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{{quote|It's [[Toxic Gas Cave|moments like this]] that make adventuring worthwhile...|[[Banjo]]|[[Banjo-Tooie]]}}
{{quote|It's [[Toxic Gas Cave|moments like this]] that make adventuring worthwhile...|[[Banjo]]|[[Banjo-Tooie]]}}


'''Banjo''' is one of the two eponymous stars of the [[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|''Banjo-Kazooie'' series]], along with [[Kazooie]], and is a playable character in every game. Banjo is a brown Honey Bear who lives in a [[Banjo's House|house]] on [[Spiral Mountain]] with his friend Kazooie and younger sister [[Tooty]]. He is named after the [[wikipedia:banjo|banjo]], a musical instrument which he also plays. However, Banjo could possibly be named after former Nintendo president [[wikipedia:Hiroshi Yamauchi|Hiroshi Yamauchi]]'s grandchild, Banjo.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AndyPlaytonic/status/1104730618158493696 Tweet from AndyPlaytonic (Andy Robinson)]</ref>
'''Banjo''' is one of the two eponymous stars of the [[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|''Banjo-Kazooie'' series]], along with [[Kazooie]], and is a playable character in every game. Banjo is a brown Honey Bear who lives in a [[Banjo's house|house]] on [[Spiral Mountain]] with his friend Kazooie and younger sister [[Tooty]]. He is named after the {{wp|banjo}}, a musical instrument which he also plays. However, Banjo could possibly be named after former Nintendo president {{wp|Hiroshi Yamauchi}}'s grandchild, Banjo.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AndyPlaytonic/status/1104730618158493696 Tweet from AndyPlaytonic (Andy Robinson)]</ref>


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In ''[[conkerwiki:Conker's Bad Fur Day|Conker's Bad Fur Day]]'' and its remake, ''[[conkerwiki:Conker: Live & Reloaded|Conker: Live & Reloaded]]'', a mounted head of Banjo appears over the fireplace in The Cock and Plucker.
In ''[[conkerwiki:Conker's Bad Fur Day|Conker's Bad Fur Day]]'' and its remake, ''[[conkerwiki:Conker: Live & Reloaded|Conker: Live & Reloaded]]'', a mounted head of Banjo appears over the fireplace in The Cock and Plucker.


In ''[[wikipedia:Minecraft|Minecraft]]'', a skin based on Banjo was added alongside 44 other skins in the Skin Pack 1 DLC released on July 16, 2012 for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One for $2.99 USD.
In ''{{wp|Minecraft}}'', a skin based on Banjo was added alongside 44 other skins in the Skin Pack 1 DLC released on July 16, 2012 for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One for $2.99 USD.


In ''[[rarewiki:Viva Piñata|Viva Piñata]]'', there are multiple references to Banjo. An accessory called the "Breegull Carrier" is modeled after Banjo's backpack (which can be worn by several piñatas, including the Fizzlybear species that use Jiggies in one of their attacks) and also references Kazooie's species, the [[Breegull]].
In ''[[rarewiki:Viva Piñata|Viva Piñata]]'', there are multiple references to Banjo. An accessory called the "Breegull Carrier" is modeled after Banjo's backpack (which can be worn by several piñatas, including the Fizzlybear species that use Jiggies in one of their attacks) and also references Kazooie's species, the [[Breegull]].
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