Bottles
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| Bottles | |
 Bottles in Nuts & Bolts. |
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| Game(s) | Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Tooie, Banjo-Pilot, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts |
| Home | Bottles' House, Jinjo Village ; Showdown Town |
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“Hello! I'm Bottles, remember? I used to be dead, but fortunately I got over that.”
—Bottles, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Bottles is a main recurring character in the Banjo-Kazooie series.
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Biography
Bottles is a mole who suffers from short-sightedness and wears thick "coke-bottle"-framed glasses. He previously lived in Jinjo Village, wherein his domicile was "Bottles' House," where he lived with his wife, Mrs. Bottles, and their two children, Goggles and Speccy. Bottles also has a brother named Jamjars and a distant relative named Bozzeye. Bottles frequents Spiral Mountain to visit Tooty, Banjo and Kazooie. He, for no apparent reason, has immense knowledge of moves able to executed by bears with birds in their backpacks. He is also the captain of the moles' soccer team, who frequently play matches against the Jinjos. Bottles has suffered death at the hands of Gruntilda, although he was soon resurrected by Banjo and Kazooie. Currently, he lives and works in Showdown Town as a tour guide.
In the Games
Banjo-Kazooie
In Banjo-Kazooie, Bottles is a very important part of Banjo and Kazooie's quest: he teaches them the moves that get them through Gruntilda's Lair and the various worlds within. He also summons a Flight Pad during the final battle when Grunty takes to the skies.
Bottles' Bonus
- Full article: Bottles' Bonus
Bottles also plays a side role in the game: after opening the Sandcastle in Treasure Trove Cove, if the player uses first-person view in Banjo's house to look at the picture of Bottles above the fireplace, a "moving picture" puzzle will begin. For each puzzle that is successfully completed, Bottles will give an aesthetic cheat code that changes Banjo and Kazooie's appearances in some way.
Banjo-Tooie
At the start of Banjo-Tooie, he is killed off almost immediately and is, for the duration of the game, replaced instead by his army veteran brother, Sergeant Jamjars. Bottles' wife and children also appear in the game, and are never made the wiser about his demise.
His spirit does play a small part in the second game, however. In Spiral Mountain, standing near Bottles' spirit and pressing 
or 
will cause him to make a comment about his situation. He also communicates (apparently telepathically) with Banjo and Kazooie at his molehills scattered around the area. Pressing or at one of the molehills will cause a menu with two or three moves from Banjo-Kazooie to be displayed (per molehill), and selecting one will cause Bottles' spirit to briefly review the move for those who are just playing a Banjo game for the first time, or simply need a refresher.
In addition, the prototype Amaze-O-Gaze Glasses, given to Banjo and Kazooie by Bottles' daughter Goggles, were being developed by Bottles before his untimely death.
Just before the end of the game, Banjo and Kazooie bring Bottles back to life using the Big-O-Blaster, directly after they use it to restore King Jingaling from zombification.
Bottles' Revenge
- Full article: Bottles' Revenge
Bottles Revenge is a competitive side-game in Banjo-Tooie in which a second player can control baddies during the single-player quest, using a demonic version of Bottles.
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Bottles appears in Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts as a tourist information officer in Showdown Town, a job fitting of his teaching nature. He, like other returning characters, sports a new design: he now has legs and his claws are distinctly colored. He also has a new suit, likely a work uniform for his job as tour guide. He also appears as an actor in the Nutty Acres, LOGBOX 720, Banjoland, and Jiggosseum game worlds and in the Test-O-Track during the L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges Downloadable Content. In the final cutscene he is seen outside Banjo's House after Grunty's defeat to watch Banjo collect the deeds for Spiral Mountain.
Additionally, in Spiral Mountain, a grave marking the spot of Bottles' death in Banjo-Tooie appears, with an Info Point describing it. There is also a single molehill just beyond Banjo's house.
Banjo-Pilot
Bottles appears as the "host" character and also an unlockable playable racer in Banjo-Pilot. His stats are as follows:
- Top Speed: 5/5
- Acceleration: 4/5
- Handling: 4/5
Grabbed by the Ghoulies (Cameo)
In Grabbed by the Ghoulies, pictures of Devil Bottles can be found around Ghoulhaven Hall.
Quotes
From Banjo-Tooie
- "Hey, I was the star of Banjo-Kazooie! Who's going to help you now I'm dead?"
- "Hurry up and get after the witch! Can't you see I am decaying down there?"
- "Oh no! Various insects are taking an interest in my corpse..."
- "Which ability would you like to know more about? Press up or down on the
to highlight an option, then 
to select it. Or press 
to return to your urgent mole-restoring quest. Come on, hurry up! Get after that witch and find a way of bringing me back to life!" - ANGEL BOTTLES: ...I am Bottles' evil spirit!
BANJO: You don't look very evil...
KAZOOIE: Yeah. You look like a nice ghost...
{Angel Bottles transforms into Devil Bottles}
BANJO: Oh dear. - KAZOOIE: You fiendish ghoul!
DEVIL BOTTLES: I am, aren't I?
From Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
- "Hello! I'm Bottles, remember? I used to be dead, but fortunately I got over that. This is the town's tourist information booth, where you can find all kinds of help and info if you get stuck."
- Stop 'n' Swop Truth
- "I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you, and we couldn't show that in a game with this rating. Put it out of your mind and think happy thoughts! Thanks for the Notes!"
- "Are you losing the plot, Banjo? You don't have enough Notes!"
- "I know we go way back, but I'm not a charity! Cough up!"
- "What's this, trying to swindle your old friend now? For shame!"
Useless Rubbish
The following quotes are answers to questions in Bottles' Useless Rubbish menu.
- Are you of any use?
- "No, I'm useless. I can't even see where I'm going! Is that what you wanted to hear? So harsh..."
- Where's Mrs. Bottles?
- "Mrs. Bottles was mowed down by Grunty in one of her vehicles. Wait, I said earlier that she was safe at home in Spiral Mountain, didn't I? Er..."
- Did you enjoy being dead?
- "Well, it has its plus points, but on the whole I'd have to say the mortal coil-shuffling experience is overrated."
- What do you know about KI3?
- "I heard it's going to star Mighty Bottles. I'm knitting myself a bandana just in case that turns out to be true!"
- Can you tell me how to win?
- "Easy. Play better! Be less rubbish! Didn't expect THAT, did you?"
- Any fashion advice?
- "I hear the trilby is very fashionable amongst the programming fraternity nowadays..."
Nicknames
Bottles, like many other characters in the Banjo-Kazooie series, has been given many (frequently mocking) nicknames by other characters. The following is a list of these nicknames, the game they first appeared in, and who uses them.
Nicknames in Banjo-Kazooie
- Goggle Boy (by Kazooie)
- Geeky (by Kazooie)
- Worm Breath (by Kazooie)
- Jam Jars (by Kazooie)
- Specky (by Kazooie)
- Bottle Boy (by Kazooie)
- Root Muncher (by Kazooie)
- Short Stuff (by Kazooie)
- Squinty (by Kazooie)
- Beetle Breath (by Kazooie)
- Bogeyes (by Kazooie)
- Goggles (by Kazooie)
- Bug Slurper (by Kazooie)
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