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{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Tiki4.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''
|species=[[Tiki Tak Tribe|Tiki]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]'' ([[List of games by date#2025|2025]])
}}
 
'''Banjo Bottom'''<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DFLPqFUtNaS/|title=Who's your pick for baddie-est baddie? #DonkeyKong Country Returns HD is out now!|publisher=Instagram|author=nintendoamerica|date=January 23, 2025|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref><ref>''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' (British English version): Mole Miner Max trophy description</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' internal data</ref>, also referred to as '''Banjo Tiki'''<ref>''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' (American English version): Mole Miner Max trophy description</ref>, is a high-ranking [[Tiki Tak Tribe]] member based off of a {{wp|banjo}}. As its name implies, the bottom of its body resembles the body of a banjo, while its eyes and feathers rest on the headstock. Interestingly, it only has three strings, while banjos typically have at least four.
 
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' (''3D'' / ''HD'')===
Banjo Bottom is first encountered in [[The Mole Train]], the boss level of the [[Cave]] world in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and its [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|3DS]] and [[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD|Nintendo Switch]] ports. Banjo Bottom is supervising [[Mole Miner]]s as they load bananas into mine carts. When it spots [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]], it blows a whistle, causing the moles to hop into the mine carts. Banjo Bottom then hypnotizes [[Mole Miner Max]] to start the [[Mole Train]]'s engine.
 
In the final level of the game, [[Tiki Tong Terror]], Banjo Bottom and the other high-ranking members of the Tiki Tak Tribe are converted into hands for [[Tiki Tong]].
 
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', Banjo Bottom is mentioned in [[Mole Miner Max]]'s trophy description.
 
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Banjo Bottom is part of the Tiki Tak Tribe spirit, which includes all of the members who hypnotize bosses in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:DKCR Banjo Bottom.png|Boss icon
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ボンジョ
|JpnR=Bonjo
|JpnM=Possibly from "bone" and "banjo"
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Treat|date=December 28, 2014|title=【スマブラWiiU】フィギュア 全716種まとめ|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjy7Gd4cjrM|publisher=YouTube|language=ja|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref>
|Dut=
|DutM=
|Fre=Banjobarjo
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|author=Diddy64wii|date=December 24, 2022|title=Super Smash Bros. for Wii U - Tous les 743 trophées <nowiki>[FR]</nowiki>|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ns-BzHnI7o|publisher=YouTube|language=fr|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref>
|FreM=Portmanteau of banjo and ''barjo'' (slang for "crazy")
|Ger=Banjojo
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|author=Midstrighter|date=August 12, 2018|title=ALLE TROPHÄEN GESAMMELT {{!}} Super Smash Bros. for WiiU #24 <nowiki>[ENDE]</nowiki>|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNN1deL-2ZI|publisher=YouTube|language=de|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref>
|Ita=Banjotto
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|author=fabry90|date=March 27, 2015|title=Super Smash Bros. Wii U - All 716 Trophies|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4NGYp02Z6Y|publisher=YouTube|language=it|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref>
|Por=
|Rus=
|Spa=Banjonazo
|SpaC=<ref>{{cite|author=Voltar|date=January 25, 2015|title=Super Smash Bros. for WiiU - Trofeos del juego y su descripción|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnM58Z3-Wm0|publisher=YouTube|language=es|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref>
}}
 
==References==
<references/>
 
[[Category:Tiki Tak Tribe]]
{{DKCR}}

Latest revision as of 19:06, February 3, 2025

Banjo Bottom
The banjo Tiki
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country Returns
Species Tiki
First appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (2025)

Banjo Bottom[1][2][3], also referred to as Banjo Tiki[4], is a high-ranking Tiki Tak Tribe member based off of a banjo. As its name implies, the bottom of its body resembles the body of a banjo, while its eyes and feathers rest on the headstock. Interestingly, it only has three strings, while banjos typically have at least four.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country Returns (3D / HD)[edit]

Banjo Bottom is first encountered in The Mole Train, the boss level of the Cave world in Donkey Kong Country Returns and its 3DS and Nintendo Switch ports. Banjo Bottom is supervising Mole Miners as they load bananas into mine carts. When it spots Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, it blows a whistle, causing the moles to hop into the mine carts. Banjo Bottom then hypnotizes Mole Miner Max to start the Mole Train's engine.

In the final level of the game, Tiki Tong Terror, Banjo Bottom and the other high-ranking members of the Tiki Tak Tribe are converted into hands for Tiki Tong.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Banjo Bottom is mentioned in Mole Miner Max's trophy description.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Banjo Bottom is part of the Tiki Tak Tribe spirit, which includes all of the members who hypnotize bosses in Donkey Kong Country Returns.

Gallery[edit]

  • Boss icon

    Boss icon

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ボンジョ[5]
Bonjo 		Possibly from "bone" and "banjo"
French Banjobarjo[6] Portmanteau of banjo and barjo (slang for "crazy")
German Banjojo[7] -
Italian Banjotto[8] -
Spanish Banjonazo[9] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ nintendoamerica (January 23, 2025). Who's your pick for baddie-est baddie? #DonkeyKong Country Returns HD is out now!. Instagram. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  2. ^ Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (British English version): Mole Miner Max trophy description
  3. ^ Donkey Kong Country Returns internal data
  4. ^ Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (American English version): Mole Miner Max trophy description
  5. ^ Treat (December 28, 2014). 【スマブラWiiU】フィギュア 全716種まとめ. YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  6. ^ Diddy64wii (December 24, 2022). Super Smash Bros. for Wii U - Tous les 743 trophées [FR]. YouTube (French). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  7. ^ Midstrighter (August 12, 2018). ALLE TROPHÄEN GESAMMELT | Super Smash Bros. for WiiU #24 [ENDE]. YouTube (German). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  8. ^ fabry90 (March 27, 2015). Super Smash Bros. Wii U - All 716 Trophies. YouTube (Italian). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  9. ^ Voltar (January 25, 2015). Super Smash Bros. for WiiU - Trofeos del juego y su descripción. YouTube (Spanish). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
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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 (Krazy Kalimba) • Scurvy Crew (The Maraca Gang) • Stu (Gong Oh) • Mole Miner Max/Mole Train (Banjo Bottom) • Mangoruby (Wacky Pipes) • Thugly (Xylobone) • Colonel Pluck (Cordian) • 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 Guard2 • Green Balloon2 • Hanging vine • 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 • Mole Train • Trapdoor
Vehicles Mine Cart • Rocket Barrel
Moves Barrel Roll (Cartwheel Attack) • Blow • Charge • Cling • Ground Pound (Popgun Pound) • Ranged attack
Levels Jungle 1-1: Jungle Hijinxs • 1-2: King of Cling • 1-3: Tree Top Bop • 1-4: Sunset Shore • 1-5: Canopy Cannons • 1-6: Crazy Cart • 1-K: Platform Panic • 1-B: Mugly's Mound
Beach 2-1: Poppin' Planks • 2-2: Sloppy Sands • 2-3: Peaceful Pier • 2-4: Cannon Cluster • 2-5: Stormy Shore • 2-6: Blowhole Bound • 2-7: Tidal Terror • 2-K: Tumblin' Temple • 2-B: Pinchin' Pirates
Ruins 3-1: Wonky Waterway • 3-2: Button Bash • 3-3: Mast Blast • 3-4: Damp Dungeon • 3-5: Itty Bitty Biters • 3-6: Temple Topple • 3-K: Shifty Smashers • 3-B: Ruined Roost
Cave 4-1: Rickety Rails • 4-2: Grip 'n' Trip • 4-3: Bombs Away • 4-4: Mole Patrol • 4-5: Crowded Cavern • 4-K: Jagged Jewels • 4-B: The Mole Train
Forest 5-1: Vine Valley • 5-2: Clingy Swingy • 5-3: Flutter Flyaway • 5-4: Tippin' Totems • 5-5: Longshot Launch • 5-6: Springy Spores • 5-7: Wigglevine Wonders • 5-8: Muncher Marathon • 5-K: Blast & Bounce • 5-B: Mangoruby Run
Cliff 6-1: Sticky Situation • 6-2: Prehistoric Path • 6-3: Weighty Way • 6-4: Boulder Roller • 6-5: Precarious Plateau • 6-6: Crumble Canyon • 6-7: Tippy Shippy • 6-8: Clifftop Climb • 6-K: Perilous Passage • 6-B: Thugly's Highrise
Factory 7-1: Foggy Fumes • 7-2: Slammin' Steel • 7-3: Handy Hazards • 7-4: Gear Getaway • 7-5: Cog Jog • 7-6: Switcheroo • 7-7: Music Madness • 7-R: Lift-off Launch • 7-K: Treacherous Track • 7-B: Feather Fiend
Volcano 8-1: Furious Fire • 8-2: Hot Rocket • 8-3: Roasting Rails • 8-4: Smokey Peak • 8-5: Bobbing Basalt • 8-6: Moving Melters • 8-7: Red Red Rising • 8-K: Five Monkey Trial • 8-B: Tiki Tong Terror
Cloud2 9-1: Crushin' Columns2 • 9-2: Gushin' Geysers2 • 9-3: Spiky Surprise2 • 9-4: Mischievous Moles2 • 9-5: Topsy Turvy2 • 9-6: Tar Ball Fall2 • 9-7: Robo Factory2 • 9-8: Lavawheel Volcano2 • 9-11/9-92: Golden Temple
Further info Donkey Kong Returns Original Sound Track • Extras (image names in other languages) • Gallery (3D · HD) • Mine Menace • Staff (3D · HD)
Related Play Nintendo activities
Can’t-miss games • Who are these jerks of the jungle? • Who's Your Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Banana Bud?
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