Freeze Break

Freeze Break was the fourth Emerald Rush event in Donkey Kong Bananza, set in the Freezer Layer from January 20, 2026, 12:00 a.m. PT until January 26, 2026, 11:59 p.m. PT. It featured Emerald Perks that increase the amount of emerald ore obtained by destroying Banandium Gems, turnips, and wooden containers. A complete run in this event lasted 10 rounds.

Rewards

Required emerald score	3,000	10,000	80,000	500,000	1,000,000
Item	100 Banandium Chips	300 Banandium Chips	Tucks Statue	600 Banandium Chips	Lord Fredrik Statue

Available Perks

Banana Slamma Encore Groove Fossil Radar

Superior Smasher Turf Groove Turnip Greens

Bananza locations

Name	Sublayer	Corresponding Banandium Gem / challenge entrance	Location description	Availability
Kong Bananza	500	Behind the Cooling Tower's Eyes	Inside the Cooling Tower Top Floor, on an elevated grated platform behind the tower's "eyes"	Rounds 4–6
Zebra Bananza	500	Freezer Layer Challenge Course 1: Red-Hot Rotations	On a ledge just under the Crumbly Bridge, on the same side as the Snowy Crossroads and the Warp Gong	Rounds 1–3
Ostrich Bananza	501	Coolin' Down in the Canter Creamery	On the path leading out of Canter Creamery, below the Ceiling Fans	Rounds 1–3
Elephant Bananza	500	Over the Freezing River	On an islet under the Crumbly Bridge, by the brink of the waterfall flowing off-map	Rounds 1–3
Snake Bananza	500	Across Crumbly Bridge	At one end of Crumbly Bridge, same side as the Snowy Crossroads	Rounds 4–6

Skill locations

Name	Sublayer	Corresponding Banandium Gem / challenge entrance	Location description	Availability
Apple Juice	500	Freezer Layer Battle Challenge 1	Inside the short Scoop Hut at the Cold-Colt Crest outskirts, by one end of Crumbly Bridge	Rounds 1–3
	500	Slumbering in the Snow	Cold-Colt Crest Cave, buried in a pile of snow encircled with emerald	Rounds 7–10
Bananergy	500	The Sated Freezer Growtone	Snowy Crossroads, on the upper branch of the Growtone	Rounds 1–3
	500	Un-Voiding the Scoop Hut	Snowy Crossroads, inside the Scoop Hut to the right of the Coolstripe Cavern entrance	Rounds 1–3
	500	Cracking Open Coolstripe Cavern	Coolstripe Cavern Entrance	Rounds 7–10
	501	Through Coolstripe Cavern	Chocolava Lake, at the entrance into the sublayer	Rounds 4–6
Better Charge Jump	500	Edge of a Cool Pool	Coolstripe Cavern, off the main path between the entrance and the cavern's pool room, where a large icicle is located	Rounds 7–10
Better Collecting	500	Turned Up Under Turnips	Under a turnip patch within Cold-Colt Crest	Rounds 7–10
	501	Freezer Layer Challenge Course 4: Precarious, Powdery Path	On the dirt field next to Canter Creamery	Rounds 4–6
	502	Hidden in Chocolava Cave	Chocolava Cave, under the outer island near the sublayer's landing point	Rounds 4–6
Better Flutter	500	Enshrined atop the Pillar	On the metallic pillar at the Cold-Colt Crest outskirts	Rounds 7–10
Better Glare	500	Gazing at the Cooling Tower	On a snowy ledge outside Coolstripe Cavern. It may be accessed in two ways: from inside the cavern while on the path leading to the Coolstripe Cavern Exit Checkpoint; or via a rope just outside the entrance in the cavern.	Rounds 4–6
	501	Freezer Layer Battle Challenge 4	Chocolava Lake, on an islet
	501	Kept Warm in the Field	On the dirt field next to Canter Creamery, inside a rotating lava cylinder
Better Inhaling	500	Freezer Hide-and-Seek	Snowy Crossroads (East); requires finding all Seekertones	Rounds 4–6
	502	Freezer Fragmentone Recovery	Large island of Hot-Hoof Heater; requires recovering at least one fragment of the Fragmentone
Better Sonar	500	Coolstripe Cavern’s Lost Treasure	Coolstripe Cavern, inside a hidden shaft. The player may access it from the roof of the cavern by digging through a spot marked with a circle of emeralds.	Rounds 7–10
	502	Freezer Layer Challenge Course 5: Ice-Serve Slope	On the side of the the large island in Hot-Hoof Heater	Rounds 1–3
Brake Blast	501	Shifty Smash: Over Ice and Lava	Next to the Floating Chocolava Lake Getaway; requires beating a Shifty Stone challenge	Rounds 1–3
		Through a Too-Hot Tunnel	Under the field near Canter Creamery, at one end of the rotating lava tunnel
Charge Dash	500	Bonus Stage: Bombing for Gold	On a small peninsula extending into the water towards Cooling Tower (from the formation containing Coolstripe Cavern)	Rounds 4–6
Charge Punch	500	Freezer Layer Battle Challenge 3	Coolstripe Cavern Pool, on a higher ledge across from the area's Getaway	Rounds 1–3
	500	The Hungry Freezer Growtone	Snowy Crossroads, on the middle branch of the Growtone	Rounds 7–10
Charge Slap	501	Molten Hot Choco-Banana	Chocolava Lake, inside a hill next to the sublayer's landing point. The banana containing this skill is partially submerged in lava.	Rounds 7–10
Drumbeat	500	Freezer Layer Battle Challenge 2	Snowy Crossroads (North); to the left of the entrance in Coolstripe Cavern	Rounds 4–6
	501	Freezer Layer Battle Challenge 5	To the side of the main entrance into Canter Creamery	Rounds 7–10
	501	Buried in the Cooling Tower	Cooling Tower Interior, upper floor, hidden behind a wall of dirt and buried in lava	Rounds 7–10
Egg Bomb	500	Sitting on the Snow	Near Coolstripe Cavern Ledge Getaway	Rounds 1–3
	501	A View of Canter Creamery	Inside a caged area accessed through a sinkhole located in the Crumbly Bridge Cave (sublayer 500)
	500	Deep in the Cavern	At the top of Coolstripe Cavern Pool, where the path to Coolstripe Cavern Exit begins	Rounds 4–6
Fast Charge	500	Chillin' in the Freezer Layer!	Cold-Colt Crest, next to the summit	Rounds 1–3
	500	A Snowy-Cliffside Secret	Behind a wall of stone on the side of Cold-Colt Crest. Its location is indicated by a small snowy ledge under the long slope wrapping around the cliffside.
	502	Looking over Chocolava	Inside a caged area accessed via a sinkhole under Canter Creamery (sublayer 501)	Rounds 4–6
Glide	500	Hidden Behind the Waterfall	Behind the Freezing Waterfall	Rounds 1–3
		Kept in a Coolstripe Cubby	Coolstripe Cavern, in an alcove just under the ledge from the Coolstripe Cavern Exit checkpoint towards the sinkhole	Rounds 7–10
Health	500	Beware Falling Icicles	Coolstripe Cavern Pool, in front of the area's Getaway	Rounds 1–3
	500	Shifty Smash: Ice-Cold Lakeside	At a ring-shaped pier on the freezing lake, to the side of Cooling Tower; requires beating a Shifty Stone challenge	Rounds 7–10
	501	Stake-Hidden Snack	Inside a caged area accessible through a sinkhole in Cold-Colt Crest Cave (sublayer 500)	Rounds 1–3
	501	Smothered in Chocolava	Base of the Cooling Tower, under a mound of lava	Rounds 7–10
	502	Treat on a Tiny Island	On a small, floating island above a lake of lava	Rounds 4–6
	502	Tricky Trot to the Ice Maker	By the Ice Maker near Hot-Hoof Heater	Rounds 7–10
Jump Burst	500	Scoop Hut in the Sky	Inside a Scoop Hut on a floating island above Snowy Crossroads	Rounds 7–10
Jump Shot	502	Freezer Fragmentone Restoration	Large island of Hot-Hoof Heater; requires fully restoring the Fragmentone	Rounds 4–6
Kong Armor	501	Behind the Cooling Tower	Behind the Cooling Tower, on the walkway that wraps around the tower	Rounds 4–6
Meteor Punch	501	Freezer Layer Challenge Course 3: Rising Iceberg Rush	In front of the Cooling Tower, at the base of a wall of stone	Rounds 7–10
Melon Juice	500	The Freezer Growtone	Snowy Crossroads, on the lower branch of the Growtone	Rounds 4–6
Punch Power	500	Under the Cliff-Edge Scoop Hut	In a cavern under the tall Scoop Hut around the Cold-Colt Crest Outskirts	Rounds 1–3
	500	Shifty Smash: Above the Caverns	Coolstripe Cavern Roof; requires beating a Shifty Stone challenge	Rounds 4–6
	503	Stuck Among the Pipes	On the side of a pipe high above the Sinkhole	Rounds 7–10
Quick Storage	501	Beneath the Zig-Zag Bridges	In a grotto under the dirt field. The grotto opens towards the Zig-Zag Bridges.	Rounds 4–6
Spin Jump	500	Heavily Protected Produce	Snowy Crossroads (East); in front of a zebra-shaped Scoop Hut at the area's outskirts	Rounds 7–10
Spin Shot	500	A View of Crumbly Bridge	On the side of Colt-Cold Crest (towards the Crumbly Bridge), on a small snowy terrace that serves as an entrance inside the crest	Rounds 7–10
Spin Slam	502	Hoofin' it to Hot-Hoof Heater!	At the sublayer's landing point	Rounds 7–10
Stronger Lungs	501	Found above the Fan	On one of the blades of the topmost ceiling fan	Rounds 1–3
	502	Freezer Layer Battle Challenge 6	On top of the island connected with the sublayer's landing point through a bridge over lava	Rounds 7–10
Trunk Room	500	Freezer Layer Challenge Course 2: Zebra Bananza: Pop Party	Cooling Tower exterior, just under the tower's mane-like structure	Rounds 4–6

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	フリーズブレイク Furīzu Bureiku	Freeze Break
Dutch	Bevroren rijkdom	Frozen wealth; a literal twist on the term "frozen asset"
French (European)	Virée givrée	Frosted/crazy trip; a nod to Givrés ("Snowmads")
German	Eiszeit	Ice age
Italian	Un ghiacciaio che spacca	A smashing glacier
Portuguese (European)	Freeze Break	-
Spanish (European)	Ruptura congelante	Freezing rupture