- Not to be confused with the Subspace Gunship.
The Gunship is Samus Aran's spacecraft that 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.
In Super Smash Bros. Melee
The ship appears as a trophy.
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.
: Metroid II: Return of Samus
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Samus's gunship appears as a trophy and as two stickers in Brawl. It is also seen in Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary.
Role in the Subspace Emissary
After the Halberd is torn asunder, Samus' starship emerges, along with the Falcon Flyer, Falco's Arwing and Olimar's Hocotate Ship. Engaging the Subspace Gunship, Samus and the other pilots kept the huge ship busy while Kirby destroyed it with the Dragoon. Samus then followed Kirby's Dragoon into Subspace.
Trophy description
- 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.
- Super Metroid (Super Nintendo)
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Nintendo Gamecube)
Stickers
| Name | Game | Effect | Characters |
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| Starship | Metroid Fusion |  Attack +9
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| Starship | Metroid Prime Hunters |  +22
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In Super Smash Bros. 4
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.
 Metroid universe
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|---|---|
| Fighters | Samus (SSB · SSBM · SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU) · Zero Suit Samus (SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU) · Ridley (SSBU) · Dark Samus (SSBU) |
| Assist Trophies | Metroid · Dark Samus · Mother Brain |
| Bosses | Ridley · Meta Ridley |
| Stages | Planet Zebes · Brinstar · Brinstar Depths · Frigate Orpheon · Norfair · Pyrosphere Brinstar Escape Shaft (Adventure Mode) |
| Item | Screw Attack · Power Suit Piece |
| Enemies | Geemer · Kihunter · Metroid · Reo · FG II-Graham · Joulion · Zero |
| Other | Gunship · Kraid |
| Trophies, Stickers and Spirits | Trophies (SSBM · SSBB · SSB4) · Stickers · Spirits |
| Music | Brawl · SSB4 · Ultimate |
| Masterpieces | Metroid · Super Metroid |