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'''DK Barrels'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet. Page 17.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' [[Nintendo Power]] Player's Guide. {{Media link|DKC Guide 20-21.jpg|Page 21}}.</ref> (alternatively spelled '''DK barrels'''),<ref>''Nintendo Official Magazine'' (UK) issue 54. Pages 46 and 52.</ref> also named '''Buddy Barrels'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Land'' instruction booklet. Page 10.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Game Boy Color instruction booklet. Page 11.</ref> or '''Kong Barrels''',<ref>[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/wii_u_6/donkey_kong_country__tropical_freeze/ElectronicManual_WiiU_DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze_EN.pdf ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' electronic manual] (PDF). Tab 16: "Barrels". nintendo-europe.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017.</ref> are a type of [[barrel]] that appears in almost every [[level]] of the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]] and [[Donkey Kong Land (series)|''Donkey Kong Land'' series]]. They are identifiable from the red-and-yellow "[[Donkey Kong|DK]]" letters on their sides. If two [[Kong]]s are together and the lead one is hit by an enemy or an obstacle, that Kong runs away; the player takes control of the other Kong. When a Kong finds a DK Barrel, they can pick it up and throw it to reunite with the other Kong.

Most DK Barrels in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' are found in mid-air, so they cannot be picked up. If both Kongs are in play, they pass through both mid-air and underwater DK Barrels. In ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', all DK Barrels are found in mid-air. In the former game are DK Barrels found in [[treasure chest]]s which can be picked up like normal Barrels.

In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', DK Barrels appear on the jungle section of [[DK Jungle (3DS)|DK Jungle]], where they are located on the sides of the track. They contain [[Banana]]s and [[Super Star|Star]]s that are revealed by destroying the barrels with [[Green Shell]]s, or by colliding with them at a high speed.

 

With the return of DK Jungle in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', DK Barrels also come back in the jungle section of the course. In the ''{{Booster Course Pass}}'' DLC for ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', DK Barrels appear throughout {{classic-link|GCN|DK Mountain}}.

 

A DK Barrel appears in Donkey Kong's [[Bogey|Double Bogey]] animation in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''.

===''Mario Sports Superstars''===

Like in ''Mario Golf: World Tour'', a DK Barrel appears in Donkey Kong's Double Bogey animation in ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''.

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|''Little known fact: the "DK" on a DK Barrel stands for "Donkey Kong"... What? You mean you already knew that? In that case, you must also know that hopeful feeling you get upon seeing one of these in a really tough stage. Break one to release a helpful partner!''

|''Did you know that the "DK" on a DK Barrel stands for "Donkey Kong"?... You did? Well then, maybe you also know what a beautiful and hopeful feeling it is to see one of these when you're toughing it out alone, all sad and forlorn. Break it and a partner will show up to lift you out of your doldrums and help you on your way.''

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