10 Most Underrated Nintendo 64 Boss Battles
3. Mingy Jongo - Banjo-Tooie
Mumbo Jumbo is the skull-faced, ever present witch doctor in the Banjo games. He is a consistent support to Banjo and Kazooie who he famously refers to as bear and bird (this is a piece of trivia that will help us later).
Towards the end of the eighth level, Cloud Cuckoo Land, Banjo meets Mumbo and everything seems normal. At first...
Mumbo gets off of his seat, walks towards Banjo and whacks him with his magical staff, resulting in a loss of a honeycomb health bar.
The great thing about this shocking betrayal is that those gamers who entered Mumbos lair with only one honeycomb would have died not knowing the true reason behind Mumbo's sudden disdain towards Banjo.
Those eagle-eyed gamers will have realised something was wrong when Mumbo referred to Banjo and Kazooie by their names and not as bear and bird.
Indeed, Mumbo Jumbo hadn't joined the dark side and it was actually a disguise by Mingy Jongo - an android imposter!
Mingy's teleportation and fast-firing energy balls make him a tough robot to beat. Pairing that with the great reveal of his true identity makes him a truly underrated boss.
Mingy Jongo: the reason behind a whole generation's trust issues.