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|image=[[File:Barnacle.jpg|200px|Artwork of Barnacle, from ''[[Donkey Konga 3: Tabehōdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku|Donkey Konga 3]]'']]
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|image=[[File:BarnacleArtwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of Barnacle from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
|species=[[Brothers Bear]]
|species=Bear
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Konga 3: Tabehōdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|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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'''Barnacle''' is the eldest member of the [[Brothers Bear]]s, a former scuba diver, and a shell collector. He first appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and reappears in the Japan-exclusive ''[[Donkey Konga (series)|Donkey Konga]]'' title, ''[[Donkey Konga 3: Tabehōdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku|Donkey Konga 3]]''. He is the only Brothers Bear who appears in more than one game.
'''Barnacle''' is the eldest member of the [[Brothers Bear]], a former scuba diver, and a shell collector. He only appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' He lives in a cabin on [[Barnacle's Island]] in the middle of [[Lake Orangatanga]]. [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] can swim to the island after completing [[Doorstop Dash]]. When the [[Kong]]s visit, Barnacle mentions that he was formerly a scuba diver before eventually deciding to take it easy at his home. He is proud of his shell collection, which is seen inside his Cabin, behind the Kongs. There is a [[Shell (Donkey Kong Country 3)|shell]] that Barnacle is missing from his collection, so he requests Dixie and Kiddy to locate one for him. They can purchase the shell at [[Bazaar's General Store]] for five [[bear coin]]s. Barnacle has a [[Banana Bird]] in a yellow cage, which he does not want to give away, but eventually trades it to the Kongs in exchange for the shell. In later visits, Barnacle mentions that he misses the Banana Bird and that his shell collection cheers him up.


Barnacle shares a name with barnacles, a type of underwater arthropod species. This could relate to his former career as a scuba diver, because barnacles are most often found underwater.
In the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]], Barnacle and his location were relocated to [[Pacifica]], while the island on Lake Orangatanga was transferred to [[Bachelor]].


== Appearance ==
==Quotes==
Barnacle wears a white turtleneck with a blue beret. His artwork reveals that he also wears black pants and blue sneakers. While he retailed this design for ''Donkey Konga 3'', Barnacle's outfit was overhauled in the Game Boy Advance remake, where his outfit shows him as a retired Revolutionary-age naval captain, complete with a [[wikipedia:Bicorne|Bicorne]] hat and [[wikipedia:Epaulette|Epaulette]] uniform.
*"''He just flew in once, so I decided to keep him.''"
*"''You know, I don't think there's anything which would persuade me to get rid of this bird.''"


== Overview ==
==General information==
[[File:BarnacleIsland.png|thumb|left|Barnacle inside of his cabin.]]
===Physical description===
Barnacle lives in a cabin, named "Barnacle's Cabin", in the middle of [[Lake Orangatanga]]. [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] can swim to the island after they complete [[Doorstop Dash]]. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] [[remake]], Barnacle was relocated to [[Pacifica]], where lives in a pirate ship located west of [[Dingy Drain-Pipe]]. The location's name was changed to "Barnacle's Island". This area takes place inside of a washed-up wooden ship, with a large shark protruding from the side. The ownership of the island on Lake Orangatanga was transferred [[Bachelor]], whose location is named "Bachelor Pad".
Barnacle wears a white turtleneck with a blue beret. His artwork reveals that he also wears black pants and blue sneakers. Barnacle's outfit was overhauled in the [[Game Boy Advance]] [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], where his outfit shows him as a retired Revolutionary-age naval captain, complete with a {{wp|bicorne}} hat and {{wp|epaulette}} uniform.


Barnacle mentions that he was a former scuba diver, but eventually decided to take it easy at his home. He is proud of his shell collection, which is seen inside his Cabin, behind the Kongs. There is a [[Shell (Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!)|Shell]] that Barnacle is missing from his collection, so he requests Dixie and Kiddy to locate one for him. They can purchase the Shell at [[Bazaar's General Store]] for five [[Bear Coin]]s.
===Name origin===
 
Barnacle shares a name with {{wp|barnacle}}s, a type of underwater arthropod species, which could relate to his former career as a scuba diver, because barnacles are most often found underwater.
Barnacle also keeps a [[Banana Bird]] in a yellow cage. He explains "He just flew in once, so I decided to keep him". Barnacle would occasionally say "You know, I don't think there's anything which would persuade me to get rid of this bird". He eventually trades it to the Kongs in exchange for the Shell. When the Kongs revisit him, Barnacle mentions of how he misses the Banana Bird, and that his shell collection cheers him up.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
BarnacleArtwork.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3''
Barnacle DKC3 sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Barnacle.jpg|''Donkey Konga 3''
Barnacle DKC3 Photo Album.png|[[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]]
</gallery>
Barnacle DKC3 GBA.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' for Game Boy Advance
 
Barnacle 4koma Manga Kingdom.png|Barnacle, as he is seen in ''[[4koma Manga Kingdom]]''.
=== Sprites ===
<gallery>
Barnacles DKC3 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Super Nintendo)
Barnacle DKC3.png|In [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]]
DKC3GBA-BarnacleBear.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance)
</gallery>
 
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
BarnacleIsland.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Barnacles Island DKC3GBA.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance)
</gallery>
</gallery>


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==Trivia==  
==Trivia==  
*The manual incorrectly states that Barnacle owns a gift shop where he charges high prices. This is because the Kongs cannot spend any [[Bear Coin]]s at his residence. However, this may have been a scrapped role from an earlier version of ''Donkey Kong Country 3''.
*The manual states that Barnacle owns a gift shop where he charges high prices,{{ref needed}} though this is never seen in-game and the Kongs cannot spend any [[bear coin]]s at his residence.
 
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Latest revision as of 15:44, October 9, 2024

It has been requested that this article be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: add 4koma Manga Kingdom information

This article is about the Brothers Bear. For the Saturday Supercade character, see Barnacle and Long John.
Barnacle
Artwork of Barnacle from the Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! manual
Artwork of Barnacle from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Species Bear
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (2005)

Barnacle is the eldest member of the Brothers Bear, a former scuba diver, and a shell collector. He only appears in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! He lives in a cabin on Barnacle's Island in the middle of Lake Orangatanga. Dixie and Kiddy Kong can swim to the island after completing Doorstop Dash. When the Kongs visit, Barnacle mentions that he was formerly a scuba diver before eventually deciding to take it easy at his home. He is proud of his shell collection, which is seen inside his Cabin, behind the Kongs. There is a shell that Barnacle is missing from his collection, so he requests Dixie and Kiddy to locate one for him. They can purchase the shell at Bazaar's General Store for five bear coins. Barnacle has a Banana Bird in a yellow cage, which he does not want to give away, but eventually trades it to the Kongs in exchange for the shell. In later visits, Barnacle mentions that he misses the Banana Bird and that his shell collection cheers him up.

In the Game Boy Advance version, Barnacle and his location were relocated to Pacifica, while the island on Lake Orangatanga was transferred to Bachelor.

Quotes[edit]

  • "He just flew in once, so I decided to keep him."
  • "You know, I don't think there's anything which would persuade me to get rid of this bird."

General information[edit]

Physical description[edit]

Barnacle wears a white turtleneck with a blue beret. His artwork reveals that he also wears black pants and blue sneakers. Barnacle's outfit was overhauled in the Game Boy Advance remake, where his outfit shows him as a retired Revolutionary-age naval captain, complete with a bicorne hat and epaulette uniform.

Name origin[edit]

Barnacle shares a name with barnacles, a type of underwater arthropod species, which could relate to his former career as a scuba diver, because barnacles are most often found underwater.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バーナクル[?]
Bānakuru
Barnacle
French Barnacle[?] -

Trivia[edit]

  • The manual states that Barnacle owns a gift shop where he charges high prices,[citation needed] though this is never seen in-game and the Kongs cannot spend any bear coins at his residence.