Groovetones
| Groovetones | |
|---|---|
 One of the four Groovetones | |
| Appears in | Donkey Kong Bananza (2025) |
| Species | Fractone |
- “Wait… There should be four of us!”
- —Groovetone, Donkey Kong Bananza
The Groovetones are a music band consisting of four Fractones, each also named Groovetone, and shaped and textured like disco balls, appearing in Donkey Kong Bananza. They appear in the Groove Layer during the post-game, although they are mentioned by one Fractone on the lower floor of the Disco Hall, who says that it would make a good stage for them to perform. The Fractones had hired the Groovetones to bring back the Groove Layer's music after the Disco Hall's speaker was destroyed by the Great Harmoneel during Donkey Kong's first visit to the layer. Only one is present on the stage, while the others are hidden nearby and require Donkey Kong's help to reunite them. Before the concert, Donkey Kong has to pay Grumpy Kong 20000 gold so that he can repair the speaker.
In the DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC, a statue of the Groovetones can be collected and placed at the south side of the Northwest Beach on DK Island.
Gallery[edit]
The Groovetones statue from the DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC
Naming[edit]
"Groovetone" is a combination of "groove" and "Fractone".
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハモルヤの Hamoruya no Tami | From「ハモる」(hamoru, "to harmonize") and「ワレルヤの | [1] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 和声岩居民 Héshēngyán Jūmín (Mandarin) Wohsīngngàahm Gēuimàhn (Cantonese) | From "和声" (héshēng / wohsīng, "harmony") and "碎碎岩居民" (Suìsuìyán Jūmín / Seuiseui'ngàahm Gēuimàhn, "Fractone") | [2] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 和聲岩居民 Héshēngyán Jūmín (Mandarin) Wohsīngngàahm Gēuimàhn (Cantonese) | From「和聲」(héshēng / wohsīng, "harmony") and「碎碎岩居民」(Suìsuìyán Jūmín / Seuiseui'ngàahm Gēuimàhn, "Fractone") | [2] | |
| Dutch | Vocaaltoon | From vocaal ("vocal") and Fractoon ("Fractone") | [3] | |
| French (Europe) | Grooveton | From groove and Fracton ("Fractone") | [4] | |
| German | Grooveton | From Groove and Frakton ("Fractone") | [5] | |
| Italian | Musicale | From musica ("music") and Frattale ("Fractone") | [6] | |
| Korean | 랄랄루야족 Lallalluya-jok | From "랄랄라" (lallalla, "la la la") and "쨍글루야족" (Jjaenggeulluya-jok, "Fractone") | [7] | |
| Polish | Harmoniton | From harmonia ("harmony") and Rozwaliton ("Fractone") | [2] | |
| Russian | Песнетон Pesneton | From песня (pesnya, "song") and Фрактон (Frakton, "Fractone") | [8] | |
| Thai | กรูฟโทน Grùuftoon | Groovetone | [9] |
Notes[edit]
- The Groovetones are directly modeled after a vocal quartet. Each Groovetone from stage right to stage left (house left to house right) corresponds to the soprano, alto, tenor and bass voices respectively.
- The heights of the initial positions of the Groovetones directly correspond to their vocal ranges.
References[edit]
- ^ 「ドンキーコング バナンザ 完全攻略本」(Donkey Kong Bananza Kanzen Kōryakubon). ambit ND (Japanese). Page 485.
- ^ a b c In-game name from Donkey Kong Bananza.
- ^ MEGA album of Dutch Donkey Kong Bananza screenshots
- ^ OcariKnights (September 18, 2025). DJ Kong à la rescousse - Donkey Kong Bananza #38 (5:39). French. Retrieved November 22, 2025 from YouTube.
- ^ Domtendo (September 14, 2025). 🔴 DONKEY KONG BANANZA (DK-Insel & Smaragdrausch DLC) 🍌 #2: Smaragdrausch & DLC Ending & Credits. German. Retrieved from YouTube.
- ^ Mariuigi Khed (August 4, 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza ITA [Live 9]. Italian. Retrieved from YouTube.
- ^ 김용녀 (July 28, 2025). 동키콩 바난자 [20화 폴린과 함께 바나몬드 탐험! | 4K] (2:52:45). Korean. Retrieved from YouTube.
- ^ Trueku (August 22, 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza / Донки Конг Бананза [SWITCH 2 Прохождения #1 ПОСТГЕЙМ / Конг] (1:49:17). Russian. Retrieved from YouTube.
- ^ "กรูฟโทน…จะมาจัดคอนเสิร์ตที่นี่อีกมั้ยน้าว…" – Fractone (22 Dec. 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza by Nintendo EPD Tokyo et al.. Nintendo (Thai).
