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Boss Galaga (ボス・ギャラガ) is an enemy from the game Galaga. In Galaga, it uses a tractor beam to take one of the player's ships and turn it into an enemy ship.

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U[]

The Boss Galaga item, when thrown, will circle around a few times before hovering in the air. It will then swoop down on a selected enemy and use its tractor beam to "abduct" the fighter and carry them away to the upper blast line. It will also deal 1% damage to the abductee, in order to make the kill count for the player who threw it. It can be shot down, however. [1] If you get caught, you can escape it by Button mashing, although it gets harder to escape the more damaged the caught player is. Pac-Man uses the same animation for his Grab.

A unique acting Boss Galaga is encountered in the event match Enough with the Kidnapping!, in which a Boss Galaga will only aim for Peach who the player is controlling. This Boss Galaga aside for only aiming for Peach will also only affect Peach, ignoring her opponents Bowser and Bowser Jr. even if they come in contact with the abduction beam. This makes the player have to fight off both opponents while having to avoid the Boss Galaga and Nabbit who is already a natural stage hazard in the stage, though unlike Boss Galaga Nabbit could also kidnap Bowser and his son as well as Peach. This Boss Galaga also infinitely respawns throughout the duration of the match, though aside from these differences it acts just the same as normal Boss Galaga once it picks up Peach where it lifts her with it's beam and takes her away and the player loses a stock.

Smash Tour[]

Boss Galaga appears as a Blue Trophy item that, when used, will teleport the user to a random spot on the map.

There is also a battle mode that occasionally happens called Boss Galaga Battle where players fight on random stages with the only item being Boss Galagas.

Trophy Description[]

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A boss enemy from Galaga. When thrown, it will spiral skyward and hand out for a time and then descend and pull in fighters with a tractor beam. If you get caught, try to escape by wiggling around as best you can. Unfortunately, there is no bonus fighter for defeating this enemy...

  • Arcade - Galaga (1981)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]

The Boss Galaga returns in this game as a throwing item, having the same effect as in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U but strangely only being able to be spawned on some stages. On those stages, it can cause a Star KO if it is allowed. This can be an indicator for finding out if the stage allows a Star KO. In addition, the background of the stage changes into a spacescape reminiscent of the original Galaga game.

There is also a spirit of Boss Galaga, represented by Pac-Man.

Trivia[]

  • Unlike the Beetle, Boss Galaga isn't affected by the weight of the victim, natural or added such as the Metal Box.

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References[]

OtherSymbolMiscellaneous third-party universes
Characters Boss Rathalos
Assist Trophies Akira Yuki  · Bomberman  · Rathalos  · Shovel Knight
Mii Fighter Costumes Akira Yuki  · Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad  · Arthur  · Bomberman  · Cuphead  · Dante  · Doom Slayer  · Dragonborn  · Felyne  · Gil  · Goemon  · Iori Yagami  · Jacky Bryant  · Lloyd Irving  · Monster Hunter  · Nakoruru  · Rabbids  · Ryo Sakazaki  · Sans  · Shantae  · Travis Touchdown  · Vault Boy
Background characters Athena Asamiya  · Chang Koehan & Choi Bounge  · Goro Daimon  · Iori Yagami  · King  · Kyo Kusanagi  · Ralf Jones & Clark Still  · Ryo Sakazaki  · Yuri Sakazaki
Enemies Pooka  · Bacura
Items Boss Galaga  · Special Flag
Music Lists List of Music (Namco games)  · List of Music (SNK games)  · List of Music (Monster Hunter / Undertale / Cuphead / Shantae)
Songs "MEGALOVANIA"  · "Psycho Soldier Theme"
Collectibles Trophies 3DS Trophies  · Wii U Trophies
Spirits List of spirits (Others)
Universe List of minor universes
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