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...because it was never localized to English in official sources.

Hey hey hey! Are you truly strong?
— Gryll • Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom) (translated)

Gryll is the secret final boss of Kirby's Star Stacker for the Super Famicom.

Physical Appearance[]

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Gryll and their friends

Gryll is a witch with a cheerful, upbeat personality. They have peach colored skin with a pair of light orange stripes on each cheek, a tuft of bright green hair, and emerald eyes with thick eyelashes. They wear bright red shoes with large white trims, white gloves and a very large yellow and purple striped witch's hat with a miniature Star Block on the end. Their minions are also portrayed as onions, with white gloves and red feet and a light green wisp, like Gryll.

Gryll is also shown to carry a broom with a purple string at all times. The witch can use it to fly and is also shown to use it as a weapon; Gryll can comically bonk Kirby on the head with it after performing a particularly high combo.

Games[]

Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)[]

Grill credits

Gryll and co. set their sights on Planet Popstar post credits.

In Story Mode, Gryll, alongside their three comrades Salt (the happy one), Pepper (the angry one), and Sugar (the sleepy one), appears after the credits finish and challenges Kirby to a final game of Star Stacker. However, Gryll only shows up if the player has obtained Perfect Stars against each of the seven required opponents. A Perfect Star is obtained by defeating the opponent without losing, and appears on the map screen above the opponent's icon; if the player loses, however, selecting "Quit" (やめる) instead of "Continue" (つづける) returns the game to the map, where the player can retry the battle without the previous loss being taken into account. When on the map screen, the player can also return to any previous opponents and retry those battles in case a Perfect Star was not obtained.

Once King Dedede, the final required opponent, is defeated and all Perfect Stars are obtained, the player is given the chance to fight Gryll after the credits. Unlike other battles, which give the player the option to Continue or Quit upon losing, Gryll does not offer this choice; instead, a cutscene plays out depending on the outcome. If the player loses to Gryll, King Dedede will need to be fought again to be given another chance.

If the player wins against Gryll, Gryll suggests playing the story on Professional Mode (プロモード); if the player used a registered name instead of "Guest" (ゲスト), the time is saved to Records and Gryll is unlocked as a playable character in VS Mode.

If the player enters Story Mode with a registered name that has cleared it, as the default option "Guest" (ゲスト) does not record progress, choosing to resume "From the Beginning" (はじめから), instead of "From Continue" (つづきから), gives the player the option to choose "Amateur" (アマ), which is the game's default difficulty, or "Professional" (プロ). Defeating Gryll this time yields slightly different dialogue, but otherwise no further reward.

Gryll's board is complex and is primarily composed of Hard Blocks. Gryll plays extremely aggressively, and will aim for combos while always fast dropping their blocks. Additionally, the speed of blocks dropping is at their fastest, giving the player little time to react. Combos that will instantly defeat Gryll is almost necessary to defeat Gryll, as they will otherwise quickly recover if not instantly defeated.

In the Super Smash Bros. series[]

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Spirit battle

Gryll appears as a primary, Novice-class grab spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Their spirit sports no effect when applied to a fighter.

Trivia[]

  • Gryll is the only final boss in the Kirby series who is not portrayed as evil or having malicious intent. In the context of the story, they challenge Kirby to a competitive activity without a villainous motive.
  • Gryll may have been an inspiration behind Drawcia's design, as the two final bosses have similarly-colored clothing and attributes (both possess the abilities of stereotypical sorceresses).
  • Gryll's gender, despite appearing feminine, has not been confirmed due to Kirby's Star Stacker only being in Japanese. Furthermore, Drawcia is considered to be the first final boss in the Kirby series to be female, with Queen Sectonia as the second.[1] This is likely because Gryll does not have a specified gender.
    • Gryll uses the pronoun ボクちん (boku-chin). "Boku" is an informal, masculine-leaning pronoun, but can also be used by young girls—particularly tomboyish ones and those in fiction—and is often used by gender-ambiguous individuals. "Boku-chin" specifically is a variant of this that gives a childish or giddy vibe.
    • When referring to Kirby, Gryll uses おまえ (omae). When used in casual situations, it's an informal way to refer to those close to the speaker, but in formal situations, such as with strangers, it can be seen as condescending or rude, typically used to refer to someone as an inferior; this is also more frequently used by males. Since Gryll has only just met Kirby, it can be assumed this is used to refer to Kirby as an inferior.
  • Gryll appears alongside Brobo in one of Stone's transformations in Kirby Star Allies.
  • Gryll's theme was reused for the stage Duplex Dream in Kirby Star Allies.
  • Gryll’s theme is a slowed down remix of the mid-boss theme of Kirby's Dream Land 3.
  • Gryll is the most commonly referenced element of Kirby's Star Stacker for the Super Famicom.
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The aforementioned cover.

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