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|image = [[File:Jinxy (B-K).png|250px]]
|image = [[File:Jinxy (B-K).png|250px]]
|game = ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''<br>''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'' (cameo)<br>''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' (cameo)
|game = ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''<br>''[[Banjo-Pilot]]''<br>''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' (pictured)
|world = [[Gobi's Valley]]
|world = [[Gobi's Valley]]
|icon = [[File:BK Jinxy icon.png|''Banjo-Kazooie'']] [[File:Chatter icon Jinxy (BK) (XBLA).png|''Banjo-Kazooie'' (XBLA)]]
|icon = [[File:BK Jinxy icon.png|''Banjo-Kazooie'']] [[File:BK XBLA Jinxy icon.png|''Banjo-Kazooie'' (XBLA)]]
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{{Quote|By dose is all blocked up!|Jinxy|[[Banjo-Kazooie]]}}
{{Quote|By dose is all blocked up!|Jinxy|[[Banjo-Kazooie]]}}
'''Jinxy''' is a large sphinx who resides in [[Gobi's Valley]] of ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''. He has a face resembling a bear's.
'''Jinxy''' is a recurring character in the [[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|''Banjo-Kazooie'' series]].


Since he is largely immobile, items are placed on top of his back and feet, including [[Wading Boots]] on his tail and a [[Flight Pad]] on his back. Interestingly, he is capable of speaking, and complains of a stuffed nose when [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]] stand on one of the two cacti in front of him.
==Biography==
Jinxy is a large, stationary {{wp|sphinx}} generally found in [[Gobi's Valley]]. In his first appearance, ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', Jinxy initially complains about how his nose is blocked up, and can be helped by [[Egg Firing|firing]] [[Blue Egg]]s in his nostrills, clearing them. After being aided, he thanks [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]] and opens a passage between his arms that leads to a room containing some [[Musical Note]]s, a [[Mumbo Token]], a [[Jinjo]] and a [[Jiggy]]. A [[Slappa]] is also located inside. In his tail, a pair of [[Wading Boots]] can be worn and his back contains a [[Flight Pad]].


The duo can remedy his ailment by firing [[Blue Eggs]] into his nostrils, tickling his nose and causing him to sneeze. As thanks, Jinxy will open the small door at his base and allow them inside, where they can find some [[Musical Notes]], a [[Jinjo]], a [[Mumbo Token]], and a [[Jiggy]], as well as an angry [[Slappa]].
Jinxy makes a minor appearance in ''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'', where he has his own course, [[Jinxy's Dunes]], and is in the background of Gobi's Valley. In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts|Nuts & Bolts]]'', a portrait of Jinxy appears in [[Banjoland]].


== Other appearances ==
==Quotes==
In ''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'', Jinxy has his own course, [[Jinxy's Dunes]]. He appears in the background of the course. In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'', a photo of him appears in [[Banjoland]].
===''Banjo-Kazooie''===
*"''By dose is all blocked up!''"
*"''Hey! Dat tickles!''"
*"''Ahhh...that cleared Jinxy's nose. Come on in!''"


==Quotes==
==Nomenclature==
*"By dose is all blocked up!"
{{Foreign names
*"Hey! Dat tickles!"
|Jap=ジンクシー
*"Ahhh...that cleared Jinxy's nose. Come on in!"
|JapR=Jinkushī
|JapM=Jinxy
}}


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Latest revision as of 16:40, December 10, 2023

“By dose is all blocked up!”
Jinxy, Banjo-Kazooie

Jinxy is a recurring character in the Banjo-Kazooie series.

Biography[edit]

Jinxy is a large, stationary sphinx generally found in Gobi's Valley. In his first appearance, Banjo-Kazooie, Jinxy initially complains about how his nose is blocked up, and can be helped by firing Blue Eggs in his nostrills, clearing them. After being aided, he thanks Banjo and Kazooie and opens a passage between his arms that leads to a room containing some Musical Notes, a Mumbo Token, a Jinjo and a Jiggy. A Slappa is also located inside. In his tail, a pair of Wading Boots can be worn and his back contains a Flight Pad.

Jinxy makes a minor appearance in Banjo-Pilot, where he has his own course, Jinxy's Dunes, and is in the background of Gobi's Valley. In Nuts & Bolts, a portrait of Jinxy appears in Banjoland.

Quotes[edit]

Banjo-Kazooie[edit]

  • "By dose is all blocked up!"
  • "Hey! Dat tickles!"
  • "Ahhh...that cleared Jinxy's nose. Come on in!"

Nomenclature[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ジンクシー
Jinkushī
Jinxy