Donkey Kong Bananza Based on APE’s upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game leaks, it could have intriguing meaning in Donkey Kong Timeline. The artwork revealed by South Korean Nintendo and later discovered by the poster of Recetera shows that another famous Longkey Kong character could appear, unreleased, unreleased, unprecedented, uncommon for the game. Bananza.
And her appearance could mean that Donkey Kong Bananza This is the first part Super Mario Odyssey And perhaps even the original Donkey Kong.
Or maybe not! What’s even? teeth Donkey Kong Timeline? But let’s dig deeper…and walk into the territory of potential spoilers.
For official artwork and box art Donkey Kong Bananza – Seen above – DK shows that a purple crystal blob is joined together, known as “Oddlock.” That version of Pauline wears a bracelet that matches the strange rock material and colour.
So, what happened to that?

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Pauline is, of course, an original character. Donkey Kongand a woman who is tasked with Mario rescueting her from the clutches of DK in the 1981 Arcade original. Pauline later appeared in Nintendo’s Mario vs. Donkey Kong Games, and was featured prominently in 2017. Super Mario Odyssey As mayor of Newdonk. Pauline is represented as an adult human woman in every appearance in Nintendo’s match.
Pauline seen in leaked artwork Donkey Kong BananzaHowever, there are proportions like children. If she’s a child Bananzawhich means the Switch 2 game is set before the original event Donkey Kong. But that makes no sense considering Donkey Kong meets Cranky Kong Bananza In his old, bearded form, and Cranky – as established by Rare Donkey Kong Country – The original Kong that appeared Donkey Kong. Cranky even mentions his early battle with Mario from Bananza.
However, Nintendo has contradicted many times over the relationship between Donkey Kong and Cranky Kong and which of the two characters were donkeys who appeared in the original arcade game. It’s enough to say that Nintendo’s Lonkey Kong lore is confusing.
So there’s a chance Bananza It’s a Donkey Kong Part 1, and it is to establish an early relationship between Pauline and her primate temptation. Pauline also had a strong chance of being a strange rock, and was given such a thing as part of the curse. Bananza The antagonist voidco. Oddlock is sure to join Donkey Kong on his adventures Bananza Through the power of music, Pauline is a well-known musician.
It is also possible that the magical Boydco, who used to turn Pauline into a small purple rock, also made her a child. That’s still strange.
However, the Donkey Kong Timeline and the general Super Mario Timeline are Very Strange. Founded in 2005 Mario & Luigi: Partner Mario and Luigi traveled time in the past, even interacting with toddler versions of themselves. In today’s Mario Kurt Canon, Mario and Luigi coexist with Baby Mario and Baby Luigi, indicating that they exist within a padox of some era, adjoining Mushroom Kingdom. The baby versions of Princess Peach, Daisy and Rosalina also exist alongside their adult counterparts, so is Baby Pauline too…?
Maybe it’s not Pauline Bananza Artwork. Maybe it’s a young relative who adopted an adult Pauline dress and makeup style. This possibility seems almost the most logical if Nintendo’s goal is to further disrupt Donkey Kong’s timeline.
But the most important thing to take away from this thought exercise is that Donkey Kong’s timeline is not important. Nintendo should not explain it, concentrate on the website or try to fit future Donkey Kong games into any logical sequence.
Nintendo probably explains Pauline’s role Donkey Kong Bananza It’s close to the release of the game in July. I think the best thing that the company does at that stage is to signal that Cranky Kong is actually Donkey Kong’s son, or the same ape baby and adult version, throwing the entire franchise into temporary confusion.