Bonkers

Bonkers In-game artwork of Bonkers from Super Kirby Clash. Details Debut game Kirby's Adventure (1993) Latest game Kirby's Dream Buffet (2022, reference) Other game(s) Kirby Super Star Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Kirby: Squeak Squad Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby Mass Attack (Kirby Quest) Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot Team Kirby Clash Deluxe Kirby Star Allies Super Kirby Clash Kirby and the Forgotten Land (as Wild Bonkers) Copy Ability Hammer

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Similar to Super Bonkers, Spark Bonkers, King Dedede, Storo, Robo Bonkers, Wild Bonkers

“

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 is characterized as a large-bodied bipedal (though still noticeably hunched over in posture) anthropomorphic gorilla who wears denim jeans and a belt, and has a "coat" of what appears to be purple body hair around his upper body and head, though it is shaped like a heavy vest. His brow extends as to obscure his eyes, rendering them unseen behind a black veil (though some artwork portrays him with dot eyes). His 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.

Bonkers 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.

Game appearances

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.
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

Kirby battling Bonkers in Kirby's Adventure.

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

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
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5	N/A
Stage 6	N/A	N/A

Bonkers also appears in the Arena in Yogurt Yard.

Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra

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 move-set as he did in Kirby's Adventure.

In Kirby Super Star Ultra, Bonkers also appears on a card in Kirby Card Swipe.

Locations

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		RoMK Chapter 4
Float Islands		RoMK Chapter 5
Bubbly Clouds	*	RoMK Chapter 6
Mt. Dedede		RoMK Chapter 7
Peanut Plains		Floria
Mallow Castle		Aquarius
Cocoa Cave		Skyhigh
Candy Mountain		Hotbeat
Trial Room 1		Cavius	*
Trial Room 2		Mekkai	*
Sub-Tree		Halfmoon
Crystal		???
Old Tower	*	Purple Plants
Garden		Illusion Islands
RoMK Chapter 1		Crash Clouds
RoMK Chapter 2		The Revenge
RoMK Chapter 3	**	*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

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.

Locations

Kirby battles Bonkers in Olive Ocean.

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

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
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4								N/A
Stage 5					N/A			N/A
Stage EX								N/A

Kirby Mass Attack

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

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. There is a super version of Bonkers called Super Bonkers that yields the Grand Hammer Super Ability.

Locations

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

Bonkers locations in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5
Cookie Country
Raisin Ruins
Onion Ocean					N/A
White Wafers
Nutty Noon
Egg Engines
Dangerous Dinner				N/A	N/A

Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition

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

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'.

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  Bonkers in Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  Bonkers DX

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  Bonkers in Kirby: Planet Robobot

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  Bonkers 2.0

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

1. Jump [homes in on Kirby's position]
2. Hammer Spin [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 Spin [between planes]
9. Coconuts x3
10. Hammer Twirl x2 [fiery conflagrations]

Locations

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					N/A		N/A	N/A
Lollipop Land					N/A		N/A	N/A
Old Odyssey						N/A		N/A
Wild World						N/A		N/A
Endless Explosions						N/A		N/A
Royal Road						N/A

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					N/A		N/A	N/A
Resolution Road					N/A		N/A	N/A
Overload Ocean						N/A		N/A
Gigabyte Grounds						N/A		N/A
Rhythm Route						N/A		N/A
Access Ark						N/A

Team Kirby Clash Deluxe & Super Kirby Clash

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 flashier cousin Spark Bonkers.

Attacks

“

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

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

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 Drop 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 Drop 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 Drop 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 Drop 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

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

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

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.

Kirby's Dream Buffet

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

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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

Image	Appears In	Description
	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

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

Trophy Description

Image	American English description	British English description
	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

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!

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

Main article: Goin' Bonkers

Role in Goin' Bonkers

“

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

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.

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  Bonkers inquiring about Kirby's whereabouts

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  Bonkers finding Kirby

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  Kirby flies after Bonkers, who has been transformed into a monster and has abducted Tiff.

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  Bonkers holding a picture of him posing with Kirby

Gallery

Main article: Bonkers/gallery

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  Artwork from Kirby's Adventure, which depicts Bonkers with eyes

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  Artwork from Kirby Super Star

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  Icon from Kirby Super Star

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  Artwork from Kirby: Squeak Squad

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  Artwork from Kirby Super Star Ultra

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  Manga Bonkers Sticker from Kirby: Planet Robobot

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  Pause screen artwork as a Friend from Kirby Star Allies

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  Bonkers in a piggyback from the canceled Kirby game for Nintendo GameCube

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  Dedede Directory about Bonkers

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ボンカース Bonkāsu	Bonkers
Traditional Chinese	錘星猩 chuí xīng xīng	Hammer Star Gorilla 星猩 is a pun on 猩猩 (gorilla) and 星星 (star).
Simplified Chinese	锤星猩 chuí xīng xīng
Dutch	Bonkers	-
French	Bonkers	-
German	Bonkers	-
Italian	Bonkers	-
Korean	본커스 Bonkeoseu	Bonkers
Portuguese	Bonkers	-
Spanish	Bonkers	-