Pleiades-class Cruiser

Template:Ship infobox The Pleiades, also called the Lylat Cruiser, is a special ship that has not appeared in any Star Fox Game, but in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a stage. It can cruise through the entire Lylat System; famous parts being Corneria, Meteo and the Sargasso Region. It's name comes from the actual Pleiades, a cluster of stars.

The Pleiades Class Heavy Cruiser is the spear head of the Cornerian Navy and Defence Force. These large cruisers are heavily armed and armoured. Often used as flag ships in the mass majority of cornerian naval battle groups and taskforces in conjunction with assault carriers and ecort frigates. The Pleiades is a fairly new warship resulting from the need of a ship that can rival a venomian cruiser such as a Zeram, with production predating the Lylat War by only a matter of months. Since then it has become the heart of the cornerian starfleet. It carries 20 anti-ship laser batteries and 30 anti-starfighter laser cannons. Its compliment consists of 4 starfighter squadrons, 6 dropships or gunships, and up to a single battalion of infantry or marines.

As a Stage

Lylat Cruise is in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It is situated on an original spacecraft called the "Pleiades", flying around various areas of the Lylat System. The original Great Fox, Arwings, and Wolfens can be seen at various points of the stage.

The stage itself does not have much hazards, besides the ship tilting to-and-fro as it makes turns and avoids shots from other ships. Also, the ledge is quite thin, so recovering characters may be caught under the ledge, like what happens in Melee's Battlefield. The Pleiades flies through many events: An epic space skirmish between the Cornerian army and an enemy army, a hazardous Star Fox flight through Meteo the asteroid belt, a dogfight between Star Fox and Star Wolf, a peaceful flight through the atmosphere of Corneria, and a cruise through space where the dogfight happens.

Similar to the Corneria and Venom stages in Super Smash Bros. Melee, the Star Fox characters can perform a Starfox Secret Taunt that allows them to contact their teammates. The conversation that ensues, as well as the characters involved, depends on who initiates the call and where the Pleiades is currently flying. The talk box is slightly updated in graphics compared to Corneria and Venom's version.

Songs that play

• Space Armada
• Corneria
• Main Theme (Star Fox)
• Main Theme (Star Fox 64)
• Area 6
• Area 6 Ver. 2
• Star Wolf
• Space Battleground
• Star Wolf (Star Fox Assault)
• Break Through the Ice
• Tunnel Scene (X)

Bolded songs must be unlocked or found randomly.