Talk:Galleom

Galleom (tank form) CAN be unlocked by using a golden hammer

I did it myself. You can open the challenge with a golden hammer like any other challenge block. I got the European version of Brawl, i don't know if that helps, but it just worked!82.72.233.33 14:59, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, they changed that for the European version... You're lucky. Dexington (talk) 15:10, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

I don't think he's COMPLETELY original.

I think he's at least partrly based off of the Heavy Lobster from Kirby Super Star/Ultra, for example his quadruple hop attack, his tank form/attack, and that he's fought twice (however, the latter could just be coincidence). Further, his attack where he stiffens and tries to crush your character resembles Luigi's Side Taunt. User:BrawlFan181/Sig

"Repaired?"

Why does it say Galleom is repaired in the Great Maze? I wouldn't think bosses like Rayquaza or Porky would be "repaired," and there is no evidence that they repaired him in-game. Accoolx (talk) 20:53, 2 March 2012 (EST)

I assume it means that he was restored to a state capable of engaging the characters in battle, equivalent to his condition before his destruction. I agree, "repaired" may not be the appropriate word. "Reanimated", "restored" or "revived" would be better. Mousehunter321 (talk · contributions) 21:35, 2 March 2012 (EST)

Gender-neutral pronouns or things like "he" and "his"?

Shouldn't we be referring to Galleom as an "it", because I don't remember it ever being called a male in-game? And we can't assume Galleom is male if its gender isn't confirmed at all. 71.105.121.171 19:52, 3 October 2013 (EDT)

Trophy: "He also has a Subspace Bomb set in his head, which he can use in times of desperation to blow himself up and drag the player into the darkness of Subspace. He's one tough robot!" Miles (talk) 20:37, 3 October 2013 (EDT)

I checked my trophy earlier and the text doesn't call Galleom a male. Do different copies of the game have different text or something. What do other peoples' trophies say? 71.105.121.171 22:40, 4 October 2013 (EDT)

Galleom as a corruption of gallium

This is a closed discussion about an accepted proposed change on SmashWiki. It remains for archival purposes.

So, it seems that on multiple occasions, trivia about Galleom's name being a reference to the metal gallium has been removed. Since name origin trivia for Subspace Emissary enemies is widely considered good trivia, I'm assuming that the reason for the repeated removal of this is due to users not agreeing that the name is a deliberate reference, so I would like us to reach an agreement on whether or not the name is a reference to gallium. Since I believe that it is, I will lay out my case below:

Similarity

So, this is the obvious one, and therefore the one I'm going to get out of the way first, since obviously multiple editors do not consider this alone to be compelling. Galleom is phonetically very similar to gallium. In fact, depending on your accent, the two are actually homophones in English. Since I don't think anyone is disputing this, I'll move on.

Source

Since the fact that "galleom" and "gallium" are essentially homophones is not deemed sufficient evidence on its own, I think we should also consider the source of the game. Super Smash Bros. is a Japanese series, and a very common trope in Japanese media when naming characters, objects, items, locations etc. is to take an existing word, convert it to katakana if necessary, then slightly corrupt it. For example, the Japanese names of many Pokémon are corruptions or combinations of multiple Japanese words or expressions (or rather infamously in the case of Kadabra, the kanafied names of real people). This is easily seen with Galleom's Japanese name (which is essentially the same as his English name, but rendered in katakana), ガレオム (gareomu), which is similar to the Japanese name for gallium, ガリウム (gariumu). Given that corrupting words to form names is a common practice in Japanese media, I'd say it's reasonable to assume the same thing is being done here.

Precedent

Galleom's name being a corruption of an existing name also has precedent within the Subspace Emissary itself. SSE introduced 3 original bosses: Galleom, Duon and Tabuu. Duon's name is a corruption of duo, and Tabuu's name is a corruption of taboo. Both of these are accepted name origins on the characters' respective articles, and both fit the theme of the character they are assigned to. It would therefore stand to reason that Galleom's name is also a corruption of an existing word, and one that fits the character. Gallium is a metal, reflecting Galleom's metallic design, and therefore makes sense as a name origin. If we accept that Duon and Tabuu are corruptions of duo and taboo respectively, then we should also accept Galleom as a corruption of gallium.

So this is why I think the name is a deliberate corruption of gallium, but regardless of whether other users agree with me or not, I would like us to reach a consensus on this so we can resolve edit disputes on the matter going forward, per SW:CONSENSUS. Please leave your thoughts on the matter, whether you agree or disagree with my position. Alex the Weeb 11:04, August 19, 2025 (EDT)

Bump. Alex the Weeb 19:25, August 24, 2025 (EDT)

Forgive me for being a buzzkill, but what does "bump" mean? I feel like I've heard it before, but I just can't place it. Lcrossmk8 (talk) 19:36, August 24, 2025 (EDT)

To "bump" a post is to put it at the top of the recent changes, and thus give more people the chance to look at it, and thus garner more attention towards and responses to it.

To that end, I don't find any flaws in your arguments, Alex. You have my support. Aidan the Gamer 20:19, August 24, 2025 (EDT)

Bumping this again, as it's been a month with no responses. Alex the Weeb 19:44, September 22, 2025 (EDT)

I'm not completely confident in this, but I choose to support. The patterns being described seem to fit this argument. The only issue is that I have no idea why Nintendo would choose to make a deliberate corruption of gallium. But that's just my opinion. Lcrossmk8 (talk) 12:17, September 23, 2025 (EDT)