Editing Squeaky Hammer Machine

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|caption=Stage select icon for [[Factory Tour (Battle Stage)|Factory Tour]] showing three '''Squeaky Hammer Machines'' from ''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
|lastgame=''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]''
|game=<small>''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' ([[Kirby Fighters]]) <br>''[[Kirby Fighters Deluxe]]''</small>
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'''Squeaky Hammer Machine'''<ref>''"We resurrected the hammer machines from the Factory Tour stage of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, and turned them into the Squeaky Hammer Machines in Kirby Fighters. I thought that the designer was just going to enhance the appearance of the ones from the Nintendo 64 version, so when I saw that they now opened their mouths and let out a belch of steam as they attacked, I was really surprised! I'd say they are even more "striking" than the ones in the N64 game."'' <small>--[[Tadashi Kamitake]], in a [[Miiverse]] post regarding [[Kirby Fighters]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20170730215526/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAAADVHjK8Se8gQ archived link to post])</small></ref> is a large robotic hammer designed to crush things on the floor of the factory in [[Factory Tour]], from ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''. It would later appear as a stage hazard on the [[Factory Tour (Battle Stage)|Factory Tour]] [[Battle Stage]] in all three of the [[Kirby Fighters (series)|''Kirby Fighters'' games]].

== Characteristics ==
Squeaky Hammer Machine resembles a metallic round robot with two blue lights resembling eyes and a mouth full of sharp teeth. Sprouting from the top of its head is a giant toy hammer, which it regularly swings forward to pound the ground ahead of itself. In its original appearance in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'', the machine itself had a dull bronze appearance and a red hammer. In its appearances in the ''Kirby Fighters'' games, it was updated to have a gold lustrous coating on both the body and hammer, and it also opens its mouth and emits steam when it strikes. Naturally, [[Kirby]] will take damage if he is hit by the hammer, and is specifically flattened in the ''Kirby Fighters'' games. The Squeaky Hammer Machine itself cannot be attacked or otherwise defeated, and instead must simply be avoided.

== Game appearances ==
=== ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' ===
Squeaky Hammer Machines first appeared in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'', where they can be seen pounding the floor in various areas of the Factory Tour stage in [[Shiver Star]]. Unlike most other enemies, they do not have an [[Enemy Info Card]].

=== ''Kirby Fighters'' series ===
In all three ''Kirby Fighters'' games, three Squeaky Hammer Machines appear in the background of the Factory Tour Battle Stage and pound the stage in various patterns at regular intervals. If a fighter is hit by one of these hammers, he will take 48 points of damage and be flattened momentarily. The hammers will not activate in ''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]'' if stage hazards are turned off.

== Trivia ==
*Squeaky Hammer Machines are referenced in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' via Level 5 of [[Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!|Guest Star Adeleine & Ribbon Artful Adventurers]], which changes to reflect the original Factory Tour stage. Their attack pattern is referenced by a [[Crusher|crusher]] system that smashes the floor in rhythm.

== Gallery ==
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K64 Squeaky Hammer Machine screenshot.png|Screenshot of a Squeaky Hammer Machine from ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
KF2 Factory Tour gameplay.jpg|Screenshot of Squeaky Hammer Machines in action on the Factory Floor Battle Stage in ''Kirby Fighters 2''
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== Names in other languages ==
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|ja=ピコハンマシン
|jaR=Piko Hanmashin
|jaM=Piko Hamm-achine<br><small>"Piko" is onomatopoeia for the sound a squeaky hammer makes.</small>
}}

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