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|game=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]<br>[[Banjo-Kazooie]]<br>[[Banjo-Tooie]]<br>[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge]]<br>[[Banjo-Pilot]]<br>[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]<br>[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with Banjo-Kazooie]]<br>[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' | |game=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]<br>[[Banjo-Kazooie]]<br>[[Banjo-Tooie]]<br>[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge]]<br>[[Banjo-Pilot]]<br>[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]<br>[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with Banjo-Kazooie]]<br>[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' | ||
|world=[[Spiral Mountain]] | |world=[[Spiral Mountain]] | ||
|voice_actor=[[Chris Sutherland]]<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20141207230814/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/188055/interviews/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-qa/ ComputerAndVideoGames: Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts Q&A]</ref> | |voice_actor=[[Chris Sutherland]]<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20141207230814/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/188055/interviews/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-qa/ ComputerAndVideoGames: Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts Q&A] on archive.org</ref> | ||
|icon='''Nintendo 64:'''<br>[[File:BK Banjo icon.png]]<br>'''Grunty's Revenge:'''<br>[[File:GR Banjo icon.png]]<br>'''Xbox Live Arcade:'''<br>[[File:BK XBLA Banjo icon.png]] | |icon='''Nintendo 64:'''<br>[[File:BK Banjo icon.png]]<br>'''Grunty's Revenge:'''<br>[[File:GR Banjo icon.png]]<br>'''Xbox Live Arcade:'''<br>[[File:BK XBLA Banjo icon.png]] | ||
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{{quote|It's [[Toxic Gas Cave|moments like this]] that make adventuring worthwhile...|[[Banjo]]|[[Banjo-Tooie]]}} | {{quote|It's [[Toxic Gas Cave|moments like this]] that make adventuring worthwhile...|[[Banjo]]|[[Banjo-Tooie]]}} | ||
'''Banjo''' is one of the two eponymous stars of the [[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|''Banjo-Kazooie'' series]], along with [[Kazooie]], and is a playable character in every game. Banjo is a brown Honey Bear who lives in a [[Banjo's House|house]] on [[Spiral Mountain]] with his friend Kazooie and younger sister [[Tooty]]. He is named after the {{wp|banjo}}, a musical instrument which he also plays. However, Banjo could possibly be named after former Nintendo president {{wp|Hiroshi Yamauchi}}'s grandchild, Banjo.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AndyPlaytonic/status/1104730618158493696 | '''Banjo''' is one of the two eponymous stars of the [[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|''Banjo-Kazooie'' series]], along with [[Kazooie]], and is a playable character in every game. Banjo is a brown Honey Bear who lives in a [[Banjo's House|house]] on [[Spiral Mountain]] with his friend Kazooie and younger sister [[Tooty]]. He is named after the {{wp|banjo}}, a musical instrument which he also plays. However, Banjo could possibly be named after former Nintendo president {{wp|Hiroshi Yamauchi}}'s grandchild, Banjo.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AndyPlaytonic/status/1104730618158493696 Andy Robinson on Twitter: "Heard this amazing trivia in Japan this week: Banjo and Kazooie are allegedly named after (at least partly) former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi’s grandchild Banjo and son Katsuhito" / Twitter] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220623094944/https://twitter.com/AndyPlaytonic/status/1104730618158493696 archive.org])</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Banjo is a brown, stocky honey bear with blue eyes, a large round nose and a bare chest. He is always shown wearing a pair of yellow shorts with a black belt, a shark tooth necklace and a blue backpack, even while under the spell of a transformation. The Rare logo appears on his backpack, as shown in various artworks. | Banjo is a brown, stocky honey bear with blue eyes, a large round nose and a bare chest. He is always shown wearing a pair of yellow shorts with a black belt, a shark tooth necklace and a blue backpack, even while under the spell of a transformation. The Rare logo appears on his backpack, as shown in various artworks. | ||
In ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts'', Banjo was redesigned to have a more block-shaped appearance, and his fur became animated. His backpack's design was also overhauled, now opening with a zipper across the top, and having stitches. This design was worked on by [[Ryan Stevenson]], alongside [[Steve Mayles]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/Res_ART/status/1449783047143010305 Ryan Stevenson 🌿 on Twitter: "@Facts_About_BK It would be flattering to think I designed these versions of Banjo @Facts_About_BK but I can’t. I’ve only ever worked on the one version of Banjo & that was for Nuts & Bolts & with Banjo’s dad himself, Steve Mayles. As for the other games I was on 2d backgrounds." / Twitter]</ref> | In ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts'', Banjo was redesigned to have a more block-shaped appearance, and his fur became animated. His backpack's design was also overhauled, now opening with a zipper across the top, and having stitches. This design was worked on by [[Ryan Stevenson]], alongside [[Steve Mayles]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/Res_ART/status/1449783047143010305 Ryan Stevenson 🌿 on Twitter: "@Facts_About_BK It would be flattering to think I designed these versions of Banjo @Facts_About_BK but I can’t. I’ve only ever worked on the one version of Banjo & that was for Nuts & Bolts & with Banjo’s dad himself, Steve Mayles. As for the other games I was on 2d backgrounds." / Twitter] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20211017183802/https://twitter.com/Res_ART/status/1449783047143010305 archive.org])</ref> | ||
In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', Banjo was redesigned with a mix of his design from ''Banjo-Kazooie'', ''Banjo-Tooie'' and official artwork. His body is now back to a rounder appearance and his body ratio has been tweaked to make his head slightly smaller. His backpack now has red accents and a bottom flap, per concept and promotional artwork from those games, and is crested with a Rare logo pin. The design was made by the same person who originally designed Banjo in ''Diddy Kong Racing'', [[Paul Cunningham]].<ref>[https://www.rare.co.uk/news/rare-adventures-at-e3-2019 Rare - Rare Adventures at E3 2019]</ref> | In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', Banjo was redesigned with a mix of his design from ''Banjo-Kazooie'', ''Banjo-Tooie'' and official artwork. His body is now back to a rounder appearance and his body ratio has been tweaked to make his head slightly smaller. His backpack now has red accents and a bottom flap, per concept and promotional artwork from those games, and is crested with a Rare logo pin. The design was made by the same person who originally designed Banjo in ''Diddy Kong Racing'', [[Paul Cunningham]].<ref>[https://www.rare.co.uk/news/rare-adventures-at-e3-2019 Rare - Rare Adventures at E3 2019] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20221106091548/https://www.rare.co.uk/news/rare-adventures-at-e3-2019 archive.org])</ref> | ||
===Personality=== | ===Personality=== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*An early screenshot of ''[[mariowiki:Donkey Kong 64|Donkey Kong 64]]'' revealed that Banjo and Kazooie's heads would appear on a shower stall in Donkey Kong's Treehouse. | *An early screenshot of ''[[mariowiki:Donkey Kong 64|Donkey Kong 64]]'' revealed that Banjo and Kazooie's heads would appear on a shower stall in Donkey Kong's Treehouse. | ||
*When asked about his shorts, Banjo stated that they "are a family heirloom" and that he needs "to patch them up every so often when bits start to fall off," and as a consequence of this, "there’s not much of the original material left." <ref name="Facebook Q&A">[https://www.reddit.com/r/BanjoKazooie/comments/5s2fna/banjokazooie_facebook_qas/ | *When asked about his shorts, Banjo stated that they "are a family heirloom" and that he needs "to patch them up every so often when bits start to fall off," and as a consequence of this, "there’s not much of the original material left." <ref name="Facebook Q&A">[https://www.reddit.com/r/BanjoKazooie/comments/5s2fna/banjokazooie_facebook_qas/ Archive on Reddit of the Banjo-Kazooie Facebook Q&A] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220912123225/https://www.reddit.com/r/BanjoKazooie/comments/5s2fna/banjokazooie_facebook_qas/ archive.org])</ref> | ||
*Banjo stated he developed "a bit of a washing phobia" after being transformed into a [[Washer Banjo|washing machine]] in ''Banjo-Tooie''.<ref name="Facebook Q&A"/> | *Banjo stated he developed "a bit of a washing phobia" after being transformed into a [[Washer Banjo|washing machine]] in ''Banjo-Tooie''.<ref name="Facebook Q&A"/> | ||
*Banjo, along with [[Mumbo Jumbo]] and [[Tiptup]], were considered playable for ''[[mariowiki:Diddy Kong Racing Adventure|Diddy Kong Racing Adventure]]'', a rejected pitch made by {{wp|Climax Group}} for the {{wp|Nintendo GameCube}}.<ref>PtoPOnline. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6d5IbpzFtw Diddy Kong Racing Adventure : The Undeveloped Gamecube Racer]. YouTube.</ref> | *Banjo, along with [[Mumbo Jumbo]] and [[Tiptup]], were considered playable for ''[[mariowiki:Diddy Kong Racing Adventure|Diddy Kong Racing Adventure]]'', a rejected pitch made by {{wp|Climax Group}} for the {{wp|Nintendo GameCube}}.<ref>PtoPOnline. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6d5IbpzFtw Diddy Kong Racing Adventure : The Undeveloped Gamecube Racer]. YouTube.</ref> | ||
