What Is Chimpanzini Bananini? Plus, Other Italian Brainrot Animals

If you’re wondering why you keep seeing a green monkey inside a big banana on your TikTok feed, then you’ve met Chimpanzini Bananini! This popular creature is part of the Italian brainrot trend of AI-generated hybrid characters that has gone viral on social media. Chimpanzini Bananini has a rich backstory, so keep reading to find out more about his origin and other related characters you might see on your feed!

Chimpanzini Bananini Explained

Chimpanzini Bananini is a green chimpanzee whose body is stuck inside a giant banana. The character is AI-generated and was first posted on TikTok in March 2025 by @alexey_pigeon. Chimpanzini Bananini is one of the main creatures featured in the Italian brainrot trend on TikTok.

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Who is Chimpanzini Bananini?

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Chimpanzini Bananini is an AI-generated chimp/banana hybrid character. Chimpanzini Bananini is an Italian brainrot character that looks like a green chimpanzee with a large banana instead of a body. The original image doesn’t show him with limbs, but other images show him with arms and legs coming out from holes in his banana peel.
- Check out the original Chimpanzini Bananini video on TikTok.
- Sometimes, the character is called Shimpanzini or Chimpanzinni Bananini.
Many other TikTokers have made their own stories or songs featuring Chimpanzini Bananini. Some show Chimpanzini Bananini being late for school or getting caught lying to another character, while others show how Chimpanzini Bananini as a baby and how he has evolved over time.^{[1]
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What is Chimpanzini Bananini’s backstory?

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There’s not a lot of official info on Chimpanzini Bananini. Even though Chimpanzini Bananini is one of the more popular Italian brainrot characters, the original video doesn’t explain a lot about how the creature came to be or what he does.
- One TikTok video from the creator’s account suggests that Chimpanzini Bananini is in love with Burbaloni Luliloli, a capybara and coconut hybrid, and is singing her an original song.
- Another TikTok video show Chimpanzini Bananini getting loaded into an ambulance after a severe accident and him successfully learning how to walk again.
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One TikTok says Chimpanzini Bananini was cursed with a banana body. User @ai.creature176 on TikTok recently posted a video explaining Chimpanzini Bananini started as a regular chimpanzee who loved to eat. When he came across a forbidden fruit, he ignored the warnings and ate it. When he woke up the next day, his skin turned green and his body and legs were stuck inside a large banana!
- Check out Chimpanizini Bananini’s backstory on TikTok.
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Some TikToks consider Chimpanzini Bananini dangerous if he’s provoked. While it’s not official lore, TikTok user @ugubago posted a video saying Chimpanzini Bananini is extremely smart and good at hiding because it can look like a regular banana. It’s said if you try to take off or remove the banana peel, Chimpanzini Bananini will attack you right away.
- Watch the breakdown of Chimpanzini Bananini’s abilities on Tiktok.

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How did Chimpanzini Bananini get started?

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Chimpanzini Bananini first appeared in a TikTok video in March 2025. Tiktok user @alexey_pigeon is one of the original creators of characters in the Italian brainrot trend. On March 13, 2025, they posted the video featuring Chimpanzini Bananini with the narration saying: “Chimpanzini Bananini! Wa wa wa! Bananuchi monkey monkey monkey yuchi.” Since it’s been uploaded, it has gotten over 4 million likes.
- Watch Chimpanzini Bananini in the original TikTok video.

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Other Chimpanzini Brainrot Characters

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More chimp/plant hybrids are introduced in Chimpanzini Bananini’s video. Even though Chimpanzini Bananini became the most popular creature from @alexey_pigeon’s TikTok video, several more are mentioned. While they don’t have deep lore like other brainrot characters, these characters are still really popular.
- Chimpanzini Cocosini: a brown chimp with a coconut for its upper body
- Chimpanzini Ananasini: a yellow chimp and pineapple hybrid
- Chimpanzini Cactocini: a green chimp and cactus hybrid
- Chimpanzini Strawbanini: a red chimp and strawberry hybrid
- Chimpanzini Grapalini: a green chimp covered in purple grapes and vines

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What is Italian brainrot?

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Italian brainrot is a viral series of AI-generated animal characters. When AI image generators started to become popular, users started making absurd mashups of animals and objects. TikTokers set these pictures to music and special effects, and then add nonsense words that narrated by a text-to-speech voice.^{[3]
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- Most characters have backstories and interact with the other characters in some way.
- Test your knowledge with our Italian brainrot animal quiz to see how well you recognize the characters.

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Popular Italian Brainrot Animals

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Tralalero Tralala Tralalero Tralala is one of the original Italian brainrot characters to appear online and was created by the deleted account @eZburger401. He looks like a great white shark that has 3 legs and wears blue Nike sneakers. He’s known for playing Fortnite with his sons and having a rivalry with Bombardiro Crocodilo, a bomber plane with the head of a crocodile.
- Check out Tralalaro Tralala on TikTok.
- Trying to understand the meaning of the video? Join in on the discussion on the “What's the meaning of tralalero tralala?” wikiHow forum page.
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Cappuccino Assassino Cappuccino Assassino is a cup of coffee that’s also a ninja assassin. He has 2 googly eyes and wears a Naruto headband. He has an angry look in his eyes and he’s ready to use the 2 katana swords he’s holding.
- Watch Cappuccino Assassino on TikTok.
- Cappuccina Ballerina is a similar character that is a ballerina with a coffee mug for a head. In some posts, the two are pictured in a relationship.
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Burbaloni Luliloli Burbaloni Luliloli is a capybara that has its body stuck inside of a large coconut. Burbaloni Luliloli is sometimes considered Chimpanzini Bananini’s love interest because he’s always serenading them with song.
- See more Burbaloni Luliloli on TikTok.
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Tung Tung Tung Sahur Tung Tung Tung Sahur was created by @noxaasht on TikTok in February 2025. This creature looks like an upright log with arms and legs, and he carries a baseball bat. Many people say the name comes from the sound of drumming to wake up people for the pre-fast Sahur meal during Ramadan.^{[4]
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- Watch Tung Tung Tung Sahur on TikTok.
- Legend says if you ignore Tung Tung Tung Sahur calling you 3 times, then he’ll visit your home.
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Lirilì Larilà Lirilì Larilà is a hybrid of an elephant and a cactus that wears large sandals on its feet. Lirilì Larilà also has a clock that can be used to control time when he’s in danger.
- Check out Lirilì Larilà on TikTok.
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Brr Brr Patapim Brr Brr Patapim was created by @ofuscabreno on TikTok in February 2025. He resembles a large troll with a large nose, arms and legs covered in leaves, and large feet. According to his backstory, a blue frog named Slim lives under his hat, and Brr Brr Patapim tries to get the frog to leave.
- Find more of Brr Brr Patapim on TikTok.
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Bombombini Gusini Bombombini Gusini is a large metal goose with the body of a fighter plane. According to his backstory, after betraying his brother Bombardiro Crocodilo during the Croco-Avian War, he was killed in battle.
- Watch Bombombini Gusini on TikTok
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Boneca Ambalabu Boneca Ambalabu was made by @ofuscabreno on TikTok in February 2025. He has the head of a frog, a rubber tire for a body, and human legs. According to his lore, Boneca Ambalabu is an evil entity that scientists haven’t figured out how to get rid of yet.
- Check out Boneca Ambalabu on TikTok.
- Want to see how Italian brainrot characters rank against each other? Check out our brainrot tier list.

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Why is Italian brainrot popular?

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The funny characters and goofy audio easily gets stuck in your head. Italian brainrot videos use a lot of nonsense words that are fun to say and the audio is really catchy, so people are more likely to talk about it and look it up. Because the character visuals are also silly mashups to look at, many people really love their designs.^{[5]
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- Making AI art is also really easy, so a lot of people make their own stories with the Italian brainrot character so they’re spread online even more.
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Italian brainrot is pretty harmless, but some adults are concerned. Italian brainrot is primarily gibberish and mostly uses random words that don’t have a real meaning. However, adults and teachers have raised concerns that brainrot is lowering their children’s attention span and making them lose focus faster.^{[6]
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- Some users are also worried that some of the words spoken translate into blasphemous or inappropriate comments.

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