The Lord of Games, often abbreviated to L.O.G., is one of the main characters in Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. He is an omnipotent deity and a personification for video games overall. L.O.G. claims to have been involved with the creation of every video game. He also owns a video game production factory, L.O.G.'s Videogame Factory. He has two sentient computer mice for pets, although they have no role in the game.
 Artwork for Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts | |
| Game(s) | Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts |
| World(s) | Spiral Mountain, Showdown Town |
- “My title is the Lord of Games, but you has-beens call me L.O.G. I am the grand creator of all videogames!”
- —L.O.G., Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
L.O.G. has a notable role in the main story—he organizes a contest between Banjo and Kazooie against Gruntilda for the Spiral Mountain deed. The resulting winner would earn the deed, and the loser must work in his video game factory for an eternity. L.O.G. created every world in the game, all of which are artificial environments.
History
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
In Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, L.O.G. first makes his appearance at Spiral Mountain, where he briefly "pauses" the game just as Banjo and Kazooie are about to fight Gruntilda. The word 'Pause' appears on-screen as L.O.G. materializes. He turns then into a frog and a pumpkin and sends them on a quest to collect objects scattered around Spiral Mountain. After deciding the challenge he concocted was pointless, L.O.G. decides on a new one and sends the three to Showdown Town in newly-created vehicles.
Once there, he explains that he can offer the deed to Spiral Mountain. The rules of his contest are that if Banjo and Kazooie can collect enough Jiggies to return to Spiral Mountain, they win, and Grunty wins if she can prevent them from doing so. To make the competition fair, he gives Grunty a new body and a purple cat, Piddles, as her new sidekick. L.O.G. restores Banjo and Kazooie's physical fitness and gives them a Magic Wrench. He does not give the duo back their moves learned in the two previous games, stating that they will not need them. L.O.G. then creates five large worlds for them to compete in and leaves. From that point on, Banjo and Kazooie can visit L.O.G. in front of his game factory. Although L.O.G. tries to remain neutral throughout the competition, he later admits that he does not want Grunty to win.
L.O.G.'s makes a final appearance at Spiral Mountain, where he awards six Jiggies to Banjo and Kazooie if they complete his Six of the Best task, which is interlaced with a trivia quiz. When the duo win the final challenge against Grunty, L.O.G. pauses the game before they can finish her off. He instantly teleports Grunty and Piddles to his video game factory and gives the Spiral Mountain deed to Banjo and Kazooie, and their moves from the previous two games.
General information
Background
L.O.G. claims to have created every game ever, and due to his position, is occasionally a prone to bragging. He also mentions in passing that he has a wife, a "Lady of Games", who was the first to create games that had "kittens, ponies and ninjas being blown up with rocket launchers".
L.O.G. is knowledgeable of the first two games, Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie. The Banjoland world has several artifacts originating from these two games. He references other characters and locations in his quiz during the final challenge. L.O.G. could also represent the game's developers, Rare, because a Banjoland exhibit directly states that he worked hard to get Banjo-Tooie released in a timely manner.
Characteristics
L.O.G. is a tall character whose appearance consists of a floating, golden cathode ray tube monitor and a long, mauve robe. The screen that makes up his "face" is green, and is stylized to resemble a gameplay screenshot of Pong, which is one of the first video games, complete with two paddles, ball, and a screen divider. The two paddles appear to represent his eyes, and his mouth could either be represented by the ball on-screen or the speaker at the bottom of the monitor. There are two literal, living computer mice crawling around him, and their tail represents a USB plug, and at one point L.O.G. says that nobody except his mic understand him.
L.O.G. has a wise yet domineering personality. He is shown to be fair, because he gave Grunty a new body so that she could have an equal chance of the competition for the Spiral Mountain deed.
Powers and abilities
L.O.G. is an omnipotent character. Some of his abilities shown are teleportation, the ability to "pause" the game (without being affected), and the ability to transform characters. He can create entire areas, namely the worlds accessed from Showdown Town. In one part, he threatens to reduce Banjo and Kazooie to basic pixels.
Quotes
Gallery
Artwork from Nuts & Bolts
Wallpaper of L.O.G.
L.O.G. wants to keep Banjo and Grunty in their current transformations.
L.O.G. about to introduce Banjo and Kazooie's new adventure.
L.O.G. at the start of The Six of the Best.
L.O.G. in the ending.
Another screenshot of L.O.G. in the ending.
L.O.G. provides the deed to Banjo, declaring him the owner of Spiral Mountain.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| French | Seigneur des Jeux, S.A.J. | Lord of Games |
| Italian | Signore dei Giochi, L.O.G. | Lord of Games, L.O.G. |
| Japanese | ロード オブ ゲーム,ログ | Lord of Games, L.O.G. |
| Spanish | Señor de los Juegos, S.J. | Lord of the Games, L.O.G. |
Trivia
- L.O.G. breaks the fourth wall in the introduction scene when he transforms Banjo and Gruntilda into a pumpkin and a Piñata, saying "I wish they could stay like this, but I suppose you people would actually like to take part in this game."
- L.O.G. mentions Nintendo's popular mascot Mario while talking with Kazooie: "We've been in several games!" "But nowhere near as many as that Italian gentleman, correct?" This is a reference that Mario appeared in over 200 games (including spin-offs), and Banjo and Kazooie had only appeared in 5 games up to that point.