Halberd

The Halberd is Meta Knight's battle ship in the Kirby series of games. It first apperead in Kirby Super Star, and has made subsequent appereances in Kirby: Squeak Squad and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. In all likelyhood, it is named after devolveper HAL Laboratories, the company that designed both the Kirby games and the Super Smash Bros. series.

Kirby Super Star
The Halberd first appeared in the sub game Revenge of Meta Knight in which Meta Knight is attempting to use it to take over Dream Land. It's up to Kirby to stop him. Kirby travels across the Halberd, defeating enemies. At one point, Kirby's warp star is shot down by the Combo Cannon, the Halberd's primary defence system. After this, Dyna Blade assists Kirby back on board. The Combo Cannon then shoots down Dyna Blade. He fights both the Combo Cannon and the Heavy Lobster, a large robot Meta Knight sends to destroy Kirby, before destroying the Reactor Core and freeing the Wheelies that powered the Halberd. Kirby then fights Meta Knight and escapes the sinking Halberd.

The Halberd appears as a large airship with batlike wings. On the prow is Meta Knight's distinctive mask.

Kirby: Squeak Squad
In area 7, Secret Sea, the sunken Halberd can be seen in the background. Later, Meta Knight raises it and flies it to the Gamble Galaxy. This is where Kirby fights the final boss of the game, Dark Nebula.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
The Halberd was one of the first stages revealed for the upcoming Smash Bros. game. The Halberd has been made to look slimmer than in Kirby Super Star, and has more realistic bat wings. In the Subspace Emissary mode, the Halberd has been shown unleashing Primids. Another video shows the Combo Cannon's arm taking down an Arwing with both Peach and Fox.

The stage itself begins in the Halberd's hanger. Then a floating platform appears and takes off as the Halberd takes flight. Later, as the Halberd is in midair, the players switch to the Halberd. The Combo Cannon, which now has an arm, shoots at random intervals at the players.