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|image= [[File:Gryll Spirit.png|200px]]
|image= [[File:KSSS Gryll artwork 2.png|200px]]
|caption= Official artwork of Gryll.
|caption= Artwork of '''Gryll''' from the Super Famicom version of ''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)|Kirby's Star Stacker]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby's Super Star Stacker]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)]]'' (1999)
|lastgame=
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' (2022, reference)
|cameo=<small>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''<br>''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''</small>
|theme music=[[File:KSSS VS Gryll.mp3]]
|theme title="[[VS. Gryll]]"
|description=Clip of Gryll's boss battle theme from [[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)|''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (Super Famicom)]]
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{{quote|Hey, hey, heeey! Are you really that strong? Let me test your real skill!|'''Gryll''' in the Super Famicom version of ''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)|Kirby's Star Stacker]]'' (unofficial translation)}}
'''Gryll'''<ref>''Kirby: Planet Robobot''</ref><ref name=SSBU>''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''</ref> is the final boss of the Super Famicom version of ''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)|Kirby's Star Stacker]]''. This boss appears after the credits roll in the main game, as a surprise encounter if Kirby managed to beat all his previous foes without losing once, and is the most difficult challenge in the game. Gryll appears to be some sort of space-traveling witch who flies around on a broomstick.


'''Gryll''' is the final boss of ''[[Kirby's Super Star Stacker]]''. This boss appears after the credits roll in the main game, as a surprise encounter if Kirby managed to beat all his previous foes without losing once, and is the most difficult challenge in the game. Gryll appears to be some sort of space-traveling witch who flies around on a broomstick.
Gryll has three onion minions named '''Salt''', '''Pepper''', and '''Sugar''', which they bring with them to challenge Kirby. Unlike the other opponents, Kirby battles Gryll in outer space. Gryll attacks Kirby by thwacking him with their broomstick.


Unlike the other opponents, Kirby challenges Gryll out in space. Gryll attacks Kirby by thwacking him with a broomstick.
Gryll's exact gender is unknown, as none of their appearances use gendered terms (which is much more often the case in the series' Japanese text). Despite their witch-like appearance, which makes them have a more feminine look, the developers don't appear to consider Gryll female, as in a [[Miiverse]] post it was said that [[Queen Sectonia]] is the series' second female final boss, with [[Drawcia]] being the first.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAAADVHkST2hKzg Miiverse post about ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' (archive)]</ref> This is not due to the fact that Gryll's game never originally released outside of Japan, as the same post in Japanese has the same statement.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171108035724/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADRUqGRdUsRIA Miiverse post in Japanese]: ちなみに、「クィン・セクトニア」は、シリーズ2度目の女性のラスボスになります。 1度目はニンテンドーDS版「タッチ!カービィ」に登場した「魔女ドロシア」で、これも当時、ゲームの設定と絡めて考え、私がデザインしたものです。 (translation: ''Incidentally, "Queen Sectonia" is the second female final boss in the series. The first was "Drawcia Sorceress" in the Nintendo DS game "Kirby: Canvas Curse", that I also designed at the time, considering the game's setting.'')</ref> Moreover, the developers do consider Gryll a proper final boss, as they appeared alongside many others in the "Bad Boss Brothers" [[Celebration Picture]] of ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''.


==Cameos==
==Characteristics==
Gryll makes a cameo as a [[Sticker]] in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', even in international regions. Gryll also appears alongside [[Brobo]] as one of the [[Stone]] transformations in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' and can be seen in the [[Celebration Picture]] 'Bad Boss Brothers'.
Gryll appears to be an onion-shaped being with floating white hands, a spiky tuft of messy, light green hair and large, green eyes. They wear a purple and yellow-striped witch hat that has a small [[Star Block]] on the tip and a pair of red curled toe boots with white cuffs.


Gryll appears as a spirit in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', and can be obtained in the [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light]] adventure mode. Gryll is a novice level grab-type spirit.
Gryll's minions also appear to be small onion-like creatures, with red feet and small, round white hands. Each can be distinguished by their appearance: Salt has beady eyes and a green hair tuft that splits in two, Pepper has large, wide eyes and its hair tuft has a wavy hairstyle, and Sugar has its eyes always closed in a sleepy manner and has a smaller hair strand.
 
==Game apperances==
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1" cellpadding="2"
!colspan=3|Gryll's video game appearances &nbsp;
|-
!Game
!Role
!Notes
|-
!colspan=3|''Kirby'' series
|-
|''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)]]''
|Secret final boss
|
|-
|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
|Reference
|Appears as a [[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|sticker]]
|-
|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
|Reference
|Appears in a [[Stone]] transformation and in the "Bad Boss Brothers" [[Celebration Picture]].
|-
|''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''
|Reference
|Appears as a [[Character Treat]].
|-
!colspan=3|''Super Smash Bros.'' series
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Cameo
|Appears as a Spirit.
|}
 
===''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (Super Famicom)===
[[File:KSSS Gryll appears scene.png|thumb|In-game cutscene where Gryll appears to challenge Kirby from ''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (Super Famicom).]]
Gryll makes their debut in the [[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)|''Kirby's Star Stacker'' remake]] as the surprise final boss in the [[Story Mode]]. They are fought after the [[staff credits]] if [[Kirby]] didn't lose a single match prior, and their only motivation seems to be challenging Kirby to test his skill. The round is very similar to the prior one with [[King Dedede]], with the difficulty set at "Super Hard" on the Amateur setting and "Insane" on Professional difficulty. The board also starts piled fairly high with blocks, with more than half of them being Hard Blocks. After clearing the round, Gryll admits defeat amidst a pile of blocks and the game is truly over.
 
===''Kirby: Planet Robobot''===
Gryll makes a cameo as a [[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|sticker]] in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''.
 
===''Kirby Star Allies''===
Gryll appears alongside [[Brobo]] as one of the [[Stone]] transformations in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' and can be seen in the [[Celebration Picture]] 'Bad Boss Brothers'.
 
===''Kirby's Dream Buffet''===
Gryll makes a cameo as a [[Character Treat]] in ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''.
 
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
Gryll appears as a primary [[smashwiki:spirit|spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', and can be obtained via [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light]], by battling the spirit in the [[smashwiki:Spirit Board|Spirit Board]], or by purchasing the spirit from the [[smashwiki:Shop|Shop]]. Gryll is a novice level grab-type spirit, with level 1 stats of 527 attack and 431 defense, plus 2,636 attack and 2,156 defense when leveled up to level 99. The spirit has one support slot. The Spirit battle pits the player against a [[bulbapedia:Jigglypuff|Jigglypuff]].


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Although Gryll's appearance would suggest that Gryll is female, this boss is referred to by neuter or male pronouns in the game itself. Ultimately it is unclear what Gryll's gender is, or if Gryll even has one.
[[File:Beam Mage gear concept art SKC.jpg|thumb|Concept art of [[Nightmare]] and Gryll-inspired gear for Beam Mage.]]
*On page 58 of the Japan-exclusive art book ''[[20th Anniversary Kirby Pupupu Encyclopedia]]'', Gryll is referred to in English as "Grill". That is because when the book was published in 2012, Gryll had no official English name, and "Grill" is a simple romanization of their Japanese name (グリル).
*A Gryll-inspired gear for [[Beam Mage]] was considered for ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'', but it was scrapped.
*Gryll introduces themself with "Hey, hey, hey!" the same way [[Marx]] does, though this is likely a coincidence.
*Gryll is occasionally portrayed with arms, but it is very inconsistent. The only times they have been portrayed with arms are in their introduction cutscene and in the Bad Boss Brothers [[Celebration Picture]] from ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''. Despite their introduction cutscene portraying them with arms, Gryll's board background gives them floating hands.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Gryll.png|Official artwork of Gryll.
KSSS Gryll artwork.png|Artwork from the Super Famicom version of ''Kirby's Star Stacker''
KSSS Gryll defeated artwork.png|Artwork of a defeated Gryll from the Super Famicom version of ''Kirby's Star Stacker''
KPR Gryll Sticker.png|Sticker from ''Kirby: Planet Robobot''
Bad Boss Brothers.png|Gryll is featured in the middle of the "Bad Boss Brothers" [[Celebration Picture]] in ''Kirby Star Allies''
Twitter commemorative - Winter Cleaning.jpg|Illustration from the [[Kirby JP Twitter]] featuring Gryll
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Sprites===
<gallery style="image-rendering:pixelated;">
KSSS Gryll icon.png|In-game icon from ''Kirby's Star Stacker''
KSSS Gryll sprite.png|In-game sprite from ''Kirby's Star Stacker''
KSSS Gryll attacking sprite.png|Sprite of Gryll attacking from ''Kirby's Star Stacker''
KSSS Gryll defeated sprite.png|Sprite of Gryll after being defeated from ''Kirby's Star Stacker''
KSSS Gryll board background.png|Texture of Gryll's board background from ''Kirby's Star Stacker''
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
KSSS Credits Roll end.png|Gryll can be seen wandering in space, once the credits roll is over
KSSS Gryll match.png|Kirby battling Gryll in Story mode
KSSS Gryll defeats Kirby scene.png|The scene that shows if Kirby loses to Gryll in ''Kirby's Star Stacker''
KSSS Gryll defeated scene.png|The scene that shows if Gryll is defeated in ''Kirby's Star Stacker''
KSA Stone Gryll Brobo.jpg|Gryll is featured alongside Brobo (from ''Kirby's Block Ball'') in this Stone sculpture in ''Kirby Star Allies''
</gallery>
===Other===
<gallery widths="200">
KDB Gryll character treat.png|[[Character Treat]] from ''Kirby's Dream Buffet''
Dedede Directory 77 - Gryll.jpg|Dedede Directory about Gryll
Wado's Toy Shop Stickers.jpg|Novelty stickers from "Wado's Toy Shop" merchandise line, given for every ¥1000 spent at the venue
</gallery>
==Quotes==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1" cellpadding="2"
|'''Quotes from Gryll in ''Kirby's Star Stacker''''' &nbsp;
|-
|<tabs>
<tab name="Japanese">
*Introduction:<br>ヘイヘイヘ~イ!<br>おまえ、ほんとうに つよいのか?<br>ボクちんがためしてあげるよ
*Lose quote:<br>なーんだ。ぜんぜん よわいじゃん<br>はなしにならないね<br>また、がんばってね♥
*Win quote (Amateur):<br>ヘ~イ…<br>ほんとうに、つよいね~<br>こんどは、プロモードでためしてあげるよ
*Win quote (Professional):<br>ヘ~イ…<br>ほんとうに、つよいね~<br>もう、こうさんだよ
</tab>
<tab name="English (unofficial translation)">
*Introduction:<br>''"Hey, hey, heeey!<br>Are you really that strong?<br>Let me test your real skill!"''
*Lose quote:<br>''"What was ''that?'' You're not strong at all.<br>Talk about disappointing.<br>Better luck next time. ♥"''
*Win quote (Amateur):<br>''"Heeey...<br>You really are strong.~<br>Now give Professional Mode a shot!"''
*Win quote (Professional):<br>''"Heeey...<br>You really are strong.~<br>Alright, I give in!"''
</tab>
</tabs>
|}
==Names in other languages==
===Gryll===
{{Names
|ja=グリル
|jaR=Guriru
|jaM=Gryll
|ko=그릴
|koR=Geulil
|koM=Gryll
|zhSimp=魔法师古利鲁<ref name=SSBU/> <br>''Mófǎshī Gǔlìlǔ'' <br>考盧<ref name=KDB>''Kirby's Dream Buffet''</ref> <br>''Kǎolú''
|zhTrad=魔法師古利魯<ref name=SSBU/> <br>''Mófǎshī Gǔlìlǔ''<br>考盧<ref name=KDB/> <br>''Kǎolú''
|zhM=Magician Gryll<br><br>Kaull<br><small>考 (''kǎo'') means to test or to examine.</small>
|fr=Grill
|frM=-
|de=Grill
|deM=-
|it=Grill
|itM=-
|es=Grill
|esM=-
|pt=Grill
|ptM=-
|ru=Гриль
|ruR=Gril'
|ruM=Grill
|nl=Gryll
|nlM=-
}}
===Salt, Pepper, Sugar===
{{Names
|ja=ソルト<ref name="page 83">''Kirby Character Encyclopedia'' (JP), page 83</ref> <br>''Soruto'' <br>ペッパー<ref name="page 83"/> <br>''Peppā'' <br>シュガー<ref>''Kirby Character Encyclopedia'' (JP), page 82</ref> <br>''Shugā''
|jaM=Salt <br><br>Pepper <br><br>Sugar
}}
{{ref}}
{{clear}}
{{clear}}


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Latest revision as of 01:36, 8 March 2024

Gryll
KSSS Gryll artwork 2.png
Artwork of Gryll from the Super Famicom version of Kirby's Star Stacker
Details
First appearance Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom) (1999)
Latest appearance Kirby's Dream Buffet (2022, reference)
Cameo appearances Kirby: Planet Robobot
Kirby Star Allies
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Theme music

Clip of Gryll's boss battle theme from Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)

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Hey, hey, heeey! Are you really that strong? Let me test your real skill!
— Gryll in the Super Famicom version of Kirby's Star Stacker (unofficial translation)

Gryll[1][2] is the final boss of the Super Famicom version of Kirby's Star Stacker. This boss appears after the credits roll in the main game, as a surprise encounter if Kirby managed to beat all his previous foes without losing once, and is the most difficult challenge in the game. Gryll appears to be some sort of space-traveling witch who flies around on a broomstick.

Gryll has three onion minions named Salt, Pepper, and Sugar, which they bring with them to challenge Kirby. Unlike the other opponents, Kirby battles Gryll in outer space. Gryll attacks Kirby by thwacking him with their broomstick.

Gryll's exact gender is unknown, as none of their appearances use gendered terms (which is much more often the case in the series' Japanese text). Despite their witch-like appearance, which makes them have a more feminine look, the developers don't appear to consider Gryll female, as in a Miiverse post it was said that Queen Sectonia is the series' second female final boss, with Drawcia being the first.[3] This is not due to the fact that Gryll's game never originally released outside of Japan, as the same post in Japanese has the same statement.[4] Moreover, the developers do consider Gryll a proper final boss, as they appeared alongside many others in the "Bad Boss Brothers" Celebration Picture of Kirby Star Allies.

Characteristics[edit]

Gryll appears to be an onion-shaped being with floating white hands, a spiky tuft of messy, light green hair and large, green eyes. They wear a purple and yellow-striped witch hat that has a small Star Block on the tip and a pair of red curled toe boots with white cuffs.

Gryll's minions also appear to be small onion-like creatures, with red feet and small, round white hands. Each can be distinguished by their appearance: Salt has beady eyes and a green hair tuft that splits in two, Pepper has large, wide eyes and its hair tuft has a wavy hairstyle, and Sugar has its eyes always closed in a sleepy manner and has a smaller hair strand.

Game apperances[edit]

Gryll's video game appearances  
Game Role Notes
Kirby series
Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom) Secret final boss
Kirby: Planet Robobot Reference Appears as a sticker
Kirby Star Allies Reference Appears in a Stone transformation and in the "Bad Boss Brothers" Celebration Picture.
Kirby's Dream Buffet Reference Appears as a Character Treat.
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Cameo Appears as a Spirit.

Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)[edit]

In-game cutscene where Gryll appears to challenge Kirby from Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom).

Gryll makes their debut in the Kirby's Star Stacker remake as the surprise final boss in the Story Mode. They are fought after the staff credits if Kirby didn't lose a single match prior, and their only motivation seems to be challenging Kirby to test his skill. The round is very similar to the prior one with King Dedede, with the difficulty set at "Super Hard" on the Amateur setting and "Insane" on Professional difficulty. The board also starts piled fairly high with blocks, with more than half of them being Hard Blocks. After clearing the round, Gryll admits defeat amidst a pile of blocks and the game is truly over.

Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]

Gryll makes a cameo as a sticker in Kirby: Planet Robobot.

Kirby Star Allies[edit]

Gryll appears alongside Brobo as one of the Stone transformations in Kirby Star Allies and can be seen in the Celebration Picture 'Bad Boss Brothers'.

Kirby's Dream Buffet[edit]

Gryll makes a cameo as a Character Treat in Kirby's Dream Buffet.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Gryll appears as a primary spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and can be obtained via World of Light, by battling the spirit in the Spirit Board, or by purchasing the spirit from the Shop. Gryll is a novice level grab-type spirit, with level 1 stats of 527 attack and 431 defense, plus 2,636 attack and 2,156 defense when leveled up to level 99. The spirit has one support slot. The Spirit battle pits the player against a Jigglypuff.

Trivia[edit]

Concept art of Nightmare and Gryll-inspired gear for Beam Mage.
  • On page 58 of the Japan-exclusive art book 20th Anniversary Kirby Pupupu Encyclopedia, Gryll is referred to in English as "Grill". That is because when the book was published in 2012, Gryll had no official English name, and "Grill" is a simple romanization of their Japanese name (グリル).
  • A Gryll-inspired gear for Beam Mage was considered for Super Kirby Clash, but it was scrapped.
  • Gryll introduces themself with "Hey, hey, hey!" the same way Marx does, though this is likely a coincidence.
  • Gryll is occasionally portrayed with arms, but it is very inconsistent. The only times they have been portrayed with arms are in their introduction cutscene and in the Bad Boss Brothers Celebration Picture from Kirby Star Allies. Despite their introduction cutscene portraying them with arms, Gryll's board background gives them floating hands.

Gallery[edit]

Artwork[edit]

Sprites[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

Other[edit]

Quotes[edit]

Quotes from Gryll in Kirby's Star Stacker  
  • Introduction:
    ヘイヘイヘ~イ!
    おまえ、ほんとうに つよいのか?
    ボクちんがためしてあげるよ
  • Lose quote:
    なーんだ。ぜんぜん よわいじゃん
    はなしにならないね
    また、がんばってね♥
  • Win quote (Amateur):
    ヘ~イ…
    ほんとうに、つよいね~
    こんどは、プロモードでためしてあげるよ
  • Win quote (Professional):
    ヘ~イ…
    ほんとうに、つよいね~
    もう、こうさんだよ
  • Introduction:
    "Hey, hey, heeey!
    Are you really that strong?
    Let me test your real skill!"
  • Lose quote:
    "What was that? You're not strong at all.
    Talk about disappointing.
    Better luck next time. ♥"
  • Win quote (Amateur):
    "Heeey...
    You really are strong.~
    Now give Professional Mode a shot!"
  • Win quote (Professional):
    "Heeey...
    You really are strong.~
    Alright, I give in!"

Names in other languages[edit]

Gryll[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese グリル
Guriru
Gryll
Traditional Chinese 魔法師古利魯[2]
Mófǎshī Gǔlìlǔ
考盧[5]
Kǎolú
Magician Gryll

Kaull
考 (kǎo) means to test or to examine.
Simplified Chinese 魔法师古利鲁[2]
Mófǎshī Gǔlìlǔ
考盧[5]
Kǎolú
Dutch Gryll -
French Grill -
German Grill -
Italian Grill -
Korean 그릴
Geulil
Gryll
Portuguese Grill -
Russian Гриль
Gril'
Grill
Spanish Grill -


Salt, Pepper, Sugar[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ソルト[6]
Soruto
ペッパー[6]
Peppā
シュガー[7]
Shugā
Salt

Pepper

Sugar


References

  1. Kirby: Planet Robobot
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  3. Miiverse post about Kirby: Triple Deluxe (archive)
  4. Miiverse post in Japanese: ちなみに、「クィン・セクトニア」は、シリーズ2度目の女性のラスボスになります。 1度目はニンテンドーDS版「タッチ!カービィ」に登場した「魔女ドロシア」で、これも当時、ゲームの設定と絡めて考え、私がデザインしたものです。 (translation: Incidentally, "Queen Sectonia" is the second female final boss in the series. The first was "Drawcia Sorceress" in the Nintendo DS game "Kirby: Canvas Curse", that I also designed at the time, considering the game's setting.)
  5. 5.0 5.1 Kirby's Dream Buffet
  6. 6.0 6.1 Kirby Character Encyclopedia (JP), page 83
  7. Kirby Character Encyclopedia (JP), page 82