Mario and Pit/Link and Yoshi have also reached the shore in pursuit of the Halberd. The false princess attempts to use the Dark Cannon that Bowser left behind to fire at them, but Link and Yoshi/Mario and Pit have also arrived, destroying the weapon in one slash. The duo then fight the doppelgänger and destroy it. However, Mario/Link has noticed the fight from a distance, and believes that the real Peach/Zelda has been attacked and defeated, so he attacks the duo in rage as his partner joins in. Once the two-on-two fight finishes, before the winners can revive the losers, Dedede drives by and snatches the two defeated fighters with the cargo's arm. Link/Mario manage to see that Zelda/Peach's trophy is aboard the cargo as Dedede drives away. Dedede then realizes that Kirby has snuck onboard the cargo, having spotting it earlier. Kirby uses [[Final Cutter]] to sever the arm and free and revive his victims. Irritated, Dedede turns the cargo around and begins to flee, but the revived Pit/Link damages it with an arrow. The quintet join together and chase the damaged cargo, assuming that, like the other villain fighters, Dedede is collecting trophies to hide them away so they cannot be revived. Seeing the busted cargo at the entrance of a set of caves, they head inside and fights through the Subspace Army and Koopa Troop to see Dedede's castle in the distance, with the Halberd hovering overhead.

==Chapter Five==

[[File:Charizard Subspace Emissary.png|225px|left|thumb|Pokémon Trainer and Lucas looking at the ruins as Charizard passes through them.]]

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==Chapter Nine==

[[File:At the entrance of subspace.png|left|250px|thumb|The fighters preparing to venture inside Subspace.]]

[[File:Villains Win and Heroes Die.png|225px|thumb|The fighters' trophy forms left in the aftermath of Tabuu's assault.]]

As the fighters progress through Subspace, Bowser and Ganondorf are due to meet with Master Hand. Before he appears, Ganondorf decides now is the time to take over and fires Bowser with his Dark Cannon. Kicking Bowser's trophy off to the side, Ganondorf meets Master Hand and soon sees the Chains of Light for the first time, connecting him to Tabuu. Upset that he has been fooled the whole time, Ganondorf attempts to attack Tabuu, but his offensive is easily blocked. As Ganondorf falls back to the ground and becomes a trophy, he collides with Master Hand, breaking him free from Tabuu's control. Now free, Master Hand also attempts to attack Tabuu, but also fails to accomplish anything, being knocked back to the ground by Tabuu with little effort and rendered unconscious. At this point, the fighters arrive and realize what is going on, only for Tabuu to unleash his Off Waves and turn all of them into trophies. With the only threat to his victory seemingly neutralized, Tabuu begins assembling a maze-like orderly world known as [[The Great Maze]] out of the colonies created by the Subspace Bombs and fills it with the remnants of the Subspace Army, along with newly-made doppelgängers of the fighters and recreated versions of the bosses they had previously defeated.

[[File:Picking up the pieces.png|left|thumb|250px|King Dedede preparing to guide Luigi and Ness to stop Tabuu.]]

In the colony containing Dedede's castle, the Dedede Brooches activate, reviving Luigi and Ness. Ness connects the brooches with Dedede's trophy and deduces that he is the reason for their revival; the duo then revive Dedede. His plan successful, Dedede hugs them in elation. He then teams up with them and they begin [[Subspace (Part I)|crossing Subspace]] towards the Great Maze, reviving Samus, Pit, Falco, Lucas, Ike, Donkey Kong, Pokémon Trainer, Pikachu, Marth, Olimar, Fox, Mr. Game & Watch, Diddy Kong, Captain Falcon and Mario along the way. Upon reaching the staircase at the Great Maze's entrance and seeing Bowser lying there, they revive him as well, only for him to attack Dedede. Dedede wins the subsequent fight and revives Bowser again; Bowser tries to start another fight but is flicked in the face by Dedede, who directs Bowser to Master Hand's motionless form. Bowser begrudgingly decides to join the group to get revenge on Tabuu.

At the same time, Kirby is revived, having eaten the Dedede Brooch that had fallen off the princess Dedede had collected. Kirby sets out [[Subspace (Part II)|across Subspace]] and revives  Peach, Zelda, Meta Knight, Link, Yoshi, Lucario, R.O.B., Ice Climbers, Snake and Wario. Kirby reaches Ganondorf's trophy, but Bowser shows up and vents his rage on it as retribution for his betrayal, giving Kirby second thoughts about getting near it. Dedede then appears, hugs Kirby, and drags him along towards the Great Maze. Link and Zelda then revive Ganondorf. Directed to the Great Maze, Ganondorf is averse to join forces with his two biggest enemies; nevertheless, he sees that Tabuu is the bigger foe and, infuriated that he had been manipulated, he agrees to help. As the fighters are preparing to enter the Great Maze, Wario boots Dedede in the head as retribution for stealing his cargo and trophies, and has a laugh over it. Seeing that two of said trophies (Luigi and Ness) are on Dedede's team surprises him enough to stop fooling around. Wario is then offered to join the group; after a bit of reflection, he agrees and rides his bike up the stairs to the entrance.

After a lengthy and combat-filled trek, the fighters finally reach the center and break all the seals guarding the entrance to Tabuu's residence. Tabuu then attempts to use another set of Off Waves against them, but {{SSBB|Sonic}} suddenly appears and destroys his wings, rendering the attack unable to trophify everybody again. Thus, Tabuu faces three dozen<!--Don't change this number; it takes into account the characters that share slots but aren't alter-egos of each other.--> of the fighters and is ultimately defeated. The fighters then manage to escape from Subspace and all the colonies composing the Great Maze are restored to their rightful positions in the real world, with the Subspace rifts all ceasing to exist. However, due to the excessive amount of Subspace Bombs that were simultaneously detonated on it, the Isle of Ancients has ceased existing as well; a giant luminous cross is now in its place, paying tribute to the eradicated R.O.B. Squad.

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