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{{quote|[[Banjo]]! The Jinjos are freed at last! We'll spread the news that [[Gruntilda|Grunty]]'s gone and we can reclaim our [[Spiral Mountain|homeland]]! Thank you bear and [[Kazooie|bird]]! Wheee!|Jinjo|[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge]]}} | {{quote|[[Banjo]]! The Jinjos are freed at last! We'll spread the news that [[Gruntilda|Grunty]]'s gone and we can reclaim our [[Spiral Mountain|homeland]]! Thank you bear and [[Kazooie|bird]]! Wheee!|Jinjo|[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge]]}} | ||
'''Jinjos''' are a recurring species in the ''[[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' series. They are usually found throughout the worlds in need of help and reward [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]] once they have been aided. | '''Jinjos''' are a recurring species in the ''[[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' series. They are usually found throughout the worlds in need of help and reward [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]] once they have been aided. | ||
The name "Jinjo" originated from a nickname [[Grant Kirkhope]] gave to artist [[Ed Bryan]] during development of ''Banjo-Kazooie''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq-fpnnGzyU&t=562 Rare Revealed: Five Things You Didn't Know About Banjo-Kazooie - YouTube]</ref>. They were originally invisioned as birds, but Ed Bryan, as he stated, "wasn't much good at drawing birds."<ref>[https://twitter.com/itsmingyjongo/status/1419028377474895883?s=21 Ed Bryan on Twitter: "And it's a little known made-up fact that the Jinjos were meant to be birds, but I wasn't much good at drawing birds." / Twitter]</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In artwork and icons for | *In artwork and icons for ''Banjo-Kazooie'', 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== | ==References== | ||
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