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| | [[Image:In-Barrel.gif|frame|right|An '''Invincibility Barrel'''.]] |
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| | An '''Invincibility Barrel''' is a rare type of [[Barrel]] that has appeared in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' series. These wooden barrels instantly break when they are touched. Upon being broken, the barrel grants the [[Kong]]s temporary [[invincibility]] for a few seconds. While invincible, the heroes are not only invulnerable, but can also defeat most [[Donkey Kong Enemies|enemies]] just by touching them. Invincibility Barrels appear infrequently throughout the games that feature them, as they are so powerful. The symbol of the barrel is an exclamation point (“!”), signifying the excitement and urgency of gaining temporary invincibility. |
| |image=[[File:InvincibilityBarrel DKC2.png|150px]]
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| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
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| |effect=Grants the [[Kong]]s temporary [[Invincible Mario|invincibility]]
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| An '''Invincibility Barrel''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet|page=24|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> also named '''Exclamation Point Barrel'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page={{file link|DKC2 Manual 18-19.jpg|18}}}}</ref> or '''Invincible Barrel''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' volume 79|page={{file link|Nintendo Power79 17.jpg|17}}|date=December 1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) Volume 35|page=24|date=February 1996}}</ref> 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 [[Kong]]s, similarly to a [[Super Star]] from the [[Super Mario (series)|''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 [[List of enemies|enemies]] to be instantly defeated, although normally invulnerable enemies, such as [[Snapjaw (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Snapjaw]]s, remain unaffected by this. | |
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| Invincibility Barrels are sometimes hidden and/or required to reach a [[Bonus room|Bonus Level]]. One example is in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', during [[Bramble Scramble (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Bramble Scramble]], where [[Diddy Kong|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 [[Buzz (enemy)|Buzz]]es to reach a Bonus Barrel on the hill. | | Invincibility Barrels first appeared in the [[game]] ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. |
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| Though Invincibility Barrels have no other appearances, the concept of invincibility also appears in some other games of the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''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 Coconut]]s. In ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' and ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', the player can become temporarily invincible by using the "Go Bananas" ability with 20 [[banana]]s and [[Crystal Star (DK: Jungle Climber)|Crystal Star]]s, respectively.
| | == Trivia == |
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| ==Profiles==
| | * The Invincibility Barrel is analogous to the [[Starman]] from the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' series. The exclamation point on the side of the barrel has also appeared on many [[ items|Mario items]], including [[! Block]]s and [[! Switch]]es. |
| ===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
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| *'''Wii U Virtual Console manual bio:''' "''Break this barrel to become temporarily invincible.''" | | {{Donkey Kong Country 2}} |
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery widths=180>
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| Invincibility Barrel.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' sprite | |
| DKL2 GB ! Barrel sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2'' sprite
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| DKC2GBA Exclamation Point Barrel.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) sprite
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| Invincibility Barrel 4koma Manga Kingdom.png|An Invincibility Barrel, as seen in ''[[4koma Manga Kingdom]]''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| {{foreign names
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| |Jap={{hover|無敵|むてき}}バレル<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy'' instruction booklet|page=23|language=Japanese|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
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| |JapR=Muteki Bareru
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| |JapM=Invincible Barrel
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| |Ita=Barile punto esclamativo<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' Italian manual|page=19|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>
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| |Ita2=Barile dell'invincibilità<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' Spanish-Italian booklet|page=52|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>
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| |Ita3=Barile invincibilità<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' e-manual|page=13|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>
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| |Ita4=Barile esclamativo<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' European manual|page=115|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' European booklet|page=121|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
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| |ItaM=Exclamation mark barrel
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| |Ita2M=Invincibility barrel
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| |Ita3M=Invincibility barrel
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| |Ita4M=Exclamation barrel
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| ==References==
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| {{Barrels}}
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| {{DKC2}}
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| {{DKC3}}
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| {{DKL2}}
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| [[Category:Barrels]] | | [[Category:Barrels]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest objects]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Items]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! objects]]
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| [[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 objects]]
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