Grunt (Conker)

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This article is about a character in a video game. For other uses of Grunt, see Grunt (disambiguation).

A Tediz Grunt holding a Hogster.

A Grunt is one of the classes in the multiplayer aspect of the video game Conker: Live & Reloaded. They have a short figure, run at average speed, and have average health. They are often underestimated in combat. The Grunt is an all-rounder, excelling at nothing yet capable in any situation.

[edit] Equipment/Abilities

Strum 21 - The default weapon for a Grunt is a machine gun with a 50 round magazine fed into the top of the 3 rotating barrels, clearly inspired by the Lee Enfield Sten gun. The Strum 21 has 3 modes of fire; Automatic (which sacrifices accuracy and some power for fire rate), Burst (firing a 3-round burst which is the default setting with high accuracy and power) or the Dum-Dum (a semi-automatic round highly effective against vehicles and barricades though it is weak against infantry).
Hogster - The Hogster, available once upgraded, is a grenade launcher with 3 modes; Frag where it fires a timed grenade, Impact, the grenade explodes on impact and Release, the grenade explodes on the player's release of the trigger. The Hogster can fire 2 grenades before it must be reloaded making it very effective against groups of enemies.
Grenades - Fragmentation grenades, a standard explosive grenade with a short fuse and Stun grenades which paralyse infantry for a few seconds. When upgraded they carry a Magnova (EMP) grenade that disables vehicles or turrets for a short time.
Medgun - A healing device for others, the player simply stands close to an ally and holds the trigger to heal them. Healing from minimum to full health takes approximately 3 seconds. This leaves both players exposed to fire however.
Self Heal - Once activated the player's health will slowly increase back to full, however it takes time to "recharge" until it can be used again.

[edit] Vehicles/Specialist Ordinance

Toad Mk. II - A relatively fast armoured car with a machine gun turret mounted at the rear. The Toad has good handling and allows the player to cross a dangerous area quickly and in relative safety.
Earth Guard - An automatic turret armed with a machine gun that is highly effective at killing individuals but struggles with multiple targets. The turret can be temporarily disabled by an EMP grenade or can be destroyed by fire.
Sky Guard - An automatic missile turret that only targets airborne enemies. Similar to the Earth Guard, it struggles with multiple targets but it is rare for more than one enemy to be airborne at any one time. The Sky Guard can also be disabled with an EMP grenade or destroyed with fire.
R-Hog - An extremely fast ATV with poor handling and no weaponry or armour available once upgraded. The R-Hog is intended purely for transport and leaves the driver highly vulnerable. Enemies can be killed by running them down though it is tricky.