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'''Kazooie''' is one of two protagonists on which the [[Banjo-Kazooie series]] centers. She is a red-crested breegull who resides in [[Banjo|Banjo's]] backpack most of the time, poking her head out only to berate various other characters with insults and jabbering. She does leave the backpack on occasion, but her friendship (and rent free apartment) with Banjo always leads her back eventually.

Kazooie's name, like Banjo's, is based on a musical instrument: the [[wikipedia:Kazoo|kazoo]]. Incidentally, Kazooie herself is known to be an experienced kazoo player, although the only time Kazooie was ever seen playing her kazoo was during the introduction theme in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''. Oddly enough, Kazooie's kazoo barely resembles an actual kazoo and looks more like a [[wikipedia:Bugle (instrument)|bugle]]. Interestingly, whether coincidence or not, the term ''bugle'' is phonetically similar to ''breegull''.

Kazooie's personality is very different from Banjo's. She is a wisecracking, hot-tempered, slightly egotistic, tell-it-like-it-is loudmouth. She rarely ever shuts up, and then only because whoever she was insulting has finished the conversation. This could be because almost everyone that Kazooie has met had insulted her in some way. [[Bottles]], for example, called her a 'strange friend' and asked Banjo if she could talk, and Mumbo Jumbo called her the 'filthy feathered one'. This could also be why Banjo and Kazooie are such great friends since Banjo hardly ever insults anyone (and if he does he usually apologizes). Kazooie likes adventuring (something which Banjo hates) and saving the world, while she hates boredom, Banjo's lack of an attitude, and facing backwards. During screensaver mode in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' and ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'', Kazooie would suddenly poke her head out the backpack and peck at Banjo's head for the fun of it, although half the time Banjo might get irritated by this and wring her by the neck, choking her momentarily.

[[Banjo-Kazooie|In 1998]], Kazooie finally convinced Banjo to go out on an adventure somewhere, although Banjo insisted on taking Tooty along as well. Kazooie got her wish when [[Gruntilda]] captured Tooty, forcing a rescue operation. Kazooie throughly enjoyed learning cool moves and witch-bashing, although having to deal with [[Bottles]], [[Mumbo Jumbo]], and Banjo's constant desire to help everyone was a constant pain in the butt to her. Eventually, Grunty was buried and Tooty saved.

[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge|A few months afterward]], [[Klungo]] devised a plan for Grunty to escape her rock prison and go back in time, preventing Banjo and Kazooie from ever meeting. Kazooie was taken back in time by [[Mecha-Grunty]] in order to prevent her past self from meeting up with Banjo. Luckily, Banjo followed Grunty and, with help from Mumbo and [[Bozzeye|Bottles' ancestor]], rescued Kazooie. The two of them proceeded to beat Grunty and restore the timeline.

Convinced that they had not seen the last of Gruntilda, Kazooie insisted that she and Banjo continue practicing their moves and refining their abilities. [[Banjo-Tooie|In 2000]], her instincts proved correct when Gruntilda's sisters [[Mingella]] and [[Blobbelda]] rescued her and destroyed [[Banjo's House]] in the process, killing Bottles. Kazooie was instantly pumped to get off on another adventure, and while Bottles' brother [[Jamjars]] was every bit as annoying to her as Bottles himself was, she learned to [[Split-up|separate]] from Banjo and lay the hurt on the witch's minions herself. After defeating Grunty a third time and reviving everyone who died, the duo went in to "rest mode" once more.

Kazooie, however, wasn't pleased with sitting around and doing nothing. She jabbered constantly at Banjo to keep practicing moves, but Banjo flatly refused this time, deciding instead to start fixing up his house for a few weeks. After that, the pair slipped into a depressing lifestyle of boredom, [[Xbox 360]], and pizza.

After eight whole years of nothing, Grunty reappeared [[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts|in 2008]]. However, another being also revealed himself: The [[Lord of Games]], a near-omnipotent character that set up a vehicle-based challenge between Banjo and Kazooie and Gruntilda for the rights to [[Spiral Mountain]]. Kazooie was not one iota happy about this, since L.O.G. had swapped her moves for a magical wrench. After an arduous journey in which Kazooie constantly felt as if she got the shaft, Banjo finally defeated Grunty and legally earned the deeds to his home. Kazooie also got her old moves back, so the adventure wasn't a total waste after all.

Kazooie's speaking voice is by [[wikipedia:Frank Welker|Frank Welker]], while her breegull sounds are portrayed by [[wikipedia:Debi Derryberry|Debi Derryberry]].