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{{character | {{character infobox | ||
|image=[[File:Bjorn.png|200x200px]] | |image=[[File:Bjorn.png|200x200px]] | ||
|species=[[Brothers Bear]] | |species=[[Brothers Bear]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''Donkey Kong Country 3'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{quote|People say that Benny and I are like your regular peas in a pod! How funny ha-ha. What does it mean?|Björn|Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!}} | {{quote|People say that Benny and I are like your regular peas in a pod! How funny ha-ha. What does it mean?|Björn|Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!}} | ||
'''Björn''' is a member of the [[Brothers Bear]] who appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' He has a twin brother named [[Benny]], and both bears operate one of the [[Björn's | '''Björn''' is a member of the [[Brothers Bear]] who appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' He has a twin brother named [[Benny]], and both bears operate one of the [[Björn's Chairlift|chairlift]]s in [[Razor Ridge]].<ref>"''These two identical twins run the ski lifts on the mountains.''" - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble instruction booklet, page 20</ref> | ||
When first meeting Björn, he tells [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] that his chairlifts are non-operational and that he cannot repair them because he lent his [[No.6 wrench]] to [[Barter]], who never returned it to him. When the [[Kong]]s recover the wrench, they can provide it to Björn. He then repairs his chairlifts, thus allowing the Kongs to move up to the [[secret cave]], "Clifftop Cache". | When first meeting Björn, he tells [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] that his chairlifts are non-operational and that he cannot repair them because he lent his [[No.6 wrench]] to [[Barter]], who never returned it to him. When the [[Kong]]s recover the wrench, they can provide it to Björn. He then repairs his chairlifts, thus allowing the Kongs to move up to the [[secret cave]], "Clifftop Cache". | ||
Like Benny, Björn's name was also derived from a member of the Swedish pop group {{wp|ABBA}}, {{wp|Björn Ulvaeus}}. Björn is also a Swedish and Icelandic term for a bear as well as a common male name in both languages. | Like Benny, Björn's name was also derived from a member of the Swedish pop group {{wp|ABBA}}, {{wp|Björn Ulvaeus}}. Björn is also a Swedish and Icelandic term for a bear as well as a common male name in both languages. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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Benny Bjorn DKC3 Photo Album.png|Björn Bear (right) with his twin brother, Benny (left), in [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]] | Benny Bjorn DKC3 Photo Album.png|Björn Bear (right) with his twin brother, Benny (left), in [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]] | ||
Bjorn DKC3 GBA.png|Sprite (GBA) | Bjorn DKC3 GBA.png|Sprite (GBA) | ||
Benny & Björn.jpg|Björn along with [[Benny]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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|JapR=Biyōn | |JapR=Biyōn | ||
|JapM=Björn | |JapM=Björn | ||
|Ita=Bjorn | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*In a preview showcasing the Brothers Bear, Björn and Benny are shown talking in unison with a German accent,<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #51, pg. 17</ref> though this does not happen in the game. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||