Gorimondo

Gorimondo Artwork of Gorimondo from Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Details First game Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022) Weakness(es) Ice-based attacks Similar to Goriath

Theme music (name not yet known) Music for the battle with Gorimondo in Kirby and the Forgotten Land

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This article is about the large gorilla-like boss from Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and should not be confused with Goriath.

Gorimondo, titled Strong-Armed Beast, is a large boss who appears in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, being fought in the Natural Plains stage, The Brawl at the Mall. He is a giant gorilla-like entity with black fur and skin, with red accent marks on his face and arms, and white fur stripes on his head, with the one on top formed into a mohawk and another smaller one formed into a tiny beard under his chin. Gorimondo is one of the first bosses that Kirby faces in the game, and he keeps a gold cage containing three trapped Waddle Dees as a necklace. Defeating Gorimondo allows Kirby to free these Waddle Dees and complete the stage.

His name is a mix of 'gorilla' and 'mondo', the latter word being slang for huge (originating from Italian meaning "world").

Attacks

At the start of the battle, Kirby is grabbed by Gorimondo, and has to escape his clutches (this is done by the player mashing the left analog stick), otherwise he will then proceed to throw Kirby at the floor, damaging and flattening him. From there, the proper boss fight begins.

Gorimondo has 1000 HP (Star Bullet=80), and he enters Phase 2 when his HP is below 40%.

The following is currently known about Gorimondo's attack patterns (attack names are conjectural):

Gorimondo's attacks in Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Attack	Description	Variants
Walk	Gorimondo walks towards Kirby. His feet can damage Kirby when they stomp on Kirby.
Stone Toss	Gorimondo pulls out a large stone from the ground and tosses it in Kirby's direction. The stone leaves a bunch of Recoil Stars on its first impact and rolls forward from there.	Gorimondo only uses this move at a distance.
Swipe	Gorimondo swipes at Kirby with his hand in a horizontal manner, leaving a trail of Recoil Stars in its wake.	Gorimondo only uses this move when Kirby is close enough to swipe at.
Grab	Gorimondo attempts to grab Kirby (cannot be guarded), leaving some recoil stars in his swiping motion. If he fails to grab Kirby, he will look at his empty hand in disappointment for a moment. If caught, Kirby must repeat the process of wriggling out from his clutches, or be tossed to the floor and take heavy damage.	Gorimondo only uses this attack at close range.
Stomp	Gorimondo stomps with either one or both feet, creating a shockwave on landing and throwing out Recoil Stars.	He only performs this move when Kirby is underneath him.
Leap	Gorimondo leaps over to a new position, usually away from Kirby.
Tornado Spin	Gorimondo raises his arms and spins wildly, creating a vortex and traveling around the arena for a few seconds before stopping and leaving recoil stars around him while he is dazed.	Gorimondo only performs this attack when his health bar is below 40%.

Trivia

• Gorimondo is weak against Ice and its variants. If hit enough times with Ice attacks, he will gradually slow down until being frozen entirely. He will break out after a few seconds, but will take heavy damage upon doing so.
  • If Kirby discards the Ice ability while Gorimondo is frozen, he will immediately unfreeze without taking the extra damage.
• Many of Gorimondo's sound effects during his battle are reused from that of Goriath's in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
• Gorimondo has the general fur color and lower body shape of a gorilla, but the cheek pads and long arms of an orangutan, thus being an amalgamation of many different great apes.

Gallery

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  Gorimondo's in-game splash screen

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  Kirby battling Gorimondo in the city to rescue more Waddle Dees

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  Ranger Kirby and Bandana Waddle Dee battling Gorimondo

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  Gorimondo with Kirby between his fingers at the start of the fight

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  Kirby being tossed to the floor, which happens if he fails to get out of Gorimondo's grip in time

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  Gorimondo performing a Swipe attack

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  Gorimondo successfully nabbing Kirby a second time during the fight

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  Gorimondo pulling out a stone to toss at Kirby

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  Gorimondo using the Tornado Spin attack

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  Gorimondo creating a shockwave by stomping

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  Gorimondo defeated

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	剛腕獣ごうわんじゅう ゴルルムンバ Gōwan-jū Gorurumunba	Strong-Armed Beast, Gorlmumba Derived from ゴリラ (gorilla) and perhaps ルンバ (rhumba).
Traditional Chinese	剛腕獸 猩猛霸 Gāngwànshòu Xīngměngbà	Strong-Armed Beast，猩（Gorilla）+猛霸（mumba）
Simplified Chinese	刚腕兽 猩猛霸 Gāngwànshòu Xīngměngbà
Dutch	Spierbalbeest, Golossos	Muscle beast, Golossos Combination of "gorilla" and "colossos" (alternate spelling of "colossus")
European French	Brute baraquée, Goricolosse	Hefty brute, Goricolosse Portmanteau of "gorille" (gorilla) and "colosse" (giant)
German	Bizeps-Bestie, Gorilloss	Biceps-beast, Gorillos Combination of "Gorilla" (gorilla) and "Koloss" (colossus)
Italian	Bestia forzuta, Gorimondo	Strong beast, Gorimondo
Korean	강철 팔 짐승 고르르뭄바 Gangcheol Pal Jimseung Goreureumumba	Steely Armed Beast, Gorlmumba
European Spanish	Bestia forzuda, Gorilondo	Tough beast, Gorilondo From "gorila" (gorilla)