{"id":1258333,"date":"2026-03-02T16:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T16:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/614706\/layer-name-banandium-gem-locations-in-donkey-kong-bananza-template-make-a-copy"},"modified":"2026-03-02T16:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T16:34:22","slug":"the-junction-banandium-gem-locations-in-donkey-kong-bananza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-junction-banandium-gem-locations-in-donkey-kong-bananza\/","title":{"rendered":"The Junction Banandium Gem locations in Donkey Kong Bananza"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-junction-banandium-gem-locations-in-donkey-kong-bananza.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/donkey-kong-bananza\/553063\">Donkey Kong Bananza<\/a><\/em>, you\u2019ll hit <strong>The Junction<\/strong> after completing the Forest or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/donkey-kong-bananza-guides-dk\/614416\/freezer-layer-banandium-gem-golden-banana-locations-list-map-all\">Freezer Layer<\/a>. It\u2019s another small layer, similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/donkey-kong-bananza-guides-dk\/614327\/the-divide-layer-banandium-gem-golden-banana-locations-list-map\">The Divide<\/a>, but it still has some <strong>Banandium Gems<\/strong> that can be tricky to find if you\u2019re not paying attention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The Junction is mostly just a small pathway forward and it\u2019ll initially be covered with void goo. As you clean it up, more bananas and areas will reveal themselves, ripe for the taking. You will actually need to complete the story in both the Forest and Freezer Layers to continue in this area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Below, we list where to find all of the Banandium Gems in <strong>The Divide<\/strong> we\u2019ve found so far in <em>Donkey Kong Bananza<\/em>. We\u2019re still updating this guide with more golden bananas as we find them.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\" id=\"sublayer-700-banandium-gems\">Sublayer 700 Banandium Gems<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">We\u2019ve found <strong>13 Banandium Gems<\/strong> in Sublayer 700 in The Junction.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-freezer-path-s-special-scoop\">#1: Freezer Path\u2019s Special Scoop<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-junction-banandium-gem-locations-in-donkey-kong-bananza-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">After you clear the void on the Freezer Layer path, head back to the area you dropped in from. You&#8217;ll see a gem sticking out of a now revealed lump of snow.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-freezer-path-s-special-scoop\">#2: Cooled Off Inflammonite!<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-junction-banandium-gem-locations-in-donkey-kong-bananza-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">This is acquired once you defeat the final boss of Freezer Layer. Jump down the hole and you&#8217;ll get an orange gem worth five bananas.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-freezer-path-s-special-scoop\">#3: Freezer Path\u2019s Hidden Snack<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-junction-banandium-gem-locations-in-donkey-kong-bananza-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Once you finish the Freezer Layer, follow the path down until you reach the void device. Smash it to clear the void in the area and then walk back up the path. You&#8217;ll now see a concrete wall on the wall opposite the void device. Either break it through regular means or let the turrets shoot it to get a gem inside.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\" id=\"4\">#4: ???<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">This Banandium Gem is skipped over in the collection screen, which may mean that it requires beating the game first to unlock.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-freezer-path-s-special-scoop\">#5: Forest Path\u2019s Birdbrain<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-junction-banandium-gem-locations-in-donkey-kong-bananza-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">After you clear the void on the Forest Layer path, head back to the area you dropped in from. You&#8217;ll see a gem sticking out the dirt snake&#8217;s head now.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-freezer-path-s-special-scoop\">#6: Uprooted Abracajabrya!<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-junction-banandium-gem-locations-in-donkey-kong-bananza-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">After completing the Forest Layer and jumping down the hole to the Divide, you&#8217;ll be greeted by a gem worth five bananas.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-freezer-path-s-special-scoop\">#7: Forest Path\u2019s Hidden Snack<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-junction-banandium-gem-locations-in-donkey-kong-bananza-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">After clearing the void on the Forest Layer path, you&#8217;ll see a gem in the wall across from the void device. This one is locked behind a wall, though, so you&#8217;ll have to climb all the way around to the other side to find an opening to reach it.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\" id=\"4\">#8: ???<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">This Banandium Gem is skipped over in the collection screen, which may mean that it requires beating the game first to unlock.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-freezer-path-s-special-scoop\">#9: Cleared the Way to Clash Point!<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-junction-banandium-gem-locations-in-donkey-kong-bananza-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Clear the void on the Freezer Layer path and a gem will spawn on the main walkway.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-freezer-path-s-special-scoop\">#10: Clash Point\u2019s Hidden Snack<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-junction-banandium-gem-locations-in-donkey-kong-bananza-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Once you have cleared the void from both areas, walk down either of the diagonal stone paths towards the center area. Before you get there, you&#8217;ll notice a platform you can land on jutting out from the back of the central area. Jump down to it, break the wall within, and get a gem.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-freezer-path-s-special-scoop\">#11: Battle: A Fiery Fracas<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-junction-banandium-gem-locations-in-donkey-kong-bananza-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">After clearing the void on the Freezer Layer path, take the stone pathway to the central area. Look down when you reach it and you&#8217;ll see a ruin that can be opened by paying the Constructone 600 gold. You&#8217;ll have to defeat two crockoids inside by drawing the turret&#8217;s fire into them.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-freezer-path-s-special-scoop\">#12: A Target on the Run<\/h3>\n<div class=\"c-image-slider alignwide wp-block-vox-media-image-slider\">\n<div class=\"c-image-slider__caption\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-junction-banandium-gem-locations-in-donkey-kong-bananza-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-junction-banandium-gem-locations-in-donkey-kong-bananza-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Unlock the Ancient Ruin on the right side of the central area after clearing the void from the Forest Layer and paying the Constructone 1,000 gold. You&#8217;ll have to do an auto scroller level where you dodge turrets here. Pass the first stretch and you&#8217;ll get a gem.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-freezer-path-s-special-scoop\">#13: Out-of-Range Perch<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-junction-banandium-gem-locations-in-donkey-kong-bananza-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">From the above banana, look ahead to the next stretch. You&#8217;ll see a concrete wall that you need to pass through, but there&#8217;s a smaller concrete wall above that. Climb up there and let the turrets smash it to get a secret banana.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-freezer-path-s-special-scoop\">#14: Target Escaped<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-junction-banandium-gem-locations-in-donkey-kong-bananza-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Ride all the way to the end of the ruins and you&#8217;ll get this banana at the very end near the exit as usual.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-freezer-path-s-special-scoop\">#15: Cranky\u2019s Junction Rant<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-junction-banandium-gem-locations-in-donkey-kong-bananza-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">While standing on the area above the teeleporter gong, look way up in the sky. You&#8217;ll see two floating platforms. Throw a dirt chunk at the top one to bring Rambi down and access the one behind it easier. Bring down the second platform with another dirt chunk to find Cranky Kong.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/donkey-kong-bananza-guides-dk\/614706\/junction-banandium-gem-golden-banana-locations-list-map-all\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Donkey Kong Bananza, you\u2019ll hit The Junction after completing the Forest or Freezer Layer. It\u2019s another small layer, similar to The Divide, but it still has some Banandium Gems that can be tricky to find if you\u2019re not paying attention. The Junction is mostly just a small pathway forward and it\u2019ll initially be covered with void goo. As you clean it up, more bananas and areas will reveal themselves, ripe for the taking. You will actually need to complete the story in both the Forest and Freezer Layers to continue in this area. Below, we list where to find all of the Banandium Gems in The Divide we\u2019ve found so far in Donkey Kong Bananza. 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