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This article is about the Brothers Bear. For the Saturday Supercade character, see Barnacle and Long John.
Barnacle
Artwork of Barnacle from the Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! manual
Artwork of Barnacle from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Species Bear
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (2005)
“Hello there, how's it going, Kiddy? Barnacle's me name, and I've set up home here to build me shell collection.”
—Barnacle, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

Barnacle is the eldest member of the Brothers Bear, a former scuba diver, and a shell collector. He only appears in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! He lives in a cabin on Barnacle's Island in the middle of Lake Orangatanga. Dixie and Kiddy Kong can swim to the island after completing Doorstop Dash. When the Kongs visit, Barnacle mentions that he was formerly a scuba diver before eventually deciding to take it easy at his home. He is proud of his shell collection, which is seen inside his Cabin, behind the Kongs. There is a shell that Barnacle is missing from his collection, so he requests Dixie and Kiddy to locate one for him. They can purchase the shell at Bazaar's General Store for five bear coins. Barnacle has a Banana Bird in a yellow cage, which he does not want to give away, but eventually trades it to the Kongs in exchange for the shell. In later visits, Barnacle mentions that he misses the Banana Bird and that his shell collection cheers him up.

In the Game Boy Advance version, Barnacle and his location were relocated to Pacifica, while the island on Lake Orangatanga was transferred to Bachelor.

Quotes[edit ]

  • "He just flew in once, so I decided to keep him."
  • "You know, I don't think there's anything which would persuade me to get rid of this bird."

General information[edit ]

Physical description[edit ]

Barnacle wears a white turtleneck with a blue beret. His artwork reveals that he also wears black pants and blue sneakers. Barnacle's outfit was overhauled in the Game Boy Advance remake, where his outfit shows him as a retired Revolutionary-age naval captain, complete with a bicorne hat and epaulette uniform.

Name origin[edit ]

Barnacle shares a name with barnacles, a type of underwater arthropod species, which could relate to his former career as a scuba diver, because barnacles are most often found underwater.

Gallery[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese バーナクル
Bānakuru		 Barnacle [?]
French Barnacle - [?]

Notes[edit ]

  • The manual states that Barnacle owns a gift shop where he charges high prices,[1] though this is never seen in-game and the Kongs cannot spend any bear coins at his residence.

References[edit ]

  1. ^ 1996. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 20.
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
Characters Protagonists Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Swanky Kong • Cranky Kong
Prisoners Banana Birds • Banana Queen • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Candy Kong a • Lanky Kong a • Tiny Kong a • Chunky Kong a
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Parry • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
Brothers Bear Bachelor a • Baffle • Barnacle • Barter • Bazaar • Bazooka • Benny • Björn • Blizzard • Blue • Blunder • Boomer • Bramble • Brash
Bosses Belcha • Arich • Squirt • KAOS • Bleak • Barbos • Kroctopus a • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Gleamin' Bream • Karbine • Killer bees • Klasp • Knik-Knak • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Kracka a • Kremling (boater) a • Krimp • Kroc • Krumple • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minkey • Missile shell • Nibbla • Nid • Re-Koil • Skidda • Sneek • Swoopy
Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Bowling ball • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Box of chocolates a • Cog • DK Coin • Extra-Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Flupperius Petallus Pongus • Green banana • K-O-N-G Letters • Mirror • No.6 wrench • Patch • Present • Rose a • Shell • Ski • Star
Objects Animal Barrel • Animal crate • Auto-Fire Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Shield • Bonus Barrel • Boo Barrel • Booster Barrel • Bubbling cauldron • Chairlift • Crate • DK Barrel • Fuel Drum • Handle • Ignition Barrel • Invincibility Barrel • Level Flag • Metal door • Mine a • Propellerpack • Ripsaw • Rock • Rocket • Star Barrel • Steel Barrel • Switch Barrel • TNT Barrel • Toboggan • Tracker Barrel • Trapdoor • Tumbling barrel • Warp Barrel • Waterfall • Wheel
Levels Lake Orangatanga Lakeside Limbo • Doorstop Dash • Tidal Trouble • Skidda's Row • Murky Mill • Belcha's Barn
Kremwood Forest Barrel Shield Bust-Up • Riverside Race • Squeals on Wheels • Springin' Spiders • Bobbing Barrel Brawl • Arich's Ambush
Cotton Top Cove Bazza's Blockade • Rocket Barrel Ride • Kreeping Klasps • Tracker Barrel Trek • Fish Food Frenzy • Squirt's Showdown
Mekanos Fire-Ball Frenzy • Demolition Drain-Pipe • Ripsaw Rage • Blazing Bazukas • Low-G Labyrinth • Kaos Karnage
K3 Krevice Kreepers • Tearaway Toboggan • Barrel Drop Bounce • Krack Shot Kroc • Lemguin Lunge • Bleak's House
Razor Ridge Buzzer Barrage • Kong-Fused Cliffs • Floodlit Fish • Pot Hole Panic • Ropey Rumpus • Barbos's Barrier b • Kroctopus Krush a
Pacifica a Dingy Drain-Pipe a • Stormy Seas a • Sunken Spruce a • Cliffside Blast a • Ripcurl Reef a • Surf's Up a • Barbos's Barrier
Kaos Kore Konveyor Rope Klash • Creepy Caverns • Lightning Lookout • Koindozer Klamber • Poisonous Pipeline • Kastle Kaos
Krematoa Stampede Sprint • Criss Kross Cliffs • Tyrant Twin Tussle • Swoopy Salvo • Rocket Rush • Knautilus
Music "Fanfare" • "Crazy Calypso" • "Northern Kremisphere" • "Hangin' at Funky’s" • "Get Fit A-Go-Go" • "Brothers Bear" • "Sub-Map Shuffle" • "Swanky's Sideshow" • "Cranky’s Showdown" • "Showdown Win" • "Showdown Lose" • "Bonus Time" • "Bonus Win" • "Bonus Lose" • "Stilt Village" • "Mill Fever" • "Jangle Bells" • "Frosty Frolics" • "Treetop Tumble" • "Enchanted Riverbank" • "Hot Pursuit" • "Water World" • "Cascade Capers" • "Nuts and Bolts" • "Pokey Pipes" • "Rockface Rumble" • "Jungle Jitter" • "Cavern Caprice" • "Rocket Run" • "Boss Boogie" • "Crystal Chasm" • "Krematoa Koncerto" • "Big Boss Blues" • "Mama Bird" • "Chase" • "Baddies on Parade" • "Game Over"
Promotional content Ask Uncle Tusk • Barrel-Blastapalooza • Cold Crossword Challenge • Donkey Kong Country 3 Challenge • Nsider • Rare - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie's Double Trouble • Super Donkey Kong 3 (Petit Maze)
Miscellaneous Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Original Soundtrack • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Multimedia • Nintendo Music (soundtrack) • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Sound test (GBA) • Staff • Super Donkey Kong 3: Mysterious Kremis Island Original Soundtrack
a Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version
b Barbos's Barrier was moved to Pacifica in the Game Boy Advance version