Odd Rock

“Wh-where...am I? Agh! Monkey!”

—Odd Rock, Donkey Kong Bananza

The Odd Rock is the form Pauline takes at the beginning of Donkey Kong Bananza . In this form, she takes the appearance of a purple, rock-like entity with two stubby legs, blue diamond-like eyes, and various Void Company symbols and inscriptions on its body. Prior to her introduction, she appears to be an innocuous purple rock that happens to have fallen onto the crater. When Donkey Kong pulls the rock out of the crater, she stays still for a few seconds before the diamond-like eyes glow, causing Odd Rock to awaken, who is immediately startled at the sight of DK. Identifying him as a threat due to him being a primate like the members of Void Company, the Odd Rock runs away. DK chases after her and, after fighting off a group of Antickoids, gets her attention by whistling a tune, calming her down, leading to her then realizing that DK was the one who saved her and decides to join him.

Pauline is eventually freed from her Odd Rock form with the help of the Kong Elder in the Lagoon Layer when he teaches the pair the Kong Bananza. Later in the game, Pauline ends up transformed again after being swallowed by the Great Harmoneel, but is reverted back to normal after being saved by DK. Although Pauline herself does not become the Odd Rock again afterwards, Donkey Kong is transformed into a similar form by Void Kong in the Forbidden Layer to force her to sing and awaken the Banandium Root (later revealed to be King K. Rool), although unlike her, he remains completely inanimate.

The box art for Donkey Kong Bananza initially featured the Odd Rock before Nintendo revealed it to be Pauline. The game's reveal trailer also replaced Pauline with the Odd Rock in layers following the Lagoon Layer.

Gallery[edit ]

• The Odd Rock and DK

  The Odd Rock and DK

• Loading screen art

  Loading screen art

• Donkey Kong in an Odd Rock-esque form

  Donkey Kong in an Odd Rock-esque form

• The initial box art for Donkey Kong Bananza featuring the Odd Rock

  The initial box art for Donkey Kong Bananza featuring the Odd Rock

• The Odd Rock in the Forest Layer, as seen in Donkey Kong Bananza's reveal trailer

  The Odd Rock in the Forest Layer, as seen in Donkey Kong Bananza's reveal trailer

Profiles and statistics[edit ]

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Character Intro[edit ]

• Odd Rock:
  • English:
    A shy and easily startled rock creature that is somehow able to talk and sing. After DK came to its rescue, it chose to join him on his adventure.
  • Other languages:
    • Italian:
      Una creatura rocciosa timida e facilmente impressionabile che però sa parlare e cantare. Dopo che DK l'ha salvata, ha scelto di accompagnarlo nelle sue avventure.

Names in other languages[edit ]

References[edit ]

• Forms
• Donkey Kong characters
• Donkey Kong Bananza characters