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Mysteries of The Subspace Emissary

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You may have noticed that the The Subspace Emissary does not feature any dialogue. It’s still enjoyable that way, but there may have been some story-related items that didn’t fully make sense.

So let me tell you some of the story background which you couldn’t have gleaned from the movies. There are some big spoilers here, including the final boss, so you may want to skip this post if you haven’t beaten it yet!


I cleared The Subspace Emissary!


Tabuu and the Subspace Army

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First, Tabuu the embodiment of Subspace appears. He plans to cut out the world our heroes inhabit and drag it into their own world. He hides himself in Subspace, vigilantly watching this world.

Tabuu cannot leave Subspace himself. That’s why he has to prepare an army and a leader for the offensive into this world.


Master Hand and the Chains of Light

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Master Hand is the master of this world. Tabuu studied the previous battles of Master Hand and the fighters, and this knowledge leads him to use Master Hand for his plans in this world.

Chains of light bend Master Hand to the will of Tabuu, who manipulates Master Hand to enlist the likes of Ganondorf, Bowser and Wario. He gives each of these minions a Dark Cannon and tells them to hunt down any talented fighters who might stand up to the Subspace Army.

Master Hand is now more a part of the Subspace world than he is a part of this world.


What Binds Ganondorf, Bowser and Wario

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Ganondorf feigns allegiance to Master Hand, whilst planning to usurp power for himself from within. Bowser is relatively loyal to Master Hand, but doesn’t trust Ganondorf. Wario cares very little for the actual objective he was given and just wants to continue doing whatever he likes.

Naturally, none of them know about the existence of Tabuu.


The Ancient Minister

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How will they cut out this world and drag it into Subspace?

Tabuu has had his eye on the advanced technology developed on the Isle of Ancients. This mysterious island hangs suspended in the sky and gives home to a group of robots. No one knows how long they have been there, but they have existed for ages without interfering with other civilisations.

Life on the Isle of Ancients revolved around a single leader – the Master Robot (also the Ancient Minister, as we later learn). The other robots gave their unwavering loyalty to the Master Robot and existed in peace.

But now Tabuu has taken the entire island hostage. The Master Robot wants to avoid losing so many of his brethren to Tabuu, so he reluctantly agrees to be the main front of the Subspace offensive, and begins development work on the Subspace Bombs.

Feeling shame for his decision to work with the Subspace Army, the Master Robot decides to disguise himself as the Ancient Minister. The Dark Cannons were also developed and built on the Isle of Ancients.


Mr. Game & Watch

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Tabuu takes notice of the peculiar qualities of Mr. Game & Watch’s body mass. He uses these particularities to create a nearly infinite number of shadow bugs, which he then uses to create the Subspace Army.

However, since Mr. Game & Watch does not have any concept of good and evil, he is unaware of the effects caused when he is used in this way.


The Battleship Halberd

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Tabuu also has his eye on Meta Knight’s ship, the Halberd, as a means of transportation for the Subspace Army.

Using the Subspace Army, he launches a fierce assault on Meta Knight and takes the ship for his own. At the same time, King Dedede also attacks Meta Knight, unwittingly making it impossible for Meta Knight to repel the Subspace Army’s attack.


Off Waves

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The circular shockwaves emitted when Tabuu spreads his wings are called Off Waves. This devious technique is capable of immediately transforming many fighters in distant locations into trophies. You could say that this power alone makes Tabuu an almost invincible opponent.

After Sonic breaks one of his wings, the Off Waves he emits become weaker, but they still have enough power to instantly KO a fighter. You must avoid them at all cost when fighting him.


King Dedede’s Actions

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King Dedede learns of Tabuu’s true nature and the power of his Off Waves during the stealing of the Halberd. He begins to worry what will happen once all of the fighters are turned into trophies. Once that happens, there will be no one left to restore the frozen heroes, and this world will fall into Tabuu’s grasp.

So he prepares a special type of brooch. The brooches are set to work on a timer; when the timer runs down, the brooch will restore a fighter from his or her trophy form back to their original form. All you need to do is set the brooch on a hero that had been turned into a trophy and leave it there.

When King Dedede learns that Bowser and Wario have joined the Subspace Army and are turning fighters into a collection of trophies, he decides to start his own collection. He hides the fighter trophies he collects in his castle, confident the brooches will bring them back eventually just in case something goes wrong, however...

...he ends up using the brooch he had made for himself on Peach (or Zelda), intending to make himself another one later.


The Self-Destruction of the Isle of Ancients

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Ganondorf takes control of the robots and forces them to blow up the Isle of the Ancients so that he can tear a hole in space large enough to fit a Subspace gunship through. This became possible once a certain amount of Subspace Bombs had been mass-produced.

Additionally, once the Subspace Gunship was able to enter this world, then it could drag this world into the Subspace world without limit. If this was successful, there would be no further use for the Isle of Ancients or the Subspace Bombs.


The Subspace Gunship

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The basic design for the gunship was based on technology from the Isle of Ancients, but construction was handled by the Subspace Army inside Subspace.

The gunship was meant to be Tabuu’s trump card, but his plans were ruined by the heroes’ valiant efforts.


The Great Maze

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Tabuu has begun to take some of the pieces he tore out of this world and fashion them into a nightmarish maze. The maze extends even farther than you realise.

The shadowy versions of fighters and the reincarnated bosses from earlier encounters were created based on detailed analysis carried out by the Subspace Army. They were the dark custodians of this dark labyrinth.


What Happened to the Isle of Ancients?

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In the ending (or new beginning) of the game, the spot marked by the shining "X" is where the Isle of Ancients was.

When Tabuu and the Great Maze were destroyed, most parts of this world returned to normal, but the effect of the sheer number of Subspace Bombs made it impossible for the Isle of Ancients to completely return to normal.

We wanted to show the taking of the battleship Halberd, as well as the feud between King Dedede and Meta Knight, but sadly these were not shown in the game as those scenes had to be cut.

So that’s the inside scoop for you.

Hopefully this post was able to shed a little light on the motivations and actions of the characters in the story.

Game Modes   |   Adventure Mode   |   10/04/2008 Thu 
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