PERFORMER | Hugh Keays-Byrne |
DEBUT | 2001 |
Grunchlk is the greedy, opportunistic associate of Tocot. He appears in the Farscape episodes "Die Me, Dichotomy" and "Season of Death," as well as Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars.
Grunchlk and his Diagnosan associate, Tocot, are hired to heal Moya following the events of "Plan B," in which Moya is burned to destroy the karack metallites. He is Tocot's translator and makes business deals on his behalf.
Due to Grunchlk's species' "simple brain" and "simple mind," Scorpius is able to implant a device into the base of Grunchlk's neck, allowing Scorpius to control his movements and words. The Scarran soldier Plonek later traps Grunchlk in a cryogenic pod, rendering Grunchlk "effectively dead."
Grunchlk later appears in The Peacekeeper Wars, having escaped the pod. He and his new Diagnosan associate greet the Moya crew on the planet Qujaga and assist with Aeryn's pregnancy. The crew believe he is a spy for the Scarrans, though the truth is revealed that Sikozu is actually the spy.