Grizzo

"That pink headband means business! Grizzo will charge you with all his might!"

- Grizzo's Cast Description

Grizzo is a recurring enemy appearing in the Kirby series that gives no ability. They like to hop merrily about the stage appearing cheerful until Kirby gets too close at which point they will charge at him. They first appeared in Kirby's Dream Land.

Physical Appearance
Grizzo are large bear-like enemies that wear pink headbands. They normally have yellow fur (though the artwork for Kirby's Dream Land gives them blue fur and greatly simplifies their design) with pink stripes on their back. Their bodies are stocky and twice as large as other regular enemies.

Kirby's Dream Land
Grizzo appear in the game's first stage Green Greens where they hop about merrily (they lack their signature charging ability in this game though in extra mode they move twice as fast). Though they appear larger than the other enemies, they can still be easily inhaled just like any other enemy. However, if Grizzo should bump into Kirby, two bars of vitality will be lost instead of one, the amount of damage received normally by the contact of other enemies.

Sometimes they appear as mounts for Poppy Bros. Jr. and Kirby can either attack the Grizzo with a star or air puff causing the Poppy Bros. Jr. to jump off, or inhale the Poppy Bros. off of the Grizzo and be left with just the Grizzo. If separated from either of their partners, they will move freely, though in the same direction as before.

Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra
Grizzo return in Kirby Super Star, with the same behavior, however they no longer have riders. They have 65 hit points, making them one of the more resilient common enemies.

In Kirby Super Star Ultra's Revenge of the King mode, Grizzo is replaced by Galbel, which are tiger-like enemies that can take much more hits and have much more hit points than Grizzo.

Kirby's Epic Yarn
Grizzos return without riders, and take two normal yarn projectiles to be defeated, and do not heal or respawn after Kirby moves off-screen, similar to most of the larger enemies. They charge blindly at Kirby for some distance when he gets too close.

Trivia

 * The pink stripes on the back of Grizzo resemble those of the Pokémon mascot, Pikachu.