| “ | Yesss Missstresss Grunty! Power isss on, sssoon be ready. | „ |
| ~ Klungo's first line. |
| “ | Hur H… Eh? Klungo isss mad now! Your game endsss here! | „ |
| ~ Klungo confronting Banjo and Kazooie. |
| “ | Hur, hur, hur! Missstresss sssaid Klungo mussst beat you or I get more beatingsss… | „ |
| ~ Klungo before his second battle. |
Klungo is the secondary antagonist of the Banjo-Kazooie series.
He is a minion and the right-hand of Gruntilda, acting as her scientist and assisting in her schemes. However, after growing to miss his wife and putting up with years of Gruntilda's abuse, Klungo ultimately decides to leave the witch and retire from villainy altogether.
Biography[]
Banjo-Kazooie[]
Klungo started out as nothing but Gruntilda's lackey. After Gruntilda kidnapped Tooty, Banjo's little sister, Klungo created a device that could swap Tooty's beauty and Grunty's ugliness. If the gamer gets a game over, Klungo's machine is successful and Gruntilda acquires Tooty's beauty while Tooty acquired Gruntilda's ugliness. When Gruntilda is defeated by Banjo and Kazooie and was buried under a rock, Klungo tried his best to push the rock and has been pushing it until the next game.
Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge[]
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Klungo in Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge.
Two months after Gruntilda's first defeat, Klungo created a mechanical version of Grunty; the Mecha-Grunty. After Grunty's soul was transferred into the Mecha-Grunty, managed to kidnap Kazooie, and travel back in time with Klungo in an attempt to rewrite history. Banjo and Kazooie encountered Klungo several times throughout the game, and every time Klungo gets more difficult to defeat. After Mecha-Grunty was destroyed by Banjo and Kazooie, Gruntilda's ghost was forced back into her old body in the present. She told Klungo to bring her sisters, Mingella and Blobbelda, to help her escape.
Banjo-Tooie[]
Two years after Gruntilda's defeat in Banjo Kazooie, Klungo is still trying to push the rock that's buried Gruntilda. He kept on pushing it until Gruntilda's sisters arrived and rescued their sister. Klungo appeared as a recurring boss in the game.
After Grunty killed Bottles the Mole and escaped, she left Klungo behind to hinder Banjo and Kazooie's progress. Klungo is one of the few bosses that Banjo and Kazooie must defeat in order to process further. Both of them fight Klungo three times, and each time he became more accurate at tossing harmful potions at the duo. In the first two boss battles, Klungo is fought in Digger Tunnels, while the third boss battle takes place at the entrance of Cauldron Keep.
Before the boss battles commence, Klungo drinks one of three random potions, and each one grants Klungo a certain ability. The blue potion allows Klungo to multiply, with one more added for every hit, the green potion allows Klungo partial invisibility as he sometimes becomes visible for a split second, and the red potion allows Klungo to grow in size. If Banjo hits him, Klungo will activate an indestructible shield and start throwing yellow potions. After being hit three times, Klungo is defeated and will retreat, begging Gruntilda to beat him with her Broomstick for his failure.
After Klungo is defeated for the third time, he questions his career and redeems himself, leaving Gruntilda's side. At the end of the game, he even goes to Bottles' house along with King Jingaling to participate in the celebration of Banjo and Kazooie's victory. However, by the times the heroes themselves arrive to participate, the party is over and Klungo is asleep on a chair, having eaten most of the food that was provided.
Banjo-Pilot[]
Klungo also appeared as both a playable character and boss in the video game Banjo-Pilot.
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts[]
Klungo had quit working for Gruntilda and decided to make video games instead. He opened his own arcade in Showdown Town where Banjo and Kazooie can play his game "Hero Klungo saves the World". Klungo also hosts challenges in Nutty Acres, LOGBOX 720, Banjoland and Terrieam of Terror.
Powers and Abilities[]
Klungo is a fairly strong minion of Gruntilda. He's incredibly intelligent as he was able to invent the machine that can swap the beauty and/or the ugliness. Klungo also invents a mechanical version of Gruntilda. He does have some strength, but not enough to push a large boulder.
Klungo also uses four different potions when the fighting, each one with a different ability. However, Klungo only drinks one of three potions before the boss fight, and throws the fourth potion. The red potions allow Klungo to grow in size. When he becomes the size of a giant, Klungo will mostly perform a jumping attack. The green potion turns Klungo invisible, however the formula is proven to be incomplete, as Klungo will become visible for a split second, giving away his location. The blue potion allows Klungo to create clones of himself. The first time Klungo can only create one clone. If he takes a hit, he then can create two clones, and finally three if he gets hit a second time. If the real Klungo, or the Klungo clones gets hit however, the clones will disappear. Hitting the clones will not result in a hit point, but a buzzing sound, indicating that Banjo and Kazooie had hit the wrong Klungo. Finally the yellow potion. Unlike the first three potions, Klungo doesn't drink the yellow potion. Instead, he uses them as projectiles. He also seems to have a near unlimited supply of yellow potions. At first, Klungo appeared to have poor accuracy when it came to throwing the yellow potions, but during each boss battle, Klungo's throwing accuracy got progressively better.
Klungo also has an indestructible energy shield that is generated after taking a hit, and it can't be penetrated, but the effects of the shield will wear off through the course of time.
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Trivia[]
- It has been implied that Klungo is married. After being defeated for the third time in Banjo-Tooie, he realizes that the more beaten up he got, the more ugly he became, and that "Mrs. Klungo" wouldn't find him handsome anymore. However, Mrs. Klungo is never seen in Banjo-Tooie or any of the other Banjo-Kazooie games.
- Klungo is the only boss in Banjo-Tooie that has more than one title.
- Klungo is the only boss in Banjo-Tooie to be recurring and fought multiple times.
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