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Grunts are the lowest-ranking soldiers of the A.A.H.W. and minor antagonists in the Madness Combat series.
History[]
Madness Combat 1[]
A large group of Grunts fought Hank J. Wimbleton after he killed the Boombox Man and stole his boombox. They were all defeated by Hank. Two of them were also resurrected as zombies by Jesus and were later killed as well.
Madness Combat 2: Redeemer[]
Many Grunts were seen working for the Sheriff's main line of protection against Hank. They opposed Hank in his mission to kill the Sheriff. Several were reanimated as zombies by Jeb at one point, but Hank re-killed them soon after.
Madness Combat 3: Avenger[]
Grunts were again seen working under the Sheriff. In addition to regular Grunts, more elite versions of Grunts wearing gray sunglasses were also seen.
Madness Combat 4: Apotheosis[]
Grunts were seen raving in Club M when Hank arrived. They all attacked Hank after he shot Tricky, who was working as a DJ at the club, but they were all killed by him. Soon after, Jesus arrived and resurrected all the ravers as zombies, but Hank just killed them again.
Madness Combat 5: Depredation[]
Grunts can be seen raving in the Flying Party that fell on Sanford and Deimos after they delivered Hank the dragon sword.
Madness Combat 6: Antipathy[]
In addition to Agents, many Grunts fought against Hank, particularly when Hank entered the second building. It appears that the Grunts at this facility were going through the process of being promoted and upgraded to Agents during this episode, as signs can be seen in the last room showing the steps for their reassignment.
Madness Combat 7: Consternation[]
Two grunts were seen doing push-ups while being supervised by an Agent. After Hank landed on and killed the agent, the two grunts attacked him but were soon killed by Hank ripping out the heart of one of them and tearing off flesh from the other one.
Madness Combat 9: Aggregation[]
After the Auditor interrupted a group of l33t agents' gambling, he bisected a Grunt with a dragon sword.
Known Nevadeans[]
Boombox Man[]
Boombox Man in Madness Combat 1
Hank's very first opponent in the series, Boombox Man is the first antagonist shown on-screen, as he punched Hank without any warning when he attempted to either turn down or take his boombox. After being killed by Hank by being punched in the head, he was revived by Jesus as the first Zombie, but was then killed again after Hank punched his head off his shoulders, then shot his body for good measure, with this act being the actual killing blow.
Rich[]
Rich, as seen in Incident: 011A
In Madness Combat 2: Redeemer, a poster inside The Sheriff's building reveals that a grunt by the name of Rich has been awarded the employee of the month award. In Incident: 011A, Rich is briefly seeing wielding a knife behind his desk and attempts to attack MAG Agent: Torture, showing he's slightly more skilled than most other grunts. He ultimately dies when Torture punches him into the wall of his office, then kills him by slamming his own desk into him and against a wall, cutting him in half at the waist. However, this death is non-canon.
In the story mode of Madness: Project Nexus 2, Rich's award can still sometimes be seen on the walls 30 years later and Rich now has a long white beard, working at the power plant where he does Energy Logistics. He assists Hank in shutting down the plant after assuming he's there to replace him.
According to the creator of Madness Combat, Krinkels, Rich is so good at his job that he has an important role in the AAHW, and is viewed more highly by The Auditor than even Tricky or Jesus.
Elite Bodyguards[]
- Main article: Elite Bodyguards
Two of the three Elite Bodyguards, as seen in Madness Combat 3: Avenger.
The Elite Bodyguards are a trio of grunts who were directly employed by the Sheriff as his guards at The Bakery!, the Sheriff's primary base of operations in Madness Combat 3: Avenger. One of the three fought Hank alongside Tricky the Clown, but was swiftly killed, while the other two, who stayed behind and guarded the Sheriff himself, were both killed in quick succession after Hank reached his office.
Following the failure of the Elite Bodyguards, The Auditor began expanding the A.A.H.W.'s ranks, resulting in the formation of the ranks of the L33T Crew's Agents and the Accelerated Training Program's Engineers and Soldats.
Scrapeface[]
- Main article: Scrapeface
Scrapeface, as seen in An Experiment
Scrapeface is the protagonist of the Madness Combat short An Experiment. Once a normal Grunt working for the A.A.H.W., he was selected as the test subject for an experiment to see what would happen if someone's hands were moved far from their body. As the experiment commenced, the Grunt subjected himself to a seemingly uncontrollable self-mutilation before 'transforming' into Scrapeface. Through unknown means, the experiment had granted Scrapeface with reality-warping powers, incredible strength, and the ability to use telekinesis. He used this ability to brutally kill an Engineer by ripping them in half, and a Soldat by launching them into a wall, but died after grating away most of his body on the floor, then launching what little was left at an A.A.H.W. Scientist, only for this to fail when the remaining piece struck the wall and burst into a spurt of blood.
In Other Media[]
Newgrounds Rumble[]
NewGrounds Rumble How to play-unlock HenchMan.
Grunt, titled as "HenchMan" (in-game), appears as a secret character in the Newgrounds Rumble video game. The Grunt does not have a storyline like the others, but is a playable character. When going into the versus mode, and you selected four Hank J. Wimbleton's, after a few seconds the first Hank would change into the HenchMan. Waiting more, the second Hank would shift into HenchMan. Waiting more, the 3rd and 4th would also shift.
Also when playing Hank J. Wimbleton's story, the final fight consists of Hank fighting against three HenchMan's, inside of HenchMan's building, that is filled with deceased HenchMan's.
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- So far, 282 Grunts have been killed in the Madness Combat series.
- According to Krinkels, Grunts aren't actually naked, they're wearing smocks.
- Their flesh isn't as elastic as human skin and has the consistency of clay.
- According to Krinkels, Rich is superior in rank to both Tricky and Jesus.
External Links[]
- Grunts on the Madness Combat Wiki
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