Animal Barrel

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Animal Barrel
EnguardeBarrel DKC2.png
The Enguarde Barrel is a type of Animal Barrel.
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA) (2005)

An Animal Barrel,[1] also known as a Goodie Barrel,[2] is a barrel with a picture of an Animal Friend painted on the side. Unlike Animal Crates, which contain an Animal Friend, Animal Barrels transform the Kongs into its depicted Animal Friend. These barrels first appear in Donkey Kong Country 2 and return in Donkey Kong Country 3. They also appear in their handheld counterparts, Donkey Kong Land 2 and III.

If two Kongs enter an Animal Barrel, the resulting Animal Friend has two Hit Points, with an icon of that Animal Friend the bottom-left of the screen, or bottom-right in the Donkey Kong Land titles. This icon indicates the second Hit Point. The Animal Friend loses a Hit Point if injured, and its icon disappears. The Animal Friend loses a life if it loses its second and last Hit Point. It can touch a DK Barrel for another Hit Point, which represents the missing Kong. The Animal Friend transforms back into the Kongs if it crosses the No Animal Sign.

Clapper and Parry are the only two Animal Friends in the featured games who do not have their own Animal Barrel. In Donkey Kong Land 2, Quawks' and Squawks' Animal Barrels look identical because of the Game Boy's monochrome palette.

While Animal Barrels do not appear in Donkey Kong 64, the Animal Crates behave like them as they transform a Kong into an Animal Friend. This behavior was also recycled for the Game Boy Color remake of Donkey Kong Country.

Types[edit]

Name Animal Friend Games
Ellie Barrel
Ellie Barrel[3]
Ellie Donkey Kong Country 3
Donkey Kong Land III
Animal Barrel
Enguarde Barrel[3]
Enguarde Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong Land 2
Donkey Kong Country 3
Donkey Kong Land III
Quawks's Animal Barrel sprite in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Quawks Barrel
Quawks Donkey Kong Land 2
Donkey Kong Country 3
Animal Barrel
Rambi Animal Barrel[4]
Rambi Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong Land 2
Animal Barrel
Rattly Animal Barrel
Rattly Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong Land 2
Animal Barrel
Squawks Barrel[3]
Squawks Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong Land 2
Donkey Kong Country 3
Donkey Kong Land III
Animal Barrel
Squitter Barrel[5][3]
Squitter Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong Land 2
Donkey Kong Country 3
Donkey Kong Land III

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Artwork[edit]

Sprites[edit]

Donkey Kong Land 2 & III[edit]

Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2 & 3 (GBA)[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese アニマルバレル[6]
Animaru Bareru
Animal Barrel

Italian Barile animale[7][8]
Animal barrel

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet, page 18.
  2. ^ M. Arakawa. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide. Page 15.
  3. ^ a b c d Donkey Kong Land III instruction booklet, page 19.
  4. ^ M. Arakawa. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Player's Guide. Page 80.
  5. ^ M. Arakawa. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide. Page 62.
  6. ^ Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy instruction booklet, page 25.
  7. ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 Italian manual, pag. 19
  8. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2 European manual, pag. 115