Difference between revisions of "Jinjo"

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|game            = ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]<br>[[Banjo-Tooie]]<br>[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge|Grunty's Revenge]]<br>[[Banjo-Pilot]]<br>[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts|Nuts & Bolts]]''

|world          = Various

|icon            = [[File:BK Orange Jinjo icon.png|''Banjo-Kazooie'']][[File:BK XBLA Orange Jinjo icon.png|XBLA games]]

}}

In ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'' Jinjos are depicted as living in a [[Jinjo Village|small village]] ruled by [[King Jingaling]], a yellow Jinjo much larger in size than a normal Jinjo. The game also introduces evil versions of Jinjos, known as [[Minjo]]s, who disguise themselves as Jinjos and attack [[Banjo]] when he tries to collect them.

In the final battle against Gruntilda, Jinjos appear in the fourth phase to help the duo as thanks. They are the only way to destroy the magical barrier Grunty has created around herself in this phase, but to do so, the duo must [[Egg firing|fire]] [[Blue Egg|eggs]] into each of the four Jinjo statues found in the corners of [[Top of the Tower|the arena]], causing a Jinjo to emerge from each. Each of the Jinjos them attacks Grunty's shield, weakening it and eventually destroying [[Gruntilda's Broomstick|her broomstick]]. However, the shield remains, leading to the fifth phase, in which a giant Jinjo statue appears in the middle, introducing itself as [[the Mighty Jinjonator]]. After firing enough eggs in all four sides of his pedestal, the Mighty Jinjonator emerges, showing itself to be a shiny blue Jinjo with red eyes. It then repeatedly bashes into Grunty, before finally knocking her over the edge and defeating her. After this, the only appearance of a Jinjo is a yellow one appearing in the beach scene at the end.

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

====Multiplayer Mode====

Once Kazooie learns the [[Hatch]] ability, she can use it to hatch the yellow egg inside [[Heggy's Egg Shed]]. Once it has been hatched, Heggy will announce that a Jinjo is now an available character for the FPS-style [[Breegull Blaster]] shootout matches in Multiplayer Mode. The Jinjo is the smallest and fastest character, but also the most vulnerable, having only four health - a single hit from an explosive egg such as [[Grenade Egg|Grenade]] or [[Proximity Egg]]s that instantly defeat Banjo and Kazooie.

===''Banjo-Pilot''===

===''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts''===

Jinjos reappear in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'', and have a similar task of collection as in the previous games. Instead of Banjo simply locating Jinjos and collecting them, he must find them and complete a challenge, which varies from going over a set speed to making them roll a certain distance. Completing a Jinjo's challenge earns him a Jinjo Token, which can be used in [[Showdown Town]] for [[King Jingaling]]'s Bingo Palace. Also in Showdown Town, there are six Jinjos locked up in cages around town. Banjo must free them with a '''Wrench Switch''' and take them to their homes. When a Jinjo is freed, a [[Minjo]] must be found and carried to an open cage to replace a Jinjo that has been freed.

== Variants ==

==Trivia==

*In artwork and icons for the first game, Jinjos are depicted as having somewhat-prominent eyebrows, which are absent in materials related to later games, including the icons in the game's own enhanced port.

== References ==