Odd Rock
| Odd Rock | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of the Odd Rock from Donkey Kong Bananza | |
| Species | Rock |
| Appears in | Donkey Kong Bananza (2025) |
- “Wh-where…am I? Agh! Monkey!”
- —Odd Rock, Donkey Kong Bananza
The Odd Rock is the form Pauline takes at the beginning of Donkey Kong Bananza. It is a purple, rock-like entity with two stubby legs, blue diamond-like eyes, and various Void Company symbols and inscriptions on its body. Prior to its introduction, it appears to be an innocuous purple rock that happens to have fallen onto the crater. When Donkey Kong pulls the rock out of the crater, it stays still for a few seconds before its eyes glow, and becomes frightened at the sight of DK. Identifying him as a threat, it runs away, causing Donkey Kong to give chase to it. When DK eventually finds it, he tries to think of how to get its attention. He then proceeds to whistle, calming the Odd Rock down, who then realizes that DK was the one who saved it and decides to join him.
Pauline is eventually freed from her Odd Rock form with the help of the Kong Elder when he teaches the pair the Kong Bananza. Later in the game, Pauline ends up transformed again after being swallowed by the Great Harmoneel, but is reverted back to normal after being saved by DK. Although Pauline herself does not become the Odd Rock again afterwards, Donkey Kong is transformed into a similar form by Void Kong in the Forbidden Layer to force her to sing and awaken the Banandium Root (later revealed to be King K. Rool), although unlike her, he remains completely inanimate.
The box art for Donkey Kong Bananza initially featured the Odd Rock before Nintendo revealed it to be Pauline.
GalleryEdit
The Odd Rock and DK
Loading screen art
Donkey Kong in an Odd Rock-esque form
The initial box art for Donkey Kong Bananza featuring the Odd Rock
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ふしぎな岩[1] Fushigina iwa |
Mysterious rock | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 不可思議的岩石[2] Bùkěsīyì de yánshí (Mandarin) Bāthósīyíh dīk ngàamsehk (Cantonese) |
Unfathomable rock | |
| Dutch | Vreemde steen[1] | Strange stone | |
| French | Drôle de pierre[1] | Odd rock | |
| Italian | Roccia strana[3] | Strange rock | |
| Portuguese | Rocha estranha[1] | Odd rock | |
| Russian | Странный камушек[4] Strannyy kamushek |
Strange little stone | |
| Spanish | Roca extraña[1] | Odd rock |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c d e Nintendo Today! news : Character Intro: Odd Rock #1. May 18, 2025
- ^ 咚奇剛 蕉力全開 | Nintendo Switch 2 | 任天堂. Nintendo HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ Poro Michele (April 25, 2025). Nintendo Switch 2 Experience - hands on (38:17). YouTube (Italian). Retrieved April 25, 2025.
- ^ Denis Major (July 17, 2025). ИГРАЕМ В СИСТЕМ СЕЛЛЕР NINTENDO SWITCH 2 - Donkey Kong Bananza // [СТРИМ] (26:07). YouTube (Russian). Retrieved July 18, 2025.