Abilities



This article teaches the player the controls and moves of the Banjo-Kazooie series and all its games.

Banjo-Kazooie

 *  A - Jump
 *  B  - Claw Swipe
 *  C ↑  - First person view
 *  C ↓  - Change view
 *  C ←  - Shift camera clockwise
 *  C →  - Shift camera anti-clockwise
 *  Start  - Pause menu
 *  Z  - Crouch/Duck
 *  Left Shoulder  - N/A
 *  Right Shoulder  - Centre camera to behind Banjo
 *  D-Pad  - N/A
 *  Joystick  - Movement
 *  A + Hold A  - Feathery Flap
 *  A + Z  - Beak Buster
 *  A + B  - Rat-a-tat Rap
 *  Joystick + B  - Forward Roll
 *  Hold Z + A  - Flap Flip
 *  Hold Z + B  - Beak Barge
 *  Hold Z + C ↑  - Fire Eggs
 *  Hold Z + C ↓  - Drop/Fart Eggs
 *  Hold Z + C ←  - Talon Trot
 *  Hold Z + C →  - Wonderwing
 *  B (while flying) - Beak Bomb
 *  Joystick (while flying) - Move around
 *  B (while in the water) - Dive
 *  B (while underwater) - Strong paddle
 *  Hold A (while underwater) - Kick
 *  A (while near a tree/ladder) - Climb
 *  A (while in the water) -Jump
 *  Joystick (while in the water) - Swimming
 *  Joystick (while underwater) - Change direction to swim

Basic

 *  A - Jump
 *  B  - Peck
 *  C ↑  - First person view
 *  C ↓  - Change view
 *  C ←  - Shift camera clockwise
 *  C →  - Shift camera anti-clockwise
 *  Start  - Pause menu
 *  Z  - Crouch/Duck
 *  Left Shoulder  - N/A
 *  Right Shoulder  - Centre camera to Banjo's direction
 *  D-Pad  - N/A
 *  Joystick  - Movement
 *  A + Hold A  - Feathery Flap
 *  A + Z  - Beak Buster
 *  A + B  - Rat-a-tat Rap
 *  Joystick + B  - Forward Roll
 *  Hold Z + A  - Flap Flip
 *  Hold Z + B  - Beak Barge
 *  Hold Z + C ↑  - Fire Eggs
 *  Hold Z + C ↓  - Drop/Fart Eggs
 *  Hold Z + C ←  - Talon Trot
 *  Hold Z + C →  - Wonderwing
 *  B (while flying) - Beak Bomb
 *  Joystick (while flying) - Move around
 *  B (while in the water) - Dive
 *  B (while underwater) - Strong paddle
 *  Hold A (while underwater) - Kick
 *  A (while near a tree/ladder) - Climb
 *  A (while in the water) -Jump
 *  Joystick (while in the water) - Swimming
 *  Joystick (while underwater) - Change swim direction

Advanced
Both: Banjo: Kazooie:
 * Jump and Touch a Ledge - Grip Grab
 * (while in a shootout Mini-Game) - Breegull Blaster
 * (while in a shootout Mini-Game) - Beak Bayonet
 *  A + Hold Z  - Bill Drill
 *  A (while on Banjo's Split-Up Pad) - Split-Up
 *  Z (while under water) - Talon Torpedo
 *  B  - Pack Whack
 *  A + B + A  - Pack Whack Double-Jump
 *  Hold Z + A  - High Jump
 *  Hold Z + C ←  - Taxi Pack
 *  Hold Z + C →  - Snooze Pack
 *  Hold Z + C ↓  - Shack Pack
 *  Hold Z + C ↑  - Sack Pack
 *  B  - Wing Whack
 *  Hold Z (while in air and not flying) - Glide
 *  Hold Z + B  - Hatch
 *  Hold Z + A  - Leg Spring
 *  C ↑  - Egg Aim
 *  C ↑ (while flying) - Airborne Aiming
 *  C ↑ (while under water) - Sub-Aqua Aiming
 * Fire Eggs
 * Grenade Eggs
 * Ice Eggs
 * Clockwork Kazooie Eggs
 * Move Into a Pair of Springy Jump Shoes - Springy Step Shoes
 * Move Into a Pair of Claw Clamber Boots - Claw Clamber Boots

Secret
Both:
 *  C ←  or  C → (while in first person view) - Amaze O' Gaze Goggles
 *  B  +  B  - Breegull Bash
 *  A + B  (while underwater) - Fast Swimming

Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge

 *  A - Jump
 *  B - Pack Whack
 *  D-Pad - Movement
 *  Start - Pause menu
 *  Select - None
 *  L - Crouch
 *  R - Switch Eggs
 *  D-Pad + B - Forward Roll
 *  R (while near bubbling water) - Dive
 *  D-Pad (while near a ladder/vines) - Climb
 *  A + Hold A - Feathery-Flap
 *  Hold L + R - Talon Trot
 *  A + B - Rat-a-Tat-Rap
 *  A + L - Bill Drill
 *  L + A - Flap Flip