Snake Elder
Screenshot of the Snake Elder from Donkey Kong Bananza
Species Snake
Appears in Donkey Kong Bananza (2025)
Portrayed by Kazuya Ichijo
“And the rumoursss are true... I am a lighting artist of unsurpassed ssskill!”
Snake Elder, Donkey Kong Bananza

The Snake Elder is one of five elders in Donkey Kong Bananza. He is a large snake that wears a cap and headphones. He resides in the Radiance Layer, and is the fifth and final elder met. In addition to being a DJ, he is also an artist who specialises in using Glow Stone. He grants Pauline the ability to transform Donkey Kong into the Snake Bananza transformation during the Bananza ceremony.

In one of the stone tablets written by Exploritone, he referred to himself as the "sssculptor of light", and showed them a number of his unfinished artworks. Before Exploritone left, he proposed to them to become a part of one of his artworks, as he found the their translucency to be perfect; Exploritone politely declined.

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ヘビ長老[1]
Hebi Chōrō
Snake Elder
Dutch Slangenwijze[2] Snake sage
Italian Venerabile serpe[3] Venerable snake
Spanish Venerable Serpiente[4] Venerable Snake

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ ふうはや (August 2, 2025). どんな隠しルートも行ける『ヘビバナンザ』がヤバい #5【ドンキーコング バナンザ】. Japanese. Retrieved from YouTube.
  2. ^ MEGA album of Dutch Donkey Kong Bananza screenshots
  3. ^ Mariuigi Khed (July 24, 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza ITA [Live 5]. Italian. Retrieved from YouTube.
  4. ^ DarkPlayer GamingTV (July 20, 2025). DONKEY KONG BANANZA Juego Completo - Gameplay Español (Nintendo Switch 2) 4K (7:07:54). Spanish. Retrieved from YouTube.