The Luxury Banana is a health recovery item in Mother 3, restoring approximately 120 HP to the character it is used on during and outside of battles. However, in the plot of Mother 3, their ability to make a character of Pork Bean slip when running or driving over one is used repeatedly; they are also repeatedly used or referenced in conjunction with Fassad, as he is repeatedly shown to love Luxury Bananas. It is implied that Ancient Bananas are simply Luxury Bananas that have gone rotten, as they lose the ability to heal a character but can be used in-battle to make an enemy slip and take damage.