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{{quote2|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}}  
{{quote2|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'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, page 18.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet, page 24.</ref> (originally called '''TNT Drums'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet, page 16.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' [[Nintendo Power]] Player's Guide, {{Media link|DKC Guide 20-21.jpg|page 20}}.</ref>) are an explosive type of [[barrel]] that appears in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]]; they first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. In most games, a TNT Barrel resembles a regular barrel, though it can be identified from its fuse and the abbreviation "{{wp|TNT}}" painted in white on the front.
'''TNT Barrels'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, page 18.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet, page 24.</ref> (originally called '''TNT Drums'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet, page 16.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' [[Nintendo Power]] Player's Guide, {{Media link|DKC Guide 20-21.jpg|page 20}}.</ref>) are explosive [[barrel]]s in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]]. They first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. In most games, a TNT Barrel looks similar to a regular barrel, though it can be identified from its fuse and the abbreviation "{{wp|TNT}}" painted in white on the front.
 
Just like other barrels, the [[Kong]]s can pick up a TNT Barrel and throw it. It then explodes upon collision with an enemy, the ground, or a wall. The fiery explosion of a TNT Barrel defeats every enemy caught within the blast radius. TNT Barrels can defeat most enemies, including [[Zinger]]s, which cannot be defeated by any of the Kongs' physical attacks.


Just like other barrels, the [[Kong]]s can pick up a TNT Barrel and throw it. Upon hitting an enemy, the ground, or a wall, the TNT Barrel explodes. The fiery explosion of a TNT Barrel defeats every enemy caught within the blast radius. TNT Barrels can defeat most enemies which the Kongs cannot defeat, most often being [[Zinger]]s; TNT Barrels are also the only way to defeat red Zingers. Many [[Bonus Level]]s can only be entered by using a TNT Barrel.
==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
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[[File:TNT Barrel DKC.png|frame]]
A TNT Drum 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 Drums 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. In both the ''Donkey Kong Land'' series and [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''Donkey Kong Country'', TNT Barrels have a smaller blast radius.
A TNT Drum 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 Drums can be lifted, then tossed on the ground or a wall to explode, defeating any enemy standing in its explosion range. In ''Donkey Kong Country'', many [[Bonus Level]]s can only be entered using a TNT Barrel. They can also be utilized this way in the sequels, as well as in the ''[[Donkey Kong Land (series)|Donkey Kong Land]]'' games. In both the ''Donkey Kong Land'' series and [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''Donkey Kong Country'', TNT Barrels have a smaller blast radius.


The Kongs do not get injured by running through a TNT Barrel's blast after they throw it. Contrarily, in ''Donkey Kong Country'', if the Kongs lift a TNT Drum and then put it down, it shakes and then immediately explodes, causing the player to lose a Kong.
The Kongs do not get injured by running through a TNT Barrel's blast after they throw it. Contrarily, in ''Donkey Kong Country'', if the Kongs lift a TNT Drum and then put it down, it shakes and then immediately explodes, causing the player to lose a Kong.