Sinkhole

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Not to be confused with Sink Whole.
The sinkhole leading from the Lagoon Layer to the Hilltop Layer in Donkey Kong Bananza
The Sinkhole between the Lagoon Layer and Hilltop Layer

Sinkholes in Donkey Kong Bananza serve to connect the various layers of the Underground World. They are often, though not always, guarded by a boss or tough enemy and can be accessed by breaking a Void Stake dropped by the defeated boss. Their environments mirror those of the layers they connect.

While Donkey Kong is diving down a sinkhole, the player can hold down the Jump button to slow down his descent, or speed it up with a Dive Punch by holding down any of the three punch buttons. A bar on the right side of the screen shows the progress made towards reaching the next layer, measured in sublayers. Additionally, a gold meter appears in the top right of the screen, which measures only the gold collected while diving down the sinkhole. This is then added to the player's total upon reaching the next layer.

Whenever Donkey Kong dives down a particular sinkhole for the first time and Pauline is present, she will converse with him.

There are a total of eighteen sinkholes in the game, including the one created by the Banandium Root during King K. Rool's boss fight following the joke "Kredits" sequence. The Banandium Root carries Donkey Kong and Pauline upwards to New Donk City while they fend off King K. Rool. After Pauline encourages Donkey Kong to chase his own dreams following K. Rool, King of Rot's defeat, he dives back down this hole during the staff credits sequence.

The sinkhole between Ingot Isle Cave-In and the Lagoon Layer can only be used once per save file, as it is created by the destruction of Baboomtown and the next time the former layer is accessible, during the post-game, it has been covered over by Grumpy Kong and Poppy Kong for safety reasons, and is the site over which Baboomtown can be rebuilt.

Additionally, there is a sinkhole created by the Great Harmoneel in the Groove Layer once he is summoned. However, it is inaccessible; instead, Donkey Kong dives into the Great Harmoneel's gullet to rescue Pauline, and once the two are reunited, they end up teleported near the bottom of the sinkhole which connects the Radiance Layer and the Feast Layer. When returning to the Groove Layer, the sinkhole is covered by a metal grate.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
French (NOE) Gouffre[1] Abyss

References[edit]

  1. ^ OcariKnights (July 26, 2025). Le réseau des Ascenguilles - Donkey Kong Bananza #06 (18:48). French. Retrieved November 14, 2025 from YouTube.
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Donkey Kong Bananza
Playable characters Donkey Kong • Pauline (Odd Rock)
Allies Fractones Architectone • Banandiumtonea • Bloomintone • Chiptone • Collectone • Constructone • Exploritone • Fragment • Fragmentone • Glamtone • Groovetone • 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 • 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
Obstacles Crumbly Bridge • Fiery rain • Iron Ball • Poison plant • Ring of fire • Tornado
Bananzas Elephant Bananza • Kong Bananza • Ostrich Bananza • Snake Bananza • Zebra Bananza
Terrain Apple • Bacon • Bananaa • Banandium Melon • Banandium Mush • Boom Rock • Bread • Bright Ore • Cheese (Grated · Melty) • Concrete (Spiked) • Crumbly Crust • Crystal • Dirt • Fractonium • Glow Stone • Grass • Ice • Iron (Electrified · Slippery Iron) • Ketchup • Lava • Lettuce • Liftoff Ore • Meat • Melon (Green Rind · White Rind) • Metal • Muck • Mud • Neptunite (Slippery) • Orange • Pear • Potato • Pure Banandium • Pure Gold • Rubber (Fragile) • Salt • Sand • Shade Cloud • Shade Ore • Shifty Stone • Snow (Fresh) • Spikes • Strawberry • Switcheroo Goo • Stone • Thorns • Water (Freezing · Poison) • 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 Ancient Record • Apple (Giant) • Apple Juice • Banana Burger • Banandium • Banandium Melon • Balloon • Banandium Chip • Banandium Gem Map • Banandium Root • Barrel Cannon • Beach balla • Bed • Blast Barrel • Boom Bomb • Bopper Switch • Bridge Seed • Burger Switch • Chunk • Closet • Cloudy Platform • Crate • Disc • DJ Bootha • Egg Bomb • Emerald Chipa • Emerald geysera • Emerald Lumpa • Emerald orea • Emerald roota • Fossil • Fossil Map • Geyser • Gold • Golden root • Ice maker • Key • Melon Juice • Mine Cart • Music source • Pay-Dirt Piledriver • Pile of bananaa • Poster • Red Balloon • Snake switch • Statuea • Swap Harp • Synthetic Sun • Terravoider • Tire • Treasure chest • Updraft fan • Void Stake • Warp Barrela • Warp Gong • 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 • Jump Shot • 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 • Battle Challenge • Banana hoarda • Bonus Stage • Challenge Course • 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" • "Racing Layer: Rambi Rumble" • "Kong Bananza" • "Zebra Bananza" • "Ostrich Bananza" • "Elephant Bananza" • "Snake Bananza" • "Getaway" • "Closet" • "Challenge Course #1" • "Challenge Course #2" • "Challenge Course #3" • "Challenge Course #4" • "Challenge Course #5" • "Breaking Through (Heart of Gold)"
Miscellaneous All-Mine Remote • Banandium Gem names in other languages • Bananergy • Bananza ceremony • Bananza Lesson • Bananza Rehearsal • DK Artist • DK Island & Emerald Rush • Emerald Rush (events)a • Fossil names in other languages • Gallery • Inviseaux • Loading screen tips • Mind-Bender Mask • Nintendo Music (Special Release) • Photo Mode • Propellerpack • Quotes (Pauline Getaway dialogue) • Rambi Rumble • Sound test • Squawkie-Talkiea • Staff • VoidCo IntelliSense Specs
a Exclusive to the DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC
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