Llama
In-game render fromDonkey Kong 64
Appears in	Donkey Kong 64 (1999)

“Listen to me! The key to my freedom lies in the clouds...”

—Llama,Donkey Kong 64

TheLlama^[1][2][3] is a minor character who appears in theAngry Aztec stage ofDonkey Kong 64. Here, the Llama is imprisoned inside a cage in the first main area following the entry passageway. Just asDonkey Kong enters the main area, the Llama vaguely hints that he can be freed in the clouds. To free him, Donkey Kong must access aDonkey Kong Pad at the stairway to the Llama's Temple and complete aBarrel Cannon challenge. By doing so, the bars of the Llama's cage rise, and he leaves to his home, the Llama's Temple, and leaves behind aGolden Banana for Donkey Kong. In the temple, the Llama is shown sleeping on a floor above a pit of lava.Lanky is imprisoned in a room below the pool of lava. Donkey Kong can reach his area by performingBongo Blast on aMusic Pad, waking up the Llama, who then spits into the lava to cool it into water. The Llama has no other role, although he stays awake in the same position and yawns at times.

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Notes[edit]

• The Llama is similar to Gobi from theBanjo-Kazooie series. Aside from both being Camelids, the Llama and Gobi are both trapped in their respective desert-themed world, and they solve puzzles by spitting. In fact, in an early plan for a lava-themed area removed from the firstBanjo-Kazooie game, Gobi's spit would have been used to cool lava, just like the Llama's did. A major difference with Gobi is thatBanjo and Kazooie must attack him to solve puzzles.

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• Ungulates
• Donkey Kong allies
• Donkey Kong 64 characters