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Havoc Aboard the Halberd

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Havoc Aboard the Halberd
Various arrangements of the "Havoc Aboard the Halberd" theme.
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Debut appearance Kirby Super Star (1996)
Last appearance Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023)
Other appearance(s) Kirby Air Ride
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (paired cover)
Kirby Super Star Ultra
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U (paired cover)
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (paired cover)
Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn (paired cover)
Kirby Fighters 2
Kirby's Dream Buffet
Composer(s) Jun Ishikawa[1]
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This article is about one of the musical themes related to the Halberd. For the game where this theme originated, see Revenge of Meta Knight. For the similar theme that plays alongside this one, see Boarding the Halberd.

"Havoc Aboard the Halberd" 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 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".

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.

This track 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.

Kirby Air Ride

The original version from Kirby Super Star can be unlocked and then used as an alternate track in Magma Flows.

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 the Halberd stage, and can also be heard in sections of 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 Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

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 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 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 as of Version 4.0.0.

A partial remix of both "Vagrant Counting Song of Retrospection" and "VS. Star Dream" plays when P1 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 remix itself. This medley is named 幼き日に視たデウス・エクス・マキナ (The Deus Ex Machina the Child Saw) in Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack.

The remix 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 3DS port within the Sub-Game Slash & Bead. It has once again been paired with its companion song Boarding The Halberd.

Super Kirby Clash

A remix of "The Deus Ex Machina the Child Saw" plays during the Super+ Party Quest 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 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" and was arranged by Hirozaku Ando.[2]

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 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 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 2022 Grammy Award in the category "Best Arrangement - Instrumental or A Capella".[3]

Video gallery

Video of the "Revenge of Meta Knight Medley" in Taiko no Tatsujin Yellow Ver.

Names in other languages

Havoc Aboard the Halberd

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 戦艦ハルバード:艦内
Senkan Harubādo: Kannai
Battleship Halberd: Interior


Revenge of Steel Wings

Language Name Meaning
Japanese Revenge of Steel Wings
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Chinese Revenge of Steel Wings
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Dutch De wraak van de metalen vleugels The revenge of metal wings
French La vengeance des ailes d'acier The revenge of the steel wings
German Die Rache der stählernen Flügel The Revenge of the steel Wings
Italian La rivincita delle ali d'acciaio The revenge of the steel wings
Korean Revenge of Steel Wings
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Portuguese A vingança das asas de aço The revenge of the steel wings
Spanish La venganza de las alas de acero The revenge of the steel wings


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