Odd Rock
| Odd Rock | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of Pauline's Odd Rock form in Donkey Kong Bananza | |
| Applies to | Pauline |
| 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. In this form, she takes the appearance of 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 her introduction, she 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, she stays still for a few seconds before the diamond-like eyes glow, causing Odd Rock to awaken, who is immediately startled at the sight of DK. Identifying him as a threat due to him being a primate like the members of Void Company, the Odd Rock runs away. DK chases after her and, after fighting off a group of Antickoids, gets her attention by whistling a tune, calming her down, leading to her then realizing that DK was the one who saved her and decides to join him.
Pauline is eventually freed from her Odd Rock form with the help of the Kong Elder in the Lagoon Layer 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. The game's reveal trailer also replaced Pauline with the Odd Rock in layers following the Lagoon Layer.
Gallery[edit]
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
The Odd Rock in the Forest Layer, as seen in Donkey Kong Bananza's reveal trailer
Names in other languages[edit]
| 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 | |
| German | Seltsamer Fels[5] | Strange rock | |
| Italian | Roccia strana[3] | Strange rock | |
| Korean | 신비한 바위[4] Sinbihan Bawi |
Mysterious Rock | |
| Portuguese | Rocha estranha[1] | Odd rock | |
| Russian | Странный камушек[6] Strannyy kamushek |
Strange little stone | |
| Spanish | Roca extraña[1] | Odd rock | |
| Thai | หินประหลาด[7] Hin bprà-làat |
Strange stone |
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 김용녀 (July 17, 2025). 동키콩 바난자 [1화 눈에 보이는 모든 걸 부 순다?! 미친 타격감! 스위치2 필구 타이틀!] (32:58). Korean. Retrieved from YouTube.
- ^ Nintendo DE (June 18, 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza Direct - 18.06.2025. YouTube. Retrieved November 24, 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.
- ^ Nintendo (December 22, 2025). เกมแอ็กชัน 3D "ดองกี้คอง บานันซ่า" เวอร์ชันภาษาไทยเปิดให้เล่นแล้ว! พร้อมกันนี้ DLC "DK ไอส์แลนด์ & เอเมอรัลด์รัช" ก็รองรับภาษาไทยแล้วเช่นกัน!. nintendo.com (Thai). Retrieved December 22, 2025.
