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|image=[[File:TNTBarrel DKC.png]]<br>Artwork of a '''TNT Barrel''' from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. | |image=[[File:TNTBarrel DKC.png]]<br>Artwork of a '''TNT Barrel''' from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1994|1994]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1994|1994]]) | ||
|latest_appearance= | |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2014|2014]]) | ||
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{{LLQuote|This drum of trinitrotoluene (that's TNT) packs quite a wallop. The explosion from these barrels can defeat almost any enemy, and break open hidden doors.|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' manual, page 16}} | {{LLQuote|This drum of trinitrotoluene (that's TNT) packs quite a wallop. The explosion from these barrels can defeat almost any enemy, and break open hidden doors.|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' manual, page 16}} | ||
'''TNT Barrels''' (also called '''TNT Drums'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Nintendo Player's Guide, [[Media:DKC Guide 20-21.jpg|page 20]].</ref>) are [[barrel]]s found in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]]. Like normal barrels, TNT Barrels can be picked up and thrown as a weapon | '''TNT Barrels''' (also called '''TNT Drums'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Nintendo Player's Guide, [[Media:DKC Guide 20-21.jpg|page 20]].</ref>) are [[barrel]]s found in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]]. Like normal barrels, TNT Barrels can be picked up and thrown as a weapon, but will explode upon contact with an [[enemies|enemy]], the floor, or a wall. The fiery explosion of a TNT Barrel will defeat every enemy caught in the blast radius. TNT Barrels help defeat tough enemies, such as [[Zinger]]s, which cannot be directly attacked, and can also reveal hidden bonus rooms in many levels. | ||
In most games, a TNT Barrel looks like a regular barrel with a fuse and the abbreviation "[[wiktionary:TNT#English|TNT]]" painted in white on the front. However, in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', they are considerably smaller and red-colored. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series=== | ===''Donkey Kong Country'' series=== | ||
A TNT Barrel appears for the first time in the opening scene of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. [[Cranky Kong]] uses it to wreck Donkey Kong's boom box, as retaliation for [[Donkey Kong]] knocking him out of the trees and ruining his phonograph. During gameplay, TNT Barrels can be lifted, then tossed on the ground or a wall to explode, defeating any enemy standing in its explosion range. They can also be utilized this way in the sequels, as well as in the ''[[Donkey Kong Land (series)|Donkey Kong Land]]'' games, though in the latter, their explosion range appears to be much shorter. However, only in ''Donkey Kong Country'', if a Kong picks up a TNT Barrel and puts it down, it will self-destruct shortly after. Except for the latter case, the blast of a TNT Barrel does not normally harm the Kongs. | |||
Some enemies have been known to hide in TNT Barrels and act as suicide bombers, sacrificing themselves in an attempt to destroy the Kongs. These include the [[Kremling]]s, [[Kaboom]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', and [[Kracka]] and [[Klasp]] found in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. Other Kremlings, such as [[Bazuka]], can shoot TNT Barrels out of their cannons at the Kongs in an attempt to destroy them. | Some enemies have been known to hide in TNT Barrels and act as suicide bombers, sacrificing themselves in an attempt to destroy the Kongs. These include the [[Kremling]]s, [[Kaboom]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', and [[Kracka]] and [[Klasp]] found in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. Other Kremlings, such as [[Bazuka]], can shoot TNT Barrels out of their cannons at the Kongs in an attempt to destroy them. | ||
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===''Donkey Kong 64''=== | ===''Donkey Kong 64''=== | ||
[[File:DK64 TNT Barrel.jpg|thumb|left|''Donkey Kong 64'']] | [[File:DK64 TNT Barrel.jpg|thumb|left|''Donkey Kong 64'']] | ||
In ''Donkey Kong 64'', TNT Barrels are colored red and mostly used against bosses, such as [[Army Dillo]] and [[Dogadon]]. Kabooms | In ''Donkey Kong 64'', TNT Barrels are colored red and mostly used against bosses, such as [[Army Dillo]] and [[Dogadon]]. Kabooms from ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' return in this game, hiding inside TNT Barrels with no fuses. | ||
===''DK: Jungle Climber''=== | ===''DK: Jungle Climber''=== | ||
TNT Barrels also appear in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. They can be used to destroy dense objects around them, and will explode if attacked. | TNT Barrels also appear in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. They can be used to destroy dense objects around them, and will explode if attacked. | ||
===''Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle''=== | ===''Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle''=== | ||
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[[File:Diddy TNTBarrel SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'']] | [[File:Diddy TNTBarrel SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'']] | ||
The TNT barrel makes an appearance in ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'' in issue 14. During a fight with [[Army]], [[Diddy Kong]] gives [[Donkey Kong]] a TNT barrel. Donkey Kong then hurls it, only to have it explode on [[Mario]] and [[Yoshi]] while defeating Army. Mario then yells at Donkey Kong. | The TNT barrel makes an appearance in ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'' in issue 14. During a fight with [[Army]], [[Diddy Kong]] gives [[Donkey Kong]] a TNT barrel. Donkey Kong then hurls it, only to have it explode on [[Mario]] and [[Yoshi]] while defeating Army. Mario then yells at Donkey Kong. | ||
===''Mario Golf: World Tour''=== | |||
In several places of the course [[DK Jungle (golf course)|DK Jungle]] course from ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', TNT Barrels lie on the ground. They explode when a golf ball bumps into them, sending the ball high up to the sky. TNT Barrels are found near Hole 3, Hole 4 and Hole 9. | |||
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It has been requested that this article be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: be given a new header under "history" for each appearance, and those respective sections should then be written to an acceptable length
Template:Item-infobox Template:LLQuote TNT Barrels (also called TNT Drums[1]) are barrels found in the Donkey Kong franchise. Like normal barrels, TNT Barrels can be picked up and thrown as a weapon, but will explode upon contact with an enemy, the floor, or a wall. The fiery explosion of a TNT Barrel will defeat every enemy caught in the blast radius. TNT Barrels help defeat tough enemies, such as Zingers, which cannot be directly attacked, and can also reveal hidden bonus rooms in many levels.
In most games, a TNT Barrel looks like a regular barrel with a fuse and the abbreviation "TNT" painted in white on the front. However, in Donkey Kong 64, they are considerably smaller and red-colored.
History
Donkey Kong Country series
A TNT Barrel appears for the first time in the opening scene of Donkey Kong Country. Cranky Kong uses it to wreck Donkey Kong's boom box, as retaliation for Donkey Kong knocking him out of the trees and ruining his phonograph. During gameplay, TNT Barrels can be lifted, then tossed on the ground or a wall to explode, defeating any enemy standing in its explosion range. They can also be utilized this way in the sequels, as well as in the Donkey Kong Land games, though in the latter, their explosion range appears to be much shorter. However, only in Donkey Kong Country, if a Kong picks up a TNT Barrel and puts it down, it will self-destruct shortly after. Except for the latter case, the blast of a TNT Barrel does not normally harm the Kongs.
Some enemies have been known to hide in TNT Barrels and act as suicide bombers, sacrificing themselves in an attempt to destroy the Kongs. These include the Kremlings, Kaboom from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, and Kracka and Klasp found in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. Other Kremlings, such as Bazuka, can shoot TNT Barrels out of their cannons at the Kongs in an attempt to destroy them.
Donkey Kong 64
In Donkey Kong 64, TNT Barrels are colored red and mostly used against bosses, such as Army Dillo and Dogadon. Kabooms from Donkey Kong Country 2 return in this game, hiding inside TNT Barrels with no fuses.
DK: Jungle Climber
TNT Barrels also appear in DK: Jungle Climber. They can be used to destroy dense objects around them, and will explode if attacked.
Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle
In Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle, miniature TNT Barrels (stylized as mini-TNT Barrels) are used by Donkey Kong on several occasions throughout the novel. Before the Kongs leave their treehouse to travel to Big Ape City, Donkey Kong takes a backpack full of miniature barrels, including some that "could even explode". TNT Barrels are first used while the Kongs are battling some Kremlings and their barrel cannons in Tree Top Town. Donkey Kong launches several TNT Barrels by slinging back a tree branch, allowing the barrels to reach high above in the tree tops. Donkey Kong later uses one to break open Funky Kong's prison door within the Kremling's factory in Big Ape City, although the sound of the explosion attracts Kritter and a group of Kremlings.
Donkey Kong later uses a TNT Barrel to destroy the defense system's control room, and then again later to create a hole in the factory wall so that the Kongs are able to escape in Funky's barrel plane. While in the plane, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong decide to jump from the plane to infiltrate King K. Rool's zeppelin. They plant the zeppelin with many time-delayed TNT Barrels, and they escape to watch it fall on top of the Kremling's factory, which causes a powerful explosion.
An illustration shows that the TNT Barrels resembles their artwork for Donkey Kong Country, although lacking a fuse at the top. And despite the novel claiming to describe "miniature" TNT Barrels, their illustrated size in proportion to the prison door appears to be closer to a regular-sized barrel.
Donkey Kong Country television series
A barrel similar to TNT Barrels appears in the Donkey Kong Country animated series. Here they are referred to as Exploding Barrels and bear a resemblance to Auto-Fire Barrels. They are seen during the first half of Booty and the Beast, where King K. Rool takes over Bluster’s Barrel Works and begins manufacturing exploding barrels. However, Donkey Kong chased off K. Rool and production was halted.
In Kong for a Day, K. Rool made a second attempt to seize control of the Barrel Works to manufacture more exploding barrels, but this time Donkey Kong foiled his plans before production could commence.
In Speak No Evil, Dude, it is revealed that Rool has an arsenal of TNT Barrels large enough to destroy the entire island, as General Klump attempts to do just that after misinterpreting King K Rool (who was unable to communicate as he was mute from the Kongo Bongo Gone Wrongo disease.)
While Rool possesses these barrels, he never directly uses them against the Kongs. It's possible that Rool sees no point in trying to kill any of the Kongs and he can use Klaptraps as a weapon anyways.
Super Mario-Kun
The TNT barrel makes an appearance in Super Mario-Kun in issue 14. During a fight with Army, Diddy Kong gives Donkey Kong a TNT barrel. Donkey Kong then hurls it, only to have it explode on Mario and Yoshi while defeating Army. Mario then yells at Donkey Kong.
Mario Golf: World Tour
In several places of the course DK Jungle course from Mario Golf: World Tour, TNT Barrels lie on the ground. They explode when a golf ball bumps into them, sending the ball high up to the sky. TNT Barrels are found near Hole 3, Hole 4 and Hole 9.
References
| DK: Jungle Climber | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Playable | Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Funky Kong |
| Non-playable | Candy Kong • Cranky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Xananab | |
| Enemies and obstacles | Bramble • Click-Clack • Flipflap • Flitter • Ghost • Klobber • Kritter • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Puftup • Shuri • Spike • Zinger | |
| Bosses | Banana Ship • Junklomp • Mega Amp • Draglinger • King K. Rool | |
| Items | Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Crystal Banana • Crystal Star • DK Coin • Gem • Hammer • KONG Panels • Oil barrel • Torch • Wings | |
| Objects | Booster Barrel • Cannon Barrel • DK Barrel • Exit • Giant flower • Handle Peg • Iron Barrel • Jack Peg • Mine • Peg • Peg Board • Question Barrel • Rock • Spike • Spirowarp • Spinner Barrel • Spinning Peg • Switch Peg • TNT Barrel | |
| Worlds | Sun Sun Island • Lost Island • Ghost Island • Chill 'n' Char Island • High-High Island • Wormhole • Extra Stages | |
| Minigames | Rolling Panic • Banana Grab • Speed Climb • Throw 'n' Crush • Orange Picker • Booster Battle • Banana Bonanza | |
