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| {{Infobox character | | {{Infobox enemy |
| |image=[[File:Old King Coal.png|200px]] | | |image = Old King Coal.png |
| |game=''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'' | | |boss = yes |
| |world=[[Glitter Gulch Mine]] | | |title = Grubby Boiler Monarch |
| |icon=[[File:BT XBLA Old King Coal icon.png|''Banjo-Tooie'' (XBLA)]]}} | | |game = [[Banjo-Tooie]]<br>[[Banjo-Tooie (Xbox Live Arcade)]] |
| {{quote|Hurrrr! Not me [[Kazooie|pal]]. But you'll soon be feeling my merry old sole on the top of your puny heads!|Old King Coal|[[Banjo-Tooie]]}} | | |world = [[Glitter Gulch Mine]] |
| '''Old King Coal''' is a character in ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''. | | |hp = 50 |
| | |wn = [[Blue Eggs|Normal]], [[Grenade Eggs|Grenade]], and [[Ice Eggs]] |
| | |wp = Head, arms, legs, torso |
| | |icon = Old_King_Coal's_Icon.png |
| | }}{{quote|Hurrrr! Who dares enter Old King Coal's boiler?|Old King Coal|[[Banjo-Tooie]]}} |
| | '''Old King Coal''' is the boss of [[Glitter Gulch Mine]] and is essentially a gigantic living pile of coal inhabiting the boiler of [[Chuffy]] the train. He is possessive of his train and thinks that a curious [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]] are attempting to steal it. After a traditional exchange of lines, he proceeds to fight the duo. |
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| ==Biography==
| | 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. After taking a certain amount of damage, his right arm will crumble and fall off, making him a bit lighter and quicker, and progressively losing more body parts as he takes more damage. From the moment he loses his first arm, Old King Coal will periodically turn 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 will offer protection against the heat until it wears off (Old King Coal can't touch them when Banjo and Kazooie stand on those either), but once Old King Coal is down to his last few body parts, the boiler will remain heated indefinitely until he has been defeated, making a quick kill imperative to avoid suffocating. |
| Old King Coal is a gigantic living pile of coal who inhabits the boiler of [[Chuffy]], whom he is protective over. | |
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| ===''Banjo-Tooie''===
| | While it may be faster to chase Old King Coal and peck him, it may be safer to stay back on the debris and pelt him with [[Blue Eggs|eggs]], which will still quickly kill him. It should be noted that he is immune to [[Fire Eggs]]. He does however, take extra damage from [[Ice Eggs]] and [[Grenade Eggs]]. |
| In ''Banjo-Tooie'', Old King Coal is found in [[Glitter Gulch Mine]], inside his train Chuffy, where he is subtitled "Grubby Boiler Monarch." After the locomotive is lifted back up by [[Mumbo Jumbo]], its boiler can be entered by [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]]. When they first encounter him, they get into a brief exchange, and then the duo are forced to battle the monarch.
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| During the fight, 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 Egg]]s, but can take twice the damage from [[Ice Egg]]s.
| | Upon defeat, Old King Coal lends Banjo and Kazooie usage of his train, as well as a shiny, golden [[Jiggy]]. He speaks on behalf of Chuffy and will even drive the train to them if called from another train station. |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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. Whenever Banjo and Kazooie use Chuffy, Old King Coal speaks on his behalf and even drives the train if he is called from a different [[Train Station]].
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| His voice is the same as [[Chief Bloatazin]]'s.
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| ===''Nuts & Bolts''===
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| 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.
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| ==Quotes==
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| *"''No service - train derailed in Glitter Gulch Mine.''"
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| *"''Are you blind? Chuffy is right in front of you!''"
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| *"''This is my train control pad.''"
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| *"''Hurrrr! You have to battle me before you'll go anywhere!''"
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| *"''Hurrrr! Who dares enter Old King Coal's boiler?''"
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| *"''Hurrrr! You would, huh? In that case, I'll fight you for it!''"
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| *"''Hurrrr! Not me pal. But you'll soon be feeling my merry old sole on the top of your puny heads!''"
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| *"''Back for another roasting?''"
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| *"''And why might that be?''"
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| *"''Not unless you beat me first!''"
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| *"''Hurrrr! Let's see how you cope with a little heat!''"
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| *"''Arrrrr! No great loss, I've still got another...''"
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| *"''Arrrrr! But I don't need arms to beat you!''"
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| *"''Arrrrr! Perhaps we should sit down and talk about this...''"
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| *"''Hurrr-hurrr! My boiler’s now at maximum temperature!''"
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| *"''Okay, perhaps I'll let you use my train after all. But don't you dare hit anything — I've only just polished.''"
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| *"''There's no stations for my train to go to.''"
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| *"''Chuffy is loading ore in Glitter Gulch Mine.''"
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| *"''Chuffy is enjoying the attractions of [[Witchyworld]].''"
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| *"''Chuffy is relaxing by [[Cliff Top|the coast]] of [[Isle O' Hags]].''"
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| *"''Chuffy is viewing the cave paintings in [[Terrydactyland]].''"
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| *"''Chuffy is on freight service to [[Grunty Industries]].''"
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| *"''Chuffy is warming his coals on the lava side of [[Hailfire Peaks]].''"
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| *"''Chuffy is chilling out on the ice side of Hailfire Peaks.''"
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| *"''Would you like Chuffy to pick you up?''"
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| *"''Sorry, but I can't go there. the sudden drop in temperature would crack my boiler, and it would be curtains for me... However, if you can find a way to cool my boiler a little...''"
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| *"''Ahhh... Yes, that seems to have cooled my boiler enough! I'll let you take the chuffin' train to the ice side now...''"
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| Old King Coal BT Character Parade.png|In ''Banjo-Tooie''{{'}}s character parade | | Bt king coal.png|Old King Coal in the Character Parade in ''Banjo Tooie''. |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==Nomenclature== | | ==Trivia== |
| {{Foreign names | | *Old King Coal is a reference to the nursery rhyme ''Old King Cole''. Evidence of this can be seen when Kazooie says, "But you're supposed to be a merry old soul...", a reference to the line, "And a merry old soul was he." |
| |Spa = Viejo Rey del Carbón<br>Monarca de la Sucia Caldera | | *A model of Old King Coal appears in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' in [[Banjoland]] on top of the boxes. |
| |SpaM = Old King Coal<br>Grubby Boiler Monarch
| | *Apart from [[Klungo]] and [[Hag 1]], Old King Coal is the only boss you must defeat to complete the game, since you need Chuffy to enter [[Grunty Industries]] and learn the [[Claw Clamber Boots]], which in turn are needed to get up to [[Cauldron Keep]]. |
| |Ger = Briketto Blanko<br>Hämischer Heizkessel-Herrscher
| | <!--Music system. Do not fiddle!--> |
| |GerM = A pun of the german singer and actor "Roberto Blanco"<br>Malicious Boiler Ruler
| | {|class="wikitable" style="width:30%; cellspacing=5; cellpadding=2" align="right" border="2" |
| |Ita = Vecchio Re Coke | | | style="background:#ffffff;" | <center>'''Old King Coal Boss Theme'''<br /><small>When window pops up click open and wait for the music tune to load.</small></center><br /><imagemap> |
| |ItaM = Old King Coke
| | Image:Sound play.png|110px|center|Play this tune. |
| |Jap = キング・コウル<br>ボイラーしつのヌシ
| | desc none |
| |JapM = King Coal<br>Boiler Room Master
| | default [http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/banjokazooie/images//b/b6/055_Boss_3_-_Old_King_Coal%2C_Grubby_Boiler_Monarch%21.ogg] |
| }}
| | </imagemap> |
| | |} |
| | <!--Music area finished--> |
| | *Old King Coal was the only working boss in the beta of [[Bottles' Revenge]], but he cannot be controlled using the normal Bottles' Revenge code. |
| | *Despite his menacing appearance, Old King Coal is considered one of the easiest bosses of all time. This is probably because you need Chuffy the train to advance in the game, and if the battle was too difficult, some players would not have been able to beat the game. |
| | *Creepily, a small statue of Old King Coal found in Banjoland in Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts 'n' Bolts, and it has the ability to blink, possibly meaning he revived himself with just a small amount of coal left to use, and was later captured as an exhibit. |
| | *This boss is very similar to and possibly inspired from the Black Knight from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Both of them still fight even after having some of their limbs severed. It is also interesting to note that this movie was made by a British director, and Rare is also based in Great Britain. |
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| ==Trivia==
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| *Old King Coal is a reference to the nursery rhyme {{wp|Old King Cole}}. Evidence of this can be seen when Kazooie says he's "supposed to be a merry old soul" and the king'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.
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| *In the E3 2000 prototype build, Old King Coal used [[Gobi]]'s head icon as a placeholder.
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| *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).
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| *In ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts'', a [[Nintendo 64]] was originally intended to be placed in the spot of Banjoland where the Old King Coal statue is located.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/videos/2008/07/08/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-x360-banjo-land-walkthrough?objectid=15334 Banjo Land Walkthrough - IGN]</ref> This was likely changed due to legal reasons.
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Bosses]] | | [[Category:Characters]] |
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