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{{item infobox
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:MKT Icon Giant Banana.png|200px]]<br>A Giant Banana from ''Mario Kart Tour''
|image=[[File:MKT Icon Giant Banana.png|128px]]<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)
|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]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|variant_of=[[Banana]]
}}
}}
{{quote2|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|source=''Donkey Kong Country]]'' (GBA)}}
{{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>''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' instruction manual, pg 19.</ref> are larger variants of [[banana]]s that predominantly appear in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series and as items in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series.
'''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==
==History==
===''Captain N: The Game Master''===
===''Captain N: The Game Master''===
[[File:Captain N Giant Banana.png|thumb|left|A giant banana in ''Captain N: The Game Master'']]
[[File:Captain N Giant Banana.png|thumb|left|A giant banana in ''Captain N: The Game Master'']]
Giant Bananas appear in some episodes of ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]''. One first appears in the episode "Kevin in Videoland", where the Eggplant Wizard uses a [[Banana Gun]], which he fires the banana bullet out and hits Kevin, trapping him in a giant banana peel until he peels out of it himself.  
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 episode "The Most Dangerous Game Master", a parody to the ''[[wikipedia:Indiana Jones (franchise)|Indiana Jones]]'' movie ''[[wikipedia:Raiders of the Lost Ark|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' known as "Donkey Kong Jones and the Last Banana" features Donkey Kong in khaki clothes who finds a giant banana in a subterranean cavern, but when he steps on a trap button accidentally without notice, it begins to roll after him. Upon reaching a cliff, he is left no option but to jump, only to land in an enormous ice cream sundae with the giant banana landing on top of it, which makes it a banana split to which Donkey Kong laughs. It is revealed to be a TV show that the N Team were watching at the Palace of Power.
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''====
====''Donkey Kong Country''====
[[File:GiantBananaSprite.png|frame|left]]
[[File:GiantBananaSprite.png|frame|left]]
[[File:DKC-VeryGnawtyGiantBanana.png|thumb|Donkey Kong obtains the first Giant Banana from Very Gnawty.]]
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.
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]] (absent in the GBA remake) when visited and also in [[Gang-Plank Galleon]].  


The Giant Bananas are presumably added to the [[banana hoard]] individually, but no bananas appear in there until the [[Kong]]s defeat [[King K. Rool]] at Gang-Plank Galleon. When the banana hoard is full, there are many more Giant Bananas than the number that the Kongs collected. It can be assumed that the bananas are from the background of the boss levels.
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.
 
In the [[Game Boy Color]] version, they slowly hover down rather than falling onto the ground and with a rotating animation.
 
In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, the Giant Bananas are slightly smaller and thinner, and they now spin like in the Game Boy Color remake, though they no longer have the Nintendo logo sticker. After defeating the bosses, [[Cranky Kong]] drops by and tells the Kongs that he will take care of the Giant Banana for them.


====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====
====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====
[[File:Swankys Bonus Bonanza DKC2.png|thumb|A Giant Banana in Swanky's Bonus Bonanza]]
[[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 some cameo appearances in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. One of them is in [[Swanky's Bonus Bonanza]] and three are in [[The Flying Krock]] (four in the original game's artwork and the GBA remake). The Giant Banana cameo in Swanky's Bonus Bonanza is absent in the GBA 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|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.
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', it is a [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|special item]] that [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] (and [[Petey Piranha]] and [[King Boo]], due to their ability to have any special item) can obtain. Once a driver makes contact with the Giant Banana Peel, it not only makes the driver spin out for a longer duration than a regular Banana, but it also leaves behind three regular Bananas on the ground. The Giant Banana is resistant to most items, but it can be destroyed with a [[Bob-omb]], [[Chain Chomp]], [[Yoshi's Egg]] and [[Bowser's Shell]], though the Bowser's Shell will get deflected. It can also be picked up by running into it while using the [[Heart (item)|Heart]].
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]].


====''Mario Kart Arcade GP''====
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>
Giant Bananas appear as Donkey Kong's special item in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'', functioning much like in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''


====''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''====
====''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' subseries====
Giant Bananas also return as Donkey Kong's special item in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'', functioning very similar to its predecessor.
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 Arcade GP DX''====
[[File:MKAGPDX Banana Giant.png|thumb|150px|A Giant Banana from ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX'']]
Giant Bananas reappear in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', where it now appears as a regular item and can only be dropped from behind, but they still split into three regular bananas when slipped over by the player.


====''Mario Kart Tour''====
====''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 Koopa Jr.|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.
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.
Additionally, [[Banana Barrels|Banana Barrels+]] can sometimes launch Giant Bananas alongside regular Bananas.
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===''Mario Strikers Charged''===
===''Mario Strikers Charged''===
In ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', the Giant Banana is one of the many items used by the players. Whoever uses the item drops it behind them, which hits anyone who runs into it. It is similar to the smaller Banana, though the Giant Banana has a larger range and can hit more than one player. Unlike the smaller bananas, the Giant Banana item only deploys one banana, not multiple bananas. The Giant Bananas in this game do not have their angry facial expressions from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', instead having the smiling expressions the regular Bananas have. It also does not leave behind three smaller banana peels when someone touches it.
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==
==Profiles==
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
===''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!''"
*'''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>mariokarttourEN (September 4, 2019). [https://twitter.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1169083262808944640 ''Twitter'']. Retrieved March 10, 2020.</ref>
*'''''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:''' ''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!''"
*'''Driver info (Giant Banana+):''' ''Boosts your chances to get a Giant Banana. And when you do, it splits into even more bananas!''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
===Artwork===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Cranky Cabin DKC art.jpg|Render of a giant banana at Cranky's Cabin
Cranky Cabin DKC art.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
The Flying Krock DKC2 interior art.png|Render of the giant bananas in the interior of the [[Flying Krock]]
The Flying Krock DKC2 interior art.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
MKDD Giant Banana.png|Giant Banana artwork from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
MKDD Giant Banana.png|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
Donkey Kong and Diddy - Mario Kart Double Dash.png|''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
Donkey Kong and Diddy - Mario Kart Double Dash.png|''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
</gallery>
</gallery>
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===Screenshots===
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
<gallery>
CrankyCabin.png|A Giant Banana at Cranky's Cabin
CrankyCabin.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
Gang-Plank Galleon full view.png|Giant Banana from Gang-Plank Galleon
DKC-VeryGnawtyGiantBanana.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
NeckysNuts-GBC.png|A Giant Banana from the GBC remake
Gang-Plank Galleon full view.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
KRoolFight-GBC.png|Giant Banana in Gang-Plank Galleon from the GBC remake
The Flying Krock DKC2 NTSC.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
KRoolFight-GBA.png|Giant Banana in Gang-Plank Galleon from the GBA remake
CrankysCabinGBC.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)
The Flying Krock DKC2 NTSC.png|Giant Bananas in the interior of the Flying Krock
NeckysNuts-GBC.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)
The Flying Krock Interior DKC2 GBA.png|Giant Bananas in the interior of the Flying Krock from the GBA remake
KRoolFight-GBC.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)
CrankysCabinGBC.png|A Giant Banana at Cranky's Cabin in the GBC remake.
KRoolFight-GBA.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBA)
DKP03 - Cranky Kong Screenshot.png|A Giant Banana at Cranky's Cabin in ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot]]''
DKP03 - Cranky Kong Screenshot.png|''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]'' (2003)
Kongo Jungle map SSBU.png|A Giant Banana at Cranky's Cabin in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
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 DK Giant Banana.jpg|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
MKT GCN Dino Dino Jungle Giant Banana.png|''Mario Kart Tour''
MKT GCN Dino Dino Jungle Giant Banana.png|''Mario Kart Tour''
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===Sprites===
===Sprites===
<gallery>
<gallery>
DKCGBC Giant Banana.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Color]])
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]])
DKCGBA Giant Banana.png|[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|''Donkey Kong Country'']] ([[Game Boy Advance]])
GiantBananaIcon-MKDD.png|Giant Banana icon in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
GiantBananaIcon-MKDD.png|''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
</gallery>
 
===Scans===
<gallery>
Giant banana SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


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



Latest revision as of 14:19, January 7, 2025

Giant Banana
Giant Banana from Mario Kart Tour.
A Giant Banana from Mario Kart Tour
First appearance Captain N: The Game Master – "Kevin in Videoland" (1989)
Donkey Kong Country (1994, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance Mario Kart Tour (2019)
Variant of Banana
“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 (GBA)

Giant Bananas[1] appear predominantly in the Donkey Kong Country series and the Mario Kart series, both featuring them as larger versions of Banana.

History[edit]

Captain N: The Game Master[edit]

A Giant Banana in Captain N: The Game Master
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 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."

Donkey Kong Country series[edit]

Donkey Kong Country[edit]

Giant Banana

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 when visited and also in Gang-Plank Galleon. Cranky Kong takes care of any Giant Banana recovered,[2] so no bananas appear in the banana hoard until King K. Rool is defeated.

The Giant Banana had no cosmetic changes in the first remake, other than spinning slowly upon descent. In the 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[edit]

Diddy Kong in Swanky's Bonus Bonanza.
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 artworkMedia:The Flying Krock DKC2 interior art.png and the remake. No Giant Bananas are seen in the Bonus Bonanza in the remake.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]

The Giant Banana is the 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.

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.[3][4]

Mario Kart Arcade GP subseries[edit]

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[edit]

The Giant Banana reappears in Mario Kart Tour and works the same way. It is the special item of Morton, Donkey Kong, Yellow Toad (Pit Crew), Mario (Sunshine), Rosalina (Chef), White Tanooki Mario, Toad (Tourist), Pink Shy Guy (Ninja), Wiggler, and the 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+ can sometimes launch Giant Bananas alongside regular Bananas.

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat[edit]

Giant Banana Bunches appear in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat at the end of each stage in the Banana Kingdom.

Mario Strikers Charged[edit]

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[edit]

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

  • 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
    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!
    [5]
  • 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[edit]

Artwork[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ジャンボバナナ[?]
Janbo Banana
Jumbo Banana
Chinese (traditional) 巨型香蕉皮[?]
Jùxíng Xiāngjiāopí
Giant Banana Peel
German Megabanane[?] Mega Banana
Italian Banana gigante[?] Giant banana
Korean 자이언트바나나[?]
Jaieonteu Banana
Giant Banana
Portuguese Banana gigante[?] Giant banana
Spanish Plátano gigante[?] Giant banana

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2003. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! instruction manual. Nintendo of America (English). Page 19.
  2. ^ "Give me that giant banana. I will take care of it for you." – Cranky Kong (2003). Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance). Kongo Jungle: Nintendo (English).
  3. ^ December 6, 2003. Nintendo DREAM Vol. 102. Page 29.
  4. ^ DidYouKnowGaming? (July 14, 2024). NEW Nintendo GameCube Game Facts Discovered (18:29). YouTube. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  5. ^ mariokarttourEN (September 4, 2019). Post. Twitter. Retrieved March 10, 2020. (Archived September 16, 2019, 06:22:16 UTC via Wayback Machine.)