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KPR Susie artwork This article is about the boss introduced in Kirby Super Star. For other uses of the term "Cannon", see Cannon (disambiguation).

Kirby is now approaching Main Cannon #2.
— Axe Knight • Kirby Super Star Ultra

The Combo Cannon is the main gun of the Halberd, Meta Knight's personal battleship. It consists of three pieces; a top cannon that fires cannonballs similar to Shotzo, a bottom cannon that fires lasers, and a mechanical hand that can drop bombs and grab intruders.

The turret is located on the topside of the Halberd, usually on the front part (although in the anime and Kirby: Squeak Squad, it is on the second-to-top level of the ship).

Names[]

While Combo Cannon is its most common and consistent moniker, this weapon has gone by several names:

Games[]

Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra[]

It is an elaborate double-barreled gun turret that fires cannonballs from its main (upper) barrel and lasers from its smaller (lower) barrel. In Kirby Super Star, Kirby can stand under the main barrel and attack without taking damage, but in Kirby Super Star Ultra, the protrusion from the barrel damages him, making this boss slightly harder to defeat. This smaller barrel can be destroyed separately from the main assembly to keep it from shooting any more lasers. It has a mechanical arm that will try to grab and throw Kirby, drop bombs on him, or try to hold him in front of the firing laser. Every other time it prepares to fire its laser, a platform will rise under Kirby to try to move him into the way of the blast, although this was changed to a low-health reaction in Kirby Super Star Ultra. When it was first destroyed, it exploded and shattered pieces of bent metal went everywhere, with a force strong enough to destroy most of the top of the Halberd.

Inhaling the large cannonballs and bombs dropped by the hand give Kirby Bomb (although the former inexplicably grants Yo-Yo in the SNES version).

Kirby: Squeak Squad[]

The cannon has the same design and location from the anime in this game.

Kirby's Epic Yarn and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn[]

The cannon has been turned into yarn along with the rest of the Halberd, and Kirby fights it now with the Starship. The cannon's arm is not present, and thus it no longer tries to grab Kirby or drop bombs on him. The top cannon shoots three large cannonballs in succession; the bottom cannon still fires the laser beam, which is now a lot wider than the ones of Kirby Super Star (Ultra). It is now made up of several strands of yarn. UFOs periodically enter the fray and fire lasers at Kirby.

Kirby Fighters Deluxe[]

KFZ Team Cannon

An item based on the Combo Cannon, the Team Cannon, appears in team battles. It can fire lasers of various sizes depending on how many players are holding onto it.

Kirby: Planet Robobot[]

Combo Cannon returns along with Halberd. After the Halberd is scanned by the Robobot Armor, the Robobot Armor transforms into Halberd mode. The Combo Cannon is the primary weapon to be used in this mode. It also appears as a sticker with its design coming from Kirby Fighters Deluxe, and is still referred as "Team Cannon."

In the Super Smash Bros. series[]

Combo Cannon appears as a stage hazard on the Halberd stage in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as well as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. It can shoots slow falling shells that cause devastating explosions but are easy to dodge, targets players using the laser cannon and the claw.

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya![]

Gravity Disruptor

The Cannon in the anime

The Combo Cannon appears in Kirby: Right Back at Ya where it is named the "Gravitational Wave Interference Cannon" in Japanese and "Gravity Disruptor" in English. Unlike the games, it is on the second-to-top level and has a different design rather than the Kirby Super Star design and lacks the arm.

Related Quotes[]

Up there's the Gravity Disruptor. It uses a plasma beam. That'll punch through eNeMeE's defenses.
— Sword Knight • Combat Kirby
The main gun of the battleship Halberd. As the name references, it has two guns-the top one shoots out slow-moving shells, and the bottom one fires a powerful laser. There's a mechanical arm at the base that is used to grab enemies and hold them to be blasted by the laser cannon. It has a wide attack range and once shot down Dyna Blade after she aided Kirby.
— Trophy description • Super Smash Bros. Brawl
This giant cannon is the main weapon of the Battleship Halberd. Any invader will think twice when cannonballs and laser beams are brought to bear. You'll have to be really careful around these weapons, since even the platforms underfoot will try to lift you into the path of the beam. Watch out!
— Trophy description • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Next to the cannon is a mechanical arm that sometimes attacks fighters. It'll freeze for a second; that's your cue to dodge!
— Tips • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
The Halberd's laser cannon is powerful but not very quick. Don't panic if it tries to target you, lead it toward your foes instead!
— Tips • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
The Halberd's main cannon fires shots that travel lazily through the air, exploding with surprising force when they hit a fighter or the ground.
— Tips • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Trivia[]

  • The part of Combo Cannon in Kirby Fighters Deluxe is the top cannon, which cannot fire lasers in other games. The bottom cannon, the one that does fire lasers, is not attached to the item.
  • The pre-rendered cutscene model of the Combo Cannon in Kirby: Planet Robobot displays the standard Meta Knight insignia (an "M" in front of an upward-pointing sword) similar to its apperance in Kirby Super Star. However, the in-game model of the Combo Cannon displays a "sword and wings" insignia, seen in the Kirby Super Star Ultra version of the cannon. 

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