Editing TNT Barrel

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|image=[[File:TNT Barrel DKC artwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a TNT Barrel from ''Donkey Kong Country''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' ([[Donkey Kong Adventure]]) (2018)
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'''TNT Barrels'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet|page=24}}</ref> (originally called '''TNT Drums''')<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet|page=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' [[Nintendo Power]] Player's Guide|page={{file link|DKC Guide 20-21.jpg|20}}}}</ref> are objects first appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. In most games, these explosive [[barrel]]s resemble regular ones, but they can be identified from their fuses and "{{wp|TNT}}" painted on the front. A TNT Barrel can be picked up and thrown by the [[Kong]]s, like most other barrels, and it explodes upon hitting either an enemy, the ground, or a wall. The fiery explosion of a TNT Barrel defeats almost any type of enemy caught within the blast radius. Its purpose is largely similar to [[Bob-omb]]s in ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' games.

==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
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A TNT Drum appears for the first time in the opening scene of ''Donkey Kong Country''. [[Cranky Kong]] uses it to wreck Donkey Kong's boom box, as retaliation for [[Donkey Kong]] knocking him out of the trees and ruining his phonograph. During gameplay, TNT Drums can be lifted, then tossed on the ground or a wall to explode, defeating any enemy standing in its explosion range. In ''Donkey Kong Country'', many [[bonus room]]s can only be entered using a TNT Barrel. They can also be utilized this way in the sequels, as well as in the ''[[Donkey Kong Land (series)|Donkey Kong Land]]'' games. In both the ''Donkey Kong Land'' series and [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''Donkey Kong Country'', TNT Barrels have a smaller blast radius. The Kongs do not get injured by running through a TNT Barrel's blast after they throw it. Contrarily, in ''Donkey Kong Country'', if the Kongs lift a TNT Drum and then put it down, it shakes and then immediately explodes, causing the player to lose a Kong.

Some Kremling enemies hide in TNT Barrels and act as suicide bombers, sacrificing themselves in an attempt to destroy the Kongs. These include [[Kaboom]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', as well as [[Kracka]]s and [[Klasp]]s found in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. Other Kremlings, namely [[Bazuka]]s, may shoot TNT Barrels out of their cannons, and the Kongs would have to avoid them.

===''Donkey Kong Land'' series===
TNT Barrels are objects in all three games of hte [[Donkey Kong Land (series)|''Donkey Kong Land'' series]]. ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' in particular has another explosive barrel, single-use items that can blow up a boulder on the world map.

===''Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle''===
[[File:Rumble Jungle Illustration - TNT Barrel.jpg|thumb|175px|Illustration showing the Kongs breaking [[Funky Kong]] out of his prison cell, by using a TNT Barrel.]]
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle]]'', miniature TNT Barrels (stylized as '''mini-TNT Barrels''') are used by [[Donkey Kong]] on several occasions throughout the novel. Before the [[Kong]]s leave their [[DK's Tree House|treehouse]] to travel to [[Big Ape City]], Donkey Kong takes a backpack full of miniature barrels, including some that "could even explode". TNT Barrels are first used while the Kongs are battling some [[Kremling]]s and their barrel cannons in [[Tree Top Town]]. Donkey Kong launches several TNT Barrels by slinging back a tree branch, allowing the barrels to reach high above in the tree tops. Donkey Kong later uses one to break open [[Funky Kong]]'s prison door within the Kremling's factory in Big Ape City, although the sound of the explosion attracts [[Kritter]] and a group of Kremlings.

Donkey Kong later uses a TNT Barrel to destroy the defense system's control room, and then again later to create a hole in the factory wall so that the Kongs are able to escape in Funky's [[Jumbo Barrel|barrel plane]]. While in the plane, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong decide to jump from the plane to infiltrate [[King K. Rool]]'s zeppelin. They plant the zeppelin with many time-delayed TNT Barrels, and they escape to watch it fall on top of the Kremling's factory, which causes a powerful explosion.

An illustration shows that the TNT Barrels resembles their artwork for ''Donkey Kong Country'', although lacking a fuse at the top. And despite the novel claiming to describe "miniature" TNT Barrels, their illustrated size in proportion to the prison door appears to be closer to a regular-sized [[barrel]].

===''Donkey Kong 64''===
[[File:TNT Barrel DK64.png|thumb|left|100x150px|Artwork from ''Donkey Kong 64'']]
TNT Barrels are hazardous objects in ''Donkey Kong 64''. They are red and considerably smaller in size. Although hazardous, TNT Barrels have an essential role in attacking the bosses, [[Army Dillo]] and [[Dogadon]]. Kabooms from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' – here called "TNT Bombers" – return in this game, hiding inside TNT Barrels with no fuses.

===''Donkey Kong Country'' television series===
[[File:Exploding Barrel DKC Cartoon.png|thumb|left|100px|An Exploding Barrel from the episode ''[[Booty and the Beast]]''.]]
A barrel similar to TNT Barrels appears in the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' animated series]]. Here they are referred to as '''Barrel Bombs''' or '''Exploding Barrels''' and bear a resemblance to [[Blast Barrel]]s. They are seen during the first half of [[Booty and the Beast]], where [[King K. Rool]] takes over [[Bluster]]’s Barrel Works and begins manufacturing exploding barrels. However, Donkey Kong chased off K. Rool and production was halted.

In [[Kong for a Day]], K. Rool made a second attempt to seize control of the Barrel Works to manufacture more exploding barrels, but this time Donkey Kong foiled his plans before production could commence.

In [[Speak No Evil, Dude]], it is revealed that Rool has an arsenal of exploding barrels large enough to destroy the entire island, as [[General Klump]] attempts to do just that after misinterpreting King K Rool (who was unable to communicate as he was mute from the [[Kongo Bongo Gone Wrongo]] disease).

While K. Rool possesses these barrels, he never directly uses them against the Kongs.
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===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Diddy TNTBarrel SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'']]
A TNT Barrel appears in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' volume 14. During a fight with [[Army]], [[Diddy Kong]] gives [[Donkey Kong]] a TNT Barrel. Donkey Kong then hurls it, only to have it explode on [[Mario]] and [[Yoshi]] while defeating Army. Mario then yells at Donkey Kong.

===''DK: Jungle Climber''===
TNT Barrels are objects in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. They can destroy dense objects around them, and will explode if attacked.

===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
TNT Barrels are obstacles in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''. They are encountered in [[DK Jungle (golf course)|DK Jungle]] only, near Holes 3, 4, and 9. TNT Barrels lie on the ground, where they explode when a golf ball bumps into them, causing the ball to travel high up to the sky.
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===''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''===
TNT Barrels appear in the ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' Donkey Kong Adventure DLC only. They are used to defeat the health pool and [[Mega Rabbid Kong]] during his first boss fight.

==Profiles==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
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|Eng=This drum of trinitrotoluene (that's TNT) packs quite a wallop. The explosion from these barrels can defeat almost any enemy, and break open hidden doors.<ref>{{cite|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' manual|page=16}}</ref>}}

*'''Nintendo Player's Guide:''' ''This type of barrel will explode when thrown. They are excellent for helping you locate bonus areas. If [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] holds a TNT Drum out in front of him, sooner or later he's going to blow open a door to a bonus area. Explosion on contact!''{{page needed}}

*'''Game Boy Color'''
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|Eng=Throw one of these powder kegs—the resulting explosion will harm any nearby baddies.{{page needed}}
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*'''Game Boy Advance'''
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|Eng=Throw one of these powder kegs and the resulting explosion will harm any nearby baddies.{{page needed}}
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===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
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|Eng=TNT Barrels explode when they are thrown. Be careful, because some Kremlings actually like to live in TNT Barrels...{{page needed}}}}

*'''Nintendo Player's Guide:''' "''This barrel is loaded with high explosive, and will go off on impact. Use it as a weapon or to break through walls.''"<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent and Paul Shinoda|date=1995|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Nintendo Player's Guide''|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}{{page needed}}</ref>

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|Eng=It explodes when it is thrown at an enemy or an obstacle.{{page needed}}}}

*'''Game Boy Advance'''
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|Eng=These, naturally, explode when thrown. Be careful, because some Kremlings actually live in TNT Barrels!{{page needed}}
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===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
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|Eng=TNT Barrels explode when they are thrown. The explosion from this barrel can open hidden areas.{{page needed}}}}

*'''Nintendo Player's Guide:''' "''TNT Barrels explode when you toss them against the wall. The explosion can either open a hidden part of the level or allow you to escape from a tight spot. Watch out for enemies that shoot these at you.''"<ref>{{cite|author=Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' Player's Guide|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996}}{{page needed}}</ref>

*'''Game Boy Advance'''
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|Eng=As you might expect, these detonate when thrown. Use the explosion as a weapon or to open hidden areas!{{page needed}}}}

==Gallery==
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DKC GBC TNT Barrel.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC) sprite
DKC GBA TNT Barrel.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBA) sprite
DKJC TNT Barrel sprite.png|''DK: Jungle Climber'' sprite
TNTCannon DKBB.png|''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
M+RKB-DKADLC-TNT Barrel.png|''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]''
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ＴＮＴバレル
|JpnR=TNT Bareru
|JpnM=TNT Barrel
|Ita=Barile esplosivo<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' Italian manual|page=16}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Donkey Kong Country'' only
|Ita2=Barile TNT
|ItaM=Exploding barrel
|Ita2M=TNT barrel
}}

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