Grunty's Goons is a 2 player mode team from Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. It is the 'bad' team in 2-player mode. While in Banjo's Buddies, Banjo and Kazooie are featured as their regular selves, in Grunty's Goons, Banjo and Kazooie are metal versions of themselves, having glowing red eyes and also robotic voices. Like with Banjo's Buddies, Grunty's Goons can only be used in races.