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Halberd Mode
| Halberd Mode | |
|---|---|
 Pause screen artwork from Kirby: Planet Robobot | |
| Details | |
| Debut game | Kirby: Planet Robobot |
| Usage type | Unlimited use (only during final boss) |
| Power(s) | Allows for space combat against galactic-level threats. |
| Comparable to | Arch Mouth, Ribbon's Crystal |
Halberd Mode is the final Robobot Armor mode, and the Last Battle Ability of Kirby: Planet Robobot. It is the result of fusion between the armor and the battleship Halberd, and possesses all firepower therein.
This marks the first time the player ever gets to control the Halberd in a Kirby game.
Overview[edit]
The Halberd Mode appears at the very end of the Story Mode, after Star Dream announces its plans to eradicate all life in the universe. Meta Knight, freed from the thrall of the Haltmann Works Company, pilots it along with Kirby, who forms the head. They battle Star Dream in Mind in the Program and The Arena using this mode.
This mode is also used to battle Star Dream Soul OS at the end of The True Arena.
Moveset[edit]
| Halberd Mode Moveset | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skill | Button Execution | Description | Base Power |
| Combo Cannon | B
|
The Halberd fires a rapid volley from the Combo Cannon which, while weak per shot, can be held to rack up damage. Shots reflect off shields and unbreakable debris. |
4 |
| Capture Inhale | B toward debris
|
The Halberd turns any destroyed objects (asteroids, robots, etc.) into ammo for the Planet Buster. This won't work on the segments of the Access Ark during Star Dream's second form. |
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| Planet Buster | Capture Inhale, and then A
|
The Halberd unloads its ammo in one go, dealing a good chunk of damage to Star Dream. Higher levels of charge deal more damage. |
Level 1: 16×8=128 Level 2: 24×12=288 Level 3: 32×16=512 |
| Sail Wing | L/R
|
The Halberd does an aileron roll that deflects projectiles and provides a small amount of invincible frames. Sail Wing can also damage Star Dream and destroy certain objects from it, such as missiles and astroids. The move functions similarly to the barrel roll from the Star Fox series, as it can deflect Star Dream's projectiles in much the same way. |
32 |
Boss Battle[edit]
Halberd Mode's actual damage = Base Power × Star Dream's Defense Modifier
| Star Dream | ||
|---|---|---|
| Form | HP | Defense Modifier |
| 1st | 2525 (Story Mode) 1839 (The Arena) |
Normal: ×1 Phase shift: ×0.25 Star Dreamer: ×0.75 |
| 2nd | 1839 (Story Mode) 1379 (The Arena) |
Normal: ×1 Roar: ×0.1 Phase shift: ×0.2 Binary Tree: ×0.5 Works Arcs: ×0.5 |
| 3rd | 989 (Story Mode) 742 (The Arena) |
Install Hole: ×0.1 Dead End Code (Round 1)
Round 2 onward: ×1 always |
| Star Dream Soul OS | ||
| Form | HP | Defense Modifier |
| 1st | 2828 | Normal: ×1 Phase shift: ×0.25 Star Dreamer
|
| 2nd | 2233 | Install Hole: ×0.5 Normal: ×1 Roar: ×0.1 Phase shift: ×0.2 Binary Tree: ×0.5 Works Arcs: ×0.5 |
| 3rd | 1201 | Dead End Code (Round 1)
Round 2 onward: ×1 always |
Gallery[edit]
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Model of the Halberd Mode -
Low-poly model used during gameplay -
Screenshot of Halberd Mode as it is introduced -
Credits picture of Halberd Mode as it is introduced -
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 最終決戦艦ハルバードモード saishū kessen-kan harubādo mōdo |
Final Decisive Battle-ship Halberd Mode 決戦艦 kessen-kan is a portmanteau between 決戦 kessen ("decisive battle") and 戦艦 senkan ("battleship"). 最終決戦 saishū kessen is also used as part of the name for Last Battle Abilities. |
| French | Mode Halberd | Halberd mode |
| German | Halberd-Modus | Halberd Mode |
| Italian | Modalità Halberd | Halberd Mode |
| Korean | 최종 결전함 할버드 모드 choejong gyeoljeonham halbeodeu modeu |
Final Decisive Battle-ship Halberd Mode 결전함 gyeoljeonham is a portmanteau between 결전 gyeoljeon ("decisive battle") and 전함 jeonham ("battleship"). |
| Spanish | Modo Hal Abarda | Halberd mode |
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