Isle of the Ancients

The Isle of the Ancients (, The Isle of the Ancients) is a major setting in The Subspace Emissary. This is the place where the Subspace Bombs were created due to the island's advanced technology. The Isle of the Ancients is an island suspended in the sky and is inhabited by a group of robots, better known as the R.O.B. Squad.

Summary
On the island, there was one leader called the Master Robot. The other robots gave their unwavering loyalty to the Master Robot and lived in peace, but Tabuu took the entire island hostage. The Master Robot wanted to avoid losing so many of his brethren to Tabuu, so he reluctantly agreed to be the main front of the Subspace offensive and began development work on the Subspace Bombs.

The Master Robot then decided to disguise himself as the Ancient Minister out of shame for his own decision to work with the Subspace Army. The Dark Cannons were also being developed and built on the Isle of the Ancients. 's Power Suit is also kept on the Research Facility there, and was captured and kept prisoner as a power supply. Additionally, Ridley is stationed there, but his role is unknown, though given Samus's Power Suit is held on the island, it isn't out of the question that he was stationed there in case she came to retrieve it.

When, , Pikachu, Samus, and  break into the Subspace Bomb Factory,  orders that all the Subspace Bombs be detonated in order to create a portal large enough to fit the Subspace Gunship through. The Ancient Minister and the other heroes try to stop the inevitable detonation, but end up fleeing on the Falcon Flyer. Ridley, resurrected as Meta Ridley following his battle with Samus and Pikachu, pursues the Falcon Flyer in another attempt to vanquish the heroes, but they defeat him and escape. The Isle of the Ancients is engulfed in Subspace, destroying the robots and leaving the Ancient Minister as the last surviving member of his kind.

In the ending of the game, the spot marked by the shining "X" is where the Isle of the Ancients was. When Tabuu and the Great Maze are destroyed, most parts of the world are restored, but the effect of so many Subspace Bombs going off at once made it impossible for the Isle of the Ancients to return. However, the player can replay the Isle's levels after completing the mode.