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The main cannon of the Gunship comprises the entire front half of the vessel. It fires a purple and chaotic lightning-esque beam with a ground-shaking blast that replicates the detonation of a Subspace Bomb upon impact. Prior to firing, conduits around the barrel of a cannon glow with purple light while four prongs at the end of it focus white energy in front of the barrel. The blasts are said to be capable of "infinitely rending space", but it's unknown how long the Gunship must recharge between said blasts, because it only uses this cannon a single time in the only cutscene in which it appeared.

[[File:Bowser subspace gunship.jpg|thumb|300px|The Gunship's command area, with Ganondorf and Bowser on it]]

In the cutscene ''The Great Invasion'' in the [[Subspace Emissary]], the Gunship emerges from the [[Subspace]] rift that replaces the former location of the Isle of the Ancients. Ganondorf and Bowser test its power on an arbitrary area of water by firing the main cannon, causing another rift to appear in the distance. Ganondorf notices a gleam of light on the horizon; the camera zooms to reveal that the [[Halberd]] is heading for the Gunship. Ganondorf waves his arm and five cannons rise from the Gunship's front end and begin firing orange blasts at the battleship. The Halberd activates its auxiliary engines and scoots under the hail of fire. Ultimately, a blast hits true and penetrates the Halberd from bow to aft. Another shot hits the port side by the center of the ship, causing it to split in half. The Halberd begins to fragment into pieces and begins falling towards the ocean before exploding violently. Heralded by the [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl Main Theme]], four smaller ships (the [[Falcon Flyer]], an [[Arwing]], Samus' [[Gunship]], and Olimar's [[Hocotate Ship]]) emerge from the Halberd's explosion and press onward. The Subspace Gunship's smaller cannons are activated as the villains fume and the small crafts skillfully weave and evade heavy fire amidst a storm of lasers. A gleam becomes visible in the distance; the camera zooms to reveal it is [[Kirby]] on the [[Dragoon]], who uses the weapon to pierce directly through the Gunship and destroy it, suggesting that the other ships were a diversion so Kirby could launch a surprise attack to thwart the Gunship's attack. Realizing they have lost, Ganondorf and Bowser scowl and step back into Subspace as the theme begins receding. The four smaller ships and the [[Dragoon]] pursue them into the rift (with the Hocotate Ship sputtering a bit, possibly overworked by evading the Gunship's fire or simply referencing its battered nature). A last shot of the Gunship's destruction is shown.

The [[trophy]] for the Subspace Gunship is obtained by completing [[Boss Battles]] mode with 10 different characters. The challenge for this cannot be broken by a [[Golden Hammer]] in NTSC versions. The trophy is so detailed that the game may [[lag]] if zoomed in too far, and in fact has more polygons than any other known model in the game. Despite this, it still lacks many details and features that are seen in the cutscene and is even missing its command area.

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