Emerald ore

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Emerald ore

Appears in	Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush (2025)

Emerald ore, also referred to asBanandium Emerald (or simplyemerald), is a green, shiny mineral that appears during anEmerald Rush inDonkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush. It is a raw, unripened form ofBanandium whose composition is closer to that of emeralds. It is also a powerful source of energy thatVoid Kong seeks to monopolize in order to make a fortune.

During anEmerald Rush, emerald ore replaces allgold present on a layer.Donkey Kong andPauline must collect as much emerald ore as possible, either by destroying it or as a reward for completing aVoid Goal.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	エメラルド^[1] Emerarudo	Emerald
Dutch	Smaragd^[2]	Emerald
French(European)	Émeraude^[3]	Emerald
Italian	Smeraldo^[4]	Emerald

Banandium emerald

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Dutch	Banandiumsmaragd^[2]	Banandium emerald

References[edit]

^ドンキーコングバナンザ DKアイランド&エメラルドラッシュ.Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese).
^^a ^bMEGA album of DutchDonkey Kong Bananza screenshots
^Donkey Kong Bananza § DLC.Nintendo FR (French).
^NintendoItalia (September 12, 2025).Nintendo Direct – 12/09/2025.YouTube. Retrieved September 14, 2025.

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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
Enemies	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 •Ghastly King^a •Glimmer •Gnawty •KAOS •Lanky Kong •Lord Fredrik^a •Lurchin •Ninja Kong^a •Professor Chops •Squitter •Tiny Kong^a •Tucks^a •Winky •Wrinkly Kong^a
Obstacles		Crumbly Bridge •Fiery rain •Flaming barrel •Iron Ball •Lightning •Poison •Poison plant •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
Items and objects	Other	Ancient Record •Apple (Giant ·Juice) •Balloon •Banana Burger •Banandium (Chip ·Gem Map ·Melon ·Root) •Barrel Cannon •Beach ball •Bed •Blast Barrel •Boom Bomb •Bopper Switch •Bridge Seed •Burger Switch •Chunk •Closet •Cloudy Platform •Crate •Disc •DJ Booth •Egg Bomb •Fossil •Fossil Map •Geyser •Gold •Golden root •Hand mark •Ice maker •Key •KONG Letters •Melon Juice •Mine Cart •Music source •Pay-Dirt Piledriver •Pile of banana^a •Poster •Red Balloon •Seismic Splitter •Snake switch •Statue^a •Surfboard^a •Swap Harp •Synthetic Sun •Terravoider •Tire •Treasure chest •Tuning fork •Updraft fan •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 •Jump Shot •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
Locations	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" • "Kong Bananza" • "Zebra Bananza" • "Ostrich Bananza" • "Elephant Bananza" • "Snake Bananza" • "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 ·Kawaranai tsuyo-sa)
Miscellaneous		All-Mine Remote •Ask the Developer • Lists of names in other languages (Bandandium 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 •Fossil names in other languages •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 theDK Island & Emerald Rush DLC