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{{quote|[[Dingpot]], Dingpot by the bench, who is the nicest looking wench?|Gruntilda|[[Banjo-Kazooie]]}} | {{quote|[[Dingpot]], Dingpot by the bench, who is the nicest looking wench?|Gruntilda|[[Banjo-Kazooie]]}} | ||
'''Gruntilda Winkybunion''', often named '''Grunty''' or '''Gruntilda''' for short, is a wicked witch and the main antagonist of the ''[[Banjo Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' series, starting with the titular ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''. In the games, Gruntilda often causes trouble for [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]]. Grunty frequently speaks in rhymes, and she has the ability to use powerful, magical spells. Gruntilda has a good sister, [[Brentilda]], and two sisters, [[Blobbelda]] and [[Mingella]], who are evil like her. Gruntilda has a different appearance in nearly every ''Banjo-Kazooie'' game. | '''Gruntilda Winkybunion''', often named '''Grunty''' or '''Gruntilda''' for short, is a wicked witch and the main antagonist of the ''[[Banjo Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' series, starting with the titular ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''. In the games, Gruntilda often causes trouble for [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]]. Grunty frequently speaks in rhymes, and she has the ability to use powerful, magical spells. Gruntilda has a good sister, [[Brentilda]], and two sisters, [[Blobbelda]] and [[Mingella]], who are evil like her. Gruntilda has a different appearance in nearly every ''Banjo-Kazooie'' game. In the first two games, Gruntilda had a loyal assistant named [[Klungo]]. A few of Gruntilda's minions are living objects, including her magic cauldron [[Dingpot]], her [[broomstick]], and her spellbook [[Cheato]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Banjo-Kazooie''=== | ===''Banjo-Kazooie''=== | ||
[[File:Grunty B-K group art.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Artwork for ''Banjo-Kazooie'' of Grunty unsuccessfully firing a spell at Banjo and Kazooie.]] | [[File:Grunty B-K group art.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Artwork for ''Banjo-Kazooie'' of Grunty unsuccessfully firing a spell at Banjo and Kazooie.]] | ||
In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', Gruntilda acts like a stereotypical witch. In the opening cutscene, Grunty is asking | In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', Gruntilda acts like a stereotypical witch. In the opening cutscene, Grunty is asking Dingpot who the "nicest looking wench" is. Dingpot tells her that it is [[Tooty]]. Gruntilda gets outraged, hops on her broomstick and flies off to [[Spiral Mountain]], where Grunty kidnaps Tooty and takes her into her lair. | ||
The game manual elaborates on the backstory further than in-game. It says that Gruntilda already planned to kidnap a denizen from Spiral Mountain and transfer their beauty to her. Grunty was already jealous of her sister, Brentilda, for "inheriting" the good looks. Deep down, Grunty was glad that Tooty was prettier, as it give her an excuse to use Tooty as the first subject for her "[[Beauty Transfer Machine]]". | The game manual elaborates on the backstory further than in-game. It says that Gruntilda already planned to kidnap a denizen from Spiral Mountain and transfer their beauty to her. Grunty was already jealous of her sister, Brentilda, for "inheriting" the good looks. Deep down, Grunty was glad that Tooty was prettier, as it give her an excuse to use Tooty as the first subject for her "[[Beauty Transfer Machine]]". | ||
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Gruntilda has poor hygiene, most of which is revealed by [[Brentilda]] gossiping about her in ''Banjo-Kazooie''. In the opening cutscene, it is shown that Gruntilda has a habit of picking her nose. Despite her poor hygiene, Grunty has some distaste for Banjo going through [[Loggo]] in [[Mad Monster Mansion]], demanding that he wash his hands immediately | Gruntilda has poor hygiene, most of which is revealed by [[Brentilda]] gossiping about her in ''Banjo-Kazooie''. In the opening cutscene, it is shown that Gruntilda has a habit of picking her nose. Despite her poor hygiene, Grunty has some distaste for Banjo going through [[Loggo]] in [[Mad Monster Mansion]], demanding that he wash his hands immediately | ||
In ''Banjo-Tooie'', Grunty's selfish nature is the most evident, like when she used [[B.O.B.]] to drain the life force from characters such as [[King Jingaling]], to try and restore her general appearance. Throughout the game, Grunty is considerably more evil, as she is responsible for the death of others such as her sisters during the [[Tower of Tragedy]] event, or by carelessly riding the HAG 1 through [[Jinjo Village]] and crashing into the gray Jinjo house, killing every gray [[Jinjo]]s inside. Grunty | In ''Banjo-Tooie'', Grunty's selfish nature is the most evident, like when she used [[B.O.B.]] to drain the life force from characters such as [[King Jingaling]], to try and restore her general appearance. Throughout the game, Grunty is considerably more evil, as she is responsible for the death of others such as her sisters during the [[Tower of Tragedy]] event, or by carelessly riding the HAG 1 through [[Jinjo Village]] and crashing into the gray Jinjo house, killing every gray [[Jinjo]]s inside. | ||
In the first two games, Grunty is shown to be abusive to her minions, causing them to side with Banjo and Kazooie. In ''Banjo-Kazooie'', Grunty's cauldron Dingpot and her spellbook [[Cheato]] assist Banjo and Kazooie along their adventure. In ''Banjo-Tooie'', she is shown to frequently beat her loyal servant, [[Klungo]], to the point where he also decides to take Banjo and Kazooie's side. In ''Grunty's Revenge'', Grunty's plots are more comparable to ''Banjo-Tooie'' than the first game—she kidnaps Kazooie and travels back in time, trying to change history so that Banjo and Kazooie would never meet and to give her control over Spiral Mountain. | |||
Grunty has a love for quiz shows, and she hosts one in the first two games and ''Grunty's Revenge''. In the final boss battle of ''Banjo-Tooie'', Grunty is shown to have some degree of honor, because if Banjo and Kazooie answer her quiz questions correctly, she uses a slow-moving spell. Grunty still gets mad if Banjo and Kazooie correctly answer a question but feels bound to her word to go easy on them if they do. | Grunty has a love for quiz shows, and she hosts one in the first two games and ''Grunty's Revenge''. In the final boss battle of ''Banjo-Tooie'', Grunty is shown to have some degree of honor, because if Banjo and Kazooie answer her quiz questions correctly, she uses a slow-moving spell. Grunty still gets mad if Banjo and Kazooie correctly answer a question but feels bound to her word to go easy on them if they do. | ||