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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]]''.]]
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The '''Banana Hoard''' is [[Donkey Kong]]'s bounty of countless [[Banana]]s. These are stored in caves underneath [[Donkey Kong's Treehouse|his treehouse]].
|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]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|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]].


==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
===''Donkey Kong'' franchise===
[[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.
====''Donkey Kong Country''====
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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.


===''Donkey Kong Land''===
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]].
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.


===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
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.
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 64''===
====''Donkey Kong Country'' (''Club Nintendo'' comic)====
[[File:Bananahoard.jpg|x100px|thumb|The Banana Hoard in ''Donkey Kong 64''.]]
[[File:Bananahoard-comic.jpg|thumb|Diddy Kong guarding the banana hoard in the ''Club Nintendo'' comic]]
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.
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.
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===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl===
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]].
[[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 until Donkey Kong was eventually turned into a trophy.
====''Donkey Kong Land''====
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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.
===''Donkey Kong Country Returns''===
 
[[File:DKCR Bananahoard.png|x100px|thumb]]
====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====
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.
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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[[Category:Donkey Kong Objects]]
====''Donkey Kong Country'' television series====
[[Category:Donkey Kong Places]]
{{rewrite-expand|section=y|specify which episodes the banana hoard appears in}}
[[Category:Subterranean Areas]]
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]]".
 
====''Donkey Kong 64''====
[[File:DK64 Banana Hoard.png|thumb|The recovered banana hoard in ''Donkey Kong 64'']]
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.
 
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''====
[[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.
 
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''====
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.
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====''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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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Banana Hoard 1.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
Banana Hoard 1 (GBA).png|[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|''Donkey Kong Country'']] (GBA)
Banana Hoard 2.png|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
Banana Hoard 3.png|The empty banana cave in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Cze=zásoby banánů
|CzeM=Banana hoard
|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>
|Fre=Botin{{sic}} de Bananes
|FreM=Banana Hoard
|Ger=Bananevorrat
|GerM=Banana Hoard
|Ita=Scorta di Banane
|ItaM=Banana Hoard
|Svk=zásoby banánů
|SvkM=Banana hoard
|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>
|Spa=Reserva de Plántanos
|SpaM=Banana Hoard
}}
 
==Trivia==
*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>
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:12, October 16, 2024

Banana hoard
Banana hoard
Screenshot from Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
Greater location DK's Tree House
“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),[1][2] also referred to as the Kong's banana hoard on the sign, is Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong's bounty of countless bananas, usually located in the banana cave[3] 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.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong franchise[edit]

Donkey Kong Country[edit]

The Kongs celebrate their recovered banana hoard in the original (left) and the Game Boy Color version (right).
The Kongs celebrate their recovered banana hoard in the original (left) and the Game Boy Color version (right).
The Kongs celebrate their recovered banana hoard in the original (left) and the Game Boy Color version (right).
Donkey Kong upset about his empty hoard in the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance versions.
Donkey Kong upset about his empty hoard in the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance versions.
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,[4] 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 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.[1][5] 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 (Club Nintendo comic)[edit]

Diddy Kong guarding the banana hoard in the Club Nintendo comic of Donkey Kong Country.
Diddy Kong guarding the banana hoard in the Club Nintendo comic

In the Club Nintendo adaptation of 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.

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 Land[edit]

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.

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]

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 set out on an adventure to rescue Donkey Kong.

Donkey Kong Country television series[edit]

It has been requested that this section be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: specify which episodes the banana hoard appears in

The banana hoard appears in the 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". 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".

Donkey Kong 64[edit]

Banana hoard
The recovered banana hoard in Donkey Kong 64

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 Bananas that make up the bulk of the hoard itself as shown during the ending.

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.[6][7]

Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D[edit]

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, Tikis hypnotize the animals of Donkey Kong Island to steal them. In the first level, 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.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

While the banana hoard is not in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, it is mentioned in the Wii U version's Nintendo eShop description.[8]

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

The banana hoard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

The banana hoard is stolen by Bowser and his minions during the events of 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 Blasters which fire three Bullet Bills 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[edit]

The Kongo Jungle world map recreation in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
The recreated Kongo Jungle map in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Adventure mode

Some of the banana hoard appears in the DK Island area of 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 battle.

Mario Tennis Open[edit]

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 court.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Czech zásoby banánů[9] Banana hoard
French Botin[sic] de Bananes[?] Banana Hoard
German Bananevorrat[?] Banana Hoard
Italian Scorta di Banane[?] Banana Hoard
Slovak zásoby banánů[10] Banana hoard
Spanish Reserva de Plántanos[?] Banana Hoard

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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." – 1994. Donkey Kong Country instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 5.
  2. ^ "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!’" – Donkey Kong Country instruction booklet. Page 7.
  3. ^ Donkey Kong Country instruction booklet. Page 6.
  4. ^ "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." – Donkey Kong Country instruction booklet. Page 4.
  5. ^ "The trail of bananas left by the thieving Kremlings will also guide you on your way." – Donkey Kong Country instruction booklet. Page 18.
  6. ^ "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..." – 1999. Cranky Kong, Donkey Kong 64 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 4.
  7. ^ "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." – Klump, Donkey Kong 64 instruction booklet. Page 5.
  8. ^ "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." – North American Nintendo eShop. Archived March 3, 2016, 10:44:00 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "Motivace je jediná – Donkey Kong musí uchránit své zásoby banánů před hordami zlodějských protivníků." – Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D Select. mojenintendo.cz. Retrieved February 24, 2024. (Archived January 31, 2023, 19:10:21 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  10. ^ "Motivace je jediná – Donkey Kong musí uchránit své zásoby banánů před hordami zlodějských protivníků." – Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D Select. nintendo.sk. Retrieved February 24, 2024. (Archived June 3, 2023, 12:06:03 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  11. ^ "No time to lose! Without the magical preserving properties of the cave, it won't be long before my bananas turn to mush!" – Summer 1995. Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special. Fleetway (British English).
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Donkey Kong Country (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country (GBC) / Donkey Kong Country (GBA)
Protagonists Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Cranky Kong • Funky Kong • Candy Kong
Items and objects Animal token • Banana • Banana Bunch • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Big Animal Token • Continue Barrel • Donkey Kong Balloon (red · green · blue) • DK Barrel • Exit • Fuel Canister • Jumbo Barrel • K-O-N-G Letters • Minecart • Mini Animal Token • On & Off Barrel • Steel keg • Stop & Go Barrel • Tire • TNT Drum
Animal Friends Rambi • Enguarde • Winky • Squawks • Expresso
Bosses Very Gnawty • Master Necky • Queen B. • Really Gnawty • Dumb Drum • Master Necky Snr. • King K. Rool
Enemies Army • Bitesize • Chomps • Chomps Jr. • Clambo • Croctopus • Gnawty • Klaptrap • Klump • Krash • Kritter • Krusha • Manky Kong • Mini-Necky • Necky • Rock Kroc • Slippa • Squidge • Zinger
Obstacles Black drum • Mincer • Oil drum
Worlds Kongo Jungle • Monkey Mines • Vine Valley • Gorilla Glacier • Kremkroc Industries, Inc. • Chimp Caverns • Gangplank Galleon
Other Create-N-Send A Donkey Kong Country Family Portrait • DK Attack • DK Jamz • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Kremling Krushin • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Read the unfinished Donkey Kong Country story...and finish the adventure! • Staff • Super Donkey Kong Game Music CD Jungle Fantasy
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Donkey Kong Land
Playable characters Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong
Items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Barrel • Blast Barrel • Buddy Barrel • Continue Point • End of stage • KONG Letters • Kong Token • Steel keg • Life Balloon • TNT Barrel
Animal Friends Expresso • Rambi
Bosses Wild Sting • Giant Clam • Hard Hat • King K. Rool
Enemies Army • Basket of snakes • Chomps • Clambo • Fangfish • Flapper • Gloop • Gnawty • Hogwash the Flying Pig • Klaptrap • Kritter • Krusha • Mincer • Mini-Necky • Necky • Nemo • Slippa • Swirlwind • Zinger
Levels Gangplank Galleon Ahoy! Jungle Jaunt • Freezing Fun • Simian Swing • Deck Trek • Rope Ravine • Tire Trail • Riggin' Rumble • Congo Carnage • Arctic Barrel Arsenal • Wild Sting Fling
Kremlantis Tricky Temple • Kremlantis Kaos • Reef Rampage • Snake Charmer's Challenge • Chomp's Coliseum • Nautilus Chase • Swirlwind Storm • Seabed Showdown
Monkey Mountains & Chimpanzee Clouds Pot Hole Panic • Mountain Mayhem • Track Attack • Spiky Tire Trail • Sky High Caper • Landslide Leap • Collapsing Clouds • Mad Mole Holes
Big Ape City Construction Site Fight • Kong Krazy • Balloon Barrage • Fast Barrel Blast • Skyscraper Caper • Button Barrel Blast • Oil Drum Slum • K. Rool's Kingdom
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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)
Protagonists Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Swanky Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Clapper • Enguarde • Expresso • Glimmer • Quawks • Rambi • Rattly • Squawks • Squitter
Bosses Krow • Kleever • Kudgel • King Zing • Kreepy Krow • Kerozene • Kaptain K. Rool
Enemies Cat O' 9 Tails • Click-Clack • Flitter • Flotsam • Kaboing • Kaboom • Kackle • Kannon • Klampon • Klank • Klinger • Kloak • Klobber • Klomp • Klubba • Krockhead • Krook • Kruncha • Kutlass • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Puftup • Screech • Shuri • Snapjaw • Spiny • Zinger
Levels Gangplank Galleon Pirate Panic • Mainbrace Mayhem • Gangplank Galley • Lockjaw's Locker • Topsail Trouble • Krow's Nest
Crocodile Cauldron Hot-Head Hop • Kannon's Klaim • Lava Lagoon • Red-Hot Ride • Squawks's Shaft • Kleever's Kiln
Krem Quay Barrel Bayou • Glimmer's Galleon • Krockhead Klamber • Rattle Battle • Slime Climb • Bramble Blast • Kudgel's Kontest
Krazy Kremland Hornet Hole • Target Terror • Bramble Scramble • Rickety Race • Mudhole Marsh • Rambi Rumble • King Zing Sting
Gloomy Gulch Ghostly Grove • Haunted Hall • Gusty Glade • Parrot Chute Panic • Web Woods • Kreepy Krow
K. Rool's Keep Arctic Abyss • Windy Well • Castle Crush • Clapper's Cavern • Chain Link Chamber • Toxic Tower • Stronghold Showdown
The Flying Krock Screech's Sprint • K. Rool Duel
Lost World Jungle Jinx • Black Ice Battle • Klobber Karnage • Fiery Furnace • Animal Antics • Krocodile Kore
Funky's Flights missions Aerial Loop • Submerged Stint • Kongstruction • Kongnapped • Cool Sounds • Kongnapped 2 • Toxic Kongstruction
Barrels Animal Barrel • Regular Barrel • Barrel Kannon • Biplane Barrel • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • Diddy & Dixie Barrels • DK Barrel • Exclamation Point Barrel • Golden Barrel • Krockhead Barrel • Plus and Minus Barrels • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • Steerable Barrel • TNT Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Extra Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Hook • KONG Letters • Kremkoin • Roller Coaster • Rope • Star • Toxic waste
Miscellaneous Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Original Soundtrack • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Super Donkey Kong 2 Guide Book • Uncle Kong
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Donkey Kong 64
Protagonists Playable characters Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Lanky Kong • Tiny Kong • Chunky Kong • Krusha* • Klaptrap† • Mario#
Non-playable characters B. Locker • Banana Fairy • Banana Fairy Princess • Beanstalk • Beetle • Buzzard • Candy Kong • Funky Kong • Ice Creature • K. Lumsy • Llama • Mermaid • Microphone • Mini-Car • Owl • Professor Cranky Kong • Rabbit • Scoff • Seal • Snide • Troff • Worm • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Rambi • Enguarde • Squawks • Lightfish
Antagonists Bosses Army Dillo • Dogadon • Toy Monster • Mad Jack • Puftoss • Giant Spider • King Kut Out • King Krusha K. Rool
Enemies Barrel# • Bat • Block • Book • Buzzard • Cement tub# • Donkey Kong# • Fire# • Fireball# • Flame • Fly • Ghost • Giant Viking Kremling • Gnawty • Jack# • Kasplat • Klaptrap • Klobber • Klump • Kosha • Krash • Kremling cop • Kritter • Kroc • Mechanical Zinger • Mr. Dice • Oil drum# • Oyster • Puftup • Resident demon • Robokremling • Scubi • Shroom • Shuri • Sir Domino • Skeleton Kremling • Small Spider • TNT Bomber • Tomato • Zinger
Locations DK Isles Kong Isle • Banana Fairy Island • Crocodile Isle • K. Lumsy's Prison
Levels Jungle Japes • Angry Aztec • Frantic Factory • Gloomy Galleon • Fungi Forest • Crystal Caves • Creepy Castle • Hideout Helm
Other areas DK's Tree House • Funky's Store • Candy's Music Shop • Cranky's Lab • Troff 'n' Scoff • Wrinkly Door • Snide's H.Q. • Kremling craft • Boxing arena
Items 5-Banana Coin • Bananas (Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Green) • Banana Balloon • Banana Bunch • Banana Camera Film • Banana Coin • Banana Medal • Battle Crown • Blueprint • Boss Key • Candy's Headphones • Crystal Coconut • DK Coin • Golden Banana • Melon • Nintendo Coin • Orange • Rareware Coin • Supply Crate
Objects Barrels & crates Animal crate • Barrel • Bonus Barrel • Cranky's Kong Barrel • Metal keg • Tag Barrel • TNT Barrel • Training Barrel
Switches Kong Switch • Target Switch • Wall switch
Pads Bananaport Pad • Battle Arena Pad • Cranky's Kong Pad • Music Pad
Weapons Coconut Shooter • Peanut Popgun • Grape Shooter • Feather Bow • Pineapple Launcher • Orange grenade launcher*
Others Boulder • Cannon • Cannonball • DK Dirt Pile • DK Portal • Melon Crate • Minecart • Toxic waste
Minigames Bonus stages Batty Barrel Bandit! • Peril Path Panic! • Big Bug Bash! • Searchlight Seek! • Kremling Kosh! • Splish-Splash Salvage! • Speedy Swing Sortie! • Mad Maze Maul! • Minecart Mayhem! • Stealthy Snoop! • Teetering Turtle Trouble! • Busy Barrel Barrage! • Beaver Bother! • Krazy Kong Klamour! • Stash Snatch!
Others Donkey Kong • Enguarde Arena • Jetpac • Mine Cart Ride • Rambi Arena
Special moves From Cranky Baboon Balloon • Baboon Blast • Chimpy Charge • Gorilla Gone • Gorilla Grab • Hunky Chunky • Mini-Monkey • Monkeyport • OrangStand • OrangStand Sprint • Pony Tail Twirl • Primate Punch • Rocketbarrel Boost • Simian Slam • Simian Spring • Strong Kong
From Candy Bongo Blast • Guitar Gazump • Trombone Tremor • Saxophone Slam • Triangle Trample
Other Banana Fairy's Camera • Super Slam
Other Banana hoard • Blast-o-Matic • DK Rap • Donkey Konk • Gallery • DKTV • Glitches • DK Rap Attack • Kremling Krunch • Lore Quiz • Pre-release and unused content • Staff
* Multiplayer only
† Minigame only
# Donkey Kong arcade game only
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Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D / Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
Characters Protagonists Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Cranky Kong • Rambi • Squawks • Super Kong • Tutorial Pig • Wigglevine
Bosses Mugly • Scurvy Crew • Stu • Mole Miner Max/Train • Mangoruby • Thugly • Colonel Pluck • Tiki Tong
Enemies and obstacles Tiki Tak Tribe Fireball • Flaming Tiki Buzz • Giga Goro Ball • Screaming Pillar • Screaming Pillar (big) • Tiki Boing • Tiki Bomber • Tiki Buzz • Tiki Doom • Tiki Goon • Tiki Pilot • Tiki Pop • Tiki Seeker • Tiki Tank • Tiki Tong Tower • Tiki Torch • Tiki Tork • Tiki Zing • Tiki Zing (big) • Tiki Zing (Foggy Fumes)
Other Ack • AckStack • Ape-Eating Plant • Awk • Big Squeekly • Bonehead Jed • Bopapodamus • Bowling bird • BuckBomb • BuckBot • Buzzbite • Cageberry • Char-Char • Chomp • Chū Komorin • Electrasquid • Electroid • Fireball • Firebite • Frogoon • Giant Chomp • Giga Rangwi • Green Chomp • Hopgoon • Hothead Jed • Humzee • Jellybob • Kowalee • Leaping flame • Mimic • Mole Guard • Mole Miner • Muncher • Pinchly • Rawk • Ready-Bots (Pogobot • Pyrobot) • Rentamaguma • Robobee • Shooting Chomp • Skellirex • Skittler • Skittler Pillar • Skullyrex • Snaggles • Snippys • Squeekly • Squiddicus • Squidly • Stilts • Toothberry • Wiggle • Yellow Snaggles
Objects Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Banana Juice • Crash Guard* • Green Balloon* • Heart • Heart Boost • K-O-N-G Letters • Map Key • Puzzle Piece • Rare Orb • Red Balloon
Barrels Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • DK Barrel • Regular Barrel • Slot Machine Barrel
Miscellaneous Bag • Container • Green surface • Rambi Crate • Red and blue blocks • Tire • Train • Trapdoor
Vehicles Mine Cart • Rocket Barrel
Moves Barrel Roll (Cartwheel Attack) • Blow • Cling • Ground Pound (Popgun Pound) • Ranged attack
Levels Jungle Jungle Hijinxs • King of Cling • Tree Top Bop • Sunset Shore • Canopy Cannons • Crazy Cart • Platform Panic • Mugly's Mound
Beach Poppin' Planks • Sloppy Sands • Peaceful Pier • Cannon Cluster • Stormy Shore • Blowhole Bound • Tidal Terror • Tumblin' Temple • Pinchin' Pirates
Ruins Wonky Waterway • Button Bash • Mast Blast • Damp Dungeon • Itty Bitty Biters • Temple Topple • Shifty Smashers • Ruined Roost
Cave Rickety Rails • Grip 'n' Trip • Bombs Away • Mole Patrol • Crowded Cavern • Jagged Jewels • The Mole Train
Forest Vine Valley • Clingy Swingy • Flutter Flyaway • Tippin' Totems • Longshot Launch • Springy Spores • Wigglevine Wonders • Muncher Marathon • Blast & Bounce • Mangoruby Run
Cliff Sticky Situation • Prehistoric Path • Weighty Way • Boulder Roller • Precarious Plateau • Crumble Canyon • Tippy Shippy • Clifftop Climb • Perilous Passage • Thugly's Highrise
Factory Foggy Fumes • Slammin' Steel • Handy Hazards • Gear Getaway • Cog Jog • Switcheroo • Music Madness • Lift-off Launch • Treacherous Track • Feather Fiend
Volcano Furious Fire • Hot Rocket • Roasting Rails • Smokey Peak • Bobbing Basalt • Moving Melters • Red Red Rising • Five Monkey Trial • Tiki Tong Terror
Cloud*+ Crushin' Columns*+ • Gushin' Geysers*+ • Spiky Surprise*+ • Mischievous Moles*+ • Topsy Turvy*+ • Tar Ball Fall*+ • Robo Factory*+ • Lavawheel Volcano*+ • Golden Temple
Further info Donkey Kong Returns Original Sound Track • Extras (image names in other languages) • Gallery • Staff
Related Play Nintendo activities:
Can’t-miss games • Who are these jerks of the jungle?
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Playable characters Mario • Link • Samus • Kirby • Fox • Bowser • Donkey Kong • Yoshi • Peach • Wario • Diddy Kong • Luigi • R.O.B. • Mr. Game & Watch • Sonic • Others (64 · Melee · Brawl)
Final Smash characters Giga Bowser • Wario-Man
Assist Trophies Hammer Bro • Kat & Ana • Lakitu & Spinies • Mr. Resetti • Nintendog • Shadow • Waluigi
Enemies Petey Piranha • Goomba • Giant Goomba • Koopa Troopa • Koopa Paratroopa • Hammer Bro • Bullet Bill • Subspace Army • Shy Guy • Klaptrap • False Character
Stages Normal 75 m • Delfino Plaza • Luigi's Mansion • Mario Bros. • Mario Circuit • Mushroomy Kingdom • Rumble Falls • WarioWare, Inc. • Yoshi's Island • Others
Melee stages Jungle Japes • Rainbow Cruise • Yoshi's Island • Others
Items Assist Trophy • Banana Peel • Barrel • Bob-omb • CD • Fire Flower • Freezie • Golden Hammer • Green Shell • Hammer • Hothead • Key • Lightning • Metal Box • Party Ball • Peach • Peanut • Poison Mushroom • Soccer Ball • Spring • Stickers (complete list) • Super Mushroom • Super Scope • Starman • Star Rod • Vegetables • Wario Bike
Subspace Emissary levels The Cave • The Jungle • The Lake • The Swamp • Others
Moves Miscellaneous Jump • Taunt
Special Standard Up Side Down Final Smash
Mario Fireball Super Jump Punch Cape F.L.U.D.D. Mario Finale
Luigi Green Fireball Green Missile Luigi Cyclone Negative Zone
Donkey Kong Giant Punch Spinning Kong Headbutt Hand Slap Konga Beat
Yoshi Egg Lay Egg Throw Egg Roll Yoshi Bomb Super Dragon
Bowser Fire Breath Whirling Fortress Flying Slam Bowser Bomb Giga Bowser
Peach Toad Peach Parasol Peach Bomber Vegetable Peach Blossom
Wario Chomp Corkscrew Wario Bike Wario Waft Wario-Man
Diddy Kong Peanut Popgun Rocketbarrel Boost Monkey Flip Banana Peel Rocketbarrel Barrage
Miscellaneous Blue Falcon • Cargo • Chaos Emerald • Kart
Further info Assist Trophy characters • Final Smashes • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Snake's codec conversations • Sound test • Staff • Trophies
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