Banandium
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| Banandium | |
|---|---|
 Banandium gold roots in the sinkhole between the Planet Core and New Donk City during the credits of Donkey Kong Bananza. | |
| Appears in | Donkey Kong Bananza (2025) |
Banandium is a mineral that drives the plot of Donkey Kong Bananza. Produced by the Banandium Root, it is edible and produces Bananergy to fuel Bananza forms.
Forms[edit]
- Banandium Chips, used at the Chip Exchange.
- Banandium Gems, large Golden Bananas composed of Banandium.
- Banandium Gold, used to recharge Bananergy and as a currency in the Stuff Shop.
- Banandium Melons, used to recharge Bananergy and for Melon Juice.
- Banandium Mush, rotten, toxic Banandium produced by K. Rool, King of Rot.
- Emerald ore, unripened green Banandium.
Naming[edit]
"Banandium" is a portmanteau of "Banana" and "-dium", a common suffix in elements on the periodic table.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | バナナジウム Bananajiumu |
Bananadium | [1] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 蕉矿素 Jiāokuàngsù (Mandarin) Jīukwongsou (Cantonese) |
Banana-Ore Element | [2] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 蕉礦素 Jiāokuàngsù (Mandarin) Jīukwongsou (Cantonese) |
Banana-Ore Element | [3] | |
| Dutch | Banandium | - | [4] | |
| French (Europe) | Banandium | - | [5] | |
| Italian | Banandium | - | [6] | |
| Polish | Bananit | Banandium or "Bananite", from banan ("banana") and the suffix -it. | [7] | |
| Thai | บานันเดียม Baanandiiam |
Banandium | [8] |
References[edit]
- ^ Japanese screenshot of Donkey Kong Bananza
- ^ "冒险提示 地下世界的金和香蕉 都由"蕉矿素"这种共同的元素构成。" – Loading screen (17 Jul. 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza by Nintendo EPD Tokyo et al.. Nintendo (Simplified Chinese).
- ^ 「冒險提示 地下世界的黃金和香蕉都是由「蕉礦素」這種共通元素構成的」– Loading screen (17 Jul. 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza by Nintendo EPD Tokyo et al.. Nintendo (Traditional Chinese).
- ^ MEGA album of Dutch Donkey Kong Bananza screenshots
- ^ « L'or et les bananes que l'on trouve dans le monde souterrain sont faits d'un même minéral aussi précieux que mystérieux : le banandium. » – Loading screen (17 Jul. 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza by Nintendo EPD Tokyo et al.. Nintendo (French).
- ^ Mariuigi Khed (July 17, 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza ITA [Live #1]. YouTube. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "Przygodowe wskazówki Złoto i banany, które znajdujesz w podziemnym świecie, są zrobione z tego samego tajemniczego i cennego minerału: bananitu." – Loading screen Adventure Hint on the composition of gold and bananas. Donkey Kong Bananza by Nintendo EPD Tokyo et al. Nintendo (Polish). Bananitu is in the genitive case declension.
- ^ "คำใบ้ผจญภัย ทองและบานาน่าในโลกใต้ดิน เกิดจากธาตุเดียวกันที่เรียกว่า "บานันเดียม"" – Loading screen (22 Dec. 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza by Nintendo EPD Tokyo et al.. Nintendo (Thai).
