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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.
*Banjo and Kazooie are the first third-party playable characters 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.
**[[Steve]] is the only other character to fit both of these criteria, also hailing from Microsoft.
**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 are also the only third-party fighter to be created by the same company as first-party characters, as Rare Ltd. also created Diddy Kong and King K. Rool. 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.
**They, along with Steve, are the only fighters to hail from a current console rival of Nintendo.
**However, Banjo and Kazooie 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 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 fighter whose series debuted on a Nintendo console other than the NES.
*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.
*Banjo & Kazooie are the only third-party fighter to debut in a game that was published by Nintendo worldwide.
*Banjo & Kazooie are the fourth fighter in the series voiced by non-Japanese voice actor in all language tracks of ''Ultimate'' who is not originated from the ''Mario'' universe, following [[Zero Suit Samus]], [[Lucas]], and several costumes of [[Bayonetta]].
**Out of them, Banjo and Kazooie are only characters to be voiced by a male actor (Chris Sutherland), as others are voiced by actresses ({{s|Wikipedia|Alésia Glidewell}}, {{s|Wikipedia|Lani Minella}} and Hellena Taylor, respectively). Also among these, they are the only characters to recycle voice clips from their home series instead of ones recorded specifically for a ''Smash'' game.
*Banjo and Kazooie appeared in the Xbox 360 version of ''Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing'' along with [[Sonic]], [[Tails]], [[Knuckles]], [[Shadow]], [[Akira Yuki]] and [[Jacky Bryant]].
**They have also appeared alongside characters from the {{uv|Mario}} series in the German Club Nintendo's N-Gang comics, as a picture in ''Mario Artist: Paint Studio'', and as a skin in ''Minecraft''.
*Banjo, Kazooie and [[Terry]] are the only characters in the first Fighters Pass that have given names in their games, rather than being named by the player.
*Banjo, Kazooie and [[Erdrick]] are currently the only ''Ultimate'' [[Downloadable content (SSBU)|DLC]] fighters to appear in an animated segment of [[List of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character trailers#Sephiroth|a reveal trailer]] other than their own, namely that of {{SSBU|Sephiroth}}.
*Banjo & Kazooie and Dark Samus are the only playable fighters whose games of origin were neither released first in Japan nor worldwide, with both (''Banjo-Kazooie'' and ''Metroid Prime 2'', respectively) releasing in North America first.

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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