"You see, when I was a little boy, I always hated squirrels. They always threw acorns at me while I had to stand in my front yard- you already know the gnome backstory- and I could never fight back because, well, you know. So that’s why I made this: the No More Squirrel-inator!"
The general design is heavily based on the cut character Shapeshifter from A Hat in Time. The shiny colors are derived from the Shapeshifter as depicted in the Shane Frost animatics.
... bro. First of all, the peck does that even MEAN? Secondly, quit saying stuff on a pure whim, nonexistent evidence doesn't exactly help your case, here.