Editing Oil drum

{{about|the obstacle that appears in various Mario and Donkey Kong games|the weapon in the Donkey Kong Adventure mode of [[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]|[[List of weapons in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle#Oil Drum|List of weapons in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle § Oil Drum]]}}

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|image=[[File:DKCOilDrum.png|32x70px]]<br>An Oil Drum from ''Donkey Kong Country''

|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])

|notable=[[Dumb Drum]]

 

'''Oil Drums'''<ref>"''These factories do not adhere to strict safety codes, and are full of burning oil drums, faulty lighting and perilous platforms.''" - ''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet, pg. 20</ref>, also known as '''Oil Cans'''<ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'' object graphics filename (<tt>data/data/anims/oilcan_anim.bin</tt>)</ref>, are cylindrical metal drums filled with oil that have the ability to produce [[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|Fireball]] creatures or other monsters from themselves. They are indefatigable obstacles that recur throughout the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]].

===''Donkey Kong'' franchise===

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

[[File:Oil Drum.png|frame|left]]

Oil Drums are first featured in the [[Donkey Kong (game)|''Donkey Kong'' arcade game]] as a hazard in the [[25m|25 m]] and [[50m|50 m]] stages. At 25 m, one appears on the bottom floor, left from [[Mario]]'s starting position. Although harmless initially, the Oil Drum will combust into flames when a blue [[barrel]] is tossed into it, producing [[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|Fireball]] enemies which seek and attempt to harm Mario. At 50 m, another appears in the middle of the stage, between two [[Conveyor Belt]]s which run toward it; this Oil Drum also spawns Fireball enemies, though without coming into contact with a barrel.

The Oil Drums are seen again and act the same in the [[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Game Boy ''Donkey Kong'']] renditions of 25m and 50m, as well as in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''{{'}}s port of the original arcade game.

Oil Drums later appear as obstacles in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. They retain their ability to expel flames, and are the main feature of the first [[Kremkroc Industries Inc.]] stage, [[Oil Drum Alley]], but they also appear in [[Torchlight Trouble]]. Some Oil Barrels continuously expel flames, while others do so every few seconds; in the case of the latter variant, the time gap is lengthened in the Japanese version of the game. They are either positioned on the ground or in mid-air. In parts of Oil Drum Alley, Donkey and Diddy are required to cross abysses by hopping from one floating Oil Drum to the next. The only way to destroy an Oil Drum is by throwing a [[TNT Barrel]] at it. This is necessary at the beginning of Oil Drum Alley in order to access the level's first Bonus Level.

[[Black Drum]]s are similar enemy obstacles to Oil Drums. Appearance-wise, they are more slim and have a skull and crossbones emblem printed on them. These obstacles emit an unlimited amount of a certain enemy. [[Dumb Drum]] is a larger boss variant of an Oil Drum, but its attack pattern is based on that of a Black Drum's.

Oil Drums appear again in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', where they first appear in the second bonus room of [[Landslide Leap]] but become preponderant later in [[Oil Drum Slum]]. They act the same as in ''Donkey Kong Country''.

A tipped over Oil Drum appears in the background of [[Klubba's Kiosk]] in both ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. It has no effect on gameplay.

 

Traditional Oil Drums are not in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''; however, the [[Oil]] enemy from the Game Boy ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' reappears, redesigned with a drum covering its lower half.

In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'', Oil Drums work the same as in the original ''Donkey Kong'', where if Donkey Kong throws a barrel and it lands in an Oil Drum it will create a Fireball enemy. They only appear in the final battle against Donkey Kong.

An Oil Drum makes a minor appearance in the [[Donkey Kong (WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase)|Donkey Kong]] microgame in both ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'' and ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', since the microgame is set in the 25m stage of the original arcade game. However, the Oil Drum has no bearing on gameplay.

A small burning oil drum looking similar to the one from the arcade ''Donkey Kong'' makes an appearance on the [[Donkey Kong Board]] from ''[[Mario Party 10]]''. It can be seen next to a [[Special Dice Block Space]] on the right side of the board. Additionally, 8-bit sprite renders of Oil Drums are engraved on two blocks in the north-western part of the board.

[[File:Oil Drum SMO.jpg|thumb|Oil Drums in ''Super Mario Odyssey'']]

In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', Oil Drums are found in 8-bit segments in the [[Metro Kingdom]] and the [[Darker Side]], using their appearance from ''Donkey Kong''. Falling onto an Oil Drum causes Mario to lose a life.

One of [[Rabbid Cranky]]'s Barrel Bolts in the Donkey Kong Adventure DLC of ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' is styled after an Oil Drum from its original arcade appearance. Its description even states that foes will not turn into flames with eyes when hit by this, a reference to the Fireball enemies.

Oil Drum.png|''Donkey Kong'' (Arcade)

DKJC Oil Barrel.png|''DK: Jungle Climber''

Klubbas Kiosk DKC2.png|A tipped Oil Drum behind the [[Golden Barrel]] of [[Klubba's Kiosk]] in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''

3-Oil Drum.png|An Oil Drum next to a "3" in ''Donkey Kong Country'' for Game Boy Color

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