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Invincibility Barrel
Artwork of an Invincibility Barrel from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, also used for Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (2005)
Effect Grants the Kongs temporary invincibility

An Invincibility Barrel,[1] also named Exclamation Point Barrel[2] or Invincible Barrel,[3] [4] is an uncommon type of barrel appearing in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest , Donkey Kong Land 2 , and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Invincibility Barrels grant temporary invincibility to the Kongs, similarly to a Super Star from the Super Mario series. They are identifiable from the large white exclamation mark painted on them. The effects of the Invincibility Barrel allow for some stronger enemies to be instantly defeated, although normally invulnerable enemies, such as Snapjaws, remain unaffected by this.

Invincibility Barrels are sometimes hidden and/or required to reach a Bonus Level. One example is in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, during Bramble Scramble, where Diddy and Dixie Kong can use an Invincibility Barrel to safely cross a nearby bramble path and fire into a Bonus Barrel. In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'s Riverside Race, Dixie and Kiddy Kong must use an Invincibility Barrel (which is invisible, with a banana representing its location) to jump onto three red Buzzes to reach a Bonus Barrel on the hill.

Though Invincibility Barrels have no other appearances, the concept of invincibility also appears in some other games of the Donkey Kong franchise. In Donkey Kong 64 , Donkey Kong's Strong Kong gives him temporary invincibility, so long as he has a supply of Crystal Coconuts. In DK: King of Swing and DK: Jungle Climber , the player can become temporarily invincible by using the "Go Bananas" ability with 20 bananas and Crystal Stars, respectively.

Profiles[edit ]

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit ]

  • Wii U Virtual Console manual bio: "Break this barrel to become temporarily invincible."

Gallery[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 無敵バレル
Muteki Bareru		 Invincible Barrel [5]
Italian Barile punto esclamativo Exclamation mark barrel [6]
Barile dell'invincibilità Invincibility barrel [7]
Barile invincibilità [8]
Barile esclamativo Exclamation barrel [9] [10]

References[edit ]

  1. ^ 1996. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 24.
  2. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Page 18 Media:DKC2 Manual 18-19.jpg .
  3. ^ December 1995. Nintendo Power volume 79. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17 Media:Nintendo Power79 17.jpg .
  4. ^ February 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) Volume 35. Page 24.
  5. ^ 1995. Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 23.
  6. ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 Italian manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 19.
  7. ^ 1996. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Spanish-Italian booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 52.
  8. ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 e-manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 13.
  9. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2 European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 115.
  10. ^ Donkey Kong Country 3 European booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 121.
Barrels
Objects Carryable Barrel • DK Barrel • Iron Barrel • Merfle Barrel • TNT Barrel • Vine Barrel
Enterable 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 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 • Question Barrel • Roulette Barrel • Slot Machine Barrel • Star Barrel • Stop & Go Barrel • Switch Barrel • Trigger Barrel
Obstacles Barrel • Barrel Bomb • Barrel Cannon (Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast) • Basket of snakes • Black drum • Enemy Barrel • Oil • Oil drum • Spiked Barrel
Items Backward Barrel • Banana Barrels • Barrel Bolt • Mega TNT Barrel • TNT Barrel • Wrench Barrel • Yoo Who Cannon
Scenery Barrel Shield • Drum • Floating barrel • Tumbling barrel
Vehicles Barrelcopter • Barrel Jet • Barrel Rocket • Barrel Train • Biplane Barrel • Boomerang-a-barrel • Chrome DK Jumbo • DK Body • DK Jumbo • DK Maximum • Gold Train • Gyrocopter • Hover Craft • Jumbo Barrel • Motor Boat • Plane • Rocket • Rocket Barrel • Supersonic Satellite • Taru-gata Machine • Turbo Ski
Characters Belcha • Dumb Drum • Sharpcask (Glohm Sharpcask)
Miscellaneous Barrel 007 • Couch Potato Cruiser • K.C.C.B.M. • Shortfuse
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)
Protagonists Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Swanky Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Clapper • Enguarde • Expresso • Glimmer • Quawks • Rambi • Rattly • Squawks • Squitter
Bosses Krow • Kleever • Kudgel • King Zing • Kreepy Krow • Kerozene • Kaptain K. Rool
Enemies Cat O' 9 Tails • Click-Clack • Flitter • Flotsam • Kaboing • Kaboom • Kackle • Kannon • Klampon • Klank • Klinger • Kloak • Klobber • Klomp • Klubba • Krockhead • Krook • Kruncha • Kutlass • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Puftup • Screech • Shuri • Snapjaw • Spiny • Zinger
Levels Gangplank Galleon Pirate Panic • Mainbrace Mayhem • Gangplank Galley • Lockjaw's Locker • Topsail Trouble • Krow's Nest
Crocodile Cauldron Hot-Head Hop • Kannon's Klaim • Lava Lagoon • Red-Hot Ride • Squawks's Shaft • Kleever's Kiln
Krem Quay Barrel Bayou • Glimmer's Galleon • Krockhead Klamber • Rattle Battle • Slime Climb • Bramble Blast • Kudgel's Kontest
Krazy Kremland Hornet Hole • Target Terror • Bramble Scramble • Rickety Race • Mudhole Marsh • Rambi Rumble • King Zing Sting
Gloomy Gulch Ghostly Grove • Haunted Hall • Gusty Glade • Parrot Chute Panic • Web Woods • Kreepy Krow
K. Rool's Keep Arctic Abyss • Windy Well • Castle Crush • Clapper's Cavern • Chain Link Chamber • Toxic Tower • Stronghold Showdown
The Flying Krock Screech's Sprint • K. Rool Duel
Lost World Jungle Jinx • Black Ice Battle • Klobber Karnage • Fiery Furnace • Animal Antics • Krocodile Kore
Funky's Flights missions Aerial Loop • Submerged Stint • Kongstruction • Kongnapped • Cool Sounds • Kongnapped 2 • Toxic Kongstruction
Barrels Animal Barrel • Regular Barrel • Barrel Kannon • Biplane Barrel • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • Diddy & Dixie Barrels • DK Barrel • Exclamation Point Barrel • Golden Barrel • Krockhead Barrel • Plus and Minus Barrels • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • Steerable Barrel • TNT Barrel • Warp Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Extra Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Hanging vine • Hook • KONG Letters • Kremkoin • Roller Coaster • Rope • Star • Toxic waste
Music "Fanfare" • "K. Rool Returns (Title Theme)" • "Steel Drum Rhumba (Options Screen)" • "Welcome to Crocodile Isle (Map Screen)" • "Jib Jig (Mainbrace Mayhem)" • "Lockjaw's Saga (Lockjaw's Locker)" • "Boss Bossanova (Boss Theme)" • "Diddy's Victory" • "Schoolhouse Harmony (Wrinkly's Theme)" • "Hot-Head Bop (Hot-Head Hop)" • "Kannon's Klanking (Kannon's Klaim)" • "Funky the Main Monkey (Funky's Theme)" • "Bayou Boogie (Barrel Bayou" • "Dixie's Victory" • "Snakey Chantey (Rattle Battle)" • "Stickerbush Symphony (Bramble Blast)" • "Flight of the Zinger (Hornet Hole)" • "Disco Train (Target Terror)" • "Run, Rambi! Run! (Parrot Chute Panic)" • "Swanky Swing (Swanky's Bonus Bonanza)" • "Haunted Chase (Haunted Hall)" • "Forest Interlude (Web Woods)" • "Token Tango (Bonus Level)" • Krook's March (Chain Link Chamber)" • "In a Snowbound Land (Clapper's Cavern)" • "Klubba's Reveille (Klubba's Kiosk)" • "Lost World Anthem (The Lost World)" • "Primal Rave (Animal Antics)" • "False Victory" • "Bad Bird Rag (Screech's Sprint" • "Crocodile Cacophony (K. Rool's Theme)" • "Donkey Kong Rescued (Credits Roll)" • "Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure"
Miscellaneous Ask Uncle Tusk • Barrel Blasting! • Cold Crossword Challenge • DKC Poll • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Multimedia • Nintendo Music (soundtrack) • The Original Donkey Kong Country 2 Soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Sound test (GBA) • Staff • Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy Original Sound Version • Super Donkey Kong 2 Guide Book • Super Donkey Kong 2 Swanky no Bonus Slot • Super Mario-kun (Volumes: 14 · 15) • Uncle Kong
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
Donkey Kong Land 2
Protagonists Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Clapper • Enguarde • Rambi • Rattly • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
Bosses Krow • Kleever • King Zing • Kreepy Krow • Kaptain K. Rool
Enemies Click-Clack • Flitter • Flotsam • Kaboing • Kannon • Klampon • Klank • Klinger • Klobber • Klomp • Klubba • Krockhead • Krook • Kruncha • Lockjaw • Necky • Neek • Puftup • Shuri • Spiny • Zinger
Levels Gangplank Galleon Pirate Panic • Mainbrace Mayhem • Gangplank Galley • Lockjaw's Locker • Topsail Trouble • Krow's Nest
Krem Cauldron Hothead Hop • Kannon's Klaim • Lava Lagoon • Redhot Ride • Squawks's Shaft • Barrel Bayou • Glimmer's Galleon • Krockhead Klamber • Rattle Battle • Slime Climb • Kleaver's Kiln
Krazy Kremland Hornet Hole • Target Terror • Bramble Blast • Rickety Race • Bramble Scramble • Mudhole Marsh • Rambi Rumble • King Zing Sting
Gloomy Gulch Ghostly Grove • Krazy Koaster • Gusty Glade • Parrot Chute Panic • Web Woods • Kreepy Krow
K. Rool's Keep Arctic Abyss • Windy Well • Dungeon Danger • Clapper's Cavern • Chain Link Chamber • Toxic Tower • Stronghold Showdown
The Flying Krock Screech's Sprint • K. Rool Duel
Lost World Jungle Jinx • Black Ice Battle • Klobber Karnage • Fiery Furnace • Animal Antics • Krocodile Kore
Barrels Animal Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Kannon • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • DK Barrel • Exclamation Point Barrel • Krockhead Barrel • Light Barrel • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • TNT Barrel • Warp Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Extra Life Balloon • Gallery • Glitches • Hook • KONG Letters • Kremkoin • Name That Game! • Pre-release and unused content • Roller Coaster • Rope • Staff • Star • Toxic waste