Banban

Banban is the titular deuteragonist of the 2023 indie-horror game Garten of Banban.
The lead mascot of the titular kindergarten. He was created by Uthman Adam to take care of the children, along with the other mascots. After the events of Bring a Friend Day, he aids the protagonist to help find their child, who are said to be somewhere in the abyss.
He is portrayed by Ghepo, who's also a developer of Garten of Banban.
== Appearance ==
Banban appears as a tall red monster mascot humanoid with two party hats covering his horns and his tongue is always sticking out of his mouth.
==Biography==
===Past===
Banban was one of the living mascots created by Uthman Adam to make the children learn better. He was the sixth case and was more intelligent and one of the few that can speak. He was shown to be friendly and considered himself human despite his creators being disturbed by it. Sometime later Banban and his gang manages to entertain children and educate them. However, during Bring a Friend Day, the mascots went completely feral, except for Banban, who seemingly tried to protect the children from Stinger Flynn.
===Garten of Banban II ===
Sometime later, he gets trapped in a room presumably in the Comms. Center and manipulates the protagonist into helping him escape. After the protagonist retrieves a keycard and escapes from Nabnab, Banban knocks them out to take the keycards while remarking he didn't even hit them very hard, although he then adds that maybe he did hit them hard. He closes off by telling the protagonist to get ready for their little surgery, and the player is taken to the hospital area.
When the player escapes Slow Seline, they find Banban in a room with multiple doors representing all the mascots, along with a cake in the middle of the room. He states that he apologizes for attacking them, and that he had no choice due to not trusting them. But he knows that they want to save their child. He states that he is trying to save them too but someone else has them deep below the facility. Someone far worse. He then tells the protagonist to head down to the elevator to the abyss.
=== Garten of Banban III ===
Banban talks to the player on the loudspeaker about how he can meet them physically due to him having murderous instincts, and tells them that he locked himself in the surveillance room. He then tells the protagonist that they have to go to the Aquatic Sector to meet Stinger Flynn. His hijacked form can be seen confronting the protagonist in a hallucination where he remarks that they have no organs, and most importantly no pancreas, before leaving. When the protagonist wakes up from Stinger Flynn's hallucination in the Assembly Room for the rejected mascots, Banban speaks to them and tells them that Stinger Flynn tricked them. He then proceeds to tell them that they can't go into Nabnab's room due to him being to violent and that they have to finish the surgery for Nabnaleena, instructing them on how to do so. After retrieving an audio file for the Assembly Room, Banban remarks that Nabnab is longer lonely anymore, only to be cut off when Nabnab is knocked out and captured off-screen.
When the protagonist prepares to ride Tarta Bird, Stinger Flynn appears, revealing to had found out that Banban helped them, and hijacks him to attack the group. The protagonist, Tarta Bird, Opila Bird, and an Opila Chick then run from Banban in end up in a dark room. Banban corners Tarta and the protagonist, remarking about no matter how much they run from him, he can still smell their pancreas. Suddenly, Jumbo Josh appears and crushes Banban, and when he is about to finish him off, Stinger Flynn stops him The protagonist and Tarta Bird and climb to platform and watch. However, Josh then grabs Flynn, throwing him onto Banban, presumably killing both of them. The impact causes the ground to shake and Tarta Bird presumably falls to his death, as the lights turn off. It is unknown what happened to any of them after this.
=== Garten of Banban IV ===
After returning with the first elevator part Queen Bounceila informs you that one of your friends have arrived. When you go to check you find Banban waiting in the infirmary. He talks to you about what happened in the third game saying that wasn't him and that's why he communicated from afar. He says he'll help you find the elevator piece when he's ready.
After waking up from the dream world you head to the train station where Banban's been waiting for you. You and Banban get on the elevator with Mr. Kabob Man and go to the feeding sector for the second piece. During the ride he introduces himself as Uthman Adam, saying he used to work here and talks about his "Friends". When arriving he takes Mr. Kabob Man with him. You and Banban pass by Jumbo Josh who gets caught by Sheriff Toadsters trap and are stopped by two red doors. When opening them Banban wants to get rid of Mr. Kabob Man who he refers to as "The Imposter" giving someone a new friend as they may be very lonely. He lets you do the honour of calling the friend but Nabnab appears and kidnaps Mr. Kabob Man. You and Banban then chase after Nabnab to save Mr. Kabob Man. Banban corners Nabnab in a room and the two begin to fight until Banban unleashes his hellish form and knocks out Nabnab and turns back to normal. When entering the room he says he know he can control it. He tells you to grab the elevator piece and leave as he something to do. 
=== Garten of Banban VI ===
He reunites with the protagonist and teams up with them, Bittergiggle and Nabnab to find the scepter. At the end of the chapter he holds off the Naughtified monsters and tell the protagonist to look for Syringeon.
=== Garten of Banban VII ===
Banban is confirmed to reappear in Banban VII in a more injured state.
==Trivia==
*Banban is one of the seven characters that help the player.
*A secret tape that can be found in the storage area where Nabnab is shows Banban curled up in a room.
*It was also revealed in a Case Update Report that Uthman Adam created him.
*He, along with Banbaleena, Slow Seline, Stinger Flynn, Sheriff Toadster, Queen Bouncelia and Bittergiggle are the only monsters who can speak so far.
*It is mentioned by Banban that he used to own a toy drone similar to that of the protagonist's drone. However, he then states that at some point he lost the drone.
*When Banban knocks out the player, he mentions for them to get ready for their little surgery. It is unknown what he meant by this, however.
*After Opila Bird falls down into the ball pit the text on the Banban wall art will change to say “Sharing is caring what’s yours is mine!”
*Banban mentions trying to “fix” Nabnab but just like the surgery it’s unknown what he meant by that.
*It could be possible the transformation into hellish Banban is painful since in Banban 4 there’s a blood trail after Banban turns back to normal after beating up Nabnab. 
*Originally, Banban was going to be called Flumbo, as seen in the game files of Garten of Banban. However, this was changed later on, although he still named Flumbo in the game files. 
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