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|image=[[File:3D Tank Candy.jpg|200px]]
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|caption= A '''Lollipop Tank''' from [[Lollipop Land]].
|caption= A '''Lollipop Tank''' from [[Lollipop Land]].
|game1=''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' (2014)
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'''Lollipop Tank'''<ref>''"They’re so popular with the team we ended up putting them in similar roles in other parts of the game too - for example, manning the Lollipop Tank or building the giant bonfire that you extinguish using the water bowl."''<br>- Statement from [[HAL Laboratory]] on [[Miiverse]] regarding [[Waddle Dee]]s in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', posted on December 15th, 2014</ref> is an enemy which appears in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''. It is a large rolling vehicle which is piloted by a [[Waddle Dee]] - usually found in the background - which continually fires volleys at [[Kirby]] or [[King Dedede]] in the foreground while it can keep up. It cannot be harmed directly, but it can be destroyed by dropping it into the [[bottomless pit]]. It can also be inhaled using [[Hypernova]]. The Lollipop Tank is capable of breaking stone and metal blocks by driving over them or by firing at them. Lollipop Tanks make their first appearance when [[Kirby]] traverses the first stage of Lollipop Land.
'''Lollipop Tank'''<ref>''"They’re so popular with the team we ended up putting them in similar roles in other parts of the game too - for example, manning the Lollipop Tank or building the giant bonfire that you extinguish using the water bowl."''<br>- Statement from [[HAL Laboratory]] on [[Miiverse]] regarding [[Waddle Dee]]s in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', posted on December 15th, 2014</ref> is an enemy which appears in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''. It is a large rolling vehicle which is piloted by a [[Waddle Dee]] - usually found in the background - which continually fires volleys at [[Kirby]] or [[King Dedede]] in the foreground while it can keep up. It cannot be harmed directly, but it can be destroyed by dropping it into the [[bottomless pit]]. It can also be inhaled using [[Hypernova]]. The Lollipop Tank is capable of breaking stone and metal blocks by driving over them or by firing at them. Lollipop Tanks make their first appearance when [[Kirby]] traverses the first stage of Lollipop Land.


There is a [[Queen Sectonia|Sectonian]] variety found in [[Royal Road]] (referred to as '''Sectra Tank''') piloted by two [[Sectra Dee]]s which fires spiked cannonballs. The Sectra Tank is capable of firing several rounds in rapid succession. Due to their location in the background, Sectra Tanks cannot be destroyed normally, but Kirby can send them falling to their doom in a [[bottomless pit]]. In the third stage, Kirby can use the [[Hypernova]] ability to swallow one, revealing the goal door.
There is a variety found in [[Royal Road]] referred to as '''Sectra Tank''', which is piloted by two [[Sectra Dee]]s and fires spiked cannonballs. The Sectra Tank is capable of firing several rounds in rapid succession. Due to their location in the background, Sectra Tanks cannot be destroyed normally, but Kirby can send them falling to their doom in a [[bottomless pit]]. In the third stage, Kirby can use the [[Hypernova]] ability to swallow one, revealing the goal door.


==Locations==
==Locations==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Sectra Tank.jpg|A Sectra Tank
KTD Sectra Tank.png|A Sectra Tank
Sectra Tank 2.jpg|Kirby swallows the Sectra Tank piece-by-piece using Hypernova
KTD Royal Road Stage 3 8.png|[[Kirby]] swallows the Sectra Tank piece-by-piece using [[Hypernova]]
KTD Main Credits picture 3.png|Credits picture of a Lollipop Tank trying to fire at [[Parasol]] Kirby
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Latest revision as of 16:54, 20 June 2023

Lollipop Tank
KTD Lollipop Tank.png
A Lollipop Tank from Lollipop Land.
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First game Kirby: Triple Deluxe (2014)
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Lollipop Tank[1] is an enemy which appears in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. It is a large rolling vehicle which is piloted by a Waddle Dee - usually found in the background - which continually fires volleys at Kirby or King Dedede in the foreground while it can keep up. It cannot be harmed directly, but it can be destroyed by dropping it into the bottomless pit. It can also be inhaled using Hypernova. The Lollipop Tank is capable of breaking stone and metal blocks by driving over them or by firing at them. Lollipop Tanks make their first appearance when Kirby traverses the first stage of Lollipop Land.

There is a variety found in Royal Road referred to as Sectra Tank, which is piloted by two Sectra Dees and fires spiked cannonballs. The Sectra Tank is capable of firing several rounds in rapid succession. Due to their location in the background, Sectra Tanks cannot be destroyed normally, but Kirby can send them falling to their doom in a bottomless pit. In the third stage, Kirby can use the Hypernova ability to swallow one, revealing the goal door.

Locations[edit]

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe Lollipop Tank can be found in the following levels and stages:

Lollipop Tank locations in Kirby: Triple Deluxe  
Stage Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 EX Stage 7 EX Stage 8 EX
Fine Fields No No No No N/A No N/A N/A
Lollipop Land Yes No No No N/A Yes N/A N/A
Old Odyssey No No No No No N/A No N/A
Wild World No No No No No N/A No N/A
Endless Explosions No No No No No N/A No N/A
Royal Road Yes* No Yes* No No N/A Yes* No
*appears in sectra form

Gallery[edit]

References

  1. "They’re so popular with the team we ended up putting them in similar roles in other parts of the game too - for example, manning the Lollipop Tank or building the giant bonfire that you extinguish using the water bowl."
    - Statement from HAL Laboratory on Miiverse regarding Waddle Dees in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, posted on December 15th, 2014