Gruntbot

The different types of Gruntbots.

“My Gruntbots are out there causing trouble, smashing those cretinous worlds to rubble!”

—Gruntilda, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

Gruntbots are the main enemies in Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. As their name suggests, they serve as Gruntilda's minions and were made by the Lord of Games as a way to make the game harder for Banjo and Kazooie. There are many different types of Gruntbots, each with unique appearance and properties. Normally, they can be defeated by getting shot with projectiles and being hit by either Mumbo's Wrench or the duo's vehicle.

Types

Artwork/Concept art	Description
Nudger	Nudgers are first seen in Act 1 of Nutty Acres. They attack by slowly rolling at the duo or their vehicle, and can be defeated easily. In some missions, they can be seen piloting planes, boats and cars. While the planes and boats are normally equipped with weapons, the cars often simply ram into their targets. Bandits, or "Ball Brothers" as Captain Blubber calls them, are a variant of the Nudgers that are only featured in the Act 4 of the Terrarium of Terror. They can be distinguished by their colors and clothing, as they are orange with a red stripe and wear metal eye patches and black goatees that were apparently drawn with markers.
Rammer	Rammers are first seen in the Act 4 of Nutty Acres. They attack by jumping in the air and falling into the vehicle, often destroying or severely damaging parts of it. They do, however, have considerably low health and can be easily defeated in many ways. They come in three sizes, and the bigger they are, the more damage they will deal.
Sticker	Stickers are first seen in Banjoland. They pop out of broken Mystery Eggs in the aforementioned world and stick in the duo's vehicle in an attempt to slow it down. They are weak, but it's normally best to avoid them altogether as they can be a nuisance during races. They can be defeated by simply being hit by Mumbo's Wrench or a vehicle.
Sucker	Suckers attack by sucking the duo and their vehicle in their direction by turning on their fans. If the vehicle lacks Armor or other types of protection, this can cause large ammounts of damage. They can be easily destroyed by using a weapon to shoot them, or jumping out of the vehicle and hitting them with Mumbo's Wrench, if no projectile-shooting parts are equiped.
Blower	Blowers attack by pushing the duo and their vehicle in their opposite way by using their "mouths" to produce waves of sound. While not very dangerous, they can make travelling to certain destinations a nuisance, as their attacks can blow the vehicle out of its way. They can be easily destroyed by projectiles or the Mumbo's Wrench, if no guns are equiped. Originally, their name was going to be "Shouter".[citation needed]
Lightener	Lighteners attack by sticking in the duo's vehicle and attempt to make its weight lighter, consequently making it be lifted off the ground. This can cause ongoing tasks to be delayed, and while they have low health, it is much easier to simply avoid them due to the fact they can be difficult to hit.
Shooter	Shooters attack by shooting projectiles out of the hole in their face, normally aiming low. Due to the fact they often knock out parts off vehicles, it is recommended to destroy them quickly. They come in various sizes, each of them dealing different ammounts of damage and having different ammounts of health.
Cutter	Cutters attack by hovering over the vehicle and trying to pull parts out of it. Once they stick into it, it can be difficult to get them out due to them being quite hard to properly aim at, making it easier to simply avoid them. They only try to pull one part at a time, and when succeeding, they fly back to repeat the process. They have moderate health, and can be destroyed with a few hits. Originally, their name was going to be "Stealer", but the name was changed after the developers realized they simply removed parts rather than stealing them.[citation needed]
Ruster	Rusters attack by rusting the duo's vehicle, causing it to get severely slower or completely stop moving. This will gradually damage the entire machine (or only the section it attacked, if there are other portions connected through tow bars). They do, however, explode after some time. Due to their moderate health, they can be easily destroyed with a few hits.
Exploder	Exploders attack by lighting its fuse up and rolling in the direction of the duo's vehicle to explode with it, doing high ammounts of damage to the part hit and the parts near it. They can come in many sizes, with the explosion's proportions being proportional to them. They can also be used against other enemies, if directed to them, leaving their targets stunned and opened for attacks. Additionally, if they hit an Attention Bomb, it will simply stun rather than exploding it.
Disabler	Disablers attack by disabling certain parts of the duo's vehicle using electromagnetic pulses. When this is done, however, they will leave themselves and everything around them stunned and opened for attacks.
Floater	Floaters are first seen in later Acts. They attack by sticking themselves to the duo's vehicle and start flashing, eventually exploding themselves, damaging it. They act simillarly to Exploders, but the ammount of damage their explosions deal is much bigger. They can be dangerous due to the fact that removing them from the vehicle can be very difficult, but cannot attack Banjo and Kazooie if they are out of their vehicle.
Bouncer	Bouncers are often seen in races. While not directly attacking, they stay still and act as obstacles, as hitting them launches the vehicle flying away. When their prongs are out, they can't be moved or damaged, so in order to be destroyed they must be shot at with projectiles while in their regular form.
Swallower	Swallowers can hold various items inside its body, usually grabbing items that are important to certain challenges, in order to add more difficulty to them. When destroyed, the item within them can be picked up. They can roll as a way to move around.
Scoffer	Scoffers appear only in Act 4 of Nutty Acres, in the "Vac-O-Nuts" challenge. Their role is to consume the coconuts Banjo and Kazooie need to collect for Klungo in order to win the challenge.

Unused Gruntbots

It is unknown what their role and attacks would've been, and most information about them is simply speculation based off on their names and appearance.

Artwork/Concept art	Description
Possessor	Possessors would, based off on their name, have been able to gain control over Banjo and Kazooie's vehicle, attempting to sabotage it during challenges.
Blocker	Blockers would, based off on their name, have been able to block paths or the duo's vehicles. It can be assumed they would have moved by rolling, due to the size of their limbs.
Dropper	Droppers would've, based off on their name, either dropped explosives to damage the vehicle or lifted to eventually drop the vehicle from great heights, damaging it with the impact.
Generator	Generators would've, based off on its appearance, launched the projectiles inside it to either damage the duo's vehicle or summon ("generate") other enemies from them.
Whirlwinder	Whirlwinders would've, based off on their name and appearance, either launched vehicles upwards or pushed them downwards (simillarly to Blowers, who launch vehicles to their opposite direction, or Suckers, who push vehicles in their direction).

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