Planet Core

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Planet Core
The Planet Core
Bosses K. Stompenclomper, King K. Rool
Terrain strength ★★★★★
Banandium Gems 23
Fossils 42
“"Those who reach the Planet Core will earn their greatest wish and more." Want heaps of bananas? Want a way back to the surface? The Planet Core will surely make your wishes come true!”
—The Kong Elder in the Lagoon Layer

The Planet Core is the final layer of the Underground World in Donkey Kong Bananza , occupying sublayers 1600 to 1609. It is a large void abundant with gold, with a linear, downward spiraling path filled with obstacles. The path terminates at the Heart of Gold, where the Banandium Root resides.

The Planet Core has the most sublayers in the game, with ten. It is the implied birthplace of Fractones; the ones native to the Planet Core are irregular in shape and have difficulty in speech. The Climatic Cliff in sublayer 1609 marks the Exploritone's "resting place". All enemies encountered in the Planet Core are composed of the Kremling Krew, enhanced with various materials to resemble enemies of the Void Company.

Donkey Kong and Pauline venture through the Underground World in the hopes of finally reaching the Planet Core to have their wishes come true. Once King K. Rool is freed from the grasp of the Banandium Root above the Forbidden Layer's sinkhole, they chase down King K. Rool, who is ultimately found already possessing the power granted by the Banandium Root. After the first phase of the battle against K. Rool, Donkey Kong and Pauline ascend from the Planet Core to the surface, with their wishes granted by the freed Banandium Root.

During the post-game, the Great Harmoneel hosts a live show at the Heart of Gold. Seeking ideas for a new song, Donkey Kong and Pauline jump into his windpipe, which serves as a final challenge in the game.

Checkpoints[edit ]

Sublayer 1600[edit ]

Kremling Kourtyard[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]
Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese クレムリンスクエア
Kuremurin Sukuea		 Kremling Square [1]

Sublayer 1601[edit ]

Fractone Fort[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]
Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ワレルヤランド
Wareruya Rando		 Wareruya Land; from 「ワレルヤの民たみ」 (Wareruya no Tami, "Fractone") [1]

Sublayer 1602[edit ]

Necky Skyway[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]
Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ネッキーロード
Nekkī Rōdo		 Necky Road [1]

Sublayer 1603[edit ]

Klaptrap Krossing[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]
Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese クラップトリック
Kurapputorikku		 Klaptrick; from "Klaptrap" and "trick" [1]

Sublayer 1604[edit ]

Kritter Krevasse[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]
Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese クリッタークレバス
Kurittā Kurebasu		 Kritter Crevasse [1]

Sublayer 1605[edit ]

Kremling Kamp[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]
Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese クレムリンポスト
Kuremurin Posuto		 Kremling Post [1]

Sublayer 1606[edit ]

Fractone Cradle[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]
Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ワレルヤホーム
Wareruya Hōmu		 Wareruya Home; from 「ワレルヤの民たみ」 (Wareruya no Tami, "Fractone") [1]

Sublayer 1607[edit ]

Kremling Kuagmire[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]
Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese クレムリンバンク
Kuremurin Banku		 Kremling Bank [1]

Sublayer 1608[edit ]

Kremling Koliseum[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]
Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese クレムリンアリーナ
Kuremurin Arīna		 Kremling Arena [1]

Sublayer 1609[edit ]

Climactic Cliff[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]
Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ラストクリフ
Rasuto Kurifu		 Last Cliff [1]

Entry to the Heart of Gold[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]
Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 黄おう金ごんの源げん泉せん 入いり口ぐち
Ōgon no Gensen Iriguchi		 Golden Wellspring Entrance [1]

Getaways[edit ]

Sublayer 1601[edit ]

Fractone Fort Getaway[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]
Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ワレルヤランドの別荘べっそう
Wareruya Rando no Bessō		 Wareruya Land Getaway; from 「ワレルヤの民たみ」 (Wareruya no Tami, "Fractone") [1]

Sublayer 1605[edit ]

Kremling Kamp Getaway[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]
Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese クレムリンポストの別荘べっそう
Kuremurin Posuto no Bessō		 Kremling Post Getaway [1]

Sublayer 1606[edit ]

Fractone Cradle Getaway[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]
Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ワレルヤホームの別荘べっそう
Wareruya Hōmu no Bessō		 Wareruya Home Getaway; from 「ワレルヤの民たみ」 (Wareruya no Tami, "Fractone") [1]

Sublayer 1609[edit ]

Climactic Cliff Getaway[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]
Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ラストクリフの別荘べっそう
Rasuto Kurifu no Bessō		 Last Cliff Getaway [1]

Enemies[edit ]

Kremling Krew member VoidCo equivalent
Kritter Crockoid
Necky Batteroid
Klaptrap Munchoid
Zinger Buzzoid
Kaboom Squeeloid
Army Rolluskoid

Banandium Gems[edit ]

Main article: List of Banandium Gems in the Planet Core

There are a total of thirty-seven Banandium Gems (nineteen regular gems, one bunch of 3, and three bunches of 5) in the Planet Core. During Donkey Kong's first visit to this layer, he can collect eighteen Banandium Gems and two bunches of 5 Gems. After Donkey Kong defeats King K. Rool in New Donk City, another Banandium Gem becomes available to collect; after clearing the five Elders' rehearsals, the bunch of 3 Gems and another bunch of 5 Gems are available to collect.

Signs[edit ]

  • Diary of a Kremling Krew Member: Arrr! We've been stuck down here for ages... The memory of that day still sends a shiver through me cold-blooded bones. We didn't hesitate when ordered to jump down that final sinkhole. Problem was, King K. Rool was seized behind us by the Banandium Root, and in its grip he plugged the hole. Ahh, I'm a-feared, me... Terrible a-feared of what punishments are in store for us when the dread King K. Rool is free once again...
  • Saga of the Exploritone, Verse 29: It wasn't the end after all... We have reached the true Planet Core! This is the birthplace of all Fractones. At long last, this is the origin of Us. The Fractones here look like us, but they do not seem capable of speech. No matter how long it takes, we will find some way to communicate with them.
  • Saga of the Exploritone, Verse 30: It took many long hours, but we finally taught the Fractones to speak... Now capable of verbal communication, the Fractones here have enjoyed hearing tales of our underground travels. We have seen so much. We have met so many. Thus, we have a new quest! We are going to start a village here. We will invite creatures from all the upper layers to live and trade with us. This will someday be a thriving village that attracts all kinds of residents. This will be the origin of a new Us. As one saga ends, the next begins!
  • Here lies Exploritone, the adventurer... May they rest peacefully in this land, in the warm embrace of the Mother Banandium Root.

Fossils[edit ]

Main article: Fossil

Names in other languages[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 星ほしの中心ちゅうしん
Hoshi no Chūshin		 Planet's Core [2]
Chinese 星球中心
Xīngqiú Zhōngxīn (Mandarin)
Sīngkàuh Jūngsām (Cantonese)		 Planet's Core [3] [4]
Dutch Planeetkern Planet Core [5]
French (European) Cœur de la planète Planet core [6]
German Planetenkern Planet Core [7]
Italian Nucleo del pianeta Planet core [8]
Korean 별의 중심
Byeolui Jungsim		 Planet's Core [9]
Polish Jądro planety Planet core [10]
Portuguese Núcleo do planeta Planet core [11]
Russian Регион «Ядро планеты»
Region «Yadro planety»		 "Planet Core" region [12]
Spanish Centro del planeta Planet's Center [13]
Thai แก่นดาว
Gɛ̀n Daao		 Planet Core [14]

Notes[edit ]

  • Despite Chiptone being located in sublayer 1606 (Fractone Cradle) of the Planet Core, the Chip Exchange Banandium Gem is catalogued as a Banandium Gem of sublayer 1601 (Fractone Fort) in the collection.

References[edit ]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o In-game area name
  2. ^ ぶるーのゲーム専用機 (July 23, 2025). 『ドンキーコング バナンザ』14 〔星の中心〕キングクルーク end. Japanese. Retrieved August 5, 2025 from YouTube.
  3. ^ losss (July 19, 2025). 咚奇刚 蕉力全开 part05. Simplified Chinese. Retrieved August 5, 2025 from YouTube.
  4. ^ AMU Game Channel (July 29, 2025). 咚奇剛:蕉力全開 劇情攻略 (26) 星球中心-地下1600層【共20個蕉鑽石】. Traditional Chinese. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  5. ^ MEGA album of Dutch Donkey Kong Bananza screenshots
  6. ^ OcariKnights (October 3, 2025). Un cœur en or - Donkey Kong Bananza #46 (1:21). French. Retrieved November 22, 2025 from YouTube.
  7. ^ Domtendo (August 12, 2025). DONKEY KONG BANANZA 🍌 #50: Kremlings im Planetenkern. German. Retrieved from YouTube.
  8. ^ Mariuigi Khed (July 21, 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza ITA [Live 6]. Italian. Retrieved from YouTube.
  9. ^ 김용녀 (July 27, 2025). 동키콩 바난자 [18화 엔딩 울어라 엔딩이다! 하지만 모험은 계속된다?!] (1:21). Korean. Retrieved from YouTube.
  10. ^ In-game name. Donkey Kong Bananza (Ver. 1.5.0). Nintendo. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  11. ^ sjpjuniorBR (July 29, 2025). DONKEY KONG BANANZA #15 - Núcleo do Planeta | Gameplay em Português (PT-BR) (1:33). YouTube (Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 22, 2026.
  12. ^ Trueku (August 20, 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza / Донки Конг Бананза [SWITCH 2 Прохождение #11 РЕГИОН "НЯМ-ПАРК"] (2:09:50). Russian. Retrieved from YouTube.
  13. ^ RockDevil (July 21, 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza - Juego Completo en Español Latino - NS2 4K60 HDR (15:26:10). Spanish. Retrieved from YouTube.
  14. ^ Donkey Kong Bananza leaflet Media:DKB TGS leaflet back.jpg
Donkey Kong Bananza
Playable characters Donkey Kong • Pauline (Odd Rock)
Allies Fractones Architectone • Banandiumtone a • Bloomintone • Chiptone • Collectone • Constructone • Exploritone • Fragment • Fragmentone • Glamtone • Groovetones • Growtone • Hiddentone • Iron Jailer • Quiztone • Securitone • Seekertone • Smashintone • Stufftone • Styletone • Trustytone
Elders Elephant Elder • Kong Elder • Ostrich Elder • Snake Elder • Zebra Elder
Others Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Eel Family (Eelevator · Li'l Eelevator · Eeling · Great Harmoneel) • Elephant • Elephant Shopkeep • Monkey Shopkeep • New Donker • Ostrich • Ostrich Shopkeep • Prospector Monkey • Quawks a • Rambi • Salvager Monkey • Snake • Snake Shopkeep • Squawks a • Singing Blusterwing • Zebra • Zebra Shopkeep
Enemies Void Company Antickoid • Batteroid • Buzzoid • Crockoid • Glitzoid • Gloominoid • Illuminoid • Molevoloid • Muckoid • Munchoid • Peekaboopoid • Rolluskoid • Squeeloid • Stompoid • Trailfinoid • Trapantuloid • Wallopoid • VoidCo Bongo Blaster • VoidCo Spike-Ball Spitter
Kremling Krew Army • K. Wallopoid • Kaboom • Klaptrap • Kritter • Necky • Zinger
Bosses Abracajabya • Grumpy Kong (King Crockoid) • Inflammonite • King K. Rool (K. Rool, King of Rot) • Muckety-Muck • Mad Mixer • Peekabruiser • Poppy Kong • Sinister Blusterwing • Stompenclomper • Void Kong
Cameo appearances Banana Bird • Candy Kong a • Chunky Kong a • Clapper a • Enguarde • Expresso a • Ghastly King a • Glimmer • Gnawty • KAOS • Lanky Kong • Lord Fredrik a • Lurchin • Ninja Kong a • Professor Chops • Rattly a • Squitter • Tiny Kong a • Tucks a • Winky • Wrinkly Kong a
Obstacles Fiery rain • Flaming barrel • Iron Ball • Lightning • Poison plant • Poison water • Ring of fire • Spiky Ball • Tornado
Bananzas Kong Bananza • Zebra Bananza • Ostrich Bananza • Elephant Bananza • Snake Bananza
Terrain types Apple • Bacon • Banana a • Banandium Melon • Banandium Mush (Pure Banandium) • Boom Rock • Bread • Bright Ore • Cheese (Grated · Melty) • Concrete (Spiked) • Crumbly Crust • Crystal • Dirt • Fractonium • Glow Stone • Grass • Ice • Iron (Electrified · Melted · Slippery) • Ketchup • Lava • Lettuce • Liftoff Ore • Meat • Melon (Green Rind · White Rind) • Metal • Muck • Mud • Neptunite (Slippery) • Orange • Organic Matter • Pear • Potato • Pure Gold • Rubber (Fragile) • Salt • Sand • Shade Cloud • Shade Ore • Shifty Stone • Snow (Fresh) • Spikes • Strawberry • Switcheroo Goo • Stone • Thorns • Trash • Water (Freezing) • Wood
Items and objects Banandium Gems Ingot Isle Cave-In • Lagoon Layer • Hilltop Layer • Canyon Layer • The Divide • Freezer Layer • Forest Layer • The Junction • Resort Layer • Tempest Layer • Landfill Layer • Racing Layer • Radiance Layer • Groove Layer • Feast Layer • Forbidden Layer • Planet Core
Other ? Block a • Ancient Record • Apple (Giant · Juice) • Bakudan • Balloon • Banana Burger • Banandium (Chip · Gem Map · Melon · Root) • Barrel Cannon • Beach ball • Bed • Blast Barrel • Boom Bomb • Bopper Switch • Brick Block a • Bridge Seed • Burger Switch • Chunk • Closet • Coin a • Crate • Crumbly Road • Disc • DJ booth • Egg Bomb • Fossil • Fossil Map • Geyser • Gold • Golden root • Hand mark • Hot spring • Ice maker • Key • KONG Letters • Lift platform • Melon Juice • Mine Cart • Music source • Pay-Dirt Piledriver • Pile of banana a • Poster • Red Balloon • Rope • Seismic Splitter • Shifty Platform • Shokudai • Shuffle Stone • Small animal • Snake switch • Statue a • Super Mushroom a • Surfboard a • Swap Harp • Synthetic Sun • Terravoider • Throw zone • Tire • Treasure chest • Tuning fork • Updraft fan • Void Kong's seals • Void Stake • Warp Barrel a • Warp Gong • Watermelon • Zip line
Moves and abilities Brake Blast • Charge Dash • Charge Jump • Charge Punch • Charge Slap • Chunk Jump • Dive Punch • Flutter • Glare • Glide • Hand Slap • High-five • Inhale • Jump • Jump Burst • Make music • Meteor Punch • Pick up • Punch • Shout • Spin Jump • Spin Shot • Spin Slam • Tear off • Turf Surf / Surf Surf • Trunk Chunk
Locations Layers DK Island a • Ingot Isle Cave-In • Lagoon Layer • Hilltop Layer • Canyon Layer • The Divide • Freezer Layer • Forest Layer • The Junction • Resort Layer • Tempest Layer • Landfill Layer • Racing Layer • Radiance Layer • Groove Layer • Feast Layer • Forbidden Layer • Planet Core
Others All-You-Can-Eat Tower • Battle Challenge • Banana hoard a • Bonus Stage • Challenge Course • Chip Exchange • DK's Tree House • Fossil Museum • Gangplank Galleon a • Getaway • Ingot Isle • New Donk City • Sinkhole • Stuff Shop • Style Shop • Underground World
Music "Title Theme" • "DK Artist" • "Hilltop Layer: Fractone Village" • "Freezer Layer: Chocolava Lake" • "Racing Layer: Rambi Rumble" • "Banandium Root Tower" • "New Donk City" • "Kong Bananza" • "Zebra Bananza" • "Ostrich Bananza" • "Elephant Bananza" • "Snake Bananza" • "K. Rool, King of Rot Battle" • "Getaway" • "Closet" • "Challenge Course #1" • "Challenge Course #2" • "Challenge Course #3" • "Challenge Course #4" • "Challenge Course #5" • "Breaking Through (Heart of Gold)"
Emerald Rush a Emerald Chip • Emerald geyser • Emerald lump • Emerald ore • Emerald Perk • Emerald root • Void Goal • Emerald Rush events (Chip Fever · So Strong It's Funny · Dig the Beat · Freeze Break · Ostrich Riches · Unyielding Strength · Rattlin' Snake Bananza)
Miscellaneous All-Mine Remote • Ask the Developer • Lists of names in other languages (Banandium Gems · Clothing · Fossils · Music List · Terrains) • Bananergy • Bananza ceremony • Bananza Lesson (Kong Elder's Hall · Zebra Elder's Hall · Ostrich Elder's Hall · Elephant Elder's Hall · Snake Elder's Hall) • Bananza Rehearsal (Kong Elder's Rehearsal Hall · Zebra Elder's Rehearsal Hall · Ostrich Elder's Rehearsal Hall · Elephant Elder's Rehearsal Hall · Snake Elder's Rehearsal Hall) • DK Artist • Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush • Gallery • Inviseaux • Loading screen tips • Mind-Bender Mask • Nintendo Music (Special Release ) • Photo Mode • Propellerpack • Quotes (Pauline Getaway dialogue) • Rambi Rumble • Skill Point • Smashin' Stats • Sound test • Squawkie-Talkie a • The ABCs of DK! • Staff • VoidCo IntelliSense Specs
a Exclusive to the DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC