Subspace Army

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The Subspace Army's logo, which appears on most of their soldiers and structures.

The Subspace Army is an evil force which is the main antagonist of the Subspace Emissary mode in SSBB. Headed by the Ancient Minister and under the guidance of Tabuu, its aim is to expand Subspace using Subspace Bombs and to pull areas of this world into it. Most of the enemies the player faces in Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary are members of the Subspace Army.

Commanders

• Tabuu is the primary commander of the Subspace army. He uses Master Hand (bound by Chains of Light) as a puppet to give orders. Only the Ancient Minister knows about Tabuu.

• Second in command is Ganondorf. He has the technology to override the R.O.B.s' programming and dominance over a majority of the forces.

• Bowser holds a position of power as well, although he must obey Ganondorf. Bowser likes catching Smashers, as well as using his Koopa Troop to take on large assignments.

• The Ancient Minister is also in command, commanding the R.O.B Squad. His main task is to deploy Subspace Bombs. However, he is subject to Ganondorf, Bowser and Tabuu.

• Wario is a relatively low-ranking member, and does not seem to control anyone. He only does what he does (which is capturing various Smashers) because he feels like it.

• Other prominent figures include Petey Piranha, Porky, and Galleom.

Forces

The Subspace Army consists of a number of enemies, the Primids chief among them. These enemies are created from Shadow Bugs which are dropped from the Halberd. The Subspace Army also commands the Floating Isle of Ancients and the Subspace Gunship.

The army's weapons, equipment, and troops are almost all stolen or copied. Mr. Game & Watch was used to create Shadow Bugs, which were then used to clone a massive army as well as trophyized Smashers. Star Fox's reflector technology and Samus's Power Suit were apparently stolen, and Pikachu was used as a power supply.

Primids

A single Primid.

Primids are the Subspace Army's standard troops. Their modest strength is made up for by large numbers. Specialization is also present, as there are:

• Normal Primids
• Scope Primids (Primids with firearms)
• Sword Primids (Beam Sword-wielding Primids)
• Boom Primids (armed with boomerangs)
• Metal Primids (covered in heavy, reflective metal)
• Fire Primids (can breathe fire)
• Big Primids (composed of more Shadow Bugs and are three times as large as normal Primids)

R.O.B. Squad

Multiple types of R.O.B. defend the Isle of the Ancients:

• R.O.B. Sentry
• R.O.B. Launcher
• R.O.B. Blaster
• Giant R.O.B. (not actually an enemy, but seen in a cinematic. It killed dozens of Pikmin, but was destroyed by Captain Falcon)

Koopa Troop

Bowser commands his own army, composed of:

• Koopas (and Koopa Paratroopas)
• Goombas
• Bullet Bills
• Hammer Bros.

Other Forces

Other enemies found throughout the game include:

• Armank
• Armight
• Auroros
• Autolance
• Bombed
• Borboras
• Bucculus (possibly based off of Leap fom the Kirby series)
• Buckot
• Bytan (possibly based off of Voltorb from the Pokémon series)
• Cymul
• Feyesh
• Floow
• Gamyga
• Glice, Glire, and Glunder (possibly inspired off of Flamer from the Kirby series)
• Greap
• Mite
• Mizzo
• Nagagog
• Poppant
• Puppit
• Roader (possibly based off of the Wheelie Bike from the Kirby series)
• Roturret
• Shaydas
• Shellpod
• Spaak (possibly based off of Kracko fmor the Kirby series)
• Ticken
• Towtow (possibly based off of Scarfy from the Kirby series)
• Trowlon

Traps

The Subspace Army isn't above laying traps in addition to sending troops at their foes:

• Jyk (possibly based off of Gordo om the Kirby series)
• Quark Mine
• Spaceshifting Wormhole