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| | [[File:banana_hoard.jpg|thumb|250px|Donkey Kong celebrating with all of his bananas back in his '''Banana Hoard''' in the GBA version of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''.]] |
| |image=[[File:BananaHoardGBA.png|200px]]<br>Screenshot from ''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]])
| | The '''Banana Hoard''' is [[Donkey Kong]]'s bounty of countless [[Banana]]s. These are stored in caves underneath [[Donkey Kong's Treehouse|his treehouse]]. |
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| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
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| |latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
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| {{quote|Go and look in your hoard, I think you'll be in for a surprise!|Cranky Kong|Donkey Kong Country}}
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| The '''banana hoard''' (alternatively | |
| '''banana horde'''),<ref name=horde>{{cite| quote = The entire Donkey Kong clan was oblivious as the Kremlings then loaded the banana horde into their Kremling karts and wheeled them off through the jungle, leaving an obvious trail of dropped fruit from their overloaded conveyances. | title = ''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet | page = 5 |date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite| quote = Donkey Kong fumed. He usually let Cranky’s rambling roll off his back, but this time was different. ‘What do you know about adventuring, you flea-bitten old ape?’ yelled Donkey Kong, edging closer and closer, braving Cranky’s cane, until he was totally in his face. ‘I’m sick of hearing about your boring, single screen adventures! Diddy’s in trouble, my banana horde is gone, and I’m going to get them all back!’ | title = ''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet | page = 7 }}</ref> also referred to as the '''Kong's banana hoard''' on the sign, is [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]]'s bounty of countless [[banana]]s, usually located in the '''banana cave'''<ref>{{cite| ‘Take a look inside your banana cave. You’re in for a big surprise!’ Cranky cackled. | title = ''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet | page = 6 }}</ref> directly below [[DK's Tree House]]. The banana hoard first appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. The bananas within the banana hoard are usually stolen by a villain group or organization, including the [[Kremling Krew]] and the [[Tiki Tak Tribe]].
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| ===''Donkey Kong'' franchise===
| | ===''Donkey Kong Country''=== |
| ====''Donkey Kong Country''====
| | [[King K. Rool]] stole the Banana Hoard for unknown reasons in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. [[Donkey Kong|Donkey]] and [[Diddy Kong]] made it their mission to retrieve them one by one, and eventually succeeded. |
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| |footer=The Kongs celebrate their recovered banana hoard in the original (left) and the Game Boy Color version (right).
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| |footer=Donkey Kong upset about his empty hoard in the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance versions.
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| At the start of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', [[Diddy Kong]] is posted to guard the banana hoard during the night. [[King K. Rool]] sends his minions to steal the banana hoard for their nutritional value,<ref>{{cite| quote = The Kremlings were out there, this much was certain. They coveted Donkey Kong’s banana stockpile, the largest on the island, and probably in the world. A treasure in potassium and Vitamin A. The perfect food. ‘Ahhh... delicious bananas...’ The thought of DK’s golden horde almost made Diddy forget his uncomfortable situation. | title = ''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet | page = 4 }}</ref> and they also trap Diddy in a barrel. The next morning, [[Cranky Kong]] reveals to Donkey Kong that his banana hoard has been stolen. As a result, Donkey Kong goes out on an adventure to recover his stolen bananas, with Diddy joining him along the way. While described in the manuals of the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] and [[Game Boy Color]] versions, a condensed version of this incident is shown in the in-game introduction of the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake.
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| If Donkey Kong and Diddy re-enter the empty banana hoard, they are upset to see the empty hoard; this is shown from their animation when losing a [[Bonus Level]].
| | ===''Donkey Kong Land''=== |
| | To see if their adventures would also be successful on the original 8-bit [[Game Boy]], [[Cranky Kong]] arranged for the [[Kremlings]] to steal the Banana Hoard once again for ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''. Despite their black and white limitations, Donkey and Diddy Kong managed to defeat King K. Rool once again. |
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| The game's banana collectibles are contextualized as a trail clumsily left behind by the Kremlings.<ref name=horde/><ref>{{cite| quote = The trail of bananas left by the thieving Kremlings will also guide you on your way. | title = ''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet | page = 18 }}</ref> Every boss level, except [[Gang-Plank Galleon]], also takes place between piles of large bananas. The banana hoard is empty throughout the Kongs' adventure and does not grow in size until after the Kongs defeat [[King K. Rool]]. By doing so, Cranky tells the Kongs to check their banana hoard, saying they will be "in for a big surprise". Afterward, the Kongs check their hoard to find that all of their bananas are successfully recovered. In response, the Kongs do their Bonus Level victory animation. The banana supply remains in the banana hoard, even when the Kongs resume their adventure.
| | ===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''=== |
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| | The Banana Hoard itself did not appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', but it still played a major role in the storyline. After K. Rool's defeat in the first game, he decided to kidnap Donkey Kong and hold him for ransom, demanding the Banana Hoard in exchange for Donkey Kong's safe return. |
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country'' (''Club Nintendo'' comic)====
| | ===''Donkey Kong 64''=== |
| [[File:Bananahoard-comic.jpg|thumb|Diddy Kong guarding the banana hoard in the ''Club Nintendo'' comic]] | | [[File:Bananahoard.jpg|x100px|thumb|The Banana Hoard in ''Donkey Kong 64''.]] |
| In the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' adaptation of ''[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]]'', Diddy is seen guarding the banana hoard like in the game. However, he appears to be unhappy about it and is guarding it in the rain.
| | The Banana Hoard is once again stolen, this time to slow Donkey Kong's progress. New types of bananas are introduced; each playable character has a different color to collect. This is also the first official appearance of the [[Golden Bananas]], which are shiny treasures of unknown origin. |
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| | ===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl=== |
| | [[File:SSBB SE 4.png|x100px|thumb|The Banana Hoard in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.]] |
| | The Banana Hoard once again appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'''s story mode, the [[Subspace Emissary]]. [[Bowser]] sent out a [[Hammer Bro.]] and a [[Goomba]] to steal the bananas. Donkey Kong started to chase them. When he finally got out of [[The Jungle]], he still couldn't catch them as they drove too fast and was too far from him. The Goomba jumped to two [[Bill Blaster]]s which fired three [[Bullet Bill]]s toward Donkey Kong. Diddy Kong then jumped out of the jungle and used his [[Peanut Popgun]] to stop them. They kept following them, eventually facing Bowser, who turns Donkey Kong into a trophy. |
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| Donkey Kong also has a second hoard, in the form of several banana bunches hanging from the ceiling in his house, though like the other one, it is unimportant and is never sought out by [[King K. Rool]].
| | ===''Donkey Kong Country Returns''=== |
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| ====''Donkey Kong Land''====
| | The Banana Hoard returns and makes its latest appearance in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''. Many [[Tiki]]s hypnotize the animals of [[Donkey Kong Island]] to steal them and [[Donkey Kong|Donkey]] and [[Diddy Kong]] must retrieve it back and defeat [[Tiki Tong]] to fill their Banana Hoard once again. |
| While the banana hoard does not appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' itself, it plays part in the main story. In it, [[Cranky Kong]] bets with [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] to see if they can have a successful adventure on the [[Game Boy]]. Cranky then arranges for the [[Kremling Krew]] to steal the banana hoard another time. Eventually, Donkey Kong and Diddy defeat K. Rool again and recover all of their stolen bananas.
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====
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| Similar to ''Donkey Kong Land'', the banana hoard itself is absent from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', but it retains a significant role in the story. After K. Rool's defeat in the first game, he decides to kidnap Donkey Kong and hold him for ransom, demanding the banana hoard in exchange for Donkey Kong's safe return. Diddy refuses doing so because he and Donkey Kong have worked hard to recover it in their previous adventure. Diddy and [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] set out on an adventure to rescue Donkey Kong.
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country'' television series====
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| The banana hoard appears in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' animated series. Unlike in the games, it is a banana plantation that occupies a sprawling field close to Donkey Kong's house, and acts as one of his preferred hangout spots in episodes such as "[[Bad Hair Day]]" or "[[Buried Treasure (episode)|Buried Treasure]]". One notable difference from the games is that the banana hoard is not as important as it is in the games as King K. Rool hardly spares it a thought, and is far more interested in stealing the [[Crystal Coconut]]. Notably, this field also grows a rare dark blue-violet strain of banana known as Tim Banana Tu, which is the only cure for the Kong Bongo Gone Wrongo disease, as shown in "[[Speak No Evil, Dude]]".
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| ====''Donkey Kong 64''====
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| [[File:DK64 Banana Hoard.png|thumb|The recovered banana hoard in ''Donkey Kong 64'']]
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| In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', King K. Rool sets out to steal the banana hoard again, this time to slow Donkey Kong's progress at saving [[DK Isles]]. The banana hoard itself is no longer located beneath [[DK's Tree House]] but rather in a cave at the end of a tunnel. The banana hoard is also much smaller than its previous depiction, with the main collectibles being [[Golden Banana]]s that make up the bulk of the hoard itself as shown during the ending.
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| After K. Rool is defeated, Donkey Kong waits for Cranky to arrive as he puts the final bananas into his restored banana hoard. Cranky takes a long time to show up, due to walking slowly, and Donkey Kong ends up falling asleep while waiting for him.
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| Despite being the first explicit appearance of Golden Bananas in a game, the manual implies that they were part of the banana hoard previously.<ref>{{cite| quote = Hmm... well, I have to hand it to them. This time they’ve managed to come up with a decent storyline that doesn’t involve the usual golden bananas. Only joking kids! This one’s worse than all the previous efforts put together! I know you probably aren’t expecting a best seller, but wait till you hear this load of rubbish... | title = Cranky Kong, ''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet | page = 4 |language=en-us|date=1999|publisher=Nintendo of America }}</ref><ref>{{cite| quote = Don’t get all upset now, your excellency. We’ll go and capture those nasty Kongs for you. Then we’ll steal their Golden Bananas as usual so that if any Kongs escape us, they’ll be too busy looking for them to come and ruin your magnificent plans. | title = Klump, ''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet | page = 5 }}</ref>
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' / ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''====
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| [[File:DKCR Bananahoard.png|x100px|thumb|left|The banana hoard being stolen by the [[Tiki Tak Tribe]]]] | |
| The banana hoard returns in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. In the opening sequence, [[Tiki]]s hypnotize the animals of [[Donkey Kong Island]] to steal them. In the first level, [[Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Jungle Hijinxs]], as the Kongs go through the level, the [[Tiki Pilot]] is shown in a ship with all of the bananas stolen from the hoard. | |
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| During the seventh boss fight against [[Colonel Pluck]] and his Stompybot 3000, it is revealed that the bananas are used to reproduce the Tiki Tak Tribe. The bananas are also used to transform seven high-ranked tikis into the two giant hands of the main antagonist [[Tiki Tong]]. After defeating him, the [[Volcano]] erupts bananas, presumably the same ones from the banana hoard. Several of them even hit into a statue, activating the path to the [[Golden Temple]].
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
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| While the banana hoard is not in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', it is mentioned in the [[Wii U]] version's [[Nintendo eShop#Wii U|Nintendo eShop]] description.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y| quote = Help Donkey Kong and his friends save their home and banana hoard from marauding Vikings in the Donkey Kong Country™: Tropical Freeze game from Retro Studios. | archive = web.archive.org/web/20160303104400/http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/donkey-kong-country-tropical-freeze-wii-u/ | title = North American Nintendo eShop |accessdate=July 5, 2024 }}</ref>
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| ===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
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| ====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
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| [[File:SSBB SE 4.png|x100px|thumb|left|The banana hoard in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'']]
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| The banana hoard is stolen by [[Bowser]] and his minions during the events of {{iw|smashwiki|Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. He sends out a [[Hammer Bro]] and a [[Goomba]] to steal the bananas. An enraged Donkey Kong chases after them, but when he finally gets out of [[The Jungle]], they are driving too fast and are too far from him. The Goomba notices DK and jumps to two [[Bill Blaster]]s which fire three [[Bullet Bill]]s toward Donkey Kong. Diddy Kong then jumps out from the jungle and uses his [[Peanut Popgun]] to blast them out of the sky. They follow after the thieves and eventually reach the banana hoard, only to discover that they have walked into a trap. Bowser turns Donkey Kong into a trophy while Diddy Kong is sent flying by his friend to safety. The game does not make it clear what had happened to the banana hoard afterwards.
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| ====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
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| [[File:Kongo Jungle map SSBU.png|thumb|250px|The recreated Kongo Jungle map in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''{{'}}s Adventure mode]] | |
| Some of the banana hoard appears in the {{iw|smashwiki|DK Island (World of Light)|DK Island}} area of {{iw|smashwiki|Adventure Mode: World of Light}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. The location of the bananas, [[Very Gnawty's Lair]], leads the player to a [[Diddy Kong]] [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] battle.
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| ===''Mario Tennis Open''===
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| [[File:DKJungleMTO.jpg|thumb|left|DK Jungle in ''Mario Tennis Open'']]
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| In ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', the banana hoard appears in front of [[DK's Tree House]] in the background of the [[DK Jungle (Mario Tennis Open)|DK Jungle]] court.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| Banana Hoard 1.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' | |
| Banana Hoard 1 (GBA).png|[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|''Donkey Kong Country'']] (GBA)
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| Banana Hoard 2.png|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
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| Banana Hoard 3.png|The empty banana cave in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''
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| </gallery> | |
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| ==Names in other languages== | |
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| |Cze=zásoby banánů
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| |CzeM=Banana hoard
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| |CzeC=<ref>{{cite|quote=Motivace je jediná – Donkey Kong musí uchránit své zásoby banánů před hordami zlodějských protivníků.|url=mojenintendo.cz/donkey-kong-country-returns-3d-select/|title=Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D Select|publisher=mojenintendo.cz|accessdate=February 24, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230131191021/https://www.mojenintendo.cz/donkey-kong-country-returns-3d-select/}}</ref>
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| |Fre=Botin{{sic}} de Bananes
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| |FreM=Banana Hoard
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| |Ger=Bananevorrat
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| |GerM=Banana Hoard
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| |Ita=Scorta di Banane
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| |ItaM=Banana Hoard
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| |Svk=zásoby banánů
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| |SvkM=Banana hoard
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| |SvkC=<ref>{{cite|quote=Motivace je jediná – Donkey Kong musí uchránit své zásoby banánů před hordami zlodějských protivníků.|url=nintendo.sk/donkey-kong-country-returns-3d-select/|title=Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D Select|publisher=nintendo.sk|accessdate=February 24, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230603120603/https://www.nintendo.sk/donkey-kong-country-returns-3d-select/}}</ref>
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| |Spa=Reserva de Plántanos
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| |SpaM=Banana Hoard
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| ==Trivia==
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| *According to Fleetway's ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special]]'', the cave that the bananas are stored in magically preserves them.<ref>{{cite| quote = No time to '''lose!''' Without the '''magical preserving properties''' of the cave, it won't be long before my bananas turn to '''mush!''' | title = Donkey Kong, ''Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special''|publisher=Fleetway|language=en-gb|date=Summer 1995 }}</ref>
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Donkey Kong 64 items]] | |
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| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns items]]
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