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==Character Description== | ==Character Description== | ||
Banjo is a laidback, well mannered brown bear who loves honey and, as his name suggests, playing his banjo. He is generally non-confrontational, desiring peace and quiet, and he often helps those in need, but he is strong enough to defend himself if need be. He is a foil to Kazooie, his best friend whom he goes on adventures with. Kazooie is a breegull, a species of bird known for fast running speeds and flight abilities. She lives in his backpack and is much more rude and brash than Banjo, often making sarcastic and inappropriate remarks about the people they meet. They live in a small house near the foot of [[ | Banjo is a laidback, well mannered brown bear who loves honey and, as his name suggests, playing his banjo. He is generally non-confrontational, desiring peace and quiet, and he often helps those in need, but he is strong enough to defend himself if need be. He is a foil to Kazooie, his best friend whom he goes on adventures with. Kazooie is a breegull, a species of bird known for fast running speeds and flight abilities. She lives in his backpack and is much more rude and brash than Banjo, often making sarcastic and inappropriate remarks about the people they meet. They live in a small house near the foot of [[Spiral Mountain]] on Isle O' Hags. | ||
Their first adventure together saw them trying to rescue Banjo's little sister, Tooty, from the clutches of the evil witch [[Gruntilda]], also known as Grunty, who wishes to use a machine to steal her looks to become the fairest woman in all the land. Throughout the duo's journey in the witch's lair, they get help from the shaman Mumbo Jumbo, who turns them into various animals, and Bottles the mole, who teaches them new moves. Banjo and Kazooie eventually battle Grunty at the top of her lair's tower, ultimately summoning the Jinjonator to push her off the tower to her doom; she crashes into the ground and is buried by debris from her tower. | Their first adventure together saw them trying to rescue Banjo's little sister, Tooty, from the clutches of the evil witch [[Gruntilda]], also known as Grunty, who wishes to use a machine to steal her looks to become the fairest woman in all the land. Throughout the duo's journey in the witch's lair, they get help from the shaman Mumbo Jumbo, who turns them into various animals, and Bottles the mole, who teaches them new moves. Banjo and Kazooie eventually battle Grunty at the top of her lair's tower, ultimately summoning the Jinjonator to push her off the tower to her doom; she crashes into the ground and is buried by debris from her tower. | ||
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Two years later in ''Banjo-Tooie'', Grunty's sisters appear and use magic to unbury Grunty, who has been reduced to nothing but bones. Grunty casts a powerful spell to destroy Banjo's house while Banjo, Kazooie, Mumbo, and Bottles are in the middle of a card game; the former three escape before the spell hits the house, but Bottles is killed in the explosion. Grunty wants her flesh back, so she and her sisters use a giant laser called the Big-O-Blaster (B.O.B.) to suck the life out of the inhabitants of the island. After using it once, the laser requires much more time to recharge before it is ready to be used again. Banjo and Kazooie set out to both avenge Bottles and stop Grunty. Bottles' role is filled by his brother Jamjars, and Mumbo takes a more active role in the adventure, with transformations instead being done by Mumbo's rival, the shamaness Humba Wumba. Banjo and Kazooie eventually defeat Grunty and use B.O.B. to revive Bottles. | Two years later in ''Banjo-Tooie'', Grunty's sisters appear and use magic to unbury Grunty, who has been reduced to nothing but bones. Grunty casts a powerful spell to destroy Banjo's house while Banjo, Kazooie, Mumbo, and Bottles are in the middle of a card game; the former three escape before the spell hits the house, but Bottles is killed in the explosion. Grunty wants her flesh back, so she and her sisters use a giant laser called the Big-O-Blaster (B.O.B.) to suck the life out of the inhabitants of the island. After using it once, the laser requires much more time to recharge before it is ready to be used again. Banjo and Kazooie set out to both avenge Bottles and stop Grunty. Bottles' role is filled by his brother Jamjars, and Mumbo takes a more active role in the adventure, with transformations instead being done by Mumbo's rival, the shamaness Humba Wumba. Banjo and Kazooie eventually defeat Grunty and use B.O.B. to revive Bottles. | ||
Eight years later in ''Nuts & Bolts'', the duo becomes lazy and out of shape from their lack of exercise. Grunty appears in a new robotic body, but before they can fight, they are interrupted of the Lord of Games (L.O.G.), creator of all video games. He | Eight years later in ''Nuts & Bolts'', the duo becomes lazy and out of shape from their lack of exercise. Grunty appears in a new robotic body, but before they can fight, they are interrupted of the Lord of Games (L.O.G.), creator of all video games. He creates a series of racing challenges for Banjo and Kazooie to go through, and the pair eventually battle and defeat Grunty, who is forced to work in L.O.G.'s video game factory. | ||
In all their adventures together, Banjo and Kazooie demonstrate a close synergy through the fact that their many moves require some kind of teamwork, though Kazooie is usually the one taking the most physical abuse. ''Banjo-Tooie'' introduced a mechanic that let them separate should they stand on specially marked pads, giving each of them access to exclusive moves. | In all their adventures together, Banjo and Kazooie demonstrate a close synergy through the fact that their many moves require some kind of teamwork, though Kazooie is usually the one taking the most physical abuse. ''Banjo-Tooie'' introduced a mechanic that let them separate should they stand on specially marked pads, giving each of them access to exclusive moves. | ||
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''== | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''== | ||
Banjo and Kazooie were announced as a playable fighter | Banjo and Kazooie were announced as a playable fighter, alongside the [[Hero]], in the E3 2019 [[Nintendo Direct]] on June 11, 2019. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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**Currently, Banjo and Kazooie are the only third-party characters to be created outside Japan. | **Currently, Banjo and Kazooie are the only third-party characters to be created outside Japan. | ||
*They are the first characters in ''Smash Bros.'' to belong to a current console rival of Nintendo, Microsoft. | *They are the first characters in ''Smash Bros.'' to belong to a current console rival of Nintendo, Microsoft. | ||
**They are also currently the only third party characters to have formerly been Nintendo | **They are also currently the only third party characters to have formerly been owned by Nintendo. | ||
*Banjo and Kazooie are currently the only third party characters to debut on a Nintendo system other than the NES, the Nintendo 64. | *Banjo and Kazooie are currently the only third party characters to debut on a Nintendo system other than the NES, the Nintendo 64. | ||
**They are also the first and only third-party characters to debut on a Nintendo game that was fully published by Nintendo. | **They are also the first and only third-party characters to debut on a Nintendo game that was fully published by Nintendo. | ||
*Kazooie is the second third party character to be female, the first | *Kazooie is the second third party character to be female, the first being [[Bayonetta]]. | ||
*They are the only third party characters who fight as a team. | *They are the only third party characters who fight as a team. | ||
*Banjo and [[Diddy Kong]] have previously met before in ''{{s|mariowiki|Diddy Kong Racing}}''. | *Banjo and [[Diddy Kong]] have previously met before in ''{{s|mariowiki|Diddy Kong Racing}}''. | ||