Super Smash Bros. Crash/Shadows of War

Story Mode: Shadows of War (often referred to as Shadows of War or SoW, or simply called Story Mode) is a mode in Super Smash Bros. Crash similar to Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary in Brawl.
== Intro ==
== Plot Summary==
=== Prologue - A New Evil ===
After the intro, a cutscene plays, showcasing a calm ocean. Underwater, at the sea's bed, lies the remains of the Subspace Gunship, a powerful machine that was capable of plunging the World of Trophies into Subspace. The Smashers had destroyed it during The Subspace Emissary, leaving its remains at the bottom of the ocean as they went to confront Bowser and Ganondorf in Subspace. However though, three large submarines arrive near the gunship, with several small robots exiting out of them. One by one, they dismember the gunship and bring the parts to the submarines. One submarine gets filled, and exits the water. It then flies through the air, using turbo thrusters to rocket it into warp speed. It soon arrives at a large factory built in a dark mass in space. It stops on a large platform with other robots, and allows them to take the Subspace Gunship's parts it has stored. It then flies back to the World of Trophies. The robots then take these parts and put them on a large conveyor belt, which leads to a large pit that will eventually fill up with the gunship's parts.
A montage then plays, showcasing these robots using the parts to rebuild the Subspace Gunship. In a small alcove, a black variation of the robots armored with spikes and a being concealed by the chair he is sitting on are watching them build the gunship.
* Black Robot: As you can see my lord, reconstruction of the Subspace Gunship is going better than planned.
* ???: Excellent. And how does the Shadow Bug Generator fare?
* Black Robot: Just fine, my lord. The flat being wasn't willing to cooperate, but we were able to overpower it. Very soon, we will have an unlimited amount of Shadow Bugs at our disposal.
* ???: Very nice. Once we rebuild the Subspace Army, we shall combine it with our forces, and we will bring this World of Trophies to its doom. Then we will create a new world in my image.
* Black Robot: There is one problem however - we need a very large amount of power to activate the Subspace Gunship.
* ???: I figured as much - that's why I have recruited some of the "Smashers", as they call themselves, to bring us the power we need.
* Black Robot: Ah, well, of course my lord. You were always one step ahead of everyone.
* ???: Indeed. Several of the Smashers I have recruited have their own armies as well, which shall make us even stronger.
* Black Robot: And once we take out the Smashers, the World of Trophies will have no hope.
* ???: Now then Commander Xeno, make sure that the Cubots are ready. Once the Subspace Gunship is repaired, we shall go to war.
* Commander Xeno: As you wish my lord.
At this, Commander Xeno walks off and exits the room, with him presumably yelling at some Cubots saying "What are you doing slacking off? Get to work!" The lord remains on his chair, taking a glass of water and sipping it. He continues watching his robots working on the gunship.
* ???: This World of Trophies was always doomed from the beginning. Tabuu and his Subspace Army may have failed in destroying it, but I have the one thing he does not - the ability to enter the World of Trophies myself.
The lord then begins chuckling to himself, confident that his plans to destroy the World of Trophies will prevail.
* ???: Sure, there may be more Smashers in this world, but as I always say - the more the merrier.
The lord takes another sip from his glass of water, continuing to watch his army work.
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The scene then transitions to the World of Trophies, specifically the Mario's Pad. Luigi is hanging up clothes on the clothesline as Toad runs through the front gate.
*Luigi: Hey Toad! What's up?
*Toad: Luigi, the grand Smash Ceremony is about to start in a few minutes. Why are you and Mario not over at the arena right now?
*Luigi: What do you-a mean about a Smash-a Ceremony?
*Toad: Y'know, THE SMASH CEREMONY! The ceremony that's supposed to celebrate you and the other Smashers defeating Tabuu? THAT ceremony!
*Luigi: Hmm... the Smash-a Ceremony... WAIT THE SMASH-A CEREMONY!?
*Toad: Luigi, PLEASE tell me you didn't forget! Daisy is gonna be in the audience. How COULD you forget!? Oh I hope Mario didn't forget either-
Just then, Mario walks through the front door, putting on his trusty cap friend.
*Mario: Don't-a worry, Toad. I'm-a ready. Right Cappy?
Mario's cap friend nods, as if he is ready for battle.
*Toad: Oh thank goodness! I should have known Mario wouldn't forget something this important.
*Luigi: Sorry bro.
*Mario: Don't-a worry bro. At least you're-a not competing.
*???: Yoshi! (Hey!)
Yoshi then walks through the front gate.
*Mario: Hey-a Yoshi! I see you're-a ready for the Ceremony.
*Yoshi: Yoshi Yoshi! Yoooooshi. (I sure am! And I see Luigi forgot about it as well. Not that I'm surprised.)
*Luigi: I'm-a right here ya know...
*Mario: Oh don't-a be so hard on him. He's-a, y'know, Luigi.
*Toad: Are you ready to fight Yoshi?
*Yoshi: Yoshi Yoshi! (Of course I am! And I'm gonna win!)
*Mario: Well we'll-a see about that.
*Luigi: I'll-a be rootin for ya bro.
*Toad: Well what are we waiting for?
*Mario: Right! LET'S-A GO!
Then the first gameplay section of the mode starts, serving as the tutorial level of the game, teaching various mechanics such as jumping, climbing ladders, entering doors, defeating enemies, etc. Eventually, Mario and co. reach the arena, Midair Staduim Mk. II. While Luigi and Toad get into the auidence to sit by Peach and Daisy, Mario and Yoshi enter the arena. The then see the other six competitors; Link, Samus, Donkey Kong, Kirby, Fox, and Pikachu. The two make their way to the other competitors
*Mario: Hey-a everyone!
*Link: Fashionably late as always, huh?
*Fox: Took you long enough. Where've you been?
*Yoshi: Yoshi. (Mario's house is pretty far from the arena.)
*Link: Whatever. Is Peach watching?
*Mario: Yup. And I bet-a Zelda's somehwere in-a the audience.
*Link: Uh-huh. She got a front-row seat.
*Fox: When's this fight gonna start? I'm getting impatient.
*Samus: You're always impatient. Why can't you be like those three over there?
Samus then points to Donkey Kong, Kirby, and Pikachu. The two smaller Smashers are jumping around on Donkey Kong's back, who is simply sitting there while eating a banana, not caring about the two friends playing in his fur.
*Fox: Why would I wanna be like them?
*Link: Guys be quiet. Master Hand has arrived.
Link then points to the sky, where Master Hand appears. The Smashers then make way for teh eight corners of teh arena as Master Hand begins talking.
*Master Hand: Welcome one and all to the first Smash Ceremony. This special celebration is held in honor of the Smashers who have ridded the World of Trophies from the forces of the Subspace Army. Eight Smashers of different origins, powers, and appearances have come to participate in this extraordinary event.
As Master Hand is talking, the scene then transitions to the Temple of Wind in Ancheim, with Master Hand and the Smash Ceremony event being shown on the Wind Crystal. Tiz, Edea, Ringabel, and Yew are all rushing Agnes.
*Edea: Hurry up Agnes!
*Tiz: Yeah, the Ceremony is about to start!
*Ringabel: Yes, you wouldn't want to miss this event, now would you?
*Agnes: You musten't rush me. I'll have you know I'm working hard to have the Smash Ceremony be showcased on the Wind Crystal as we speak.
*Tiz: Right. Sorry Agnes.
*Agnes: It's quite alright. It is much less stressful then trying to awaken a crystal anyway.
*Yew: We should thank you Pope Agnes for allowing us to see teh Ceremony from the Wind Crystal.
*Ringabel: Indeed. We simply could have taken a ride to there and get seats.
*Agnes: No need to thank me. I'm doing this because you are my dear friends, no thanks is needed.
Just as the five are about to have a seat on the table Agnes set up for the event, Magnolia enters the room carrying a bag of popcorn about three times as large as herself.
*Magnolia: I broght some popcorn.
*Agnes: Magnolia, where did you get such a large bag?
*Magnolia: It's a pretty long story. But I'm here now. Did I miss anything.
*Tiz: Nope. The Ceremony has only begun.
*Magnolia: Great. Can you make some room?
*Yew: Sure.
*Tiz: Did you get extra butter?
*Magnolia: I sure did.
*Edea: Well pass me some popcorn while then.
*Agnes: Just please don't make the Temple of Wind a mess. Butter is very hard to wash off.
*Ringabel: No fear m'lady. I'll be sure the place is spotless.
*Tiz: SHHHH. Quiet everyone. The ceremony is starting!
The six watch the Wind Crystal in silence as Master Hand is still giving his speech. The scene then transitions to Pipe Island, where Petey is sitting on his hammock with King Boo, Boo, Blooper, and Wiggler, watching the Ceremony on a makeshift TV. The five are also wearing costumes of the participating Smashers, which they are rooting to win; Petey is wearing a green Yoshi Egg foam finger, King Boo is colored pink to represent Kirby, Boo is wearing a Samus helmet, Blooper is wearing a Donkey Kong tie, and Wiggler has his spots replaced with stripes, representing Pikachu. The five have crammed themselves on a hammock, waiting impatiently for the fight to start.
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The scene cuts back to Midair Stadium Mk II, where Master Hand is finishing up his speech.
*Master Hand: Now before we get to the main event, let's meet our fighters!
Master Hand then starts pointing at the fighters one by one. The are then showcased on the jumbotron, which showcases each fighter doing a different pose.
*Master Hand: MARIO!
**Mario holds his cap pal in place as the two prepare to fight.
*Master Hand: DONKEY KONG!
**Donkey Kong finishes his last banana and throws the peel behind him, beating his chest and getting ready to battle.
*Master Hand: LINK!
**Link draws the Master Sword, getting into a fighting stance.
*Master Hand: SAMUS!
**Samus shoots three beams in the air, and strikes a fighting pose.
*Master Hand: YOSHI!
**Yoshi performs a flutter jump and balances on one foot.
*Master Hand: KIRBY!
**Kirby smiles at the camera, dancing around.
*Master Hand: FOX!
**Fox takes out his blaster and fires some shots into the air, and points it at the camera.
*Master Hand: AND PIKACHU!
**Pikachu waves at the camera, releasing some electrical sparks for flare.
The crowd starts cheering as the scene pans over to Luigi, Peach, Toad, Daisy, and Zelda who are all sitting in the front row.
*Luigi: Alright Bro! You can-a do it!
*Toad: C'mon Mario! We're rooting for ya!
*Daisy: You get 'em Mario!
*Zelda: You can do this Link!
*Peach: So you're cheering for Link?
*Zelda: Of course I am. I bet that you're cheering for Mario as well.
*Peach: Well may the best hero win.
A short pause occurs before the two princesses begin smirking.
*Peach: The usual wager?
*Zelda: Very well.
The two princesses then shake hands as the screen pans back to Master Hand. He makes one final statement before rising into the air.
*Master Hand: With that being said, and now that we have introductions out of the way, it's now time for the main event. Let's get ready to SMAAAAAASH!!!
With that, Master Hand rises into the air as the eight fighters charge into each other. As this happens, the player can pick any of the eight characters to play as, much like the first level in The Subspace Emissary. The player is given three stocks to defeat the other seven opponents. Once this is finished, a new cutscene will play where the winner turns the other seven fighters into trophies, which the victor revives by touching the trophy's bases. Depending on who wins, the scene can switch to Pipe Island where the respective character will gloat in their Smasher's victory as the others wallow in shame, or the scene can switch to Peach giving Zelda two Coins or Zelda giving Peach two Rupees. In addition, it is possible that neither of these cutcenes will occur.
With the battle over, the eight Smashers shake hands with each other as the crowd roars in satisfaction. Just then however, a large Airship appears over Midair Stadium Mk II, releasing a wide variety of Cubots which fall onto the stadium, ready to fight off the Smashers. Master Hand then appears
* Master Hand: What is going on here!? Why are these robots here!?
Then, Bowser Jr. appears from the airship on his Jr. Clown Car. Taunting, the Clown Car's mouth opens up and reveals a Dark Cannon, almost exactly like the ones Wario, Bowser, and Ganondorf used in The Subspace Emissary. He charges it up, and the Koopa prince opens fire on Master Hand, turning the gloved being into a trophy. A claw then appears out of the Jr. Clown Car, grabbing the trophy of Master Hand and taunting as he flees to the airship.
* Fox: Uhhh... what just happened?
* Samus: Bowser Jr. turned Master Hand into a trophy and made off with him, that's what.
* Mario: Did anyone else see what Bowser Jr. used to take him down? It looked a lot like those Dark Ca-
* Link: Mario, we have bigger problems.
The Cubots then begin marching towards the Smashers, and the eight begin to fight them off. At this point, the player can pick a character to defeat an onslaught of enemies. Most of these are Vubots and variations of them, but members of the Koopa Troop like Goombas, Koopa Troopas, and Hammer Bros. also appear. Once all the enemies are taken out, a Koopatrol is then battled as a miniboss.
Once the Koopatrol is taken down, another cutscene plays where the Smashers are fighting off the Cubots. Link hacks one of their heads off, which Donkey Kong accidentally kicks into another, which flies straight into Kirby's mouth. As Pikachu peppers one using Thunder Jolt, Yoshi eats one with its tongue, spitting out an armored hat.
* Yoshi: Yoooooooshi. Yoshi Yoshi. (Hmmmmmmmmm. Crunchy and salty.)
Meanwhile, Mario and Samus are kocking some of the Cubots out of the arena.
* Mario: We-a need to get outta here now!
* Samus: On it. I'll call my gunship to take some of us out. The rest of you take Kirby's Warp Star.
* Mario: Sounds-a like a plan. Lemme find Peach and-a Luigi first.
Mario then jumps out of the ring and into the audience seats, who are running and screaming in panic. In the commotion, he can see Luigi and Peach clinging onto their seats, trying to avoid being taken by flying robots.
* Peach: Mario! Help me!
* Luigi: Bro! Help-a me!
Mario looks at teh two and is confused on who to save.
* Mario: Oh no! Who do I-a save!? Luigi's-a my bro! But Peach is-a the princess! Of course, Luigi does-a owe me five Coins...
* Peach & Luigi: MARIOOOO!
The two lose their grip and are taken away by the robots.
* Mario: MAMA-MIA! How am I-a supposed to-a save them now!?
Just after this happens, Daisy, Zelda, and Toad run up to Mario.
* Toad: Mario! We gotta get out of here now! These robots are gonna destroy the stadium!
* Mario: But-a Luigi... the princess...
* Daisy: We can worry about them later! We need to get outta here!
* Zelda: Yes, let's make haste.
Mario reluctantly follows, and rejoins the group who are still taking down robots. Samus' ginship finally arrives, and Samus, Pikachu, Link, Daisy, Zelda, and Toad board it. Meanwhile, Kirby calls upon a Warp Star, and makes it larger to fit him, Mario, Yoshi, Fox, and Donkey Kong. The two aircrafts fly off just as the large Airship flies off. As they fly off, Fox activates his communicator, which connects to Samus' ginship.
* Fox: Everyone escape?
* Samus: Yes. The other Smashers are on your Warp Star now.
* Fox: Good. We're heading after that Airship. You and the others try to get as many Smashers as possible.
* Samus: Very well.
Then, Samus' gunship and Kirby's Warp Star part ways, with the Warp Star flying back to the large Airship. Meanwhile, at the Temple of Wind, Agnes, Tiz, Edea, Ringabel, Yew, and Magnolia are trying to comprehend what just happened.
* Tiz: Uh... what just happened?
* Edea: Some bad stuff, that's what!
* Agnes: Where did those robots come from? And what has become of those poor innocents?
* Edea: Whatever they are they're no good. We need to stop them!
* Ringabel: I concur. I say we head out to that large Airship and give the perpetrators what for!
* Yew: Couldn't have said it better myself.
* Magnolia: I'm not one to shy down from a fight. Especially when the fate of innocents are involved.
* Tiz: Wait what was that?
Just then, Kamek suddenly flies in from the room's entrace, with several Shy Guys, Fly Guys, Tap-Taps, and others following. He stops in front of the Wind Crystal and casts his magic, causing the crystal to shake.
* Agnes: WHAT'S HE DOING TO THE CRYSTAL!?
* Ringabel: It looks like it's... shrinking...?
As the crystal is shaking, it shrinks until it is no more than five inches tall. Kamek then snatches it, cackling menacingly.
* Magnolia: He's taking the Wind Crystal!
* Tiz: What's he gonna do with it!?
Cackling some more, Kamek uses his and the Wind Crystal's combined magic to fire a magic blasts that crashes into the six, causing an explosion that sends then flying in all directions. With one final laugh, Kamek disappears with the Wind Crystal, with his Shy Guy minions disappearing as well.
The scene then switches to Pipe Island. Witnessing the destruction of Midair Stadium Mk II, the five are left speechless. Just then, Ridley flies through the sky, roaring as Star Wolf fly through in their Wolfens. The villains pluck the Piranha Plants out of their pipes, taking them to various submarines the robots used to take the Subspace Gunship's parts. Then, Ridley flies through and snatched Boo, Blooper, and Wiggler. Enraged, Petey and King Boo attempt to fight back, but Wolf fires shots at them from his Wolfen, causing them to be launched away from Pipe Island and in separate directions.
== Levels ==
Stage 	Stage 	Description 	Characters
Mushroom Way 	Mushroom Way	This stage serves as the tutorial level, teaching players about the basic mechanics of Shadows of War's gameplay. Several basic enemies ranging from Goombas, Koopa Troopas, and Koopa Paratroopas are also found. 	Mario, Luigi, Toad, Yoshi
Midair Stadium Mk II	Part 1 	The first part is a battle between the eight starter characters from Smash 64. The player is given three stocks to defeat the other seven opponents. The stage will continue regardless if the player loses or not. 	Mario, Donkey Kong, Link, Samus, Yoshi, Kirby, Fox, Pikachu
Midair Stadium Mk II	Part 2 	The second part is an enemy endurance battle; most of the enemies are Cubots and several variations of them, as well as various Mario enemies such as Goombas, Koopa Troopas, and Hammer Bros. Once all the enemies are defeated, a Koopatrol will appear as a midboss.	Mario, Donkey Kong, Link, Samus, Yoshi, Kirby, Fox, Pikachu
== Gameplay ==
Shadows of War mode is a side-scrolling adventure in the style of a platformer, inspired by the Mario and Kirby games. However, it retains all basic mechanics of the Super Smash Bros. series, such as a damage meter, stocks, and Smash-style attacks. It can also be classified as a beat 'em up; often stages will pause at specific points and force the player to defeat a set of enemies, a boss, or even other characters, which prevents one from simply running through everything.
There are many similarities the mode shares with The Subspace Emissary from Brawl. Like the aforementioned mode, Shadows of War features an expansive world map where stages are selected; once a stage is selected, the difficulty can be chosen, and the character(s) will enter the stage. As with The Subspace Emissary, most stages can be played again after being completed in the main story with a few exceptions.
When playing a level for the first time, many cutscenes will pause just before gameplay begins, showing a view of all available characters. A message will display how many stock the level allows, and a cursor will appear that allows choosing which characters to play. The order characters are chosen in is the order they will appear: they will cycle through in that order until all stock is depleted. A key difference between The Subspace Emissary and Shadows of War is that players are able to select a character multiple times to give them stocks, meaning that a player can potentially play as a single character for two stocks (or, theoretically, any number of stocks).
The locations and overall plot of the story are significantly different than those of The Subspace Emissary. Whereas the aforementioned mode had most of its stages completely original, with exceptions being the Halberd and (possibly) The Glacial Peak, Shadows of War pulls areas directly from the franchises represented in Crash, including the Mushroom Kingdom, Hyrule, Dream Land, and Pipe Island. Many characters also have dialogue, granting the story better progression. A feature based on Party Chat from the Bravely Default series is also introduced called Smash Chat. During certain parts of a level, the player can press the R and L buttons at the same time to activate Smash Chat, where the current playable characters have a conversation with each other. Some may be regarding the current events, others may be more humorous and have nothing to do with the plot. Like Party Chat, these are optional.
Much like The Subspace Emissary, as the player progresses through the story, more characters will join the party. These characters will then be added to the player's save file.
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