King Dedede joins their team and they rescue everyone else by collecting their trophies in Subspace (Part I), including Bowser, who had a fight with Dedede, and joined the team because Tabuu is so powerful, and he killed Master Hand. However, thanks to the Dedede Brooches, two trophies who had been left behind - Luigi and Ness - were later revived, and they proceed to revive King Dedede himself after Ness realised that it was thanks to him that they were restored. With Master Hand lying motionless on the ground, Tabuu uses his Off Waves to turn everyone into trophies as soon as they approach. Master Hand also charges at Tabuu, but to no avail. Ganondorf's body hits the puppeteered Master Hand, thus breaking him free of his chains of light (and turning Ganondorf into a trophy in the process). Enraged, he charges a futile attack at Tabuu who effortlessly knocks him back. Ganondorf then realizes that Tabuu was actually controlling Master Hand, and that he was not actually following Master Hand's orders but was being tricked by Tabuu. Ganondorf then goes to greet Master Hand. Later in the story, after the heroes destroy the Subspace Gunship and enter Subspace, Ganondorf betrays Bowser by using a Dark Cannon. However, King Dedede learned the truth about Tabuu and began interfering with his plans.

These three were sent to hunt down any fighters that would stand in the way of Tabuu's plans, while remaining unaware of Tabuu's existence. Tabuu used Master Hand to enlist the help of Ganondorf, Bowser and Wario.

Tabuu studied and took control of the master of the World of Trophies, Master Hand, binding him with chains of light. Game & Watch had Shadow Bugs in him and captured him to harness the power, and thus the Subspace Army was born. Tabuu took over the Isle of the Ancients, the home of the R.O.B.s, and forced them to serve him under the threat of annihilation. However, he himself cannot leave Subspace, which is why he created the Subspace Army to act in his stead. His plan was to cut World of Trophies into pieces and take them to Subspace for his world. Tabuu is the true embodiment of Subspace. Close-up of Tabuu in The Subspace Emissary.

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