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|image=[[File:Black Drum DKC.png]] | |image=[[File:Black Drum DKC.png]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''Donkey Kong Country'' ([[Game Boy Advance | |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]]) | ||
|comparable=[[Basket of snakes]]<br>[[Oil drum]] | |comparable=[[Basket of snakes]]<br>[[Oil drum]] | ||
|notable=[[Dumb Drum]] | |notable=[[Dumb Drum]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Black drums'''<ref>Folsom, Jessica | '''Black drums''',<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=Folsom, Jessica and Steve Thomason|date=2003|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|isbn=1-930206-33-X|page={{file link|DKC GBA guide pg 100.jpg|100}}|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> also referred to as '''Enemy Drums''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S. J.|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=June 17, 2003|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|language=en-us|page=6|isbn=0-7615-4334-1}}</ref> '''Slippa Drums''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=131}}</ref> or simply '''oil drums''',<ref>{{cite|date=November 1994|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) #26|page=26|quote='''PLAY MISTY FOR ME''' Some caves are shrouded in a thick mist which does it's''{{sic}}'' best to conceal the snake-spitting oil drums. Use TNT to smash the barrels or use them as steps to higher ledges.}}</ref> are obstacles in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. These steel drums can spawn either unlimited [[Gnawty|Gnawties]], [[Army|Armies]], [[Klaptrap]]s, or [[Slippa]]s. An enemy comes out of a black drum every few seconds. Black drums can be stood on just as on a [[platform]], during which they do not expel any enemies. [[Winky the Frog]] can continuously bounce on black drums, though without inflicting any damage on them. In order to destroy a black drum, the [[Kong]]s have to toss a [[barrel]] at it. Black drums appear in three levels: [[Winky's Walkway]], [[Elevator Antics]], and [[Misty Mine]]. | ||
The fifth boss, [[Dumb Drum]], is a larger variant of a black drum. It has the ability to spawn larger enemies that normal ones cannot, including [[Kritter]]s and [[Klump]]s. Black drums also have a similar variant, [[oil drum]]s, that | The fifth boss, [[Dumb Drum]], is a larger variant of a black drum. It has the ability to spawn larger enemies that normal ones cannot, including [[Kritter]]s and [[Klump]]s. Black drums also have a similar variant, [[oil drum]]s, that emits flames instead of enemies. In addition, there are similar objects in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' referred to as [[Basket of snakes|baskets of snakes]], which spawn only Slippas and can harm the Kongs when rolling down stairways. | ||
== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
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|Ita=Bidone di benzina | |||
|ItaM=Oil drum | |||
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' Italian manual|page=29}}</ref> | |||
}} | |||
==References== | |||
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Revision as of 21:46, December 25, 2024
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| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) (2003) | ||
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Black drums,[1] also referred to as Enemy Drums,[2] Slippa Drums,[3] or simply oil drums,[4] are obstacles in Donkey Kong Country. These steel drums can spawn either unlimited Gnawties, Armies, Klaptraps, or Slippas. An enemy comes out of a black drum every few seconds. Black drums can be stood on just as on a platform, during which they do not expel any enemies. Winky the Frog can continuously bounce on black drums, though without inflicting any damage on them. In order to destroy a black drum, the Kongs have to toss a barrel at it. Black drums appear in three levels: Winky's Walkway, Elevator Antics, and Misty Mine.
The fifth boss, Dumb Drum, is a larger variant of a black drum. It has the ability to spawn larger enemies that normal ones cannot, including Kritters and Klumps. Black drums also have a similar variant, oil drums, that emits flames instead of enemies. In addition, there are similar objects in Donkey Kong Land referred to as baskets of snakes, which spawn only Slippas and can harm the Kongs when rolling down stairways.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Italian | Bidone di benzina[5] | Oil drum |
References
- ^ Folsom, Jessica and Steve Thomason (2003). Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). ISBN 1-930206-33-X. Page 100.
- ^ Hodgson, David S. J. (June 17, 2003). Donkey Kong Country Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4334-1. Page 6.
- ^ Hodgson. Donkey Kong Country Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 131.
- ^ "PLAY MISTY FOR ME Some caves are shrouded in a thick mist which does it's[sic] best to conceal the snake-spitting oil drums. Use TNT to smash the barrels or use them as steps to higher ledges." – November 1994. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) #26. Page 26.
- ^ Donkey Kong Country Italian manual. Page 29.
