Editing Havoc Aboard the Halberd

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|caption=Various arrangements of the '''"Havoc Aboard the Halberd"''' theme.
|game1=''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' (1996)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'' (2023)
|game=<small>''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (paired cover)<br>''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'' (paired cover)<br>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' (paired cover)<br>''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]'' (paired cover)<br>''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]''<br>''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''</small>
|composer=[[Jun Ishikawa]]<ref>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' [[Jukebox]]</ref>
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{{About|one of the musical themes related to the [[Halberd]]|the game where this theme originated|[[Revenge of Meta Knight]]. For the similar theme that plays alongside this one, see [[Boarding the Halberd]]}}
'''"Havoc Aboard the Halberd"'''<ref>''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack]]'', [https://www.kirby.jp/music/score/eng/ ''King Dedede & Meta Knight Medley'' Sheet Music - Kirby Portal (official website)]</ref> is a musical track that debuted in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'', playing in [[Revenge of Meta Knight]]. It is a fast-paced and suspenseful theme that has come to be associated with the [[Halberd]] in general, and has reappeared in a few notable ''[[Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'' titles since its inception, often paired with its sister track, [[Boarding the Halberd]]. The theme includes the "[[Kirby's Triumphant Return]]" motif in its composition, and it shares some commonalities with "[[King Dedede's Theme]]".

==Composition==
[[File:KSSU RoMK Chapter 6 Scene.png|thumb|left|200px|Kirby causes havoc on the [[Halberd]].]]
In its original form, "Havoc Aboard the Halberd" teeters between A minor and A-sharp minor, running at a swift pace of 166 BPM in 4/4 time. With a bassline made up of almost entirely low sixteenth notes and a melody that rarely uses even a full quarter note, the theme is incredibly swift in its tense, yet jazzy tone. The theme opens with a few pairs of brief intervals, and where the loop starts they are joined shortly by the first melody which repeats an ascending four, descending six pattern. This repeats with a slightly different ending to transition into the next segment, which eventually moves up to A flat minor. After this, a longer rising segment takes over before everything but the second half of the last segment repeats again. The rising melody goes back down for a moment, and then produces a build-up to "Kirby's Triumphant Return", which is played twice. The second time, the final note of "Kirby's Triumphant Return" is held considerably longer before the guest motif finally yields to the loop point. 

This pattern of playing the first part of a track twice, sometimes with slight variations before yielding to another section, appears to be an especially common trait between pieces of [[Jun Ishikawa]]'s music from ''Kirby Super Star'', such as "[[Gourmet Race (theme)|Gourmet Race]]", "[[Crystal Area]]", and "[[Vs. Marx]]".

==Game appearances==
===''Kirby Super Star'' / ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''===
As mentioned above, this track can be heard in several places in [[Revenge of Meta Knight]], specifically in the stages following instances of the ship taking damage. It can also be heard in [[Milky Way Wishes]], on planet [[Halfmoon]], and in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''{{'}}s [[Revenge of the King]], in [[The Revenge]]. The track appears in the [[Jukebox/Kirby Super Star|Sound Test]] as track 43 in the original and track 52 in the remake.

===''Kirby Air Ride''===
The original version from ''Kirby Super Star'' can be unlocked and then used as an alternate track in [[Magma Flows]]. It can be found as track 16 in the [[Jukebox|Sound Test]], where it is titled '''"Kirby Super Star: Revenge of Meta Knight 1"'''.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', a jazzy version of this track, titled "Meta Knight's Revenge", is used as a default theme for [[smashwiki:Halberd|the Halberd stage]], and can also be heard in sections of [[smashwiki:The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]]. Here, it is directly combined with its sister theme, being the first time the two were fused into a single musical track.

This remix along with the Halberd stage reappear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

===''Kirby: Planet Robobot''===
In ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', the last section of the song is incorporated as part of the song "[[VS. Star Dream]]", used in the fight against [[Star Dream]] to denote that the [[Halberd Mode|Halberd]] is involved in the battle.

The original ''Kirby Super Star'' version of the theme plays on [[Access Ark - Stage 7 EX]]. It's available as track 132 in the [[Jukebox/Kirby: Planet Robobot|Jukebox]].

===''Kirby Star Allies''===
The original track of "[[VS. Star Dream]]" accompanies the "Robobot Memories" [[Celebration Picture]], once again featuring the same motif taken from "Havoc Aboard the Halberd". It can be found as track 149 in the ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' [[Jukebox/Kirby Star Allies|Jukebox]] as of Version 4.0.0.

An orchestral arrangement of "[[Vagrant Counting Song of Retrospection]]" and "VS. Star Dream" plays when player 1 fights [[Morpho Knight]] as [[Susie]] in [[Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!]] and Soul Melter (EX) of [[The Ultimate Choice]]. "Havoc Aboard the Halberd" is once again incorporated into the "VS. Star Dream" part of the medley itself. This remix is named 幼き日に視たデウス・エクス・マキナ (''Deus Ex Machina at a Young Age'') in ''[[Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack]]''. The medley is also arranged by [[Hirokazu Ando]] and can be found as track 183 in the ''Kirby Star Allies'' Jukebox as of Version 4.0.0.

===''Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn''===
While absent from ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'', "Havoc Aboard the Halberd" appears in the [[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn|3DS port]] within the [[Sub-Game]] [[Slash & Bead]]. It has once again been paired with its companion song [[Boarding The Halberd]]. This remix was arranged by either Akihiro Juichiya or Soshiro Hokkai.<ref>''Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn'' staff credits; these staff members are credited under "Music and Sound Effects" in the port's staff roll, while the original staff of ''Kirby's Epic Yarn'' credited former Good-Feel member [[Tomoya Tomita]] and sound designers [[Jun Ishikawa]], [[Hirokazu Ando]], and [[Tadashi Ikegami]].</ref>

===''Super Kirby Clash''===
In ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'', a remix of "Deus Ex Machina at a Young Age" plays during the Super Party Quest in the Decisive Battlefield against [[Pres. Parallel Susie]].

===''Kirby Fighters 2''===
In ''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]'', "Havoc Aboard the Halberd" is included as part of the medley that plays during the fight against [[Waning Crescent Masked Dedede & Waxing Crescent Masked Meta Knight]] and the regular music for the [[Stage of the Partners|Stage of the Partners Who Shook the Heavens]], along with [[Boarding the Halberd]], [[VS. Meta Knight]], and [[Masked Dedede's Theme]]. The medley is simply called "[[Stage of the Partners Who Shook the Heavens (theme)|Stage of the Partners Who Shook the Heavens]]" and was arranged by Hirozaku Ando.<ref>''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' Jukebox</ref>

===''Kirby's Dream Buffet''===
A remix of this track titled "Revenge of Steel Wings" can be unlocked at [[Gourmet Rank]] 26 as a music theme for [[Race (Kirby's Dream Buffet)|Races]]. In this version, it is once again paired with "[[Boarding the Halberd]]". It is arranged by [[Hirokazu Ando]].

===''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''===
In ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'', "Stage of the Partners Who Shook the Heavens" from ''Kirby Fighters 2'' plays in [[Galacta Knight]]'s first phase if player 1 is [[King Dedede]] or [[Meta Knight]].

==Other appearances==
"Havoc Aboard the Halberd" has been performed live in the [[Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert]], along with its sibling theme.

"Havoc Aboard the Halberd" is featured as the second track in the "Revenge of Meta Knight Medley" in ''[[wikipedia:Taiko no Tatsujin|Taiko no Tatsujin]]''.

==Trivia==
*A fan-made arrangement of "Havoc Aboard the Halberd" along with "[[Boarding the Halberd]]" titled "Meta Knight's Revenge" like the ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' remix, arranged by Charlie Rosen & Button Masher and performed by The 8-Bit Big Band, won a [[wikipedia:64th Annual Grammy Awards|2022 Grammy Award]] in the category "Best Arrangement - Instrumental or A Capella".<ref>[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list "2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Nominations List" - Grammy Awards Official Website]</ref>

==Video gallery==
{{Youtube|KuOZjOGro1E|300|Video of the "Revenge of Meta Knight Medley" in ''Taiko no Tatsujin Yellow Ver.''}}

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==Names in other languages==
===Havoc Aboard the Halberd===
{{names
|ja=戦艦ハルバード：艦内
|jaR=Senkan Harubādo: Kannai
|jaM=Battleship Halberd: Interior
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===Revenge of Steel Wings===
{{names
|ja=Revenge of Steel Wings
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|fr=La vengeance des ailes d'acier
|frM=The revenge of the steel wings
|zh=Revenge of Steel Wings
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|ko=Revenge of Steel Wings
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|de=Die Rache der stählernen Flügel
|deM=The Revenge of the steel Wings
|pt=A vingança das asas de aço
|ptM=The revenge of the steel wings
|nl=De wraak van de metalen vleugels
|nlM=The revenge of metal wings
|it=La rivincita delle ali d'acciaio
|itM=The revenge of the steel wings
|es=La venganza de las alas de acero
|esM=The revenge of the steel wings
}}

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