History Characters / KirbyHaltmannWorksCompany

* AIIsACrapshoot: Started out as the HWC's mother computer overseeing the Access Ark's occupation of Popstar at Haltmann's whim. After it unwittingly assimilates President Haltmann, it becomes corrupted and what little sentience it develops is devoted to the destruction all life in the universe to realize the company's goal of prosperity.

** Possible example in the ''Meta Knightmare Returns'' version of the main story, Haltmann is last seen getting catapulted out of his suit into the distance after losing to Meta Knight and Star Dream declares the warrior as its new master/admin, with Galacta Knight destroying it instantly after being summoned. Which could mean Haltmann survived as events diverge from how they happened assimilated by Star Dream.

* FloatingLimbs: Her hands are detached from her float around as if dictated by arms, a trait shared by her mech.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To Taranza of the previous 3DS ''Kirby'' game. Both characters are AffablyEvil [[spoiler:[[TheDragon Dragons]]]] who constantly harass Kirby throughout the game, but Susie uses science and technology while Taranza relies on magic. Both also [[spoiler:brainwash/control Kirby's main ally in the game to fight him]]. Both of them were also once close to their now-cold and ruthless superiors, although while Taranza was [[spoiler:[[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom partially responsible]] for Sectonia's StartOfDarkness]], Susie was only a victim of circumstance [[spoiler:in losing Haltmann's favor, which was caused and furthered due to their interactions with Star Dream]]. In the end, while Taranza pulled a HeelFaceTurn after being rejected by his boss, Susie aids Kirby primarily out of pragmatism and her interests continue to remain misaligned from his in the end and while ''Star Allies'' shows she's gotten better about her morality, she's still quite not tamed entirely whereas Taranza more or less is fully good now.

* AnimalMecha: Its third form takes the CatSmile aspect of Nova and runs with it by outright growling like a cat when its phase begins and when it's taken out. Its voice actually ''is'' a real cat's meow, taken from director Shinya Kumazaki's pet Tom.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: How it sees the world; its purpose is to ensure the HWC is profitable and prosperous. Organic life, from the HWC's point of view, is highly inefficient and disobedient, hence the UnwillingRoboticisation. Once it gains sentience and freedom, it decides the best way to ensure its purpose is to destroy and replace all organic life with efficient robots. Though it's implied this extreme view came from its accidental assimilation of President Haltmann rather than from its own programming.

* DarthVaderClone: Even more than Meta Knight himself - he used to be a good guy until the bad guys captured him and mechanized him, gave him a LaserBlade and turned him against the hero, who's related to him. He turns back to his senses in the end and help the hero finishes the main villain, as well.

* AdultFear: Not only does his daughter get lost in AnotherDimension, by the time she applies for work at his company, he doesn't ''recognize'' her in his amnesiac state.

* AnimalMecha: Its third form takes the CatSmile aspect of Nova and runs with it by outright growling like a cat when its phase begins and when it's taken out.

* CatSmile: The third form possesses a cat smile identical to Nova. Additionally, it even growls like a cat when its phase begins and when it's taken out.

* SanitySlippage: It's implied in final phase of the Star Dream Soul OS fight in the process of deleting Haltmann's mind and soul Star dream itself has lost its grasp of its own mind going from an all-knowing AI to a mindless weapon.

* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:Since Star Dream was indirectly responsible for Haltmann becoming worse in his attempts to bring prosperity to his company and Susie was plotting against both, Star Dream to sell it to a competitor as revenge against it for sepearating her from her father and Haltmann himself so she could make him remember her even if it meant taking over the company by force.]]

* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler:An accidental example; she and Star Dream are Kirby's biggest threats throughout the game.]]

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!!Bosses and Mid-bosses
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[[folder:Invader Armor]]
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A small mech made by the Haltmann Works Company and driven by Haltworkers. Appears as a mini-boss in several levels, and some levels also contain vacant armors for Kirby to quickly ride on.
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* CyberCyclops: A symbolic case; the red light in front resembles an eye, further proven by its gray mouth that makes it resemble a face.
* DeathFromAbove: It has an attack where it jumps up and then drops itself onto Kirby.
* DegradedBoss: Star Dream can summon flying Invader Armors as flunkies. Your shots can destroy them quickly.
* DubNameChange: Called "Invade Armor" in Japanese.
* FloatingLimbs: Its arms and legs aren't attached to its body.
* MiniMecha: It's about the size of a mini-boss.
* PowerFist: It mainly attacks by punching with its fists.
* VictorGainsLosersPowers: Defeating it allows Kirby to transform it into his Robobot Armor.

[[folder:Gigavolt]]
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A massive mechanical monstrosity manufactured by the Haltmann Works Company. It appears as a mini-boss twice: once in Patched Plains stage 3, and once in Access Ark stage 5 as an upgraded form, Gigavolt II. Kirby has to attack it with Robobot Armor.

Gigavolt returns in ''[[VideoGame/KirbyFightersDeluxe Kirby Fighters 2]]'' as a background hazard in its eponymous stage.
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* AttackItsWeakPoint: The screws on its head and hands.
* BackgroundBoss: It tries to attack Kirby in the background.
* DegradedBoss: Star Dream in phase 2 of its battle can summon Gigavolts as flunkies. A few shots are all it takes to destroy them.
* DidntNeedThoseAnyway: When Kirby unscrews a hand's screw, it dislodges an arm, but neither loss of its arms eases its difficulty. It's only truly defeated when the head's screw is unscrewed.
* DubNameChange: Downplayed; its full name translates to "Iron Giant Weapon Gigavolt" in Japanese.
* GreenAndMean: Regular Gigavolt is colored green and is indeed very mean.
* HumongousMecha: The largest mini-boss in the series.
* KingMook: Of the Vol robots, who are similarly defeated by unscrewing their heads.
* MacrossMissileMassacre: As Kirby tries to unscrew the head, Gigavolt will fire six (nine for Gigavolt II) missiles that close in on him. May also double as TakingYouWithMe.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Gigavolt II is purple and stronger than the previous Gigavolt.
* ShieldedCoreBoss: In order to expose its hands' weak points, Kirby must repeatedly attack the protective covering with the Robobot Armor. Gigavolt II takes it further with two layers of protective armor.
* ShockwaveStomp: Gigavolt II can create shockwaves with a hand slam.

[[folder:C.O.G.S.]]
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A mechanical base with a series of large cogs and five turrets created by the Haltmann Works Company. Kirby encounters it twice in the Robobot Armor's Jet Mode: in Resolution Road stage 2, and Gigabyte Grounds stage 4.
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* DubNameChange: Its Japanese name translates to "Ngyua Base".
* EnergyWeapon: All five turrets can fire lasers, with the center turret doubling as a WaveMotionGun. They can also fire a series of {{Reflecting Laser}}s.
* FireBreathingWeapon: The center turret can fire flame jets.
* FunWithAcronyms: Its name apparently is an acronym that spells out C-O-G-S, i.e what the boss essentially is. It's never revealed what they stand for.
* SubsystemDamage: Its five turrets can be damaged separately, and it's only defeated after all turrets are destroyed.
* TrickBoss: It shows up for round two in Gigabyte Grounds, but after it's defeated there, [[spoiler:Core Kabula]] emerges from the wreckage, setting up a second boss battle.
* UnexpectedGameplayChange: It is fought in a shoot-em-up style battle both times it's encountered, due to the Robobot Armor's Jet Mode.

[[folder:Holo Defense API]]
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A security system composed of four diamond-like objects that summon holograms to fight. It is the boss of Resolution Road.

* CompositeCharacter: It shares its design with Pix and borrows tactics from Ado/Adeleine. Its 2.0 version even states that the HWC uses a blueprint from another planet to build it.
* DualBoss: The Holo-Doomers, which is composed of a Fire and a regular Sphere Doomer.
* DubNameChange: Called "Holograph Defense Systems" in Japanese.
* FireIceLightning: Holo-Fire Doomer uses fire, Holo-Ice Dragon uses ice, and Holo-Kracko and Holo-Coily Rattler both wield electricity.
* HardLight: Despite being just holograms, they can not only cause damage, but they can also ''be'' damaged.
* HologramProjectionImperfection: The holograms are colored light green (purple in ''Meta Knightmare Returns'' and the True Arena) and are slightly distorted visually (with visible black and white squares). The distortion gets worse when the holograms are badly damaged.
* MiniBoss: Three of the four holograms (Doomers, Ice Dragon, and Kracko) reappear as mini-bosses in Access Ark stage 5. This time, you fight them with Robobot Armor.
* NonIndicativeName: API stands for UsefulNotes/ApplicationProgrammingInterface, which are building blocks for creating software, not actual working systems. This could be a MeaningfulName if you take it to mean that the holographic clones it creates are the actual "software", though.
* OneHitPointWonder: After the four holograms are defeated, Holo Defense API attacks directly, flying haphazardly across the arena and dropping stars. At this point, one hit will end it.
* PurpleIsPowerful: In ''Meta Knightmare Returns'' and the True Arena, the holograms are all colored purple.
* SequentialBoss: In order: Holo-Kracko, Holo-Doomers, Holo-Ice Dragon, Holo-Coily Rattler, and finally the defense system itself.
* SinisterGeometry: It's a quartet of octahedrons. Holo Defense API 2.0 is composed of cross-shaped crystals instead.

[[folder:Security Force]]
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A short, gray robot manufactured by the Haltmann Works Company. They serve as guards in Access Ark.

* ArmCannon: Their right arms are multi-purpose weapon launchers that fire mines and missiles.
* DegradedBoss: They are weaker versions of Metal General from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', having a similar design and abilities. WordOfGod reveals in Miiverse that President Haltmann acquired a blueprint from another planet that lets him manufacture the Security Force. Security Force 2.0 is blue like Metal General.
* DroneDeployer: Can summon three to six bits that fire spark shots.
* DubNameChange: Called "Security Service" in Japanese.
* LaserBlade: Like Metal General, they fight with cyber-katanas.
* RammingAlwaysWorks: It has two attacks like this, both taken from Metal General: one where it spins its laser blade in front of them and then dashes forward, and one where it flies, then creates an electric barrier around their body and then dashes at Kirby.
* SelfDestructMechanism: After it's defeated, it will push a button, causing it to explode and leave behind fire on the ground for a few seconds. If the player is quick enough, they can destroy it before it self-destructs, preventing the fire from appearing.
* ShowsDamage: Like Metal General, numbers will fly out of it when it gets hit, and when its health goes below half it'll release sparks.
* WaddlingHead: A waddling robotic head, that is.

!!Unwilling Participants

[[folder:Clanky Woods]]
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Whispy Woods, undergone a mechanical transformation by the Haltmann Works Company. The boss of Patched Plains.

* AdvancingBossOfDoom: In the very first stage of the game, he chases after Kirby. The player must either quickly attack him until he goes down or escape through the pipe. He shows up for round 2 [[BookEnds in the final]] SecretLevel in Access Ark, this time against Kirby in his Robobot Armor.
* CyberCyclops: Clanky 2.0 has a single long [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eye]] visor.
* DamageSpongeBoss: When he appears in the first level of the game and [[AdvancingBossOfDoom chases Kirby down]], he can take far more punishment than he does in his actual boss fight.
* DishingOutDirt: His drill-like roots can dig rocks from the ground. They can be inhaled for Stone ability.
* DubNameChange: Called "Whispy Borg" in Japanese.
* GreenAndMean: Clanky Woods has some green and he '''''isn't''''' a NiceGuy.
* TheJuggernaut: In the levels where he chases after Kirby or Meta Knight, he marches through blocks, objects, and enemies, smashing them with ease.
* LeftStuckAfterAttack: In his third phase, he hangs from above and tries to strike Kirby/Meta Knight with his drill-legs. The third strike will cause the legs to get stuck on the ground, leaving them open to attack.
* LightningBruiser: He can move surprisingly fast, especially in his 2.0 mode.
* PaintItBlack: Clanky 2.0's "leaf canopies" are colored black.
* RecurringBoss: He is encountered thrice: once in Patched Plains stage 1, once as the boss of Patched Plains, and once in the second secret stage of Access Ark. Only the second encounter isn't an AdvancingBossOfDoom.
* SkewedPriorities: Clanky 2.0's FlavorText describes him as the Haltmann Works Company trying for an environmentally friendly initiative, with fewer emissions and better fuel efficiency and costing half of the regular Clanky Woods. This is despite them hurting the environment itself (by mechanizing a living tree) to manufacture him in the first place.
* SpiderTank: He resembles one, but his legs aren't just for walking.
* TearsFromAStone: Like the other Whispys, after he's defeated, he'll cry a SingleTear, in this case a tear of oil.
* TennisBoss: In his third phase (when his health is low enough), when he throws his leaf canopies from the background, Kirby/Meta Knight can hit them with his attacks to send them back towards him, dealing damage.
* ThisIsADrill: His legs ''are'' drills that skewer and dig.
* ThrowDownTheBomblet: He can drop his "leaf canopies" like bombs, which will cover the ground in flames.
* TimeLimitBoss: There's no timer on-screen, but the chase segments are not endless. Fortunately, defeating him in the chase segments is optional, as the player will eventually reach an escape route if they take too long, though this will cause them to miss out on rewards (a rare sticker in Patched Plains stage 1 and a Code Cube in Access Ark extra stage 2).
* UnwillingRoboticization: As confirmed by the intro cutscene being titled "Victim of Mechanization" and his pause description, he's been forcibly roboticized by the Haltmann Works Company.
* WakeUpCallBoss: This boss can pose more of a challenge than players would expect for the first boss, and his attacks can give you a hard time if you're not prepared. And he even ''attacks you in the very first stage of the game''.
* WhenTreesAttack: And a steampunk one at that.

[[folder:Mecha Knight]]
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->''"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'''

When Meta Knight tried to face the invaders, he ended up undergoing UnwillingRoboticisation and serves as a security guard. He appears as the boss of Gigabyte Grounds, then is faced in an upgraded form in the Access Ark, called Mecha Knight+.

In ''Meta Knightmare Returns'', the Haltmann Works Company planned on making mass-produced copies called Stock Mecha Knight, incorporating both forms of the previous model.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: As a result of being a victim to UnwillingRoboticization. When Kirby breaks off the mask, Meta Knight returns to his senses.
* TheCameo: Appears as one of Meta Knight's alternate costumes in ''Kirby Battle Royale''.
* CollapsingCeilingBoss: One of his attacks is dropping debris on Kirby.
* CyberCyclops: He has a single robotic eye in the eye hole on his mask that can move around to the left or right. It can fire EyeBeams.
* DarthVaderClone: Even more than Meta Knight himself - he used to be a good guy until the bad guys captured him and mechanized him, gave him a LaserBlade and turned him against the hero, who's related to him. He turns back to his senses in the end and help the hero finishes the main villain, as well.
* DefeatEqualsExplosion: Stock Mecha Knight explodes when defeated.
* DefendCommand: Can block with his sword, just like Meta Knight.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Subverted. After Kirby defeats him, he falls off the platform to his demise, but his later appearance shows that it didn't kill him.
* DubNameChange:
** Meta Knight Borg to Mecha Knight.
** Meta Knight Borg Kai (Revision) to Mecha Knight+.
** "Reinforced Mass Production Meta Knight Borg" to Stock Mecha Knight.
* JetPack: His wings have added thrusters that allows him to fly faster.
* LaserBlade: Wields an energy version of Galaxia. Mecha Knight+ can [[{{BFS}} enlarge its size]].
* PillarOfLight: He can create a laser column that moves forward, akin to the TornadoMove that his regular self uses.
* RecurringBoss: He is faced at Gigabyte Grounds and Access Ark, the latter being fought right before President Haltmann.
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: The result of Meta Knight's failed attempt to fight off the invaders.
* RobotMe: Stock Mecha Knight is the fully robotic version of him.
* ShouldersOfDoom: With [[ShoulderCannon cannons]] on them, capable of firing missiles.
* SphereOfPower: Mecha Knight can emit a spherical aura around him that damages Kirby whenever he comes near. He's still vulnerable to long-ranged attacks, however, and he moves slower when he walks and leaves stars on his trail.
* SwordBeam: After growing a robot tail, he may try to hang on it and then fires crescent beams from his sword to multiple directions.
* SwordPlant: One of his attacks, taken from Meta Knight.
* TailSlap: Mecha Knight+ can grow a long mechanical tail when he TurnsRed. He uses it to slam the ground, lift himself to the air, hang from the ceiling, and even do a SpamAttack with it. Stock Mecha Knight also has one.
* UpgradedBoss: Mecha Knight+ gains a long mechanical tail-like arm, and the blue parts of his armor are repainted red and pink.
* WalkingSpoiler: The fate of Meta Knight was left ambiguous after his Halberd gets shot down in the opening, so seeing him as the 4th world's boss is a spoiler.

[[folder:Dedede Clone]]
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->''"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'''

A clone of the king made by the Haltmann Works Company, it has the ability to split into smaller clones and take control of a giant cannon. The boss of Rhythm Route.

* AsteroidsMonster: It splits into three smaller clones once it takes enough damage, turning the fight into a WolfpackBoss.
* {{BFG}}: The D3 Cannon. Its main cannon can fire [[FireBreathingWeapon jets of flame]] and [[WaveMotionGun massive laser beams]].
* BigBulkyBomb: The cannon fires these when it TurnsRed. They can be [[TennisBoss sent back at the clones]].
* BossRemix: The music that plays during phase 2, "Dedede's Tridimensional Cannon", is a medley of "Revenge of Meta Knight: Map", "King Dedede's Theme", and "My Friend and the Sunset".
* CloneDegeneration: Every time the clones regenerate, they become smaller and weaker, until the final time where each are about as small as Kirby himself. Its 2.0 description also says that some of its trial models were [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand only interested in food]], some were [[VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe fearful of a certain insect]], and all were imperfect (a nod to Dedede's description from the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series).
* DefeatEqualsExplosion: The cannon explodes upon defeat, followed by the clones themselves, each exploding into the letter "D".
* DropTheHammer: Like the real Dedede, it wields a hammer.
* DubNameChange: Called "Clone Dedede" in Japanese.
* ElevatorActionSequence: The clones are fought in an ascending elevator. By the time you defeat them, the elevator stops at the top, revealing the D3 cannon for the clones to use [[TrickBoss for the second phase of the battle]].
* EnergyBall: Dedede Clone 2.0 can fire these from its hammer, similar to [[spoiler:Shadow Dedede]] (and Star Rod Hammer Dedede).
* EvilKnockoff: Of King Dedede, obviously.
* GunsAkimbo: Flanking the main turret of the D3 Cannon are twin machine guns.
* SequentialBoss: You fight the clones in phase 1, then the cannon in phase 2.
* SpamAttack: Once the clone splits into three, they can move back and forth as they repeatedly slam their hammers in front of them before (only as Dedede Clone 2.0) leaping up for a massive smash that causes a shockwave, similar to what the real king did in ''Kirby Fighters Deluxe''.
* VacuumMouth: It has a much stronger inhale compared to its original self, capable of inhaling Kirby or Meta Knight from across the screen.

!!Top Managers

[[folder:Susie]]
!!!'''Debut:''' ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MakikoOhmoto

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->''"The company he built...I will bring it back!"''

The secretary to the President of the Haltmann Works Company, Susie oversees the occupation and mechanization of Planet Popstar. She fights Kirby and also sics her company's tough creations against him.

* AerithAndBob: One of the only ''Kirby'' characters to have a real name. Crazy, right?
* AffablyEvil: Exactly how evil she is remains up for debate, but she tends to be pretty polite, if a little condescending, whenever she encounters Kirby, displays a NothingPersonal attitude about antagonizing him, and maintains a GracefulLoser perspective towards all of her losses.
* AllThereInTheManual: All we know about Susie (at first) is that she's the secretary of President Haltmann, but there's more to it than that: a few hints are given through their bios in ''Meta Knightmare Returns'' and The True Arena, which reference [[spoiler:a daughter of Haltmann's that was lost in an accident with Star Dream. Things like Susie's involvement in this and Haltmann's failure to recognize her went unanswered until the inception of the [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1Cmkd1Vw_KrTnJHMlg4cHlWTzA/view "ask-a-thon"]], where it was revealed that Haltmann lost all memories of his daughter after he tried to bring her back using Star Dream, and that he subsequently hired her on as an assistant based on what little fondness he had left]].
* AmbiguouslyEvil:
** While she has it out for Kirby while under Haltmann's employ and is on board with colonizing and mechanizing foreign planets, she also prevents the near-omnicide resulting [[spoiler:from Haltmann's VillainousBreakdown]], helps Kirby defeat [[spoiler:Star Dream when all life in the universe is threatened]], and departs from Popstar peacefully during the epilogue.
** This even applies to her appearance in ''Star Allies'', where her motives vary between versions of the game; in the English localization, she's stated to still be interested in mechanizing other planets, but in the original Japanese version, she instead to desires to bring happiness to the world through the use of science, suggesting a HeelFaceTurn.
* AmbiguousRobots: Despite being called Haltmann's daughter, she looks very little like him or any other confirmed organic character for that matter. President Haltmann's appears to be the same or a similar species to Chef Kawasaki, having the same physique with the addition of hair. The closest characters Susie resembles are the Three Mage Sisters, except for her much paler complexion and notable lack of a neck. A lack of information on her mother, if she has one, doesn't help with the ambiguity.
* BadassAdorable: Her cute appearance belies her ruthlessness and willingness to do battle in a mech against Kirby.
* BackstabBackfire: [[spoiler: Her betrayal of Haltmann to take control of Star Dream leads to it growing sentience, and its intent to eradicate all life on Pop Star and since it absorbs Haltmann's soul and being completely, she loses her father forever as a result; the opposite of what she wanted with it.]]
* BeleagueredAssistant: Played with in that most of Susie's duties aren't much to expect from an executive secretary to an intergalactic occupation company. [[spoiler:The issue comes in that a vain, egotistical businessman is unknowingly expecting his own daughter to perform them, flawlessly and without complaint.]]
* BestServedCold: [[spoiler: While she could have tried to identify herself to her father at any point, she chose to bide her time and wait for a chance to swipe the program controller for Star Dream, which she evidently hoped would jog Haltmann's memory in addition to letting her have her revenge on the machine that had separated them to begin with.]]
* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler:An accidental example; she and Star Dream are Kirby's biggest threats throughout the game.]]
* CallingParentsByTheirName: [[spoiler:Due to him seeing her as a secretary and nothing more, she's practically forced to address her own father as "Mr. Haltmann" at all times. Even as she betrays him, she still keeps up the charade when she steals Star Dream's program controller.]]
* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler:After Star Dream takes off, she mentions that she wanted to "teach the old man a lesson into the bargain" or, in the Japanese version, "wake him up." The meaning of this becomes a bit clearer with the knowledge of [[LukeYouAreMyFather her backstory.]]]]
* TheCameo:
** Appears as one set of the special gears for Sword Hero (with ''Planet Robobot's'' OldSaveBonus) in ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe''.
** In ''Star Allies'', she's one of Stone Kirby's forms (alongside Ribbon), as well as one of the sculptures produced by Artist.
* ComedicSociopathy: Dips into this in ''Star Allies'' on the start-up screen, where she'll wave to Meta Knight, who clearly remembers [[UnwillingRoboticization the last time they met,]] and begins chasing him, seemingly intent on bringing Mecha-Knight back. Then she sees Dark Meta Knight and decides to do the same to him, [[HorrifyingTheHorror and it's enough to scare him too.]]
* CompositeCharacter: Her playable appearance in ''Star Allies'' gives her the boosting and hovering abilities of Jet Kirby and the ability to summon her mech as a stand-in for the Robobot Armor, as well as a few gun attacks (and her mech's attacks) that resemble some attacks of the Robobot Armor's Modes.
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To Taranza of the previous 3DS ''Kirby'' game. Both characters are AffablyEvil [[spoiler:[[TheDragon Dragons]]]] who constantly harass Kirby throughout the game, but Susie uses science and technology while Taranza relies on magic. Both also [[spoiler:brainwash/control Kirby's main ally in the game to fight him]]. Both of them were also once close to their now-cold and ruthless superiors, although while Taranza was [[spoiler:[[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom partially responsible]] for Sectonia's StartOfDarkness]], Susie was only a victim of circumstance [[spoiler:in losing Haltmann's favor, which was caused and furthered due to their interactions with Star Dream]]. In the end, while Taranza pulled a HeelFaceTurn after being rejected by his boss, Susie aids Kirby primarily out of pragmatism and her interests continue to remain misaligned from his in the end and while ''Star Allies'' shows she's gotten better about her morality, she's still quite not tamed entirely whereas Taranza more or less is fully good now.
* CuteIsEvil: She might look like an adorable girl robot thing, but she happens to be the [[TheDragon secretary]] for the Haltmann Works Company. [[spoiler:She even tried to take control of Star Dream, albeit this was just to sell it so her dad would finally notice and remember her, which led to the machine itself malfunctioning and wanting to destroy all organic beings.]]
* DaddysGirl: [[spoiler: Was very close to Haltmann when she was a child, with him rebuilding Star Dream after she disappears in an attempt to bring her back. And it’s implied that she thought that by stealing Star Dream, her father would finally remember her. This ends very tragically for the both of them as Star Dream assimilates Haltmann and deletes his soul, with Haltmann finally remembering his daughter in his final moments.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:She was banished to another dimension in an accident that took place when she was just a child, and by the time she was able to return, she found that her father didn't even recognize her.]]
* TheDragon: She is the executive secretary to the Haltmann Works Company and the most recurring nuisance Kirby has to deal with.
* DubPersonalityChange: An interesting example, as her initial character for ''Planet Robobot'' is relatively the same between translations, but her reasoning for allying with Kirby in ''Star Allies'' differs between Japanese and English, where in the former she's pulled a genuine HeelFaceTurn, while in the latter she's just a RetiredMonster waiting for the right moment to re-enact her planetary mechanization plans.
* DubNameChange: Interestingly, her first and last name remain intact between English and Japanese, but her middle name was changed from "Familia" to "Patrya".
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:When Star Dream decides to eradicate all life-forms, she decides to give Kirby a Robobot Armor to help destroy it. Later on it turns into a full-blown HeelFaceTurn offscreen.]]
* EvilGenius: She apparently knows enough about using the Mother Computer to make it [[spoiler:clone King Dedede and mechanize Mecha Knight.]]
* EvilLaugh: Loves letting these out. She makes the first one after you beat her in her boss battle and she flies away, which obviously means [[WeWillMeetAgain she's not done with you]].
* EvilVersusOblivion: [[spoiler:No profit to be made in a universe where everyone is dead, so she chooses to help Kirby fight Star Dream.]]
* FloatingLimbs: Her hands are detached from her float around as if dictated by arms, a trait shared by her mech.
* GivenNameReveal: Her full name, [[spoiler:Susanna Patrya Haltmann]], is only given during her 2.0 boss fight, [[spoiler:just like her father.]]
* GoodIsNotNice: The Japanese version of ''Star Allies'' states that she's reformed from her old villainous ways and now aims to spread happiness and smiles with the power of science... But she still will destroy the "savages" who stand in the way of her goals.
* GracefulLoser: No matter how many times Kirby triumphs, be it against her or one of her technological creations, she takes her losses in stride and always greets him politely the next time they meet.
* TheGreys: Her small stature, solid-colored oval eyes and company's penchant for abduction and experimentation seem to evoke this kind of alien.
* TheHeavy: Despite being TheDragon to Haltmann, she is a more visible threat than him, as she's on the field duty of the company's project. [[spoiler:[[TheStarscream She even made plans to overthrow him]], albeit for less self-serving purposes than most other traitors.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: According to the Japanese version of ''Star Allies'' she has changed her ways and now aims to spread smiles with the power of science, though her aggressive streak remains undeterred.
* HelicopterPack: Upon her defeat in Overload Ocean, she calls upon a helicopter drone and then hangs under it to make her escape. In ''Star Allies'' she also utilizes this, which gives her moves from Jet Kirby's moveset.
* HiddenDepths: According to WordOfGod, her hobbies are karaoke and piano.
* HoppingMachine: Susie's mech jumps quite a lot. She can also deploy jumping drones.
* ItRunsInTheFamily: [[spoiler:She actually shares quite a lot of her father's traits. They're both prideful and vain, mechanical geniuses, and hide their more extremist colors behind a [[AffablyEvil polite facade]].]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: Despite ''The Noble Haltmann'' being about the president, the melody is more associated with Susie. She even sings it on occasion.
* LittleMissBadass: Cute, little girl who (assuming her claims are accurate) managed to defeat ''Meta Knight'' in combat before subjecting him to cybernetics experiments.
* LukeYouAreMyFather: [[spoiler:Owing to Star Dream having wiped his memories of her, Haltmann is oblivious to the fact that his secretary is also his own daughter.]]
* MacrossMissileMassacre: While she already shoots quite a number of explosives as her normal self, Susie 2.0 spams them more often. [[spoiler:Parallel Susie also has an attack where it launches multiple missiles to the air which then fall down, covering the arena.]]
* MiniMecha: She battles Kirby with her own Invader Armor/Business Suit. As a playable character in ''Star Allies'', she's able to call it in and ride it at any time. It can also take on elemental effects, giving it functions similar to some of the Robobot Armor's Modes.
* MissingMom: [[spoiler:We know President Haltmann is her father, but]] no allusion to her mother is made at all.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:She undergoes a bit of this after Star Dream goes [[OmnicidalManiac nihilistic]], as she only intended to sell it for profit and teach Haltmann a thing or two. As a result of this, she entrusts Kirby with the means to destroy it. Later on, it appears her actions affected her enough that she turned from the planet-converting business of Haltmann Co. to instead spreading smiles with science, albeit still having an aggressive approach against "savages".]]
* TheNicknamer: [[spoiler:Once she ditches the persona of a professional secretary,]] she takes to referring to Kirby as "pinky".
* NoMouth: And yet she can still speak just fine.
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Goes both ways. [[spoiler:She turns on her boss with plans to sell off his prized supercomputer and undermine all the effort he's put into his company, and in the process manages to save all of Planet Popstar from being wiped out due to Haltmann's VillainousBreakdown. But at the same time, she makes clear her indifference toward the well-being of Kirby and his friends, and that she only saved him because doing so coincided with her own goals.]]
* NotSoStoic: While initially poised and professional, she displays a much pluckier and even giddier side when not acting in her capacity as secretary. [[spoiler:This is best seen after stealing Star Dream's program controller, when she turns to Kirby with a giggle and excitedly asks if she looks like a "cool corporate spy".]]
* OpportunisticBastard: [[spoiler:She turns out to have been waiting an unspecified time to betray Haltmann and steal Star Dream out from under him, but couldn't find the chance to nab the system's program controller. That is until Kirby enrages Haltmann enough that he decides to try and use it.]]
* PragmaticVillainy: [[spoiler:The reason she helps Kirby and Meta Knight defeat Star Dream. Aside from having the opportunity to sell it for profit go away, it's implied that she also wants to save her father.]]
* ProjectBlank: The Mechanization Operation Project, a project of her company that aims to mechanize Popstar and [[PlanetLooters take its resources for themselves]]. She oversees the project in person as the secretary.
* PromotedToPlayable: She returns in ''Kirby Star Allies'' as a summonable Dream Friend.
* PunnyName: The Japanese language pronounces her name as "Suuji", which means "digit", fitting with the technological theme of her group. WordOfGod says that he also wanted a more "foreign" sounding real name for her to suit the setting, and other candidates included Beatrice and Melissa.
* RayGun: She uses one in ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies''.
* ReformedButNotTamed: Susie might be reformed, but she's not '''that''' reformed. In ''Planet Robobot'', she starts off as a villain and then in the ending, she decides to stand up to Star Dream and teamed up with Kirby afterwards. In ''Star Allies'', it's quite likely that she still retains her traits from the previous game but she's still well-meaning and polite; and while the Japanese version's texts clarifies that she now aims to spread smiles with the power of science, she still will exterminate the "savages" that dare to get in the way of said goal (though that might be referring to the enemies she faces in her adventures).
* RobotGirl: Has this appearance even though [[spoiler:she isn't actually a robot]].
* RoseHairedSweetie: She has pink hair and is, although villainous, quite affable and polite about it. It gets more straightforward in ''Star Allies'' where she now aims to use science to bring smiles to others, even if she's a bit aggressive about it.
* ShockwaveStomp: In a variant, in the final phase of her fight, she may launch herself through the holed structure filled with energy in the middle of the arena, then crash on the ground, causing shockwaves to shoot out of the impact zone. It's also one of the moves her mech can perform in ''Star Allies'', especially if you give her an element.
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: At the end of her boss fight in ''Planet Robobot'', her mecha explodes and sends her flying, but seems to suffer no lasting harm from it. As a Dream Friend in ''Star Allies'', she can be subject to the same AmusingInjuries as Kirby and the other Dream Friends, such as HarmlessFreezing and being SquashedFlat.
* SpellBlade: In ''Star Allies'', her RayGun can be given one of the 5 elements in order to power it up in different ways.
* SpinAttack: She can spin her mech's hands around its body to attack Kirby in ''Planet Robobot''. She can also do this in ''Star Allies''.
* StanceSystem: Her main gimmick in ''Star Allies'': she normally fights on foot with a laser gun and jet booster, but she can call in her mecha from her ''Planet Robobot'' boss fight to gain a different moveset.
* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:She betrays Haltmann to take control of Star Dream and sell the machine to a competitor as means of getting her father to finally remember and notice her, although Star Dream has other plans and frees himself of her clutches.]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Part of her moveset in ''Star Allies'' is taken from Jet, an ability that did not make it into ''Star Allies'' (similar to how Dark Meta Knight uses moves from the absent Mirror).
* SymbolMotifClothing: The logo on the arms of her Business Suit change with each encounter: In the normal mode, they're the Haltmann logo, in her 2.0 battle, they're hearts, [[spoiler:and on Parallel Susie's mecha, they're [[{{Foreshadowing}} eyes]]]].
* TakeUpMySword: [[spoiler:It's implied in ''Star Allies'' that she's inherited what's left of the Haltmann Works Company after Haltmann died and the Access Ark literally disintegrated, and is working on her own to build it back up, though now aims to spread smiles and happiness with science instead of conquering and enslaving planets.]]
* ThisCannotBe: [[spoiler:She's shocked when Kirby manages to defeat Mecha Knight a second time, even after he had been upgraded by the Mother Computer.]]
* TokenEvilTeammate: Of the final set of Dream Friends in ''Star Allies''. While the rest of them have reformed (though the game jokes around a bit with Magolor), Susie still hasn't pulled an actual HeelFaceTurn, and her Guest Star goal is to rebuild the Haltmann Works Company and continue forcefully mechanizing planets. At least, like Marx, she can still act civil and polite. That said, that only applies to the English version, in the Japanese version she more or less has reformed and now aims to use science to spread happiness across the universe but is more of a case of GoodIsNotNice since she'll still destroy the "savages".
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Hers is ice cream, which is no doubt why there's an entire factory of it built in Overload Ocean, her debut area.
* TragicKeepsake: Per director Shinya Kumazaki's words, her most valued possession is a golden hairpiece with the letter H on it... As in a memoir of her father from a time where he remembered her.
* TraumaButton: If the main menu animations from ''Star Allies'' are anything to go by, Meta Knight is ''terrified'' of her due to the events of ''Planet Robobot''. Her actions even manage to unnerve Dark Meta Knight who presumably figured out what she did.
* {{Tsundere}}: Towards Kirby in the [[https://mangadex.org/chapter/535531 Kirby of the Stars - Sparkling★Pupupu World manga]]. She alternates between trying to kill Kirby and having lunch with him.
* VillainExitStageLeft: After she's defeated, she calls for her "transporter" and then flies away with it.
* VillainsOutShopping: Susie is often encountered singing the company theme song ''The Noble Haltmann''. Also, the top screen on a 3DS theme has [[http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CfSMB-eVAAI2JZy.jpg:small crayon drawings]] of Susie doing other non-evil things around the company, such as shopping, exercise, and singing karaoke.
* VillainRespect: When [[spoiler:Star Dream is activated and prepares to destroy ''everything'']], Susie believes that if anyone can defeat it, it's Kirby. She's also quite impressed by Meta Knight when he tried to stop the invasion solo, [[spoiler:which is why he was considered the perfect candidate to be roboticised as Mecha Knight, with plans to make him into a production line.]]
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: [[spoiler:In the end, with Access Ark destroyed and Popstar turning back to normal, Susie (presumably) has nowhere else she'd call "home".]]
* YouHaveFailedMe: Her initial boss bio reads that she's the stakeholder for the company's occupation efforts. [[spoiler:Sure enough, Haltmann dismisses her once Kirby proves to be too much for her.]]

[[folder:President Haltmann '''(UNMARKED SPOILERS)''']]
!!!'''Debut:''' ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/{{Mugihito}}

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->''"Well... allow me to elaborate. In compliance with the business plan drafted by Star Dream... effective today, you are... terminated!"''

The President of the Haltmann Works Company, he intends to mechanize Planet Popstar while strip-mining it of its resources and Star Power. He was once a more reasonable and friendly man who was passionate about his work, but the loss of his daughter made him colder and more driven. In spite of all he's gained, he still does not have what he truly wants.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Of a sort. In the novel, he never realizes that Susie is his daughter and [[HopeSpot just when it looks like he's about to]], he remembers his villainous persona instead. He's last seen leading Director Kane and Susie off to [[HereWeGoAgain mechanize more planets]] although Meta Knight feels that they won't do anything too bad without Star Dream.
* AdultFear: Not only does his daughter get lost in AnotherDimension, by the time she applies for work at his company, he doesn't ''recognize'' her in his amnesiac state.
* AllThereInTheManual:
** He has clear similarities with Susie and has attacks involving Susie, but it isn't until the Meta Knightmare boss bios that you begin learning about why these are significant.
** An interview in the June 2016 issue of the ''Nintendo Dream'' magazine mentioned some trivia about him which has barely been mentioned anywhere else, like his [[TrademarkFavoriteFood favorite food]] being high-class chicken.
* AlasPoorVillain: Despite trying to wipe out all life on Popstar (and presumably other planets), it's easy to feel sorry for the poor guy by the end of the game. Especially after his backstory is revealed.
* AmnesiacResonance: What little remained of his memories of Susie prompted him to appoint her as his assistant.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: You'd expect that the portly CEO of a MegaCorp wouldn't be much of a fighter. Haltmann squashes that expectation as soon as he enters his Executive Suit.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: With a name like Max Profitt, this guy was pretty much destined to become a highly successful businessman.
* BadBoss: He nonchalantly mocks Susie for her inability to take down Kirby before dismissing her from his office and possibly firing her. This might not be so bad if he didn't undergo a VillainousBreakdown when he fails to defeat Kirby himself a few minutes later.
* BigBad: Of ''Planet Robobot'', being behind the mechanization of Planet Popstar. He ends up getting betrayed by both his [[TheDragon secretary]] and his ship's mother computer.
* BigEgoHiddenDepths: He makes no secret how wonderful he thinks he is, but his backstory is something to behold.
* BlingBlingBang: His Executive Suit is said to be made of solid gold in the [[spoiler:Dedede Clones]]' second 2.0 description.
* BrilliantButLazy: He makes all of these destructive machines, yet he never gets out of his CoolChair. He's also far from a slouch in combat, if Star Dream's [[IFightForTheStrongestSide administrator requirements]] are any indication (at least [[{{Woolseyism}} in the english versions]]) — though he's still far from a match for Kirby.
** According to a ''Nintendo Dream'' interview, Haltmann started out working as an inventor on a distant planet, and was especially skilled at it too, showing that he actually knows his stuff, and doesn't just manage the money of the company.
* ChairReveal: Does this when Kirby first meets him.
* CirclingMonologue: Does this when he first speaks to Kirby.
* CoolChair: He has a gold flying chair which even docks into his executive suit.
* CoolShades: His head antennae creates a pair of shades right before Kirby fights him.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He mechanizes and harvests entire planets of their resources without regard for the inhabitants' welfare. He was possibly [[HonestCorporateExecutive more on the level]] before losing his daughter.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: In the True Arena's English blurb, he '''outright gets his ''soul'' deleted in the most slow and painful way possible'''. The Japanese blurb isn't as bad due to ambiguity, but his being is still tortured badly enough that his spirit gets ripped out of his body and replaced by Star Dream.
* CulturalPosturing: When he's first introduced, President Haltmann dismissively calls Kirby a "native pink thing" before showing off the Mother Computer and bragging about how state-of-the-art its technology is. After Kirby defeats him, he starts raving that the "ungrateful natives" need to be "taught their place".
* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: In the most literal way possible. Haltmann is absorbed by Star Dream with only a sliver of his soul left to show for it. Even worse, by the time Kirby fights Star Dream Soul OS' final form, he's been deleted from it entirely. Though in Japanese it's the "memory" of him that is deleted instead, but his spirit and heart are still stated to have vanished respectively, their fate left unclear.
* CynicismCatalyst: A ''Nintendo Dream'' interview stated that he was actually a passionate, ambitious man in his youth. But at some point in time, he became cold-hearted and willing to do anything for profit. After playing the game, it's not hard to guess what event brought upon this change...
* DeaderThanDead: Is fused with his supercomputer and has his soul wiped from it for good measure. It's more ambiguous in Japanese, but it still doesn't look good.
* DisappearedDad: Inverted, he apparently has a disappeared daughter due to an accident, involving Star Dream transporting Susie away into another dimension. Later, it's played straight as he ends up being DeaderThanDead.
* DistaffCounterpart: To Susie, a trait best shown in their boss fights, where they both fight with a mecha suit and use similar attacks.
* DubNameChange: His [[MeaningfulName full name]] is Max Profitt Haltmann in English and Gains Income Haltmann in Japanese.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: There's one point in the game that shows President Haltmann still has some shadow of a moral compass left. In the ''Meta Knightmare Returns'' game mode, Star Dream mentions that Haltmann prohibited using the "Space-time Transport program", likely because it must have been the very program that cost him his daughter.
* EvilLaugh: Most of his attacks are preceded by a loud, hearty laugh.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Because getting your soul slowly deleted in the most painful way possible is [[SarcasmMode certainly]] the most pleasant and kid friendly way to go in media.
* FantasticRacism: When he's beaten, Haltmann [[VillainousBreakdown throws a temper tantrum]] and rants about how the "filthy natives" of Popstar are "all wild savages".
* FatBastard: He's chubby, cold-hearted, and has been mechanizing Planet Popstar and other alien worlds for his own gain.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He's quite polite and cordial to Kirby when they finally meet, but all grace goes right out the window when Kirby defeats him.
* Fiction500: He has a solid gold executive suit (GemEncrusted too), gold-plated robots, and uses money to obscure the screen during his boss fight. Not to mention, well, owning a small planet-sized company that flies between other planets and is very technologically advanced.
* FloatingLimbs: His Executive Suit has its hands floating freely, just like Susie's mech. So do his hands. It also runs in the family, apparently.
* FlunkyBoss: He will send robotic minions to assist him in battle.
* GemstoneAssault: One of his attacks is him jumping to the air and then dropping the diamond beneath his mech like a bomb.
* TheGreys: Like Susie, his oval, solid-color eyes and his company's rampant abduction and experimentation of foreign entities is evocative of this kind of alien. He takes it a step further by asserting that all lifeforms other than him and his employees are "wild savages."
* HereditaryHairstyle: Downplayed. He and Susie both have side-swept bangs (left and right respectively), with the back of their hair sharply pointing upward at the corners.
* HiddenDepths:
** He was once a good corporate executive until the loss of his daughter in an accident made him more driven in his work, and being Star Dream's admin made him lose some of his old memories.
** As we learn in ''Meta Knightmare Returns'', to become Star Dream's admin, you must supply your credentials to the strongest warriors of Dream Land. These warriors are Dark Matter, Queen Sectonia, and Galacta Knight. We know that Haltmann forbade Star Dream from summoning Galacta Knight, since he's clearly unstable enough to ''destroy a planet or two'', but no such mention is made of the other two warriors. This could mean that he has faced Galacta Knight before and survived. It's implied that this test is uniquely tailored to Meta Knight and his abilities (with the testing program called "Sword_Master.EXE"), but that would still mean Haltmann possibly faced a similar trial that tested ''his'' abilities. Note however that this only applies to the English versions, due to those versions [[{{Woolseyism}} rewriting]] Star Dream's reason for summoning those bosses as in the original version the machine instead immediately accepts Meta Knight as its master and summons the swordfighters so it can please its master with powerful opponents.
** He also has an interest in astronomy, his hobby being observing celestial bodies and the weather.
* HoppingMachine: Like Susie's own mech, his Executive Suit mainly jumps around.
* HumiliationConga: Put simply, the minute he meets Kirby is the minute everything goes to hell for him. First, Kirby royally hands him his butt. Then, just as he's about to activate Star Dream, Susie yanks the control helmet from him and declares her intent to steal Star Dream for profit. What Susie did causes a malfunction with the control helmet, causing Star Dream to gain sentience and assimilate him, intending to wipe out all organic life. Finally, in The True Arena, Haltmann's soul is permanently deleted. HowTheMightyHaveFallen indeed. Factor in his backstory and it becomes a TraumaCongaLine.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Two of his attacks during his boss fight have him firing statues of Susie and throwing ''money'' at you (dollar bills with his or in the 2.0 fight, Susie's face on them). The latter doesn't hurt you, but [[InterfaceScrew obscures your vision]].
* InterfaceSpoiler: Like Sectonia before him, you can get his sticker (by collecting all Code Cubes) before you even meet him.
* KnightOfCerebus: Although not in the way you'd expect. Haltmann's backstory is on par with Sectonia's in terms of unexpectedness, and easily the most tragic thing to come out of the series.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Prolonged usage of Star Dream seems to have slowly chipped away at his memories bit by bit. It got to a point where he forgot about even having a daughter in the first place once Susie rejoined the company, only remembering it in the fight with Star Dream Soul OS.
* LaughingMad: Good '''GOD'''. The laugh he lets out during some of his attacks is ''insane''.
--> '''Haltmann:''' DAAAH!!! AAAAAH HA HA ha ha ha ha...
* MadnessMantra: After he's defeated the first time, he completely loses his cool and goes on a [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain racist rant]] about the "savages" on Popstar.
--> '''Haltmann:''' You ungrateful native! You need to be taught your place! Savages! Savages! Savages! SAVAGES! ''You're all wild savages!!''
* MacrossMissileMassacre: He throws the Susie statues like missiles, and later, he also fires a lot of them up, causing them to rain across the stage.
* MeaningfulName: With a name like '''Max Profitt Haltmann''', he was more or less destined to helm a corporation.
* MindControlEyes: Once Star Dream takes control of him, his eyes turn yellow.
* MiniMecha: His Executive Suit, which works similarly to Susie's.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Star Dream Soul OS's pause description has Haltmann expressing regret towards reactivating Star Dream and revealing why he did it in the first place: [[AlasPoorVillain he wanted to see his daughter again.]]
* {{Narcissist}}:
** As if the amount of pictures and statues there are of him in Access Ark weren't enough, in the Exclusive Performance Video, as Susie sings praises of him, he just sways his head in rhythm of the beat with a look that practically says "Yeah, you know it".
** His company song, ''The Noble Haltmann'' aka the aforementioned praises, practically equates him to a deity. And its Japanese equivalent, ''Galaxy Famous Haltmann'', is [[UpToEleven even more]] [[https://0x0.st/N-k.txt egotistical!]]
* NoMouth: Just like Susie, although he also has a big purple mustache.
* PerpetualFrowner: In contrast with Susie being able to emote more with her eyes, he seems to always have AngryEyebrows, even when he's applauding Susie's song number in the Exclusive Performance Video.
* PlanetLooters: The way his company operates: They invade a planet, develop its economy, and harvest its resources.
* PreFinalBoss: Is the last boss before Star Dream in ''Planet Robobot''.
* PunnyName: Aside from his name being a pun on "max profit" ("gains income" in Japanese), his name has "HAL" in it.
* RageQuit: Pretty much sums up his VillainousBreakdown. Kirby defeating him was such a blow to his ego that he decides to activate Star Dream and ''[[DisproportionateRetribution eradicate all of Popstar]]''.
* RememberedTooLate: The entire climax of the game happens due to his inability to recognize that Susie is his long-lost daughter. This is finally remedied during the fight with Star Dream Soul OS...which is after his consciousness has been absorbed by the Mother Computer and just minutes before his death.
* TheReveal:
** The Meta Knightmare Returns bios reveal that Haltmann is the way he is because he lost his daughter in an accident. It is implied that he either used or intended to use Star Dream to bring her back. It is not clear if he realizes that Susie is his daughter.
** According to [[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAADAAB2V0e2W0rUBw a Q&A session on Miiverse]], linking his mind with Star Dream to control it while Star Dream was in an incomplete state caused him to eventually lose almost all of his memories of Susie. What little spark remained was what caused him to promote her to his assistant, but for the most part, he had no idea that he even had a daughter until right before his death (i.e. in the pause description of Star Dream Soul OS).
* RuleOfSymbolism: A downplayed but notable example. When Star Dream summons various pieces of [[CallBack Nova]] during its boss battle, the items it summons all relate to trivia that was revealed about Haltmann in a pre-release interview:
** Weathervane = His favorite food (i.e chicken), and his interest in meteorology.
** Drawing Compass = His exceptional skills with numbers and inventions.
** Pocket Watch = His [[TragicKeepsake personal treasure]].
** Lightbulb = Again, his profession as an inventor.
** Telescope = And again, his hobby of observing celestial bodies and the weather.
** Piano Keys, exclusive to the Soul OS battle = His daughter's hobby of playing the piano.
** Since this attack by Star Dream is explicitly called "Memories", according to a Japanese strategy guide, this is likely intentional.
* SanitySlippage: Over the course of his battle with Kirby, he becomes more desperate and vicious — by the time you get to the last phase of the battle with him, he's snapped so completely that he summons drones to hunt you down and then obliterates them in his attempt to vaporize you with laser cannons. The loss of his daughter and both failed attempts to establish a PsychicLink with Star Dream should also be considered.
* ScatterbrainedSenior: He's lost all memories of his daughter Susie thanks to overuse of Star Dream, which [[BondCreatures interfaced with his brain]] and slowly ate away at his memory in the process.
* SelfMadeMan: A ''Nintendo Dream'' interview established that Haltmann was the one who founded and built up the company, rather than obtaining it through inheritance or the like.
* ShadowArchetype: Haltmann is all of Susie's worst qualities taken UpToEleven: Both of them are vain and prideful, yet [[AffablyEvil polite]] antagonists towards Kirby who initially dismiss him as weak and beneath notice. But while Susie soon comes to recognize and respect Kirby as a WorthyOpponent with her increasing defeats, Haltmann snaps after just ''one'', [[FauxAffablyEvil throwing all semblance of composure out the window]] and promptly deciding to [[OmnicidalManiac eradicate all life from Planet Popstar in retribution for his own failure]]. That said, all his negative traits are a result of both madness from grief and Star Dream unwittingly corrupting him by warping and erasing his memories and parts of his mind.
* ShockwaveStomp: Just like Susie, he has an attack (when he's low on health) where he flies through an energy-filled hole in the cube in the middle of the arena and then crash on the ground, causing shockwaves to creep outward.
* SlouchOfVillainy: He's always seen sitting on his chair, [[UpToEleven even in some of his pictures]].
* SparedByTheAdaptation:
** Possible example in the ''Meta Knightmare Returns'' version of the main story, Haltmann is last seen getting catapulted out of his suit into the distance after losing to Meta Knight and Star Dream declares the warrior as its new master/admin, with Galacta Knight destroying it instantly after being summoned. Which could mean Haltmann survived as events diverge from how they happened assimilated by Star Dream.
** He manages to survive the destruction of Star Dream in the light novel adaptation. Meta Knight speculates that Kirby defeated Star Dream before it could terminate him, although he briefly ends up with a nasty case of amnesia. He also shows up on Kirby's official Twitter page, no worse for wear, alongside everyone else.
* SpinAttack: One of his attacks is him rushing forward while spinning his mech's hands around him.
* TragicKeepsake: Unseen in the game itself, but a ''Nintendo Dream'' interview revealed that a treasured item of his is a golden pocket watch that has stopped working at a certain point. No point for guessing what [[StartOfDarkness that time]] might have been. The [[AdaptationExpansion novel adaption]] actually did end up using the watch as a plot point, though.
* TragicVillain: Probably the saddest villain in the series.
* VillainousBreakdown: Has a big one after Kirby defeats him, where the once cordial and polite CEO is reduced to a ranting, screaming mess. He then threatens to use Star Dream to eradicate all of Popstar.
-->'''Haltmann:''' You ungrateful native! You need to be taught your place! Savages! Savages! Savages! '''Savages!''' ''You're all wild'' '''''savages!''''' Your insolence must be ''punished!'' Watch me activate Star Dream, the most powerful machine in existence. And you filthy natives will be... '''''eradicated!'''''
* VillainSong: ''The Noble Haltmann'', the anthem of his company and the [[RecurringRiff main theme]] of the game. Notably, an extended karaoke version of it was released in Japan via Joysound's karaoke services.
* WalkingSpoiler: Not as bad as Sectonia, since he's mentioned beforehand, but many things about him, including his backstory, his motives, and his appearance are kept secret until the end of the game and the post-game. In the Japanese version, it's technically not even made clear if "Haltmann" is the name of the president at all, or just the company, until the moment he says his name.
* WaveMotionGun: When his health goes low, he creates a giant cube with holes in the middle of the arena. After summoning a few MechaMooks, he then enters the cube and proceeds to fire big lasers out of the cube's holes, which may hit his mooks in the process. In the 2.0 version, the cube will turn around, so that Kirby has to keep moving to avoid the lasers.
* WeHaveReserves: In a similar vein to Sectonia before him, he has no care for his robot minions, as he can simply make more of them.
* WistfulAmnesia: Using Star Dream gradually [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul ate away at his memories]]. As a result, he hires Susie because of a [[YouRemindMeOfX gut feeling]], not realizing that she's his long-lost daughter until it's too late.
* {{Workaholic}}: After losing his daughter in an accident, along with [[LaserGuidedAmnesia his memory]] trying to bring her back, Haltmann became dedicated to the prosperity of his company above all else. When his daughter finally returned to him, he only remembered enough of her to enlist her as his executive secretary.
* YesMan: The golden MechaMooks that he summons in his battle are literally called "Yesman". Being robots, they're likely made to always follow Haltmann's orders, following the trope.

[[folder:Star Dream '''(UNMARKED SPOILERS)''']]
!!!'''Debut:''' ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot''

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->''"The goal of the company has always been prosperity. Unfortunately, you imperfect, fragile life-forms were a liability. So you are invited to witness the end of history. A new age shall begin — an age of infinite prosperity. Enjoy your destruction."''

The Haltmann Works Company's mother computer and the FinalBoss of the game. After gaining some degree of sentience after assimilating President Haltmann, it decides to go out to destroy all organic life in order to pursue Haltmann's wish of infinite prosperity.

* HologramProjectionImperfection: The holograms are colored light green (purple in Meta Knightmare Returns) and are slightly distorted visually (with visible black and white squares). The distortion gets worse when the holograms are badly damaged.

* PurpleIsPowerful: In Meta Knightmare Returns, the holograms are all colored purple.

In Meta Knightmare Returns, the Haltmann Works Company planned on making mass-produced copies called Stock Mecha Knight, incorporating both forms of the previous model.

* ShadowArchetype: Haltmann is all of Susie's worst qualities taken UpToEleven: Both of them are vain and prideful, yet [[AffablyEvil polite]] antagonists towards Kirby who initially dismiss him as weak and beneath notice. But while Susie soon comes to recognize and respect Kirby as a WorthyOpponent with her increasing defeats, Haltmann snaps after just ''one'', [[FauxAffablyEvil throwing all semblance of composure out the window]] and promptly deciding to [[OmnicidalManiac eradicate all life from Planet Popstar in retribution for his own failure]].

* MouthOfSauron: Seemingly can only speak through Haltmann during the story. Averted in Meta Knightmare Returns, where it talks directly, implying it merely started speaking through Haltmann's body due to the latter getting assimilated.

'''Warning! While Susie has enough spoiler-free character to be tagged, Haltmann and Star Dream are so spoiler-filled that their folders will be completely unmarked. Proceed with caution.'''

!!Mid-bosses

[[folder:Security Force]]
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A short, gray robot manufactured by the Haltmann Works Company. They serve as guards in Access Ark.

* ArmCannon: Their right arms are multi-purpose weapon launchers that fire mines and missiles.
* DegradedBoss: They are weaker versions of Metal General from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', having a similar design and abilities. WordOfGod reveals in Miiverse that President Haltmann acquired a blueprint from another planet that lets him manufacture the Security Force. Security Force 2.0 is blue like Metal General.
* DroneDeployer: Can summon three to six bits that fire spark shots.
* DubNameChange: Called "Security Service" in Japanese.
* LaserBlade: Like Metal General, they fight with cyber-katanas.
* RammingAlwaysWorks: It has two attacks like this, both taken from Metal General: one where it spins its laser blade in front of them and then dashes forward, and one where it flies, then creates an electric barrier around their body and then dashes at Kirby.
* SelfDestructMechanism: After it's defeated, it will push a button, causing it to explode and leave behind fire on the ground for a few seconds. If the player is quick enough, they can destroy it before it self-destructs, preventing the fire from appearing.
* ShowsDamage: Like Metal General, numbers will fly out of it when it gets hit, and when its health goes below half it'll release sparks.
* WaddlingHead: A waddling robotic head, that is.

!!Bosses

[[folder:C.O.G.S.]]
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A mechanical base with a series of large cogs and five turrets created by the Haltmann Works Company. Kirby encounters it twice in the Robobot Armor's Jet Mode: in Resolution Road stage 2, and Gigabyte Grounds stage 4.

* DubNameChange: Its Japanese name translates to "Ngyua Base".
* EnergyWeapon: All five turrets can fire lasers, with the center turret doubling as a WaveMotionGun. They can also fire a series of {{Reflecting Laser}}s.
* FireBreathingWeapon: The center turret can fire flame jets.
* FunWithAcronyms: Its name apparently is an acronym that spells out C-O-G-S, i.e what the boss essentially is. It's never revealed what they stand for.
* SubsystemDamage: Its five turrets can be damaged separately, and it's only defeated after all turrets are destroyed.
* TrickBoss: It shows up for round two in Gigabyte Grounds, but after it's defeated there, [[spoiler:Core Kabula]] emerges from the wreckage, setting up a second boss battle.
* UnexpectedGameplayChange: It is fought in a shoot-em-up style battle both times it's encountered, due to the Robobot Armor's Jet Mode.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Holo Defense API]]
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A security system composed of four diamond-like objects that summon holograms to fight. It is the boss of Resolution Road.
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!!Unwilling Participants

[[folder:Clanky Woods]]
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Whispy Woods, undergone a mechanical transformation by the Haltmann Works Company. The boss of Patched Plains.

!!Mid-bosses

[[folder:Security Force]]
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A short, gray robot manufactured by the Haltmann Works Company. They serve as guards in Access Ark.

!!Haltmann Works Company

[[folder:Clanky Woods]]
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Whispy Woods, undergone a mechanical transformation by the Haltmann Works Company. The boss of Patched Plains.

[[folder:Holo Defense API]]
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A security system composed of four diamond-like objects that summon holograms to fight. It is the boss of Resolution Road.

* CompositeCharacter: It shares its design with Pix and borrows tactics from Ado/Adeleine. Its 2.0 version even states that the HWC uses a blueprint from another planet to build it.
* DualBoss: The Holo-Doomers, which is composed of a Fire and a regular Sphere Doomer.
* DubNameChange: Called "Holograph Defense Systems" in Japanese.
* FireIceLightning: Holo-Fire Doomer uses fire, Holo-Ice Dragon uses ice, and Holo-Kracko and Holo-Coily Rattler both wield electricity.
* HardLight: Despite being just holograms, they can not only cause damage, but they can also ''be'' damaged.
* HologramProjectionImperfection: The holograms are colored light green (purple in Meta Knightmare Returns) and are slightly distorted visually (with visible black and white squares). The distortion gets worse when the holograms are badly damaged.
* MiniBoss: Three of the four holograms (Doomers, Ice Dragon, and Kracko) reappear as mini-bosses in Access Ark stage 5. This time, you fight them with Robobot Armor.
* NonIndicativeName: API stands for UsefulNotes/ApplicationProgrammingInterface, which are building blocks for creating software, not actual working systems. This could be a MeaningfulName if you take it to mean that the holographic clones it creates are the actual "software", though.
* OneHitPointWonder: After the four holograms are defeated, Holo Defense API attacks directly, flying haphazardly across the arena and dropping stars. At this point, one hit will end it.
* PurpleIsPowerful: In Meta Knightmare Returns, the holograms are all colored purple.
* SequentialBoss: In order: Holo-Kracko, Holo-Doomers, Holo-Ice Dragon, Holo-Coily Rattler, and finally the defense system itself.
* SinisterGeometry: It's a quartet of octahedrons. Holo Defense API 2.0 is composed of cross-shaped crystals instead.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mecha Knight]]
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->''"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'''

When Meta Knight tried to face the invaders, he ended up undergoing UnwillingRoboticisation and serves as a security guard. He appears as the boss of Gigabyte Grounds, then is faced in an upgraded form in the Access Ark, called Mecha Knight+.

In Meta Knightmare Returns, the Haltmann Works Company planned on making mass-produced copies called Stock Mecha Knight, incorporating both forms of the previous model.
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[-'''Main Series:''' [[Characters/KirbyHeroesAndSupportingCharacters Heroes and Supporting Characters]] ([[Characters/KirbyKirby Kirby]] | [[Characters/KirbyKingDedede King Dedede]] | [[Characters/KirbyMetaKnight Meta Knight]]) | [[Characters/KirbyEnemies Enemies]] | [[Characters/KirbyRecurringBosses Recurring Bosses]] | [[Characters/KirbyVillainousFactions Villainous Factions]] ([[Characters/KirbyDarkMatter Dark Matter]] | [[Characters/KirbyAnotherDimension Another Dimension]] | '''Haltmann Works Company''' | [[Characters/KirbyBeastPack Beast Pack]] | [[Characters/KirbyOtherMajorAntagonists Other Major Antagonists]] | [[Characters/KirbyOtherBosses Other Bosses]]\\

[-'''Main Series:''' [[Characters/KirbyHeroesAndSupportingCharacters Heroes and Supporting Characters]] ([[Characters/KirbyKirby Kirby]] | [[Characters/KirbyKingDedede King Dedede]] | [[Characters/KirbyMetaKnight Meta Knight]]) | [[Characters/KirbyEnemies Enemies]] | [[Characters/KirbyRecurringBosses Recurring Bosses]] | [[Characters/KirbyVillainousFactions Villainous Factions]] ([[Characters/KirbyDarkMatter Dark Matter]] | [[Characters/KirbyAnotherDimension Another Dimension]] | '''Haltmann Works Company''' | [[Characters/KirbyBeastPack Beast Pack) | [[Characters/KirbyOtherMajorAntagonists Other Major Antagonists]] | [[Characters/KirbyOtherBosses Other Bosses]]\\

[-'''Main Series:''' [[Characters/KirbyHeroesAndSupportingCharacters Heroes and Supporting Characters]] ([[Characters/KirbyKirby Kirby]] | [[Characters/KirbyKingDedede King Dedede]] | [[Characters/KirbyMetaKnight Meta Knight]]) | [[Characters/KirbyEnemies Enemies]] | [[Characters/KirbyRecurringBosses Recurring Bosses]] | [[Characters/KirbyVillainousFactions Villainous Factions]] ([[Characters/KirbyDarkMatter Dark Matter]] | [[Characters/KirbyAnotherDimension Another Dimension]] | '''Beast Pack''') | [[Characters/KirbyOtherMajorAntagonists Other Major Antagonists]] | [[Characters/KirbyOtherBosses Other Bosses]]\\