The Banana Level-Up is an item / power-up in Minion Rush.
Prior to the Massive Unity Update, this powerup was referred to as the Banana Splitter. In the Jelly Lab versions and before it could be purchased and upgraded in the Shop. In the 5-Year Celebration/Gru's Lair versions, this power-up was not available as stand-alone gadget, but could be upgradable via some costume upgrades. As of the Unity Update, the powerup is no longer tied to costumes and can be upgraded. When upgraded enough times (indicated by the number of lightning bolts on the powerup), it will increase in rarity. It is unlocked from the start of the game during your 3rd run.
Description[]
The Banana Level-Up appears to be some sort of banana juice or smoothie, taking on the appearance of a juicebox with a straw.
The old design, when it was called the Banana Splitter, looks like a banana split. After unlocking the power-up, it will appear randomly during runs.
Once the item is collected during a run, each Banana is upgraded by one tier (single bananas become banana bunches, banana bunches become banana baskets, and banana baskets become king bananas)
The Banana Level-Up, along with the Banana Vacuum is one of the few items to appear in secret areas/special areas of the game's locations. They appear notably in the Tall Slide in Minion Beach, a special PX-Lab in The Arctic Base, the special inside of the Great Pyramid of Giza in The Pyramids, in the Workout Room in Bratt's Lair, but having one Banana Splitter/Level-Up before springing out of the movie theater in The Mall was discontinued as of version 6.1.0 in October 2018. It does not appear in the secret areas of the rest game areas, which contain only the Banana Vacuum, with the exception of the roller coaster in Super Silly Fun Land and the minecart in The Volcano (there is no power-up before entering).
Because the Banana Level-Up significantly increases the amount of Bananas collected, it is among the quickest ways to earn a lot of Bananas during runs, along with the Fluffy Unicorn ( in previous versions) and Banana Vacuum. When tilt controls existed in the game, The Banana Splitter/Level-Up, Banana Vacuum, Freeze Ray, Minion Shield, Minion Launcher and PX-41 are some of the few items in the game that do not allow the player to tilt the screen to use. The powerup can be combined with the Banana Vacuum to suck up all the upgraded bananas on the path at once.
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Trivia[]
- When the Banana Level-Up is active, all bananas will be surrounded with a yellow glow, making them easier to spot.
- In Update 2.0.1. (the Jelly Lab Update), the Banana Splitter must be unlocked (if not unlocked previously) on level 26.
- For the older versions still active, if the player has purchased the Golden Banana, the Banana Splitter will combine to give the player four bananas per banana picked up.
- In the original versions of Minion Rush (before Jelly Lab appeared), Banana Splitters that lasted for an entire run would be awarded to the player for collecting three Bapples during a daily event.