Old King Coal

"Hurrrr! Who dares enter Old King Coal's boiler?"

- Old King Coal

Old King Coal, subtitled "Grubby Boiler Monarch", is the boss of Glitter Gulch Mine in Banjo-Tooie. He is a gigantic living pile of coal who inhabits the boiler of Chuffy, whom he is protective over. As such, when Banjo and Kazooie first encounter Old King Coal, they get into a brief exchange, and then the duo are forced to battle him. Old King Coal's voice is the same as Chief Bloatazin's.

Whenever Banjo and Kazooie use Chuffy, Old King Coal speaks on his behalf and even drives Chuffy if he is called from a different Train Station.

In Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, a small statue of Old King Coal appears on a pile crates in Banjoland. It has the ability to blink, and its eyes follow Banjo and Kazooie.

Battle
During the battle, Old King Coal will lumber around the room in an attempt to hit Banjo and Kazooie. His body has no particular weak points and he can be hit with just about any attack. Old King Coal is invulnerable to Fire Eggs, but can take twice the damage from Ice Eggs.

After taking a certain amount of damage, Old King Coal's left arm crumbles and falls off, making him a bit lighter and quicker. From this moment, Old King Coal periodically turns up the heat inside the boiler, making the floor dangerous to walk on and filling the air with suffocating smoke. Pieces of debris amidst the sea of hot coals allow protection against the heat until it wears off. If the timer runs out, the boiler remain permanently hot, causing Banjo and Kazooie to suffocate and slowly lose their health.

When losing body parts, Old King Coal is initially unfazed, stating that he at least has another arm. Upon losing both arms, losing that, claiming he won't need arms to beat them anyway. However, once his top half is blown off, he starts showing some concern, when he starts verbally considering that he, Banjo, and Kazooie sit down and negotiate. Once Old King Coal is down to his last few body parts, the boiler remains heated indefinitely until he has been defeated, so Banjo and Kazooie must quickly defeat Old King Coal before they suffocate and lose all their health.

Upon defeat, Banjo and Kazooie are rewarded with a Jiggy. Old King Coal also loans Chuffy to them under the condition that they do not hit the train, which he had just polished.

Quotes
(If Banjo and Kazooie try to use the train before battling Old King Coal): (Before the boss battle): (During the boss battle): (Having been defeated): (Having granted permission to Banjo and Kazooie for the use of Chuffy): (If Banjo and Kazooie lose the battle, then return):
 * Are you blind? Chuffy is right in front of you!
 * (approaching Chuffy's cab): This is my train control pad.
 * Old King Coal: Hurrrr! You have to battle me before you'll go anywhere!
 * Kazooie: Huh? Who said that?
 * Banjo: Sounds like it came from that boiler...
 * Old King Coal: Hurrrr! Who dares enter Old King Coal's boiler?
 * Banjo: Ahem, I'm Banjo and this is Kazooie.
 * Kazooie:﻿ We want to use your train.
 * Old King Coal: Hurrrr! You would, huh? In that case, I'll fight you for it!
 * Kazooie: But you're supposed to be a merry old soul...
 * Old King Coal: Hurrrr! Not me pal. But you'll soon be feeling my merry old sole on the top of your puny heads!
 * Hurrrr! Let's see how you cope with a little heat!
 * Arrrrr! No great loss, I've still got another...
 * Arrrrr! But I don't need arms to beat you!
 * Arrrrr! Perhaps we should sit down and talk about this...
 * Okay, perhaps I'll let you use my train after all. But don't you DARE hit anything - I've only just polished.
 * There's no stations for my train to go to.
 * Chuffy and I are loading ore in Glitter Gulch Mine.
 * Chuffy and I are idling on the coast of Isle O'Hags.
 * Chuffy is on freight service to Grunty Industries.
 * Would you like Chuffy to pick you up?
 * Ahhh... Yes, that seems to have cooled my boiler enough! I'll let you take the chuffin' train to the ice side now...


 * Old King Coal: Back for another roasting?
 * Banjo: We still need a train to help with our adventure.
 * Old King Coal: And why might that be?
 * Kazooie: Dunno yet, but we're taking it anyway!
 * Old King Coal: Not unless you beat me first!

Trivia

 * Old King Coal is a reference to the nursery rhyme . Evidence of this can be seen when Kazooie says, "But you're supposed to be a merry old soul..." and Coal's sarcastic retort of having his "merry old sole" on top of Banjo and Kazooie's heads. In the Xbox Live Arcade version, this is further evidenced with the "Merry Old Soul" achievement, which is rewarded for defeating Old King Coal.
 * In the E3 2000 prototype build, Old King Coal used Gobi's head icon as a placeholder.
 * As noted by Gruntilda's Hag 1 boss quiz sections, Old King Coal had the second-highest HP amount of the bosses (surpassed only by the Hag 1 itself).