AiAi

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AiAi
AiAi, from Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.
Appearances
First appearance	Super Monkey Ball
Game appearances	Sega Superstars Sonic Riders Sega Superstars Tennis Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Sonic Forces (cameo) Sega Heroes Sonic Colors: Ultimate (cameo) Sonic Rumble Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (upcoming)
Appearances in other media	Archie Comics
Actor(s)
Japanese voice	Kaoru Morota
Biographical overview
Birthplace	Monkey Island
Residence	Jungle Island
Relative(s)	MeeMee (wife) Baby (son)
Species	Monkey
Physical description
Gender	Male
Fur	Brown
Skin	Peach
Eyes	Brown
Attire	Orange shirt with an "A" Blue backpack Blue Overalls
Alignment and character traits
Alignment	Good
Affiliation(s)	Super Monkey Ball team
Favorite food	Bananas
Likes	Bananas MeeMee Baby
Dislikes	Dr. Bad-Boon
Powers and abilities
Moves and techniques	Kick Dash Tornado Trick Action All-Star Move
Ability type	Power

Eek eek! AiAi doesn't know where he is, but he's happy to meet you! Do you have a banana?

— AiAi, Sega Heroes

AiAi (アイアイ, AiAi^?) is the main protagonist of the Super Monkey Ball franchise. He is obsessed with bananas and likes fighting evil on the island, alongside his friends and family. Although he may seem crazy for bananas, AiAi really does care about his friends and family and would do almost anything for them.

AiAi has appeared several times in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

Quick Answers

What makes AiAi obsessed with bananas in Super Monkey Ball?

AiAi, the main character in Super Monkey Ball, is obsessed with bananas. This obsession is central to his adventures, where he saves Jungle Island and his family from threats like Dr. Bad-Boon. His love for bananas motivates his actions and is a key theme in the series.

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What are the similarities between AiAi and a barbary macaque?

AiAi from the Super Monkey Ball series resembles a barbary macaque with his short, stubby tail and rounded ears. Both have brown eyes and a small scruff of hair. AiAi's design later added a blue backpack and red cheeks.

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In what ways has AiAi appeared in the Sonic the Hedgehog series?

AiAi, known from 'Super Monkey Ball,' has appeared in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He featured in 'Sonic Riders,' 'Sega Superstars,' 'Sega Superstars Tennis,' 'Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing,' and 'Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.' AiAi also made cameos in 'Sonic Forces' and 'Sonic Colors: Ultimate.' In Archie Comics, he participated in an interdimensional racing event.

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Why is AiAi's shirt significant in the Super Monkey Ball franchise?

AiAi's shirt is a key part of his recognizable look in the Super Monkey Ball franchise. It helps define his character as the main protagonist, known for his love of bananas and his mission to save Jungle Island and MeeMee from Dr. Bad-Boon.

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Game appearances

Sonic Riders

In Sonic Riders, AiAi appears as an unlockable character, along with the Sega Carnival track containing references to the Super Monkey Ball series. In this game, AiAi is a Power Type character, although, thanks to his small stature, he is easily pushed around. His signature Extreme Gear is the BANANA, and when attacking, he enters a Monkey Ball and uses it to knock into his opponents.

AiAi has the following stats in gameplay:

Image	Type	Stats
		Dash	Limit	Power	Cornering
	Power	★★★	★★★★	★★★	★★

Sega All-Stars series

Sega Superstars

In Sega Superstars, AiAi appears with a minigame based on his own series of games where the player has to use their own body to move him around and get to the end in time, like his own games.

Sega Superstars Tennis

In Sega Superstars Tennis, AiAi makes an appearance as a playable characters with other Sega characters, like NiGHTS and Ulala. In this game and from now on, he has his updated appearance.

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

In Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, AiAi makes a playable appearance driving a racer called the Blazing Banana which is modeled after his favorite obsession: Bananas. his All-Star Move has him rolling around in his monkey ball with friends while running over anyone that gets in his way.

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

In Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, AiAi once again makes an appearance as a playable character with the same vehicle from the previous racing game, though slightly redesigned to look more like a conventional drag race car and with the ability to transform into plane and boat forms like the rest of the game's vehicles.

Sonic Forces

In Sonic Forces, AiAi doesn't appears in person. However, a Costume of him can be unlocked in the game with the game's bonus edition.

Sonic Colors: Ultimate

In Sonic Colors: Ultimate, AiAi makes a cameo appearance as one of the many optional profile icons available in the Customize menu.

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

In Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, AiAi is confirmed to return as a playable character, and his personal machine is the Banana Cruiser. The DLC that introduces him will release in January 2026.

In other media

Books and comics

Archie Comics

AiAi, from Sonic Universe #45.

In the Archie Comics, AiAi appeared in Sonic Universe #45 as one of the racers in the story. Doctor Eggman had plans of conquering his world and taking Jungle Islands' banana horde for a lifetime supply of smoothies.

Merchandise

AiAi included in the Sonic 2003 Happy Meal toys.

In the 2003 set of Sonic Happy Meal McDonald's toys, Sega included a toy starring AiAi in a Super Monkey Ball themed, banana grabbing game. He was the only non-Sonic character included in that set. This toy was also one of Sega's free giveaways at the E3 convention in 2003.

Trivia

• He has the same name as the Japanese name for Coconuts.
• AiAi is the only non-Sonic character that is on the American cover of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.

References

Non-Sonic characters

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