The '''Halberd''' is one of the stages that appeared in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''., Itbased ison [[Meta Knight]]'s battleship from the [[wikipediawikirby:Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]] and is based on [[Meta Knight]]'s ship, the Halberd. Itwhich first appears in ''[[wikirby:Kirby Super Star|Kirby Super Star]]''. forThe thestage itself is based on [[Superwikirby:Revenge Nintendoof EntertainmentMeta SystemKnight|Revenge of Meta Knight]], the game from ''Kirby Super Star'' the Halberd appears in, while the [[minigame|mini-game]]Halberd calleditself takes its design specifically from the remake, ''Revenge[[wikirby:Kirby ofSuper Meta-KnightStar Ultra|Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''. The ship is named after a Swedish axe-like weapon, as well as the developer of the ''Kirby'' series, [[HAL Laboratory]].
The stage atstarts firstinside takesof placea onhanger, the floor opening to reveal a platform that is similar in design to the [[Battlefield]] stage. The platform then raises and flies around the Halberd as it takes off over the ocean, where the stage is primarily set. Later in the stage, the platform lands on the Halberd itself. The stage continues to be a Battlefield-stage; however, the background has an added gimmick. A double-barreled battery is in the background, which also has an extended robot arm on its side. It will occasionally shoot ray beams, missiles, and even attack with its robot arm. This causes severe problems for the fighters if they are unlucky or targeted. Players must use this strategy to make the weapons hit their opponents.
The stage reappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''. In this incarnation, the stage can only be played with four players in its normal form, but with a maximum of eight players in its Omega form. The Omega form of the stage is set entirely on the base platform that flies around the Halberd.
The stage reappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''.
