Radiance Layer

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Radiance Layer
Radiance Layer
BossesPoppy Kong,Grumpy Kong
Terrain strength★★★★☆
Banandium Gems76
Fossils72

Radiance Layer is the thirteenth layer visited in theUnderground World ofDonkey Kong Bananza, occupying sublayers 1200 to 1204. It is mostly made up of sandy caves, though it also features a small desert.Glow Stone can commonly be found in all of the sublayers, and it is populated bysnakes.

Poppy Kong andGrumpy Kong serve as the layer's two bosses.

Contents

Sub-locations[edit]

Sublayer 1200[edit]

Shedlight Cave[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseシャドー窟くつ[1]
Shadōkutsu		Portmanteau of "shadow" and「洞どう窟くつ」 (dōkutsu, "cave")

Sublayer 1201[edit]

Glowboa Grotto[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseプリズム湖こ[1]
Purizumu-ko		Prism Lake

Sublayer 1202[edit]

Sculptor's Studio[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japanese水すい晶しょう切きり場ば[1]
Suishō Kiriba		Crystal Quarry

Sublayer 1203[edit]

Serpent Sands[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japanese白しろ砂さ漠ばく[1]
Shiro Sabaku		White Desert

Sublayer 1204[edit]

Crystal-Cobra Den[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japanese水すい晶しょう脈みゃく[1]
Suishō Myaku		Crystal Vein

Checkpoints[edit]

Sublayer 1201[edit]

Glow Stone Vein[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseヒカリ石いし切きり場ば[1]
Hikari-Ishi Kiriba		Glow Stone Quarry

Constrictor Corridor[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseトグ廊ろう下か[1]
Toguroka		Portmanteau of「とぐろ」 (toguro, "coil") and「廊ろう下か」 (rōka, "corridor")

Sublayer 1202[edit]

Solar Control Tower[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japanese太たい陽よう制せい御ぎょ塔とう[1]
Taiyō Seigyo-tō		Solar Control Tower

Sublayer 1203[edit]

Oasis Observation Deck[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseオアシス展てん望ぼう台だい[1]
Oashisu Tenbō-Dai		Oasis Observatory

Window Viper[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseガラスネーク回かい廊ろう[1]
Garasunēku Kairō		Glassnake Hallway; portmanteau of "glass" and "snake"

Shade Clouds[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseグルミノ雲うん海かい[1]
Gurumino Unkai		Gurumino Cloudsea;「グルミノ」 (Gurumino) is either from「グルミノ石いし」 (Gurumino-Ishi, "Shade Ore") or「グルミノ」 (Gurumino, "Gloominoid")

Getaways[edit]

Sublayer 1201[edit]

Glowboa Grotto Getaway[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseプリズム湖この別荘べっそう[1]
Purizumu-ko no Bessō		Prism Lake Getaway

Constrictor Corridor Getaway[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseトグ廊ろう下かの別荘べっそう[1]
Toguroka no Bessō		Constrictor Corridor Getaway

Elder's Back Getaway[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japanese長ちょう老ろうウラの別荘べっそう[1]
Chōrō-Ura no Bessō		Elder's Back Getaway

Sublayer 1202[edit]

Solar Control Tower Getaway[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japanese太たい陽よう制せい御ぎょ塔とうの別荘べっそう[1]
Taiyō Seigyo-tō no Bessō		Solar Control Tower Getaway

Sublayer 1203[edit]

Tail-End Getaway[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseしっぽ屋や根ねの別荘べっそう[1]
Shippo Yane no Bessō		Tail Roof Getaway

Desert Outskirts Getaway[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japanese砂さ漠ばくのはずれの別荘べっそう[1]
Sabaku no Hazure no Bessō		Desert Outskirts Getaway

Hiss Hiss Oasis Getaway[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseオアシス集しゅう落らくの別荘べっそう[1]
Oashisu Shūraku no Bessō		Oasis Settlement Getaway

Shade Cloud Getaway[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseグルミノ雲うん海かいの別荘べっそう[1]
Gurumino Unkai no Bessō		Shade Clouds Getaway

Sublayer 1204[edit]

Crystal-Cobra Den Getaway[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]
LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japanese水すい晶しょう脈みゃくの別荘べっそう[1]
Suishō Myaku no Bessō		Crystal Vein Getaway

Banandium Gems[edit]

76Banandium Gems can be obtained in this layer, excluding additional Banandium Gems from the Chip Exchange. Banandium Gems marked with a dagger (†) are unavailable during the first visit.

Sublayer 1200[edit]

  • 01. Beneath the White-Sand Landing
  • 02. Alighted in the Radiance Layer!(x3 bunch)
  • 03. Deep Down in Shedlight Cave

Sublayer 1201[edit]

  • 04. Sslithered Past Shedlight Cave!(x3 bunch)
  • 05. Shifty Smash: A Thorny Situation
  • 06. A Light Snack
  • 07. Revealed by the Light
  • 08. Glowing Fruit in the Darkness
  • 09. Sharp Eye for a Banana
  • 10. Guided by Glowing Fruit
  • 11. Adrift in Glowboa Grotto
  • 12. Battle: Some Light Smashing
  • 13. Sitting on a Snake's Head
  • 14. Over the Elder's Head
  • 15. Bathing in the Essence of the Sun
  • 16. Atop an Unlit Landing
  • 17. Sneaky Room under Sand
  • 18. Springing off Sandy Steps
  • 19. Swift and Shocking Ascent
  • 20. The View beyond Glowboa Grotto
  • 21. Ran the First Scale!†
  • 22. Summited the Snaking Path†
  • 23. Ran the Second Scale!†
  • 24. Floated Aloft with Laser Precision†
  • 25. Ran the Third Scale†
  • 26. Snaked by without Going Boom†
  • 27. Ran the Fourth Scale!†
  • 28. Sink like a Crock†
  • 29. Ran the Final Scale!†
  • 30. Radiance Chip Exchange
  • Shifty Smash: A Thorny Situation

    Shifty Smash: A Thorny Situation

  • Battle: Some Light Smashing

    Battle: Some Light Smashing

Sublayer 1202[edit]

  • 31. Unveiled in the Sculptors' Studio!(x3 bunch)
  • 32. Battle: Shining Through
  • 33. Ceiling Swingin' Snack
  • 34. Staying Fresh in the Storeroom
  • 35. Battle: Dive-Bombing Run
  • 36. Perfectly Preserved in Crystal
  • 37. Shifty Smash: A Dark Climb
  • 38. Soaking in the Essence of the Sun
  • 39. Warmed by Flaming Barrels
  • 40. Safe in the Barrel-Free Zone
  • 41. Summited the Solar Control Tower!
  • 42. Hidden in the Girders
  • 43. Jumpin' like Jumpman
  • 44. Climbing to a High Score
  • 45. Wishing on a Synthetic Sun
  • Battle: Shining Through

    Battle: Shining Through

  • Battle: Dive-Bombing Run

    Battle: Dive-Bombing Run

  • Shifty Smash: A Dark Climb

    Shifty Smash: A Dark Climb

Sublayer 1203[edit]

  • 46. Settled upon Serpent Sands!(x3 bunch)
  • 47. Balloons under the Dunes
  • 48. Obssscured in a Dune Cave Nook
  • 49. Deep in a Dune Cave Hallway
  • 50. Bloomed in the Radiance Layer
  • 51. Battle: Shadow and Sunlight
  • 52. Shifty Smash: Timing Is Everything
  • 53. Radiance Fragmentone Recovery
  • 54. Radiance Fragmentone Restoration
  • 55. Battle: Vaulting Virtuoso
  • 56. Radiance Smashin' Stats
  • 57. Lit-Path Switchback
  • 58. Shadow-Path Rest Stop
  • 59. Shadow-Path Finish Line
  • 60. Tip o' the Stone Snake's Tongue
  • 61. Hanging Out beneath the Oasis
  • 62. The Radiance Growtone
  • 63. The Hungry Radiance Growtone
  • 64. The Sated Radiance Growtone
  • 65. Grown beneath the Growtone
  • 66. Cranky's Radiance Rant
  • 67. Under the Viper's Chinny-Chin-Chin
  • 68. Battle: Open the Window
  • 69. Head in the Shade Clouds
  • 70. Pillaged from a Shade-Cloud Pillar
  • 71. Walkin' on Shade Clouds
  • Battle: Shadow and Sunlight

    Battle: Shadow and Sunlight

  • Shifty Smash: Timing Is Everything

    Shifty Smash: Timing Is Everything

  • Radiance Fragmentone Recovery

    Radiance Fragmentone Recovery

  • Radiance Fragmentone Restoration

    Radiance Fragmentone Restoration

  • Battle: Vaulting Virtuoso

    Battle: Vaulting Virtuoso

  • The Radiance Growtone

    The Radiance Growtone

  • The Hungry Radiance Growtone

    The Hungry Radiance Growtone

  • The Sated Radiance Growtone

    The Sated Radiance Growtone

  • Battle: Open the Window

    Battle: Open the Window

Sublayer 1204[edit]

  • 72. Crashed the Crystal-Cobra Den!(x3 bunch)
  • 73. Hidden in the Moving Wall
  • 74. Sticking to the Shadows
  • 75. Through Shadows and Thorns
  • 76. Swallowed by the Snake

Challenges[edit]

Sublayer 1201[edit]

Challenges
  • Radiance Layer Challenge Course 1: Snake Bananza: Charged Climb(Banandium Gems x3)
  • Radiance Layer Challenge Course 2: Dim Lights in the Darkness(Banandium Gems x3)
  • Radiance Layer Battle Challenge 1: Antickoid x6(Banandium Gem x1)
  • Bananza Rehearsal: Snake Elder's Rehearsal Hall(Banandium Gems ×9, only available during postgame and requires collecting 600 Banandium Gems)

Sublayer 1202[edit]

Challenges
  • Radiance Layer Challenge Course 3: Arcade Country(Banandium Gems x3)
  • Radiance Layer Battle Challenge 2: Gloominoid x3(Banandium Gem x1)
  • Radiance Layer Battle Challenge 3: Trapantuloid x3(Banandium Gem x1)

Sublayer 1203[edit]

Challenges
  • Radiance Layer Challenge Course 4: Surfing in Shadow(Banandium Gems x3)
  • Radiance Layer Battle Challenge 4: Gloominoid and Illuminoid x5(Banandium Gem x1)
  • Radiance Layer Battle Challenge 5: Molevoloid x2(Banandium Gem x1)
  • Radiance Layer Battle Challenge 6: Crockoid x3(Banandium Gem x1)
  • Bonus Stage

Sublayer 1204[edit]

Challenges
  • Radiance Layer Challenge Course 5: Strong, Shady Clouds

Enemies[edit]

Fossils[edit]

Main article:Fossil
  • Banana Bird (×61)

    Banana Bird (×61)

  • Armadillo (×10)

    Armadillo (×10)

  • Sea Urchin (×1)

    Sea Urchin (×1)

Gallery[edit]

  • Blue lizards that appear throughout the Radiance Layer

    Blue lizards that appear throughout the Radiance Layer

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japanese砂漠さばくの階層かいそう[2]
Sabaku no Kaisō		Desert Stratum
Chinese(Simplified)沙漠的地层[3]
Shāmò de Dìcěng(Mandarin)
Sāmohk dīk Deihchàhng(Cantonese)		Desert Stratum
Chinese(Traditional)沙漠的地層[4]
Shāmò de Dìcěng(Mandarin)
Sāmohk dīk Deihchàhng(Cantonese)		Desert Stratum
DutchFonkellaag[5]Sparkle layer
FrenchStrate du désert[6]Desert stratum
GermanKristallschicht[7]Crystal Layer
ItalianLivello del deserto[8]Desert level
Korean사막의 계층[9]
Samak ui Gyecheung		Desert Layer
PolishWarstwa Błyszcząca[10]Shining Layer
Portuguese(Brazilian)Camada do deserto[11]:5:47:06Desert layer
RussianРегион «Светотень»[12]
Region «Svetoten'»		"Chiaroscuro" region
SpanishEstrato del desierto[13]Desert layer
Thaiชั้นเลื่อมประกาย[14]
Chán lʉ̂ʉam bpràgaai		Sparkling-sequin layer

References[edit]

  1. ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstIn-game area name
  2. ^拒絶トマトちゃん / ゲーム総合 (July 16, 2025).観る「ドンキーコング バナンザ」【ストーリー攻略プレイ動画】【Switch2】. Japanese. Retrieved from YouTube.
  3. ^losss (July 19, 2025).咚奇刚 蕉力全开 part04. Simplified Chinese. Retrieved September 26, 2025 from YouTube.
  4. ^AMU Game Channel (July 25, 2025).咚奇剛:蕉力全開 劇情攻略 (20) 沙漠的地層-地下1200、1201、1202層【共36個蕉鑽石】. Traditional Chinese. Retrieved September 26, 2025 from YouTube.
  5. ^MEGA album of DutchDonkey Kong Bananza screenshots
  6. ^OcariKnights (September 8, 2025).Enfin le désert ! - Donkey Kong Bananza #32 (0:57). French. Retrieved November 16, 2025 from YouTube.
  7. ^Domtendo (July 29, 2025).DONKEY KONG BANANZA 🍌 #38: Kristallschicht. German. Retrieved from YouTube.
  8. ^Mariuigi Khed (July 24, 2025).Donkey Kong Bananza ITA [Live 5]. Italian. Retrieved from YouTube.
  9. ^김용녀 (July 25, 2025).동키콩 바난자 [14화 DK! 비트를 줘! 새로운 바난자야!] (3:02). Korean. Retrieved from YouTube.
  10. ^ In-game name.Donkey Kong Bananza (Ver. 1.5.0). Nintendo. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  11. ^Uns Caras Que Jogam (July 17, 2025).DONKEY KONG BANANZA - Jogo Completo PT-BR (Full Gameplay). Portuguese. Retrieved from YouTube.
  12. ^Trueku (August 17, 2025).Donkey Kong Bananza / Донки Конг Бананза [SWITCH 2 Прохождение #8 СВАЛКА и ГОНКА] (1:14:15). Russian. Retrieved from YouTube.
  13. ^DarkPlayer GamingTV (July 20, 2025).DONKEY KONG BANANZA Juego Completo - Gameplay Español (Nintendo Switch 2) 4K (7:03:08). Spanish. Retrieved from YouTube.
  14. ^In-game name fromDonkey Kong Bananza
Donkey Kong Bananza
Playable charactersDonkey Kong •Pauline (Odd Rock)
AlliesFractonesArchitectone •Banandiumtonea •Bloomintone •Chiptone •Collectone •Constructone •Exploritone •Fragment •Fragmentone •Glamtone •Groovetones •Growtone •Hiddentone •Iron Jailer •Quiztone •Securitone •Seekertone •Smashintone •Stufftone •Styletone •Trustytone
EldersElephant Elder •Kong Elder •Ostrich Elder •Snake Elder •Zebra Elder
OthersCranky 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 •Quawksa •Rambi •Salvager Monkey •Snake •Snake Shopkeep •Squawksa •Singing Blusterwing •Zebra •Zebra Shopkeep
EnemiesVoid CompanyAntickoid •Batteroid •Buzzoid •Crockoid •Glitzoid •Gloominoid •Illuminoid •Molevoloid •Muckoid •Munchoid •Peekaboopoid •Rolluskoid •Squeeloid •Stompoid •Trailfinoid •Trapantuloid •Wallopoid •VoidCo Bongo Blaster •VoidCo Spike-Ball Spitter
Kremling KrewArmy •K. Wallopoid •Kaboom •Klaptrap •Kritter •Necky •Zinger
BossesAbracajabya •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 appearancesBanana Bird •Candy Konga •Chunky Konga •Clappera •Enguarde •Ghastly Kinga •Glimmer •Gnawty •KAOS •Lanky Kong •Lord Fredrika •Lurchin •Ninja Konga •Professor Chops •Squitter •Tiny Konga •Tucksa •Winky •Wrinkly Konga
ObstaclesCrumbly Bridge •Fiery rain •Flaming barrel •Iron Ball •Lightning •Poison •Poison plant •Ring of fire •Spiky Ball •Tornado
BananzasKong Bananza •Zebra Bananza •Ostrich Bananza •Elephant Bananza •Snake Bananza
Terrain typesApple •Bacon •Bananaa •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 objectsBanandium GemsIngot 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
OtherAncient 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 bananaa •Poster •Red Balloon •Seismic Splitter •Snake switch •Statuea •Surfboarda •Swap Harp •Synthetic Sun •Terravoider •Tire •Treasure chest •Tuning fork •Updraft fan •Void Stake •Warp Barrela •Warp Gong •Watermelon •Zip line
Moves and abilitiesBrake 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
LocationsLayersDK Islanda •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
OthersAll-You-Can-Eat Tower •Battle Challenge •Banana hoarda •Bonus Stage •Challenge Course •Chip Exchange •DK's Tree House •Fossil Museum •Gangplank Galleona •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 RushaEmerald 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)
MiscellaneousAll-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-Talkiea •The ABCs of DK! •Staff •VoidCo IntelliSense Specs
a Exclusive to theDK Island & Emerald Rush DLC