Banjo & Kazooie
Banjo & Kazooie are a pair of fictional video game characters and the eponymous protagonists of the video game series Banjo-Kazooie, created by British video game developer Rare. Banjo and Kazooie were both introduced as player characters in the original Banjo-Kazooie (1998). Banjo is a honey bear who is accompanied by Kazooie, a bird who is often seen seeking shelter in Banjo's backpack and emerging to perform various moves and attacks. The pair's numerous adventures usually pit them against the evil witch Gruntilda.
| Banjo & Kazooie | |
|---|---|
| Banjo-Kazooie characters | |
Banjo & Kazooie, as seen in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2019) | |
| First appearance | Diddy Kong Racing (1997, Banjo only) Banjo-Kazooie (1998, Kazooie only) |
| First game | Banjo-Kazooie (1998, as a duo) |
| Last appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2019) |
| Created by | Rare |
| Designed by | Gregg Mayles |
| Voiced by | Chris Sutherland Steve Burke (fat Banjo, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts) |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Brown bear (Banjo) Breegull (Kazooie) |
| Gender | Male (Banjo) Female (Kazooie) |
| Family | Tooty (Banjo's little sister) |
| Origin | Spiral Mountain Breegull Beach (Kazooie's birthplace) |
Banjo first made his solo debut as one of the playable characters in Diddy Kong Racing (1997). Decades after the release of their original game, Banjo and Kazooie gained widespread attention for their playable appearance in Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.