Banandiumtone
| Banandiumtone | |
|---|---|
| |
| Species | Fractone |
| Appears in | Donkey Kong Bananza (DK Island & Emerald Rush) (2025) |
- “Please. Play. With. Us.”
- —Banandiumtone, Donkey Kong Bananza
Banandiumtone is a banana-shaped Fractone in the DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC for Donkey Kong Bananza. They are found on a floating islet in DK Island. Donkey Kong cannot physically touch Banandiumtone as they move their body when he does so. Donkey Kong can interact with Banandiumtone to solve an eight-step puzzle, which unlocks the Quick-Change Tie when it is solved. Initially, they only use Underground World symbols when talking, but later use words followed by periods starting with the puzzle's eighth step.
Puzzle[edit]
The first seven steps of the puzzle all consist in interacting with Banandiumtone to change one or more symbols (which follow this order: 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, 
). The step's number corresponds to the number of symbols shown at once. When a step is solved, Banandiumtone spins and releases gold. The steps are the following:
- The player must punch Banandiumtone until the
symbol is shown. - The player must do a left punch to change the left symbol and a right punch to change the right symbol until they both display .
- The player must change all three symbols to by switching between them with a Hand Slap.
- The player must change all four symbols to by punching Banandiumtone from a specific direction (west for the first symbol, south for the second symbol, east for the third symbol, and north for the fourth symbol).
- The player must change all five symbols to by selecting a specific Bananza. Selecting Kong Bananza changes the first, second, and fifth symbols, selecting Zebra Bananza changes the first, second, and third symbols, selecting Ostrich Bananza changes the second, third, and fourth symbols, selecting Elephant Bananza changes the first, fourth, and fifth symbols, and selecting Snake Bananza changes the third, fourth, and fifth symbols.
- The player must change all six symbols to by locking them after completing Bonus Stages around DK Island. Completing Smashing for Gold (on top of the island) locks the first symbol, completing Quaking for Gold (on the West Islet) locks the second symbol, completing Blasting for Gold (on a floating islet) locks the third symbol, completing Bombing for Gold (above the waterfall) locks the fourth symbol, completing Bouncing for Gold (inside the Gangplank Galleon's wreck) locks the fifth symbol, and completing Surfing for Gold (under DK's Tree House) locks the sixth symbol. If the player accidentally locks to any other symbol, they must use the Eelevator to reset the bonus stages.
- The player must do a specific action to produce a symbol from the right and move it to its correct position (marked by it turning yellow). Grabbing produces the symbol, Spin Jumping produces the
symbol, punching downward produces the 
symbol, rolling produces the 
symbol, Hand Slapping produces the 
symbol, punching upward produces the 
symbol, and punching produces the 
symbol. The correct order is , which translates to "BANANZA". - The player must punch Banandiumtone to reveal a set of three words in a random order. When the words are ordered, they reveal the phrase "Weave. Around. Two. Connected. Rocks. In. A. Figure. Eight!", which is a hint for solving the puzzle. The player must then trace a figure eight around the DK Bongos-shaped island to complete the puzzle.
When the last step is completed, the player is automatically teleported to Banandiumtone and unlocks the Quick-Change Tie.
