Editing Triple Bananas

{{item infobox
|image=[[File:TripleBananaMK8.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of three bananas from ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|variant_of=[[Banana]]
|variants=[[Triple Gold Bananas]]
}}
'''Triple Bananas''' are clusters of three [[Banana]]s appearing predominantly in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, superseding [[Banana Bunch]]es from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''.

==History==
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart Arcade GP''====
Triple Bananas first appear in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' as unlockable basic items during races. The player may throw each Banana one-by-one as they please and can also use the Bananas to block incoming items. A different variant known as the [[Banana Train]] also appears.

====''Mario Kart DS''====
[[File:MKDSTripleBananas.png|frame]]
Triple Bananas reappear in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. When used, three Bananas are deployed to trail behind the player's kart. The player may throw each Banana one-by-one whenever as they please, and can also use the Bananas to block incoming items. Triple Bananas appear only in the top three positions in Grand Prix and VS modes, usually with slightly smaller probabilities than [[Fake Item Box]]es; in Battle Mode, they are usable only by human players, and usually appear when the player ranks near the middle.

====''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''====
Triple Bananas return in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' as an unlockable item, functioning the same way as in its predecessor. The Banana Train also returns.

====''Mario Kart Wii''====
Triple Bananas return in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', behaving exactly the same as in ''Mario Kart DS''. They appear only in the top four positions for human players and top three for CPUs in Grand Prix and VS modes; Battle Mode probabilities are stable for CPUs, but do not appear for poorly-performing human players. The best chances of getting this item are in 1st and 2nd place, with a 12.5 percent (5 out of 40) chance of getting it in said positions. If the player currently has a Triple Banana, they are unable to obtain a [[Triple Green Shells|Triple Green Shell]] or [[Triple Red Shells|Triple Red Shell]] and vice versa.

====''Mario Kart 7''====
Triple Bananas return in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', behaving exactly the same as in past games. In Grand Prix and VS modes, they can usually only be obtained in the top two positions; in Battle Mode, human players can only obtain Triple Bananas at or near first place, though CPUs have a fixed probability in obtaining them.

====''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''====
[[File:MKAGPDX Banana Gold Triple.png|120px|thumb|Triple "Gold" Bananas in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX'']]
Triple Bananas return in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'' along with the Banana Train. A new variant, the [[Triple Gold Bananas]], also makes an appearance in this game, being the triple equivalent to the [[Gold Banana]].

====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
Triple Bananas return in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. This time, when deployed, the Bananas orbit the player's kart like Triple Green/Red Shells rather than trailing behind it, though everything else functions the same. In Grand Prix and VS modes, all players may obtain Triple Bananas 1000-2000 units from the frontrunner; in Battle Mode, they can only be obtained when the player has only one balloon left one minute into the game.

====''Mario Kart Tour''====
Triple Bananas reappear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as the [[Special Skill|special skill]] of [[Shy Guy|Yellow Shy Guy]], [[Princess Daisy|Daisy (Swimwear)]], [[Luigi|Luigi (Chef)]], [[Waluigi|Waluigi (Bus Driver)]], [[Dixie Kong]], [[Donkey Kong Jr.|Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)]], and the [[Mii|Pastry, Chef, Pokey, Daisy, and Orange Mii Racing Suits]]. When used, they are dropped all at once. In the [[List of Mario Kart Tour pre-release and unused content|closed beta]], it was also the special item of [[Lemmy]] and [[Larry]]. When Triple Bananas+ is used, the chance of obtaining Triple Bananas is increased and the Bananas spin around the kart faster.

===''Mario Strikers'' series===
====''Super Mario Strikers''====
Triple Bananas appear in ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]''. They spawn in the player's inventory when they attempt to make a goal, or gets fouled when not holding the ball. Unlike the ''Mario Kart'' series, they are all used at once and they will slide out in front of the player.

====''Mario Strikers Charged''====
Triple Bananas reappear in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', functioning the same way as in its predecessor.

==Profiles==
===''Mario Kart DS''===
*'''Instruction manual description:''' "''Press {{button|ds|L}} or {{button|ds|X}} to deploy behind you. Tap the button again to drop one.''"

===''Mario Kart Wii''===
*'''Instruction manual description:''' "''Press {{button|wii|padleft}} to equip Triple Bananas. Press {{button|wii|padleft}} again to drop them.''"

===''Mario Kart 7''===
*'''Electronic manual description:''' "''Press {{button|3ds|L}} or {{button|3ds|X}} to equip, and then press {{button|3ds|L}} or {{button|3ds|X}} again to drop one Banana at a time.''"

===''Mario Kart 8''===
*'''Electronic manual description:''' "''Three Bananas that spin around your vehicle. Press {{button|wiiu|ZL}} to use them one at a time.''"

===''Mario Kart Tour''===
*'''Tips & Tricks:''' "''Three bananas revolve around your kart. Tap the screen to throw them all at once and they'll land all lined up in a nice, tidy row!''"
*'''Driver info:''' "''Three Bananas provide a worthy shield... Or ammo to lob at opponents!''"
*'''Driver info (Triple Bananas+):''' "''Increases your chances of getting Triple Bananas. Plus, the bananas revolve faster!''"

==Gallery==
<gallery>
MKDS Triple Bananas.jpg|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
MKW Triple Bananas Artwork.png|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
Triple Bananas MK7.png|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
MKAGPDX Banana Triples.png|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''
TripleBananaMK8.png|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
MKT Icon Triple Bananas.png|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
MKT Dixie Kong.jpg|Dixie Kong using Triple Bananas in ''Mario Kart Tour''
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Banana Bunch]]
*[[Triple Gold Bananas]]

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=トリプルバナナ
|JpnR=Toripuru Banana
|JpnM=Triple Banana
|Spa=Triple plátanos
|SpaM=Triple Bananas
|Fre=Triples bananes
|FreM=Triple Bananas
|Ita=Tripla Banana 
|ItaM=Triple Banana 
|Por=Trio de bananas
|PorM=Triple Bananas
|Chi=三重香蕉皮
|ChiR=Sānchóng Xiāngjiāo Pí 
|ChiM=Triple Banana Peels
}}

==Trivia==
*Triple Bananas and [[Thunder Cloud]]s are the only items from the ''[[Mario Kart (series)#Arcade games|Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' series that appear in the main ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series.
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