Best Of 2025: Donkey Kong Bananza's Eye-Opening Twist Is Nostalgia Done Right
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Best Of 2025: Donkey Kong Bananza's Eye-Opening Twist Is Nostalgia Done Right
"All throughout Donkey Kong Bananza, DK and Pauline are battling Void Company and its leader Void Kong. However, with each new level, there's a reptilian presence permeating the experience. Some enemies bear a striking resemblance to the Kremlings of DK adventures past, hidden treasure chests are green and bear what look like crocodile teeth, even the Banandium Root--Void Company's main goal in digging through the planet--has a certain familiarity to it I just can't put my finger on."
"the music swells, the screen fades to white ... The eye-opening reveal ...and then, an eye opens. A massive, vein-ridden, green eyeball fills the screen. Void Kong is punched into oblivion by a scaly green first. The screen shifts to a pair of giant green feet and slowly pans upward, past the massive golden belly that used to be called the Banandium Root, and we see his face, standing in opposition to Donkey Kong, for the first time in 18 years. King K. Rool has returned."
Donkey Kong and Pauline battle Void Company and its leader Void Kong while reptilian motifs increasingly permeate each level. Enemies, treasure chests, and the Banandium Root evoke Croc-like imagery and Kremling parallels. In Chapter 15, a climactic fight culminates with Pauline saving DK and a moment of triumph. Void Kong lunges for the Banandium Root and a massive green eye appears, revealing a scaly figure that punches Void Kong into oblivion. The figure is King K. Rool, who explains he and his crew were trapped seeking the Root and now return to pursue the quest at the planet's core.
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