Ingot Isle
- This article is about the location in the Donkey Kong Bananza world. For the layer based on this location, see Ingot Isle Cave-In.
| Ingot Isle | |
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 Ingot Isle on the surface | |
| Appears in | Donkey Kong Bananza (2025) |
- “'Golden Bananas?!'
Tasty rumors have led prospecting monkeys to a strange isle...” - —Loading screen tip while loading Ingot Isle
Ingot Isle is a location featured in Donkey Kong Bananza. It is located "far off the shores" of DK Island and mainly explored in-game as Ingot Isle Cave-In, the first layer in the game. Prior to the events of Donkey Kong Bananza, Ingot Isle saw a great surge of valued mineral bananas called the Banandium Gems, prompting many prospectors to come to the place to mine them, as well as Donkey Kong. A little after his arrival, the center of the isle was pushed underground by Void Company's Pay-Dirt Piledriver.
Ingot Isle is a brown, rocky landmass featuring an abundance of trees, along with several mountains resembling banana peels. Baboomtown, a bustling city which is furnished with hot pink metallic structures and mining equipment, as well as many lights and neon signs, is situated in the center of the isle. Its main landmark is a tall, banana-shaped pinnacle with a large neon sign spelling the isle's name.
In the post-game, Ingot Isle before it caves in can be revisited to collect any missed Banandium Gems there. This is done by talking to a monkey at Ingot Isle Cave-In where Donkey Kong initially woke up after the cave-in happened. Ingot Isle is revisited by hearing and remembering the story of the day the Pay-Dirt Piledriver flew by. This remembered version of Ingot Isle has a difference: after using a Dive Punch on the last panel there to open the golden path to the Banandium Gems at the end, the walls can be climbed to reach a surface area with a monkey who can be talked to. The monkey is impressed that Donkey Kong found his favorite hiding spot, and comments, "I've got a hunch you're gonna be a big deal someday, DK!" When Ingot Isle is explored at the start of the game, this conversation ends here. In the post-game revisit, the player is given a dialogue option to have Donkey Kong say, "Saw the Planet Core." Choosing this dialogue option causes the monkey to say, "The Planet Core?! Oh, come on! Don't go making stuff up!"
Gallery[edit]
The landscape of Ingot Isle after Baboomtown is pushed underground
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | インゴス Ingosu-tō |
From a corruption of「インゴット」(ingotto, "ingot") and「 |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 金砖岛[2] Jīnzhuān Dǎo (Mandarin) Gāmjyūn Dóu (Cantonese) |
Gold-Bar Island | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 金磚島[3] Jīnzhuān Dǎo (Mandarin) Gāmjyūn Dóu (Cantonese) |
Gold-Bar Island | |
| Dutch | Ingot-eiland[4] | Ingot Island | |
| French (NOE) | Île Lingot[5] | Ingot Island | |
| Italian | Lingottisola[6] | From lingotto ("ingot") and isola ("island") | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Ilha Lingote[7] | Ingot Island | |
| Russian | Слитковый остров[8] Slitkovyy ostrov |
Ingot island | |
| Spanish | Isla Lingote[9] | Ingot Isle |
References[edit]
- ^ ポッキー (July 23, 2025). 世界のすべてをブチ壊せるドンキーの新作ゲーム「ドンキーコング バナンザ」. Japanese. Retrieved August 19, 2025 from YouTube.
- ^ losss (July 17, 2025). 咚奇刚 蕉力全开 part01. Simplified Chinese. Retrieved September 26, 2025 from YouTube.
- ^ AMU Game Channel (July 17, 2025). 咚奇剛:蕉力全開 劇情攻略 (1) 墮落的金磚島-地下10層【共3個蕉鑽石】. Traditional Chinese. Retrieved September 26, 2025 from YouTube.
- ^ MEGA album of Dutch Donkey Kong Bananza screenshots
- ^ OcariKnights (July 18, 2025). Une aventure rock'n'roll - Donkey Kong Bananza #01 (2:25). French. Retrieved November 1, 2025 from YouTube.
- ^ Mariuigi Khed (July 19, 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza ITA [Live #1]. Italian. Retrieved from YouTube.
- ^ Uns Caras Que Jogam (August 19, 2025). DONKEY KONG BANANZA - Jogo Completo PT-BR (Full Gameplay). Portuguese. Retrieved from YouTube.
- ^ metalofon (July 17, 2025). DONKEY KONG BANANZA - ПРОХОЖДЕНИЕ #1 - Бананария Слонихи (1:52). Russian. Retrieved November 2, 2025 from YouTube.
- ^ DarkPlayer GamingTV (July 20, 2025). DONKEY KONG BANANZA Juego Completo - Gameplay Español (Nintendo Switch 2) 4K (11:58). Spanish. Retrieved from YouTube.
