Editing Banana Fairy

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Banana Fairy DK64.png|200px|]]<br>A Banana Fairy in ''Donkey Kong 64''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1999|1999]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|comparable=[[Banana Bird]]
|notable=[[Banana Fairy Princess]]
}}
{{quote|Oh, I just don't know what to do! There was this huge tremor recently, and it scared my Banana Fairies so much that they panicked and flew away! I'll reward anyone who manages to find them all and bring them back to me.|Banana Fairy Princess|Donkey Kong 64}}
'''Banana Fairies''' are a species of small yellow fairies that live on [[Banana Fairy Island]] under the rule of the [[Banana Fairy Princess]]. They first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''.

==History==
===''Donkey Kong 64''===
The Banana Fairies are scared off when [[Crocodile Isle]] crashes into a rock during the opening of ''Donkey Kong 64''. Once [[Tiny Kong]] meets their princess, she and all of the other [[Kong]]s are given a special [[Banana Fairy's Camera|camera]] and [[Banana Camera Film|film]] to help recollect the scattered fairies. When a fairy is taken in a picture, it returns back to [[Banana Fairy Island]], replenishes the Kongs' item supply, and increments the item limit by one, such as [[Crystal Coconut]]s. There are twenty Banana Fairies in the game. When the Kongs capture all of them, Tiny can revisit the Banana Fairy Princess, who unlocks a room for her with a [[Golden Banana]] with the [[Rare Ltd.]] logo on it. Two Banana Fairies appear in every level, except for [[DK Isles]], which has four of them.

Banana Fairies can be found in the following locations:
*[[DK Isles]]
**On a lone island with a tree, near the Banana Fairy Island.
**Inside a ?-box in Frantic Factory's lobby that [[Chunky Kong]] can break open using his [[Primate Punch]].
**Inside Fungi Forest's lobby, after [[Tiny Kong]] shoots a [[Target Switch|Feather Switch]].
**At the top of [[Crocodile Isle]]. Tiny Kong needs to [[Monkeyport]] on a [[Cranky's Kong Pad|Tiny Pad]] at the bottom of the island to get up there.
*[[Jungle Japes]]
**Inside the cave opposite of the [[Mine Cart Ride]]'s exit. [[Lanky Kong]] needs to go inside it and eliminate all the [[Zinger]]s.
**Inside the cave opposite of Lanky Kong's [[Kasplat]], near a small body of water.
*[[Angry Aztec]]
**Inside the [[Llama]]'s Temple, near a small tunnel and a [[Cranky's Kong Barrel|Tiny Barrel]].
**Inside a small room in Tiny Kong's section of the Temple with Five Doors. She needs to use her [[Mini-Monkey]] ability to get inside it.
*[[Frantic Factory]]
**Inside the tunnel leading to [[Donkey Kong]]'s number game in the Testing Room.
**Outside [[Funky's Store]], after Tiny Kong completes her shooting gallery game in the Testing Room.
*[[Gloomy Galleon]]
**Inside a treasure chest south of [[Cranky's Lab]] that Chunky Kong can break open with his Primate Punch. 
**Inside Tiny Kong's section of the sunken midsection of the ship.
*[[Fungi Forest]]
**Inside the barn with thin walkways, that only [[Diddy Kong]] can enter at night. 
**Inside a ?-box in the barn surrounded by [[bramble]] bushes. Only Donkey Kong can enter this barn during the night, and he can break open the box using the [[Simian Slam]].
*[[Crystal Caves]]
**Inside Tiny Kong's section of the big igloo.
**Inside the room of the big cabin where Diddy Kong needs to light up three candles using his [[Rocketbarrel Boost]] ability. 
*[[Creepy Castle]]
**Inside the tree near the beginning of the level, after Donkey Kong has raised the water level three times by shooting targets with his [[Coconut Shooter]].
**After Tiny Kong enters the ballroom, she needs to use a Tiny Pad to Monkeyport to the museum. Once there, she can find the Banana Fairy behind the small factory.
*[[Hideout Helm]]
**Both are found inside the room were the last [[Boss Key]] is located. The player only needs to take a picture of one of them in order to collect them.

===''Donkey Konga'' series===
[[File:Banana Fairy DKa2 sprite.png|frame|right]]
In the [[Donkey Konga (series)|''Donkey Konga'' series]], beginning with ''[[Donkey Konga 2]]'', a Banana Fairy appears in the Street Performance mode. If the player successfully hits 25 consecutive beats, a Banana Fairy appears and floats around [[Donkey Kong]]. This doubles the number of [[Banana Coin|coin]]s that he obtains for each beat that he hits. If the player misses another a beat, the Banana Fairy leaves and its effect wears off. The Banana Fairy reappears in ''[[Donkey Konga 3 JP]]'', having an identical role as in ''Donkey Konga 2''.

===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''===
[[File:DKBB BananaFairy.png|frame|right]]
Banana Fairies reappear in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''. They are items that appear in [[Balloon (Donkey Kong Barrel Blast)|red balloon]]s, and they fly around the user for a short time. During this time, the fairy will attract [[banana]]s to them, making the Banana Fairy a type of banana magnet. They can also attract balloons, but not Golden Bananas. If they are used by a Kong, their effect will last a little longer.

==Profiles==
===''Donkey Kong 64''===
*'''Instruction booklet bio from [[Cranky Kong|Professor Cranky Kong]]:''' "''Who’s this?!? I didn’t see any fairy when I looked around. She... er, must be a secret character or something. Yep, I remember now, a secret character. With bananas. Obviously, I... um, know where she is, but if I told you, it wouldn’t be a challenge to find her, would it? So although I know everything about this... er, secret fairy banana character, I’m not saying anything. Let’s move on shall we?''"<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1999|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=11|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet}}</ref>
*'''[[Prima Games]] guide:''' "''Mrs. Fairy has a problem. All her Banana Fairies have been frightened away! Can you help? She'll give you the Banana Camera to help capture the errant Fairies. When you find one, take its picture with the Banana Camera Film to catch it. As a reward, each Banana Fairy will restock your inventory and increase the number of Oranges, Crystal Coconuts, and Film Rolls you can carry. Catch enough, and you'll unlock the game's secrets.''"<ref>{{cite|author=Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=15|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 1, 1999|isbn=0-7615-2279-4|language=en-us}}</ref>

===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''===
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=Allows you to pick up bananas in a wide range. (Boost: The effect will last longer.)''"<ref>{{cite|page=17|date=2007|title=''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Banana Fairy1.png|A Banana Fairy in the 101% ending of ''Donkey Kong 64''
Banana Fairy DK64 menu sprite.png|''Donkey Kong 64'' menu sprite
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=バナナフェアリー<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Konga 2: Hit Song Parade'' instruction booklet|page=19|date=2004|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|JpnR=Banana Fearī
|JpnM=Banana Fairy
|Spa=Hada Banana<ref>{{cite|language=es-es|url=www.guiasnintendo.com/4_Nintendo_64/web_donkey/web_donkey_sp/otros_hada.html|title=Hada Banana y Princesa Hada Banana|publisher=Guías Nintendo|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref>
|SpaM=Banana Fairy
|Ita=Fata Banana<ref>{{cite|language=it|url=www.mariocastle.it/risorse/manuali/donkey-kong-64/15.jpg|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet (English-Italian)|format=JPG|page=29}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Donkey Kong 64''
|Ita2=Fata Abrabanana<ref>{{cite|language=it|url=www.mariocastle.it/risorse/manuali/donkey-konga-2/08.jpg|format=JPG|title=''Donkey Konga 2'' Italian instruction booklet|page=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2007|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''[[Donkey Kong Jet Race]]'' Italian manual|page=16}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''Donkey Konga 2'', ''Donkey Kong Jet Race''
|ItaM=Banana Fairy
|Ita2M=Abra-banana fairy; portmanteau of "abracadabra" and "banana"
|Fre=Fée Banane
|FreM=Banana Fairy
}}

==References==
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