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'''Banjo''' is a brown honey bear created by [[Rareware]] and one of the two protagonists on which the [[Banjo-Kazooie series]] centers. He is always seen wearing a pair of yellow shorts, a shark tooth necklace, and a blue backpack. | '''Banjo''' is a brown honey bear created by [[Rareware]] and one of the two protagonists on which the [[Banjo-Kazooie series]] centers. He is always seen wearing a pair of yellow shorts, a shark tooth necklace, and a blue backpack. | ||
Banjo made his debut appearance in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' alongside [[Tiptup]] as a heavy racer with a high top speed and low acceleration before | Banjo made his debut appearance in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' alongside [[Tiptup]] as a heavy racer with a high top speed and low acceleration before starring in his own game several months later, and has since been the main character of every Banjo-Kazooie game yet. He has returned in [[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts|the series's latest installment for the Xbox 360]]. A while back Banjo adopted a breegull named [[Kazooie]], who is often seen seeking shelter in his backpack. The pair has gone on numerous adventures together, the purpose of most of them being to stop the sinister plans of the evil witch [[Gruntilda]]. Banjo also has a younger sister named [[Tooty]], who lives with him and Kazooie in a house at the bottom of [[Spiral Mountain]]. He also plays his namesake instrument. | ||
However, Banjo was not born a Rare icon, despite being quickly loved by millions. He was originally planned to be a small time character in a [[Super Nintendo]] video game, [[Project Dream]]. After the [[Nintendo 64]] was released, the game was moved to the new console. However, it was found to be too generic, and a rabbit was planned to become the new main character. However, this too was unsuccessful, so Rare tried a game based around Banjo himself, which became ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''. | However, Banjo was not born a Rare icon, despite being quickly loved by millions. He was originally planned to be a small time character in a [[Super Nintendo]] video game, [[Project Dream]]. After the [[Nintendo 64]] was released, the game was moved to the new console. However, it was found to be too generic, and a rabbit was planned to become the new main character. However, this too was unsuccessful, so Rare tried a game based around Banjo himself, which became ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''. | ||