Editing Warp Barrel

{{item infobox 
|image=[[File:Warp_Barrel.png|150px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[list of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[list of games by date#2004|2004]])
}}
'''Warp Barrels'''<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide|page=18|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1995}}</ref><ref name=dkc3>{{cite|author=Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' Player's Guide|page=14|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996}}</ref> are an uncommon type of [[barrel]] that appears in the second and third installments of the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land (series)|Donkey Kong Land]]'' games each. A Warp Barrel can normally be told apart from the ''W'' painted on it. A Warp Barrel has the function of an optional [[warp]], sending the player characters to the [[goal]]. Warp Barrels are usually hidden off-screen or in out-of-reach areas. A Warp Barrel is invisible until the Kongs enter it.

==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====
Warp Barrels appear in every level of [[Gangplank Galleon (world)|Gangplank Galleon]] and [[Crocodile Cauldron]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''.<ref>{{cite|quote=All of the Gangplank Galleon and Crocodile Cauldron stages have special Blast Barrels that will warp you to the end of the stage.|author=Miller, et al.|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide|page=23}}</ref> They have the design of a [[Barrel Cannon|Barrel Kannon]], although not in the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]]. By entering a Warp Barrel, [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] are sent into a single-screen warp room with a group of [[banana]]s shaped like a large exclamation mark and an exit to the right.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:39|title=All warp barrel locations - ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''|date=August 21, 2021|url=youtu.be/21pm4-XhFrY?feature=shared&t=39|author=Tic Gameplays|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>

====''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''====
A Warp Barrel is present in most levels of [[Lake Orangatanga]] and [[Kremwood Forest]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''.<ref name=dkc3/> It is the first game where Warp Barrels bear a "W" symbol, which would be retained in all later releases. Unlike before, Warp Barrels lack an intermediate area, sending the Kongs in front of the [[Level Flag]] instantly instead.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/b4MTKyqhDuQ?feature=shared&t=27|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3'' - All Warp Barrel Locations|date=January 6, 2021|author=Gametropolis|publisher=YouTube|language=en|timestamp=0:27}}</ref>

====''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance)====
In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', Warp Barrels replace the [[Blast Barrel]]s that sent [[Donkey Kong]] and Diddy near the end of the level in previous versions. There are many more Warp Barrels than the original barrels. They appear in every level of [[Kongo Jungle]],<ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-169-june-2003/page/124/mode/2up|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 169|date=June 2003|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=125|author=Tsuboike, Yoshio, et al.|quote=There's an invisible Warp Barrel in every level of Kongo Jungle.}}</ref> some levels in [[Monkey Mines]], and in [[Trick Track Trek]]. Entering a Warp Barrel takes the Kongs to a place with an ice walkway in a black void and [[banana]]s arranged to spell the word "WARP."<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/Vt_maoX0jjk?feature=shared&t=14|title= Donkey Kong Country 1, 2, 3 All Warps (GBA) 1080p/60fps|timestamp=0:14|author=Lucid Nightingale|date=March 30, 2022|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{file link|Warp Barrel area DKC GBA .png|Screenshot of warp area.}}</ref>

===''Donkey Kong Land'' series===
Warp Barrels appear only in [[level]]s of [[Gangplank Galleon (world)|Gangplank Galleon]] and [[Cape Codswallop]], the first [[world]]s of ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'' respectively. They take the player characters to a small, hidden room leading right before the end of the level. Warp Barrels have an identical sprite to [[Bonus Barrel]]s in ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' but are marked with a distinct "W" in ''Donkey Kong Land III''.

==Profiles==
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
{{multilang profile
|type=Guide
|Eng=Warp Barrels are conveniently placed in most of the levels in the first two worlds. They will allow you to quickly bypass these simpler levels to reach the challenges ahead.<ref name=dkc3/>}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Warp Barrel DKC2.png||''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' artwork
WarpBarrelSprite-DKC3.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' sprite
DKL3 Warp Barrel.png|''Donkey Kong Land III'' (Game Boy Color) sprite
Warp Barrel DKC GBA artwork.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance) artwork
Warp Barrel sprite GBA.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' and ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) sprite
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Ita=Barile magico
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|date=2003|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (GBA) European booklet|page=103|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|ItaM=Magic barrel
}}

==References==
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