Editing Barrel Jet

[[File:DiddyDKCR.png|thumb|Artwork of Diddy with his Barrel Jet strapped onto his back, from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'']]

{{quote|After jumping and while in the air, hold A to activate Diddy Kong's Barrel Jet. When Diddy Kong is on Donkey Kong's back, Donkey Kong will have control of the Barrel Jet.|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' manual}}

The '''Barrel Jet''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=15}}</ref> originally known as the '''Jetbarrel'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet|page=7|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1999}}</ref> and then the '''rocketbarrel pack''',<ref>{{cite|quote=The moves he can pull off with the rocketbarrel pack are so cool that they're almost not fair.|author=Rocketbarrel Pack trophy|title=''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''}}</ref> is [[Diddy Kong]]'s signature jetpack that he uses to travel around in the air. It usually has the appearance of a crate with a barrel attached on each side. The crate has a belt that straps around Diddy's waist while using it, and each barrel is connected to the crate from a black pole. Both barrels have an opening at the bottom for the flames to expel from.

===''Donkey Kong 64''===

[[File:DK64 Rocketbarrel Boost.png|thumb|150px|Diddy performing Rocketbarrel Boost using his Jetbarrel]]

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', the Barrel Jet was redesigned as a gray backpack, and the barrels on each side were changed into rockets. The rockets are darker brown than the barrels, but still appear to be made up of wood. The rockets have a red, metallic tip on the top and some red-colored fins on the bottom. Diddy uses his Barrel Jet to horizontally hover in midair for up to few seconds, before falling back on the ground. The Barrel Jet is required for crossing large gaps that him and [[Donkey Kong]] cannot do by jumping themselves. Diddy can use the move while holding on to Donkey Kong, who takes control of the Barrel Jet. Diddy cannot travel as far with the Barrel Jet while riding on [[Rambi]], due to his weight. In 2-player mode, Diddy can move around independently, and has the ability to use the Barrel Jet by himself.

Diddy also uses his Barrel Jet in three cutscenes. The first cutscene where he uses the Barrel Jet is in [[Ruined Roost]], just before battling [[Stu]] himself. After the Kongs fall through the ground, Diddy breaks his fall with his Barrel Jet. The second cutscene that the Barrel Jet appears in is [[Thugly's Highrise]], the boss level with [[Thugly]]. Here, he also breaks his fall after him and Donkey Kong break through a rock wall. The third and final cutscene in which Diddy uses his Barrel Jet is after the final battle with [[Tiki Tong]], where he uses it to save Donkey Kong at the last second as the latter falls from the sky.

The Barrel Jet also appears in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], where it is known as the Rocketbarrel Pack. It first appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', the first installment with Diddy Kong as a fighter. Diddy uses the Rocketbarrel Pack during his up-special move, [[Rocketbarrel Boost]], which blasts him slightly upward, allowing him to blast back onto the main stage. Diddy also uses it during his [[Final Smash]], named [[Rocketbarrel Barrage]], where he rapidly flies around in his Rocketbarrel Pack while blasting fire explosive peanuts at opponents.  

During [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]] of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Diddy uses his Rocketbarrel Pack to propel himself onto the smash skiff, after [[smashwiki:Falco (SSBB)|Falco]] releases him from the [[lylatwiki:Arwing|Arwing]].

==Profiles and statistics==

===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===

In {{wp|Western world|Western}} releases of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', ''Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast'' is listed as the Rocketbarrel Pack's other game appearance instead of ''Mario Power Tennis''.

{{SSBB trophy

|name=Rocketbarrel Pack

|image=[[File:BrawlTrophy338.png|100px]]

|appears_in='''N64''' ''Donkey Kong 64''<br>'''Wii''' ''Mario Power Tennis''

|unlock=Clear level 4 of [[smashwiki:Target Smash!|Target Smash]]

|desc=An item that looks like regular barrels but becomes a rocket-powered jet pack when Diddy Kong straps them on his back. It's a convenient gadget to have when adventuring, but for whatever reason, Diddy also uses it when playing tennis and basketball. The moves he can pull off with the rocketbarrel pack are so cool that they're almost not fair. Almost.

}}

{{SSB4 trophy

|name=Rocketbarrel Pack

|image='''3DS:'''<br>[[File:Rocketbarrel Pack Trophy.png|100px]]<br>'''Wii U:'''<br>[[File:RocketbarrelPackTrophyWiiU.png|100px]]

|category=Fighter Related

|appears_in='''N64''' Donkey Kong 64 (11/1999)<br>'''Wii''' Donkey Kong Country Returns (11/2010)

|trophy_box=18: Animal Friends and Items

|desc=Two barrels modified into jet engines—if you throw them on, you're airborne! You can charge them up for a bigger, more accurate boost, but be careful while using these. If you get hit while you're powering up on the ground or zipping around the sky, you'll lose all control of this jet pack!

|desc2=Two barrels equipped with jet engines. Strap them onto your back and the sky's the limit! Use this contraption to boost your jump and control where you land with pinpoint precision. Just try not to let yourself get attacked when you're charging the jets or in the air, or things'll go haywire!

}}

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