The Great Maze

The Great Maze is an area located in Subspace, more specifically formed by Tabuu. It is made up of levels in the Subspace Emissary that have been engulfed by Subspace Bombs, such as The Forest. It is also where the player must beat "dark versions" of all characters and bosses in order to enter the area where Tabuu is. This process of redoing past events in order to progress further is a process commonly used in video games, though Brawl has considerably lightened the burden on the player by providing a map (appears after pressing the pause button) of the maze (as the player discovers more of it), and the location of enemies yet to be fought (indicated by blinking faces). The maze also provides multiple safe rooms, where the player is able to save their data, choose 5 (6 if one is playing it after beating the game) characters to use in the maze, equip stickers, and provides portals to other areas in the maze to cut down on travel time. The maze is also slightly linear, allowing the player to access certain parts only after they have beaten a certain boss or enemy, though the player can go back if they desire. The Great Maze has 4 entry points from the stage selection, one for each of the Rest Areas, since one can teleport between them, anyways.

A guide to the Great Maze. Dojo Update about the Great Maze