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[[File:ThreeVehicles.jpg|thumb|right|Samus's Gunship in the opening to ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', along with the [[Great Fox]] and [[Blue Falcon]].]]
[[File:MOM Gunship.png|thumb|Samus' Gunship as it appears in ''Metroid: Other M''.]]
:''Not to be confused with the [[Subspace Gunship]] or [[Gunship (Final Smash)]].
:''Not to be confused with the [[Subspace Gunship]] or [[Gunship (Final Smash)]].
The '''Gunship''' ({{ja|スターシップ}}, ''Starship'') is [[Samus Aran]]'s spacecraft that 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.
The '''Gunship''' ({{ja|スターシップ|Sutāshippu}}, ''Starship''), also referred to as the '''Starship''', is [[Samus Aran]]'s spacecraft.
 
==Origin==
[[File:MP2 Gunship.png|thumb|left|Samus' Gunship as it appears in ''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes''.]]
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.
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''==
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''==
[[File:Samus' Ship Trophy Melee.png|thumb|150px|The Starship trophy in ''Melee''.]]
[[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 as a trophy.
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''.
 
===Trophy===
{{Trophy
|name=Samus's Starship
|image=Samus' Ship Trophy Melee.png
|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.
|gamelist={{Trophy games|game1=Metroid II: Return of Samus|release1=11/91}}
|game=Melee
}}
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===Trophy description===
:'''''Samus' Starship'''''
:''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.''
{{Trophy games|console1=GB|game1=Metroid II: Return of Samus}}
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==
Samus's gunship appears as a trophy and as three stickers in ''Brawl''. It is also seen in [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]].
[[File:GunshipSSE3.png|thumb|300px|The Gunship in The Subspace Emissary.]]
Samus's gunship appears as a trophy and as three stickers in ''Brawl''. It is also seen in [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]], with the updated design seen in ''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes''.


===Role in the Subspace Emissary===
===Role in the Subspace Emissary===
[[File:GunshipSSE3.png|thumb|300px|left|The Gunship in The Subspace Emissary.]]
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]].
After the [[Halberd]] is torn asunder, Samus' starship emerges, along with the [[Falcon Flyer]], {{SSBB|Falco}}'s [[Arwing]] and {{SSBB|Olimar}}'s [[Hocotate Ship]]. Engaging the [[Subspace Gunship]], {{SSBB|Samus}} and the other pilots kept the huge ship busy while {{SSBB|Kirby}} destroyed it with the [[Dragoon]]. Samus then followed Kirby's Dragoon into [[Subspace]].
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===Trophy description===
===Trophy===
[[File:Gunship - Brawl Trophy.png|thumb|100px|The Gunship trophy from ''Brawl''.]]
{{Trophy
:'''''Gunship'''''
|name=Gunship
:''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.''
|image=Gunship - Brawl Trophy.png
:*Super Metroid (Super Nintendo)
|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.
:*Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Nintendo Gamecube)
|gamelist={{Trophy games|console1=SNES|game1=Super Metroid|console2=GCN|game2=Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}
|game=Brawl
}}
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===Stickers===
===Stickers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Stickers
! Name
! Name
! Game
! Game
! Effect
! Effect
! Characters
! Fighter(s)
|-
|-
| Gunship
| Gunship
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| [[Metroid Fusion]]
| [[Metroid Fusion]]
| {{SortKey|AttackWeapon+009}}{{TypeIcon|Weapon}} Attack +9
| {{SortKey|AttackWeapon+009}}{{TypeIcon|Weapon}} Attack +9
| {{SortKey|Samus Zero Suit Samus}}{{Head|Samus|g=SSBB|s=16px|l=Samus (SSBB)}}{{Head|ZeroSuitSamus|g=SSBB|s=16px|l=Zero Suit Samus (SSBB)}}
| {{StickerHead|Samus|Zero Suit Samus}}
|-
|-
| Starship
| Starship
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
===As a moveset element===
{{main|Gunship (Final Smash)}}
{{main|Gunship (Final Smash)}}
[[File:SSB4-Wii U challenge image R04C01.png|thumb|300px|The challenge unlock image]]
Now using its ''Metroid: Other M'' design, Samus's gunship appears as part of {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}}'s new Final Smash, where she uses the ship's weapons to fire at other players from the foreground. It is also featured as part of her [[on-screen appearance]].


[[File:SSB4-Wii U challenge image R04C01.png|thumb|300px|right|The challenge unlock image]]Samus's gunship appears as part of {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}}'s new Final Smash, where she uses the ship's weapons to fire at other players from the foreground. It is also featured as part of her [[on-screen appearance]].
===Trophy===
 
===Trophy description===
In {{forwiiu}}, the gunship also returns as a trophy (separate from the one that depicts the Final Smash). It is a challenge reward, earned by clearing the true Solo [[All-Star Mode]] as Zero Suit Samus without recovering any health between rounds.
In {{forwiiu}}, the gunship also returns as a trophy (separate from the one that depicts the Final Smash). It is a challenge reward, earned by clearing the true Solo [[All-Star Mode]] as Zero Suit Samus without recovering any health between rounds.
[[File:GunshipTrophyWiiU.png|100px|thumb|left|The Gunship trophy in ''for Wii U''.]]
{{Trophy
;Gunship
|name=Gunship
:{{Flag|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?''
|image=GunshipTrophyWiiU.png
:{{Flag|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 save 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.''
|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?
:{{Trophy games|console1=SNES|game1=Super Metroid (04/1994)|console2=Wii|game2=Metroid: Other M (08/2010)}}
|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.
|gamelist-ntsc={{Trophy games|console1=SNES|game1=Super Metroid|release1=04/1994|console2=Wii|game2=Metroid: Other M|release2=08/2010}}
|gamelist-pal={{Trophy games|console1=SNES|game1=Super Metroid|release1=07/1994|console2=Wii|game2=Metroid: Other M|release2=09/2010}}
|game=ssb4-wiiu
}}
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
The Gunship appears in both Zero Suit Samus and Ridley's Final Smashes. Zero Suit Samus now stands on the Gunship in the background and dons her Power Suit to aim and fire a shot reminiscent of the Zero Laser. Ridley's Final Smash sees him throwing an opponent against the Gunship and unleashing a plasma attack that blows the ship up. The ship is then seen crashing in the background.
===As a moveset element===
{{main|Zero Laser (Zero Suit Samus)|Plasma Scream}}
The Gunship appears in both {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}'s and {{SSBU|Ridley}}'s [[Final Smash]]es.
 
[[File:Zero Suit Samus Final Smash SSBU.gif|thumb|300px|left|The Gunship in {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}'s Final Smash]]
In Zero Suit Samus's new Final Smash, {{b|Zero Laser|Zero Suit Samus}}, she dons her Power Suit temporarily, stands atop the Gunship, and fires a laser beam.
 
[[File:Ridley Final Smash SSBU.gif |thumb|300px|The Gunship in {{SSBU|Ridley}}'s Final Smash]]
In Ridley's Final Smash, [[Plasma Scream]], he throws victims against the Gunship and unleashes a plasma attack on them. The ship is then seen crashing in the background.
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===Spirit===
The Gunship also appears as a [[spirit]], using artwork from ''{{s|metroidwiki|Super Metroid}}''.
{|class="wikitable"
! No. !! Image !! Name !! Type !! Class !! Cost !! Ability !! Series
|-
| 280 || {{SpiritTableName|Gunship}} || {{SpiritType|Support}} || ★★ || 2 || Energy Shot Attack/Resistance ↑ || ''Metroid'' Series
|}
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==Names in other languages==
{{langtable
|ja={{ja|スターシップ|Sutāshippu}}, ''Starship''
|en=Gunship
|fr=Vaisseau de combat
|es=Nave de combate
|de=Kampfschiff
|it=Navetta
|nl=Ruimteschip
|ru={{rollover|Боевой корабль|Boyevoy korabl|?}}
|ko={{rollover|스타쉽|Seutaswip|?}}, ''Starship''
|zh_cn={{rollover|宇宙舰艇|Yǔzhòu Jiàntǐng|?}}
|zh_tw=Gunship
}}


{{art-metroidwiki|Samus Aran's Gunship}}
{{art-metroidwiki|Samus Aran's Gunship}}
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[[Category:Spirits]]
[[Category:Stickers]]

Latest revision as of 13:14, August 6, 2024

Samus' Gunship as it appears in Metroid: Other M.
Not to be confused with the Subspace Gunship or Gunship (Final Smash).

The Gunship (スターシップ, Starship), also referred to as the Starship, is Samus Aran's spacecraft.

Origin[edit]

Samus' Gunship as it appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.

The Gunship appears throughout the 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 stickers 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.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

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.

Trophy[edit]

Samus's Starship's trophy in Melee
Samus's Starship
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.
Metroid II: Return of Samus (11/91)

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

The Gunship in The Subspace Emissary.

Samus's gunship appears as a trophy and as three stickers in Brawl. It is also seen in Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary, with the updated design seen in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.

Role in the Subspace Emissary[edit]

After the Halberd is destroyed by the Subspace Gunship, the Gunship emerges, along with the Falcon Flyer, one of the Star Fox fighters' Arwings and the Hocotate Ship. Engaging the ship, Samus and her fellow fighters kept it distracted while Kirby destroys it with the Dragoon. The gunship then follows Kirby's Dragoon into Subspace.

Trophy[edit]

Gunship's trophy in Brawl
Gunship
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.
SNES: Super Metroid
GameCube: Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Stickers[edit]

Name Game Effect Fighter(s)
Gunship Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Explosive+005Explosive (type) Attack +5 All charactersRandomHeadSSBB.png
Starship Metroid Fusion AttackWeapon+009Weapon (type) Attack +9 Samus Zero Suit Samus Samus (SSBB)Zero Suit Samus (SSBB)
Starship Metroid Prime Hunters SpecialLaunchPower+022StickerIconLaunchPower.png +22 All charactersRandomHeadSSBB.png
Brawl Sticker Gunship (Metroid Prime 2 Echoes).png
Gunship
(Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
Brawl Sticker Starship (Metroid Fusion).png
Starship
(Metroid Fusion)
Brawl Sticker Starship (Metroid Prime Hunters).png
Starship
(Metroid Prime Hunters)

In Super Smash Bros. 4[edit]

As a moveset element[edit]

Main article: Gunship (Final Smash)
The challenge unlock image

Now using its Metroid: Other M design, Samus's gunship appears as part of Zero Suit Samus's new Final Smash, where she uses the ship's weapons to fire at other players from the foreground. It is also featured as part of her on-screen appearance.

Trophy[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the gunship also returns as a trophy (separate from the one that depicts the Final Smash). It is a challenge reward, earned by clearing the true Solo All-Star Mode as Zero Suit Samus without recovering any health between rounds.

Gunship's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Gunship
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?
SNES: Super Metroid (04/1994)
Wii: Metroid: Other M (08/2010)
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.
SNES: Super Metroid (07/1994)
Wii: Metroid: Other M (09/2010)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

As a moveset element[edit]

The Gunship appears in both Zero Suit Samus's and Ridley's Final Smashes.

The Gunship in Zero Suit Samus's Final Smash

In Zero Suit Samus's new Final Smash, Zero Laser, she dons her Power Suit temporarily, stands atop the Gunship, and fires a laser beam.

The Gunship in Ridley's Final Smash

In Ridley's Final Smash, Plasma Scream, he throws victims against the Gunship and unleashes a plasma attack on them. The ship is then seen crashing in the background.

Spirit[edit]

The Gunship also appears as a spirit, using artwork from Super Metroid.

No. Image Name Type Class Cost Ability Series
280
SSBU spirit Gunship.png
Gunship
Support
★★ 2 Energy Shot Attack/Resistance ↑ Metroid Series

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name
Japan Japanese スターシップ, Starship
UK English Gunship
France French Vaisseau de combat
Germany German Kampfschiff
Spain Spanish Nave de combate
Italy Italian Navetta
China Chinese (Simplified) 宇宙舰艇
Taiwan Chinese (Traditional) Gunship
South Korea Korean 스타쉽, Starship
Netherlands Dutch Ruimteschip
Russia Russian Боевой корабль