The Banana Vacuum is an item / power-up in Minion Rush. It is a purple and gray vacuum attached to a backpack. The Banana Vacuum will spawn randomly during runs. When ran into, the vacuum will be attached to the back of the player's Minion, and will suck up every Banana near the player until its time runs out. In the Jelly Lab versions and before it could be purchased and upgraded in the Shop. During the 5-Year Celebration/Gru's Lair versions, this power-up was not available as stand-alone gadget, but was upgradable via some costume upgrades, where these costumes featured it. As of the Massive 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.
The Banana Vacuum appears in nearly every secret or special area in the game, with the exception of the big slide in Minion Beach (where the Banana Splitter can be found instead). The only locations where there is no Banana Vacuum before entering their secret areas are Super Silly Fun Land and The Volcano.
Banana Vacuum, Banana Level-Up and Fluffy Unicorn (in previous versions) help the player collect more Bananas when the given task requires it or to fill the Hall of Jam. In the old version, special pods were always available in the Shop in order to cash collected Bananas in. Historically, when tilt controls existed in the game, The Vacuum, along with the Splitter, Minion Shield, Freeze Ray, Minion Launcher and PX-41 was one of several items that did not require the player to tilt the screen to use.
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