Duon

Duon
A boss in	Brawl
Universe	Super Smash Bros.

Duon (デュオン, Duon) is the sixth boss encountered in The Subspace Emissary. He doesn't hail from any particular series, and is unique to Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

His name is derived from the Latin word duo, a word meaning twosome, or a group of two, alluding to his two-faced design.

Boss description

Duon is a two-sided robot on one set of wheels; one half is pink and has a head cannon and two arm cannons, and the other half is blue with two arm swords and a curved blade on his head. Both sides have shoulder exhaust pipes which rockets (pink side) or mines (blue side) can be fired from (though these can also be fired from the arm cannons). He rotates 180 degrees to change his attack strategy. The wheels he pivots on are the Yin and Yang symbols from Chinese belief, symbolizing balance and juxtaposition of two forces. There is an invisible platform between Duon's two halves, making Duon one of only two bosses that a character can actually stand on, the other being Porky Minch.

Role in The Subspace Emissary

After Snake, Lucario, and Meta Knight kick all the Mr. Game & Watches out of the Halberd's control room, they fall to the bridge and dissolve into Shadow Bugs, which form into Duon, a last resort to defend the Halberd. He is confronted by Snake, Lucario, Fox, Zelda/Sheik, Peach, and Falco (Meta Knight stays behind to retake his ship and does not take part in the fight). The boss battle makes up the entirety of the Battleship Halberd Bridge level. After Duon is defeated, he dissolves into Shadow Bugs and leaves a trophy behind of Mr. Game & Watch.

Duon later reappears in The Great Maze and is refought by the playable characters.

Moveset

Like all bosses Duon is controllable with hacks in Boss Battles Mode. The start button self-destructs any boss. Several of its moves gain OHKO power on the higher difficulties, usually Hard or above, and higher in Boss Battles.

Move	Input	Description	Side
Head Sword Chop	A	Duon bashes its head forward with massive vertical knockback. It is an OHKO on the higher difficulties.	Blue
Jump Crash	A^	Duon jumps up high and crashes down, then grinds in place (prevents close-range attacks). The jump goes farther across the field on higher difficulties, which, ironically, makes it easier to avoid. If the player is hit by Duon in the fall, he will sustain massive vertical knockback with OHKO potential.	Both
Spin	Av	Duon spins around with a very strong Vacuum effect. On the higher difficulties, multiple hits chaining can be an OHKO. It also pushes down the character if below edge, effectively negating many non-tether-based recoveries and dealing a meteor smash of OHKO power.	Both
Sword Blast	A< or A>	Duon readies its arms, then slashes making a large shockwave. The hit itself deals immense knockback an can OHKO on Hard difficulty and above, or from Very Hard in Boss Battles. The shockwave inflicts high knockback (KOing under 60% on Intense) and up to 20% damage, and it’s hitbox is very large.	Blue
Mines	B	Duon launches several mines in the air. These can be detonated (won't hurt Duon) with vertical-based attacks, such as Pikachu’s Thunder or a chucked item. Always followed by a "shared attack". The mines are difficult to avoid, but they are also Duon’s weakest attack, inflicting low damage and KOing at high percentuals (over 100% on the lower difficulties).	Blue
Homing Missiles	B^	Duon moves its non-weapon arm back to shoot four homing missiles. The missiles can be directed to hit Duon itself, inflicting very high damage. In a Boss Battle, all four missiles redirected to Duon can nearly KO the boss (or anyway reduce its health of at least 75%). The missiles can be detonated with vertical-ranged attacks or thrown items. They can damage Duon even if the explosion hits it (will also detonate on contact with Duon). Always followed by a "shared attack". These missiles are powerful, enough to KO under 70% on Intense difficulty.	Pink
Blue Bolts	Bv	Duon's head glows, and then shoots three strong blue bolts that will pierce though everything (including the field and Duon, but it doesn't hurt himself) except Pit's Mirror Shield. At higher difficulties, it will break shields, so dodging is far preferable. Cannot be reflected or absorbed. Touching the blue sphere on its head is an OHKO on higher difficulties, also the beams are extremely powerful, being able to KO as low as 50% and inflicting high damages.	Pink
Vertical Pink Shots	B<	Duon shoots pink lasers with a vertical-spread coverage. Can be reflected or absorbed. It will aim higher and a little back if above or behind Duon. Touching the pearl sphere in an OHKO on higher difficulties.	Pink
Ground Pink Shots	B>	Duon shoots pink lasers at the ground in the front. These lasers can be reflected or absorbed. Although they are difficult to avoid, they are quite weak if compared to other Duon’s attacks (KOing over 100% and inflicting around 20% damage).	Pink
Charge	L or R	Duon charges forward quickly. Wheels do damage while tilted after dash. Might be used several times in a row with little pause in between, especially when Duon has low health. On Intense difficulty it is an OHKO.	Both
Spin	Unusable	Duon turns around, switching active sides and dealing damage. Used after Mines or Missiles. The hit inflicts decent knockback, enough to KO at 80%.	Both
Triple slash	Unusable	Duon slowly approaches, and then slashes three times when within range. He will turn around before slashing if the character jumps over him. All the slash chaining can result in an OHKO on Intense difficulty, only if the last hit lands.	Blue

HP and damage taken

HP Values
Battleship Halberd Bridge	339			375			402			447			492
The Great Maze	267.5			297.5			320			357.5			395
Round	1-3	4-6	7-9	1-3	4-6	7-9	1-3	4-6	7-9	1-3	4-6	7-9	1-3	4-6	7-9
Boss Battles	149.8	157.4	164.6	161	170	180	173	183.5	196.5	185	197	213	217	233	257

Damage taken	×1.0	×0.7	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.7	×1.3	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.75

Like all bosses in Brawl, Duon gains an additional ×0.6 damage resistance modifier when fought in co-op mode, effectively gaining 67% more health. This modifier is applied whenever the second player is in-game, and is no longer applied if the second player loses all their stocks.

Trophy

Duon's trophy is obtained by using a Trophy Stand on it during the boss fight.

The Duon trophy in Brawl.

Duon

A robot with two upper bodies sharing one set of wheels. The blue-bodied half uses sword attacks, while the pink one uses lasers from his head and arms for offensive power. Whichever side is facing you will attack. Duon also threatens with homing missiles and the blade on top of the blue half.

: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Spirit

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Slot	Ability	Series
1,099	File:Duon spirit.png	Duon		★★	2	No Effect	Super Smash Bros. Series

Moveset gallery

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  Duon starts a combo of slashes.

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  Duon continues this combo.

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  Duon finishes the combo with an upward slash.

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  Duon dashes across the stage.

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  Duon spins repeatedly.

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  Duon, having jumped upwards, lands with a crash.

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  Duon fires a stream of energy shots.

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  Duon fires a blue laser.

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  Duon fires a barrage of missiles.

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  Duon crashes into the stage, using the blade on his head to slice characters.

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  Duon slashes twice.

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  Duon releases explosives.

Trivia

• Duon is the only boss that can hurt himself without the aid of items or a reflector.
• Sonic's Homing Attack will always home in on Duon's pink side.
• The word "DUON" is hidden on his wheels. This can be more closely seen when examined as a trophy.
• Duon shares a resemblance to bosses from other series represented in Smash.
  • The missiles that are fired out can be redirected to hit Duon, similar to Dr. Eggman's robot in The Doomsday Zone in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles.
  • Even though the color is different, the shockwaves that Duon fires out are similar to Dark Meta Knight's shockwave attacks in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.