Difference between revisions of "Banjo"

{{Infobox character

|image=[[File:Banjo B-T solo artwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of Banjo from ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''

|game=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]<br>[[Banjo-Kazooie]]<br>[[Banjo-Tooie]]<br>[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge]]<br>[[Banjo-Pilot]]<br>[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]<br>[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with Banjo-Kazooie]]<br>[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''

|world=[[Spiral Mountain]]

|icon='''Nintendo 64:'''<br>[[File:BK Banjo icon.png]]<br>'''Grunty's Revenge:'''<br>[[File:GR Banjo icon.png]]<br>'''Xbox Live Arcade:'''<br>[[File:BK XBLA Banjo icon.png]]

}}

==History==

===''Banjo-Tooie''===

Because Gruntilda is skeletal due to the amount of time she spent trapped under the boulder, she and her sisters use their newly-invented [[Big-O-Blaster]] to suck the life force out of the residents of the various worlds in the [[Isle O' Hags]] to restore Gruntilda to her former appearance. Banjo and Kazooie head on another adventure to stop Gruntilda. Since Bottles died, Banjo and Kazooie learn new abilities from Bottles' brother, [[Jamjars]]. They can enter new worlds by returning Jiggies to [[Jiggywiggy's Temple]]. Banjo and Kazooie also make use of the [[Split-Up Pad]]s, which allow them to explore areas by themselves.

===''Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge''===

Both Banjo and Kazooie appear as playable racers in ''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with Banjo-Kazooie]]'', making it their second appearance in a crossover game, after Diddy Kong Racing.

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Banjo and Kazooie were released as the third DLC character for Fighters Pass, and the fourth DLC character overall. This is the first game since ''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'' where Banjo and Kazooie appear on a [[Nintendo]] system.

{{Main|References to the Banjo-Kazooie series}}

==General information==

Banjo is a brown, stocky honey bear with blue eyes, a large round nose and a bare chest. He is always shown wearing a pair of yellow shorts with a black belt, a shark tooth necklace and a blue backpack, even while under the spell of a transformation. The Rare logo appears on his backpack, as shown in various artworks.

===Personality===

Banjo's personality is very different from that of [[Kazooie]]'s. Banjo is a well-mannered, easygoing bear with a fondness for an easy life with little hardships. He uses "Mr." or "Mrs." when speaking to people and generally likes to help people out, which contradicts Kazooie's brash attitude. While he always means well, he sometimes comes off as a bit dimwitted and gullible. Banjo wanes a bit when it comes to his bravery - at times he will jump into a situation quickly, but other times he acts timid and doesn't want to commit. In all cases, however, he would much rather sit down and have either honey, pizza or a nap, suggesting he is somewhat lazy and is not searching for trouble. Throughout the series (mostly in ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts''), many characters including Banjo's allies have referred to Banjo as "stupid" and "fat", to which Banjo does not seem to mind due to his patience and manners. Banjo seems to have also picked up some of Kazooie's personality, as he occasionally uses insults and will sometimes makes sarcastic remarks (in ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts'' for the most part).

In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', Banjo is sporting a wealth of moves he and Kazooie had learned from the Mole family, including an upside down [[Bill Drill]] to attack opponents from above and transitioning from shooting eggs to the [[Breegull Blaster]] to become a mobile turret. Banjo has also learned new moves not recognizable against previously learned from ''Banjo-Kazooie'' or ''Banjo-Tooie''. These include the ability to grab a hold of enemies with his claws, a forward haymaker punch, a grounded body slam which attacks from both sides, a high-rise kick (which requires a bit of bird assistance), and learning how to roll, dodge in  the air, and guard against attacks. With Kazooie's help he even gains a third mid-air jump and can use Talon Trot or Wonderwing to get around far quicker than Banjo alone. They utilize [[The Mighty Jinjonator]] as their Final Smash, which barrages the opponents with [[Jinjos|Jinjos]] and finally crashing into the Jinjonator to send them flying.

==Gallery==

==Trivia==

*In promotional material, Banjo states that his shorts "are a family heirloom" and that he needs "to patch them up every so often when bits start to fall off", and as a consequence of this, "there’s not much of the original material left".<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/BanjoKazooie/comments/5s2fna/banjokazooie_facebook_qas/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share Archive on Reddit of the Banjo-Kazooie Facebook Q&A]</ref>

==References==