Editing Roll Attack

{{quote|Here's a tip from my days as a beloved hero: Try rolling off a ledge and [[jump]]ing in midair. That'll get your blood movin'!|[[Cranky Kong]]|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' manual, pg. 14}}

The '''Roll Attack''',<ref name="DKCTF quick guide">''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' quick guide, which comes packed with the game</ref> previously known as the '''Barrel Roll''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=2010|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=13|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> is [[Donkey Kong]]'s signature move in the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]] and [[Donkey Kong Land (series)|''Donkey Kong Land'' series]]. It involves him curling up and performing a [[roll]], gaining momentum, and can be used to attack enemies.

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

The Barrel Roll was introduced in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', where Donkey Kong can perform the move when {{button|snes|y}} is pressed. Donkey Kong can use this move on land to attack most enemies, except for [[Krusha]]s and [[Zinger]]s. By using the Barrel Roll on a row of enemies, this can prolong the move if done properly and therefore scatter the entire row. Donkey Kong can also use a Barrel Roll to gain some momentum while [[jump]]ing, usually to cross over gaps. Donkey Kong can also perform the move in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' if the player presses {{button|gb|b}}.

As Donkey Kong is captured in subsequent games, the move is instead used by [[Kiddy Kong]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', where it is known as a '''roll'''.<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet|page=14}}</ref> When performing a roll near an edge with water, Kiddy can [[Water Skip|hop across water]] by rolling off an edge and bouncing on it; it is sometimes required to reach a [[bonus room|Bonus Area]], such as in [[Tidal Trouble]] and [[Riverside Race]]. If [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] carries Kiddy via [[team up|teaming up]], she can throw Kiddy, who automatically performs a roll. When thrown onto a wall, Kiddy bounces off and rolls back to Dixie. Dixie can jump onto Kiddy while he is rolling, like a [[Steel Keg]]. By doing so, Dixie can perpetuate the roll by running onto Kiddy. This way, they can eliminate various enemies with ease throughout their path. In ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', since only one [[Kong]] appears onscreen at a time, Kiddy can perform rolls only by himself.

In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', the Roll Attack is one of Donkey Kong's basic moves. To use the move, the player must press {{button|n64|z}} and {{button|n64|b}} while he is moving.

The Roll Attack is Donkey Kong's signature move yet again in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' (and [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|its Nintendo Switch port]]). It can be utilized by shaking {{button|wii|Wiimote}} or {{button|wii|nunchuk}} or by pressing {{button|X}}/{{button|Y}} or {{button|3ds|l}}/{{button|3ds|r}}/{{button|wiiu|zl}}/{{button|wiiu|zr}} (depending on the game and/or control setup) while moving on the ground. Unlike in previous games, the Roll Attack is faster, but it does not gain or retain momentum upon defeating an enemy, making it so that Donkey Kong can beat only two enemies in a row without any help. In ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'', [[Cranky Kong|Cranky]] is the only partner who can utilize the move ([[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and Dixie have alternatives that provide the same effect), and in its [[Nintendo Switch]] port, [[Funky Kong|Funky]] is able to perform this move indefinitely. The attack technique involving rolling on the stronger character, which had been used in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', returns as well, and it was given a name: the [[Kong Roll]]. A partner, be it Diddy, Dixie, or Cranky, rolls on Donkey Kong, should the player continuously swing the remote or repeatedly press the button on the respective controller. The water skip ability makes a comeback, but it is exclusive to ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''.

Donkey Kong does a rolling move similar to the Roll Attack from the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series whenever he uses his Special Dash in [[Athletics]] [[event]]s of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''.

The Roll Attack is used as Donkey Kong's {{iw|smashwiki|dash attack}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

==Names in other languages==

|Ita=Attacco "a barile rotolante" <small>(''Donkey Kong Country'')</small><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' Italian manual|page=13}}</ref>

|Ita2=Capriola<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' Italian manual|page=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2000|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' European manual|page=108}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=it|date=2003|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' European manual|page=104}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=it|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' Italian manual|page=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' Italian e-manual|page=5}}</ref>

|Ita3=Ruota <small>(''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'')</small><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' Spanish-Italian manual|page=42}}</ref>

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