Banjo

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Banjo is a honey loving bear and friend of Diddy Kong.

Banjo is one of many friends that Diddy Kong contacts via Squawks the Parrot in Diddy Kong Racing. He helps Diddy free Timber Island from the evil Wizpig. In Diddy Kong Racing, Banjo has low acceleration and high top speed. Banjo also has below average handling.

After Diddy Kong Racing, Banjo joined up with his friend, Kazooie, with whom he has gone on several adventures with, in their own Banjo-Kazooie spin-off series.

Trivia

  • While Banjo was not in Diddy Kong Racing DS, if the player listens in the selection screen theme he or she can still hear Banjo and Conker's themes play in the background.


  • Banjo appeared in a GBA game called Banjo Pilot which would have been Diddy Kong Pilot a kind of spin off to Diddy Kong Racing. However due to copyright laws after Rare was sold to Microsoft None of the Kong family could leagally appear thoe the character Mumbo Jumbo has a very similer voice to Donkey Kong in this game but not in any of his other appearances.