Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary
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As confirmed on Smash Bros. DOJO!!, Super Smash Bros. Brawl will feature a new single-player adventure mode called the 'Subspace Emissary. Sakurai stated that although the past games featured a large multi-player mode, they've never created an extensive single-player adventure. This time, the developers have included a plot-line that features the histories of the many fighters in Brawl. The Subspace Emissary will also include many new diverse characters, enemies, and levels that will each play a part in the adventure. The mode will also feature dozens of cut-scenes which are rare among Nintendo games
Structure
Stage selection is done via a map screen, which also allows players to select their difficulty (Easy, Normal, Hard, Very Hard, Intense) and determine if you want two-player co-op play. Before the beginning of each stage, the player picks a "Team" of allied characters that he or she would like to use to complete that particular level. Each stage has a fixed amount of lives that one can lose before the game is lost.
In-Game Structure
As you go through the game, your damage percentage will be displayed at the bottom of the screen for each player, just like in multiplayer battles. At the left side of the screen, a bar showing what seems to be your lives is displayed. A feature that was not present in Melee is that enemies now have health. As you fight them, their own health bars will be displayed at the top of the screen. More than one health bar may appear if you are fighting multiple enemies at once.
Co-op
The Subspace Emissary supports two-player co-op. When playing cooperatively, the two players share the same amount of lives. If player one is on his or her last life, and dies, but player two is still alive, the game is still over. Within stages, the game's camera follows player one, and so it is player two's responsibility to keep up with player one. If the two become separated, player two may return to player one's location with the "Space Jump" technique.
The World
The Subspace Emissary introduces players to the true world of Smash Bros. This world is composed of a wide variety of terrain ranging from vast forests and grasslands to deep caverns and large deserts. The most notable structure is the enormous stadium that hovers over the land. It was the major place of all battles, until the Subspace invasion began. During this invasion, the entire stadium, along with any potential visitors, were engulfed in a subspace bomb.
Areas Revealed
Only a few areas have been revealed that you will have to fight through as of far:
The Arena- The introduction of the plot takes place at the Smash Bros. Arena. Three battles will take place, the first being between Mario and Kirby. After the Subspace Army arrives, you will have to battle a group of Primid. Finally, you will face off with the first boss.
- Boss Battle- Petey Piranha
Skyworld- Pit's home land is supposedly the first actual level in the game. You will have to explore and find Mario in the clouds as Pit. From there, you will need to proceed to the surface of the world. A short battle with the Primid will take place here as well.
- Boss Battle- Greap
Jungle- You will play as Diddy and DK in this area. The Jungle is infested with Mario World enemies such as Goombas, Koopas, and Bullet Bills. A mini-boss battle with a Giant Goomba will take place here. Bowser is encountered at the end of the level wielding a trophy gun.
- Boss Battle- Bowser
The Lake- The player(s) control Diddy Kong and Fox in this level. The only known gameplay in this area is a boss battle with Rayquaza.
- Boss Battle- Rayquaza
The Storyline
The plot introduces the Subspace Army, which includes an array of dark creatures called the Primid. Their ruler, known as the Ancient Minister plans to use special bombs to break apart the world and carry it into Subspace.
So far, it appears that most, if not all of the playable characters will have some sort of role even the third parties. There seems to be many sub-plots that will presumably all merge together in the same story that involves the Subspace Army.
Before playing each part of the Subspace Emissary, you can choose between two characters to play as, like Mario and Kirby, or between Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong.
Seemingly, the first event starts with Mario and Kirby fighting in the Arena with Zelda and Peach cheering in the stands. The story can be changed slightly depending on what characters you choose to play as. In this particular storyline, Mario ultimately wins, and Kirby turns into a trophy. As an act of compassion Mario revives Kirby and the two shake hands, forming a friendship. Suddenly, Meta Knight's Battleship Halberd arrives on the scene with an army of Primid, soldiers of the Subspace Army, along with a Subspace Bomb operated by two Robotic Operating Buddies (R.O.B). From the stands, Zelda and Peach come down to Mario and Kirby's side. The Ancient Minister, leader of the Subspace Army, then makes a brief pass, after which the ROBs activate the bomb which has a 3-minute timer. Mario charges forward to deactivate the bomb, but gets blindsided by a cannon ball and is shot miles away. Meanwhile, the two onlooking princesses, Peach and Zelda, get captured in cages by Petey Piranha. Kirby then battles Petey to save one of the two princesses.
Once Kirby breaks one of the cages and saves one of the princesses, Petey is defeated and burning. Wario next comes on the scene and turn the princess who was not saved into a trophy using a gun that fires black arrows. Wario then grabs the trophy and flees. Meanwhile, the bomb is getting ready to blow, and Kirby and the princess take off on a Warpstar, neither being capable of destroying the bomb, which explodes soon after. The bomb imprisons the Arena and its crowd inside an enormous orb of dark Subspace Energy.
Meanwhile, Pit, in Skyworld, is watching Mario and Kirby's fight on a screen. Once he sees the whole terrible scene, including the bomb explosion, he retrieves his bow from Palutena and sets off to help. Amidst the clouds, the Halberd appears and drops off a wave of Primid to hinder Pit. Pit prevails and notices Mario's trophy stuck in the clouds and revives Mario. Pit and Mario join forces with the goal of destroying the Subspace Army.They miss catching the Halberd but see an Arwing fly by
Kirby and the princess then get shot down by the Halberd and land on the ship. They then explore the surface of the ship when Fox and his Arwing come to fight the Halberd. Fox dodges laser fire but gets hit by the Halberd's retractable arm. Fox's Arwing then spirals and crashes onto the ship, knocking Kirby and the other princess down to earth. There, they battle members of the Subspace Army.
Meanwhile, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong chase after King Bowser's minions, who have stolen their bananas for some reason. After a battle with a Mega Goomba, DK and Diddy find their bananas, but are ambushed by Bowser. DK punches Diddy to safety, and is then reverted into a trophy by Bowser, who is using the same gun as Wario.
Mario and Pit arrive at the surface world and chase the Ancient Minister but are unable to catch him.
Later, Diddy finds Fox's crashed Arwing by an enormous lake. Rayquaza suddenly rises out of the lake, destroys what remains of the Arwing, and captures Diddy. Fox is ejected out of his destroyed ship at the last second and rescues Diddy from Rayquaza. Together the two fight Rayquaza.
After Fox and Diddy prevail, they set off to revive DK. They find Bowser and defeat him, although it is revealed afterwards that this was merely a copy of Bowser formed by a horde of Shadow Bugs, which make up nearly all of the enemies from Subspace. The real Bowser strikes, and Diddy and Fox are forced to flee into the water.
Meanwhile, in a faraway place, Lucas is attacked by a strange monster. He trips, but is saved by Ness, who defeats the creature. Porky then appears, and commences battle with Ness and Lucas. Porky is eventually defeated, but Wario ruins the moment by firing another black arrow at Lucas. Ness pushes Lucas out of the way, but in so doing is reverted into a trophy, which Wario runs off with. Lucas runs off.
Lucas bumps into Pokemon Trainer throws out Squirtle and both battle a group of primid. Both then decide to team-up and find his other pokemon.
Marth stands on an abandoned castle watches as an army of Primid march to the ruined castle behind a recently exploded bomb. After defeating the army, Meta Knight attacks him and engage in battle think they are part of the other side. They set aside their differences to fight the Primid. Both catch up to the Ancient Minister, but fail to stop him until Ike arrives and stops the Minister.
Luigi is standing in a road and is frightened by Waddle Dee's. He gets scared and surprised when King Dedede turns him into a trophy. Wario then appears in a cart with a trophied Ness and one of the princesses. The king uses Luigi as bait to steal the cart.
Link pulls the master sword from its rock in the forest. The Halberd then flies over the sky and releases a group of Primid. Yoshi wakes up and both decide to team up. After the battle, they reach the end of the forest and barely miss the Halberd so they continue on.
Zero Suit Samus is seen infiltrating an underground compound. She finds Pikachu trapped and being tortured by an electric beam. Samus frees Pikachu and is then attacked by ROBs. Samus and Pikachu then find what Samus was really trying to find: her Power Suit.
Kirby and the princess encounter Bowser and he shoots the princess with the trophy gun. He then creates a copy of the princess and gives her the trophy gun.
If Peach is the copy; The fake Peach tries to fire at Mario but is stopped by Link and Yoshi. Link and Yoshi then destroys the copy which catches Mario's eye, enraging him and attack Link and Mario and Pit battle Yoshi and Link. Link and Yoshi win and Mario and Pit become trophies. King Dedede drives by in the car and Kirby jumps on and tries to free the trophies. Kirby activates Mario and Pit. Pit then fires an arrow at the cart to slow it down.
If Zelda is the copy; The fake Zelda tries to fire at Link but is stopped by Mario and Pit. Mario and Pit then destroys the copy which catches Link's eye, enraging him and attack Mario and Mario and Pit battle Yoshi and Link. Mario and Pit win and Link and Yoshi become trophies. King Dedede drives by in the car and steals the trophies. Kirby jumps on and tries to free the trophies. Kirby activates Link and Yoshi. Link then fires an arrow at the cart to slow it down.
All of them team up and follow the cart all the way to a tunnel. The team then reaches what looks to be King Dedede's castle with the Halberd in the background.
Ganondorf is watching all these events unfold evening watching his partner Bowser.
Lucas and Pokemon Trainer have reached a tall mountain and watch as Charizard flies by. They continue their quest to catch Ivysaur and Charizard. They reach the bottom of the mountain which appears to have an entrance. Wario appears and engages them in battle and loses causing him to turn into a trophy. With Ness no where to be found the pair continues on.
King Dedede is touching up the trophies and puts his medallions on them. Bowser and his armies attack the castle knocking out the king and kidnapping the princess wario took. Just as they leave, Team Mario arrives just too late to save them. Mario and Pit try to stop them but Bowser escapes in his helicopter and heads to the Halberd.
The Ancient minister sets up a subspace bomb to explode at the castle and flies away looking sadly at his ROBs.
Ganondorf then receives a transmission from his master: Master Hand
Meanwhile, Lucas and Pokemon Trainer capture Charizard and Ivysaur. They then enter a large underground shaft.
A large robot boss rockets across the desert and is being watched by Metaknight, Ike, and Marth(Team Knight) Ike and Metaknight jump to engage this new enemy with Marth unsure of what to do. They reach the boss and they prepare to fight it. They fight and the boss retreats and falls through a floor near a mountain. He falls right in front of Lucas and Pokemon Trainer. They fight and are captured as he rockets up to the surface with them in its hands and discover he is attached to a subspace bomb. Lucas uses his PK thunder to free them. As they fall to the ground, Metaknight catches them and flies away from the bomb radius. Wario is absorbed by the blast.
The Minister is preparing another bomb when team Mario attacks. The minister escapes again but is torn up about the ROBs sacrifice as one of them waves good-bye. Mario and his team barely escape.
Diddy and Fox are walking out of the jungle and Diddy is shot by a trophy blast from Bowser. Bowser fires at him and dodges it. He then makes a shadow diddy. Bowser is about to shoot again but his trophy gun is destroyed by an Arwing piloted by Falco. Bowser escapes again in his helicopter. Falco, Fox, and Diddy defeat the shadow Diddy. They are too late to catch DK as he is transported away to an island in the sky. Falco summons Great Fox and Arwings.
Samus and Pikachu is about to get her power suit but is attacked by power suit clones. She defeats them and claims her power suit. As they make their way to the exit. The are ambushed by Ridley.
Captain Olimar and his Pikmin are attacking a ROB on the same island but most of the Pikmin are killed by it. A red Pikmin points to a the edge and Captain Falcon and his ship destroy the ROB and kill most of the Pikmin. Olimar and Captain Falcon see Falco and Fox's ships attacking the ship that is carrying DK to the island. Diddy jumps out from one of the ships while Captain Falcon and Olimar jump off the island. They all land on the ship. Diddy activates DK and the 4 of them fight members of the Army. The ship lands on the island so Fox and Falco retreat.
Meta Knight, Marth, Ike, Lucas, and the Pokemon Trainer see the Halberd being attacked by Falco's Ship above a mountain. Near the top of the mountain they see the Ice Climbers climbing towards the summit. Meta Knight flies up to join them. Near the top of the mountain they run into Lucario. Lucario and Meta Knight fight. The loser (based on the players choice) is turned into a trophy but is revived by the winner. They become friends. The Halberd slams into the mountain. The Ice Climbers fall off the mountain while Lucario and Meta Knight jump on the Halberd.
The Ice Climbers land near Marth, Ike, Lucas, and the Pokemon Trainer and are attacked by members of the Subspace Army. On a nearby hill are Mario, Pit, Kirby, Link, and Yoshi who fight the Army.
On the Halberd Snake uncovers himself from under his box. Snake fights though the Halberd until he finds Meta Knight and Lucario. He hides under his box but, Lucario uses his Aura powers to see him under the box. Lucario then uncovers him. Meta Knight is about to attack but Lucario see the Subspace Army coming towards them. The three of them fight the army until they reach a room. The room has the caged trophies of Zelda and Peach. Shadow bugs cover them to make clones of Zelda and Peach. Snake, Lucario, and Meta Knight fight and destroy the clones. Peach and Zelda are freed but are told to stay in that room by Snake.
Zelda transforms into Sheik and she and Peach escape the room. They fight their way to the top of the ship. Meanwhile Fox and Falco continue to attack the ship. When Peach is almost hit Sheik jumps onto to Fox's ship and pulls him out of it. They both land on the ship and begin fighting. Peach stops this and gives them both tea.
Snake, Lucario, and Meta Knight reach the control room of the Halberd to find it is controlled by many Mr. Game and Watches. They force them out onto the front of the ship where Peach, Sheik, and Fox are. The Mr. Game and Watches turn out to be clones made of Subspace bugs. These bugs reform into a giant robot. Snake and Lucario jump onto the front of the ship to join Peach, Sheik, and Fox while Falco lands his ship to join them. The six of them fight and destroy the robot forcing the bugs to flee the ship leaving a Mr. Game and Watch trophy behind. Sheik wants to attack the trophy but Peach activates it and gives Mr. Game and Watch her umbrella he then dance with it. Meta Knight regains control of his ship and flies it out of the red mist.
Back on the island Pikachu and Samus attack a Subspace Army base and find the area where Subspace Bomb are made. Captain Falcon, Olimar, DK, and Diddy also find this area. The area is protected by the Ancient Minister and an army of ROBs. Ganondorf appears in a hologram and tells the ROBs to activate the Subspace bomb. The Ancient Minister tell them not too but Ganondorf takes control over them and has them activate the bombs. The Ancient Minister tries to stop them but Ganondorf has them attack him. He is left their to burn. However the Ancient Minister turns out to be a ROB. He, Pikachu, Samus, Captain Falcon, Olimar, DK, and Diddy have to fight their way out of the base and off the island. Captain Falcon calls his ship and when they jump off a ledge they land on it but the ship is chased by Mecha Ridley who they have to fight while on Captian Falcon's ship. They defeat Mecha Ridley snd escape the island just as the bombs go off.
The Halberd and Captain Falcon's ship land near the beach where The Ice Climbers, Marth, Ike, Lucas, the Pokemon Trainer, Mario, Pit, Kirby, Link, and Yoshi are. A giant cannon appears from the Subspace with Bowser and Ganondorf on top. It launches a beam of energy which creates area of subspace where the characters were. The Halberd then fly toward the cannon with the cannon's defense attacking back. The Halberd is hit but out from it flies many of the characters other ships who fly toward it. From the opposite side Kirby flies in on the Dragoon and cuts the cannon in half. As the cannon is falling apart Bowser and Ganondorf retreat into subspace. The other characters fallow.
The characters appear on a ledge inside subspace. They begin to fight their way toward the center. As Bowser and Ganondorf reach the center Ganondorf uses the last trophy gun to turn Bowser into a trophy. Master Hand then appears in before Ganondorf. However he has laser beam come out from him link strings. The holder is Taboo. Ganondorf attacks Taboo but is thrown back against Master Hand who is released from Taboo's control. Ganondorf lands as a trophy but Master Hand gets up and attacks but is thrown down. The other characters reach the center. Taboo grows wings and launches a wave that turns all of the characters into trophies. Taboo is then surrounded by glowing spheres and a path to him is formed.
At King Dedede's Castle (which is in Subspace) the badges the King put on Luigi and Ness's trophies revive them. They then remove the badges and revive Dedede. The three of them head toward the center of Subspace collecting other characters's trophies. When they reach the center King Dedede revives Bowser who attacks him. King Dedede beat Bowser and then re-revives him. Bowser is about to attack him but King Dedede hit him in the nose.
Elsewhere in Subspace Kirby is revived and spits out King Dedede's badge. Kirby the heads toward the center of Subspace collecting other characters's trophies. When Kirby reaches the center he finds the Ganondorf trophy. Bowser then attack the trophy. King Dedede tackles, hugs, and drags Kirby away.
If both Zelda and Link are saved by Luigi, Dedede, Ness, and Kirby they revive Ganondorf and head toward Taboo. If Wario is saved, As King Dedede is looking toward Taboo Wario tackles him. Ness and Luigi help the King up. Wario is stocked Ness and Luigi are alive. They point toward Taboo as they head toward him. Wario races up the steps on his motorcycle.
As the characters head toward Taboo the spheres protect Taboo. The spheres turn out to be wormholes to the many areas absorbed by subspace. The spheres form a maze of many areas in the game. As the characters head though the maze doors led back toward the beginning (quick way thought the maze for future play).
All the characters fight Taboo, but they all lose. Then Taboo is about to turn the characters into trophies again, Sonic dashes and destroys the part of Taboo's wing which causes the trophy change, preventing him from turning everyone into trophies. The characters then battle Taboo.
After they defeat Taboo, the subspace wormholes vanish and subspace disappears. The characters all stand piece of ground and the camera zooms in on them. The credits then roll with short videos of various cutscenes in the game.
Wolf can join the other characters if after the credits roll the player returns to the part of the game right before Pokemon Trainer finds Ivysaur (with any characters) a new door will appear. The characters will appear in outer space where Wolf will attack them. The characters will fight Wolf in a official match with an announcer and intros on Lylat Cruise stage. The level will end after beating Wolf where Wolf will join the main characters party.
Toon Link can join the main characters if after the credits roll the player returns to the part of the game where Link and Yoshi are first playable. A new door appears in the early part of the level. Toon Link appear on a ship in the Great Sea and attack the characters. The characters will fight Toon Link in a official match with an announcer and intros on Great Sea stage. The level will end after beating Toon Link where Toon Link will join the main characters party.
Jigglypuff can join the other characters if after the credits roll the player returns to the part of the game where Fox and Diddy are attacked by Bowser. After the characters beat Giant Dark Diddy a new door appears. Jigglypuff appear on Pokemon Stadium 2 and attack the characters. The characters will fight Jigglyuff in a official match with an announcer and intros on Pokemon Stadium 2 stage. The level will end after beating Jigglypuff where Jigglypuff will join the main characters party.
Levels
In the Subspace Emissary there are 31 level that contain the story of the game. The levels are as follows. All level can be replayed by anyone who has joined the party(anyone who makes it to the end of a level).
Key: SSA=Subspace Army SSB=Subspace Bomb ZSS=Zero Suit Samus
Level 1
Mario vs. Kirby (Player picks side)
Mario, Kirby, Zelda, Peach vs. 40 SSA
Kirby vs. Petey Piranha (Boss)
Kirby saves Peach or Zelda
Wario trophies the other
Team Kirby= Kirby, Peach/Zelda
SSB goes off
Level 2
Pit Training-Stage
Pit vs. SSA Mini-Stage
Pit revives Mario
Mario, Pit Stage
Level 3
Team Kirby Mini/Training Stage
Team Kirby Stage
Level 4
DK, Diddy Stage
Bowser trophies DK
Level 5
Mario, Pit Stage
Level 6
Diddy finds Fox
Diddy, Fox vs. Rayquaza
Diddy, Fox Stage
Diddy, Fox vs. Dark Bowser
Level 7
Lucas is chased by a statue Stage
Ness destroys statue
Ness, Lucas vs. Porky
Wario trophies Ness
Lucas finds Pokemon Trainer with Squirtle only
PT, Lucas Stage
Level 8
SSB goes off
Marth appears
Marth Stage
Meta Kinght appears
Team MK=Meta Knight, Marth
Team MK vs. 40 SSA
Team MK Stage
Ike appears and destroys SSB
Ike joins Team MK
Team MK Stage
Somewhere else
King Dedede trophies Luigi
Dedede steals the trophies of Ness and Zelda/Peach
(Marth is unlocked)
Level 9
Yoshi, Link Stage (after beating Level 31 a new door appears early on, see bottom)
Level 10
ZSS Mini-Stage
ZSS saves Pika
Team Pika=Pika, ZSS
Team Pika Stage
Level 11
Bowser trophies Zelda/Peach
Mario, Pit vs. Dark Zelda or Link, Yoshi vs. Dark Peach
Pervious Team vs. Other Team (2 vs. 2)
The Other Team is defeated (trophies)
Kirby revives them
Team Heroes=Mario, Pit, Kirby, Link, Yoshi
Team Heroes Stage x2
Level 12
PT, Lucas Stage
PT, Lucas vs. Wario
Wario is defeated
Level 13
Team Heroes Stage
A 3rd SSB goes off
Level 14
PT, Lucas Stage (after beating Level 31 a new door appears near end, see bottom)
Pokemon Trainer gets Ivysaur
PT, Lucas Stage continued
PT, Lucas vs. Charizard
Pokemon Trainer gets Charizard
Level 15
Team MK Stage
Team MK vs. Galleom
Level 16
Team Lucas vs. Galleom
A 4th SSB goes off
Wario is absorbed
Team MK joins Team Lucas
Level 17
Team Heroes Stage
A 5th SSB goes off
Level 18
Diddy, Fox Stage
Bowser trophies Diddy
Falco Appears
Falco destroys trophy gun
Team Fox vs. Giant Dark Diddy
Team Fox Stage (after beating Level 31 a new door appears, see bottom)
(Falco is unlocked)
Level 19
Team Pika Stage
Team Pika vs. 2 Dark Samus
ZSS becomes Samus
Team Pika Stage
Team Pika vs. Ridley
Level 20
Olimar and Captain Falcon appear
Team CF stage
Diddy frees DK
Team DK, Team CF vs. 40 SSA
(Captain Falcon is unlocked)
Level 21
Team MK=Meta Kinght, Ice Climbers
Team MK Stage
Meta Knight vs. Lucario (can be reversed)
Lucario joins Team MK, Ice Climbers leave
(Lucario is unlocked)
Level 22
Team Heroes vs. 50 SSA
Level 23
Snake appears
Snake Stage
Snake joins Team MK
Team MK Stage
Team MK vs. Dark Peach and Dark Zelda
(Snake is unlocked)
Level 24
Peach and Sheik Stage
Level 25
Peach, Sheik, Fox, Falco, Lucario, Snake vs. Boss
(Mr. Game and Watch is unlocked)
Level 26
Team Pika Stage
Level 27
Captain Falcon, Olimar, Diddy, DK Stage
ROB appears
Team Island=Captain Falcon, Olimar, Diddy, DK , Team Pika, ROB
Team Island vs. 50 SSA
Team Island Stage
Team Island vs. Meta Ridley
Many SSB bombs go off
Level 28
All playable character seen so far expect Bowser, Ganondorf, and Wario stage
Ganondorf trophies Bowser
Taboo defeats Ganondorf and Master Hand
Taboo trophies good guys
Level 29
Ness, Luigi, and King Dedede are revived
Ness, Luigi, Dedede Stage
Dedede revives Bowser
Dedede vs. Bowser
Dedede defeats Bowser and then revives him
(Luigi and Ness are unlocked)
Level 30
Kirby is revived
Kirby Stage
If both Link and Zelda are saved, Ganondorf is revived
(Ganondorf is unlocked)
Level 31
Everyone stage (apparently very long)
Sonic appears and attacks Taboo
Everyone vs. Taboo
Credits
(Sonic is unlocked)
Level 9 Again
Anyone repeats the first part of Level 9 A new door appears
Toon Link appears
Anyone vs. Toon Link
The level ends, Toon Link joins main characters' party (Toon Link is unlocked)
Level 14 Again
Anyone repeats the first part of Level 14
A new door appears
Wolf appears
Anyone vs. Wolf
The level ends, Wolf joins main characters' party (Wolf is unlocked)
Level 18 Again
Anyone repeats the first part of Level 14
A new door appears in the final part of the level
Jigglypuff appears
Anyone vs. Jigglypuff
The level ends, Jigglypuff joins main characters' party (Jigglypuff is unlocked)
Weapons and Defense
The Subspace Army possesses special weapons called Subspace Bombs. The R.O.B.s (Robotic Operating Buddies) assist in activating each bomb. When a Subspace bomb explodes, it creates an enormous ball of energy that engulfs the area and brings it into Subspace. It is currently unknown as to what happens to living creatures when sucked into Subspace. In addition to the bombs, the Subspace Army also controls Meta Knight's massive airship, the Halberd. They use the Halberd to transport their armies and deliver the Subspace Bombs to their destinations.
Shadow Bugs
These creatures are pieces of an unknown substance that can merge together to form Primids and other Subspace Army enemies. In addition, Shadow Bugs can also create an evil copy of one of the characters if they come into contact with a trophy of them. According to the Shadow Bug trophy, the Shadow Bugs were first extracted from Mr. Game and Watch and used by Taboo to form Subspace.
The Primid
The Primid are the Subspace Army's main offensive soldiers [1]. They are puppet-like beings who bear the Subspace symbol on their chest and they appear in different types:
- Common Primid - These are the main Primid enemies that you encounter throughout the game. They mostly run around and make faces at you, but can also attack unexpectedly.
- Red Primid - Making a vague appearance in a trailer, this type of Primid is able to breathe fire.
- Boom Primid - These Primid carry enormous boomerangs and can therefore attack you from great distance.
- Bomb Primid- These black, red, and gray Primid carry large bombs. If you touch one, they will explode or throw bombs at you. Sonic is the best parter to take care of them.
- Saber Primid- Shown in a trailer, these elite fighters wield large, blue beam swords. Based on their nature, they are much more dangerous than other Primid variations.
- Laser Primid- These Primid are able to shoot red lasers from their hands.
- Big Primid- These Primid are the largest Primid type, hence the name. While they are very similar to normal Primid both in attacks and appearance, they are fairly stronger. They also have jump and roll attacks.
Other Enemies
The Subspace army have many robotic minions that assist them greatly during the game, including the R.O.B.s that were seen during the video, whom have missiles and lasers as their weaponry. So far the largest of their robots seem to be the Greap - a large hulking mechanic being that sports two incredible sickles. One of the strangest robots that they've created are the Shaydas, who seem to be made entirely out of fog - though also have two large sword like weapons as well. Their weak spot is the glowing orb in their chest.
The Bytan, while seemingly harmless - aren't, as the small spheroids are capable of multiplying. The Poppant, on the other hand, are relatively harmless, seeing that once you approach them, they'll cower and skedaddle off the stage. Roaders are unicycle like enemies who drive around the stage - and are very fast at doing so. Also, Roaders are reminiscent of the original ExciteBiker.
The Glunder is a static-producing eyeball that hides in a metal shell( There are also fire and ice-using variants called the Glire and the Glice.) When you get near them, they open their shells and send out electricity, fire or ice, depending on the type. Spaaks are large mechanical clouds that try to ram you. When attacked, they turn black and become more aggressive. Mites are tiny creatures that look like stick figure drawings. They like to attack in huge groups and are continuously produced through dark portals that can also be destroyed.
The Trowlon is a pink robotic like creature who is quite thin compared to many of the others. According to the website it'll use its trowel like arms to carry their opponents, or rather your character, away. Whether or not this means an instant kill is unknown. Finally, the Auroros are large mechanic birds who'll charge their beaks into the ground, attempting to harm you. A recent game trailer revealed a few other Subspace enemies including a hovering jellyfish-like creature, circular enemies that move on a track and drop fireballs, and what appears to be a creature that throws large bombs.
Aside from these well-known enemies, there are others that have also been confirmed to appear. A few of these come from an actual series, including the Hammer Bro., Bullet Bills, Goombas, and Koopas. The rest of the confirmed enemies are completely unknown. These include sword wielding fish, a strange ram-like creature, and a fire-launching spacecraft. Their relation to the Subspace Army is still questionable.
The Enemy
The main enemy of the Subspace Emissary was assumed to be the Ancient Minister as well as his army, which consists of the Primid but was later proved false. The real villian is yet to be revealed. The Halberd has been taken over by the Ancient Minister, but it is unknown if Meta Knight himself has joined his side. The Subspace Emissary Movie, which was posted on the official Smash Bros. homepage, revealed that Meta-Knight is working together with Ice Climbers in the Subspace Emissary. Apparently, Petey Piranha from the Mario series is working for the Subspace Army and has captured Princess Peach and Zelda. The official website also revealed a number of enemies that fight for the Subspace Army (a list of which can be seen under "Weapons and Defense" above). Each of these creative creatures bears the Subspace Symbol on some part of their body.
Petey Piranha is the first boss in the Subspace Emissary. You will fight him as Kirby. He will attack using the cages that contain Peach and Zelda. Your job is to break one of the cages, thus freeing the princess inside. After you defeat Petey Piranha, Wario will appear and use a strange machine called a Dark Cannon to transform the princess you didn't save into her trophy form and kidnap her. As mentioned before, being a trophy is apparently a bad thing.
As seen in Fox's misfortune and the Trophy Stands update, Rayquaza appears as a boss that Diddy Kong and/or Fox fight. The whereabouts of Donkey Kong are unknown.
It has been suggested over at the official website that there will be many bosses in the game other than Petey Piranha and Raquaza, all of whom will probably be a major (or minor) boss in a Nintendo or third party video game series.
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