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Bawls are a recurring enemies in the Banjo-Kazooie series.

Characteristics

 
In Banjo-Kazooie

Bawls are onion enemies found roaming through Spiral Mountain.

Banjo-Kazooie

In Banjo-Kazooie, Bawls are first seen coming out of a hole in the ground of Spiral Mountain, where their main purpose is for Bottles to teach the Forward Roll ability to Banjo. After that, they can be seen in all parts of the world like regular enemies. Bawls can also be defeated by stronger attacks like the Rat-a-tat Rap.

Nuts & Bolts

In Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, various Bawls can be found walking around Spiral Mountain, looking much more mechanical and even having a winding key.

Name origin

A Bawl's name possibly references to how people emit tears from the gas released by onions.

Nomenclature

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ボウル
Bōru
Bawl

Trivia

  • According to the May 9, 2008 issue of Rare Scribes, Bawl and the other tutorial vegetables were all arrested by the "Rubbish Characters in Video Games" Police.[1]

References