Galeem

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Not to be confused with Galleom.

Galeem
Official artwork of Galeem in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
A boss in	Ultimate
Universe	Super Smash Bros.
Console of origin	Nintendo Switch

Galeem (キーラ, Kiira) is one of the two main antagonists of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Adventure Mode: World of Light along with his dark counterpart Dharkon. He is described as "Lord of Light" and the "ultimate enemy" in the World of Light. His goal is to recreate the universe in his own image.

History

Prior to the events of the mode, Galeem attacks the fighters, commanding an army of Master Hands. He uses his light attack to destroy and imprison all fighters except for Kirby, in addition to turning every non-playable character into a spirit; his attack engulfs the entire universe in a burst of light, leaving what is left of the world a barren wasteland inhabited by hostile spirits and puppet fighters cloned from the fighters imprisoned by Galeem. After Galeem's first defeat, Dharkon appears along with his army of Crazy Hands, driving Galeem away. Galeem later returns when Dharkon is defeated and flees into a dark portal, Galeem in pursuit. In the final world, Galeem wages war with Dharkon, while also seeking to destroy the fighters. If only Dharkon is defeated, Galeem destroys Dharkon's army and strikes him down, killing him by engulfing the world in light, resulting in one of two bad endings. The true ending can be obtained by defeating both Galeem and Dharkon. Both Galeem and Dharkon are finally defeated by the fighters, sinking into the ocean and exploding thereafter.

Battle

Galeem can only be damaged by attacking its core. It has the following attacks:

• Galeem creates up to four small objects that explode in plus-shaped beams of light like X Bombs.
• Galeem's wings unravel into three drill-like objects which slam through the ground. At low health, it will produce four drills instead and perform the attack twice in a row.
• Galeem produces two False characters to support it. These false characters will eventually self-destruct after a period of time and can inflict damage when they do so.
• Galeem's core splits into three yellow spheres of light, which fire a barrage of smaller projectiles.
• Galeem produces a large blue sphere of light, which breaks apart into 4-6 smaller spheres that attempt to home in on the fighter.
• A crisscrossing mass of small purple lines appear on the screen, which will mark the position of powerful laser beams. The beams deal heavy damage but can be avoided with extremely precise positioning.
• Galeem releases two orbs that produce shockwaves like Tabuu's Off Waves. Like the Off Waves, they fill the whole screen and cannot be shielded against, requiring careful dodging to avoid damage.
• Galeem fills part of the screen with waves of white energy, which causes damage on contact. The waves will move up and down, trying to hit the player.

If the player fights both Galeem and Dharkon simultaneously, these attacks can damage Dharkon if his eye gets caught in an attack. It has the following attacks exclusive when Dharkon is present;

• When Dharkon is stunned, Galeem turns into a spear which will harm Dharkon and the player if caught by the attack.

Gallery

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  Galeem surrounded with many Master Hands in Ultimate's "World of Light" cinematic.

Trivia

• Galeem's name is a corruption of the word "gleam," and his name in Japanese is a corruption of the Japanese onomatopoeia "キラキラ" (shine, twinkle). Both names are tied to the Adventure Mode motif of light.
  • Kiira is additionally similar to the Japanese transliteration of "killer" (キラー, Kiraa), using the same characters aside from the placement of the long-vowel mark.
• The wings on Galeem's body glow in the same colors as the ones on the Super Smash Bros. 4 logos.
• His appearance as an ethereal being of light with six wings resembles Seraphim.
  • In the Abrahamic religions, the appearance of a Seraph in the mortal realm signifies the end of the world. This reflects Galeem's role in World of Light as the one who attempted to destroy everyone in existence, turning them all (except for the fighters) into spirits.