Galeem

"On that day, when the sky fell away, our world came to an end...."

- Lifelight, the theme of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, lyrics about the end of the world.

Galeem is a boss character introduced in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Galeem serves as one of the main antagonists in the story mode, World of Light, alongside Dharkon.

Galeem is the light counterpart of Dharkon. While Dharkon wishes to eradicate all life in darkness, Galeem wishes to bring it into pure light.

Appearance
Galeem appears to be a glowing orb, surrounded by wing-shaped objects, varying through bright colors. Throughout its battle with the fighters, Galeem changes into different forms using its wings.

Biography
Galeem appears in the beginning of the story where it is confronted by every known fighter present. Galeem then proceeds to wipe out all of the fighters in light, which then expands throughout the universe, wiping out all life except Kirby. Using its light, Galeem creates clones of the fighters and uses Spirits of the lifeforms it absorbed to animate the puppets, creating an army of hostile puppets.

After all the fighters have been revived, Galeem is confronted once more where it is defeated in battle. Dharkon then emerges from the sky, leading an army of Crazy Hands. From here on, Galeem, leading an army of Master Hands continues on its conflict with Dharkon.

If the player chooses to fight and defeat Galeem, Dharkon will deliver the final blow upon Galeem and drown the world into darkness. If the player defeats Dharkon, however, Galeem defeats Dharkon then eradicates all life once more into light.

If both are defeated, their bodies will shatter into bits as they fall down into the ocean below them, ending their conflict once and for all.

Triva

 * Galeem's name is a corruption of "Gleem", similar to how Dharkon's name is a corruption of "Darken".
 * Additionally, Galeem's Japanese name "Kiira" is notably similar to the Japanese word for "killer" (in Japanese: キラー, Kiraa).
 * The color of Galeem's wings are the same colors used for the logo of Super Smash Bros. 3DS & Wii U.
 * Galeem's appearence, a ball of energy with multiple wings, resembles a Seraph, a angel of the highest order of celestial hierarchy and serving as protectors of God's throne.
 * Plus, in Abrahamic religions, it's said that a Seraph appearing in the mortal world is a sign of the beginning of the apocalypse. This is similar to Galeem's role in World of Light, where it tries to destroy everyone.