Editing Right Hand Robot

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|image= [[File:E78 Scene 35.png|300px]]
|caption= [[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]] runs from the fully-militarized flying [[Escar-droid]].
|release={{Released|Japan|April 19, 2003|NA|October 30, 2004}}
|episode=78
|4kids=78
|ability= [[Bomb]]
|monster= [[Escar-droid]]
|character= [[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]], [[Tiff]], [[King Dedede (anime character)|King Dedede]], [[Escargoon]], [[Escar-droid]]
|previousepisode=[[Dedede's Monsterpiece]]
|nextepisode=[[Goin' Bonkers]]
}}
'''Right Hand Robot''' is the 78th episode of the ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'' series. In this episode, [[Escargoon]] builds a [[Escar-droid|robotic duplicate of himself]] to serve [[King Dedede (anime character)|King Dedede]] in his place, but Dedede's tests end up wrecking the robot time and again. Escargoon spends several sleepless nights repairing the robot, but eventually finds he cannot keep up, and also ends up losing [[Tiff]]'s trust and assistance after he tries to pretend to be the robot himself and is forced by Dedede to attack [[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]]. Escargoon resorts to pleading with [[Night Mare Enterprises]] for help, and they send him a heart-shaped piece which transforms the droid into a death machine. Kirby ends up having to destroy the robot using the [[Bomb]] [[Copy Ability]], leaving Escargoon to bemoan the fate of his beloved creation, and then promptly fall asleep from exhaustion.

==Characters==
The following characters appear in this episode:
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!colspan=3|Cast of "Right Hand Robot" &nbsp;
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!colspan=3|Primary characters
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|{{center|[[File:E78 Kirby.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]]'''}}
|''"Poyo!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E78 Tiff.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Tiff]]'''}}
|''"You have to let that robot make some mistakes!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E78 King Dedede.png|100px]]<br>'''[[King Dedede (anime character)|King Dedede]]'''}}
|''"Escargoon! This your pea-brained idea of a joke?!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E78 Escargoon.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Escargoon]]'''}}
|''"You snail-driver! I'm tired of being harassed, tired of being insulted, and tired of being tired!"''
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|{{center|[[File:Escar-droid.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Escar-droid]]'''}}
|''"MUST. CRUSH. KIRBY."''
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!colspan=3|Secondary characters
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|{{center|[[File:E78 Cappies.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Cappy (anime)|Cappy villagers]]'''}}
|(no dialogue)
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|{{center|[[File:E78 Chef Kawasaki.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Chef Kawasaki (anime character)|Chef Kawasaki]]'''}}
|''"A monster!"''
|Appears only in the Japanese version, so his dialogue is translated from that version.
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|{{center|[[File:E78 Waddle Doo.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Captain Waddle Doo]]'''}}
|''"Ah! Look out!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E8 Kabu.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Kabu (anime character)|Kabu]]'''}}
|''"Warp Star!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E78 Lady Like.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Lady Like]]'''}}
|''"I vish{{sic}} I had a droid to be my housekeeper."''
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|{{center|[[File:E78 Mabel.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Mabel]]'''}}
|''"Run! We're under attack!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E78 Mayor Len.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Mayor Len Blustergas]]'''}}
|''"My my, it's so mild again, today..."''
|Appears only in the Japanese version, so his dialogue is translated from that version.
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|{{center|[[File:E78 Meta Knight.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Meta Knight (anime character)|Meta Knight]]'''}}
|''"No, you won't!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E78 Salesguy.png|100px]]<br>'''[[N.M.E. Sales Guy]]'''}}
|''"The gizmo I've got'll make your robot irresistible!"'' <small>*laughs*</small>
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|{{center|[[File:E78 Curio.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Professor Curio]]'''}}
|''"It's probably going to be a quiet day."''
|Appears only in the Japanese version, so his dialogue is translated from that version.
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|{{center|[[File:E78 Sir Ebrum.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Sir Ebrum]]'''}}
|''"I'd be happy to buy you one, my dear! It would be great if you had someone else to boss around besides me!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E78 Tokkori.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Tokkori]]'''}}
|''"What you been eatin', Kirby?"''
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|{{center|[[File:E78 Tuff.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Tuff]]'''}}
|''"Aren't you gonna get his tea?"''
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|{{center|[[File:E78 Waddle Dees.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Waddle Dee (anime character)|Waddle Dees]]'''}}
|(no dialogue)
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==Locations==
*[[Dream Land (anime)|Dream Land]]
**[[Cappy Town]]
**[[Castle Dedede]]
**[[Kirby's House]]

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==Plot synopsis==
[[File:E78 Scene 5.png|thumb|150px|Escargoon introduces his newly-built robotic double.]]
The episode begins at [[Castle Dedede]], where [[King Dedede (anime character)|King Dedede]] proceeds to start working [[Escargoon]] harder than usual, forcing him to do all sorts of minute tasks for the King in rapid succession. During this, Escargoon accidentally spills hot tea on himself, and instead of taking pity on him, King Dedede whacks him for spilling tea on the carpet. Escargoon then decides he has had enough abuse, and gets to work that night on a [[Escar-droid|robotic replacement]] of himself, convinced that King Dedede will not notice the difference. The next morning, King Dedede calls Escargoon to get tea again, and instead of delivering it himself, he sends the robot off to do the task for him as [[Tiff]], [[Tuff]], and [[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]] watch. King Dedede asks the droid for several things which are promptly delivered, but notices something is wrong when he tries to hit the robot to no effect, and ends up with swollen hands instead. As the robot wraps his hands in bandages, King Dedede reali{{z}}es that it's not really Escargoon, and the real snail along with the kids come out to laugh at him.

Escargoon then explains that the Escar-droid will obey any of King Dedede's commands, so the King decides to test it by ordering it to attack Escargoon, which it does. He then sends it after Kirby, who makes a run for it after receiving several hits from the droid. After running through the castle, Kirby manages to avoid the robot as it plummets off a balcony and gets wrecked. Escargoon is left to try and repair it while Tiff scolds him for building something so dangerous. Escargoon then demands that Tiff help him rebuild the robot. She refuses at first, but ends up helping him anyway. After another night in the observatory, Escar-droid is repaired and made "unbreakable". From there, it resumes its duties as it cleans up King Dedede's room. As Escargoon watches, he notices the robot nearly dropping a flower vase and runs in to correct it. After the robot is given another task to straighten a painting, Escargoon then runs in again to try and do it himself, but ends up dropping the painting along with a light fixture due to his fatigue. At the end of the day, King Dedede gloats that he managed to break the Escar-droid again and demands Escargoon to fix it up. 

[[File:E78 Scene 24.png|thumb|150px|left|Escargoon inserts a heart-shaped piece provided by Night Mare Enterprises to give his droid feelings.]]
Escargoon asks Tiff to help him repair it again, and as before, she initially refuses, but ends up helping anyway after her parents urge her to. They work all night to try and fix it, but do not finish in time. So as not to blow his cover, Escargoon puts on pieces of the suit and pretends to be the robot, delivering King Dedede his tea. Escargoon then starts to reali{{z}}e his folly as he is forced to perform more duties for the King, having not slept for several days. Escargoon tries to excuse himself, but King Dedede sees through his disguise and plays along, ordering the "droid" to attack Kirby again. Escargoon is forced to comply, and proceeds to attack Kirby and Tuff out in the courtyard using a bazooka. He starts to become manic and delusional during this attack, but he ends up being stopped by [[Meta Knight (anime character)|Meta Knight]], who knocks him aside using a [[Slide]] kick. Later that night, Tiff and Tuff berate Escargoon for trying to attack Kirby, and swear - this time for real - to never to help him repair the robot again.

[[File:E78 Scene 39.png|thumb|150px|Bomb Kirby defeats Escar-droid in the sky.]]
Left with no other options, Escargoon decides to contact [[Night Mare Enterprises]] in the middle of the night and request them to help him fix up his robot. The [[N.M.E. Sales Guy]] sends him a "gizmo" shaped like a heart, which Escargoon uses to empower his robot with feelings. After flipping a switch, a bolt of lightning strikes the droid to power it up, which also causes the robot to automatically rebuild its outer shell. The next morning, an extremely sleep-deprived Escargoon shows off his newly-rebuilt droid to King Dedede, and shows off its improved abilities when it successfully fulfills King Dedede's request for it to make him a ten-course meal in less than a minute. King Dedede then orders the Escar-droid to attack Escargoon again, but it replies that it was "not programmed to fight" and instead gives King Dedede a massage. Dedede commends Escargoon for his programming skills, but at that moment, the N.M.E. Sales Guy returns to reveal that the droid was powered up using technology from his company, and tells King Dedede that pressing the green button on the droid's shell will change its temperament from passive to hostile, and he does so, revealing the droid's combat abilities.

King Dedede then gets an idea to send the droid after Kirby, but the N.M.E. Sales Guy warns him first not to push the droid's red button. Despite this warning, King Dedede is overcome with curiosity and presses it anyway, turning the droid into a flying death machine with cannons for hands. Escar-droid then flies out of the castle and starts wreaking havoc on [[Cappy Town]], blowing up houses and terrorizing the [[Cappy (anime)|Cappies]]. It also ends up destroying [[Kirby's House]] and antagonizing both of its residents with further missiles. Tiff calls for the [[Warp Star]] to help Kirby fight back, and Kirby ends up inadvertently leading the droid's seeker missiles into King Dedede and Escargoon after they drove in on the [[Royal Racecar]]. Kirby then [[inhale]]s one of the droid's missiles to gain the [[Bomb]] [[Copy Ability]]. From here, after avoiding another homing missile, Kirby traps the droid between its own missile and Kirby's bomb to blow it up in midair. After picking up one of the pieces, Escargoon laments the loss of his faithful robotic servant as the others comment, but then Escargoon finally collapses from exhaustion and falls asleep. The episode ends as Kirby follows suit and falls asleep as well.

==Differences between versions==
[[File:E78 Removed Scene.png|thumb|150px|Japanese-exclusive scene where Mayor Len and Professor Curio comment on the peaceful day just as Escar-droid 2 attacks.]]
*In the Japanese version, the scene where King Dedede complains about the dust in his room features a couple more shots.
*In the Japanese version, an arrangement of the first portion of the end credits theme for ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' plays while Escar-droid 2 is preparing King Dedede's one-minute meal.
*In the Japanese version, there is an extra scene where [[Mayor Len Blustergas]] and [[Professor Curio]] are commenting on how peaceful the day is just before Escar-droid 2 attacks [[Cappy Town]].
**Another scene appears where [[Chef Kawasaki (anime character)|Chef Kawasaki]] runs from the robot as it attacks.

===Dialogue differences===
*In the Japanese version, [[Tiff]] does not outright refuse to help [[Escargoon]] repair [[Escar-droid]] at first, but merely complains about being asked to help. Additionally, there is no implication that they made it harder to break.
*In the Japanese version, when King Dedede breaks the Escar-droid again, he is singing (translated) "Double the Escargon, double the fun."
*In the Japanese version, Escar-droid 2 says (translated) "Robo-Escargon 2 One-Minute Cooking". This is a reference to the cooking show in the earlier episode [[A Half-Baked Battle]].

==Trivia==
*The scene where Escargoon empowers the Escar-droid using lightning is a reference to [[wikipedia:Frankenstein (1931 film)|the 1931 film adaptation]] of the 1818 science horror novel ''[[wikipedia:Frankenstein|Frankenstein]]'' by English writer [[wikipedia:Mary Shelley|Mary Shelley]]. In the film, Victor Frankenstein uses lightning to bring the Creature to life; the process of making and animating him was left deliberately vague in the original book.
*Escargoon mourning the loss of his droid after picking up one piece of it mirrors Kirby's loss of his [[Electronic Pet]] in the episode [[Kirby's Pet Peeve]].

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==Gallery==
<gallery>
E78 Scene 1.png|King Dedede tortures Escargoon to show him what a "real" massage should feel like.
E78 Scene 2.png|Escargoon gets bashed by King Dedede for spilling the King's tea over himself.
E78 Scene 3.png|Escargoon spends the night working on a robotic creation.
E78 Scene 4.png|Escar-droid is introduced to Tiff, Tuff, and Kirby.
E78 Scene 6.png|Escar-droid brings tea to King Dedede.
E78 Scene 7.png|King Dedede tries to harm the droid with a fan, thinking it to be Escargoon.
E78 Scene 8.png|King Dedede has his hands wrapped in bandages after he hurts himself trying to pound the droid.
E78 Scene 9.png|King Dedede orders Escar-droid to smack Escargoon.
E78 Scene 10.png|Escar-droid attacks Kirby on King Dedede's orders.
E78 Scene 11.png|Kirby runs away from the pursuing Escar-droid.
E78 Scene 12.png|Kirby leads Escar-droid off a balcony, destroying it.
E78 Scene 13.png|Escargoon bemoans his ruined robot and begs Tiff to help him fix it.
E78 Scene 14.png|Tiff and Escargoon spend another night fixing the robot.
E78 Scene 15.png|Escargoon watches in horror as his robot is about to make a mistake.
E78 Scene 16.png|Escargoon overcompensates for his robot and drops King Dedede's map.
E78 Scene 17.png|King Dedede gloats about how he managed to wreck the Escar-droid again.
E78 Scene 18.png|Tiff and Escargoon spent a third night fixing up the robot.
E78 Scene 19.png|Escargoon serves King Dedede tea while pretending to be Escar-droid.
E78 Scene 20.png|King Dedede sees through Escargoon's ruse and decides to toy with him.
E78 Scene 21.png|Escargoon attacks Kirby and Tuff with a bazooka on King Dedede's orders.
E78 Scene 22.png|Escargoon is stopped in his rampage by Meta Knight using a [[Slide]] attack.
E78 Scene 23.png|Escargoon pleads with the N.M.E. Sales Guy to send him parts to help fix his robot.
E78 Scene 25.png|The Escar-droid is rejuvenated after its new heart is activated.
E78 Scene 26.png|Escargoon embraces his revived creation.
E78 Scene 27.png|Escar-droid 2 shows off its skill by preparing a meal for King Dedede.
E78 Scene 28.png|Escar-droid 2 is finished with the meal in under a minute.
E78 Scene 29.png|The N.M.E. Sales Guy chimes in and tells King Dedede about the buttons on the droid's back.
E78 Scene 30.png|Escar-droid 2 shows off its combat abilities after its "heart" is disabled.
E78 Scene 31.png|King Dedede presses the red button on Escar-droid 2 after being explicitly told not to.
E78 Scene 32.png|King Dedede and Escargoon watch as Escar-droid 2 - now uncontrollably militarized - flies off to attack Cappy Town.
E78 Scene 33.png|The Cappies panic as their houses are struck by missiles.
E78 Scene 34.png|Kirby and Tokkori reel from their house being struck by a missile.
E78 Scene 36.png|Escar-droid 2 locks on to Kirby and fires missiles at him.
E78 Scene 37.png|Kirby leads one of the missiles to strike the [[Royal Racecar]].
E78 Scene 38.png|Bomb Kirby flanks Escar-droid 2 to lead one of its missiles back to it.
E78 Scene 40.png|Escargoon mourns the loss of his robot.
E78 Scene 41.png|The final shot of the episode
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==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja=発進!エスカルゴン・ロボ
|jaR=Hasshin! Esukarugon Robo
|jaM=Takeoff! Robo Escargon
|ptA=Escar-dróide
|ptAM=Escar-droid
}}

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