Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary

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The map of the Subspace Emissary

The Subspace Emissary is the adventure mode campaign of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Taking place in the World of Trophies, The Subspace Emissary has a full-length plot and several stages, being more advanced than its equivalent from Super Smash Bros. Melee. It has five difficulty settings: Easy, Medium, Hard, Very Hard, and Intense. The main map shows the world map and which places can be entered, and when the player selects a stage, they can choose which characters in their team to use, with the number of options increasing as the storyline progresses. The player can use stickers, each granting a certain effect such as resistance or an increases statistic. When the player loses every stock, they can be asked to continue, although any Sticker and trophies of enemies collected are reduced in half. If the player quits, they receive a Game Over, resulting in the loss of half of their stickers, but not of the collected trophies. A method for unlocking each of the unlockable fighters is through The Subspace Emissary, but three of them can be unlocked only after completing the mode and defeating them in a battle.

The Subspace Emissary can be played in single-player or with two players. The camera always follows the first player, so if the other player goes offscreen, they warp to the first player automatically. Even if only the first player is defeated, this still takes them to the continue screen. The Start or button can warp the second player to the first player, although this does not work during boss battles.

Plot

SmashWiki article: Plot summary of The Subspace Emissary

The story begins with the Subspace Army arriving on the Halberd and interrupting a fight between Mario and Kirby. The Ancient Minister deploys a Subspace Bomb controlled by two R.O.B.s, and while Mario tries to intercept it, he is knocked away by Petey Piranha, who has both Peach and Zelda each trapped in a cage. Kirby does manage to defeat Petey Piranha, rescuing only either Peach or Zelda, while Wario arrives to steal the other. The Subspace Bomb eventually detonates, consuming the arena into Subspace.

Mario, Kirby, Peach, and Zelda prepare to fight off the Subspace Army.

Peach turned into a trophy by Wario

Meanwhile, in the jungle, Diddy is separated from Donkey Kong by Bowser, though Diddy would soon team up with Fox, who had been struck down into the jungle with his Arwing. The characters are joined by Falco, as well as Captain Falcon and Olimar, all of whom manage to rescue Donkey Kong from the Subspace Army. Fox and Falco leave the group to continue battling the Halberd, now with assistance from the Great Fox.

Elsewhere, King Dedede turns Luigi into a trophy then uses him to distract Wario as King Dedede steals his cargo and its contained trophies. Lucas and Pokémon Trainer later defeat Wario in retaliation for capturing Ness earlier. After Pokémon Trainer catches Charizard, he and Lucas meet up with Marth, Meta Knight and Ike. The fighters watch as the Halberd battles the Great Fox, prompting Meta Knight to scale the cliffs to try and reclaim the Halberd. On the way up, Meta Knight is joined by the Ice Climbers, then later Lucario after battling him on the summit. After the Ice Climbers fall as a result of the Halberd smashing the tethered Great Fox against the mountain, Meta Knight and Lucario take the opportunity to board the ship.

Mario, Yoshi, Kirby, Link, and Pit escape from a Subspace Bomb.

Mario is later revived by Pit, while Link and Yoshi team up in the forest. When Kirby leaves, Bowser makes an evil clone of the captured princess: If the clone is of Peach, it attacks and is defeated by Link, who is met with retaliation from Mario; if the clone is of Zelda, it is defeated by Mario, who is met with resistance from Link instead. Either way, the conflict between Mario and Link ends when King Dedede arrives with the other princess statue, and both Mario and Link team up against him. The characters follow King Dedede back to his castle, though they are not able to prevent Bowser from crashing in and taking the princess, leaving behind a badge that King Dedede had put on his three stolen statues. The heroes soon team up with the Ice Climbers, Lucas, Pokémon Trainer, Marth, and Ike.

The Ancient Minister reflects on his actions.

Meanwhile, Zero Suit Samus infiltrates the Subspace Army's base on the Isle of the Ancients, rescues Pikachu, recovers her Power Suit, and battles Ridley. She and Pikachu head over to the Subspace Bomb depot. Diddy, Donkey Kong, Captain Falcon, and Olimar all arrive too, having ridden an enemy barge to the island. The Ancient Minister confronts the fighters at first, but loses morale after so many R.O.B.s had been sacrificed to detonate Subspace Bombs. The Ancient Minister's robes are burned away by the R.O.B.s, whom Ganondorf has taken control of, revealing the Ancient Minister to be the main R.O.B. As more Subspace Bombs are being activated, the protagonists leave on the Falcon Flyer, being unable to stop them.

Back on the Halberd, Meta Knight and Lucario team up with Snake, free the captured princesses and kick a crew of Mr. Game & Watch clones out of the cockpit. Peach and Sheik (Zelda's disguised form) make their way onto the deck as Fox and Falco attack in their Arwings. Snake, Lucario, and Falco defeat Duon, who had formed from the Mr. Game & Watch clones, freeing the real Mr. Game & Watch. Meta Knight takes the helm of the Halberd and flies it to shore right as the Falcon Flyer lands, uniting all three groups of fighters.

Bowser and Ganondorf attack the heroes before going into Subspace.

From the massive sphere of Subspace that had engulfed the Isle of the Ancients, Bowser and Ganondorf emerge with the Subspace Gunship and use it to fire larger Subspace blasts. Though the Halberd is destroyed from the attack, this was a diversion allowing the fighters to enter Subspace using smaller aircraft. The gunship is destroyed when Kirby uses the Dragoon to drive into its cannon. During the two villains' retreat, Bowser is betrayed by Ganondorf, who trasforms him into a trophy as he visits Master Hand before realizing Tabuu had been cotnrolling Master Hand all along. Master Hand is defeated by Tabuu, who then transforms every protagonist into a trophy, Ganondorf included. The only exceptions are Ness, Luigi, and Kirby, since each of them had been revived by King Dedede's badges. Throughout Subspace, the three characters rescue every ally and former enemy alike. All of the fighters finally enter The Great Maze and defeat every boss and their false counterparts. When the fighters make it over to Tabuu, Sonic arrives unexpectedly and destroys Tabuu's wings, saing the fighters from transforming back into trophies. The story concludes with the fighters defeating Tabuu and finally restoring the World of Trophies.

Stages

#	Stage	Characters
1	Midair Stadium	Mario, Kirby, Peach, Zelda/Sheik (characters who join: Kirby, Peach/Zelda)
2	Skyworld	Mario, Pit (characters who join: Mario, Pit)
3	Sea of Clouds	Kirby and Peach/Zelda
4	The Jungle	Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong (characters who join: Diddy Kong)
5	The Plain	Mario, Pit
6	The Lake	Diddy Kong, Fox (characters who join: Fox)
7	The Ruined Zoo	Lucas, Ness, Pokémon Trainer (characters who join: Lucas, Pokémon Trainer)
8	The Battlefield Fortress	Marth, Meta Knight, Ike (characters who join: Marth, Meta Knight, Ike)
9	The Forest	Link, Yoshi (characters who join: Link, Yoshi)
10	The Research Facility (Part I)	Zero Suit Samus, Pikachu (characters who join: Zero Suit Samus, Pikachu)
11	The Lake Shore	Mario, Pit, Link, Yoshi, Kirby (Peach/Zelda Leaves)
12	The Path to the Ruins	Lucas, Pokémon Trainer
13	The Cave	Mario, Pit, Link, Yoshi, Kirby
14	The Ruins	Lucas, Pokémon Trainer
15	The Wilds (Part I)	Marth, Meta Knight, Ike
16	The Ruined Hall	Lucas, Pokémon Trainer
17	The Wilds (Part II)	Mario, Pit, Link, Yoshi, Kirby
18	The Swamp	Diddy Kong, Fox, Falco (characters who join: Falco)
19	The Research Facility (Part II)	Zero Suit Samus, Samus, Pikachu (characters who join: Samus) (Zero Suit Samus remains selectable by choosing Samus and pressing the switch form button)
20	Outside the Ancient Ruins	Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Olimar, Captain Falcon (characters who join: Donkey Kong, Olimar, Captain Falcon) (Fox and Falco Leave)
21	The Glacial Peak	Meta Knight, Ice Climbers, Lucario (characters who join: Ice Climbers, Lucario)
22	The Canyon	Mario, Pit, Link, Yoshi, Kirby
23	Battleship Halberd Interior	Snake, Meta Knight, Lucario (characters who join: Snake)
24	Battleship Halberd Exterior	Peach, Zelda/Sheik (characters who join: Peach, Zelda/Sheik) (Zelda only available via Transform)
25	Battleship Halberd Bridge	Fox, Falco, Lucario, Peach, Zelda/Sheik, Snake (characters who join: Mr. Game & Watch)
26	The Subspace Bomb Factory (Part I)	Samus, Pikachu
27	The Subspace Bomb Factory (Part II)	Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Captain Falcon, Olimar, R.O.B., Samus, Pikachu, Zero Suit Samus (Meta Ridley battle only) (characters who join: R.O.B.)
28	Entrance to Subspace	All previously used (Except Ness), Mr. Game & Watch (Everyone Leaves)
29	Subspace (Part I)	Luigi, Ness, King Dedede (characters who join: Anyone Saved from Subspace, Luigi, Ness, Bowser, King Dedede)
30	Subspace (Part II)	Kirby (characters who join: Anyone Saved from Subspace, Ganondorf if Link and Zelda are Saved, Wario if trophy is saved)
31	The Great Maze	Any characters rescued from Subspace, Luigi, Ness, Bowser, King Dedede, Kirby, Sonic (characters who join: Sonic)

Subspace Army

Bosses

Name	Series	Description
Petey Piranha	Super Mario	Petey Piranha traps Peach and Zelda in a cage each during the Subspace Army's attack on the Midair Stadium. He is fought by Kirby and uses the cages to attack. Petey loses health from attacking the cages, which have health bars instead of Petey himself. The first cage to lose all of its health is the princess whom the player manages to rescue. Regardless of which cage is destroyed, Petey burns to the ground in defeat. In the second battle, neither cage has a princess in it.
Rayquaza	Pokémon	Rayquaza emerges from a lake nearby after Fox's Arwing crashes outside of the jungle. Diddy is captured by Rayquaza, but he is rescued by Fox. In its battle, Rayquaza uses attacks such as Hyper Beam, commonly soars on and off the screen, and charges in and out of the ground.
Porky Statue	EarthBound	The Porky Statue cannot be defeated from attacks, forcing Lucas to run from him. The Porky Statue's blows can KO Lucas immediately. A while later, Lucas is saved by Ness, only to end up encountering Porky in his mech.
Porky	EarthBound	A boss fight with Porky comes right after the run from the Porky Statue. The robotic legs can damage Lucas or Ness. Porky also uses a highly accurate laser beam and several mechanical robots based on himself. The machine flips upside-down and squirms after Porky's life bar has been completely depleted.
Galleon	Super Smash Bros.	Galleom is a large mech of the Subspace Army who is first fought by Marth, Ike, and Meta Knight. After being defeated, Galleom collapses into the ruins, crashing through the floor to confront Lucas and the Pokémon Trainer for a second battle. After being defeated, Galleom activates the Subspace Bomb within its head, attempting to take both Lucas and the Pokémon Trainer with it, but both of them are rescued by Meta Knight on time.
Ridley	Metroid	Ridley is an aerial boss fought by Samus and Pikachu. He often flies on and off screen during the battle, similarly to Rayquaza. One of Ridley's attacks is scraping his tail on the ground, while several of his other attacks are similar to Master Hand's. After losing all health, Ridley falls off of the platform.
Duon	Super Smash Bros.	A mech formed by Shadow Bugs, which Mr. Game & Watches become after being thrown out of the control room of the Battleship Halberd. These Shadow Bugs combine to form Duon, whom Fox, Peach, Zelda/Sheik, Lucario, Snake, and Falco battle. After being defeated, Duon forms back into a single Mr. Game & Watch, who joins the team.
Meta Ridley	Metroid	Meta Ridley is the cybernetic form of Ridley, fought by Samus, Pikachu, Captain Falcon, Olimar, R.O.B., Diddy Kong, and Donkey Kong atop the Falcon Flyer during its escape from the Isle of the Ancients. Meta Ridley's attacks include fireballs, rushing at the player, and affecting the ship in ways such as forcing it downward and making it rock back and forth.
Tabuu	Super Smash Bros.	Tabuu is the final boss, who had been controlling Master Hand and transforming all fighters into trophies. As Tabuu is confronted in Subspace, Sonic arrives to weaken him, and the fighters unite to ultimately defeat Tabuu.

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