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|image = [[File:Gruntilda's Lair N&B.jpg| | |image = [[File:Gruntilda's Lair N&B.jpg|300px]]<br>Gruntilda's Lair in ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts'' | ||
|game = ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''<br>''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''<br>''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge]]''<br>''[[Banjo-Pilot]]''<br>''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' | |game = ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''<br>''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''<br>''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge]]''<br>''[[Banjo-Pilot]]''<br>''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Gruntilda's Lair''', also known as simply '''Grunty's Lair''', is a building in [[Spiral Mountain]] and the residence of [[Gruntilda]], with its entrance being shaped like her head. | '''Gruntilda's Lair''', also known as simply '''Grunty's Lair''', is a recurring location in the [[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|''Banjo-Kazooie'' series]]. | ||
==Features and overview== | |||
Gruntilda's Lair is a building in [[Spiral Mountain]] and the residence of [[Gruntilda]], with its entrance being shaped like her head. | |||
===''Banjo-Kazooie''=== | ===''Banjo-Kazooie''=== | ||
[[File:Gruntilda's Lair B-K interior.png|thumb|220px|The first room of Gruntilda's Lair in ''Banjo-Kazooie'']] | [[File:Gruntilda's Lair B-K interior.png|thumb|220px|The first room of Gruntilda's Lair in ''Banjo-Kazooie'']] | ||
In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', Gruntilda's Lair is the game's hub world and can be entered by using the bridge in Spiral Mountain. [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]] are forced to enter it after the evil witch kidnaps the bear's sister, [[Tooty]], in order to steal her beauty. The only way to reach [[Winkybunion Tower]], the top of the lair and where Gruntilda is fought, is by venturing through the worlds inside to obtain [[Jiggy|Jiggies]] and complete the [[Jigsaw Picture]]s until the entire lair is traversed. | In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', Gruntilda's Lair is the game's hub world and can be entered by using the bridge in Spiral Mountain. [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]] are forced to enter it after the evil witch kidnaps the bear's sister, [[Tooty]], in order to steal her beauty. The only way to reach [[Winkybunion Tower]], the top of the lair and where Gruntilda is fought, is by venturing through the worlds inside to obtain [[Jiggy|Jiggies]] and complete the [[Jigsaw Picture]]s until the entire lair is traversed. | ||
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====Enemies==== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Beehive B-K.png|[[Beehive]] (count: 11) | |||
Bigbutt.png|[[Bigbutt]] (count: 1) | |||
Big Clucker.png|[[Big Clucker]]* (count: 1) | |||
Buzzbomb.png|[[Buzzbomb]]* (count: 2) | |||
Chinker.png|[[Chinker]]* (count: 1) | |||
Chump.jpg|[[Chump]] (count: 3) | |||
Flotsam.jpg|[[Flotsam]]* (count: 1) | |||
Grille Chompa B-K.png|[[Grille Chompa]]* (count: 3) | |||
Red Gruntling.png|[[Gruntling]] (red) (count: 7) | |||
Blue Gruntling.png|[[Gruntling]] (blue) (count: 4) | |||
Black Gruntling.png|[[Gruntling]] (black) (count: 2) | |||
Mum-mum.png|[[Mum-mum]]* (count: 2) | |||
Ripper BK art.jpg|[[Ripper]] (giant)* (count: 3) | |||
Scabby.png|[[Scabby]]* (count: 1) | |||
Shrapnel B-K.png|[[Shrapnel]]* (count: 2) | |||
Sir Slush.png|[[Sir Slush]]* (count: 1) | |||
Snippet.png|[[Snippet]]* (count: 1) | |||
Tee-hee.png|[[Tee-hee]] (green) (count: 1) | |||
Ticker (B-K).png|[[Ticker]]* (count: 1) | |||
Whipcrack.png|[[Whipcrack]] (count: 8) | |||
</gallery> | |||
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Only appear after their respective worlds have been entered and left once. | |||
=== | ====Pickups==== | ||
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|[[File:BK XBLA Extra Life icon.png]] | |[[File:BK XBLA Extra Life icon.png]] | ||
|align=center|[[Extra Life]] | |align=center|[[Extra Life]] | ||
|#On top the Gruntilda statue's hat | | | ||
#On top of the Gruntilda statue's hat near the entrance to [[Freezeezy Peak]]. | |||
#On a log near [[Bubblegloop Swamp]]'s entrance. | #On a log near [[Bubblegloop Swamp]]'s entrance. | ||
#In the room where [[Mad Monster Mansion]]'s Jigsaw Picture is. | #In the room where [[Mad Monster Mansion]]'s Jigsaw Picture is. | ||
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|Above the ledges in the room that leads to Click Clock Wood's entrance. | |Above the ledges in the room that leads to Click Clock Wood's entrance. | ||
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|Behind Mumbo's chair inside the hut down the hill at the graveyard section (only accessed with [[Pumpkin Banjo]] transformation). | |||
|} | |} | ||
== | ====Transformation==== | ||
=== | |||
In ''Banjo-Kazooie'', one of Mumbo's Skulls can be found near Mad Monster Mansion's entrance. It can only be accessed as [[Pumpkin Banjo]], and he transforms Banjo into it inside the room. | In ''Banjo-Kazooie'', one of Mumbo's Skulls can be found near Mad Monster Mansion's entrance. It can only be accessed as [[Pumpkin Banjo]], and he transforms Banjo into it inside the room. | ||
===''Grunty's Revenge''=== | |||
{{quote|Now you've entered my fair castle, I'm going to give you lots of hassle. Before you can go up a floor, I'll test your brain a little more. When an answer is correct, with button {{button|gba|A}} you can select.|[[Mecha Grunty]]|[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge]]}} | |||
In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge]]'', Grunty's Lair appears as the final world, with 50 Jiggies being required to enter it. Inside, [[Mecha-Grunty]] is fought and, when she is defeated, Banjo is forced to play a quiz. The questions are fairly easy, with them all asking "Where is this?," "Where would you see this?," "Can you beat this game?," "What makes this sound?" and "Where would you hear this?," followed by a sprite, sound or mini-game. After Banjo gets 2 answers right, he has to fight [[Klungo]] again and, once he defeats him too, the quiz resumes. After 5 questions have been answered correctly, Mecha-Grunty takes him to Winkybunion Tower where the final battle against her takes place. | |||
====Enemies==== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Klungo BKGR sprite.png|[[Klungo]] | |||
Mecha-Grunty BKGR sprite.png|[[Mecha-Grunty]] | |||
Green Spooko sprite.png|[[Spooko]] (green) (count: 2) | |||
Red Spooko sprite.png|[[Spooko]] (red) (count: 2) | |||
</gallery> | |||
===''Banjo-Tooie''=== | |||
In ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'', Gruntilda's Lair has been mostly destroyed, with rocks blocking the way and only the entrance left standing, that being where [[Cheato]] is found. | |||
===''Banjo-Pilot''=== | |||
In ''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'', the entrance to Gruntilda's Lair can be seen in the background of Spiral Mountain although it is never entered. | |||
===''Nuts & Bolts''=== | |||
In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'', the entrance to Gruntilda's Lair can be seen although it can't be entered due to the rocks blocking the mouth. The lair's left eye can be picked up with [[Mumbo's Wrench]] and needs to be taken to the garbage in [[Banjo's House]] during the [[Lord of Games]]' challenge. | |||
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''=== | |||
Gruntilda's Lair appears as a background element on the Spiral Mountain stage. However, due to the stage's rotation mechanic, it will not always be visible. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==='' | ===''Grunty's Revenge''=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Gruntilda's Lair 2.png | Gruntilda's Lair 2.png | ||
Grunty's Lair (arena 1).png|Arena 1 | |||
Grunty's Lair (arena 2).png|Arena 2 | |||
Grunty's Lair (winkybunion tower).png|Winkybunion Tower | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ===''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts''=== | ||
<gallery> | |||
Gruntilda's Lair B-K-NAB.png | |||
Gruntilda's Lair B-K-NAB 1.png | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Nomenclature== | |||
{{Foreign names | {{Foreign names | ||
|Spa = La Guarida de Gruntilda (''Banjo-Tooie'') | |Spa = La Guarida de Gruntilda (''Banjo-Tooie'') | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Gruntilda's Lair's theme is based | * Gruntilda's Lair's theme is based on the song "''{{wp|The Teddy Bears' Picnic}}''." The theme has 20 different variations in ''Banjo-Kazooie'', including three on the main version and two variations per level, one for the jigsaw puzzle and one for the level entry area, except for the Mumbo's Mountain jigsaw, which uses the regular theme, Rusty Bucket Bay, which is connected to the level entrance, and possibly Freezeezy Peak, as there is an identical sounding "jigsaw" and "entrance" version. In the case of Gobi's Valley and Clanker's Cavern, the jigsaw theme sounds noticeably different from the level entry area theme. | ||
* In ''Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge'', a broken statue of [[King Jingaling]]'s head can be found in front of Gruntilda's Lair. This implies Gruntilda built her home in the place of the statue. | * In ''Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge'', a broken statue of [[King Jingaling]]'s head can be found in front of Gruntilda's Lair. This implies Gruntilda built her home in the place of the statue. | ||
*In ''Banjo-Kazooie'' | * In ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' both of the eyes in Gruntilda's Lair can be seen, but in ''Banjo-Tooie'' and ''Banjo-Pilot'' the left eye is missing. In ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts'', the right eye is missing, and the left one can be picked up. | ||
{{BK}} | {{BK}} | ||
{{BT}} | {{BT}} | ||
{{GR}} | {{GR}} | ||
{{N&B}} | {{N&B}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Structures]] | ||
[[Category:Locations in Banjo-Kazooie]] | [[Category:Locations in Banjo-Kazooie]] | ||
[[Category:Locations in Banjo-Tooie]] | [[Category:Locations in Banjo-Tooie]] | ||
[[Category:Locations in Grunty's Revenge]] | [[Category:Locations in Grunty's Revenge]] | ||
[[Category:Locations in Nuts & Bolts]] | [[Category:Locations in Nuts & Bolts]] |
Latest revision as of 01:58, June 7, 2024
Gruntilda's Lair in Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts | |
Game appearance(s) | Banjo-Kazooie Banjo-Tooie Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge Banjo-Pilot Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |
Gruntilda's Lair, also known as simply Grunty's Lair, is a recurring location in the Banjo-Kazooie series.
Features and overview[edit]
Gruntilda's Lair is a building in Spiral Mountain and the residence of Gruntilda, with its entrance being shaped like her head.
Banjo-Kazooie[edit]
In Banjo-Kazooie, Gruntilda's Lair is the game's hub world and can be entered by using the bridge in Spiral Mountain. Banjo and Kazooie are forced to enter it after the evil witch kidnaps the bear's sister, Tooty, in order to steal her beauty. The only way to reach Winkybunion Tower, the top of the lair and where Gruntilda is fought, is by venturing through the worlds inside to obtain Jiggies and complete the Jigsaw Pictures until the entire lair is traversed.
Enemies[edit]
Beehive (count: 11)
Bigbutt (count: 1)
Big Clucker* (count: 1)
Buzzbomb* (count: 2)
Chinker* (count: 1)
Chump (count: 3)
Flotsam* (count: 1)
Grille Chompa* (count: 3)
Gruntling (red) (count: 7)
Gruntling (blue) (count: 4)
Gruntling (black) (count: 2)
Mum-mum* (count: 2)
Ripper (giant)* (count: 3)
Scabby* (count: 1)
Shrapnel* (count: 2)
Sir Slush* (count: 1)
Snippet* (count: 1)
Tee-hee (green) (count: 1)
Ticker* (count: 1)
Whipcrack (count: 8)
*Only appear after their respective worlds have been entered and left once.
Pickups[edit]
Image | Name | Amount |
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Extra Life |
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Jiggies[edit]
No. | Official title (Player's Guide) | Description |
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1 | N/A | The first Jiggy is to the left of the lair's entrance. |
2 | Which Switch First? | The second Jiggy appears atop the entrance to Mumbo's Mountain after the world's Witch Switch is pressed. |
3 | Where's The Witch Switch? | The third Jiggy appears on the ship near the entrance to Treasure Trove Cove after the world's Witch Switch is pressed. |
4 | A Fishy Witch Switch | Appears after Gruntilda's eyes of the disc near Treasure Trove Cove's Jigsaw Picture are hit with the Beak Buster, which can only be hit after the Witch Switch in Clanker's Cavern is pressed. |
5 | Into the Urn | Appears inside the urn near the entrance to Gobi's Valley after Bubblegloop Swamp's Witch Switch is pressed. |
6 | To The Top of the Sign | Appears in a tiny box on top of the sign framing the entrance to Freezeezy Peak after the world's Witch Switch is pressed. |
7 | Coffin It Up | Appears inside a coffin near the entrance to Gobi's Valley after the world's Witch Switch is pressed. |
8 | The Agony Of De Feet | Appears inside the eye of a Gruntilda statue near the entrance to Freezeezy Peak after the Witch Switch in Mad Monster Mansion is pressed. To obtain it, the eye first needs to be broken and then entered by using the Flight Pad under a spider web. |
9 | The Long Jump | Appears inside a waterlogged chamber behind the 450-Note Door after Rusty Bucket Bay's Witch Switch is pressed. |
10 | To Bee or No Jiggy | Appears in a nook carved high in the tree across from Click Clock Wood's entrance after the world's Witch Switch is pressed. |
Mumbo Tokens[edit]
No. | Location |
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1 | Behind the Warp Cauldron in the room where Treasure Trove Cove's Jigsaw Picture is located |
2 | Behind a tree in the room where Click Clock Wood's Jigsaw Picture is located |
3 | Atop a pipe near an orange Warp Cauldron |
4 | Above the entrance to Clanker's Cavern. |
5 | Behind the coffin near the entrance to Gobi's Valley. |
6 | In one of the tiny boxes on top of the sign framing the entrance to Freezeezy Peak. |
7 | Near the entrance to Rusty Bucket Bay. |
8 | To the left of the room where Mad Monster Mansion's Jigsaw Picture is located, next to a Whipcrack. |
9 | Above the ledges in the room that leads to Click Clock Wood's entrance. |
10 | Behind Mumbo's chair inside the hut down the hill at the graveyard section (only accessed with Pumpkin Banjo transformation). |
Transformation[edit]
In Banjo-Kazooie, one of Mumbo's Skulls can be found near Mad Monster Mansion's entrance. It can only be accessed as Pumpkin Banjo, and he transforms Banjo into it inside the room.
Grunty's Revenge[edit]
- “Now you've entered my fair castle, I'm going to give you lots of hassle. Before you can go up a floor, I'll test your brain a little more. When an answer is correct, with button you can select.”
- —Mecha Grunty, Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge
In Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge, Grunty's Lair appears as the final world, with 50 Jiggies being required to enter it. Inside, Mecha-Grunty is fought and, when she is defeated, Banjo is forced to play a quiz. The questions are fairly easy, with them all asking "Where is this?," "Where would you see this?," "Can you beat this game?," "What makes this sound?" and "Where would you hear this?," followed by a sprite, sound or mini-game. After Banjo gets 2 answers right, he has to fight Klungo again and, once he defeats him too, the quiz resumes. After 5 questions have been answered correctly, Mecha-Grunty takes him to Winkybunion Tower where the final battle against her takes place.
Enemies[edit]
Banjo-Tooie[edit]
In Banjo-Tooie, Gruntilda's Lair has been mostly destroyed, with rocks blocking the way and only the entrance left standing, that being where Cheato is found.
Banjo-Pilot[edit]
In Banjo-Pilot, the entrance to Gruntilda's Lair can be seen in the background of Spiral Mountain although it is never entered.
Nuts & Bolts[edit]
In Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, the entrance to Gruntilda's Lair can be seen although it can't be entered due to the rocks blocking the mouth. The lair's left eye can be picked up with Mumbo's Wrench and needs to be taken to the garbage in Banjo's House during the Lord of Games' challenge.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
Gruntilda's Lair appears as a background element on the Spiral Mountain stage. However, due to the stage's rotation mechanic, it will not always be visible.
Gallery[edit]
Banjo-Kazooie[edit]
Banjo-Tooie[edit]
Grunty's Revenge[edit]
Banjo-Pilot[edit]
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts[edit]
Nomenclature[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning |
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French | Tanière de Gruntilda | Gruntilda's Lair |
German | Gruntildas Reich | Gruntilda's Realm |
Italian | Antro di Gruntilda | Gruntilda's Antrum |
Japanese | グランチルダのとりで Guranchiruda no Toride |
Gruntilda's Fortress |
Spanish | La Guarida de Gruntilda (Banjo-Tooie) | Gruntilda's Lair |
Trivia[edit]
- Gruntilda's Lair's theme is based on the song "The Teddy Bears' Picnic." The theme has 20 different variations in Banjo-Kazooie, including three on the main version and two variations per level, one for the jigsaw puzzle and one for the level entry area, except for the Mumbo's Mountain jigsaw, which uses the regular theme, Rusty Bucket Bay, which is connected to the level entrance, and possibly Freezeezy Peak, as there is an identical sounding "jigsaw" and "entrance" version. In the case of Gobi's Valley and Clanker's Cavern, the jigsaw theme sounds noticeably different from the level entry area theme.
- In Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge, a broken statue of King Jingaling's head can be found in front of Gruntilda's Lair. This implies Gruntilda built her home in the place of the statue.
- In Banjo-Kazooie and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate both of the eyes in Gruntilda's Lair can be seen, but in Banjo-Tooie and Banjo-Pilot the left eye is missing. In Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, the right eye is missing, and the left one can be picked up.