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Donkey Kong Bananza: Tempest Layer walkthrough

A stormy layer of lightning and lava, home of the Elephant Bananza and a bat boss fought three times.

  • 2 parts · 5 steps
  • 1 boss

Compiled from 8 guides · checked Oct 19, 2026

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What each player can do here

P1 · Donkey Kong
  • Player 1 is Donkey Kong: punch, climb and dig through the terrain, tear off chunks to throw, and do all the platforming while Pauline rides along.
  • Pauline's singing turns DK into his Bananza forms, each learned from an Elder in one of the layers.
P2 · Pauline
  • Player 2 is Pauline, riding on DK's shoulder. Aim and fire vocal blasts at enemies and walls (Joy-Con 2 mouse controls or motion aiming), and copy nearby terrain to power up the blasts.
  • A second player can join with a shared Joy-Con, or from another Switch 2 (even a Switch 1) through GameShare with one copy of the game.

If your skill levels differ: DK handles every jump, and Pauline's job is aiming her blasts (and copying terrain to power them up), with motion or stick aiming. For an easier run overall, Assist Mode adds path guidance, aim assist, reduced damage and health that refills.Our suggestionGive the newer player Pauline. How to split the roles

Elephant Elder

Part 1 of 2. Learn the Elephant Bananza.

  1. BothThe Elephant Elder teaches the Elephant Bananza, the fourth form: it can suck up terrain such as lava and spit it back out as chunks.

Sinister Blusterwing (boss)

Part 2 of 2. Beat the masked bat three times.

  1. BothIt spews terrain across the arena. Throw chunks of it at its wings to knock it to the ground.
  2. BothOnce it is down, climb on top and Dive Punch its body.
  3. BothIn the second fight it spews lava: inhale it with the Elephant Bananza and throw the result at its wings.
  4. BothIn the third it fires a straight bolt of electricity instead; dodge it and keep throwing chunks.

Boss

Sinister BlusterwingThe layer boss

  1. First fight: Throw its own terrain at its wings, then Dive Punch its body.
  2. Second fight: Lava: inhale it as the Elephant and throw it at the wings.
  3. Third fight: A straight electric bolt; dodge and keep throwing chunks.
Sources (8)

Steps compiled from 8 text guides, checked Oct 19, 2026, and written in our own words. We did not play the game for this guide. A step marked “single source” rests on one guide so far.