Best Donkey Kong Outfits To Unlock Early In Donkey Kong Bananza

In Donkey Kong Bananza, Donkey Kong outfits are comprised of three pieces: Ties, Britches, and Fur Color. Of these three cosmetics Donkey Kong can get, only Ties and Britches will provide some kind of in-game buff or other benefit. Fur Color is purely cosmetic.

In the first half of Donkey Kong Bananza, players travel through the Lagoon, Hilltop, Canyon, Freezer, and Forest layers, each of which features a Style Shop where DK and Pauline can unlock new looks. Follow this list of the best Donkey Kong outfits to get early in Donkey Kong Bananza to learn what you should buy first at each Style Shop.

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Current Layer Hazard Britches

Mitigate The Dangers Of The Current Layer With Britches

Many of the layers throughout Donkey Kong Bananza feature some kind of environmental hazard Donkey Kong and Pauline must avoid as they explore the level. For example, in the Canyon layer, you will be presented with Mud for the first time, a substance that significantly reduces DK’s movement speed and can’t be climbed.

Each of the Style Shops in these levels offers a set of Britches for Donkey Kong that can help mitigate some of the effects or reduce damage inflicted by these hazardous surfaces. These are worth picking up if you have the fossils, and can be upgraded to be more effective if you spend more Fossils to increase their stats.

In the first half of the game, look for the Traction Britches to make DK move faster in mud and snow, the Hot-Pink Britches to reduce damage taken from Ice Water, the Poison-Proof Britches to mitigate the damage dealt by poisonous water, and the Burn-Proof Britches to reduce the damage you take on fiery or lava surfaces.

Traction Britches

• Increases speed in mud and fresh snow by 20%
  • Can be upgraded once to increase speed by 30%, and again to increase speed by 40%
• To get the Traction Britches, DK Bananza players must buy them from the Canyon layer Style Shop for 5x Leaf fossils, which can only be found within the Canyon layer (and its sublayers)

Hot-Pink Britches

• Reduces damage from ice water by 20%
  • Can be upgraded to reduce damage taken from frozen water further by 30%, then 40%
• To get the Hot-Pink Britches, DK Bananza players must buy them from the Freezer layer Style Shop for 5x Sea Lily fossils, which can only be found within the Freezer layer (and its sublayers)

Poison-Proof Britches

• Reduces damage from poison water by 20%
  • Can be upgraded to reduce damage taken from poison further by 30%, then 40%
• To get the Poison-Proof Britches, DK Bananza players must buy them from the Forest layer Style Shop for 5x Beaver fossils, which can only be found within the Forest layer (and its sublayers)

Burn-Proof Britches

• Reduces burn damage from lava or oil by 20%
  • Can be upgraded to reduce damage taken from burning surfaces further by 30%, then 40%
• To get the Burn-Proof Britches, DK Bananza players must buy them from the Tempest layer Style Shop for 5x Frog fossils, which can only be found within the Tempest layer (and its sublayers)

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Bananergy Tie

• Bananergy Tie Effect: Increases the amount of Bananergy gained from gold by 25%
• Can be upgraded to increase Bananergy gained from gold by 50%, then 100%

The Bananergy Tie is one of the first major upgrades players can get for Donkey Kong, and it’s one of the best outfits for DK in Donkey Kong Bananza if you want to trigger a Bananza transformation more often. This simple Tie increases the amount of Bananergy (which fuels Donkey Kong’s Bananza forms) when you collect gold.

This does not apply to the Melon food item you can find that also restores Bananergy, just Gold.

Pick up this Tie, equip it, and watch as you more easily get enough Bananergy to trigger Bananza transformations. Even with just a 25% boost, it’s a noticeable improvement, but you can further upgrade this item to increase Bananergy gained by 50%, then 100% – effectively doubling its strength at Rank 3.

How To Get Bananergy Tie

To get the Bananergy Tie, DK Bananza players must purchase it from the Canyon layer Style Shop for 1x Trilobyte fossil, which can only be found within the Canyon layer (and its sublayers)

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Dig-It Neckerchief

• Dig-It Neckerchief Effect: Restores your Bananergy as you destroy terrain
• Can be upgraded to increase Bananergy gained from destroying the environment by 50%, then 100%

The Dig-It Neckerchief is one of the best ties for Bananergy restoration in Donkey Kong Bananza because it essentially lets DK destroy terrain to restore Bananergy (in addition to collecting gold). With this DK outfit, Donkey Kong Bananza players will be able to use Bananza powers much more often.

The one downside to this outfit is that it can’t be found until relatively late in the game in the Freezer layer (L500).

How To Get Dig-It Neckerchief

To get the Dig-It Neckerchief, DK Bananza players must purchase it from the Freezer layer Style Shop for 1x Preserved Bug fossil, which can only be found within the Freezer layer (and its sublayers​​​​​​​)

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Treasure Tie

• Treasure Tie Effect: Increases the chance a treasure chest will appear as you destroy terrain by 10%
• Can be upgraded to increase the chance a treasure chest will appear by 20%, then 30%

The Treasure Tie is a great item because it can be acquired extremely early in the game and provides an effect you will find useful throughout all seventeen layers in Donkey Kong Bananza. Normally, DK has a small chance to reveal a Treasure Chest while digging through terrain in any level.

This chest may contain a heap of gold, a Fossil Map, a Banandium Gem Map, or other collectible item.

With the Treasure Tie equipped, your chance to reveal these chests is increased by 10%, and can be upgraded further to increase your chance by 20% and eventually 30%. This powerful and handy outfit for DK in Donkey Kong Bananza can be found in the first proper level of the game, right after you descend into the earth when the title screen appears.

How To Get Treasure Tie

To get the Treasure Tie, DK Bananza players must purchase it from the Lagoon layer Style Shop for 1x Anomalocaris fossil, which can only be found within the Lagoon layer (and its sublayers​​​​​​​)

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Battle Bow Tie

• Battle Bow Tie Effect: Restores your Bananergy as you defeat enemies
• Can be upgraded to increase Bananergy restored by defeating enemies by a further 50%, then 100%

Though the Treasure Tie is undoubtedly useful throughout the game, doubly so because you can get it in the first major level of the game (Lagoon), the Battle Bow Tie offers a more noticeable buff. With the Battle Bow Tie equipped, Donkey Kong Bananza players will be able to recover Bananergy (and trigger a Bananza transformation) by defeating enemies.

At first, this upgrade is not too noticeable unless you are fighting off a huge group of peekaboopoids (the small, multicolored squid-like enemies). But you can upgrade its effectiveness to be 50% more powerful, then double as powerful as default. This is the best outfit for Donkey Kong in Donkey Kong Bananza because it grants an additional way to fuel your Bananza transformations, makes multi-enemy boss fights a breeze to get through, and lets you maintain a Bananza throughout an entire Combat Challenge with ease.

How To Get Battle Bow Tie

To get the Battle Bow Tie, DK Bananza players must purchase it from the Forest layer Style Shop for 1x Pig fossil, which can only be found within the Canyon layer (and its sublayers)