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Bonkers
SKC Bonkers Art.png
In-game artwork of Bonkers from Super Kirby Clash.
Details
Debut game Kirby's Adventure (1993)
Latest game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023)
Other game(s) Kirby Super Star
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Kirby: Squeak Squad
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (reference)
Kirby Super Star Ultra
Kirby Mass Attack (Kirby Quest)
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe
Kirby Star Allies
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (reference)
Super Kirby Clash
Kirby and the Forgotten Land (as Wild Bonkers)
Kirby's Dream Buffet (2022, reference)
Copy Ability Hammer
Relative(s) Super Bonkers, Spark Bonkers, Robo Bonkers, Wild Bonkers
Similar to King Dedede, Storo, Gorimondo
"Bonkers" on other NIWA wikis:
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Super Mario Wiki
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He's here to destroy things with his hammer--and he's not monkeying around!
— Bonkers Quest description in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe

Bonkers is a simian-like Mid-Boss, wielding an enormous hammer which resembles King Dedede's. He made his first appearance in Kirby's Adventure. In order to attack, Bonkers may charge at Kirby, jump in the air and swing his hammer, or throw Coconuts at Kirby to deal damage. These Coconuts may be inhaled then shot out to harm him. Once defeated, Bonkers lays on the ground for a bit, like all mid-bosses, at which point Kirby can inhale him and get the Hammer ability. Since Bonkers was the only enemy with a hammer prior to Kirby and the Forgotten Land, he is the helper for the Hammer ability. He appears in every game with the Hammer ability, and has had many spin-offs and variations.

His name is a pun on "bonkers", a slang term for "crazy", describing to his behavior, and the verb "bonk", referring to the hammer he holds.

Physical appearance[edit]

Bonkers is characterized as a large-bodied bipedal anthropomorphic gorilla, though still noticeably hunched over in posture. He has the look of a stereotypical "greaser"; he wears denim jeans and a belt, and he has a "coat" of what appears to be purple body hair around his upper body and head, which is stylized to resemble a heavy vest and a pompadour hairstyle. His brow extends as to obscure his eyes, rendering them unseen behind a black veil (though some artwork portrays him with dot eyes).

Bonkers' arms are proportioned cartoonishly, with overly large forearms compared to the upper arm width. His hands and feet are well-defined, with five digits on each, unlike characters like Kirby who have no visible fingers or toes. His ears are often pointed like those of an elf, but this is not a consistent feature of his. Additionally, in Kirby Super Star and its remake, Bonkers' feet are colored differently than his skin, resembling shoes; this is not the case in any of his other appearances.

Game appearances[edit]

Bonkers' video game appearances  
Game Role Notes
Kirby series
Kirby's Adventure Mid-Boss
Kirby Super Star Mid-Boss and playable character Bonkers can be played as when recruited as a Helper.
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Mid-Boss As this is the remake of Kirby's Adventure, his role doesn't change.
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Mid-Boss
Kirby: Squeak Squad Mid-Boss
Kirby Super Star Ultra Mid-Boss and playable character As this is the remake of Kirby Super Star, his role doesn't change.
Kirby Mass Attack Enemy Enemy in the Kirby Quest Sub-Game.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Mid-Boss
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Mid-Boss Mid-Boss in New Challenge Stages. Kirby's Adventure and Kirby Super Star are included, where Bonkers has the exact same role.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe Mid-Boss
Kirby: Planet Robobot Mid-Boss
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe Boss
Kirby Star Allies Mid-Boss and playable character Bonkers can be recruited as a Friend.
Super Kirby Clash Boss
Kirby and the Forgotten Land Mid-Boss Appears as Wild Bonkers.
Kirby's Dream Buffet Reference Appears on two Character Treats.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Mid-Boss Same as Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Cameo Appears as a trophy and a sticker.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Smash Run enemy Also appears as a trophy.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit

Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]

Kirby battling Bonkers in Kirby's Adventure.

KA Bonkers sprite.png Kirby's Adventure marks the first appearance of Bonkers, and its remake also includes him. In the original, he is seen wearing either orange or blue, and he is only seen wearing purple in the remake. Most of Bonkers' signature attacks were introduced in this title, including his hammer strikes, leaps, and coconut tosses.

Locations[edit]

In Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Bonkers can be found in the following levels and stages:

Bonkers locations in Kirby's Adventure & Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land  
Stage Vegetable Valley Ice Cream Island Butter Building Grape Garden Yogurt Yard Orange Ocean Rainbow Resort
Stage 1 No No No No No No No
Stage 2 No No No No Yes No Yes
Stage 3 No No No No No Yes No
Stage 4 No No No No No No No
Stage 5 N/A No Yes No No No No
Stage 6 N/A N/A No No No No No

Bonkers also appears in the Arena in Yogurt Yard.

Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra[edit]

KSSU Bonkers Sprite.png

In Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra, Bonkers is a common mid-boss that appears in most of the game modes, starting in Spring Breeze. He is also the helper for the Hammer ability. As a mid-boss, Bonkers has largely the same moveset as he did in Kirby's Adventure.

In Kirby Super Star Ultra, Bonkers also appears on a card in Kirby Card Swipe and as a target in Kirby on the Draw.

Locations[edit]

Bonkers can be found in the following places in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra:

Bonkers locations in Kirby Super Star & Kirby Super Star Ultra  
Stage Appearance? Stage Appearance?
Green Greens No RoMK Chapter 4 No
Float Islands No RoMK Chapter 5 No
Bubbly Clouds Yes* RoMK Chapter 6 No
Mt. Dedede No RoMK Chapter 7 No
Peanut Plains No Floria No
Mallow Castle Yes Aquarius No
Cocoa Cave No Skyhigh No
Candy Mountain Yes Hotbeat No
Trial Room 1 No Cavius Yes*
Trial Room 2 No Mekkai Yes*
Sub-Tree Yes Halfmoon No
Crystal No ??? No
Old Tower Yes* Purple Plants No
Garden No Illusion Islands No
RoMK Chapter 1 No Crash Clouds No
RoMK Chapter 2 No The Revenge No
RoMK Chapter 3 Yes**
*Optional mid-boss encounter.
**Fought as Twin Bonkers.

Bonkers also appears as an opponent in The Arena and Helper to Hero, as part of "Mid-Boss All-Stars 1". He is not faced in The True Arena.

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror & Kirby: Squeak Squad[edit]

KNiDL Bonkers sprite.png In both of these games, Bonkers appears as a Mid-Boss, looking and behaving essentially in the same way he did in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land except he can now occasionally throw a giant coconut which must be Super Inhaled.

Locations[edit]

Kirby battles Bonkers in Olive Ocean.

In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Bonkers may be found in the following areas and rooms:

Bonkers locations in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror  
Rainbow Route Moonlight Mansion Cabbage Cavern Mustard Mountain Carrot Castle Olive Ocean Peppermint Palace Radish Ruins Candy Constellation The Mirror
No
No
No
No

Bonkers is also fought in the Boss Endurance as part of the group "Mid-Bosses 1".

In Kirby: Squeak Squad, Bonkers can be found in the following locations:

Bonkers locations in Kirby: Squeak Squad  
Stage Prism Plains Nature Notch Cushy Cloud Jam Jungle Vocal Volcano Ice Island Secret Sea Gamble Galaxy
Stage 1 No No No No No No No No
Stage 2 No No No No No No No No
Stage 3 No No No No Yes No No No
Stage 4 No No No No No No No N/A
Stage 5 No No No No N/A No No N/A
Stage EX No Yes No No No No Yes N/A

Kirby Mass Attack[edit]

Bonkers appears in the Kirby Mass Attack Sub-Game Kirby Quest in Stages 13 and 37. In the latter, he appears alongside two Oohroo. He has 300 HP in this game mode.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]

Bonkers as he appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Bonkers reappears again as a mid-boss in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, appearing in various stages, and offering the Hammer ability. In Extra Mode, Bonkers appears as Bonkers EX, supporting a red and black color scheme and using tougher attacks. There is also a super version of Bonkers called Super Bonkers that yields the Grand Hammer Super Ability.

In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Bonkers reprises his role as a target in Kirby on the Draw. Additionally, Bonkers has his own Dress-Up Mask, which is obtained by completing card #32 of the Stamp Rally.

Locations[edit]

In Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Bonkers can be found in the following levels and stages:

Bonkers locations in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe  
Stage Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5
Cookie Country No No No No No
Raisin Ruins Yes No No No No
Onion Ocean No No No No N/A
White Wafers No No No No No
Nutty Noon No No No No Yes
Egg Engines No No No No No
Dangerous Dinner No No Yes N/A N/A

Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition[edit]

Along with appearing in the games featured in the collection that include him, Bonkers also appears in New Challenge Stages, specifically in the Fighter Combat Chamber and Smash Combat Chamber EX, where he fights just like in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe & Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]

Bonkers returns again for Kirby: Triple Deluxe as a Mid-Boss that provides the Hammer ability. In addition to his normal moveset, he may also perform a hammer spin that takes him in and out of the foreground. In Kirby: Planet Robobot, Bonkers fights in exactly the same way, though he has been given robotic aesthetic changes such as a metal jaw and ears. In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, his EX form is called Bonkers DX. In Kirby: Planet Robobot, this variant is called Bonkers 2.0.

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Bonkers also appears as two separate randomly-obtained Keychains, one represented by his Kirby's Adventure sprite and another by his Kirby Super Star one. In Kirby: Planet Robobot, Bonkers appears as a sticker as well, as 'Manga Bonkers'.

Bonkers operates on a number of different attack orders in these games. Click "Expand" on the right to see the lists.

In both these main-series games, alongside the first battle against him in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, his regular form attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:

  1. Hammer
  2. Jump x3
  3. Coconut
  4. Hammer Twirl
  5. Hammer
  6. Hammer Swing
  7. Coconut
  8. Hammer
  9. Jump x3
  10. Coconut
  11. Hammer
  12. Hammer Swing
  13. Coconut

After losing around half of his health, he abruptly switches to one of two fixed orders on loop as follows:

  1. Jump [homes in on Kirby's position]
  2. Hammer Flip
  3. Hammer Swing [between planes]
  4. Coconuts x3
  5. Hammer Twirl x2 [fiery conflagrations]
  6. Jump [homes in on Kirby's position]
  7. Hammer Swing [between planes]
  8. Hammer Flip
  9. Coconuts x3
  10. Hammer Twirl x2 [fiery conflagrations]
  1. Jump [homes in on Kirby's position]
  2. Hammer Swing [between planes]
  3. Hammer Flip
  4. Coconuts x3
  5. Hammer Twirl x2 [fiery conflagrations]
  6. Jump [homes in on Kirby's position]
  7. Hammer Flip
  8. Hammer Swing [between planes]
  9. Coconuts x3
  10. Hammer Twirl x2 [fiery conflagrations]

Locations[edit]

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Bonkers can be found in the following levels and stages:

Bonkers locations in Kirby: Triple Deluxe  
Stage Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 EX Stage 7 EX Stage 8 EX
Fine Fields No No No No N/A No N/A N/A
Lollipop Land No No No No N/A No N/A N/A
Old Odyssey No Yes No No No N/A No N/A
Wild World No No No No No N/A Yes N/A
Endless Explosions No No No No Yes N/A No N/A
Royal Road No No No No Yes N/A No No

In Kirby: Planet Robobot, Bonkers can be found in the following levels and stages:

Bonkers locations in Kirby: Planet Robobot  
Stage Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 EX Stage 7 EX Stage 8 EX
Patched Plains No No No No N/A No N/A N/A
Resolution Road No No No No N/A No N/A N/A
Overload Ocean No No No No Yes N/A No N/A
Gigabyte Grounds No No No No No N/A Yes N/A
Rhythm Route No No No No Yes N/A No N/A
Access Ark No No No No Yes N/A Yes No

Team Kirby Clash Deluxe & Super Kirby Clash[edit]

In-game appearance of Bonkers in Super Kirby Clash.

Bonkers is encountered three times in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, and three more times in Super Kirby Clash. He's been made even larger, and his spinning moves made more elaborate to pose a challenge to four Kirby heroes working in unison. Of the three Super Kirby Clash encounters, he is paired with Blocky in the sole Party Quest he appears in to form Team Heavy Hitter. Despite this, he is out-shined by his electrified cousin, Spark Bonkers.

Attacks[edit]

Are you ready for the hammer-swinging showdown? He's waiting...
— Tougher Quest flavor text from Super Kirby Clash

The following are all of Bonkers' attacks in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe and Super Kirby Clash. Note that attack names are conjectural:

Bonkers' attacks in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe & Super Kirby Clash  
Attack Description Variants Notes
Leap Bonkers performs a large jump across the stage and lands somewhere else.
Hammer Bonkers raises his hammer, then swings it down in front of him. Bonkers may use this attacks several times in succession, and may turn around to face a Kirby behind him.
Coconuts Bonkers tosses Coconuts ahead of him, which land on the ground and then detonate shortly afterward. These Coconuts can be destroyed with an attack. Bonkers may throw several, and some of the Coconuts might be extra large.
Hammer Swing Bonkers begins spinning rapidly with his hammer out, and travels across the stage. Bonkers may swing for only a brief moment, may swing across the stage, or may bob in and out of the background. Bonkers always raises his hammer for a split-second before spinning.
Coconut Hammer Swing Bonkers begins spinning rapidly in the air, throwing out Coconuts as he does. Bonkers may throw out larger Coconuts during this move.
Hammer Flip Bonkers charges up and unleashes a huge fiery upward swing which does substantial damage to anyone hit by it. Even Guarding still causes a fair amount of damage to be taken.
Hammer Twirl Bonkers jumps and lands while twirling his hammer downward. He may do this several times.

Kirby Battle Royale[edit]

Bonkers himself does not appear in this game, but a large robot modeled after him called Robo Bonkers can be battled as one of the 10 main stadium modes.

Kirby Star Allies[edit]

Artwork of Bonkers as a Friend from Kirby Star Allies.
"Ook ook! I love bananas!"
He’s always looking for bananas! Even when he loses sight of this goal, this giant gourmand smashes anything in his way, wherever he likes!

— Guest Star Bonkers Banana Mania Pause Screen description in Kirby Star Allies

Bonkers returns in this title, reprising his role as a Mid-Boss. Once defeated, he can be recruited as a Friend by tossing a heart at him before his body explodes. As a Friend, Bonkers can use all the same moves as Hammer Kirby, can perform the coveted Infinity Jump, and can also infuse his hammer with various Power Effects. In addition, Bonkers gains his own adventure in the Extra Game, titled Guest Star Bonkers Banana Mania.

Due to his larger size, Bonkers is a bigger target than Hammer Kirby, but he also possesses more health than Kirby.

The following is a list of attacks Bonkers can perform as a mid-boss in Kirby Star Allies. Italics denote attacks done by his harder variation only.

Bonkers' attacks as a mid-boss in Kirby Star Allies  
Attack Description Variants
Hammer Bonkers walks up to a target, stops and raises his hammer, and then swings it down in front of him. The slam reveals a Dropped Star on the ground afterwards.
Jump Bonkers jumps in place three times in a row, making him slightly harder to hit. Bonkers may also perform a giant leap which homes in on a given target's current horizontal position.
Coconuts Bonkers throws explosive coconuts that explode after a while or after hitting a target. They can be inhaled and spat back before they explode to inflict damage. His regular form starts out by throwing only one coconut. In phase 2 or his harder variation's phase 1, he throws out three coconuts.
His harder variation throws out two small and one big coconut in the second phase.
Hammer Flip Bonkers walks up to a target, stops and charges his hammer with a fiery glow and then swings it upwards, dealing massive damage to anyone that gets hit by it. A Dropped Star appears in front of the hammer after the attack.
Hammer Swing Bonkers rapidly swings his hammer around him, moving horizontally for a few seconds before stopping. As soon as he stops hammer swinging, a Dropped Star appears in front of him.
Hammer Twirl Bonkers jumps up and then twirls his hammer beneath him. When landing, a fiery conflagration is left behind for a few moments while Dropped Stars appear on both sides of the hammer. This repeats three more times, with the hammer enlarging and delaying Bonkers hitting the ground for the last twirl.

Bonkers operates on a number of different attack orders in Kirby Star Allies. Click "Expand" on the right to see the lists.

As a mid-boss, Bonkers' regular variation attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:

  1. Hammer
  2. Jump x3
  3. Coconut
  4. Hammer Flip
  5. Jump x3
  6. Hammer
  7. Coconut

After losing enough health, Bonkers will abruptly switch to this fixed order on loop:

  1. Hammer Swing
  2. Jump
  3. Coconuts x3
  4. Hammer Flip
  5. Hammer Swing
  6. Jump
  7. Hammer Flip
  8. Coconuts x3

Bonkers' harder variation attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:

  1. Hammer Swing
  2. Hammer Flip
  3. Jump
  4. Coconuts x3
  5. Jump x3
  6. Hammer
  7. Jump
  8. Jump x3

After losing enough health, he will abruptly switch to this pattern:

  1. Hammer Twirl
  2. Jump x3
  3. Hammer
  4. Jump
  5. Coconuts x3 [one large, two small]
  6. Jump x3
  7. Hammer Flip
  8. Hammer Swing
  9. Hammer Twirl
  10. Jump x3
  11. Hammer
  12. Jump
  13. Coconuts x3 [one large, two small]
  14. Jump x3
  15. Hammer
  16. Hammer Swing

In some stages and on Soul Melter EX of The Ultimate Choice, Twin Bonkers is fought and comes in two varieties. It can consist of one regular and one hard variation or two hard variations, both of which attack in a different order from each other.

Locations[edit]

In Kirby Star Allies, Bonkers can be found in the following levels and stages:

Bonkers locations in Kirby Star Allies  
Stage Appearance? Stage Appearance?
Green Gardens No Falluna Moon No
Donut Dome No Planet Misteen Yes
Honey Hill No Mareen Moon No
Fruity Forest No Planet Caverna Yes
Clash at Castle Dedede Yes Grott Moon No
Extra Eclair Yes Planet Frostak No
Friendly Field No Blizzno Moon No
Reef Resort No Planet Towara No
Echo's Edge Yes Gabbel Moon No
Nature's Navel No Star Lavadom No
Sacred Square No Sizzlai Moon No
Inside Islands No Jambandra Base No
Duplex Dream No The Divine Terminus No
Gatehouse Road No Extra Planet α No
Eastern Wall No Extra Planet β Yes
Longview Corridor No Extra Planet γ No
Western Outer Wall No Extra Planet δ Yes
Inner Sanctum No Ability Planet Yes
Heavenly Hall No Dimension I No
Sector A No Dimension II No
Sector B No Dimension III Yes
Sector C No Dimension IV No
Planet Earthfall No

Kirby and the Forgotten Land[edit]

Main article: Wild Bonkers
The mysterious vortex brought Bonkers to the new world too! They arrived before Kirby and quickly joined the ranks of the fearsome Beast Pack. They really like their new look, and they're getting along with all of their new coworkers...especially the Mookies!
— Figure description

In Kirby and the Forgotten Land, a variant of Bonkers called Wild Bonkers appears as a Mid-Boss. Their figure description reveals them to be Bonkers after joining the Beast Pack. It is the first time Bonkers is identified using gender-neutral pronouns.

Kirby's Dream Buffet[edit]

In Kirby's Dream Buffet, Bonkers' likeness can be seen on two Character Treats; one depicting his sprite from Kirby's Adventure, and another showing artwork of him as a friend with the Zap Hammer from Kirby Star Allies.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Bonkers appears as a trophy and as a sticker. As a sticker, it can be used in The Subspace Emissary, to grant +16 to weapon attacks. It only benefits Kirby, Meta Knight, and King Dedede.

Trophy Description[edit]
Image Appears In Description
Bonkers - Brawl Trophy.png NES Kirby's Adventure
DS Kirby: Squeak Squad
A large enemy who wields a giant hammer as a weapon. Bonkers battles you with several moves—his hammer attack and coconut throw could be considered his specialties. Kirby can inhale Bonkers to learn Hammer and Smash techniques.* Not many know this, but Hammer Kirby can also break walls and pound down stakes.

*= Kirby can't actually inhale Bonkers to get the Smash ability as it only gives him the Hammer ability. Kirby can only inhale Master Hand to get the previous ability.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Bonkers makes an appearance as an enemy in the 3DS-exclusive mode Smash Run, and has his own trophy.

Trophy Description[edit]
Image American English description British English description
BonkersTrophy3DS.png
Bonkers looks quite a lot like a gorilla and swings a giant hammer with huge launch potential. If he hits you with his own Hammer Flip attack, it's an instant KO. If that isn't bad enough, he also throws exploding coconuts. Bonkers is seriously out to ruin your day. Bonkers looks quite a lot like a gorilla and swings a giant hammer with huge launch potential. If he hits you with his own Hammer Flip attack, it's an instant KO, so be careful and make good use of dodging! If that wasn't bad enough, he also throws exploding coconuts. Yes, Bonkers is really out to ruin your day.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Bonkers appears as an Ace rank primary spirit in this game, with attack as his primary type, with one support slot. He can be obtained on the spirit board, with his spirit battle taking place on the Kongo Jungle stage and involving a purple Donkey Kong who wields a Hammer and can swing it for a long time.

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya![edit]

Bonkers
E79 Bonkers.png
Screenshot of Bonkers from Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
Details
First episode Goin' Bonkers
Main role Guest Star
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Main article: Goin' Bonkers

Role in Goin' Bonkers[edit]

Star Warrior me want to be! Like you, Kirby.
— Bonkers, in Goin' Bonkers

Bonkers appears in the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode Goin' Bonkers, serving as the guest star and the monster of that episode. Initially, Bonkers lived on his own in a jungle outside of Dream Land, but was captured by a circus and forced to perform for them for a time. While in his cage, Bonkers would be able to catch glimpses of his trainer watching episodes of Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, and became enamored with the idea of being a Star Warrior like Kirby. Eventually, Bonkers was able to escape the circus with one of their hammers, and traveled great distances in order to reach Dream Land and find his idol Kirby.

Once he arrives, Bonkers causes a stir in Cappy Town when he asks about Kirby's whereabouts and accidentally clobbers those he asks with his hammer when he stoops to bow farewell. After a great deal of misinformation is spread about him, Bonkers manages to find Kirby, but is antagonized by King Dedede and his lackeys, who he is initially able to drive off. Bonkers begs Kirby to train him to be a Star Warrior, but his incomplete grasp of language along with Kirby's inability to speak outside of saying "poyo" confuses matters. King Dedede is later able to trick Bonkers into attacking Kirby by saying Kirby is testing his ability to fight, but this later backfires when Bonkers saves Kirby from a falling boulder that King Dedede and Escargoon were trying to roll at Kirby to crush him.

Fed up, King Dedede abducts Bonkers and takes him to Castle Dedede, where he is transformed into a larger more monstrous form by Night Mare Enterprises. In this form, Bonkers abducts Tiff and climbs to the top of the castle. Kirby flies after him on the Warp Star, and the sight of the heroic Star Warrior wielding the Hammer Copy Ability retrieved from Bonkers' hammer reminds the monster Bonkers of his true self, and he is able to return to normal. After all remaining misunderstandings are cleared up, Bonkers bids his new friends farewell after receiving a picture of himself with Kirby. He sets off for parts unknown in order to train to become a real Star Warrior.

Characteristics[edit]

Bonkers looks very similar to his appearance in the video games. Notable differences include extra brown hair on his face and arms, and his friendly temperament toward Kirby. His hammer also has a big "B" on it, which differs from the usual star insignia seen on his hammer in the games. On his back is a scabbard for his hammer, which is notable, since he does not have this in the games.

When transformed into his monster form, Bonkers and his hammer become significantly larger. He also becomes more disheveled in appearance, his eyes turn red, and he grows sharp teeth and claws. In this form, he acts with a blind rage, going after Tiff for seemingly no reason. However, as he remained good at heart, he was unable to be transformed completely, and seeing Kirby acting like a hero allowed him to return to normal.

Trivia[edit]

  • According to an infographic released by Nintendo, Bonkers prides himself on his strength.

Gallery[edit]

Main article: Bonkers/gallery

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ボンカース
Bonkāsu
ボンカース EXイーエックス
Bonkāsu Īekkusu
ボンカース DXデラックス
Bonkāsu Derakkusu
Re:ボンカース
Ri:Bonkāsu
Bonkers
Bonkers EX
Bonkers DX
Re:Bonkers
Traditional Chinese 錘星猩
chuí xīng xīng
錘星猩EX
chuí xīng xīng EX
Hammer Star Gorilla
Hammer Star Gorilla EX
  • 星猩 is a pun on 猩猩 (gorilla) and 星星 (star).
Simplified Chinese 锤星猩
chuí xīng xīng
锤星猩EX
chuí xīng xīng EX
Dutch Bonkers
Bonkers +
-
French Bonkers
Bonkers EX
Bonkers DX
Bonkers 2.0
-
German Bonkers
Bonkers X
Bonkers DX
Bonkers 2.0
-
Italian Bonkers
Bonkers X
Bonkers DX
Bonkers 2.0
-
Korean 본커스
Bonkeoseu
본커스EX
Bonkeoseu Iegseu
본커스DX
Bonkeoseu Dileogseu
Re:본커스
Li:Bonkeoseu
Bonkers
Bonkers EX
Bonkers DX
Re:Bonkers
Portuguese Bonkers
Bonkers EX
-
Latin American Spanish Bonkers
Bonkers EX
Bonkers DX
Bonkers 2.0
-
European Spanish Bonkers
Bonkers +
Bonkers DX
Bonkers 2.0
-