Dumb Drum

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Dumb Drum
Artwork of Dumb Drum from Donkey Kong Country.

Artwork of Dumb Drum from Donkey Kong Country
Species Black drum
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country (GBA) (2003)
“Oh dear! Call that tin can a boss? Surely K.ROOL can come up with better than that, maybe a bucket or perhaps a really nasty fridge!”
—Cranky Kong, Donkey Kong Country (GBA)

Dumb Drum, named Oil Drum on one occasion,[1] is the fifth boss in Donkey Kong Country. Dumb Drum is a giant black drum that is seemingly mechanical,[2] and it has a skull and crossbones emblem with glowing, red eyes printed on it.

Dumb Drum is fought in Boss Dumb Drum, at the end of Kremkroc Industries Inc.. At the start of the battle, Dumb Drum will attempt to smash Donkey Kong, and his buddy Diddy, by floating in the air and slamming itself down on them. If Dumb Drum misses the Kongs, it will begin to release two enemies out of its body. It will release the following enemies; Kritters, Slippas, Klaptraps, Klumps, and Armies, in that exact order. Somehow, all of the enemies are unaffected by Donkey Kong's Hand Slap attack. Each time the Kongs defeat a wave of enemies, Dumb Drum will attempt to crush them again at a faster pace after each round and takes another attempt for every wave beaten (e.g. after the Kritters are beaten, it will do so twice, after the Slippas, three times, etc.). In order for the Kongs to defeat Dumb Drum, they must destroy all of the enemies it releases, somehow causing it to self-destruct and therefore be defeated.

In the Game Boy Advance version, Dumb Drum is attacked by throwing a TNT Drum at it, which only appears after defeating a wave of enemies. It only tries to crush the Kongs until they throw the barrel, and if they miss, it releases the same set of enemies again.

Gallery

  • Dumb Drum's sprite in Donkey Kong Country

    Dumb Drum's sprite in Donkey Kong Country

  • Dumb Drum's sprite in Donkey Kong Country (GBC)

    Dumb Drum's sprite in Donkey Kong Country (GBC)

  • Dumb Drum's sprite in Donkey Kong Country (GBA)

    Dumb Drum's sprite in Donkey Kong Country (GBA)

  • Battle against Dumb Drum

    Battle against Dumb Drum

  • Dumb Drum next to a "3" in Donkey Kong Country (GBC)

    Dumb Drum next to a "3" in Donkey Kong Country (GBC)

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ダムドラム
Damu Doramu
 Dumb Drum

Spanish Dumb Drum
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References

  1. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 26 (NMS Special), page 19.
  2. ^ Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide, page 104. "This major baddie is unlike any other enemy on the entire island. It's a mechanical (sort of) beast."
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Barrels
Carryable barrels Barrel • DK Barrel • Iron Barrel • Merfle Barrel • TNT Barrel • Vine Barrel • Water Barrel
Enterable barrels Animal Barrel • Arrow Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • Boo Barrel • Booster Barrel • Button Barrel • Cranky's Kong Barrel • Dance Barrel • Diddy & Dixie Barrels • DK Launcher Barrel • Fishing Barrel • Golden Barrel • Shrinkbarrel • Spin Barrel • Spinner Barrel • Steerable Barrel • Style Barrel • Tag Barrel • Tracker Barrel • Training Barrel • Warp Barrel • Yellow Launcher Barrel • Yoo Who Cannon
Triggerable barrels Check and X Barrels • Explosive Barrel • Fuel Drum • Ignition Barrel • Invincibility Barrel • Krockhead Barrel • Light Barrel • Oil barrel • On & Off Barrel • Plus and Minus Barrels • Roulette Barrel • Slot Machine Barrel • Star Barrel • Stop & Go Barrel • Switch Barrel
Obstacle barrels Barrel • Barrel Bomb • Barrel Cannon (Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast) • Basket of snakes • Black drum • Oil drum
Barrel items Backward Barrel • Banana Barrels • Mega TNT Barrel • TNT Barrel • Wrench Barrel • Yoo Who Cannon
Scenery barrels Barrel Shield • Tumbling barrel
Barrel vehicles Barrel Jet • Barrel Train • Biplane Barrel • Chrome DK Jumbo • DK Jumbo • DK Maximum • Gold Train • Gyrocopter • Hover Craft • Jumbo Barrel • Motor Boat • Rocket Barrel • Turbo Ski
Barrel characters Belcha • Dumb Drum
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Donkey Kong Country (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country (GBC) / Donkey Kong Country (GBA)
Protagonists Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Cranky Kong • Funky Kong • Candy Kong
Items and objects Animal token • Banana • Banana Bunch • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Big Animal Token • Continue Barrel • Donkey Kong Balloon (red · green · blue) • DK Barrel • Exit • Fuel Canister • Jumbo Barrel • K-O-N-G Letters • Minecart • Mini Animal Token • On & Off Barrel • Steel keg • Stop & Go Barrel • Tire • TNT Drum
Animal Friends Rambi • Enguarde • Winky • Squawks • Expresso
Bosses Very Gnawty • Master Necky • Queen B. • Really Gnawty • Dumb Drum • Master Necky Snr. • King K. Rool
Enemies Army • Bitesize • Chomps • Chomps Jr. • Clambo • Croctopus • Gnawty • Klaptrap • Klump • Krash • Kritter • Krusha • Manky Kong • Mini-Necky • Necky • Rock Kroc • Slippa • Squidge • Zinger
Obstacles Black drum • Mincer • Oil drum
Worlds Kongo Jungle • Monkey Mines • Vine Valley • Gorilla Glacier • Kremkroc Industries, Inc. • Chimp Caverns • Gangplank Galleon
Other DK Attack • DK Jamz • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Kremling Krushin • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Staff • Super Donkey Kong Game Music CD Jungle Fantasy
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