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|game=''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''<br>''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' (mentioned)

'''Mingy Jongo''', subtitled "Crafty Shaman Impersonator", is the cyborg counterpart of [[Mumbo Jumbo]] and a character in the ''[[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' series. Mingy Jongo is similar to [[Minjo]]s in that both are villains who resemble another character. The word "mingy" means to be mean and stingy.

==History==

In ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'', Mingy Jongo appears as the boss of [[Cloud Cuckooland]]. In that world, there are two [[Mumbo Skull]]s; one is blue and one is red. The skull that Mingy Jongo and Mumbo Jumbo are each found in are randomized for each playthrough. The two Mumbo Skulls can be distinguished in that Mumbo's one has a Minjo, while Mingy's one has a [[Jinjo]] and does not have lit torches. Mingy Jongo is always found sleeping at first, unlike Mumbo, who is only asleep when [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]] first encounter him near the start of the game. Lastly, when Banjo and Kazooie enter Mingy's skull prior to defeating him, no on-screen text of the location name is displayed. However, if Banjo and Kazooie re-enter Mingy's skull after defeating him, the text "Mumbo's Skull" is briefly displayed, despite the location being a replica.

During the battle, Mingy Jongo attacks by creating a series of fast-paced energy bolts from his zap stick. If the bolts get close to Banjo, they can home in on him. The more damage Mingy Jongo takes, the more his robotic form is revealed, similar to the {{wp|Terminator (character)|Terminator}}. After four hits, Mingy Jongo starts to teleport away from Banjo during his attacks. Every so often, both abilities short out, and Mingy Jongo tries to recharge, giving Banjo and Kazooie a chance to strike him.

Upon being defeated, Mingy Jongo announces that his chances of beating Banjo are "minimal", his head pops off, causing his body to spout a green fluid, and he explodes. A [[Jiggy]] then appears on Mingy Jongo's chair.

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

In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'', Mingy Jongo is mentioned by the [[Lord of Games]] during his [[List of questions from Six of the Best|quiz show]]. In one of the questions, he asks "what was the name of evil fake cyborg Mumbo in Banjo-Tooie", with the right answer being "Mingy Jongo" and the wrong answers being "Mouldy Mango", "Mangy Wango" and "Mungo Klungo", respectively.

*It is impossible to fight Mingy Jongo in ''Banjo-Tooie'' as Banjo or Kazooie alone, as Mumbo, or as a transformation, by using a cheating device, even during the replay section, as he is only programmed to only wake up when Banjo and Kazooie are together. If the duo are defeated without Mingy waking up, Mumbo's talk icon is used for the quote, "Do you want to play again?", likely because Mumbo's head icon was programmed to play first during the fight.

*In ''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'', an item called [[Mumbo's Head]] closely resembles his own head.

*It is unknown who Mingy Jongo was built by. In promotional material for ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'', when asked about who created the robotic impersonator, Mumbo Jumbo says: "''Not know who make it, Grunty never own up… maybe it [[Klungo]]. Seem to be kind of useless thing Klungo like to invent.''"<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>

==Names in other languages==

[[Category:Bosses]]