Look, I love Weldar and I REALLY love his theme, but...I'm STILL confused as to why they would give a totally awesome theme like this to a visually impared welding torch. Okay, y'know what? THUMBS UP IF YOU THINK THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN ANTI-BANJO BOSS WITH THIS THEME
Nuts and bolts was and is a great game... i just dont think they should have used Banjo and Kazzoie as the characters for that game thats all, cause well... it was and always has been a platform game...
Nah, just blame Microsoft. If Rare was with Nintendo. Nuts'n'Bolts would have been Banjo-Threeie. Believe me. Anyway, did you try the game? Me I didn't so I don't know if it's that good... or that worse.
Unlike the rest of the bosses, Weldar pretty much damned himself by trying to suck you up each time. The first time he got a stomach full of explody he should have learned.
Favorite boss, least favorite level. It kinda suckes when your favorite boss is in your most hated level! Uh, nevermind, not Most hated least favorite. I don't hate the level, Its just so massive and confusing!
People listen! Im gettin tired of people bashin nuts and bolts just because its different from the first two! things get old you know. If you don't like it, just shut up about it and resume playing the N64 banjo kazooie! Your just wasting you time spamming the channel comments about how it sucks or Rare made a big mistake and its ruindend the franchise or the series! Just shut up about it! Arrgh, its so annoying!! ....Ok, Im done yelling...
That would Weldar the most EVIL boss in Banjo-Tooie! It would mean that Grunty Industries was not a factory that made underwear, oh no, this is a factory that prints copies of Nuts 'n Bolts, making it the first ever corporation where both the product AND the refuse is pollution.
If Banjo and Kazooie hadn't gotten sold of to Microsoft along with Rare, they'd without a doubt have been in Brawl. Hope they'll be able to return someday tho, microsoft just don't know how to deal with these types of games, they're too much into the guns and explosions.
Even moreso, I think if Rareware hadn't sold out to Microsoft, the Bajo-Kazooie series would still be going and been a lot better. (I heard Nuts n' Bolts sucks.)
While I like Microsoft, it needs to stick to computers.
@NewPorkCity1 Banjo NEEDS to be in SSB4. There have been absolutely no decent Nintendo games between SSBB and now, and none that would qualify as a boss. Nintendo is going to burn and die if they don't start relying on past characters and games.
@jduff33 Well Snake and Sonic are from 3rd Party companies (SEGA Konami/kojima Peoductions) RARE is a 2nd party company and only make things for Microsoft now. They hold all the rights to the characters etc, also anouther reason we can't get goldeneye for the virtual console/XBLA. Its a shame, Banjo and kazooie are 2 of my favorite characters
Sadly Rare works with Microsoft now, and unlike Sega and Sony, Microsoft is a bit territorial about their characters... Banjo is more likely to appear in the next DOA game than the next SSB game. Unfortunately. :(
...Then again, Nintendo bought the rights to Donkey Kong from Rare, so I supose it is still possible they could do the same for Banjo...
@drybowserman9091 Dead or Alive. DOA has done very little cross over work with other games, but one of the DOA games had a Spartan in it, from the Halo series. I was exaggerating when I said Banjo is more likely to appear in DOA than SSB; DOA is a fighting game of all female characters, and he will never be a part of it... Although, he'll likely never be a part of SSB either, so my point still stands.
weldar said nuts n bolts but little did ANYONE know that those words would change the series FOREVER! (and not the good forever) nuts and bolts SUCKS the hag 1s exaust pipe! (when its on!) they need to make a game like the older ones! (and mabye the hag 2?)
@Patcheresu well, nintendo somehow got sonic and snake for brawl, so there is maybe a slight chance for banjo to be in ssb4.though probably he would look like in nuts and bolts (which i find shit) and his main attacks would probably also be from there. in bk and bt,they had so many moves... is there any reason why banjo and kazooie werent in ssb64?
@danitabori Too bad Microsoft has no wish for working with Nintendo with ANYTHING.
Did you even read that? That is your reason. Microsoft has no interest in working with Nintendo for any reason. Guess what major publisher Rare belongs too?
@danitabori they got sonic into brawl because sega and nintendo teamed up to try and be more popular than microsoft, and that is why there is also a bunch of mario and sonic olympic things
Smash 64 was suppossed to be a Japanese only low budget game. Hence its tiny 12 character roster. Little did Nintendo know, they were sitting on a gold concept. This is why Melee was such a big jump in quality.
I loved Weldar. He always will be my favorite visually-impared welding torch. He has the best Boss Battle theme in Banjo-Tooie. Followed closely by Mr. Patch. Grant Kirkhope needs to come back and make more beautiful music like this. The video games of today need it.
Weldar: "How about a few Nuts 'n Bolts?"
Me: "Oh, God, no. I don't know why Rare destroyed the Banjo series with that atrocity.
way to judge a game you've never played. you're still making the vehicles to accomplish task for jiggies and it has so many nostalgic references. hell weldar is even a vehicle part you can use to blow fire. and even clanker is back. yes clanker. they toook him apart and scattered his parts throughout banjoland, but his head is perfectly in tact and you have to save his eyes from grunty's minions. but yea i havent played but it looks awesome and it's the first game i'm getting for my 360
Banjo (obviously a bear): "But... I'm not a bear." "Oh really. Crap I need to remember my glasses. Well I did all that long-winded speech crap so I might as well get rid of you..."
This boss gave me a severe ass-kicking the first time I fought him. A first for B-T bosses. I thought it'd be a peace of cake because I owned all the others on the first time. I was morbidly wrong...
i <3 weldar!!!
Kpelaez149 2 weeks ago
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kroolandwart 5 months ago
Anyone find it weird that he sound like Captain Blubber when he lands after a high jump?
Sapphirechao 5 months ago
When it said that Weldar was visually impaired I thought I was in for the easiest boss fight of the entire game. Then he raped me =(
DrJamesDaAzn 6 months ago in playlist banjo kazooie / banjo tooie music 5
Look, I love Weldar and I REALLY love his theme, but...I'm STILL confused as to why they would give a totally awesome theme like this to a visually impared welding torch. Okay, y'know what? THUMBS UP IF YOU THINK THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN ANTI-BANJO BOSS WITH THIS THEME
YamiTomoshibi 7 months ago
@YamiTomoshibi anti banjo? wouldnt tht b guitar haha just saying
xucphra6 7 months ago
@YamiTomoshibi they had to hes the boss of grunty industries
barrelroller102 5 months ago
Selling Rare was Nintendo's greatest blunder by far. Banjo-Kazooie was probably the best series on the N64.
Morpheel4ever 11 months ago 3
Like Mad Jack but without the insane laughter in the background.
OgnarPliskin 1 year ago
Wa-hey!
fistofbhaal 1 year ago
i never knew about weldar till my second time playing i was like wait wat the fuk
Tediz936 1 year ago
@Tediz936 Yeah me too!!!
JSC3 11 months ago
What is DoA?
sweetandsourpal 1 year ago
I always laughed at Kazooie's rude remarks over every boss xD
GIANT TOILET PLUNGER >:O
Nyxferno 1 year ago
Nut's and Bolts sucked crap
drybowserman9091 1 year ago
@drybowserman9091
i disagree i think it was a very fun puzzle game
exranio 1 year ago
@exranio Well differnet people have diffrent opinions on games
drybowserman9091 1 year ago
He doesn't look very mobile, look as the poor thing struggles to get in here.....
blastedblue42 1 year ago 4
"How about some nuts 'n bolts"
DO NOT WANT
Xtreme7200 1 year ago 2
@Xtreme7200 Nut and bolt sucked. The small fact it was on the xbox made me cry myself to sleep at night. it should be for the wii.
marioman10101 1 year ago
WOW What an epic boss theme for an epic game
TheRodrimaster 1 year ago
Yes, I'm sure if Rare was with your godly nintendo, we would've gotten Banjo-Threeie. You keep thinking that...
KrazyKaz12 1 year ago
I always feel guilty when I'm forced to attack someone who was just following orders.
pikminlover72 1 year ago
@pikminlover72 i know. i think im just gonna skip him because i dont want to be eaten alive by guilt..........
fluxxcapacitor 1 year ago
I've not played Nuts & Bolts yet but I really do want to pick it up sometime. I know its not anything like the old ones but maybe it'll still be fun.
As long as its still got epic bosses and epic boss themes I'll get some enjoyment from it :P
IidoTheFox 1 year ago
@IidoTheFox There are NO epic boss battle, and the music is really dissapointing.
At least that's what i think, and i've always loved all of the bk games.
You should try it tho, i'm just saying that you really shouldn't have too high expectations! :/
CarnivalBox 1 year ago 2
@CarnivalBox : I loved this game, it was diverse, big and had variaty.
Goudhaantje1993 1 year ago
Nuts and bolts was and is a great game... i just dont think they should have used Banjo and Kazzoie as the characters for that game thats all, cause well... it was and always has been a platform game...
SDReviews 1 year ago 5
Nuts & Bolts is a good game... but as a Banjo Kazooie game it is absolutely terrible.
SGFAZ 1 year ago 13
My Fav. Boss ^^
@SGFAZ
So true..
MertHacks 1 year ago
@SGFAZ I liked it only for the music. The gameplay was alright with the vehicles but it fell flat.
MegamanNG 1 month ago
Nust n bolts is horrible it totaly sucks!!!
BStradling1 1 year ago 4
This game was so awesome as a kid (in fact it is still awesome!!!)
BStradling1 1 year ago 2
Microsoft killed the franchise. Why adding fuckin MACHINES in Banjo?
Zenithprod 2 years ago 2
why add guns!?
i would like the game if they got rid of the boat and plane. what was so bad about kazooie flying you everywhere?
supershadow125 1 year ago 2
Weldar was hard to fight
TheBigMan0706 2 years ago 3
I remember this boss.I always missed fighting him when I played.I never found him.
CountBleck21 2 years ago
When Weldar said "How about some Nuts 'n' bolts?" he doomed the BK series. And the Conker series was also, coincidentally, brutally murdered....
Judoon13 2 years ago 14
@Judoon13
lol,i noticed that about "nuts 'n' bolts" recently :P
Flodder450 2 years ago
Nah, just blame Microsoft. If Rare was with Nintendo. Nuts'n'Bolts would have been Banjo-Threeie. Believe me. Anyway, did you try the game? Me I didn't so I don't know if it's that good... or that worse.
OmegaRidley89 2 years ago 3
@OmegaRidley89
It just doesn't live up its predecessor. Kinda sad because Banjo was an excellent franchise. Same for Perfect Dark and Conker.
Zenithprod 1 year ago
Best "original remix" of Grunty Industries, one of best musics of all games too.
OmegaRidley89 2 years ago
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Ujtyu2 2 years ago
the boss is cool and so is the music :P
Robinschuurman 2 years ago
My favorite Weldar line:
"Don't make me come after you!"
phantomblack678 2 years ago 5
if i was weldar i would of smited banjo and kazooie bye making a whole slue of guvnors(those guys te go HAI) come out of the big door
abrahamstudios 2 years ago
Unlike the rest of the bosses, Weldar pretty much damned himself by trying to suck you up each time. The first time he got a stomach full of explody he should have learned.
Bottery 2 years ago
@ bottery
if only weldar remembered to wear his glasses
then he wouldnt have needed to try to suck up banjo
Bowserslave 2 years ago
Favorite boss, least favorite level. It kinda suckes when your favorite boss is in your most hated level! Uh, nevermind, not Most hated least favorite. I don't hate the level, Its just so massive and confusing!
Doxiepack09 2 years ago 2
We understand what you mean by hate. You cant stand that level but you still love the game :P
ToxicxEternity 2 years ago
@ToxicxEternity - Like Final Fantasy VI fans just love to hate, hate, hate hate HATE Kefka Palazzo?
ladycordelia17 2 years ago
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Doxiepack09 2 years ago
People listen! Im gettin tired of people bashin nuts and bolts just because its different from the first two! things get old you know. If you don't like it, just shut up about it and resume playing the N64 banjo kazooie! Your just wasting you time spamming the channel comments about how it sucks or Rare made a big mistake and its ruindend the franchise or the series! Just shut up about it! Arrgh, its so annoying!! ....Ok, Im done yelling...
Doxiepack09 2 years ago
THANK YOU DOXIE
ZapandAceProductions 2 years ago
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Doxiepack09 2 years ago
That would Weldar the most EVIL boss in Banjo-Tooie! It would mean that Grunty Industries was not a factory that made underwear, oh no, this is a factory that prints copies of Nuts 'n Bolts, making it the first ever corporation where both the product AND the refuse is pollution.
Aetheilas 2 years ago
in "banjo tooie" weldar is my favourite boss.
giratinorigine 2 years ago
If Banjo and Kazooie hadn't gotten sold of to Microsoft along with Rare, they'd without a doubt have been in Brawl. Hope they'll be able to return someday tho, microsoft just don't know how to deal with these types of games, they're too much into the guns and explosions.
Quadraxis 2 years ago 10
Even moreso, I think if Rareware hadn't sold out to Microsoft, the Bajo-Kazooie series would still be going and been a lot better. (I heard Nuts n' Bolts sucks.)
While I like Microsoft, it needs to stick to computers.
indigothecat 2 years ago 7
Agreed. Microsoft has a very annoying tendency to add guns and the like to every game they make, be it even a game originally designed for kids.
Quadraxis 2 years ago 5
true
Ujtyu2 2 years ago
"I forgot my glasses!!!"
GigaysTheManly 2 years ago 7
If Banjo is in SSB4, then Weldar should be a boss.
NewPorkCity1 2 years ago 45
Mr. Patch, not Weldar, should be the boss XD But Weldar would be my second choice.
Aetheilas 2 years ago
@NewPorkCity1 Banjo NEEDS to be in SSB4. There have been absolutely no decent Nintendo games between SSBB and now, and none that would qualify as a boss. Nintendo is going to burn and die if they don't start relying on past characters and games.
Countyp0 1 year ago
@Countyp0 Uh...what? and nintendo cant use Banjo anymore thanks to legal issues with microsoft
jakethehedgehog 1 year ago
@jakethehedgehog
How do you figure? Brawl used several characters that weren't Nintendo property.
jduff33 1 year ago
@jduff33 Well Snake and Sonic are from 3rd Party companies (SEGA Konami/kojima Peoductions) RARE is a 2nd party company and only make things for Microsoft now. They hold all the rights to the characters etc, also anouther reason we can't get goldeneye for the virtual console/XBLA. Its a shame, Banjo and kazooie are 2 of my favorite characters
jakethehedgehog 1 year ago
@NewPorkCity1
Sadly Rare works with Microsoft now, and unlike Sega and Sony, Microsoft is a bit territorial about their characters... Banjo is more likely to appear in the next DOA game than the next SSB game. Unfortunately. :(
...Then again, Nintendo bought the rights to Donkey Kong from Rare, so I supose it is still possible they could do the same for Banjo...
RosekiSommers 1 year ago
@RosekiSommers DOA?
drybowserman9091 1 year ago
@drybowserman9091 Dead or Alive. DOA has done very little cross over work with other games, but one of the DOA games had a Spartan in it, from the Halo series. I was exaggerating when I said Banjo is more likely to appear in DOA than SSB; DOA is a fighting game of all female characters, and he will never be a part of it... Although, he'll likely never be a part of SSB either, so my point still stands.
RosekiSommers 1 year ago
@RosekiSommers
Well if DoA is female only, then Kazooie can be included :D
So yeah, the chars from the B-K series are more likely to appear in DoA than in SSB.
But Banjo would so pwn in a fighting game, imagine his final smash:
Golden Giant from Banjo-Tooie. Awesomeness at it's max.
rhapsodythebest 1 year ago
@rhapsodythebest Someone has a idea for banjo's final smash thats just like yoshi (not my idea)
spongepikmin8 1 year ago
@RosekiSommers Erm, DoA's roster is not quite all-female, it's just that the girls are kinda the main attraction in that series.
TehComs 1 year ago
@NewPorkCity1 Or Chilli Billi and Chilly Willy
drybowserman9091 1 year ago
@NewPorkCity1 No the boss would be HAG 1!
banjokazooierocks500 1 year ago
@NewPorkCity1
If klungo is in SSB4, i will main him no matter how badly he sucks
Xajora 1 year ago
@NewPorkCity1 dont you get it!? microsoft is a bitch and killed rare and is a kid with a toy will never give it up
cowbow50 10 months ago
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Nuts and Bolts. Little did he know it would spawn a whole world of butthurt and whiny little children.
The game was released. The game wasn't that great. GET OVER IT FOR GOD'S SAKE AND MOVE ON. Go play Fallout 3 or something...
FragrantRain 2 years ago
weldar said nuts n bolts but little did ANYONE know that those words would change the series FOREVER! (and not the good forever) nuts and bolts SUCKS the hag 1s exaust pipe! (when its on!) they need to make a game like the older ones! (and mabye the hag 2?)
banjotenie 2 years ago
i agree, they were obviously doing a lot of drugs wen they decided to murder banjo kazooie with it's diddy kong like empty gameplay
TuRdSandwitch18 2 years ago
"How about some Nuts n' Bolts?"
Little did Weldar know that his words would put the Banjo and Kazooie serious in jeopordy
alexthepure 2 years ago 107
***Banjo and Kazooie series
alexthepure 2 years ago 10
@alexthepure why are ppl blaming weldar the birth of nuts n blots its not his falt! shesh
kroolandwart 1 year ago
@kroolandwart i don't think he was blaming weldar, i think he was just saying Banjo-Kazooie Nuts 'n' Bolts is crap
64smashmanpain 1 year ago
@64smashmanpain You are correct :P
alexthepure 1 year ago
@alexthepure Too bad Microsoft has no wish for working with Nintendo with ANYTHING.
Patcheresu 1 year ago
@Patcheresu well, nintendo somehow got sonic and snake for brawl, so there is maybe a slight chance for banjo to be in ssb4.though probably he would look like in nuts and bolts (which i find shit) and his main attacks would probably also be from there. in bk and bt,they had so many moves... is there any reason why banjo and kazooie werent in ssb64?
danitabori 1 year ago
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@danitabori Too bad Microsoft has no wish for working with Nintendo with ANYTHING.
Did you even read that? That is your reason. Microsoft has no interest in working with Nintendo for any reason. Guess what major publisher Rare belongs too?
Patcheresu 1 year ago
@danitabori they got sonic into brawl because sega and nintendo teamed up to try and be more popular than microsoft, and that is why there is also a bunch of mario and sonic olympic things
i doubt you care but o f*cking well :P
spacemarshmallow 1 year ago
@danitabori
Smash 64 was suppossed to be a Japanese only low budget game. Hence its tiny 12 character roster. Little did Nintendo know, they were sitting on a gold concept. This is why Melee was such a big jump in quality.
metaXzero 11 months ago
@alexthepure it's a tragedy how banjo kazooie has been butchered ever since tooie. shame nintendo sold rare.
shmero444 1 year ago
Sweet
Theman789456123pgh 2 years ago
1:18 EPIC
noitcurtsnocnacnuD 2 years ago 4
how would weldar put on his glasses anyways?
Bowserslave 2 years ago 2
maybe he bites them and flips them into the air?
Burnoutmaster1 2 years ago
BEST Banjo and Kazzoie Boss i was thinking about making him in Nuts n Bolts
jaylan46 2 years ago
nuts and bolts sucks ass
thesatanic6 2 years ago
yup.
Knochenbowser2008 2 years ago 3
I dunno how people found this so hard. I took down Weldar as easily as that *snap fingers*.
gruntora 2 years ago
I know.
gruntora 2 years ago 2
why are you talking to yourself
thesatanic6 2 years ago 5
What does the title say? I must remember to wear my reading glasses.
0MSDoll0 2 years ago 5
this is the best boss theme of this game
chaossdeads 2 years ago
(what i said when i first fought him)
...oh no im fightin a giant blowtorch...
(5 seconds latter)
how the hell do i damage him?!
lol 5/5
crudenightmare 2 years ago 4
OH-NO! the tune's stuck in my head! L.O.L
TriForceOfTime 2 years ago
I used to call Weldar "Weldy" XD
MetallicMadness2 2 years ago
I loved Weldar. He always will be my favorite visually-impared welding torch. He has the best Boss Battle theme in Banjo-Tooie. Followed closely by Mr. Patch. Grant Kirkhope needs to come back and make more beautiful music like this. The video games of today need it.
Weldar: "How about a few Nuts 'n Bolts?"
Me: "Oh, God, no. I don't know why Rare destroyed the Banjo series with that atrocity.
SonicBrawler77 2 years ago 3
was nut and bolts really that bad?
colonel24567 2 years ago
its nothing like the other Banjo games.
1guygames 2 years ago 2
you mean it dosen't have that adventrous feel to it? yeah that would bite.
colonel24567 2 years ago
well from what i have seen ur just making cars planes blah blah not a real banjo game well in my eyes it sucks.
1guygames 2 years ago
ok welll ill check it anyway, thanks.
colonel24567 2 years ago
way to judge a game you've never played. you're still making the vehicles to accomplish task for jiggies and it has so many nostalgic references. hell weldar is even a vehicle part you can use to blow fire. and even clanker is back. yes clanker. they toook him apart and scattered his parts throughout banjoland, but his head is perfectly in tact and you have to save his eyes from grunty's minions. but yea i havent played but it looks awesome and it's the first game i'm getting for my 360
SpinelessScales 2 years ago 2
hmm the music sounds like Dk 64 dragon battle theme just little though
orrestrnden 2 years ago
haha lol bum buddies
rambo2724 2 years ago
Very very catchy song! I love it 5 stars Thanks for the upload
nawaf10soccer 2 years ago
"He looks like a giant toilet bowl cleaner!"
"Well, he doesn't seem very mobile..."
noobpug4 3 years ago 6
"Ahem, I believe it states quite clearly in the workers guidlines that bears are not to be let into the building!"
1Darkmatter64 2 years ago 5
Banjo (obviously a bear): "But... I'm not a bear." "Oh really. Crap I need to remember my glasses. Well I did all that long-winded speech crap so I might as well get rid of you..."
gruntora 2 years ago 5
You know what I need to make in Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts? A Weldar vehicle!
MettanAtem 3 years ago 5
Weldar, one of the more difficult Banjo Tooie bosses, and everyone's favorite visually-impaired welding torch!
MettanAtem 3 years ago 3
Lol, pretty epic if you ask me...
Whogopenguin 3 years ago 3
one of the hardest bosses when he turn of the electricity on the floor
ererade 3 years ago 5
Will you refrain from doing that I am filled with highly flameable gas!
TMW001 3 years ago
oh i like flamethrower
dorkssux 3 years ago
Awesome music.
''You are a bear, aren't you?
''No.''
''Oh, i must remember to wear my glasses.
(Btw, isn't this music actually a different version of the Grunty Industries Outside music? [Speed up, and other things too...?])
kissapoikanen 3 years ago 4
yes. all the boss battles are a remix of the levels main theme. and the interior of the factory is the same as well.
hammerbro99 3 years ago
Weldar says DOH not Oh
nickermacpooymouse 3 years ago 2
Every boss theme is remix of some stage theme( except Klungo, Mingy Jongo and Grunty/Hag1)
myrio007 3 years ago 3
Mingy Jongo is a remix of Mumbo's Hut..
Banjario 3 years ago
Epic...
jaylan46 3 years ago
True.
Mingy Jongo=Mumbo's Hut remix
Klungo= I have no idea, to be honest.........
Grunty/HAG 1= Plain epicness.
gallantmon8 2 years ago
1:18 to 1:44 is my favorite part of the song
JosephSwordcutter 3 years ago 9
this music is awesome
BestestOfDaBest 3 years ago
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sadly hes in nuts and bolts lets pray he wont get F****D UP by mircope- i mean microsoft
dorkssux 3 years ago
He's a weapon now...a flamethrower. It's kinda fitting, but his head is much smaller than it was for some reason...
randomman5 3 years ago
Weldar was a pain to beat, but awesome. He's on my list of characters that must come back for Threeie! NOT NUTS AND BOLTS. THREEIE.
ExandShadow 3 years ago 7
this guy was very hard i barly made it go boom lol and i can ALMOST BEAT THE HAG1 ON REPLAY MODE !!!!!
banjotenie 3 years ago
This boss gave me a severe ass-kicking the first time I fought him. A first for B-T bosses. I thought it'd be a peace of cake because I owned all the others on the first time. I was morbidly wrong...
EthVortexShield 3 years ago 2
this guy was like impossible for me on boss replays and for some reason i never recall actually fighting him normally...
MrDudehasskillz 3 years ago 3
my 2nd favorite boss i love it
373ashley327 3 years ago 3
nuts and bolts. Awsome
mikec090271 3 years ago
This is awsome music!
oraclewing 3 years ago 2