“ Leave me alone! I haven't eaten all day and your pink hair is giving me a headache. ” —Charles
A Hungry Monkey (サンタの好きなもの…, Santa no Suki na Mono…, lit. Santa's Favorite Thing…) is an event in Tomba!. This event introduces a new character, Charles, which is going to appear multiple times in the game.
Objective[]
Find some bananas for the hungry monkey in Village of All Beginnings.
Walkthrough[]
When you first gain control of Tomba, a monkey will be standing under a tree on the right side of the screen. When you approach the monkey, it will jump up into the tree. To follow him, jump from the pile of rocks to the left, towards the middle of the tree. Tomba will grab onto a hidden branch in the middle of the tree. Hold 🡸 or 🡺 to start swinging. After building up Tomba's swing, hold 
then press and hold the jump button. Tomba will reach the top of the tree. Either talk to or jump on the monkey to activate the event, A Hungry Monkey.
The monkey rejects Tomba and tells that he is hungry. After clearing the fog and jumping across to the Forest of All Beginnings to the right, there is a small hut with an opening. Keep walking to end of the hut to enter the Ol' Pond.
Once there, walk up to the turtle and watch the cutscene. The fisherman will give you bananas at the same time as you activate the event I Can't Swim..., which will be cleared much later in the game. Now that you have the bananas, go back to the monkey and give him the bananas.
He will apologize and introduce himself as Charles. In return for giving him the bananas, he will teach Tomba the ability Animal Dash. The event is cleared.
- It should be noted that it is possible to obtain Animal Dash from a chest in the Mansion, in which case this event can no longer be triggered.
In other languages[]
| Language | In-game name | Meaning/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| French | Singe affamé | |
| German | Hungriger Affe | |
| Italian | Scimmia affamata | Trova del cibo per la scimmia. |
| Japanese | サンタの好きなもの… (Santa no Suki na Mono…) | Santa's Favorite Thing… |
| Spanish | Mono Hambriento | La fruta favorita de charles |
| Swedish | En hungrig apa | "A hungry monkey" |
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Trivia[]
- If the player would happen to miss Charles in this event, a dwarf on the right side of the fountain in Charity Square will mention him.