History VIdeoGame / KirbySqueakSquad

* HijackedByGanon: [[spoiler:The game builds up Daroach as the final boss, but his role as the main antagonist is usurped when Dark Nebula reveals itself. The ''20th Anniversary Hoshi no Kirby Pupupu Taizen'' later suggests that Dark Nebula is associated with Dark Matter.]]

** Fighter: [[ShoutOut He imitates]] [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu's idle animation]], while occasionally shooting, wiping something off his nonexistent nose, and making a "[[BringIt bring it on]]" gesture.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: The [[ExtraOreDinary Metal ability]] is one for the Stone ability, as [[ElementalShapeshifter Kirby becomes metallic]] and is able to smash things from above. Unlike Stone, however, he is permanently in metal form; he can move, and small enemies are hurt when Kirby walks onto them, but he also becomes very slow.
** Additionally, Mrs. Moley is this to her husband from ''Amazing Mirror,'' only that she can attack from both the foreground and the background.
** And seeing as Kracko is notably absent from this game, a [[RobotMe mechanical counterpart]] operated by Doc appears as a boss. As we would learn [[VideoGame/KirbyFightersDeluxe eight years later]], [[OtherMeAnnoysMe Kracko isn't so happy with this metal copycat.]]

One day, Kirby was about to eat a delicious slice of strawberry cake when suddenly, it was stolen! Kirby assumes that King Dedede did it, [[NotMeThisTime but he's innocent this time]]. Who took the cake? This must be the work of the Squeaks, that dastardly gang of mice that steal anything that isn't nailed down! Kirby goes after the rogue rodents, only to find that they're after something far more important than a little slice of cake...

Throughout Kirby's journey to get his cake back, he'll often encounter the [[AMischiefOfMice Squeaks]]; they usually appear where there's [[InexplicableTreasureChests a large treasure chest]], and if they steal one, Kirby has to either chase after them or enter one of their hideouts to take it back from them. Collecting treasure chests is a major component of game progression, with 120 in total that Kirby can nab for OneHundredPercentCompletion; a few are even mandatory to complete the game.

As an aside, this would be the last mainline ''Kirby'' game to be developed without the involvement of current series creator Shinya Kumazaki, who would take the helm of the series with 2008's ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', and largely steer it away from the direction of the Flagship titles.

''Kirby: Squeak Squad'' (''Hoshi no Kirby: Sanjō! Dorocche Dan'', or "They've Arrived! The Dorocche Gang" in Japanese, and ''Kirby: Mouse Attack'' in European languages) is the second ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' game for the Platform/NintendoDS, released in 2006. It was published by Creator/Nintendo and developed primarily by Flagship (a Creator/Capcom subsidiary), with series creator Creator/HALLaboratory playing a support role.

This would be the last mainline ''Kirby'' game to be developed without the involvement of current series creator Shinya Kumazaki, who would take the helm of the series with 2008's ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', and largely steer it away from the direction of the Flagship titles.

''Kirby: Squeak Squad'' (''Hoshi no Kirby: Sanjō! Dorocche Dan'', or "They've Arrived! The Dorocche Gang" in Japanese, and ''Kirby: Mouse Attack'' in European languages) is the second ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' game for the Platform/NintendoDS, released in 2006.

Gameplay remains similar to previous installments (namely ''[[VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror Amazing Mirror]]'', minus the {{Metroidvania}} gameplay), with the addition of the touch screen (representing Kirby's [[StomachOfHolding stomach]]) acting as the inventory for the titular pink puffball to store items in. In addition, new Copy Abilities are introduced: [[TunnelKing Animal]], [[BubbleGun Bubble]], [[ExtraOreDinary Metal]], and [[DemonicPossession Ghost]][[note]]only unlockable if you managed to get all parts of the mysterious Ghost Medal, which summons a midboss so you can inhale it for the ability[[/note]]. Some Copy Abilities also interact with the environment (for example, Fire burns down tall grass), and some abilities (namely Sword or Bomb) can be [[ElementalWeapon combined with various elements]] (for example, Fire Sword and Ice Bomb).

Throughout Kirby's journey to get his cake back, he'll often encounter the [[AMischiefOfMice Squeaks]]; they usually appear where there's [[InexplicableTreasureChests a large treasure chest]], and if they steal one, Kirby has to either chase after them or enter one of their hideouts to take it back from them.

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[[caption-width-right:350: [[{{Tagline}} Inhale and Conquer!]]]]

* WarmUpBoss: ''[[VillainForgotToLevelGrind King Dedede]],'' of all people, ends up as this, taking up the role from the unusually absent Whispy Woods [[note]]Whispy stills makes a cameo in the game's title screen[[/note]]. His attacks are slightly slower, he moves less often, and he has far less health than any other boss in the game.

* WarmUpBoss: ''[[VillainForgotToLevelGrind King Dedede]],'' of all people, ends up as this, taking up the role from the unusually absent Whispy Woods. His attacks are slightly slower, he moves less often, and he has far less health than any other boss in the game.

* ExtraOreDinary: The Metal ability debuts in this game, which allows Kirby to [[MightyGlacier easily destroy enemies just by walking towards them at the cost of being extremely heavy and slow.]] The Copy Scroll allows him to [[BeTheBall transform into a ball form]], allowing him to roll down slopes at a steady pace.

** One of the spray paints used to change Kirby's skin color is Shadow. This is obviously referring to Shadow Kirby, a character from ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror''. Another spray paint color, Chalk, turns Kirby completely monochrome, just like how he looked on the UsefulNotes/GameBoy.

* DropTheHammer: King Dedede as usual. Storo also uses one to slow down Kirby from stealing the chests.

''Kirby: Squeak Squad'' (''Hoshi no Kirby: Sanjō! Dorocche Dan'', or "They've Arrived! The Dorocche Gang" in Japanese, and ''Kirby: Mouse Attack'' in European languages) is the second ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' game for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, released in 2006.

* DropTheHammer: King Dedede as usual. Storo also uses one to slow down Kirby from stealing their chests.

''Kirby: Squeak Squad'' (''Hoshi no Kirby: Sanjō! Dorocche Dan'', or "They've Arrived! The Dorocche Gang" in Japanese, and ''Kirby: Mouse Attack'' in [[MarketBasedTitle European languages]]) is the second ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' game for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, released in 2006.

''Kirby: Squeak Squad'' (''Hoshi no Kirby: Sanjō! Dorocche Dan'', or "They've Arrived! The Dorocche Gang" in Japanese, and ''Kirby: Mouse Attack'' in European languages) is the second ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' game for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, released in 2006.

Throughout Kirby's journey to get his cake back, he'll often encounter the Squeaks; they usually appear where there's [[InexplicableTreasureChests a large treasure chest]], and if they steal one, Kirby has to either chase after them or enter one of their hideouts to take it back from them.

** One of the spray paints used to change Kirby's skin color is Shadow. This is obviously referring to Shadow Kirby, a character from ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror''. Another spray paint color, Chalk, turns Kirby completely monochrome, just like how he looked on the Game Boy.

* BlindIdiotTranslation: In the cutscene where [[spoiler:the treasure chest Meta Knight stole is opened]], Daroach is referred to as "the Squeaks". This is because his gang of thieves was named after him in the Japanese version, so the translator must have mixed up the two out of context.

* BossRush: World 5-3 has you fight Bonkers, Gao Gao, Big Metalun, and finally Storo (if you don't get the large treasure chest, you fight Mr. Frosty in Storo's place). Perhaps of more significance, though, is World 6-5 that has you fight every member of the Squeaks (Spinni, Storo, and Doc, in order) other than the leader Daroach, who is fought as the world's boss in the next level. Like other Kirby games, there's also a Boss Endurance mode, which lets you pick any ability to take on every major boss in the game.

** Though returning after his absence in ''Amazing Mirror'', King Dedede is only in this game for the first level.

* JungleJapes: Jam Jungle, for the most part, takes place in a thick jungle area. One of the levels here is instead a TempleOfDoom.

* BossBonanza: World 5-3 has you fight Bonkers, Gao Gao, Big Metalun, and finally Storo (if you don't get the large treasure chest, you fight Mr. Frosty in Storo's place). Perhaps of more significance, though, is World 6-5 that has you fight every member of the Squeaks (Spinni, Storo, and Doc, in order) other than the leader Daroach, who is fought as the world's boss in the next level.

* EndOfAnEra: This game marks the end of some things that had been in most of the Kirby games due to [[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Kirby Super Star Ultra]] switching to Shinya Kumazaki for the director of the Kirby games:
** Using ExcusePlot{{s}} for the story outside of side games.
** Copy Abilities being either pressing B or any direction on the Control Pad and B to attack as ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamland'' would bring in ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'''s combo system for Copy Abilities from then on.

** Triple Star is supposed to be this game's InfinityPlusOneSword, but is horribly outclassed by many other abilities. It can't even be used effectively in Boss Endurance, as the ability suffers in the air and destroys cloud platforms, so you'll likely lose to Mecha-Kracko. Tornado is the ideal ability for bosses, while UFO is the best for unrestricted movement (barring being unable to go down ladders) and wiping out enemies -- and unlike previous games, Kirby won't lose it between stages.

* MightyGlacier: The Metal ability turns Kirby into one. He's practically invincible (except to bosses, mini-bosses, and the Squeaks), but is very slow and can hardly fly.

* DemotedToExtra: King Dedede is only in this game for the first level.