Ssslumber

Ssslumber is an enormous snake with a keen sense of hearing. His residence is within Mayahem Temple.

His purpose in the game is to impede the player's progress (however, he is not a true antagonist, as he does not actively attack Banjo.). He guards a Jiggy while sleeping. He is surrounded by messy, bramble-like terrain that is certain to yield the SNAP! of a twig if one goes at any speed higher than a snail's. The Jiggy seems easy to get--just get to him--but he swallows it as soon as he hears a sound. This means if Banjo even walks over the terrain mentioned above, he'll make a sound and wake Ssslumber up. The snake's implied challenge is one of patience and control. The player must tilt the Control Stick ever so slightly that Banjo tiptoes through the debris, and do so for quite a fair amount of time. However, only by doing this the whole way can Ssslumber be deprived of his Jiggy.