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Use this template to store trivia items relevant to both [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]].
Use this template to store trivia items relevant to both [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]].
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</noinclude>*Banjo and Kazooie are the fourth foreign-created characters to be playable in ''Smash Bros.'': they alongside [[Diddy Kong]] and [[King K. Rool]] were created by British developer [[Rare Ltd.]], and [[Dark Samus]] was created by American developer [[Retro Studios]]. They are the first third-party fighter to be created outside of Japan, and the first fighter in general to belong to a completely foreign franchise.
</noinclude>*Banjo and Kazooie are one of only four foreign-created characters to be playable in ''Smash Bros.'': they alongside [[Diddy Kong]] and [[King K. Rool]] were created by British developer [[Rare Ltd.]], and [[Dark Samus]] was created by American developer [[Retro Studios]]. They are the first third-party fighter to be created outside of Japan, and the first fighter in general to belong to a completely foreign franchise.
*They are the first third-party fighters in ''Smash Bros.'' to belong to a non-Japanese company, as well as current console rival of Nintendo, Microsoft.
*Banjo and Kazooie are one of only three playable characters in ''Smash'' to belong to a non-Japanese company, that being [[Microsoft]]; [[Steve]] (also from Microsoft) and [[Sora]] (from [[Disney]]) are the only other characters with this distinction.
**However, they hold the unique distinction of being the only fighters who were formerly part of a second-party franchise, partially owned by Nintendo, before becoming a third-party.
**Banjo and Kazooie are the only playable characters to have once been part of a second-party franchise, partially owned by Nintendo, before becoming third-party.
*Banjo & Kazooie are the only third-party fighter whose series debuted on a Nintendo console other than the NES.
**They, along with Steve, are the only fighters to hail from a current console rival of Nintendo.
*Banjo & Kazooie are the first and only third-party fighters to debut in a game that was published by Nintendo worldwide.
**Banjo and Kazooie are also the only third-party characters to have been created by the same company as first-party characters. Banjo, in fact, debuted within the {{uv|Donkey Kong}} franchise in ''Diddy Kong Racing''; Kazooie was not playable, but she was mentioned in the instruction manual.
*Banjo & Kazooie are the only third-party characters who fight as a team.
*Banjo & Kazooie and Dark Samus are the only playable fighters whose games of origin were neither released first in Japan nor simultaneously worldwide, with both (''Banjo-Kazooie'' and ''Metroid Prime 2'', respectively) releasing in North America first.
*Unlike [[Bowser]], [[Donkey Kong]], Diddy Kong and King K. Rool, Banjo and Kazooie retain their voice actor from their home franchise. They share this trait with [[Yoshi]], who is voiced by {{s|mariowiki|Kazumi Totaka}}, and [[Bowser Jr.]] and the [[Koopalings]], who are all voiced by their respective ''Mario'' series actors.
*Banjo & Kazooie have been requested since shortly after the release of ''Smash 64'', a duration of approximately 20 years, receiving 8th place with 33 votes in a small [https://smashboards.com/threads/i-think-this-might-be-interesting-to-look-at-melee-1999-poll.81891/ poll from 1999].
**[[Masahiro Sakurai]] [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/flash/syukeiken/return506.html previously wrote] on the ''Melee'' homepage that including Banjo & Kazooie was, at the time, "unlikely for a variety of legal and financial reasons." ([https://www.sourcegaming.info/2016/04/29/duflupdate/ translation])
*Banjo (with Kazooie) also appeared in the Xbox 360 version of Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing along with [[Sonic]], [[Tails]], [[Knuckles]], [[Shadow]], [[Akira Yuki]] and [[Jacky Bryant]].
*Banjo & Kazooie also appeared alongside the [[Mario (universe)|Mario]] characters in the N-Gang comics, as a picture in Mario Artist: Paint Studio, and as a skin in Minecraft.

Latest revision as of 11:13, July 30, 2023

Use this template to store trivia items relevant to both Banjo and Kazooie.

  • Banjo and Kazooie are one of only four foreign-created characters to be playable in Smash Bros.: they alongside Diddy Kong and King K. Rool were created by British developer Rare Ltd., and Dark Samus was created by American developer Retro Studios. They are the first third-party fighter to be created outside of Japan, and the first fighter in general to belong to a completely foreign franchise.
  • Banjo and Kazooie are one of only three playable characters in Smash to belong to a non-Japanese company, that being Microsoft; Steve (also from Microsoft) and Sora (from Disney) are the only other characters with this distinction.
    • Banjo and Kazooie are the only playable characters to have once been part of a second-party franchise, partially owned by Nintendo, before becoming third-party.
    • They, along with Steve, are the only fighters to hail from a current console rival of Nintendo.
    • Banjo and Kazooie are also the only third-party characters to have been created by the same company as first-party characters. Banjo, in fact, debuted within the Donkey Kong franchise in Diddy Kong Racing; Kazooie was not playable, but she was mentioned in the instruction manual.
  • Banjo & Kazooie and Dark Samus are the only playable fighters whose games of origin were neither released first in Japan nor simultaneously worldwide, with both (Banjo-Kazooie and Metroid Prime 2, respectively) releasing in North America first.
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