Banjo the Bear
Banjo's artwork from Diddy Kong Racing.
First Game	Diddy Kong Racing (1997)
Appearances	Diddy Kong Racing Donkey Kong 64 (Beta cameo) Mario Artist: Paint Studio (cameo)
Gender	Male
Homeland	Spiral Mountain
Race	Bear
Alternative Form(s)	Many

Banjo the Bear is a character whom is the protagonist of the Banjo-Kazooie series, along with Kazooie. He has minor relevance to the Mario games.

GamesEdit

Diddy Kong RacingEdit

Banjo first appears in Diddy Kong Racing as one of the characters whom are playable in the game.

In the game's events, Banjo had been called by Timber to help save his island from the evil galactic invader, Wizpig whom had been trying to rule the area. They then all wanted to be the big hero in the game by wanting to be the one whom has stopped Wizpig in his trails of invading the area. He, along with his pals, manage to defeat Wizpig in a race twice and send him onto a deserted planet in space where he demands revenge. Then, Timber's Island has a party with every resident and playable character being in it.

Banjo lacks high acceleration, but has high speed and average handling skills.

Donkey Kong 64Edit

Banjo, along with Kazooie, have their faces displayed on a shower in the treehouse in the beta version of Donkey Kong 64. This cameo had later been removed, along with the entire stall itself.

Mario Artist: Paint StudioEdit

Banjo, along with many other characters from Diddy Kong Racing, have their artwork make a cameo appearance in Mario Artist: Paint Studio.

TriviaEdit

• Along with Conker, they both do not reappear in the remake, Diddy Kong Racing DS, due to copyright issues concerning that the characters belong to Rare. Strangely, Tiptup is a Rare-licensed character, but reappears in the DS remake. His theme, along with Conker's, can still be heard in the background music though.