So Strong It's Funny

So Strong It's Funny was the second Emerald Rush event in Donkey Kong Bananza, occurring in the Hilltop Layer from November 25, 2025, 0:00 a.m. PT until December 1, 2025, 11:59 p.m. PT. It featured a multitude of "Groove" Perks, which help increase the amount of emerald ore the player can get based on how often or how long the player performs certain actions. A complete run in this event lasted 10 rounds.

Rewards

Required emerald score	3,000	10,000	80,000	500,000	1,000,000
Item	100 Banandium Chips	300 Banandium Chips	Chunky Kong Statue	600 Banandium Chips	Lanky Kong Statue

Available Perks

Charge Groove Chip Negotiator Chip Hoarder Egg Groove Emerald Negotiator

Encore Groove Fossil Radar Glide Groove Solid Groove Spin Groove

Storage Groove Surfin' Beat Turf Groove

Bananza locations

Name	Corresponding Banandium Gem / challenge entrance	Location description	Availability
Kong Bananza	Hilltop Fragmentone Restoration	Village's Cave; requires fully restoring the Fragmentone	Rounds 1–3
Zebra Bananza	Hilltop Layer Challenge Course 4 - Nostalgia Country	At the base of the sinkhole in the Construction Site	Rounds 1–3
Ostrich Bananza	Shifty Smash: Downhill Run	Small Eastern Cave (under the giant banana-like structure where the player finds Quiztone); requires beating a Shifty Stone challenge	Rounds 4–6
Elephant Bananza	Bananas All the Way Down	Within the middle banana-like structure of Peel Peak, concealed with a wall of concrete	Rounds 1–3
Snake Bananza	Hilltop Layer Challenge Course 1 - Shifty Platform Road	On a floating Neptunite structure next to Fractone Village; specifically, behind the Style Shop and Chip Exchange	Rounds 4–6

Skill locations

Name	Corresponding Banandium Gem / challenge entrance	Location(s) description	Availability
Apple Juice	Shifty Smash: The Rotating Ring	Inside a cave within a grassy hill at the Northeastern Outskirts (right of Peel Peak); requires beating a Shifty Stone challenge	Rounds 4–6
	Battle: Spike-Spout Scrap	Inside a small underground cave in a hill at the center of the layer	Rounds 7–10
	Bonus Stage: Quaking for Gold	By the Sinkhole at the end of the Undertone Canal, inside an alcove closed off with a wall of stone	Rounds 7–10
Bananergy	The Shifty Path under the Village	In a recess under the Style Shop and Chip Exchange of Fractone Village. It is closed off with a wall of stone, with two Make-Your-Own Platforms leading up to it.	Rounds 1–3
Better Flutter	Battle: Dig, Dig, Dig on Down	Fractone Village, inside the banana-like abode opposite from the Style Shop and Chip Exchange	Rounds 4–6
Better Inhaling	Peeled from Peel Peak	Edge of Peel Peak	Rounds 7–10
Better Sonar	The Hungry Hilltop Growtone	Fractone Village, on the middle branch of the Growtone	Rounds 4–6
Brake Blast	Battle: Three-Tiered Tussle	Peel Peak, just under the strip with Spiky Balls, in a recess on the same side as the series of muddy ledges	Rounds 4–6
Charge Dash	Bloomed in the Hilltop Layer	By the Construction Site, in Bloomintone's spot	Rounds 1–3
Charge Punch	The Flying Banana	At the platform moving in mid-air around the center of the layer	Rounds 7–10
Drumbeat	Hilltop Hide-and-Seek	Hide-and-Seek Square; requires finding all Seekertones	Rounds 7–10
Egg Bomb	Bruised Peekabrusier	Entry-Point Cliff, on the path leading to Fractone Village from the "Surf Hills" checkpoint	Rounds 4–6
	Hilltop Fragmentone Recovery	Village's Cave; requires recovering at least one fragment of the Fragmentone	Rounds 7–10
Fast Charge	Shifty Smash: Break the Canopy	Within a cave accessible via the Muddy Tunnel under Peel Peak	Rounds 1–3
Health	Hilltop Layer Challenge Course 3 - Spiked-Tide Slope	Under the tip of the left banana-like structure of Peel Peak	Rounds 1–3
	The Skies over Peel Peak	Edge of Peel Peak, on a lift platform floating high above	Rounds 7–10
Jump Burst	Gold-Dipped Banana	Inside an emerald-laden pit sealed with concrete near the center of the layer. Many Spiky Balls roll down toward this area.	Rounds 7–10
Jump Shot	Hilltop Layer Challenge Course 2 - Thorny Hill Speed Surf	On the side of the Construction Site facing the center of the layer	Rounds 1–3
Melon Juice	The Hilltop Growtone	Fractone Village, on the lower branch of the Growtone	Rounds 1–3
Quick Storage	The Sated Hilltop Growtone	Fractone Village, on the upper branch of the Growtone	Rounds 4–6
Spin Jump	Tunneling Through the Pit	In a recess in the wall of the sinkhole between the Construction Site and the Undertone Canal. It is closed off with some concrete.	Rounds 7–10
Spin Shot	Cave-Dwelling Treasure	In an underground area under the Entry-Point Cliff	Rounds 4–6

Naming

The titles of this event in English and some other languages (i.e. in Hungarian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Slavic languages) reference one line in Chunky Kong's verse from Donkey Kong 64's DK Rap: "This Kong's so strong it isn't funny". The quote is changed to state that it is indeed funny, referencing Lanky Kong's clown-like appearance.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	パワーを伸ばして Pawā o nobashite	Extend the power
Czech	Taková síla, až je to švanda	So much strong it's a riot
Dutch	Twee oude vrienden	Two old friends
French (European)	La brute et le bouffon	The brute and the buffoon
German	Reichweitenstark	Wide-reaching; possibly a pun on Reichweite ("arm's reach") and stark ("strong")
Hungarian	Olyan erős, hogy az már vicces	So strong that it's funny
Italian	Le lunghe braccia dei Kong	The long arms of the Kongs
Polish	Tak silny, że aż śmieszny	So strong, it's funny
Portuguese (European)	Tão forte que até mete piada	So strong it's almost funny
Slovak	Tak silný, až je vtipný	So strong, it's funny
Spanish (European)	Tan fuerte que hace gracia	So strong it's funny