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Banjo

Banjo is a bear. If any bear touches another merc that isnt Kazooie, both get sucked up by the King of All Cosmos and are outta here. Thus, Banjo has two goals: tell Kirby to get outside, and then die. Even Banjo can probably figure out that the giant dragon would probably be a great target to sacrifice himself to, and he has great options to charge in with. The Beak Bomb shoots Banjo forward at a stupidly fast speed, burning up some of Kazooies Red Feathers in the process; even if he gets mowed down, his corpse is probably gonna come into contact with a dragon in the process! If thats too difficult, the Wonderwing technique makes him completely invincible. And I do mean completely - the massive dinosaur Stomponadon, foot the size of Banjos house, can try and crush the bear all hed like, Wonderwing just powers through! This is TRUE invincibility, codified by Banjo being a video game-ass universe very aware that things like cheat codes exist and CAN hurt you. No, that dragon is gone.

Kazooie

Kazooies role is twofold: getting Banjo in close for his big moment of death, and making Gruntys Lair an absolute nightmare to get through. Kazooie comes equipped with Proximity Eggs, which yknow the Mine Thrower from Resident Evil? Its just that. Stick to walls, stick to ceilings, whatever - she shoots it onto a surface, it sticks on, it gets armed. Considering the close-quarters nature of Gruntys Lair, this means she can EASILY trap various doorways from a distance, and youre gonna just have to hope that you notice or can effectively minesweep! This is coupled with the Clockwork Kazooie Egg, tiny little remote-control bombs that she can control somehow without them even being in her line of sight anymore, able to be remote detonated at her leisure. These can both trigger her own mines prematurely and be used to scout out where the enemy is, meaning that getting the drop on her? VERY unlikely!

Sagat

Sagats contributions are essentially stall out the advancing force. Banjo knows where to go, so Sagat should be able to get to where hes going before the enemy does (there are many forks leading to dead ends in Gruntys Lair, some of which are in gross swamps and deserts and stuff!) Now, Sagat is more than capable of lasting a few rounds - hes beaten Kage, the very embodiment of Ryus Satsui no Hado, bodied the mechanical lifeform, Seth, calling him weak and hollow, and is in a league of strength with Balrog, who killed an elephant in one punch. He regularly ties with Ryu, whos grown strong enough to 1v1 Bison, and even is implied to have tapped into the Power of Nothingness, which sounds a lot stronger than it is (its like anti-Satsui no Hado? Like babys first Ultra Instinct? His mind is clear and makes him super good at fighting, basically, like, Street Fighters vague on it, I dunno what more you want). Is he gonna beat everyone? Unlikely but he can probably punt a child really well.

Bear

There is also a bear. Based on what center of the terrain would be, Id imagine its in the hub area connecting to Freezeezy Peak. This leads to multiple chokepoints, most notably the entrance to Gobis Valley, which is the only way to access this area from the lower levels of the lair. Considering that Vivis crew doesnt exactly have a map AND are being delayed by Sagat, Kazooie is gonna get to this bear faster than anyone else. And oh you KNOW shes gonna spook it with Clockwork Kazooie eggs, not touching it, but luring it toward the enemy. This bear ALSO will KO via divine intervention on touch. It is not necessary, but bear CAN solo ANYONE once. This bear is also an insurance policy; if a big scary dragon tries tearing through the lair to find K. Rool, this bear? Gonna fall right on it. Poof. Then Banjos free to warp away a new friend!