Editing Halberd

|subtitle = ''Kirby''{{gameIcon|brawl}}<br>''[[Kirby Super Star]]''{{gameIcon|wiiu}}{{gameIcon|ultimate}}

|name = Halberd

|image = {{tabber|title1=Ultimate|content1=[[File:SSBU-Halberd.png|300px]]|title2=Wii U|content2=[[File:Halberd Smash Wii U.png|300px]]|title3=Brawl|content3=[[File:Halberd plus stage.jpg|300px]]}}

|caption = [[File:KirbySymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]<br>The Halberd as it appears in ''Smash''.

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The stage begins in a hangar, which then opens up, letting [[Meta Knight]]'s airship take off. Any players still on the floor of the hangar at this time will be KO'd, as the takeoff speedily drops the hangar through the bottom blast line. A platform rises from the center, taking the characters with it. It then proceeds to float around in the sky, with the Halberd flying in the background. One minute into the match, the platform lands on the Halberd itself, in front of the Combo Cannon, a boss from ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' that interferes by locking on to one player with 3 attacks. The main cannon shoots a blast of energy which hits multiple times, dealing heavy damage and strong knockback. The arm swings back and forth for a few seconds, and then extends out to snipe a player, dealing weak horizontal knockback in ''Brawl'', and very strong diagonal knockback in ''Ultimate''. The giant cannon shoots powerful cannonballs which explode on impact, dealing heavy horizontal knockback in ''Brawl'', and moderate vertical knockback in ''Ultimate''. The platform rises above the ship after a while, and returns to the bridge later again. The platform never revisits the hangar. The process repeats until the match ends.

 

The '''Combo Cannon''' is a weapon onboard the Halberd. It comes with a beam cannon, a cannon that shoots cannonballs, and a large mechanical arm. It is one of the main hazards of the stage. Unlike in the original game and its trophy description, the arm doesn't hold on to players, but instead collides with them, doing damage and knockback.

In ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', the [[Ω form]] features a flat platform with similar designs to the normal platform which orbits around the Halberd. Characters can no longer pass through the platform from below. The shipyard is never seen as the platform starts in midair and never lands on the deck of the ship. Star KOs can occur here.

In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', the Ω form and [[Battlefield form]] are set on a similar platform to ''SSB4''{{'}}s Ω form that is resized and reshaped to match {{SSBU|Final Destination}} and {{SSBU|Battlefield}}, respectively. The three [[soft platform]]s of the Battlefield form resemble the soft platform of the normal form.

SSBU-HalberdOmega.png|Ω form in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.

SSBU-HalberdBattlefield.png|Battlefield form in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.

[[File:KssHalberd.png|thumb|left|The Halberd in flight, as seen in ''Kirby Super Star''.]]

This stage is from ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''. In the sub-game ''{{s|wikirby|Revenge of Meta Knight}}'', Meta Knight attempts to take over Dream Land using an airship known as the Halberd. In order to stop [[Meta Knight]], [[Kirby]] must infiltrate the airship and destroy it from the inside. The Halberd in ''Smash'' is loosely based on its appearance in ''Super Star'', though it has a more streamlined design, which would become the basis of its design in later ''Kirby'' games.

As Kirby is destroying the Halberd, he comes across the ship's main artillery, the {{s|wikirby|Combo Cannon}}. As its name implies, the Combo Cannon has two barrels: one that fires cannonballs, and another that fires lasers. It also has an arm that will try to grab Kirby. In this stage, the main platform lands in front of the Combo Cannon. The Combo Cannon has retained its ability to fire cannonballs and lasers, but the arm does not grab players as it did in ''Revenge of Meta Knight''; rather, it will extend and damage players.

==Update history==

'''{{GameIcon|ssbu}} 3.1.0'''

*Halberd's on-screen appearances and revival platforms locations have been changed.

[[File:Halberdsse.jpg|thumb|200px|The Halberd flying in the [[World of Trophies]].]]

It was later revealed in a post on the Smash Bros DOJO!! website that at some point prior to the start of the game, the Subspace Army stormed the Halberd and captured it. During the fight, Meta Knight was distracted by King Dedede, which allowed the Subspace Army to steal the ship. It is during this incident that King Dedede learns of [[Tabuu]]'s true motivations. This is what prompts him to invent the [[Dedede Brooch]]es later. According to the DOJO post, this was originally supposed to be shown in a cinematic, but the scene had to be cut due to time constraints.

===In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===

{{Trophy

|name=Halberd

|image=Halberd - Brawl Trophy.png

|desc-ntsc=Meta Knight's battleship, built to help Meta Knight take control of Dream Land. It's crewed by Meta Knight and the Meta-Knights and is equipped with the Combo Cannon and a shrimplike robot called the Heavy Lobster. In The Subspace Emissary, the Halberd appears and releases a massive horde of shadow bugs. These creatures form Primids and cause our heroes a lot of trouble.

|desc-pal=Meta Knight's battleship, built to help Meta Knight take control of Dream Land. It's crewed by Meta Knight and the Meta-Knights and is equipped with the Combo Cannon and a shrimp-like robot called the Heavy Lobster. In The Subspace Emissary, the Halberd appears and releases a massive horde of shadow bugs. These creatures form Primids and cause our heroes a lot of trouble.

|desc=The main gun of the battleship Halberd. As the name references, it has two guns--the top one shoots out slow-moving shells, and the bottom one fires a powerful laser. There's a mechanical arm at the base that is used to grab enemies and hold them to be blasted by the laser cannon. It has a wide attack range and once shot down [[Dyna Blade]] after she aided Kirby.

===In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''===

{{Trophy

|name=Halberd

|desc-ntsc=Kirby's rival, the masked warrior Meta Knight, constructed this ship to conquer Dream Land. Just in case you forget who owns it, the ship's bow is designed to look like his mask. How is a small guy like Kirby supposed to defeat a battleship?! Maybe he'll find a way inside...

|desc-pal=Kirby's rival, the masked swordsman Meta Knight, built this airship to take over Dream Land. Just so you don't forget who owns it, the ship's bow was designed to look like his mask. How's a little guy like Kirby supposed to take on such a giant battleship?! Guess he'll just have to find a way inside...

|game=ssb4-3ds

}}

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{{Trophy

|name=Combo Cannon

|image=ComboCannonTrophy3DS.png

|desc-ntsc=This giant cannon is the main weapon of the Battleship Halberd. Any invader will think twice when cannonballs and laser beams are brought to bear. You'll have to be really careful around these weapons, since even the platforms underfoot will try to lift you into the path of the beam. Watch out!

|desc-pal=This is the main weapon of the Battleship Halberd. Anyone planning to attack it will think twice when they see the cannonballs and laser beams it fires. If Kirby wants to get past this thing safely, he'll have to stay light on his feet. Even the platforms he walks on are out to get him – they'll try to lift him up into the beam! Watch out, Kirby!

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| 330 || {{SpiritTableName|Halberd}} || {{SpiritType|Support}} || ★★★★ || 2 || Armor Knight || ''Kirby'' Series

==Glitches==

There is a glitch on this stage that involves going "inside" the solid platform on the second portion of the stage (when the flying platform lands on the front of the ship). It is mainly a [[stalling]] technique, and it can be performed using [[Drill Rush]] or [[Aether]]. When using Drill Rush, it can be performed more reliable if Meta Knight is angled away from the stage at the end of the move, which Meta Knight will naturally do if the [[control stick]] is angled vertically after executing the move. When using Aether, Ike needs to be facing away from the stage and is more consistent if the control stick is angled towards the stage as he ascends.

 

It is possible to jump back out, or get hit by an attack that knocks the staller up far enough. This technique is heavily discouraged in competitive play, though the large difficulty of performing it and it being extremely situational makes it a pretty minor problem, along with the fact that it can only be done until the stage moves on from that portion.

Drill Rush Halberd glitch.gif|Performed using Drill Rush.

Aether Halberd glitch.gif|Performed using Aether.

 

There is a glitch in this stage that involves using {{SSBU|Yoshi}}'s [[Egg Lay]] in the transition between the first and second portion of this stage. When used at the perfect timing it causes Yoshi to be the only one to remain visible on screen after both him and the opponent gets KO'ed before Egg Lay finishes. The opponent gets stuck in a glitched state and can still be attacked. If the opponent gets KO'ed then they turn pitch black after respawning and remain as such for the reminder of the match. It also affects the [[victory screen]].

Egg Roll Halberd Glitch 3.gif|Ness's victory screen after the glitch.

**The Halberd and Combo Cannon trophies only appear in the 3DS version of ''SSB4'' despite the fact that they only appear otherwise in the Wii U version of ''SSB4''.

*If the laser targets a character that uses the [[Dragoon]], the crosshairs strangely move towards the screen until not visible. Most likely, the character is moved "behind the camera" when using the Dragoon, and the laser is targeting this location, moving in 3D space rather than being purely 2D.

*The Halberd's 3D model from ''Brawl'' is used in the CG cutscenes of ''{{iw|wikirby|Kirby Super Star Ultra}}'' for the Nintendo DS. For this appearance, [[Masahiro Sakurai]] directly provided the model to the developers at [[HAL Laboratory]].<ref>[https://sourcegaming.info/2017/07/14/sakurais-famitsu-column-vol-534-letters-from-the-readers-49/ "Letters from the Readers #49" - Sakurai's Famitsu Column Vol. 534, translation by SourceGaming]</ref> Interestingly, the extending arm of the Combo Cannon is not animated, so it appears in its [[bind pose]].

**In addition, the "W" on the "Warning" sign at the beginning of the stage is an upside-down Meta Knight insignia.