(Created page with "thumb|In ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance)The '''Banana Hoard''' is Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong's bounty of countless bananas, usually located in a grotto called the '''banana cave'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet, page 6. "''“Take a look inside your banana cave. You’re in for a big surprise!” Cranky cackled.''"</ref> directly below DK's Tree House. The Banana Hoard first appears in ''Donkey Kong...")
[[File:Banana Hoard.png|thumb|InBanana Hoard in boss arena ''Donkey Kong Country''<ref>''Donkey (GameKong BoyCountry'' Advance)Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1994, p. 38 - "'''''VERY GNAWTY'S LAIR:''' King K. Rool has appointed some tough customers to guard portions of Donkey Kong's hoard while he figures out what to do with all of the bananas.''"</ref>]]The '''Banana Hoard''' is [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]]'s bounty of countless [[banana]]s, usually located in a grotto called the '''banana cave'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet, page 6. "''“Take a look inside your banana cave. You’re in for a big surprise!” Cranky cackled.''"</ref> directly below [[DK's Tree House]]. The Banana Hoard first appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', and makes several of its appearances within the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]]. The Banana Hoard is desirable to various villain groups, usually the [[Kremling Krew]], whose motives for stealing it have been mostly unclear (although it is suggested to be because of their potassium and Vitamin A),<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet, page 4 - "'''''IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NITE...:''' They coveted Donkey Kong's banana stockpile, the largest on the island, and probably in the world. A treasure in potassium and Vitamin A.''"</ref> but it has sometimes been stolen by other villain groups, such as the [[Tiki Tak Tribe]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', who used the pulp of the bananas as a source to create an army of [[Tiki]]s.
