Bonkers

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Bonkers is a recurring mini-boss and sometimes playable ally in the Kirby series, first appearing in Kirby's Adventure. They are muscular, gorilla-troll like creatures sporting a purple pompadour and matching purple armor. Bonkers are almost never seen without their signature wooden mallets similar to the one that King Dedede wields. When defeated and Inhaled, Bonkers gives Kirby the hard hitting Hammer ability. In Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra, Kirby Star Allies, and the canceled Kirby GCN, Bonkers can be summoned as an allied helper using the Hammer ability. He can either be controlled by AI, following Kirby and defeating other enemies on his own or be controlled by a second player in co-op.

In battle, Bonkers has several moves that he can choose from. Bonkers usually attacks with his hammer, with many of his attacks having him smash the ground with it or perform an uppercut with it and other moves have him throw coconuts. Kirby's Return to Dream Land and later games let him ride his hammer like a pogo-stick and spin his hammer to "fly" around.

Bonkers also appears in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, where his moves are adapted into 3D, but he throws Durian bombs rather than coconuts. According to his description, Bonkers seems to be getting along well with the Mookies.