New MultiVersus character is bad news for the guy who said 'if Banana Guard gets added I will cut my balls off'

Banana Guards are minor characters in Adventure Time. They look like banana popsicles, and aren't an obvious pick for the ensemble roster of Warner Bros fighting game MultiVersus, which could include lots of better-known cartoon characters. The Powerpuff Girls are expected, for instance, but there's still been no reveal. Banana Guard, however, just made the cut, and some fans just cannot accept it.

Before Banana Guard was confirmed with an introduction trailer today, the MultiVersus X account stoked rumors about the potassium-rich addition by mailing bananas to players and responding to speculation with banana puns like «we're peeling good about launch day.» It was hard to seriously doubt that Banana Guard was coming, but some players frantically convinced themselves it was a ruse.

Banana Guards Assemble! Welcome to #BananaFriday, MVPs! #MultiVersus pic.twitter.com/IiS8CNdll3May 17, 2024

When Banana Guard briefly appeared in a trailer posted before the announcement, for instance, one player carefully analyzed the video frame and concluded that Banana Guard was simply a placeholder. Why tweet all the banana emojis, then? A red herring, meant to trick players before the true reveal of another character. Maybe the bananas were pointing toward the chimpanzee evil genius Mojo Jojo, arch nemesis of the Powerpuff Girls?

Another, more confident, Reddit poster declared: «If banana guard gets added I will cut my balls off.» Sorry to their balls, but Banana Guard is definitely in the game. 

The disbelief stemmed from Banana Guard's relative obscurity and the timing. Along with The Joker, this is the big MultiVersus release addition—it's out in a couple weeks—and Banana Guard isn't just an offbeat character, but a minor offbeat character from a show that already has two characters on the MultiVersus roster. 

It's arguably the lack of a good reason to add Banana Guard that makes Banana Guard a good comedy pick, and lots of players appear to be enjoying the announcement, but as