Susie

"You know, it's wonderful to work in a perfectly controlled environment. But that's something you'd never understand."

- Susie

Susie, is a character in the Kirby series, debuting as the secondary antagonist of Kirby: Planet Robobot. She is the secretary (or executive assistant) of the Haltmann Works Company. She is responsible for overseeing the Mechanizing Occupation Project, a project with the goal of mechanizing a planet and its inhabitants, taking the planet's resources, and studying its technology, and the company’s next target was Planet Popstar.

Physical Appearance
Susie is a slender, young woman. She has a white face with big blue eyes, eyelashes, pink blush, and no mouth or nose. She has straight magenta hair that falls on her back, as well as long bangs. Susie wears a light gray business suit made of the metal Haltonium. It wraps around her head almost like a hood. Two blade-like objects with red tips connect to the side of the "hood". These blade-like objects are apparently part of the visor-helmet that Susie wears when piloting her mech (or when she steals Star Dream's controller). Susie wears a dark gray pencil skirt with no feet or legs. She has disconnected, floating hands, much like Magolor and Taranza have. She wears orange gloves that connect to metal sleeves. The golden hair accessory that her bang wears is her treasure.

Personality
Susie is a sophisticated secretary who works hard at her goals and takes her work seriously. Her position in the technologically-advanced Haltmann Works Company leads her to feel intellectually superior to the more primitive creatures on Planet Popstar. Though she uses etiquette when speaking, her ego occasionally shines through. Susie respects physical strength, especially when it works for her cause. She demonstrates "girly" tendencies at times, such as giggling or singing "The Noble Haltmann" out loud when no one is around. Her voice is similar to President Haltmann's in that she has a normal human voice albeit intentionally bitcrushed to get a slightly computerised effect. Similarly, when speaking in text, the letters make beeps as they appear. In an interview, Shinya Kumazaki revealed several facts about Susie. She loves karaoke and piano, her favorite food is ice cream, her most valued possession is a gold hairpiece with the letter H marked on it, and she is able to dress five minutes after waking up.

Kirby
Susie has a low opinion of Kirby throughout the game, referring to him simply as "native." As a denizen of Dream Land, Kirby is considered unintelligent by the secretary. However, when Star Dream turns sentient and heads into space, Susie understands that Kirby is incredibly powerful and becomes an ally, giving him an Invader Armor in order to destroy the hostile machine. She also now refers to Kirby with her new nickname for him, "Pinky."

Meta Knight
After Access Ark shoots down the Halberd, it crashes between two cliffs directly beneath the Haltmann Works Company's mothership. Meta Knight is then captured. Susie has few on-screen interactions with Meta Knight, though she finds his swordplay and might impressive.

President Haltmann
Susie is President Haltmann's daughter and secretary. Despite betraying Haltmann and attempting to sell the Mother Computer’s database, Susie still deeply cares for her father, as she says she did her actions in order to “teach the old man a lesson.” (This detail is only presented in the Japanese version.) President Haltmann loves his daughter and is desperate to see her again. His frequent use of Star Dream's head-mounted controller gradually caused him to lose his memories. When Susie returned as an adult, he somewhat recognized her but did not realize she was his daughter. Feeling she was somehow familiar, he appointed her as his secretary.

Star Dream
Susie wholeheartedly trusts in the Mother Computer's judgment and programs—that is, until Kirby defeats Mecha Knight and Mecha Knight+, both of which shake her faith in the computer. However, this is all a facade, as she secretly planned to sell Star Dream to a start-up company for a huge amount of money. After it becomes self-aware and poses a threat to the universe, she then sides with Kirby.

Story
Before the events of the main story, when Susie was younger, she lived with her father, President Haltmann, who had started experimenting with Star Dream’s abilities. During one of these tests, which is presumed to be a test for Star Dream’s Space-Time Transport program, a terrible accident occurred, in which Susie was warped into Another Dimension. This proved by the Holo Defense API, which creates holograms for Sphere Doomers which Susie must have gotten the data for while in Another Dimension. Haltmann believed that his daughter had unfortunately died during this accident, and thus put all of his focus and energy into completing Star Dream in order to bring her back to life. However, due to Star Dream being incomplete at the time, Haltmann’s memories of his daughter were slowly wiped out of his mind each time he used Star Dream’s control helmet. By the time Susie returned, Haltmann had lost all of his memories of her and didn’t recognize her as his daughter. Despite losing all of his memories, Haltmann felt that she was familiar, and thus hired her as his secretary and executive assistant of the company.

Susie reveals her connections with the Haltmann Works Company when she meets Kirby for the first time. She attempts to defeat Kirby using her Business Suit and fails. She tries again using Mecha Knight, a remodeled form of Meta Knight; Dedede Clone, a clone created with King Dedede's DNA; and Mecha Knight+, an upgraded model of Mecha Knight, but all of these attempts fail as well. She intends to fight Kirby again, but President Haltmann interrupts and dismisses her.

When the president attempts to activate the Mother Computer, Star Dream, Susie steals the controller off his head, and he loses consciousness. Susie reveals that she has been a corporate spy this whole time and that she has been hoping to steal Star Dream's technology. Her plan from there is to steal the computer's database and sell it all to a start-up company somewhere for a great sum of money, all the while "teaching [President Haltmann] a lesson." Before she can do this, however, Star Dream becomes sentient and blasts her unconscious with a laser, knocking her to the ground. Star Dream then takes control of the president's body, declares that all life in the universe must be eliminated, and takes off into space.

Susie wakes up and calls a suit of Invader Armor. She decides she wants to stand up to Star Dream and commands Kirby to go after it. Kirby converts the armor into Robobot Armor and gives chase. When Star Dream is destroyed and the Haltmann Works Company's damage to Popstar is undone, Susie flies away in her Business Suit.

Various Pause Screen descriptions in the Meta Knightmare Returns and The True Arena sub-games directly state and imply things about Susie, President Haltmann, and the goals of the Haltmann Works Company. Susie is the daughter of President Haltmann. During the process of reactivating Star Dream, Susie was lost in an accident—this sent her to Another Dimension. Her father was heartbroken that she was gone and wished that he could see her one last time.

Battle
Susie serves as the boss of Overload Ocean in Story Mode and Meta Knightmare Returns. She pilots a tall battle suit with a screwdriver head at the bottom and two floating arms. Susie's Business Suit is purple and white, while Susie 2.0's is pink and peach with more detailed designs.

Story Mode
Susie's battle has three phases. In the first phase, Susie jumps around in an attempt to land on Kirby, then spins around the field. If Kirby does not defeat her before she is done with these attacks, she jumps into the air and fires explosive screwdriver heads at the ground and spins her arms around her in a wide arc.

When Kirby has depleted almost half of her health, Susie jumps into the center of the stage and rapidly twists the screwdriver head on the bottom of her suit. This raises the center of the stage into a tall column and converts the rest of the stage into a 3D ring. In the second phase, Susie deploys homing explosives, spins around the column, and jumps around the ring with her explosives. These explosives can be inhaled for the Bomb ability.

When Susie is down to approximately 1/5 of her health, she creates four holes in the center column. In the third phase, Susie fires explosives that weave through the holes to confuse the player. Susie covers her head with the suit's hands and flies through the holes in the column. The energy generated inside the column changes the effect of her attack. If the energy is blue, she strikes the ground after exiting the hole, releasing shock waves. If the energy is purple, she will react one of two ways: If Kirby is away from the exit hole, she swoops past the ground outside it, but if Kirby is not, she strikes the ground, releasing taller and longer-lasting shock waves.

When Susie is defeated, her Business Suit explodes, she brushes herself off, and flies away on a getaway propeller, laughing.

Meta Knightmare Returns
Susie 2.0 is fought in three phases. All of her phases largely reuse her attacks from Story Mode, but with her attacks' speed increased and their order scrambled. In the first phase, Susie 2.0's small spinning move can now cross the stage diagonally while her large spinning move can sway side to side.

In the second phase, Susie 2.0 deploys more explosives, hops more with her explosives, and moves across the circumference of the column more chaotically. In the third phase, Susie 2.0 not only deploys more explosives, but also fires an array of them into the air, where they then hit the entire ring one at a time. Susie 2.0 disregards the formula for crashing and not crashing when flying through the column; instead, she now swoops through several times and always crashes when she's done with the pattern, creating blue or purple shock waves when she strikes the ground. She also specifically aims for Kirby when doing this.

In Meta Knightmare Returns, Susie and her explosives yield Meta Points when destroyed.

Team Kirby Clash Deluxe
While Susie doesn't make an appearance in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, a doppelganger named Parallel Susie appears as a boss. If the player has save data from Kirby: Planet Robobot, he/she can buy the Haltonium Helm and Susian Bolt Blade in the Shoppe. These pieces of gear are accessible to the Sword Hero class. They are based on Susie's hair and hood, and her battle armor, respectively.

Kirby Battle Royale
Susie appears as an audience member in the Rocket Rumble mode. This cameo can be largely attributed to the mode's space theme, as it ties in with Susie's origin.

Kirby Star Allies
Susie returns as a Dream Friend in Kirby Star Allies. She can attack with a ray gun and uses a propeller machine to float in the air, where she can also use the ray gun. She can also use a machine with a bigger propeller on her back to launch herself at enemies and can shoot a gust of wind at the end of the attack. She can summon her Business Suit and can use it to spin around its arms to hit enemies. She can be imbued with elements as well.

In the Super Smash Bros. series
Susie appears as a Spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Etymology
In Japan, Susie's name is derived from the word digit—suuji in Japanese. This is meant as a reference to the Haltmann Works Company's use of technology as weaponry. Director Shinya Kumazaki wanted to choose a real woman's name as well. He found that the nickname Susie is frequently used outside of Japan, which coincided with the Haltmann Works Company being foreign to Planet Popstar. Other potential names included Beatrice and Melissa.

Quotes
"Heehee... I didn't expect to see a native inhabitant all the way out here... Excuse my manners. Let me introduce myself. My name is Susie, executive assistant of the Haltmann Works Company. Pleased to make your acquaintance. Just look at this planet. Clean air, fresh water... There is a wealth of natural resources to be found here. But all of you who live in this world take that wealth for granted. Regrettable, but at any rate... Our Mechanizing Occupation Program is now under way... and your people have unfortunately been identified as...obstacles. Our most sincere condolences, and I'm sorry you had to come all this way... but I'm afraid... you must be destroyed!"

- Susie

"At any rate, I must say, how nice it is to see you again. I'm Susie, but I'm sure you remember me. Let me tell you a story. Not long ago, I met someone who impressed me very much. He was strong and full of confidence... A knight of the highest order. I was so impressed... I gave him a complete remodel! And I hired him as a company security guard. Heehee! I wonder what you'll make of him?"

- Susie

"Oh, well hello there! We meet again. I'm sure you remember me. Susie? The charming secretary? Yes? Anyhow, I was quite surprised. ...When you reduced my Mecha Knight to scrap. ...Hmph. I guess the Mother Computer isn't perfect after all... Don't worry, though! This next one should quash your rebellion. He was created from the latest in nanogenetic technology. He's ruthless. He's driven. He's...a clone of royal proportions! Heehee! And it seems he has a long-standing grudge against you!"

- Susie

"This is the Haltmann Works Company's head office. This is the heart of the company. And here you are, as if it was your own living room... You natives need to be taught manners!"

- Susie

"Improbable... No... Impossible! A machine made by the Mother Computer lost... Twice! I guess it's time to take matters into my own extremities!"

- Susie

"Hee! How do I look? Like a cool corporate spy, don't you think? You probably have no idea what I'm saying... Whatever..."

- Susie

"...This wasn't supposed to happen! No! I won't let it! All I wanted was to steal Star Dream! And teach the old man a lesson. Was that too much to ask? Look at this mess... I'm not going to stand here and be destroyed by some crazy machine!"

- Susie

Related Quotes
"Executive assistant to the president of the Haltmann Works Company. While her job title is "secretary," she is the stakeholder of the ongoing invasion project."

- Vs. Susie

"As a child, Sue was involved in an accident during a Mother Computer experiment and went missing. Why has she joined the company after all this time? Her full name is Susanna Patrya Haltmann."

- Vs. Susie 2.0

""Why did I reactivate such a terrible machine? Oh, I remember--I wanted to see her just one last time. How foolish! I should have known that no machine could make such a dream come true.""

- Vs. Star Dream Soul OS (Phase 3)

"The Executive Assistant for the Haltmann Works Company has to juggle a lot of responsibilities. Susie’s in charge of scheduling meetings, screening calls, and of course, leading the plan to completely mechanize Planet Popstar."

- Description

"A mysterious woman working as the assistant to the president of the Haltmann Works Company. As the commander of the invading army, she's a force to be reckoned with."

- Instruction manual

"Executive assistant to the president of the Haltmann Works Company. While her job title is "secretary", she leads the ongoing invasion project."

- Vs. Susie (European)

"Susie went missing when she was a child, when an experiment with the Mother Computer went horribly wrong. Why has she joined the company after all this time? Her full name is Susanna Patrya Haltmann."

- Vs. Susie 2.0 (European)

"Modeled on a certain executive assistant's favorite armor. It forms blades of light using technology from beyond this dimension."

- Weapon Description

"Made of the previously unknown metal Haltonium. This sparkling headdress is filled with a certain someone's hopes."

- Armor Description

Trivia

 * Susie is voiced by Makiko Ohmoto, the actress who provides the voice of Kirby and Queen Sectonia.
 * Susie is featured prominently on a Japan-exclusive Nintendo 3DS Theme. The illustrations on the theme show what she does at various points in her day-to-day life. Her daily routine includes the following:
 * 9:00 a.m.: Susie holds a presentation for the Haltmann Works staff.
 * 11:00 a.m.: Susie works on her laptop.
 * 1:00 p.m.: Susie exercises on a treadmill.
 * 3:00 p.m.: Susie reports to President Haltmann.
 * 5:00 p.m.: Susie goes clothes shopping.
 * 8:00 p.m.: Susie sings "The Noble Haltmann."
 * Susie's face is pictured on the 50,000-Haltmann bill.
 * Excluding series staples like King Dedede, Meta Knight, and Bandana Waddle Dee, Susie is one of the few villains in the series to fight Kirby directly and still leave on peaceful terms when the story is over. Other examples of this are Shadow Kirby, the Squeaks, and Claycia.
 * Susie's Business Suit is based on two unused pieces of Robobot Armor concept artwork.
 * On the Kirby 25th Anniversary Twitter account, Susie hosted many announcements regarding Kirby's Blowout Blast around the game's release. In 2018, Francisca took her place as a spokesperson, revealing information about Kirby Star Allies. One post reveals that Susie greatly dislikes that she was replaced.
 * Susie appears alongside Ribbon in one of Stone's transformations in Kirby Star Allies.
 * A Greek-style statue with Susie's face can be created using the Artist ability.
 * Susie’s intro menu in Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! is based on the box art of Kirby: Planet Robobot, only with the artwork expanded, Kirby, the Robobot Armor, and Meta Knight missing, and extra technological bits, including the logo of the Haltmann Works Company.
 * Unlike other Dream Friends’ intro menus, Susie’s Guest Star logo in her intro menu has been combined with the logo of the game she originates from. The logo has the Guest Star logo in the center with the technological ring from Kirby: Planet Robobot’s logo surrounding it.