Halberd Mode

Halberd Mode Model from Kirby: Planet Robobot Details Debut game Kirby: Planet Robobot Type(s) Unlimited uses Power(s) Allows for space combat against galactic-level threats. Comparable to Arch Mouth, Ribbon's Crystal

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The Robobot Armor has scanned Meta Knight's ship! It's equipped with the Planet Buster. Capture debris, and press A to fire it!

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— Pause screen description

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 necessary firepower therein.

This marks the first time the player ever gets to control the Halberd in a Kirby game.

Overview

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 Area 7: 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

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.
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 a barrel 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

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) 5: ×0.2 4: ×0.3 3: ×0.4 2: ×0.5 1: ×0.7 Fatal Error: ×1 Round 2 onward: ×1 always
Star Dream Soul OS
Form	HP	Defense Modifier
1st	2828	Normal: ×1 Phase shift: ×0.25 Star Dreamer Charging-Lasers (start): ×0.75 Destroying asteroids: ×1 Lasers (end): ×0.5
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) 5: ×0.2 4: ×0.3 3: ×0.4 2: ×0.5 1: ×0.7 Fatal Error: ×1 Round 2 onward: ×1 always

Gallery

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  Low-poly model used during gameplay

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  Screenshot of Halberd Mode as it is introduced

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  Credits picture of Halberd Mode as it is introduced

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  Credits picture of Meta Knight releasing Robobot Armor Kirby from the Halberd