Greaps

“	A terrifying enemy with two giant sickles. It uses these well-sharpened, slice-'em-and-dice-'em sickles for a fearsome attack. With a handle on its back, it almost looks like a baby carriage. Combining horrific qualities with this precious imagery gives the Greap a somewhat conflicted disposition, exuding both creepiness and cuteness.	„
	~ Greap's trophy description

Greaps (ギラーン, Gyraan) are minor antagonists of the 2008 video game Super Smash Bros. Brawl. They serve as mini-bosses in the Subspace Emissary mode, and first appear in the Skyworld level.

Information[]

The Greap appears to be a pot with wheels on the bottom with two large, scythe like arms, which it uses for its attacks.

Behaviour and Intelligence[]

A Greap has two attacks. The first one is that it hits both of its blades into the ground (high upwards knockback, 16% damage) and has deceptive timing because of the huge blades. If the player tries jumping, it will spin its arms in the air (low knockback but the last hit). If the player rolls behind it as it attacks, they can use this as an opportunity to damage it with a powerful attack.

Known Weaknesses[]

While attacking, a Greap's can easily get stuck in the ground. When this happens, they must try to pull them out.
Thier weak spot is their small, red heads. When this part is attacked, all attacks deal the same damage.
Energy attacks are the most effective against them.

Trivia[]

The name "Greap" is likely a shortened form of "Grim Reaper". It may also be a portmanteau of the words grape, describing the purple, spherical object that makes up its torso, and reap, which describes its scythes' strikes.
- The fact that Greap does so much damage in one attack may be another reference to the Grim Reaper, the symbol of death.
Oddly, the second Greap in the Battleship Halberd Exterior only uses the second attack, even if the player is not above it.
Greaps are the only enemies to have energy attacks as the most effective attack type against them.
There is a bug where if it takes slightly longer than usual for the player to respawn, Greap will keep rolling forwards, eventually self-destructing when it rolls offscreen.
Bowser Jr. (playable in Smash 4 and Ultimate) operates with similar damage mechanics to Greap; his exposed body takes 1.15x more damage, while the Koopa Clown Car (which parallels Greap's cauldron) takes 0.88x less.

External Links[]

Greap on the Smashpedia Wiki.

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