Mumbo Jumbo, best Shaman in all game, from Banjo-Kazooie for the #RareReplayArtJam that was hosted on tumblr.

Mostly I just wanted to draw something simple for my second character after drawing the detailed-infused monstrosity that is Ze Professor.

I'm honestly surprised I've never drawn this goofy skull-faced jerk before when I've said multiple times he's one of my favorite characters from this series. He almost feels like the symbol of the Banjo-Kazooie franchise as much as Banjo and Kazooie are. Plus I love that while he's obviously a good guy, he's also a bit of a trickster and thinks it's hilarious to just turn people into washing machines.

I will say that I almost wish Banjo-Tooie used an expansion pak because nothing was more frustrated than being super stoked that Mumbo Jumbo is finally playable, he's finally going to be a character...and like 80% of the NPCs say "Sorry, I only speak to Banjo or Kazooie" and just ignore poor Mumbo, and his gameplay is basically a glorified switch to make things do stuff. I kind of wanted to explore levels as Mumbo. But Mumbo was slow, he didn't learn any new moves (although him having a different spell each world was neat from a game design perspective), and he didn't feel as magical as I was expecting him to. Banjo-Tooie is still one of my favorite games ever but Mumbo being almost an afterthought kinda stung.

And, like most of my favorite Banjo-Kazooie characters, I have no idea what the hell his species is supposed to be.