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'''Banjo''' is a brown honey bear created by [[Rareware]] and one of two protagonists | '''Banjo''' is a brown honey bear created by [[Rareware]] and one of two major protagonists in the [[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|''Banjo-Kazooie'' series]]. 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 starring in his own game several months later, and has since been the main character of every ''[[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie series]]'' game yet. He has returned in [[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts|the series' 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. | 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 (series)|Banjo-Kazooie series]]'' game yet. He has returned in [[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts|the series' 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. | ||
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*When Banjo uses the [[Breegull Bash]], he can be heard letting out a small laugh. | *When Banjo uses the [[Breegull Bash]], he can be heard letting out a small laugh. | ||
*If Banjo tries to jump in the beginning of ''Nuts & Bolts'', he'll cause a small shockwave, causing the camera to shake a bit. | *If Banjo tries to jump in the beginning of ''Nuts & Bolts'', he'll cause a small shockwave, causing the camera to shake a bit. | ||
*In the opening for ''Banjo-Kazooie'', he shows signs of annoyance (along with Kazooie) when Mumbo appeared and started playing a | *In the opening for ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', he shows signs of annoyance (along with Kazooie) when Mumbo appeared and started playing a saxophone. He even becomes angry when Mumbo begins playing a xylophone and kicks it away. And when Mumbo beings playing a fiddle, Banjo performs a facepalm, exclaims "D'oh!", and gives up. | ||
*In Conker's Bad Fur Day at the | *In ''Conker's Bad Fur Day'', at the beginning when Conker walks in to the bar you can see Banjos' head stuffed and put on a fire place. | ||
*It was originally intended that Gruntilda's final spell when knocked off the tower by the Jinjonator would have not only hit Banjo, but also turned Banjo and Kazooie into a frog, and that Tooty would attempt to return them to normal. However, this was removed from the final version due to time constraints.<br /> | *It was originally intended that Gruntilda's final spell when knocked off the tower by the Jinjonator would have not only hit Banjo, but also turned Banjo and Kazooie into a frog, and that Tooty would attempt to return them to normal. However, this was removed from the final version due to time constraints.<br /> | ||
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Image:BanjoMobile.jpg|Banjo and Kazooie in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge Mobile|Grunty's Revenge Mobile]]'' | Image:BanjoMobile.jpg|Banjo and Kazooie in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge Mobile|Grunty's Revenge Mobile]]'' | ||
Image:Banjo_plane.jpg|Banjo in his plane from ''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'' | Image:Banjo_plane.jpg|Banjo in his plane from ''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'' | ||
Image:BanjoPilot2.jpg|Banjo with a flag in ''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'' | Image:BanjoPilot2.jpg|Banjo with a checkered flag in ''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'' | ||
Image:BanjoPilot3.png|Banjo driving his plane | Image:BanjoPilot3.png|Banjo driving his plane in ''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'' | ||
Image:BanjoPilotboxart.jpg|''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'' box art | Image:BanjoPilotboxart.jpg|''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'' box art | ||
Image:BanjoKazooieN&B.jpg|Banjo and [[Kazooie]] in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' | Image:BanjoKazooieN&B.jpg|Banjo and [[Kazooie]] in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' | ||
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Image:Banjo-KazooieN&B3.jpg|Banjo and [[Kazooie]] in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' | Image:Banjo-KazooieN&B3.jpg|Banjo and [[Kazooie]] in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' | ||
Image:BanjoKazooieN&B4.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' Christmas image | Image:BanjoKazooieN&B4.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' Christmas image | ||
Image:WallpaperN&B1.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' box art wallpaper | Image:WallpaperN&B1.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' box art wallpaper | ||
Image:WallpaperN&B2.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' wallpaper. Banjo flying around [[Spiral Mountain]] | Image:WallpaperN&B2.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' wallpaper. Banjo flying around [[Spiral Mountain]]. | ||
Image:WallpaperN&B3.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' wallpaper. Banjo going to [[Klungo's Arcade]] | Image:WallpaperN&B3.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' wallpaper. Banjo going to [[Klungo's Arcade]]. | ||
Image:WallpaperN&B4.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' wallpaper. Banjo in [[Nutty Acres]] | Image:WallpaperN&B4.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' wallpaper. Banjo in [[Nutty Acres]]. | ||
Image:WallpaperN&B6.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' wallpaper. Banjo fighting [[Mr. Patch]] in [[Nutty Acres]] | Image:WallpaperN&B6.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' wallpaper. Banjo fighting [[Mr. Patch]] in [[Nutty Acres]]. | ||
Image:WallpaperN&B7.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' wallpaper. Banjo and [[Kazooie]] swinging in [[Showdown Town]] | Image:WallpaperN&B7.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' wallpaper. Banjo and [[Kazooie]] swinging in [[Showdown Town]]. | ||
Image:WallpaperN&B8.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' wallpaper. Banjo sailing in [[Nutty Acres]] | Image:WallpaperN&B8.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' wallpaper. Banjo sailing in [[Nutty Acres]]. | ||
Image:WallpaperN&B9.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' wallpaper. Banjo flying around [[Nutty Acres]]' volcano | Image:WallpaperN&B9.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' wallpaper. Banjo flying around [[Nutty Acres]]' volcano. | ||
Image:WallpaperN&B5.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' Banjo and [[Kazooie]]'s official website wallpaper | Image:WallpaperN&B5.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' Banjo and [[Kazooie]]'s official website wallpaper | ||
Image:WallpaperN&B7.jpg|Banjo and [[Kazooie]] swinging in [[Showdown Town]] | Image:WallpaperN&B7.jpg|Banjo and [[Kazooie]] swinging in [[Showdown Town]] | ||
Image:Thumbofnutsandboltswallpaper.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' characters wallpaper | Image:Thumbofnutsandboltswallpaper.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' characters wallpaper | ||
Image:Special1.jpg|Banjo, [[Kazooie]] and [[Mumbo Jumbo]] | Image:Special1.jpg|Banjo, [[Kazooie]] and [[Mumbo Jumbo]] | ||
Image:Special2.jpg|Banjo, [[Kazooie]] and [[Mumbo Jumbo]] confused as [[Gruntilda]] laughs and [[Piddles]] | Image:Special2.jpg|Banjo, [[Kazooie]] and [[Mumbo Jumbo]] confused as [[Gruntilda]] laughs and [[Piddles]] views. | ||
Image:Special3.jpg|Banjo, [[Kazooie]], [[Bottles]], [[Trophy Thomas]], [[Gruntilda]] and [[Piddles]] | Image:Special3.jpg|Banjo, [[Kazooie]], [[Bottles]], [[Trophy Thomas]], [[Gruntilda]] and [[Piddles]] | ||
Image:Special4.jpg|Banjo, [[Kazooie]], [[Klungo]] and [[Mr. Fit]] in a plane race. This is the | Image:Special4.jpg|Banjo, [[Kazooie]], [[Klungo]] and [[Mr. Fit]] in a plane race. This is also the cover for the ''[[Nuts & Bolts]]'' soundtrack. | ||
Image:BKNBNABox.jpg|<center>''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' NA box art | Image:BKNBNABox.jpg|<center>''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' NA box art | ||
Image:BKN&Bboxart.png|<center>''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' EU box art | Image:BKN&Bboxart.png|<center>''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' EU box art | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== | ===Merchandise=== | ||
<gallery widths="120 | <gallery widths="120"> | ||
help.jpg|Banjo | Image:help.jpg|Banjo toy figure from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' | ||
index.jpg|A Banjo | Image:index.jpg|A Banjo and [[Kazooie]] plush doll | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||