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|image = [[File:Chris P Bacon.png|200px]] | |image = [[File:Chris P Bacon.png|200px]] | ||
|game = ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'' | |game = ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''<br>''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' (mentioned) | ||
|world = [[Jolly Roger's Lagoon]] | |world = [[Jolly Roger's Lagoon]] | ||
|icon = [[File:BT XBLA Chris P Bacon icon.png|''Banjo-Tooie'' (XBLA)]] | |icon = [[File:BT XBLA Chris P Bacon icon.png|''Banjo-Tooie'' (XBLA)]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|I'm on vacation, trying to photograph those lovely paintings on the wall down [[Temple of the Fishes|there]].|Chris P. Bacon | {{Quote|I'm on vacation, trying to photograph those lovely paintings on the wall down [[Temple of the Fishes|there]].|Chris P. Bacon|[[Banjo-Tooie]]}} | ||
'''Chris P. Bacon''' is a character in the ''[[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' series. | |||
==Characteristics== | |||
Chris P. Bacon is a pig who wears a blue snorkel, blue flippers, and swim trunks that show the flag of {{wp|England}}. | |||
He | ==Biography== | ||
===''Banjo-Tooie''=== | |||
Chris P. Bacon first appears in ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''. [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]] encounter Chris P. Bacon in [[Atlantis]] in [[Jolly Roger's Lagoon]]. He claims to be on vacation, and is taking pictures of the paintings in the walls of the [[Temple of the Fishes]] with a yellow {{wp|Game Boy Camera}} cartridge in a dark purple {{wp|Game Boy Color}}. Chris P. Bacon is found inside of a cage, and Banjo and Kazooie must protect him by firing [[egg]]s at incoming piranhas while he takes pictures of ancient paintings on the wall. If they do this successfully, Chris P. Bacon rewards them with a [[Jiggy]] and leaves the temple. | |||
== | ==='' Nuts & Bolts''=== | ||
In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'', Chris P. Bacon is mentioned in the [[Jiggosseum]]'s scoreboard (being referred to as "Chris P. Putter") where, in the "Golf" category, it is stated that he scored 1 point in the "Frustrating Weekend Hobby Cup Round 2." | |||
==Name origin== | |||
Chris P. Bacon's name is a pun on the phrase "crispy bacon," and was given by a fan, Simon Turk, who won a contest held by Nintendo Official Magazine UK, in which a fan would choose his name. Despite this, [[Gregg Mayles]] has also stated his name came from a [[Rare Ltd.]] employee who was called "Chris P" by others.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/1027815782942687232 Gregg Mayles on Twitter: "@MittenSRL @Chris_Costy There wasn’t one. Again! Was a pun about well cooked bacon and a @RareLtd employee we called ‘Chris P’" / Twitter] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20211230164424/https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/1027815782942687232 archive.org])</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
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{{BT}} | {{BT}} | ||
[[Category:Pigs]] | |||
[[Category:Males]] | |||
[[Category:Characters in Banjo-Tooie]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:48, December 9, 2023
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| Game(s) | Banjo-Tooie Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (mentioned) | ||
| World(s) | Jolly Roger's Lagoon | ||
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- “I'm on vacation, trying to photograph those lovely paintings on the wall down there.”
- —Chris P. Bacon, Banjo-Tooie
Chris P. Bacon is a character in the Banjo-Kazooie series.
Characteristics[edit]
Chris P. Bacon is a pig who wears a blue snorkel, blue flippers, and swim trunks that show the flag of England.
Biography[edit]
Banjo-Tooie[edit]
Chris P. Bacon first appears in Banjo-Tooie. Banjo and Kazooie encounter Chris P. Bacon in Atlantis in Jolly Roger's Lagoon. He claims to be on vacation, and is taking pictures of the paintings in the walls of the Temple of the Fishes with a yellow Game Boy Camera cartridge in a dark purple Game Boy Color. Chris P. Bacon is found inside of a cage, and Banjo and Kazooie must protect him by firing eggs at incoming piranhas while he takes pictures of ancient paintings on the wall. If they do this successfully, Chris P. Bacon rewards them with a Jiggy and leaves the temple.
Nuts & Bolts[edit]
In Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Chris P. Bacon is mentioned in the Jiggosseum's scoreboard (being referred to as "Chris P. Putter") where, in the "Golf" category, it is stated that he scored 1 point in the "Frustrating Weekend Hobby Cup Round 2."
Name origin[edit]
Chris P. Bacon's name is a pun on the phrase "crispy bacon," and was given by a fan, Simon Turk, who won a contest held by Nintendo Official Magazine UK, in which a fan would choose his name. Despite this, Gregg Mayles has also stated his name came from a Rare Ltd. employee who was called "Chris P" by others.[1]
