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Banjo's personality is very different from that of [[Kazooie]]'s. He is a well-mannered, easygoing bear with a fondness for relaxing. He often uses "Mr." or "Mrs." to refer to the characters he meets and generally likes to help others out, in contrast Kazooie's brash attitude. While he always means well, he sometimes comes off as a bit dimwitted and gullible. Throughout the series, many characters, including Banjo's allies, refer to Banjo as "stupid" and "fat," to which Banjo does not seem to mind due to his patience and manners. Banjo seems to have also picked up some of Kazooie's personality, as he occasionally uses insults and makes sarcastic remarks (mostly in ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts'').

Banjo's relationship with Kazooie is tightly-knit and nearly inseparable, despite at times feeling exasperated by her attitude and brash remarks towards the rest of the game cast. He can sometimes get fairly annoyed by her constant heckling and lets out small bursts of temper against her, such as when he growls angrily and attempts to pull her out of her pack during an idle animation in ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and ''Banjo-Tooie'', though he's always quick to forgive her and apologize or shrug it off as an accident. He is constantly either apologizing to others on Kazooie's behalf or scolding her for being insensitive, (most of these times exclaiming: "Kazooie!") such as when Kazooie remarked that Bottles wasn't the favorite character in ''Banjo-Kazooie'' after he was killed by Grunty's spell in ''Banjo-Tooie''.

While Banjo often needs the help of Kazooie to perform actions such as jumping or attacking, he has many moves he can use himself when his backpack is empty, such as the [[Pack Whack]], the [[Snooze Pack]] and the [[Sack Pack]]. Unlike Kazooie, Banjo can [[climb|climb structures and stairs]], and [[Grip Grab|hang onto edges]]. When paired with her, however, the two have a much wider variety of moves at their disposal, such as the [[Breegull Blaster]] and the [[Rat-a-tat Rap]].

In ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts'', Banjo and Kazooie have forgotten many of the moves they had learned in previous games and considerably gained weight due to not having any adventures for eight years. While the [[Lord of Games]] puts them in shape, he does not give the duo their moves back and instead forces them to use vehicles instead, gifting [[Mumbo's Wrench]] to Kazooie.

In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', Banjo is sporting a wealth of moves he and Kazooie had learned from the Mole family, including an upside down [[Bill Drill]] to attack opponents from below. Banjo has also learned new moves not recognizable against previously learned from ''Banjo-Kazooie'' or ''Banjo-Tooie''. These include the ability to grab a hold of enemies with his claws, a forward haymaker punch, a grounded body slam which attacks from both sides, a high-rise kick (which requires a bit of assistance from Kazooie), and the ability how to roll and dodge in the air, and guard against attacks. They utilize [[The Mighty Jinjonator]] as their Final Smash, which barrages the opponents with [[Jinjo]]s and finally crashing into the Jinjonator to send them flying.