Galleom

Not to be confused with Galeem.

Galleom (ガレオム, Galleom) is a boss native to the Super Smash Bros. series who appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Its name is a corruption of "gallium", a metallic element.

Boss description[edit]

Galleom appears to be a giant and purple robotic being that has primate-like attributes and is also capable of transforming into a jet propelled tank dubbed as its "Tank Form". It is covered from head to toe in a heavy mechanized arsenal, possessing a pair of missile launchers as shoulder weapons and powerful jets on its feet. It wears an iron mask that covers its face, as well as metallic arm braces over its bulky forearms. It is also quite agile in its true form, capable of performing extremely large jumps, leading to the possibility that its jumps are jet propelled. In its tank form, it is much more compact, only being able to attack by either firing the missiles on its back, or simply by ramming into its foe at a high speed. As a last resort, it can set off a Subspace Bomb hidden within its head.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Role in The Subspace Emissary[edit]

Galleom is the fourth boss introduced in The Subspace Emissary. Marth, Ike and Meta Knight were the first to spot Galleom as it was traveling through the desert in its tank form. The trio quickly caught up to it, causing Galleom to transform and fight the heroes. It was defeated and then jumps off the cliff to make a tactical retreat, only for it to land onto unstable ground which gives way and causes Galleom to stumble into The Ruined Hall, where Lucas and the Pokémon Trainer challenge it. The duo manage to defeat it and, in a last desperate attempt, Galleom seizes them both, starts the countdown on its emergency Subspace Bomb, then blasts off into the sky. Lucas manages to free both himself and the Pokémon Trainer by using PK Thunder, but in the process causes them both to fall a great distance as Galleom detonates. Meta Knight manages to catch the duo just before they land, then flies them to safety. Galleom is then sucked into The Great Maze, along with the trophified Wario, and revived; it must eventually be fought again in the Maze.

Moveset[edit]

Galleom's attacks are very powerful, and several of them gain one-hit KO power on Intense. Move names with a Japanese name listed afterwards are sourced from the official Japanese strategy guide to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Notes: The "d" below is a multiplier based on the difficulty value. Final damage is rounded down to the nearest whole number. Boss Battles halves the final damage, rounding down again. Move names not from the strategy guide are fan-made in the absence of an official source.

• 👁 Galleom stomping across the stage.
  

  Galleom stomping across the stage.

• 👁 Galleom firing two missiles.
  

  Galleom firing two missiles.

• 👁 Galleom performing an uppercut.
  

  Galleom performing an uppercut.

• 👁 Galleom stomping with one foot.
  

  Galleom stomping with one foot.

• 👁 Galleom stiffening and falling on the player.
  

  Galleom stiffening and falling on the player.

• 👁 Galleom after hitting the ground after stiffening and falling.
  

  Galleom after hitting the ground after stiffening and falling.

• 👁 Galleom punching both sides.
  

  Galleom punching both sides.

• 👁 Galleom spinning around.
  

  Galleom spinning around.

• 👁 Galleom's pose after the spin is complete.
  

  Galleom's pose after the spin is complete.

• 👁 Galleom punching the ground with both fists, creating a shockwave as a result.
  

  Galleom punching the ground with both fists, creating a shockwave as a result.

• 👁 Galleom during the high jump.
  

  Galleom during the high jump.

• 👁 Galleom's stomp after performing the high jump.
  

  Galleom's stomp after performing the high jump.

• 👁 Galleom dashing while in tank form.
  

  Galleom dashing while in tank form.

• 👁 Galleom after falling from the air in tank form.
  

  Galleom after falling from the air in tank form.

• 👁 Galleom firing missiles in tank form.
  

  Galleom firing missiles in tank form.

HP and damage taken[edit]

Like all bosses in Brawl, Galleom gains an additional ×0.6 damage resistance modifier when fought in co-op mode, effectively gaining 67% more health. This modifier is applied whenever the second player is in-game, and is no longer applied if the second player loses all their stocks.

As a playable character[edit]

Trophies[edit]

See also: List of SSBB trophies (The Subspace Emissary)

Galleom has two trophies, one featuring its Robot Form (which is obtained by using a Trophy Stand on Galleom), and the Galleom (Tank Form) trophy, which is obtained by completing Boss Battles mode on Intense difficulty. Completing Boss Battles on Intense difficulty is the only way to get this trophy in the NTSC version of Brawl, as using a Golden Hammer on the challenge square holding the trophy will not work—this is not the case in the PAL version, where every box can be broken.

Galleom

An enormous, transforming robot and Subspace Army warmonger. Galleom is characterized by various attack threats, including jump stomps, beefy arm bludgeonings, and even missiles fired from its back. It also has a Subspace Bomb set in its head, which it can use in times of desperation to blow itself up and drag the player into the darkness of Subspace. It's one tough robot!

👁 Wii
: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Galleom (Tank Form)

Galleom with its arms and legs neatly compacted into tank form. In this form, it can get around the combat field at high speed. It can quickly change into humanoid form to take advantage of awesome combat capabilities. Its last defense and most threatening trait is a built-in Subspace Bomb. In tank form, Galleom can still attack with body slams and missiles. It never runs.

👁 Wii
: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Galleom returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, playing a role as a boss in Classic Mode and in the World of Light adventure mode.

Galleom appears in a battlefield that resembles the large hangar in Shadow Moses Island from Metal Gear Solid, where Solid Snake fights Metal Gear REX, crashing onto the ground before transforming out of its tank form and letting out a roar, jets of steam bursting from its body. Galleom appears to have most of its attack patterns from its past incarnation in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, with some new additions:

• Its attacks deal less damage and knockback, even on the highest difficulty with no spirits.
• Galleom can now launch six missiles after transforming into its tank form, firing in three bursts of two missiles each.
• Galleom's missiles can now be reflected.
• Galleom has a new move called "Grab" (つかみ) in which it stretches its arms out, then tries to grab the fighter. If the grab is successful, Galleom will crush the player, dealing constant damage and slamming them into the ground which launches them unless the fighter breaks free. Like other grabs, this can bypass shields as well as counters.
• When charging in its tank form, Galleom will turn around and charge back as it returns to the battlefield in an attempt to hit the fighter again.
• Galleom now uses the hover jets on its feet to aim its jump attack, aiming for the fighter as it lands.
• When reduced to a quarter of its health, Galleom turns red and stomps around wildly, dealing flame damage if it hits the player with one of its stomps. Afterwards, all of its attack patterns are sped up and the lag between its attacks is significantly decreased.

When defeated, explosions erupt across Galleom's body as pieces of it (including one of its arms) fly off before the metal monster falls over with its remaining hand on its chest, like it did in the Subspace Emissary.

The fighters that are assigned to fight Galleom in Classic Mode at the end of their runs are R.O.B., Snake, Wolf, Dark Pit, King K. Rool and Min Min. Mega Man and Sephiroth are also assigned to fight Galleom, but not for the final round, as Mega Man fights Dr. Mario (representing Dr. Wily), then Mewtwo (upon Dr. Mario’s defeat, who represents Wily Alien) afterwards, and Sephiroth fights Galleom in the second round of his route. Usually, Boss Battle - Super Smash Bros. Brawl plays during the battle, but Guts Man Stage plays in Mega Man's Classic Mode, ARMS Grand Prix Final Battle plays in Min Min's Classic Mode, and Galeem / Dharkon plays during the boss rush.

Spirit[edit]

Role in World of Light[edit]

Galleom is assigned by Galeem to guard the Base sub area of the Light Realm, which can be accessed in a jungle like area. Defeating Galleom is necessary to weaken the shield protecting Galeem.

Galleom is later fought again during the final stage, along with all the others bosses except for Master and Crazy Hand. In said battle, Galleom is the first of the Light Realm bosses to appear on screen in the second phase, which could indicate that it is considered the first boss in World of Light.

Names in other languages[edit]

Trivia[edit]

• Galleom has two different death animations. The first involves it falling over and kneeling, weakened but still operational, while the second involves it falling onto its back and subsequently exploding. The latter appears in the last few rounds of Boss Battles, and sometimes appears after defeating Galleom with a powerful attack at low health, such as with Falcon Punch and Kafrizz.
• In Boss Battles, the arena that Galleom appears in (in the desert or in the large ruin chamber) is random.
• Galleom is the only boss in The Subspace Emissary who is battled twice before The Great Maze.
• After the Great Maze is completed, the player cannot fight Galleom in The Wilds (Part I).
• As of version 12.0.0, Galleom is the most common boss for Ultimate's Classic Mode who isn't Master Hand or Master Hand and Crazy Hand together, being fought by 8 characters.
• If Galleom is defeated in Tank Form, it will continue the attack (Rush or Rush & Slam) until the end, even falling on the player. However, these attacks cannot KO the player in this state, as the blastzones cease to exist once Galleom's health is fully depleted.