Radiance Layer

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Radiance Layer
Radiance Layer
Bosses Poppy Kong, Grumpy Kong
Terrain strength ★★★★☆
Emerald Rush difficulty ★★★★★
Banandium Gems 76
Fossils 72

The Radiance Layer is the thirteenth layer visited in the Underground World of Donkey Kong Bananza, occupying sublayers 1200 to 1204. It is mostly made up of sandy caves, though it also features a small desert. Glow Stone can commonly be found in all of the sublayers, and it is populated by snakes.

Poppy Kong and Grumpy Kong serve as the layer's two bosses.

Sub-locations[edit]

Sublayer 1200[edit]

Shedlight Cave[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese シャドー窟くつ
Shadōkutsu		 Portmanteau of "shadow" and 「洞どう窟くつ」 (dōkutsu, "cave") [1]

Sublayer 1201[edit]

Glowboa Grotto[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese プリズム湖こ
Purizumu-ko		 Prism Lake [1]

Sublayer 1202[edit]

Sculptor's Studio[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 水すい晶しょう切きり場ば
Suishō Kiriba		 Crystal Quarry [1]

Sublayer 1203[edit]

Serpent Sands[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 白しろ砂さ漠ばく
Shiro Sabaku		 White Desert [1]

Sublayer 1204[edit]

Crystal-Cobra Den[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 水すい晶しょう脈みゃく
Suishō Myaku		 Crystal Vein [1]

Checkpoints[edit]

Sublayer 1201[edit]

Glow Stone Vein[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ヒカリ石いし切きり場ば
Hikari-Ishi Kiriba		 Glow Stone Quarry [1]

Constrictor Corridor[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese トグ廊ろう下か
Toguroka		 Portmanteau of 「とぐろ」 (toguro, "coil") and 「廊ろう下か」 (rōka, "corridor") [1]

Sublayer 1202[edit]

Solar Control Tower[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 太たい陽よう制せい御ぎょ塔とう
Taiyō Seigyo-tō		 Solar Control Tower [1]

Sublayer 1203[edit]

Oasis Observation Deck[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese オアシス展てん望ぼう台だい
Oashisu Tenbō-Dai		 Oasis Observatory [1]

Window Viper[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ガラスネーク回かい廊ろう
Garasunēku Kairō		 Glassnake Hallway; portmanteau of "glass" and "snake" [1]

Shade Clouds[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese グルミノ雲うん海かい
Gurumino Unkai		 Gurumino Cloudsea; 「グルミノ」 (Gurumino) is either from 「グルミノ石いし」 (Gurumino-Ishi, "Shade Ore") or 「グルミノ」 (Gurumino, "Gloominoid") [1]

Getaways[edit]

Sublayer 1201[edit]

Glowboa Grotto Getaway[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese プリズム湖この別荘べっそう
Purizumu-ko no Bessō		 Prism Lake Getaway [1]

Constrictor Corridor Getaway[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese トグ廊ろう下かの別荘べっそう
Toguroka no Bessō		 Constrictor Corridor Getaway [1]

Elder's Back Getaway[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 長ちょう老ろうウラの別荘べっそう
Chōrō-Ura no Bessō		 Elder's Back Getaway [1]

Sublayer 1202[edit]

Solar Control Tower Getaway[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 太たい陽よう制せい御ぎょ塔とうの別荘べっそう
Taiyō Seigyo-tō no Bessō		 Solar Control Tower Getaway [1]

Sublayer 1203[edit]

Tail-End Getaway[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese しっぽ屋や根ねの別荘べっそう
Shippo Yane no Bessō		 Tail Roof Getaway [1]

Desert Outskirts Getaway[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 砂さ漠ばくのはずれの別荘べっそう
Sabaku no Hazure no Bessō		 Desert Outskirts Getaway [1]

Hiss Hiss Oasis Getaway[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese オアシス集しゅう落らくの別荘べっそう
Oashisu Shūraku no Bessō		 Oasis Settlement Getaway [1]

Shade Cloud Getaway[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese グルミノ雲うん海かいの別荘べっそう
Gurumino Unkai no Bessō		 Shade Clouds Getaway [1]

Sublayer 1204[edit]

Crystal-Cobra Den Getaway[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 水すい晶しょう脈みゃくの別荘べっそう
Suishō Myaku no Bessō		 Crystal Vein Getaway [1]

Banandium Gems[edit]

Main article: List of Banandium Gems in the Radiance Layer

There are a total of eighty-eight Banandium Gems (seventy regular gems and six bunches of 3) in the Radiance Layer. During Donkey Kong's first visit to this layer, he can collect sixty-two Banandium Gems and five bunches of 3 Gems. After Donkey Kong defeats King K. Rool in New Donk City and collects at least 600 Banandium Gems, eight more Gems and another bunch of 3 Gems become available to collect as part of the Snake Elder's Rehearsal.

Challenges[edit]

Sublayer 1201[edit]

Challenges
  • Radiance Layer Challenge Course 1: Snake Bananza: Charged Climb (Banandium Gems x3)
  • Radiance Layer Challenge Course 2: Dim Lights in the Darkness (Banandium Gems x3)
  • Radiance Layer Battle Challenge 1: Antickoid x6 (Banandium Gem x1)
  • Bananza Rehearsal: Snake Elder's Rehearsal Hall (Banandium Gems ×9, only available during postgame and requires collecting 600 Banandium Gems)

Sublayer 1202[edit]

Challenges
  • Radiance Layer Challenge Course 3: Arcade Country (Banandium Gems x3)
  • Radiance Layer Battle Challenge 2: Gloominoid x3 (Banandium Gem x1)
  • Radiance Layer Battle Challenge 3: Trapantuloid x3 (Banandium Gem x1)

Sublayer 1203[edit]

Challenges
  • Radiance Layer Challenge Course 4: Surfing in Shadow (Banandium Gems x3)
  • Radiance Layer Battle Challenge 4: Gloominoid and Illuminoid x5 (Banandium Gem x1)
  • Radiance Layer Battle Challenge 5: Molevoloid x2 (Banandium Gem x1)
  • Radiance Layer Battle Challenge 6: Crockoid x3 (Banandium Gem x1)
  • Bonus Stage

Sublayer 1204[edit]

Challenges
  • Radiance Layer Challenge Course 5: Strong, Shady Clouds

Enemies[edit]

Signs[edit]

  • Saga of the Exploritone, Verse 20: The moment we arrived, we sunk deep into the soft sands... We do not know how many years we spent immobile there. But eventually, we felt a tapping on our head. A long, tubelike creature had mistaken us for ore and was attempting to dig us out with its tools. This "snake," as it called itself, apologized profusely for its error and set about making amends. Lacking the arms or legs that other creatures possess, the snake used its tail to deftly extricate us from the sand.
  • Saga of the Exploritone, Verse 21: After following a long, snakelike path, the landscape suddenly opened up… Before us was a glowing lake…but not truly a lake. Instead, it was light-refracting rocks that filled the grotto floor. The snakes told us they chisel off pieces of these rocks and use them to make light fixtures. Enlightening!
  • Saga of the Exploritone, Verse 22: We met a snake who referred to himself as a "sssculptor of light…" He showed us a number of his works in progress and we were impressed. Though unfinished, the pieces crafted with crystals and shining stones all seemed very promising. Before we left, the sculptor of light had a proposal for us. "Your translucency is perfect. Would you consssider becoming part of one of my piecesss?" We politely refused.
  • Saga of the Exploritone, Verse 23: The ground here is an unbroken blanket of dazzling sand… It forms hills and slopes as though it is undulating. We step lightly so as not to get buried again. The sand squeaks whenever our hard feet rub against it. It has a different consistency here. It is glossier and highly translucent. Under bright light, we believe that it would sparkle most beautifully.
  • Saga of the Exploritone, Verse 24: Crystals grow in clusters here... They seem to slither through these caverns like snakes. We have heard that the crystals will one day be used to make light fixtures or other works of art. Perhaps the snakes' creations will make their way to other lands one day?

Fossils[edit]

Main article: Fossil
  • Banana Bird (×61)

    Banana Bird (×61)

  • Armadillo (×10)

    Armadillo (×10)

  • Sea Urchin (×1)

    Sea Urchin (×1)

Gallery[edit]

  • Blue lizards that appear throughout the Radiance Layer

    Blue lizards that appear throughout the Radiance Layer

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 砂漠さばくの階層かいそう
Sabaku no Kaisō		 Desert Stratum [2]
Chinese (Simplified) 沙漠的地层
Shāmò de Dìcěng (Mandarin)
Sāmohk dīk Deihchàhng (Cantonese)		 Desert Stratum [3]
Chinese (Traditional) 沙漠的地層
Shāmò de Dìcěng (Mandarin)
Sāmohk dīk Deihchàhng (Cantonese)		 Desert Stratum [4]
Dutch Fonkellaag Sparkle layer [5]
French Strate du désert Desert stratum [6]
German Kristallschicht Crystal Layer [7]
Italian Livello del deserto Desert level [8]
Korean 사막의 계층
Samak ui Gyecheung		 Desert Layer [9]
Polish Warstwa Błyszcząca Shining Layer [10]
Portuguese (Brazil) Camada do deserto Desert layer [11]:5:47:06
Russian Регион «Светотень»
Region «Svetoten'»		 "Chiaroscuro" region [12]
Spanish Estrato del desierto Desert layer [13]
Thai ชั้นเลื่อมประกาย
Chán lʉ̂ʉam bpràgaai		 Sparkling-sequin layer [14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t In-game area name
  2. ^ 拒絶トマトちゃん / ゲーム総合 (July 16, 2025). 観る「ドンキーコング バナンザ」【ストーリー攻略プレイ動画】【Switch2】. Japanese. Retrieved from YouTube.
  3. ^ losss (July 19, 2025). 咚奇刚 蕉力全开 part04. Simplified Chinese. Retrieved September 26, 2025 from YouTube.
  4. ^ AMU Game Channel (July 25, 2025). 咚奇剛:蕉力全開 劇情攻略 (20) 沙漠的地層-地下1200、1201、1202層【共36個蕉鑽石】. Traditional Chinese. Retrieved September 26, 2025 from YouTube.
  5. ^ MEGA album of Dutch Donkey Kong Bananza screenshots
  6. ^ OcariKnights (September 8, 2025). Enfin le désert ! - Donkey Kong Bananza #32 (0:57). French. Retrieved November 16, 2025 from YouTube.
  7. ^ Domtendo (July 29, 2025). DONKEY KONG BANANZA 🍌 #38: Kristallschicht. German. Retrieved from YouTube.
  8. ^ Mariuigi Khed (July 24, 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza ITA [Live 5]. Italian. Retrieved from YouTube.
  9. ^ 김용녀 (July 25, 2025). 동키콩 바난자 [14화 DK! 비트를 줘! 새로운 바난자야! | 4K] (3:02). Korean. Retrieved from YouTube.
  10. ^ In-game name. Donkey Kong Bananza (Ver. 1.5.0). Nintendo. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  11. ^ Uns Caras Que Jogam (July 17, 2025). DONKEY KONG BANANZA - Jogo Completo PT-BR (Full Gameplay). Portuguese. Retrieved from YouTube.
  12. ^ Trueku (August 17, 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza / Донки Конг Бананза [SWITCH 2 Прохождение #8 СВАЛКА и ГОНКА] (1:14:15). Russian. Retrieved from YouTube.
  13. ^ DarkPlayer GamingTV (July 20, 2025). DONKEY KONG BANANZA Juego Completo - Gameplay Español (Nintendo Switch 2) 4K (7:03:08). Spanish. Retrieved from YouTube.
  14. ^ In-game name from Donkey Kong Bananza
[Edit]
Donkey Kong Bananza
Playable characters Donkey Kong • Pauline (Odd Rock)
Allies Fractones Architectone • Banandiumtonea • Bloomintone • Chiptone • Collectone • Constructone • Exploritone • Fragment • Fragmentone • Glamtone • Groovetones • Growtone • Hiddentone • Iron Jailer • Quiztone • Securitone • Seekertone • Smashintone • Stufftone • Styletone • Trustytone
Elders Elephant Elder • Kong Elder • Ostrich Elder • Snake Elder • Zebra Elder
Others Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Eel Family (Eelevator · Li'l Eelevator · Eeling · Great Harmoneel) • Elephant • Elephant Shopkeep • Monkey Shopkeep • New Donker • Ostrich • Ostrich Shopkeep • Prospector Monkey • Quawksa • Rambi • Salvager Monkey • Snake • Snake Shopkeep • Squawksa • Singing Blusterwing • Zebra • Zebra Shopkeep
Enemies Void Company Antickoid • Batteroid • Buzzoid • Crockoid • Glitzoid • Gloominoid • Illuminoid • Molevoloid • Muckoid • Munchoid • Peekaboopoid • Rolluskoid • Squeeloid • Stompoid • Trailfinoid • Trapantuloid • Wallopoid • VoidCo Bongo Blaster • VoidCo Spike-Ball Spitter
Kremling Krew Army • Dorodoro no Hebi • Hōdai • K. Wallopoid • Kaboom • Klaptrap • Kritter • Necky • Zinger
Bosses Abracajabya • Grumpy Kong (King Crockoid) • Inflammonite • King K. Rool (K. Rool, King of Rot) • Muckety-Muck • Mad Mixer • Peekabruiser • Poppy Kong • Sinister Blusterwing • Stompenclomper • Void Kong
Cameo appearances Banana Bird • Candy Konga • Chunky Konga • Clappera • Elliea • Enguarde • Expressoa • Ghastly Kinga • Glimmer • Gnawty • KAOS • Lanky Kong • Lord Fredrika • Lurchin • Ninja Konga • Professor Chops • Rattlya • Squitter • Tiki Goona • Tiki Tonga • Tiny Konga • Tucksa • Winky • Wrinkly Konga
Obstacles Fiery rain • Flaming barrel • Iron Ball • Laser • Lightning • Mine • Poison plant • Poison water • Ring of fire • Spiky Ball • Tornado
Bananzas Kong Bananza • Zebra Bananza • Ostrich Bananza • Elephant Bananza • Snake Bananza
Terrain types Apple • Bacon • Bananaa • Banandium Melon • Banandium Mush (Pure Banandium) • Boom Rock • Bread • Bright Ore • Cheese (Grated · Melty) • Concrete (Spiked) • Crumbly Crust • Crystal • Dirt • Fractonium • Glow Stone • Grass • Ice • Iron (Electrified · Melted · Slippery) • Ketchup • Lava • Lettuce • Liftoff Ore • Meat • Melon (Green Rind · White Rind) • Metal • Muck • Mud • Neptunite (Slippery) • Orange • Organic Matter • Pear • Potato • Pure Gold • Rubber (Fragile) • Salt • Sand • Shade Cloud • Shade Ore • Shifty Stone • Snow (Fresh) • Spikes • Strawberry • Switcheroo Goo • Stone • Thorns • Trash • Voided Terrain • Water (Freezing) • Wood
Items and objects Banandium Gems Ingot Isle Cave-In • Lagoon Layer • Hilltop Layer • Canyon Layer • The Divide • Freezer Layer • Forest Layer • The Junction • Resort Layer • Tempest Layer • Landfill Layer • Racing Layer • Radiance Layer • Groove Layer • Feast Layer • Forbidden Layer • Planet Core
Other ? Blocka • Ancient Record • Apple (Giant · Juice) • Balloon • Banana Burger • Banandium (Chip · Gem Map · Melon · Root) • Barrel Cannon (switch) • Beach ball • Bed • Blast Barrel • Boom Bomb • Bopper Switch • Brick Blocka • Bridge Seed • Burger Switch • Checkpoint Flaga • Chunk • Closet • Coina • Concrete pillar • Crate • Crumbly Road • Disc • DJ booth • Egg Bomb • Fossil • Fossil Map • Geyser • Gold • Golden root • Hand mark • Hot spring • Ice maker • Key • KONG Letters • Lift platform • Melon Juice • Mind-Bender Mask • Mine Cart • Music source • Pay-Dirt Piledriver • Pile of bananaa • Poster • Red Balloon • Rope • Seismic Splitter • Shifty Platform • Shokudai • Shuffle Stone • Small animal • Snake switch • Statuea • Super Mushrooma • Surfboarda • Swap Harp • Synthetic Sun • Terravoider • Throw zone • Tire • Treasure chest • Tuning fork • Uneru ashiba • Updraft fan • Void Kong's seals • Void Stake • Warp Barrela • Warp Gong • Watermelon • Zip line
Moves and abilities Brake Blast • Charge Dash • Charge Jump • Charge Punch • Charge Slap • Chunk Jump • Dive Punch • Flutter • Glare • Glide • Hand Slap • High-five • Inhale • Jump • Jump Burst • Make music • Meteor Punch • Pick up • Punch • Shout • Spin Jump • Spin Shot • Spin Slam • Tear off • Turf Surf / Surf Surf • Trunk Chunk
Locations Layers DK Islanda • Ingot Isle Cave-In • Lagoon Layer • Hilltop Layer • Canyon Layer • The Divide • Freezer Layer • Forest Layer • The Junction • Resort Layer • Tempest Layer • Landfill Layer • Racing Layer • Radiance Layer • Groove Layer • Feast Layer • Forbidden Layer • Planet Core
Others All-You-Can-Eat Tower • Ancient ruins (Battle Challenge · Bonus Stage · Challenge Course) • Banana hoarda • Chip Exchange • DK's Tree House • Fossil Museum • Gangplank Galleona • Getaway • Ingot Isle • New Donk City • Sinkhole • Stuff Shop • Style Shop • Underground World
Music "Title Theme" • "DK Artist" • "Hilltop Layer: Fractone Village" • "Freezer Layer: Chocolava Lake" • "Racing Layer: Rambi Rumble" • "Banandium Root Tower" • "New Donk City" • "Kong Bananza" • "Zebra Bananza" • "Ostrich Bananza" • "Elephant Bananza" • "Snake Bananza" • "K. Rool, King of Rot Battle" • "Getaway" • "Closet" • "Challenge Course #1" • "Challenge Course #2" • "Challenge Course #3" • "Challenge Course #4" • "Challenge Course #5" • "2D Challenge Course #4 (25m)" • "Breaking Through (Heart of Gold)" • "Emerald Rush #4"
Emerald Rusha Donkey Kong Bananza DLC Super Mario Bros. Collaboration • Emerald Chip • Emerald geyser • Emerald lump • Emerald ore • Emerald Perk • Emerald root • Void Goal • Emerald Rush events (Chip Fever · So Strong It's Funny · Dig the Beat · Freeze Break · Ostrich Riches · Unyielding Strength · Rattlin' Snake Bananza · Kong Bananza Returns · Elephant Bananza Stampede)
Miscellaneous All-Mine Remote • Ask the Developer • Lists of names in other languages (Banandium Gems · Clothing · Fossils · Music Player · Terrains) • Bananergy • Bananza ceremony • Bananza Lesson (Kong Elder's Hall · Zebra Elder's Hall · Ostrich Elder's Hall · Elephant Elder's Hall · Snake Elder's Hall) • Bananza Rehearsal (Kong Elder's Rehearsal Hall · Zebra Elder's Rehearsal Hall · Ostrich Elder's Rehearsal Hall · Elephant Elder's Rehearsal Hall · Snake Elder's Rehearsal Hall · Great Harmoneel's Windpipe) • DK Artist • Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush • Donkey Kong Bananza Rally Event • Gallery • Inviseaux • Loading screen tips • Mind-Bender Mask • Nintendo Music (Special Release · soundtrack) • Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo (theme) • Photo Mode • Propellerpack • Quotes (Pauline Getaway dialogue) • Rambi Rumble • Skill Point • Smashin' Stats • Sound test • Squawkie-Talkiea • The ABCs of DK! • Staff • Update history • VoidCo IntelliSense Specs
a Exclusive to the DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC
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