User blog:SketchFalcon/My Story Mode

A lot of you don't know this, but I'm creating a fanon game on the Smash Bros. fanon wiki called Super Smash Bros. Revolution. It's still a major work in progress, and I haven't been as active on it lately, but I did do one thing I'm proud of: create a story mode.

I wrote the story mode over the course of two weeks when I was off school. The purpose of the mode is to serve as a prequel to the Super Smash Bros. series, explaining the true natures of the characters as well as how Master Hand, Crazy Hand, and Master Core came to be. I relied a bit on the "Smash Is Autistic" video to write this, especially when coming up with the ultimate backstory reveal, as I really liked that theory. However, pretty much all other ideas came from me and me alone.

Contained below is the exhaustive story, containing 40 levels and 84 characters (many of these were characters in my game that haven't been in Smash yet). Feel free to peruse the story as you see fit, and use the contents to read parts that you wanna read. Hope you enjoy it!

Also, come check out my fanon game here

1. Bowser's Castle
Playable Characters: Mario, Bowser.

Mario and Bowser are once again duking it out for Princess Peach.

As their battle concludes, however, all the universes in space suddenly collide. Mario is thrown backward and is surrounded in smoke. As the smoke clears, Princess Zelda runs into Mario. Not knowing who she is, an angry and confused Mario pushes her away. Suddenly, he sees an arrow flying toward him, and narrowly manages to dodge it. Link steps out of the castle ruins, and, thinking Mario is an enemy, rushes toward him.

Playable Characters: Mario, Link.

Mario and Link battle, but their fight is cut short when Bowser and Ganondorf arrived, having joined forces to take out their common foes. Mario and Link agree to team up, and they defeat Bowser and Ganondorf. The two villains manage to escape, however. Mario then searches for Peach, but only finds a broken and empty cage. Link cannot find Zelda either, and so the two team up to look for the two princesses. They step outside Bowser's Castle, and are shocked to see what has happened. The Mushroom Kingdom and Hyrule are just part of a new landscape, a landscape of collided universes...

2. Hylian Forest
Playable Characters: Peach, Yoshi.

Peach has escaped from Bowser's Castle, and finds a napping Yoshi at the entrance. Amazed that not even the collision of universes woke him up, Peach wakes Yoshi up and soon is riding through the woods to safety. However, enemies begin to swarm through the forest, and Peach and Yoshi battle them, but find themselves overwhelmed. However, Impa and Sheik burst out and help the duo defeat the monsters.

Playable Characters: Peach, Yoshi, Sheik, Impa.

The foursome continue through the woods, defeating more and more enemies. Finally, they come to a hollow and find Kamek, the one manipulating all the enemies. They fight and defeat Kamek, but Kamek manages to fly away. Before he leaves, however, Kamek says that his master will have revenge on the foursome. Peach, Yoshi, Sheik, and Impa then emerge from the forest onto a grassy, hilly landscape, and see a small town on the horizon...

3. Dream Land
After the universes collided, Metal Face found himself in an unfamiliar place: Dream Land. Eager to gain power, however, he terrorizes the land and its citizens. The lone fighter standing up to him is Kirby, and Metal Face clearly has the upper hand on him. Suddenly, however, he is struck by a familiar blade: the Monado. Shulk has arrived to defeat his old nemesis.

Playable Characters: Kirby, Shulk.

Together, Kirby and Shulk manage to defeat Metal Face. As he lies there dying, however, Metal Face warns the two that there is an evil much more powerful that will destroy the land. Shulk decides to go see if his home is OK, and Kirby agrees to tag along.

4. Reset Bomb Forest
All is not well in Skyworld. After the collision, its position is precarious, and Palutena is having visions of a dark and powerful threat. Meanwhile, on the ground below, Viridi is taking advantage of the chaos to detonate Reset Bombs everywhere. Palutena sends her most trusted angel, Pit, to take care of the issue. Pit flies toward the forest and looks for Viridi, when he is confronted by Dark Pit, sent by Viridi to stop him. Pit and Dark Pit then fight.

Playable Characters: Pit, Dark Pit.

As their battle ends, however, the winds blow and dark clouds appear. Suddenly, Medusa appears in front of the two! She reveals that she kidnapped Palutena and Viridi, and then disappears. Pit and Dark Pit agree to team up and track her, and as they head down the forest they confront many enemies. Soon, they find themselves at a dead end, surrounded by enemies on all sides. Suddenly, a bulldozer drives in, knocking down some of the trees. In the bulldozer are Maxwell and Shovel Knight, who help Pit and Dark Pit defeat the enemies.

Playable Characters: Pit, Dark Pit, Maxwell, Shovel Knight.

The foursome then cut their way through the forest, until they finally find Medusa. Medusa is not out of tricks, however, as she splits into two, with one Medusa going into a cave and the other flying into the sky. The foursome decide to split up, with Pit and Dark Pit taking to the air while Maxwell and Shovel Knight head into the cave.

Cutscene: The Epicenter
We are taken to the Epicenter, the point where all the universes collided. At the epicenter is a massive pit oozing dark matter. Bowser, Bowser Jr., Kamek, Wario, Waluigi, King K. Rool, Ganondorf, Dark Samus, Ridley, Medusa, King Dedede, and Porky are all gathered around it, listening to a voice coming from within.

The voice tells the villains that it broke the bond between the universes to gain power, and offers to give the villains great power if they capture the great warriors from all the universes and offer them to him as sacrifice so he can assume his true form. The villains agree to the task, and the voice sends legions of different enemies from the pit to help the villains in their endeavors.

As the villans disperse to their chosen destinations, Ganondorf contacts one person who was not at the meeting and tells them the plan. We do not see the person, but a gleam comes from the mirror...

5. Onett
Peach, Yoshi, Sheik, and Impa arrive at Onett, and are shocked to see the state it is in. Few people are on the streets, which are covered in litter, and the buildings ave graffiti on them. Suddenly, they see Chibi-Robo, hurriedly trying to scrub away some graffiti. However, Waluigi notices him and starts harassing the robot. Peach, Yoshi, Sheik, and Impa then race toward the scene.

Playable Characters: Peach, Yoshi, Sheik, Impa, Chibi-Robo.

With Chibi-Robo's help, the group defeats Waluigi. However, Waluigi's defeat causes the townsfolk to get scared and run into their houses. Peach and co. are confused at first, when suddenly Wario and Porky arrive, accompanied by hordes of enemies, ready to silence the upstarts. Peach and co. prepare to fight, when suddenly two boys appear in a flash of smoke. It's Ness and Lucas! Ness and Lucas say they will take care of Porky, leaving Peach, Yoshi, Sheik, Impa, and Chibi-Robo to take care of Wario. They battle Wario and manage to defeat him.

The townsfolk then emerge from their houses, and offer their congratulations. Villager is at the head of the group, and he gets a gleam in his eye...

Playable Characters: Ness, Lucas.

Ness and Lucas, meanwhile, fight against Porky. They manage to get the upper hand, when Porky suddenly takes Lucas hostage. With no other options, Ness hits himself with PK Thunder and drives into Porky, causing Porky to let go of Lucas. However, he manages to grab onto Ness and fly away, leaving Lucas alone.

Lucas returns to Onett, dejected, when he finds with a shock that the city is deserted. Suddenly, he notices a beat-up Chibi-Robo lying in the middle of the road. Chibi-Robo reveals that some massive force came and took Peach, Yoshi, Sheik, and Impa, and that he could not stop it. Knowing that Ness is in the same predicament, Lucas wants to search for them, but Chibi-Robo knows it would be too dangerous. He tells Lucas that he had heard legends of a "Master Robot" residing in a faraway land, and thinks that maybe it could help them. Lucas and Chibi-Robo then set off in search of the Master Robot.

6. Mushroom Kingdom
Playable Characters: Mario, Link.

Mario and Link arrive at the Mushroom Kingdom, which has been swarmed by enemies coming out of graffiti in the landscape. Mario and Link lay waste to the enemies, when Mario suddenly hears Toad shouting. He is being held hostage inside a Clown Car piloted by Bowser Jr, who is currently battling Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong reveals that Diddy and Dixie Kong are also inside the Clown Car. Mario and Link then agree to assist Donkey Kong.

Playable Characters: Mario, Link, Donkey Kong.

Together, the trio manage to defeat Bowser Jr. However, Bowser Jr. ejects in a smaller Clown Car, with his three prisoners in tow. However, Dixie Kong manages to free herself and Toad, but is unable to free Diddy as she and Toad drop to the ground. Diddy is taken to an Airship up above, where Bowser, Bowser Jr, and King K. Rool are. The airship flies away, and the group prepares to chase after it, when Toad tells Mario something urgent: Bowser Jr. had been responsible for the invasion, and he was in his Shadow Mario disguise. He then pulls out a poster, revealing that Mario is now a wanted criminal.

7. Flat Zone
Luigi had been the last line of defense for the Mushroom Kingdom, but when Bowser Jr. and all the enemies invaded he became scared and hid. As he huddled in a dark alley, Luigi begins to realize that he is not in the Mushroom Kingdom anymore, and with a shock sees that he is now two-dimensional. He walks out and meets Mr. Game & Watch and Commander Video. They reveal that Flat Zone has been invaded by hordes of enemies and they need Luigi's help to stop it. Luigi is initially scared, but thinks of his brother and agrees to help the two.

Playable Characters: Luigi, Mr. Game & Watch, Commander Video.

Eventually, the trio manages to eliminate all the enemies in Flat Zone. Luigi now wants to return to the Mushroom Kingdom and make amends, and Mr. Game & Watch and Commander Video agree to come with him. However, a paper comes blowing in, and with a shock Luigi sees it is Mario's wanted poster. He then races off, with Mr. Game & Watch, and Commander Video in tow.

8. Castle Siege
Playable Characters: Marth, Robin.

Elsewhere, the castle of Altea is under siege, and Marth and Robin are the sole remaining defense. Knowing that they alone cannot overcome the enemy, they sneak out in the middle of the night and light a distress beacon. Ike, Isaac, and Meta Knight, who banded together to survive, notice the beacon, and head for the castle.

Playable Characters: Ike, Isaac, Meta Knight.

They lay waste to the enemies surrounding the castle, and make it to the entrance before they are confronted by the Fell Dragon, Grima. They manage to defeat Grima, but at that moment Kamek rises out of the castle, with Marth and Robin imprisoned in a bubble. Grima had just been a distraction! Ike, Isaac, and Meta Knight chase after Kamek, but Kamek summons more reinforcements, which overwhelm the trio, who eventually retreat. Disgusted with himself, Ike vows to get stronger and save Marth and Robin.

9. Gaur Plain
Playable Characters: Kirby, Shulk.

Kirby and Shulk ride on a star through the clouds, battling through the seemingly endless hordes of enemies. However, they find themselves surrounded by Spaaks, with no escape in sight. Suddenly, all the Spaaks are blown away by a descending Comet Observatory, with Rosalina at the helm. Kirby and Shulk enter the Comet Observatory and Rosalina reveals that the Gaur Plains are being swarmed by enemies led by King Dedede. Rosalina agrees to join the two, and the trio fly quickly toward the Gaur Plains.

Playable Characters: Kirby, Shulk, Rosalina.

Kirby, Shulk, and Rosalina quickly arrive at the Gaur Plains, and lay waste to the invading enemies. They then confront King Dedede, who dons his mask to become much more powerful. Despite this, they manage to break Dedede's mask off and knock him out. Kirby notices something strange, however: Dedede did not seem to be doing this out of greed, and was purely destructive, which is not like him at all. Rosalina examines Dedede and confirms it: Dedede is possessed. Rosalina then extracts the possession from King Dedede, revealing it to be Magolor possessing him. The trio then decide to head off in search of Magolor.

10. Bowser's Airship
As night falls, Diddy Kong is languishing in his cell on board the airship. Suddenly, the window opens, and Balloon Fighter and Bomberman fly through. Diddy gets their attention, and Bomberman blows up his cage. Balloon Fighter tells Diddy of their quest: to rescue another prisoner on board. Diddy agrees to join them, and they set off.

Playable Characters: Diddy Kong, Balloon Fighter, Bomberman.

Diddy, Balloon Fighter, and Bomberman sneak through the ship, occasionally blowing things up with Bomberman's bombs. Finally, they get to the room where Balloon Fighter knows the prisoner is held, and enter. However, Bowser Jr. is standing guard, but the trio manage to defeat him. Finally, Balloon Fighter opens the chest Bowser Jr. was guarding, and pulls out...a Poke Ball! He throws the Poke Ball, and out comes Pikachu.

Playable Characters: Diddy Kong, Balloon Fighter, Bomberman, Pikachu.

The four sneak out to the main deck, but with a shock see that Bowser and King K. Rool are up and waiting for them, accompanied by many enemies. They revolt, eventually managing to defeat the enemies, Bowser, and K. Rool.

They shoot Bowser, Bowser Jr, and King K. Rool out of a cannon, when suddenly the ship is rocked. Rayquaza is attacking! However, they manage to defeat Rayquaza and commandeer the ship.

11. Mute City
Mario, Link, Toad, Donkey Kong, and Dixie Kong are racing after the airship, when suddenly Captain Falcon races in and kidnaps Mario for his bounty. He then races away, but Link manages to grab onto the Blue Falcon with his clawshot, pulling Donkey Kong with him, and Dixie Kong grabs Toad and uses her ponytail to fly after the Blue Falcon. The four of them manage to reach the cockpit, and Captain Falcon leaps out, ready for battle.

Playable Characters: Mario, Link, Donkey Kong, Dixie Kong, Toad.

As the battle rages on, the Blue Falcon gets in the middle of a race and eventually crashes. Captain Falcon struggles to get up, when suddenly a large figure leaps toward him. It's Samurai Goroh, wanting to battle for Mario's bounty. Captain Falcon and Samurai Goroh clash, and Mario and co. take advantage of this to continue pursuing the airship, which is much closer now. However, a large shadow flies nearby...

12. The Volcano
However, there is another person pursuing Mario: Samus. Having heard of the crash at Mute City, she enters the coordinates into her Gunship computer. However, she doesn't notice that Mr. Game & Watch is infiltrating her computer, and Game & Watch tells Luigi and Commander Video what is happening. He reveals that he sabotaged the Gunship for a while, meaning that they could infiltrate it and stop Samus if they climb up the volcano that the Gunship is stuck over. The volcano oozes with lava, scaring Luigi, but he steels himself and keeps going.

Playable Characters: Luigi, Mr. Game & Watch, Commander Video.

The trek is long and full of enemies, but the trio eventually make it to the top, where they are confronted by a lava monster. They manage to defeat it, but as it dies it explodes, and each lava piece forms an enemy. Soon a swarm of enemies is climbing up the mountain from all sides. With no way to get onto the gunship quickly, Luigi, Game & Watch, and Commander Video hide inside a cave.

However, the cave is Charizard's domain, and the trio must battle him. When Charizard is defeated, he submits himself to them, but suddenly a horde of enemies shows up at the cave. The trio prepares to fight them, but Charizard motions to stand back. He then transforms into his X Evolution.

Playable Characters: Charizard (X Evolution)

Mega Charizard flies around the volcano, laying waste to all the enemies. However, as the last enemy is defeated, Samus manages to repair her gunship. Luigi wonders how they can get to her in time, but Commander Video gets an idea. Soon, he, Luigi, and Mr. Game & Watch are riding on Charizard full speed ahead toward the gunship.

13. Obstacle Course
Ike had heard legends of a trainer who helped people get stronger, and since the universes collided, he decided it would be worth a try.

Playable Characters: Ike, Isaac, Meta Knight.

Eventually, they come to a brightly colored Obstacle Course, where they find the Wii Fit Trainer along with her protégées Little Mac and Lucario. Wii Fit Trainer agrees to train them, and points to the first step: the Obstacle Course. The course is grueling, but the trio manage to complete it.

Wii Fit Trainer then reveals the second phase of the training: battle. Meta Knight fights Lucario (at maximum Aura strength), Isaac fights Little Mac, and Ike fights herself. The trio manages to win all their battles, and Wii Fit Trainer says their training is complete. Ike tells her of their quest, and she, Little Mac, and Lucario agree to join them.

14. Lylat System
Playable Characters: Pit, Dark Pit.

Pit and Dark Pit fly high into the air after Medusa, until they find they have passed the atmosphere. They continue following Medusa, but are led into a massive space battle between Star Fox and Star Wolf. Panther Caroso notices them and shoots, which causes Dark Pit to damage his ship in retaliation. The loss of Caroso causes Star Wolf to lose ground, and they retreat into a space station.

Playable Characters: Pit, Dark Pit, Fox, Falco, Krystal.

Fox, Falco, and Krystal pursue Star Wolf into the space station, and Pit and Dark Pit tag along. Wolf activates a Shogun Warrior from the hangar and runs away, and Pit and Dark Pit agree to help the Star Fox team. Eventually, the Shogun Warrior is defeated, but it punches the wall, causing enemies to swarm out. The group battles through the enemies, trying to look for Wolf and maybe Medusa. They eventually find Wolf, battle him, and manage to defeat him, but suddenly the space station is rocked. Star Fox decides to see what the problem is, and Wolf relucantly decides to tag along.

Playable Characters: Pit, Dark Pit, Fox, Falco, Krystal, Wolf.

Star Fox, Wolf, Pit, and Dark Pit come to an open canopy, and find the entity attacking the space station: Andross! Andross spits panels at the fighters, and Kamek assists by making the panels larger and sometimes explode. The fighters fight back, and manage to destroy both of Andross' eyes. Andross has a trick up his sleeve, however, and opens his mouth. He then sucks in the fighters, who were unprepared for this to happen. Pit, in a desperate effort, manages to fly back and grab hold. Fox, meanwhile, is about to get sucked in, when Wolf pushes him behind a tank and is sucked by Andross as a result. Kamek then captures all the fighters except for Fox and Pit in a bubble, and Medusa joins him. With a shock, Pit realizes that Palutena is also in the bubble. Kamek and Medusa then fly away as Andross dies.

As Fox deals with the shock of the loss of his team and Wolf's unusual action, Viridi suddenly appears in front of him and Pit. Viridi reveals that Palutena had managed to free her, and she came to give information she had overheard: Palutena, and most likely Dark Pit and the others, are to be sacrificed at the epicenter of the collided universes. Fox and Pit then race toward Fox's Arwing, and they fly toward the Epicenter.

15. The Lake Shore
Playable Characters: Lucas, Chibi-Robo.

Lucas and Chibi-Robo walk for a long while, defeating any enemies that come their way. They come to a lake shore, where a tired Lucas sits down and puts his feet in the water. However, this arouses Greninja, who was residing in the lake, and Greninja challenges Lucas and Chibi-Robo to a duel. They manage to defeat him, and Greninja submits himself to the two. Chibi-Robo reveals that the Master Robot's signal was just across the lake, but reveals that it is a 12 hour walk around it. However, Greninja creates a series of water platforms that go across the lake, meaning that they can now cross it.

Playable Characters: Lucas, Chibi-Robo, Greninja.

The trio go across the lake, and are often attacked by sea monsters, but still press on. Eventually, they make it to the other side, where stands an abandoned research facility. Chibi-Robo confirms the Master Robot is in there, and the trio enter the complex.

16. Samus' Gunship
Playable Characters: Luigi, Mr. Game & Watch, Commander Video, Charizard.

Luigi and co. enter Samus' gunship, where they stealthily avoid Samus' security measures. They soon come to a room that leads to the cockpit, when suddenly the room goes dark. Suddenly, the darkness morphs and takes form, revealing Dark Samus. She confronts the group, and after battling her they manage to defeat her. However, Dark Samus is not yet down for the count, and as Luigi, Mr. Game & Watch, Commander Video, and Charizard burst into the cockpit, she causes everything to go dark, causing the gunship to crash into the ground. Dark Samus then emerges from the wreckage, saying one thing: Mission Complete.

17. Bowser's Airship
While Captain Falcon and Samurai Goroh duke it out, Dixie lifts Mario, Link, and Toad onto the airship. They are shocked to see that Diddy and his friends have commandeered it, and the airship prepares to make landing. However, a large shadow falls over the airship. It's Ridley!

Playable Characters: Mario, Link, Toad, Dixie Kong, Diddy Kong, Balloon Fighter, Bomberman, Pikachu.

The fighters battle against Ridley, but in a trick move, the dragon destroys the airship's propellors, causing it to go down, down, down...

18. Mute City
Playable Characters: Captain Falcon, Samurai Goroh.

Down below, Captain Falcon and Samurai Goroh battle for their bounty, unaware that he has escaped. Eventually, one of them emerges victorious, and suddenly realizes that Mario is gone. However, Donkey Kong confronts him to keep him at bay.

Playable Characters: Donkey Kong, The winner of the Captain Falcon-Samurai Goroh match.

However, Captain Falcon gets fed up, rises, and Falcon Punches Donkey Kong into the horizon. Just then, Samus' gunship comes crashing down. Samus emerges from the wreckage, unscathed and looking for Mario. Captain Falcon and Samurai Goroh then decide to team up to keep this fellow bounty hunter at bay.

Playable Characters: Captain Falcon, Samurai Goroh

As their battle concludes, however, the airship comes crashing down. The winner of the Bounty Hunter battle sees Mario and confronts him, when suddenly Luigi emerges from the gunship wreckage, along with Mr. Game & Watch, Commander Video, and Charizard. Luigi then confronts the bounty hunter, but suddenly a large shadow appears over him. Ridley is here! Dark Samus joins him, and Ridley reveals that Bowser Jr's actions were part of his plan to lure Samus here and kill her, as well as take all the other fighters captive to offer to his master.

Playable Characters: Samus, Balloon Fighter, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong.

Samus, aided by Balloon Fighter, Diddy, and Dixie Kong, rush into battle. They manage to defeat Dark Samus, but Ridley defeats Balloon Fighter, Diddy, and Dixie. However, Samus activates her Zero Laser and blasts Ridley with it, sending him flying far away. However, this causes her suit to overload, causing her to transform into Zero Suit Samus.

Playable Characters: Mario, Toad, Link, Pikachu, Bomberman

Meanwhile, the oblivious Captain Falcon and Samurai Goroh close in on Mario. Link, Toad, Bomberman, and Pikachu attempt to stop him, but are Falcon Punched away. Luigi realizes that there is now no one to protect his brother, and so he stands up.

Characters: Mario, Luigi, Mr. Game & Watch, Commander Video, Charizard.

Luigi, aided by his group, takes on and defeats Captain Falcon and Samurai Goroh. Just then, Bowser, Bowser Jr, and King K. Rool emerge from the airship wreckage, flying on K. Rool's helicopter pack. Bowser Jr. laughs at the beaten group of fighters and turns into his Shadow Mario disguise as they fly away. Now knowing the truth, Captain Falcon and Samurai Goroh sheepishly apologize. Mario reminds them that Donkey Kong, Link, Toad, Bomberman, and Pikachu are now gone, and the two bounty hunters as well as Samus agree to go with them to look for the missing five.

19. The Underworld
Maxwell and Shovel Knight stand at the beginning of the cave, ready to enter. However, they notice a group of Pikmin in front of them. The Pikmin see them, gets scared, and run into the cave. Olimar and Alph then come out of the forest, looking for the lost Pikmin. Maxwell reveals where they went, and Olimar decides to go in the cave with them to look for the lost Pikmin. Alph is initially hesitant, but is prodded into the cave by Shovel Knight.

Playable Characters: Maxwell, Shovel Knight, Olimar, Alph.

As the group goes further into the cave, they go very far downwards and confront more and more enemies. Eventually, they come to a castle, surrounded by a lava moat. However, there is a very big monster guarding the castle, and though the group fights it they cannot kill it. Suddenly, a molten fist rises out of the lava and punches the monster away. Wonder-Red then appears, and tells the others of his quest: Ever since the universes collided, his 100 allies had gone missing. He had traced them down to here, and agrees to help the group break into the castle. Olimar meanwhile notices the group of Pikmin gathered on the castle roof, and goes there while the other four break into the castle.

Playable Characters: Maxwell, Shovel Knight, Alph, Wonder-Red

The group searches the castle for Medusa as well as Wonder-Red's allies, battling enemies at every turn. They hear shouts for help calling from a room, and they barge in, only to find Medusa. Medusa reveals that her master had been tricking Wonder-Red, Hades appears to destroy the group. The four of them manage to get the upper hand on Hades, but Hades reveals a trick up his sleeve and explodes. The explosion blasts them upwards, and Wonder-Red manages to fly out of the blast toward Olimar. The others, howerver, are blasted toward Kamek, who captures them in a bubble. Olimar and Wonder-Red then fly after Kamek, toward the Epicenter...

20. Halcandra
Playable Characters: Kirby, Shulk, Rosalina.

Kirby, Shulk, and Rosalina arrive in Halcandra, the home of Magolor. Kirby points to a building on top of a mountain that is certainly his lair. The trio climb up, battling enemies along the way, when they attract the attention of the Ice Climbers. Thinking it is a race, the Ice Climbers bound up the mountain. Eventually, both groups get to the top and shake hands. Suddenly, Zoroark appears to confront the group, and the Pokemon is clearly possessed by Magolor.

Playable Characters: Kirby, Shulk, Rosalina, Ice Climbers.

The group battles and defeats Zoroark, who returns to normal.

Playable Characters: Kirby, Shulk, Rosalina, Ice Climbers, Zoroark.

Zoroark joins the quest to defeat Magolor, and they enter the base. Magolor attempts to stop them with large, dark copies of themselves, but they defeat them. As a last resort, Magolor manages to take control of everyone. He sits back in victory, when suddenly someone crashes through the wall. It's King Dedede, here for revenge on Magolor for possessing him.

Playable Character: King Dedede.

Magolor sends Kirby's group to stop him, but Dedede defeats them all, reverting them back to normal.

Playable Characters: Kirby, Shulk, Rosalina, Ice Climbers, Zoroark, King Dedede.

Dedede, Kirby, and the rest then battle Magolor, and they manage to defeat him. However, Magolor feigns defeat and takes them off-guard, and captures Shulk, Dedede, and the Ice Climbers before flying off. Kirby summons a Warp Star, and he, Rosalina, and Zoroark fly after Magolor...

21. The Research Facility
Lucas, Chibi-Robo, and Greninja enter the Research Facility, which appears to be abandoned. However, Lucas trips, accidentally pulling a lever which releases hordes of enemies.

Playable Characters: Lucas, Chibi-Robo, Greninja.

The trio battle through the enemies while searching for the Master Robot, and eventually find it. The Master Robot is the last R.O.B. in existence, and enemies begin to pour in. While Lucas and Greninja fend them off, Chibi-Robo uses his plug to charge R.O.B. back up. Eventually, R.O.B. reaches full power, though Chibi-Robo is left weakened, and as Lucas and Greninja begin to get overwhelmed, R.O.B. uses his Super Diffusion Beam to blast away all the enemies. However, the blast triggers an explosion in another room, causing a chain reaction.

Playable Characters: Lucas, Chibi-Robo (weakened), Greninja, R.O.B.

The group manages to escape the facility before it explodes, and R.O.B. locates Ness and the other missing fighters: At the Epicenter!

22. Hogan's Alley
Link awakens in the alley of an abandoned Old West-style town, and as he gets up he remembers what happened back at Mute City. Suddenly, he is confronted by an enemy, but before he can attack the enemy is shot and killed by an unknown gunman. Another shot then rings out, and Link barely manages to counter with his shield. He is then rushed at by an angry Duck Hunt, but the dog suddenly realizes Link is not a hostile. The dog reveals that the town is crawling with enemies, and Link decides to go looking for Donkey Kong, Toad, Bomberman, and Pikachu. Duck Hunt tags along with him.

Playable Characters: Link, Duck Hunt.

Eventually, Link and Duck Hunt find Link's three missing comrades, but suddenly they hear a cry for help. They see Villager being chased by a large boss, and leap in to rescue him.

Playable Characters: Link, Duck Hunt, Toad, Donkey Kong, Pikachu, Villager.

Together, the six of them manage to defeat the boss. However, Duck Hunt has an uneasy feeling about the Villager, but his cries are shushed. Finally, as a last resort, he drags Link out of the town. Link tries to get Duck Hunt to release him, but the dog manages to get him out of the town, right before it explodes. A shocked Link then sees Kamek flying out, with Toad, Donkey Kong, Bomberman, Pikachu, and Villager imprisoned in a bubble.

Playable Characters: Link, Duck Hunt.

Link and Duck Hunt then chase after Kamek, when they run into Mario's group who was looking for them. Link reveals what happens to the other three, and they all run after Kamek...

23. The Last Stand
The time has come. The voice in the pit is ready to take full form, and so all 23 of the captives are lined up. However, the pit says that there are too few fighters, but stops the villains from heading back out, saying everything would still go as planned. Right on cue, Ike's group appears, ready to free Marth, Robin, and the other captives. The pit is happy, however, as it will soon have more sacrifices.

Playable Characters: Ike, Isaac, Meta Knight, Wii Fit Trainer, Little Mac, Lucario.

Bowser, Bowser Jr, King K. Rool, Ganondorf, Dark Samus, Medusa, Magolor and Porky race to stop Ike's group, but are all defeated. Waluigi then receives dark energy from the pit, and activates his Megastrike Zone, allowing him to lob explosive shots. Even though they are now slow, Ike's group manages to defeat Waluigi as well.

However, all is not won yet. Wario eats a piece of garlic and gets powered by the pit, causing him to become a giant, darkness-oozing Wario-Man. Wario-Man lays waste to the group, sending them sprawling on the ground. As he prepares to finish them off, however, Ike stands up. Though he is not at his best, Ike swears to protect his comrades at all costs.

Playable Character: Ike.

The epic battle then begins. Though Wario-Man initially appears invincible, Ike manages to find a weakness by countering his attacks. Eventually, Ike defeats Wario-Man, and collapses to the ground, exhausted. A giant claw made of dark matter then rises from the pit, ready to take Ike and the other fighters. However, despite being incredibly fatigued, Ike manages to stand against the claw. The entity in the pit, tired with the lack of progress and impressed with Ike's spirit, decides to grab Ike and the previously captured fighters, and leaves Ike's group behind. Wario and Waluigi are dragged along with the sacrifices, and afterwards the other villains file into the pit.

24. Convergence at the Epicenter
Isaac, Meta Knight, Wii Fit Trainer, Little Mac, and Lucario are not completely defeated, however, and prepare to enter the pit. However, a giant monster made from dark matter appears. They try to fight it, but are easily blown away. The dark matter monster then prepares to finish them...but then the fighters come.

Mario, Luigi, Link, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Mr. Game & Watch, Commander Video, Balloon Fighter, Captain Falcon, Samurai Goroh, Zero Suit Samus, and Duck Hunt race in on the Blue Falcon and the Fire Stingray...

Kirby, Rosalina, and Zoroark shoot in on a Warp Star...

Wonder-Red flies in, with Olimar in tow...

Fox and Pit soar in on an Arwing...

And so, these fighters converged and teamed up to battle the dark matter monster.

25. The Subspace Prison
Elsewhere, the captured fighters are trapped in a prison made entirely of dark matter. There is no exit, and the fighters' life forces are being sucked to power the entity in the Nethersphere. One fighter has not given up, however. Despite being weakened, Palutena needs to give the fighters up above a message, and searches desperately for a way out. Finally, she finds a tear in the dark matter, which she manages to open. She asks the others if anyone wants to join her, but most of them continue to sit, dejected and weak. However, Wario and Waluigi, imprisoned for their failure, agree to go with her to get revenge on the Nethersphere entity.

Playable Characters: Palutena, Wario, Waluigi.

The trio make their way through the tunnels of the Nethersphere, battling hordes of enemies. However, they bite off a bit more than they can chew, and soon find themselves surrounded. Suddenly, a cave opens, and all the enemies are telekinetically blasted away. Mewtwo then appears, but he also regards Palutena, Wario, and Waluigi as the enemy. They manage to fight and defeat the Pokemon, and Mewtwo submits himself to them. He then reads Palutena's mind, and teleports the trio to the place where they wanted to go.

In the part of the Nethersphere which is closest to the outside world, Palutena manages to establish a connection, and she then gives her message...

Cutscene: The Defeat
Back in the outside world, the battle against the dark matter monster continues. However, despite the fighters' numbers, they are starting to lose ground. Right then, the dark matter monster blasts them away, and they decide to retreat for the time being. As they retreat, however, Pit gets a signal from his Mirror Shield, and is shocked to see Palutena on it!

Palutena then gives Pit and the others her message: There are other universes which were not involved in the collision, and these other universes have powerful fighters that may help them. With no other options, the fighters agree to this plan. They then travel into space, where they come across four wormholes to other universes.

Starship Mario, piloted by Mario, Luigi, Rosalina, Link, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Mr. Game & Watch, Commander Video, and Duck Hunt, goes in one...

A Hocotate Ship, piloted by Olimar, Wonder-Red, Kirby, Zoroark, Lucas, Chibi-Robo, and R.O.B., goes in one...

The Great Fox, piloted by Fox, Pit, Isaac, Meta Knight, Wii Fit Trainer, Little Mac, and Balloon Fighter, goes in one...

And the Blue Falcon and the Fire Stingray, piloted by Captain Falcon, Samurai Goroh, Zero Suit Samus, Greninja, and Charizard, go in one...

Each of the four ships go into unknown worlds...but are unaware that they are being tailed!

26. Green Hill Zone
Starship Mario exits the wormhole and lands in a grassy, wooded area. However, no sooner has the group touched down when they are surrounded by Eggrobos.

Playable Characters: Mario, Luigi, Rosalina, Link, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Mr. Game & Watch, Commander Video, Duck Hunt.

The group fights them valiantly, but eventually start to get overwhelmed. Suddenly, a blue blur appears and takes out a dozen Eggrobos in the blink of an eye. On the other side, a brown blur does the same thing. Sonic and Tails have arrived!

Playable Characters: Mario, Luigi, Rosalina, Link, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Mr. Game & Watch, Commander Video, Duck Hunt, Sonic, Tails.

With Sonic and Tails' help, the group manages to defeat the Eggrobos. Tails then tells Mario and co. what is going on. Their friend Knuckles has been captured by Dr. Eggman, and they are on their way to rescue him. Mario offers to help, and Tails wants them to, but Sonic rejects their offer, saying he and Tails could do it alone. Sonic and Tails then race away. Mario's group wants to head elsewhere, but Mario says they should chase after Sonic and Tails, knowing they could possibly be good fighters. Reluctantly, the rest of the group agrees.

Playable Characters: Mario, Luigi, Rosalina, Link, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Mr. Game & Watch, Commander Video, Duck Hunt.

Using Duck Hunt's scent, the group trails Sonic and Tails, battling Eggrobos and other enemies as they go along. As they are walking, however, they suddenly fall into a trapdoor. Before they can escape, however, they overhear Dr. Eggman talking about his plan to eliminate Sonic and Tails. He had posted his most faithful servant over by Knuckles' prison, and while the two were battling his servant, he would swoop in for the kill. Dr. Eggman then leaves inside his Eggmobile, and Mario's group races after him, alarmed.

Meanwhile, Sonic and Tails reach Knuckles' prison. Before they can free him, however, Shadow, Dr. Eggman's most trusted servant, races in to confront them!

Mario and co. pursue Dr. Eggman, battling more enemies as they chase him. Finally, Dr. Eggman reaches the battle between Sonic, Tails, and Shdow. But before he can complete his plan, he is confronted by Mario's group. After a long and hard battle, Mario and co. manage to bring him down...right where Sonic, Tails, and Shadow are!

Playable Characters: Sonic, Tails.

At that moment, Sonic and Tails continue their battle with Shadow, and evnetually manage to get the upper hand. However, right then Dr. Eggman comes crashing down, breaking Knuckles' cage in the process. His plans ruined, Eggman runs off while chaos abounds. In the middle of the chaos, a desperate Shadow manages to grab Luigi and Tails, but is shot by Diddy Kong before he can get anyone else. Shadow then runs off with Luigi and Tails in tow.

As Mario, his group, Sonic, and Knuckles recover, they realize what has happened. Since Mario and Sonic both had comrades kidnapped by Shadow, they reluctantly agree to team up to pursue him.

27. Wily Castle
Olimar's Hocotate Ship is having issues as it travels through the wormhole, and as it comes to a cold, dark world, Olimar knows it is going to crash.

Olimar wakes up after the crash surrounded in rubble, and begins searching for his groupmates. Suddenly, however, he finds himself face-to-face with an arm cannon. Mega Man attempts to get his message to Olimar, but fails. Right then, R.O.B. and Chibi-Robo emerge from the wreckage. Mega Man recognizes them as fellow robots, and gives them his message. Chibi-Robo translates it for Olimar: Dr. Wily has invented a bomb that can rip the fabric of reality, and Mega Man is on his way to stop him. However, he is not the only one looking for Wily. Bass and Zero are also searching, and Mega Man fears they wish to use the bombs for their own purposes rather than destroy them. Olimar agrees to join Mega Man, and they venture into Wily's cold, dark fortress...

Playable Characters: Olimar, Wonder-Red, Kirby, Zoroark, Lucas, Chibi-Robo, R.O.B., Mega Man.

The group battles through the fortress, until they run into a dead end. Right then, Bass & Treble teleport in, ready to stop Mega Man. Mega Man, Olimar, and co. fight against them, and eventually emerge victorious. Mega Man prepares to question Bass, when suddenly a shadowy figure breaks through the wall and kidnaps Bass. Though he is shocked and confused at this turn of events, Mega Man decides to continue searching for Wily.

28. Minecraft
The Great Fox emerges from the wormhole into a blocky, grassy, and mountainous region at night. The fighters riding on it drop down to the ground, when suddenly Isaac is grabbed by a sickly arm. He manages to free himself, but the group realizes they are surrounded on all sides by zombies.

Playable Characters: Fox, Pit, Isaac, Meta Knight, Wii Fit Trainer, Little Mac, Balloon Fighter.

The group fights the zombies, but their numbers seem endless. As they are about to get overwhelmed, however, a light shines and a voice calls out to them. Steve beckons the group into his house, and they run toward it. Right then, however, gunshots ring out. Pit manages to deflect them with his Guardian Orbitars, and sees a shadowy figure jump from the top of a nearby volcano. Inside Steve's house, Steve warns the fighters to never go out at night. Pit asks him about the gunman, and Steve tells him the story: For nearly a month now, he has been targeted by a mysterious gunman. The gunman has been targeting him even during the day, leaving him afraid to leave his house. Steve asks the fighters if they will go with him to confront the gunman, and they agree.

Playable Characters: Fox, Pit, Isaac, Meta Knight, Wii Fit Trainer, Little Mac, Balloon Fighter, Steve.

The next day, the fighters set out and head for the volcano where the gunman was last seen, battling creepers and zombies along the way. They enter a cave in the volcano, but come to a dead end. However, they break the landscape surrounding the cave, until finally they reach the center of the volcano. Suddenly, the gunman shoots at them, and they look to see...Master Chief on the cliff across the lava! The fighters manage to dodge Master Chief's shots and they finally reach him. They fight Master Chief up to the top of the volcano, breaking more of the landscape to reach him. At last, Master Chief is defeated. Steve questions his motives, and Master Chief reveals the truth.

About a month ago, he had been sent here because a hole in the fabric of reality had opened up. Out of the hole had come a giant yellow monster that could erase everything in existence. However, it was kept dormant by the constant flow of lava, but could escape if anything destroyed the structure of the volcano. Master Chief had been sent here to make sure no one could destroy the volcano. And Steve and the fighters had done that. Right then, the ground starts to rumble, and the volcano bursts.

Playable Characters: Fox, Pit, Isaac, Meta Knight, Wii Fit Trainer, Little Mac, Balloon Fighter, Steve, Master Chief.

The fighters land on the ground, dazed but not beaten. Where the volcano once stood is Super Pac-Man, ready to eat everything in this world. Despite his massive size, the fighters stand to fight him. After a long battle, they manage to defeat Super Pac-Man by putting TNT and Master Chief's grenades in his mouth. Pac-Man then reverts to normal, and wonders aloud where he is. Right then, the ground shakes again, and the tear in reality begins to get bigger...

29. Green Hill Zone
Playable Characters: Mario, Rosalina, Link, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Mr. Game & Watch, Commander Video, Duck Hunt, Sonic, Knuckles.

Sonic, Knuckles, Mario, and co. pursue Shadow, who has kidnapped Luigi and Tails. Sonic gives the fighters Speed Shoes so they can keep up with him and Knuckles, but despite this Shadow continues to outpace them. However, right as the fighters are about to lose Shadow, Mario hears the sound of an automobile. Right then, the Blue Falcon and the Fire Stingray pull up, with Captain Falcon beckoning the fighters to get in. As they continue pursuing Shadow, Captain Falcon reveals a fighter his group had recruited: Rayman! Mario asks Captain Falcon how his group had come here, and Captain Falcon vaguely remembers riding into a dark hole.

Playable Characters: Sonic, Knuckles.

With the help of the racers, the fighters manage to catch up to Shadow easily. Sonic tells Mario that he and Knuckles will take care of Shadow alone. The two comrades then battle Shadow and manage to defeat him, freeing Luigi and Tails.

Shadow, however, is not entirely beaten, and stands up to fight again. Suddenly, he is knocked away by a wrecking ball. Dr. Eggman has returned in a new and improved Eggmobile, and is confident that he can take care of the fighters without Shadow. As the fighters prepare to battle him, Shadow runs up and shows he is not down for the count yet, agreeing to help the fighters fight the person who betrayed him.

Playable Characters: Mario, Luigi, Rosalina, Link, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Mr. Game & Watch, Commander Video, Duck Hunt, Captain Falcon, Samurai Goroh, Zero Suit Samus, Greninja, Charizard, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow.

Though Eggman's new Eggmobile is exceedingly powerful, the fighters manage to defeat him. Eggman manages to eject just in time, but as his Eggmobile explodes, a tear in the fabric of reality forms, pulling all the fighters toward it...

30. Wily Castle
Playable Characters: Olimar, Wonder-Red, Kirby, Zoroark, Lucas, Chibi-Robo, R.O.B., Mega Man.

Mega Man, Olimar, and co. continue down the halls of Wily's fortress, battling more and more enemies. Finally, they come to a large chamber, and Mega Man sees Wily's stock of Reality Bombs. However, they were not the first ones to get there. Zero stands in the center of the room, prepared for confrontation.

The fighters battle against Zero, and manage to defeat him, though they are left weak in the process. Right then, the mysterious person that kidnapped Bass appears and takes out Zero. The person then takes off his cloak, revealing that he is Ryu. A certain then falls, showing a laughing Dr. Wily, along with Bass & Treble in chains. It is revealed that Ryu is working for Wily, and right then Wily tells Ryu to take out Mega Man and his group.

Despite being weakened, the fighters manage to defeat Ryu. Mega Man then seizes the opportunity and races toward the bombs, ready to destroy them. However, he is struck by a spell coming from Wily, which immobilizes him. Ryu sees with a shock that Mega Man's intention was to destroy the bombs, and remembers his past.

A while ago, the first reality bombs were tested on Ryu's home village, and he was the only one who escaped. Some time afterwards, he had been courted by Dr. Wily. Wily had told him that he had recovered the reality bombs and planned to destroy them. However, many people, namely Mega Man, Bass, and Zero, would try to steal them. Ryu agreed to this to avenge his village. But now, as he sees Mega Man, he realizes that Wily was the one behind the bombs. Ryu then confronts Dr. Wily, who laughs, but slowly becomes someone else's laugh, until Wily goes limp. Wily himself had been played! Kamek then appears from behind Wily. His plan now complete, he fires a spell at the bombs, detonating them.

And so reality was torn apart.

And the universes collided again.

31. The Second Convergence
Thanks to Kamek's reality bombs, the three universes that the fighters with in have collided. They wake up from the collision, and find themselves in Subspace, in between the collided universes. They then watch Kamek as he gathers the dark matter from Subspace, and grows into a giant dark warrior. He tells the fighters his master gave him the quest to destroy them all, and he would not fail.

Playable Characters: Mario, Luigi, Rosalina, Link, Mr. Game & Watch, Commander Video, Duck Hunt, Olimar, Wonder-Red, Kirby, Zoroark, Lucas, Chibi-Robo, R.O.B., Fox, Pit, Isaac, Meta Knight, Wii Fit Trainer, Little Mac, Captain Falcon, Samurai Goroh, Zero Suit Samus, Charizard, Greninja, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Mega Man, Bass & Treble, Zero, Ryu, Rayman, Pac-Man, Steve, Master Chief.

Though Kamek is now incredibly powerful, the fighters eventually manage to defeat him. As Kamek is sent into the abyss, one problem still remains: The worlds of Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Mega Man, Bass, Zero, Ryu, Rayman, Pac-Man, Steve, and Master Chief are now in ruins. Pit knows that the only possible way to restore order is to defeat the entity in the pit, and invites the fighters from the other universes to join them. With no better choice, they agree. However, Olimar's Hocoate Ship is damaged beyond repair, but Steve builds a new one using his blocks. With that settled, the fighters set off on their return...

32. Return to the Epicenter
Eventually, the fighters make it back to their worlds. They then prepare to head for the epicenter to confront the dark matter monster again, when Rosalina gets an idea. She says that since their 11 recruits had not fought the dark matter monster, it would not be able to recognize them and could not fight as well. The other fighters agree, and the 11 are sent off.

Playable Characters: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Mega Man, Bass & Treble, Zero, Ryu, Pac-Man, Rayman, Steve, Master Chief.

The 11 newcomers take on the dark matter monster, and Rosalina is revealed to be right: The dark matter monster could not read their attacks, leading to its defeat. The pit is now open, and so the fighters enter in...

33. Escape from Subspace
Playable Characters: Palutena, Wario, Waluigi, Mewtwo.

Elsewhere, Palutena's next order of business is to free the other prisoners in Subspace. She, Wario, Waluigi, and Mewtwo then battle their way through Subspace until they reach the prison. Palutena then manages to create an opening while the other 3 fighters protect her, until at last all the prisoners escape.

Playable Characters: Palutena, Wario, Waluigi, Mewtwo, Peach, Yoshi, Toad, Donkey Kong, Sheik, Impa, Dark Pit, Falco, Wolf, Krystal, Maxwell, Shovel Knight, King Dedede, Ice Climbers, Shulk, Ness, Bomberman, Alph, Marth, Ike, Robin.

The entity in the pit sends many hordes of enemies to stop the prisoners, but they are all defeated. Finally, the entity sends a powerful boss to stop them, and the boss succeeds in overwhelming the prisoners. Right before they are defeated, however, the boss is hit by Villager's Lloid Rocket.

Playable Characters: Palutena, Wario, Waluigi, Mewtwo, Peach, Yoshi, Toad, Donkey Kong, Sheik, Impa, Dark Pit, Falco, Wolf, Krystal, Maxwell, Shovel Knight, King Dedede, Ice Climbers, Shulk, Ness, Bomberman, Alph, Marth, Ike, Robin, Villager.

With Villager's help, the prisoners manage to defeat the boss. However, Peach, Yoshi, Sheik, Impa, and Donkey Kong recognize Villager as the person who captured them, and get confused. Villager explains, saying the Subspace entity had threatened to destroy his village if he did not help it. Villager states that he has been working against the entity secretly, and now would help the fighters escape.

The fighters, led by Villager, continue through Subspace. Villager then reveals that they are near the exit, and leads the fighters into a closed basin. The fighters look around in confusion, when the walls of dark matter suddenly close and surround them. Villager then reveals that he had been allied with the entity all this time, and he was promised that he could do whatever he wanted with the fighters when his Master was done with them. Villager then pockets large amounts of dark matter from Subspace, growing larger and exuding darkness. Villager then erects buildings all around the area, making the fighters his playthings in a nightmare village.

34. Subspace Invasion
Elsewhere in Subspace, Bowser, Bowser Jr., King K. Rool, Ganondorf, Dark Samus, Magolor, Medusa, and Porky gather around to meet their Master for the first time. The walls of Subspace ripple, and Master and Crazy Hand emerge. However, they have grown exceedingly bigger than normal and are exuding dark matter. Master and Crazy Hand tell the villains that their transformation into their true form is almost complete, but several fighters that the villains failed to capture have invaded Subspace. Not wanting the fighters to interfere at all costs, Master and Crazy Hand task the villains with stopping them. To pay them back, they give the villains a dose of dark matter, which they promise will give them unstoppable power. The villains then set off to meet the invaders.

Elswhere, Villager continues to terrorize his prisoners in the Nightmare Village. They are unable to stand against him, and their appears to be no hope. Suddenly, however, the wall is blown open, and in step the invading fighters, ready to free the prisoners. While some of them distract Villager, the prisoners are freed from their bonds. Not all the fighters are there, however. For the others are meeting the villains at a crossroads. Each villain occupies a certain tunnel, and so the fighters split up, prepared to take on the villains they choose. And while some of the prisoners decide to help take on the Villager, others race off, hoping to reunite with their comrades...

Bowser & Bowser Jr.
Playable Characters: Mario, Luigi, Rosalina.

In one cave stands Bowser Jr., and Mario, Luigi, and Rosalina decide to go after him. They pursue Bowser Jr. down the cave, until they come to a clearing. Bowser Jr. then laughs, as the dark matter around him attaches to his Clown Car, forming a giant war machine. This was the power that Master and Crazy Hand had bestowed upon him. Mario, Luigi, and Rosalina fight against Bowser Jr.'s machine, and appear to be winning. Suddenly, however, Bowser steps in to intervene. With the dark matter bestowed to him, Bowser transforms into Giga Bowser. Knowing they would be overwhelmed, the trio look desperately for options. Right then, however, Peach and Toad come riding in on Yoshi.

Playable Characters: Rosalina, Toad, Yoshi.

Rosalina then teams up with Toad and Yoshi to defeat Bowser Jr., while Mario, Luigi and Peach take on Giga Bowser.

Playable Characters: Mario, Luigi, Peach.

Eventually, both Bowser and Bowser Jr. are defeated and return to normal form. However, no sooner do they collapse than they are swallowed by the dark matter of Subspace. Though curious as to what happened, Mario and co. decide to move on and head for the Nightmare Village.

Ganondorf
Playable Character: Link.

Only Link pursues Ganondorf in his cave, and he chases after the dark being. However, Ganondorf suddenly stops and turns around. Laughing, he absorbs the dark matter around him, turning into Beast Ganon. Link attempts to fight against it, but is clearly overwhelmed. However, Impa and Sheik appear in a flash of smoke, and join the battle.

Playable Characters: Link, Sheik, Impa.

However, their increased numbers are still not enough to overwhelm Ganon. Ganon then blasts Link backwards, and Sheik realizes she has failed in her plan to help Link. She then transforms back into Zelda, and Zelda lightning kicks Ganon, causing him pain. Ganon then retreats, and begins to manipulate the landscape to destroy the heroes, starting by creating a large hill to separate himself from the heroes. Link, Zelda, and Impa attempt to climb up, but are easily repelled by the many traps. Right then, however, the Ice Climbers come rushing in, a mountain in their sight.

Playable Characters: Link, Zelda, Impa, Ice Climbers.

Following the Ice Climbers' lead, the heroes manage to ascend the slope and confront Ganon. Though they are still nearly overwhelmed, they manage to lure him into a trap and defeat him. As a defeated Ganondorf is sucked into the ground, the heroes set off for the Nightmare Village.

King K. Rool
Playable Characters: Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Balloon Fighter.

Diddy and Dixie Kong chase after King K. Rool, and Balloon Fighter accompanies them. However, K. Rool rus very fast, and soon the heroes lose sight of him. Suddenly, K. Rool appears from behind, and darkness falls.

Meanwhile, a recently freed Donkey Kong is hot on Diddy and Dixie's trail and comes to the cave where they were before, and suddenly realizes their scent is gone. Donkey Kong then sees Balloon Fighter lying unconscious on the ground, his balloons popped. Donkey Kong reinflates the balloons, and Balloon Fighter comes to. He tells Donkey Kong about how K. Rool snuck up and kidnapped Diddy and Dixie. Donkey Kong turns to go after them immediately, but Balloon Fighter is scared of K. Rool. However, he does not have a choice in the matter, as Donkey Kong picks him up and heads down the cave.

Playable Characters: Donkey Kong, Balloon Fighter.

Eventually, the two come to a halt at the entrance to a bottomless pit. On the other side of the pit are Diddy and Dixie in a cage, and the only way to get to them is on a narrow platform. Right then, King K. Rool enters, riding a floating Gangplank Galleon made entirely of dark matter. K. Rool challenges Donkey Kong to rescue his friends, and then fires cannonballs at the platform, destroying some of it. Despite Balloon Fighter's objections, Donkey Kong leaps down with him in tow.

Despite the continuing barrage of cannonballs and more and more of the platform being destroyed, Donkey Kong and Balloon Fighter make it to the cage. K. Rool laughs, and fires a cannonball at the cage, causing it to fall in the pit. However, Donkey Kong gets an idea and throws a shocked Balloon Fighter after them. Soon after, Balloon Fighter levitates the cage up onto the platform. Donkey Kong then frees Diddy and Dixie and the four of them go and take on K. Rool.

Playable Characters: Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Balloon Fighter.

After a hard battle, the three Kongs and Balloon Fighter manage to defeat K. Rool and sink the Gangplank Galleon with him in it. They then head back into the cave, toward the Nightmare Village.

Dark Samus
Playable Characters: Zero Suit Samus, Captain Falcon, Samurai Goroh.

Samus, not surprisingly, goes after Dark Samus, and Captain Falcon and Samurai Goroh, both infatuated with her, tag along. Eventually, the heroes come to a dead end clearing, and Dark Samus absorbs the Dark Matter around her. Though she doesn't change at first, it is revealed that Dark Samus has gained the power to manipulate the dark matter as if it was part of her body. Dark Samus then makes herself much more massive, and the heroes rush to fight her.

Despite Dark Samus' large size and powerful attacks, the trio manages to knock her back to normal size. Dark Samus struggles to get up, but she is clearly not defeated yet. However, a feral laugh sounds from the cave, and out comes Ridley, now Meta Ridley due to the damage he took from his previous battle with Samus. Samus rushes toward him, but Meta Ridley easily bats her away.

Playable Characters: Captain Falcon, Samurai Goroh.

Captain Falcon and Samurai Goroh then step forward to battle Meta Ridley and keep him occupied. Meanwhile, Samus struggles to get up, when she is confronted by an equally beaten Samus, who needs to kill her at all costs.

Playable Character: Zero Suit Samus.

Still in control of the terrain, Dark Samus fashions a large cannon which can shoot incredibly strange and powerful projectiles. However, Samus manages to dodge all of them and defeats Dark Samus. Dark Samus then reveals that Master and Crazy Hand betrayed her. Both times, she had wanted to kill Samus herself, but they let Ridley interfere both times. She has been beaten, but she can make sure that Ridley cannot take the glory. As Dark Samus sinks into the ground, she uses the remainer of her power to tear Meta Ridley's armor off and fashion some of the parts back into, to Samus' shock, her Power Suit. Dark Samus is then swallowed into Subspace, and as Ridley writhes in pain, Samus steps back into the Power Suit.

Playable Characters: Samus, Captain Falcon, Samurai Goroh.

All is not fine, however. Ridley becomes encased in a shell of dark matter, and returns good as new, covered in an armor of dark matter and now bigger and angrier. He is now...Dark Ridley. Though Dark Ridley is now much more powerful, Samus, Captain Falcon, and Samurai Goroh manage to defeat him, after which he disintegrates into dark matter. The three heroes then head to the Nightmare Village.

Magolor
Kirby races after Magolor, and at first he thinks he is the only one in pursuit. However, Meta Knight warps in front of him, claiming that only he should fight Magolor. He then encases Kirby in darkness and departs. However, a bright light appears in the cave, and Shulk appears. He and Kirby then team up to continue searching for Magolor.

Playable Characters: Kirby, Shulk.

The two make it to a larger room, where they find Meta Knight confronting Magolor. Before they can do anything, however, King Dedede breaks through the wall, claiming Magolor for himself to get revenge. Meta Knight and Kirby both refuse, and Dedede attacks them both. This leaves Shulk facing Magolor alone. Magolor then absorbs the dark matter around him and becomes Magolor Soul.

Playable Characters: Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede.

Meanwhile, Kirby, Meta Knight, and King Dedede duke it out in a free-for-all, winner-take-all battle. Eventually, one of them wins, but Kirby notices Shulk being overwhelmed by Magolor Soul. He points this out and pleads the others to help, and Meta Knight and King Dedede take pity on Shulk and agree to team up.

Playable Characters: Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede, Shulk.

The trio from Dream Land then enter the fray, and with Shulk they manage to defeat Magolor Soul. As Magolor is absorbed into the ground, the group heads back for the Nightmare Village, where they were told to go to.

Medusa
Playable Character: Pit.

Pit immediately goes after Medusa, hoping to find out what happened to Palutena and Dark Pit. He then confronts and battles Medusa. However, when it seems as though he's defeated Medusa, she is surrounded by an aura of dark matter and is revived, her eyes glowing dark. Pit battles her again, but Medusa is stronger this time and overwhelms him. As she prepares to deal the final blow, however, Palutena and Dark Pit rush in and stop her.

Playable Characters: Pit, Palutena, Dark Pit.

Together, the three of them manage to defeat Medusa and knock her out for good. However, Medusa immediately gets up, and Palutena realizes someone is controlling her and Medusa is pleading for help. She then manages to extract the spirit from Medusa to reveal...Hades! Hades reveals that he had been controlling Medusa all this time, but now she is useless, as she sinks into the ground. He decides to smite the three of them himself, at full power, and dons his Devastation Ensemble.

Led by Palutena, the three heroes manage to avoid Hades' massive attack power and find a weakness in his armor, and they exploit it and defeat him. Hades is then sucked into an abyss, screaming revenge. Palutena tells Pit of what is going on at the Nightmare Village, and the three heroes take flight.

Porky
Playable Characters: Lucas, Chibi-Robo, R.O.B.

Lucas, accompanied by Chibi-Robo and R.O.B., chases after Porky. Eventually, they come to a clearing, where Porky stops to take in the powers bestowed to him. Laughing, he erects a skyscraper made entirely of dark matter, and from his vantage point unleashes hordes of Porky-Bots. The three heroes fight valiantly, but eventually become overwhelmed. Suddenly, a dozen Porky-Bots are ruptured by PK Flash as Ness flies onto the scene. While Ness and Lucas continue to fight the Porky-Bots, R.O.B. lifts himself and Chibi-Robo up to the top of the tower to confront Porky.

Playable Characters: Chibi-Robo, R.O.B.

The two robots fight against their fellow cyborg, preventing him from creating more Porky-Bots, and at first appear to be winning. However, Porky absorbs more dark matter from Subspace and turns into the King Statue. The robots cannot harm him anymore, and Porky easily bats them off the skyscraper.

Playable Characters: Ness, Lucas.

Lucas sees the two robots falling and cries out, but Ness urges him to keep going. The two of them climb up Porky's nightmare skyscraper, continuing to take out Porky-Bots. Finally, they make it to the top and confront the Porky statue. Though they manage to find some weaknesses, Porky's power is still overwhelming, and he manages to knock Ness off the edge. With no one to help him now, a distraught Lucas runs away, but trips. Porky then heads for the kill, but at the last second Lucas sticks his leg out, causing Porky to trip and fall over the edge.

Lucas then heads back down the collapsing skyscraper, and with relief sees that Ness, Chibi-Robo, and R.O.B. are all right thanks to R.O.B.'s Robo Burner and Chibi-Robo's Chibi Copter. In the wreckage of the King Statue, it is revealed that Porky is all right...in an Absolutely Safe Capsule. As the capsule sinks into the ground, Ness points the three heroes back to the Nightmare Village, where he promised to return...

35. The Nightmare Village
Playable Characters: Wario, Waluigi, Marth, Ike, Robin, Fox, Falco, Wolf, Krystal, Olimar, Alph, Pikachu, Charizard, Greninja, Lucario, Zoroark, Mewtwo, Isaac, Wii Fit Trainer, Little Mac, Duck Hunt, Mr. Game & Watch, Commander Video, Wonder-Red, Maxwell, Shovel Knight, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Mega Man, Bass & Treble, Zero, Ryu, Pac-Man, Rayman, Master Chief, Steve.

Meanwhile, the fighters remaining at the Nightmare Village fight against the Villager. Though he is incredibly large and powerful and can erect enemies and obstacles with just a flick of his hand, the fighters manage to overcome this and defeat Villager, making him revert to normal size.

However, Villager is still conscious, and as the fighters crowd around his facedown body, Villager touches the ground and pockets it once again. This time, however, the fighters and the entire landscape are pulled in as well. Villager then undergoes a massive transformation, in which he becomes a nightmarish giant made of dark matter with no clear form. He is the village now.

Cutscene: The Confrontation
Meanwhile, deep in the bowels of Subspace, the defeated villains languish in a prison forever as punishment for their failure. They have long ago given up all hope, and resign themselves to their fate. Suddenly, however, a doorway is opened, and in comes Kamek, having found his way back after being sent spiraling into the depths. Kamek, knowing that Master and Crazy Hand have wronged the villains just like they did him, offers the villains a chance to escape and take revenge, and they accept.

The heroes, meanwhile, have all reunited after defeating the villains, and prepare to go to the Nightmare Village to help their comrades. On the way, however, they are met by Master and Crazy Hand, who are determined to put a stop to them once and for all. The weary heroes prepare for a fight, when suddenly the wall of the tunnel breaks open and the villains pour out. Bowser tells the heroes that they will handle the two Hands, and the heroes run as the villains confront their former masters.

36. The Nightmare Villager
Playable Characters: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Rosalina, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Balloon Fighter, Link, Zelda/Sheik, Impa, Ice Climbers, Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede, Shulk, Samus, Captain Falcon, Samurai Goroh, Pit, Palutena, Dark Pit, Ness, Lucas, Chibi-Robo, R.O.B.

The fighters make it back to the Nightmare Village, but are shocked to see what has happened. Villager, in his new form, notices them and reaches out to Pocket them. They try to resist, but cannot match his sheer power as they are sucked in.

Playable Characters: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Rosalina, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Balloon Fighter, Link, Zelda/Sheik, Impa, Ice Climbers, Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede, Shulk, Samus, Captain Falcon, Samurai Goroh, Pit, Palutena, Dark Pit, Ness, Lucas, Chibi-Robo, R.O.B., Wario, Waluigi, Marth, Ike, Robin, Fox, Falco, Wolf, Krystal, Olimar, Alph, Pikachu, Charizard, Greninja, Lucario, Zoroark, Mewtwo, Isaac, Wii Fit Trainer, Little Mac, Duck Hunt, Mr. Game & Watch, Commander Video, Wonder-Red, Maxwell, Shovel Knight, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Mega Man, Bass & Treble, Zero, Ryu, Pac-Man, Rayman, Master Chief, Steve.

The heroes find themselves in a clearing along with the other fighters that Villager had captured before. The landscape is similar to that of the original Nightmare Village, but is now even worse because everything the Villager thinks of, even in his subconscious, takes form and attacks them. Despite their numbers, the fighters soon get overwhelmed and begin to despair, when Fox gets an idea: Villager may have a monstrous form, but he is still a living creature and must have a heart. If they can take out the heart, they can free themselves. With no better option, the fighters agree to this plan.

The journey is not easy, however. Since they are inside him, Villager knows their every intention and summons massive amounts of enemies and obstacles, as well as changing the paths in his body. Despite this, the fighters continue to press forward, until at last they reach his heart. With a shock, they see it is not a normal heart, but a sickly one possessed by an entity. The entity confronts the fighters, revealing that it had been in control of Villager this whole time, and it has full control of the Nightmare Village. The heroes then fight it, and manage to defeat it despite its awesome power. The structure of the Nightmare Villager then begins to break down, and everything goes black.

The fighters come to in the Subspace clearing, returned to its normal state. Off to the side lies the Villager, who comes to incredibly dazed and confused. The Villager thanks the fighters for freeing him of the demon that had possessed him for so long, and agrees to join them in their quest, no secrets remaining. The fighters then head back to where they came from, looking for the Master and seeking to end this battle...

37. Master and Crazy Hand
Playable Characters: Bowser, Bowser Jr., Kamek, King K. Rool, Ganondorf, Dark Samus, Magolor, Medusa, Porky.

Meanwhile, the villains fight against Master and Crazy Hand. Though the two Hands are immensely more powerful from the dark energy they absorbed, the villains manage to gain an advantage and drive the two Hands back. However, as the villains rush to end them, Master and Crazy Hand agree that they have gained enough power to assume true form. With that, they unleash a massive shockwave which sends the villains flying backward. As the heroes rush onto the scene, Master and Crazy Hand begin their transformation. Though everyone is at a loss as to what is happening, Palutena states that she has had a vision, and knows the true story behind this.

Cutscene: The Origins Explained
Long, long, ago, before even time began, there was only Subspace. No life existed. Then The Master came into existence. He used his newfound powers to construct many worlds, in which the fighters had come to be and resided. The Master then dissipated, its work finished. However, its hands remained, in order to carry on his will. There was the Master Hand, which he had used to create the worlds, and Crazy Hand, his other limb, whose motives were only pure destruction. Its destructive power had been temporarily checked during the creation.

From then on, Crazy and Master Hand were locked in a perpetual and eternal battle for power. As long as they kept each other in check, no more major creations could be made, and no major destruction would occur. However, long ago, it had been prophesied that just as Master Hand had all power and used it to create the universes, Crazy Hand would one day gain this power and use it to bring an end to everything, starting with ...breaking the bond between the worlds, so that they may be consumed by darkness...

For many years now, this prophecy had been starting to come true. Crazy Hand slowly started to gain power, until finally he had enough to overpower and take control of Master Hand. The defeat of Master Hand is what caused the bonds between the universes to break. However, that was not enough to awaken the true destroyer. By sacrificing Master Hand's most precious creations, the fighters, and feeding on their life force, Crazy Hand would finally regain the body that had once created the universes. Now, however, Crazy Hand would be in control, and now The Master will only want one thing: the total destruction of everything in existence.

All hope is not lost, however. For contained in the prophecy is another message: If the creation shows that it is worthy to survive, then the destruction cannot occur.

38. Master Body
Master and Crazy Hand's transformation continues, with ripping muscular arms growing from their detached sockets. The arms then meet as a thick torso is formed, and from one end of the torso appear two long, muscular legs. Finally, on the other side, a demonic black head slowly takes form. The Master Body has been revived in all its glory, and it rips through the very fabric of Subspace itself...toward the collided universes!

Playable Characters: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Rosalina, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Balloon Fighter, Link, Zelda/Sheik, Impa, Ice Climbers, Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede, Shulk, Samus, Captain Falcon, Samurai Goroh, Pit, Palutena, Dark Pit, Ness, Lucas, Chibi-Robo, R.O.B., Wario, Waluigi, Marth, Ike, Robin, Fox, Falco, Wolf, Krystal, Olimar, Alph, Pikachu, Charizard, Greninja, Lucario, Zoroark, Mewtwo, Isaac, Wii Fit Trainer, Little Mac, Duck Hunt, Mr. Game & Watch, Commander Video, Wonder-Red, Maxwell, Shovel Knight, Bomberman, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Mega Man, Bass & Treble, Zero, Ryu, Pac-Man, Rayman, Master Chief, Steve, Bowser, Bowser Jr., Kamek, King K. Rool, Ganondorf, Magolor, Dark Samus, Medusa, Porky.

Finally united for the first time ever, the fighters leap after the Master Body's path of destruction, hoping against everything that the prophecy is true and they can protect all of creation.

Master Body reaches the collided universes, and attacks a piece of desert. The very fabric of the desert is immediately destroyed, leaving only whisps of Subspace. The fighters then confront Master Body, who laughs them off as insignificant, and attempts to stamp them out with his foot. The fighters manage to avoid it as more of the world is obliterated, and Link realizes the only way to possibly defeat this is to get to its head.

The fighters then climb up the Master Body, although the trek is anything but easy. Master Body summons enemies to stop them, as well as attacking them himself. However, the fighters manage to take advantage of this by tricking Master Body into hitting himself. Finally, they reach the head and begin their final assault. Despite Master Body emitting insta-KO waves, the fighters manage to press on and destroy the protection on his head. Master Body then falls to the ground, defeated.

39. Master Fortress
The fighters crowd around Master Body, who is unmoving and showing no signs of life. They then begin to celebrate, believing that they had won. Suddenly, however, a tear appears across Master Body, and a huge swarm rushes out as everything goes black.

Playable Characters: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Rosalina, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Balloon Fighter, Link, Zelda/Sheik, Impa, Ice Climbers, Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede, Shulk, Samus, Captain Falcon, Samurai Goroh, Pit, Palutena, Dark Pit, Ness, Lucas, Chibi-Robo, R.O.B., Wario, Waluigi, Marth, Ike, Robin, Fox, Falco, Wolf, Krystal, Olimar, Alph, Pikachu, Charizard, Greninja, Lucario, Zoroark, Mewtwo, Isaac, Wii Fit Trainer, Little Mac, Duck Hunt, Mr. Game & Watch, Commander Video, Wonder-Red, Maxwell, Shovel Knight, Bomberman, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Mega Man, Bass & Treble, Zero, Ryu, Pac-Man, Rayman, Master Chief, Steve, Bowser, Bowser Jr., Kamek, King K. Rool, Ganondorf, Magolor, Dark Samus, Medusa, Porky.

The fighters wake up in a heaving black mass reminiscient of Subspace. They wonder what it is, and Palutena has an explanation: this is The Swarm, the first life ever to exist. The Swarm was once just a mass of unthinking life, but one day they discovered a Core that drew them toward it. This Core enabled the Swarm to gain sentience, and eventually a body grew around the Swarm so that it could carry out its will. This was the Master Body. However, now that the Master Body had been destroyed, the Swarm is now left in chaos. With the Core remaining, but the Swarm damaged, the Swarm cannot do anything except feed on the universe, until finally only it remains, just as it did in the beginning.

The Swarm may be damaged, but it still recognizes the fighters as enemies, and summons hordes of enemies to destroy them. The fighters battle down a tunnel, when they suddenly come to a beating heart. Palutena realizes that if they destroy all the hearts and manage to separate the damaged Swarm from their Core, order may finally be restored. The fighters then battle across this Fortress, taking out all the hearts they can find. Finally, they take out all the hearts, and the Master Fortress shakes and dissipates, and everything goes black once again.

40. The Final Destination
The fighters wake up once again, this time on a flat platform flying through Subspace. This was the true center of Subspace and of every universes, and the final destination prophesied that the fighters would ever reach. Off in the distance the Swarm flies around, panicked and in pain, but still very much alive and drawn to the Core. Eventually, the Swarm regains its composure, and prepares to meet the fighters head-on to end them once and for all.

Playable Characters: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Rosalina, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Balloon Fighter, Link, Zelda/Sheik, Impa, Ice Climbers, Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede, Shulk, Samus, Captain Falcon, Samurai Goroh, Pit, Palutena, Dark Pit, Ness, Lucas, Chibi-Robo, R.O.B., Wario, Waluigi, Marth, Ike, Robin, Fox, Falco, Wolf, Krystal, Olimar, Alph, Pikachu, Charizard, Greninja, Lucario, Zoroark, Mewtwo, Isaac, Wii Fit Trainer, Little Mac, Duck Hunt, Mr. Game & Watch, Commander Video, Wonder-Red, Maxwell, Shovel Knight, Bomberman, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Mega Man, Bass & Treble, Zero, Ryu, Pac-Man, Rayman, Master Chief, Steve, Bowser, Bowser Jr., Kamek, King K. Rool, Ganondorf, Magolor, Dark Samus, Medusa, Porky.

The fighters then prepare for a final battle against the Swarm, which assumes many forms to attack them. However, they refuse to be defeated, and knock more and more of the Swarm away until finally all of it is dispersed. All that is left is the Core, a glowing Smash Bros. symbol. Nothing happens to it, and the fighters wonder what to do with it. However, Palutena notices that there is a gaping hole in the center of the platform. She thinks if they can restore the Core into the Core of the Universes, which is to say Final Destination, order can be restored. The fighters agree, and all together they insert the Core into Final Destination. Right as the Core is inserted, the entirety of Subspace begins to shake, and the characters ride into a bright flash of light.

Epilogue
The fighters wake up all together in a heap, and they wonder where they are. However, Ike recognizes the landscape, and realizes they are where the Epicenter used to be, and the universes are still in ruins!

The fighters feel shocked and miffed that all their efforts were not enough to restore order, when suddenly a tear appears in the fabric of reality and out comes Master Hand. Master Hand thanks the fighters for putting an end to Crazy Hand's rise to power, but the fighters ask him why their universes are still in ruin. Master Hand reveals that it no longer had enough power to separate and restore the universes back to the way they once were. The prophesied apocalypse never came, but there had been inevitable destruction. However, Master Hand tells the fighters that with Crazy Hand temporarily defeated, he had enough power to at least restore some things. He then scours the landscape, repairing everything that was destroyed, whether by physical force or by Subspace rips in the fabric of reality.

The Master Hand presents the large, pristine world that the fighters would now share. And the fighters are done for now. So Master Hand snaps his fingers, and the fighters turn back into the trophies they originally were. And so they would remain in the new World of Trophies, until the next playtime.

His work done, Master Hand returns to Subspace. As the tear between Subspace and reality closes, however, we see a bright figure and a pair of gleaming, malevolent eyes...