Now that is finally in our destructive hands, fans think that 💧they've figured out what's going on with the timeline and why Pauline is so young.

You wouldn't think that a new 3D platformer starring would cause any confusion at all, but that hasn't been the case with Bananza. Not only have fans been conf🃏used that we're not getting the obvious sequel to Super Mario Odyssey, but they've also been scratching their heads 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:at the implied changes to the canon.

Spoilers for Donkey Kong Bananza's ending to fol💮low✅, as well as some interesting easter eggs and potential lore drops.

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Although all of the game's Kongs don't see❀m to have aged a day and even reference older games in the series, the confusion comes from the inclusion of Pauline, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:who is a 13-year-old in Bananza. This is strange considering we last saw her as a grown-up mayor in Odyssey, and it's even been suggested that she's been around since the origi๊nal Donkey Kong arcade game.

Why is Pauline young in Donkey Kong Bananza? Fans might have figured it out

But that's just a theory... a DONKEY KONG theory

All of these facts combined seemed to suggest that something weird is going on with Bananza's story, and that we might get confirmation in the game itself. That isn't reꦉally the case, though, as it's never explicitly said why Pauline is so young and whether it's a time-travel story of sorts.

That leaves us with some interesting theories about it all, with my favourit꧙e and most believable . They suggest that Bananza's story supports the theory that there are 🍨a few different generations of Mario and Donkey Kong characters.

The first is, of course, Cranky Kong who ha𝐆s been confirmed as the origi🥂nal DK in the past. The theory suggests that Lady and Jumpman are actually the grandparents of the current Mario and Pau✤line, since young Pauline constantly talks about her grandmother in Bananza and Lady's items can be found as collectibles from "days gone by".

, as if there was any doubt.

The only part of the theory that is a little confusing is all the stuff regarding Mario, since Nintendo seems adamant that he's the original Jumpman and somehow hasn't aged since taking on Cranky Kong. With the Mario movie showing us his dad, though, Nintendo could have relaxed a bit on that ru෴le, so it's not too far-fetched.

Overall, all of the theories that I'm seeing so far suggest that Bananza is a prequel to Odyssey . Of course🤡, 🌟that's implying that Nintendo even cares about a Mario timeline and that it matters at all, but that hasn't stopped fans from figuring it out on their own.

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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Donkey Kong Bananza
Action
Adventure
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5.0/10
Released
July 17, 2025
ESRB
♎ ꧂Everyone 10+ // Fantasy Violence
Developer(s)
Nintendo
Publisher(s)
Nintendo

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