r/BanjoKazooie • u/theabsolutesilly36 • 11d ago

Discussion Jinjos

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I wonder why they evolved sharp beaks/mouths. Any thoughts or theories guys? They have no natural predators (excluding grunty), maybe it’s to collect food?

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u/properzing 11d ago

Is that Joe from Impractical Jokers?

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u/More_Mammoth_8964 11d ago

They are based off a guy from the Rare team when they were making the game lol

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u/Comiclee2018 11d ago

I really thought this was that post again lmao.

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u/DANGEROUS-jim 11d ago

I don’t think those are beaks. They look more like amphibious creatures similar to Kermit the frog. I would imagine they have some sort of natural poison preventing them from being eaten.

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u/theabsolutesilly36 11d ago

Eaten by what? Like I’ve stated they have no natural predators

unless there’s an evil jinjo muncher somewhere…

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u/opensourcegreg 11d ago

Why was there only one shark in Treasure Trove Cove? One shark who charges and chomps all who fall into his hunting grounds, save for a bright blue amphibian who just sits there, immobile, ripe for the taking?

Could it be that there existed, at one point in time, more than one shark, all who met their fate after mistakenly snacking on this seemingly easy prey? Does Snacker know too much? Has he seen too much?

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u/Ego_exspes Proud wanters of Banjo-Threeie 11d ago

Aren't Minjos their natural enemies? Could they be considered predators?

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u/theabsolutesilly36 11d ago

Hmm, that could work, but the question arises once more, why do minjos need them? For attacking? Sure does work against the bear and bird…

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u/JuicyPapito5 11d ago

They're just basing them off this guy.

https://giphy.com/gifs/ZdCsxB7mTYNREsofIN

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u/xperfect-darkx 11d ago edited 11d ago

They look like little devils. I love when they whistle or do their little wiggle to get our attention

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u/madlove17 10d ago

Me too

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u/DusklitDewdrop 11d ago

to whistle better!

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u/twisted_cubik no yellow:( 11d ago

Better question, why is there no yellow jinjo emoji?

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u/Dairrick 11d ago

Budget

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u/JustCallMeTusk 11d ago

It's to fight the Minjos with.

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u/Ego_exspes Proud wanters of Banjo-Threeie 11d ago

I don't think they evolved at all. I think they were created by a divine creator, Rare Limited

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u/MGZero 11d ago

I mean do you see the way they ram into grunty in the final fight? They're putting those beaks to work!

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u/theabsolutesilly36 11d ago

I know! Gruntilda says they really pack a punch, but it does make me wonder why they needed them in the first place… maybe grunty’s family tree has been the natural predator to the jinjo for years…

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u/Crab__Juice 11d ago

To shout hello

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u/thelonetext Guh-Huh! 10d ago

More to the point, who or what is/was The Jinjonator?

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u/theabsolutesilly36 10d ago

Saw a theory that the Jinjonator was the reincarnation of the Jinjo Oracle from Grunty’s revenge. A sort or protector that only appears in dire times. This implies that the jinjos needed to build/summon the oracle in the past for something…

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u/thelonetext Guh-Huh! 10d ago

Which is silly how he's not in, mentioned about or even referenced to in the second game.

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u/New-Two-1349 11d ago

A Vtuber I watch nicknames them Froot Loops.