Roysten

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Roysten is a recurring goldfish in the Banjo-Kazooie series. Roysten has had to put up with a lot of pain through most of his existence. Initially, he lived in a goldfish bowl in Banjo's house. Roysten would swim around repeatedly in his fishbowl, and every so often, he'd tap the side of his bowl three times. When Banjo and his friends were celebrating the rescue of Banjo's younger sister Tooty at the end of Banjo-Kazooie, Mumbo Jumbo the shaman was seen grilling Roysten on Banjo's barbecue. Roysten is still seen on the barbecue in Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge, the next game chronologically in the series.

At the start of Banjo-Tooie, the third game chronologically in the series, Banjo and his friends flee his house after a vengeful Gruntilda hurls a magic spell straight at the house. As a result, Roysten is hurled from the barbecue and becomes stuck underneath a rock near the front of the house which collapsed on him from the resulting rubble. When Banjo later investigates the rock, Roysten begs Banjo to break the rock so that he can escape. Banjo comes back when he has learned the Bill Drill move, so that he can break away the rock for Roysten, who then asks to be returned to some water. When Banjo puts Roysten in the nearby river, Roysten teaches Banjo a move that increases the speed of his swimming, and also increases the amount of time that he can stay underwater.

During the character parade at the end of Banjo-Tooie, Roysten turns up in another unfortunate situation. He's blackened to a crisp on a plate, with Bottles the Mole sitting at the table ready to eat him for dinner.

It is not known how, but at some point between Banjo-Tooie and Grabbed by the Ghoulies, Roysten gets taken to Ghoulhaven Hall, owned by the eccentric Baron von Ghoul. He is placed in a goldfish bowl in the mansion's schoolroom, and resumes swimming around and tapping the side of the bowl three times every so often.

Roysten also appears in the Game Boy Advance game Banjo-Pilot. He can be seen on a shelf in the game's Trophy Room.

List of appearances

• Banjo-Kazooie (1998) Nintendo 64
• Banjo-Tooie (2000) Nintendo 64
• Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge (2003) Game Boy Advance
• Grabbed by the Ghoulies (2003, cameo) Xbox
• Banjo-Pilot (2005) Game Boy Advance
• Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (2008) Xbox 360

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