Dark Cannon

Dark Cannons are a type of black gun in the Subspace Emissary of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Bowser, Wario, and Ganondorf each have their own Dark Cannons that they use. The Dark Cannons shoot out arrows that turn characters into trophies. They are very large and take two hands to hold &mdash; they also take some time to charge up. They also feature a target that helps the one who uses it to aim at the one they want to shoot. The players never get to use a Dark Cannon, as it is only ever seen in possession of the villains of the Subspace Emissary.

The Subspace Emissary
Depending on which princess Kirby saved at the beginning of the Subspace Emissary story, false forms of Princess Zelda or Princess Peach will attempt to shoot Mario/Pit if Peach is saved, or Link/Yoshi if Zelda is saved; however, the other team (Mario/Pit if Zelda is saved, Link/Yoshi if Peach is saved) will destroy the cannon before it completely fires. The Dark Cannon blows up, starting a battle between the fake Peach/Zelda (who attempted to fire the cannon) and the team that destroyed it.

Bowser's Dark Cannon is destroyed; after shooting Diddy Kong, he attempts to shoot Fox, but Falco comes in and destroys the Dark Cannon with his Blaster. Wario uses his own Dark Cannon to turn Ness into a trophy; however, he is not seen with it afterward.

Much later, when all characters go to Subspace, Ganondorf uses the last Dark Cannon available to shoot Bowser. He then kicks the Dark Cannon away.

Characters Shot by Dark Cannons

 * Princess Peach
 * Princess Zelda
 * Ness
 * Donkey Kong
 * Diddy Kong
 * Bowser

Characters Found with Dark Cannons

 * Wario used it to shoot Princess Peach/Zelda, and then Ness later on in the story.
 * False forms of Princess Peach/Princess Zelda attempted to shoot Mario/Pit or Link/Yoshi.
 * Bowser used it to shoot Donkey Kong and then Diddy Kong later on in the story.
 * Ganondorf used it to shoot Bowser a few inches away behind him in the Subspace Realm.

Characters who destroyed Dark Cannons

 * Link/Pit destroyed the Dark Cannon held by false forms of Princess Peach/Zelda (as the fake Peach/Zelda attempted to shoot Mario/Pit, or Link/Yoshi).
 * Falco comes to the rescue of Diddy Kong by jumping out of his Arwing and destroying Bowser's Dark Cannon with his Blaster.

Trivia

 * The Dark Cannon highly resembles the BFG 9000 from the 1993 video game Doom.