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'''Gruntilda Winkybunion''', more commonly known as '''Grunty''', is an evil witch and the main antagonist of the [[Banjo-Kazooie series]]. She has appeared in every game in the series yet, causing trouble for her arch-enemies, [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]].
'''Gruntilda Winkybunion''', more commonly known as '''Grunty''', is an evil witch and the main antagonist of the [[Banjo-Kazooie series]]. She has appeared in every game in the series yet, causing trouble for her nemessis, [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]].
She is one of four sisters; her other sisters are [[Brentilda]], [[Mingella]], and [[Blobbelda]].
 
She is one of four sisters; the others being [[Brentilda]], [[Mingella]], and [[Blobbelda]].


==Games==
==Games==
===''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''===
===''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''===
In the [[Banjo-Kazooie|first game]], Gruntilda played the the role of "''evil witch''" quite nicely. She spoke only in rhyme, and was known for her extreme vanity; strange, considering how ugly she appears. She had a bad habit of picking her nose, as seen in the Banjo-Kazooie intro cutscene. Like most witches, she used a broomstick for transportation. When [[Dingpot]] revealed that [[Tooty]], the sister of [[Banjo]], was the "''fairest in the land''", Gruntilda became incensed and kidnapped the child. She selfishly plotted to use a "[[Beauty Transfer Machine]]" to drain Tooty's youth and beauty and transfer it to herself. Banjo and his pal [[Kazooie]] chased the witch through her [[Gruntilda's Lair|massive lair]], where she had created various worlds filled with her minions and challenges. As the pair progressed, Gruntilda shouted rhyming taunts and various insults to keep the pair away. With help from various sources-including her sister [[Brentilda]], who told Banjo and Kazooie answers to some of the questions on her gameshow, the bird and bear duo were able to go through the worlds and reach the last challenge before rescuing Tooty, a twisted gameshow created by Gruntilda called [[Grunty's Furnace Fun]]. After the duo cleared the game, Gruntilda ran away and left them to rescue Tooty. Later, the two journeyed to the roof and battled Grunty, with aid from the [[Jinjo]]s that she had imprisoned throughout the worlds. She was defeated by the Jinjonator and trapped beneath an enormous rock, which her minion [[Klungo]] spent two years attempting to remove. Oddly enough, she remained alive, and vowed revenge upon the pair.
In the [[Banjo-Kazooie|first game]], Gruntilda played the the role of "''evil witch''" quite nicely. She spoke only in rhymes and was known for her extreme vanity, which is strange considering how ugly she appears. She had a bad habit of picking her nose, as seen in the ''Banjo-Kazooie'' intro cutscene. Like most witches, she used a [[Gruntilda's Broomstick|broomstick]] for transportation. When [[Dingpot]] revealed that [[Tooty]], the sister of [[Banjo]], was the "''prettiest and fairest in the land''", Gruntilda became incensed and kidnapped Tooty. She selfishly plotted to use a "[[Beauty Transfer Machine]]" to drain Tooty's youth and beauty and transfer it to her own ugly self. Banjo and his pal [[Kazooie]] chased the witch through her [[Gruntilda's Lair|massive lair]], where she had created various worlds filled with her minions and challenges. As the pair progressed, Gruntilda shouted rhyming taunts and various insults to keep the pair away. With help from various sources, including her sister [[Brentilda]] who told Banjo and Kazooie answers to some of the questions on her game show, the bear and bird duo were able to complete the worlds and reach Grunty's last challenge before rescuing Tooty. a twisted game show called[[Grunty's Furnace Fun]]. After the duo cleared the game, Gruntilda ran away and left them to rescue Tooty. Later, the two journeyed to the roof and battled Grunty, with aid from the [[Jinjo]]s that she had imprisoned throughout the worlds. However, she was defeated by the [[The Mighty Jinjonator|Jinjonator]] and trapped beneath an enormous rock, during which her minion [[Klungo]] spent two years attempting to remove. Unfortunately, she remained alive, and vowed her revenge upon the pair.


===Battle===
===Battle===
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===''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''===
===''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''===
After [[Banjo-Kazooie|two years had passed]], Gruntilda was suddenly freed from her prison by the sudden appearance of her sisters, [[Mingella]] and [[Blobbelda]]. Their evil spells levitated the rock that trapped Grunty, and they discovered that she had been degenerated into a skeleton. Furious at her new bony body, Gruntilda asked her sisters for help in restoring her. "Mingy" and "Blobby" had already planned for such an event, and the three prepared to leave [[Spiral Mountain]]. Before they did, when [[Mumbo]] had wandered out of the Banjo's house to find the source of the ruckus caused when Mingella and Bloddelda entered with [[Hag 1]], Grunty chased him and tried to kill him. Seeing him enter Banjo's house, she prepared a bigger spell to destroy it, and while Banjo, Kazooie, and Mumbo escaped, [[Bottles]] stayed behind assuming Mumbo was lying and trying to win at their poker game, resulting him being killed by the blast, which also ruined Banjo's house. The trio of witches then used the [[Hag 1]] digging machine to reach [[Cauldron Keep]] on [[Isle o' Hags]], where Mingella and Blobbelda revealed their [[B.O.B.]] machine. It was designed to suck the life out of anything captured in its beam; Gruntilda practiced this on [[King Jingaling]], reducing him to a zombie. It is also interesting to note that Gruntilda stopped speaking in rhyme at this point (her sisters found it "annoying"). Gruntilda then wanted to use B.O.B. on the whole island, but is informed that it will take time for it to charge up before that can happen. For the rest of the game she stays in Cauldron Keep, but will usually talk to Banjo and Kazooie whenever they enter a minigame. They eventually meet her again in Cauldron Keep, where she makes an attempt to destroy Banjo-Kazooie with another gameshow, this competing against her two sisters, called [[Tower of Tragedy]], in which the loser would have a 1-ton weight dropped on them. Her plan failed, and she ended up killing her two sisters, but because of her temper declares Banjo and Kazooie's win "invalid due to the faulty scoring equipment". Not sure of what to do next, Gruntilda takes Kazooie's advice to "escape a cowardly fashion like in Banjo-Kazooie", and she tells the duo she'll be at the top of the tower, though she of course boasts she will win this time. Sure enough, Banjo and Kazooie found Gruntilda in the Hag 1 waiting for them at the top of Cauldron Keep. Although she had more success than the last time she attacked Banjo and Kazooie (she killed two of his allies), Gruntilda's revenge plans failed and was defeated yet again, and reduced to nothing more than a talking skull. She swore that she would get her revenge in [[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts|Banjo-Threeie]].
After [[Banjo-Kazooie|two years had passed]], Gruntilda was suddenly freed from her prison by the sudden appearance of her sisters, [[Mingella]] and [[Blobbelda]]. Their evil spells levitated the rock that trapped Grunty, and they discovered that she had been degenerated into a skeleton. Furious at her new bony body, Gruntilda asked her sisters for help in restoring her. "Mingy" and "Blobby" had already planned for such an event, and the three prepared to leave [[Spiral Mountain]]. Before they did, when [[Mumbo]] had wandered out of the Banjo's house to find the source of the ruckus caused when Mingella and Bloddelda entered with [[Hag 1]], Grunty chased him and tried to kill him. Seeing him enter Banjo's house, she prepared a bigger spell to destroy it, and while Banjo, Kazooie, and Mumbo escaped, [[Bottles]] stayed behind assuming Mumbo was lying and trying to win at their poker game, resulting him being killed by the blast, which also ruined Banjo's house. The trio of witches then used the [[Hag 1]] digging machine to reach [[Cauldron Keep]] on [[Isle o' Hags]], where Mingella and Blobbelda revealed their [[B.O.B.]] machine. It was designed to suck the life out of anything captured in its beam; Gruntilda practiced this on [[King Jingaling]], reducing him to a zombie. It is also interesting to note that Gruntilda stopped speaking in rhyme at this point (her sisters found it "annoying"). Gruntilda then wanted to use B.O.B. on the whole island, but is informed that it will take time for it to charge up before that can happen. For the rest of the game she stays in Cauldron Keep, but will usually talk to Banjo and Kazooie whenever they enter a minigame. They eventually meet her again in Cauldron Keep, where she makes an attempt to destroy Banjo-Kazooie with another gameshow, this competing against her two sisters, called [[Tower of Tragedy]], in which the loser would have a 1-ton weight dropped on them. Her plan failed, and she ended up killing her two sisters, but because of her temper declares Banjo and Kazooie's win "invalid due to the faulty scoring equipment". Not sure of what to do next, Gruntilda takes Kazooie's advice to "escape a cowardly fashion like in Banjo-Kazooie", and she tells the duo she'll be at the top of the tower, though she of course boasts she will win this time. Sure enough, Banjo and Kazooie found Gruntilda in the Hag 1 waiting for them at the top of Cauldron Keep. Although she had more success than the last time she attacked Banjo and Kazooie (she killed two of his allies), Gruntilda's revenge plans failed and was defeated yet again, and reduced to nothing more than a talking skull. She swore that she would get her revenge in [[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts|Banjo-Threeie]].


Gruntilda is also a playable character in the multiplayer games ''Targitzan's Temple Shootout, Ordnance Storage Shootout ''and ''Clinker's Cavern Shootout. ''In these games, Gruntilda is the tank character, her health at a whopping 16 honeycombs, enabling her to endure four grenade eggs, but she is also the largest target and moves the slowest.
Gruntilda is also a playable character in the multiplayer games ''Targitzan's Temple Shootout, Ordnance Storage Shootout ''and ''Clinker's Cavern Shootout. ''In these games, Gruntilda is the tank character, her health at a whopping 16 honeycombs, enabling her to endure four grenade eggs, but she is also the largest target and moves the slowest.
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====[[Nutty Acres]]====
====[[Nutty Acres]]====
She appears in Act 3 and she is trying to steal the island's Loco Coco. She carries it away and Banjo must knock it out of her vehicle. This is not a difficult challenge as the coconut is not secured. Beating the challenge earns the bear and bird high grip wheels for the trolley in Showdown Town.Use the fulgore fist!
She appears in Act 3 and she is trying to steal the island's Loco Coco. She carries it away and Banjo must knock it out of her vehicle. This is not a difficult challenge as the coconut is not secured. Beating the challenge earns the bear and bird high grip wheels for the trolley in Showdown Town. Use the fulgore fist!


====[[LOGBOX 720]]====
====[[LOGBOX 720]]====
Grunty attempts to send Piddles to contaminate the glubber tank (forcing Bottles to shut down the LOGBOX 720) but first offers a race in Act 3. When Banjo wins, Grunty must stop her plan. Grunty races in the water and Banjo on land and the race is several laps long. The prize for this victory are the floaters and a small propeller.After she is dead go down the pink pool to find two passenges,in one is notes and nothing in the other.
Grunty attempts to send Piddles to contaminate the glubber tank (forcing Bottles to shut down the LOGBOX 720) but first offers a race in Act 3. When Banjo wins, Grunty must stop her plan. Grunty races in the water and Banjo on land and the race is several laps long. The prize for this victory are the floaters and a small propeller. After she is defeated, go down the pink pool to find two passages, one containing notes and the other nothing.


====[[Banjoland]]====
====[[Banjoland]]====
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====[[Terrarium of Terror]]====
====[[Terrarium of Terror]]====
Grunty attempts to destory the foliage in Act 5 with her invisible flying vehicle. Banjo destroys the UFO and earns a horn. If the invisblity device is destroyed first, the challenge is easier.The device is a chameleon. It is easy to defeat her if you purchase the clockwork kaz part from Humbas Shop
Grunty attempts to destroy the foliage in Act 5 with her invisible flying vehicle. Banjo destroys the UFO and earns a horn. If the invisibility device is destroyed first, the challenge is easier.The device is a chameleon. It is easy to defeat her if you purchase the clockwork kaz part from Humba's Shop


====[[Spiral Mountain]]====
====[[Spiral Mountain]]====
Grunty's plan for Spiral Mountain is revealed. She plans to industralize Spiral Mountain, turning it into Grunty Towers. Grunty unleashes her five strongest vehicles in her final challenge. The first is a monster truck that is very fast. Then she drives a boat in the lake. After that, she pilots another invisible vehicle, fortunately however, it cannot fly. Then she uses an immobile impenetrable fortress to attack. Finally, she pilots a very fast airborne broomstick. After this is defeated, Grunty tries to assault the heroes, but L.O.G. intervenes again and tells her she lost the challenge, Spiral Mountain and her freedom. As such, the witch is sent to work in the videogame factory, she is shown busily working in the factory while [[Piddles]] bosses her around, however, right before the game cuts to credits, she cackles and states it was a mistake to bring her here, plotting to create her own video game.
Grunty's plan for Spiral Mountain is revealed. She plans to industrialize Spiral Mountain, turning it into Grunty Towers. Grunty unleashes her five strongest vehicles in her final challenge. The first is a monster truck that is very fast. Then she drives a boat in the lake. After that, she pilots another invisible vehicle, fortunately however, it cannot fly. Then she uses an immobile impenetrable fortress to attack. Finally, she pilots a very fast airborne broomstick. After this is defeated, Grunty tries to assault the heroes, but L.O.G. intervenes again and tells her she lost the challenge, Spiral Mountain and her freedom. As such, the witch is sent to work in the videogame factory, she is shown busily working in the factory while [[Piddles]] bosses her around, however, right before the game cuts to credits, she cackles and states it was a mistake to bring her here, plotting to create her own video game.


==Personality==
==Personality==
Like the rest of the characters in the series, Gruntilda has a very comical personality, and often breaks the [[4th wall]]. She isn't very smart. In Banjo-Kazooie, after kidnapping [[Tooty]], she won't activate her machine unless the player gets a gameover for no explained reason. She also lets Banjo and Kazooie actually have a chance in her [[Grunty's Furnace Fun]] game as opposed to just immediately activating a trap in the game that will kill them. However, even though she's extremely comical, she is none the less very evil. Aside from the plan she had to take Tooty's beauty away in the first game, her evil nature is also shown with how she abuses her minions throughout the game, and everyone else.  
Like the rest of the characters in the series, Gruntilda has a very comical personality and often breaks the [[4th wall]]. She isn't very smart. In Banjo-Kazooie, after kidnapping [[Tooty]], she won't activate her machine unless the player gets a game over for no explained reason. She also lets Banjo and Kazooie actually have a chance in her [[Grunty's Furnace Fun]] game as opposed to just immediately activating a trap in the game that will kill them. However, even though she's extremely comical, she is none the less very evil. Aside from the plan she had to take Tooty's beauty away in the first game, her evil nature is also shown with how she abuses her minions throughout the game, and everyone else.  
In the first game Gruntilda has a fairly typical witch personality with her goal of being the best looking and trying to kill Banjo and Kazooie when they try to stop her.
In the first game Gruntilda has a fairly typical witch personality with her goal of being the best looking and trying to kill Banjo and Kazooie when they try to stop her.


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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*All of Gruntilda's sisters have only appeared in one game so far: [[Brentilda]] has so far only appeared in [[Banjo-Kazooie]], and [[Mingella]] and [[Blobbelda]] have only appeared in [[Banjo-Tooie]].
*All of Gruntilda's sisters have only appeared in one game so far: [[Brentilda]] has only appeared in [[Banjo-Kazooie]], and [[Mingella]] and [[Blobbelda]] have only appeared in [[Banjo-Tooie]].
*Gruntilda's personality and actions resemble those of fictional witches and other evil characters. Her reason for kidnapping Tooty for her beauty is similar to the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. She resembles the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum's ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and its adaptations. Also, considering her cauldron and her two sisters, the Winkybunion sisters (excluding Brentilda) resemble the witches from William Shakespeare's ''Macbeth'' (those witches and Grunty tend to rhyme as well).
*Gruntilda's personality and actions resemble those of fictional witches and other evil characters. Her reason for kidnapping Tooty for her beauty is similar to the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. She resembles the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum's ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and its adaptations. Also, considering her cauldron and her two sisters, the Winkybunion sisters (excluding Brentilda), resemble the witches from William Shakespeare's ''Macbeth'' (those witches and Grunty tend to rhyme as well).
*Gruntilda does not rhyme in [[Banjo-Tooie]] as a condition to enlisting her sister's help. Even after she kills them in the [[Tower of Tragedy]].
*Gruntilda does not rhyme in [[Banjo-Tooie]] as a condition to enlisting her sister's help. Even after she kills them in the [[Tower of Tragedy]].
*Gruntilda seems very fond of game shows, as she hosts three of them at the end of [[Banjo-Kazooie]], [[Banjo-Tooie]], and [[Grunty's Revenge]]. L.O.G. replaced her as the quiz host in [[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]].
*Gruntilda seems very fond of game shows, as she hosts three of them at the end of [[Banjo-Kazooie]], [[Banjo-Tooie]], and [[Grunty's Revenge]]. L.O.G. replaced her as the quiz host in [[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]].
* A running gag in [[Banjo-Tooie]] is that one of Grunty's eyes comes out on occasions.
*A running gag in [[Banjo-Tooie]] is that one of Grunty's eyes pops out on occasions.
* Her appearance in Nuts and Bolts bears some similarity to Dr. Weil from the Mega Man Zero Series.
*Her appearance in Nuts and Bolts bears some similarity to Dr. Weil from the Mega Man Zero Series.
* She is voiced by [[wikipedia: Lucy Elliot|Lucy Elliot]].
*Gruntilda is voiced by [[wikipedia: Lucy Elliot|Lucy Elliot]].
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