SSBB Icon.png

Duon

From SmashWiki, the Super Smash Bros. wiki
Revision as of 01:57, July 11, 2014 by Megatron1 (talk | contribs) (If you actually think this is a valid trivia, bring it up on the talk page. Stat wise, neither Mon would even focus on physical attacks over their stronger special attacks. They don't fit the melee part of Duon at all.)
Jump to navigationJump to search
Duon
Duon.jpg
File:SmashBrosSymbol.png
A boss in SSBB
Universe Super Smash Bros.

Duon is the sixth boss encountered in The Subspace Emissary. It doesn't hail from any particular series, and is unique to Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Its name is derived from the Latin word duo, a word meaning twosome, or a group of two, alluding to its two-faced design.

Creature Description

Duon is a two-sided robot on one set of wheels; one half is pink and has a head cannon and two arm cannons, and the other half is blue with two arm swords and a curved blade on its head. Both sides have shoulder exhaust pipes which rockets (pink side) or mines (blue side) can be fired from (though these can also be fired from the arm cannons). It rotates 180 degrees to change its attack strategy. The wheels it pivots on are the Yin and Yang symbols from Chinese belief, symbolizing balance and juxtaposition of two forces.

Role in the Subspace Emissary

After Snake, Lucario, and Meta Knight kick all the Mr. Game & Watches out of the Halberd's control room, they fall to the bridge and dissolve into Shadow Bugs, which form into Duon, a last resort to defend the Halberd. It is confronted by Snake, Lucario, Fox, Sheik, Peach, and Falco. The boss battle fills the whole SSE stage, Battleship Halberd Bridge. After Duon is defeated, it dissolves into Shadow Bugs, leaving behind a trophy of Mr. Game & Watch.

Duon later reappears in the Great Maze and is refought by the playable characters.

Duon's Attacks

"Shared"

  • Duon charges forward quickly. Wheels do damage while tilted after dash. Might be used several times in a row with little pause in between.
  • Duon spins around. Vacuums (And pushes down if below edge, effectively negating many non-tether-based recoveries).
  • Duon jumps up high and crashes down, then grinds in place (prevents close-range attacks). The jump goes farther across the field on higher difficulties, which, ironically, makes it easier to avoid on higher difficulties.
  • Duon turns around, switching active sides and dealing damage. Used after Mines or Missiles.

Pink Side active

  • Duon shoots pink lasers with a vertical-spread coverage. Can be reflected or absorbed. It will aim higher and a little back if above or behind Duon.
  • Duon shoots pink lasers at the ground in the front. These lasers can be reflected or absorbed.
  • Duon's head glows, and then shoots three blue bolts that will pierce though everything (including the field and Duon, but it doesn't hurt himself) except Pit's Mirror Shield. At higher difficulties, it will break shields, so dodging is far preferable. Cannot be reflected or absorbed.
  • Duon moves its non-weapon arm back to shoot four homing missiles. The missiles can be directed to hit itself. Can be detonated with vertical-ranged attacks or thrown items. Deals damage to Duon if the explosion hits it (Will also detonate on contact with Duon). Always followed by a "shared attack".

Blue Side active

  • Duon slowly approaches, and then slashes three times when within range. He will turn around before slashing if the character jumps over him.
  • Duon bashes its head forward.
  • Duon readies its arms, then slashes making a large red shockwave. Very powerful.
  • Duon launches several mines in the air. These can be detonated (won't hurt Duon) with vertical-based attacks, such as Pikachu's Thunder or a chucked item. Always followed by a "shared attack".

HP and damage taken

HP Values Lowest difficulty Below-middle difficulty Middle difficulty Above-middle difficulty Highest difficulty
Battleship Halberd Bridge 339 375 402 447 492
  EffectIcon(Normal).png EffectIcon(Slash).png EffectIcon(Electric).png EffectIcon(Freezing).png EffectIcon(Flame).png The icon for the grass effect. EffectIcon(Water).png EffectIcon(Darkness).png EffectIcon(Aura).png Specials: Direct Specials: Indirect
Damage taken ×1.0 ×0.7 ×1.0 ×1.0 ×1.0 ×0.7 ×1.3 ×1.0 ×1.0 ×1.0 ×0.75
Duon trophy from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
The Duon trophy in Brawl.

Trophy

Duon's trophy is obtained by using a Trophy Stand on it during the boss fight.

Duon
A robot with two upper bodies sharing one set of wheels. The blue-bodied half uses sword attacks, while the pink one uses lasers from his head and arms for offensive power. Whichever side is facing you will attack. Duon also threatens with homing missiles and the blade on top of the blue half.

Wii: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Moveset gallery

Trivia

  • The wheel at the base shows the yin and yang symbol, depicting the differences between them, one using melee weapons whereas the other uses longer range weapons.
  • There is an invisible platform between Duon's two halves, making Duon one of only two bosses that a character can actually stand on, the other being Porky Minch. This also means that characters can't pass through the lower half of Duon's body.
  • Duon is the only boss that can hurt itself without the aid of items or a reflector.
  • Sonic's Homing Attack will home in on Duon's pink side.
  • On the wheels of Duon, you can see the word "DUON" written on it when examined as a trophy.