Editing Giant Banana

{{item infobox
|image=[[File:MKT Giant Banana Artwork.png|200px]]<br>A Giant Banana from ''Mario Kart Tour''
|first_appearance=''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'' &ndash; "Kevin in Videoland" ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]])<br>''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]], ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise)
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|variant_of=[[Banana]]
}}
{{quote|I can't believe it. You trampled all over Gnawty. Give me that giant banana. I will take care of it for you. Come on, get going. You can't rest yet.|[[Cranky Kong]]|''[[Donkey_Kong_Country#Game_Boy_Advance|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (GBA)}}
'''Giant Bananas'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' instruction manual|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|language=en|date=2003|page=19}}</ref> appear predominantly in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series and the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, both featuring them as larger versions of [[Banana]].

==History==
===''Captain N: The Game Master''===
[[File:Captain N Giant Banana.png|thumb|left|A giant banana in ''Captain N: The Game Master'']]
A Giant Banana first appears in the episode "Kevin in Videoland" of ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'', where the Eggplant Wizard fires the banana bullet out of his [[Banana Gun]] and hits Kevin, trapping him in a giant banana peel until he peels out of it himself. 

In "The Most Dangerous Game Master", there is an in-universe show titled "Donkey Kong Jones and the Last Banana," a parody of ''{{wp|Raiders of the Lost Ark}}'', where a giant banana is discovered by Donkey Kong, who is wearing khaki clothes, in a cavern. However, Donkey Kong steps on a trap button accidentally, and the giant banana begins to roll after him. Donkey Kong jumps off of a cliff and lands in an enormous ice cream sundae, with the giant banana landing on top of it, and Donkey Kong laughs at the pun of "banana split."
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===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Country''====
[[File:GiantBananaSprite.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', a Giant Banana is rewarded to [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] after they defeat a world boss. Giant Bananas have a sticker of the [[Nintendo]] logo wrapped around them. They also make cameo appearances, such as one appearing near [[Cranky's Cabin]]<!--Not Cranky's Hut in the Game Boy Advance remake--> when visited and also in [[Gang-Plank Galleon]]. [[Cranky Kong]] takes care of any Giant Banana recovered,<ref>{{cite|author=[[Cranky Kong]]|date=2003|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance)|location=[[Kongo Jungle]]|quote=Give me that giant banana. I will take care of it for you.}}</ref> so no bananas appear in the banana hoard until [[King K. Rool]] is defeated.

The Giant Banana had no cosmetic changes in the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|first remake]], other than spinning slowly upon descent. In the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|second remake]], the Giant Banana was made slightly smaller and thinner, and it no longer has the Nintendo logo.

====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====
[[File:Swankys Bonus Bonanza DKC2.png|thumb|A Giant Banana is in the background of Swanky's Bonus Bonanza in the original ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', but not the remake.]]
Giant Bananas make background appearances in [[Swanky's Bonus Bonanza]] and [[The Flying Krock]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. For the Flying Krock, only four Giant Bananas appear in {{file link|File:The Flying Krock DKC2 interior art.png|artwork}} and the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]]. No Giant Bananas are seen in the Bonus Bonanza in the remake.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
The Giant Banana is the [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|special item]] of [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. It is usable by [[Petey Piranha]] and [[King Boo]], as with most other special items, but it is not classified as their special item. When a driver touches with the Giant Banana Peel, they spin out, longer than when driving into a regular Banana as well as leaving behind three regular Bananas on the ground. The Giant Banana can be destroyed with a [[Bob-omb]], [[Chain Chomp]], [[Yoshi's Egg]] and [[Bowser's Shell]], but it still causes the Bowser's Shell to be deflected. The Giant Banana can be picked up by driving into it while using the [[Heart (item)|Heart]].

The Giant Banana is the result of when the developers maximized the value of a normal Banana to see how big it would get. The developers found it amusing enough to turn it into a separate item with its own mechanics.<ref>{{cite|date=December 6, 2003|title=''[[Nintendo DREAM]]'' Vol. 102|page=[https://ia803207.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/11/items/nintendo-dream-2003-12-06-vol-102-incomplete-600dpi-ozidual/Nintendo%20Dream%202003%2012%2006%20v102%20%28Missing%20page%2C%208%20page%20poster%2C%20and%20promo%20card%29%20%28J%20OCR%29_jp2.zip&file=Nintendo%20Dream%202003%2012%2006%20v102%20%28Missing%20page%2C%208%20page%20poster%2C%20and%20promo%20card%29%20%28J%20OCR%29_jp2/Nintendo%20Dream%202003%2012%2006%20v102%20%28Missing%20page%2C%208%20page%20poster%2C%20and%20promo%20card%29%20%28J%20OCR%29_0030.jp2&id=nintendo-dream-2003-12-06-vol-102-incomplete-600dpi-ozidual&scale=4&rotate=0 29]}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=DidYouKnowGaming?|date=July 14, 2024|url=youtube.com/watch?v=QxEqzUOui_M|title=NEW Nintendo GameCube Game Facts Discovered|timestamp=18:29|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=September 30, 2024}}</ref>

====''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' subseries====
The Giant Banana is Donkey Kong's special item in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'', functioning much like in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''. However, in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', the Giant Banana was made into a regular item that can be dropped only from behind, but it still divides into three regular bananas when slipped over by the player.

====''Mario Kart Tour''====
The Giant Banana reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' and works the same way. It is the [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|special item]] of [[Morton]], [[Donkey Kong]], [[Toad (species)|Yellow Toad (Pit Crew)]], [[Mario|Mario (Sunshine)]], [[Rosalina|Rosalina (Chef)]], [[White Tanooki Mario]], [[Toad|Toad (Tourist)]], [[Shy Guy|Pink Shy Guy (Ninja)]], [[Wiggler]], and the [[Mii|Donkey Kong, Yellow, Morton and Wiggler Mii Racing Suits]]. When Giant Banana+ is used, the chances of getting a Giant Banana is increased, and it will drop more Bananas than usual after being hit, splitting into five Bananas rather than three. [[Bowser]] can also use Giant Bananas in [[Take them out quick!]] bonus challenges where he appears as the opponent.

Additionally, [[Banana Barrels|Banana Barrels+]] can sometimes launch Giant Bananas alongside regular Bananas.

===''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''===
Giant [[Banana Bunch]]es appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' at the end of each stage in the [[Banana Kingdom]]. 

===''Mario Strikers Charged''===
The Giant Banana is an item in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''. It slips anyone over from running into it, not unlike Bananas, except the Giant Banana has a larger range, giving it the ability to hit more than one player, and does not split into multiple bananas. The Giant Bananas have the smiling expression of a regular Banana, unlike in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''.

==Profiles==
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
*'''Tips & Tricks:''' ''Not only does this big banana spin out karts that hit it, but after being struck it breaks into three regular-sized Bananas. The only banana split you'll be sad to see!''
*'''''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter:''' ''Special item introduction: Giant Banana <br>A giant banana that spins out karts that hit it. After being struck it breaks into three regular-sized Bananas, so not only is it hard to avoid, but it leaves behind even more chaos in its wake!''<ref>{{cite|author=mariokarttourEN|date=September 4, 2019|url=x.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1169083262808944640|title=Post|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=March 10, 2020|archive=web.archive.org/web/20190916062216/https://twitter.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1169083262808944640}}</ref>
*'''Driver info:''' ''This particularly stern-looking Giant Banana splits into three Bananas when hit.''
*'''Driver info (Giant Banana+):''' ''Boosts your chances to get a Giant Banana. And when you do, it splits into even more bananas!''

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
Cranky Cabin DKC art.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
The Flying Krock DKC2 interior art.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
MKDD Giant Banana.png|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
Donkey Kong and Diddy - Mario Kart Double Dash.png|''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
CrankyCabin.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
DKC-VeryGnawtyGiantBanana.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' 
Gang-Plank Galleon full view.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' 
The Flying Krock DKC2 NTSC.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
CrankysCabinGBC.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)
NeckysNuts-GBC.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)
KRoolFight-GBC.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)
KRoolFight-GBA.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBA)
DKP03 - Cranky Kong Screenshot.png|''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]'' (2003)
The Flying Krock Interior DKC2 GBA.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA)
Kongo Jungle map SSBU.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
MKT DK Giant Banana.jpg|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
MKT GCN Dino Dino Jungle Giant Banana.png|''Mario Kart Tour''
</gallery>

===Sprites===
<gallery>
DKCGBC Giant Banana.png|[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|''Donkey Kong Country'']] ([[Game Boy Color]])
DKCGBA Giant Banana.png|[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|''Donkey Kong Country'']] ([[Game Boy Advance]])
GiantBananaIcon-MKDD.png|''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
MKT Icon Giant Banana.png|Sprite from ''Mario Kart Tour''
</gallery>

===Scans===
<gallery>
Giant banana SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ジャンボバナナ
|JpnR=Janbo Banana
|JpnM=Jumbo Banana
|ChiT=巨型香蕉皮
|ChiTR=Jùxíng Xiāngjiāopí
|ChiTM=Giant Banana Peel
|Fre=
|FreM=
|Ger=Megabanane
|GerM=Mega Banana
|Ita=Banana gigante
|ItaM=Giant banana
|Kor=자이언트바나나
|KorR=Jaieonteu Banana
|KorM=Giant Banana
|Por=Banana gigante
|PorM=Giant banana
|Spa=Plátano gigante
|SpaM=Giant banana
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Bananas]]
[[Category:Collectibles]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country objects]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Arcade GP items]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 items]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Arcade GP DX items]]
[[Category:Mario Kart: Double Dash!! items]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Tour items]]
[[Category:Mario Strikers Charged items]]
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