Wild Bonkers

Wild Bonkers Screenshot of Wild Bonkers from Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Details Debut game Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022) Copy Ability Hammer Similar to Bonkers

Theme music Plundering Beast Battle Main theme used when battling Wild Bonkers in Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

“

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

Wild Bonkers is a variant of Bonkers who appears as a Mid-Boss in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. They resemble their normal counterpart, but with frazzled bluish fur and war paint on their arms and face. They also wield a stone chisel for a hammer and throw durians instead of coconuts. The Wild Hammer ability is based on Wild Bonkers.

Locations

Wild Bonkers appears in the following stages:

• Abandoned Beach
• The Battle of Blizzard Bridge (paired with a twin on the stage's secret route)
• Alivel Mall (Staff Side)
• Forgo Plains
• Forgo Horns
• Forgo Zone

In addition, Wild Bonkers also appears as a mid-boss in the following Treasure Road areas:

• Whack Attack! Hammer Trial
• Kirby's Inhale Showdown (paired with Wild Edge)
• Whack Attack! Wild Hammer Trial (paired with a twin)
• Attack! Masked Hammer Trial
• Slash! Morpho Knight Sword Trial (paired with a twin)

Attacks

The following lists all of Wild Bonkers' attacks (attack names are from page 99 of the Kirby and the Forgotten Land Perfect Support Guide). Attacks in italics are only used in Phase 2.

Wild Bonkers' attacks in Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Attack	Description	Variants
ハンマーたたき Hammer	Wild Bonkers slams their hammer in an overhead manner after a brief pause, creating two Drop Stars on impact.	Their tougher version may do this up to three times in a row. When in phase 2, the tougher version might charge up their hammer before slamming, producing an explosive shockwave after doing so.
ココナッツ爆弾 Coconut Bomb	Contrary to the name, Wild Bonkers throws exploding durians at Kirby. These can be inhaled and spat back.	The number of durians thrown varies.
ジャイアントスイング Hammer Swing	Wild Bonkers spins rapidly with their hammer out and travels toward Kirby like a tornado. Upon finishing the attack, Wild Bonkers is left dazed for a moment and some Drop Stars appear. Wild Bonkers takes 0.5X damage during this attack.	During the tougher version of this fight, Wild Bonkers will finish the attack with a Hammer Throw that bounces around the arena for a few seconds.
連続ハンマーたたき Continuous Hammer	Wild Bonkers slams their hammer in an overhead manner twice after a brief pause, before quickly charging up for a third strike. Each hammer swing leaves behind Drop Stars.	This attack is only used by the tougher version.
ワイルドココナッツ降らし Wild Coconut Rain	Wild Bonkers throws exploding durians at Kirby, mixing large ones in with the smaller ones. These can be inhaled and spat back.	This attack is only used by the tougher version.
鬼ごろし火炎ハンマー Hammer Flip	Wild Bonkers charges up their hammer before slamming it down to the ground, producing an explosive shockwave along with Drop Stars after doing so.	This attack is only used by the tougher version.
ぐりぐりハンマー Hammer Twirl	Wild Bonkers leaps into the air and lands while spinning their hammer downwards. Wild Bonkers performs up to three leaps in succession, with the last one causing Drop Stars to appear.
空中ジャイアントスイング Aerial Hammer Swing	Wild Bonkers spins rapidly with their hammer out and jumps into the air, sending waves of durians at Kirby's current positioning. Upon finishing the attack, Wild Bonkers is left dazed for a moment and some Drop Stars appear. Wild Bonkers takes 0.5X damage during the attack.	This attack is only used by the tougher version.

Across all battles, Wild Bonkers enters Phase 2 when their HP is below 55%. They take 0.2× damage when roaring at the start of the battle and at the start of phase 2.

Wild Bonkers' HP Values
Stage	Regular ver.	Tougher ver.
Abandoned Beach	450
The Battle of Blizzard Bridge	600
Alivel Mall (Staff Side)	450
Whack Attack! Hammer Trial	600
Whack Attack! Wild Hammer Trial	450
Kirby's Inhale Showdown	450
Attack! Masked Hammer Trial		800
Forgo Plains		800
Forgo Horns		500
Forgo Zone		800
Slash! Morpho Knight Sword Trial		500
Colosseum	270	480
Reference: A Star Bullet does 80 damage.

Gallery

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  Wild Bonkers tossing durians at Kirby

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  Wild Bonkers using their hammer attack

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  Wild Bonkers using Hammer Twirl in The Battle of Blizzard Bridge

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  Many durians being tossed by Wild Bonkers in Forgo Plains

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  Kirby battling Twin Wild Bonkers in Whack Attack! Wild Hammer Trial

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  Figure of Wild Bonkers

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  Picture of the main mode credits, showing Wild Bonkers with other hammer-wielders

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ワイルドボンカース Wairudo Bonkāsu	Wild Bonkers
Traditional Chinese	狂野錘星猩 Kuángyě Chuíxīngxīng	Wild Hammer Star Gorilla
Simplified Chinese	狂野锤星猩 Kuángyě Chuíxīngxīng
Dutch	Wilde Bonkers	Wild Bonkers
French	Bonkers sauvage	Wild Bonkers
German	Wilder Bonkers	Wild Bonkers
Italian	Bonkers selvaggio	Wild Bonkers
Korean	와일드 본커스 Waildeu Bonkeoseu	Wild Bonkers
Spanish	Bonkers salvaje	Wild Bonkers