Banana

:For the Character called Banana Jr. see here.
Bananas are common tropical fruit that appear throughout the Mario and Donkey Kong franchises, based on the real life fruit of the same name, specifically the Cavendish banana. Bananas serve as the main collectibles in the Donkey Kong Country series, serving the same purpose as Coins in the Mario series. They can be found and collected, granting an extra life once 100 are collected. In , collecting 100 Bananas also allows the Kongs to use a Kong POW, a move that can turn all enemies on-screen into Bananas, Extra Life Balloons, or Banana Coins depending on what Kong is with Donkey Kong. Banana Bunches also exist, being worth either 10 or five regular Bananas depending on the game.
Bananas also appear in the Mario Kart series, being very common items that have appeared in every installment. Often given to players in the top positions, Bananas can be thrown forward or placed behind, causing a driver that hits them to spin out, slowing them down. They can also be held behind the user as a defensive countermeasure against incoming items. Bananas also come in threes, known as Triple Bananas, and appear as the emblem for the Banana Cup.
Banana Peels also appear in the Super Smash Bros. series as items, retaining their functionality in the Mario Kart series; they can be thrown at opponents, causing them to slip and become vulnerable.
==Types==
===Red Banana Peels===
Red Banana Peels were introduced in Mario Kart: V² Circuit as an new item. These red bananas lit foes aflame, making their kart incredibly fast but made them lose most of their sense of control.
===Green Banana Peels===
Green Banana Peels were introduced in Mario Kart: V² Circuit as an new item. These green bananas ensnared foes into the ground, making them come to a complete halt for a short amount of time. You can boost upon the deactivation of this effect.
===Blue Banana Peels===
Blue Banana Peels were introduced in Mario Kart: V² Circuit as an new item. These blue bananas lit foes aflame, making their kart slippery, as if the kart was driving on ice, for 7 seconds.
===Purple Banana Peels===
Purple Banana Peels were introduced in Mario Kart: V² Circuit as an new item. These purple bananas made foes small, making them slower and harder to accomplish things like drifting.
== Appearances ==
=== Mario Kart: Unite ===
Bananas will appear as normal items (like always) in Mario Kart: Unite.
=== Mario Basketball: Mushroom Tourney ===
Bananas appear in this game, being the most common item. If you slip on one you lose 5 coins.
=== Mario Kart: V² Circuit ===
Banana Peels appear as a common item across all placements in a race and act as they did in previous games. This game introduces four new Banana Peel items that have different effects when you drive over them:
*Red - Burns the kart and causes the kart to become faster but become harder to control.
*Green - Ensnares the kart to the ground for a temporary amount of time. The opponent can boost out of it once the time is up.
*Blue - Makes the kart's wheels slippery, as if they are on ice. This effect lasts 7 seconds in total.
*Purple - Makes the kart and it's driver tiny, making them slower and make things like drifting harder to pull off.
===Koopa Kart series===
The Banana appears in every game in the Koopa Kart series, serving the same role as in Mario Kart. In most games, it can be obtained in the top five positions, while in Koopa Kart Wii and Koopa Kart 8, it is obtainable in the top seven positions. Koopa Kart 64 introduces the Banana Bunch and Fake Item Box, which have similar functions to the Banana, but the former provides a trail of five Bananas behind the kart, and the latter can only be placed behind the kart but floats in mid-air.
Koopa Kart Advance introduces the Triple Banana, which functions like the Banana Bunch, but gives only three Bananas. In Koopa Kart: Double Trouble!!, there is a bigger version of it called the Giant Banana.
===Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door HD===
A banana serves as a recovery item in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door HD. It is an Amiibo exclusive item that restores 10 HP and 10 FP when used.
==Gallery==
===Normal Banana===
BananaDKCR.png|A Banana as it appears in 
BananaBunchDKCR.png|A Banana Bunch as it appears in Donkey Kong Country Returns
BananaMK8.png|A Banana Peel as it appears in Mario Kart 8
53E953D0-1C53-4D03-9498-ADFD77C40671.png|Banana Peel Trophy
BananaPeel.png|The Banana, as it appears in Mario Kart Wii.
Banana - Mario Kart Double Dash.png|The Banana, as it appears in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Kart DS.
Banana - Mario Kart 64.png
===Purple Banana===
PurpleBanana.png|Purple Banana Peel
===Green Banana===
GreenBanana.png|Green Banana Peel
===Red Banana===
RedBanana.png|Red Banana Peel
===Blue Banana===
BlueBanana.png|Blue Banana Peel
===Gold Banana===
GoldBananaMK8.png|Gold Banana Peel
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