Editing Banana hoard

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|image=[[File:BananaHoardGBA.png|200px]]<br>Screenshot from ''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]])

|greater_location=[[DK's Tree House]]

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])

{{quote|Go and look in your hoard, I think you'll be in for a surprise!|Cranky Kong|Donkey Kong Country}}

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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|footer=Donkey Kong upset about his empty hoard in the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance versions.

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.

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]].

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.

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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]]".

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.

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>

====''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' / ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''====

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.

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]].

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>

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===

====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====

[[File:SSBB SE 4.png|x100px|thumb|left|The banana hoard in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'']]

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.

====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====

[[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.

===''Mario Tennis Open''===

[[File:DKJungleMTO.jpg|thumb|left|DK Jungle in ''Mario Tennis Open'']]

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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