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[[File:Mkdd_giant_banana.jpg|right|thumb|A '''Giant Banana'''.]] | |||
The '''Giant Banana''' is a special type of [[banana]] that appears in [[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]. It is the special item of [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]]. It can also be used by [[Petey Piranha]] and [[King Boo]], because they can recieve any special item. | |||
==Description== | |||
''"Only DK and Diddy know where these monstrous fruit can be found. Once they're in the road they're tough to maneuver around." -Instruction booklet, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' | |||
The giant banana looks similar to a normal banana, in larger form. However, the face on a normal banana is happy, while the giant banana has an angry expression similar to the volcano on the [[DK Mountain]] course. | |||
===Effects/Abilities=== | |||
This oversized banana is great for defensive purposes, because it is able to stop any [[Green Shell|Green]] or [[Red Shell|Red]] shell, but not the [[Blue Spiny Shell]], which can fly over or around it (and only breaks when hit with [[Bowser's Shell]] or an explosive). When a kart hits it, the kart is slowed down more than it would be by a normal banana, and the banana breaks into 3 small, normal sized bananas, which spread out onto the track. On narrow paths (like the bridge on DK Mountain) they can be placed so that karts, especially larger, wider karts, have no way to avoid them. | |||
==Other appearances== | |||
The giant banana also appears one other time, as a piece of furniture in the game ''"Animal Crossing: City Folk"'' | |||
Revision as of 12:22, July 11, 2011
The Giant Banana is a special type of banana that appears in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. It is the special item of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. It can also be used by Petey Piranha and King Boo, because they can recieve any special item.
Description
"Only DK and Diddy know where these monstrous fruit can be found. Once they're in the road they're tough to maneuver around." -Instruction booklet, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
The giant banana looks similar to a normal banana, in larger form. However, the face on a normal banana is happy, while the giant banana has an angry expression similar to the volcano on the DK Mountain course.
Effects/Abilities
This oversized banana is great for defensive purposes, because it is able to stop any Green or Red shell, but not the Blue Spiny Shell, which can fly over or around it (and only breaks when hit with Bowser's Shell or an explosive). When a kart hits it, the kart is slowed down more than it would be by a normal banana, and the banana breaks into 3 small, normal sized bananas, which spread out onto the track. On narrow paths (like the bridge on DK Mountain) they can be placed so that karts, especially larger, wider karts, have no way to avoid them.
Other appearances
The giant banana also appears one other time, as a piece of furniture in the game "Animal Crossing: City Folk"
