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{{about|[[Diddy Kong]]'s jetpack|the barrel resembling a jet plane|[[Jumbo Barrel]]}}
[[File:DiddyDKCR.png|thumb|Artwork of Diddy with his Barrel Jet strapped onto his back, from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'']]
[[File:DiddyDKCR.png|thumb|Artwork of Diddy with his Barrel Jet strapped onto his back, from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'']]
{{Quote2|After jumping and while in the air, hold A to activate Diddy Kong's Barrel Jet. When Diddy Kong is on Donkey Kong's back, Donkey Kong will have control of the Barrel Jet.|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' manual}}
{{quote|After jumping and while in the air, hold A to activate Diddy Kong's Barrel Jet. When Diddy Kong is on Donkey Kong's back, Donkey Kong will have control of the Barrel Jet.|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' manual}}
 
The '''Barrel Jet''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=15}}</ref> originally known as the '''Jetbarrel'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet|page=7|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1999}}</ref> and then the '''rocketbarrel pack''',<ref>{{cite|quote=The moves he can pull off with the rocketbarrel pack are so cool that they're almost not fair.|author=Rocketbarrel Pack trophy|title=''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''}}</ref> is [[Diddy Kong]]'s signature jetpack that he uses to travel around in the air. It usually has the appearance of a crate with a barrel attached on each side. The crate has a belt that straps around Diddy's waist while using it, and each barrel is connected to the crate from a black pole. Both barrels have an opening at the bottom for the flames to expel from.
The '''Barrel Jet''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet, page 15</ref> originally known as the '''Jetbarrel'''<ref>''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet, page 7</ref> and then the '''Rocketbarrel Pack''',<ref>''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' trophy description</ref> is [[Diddy Kong]]'s signature jetpack that he uses to travel around in the air. This object first appears in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''.
 
==Appearance==
The Barrel Jet usually has the appearance of a crate with a barrel attached on each side. The crate has a belt that straps around Diddy's waist while using it, and each barrel is connected to the crate from a black pole. Both barrels have an opening at the bottom for the flames to expel from.
 
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', the Barrel Jet was redesigned as a gray backpack, and the barrels on each side were changed into rockets. The rockets are darker brown than the barrels, but still appear to be made up of wood. The rockets have a red, metallic tip on the top and some red-colored fins on the bottom.


==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong'' series===
===''Donkey Kong 64''===
====''Donkey Kong 64''====
[[File:DK64 Rocketbarrel Boost.png|thumb|150px|Diddy performing Rocketbarrel Boost using his Jetbarrel]]
[[File:DK64 Rocketbarrel Boost.png|thumb|left|150px|Diddy performing Rocketbarrel Boost via his Jetbarrel]]
{{quote|He can fly real high with his jetpack on.|DK Rap}}
In its debut appearance, ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', Diddy can use his Jetbarrel to fly around in the sky while using his [[Rocketbarrel Boost]] move. The move is fueled by [[Crystal Coconut]]s, as with the other [[Cranky's Kong Barrel|Kong Barrel]] moves. If Diddy runs out of Crystal Coconuts, he can no longer take control of his Jetbarrel, and therefore falls back to the ground.
In its debut appearance, ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', Diddy can use his Jetbarrel to fly around in the sky while using his [[Rocketbarrel Boost]] move. The move is fueled by [[Crystal Coconut]]s, as with the other [[Cranky's Kong Barrel|Kong Barrel]] moves. If Diddy runs out of Crystal Coconuts, he can no longer take control of his Jetbarrel, and therefore falls back to the ground.


===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Country Returns''====
====''Donkey Kong Country Returns''====
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', Diddy uses his Barrel Jet to horizontally hover in midair for up to few seconds, before falling back on the ground. The Barrel Jet is required for crossing large gaps that him and [[Donkey Kong]] cannot do by jumping themselves. Diddy can use the move while holding on to Donkey Kong, who takes control of the Barrel Jet. Diddy cannot travel as far with the Barrel Jet while riding on [[Rambi the Rhino]], due to his weight. In 2-player mode, Diddy can move around independently, and has the ability to use the Barrel Jet by himself.
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', the Barrel Jet was redesigned as a gray backpack, and the barrels on each side were changed into rockets. The rockets are darker brown than the barrels, but still appear to be made up of wood. The rockets have a red, metallic tip on the top and some red-colored fins on the bottom. Diddy uses his Barrel Jet to horizontally hover in midair for up to few seconds, before falling back on the ground. The Barrel Jet is required for crossing large gaps that him and [[Donkey Kong]] cannot do by jumping themselves. Diddy can use the move while holding on to Donkey Kong, who takes control of the Barrel Jet. Diddy cannot travel as far with the Barrel Jet while riding on [[Rambi]], due to his weight. In 2-player mode, Diddy can move around independently, and has the ability to use the Barrel Jet by himself.


Diddy also uses his Barrel Jet in three cutscenes. The first cutscene where he uses the Barrel Jet is in [[Ruined Roost]], just before battling [[Stu]] himself. After the Kongs fall through the ground, Diddy breaks his fall with his Barrel Jet. The second cutscene that the Barrel Jet appears in is [[Thugly's Highrise]], the boss level with [[Thugly]]. Here, he also breaks his fall after him and Donkey Kong break through a rock wall. The third and final cutscene in which Diddy uses his Barrel Jet is after the final battle with [[Tiki Tong]], where he uses it to save Donkey Kong at the last second as the latter falls from the sky.
Diddy also uses his Barrel Jet in three cutscenes. The first cutscene where he uses the Barrel Jet is in [[Ruined Roost]], just before battling [[Stu]] himself. After the Kongs fall through the ground, Diddy breaks his fall with his Barrel Jet. The second cutscene that the Barrel Jet appears in is [[Thugly's Highrise]], the boss level with [[Thugly]]. Here, he also breaks his fall after him and Donkey Kong break through a rock wall. The third and final cutscene in which Diddy uses his Barrel Jet is after the final battle with [[Tiki Tong]], where he uses it to save Donkey Kong at the last second as the latter falls from the sky.
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====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
The Barrel Jet reappears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' where it serves the same purpose as in its predecessor.
The Barrel Jet reappears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' where it serves the same purpose as in its predecessor.
===''Mario Power Tennis''===
{{Rewrite-expand|section=yes|This is shorter than the articles for other Defensive Power Shots}}
{{Power Shot infobox
|image=[[File:Barrel Jet MPT screenshot.jpg|235px]]
|used_by=[[Diddy Kong]]
|type=[[Power Shot (Mario Tennis series)|Defensive Power Shot]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''
}}
Diddy uses his Barrel Jet during his [[Power Shot (Mario Tennis series)|Defensive Power Shot]] in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', which itself is named Barrel Jet. It involves Diddy attaching a special [[barrel]] to his back and flying around the court to fetch the ball.


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
{{main|Rocketbarrel Boost}}
{{main|Rocketbarrel Boost}}
The Barrel Jet also appears in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, where it is known as the Rocketbarrel Pack. It first appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', the first installment with Diddy Kong as a fighter. Diddy uses the Rocketbarrel Pack during his up-special move, [[Rocketbarrel Boost]], which blasts him slightly upward, allowing him to blast back onto the main stage. Diddy also uses it during his [[Final Smash]], named [[Rocketbarrel Barrage]], where he rapidly flies around in his Rocketbarrel Pack while blasting fire explosive peanuts at opponents.  
The Barrel Jet also appears in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], where it is known as the Rocketbarrel Pack. It first appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', the first installment with Diddy Kong as a fighter. Diddy uses the Rocketbarrel Pack during his up-special move, [[Rocketbarrel Boost]], which blasts him slightly upward, allowing him to blast back onto the main stage. Diddy also uses it during his [[Final Smash]], named [[Rocketbarrel Barrage]], where he rapidly flies around in his Rocketbarrel Pack while blasting fire explosive peanuts at opponents.  


During the [[Subspace Emissary]] of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Diddy uses his Rocketbarrel Pack to propel himself onto the smash skiff, after [[smashwiki:Falco (SSBB)|Falco]] releases him from the [[lylatwiki:Arwing|Arwing]].
During [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]] of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Diddy uses his Rocketbarrel Pack to propel himself onto the smash skiff, after [[smashwiki:Falco (SSBB)|Falco]] releases him from the [[lylatwiki:Arwing|Arwing]].


===Other appearances===
==Profiles and statistics==
[[File:Barrel Jet MPT screenshot.jpg|thumb|200px|Diddy using his Barrel Jet in ''Mario Power Tennis'']]
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
Diddy uses his Barrel Jet during his [[Defensive Power Shot]] in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', which itself is named Barrel Jet. It involves Diddy attaching a special [[barrel]] to his back and flying around the court to fetch the ball. In ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', Diddy also uses his Barrel Jet during his Special Shot, the [[Jet Shot]]. In ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', Diddy flies in his Barrel Jet to celebrate if he scores a Birdie or higher.
In {{wp|Western world|Western}} releases of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', ''Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast'' is listed as the Rocketbarrel Pack's other game appearance instead of ''Mario Power Tennis''.
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==Trophy information==
{{SSBB trophy
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
|name=Rocketbarrel Pack
In the Japanese version of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', the Rocketbarrel Pack's other game appearance is labeled ''Mario Power Tennis rather than Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast''.
|image=[[File:BrawlTrophy338.png|100px]]
{|border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100%
|appears_in='''N64''' ''Donkey Kong 64''<br>'''Wii''' ''Mario Power Tennis''
|-
|unlock=Clear level 4 of [[smashwiki:Target Smash!|Target Smash]]
!width=100px|Name!!width=100px|Image!!width=200px|Game!!|Description
|desc=An item that looks like regular barrels but becomes a rocket-powered jet pack when Diddy Kong straps them on his back. It's a convenient gadget to have when adventuring, but for whatever reason, Diddy also uses it when playing tennis and basketball. The moves he can pull off with the rocketbarrel pack are so cool that they're almost not fair. Almost.
|-
}}
!rowspan=2|Rocketbarrel Pack
|rowspan=2|[[File:BrawlTrophy338.png|100px]]
|align=center|'''N64''' ''Donkey Kong 64''
|rowspan=2|''An item that looks like regular barrels but becomes a rocket-powered jet pack when Diddy Kong straps them on his back. It's a convenient gadget to have when adventuring, but for whatever reason, Diddy also uses it when playing tennis and basketball. The moves he can pull off with the rocketbarrel pack are so cool that they're almost not fair. Almost.''
|-
|align=center|'''Wii''' ''Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast''
|}


===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''===
===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''===
{|border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100%
{{SSB4 trophy
|-
|name=Rocketbarrel Pack
!width=100px|Name!!width=100px|Image!!width=200px|Appears In<br>(Wii U version only)!!|NTSC-U Description!!|PAL Description
|image='''3DS:'''<br>[[File:Rocketbarrel Pack Trophy.png|100px]]<br>'''Wii U:'''<br>[[File:RocketbarrelPackTrophyWiiU.png|100px]]
|-
|category=Fighter Related
!width="10%"|Rocketbarrel Pack
|appears_in='''N64''' Donkey Kong 64 (11/1999)<br>'''Wii''' Donkey Kong Country Returns (11/2010)
|[[File:RocketbarrelPackTrophyWiiU.png|100px]]
|trophy_box=18: Animal Friends and Items
|align=center width="20%"|'''N64''' Donkey Kong 64 (11/1999)<br> '''Wii''' Donkey Kong Country Returns (11/2010)
|unlock=Random
|''Two barrels modified into jet engines—throw them on and you're airborne! You can charge them up for a bigger, more accurate boost, but be careful while using these. If you get hit while you're powering up on the ground or zipping around the sky, you'll lose all control of this jet pack!''
|desc=Two barrels modified into jet engines—if you throw them on, you're airborne! You can charge them up for a bigger, more accurate boost, but be careful while using these. If you get hit while you're powering up on the ground or zipping around the sky, you'll lose all control of this jet pack!
|''Two barrels equipped with jet engines. Strap them onto your back and the sky's the limit! Use this contraption to boost your jump and control where you land with pinpoint precision. Just try not to let yourself get attacked when you're charging the jets or in the air, or things'll go haywire!''
|desc2=Two barrels equipped with jet engines. Strap them onto your back and the sky's the limit! Use this contraption to boost your jump and control where you land with pinpoint precision. Just try not to let yourself get attacked when you're charging the jets or in the air, or things'll go haywire!
|}
}}


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|JapM=Barrel Jet
|JapM=Barrel Jet
|Dut=Raketton-jetpack
|Dut=Raketton-jetpack
|DutM=
|DutM=Rocket Barrel jetpack
|Fre=Tonneaux Rapido Rocket
|Fre=Tonneaux Rapido Rocket
|FreM=
|FreM=Fast Rocket Barrels
|Ger=Raketenrocker
|Ger=Raketenrocker
|GerM=
|GerM=Rocket Rocker
|Ita=Barile Jet <small>(''Donkey Kong 64'')</small><br>Barile a Reazione <small>(''Mario Power Tennis'')</small><br>Scimmia jet <small>(''Donkey Kong Country Returns'', ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'')</small><br>Razzobarili <small>(''Super Smash Bros.'' series)</small>
|Ita=Barile Jet
|ItaM=Barrel Jet<br>Rocket Barrel; same as [[Booster Barrel]]<br>Monkey jet<br>Rocketbarrel
|ItaN=''Donkey Kong 64''
|Ita2=Barile a Reazione
|Ita2N=''Mario Power Tennis''
|Ita3=Scimmia jet
|Ita3N=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'', ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''
|Ita4=Razzobarili
|Ita4N=''Super Smash Bros.'' series
|ItaM=Barrel Jet
|Ita2M=Rocket Barrel; same as [[Booster Barrel]]
|Ita3M=Monkey jet
|Ita4M=Rocketbarrel
|Por=Mochila de Barris a Jato
|Por=Mochila de Barris a Jato
|PorM=Barrel Jet Backpack
|PorM=Barrel Jet Backpack
|Spa=Barriles retropulsados
|Spa=Barriles retropulsados
|SpaM=
|SpaM=Retropulsed barrels
}}
}}



Latest revision as of 17:09, December 4, 2024

This article is about Diddy Kong's jetpack. For the barrel resembling a jet plane, see Jumbo Barrel.
Diddy Kong with his jet pack
Artwork of Diddy with his Barrel Jet strapped onto his back, from Donkey Kong Country Returns
“After jumping and while in the air, hold A to activate Diddy Kong's Barrel Jet. When Diddy Kong is on Donkey Kong's back, Donkey Kong will have control of the Barrel Jet.”
Donkey Kong Country Returns manual

The Barrel Jet,[1] originally known as the Jetbarrel[2] and then the rocketbarrel pack,[3] is Diddy Kong's signature jetpack that he uses to travel around in the air. It usually has the appearance of a crate with a barrel attached on each side. The crate has a belt that straps around Diddy's waist while using it, and each barrel is connected to the crate from a black pole. Both barrels have an opening at the bottom for the flames to expel from.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong 64[edit]

Rocketbarrel Boost in the game Donkey Kong 64.
Diddy performing Rocketbarrel Boost using his Jetbarrel
“He can fly real high with his jetpack on.”
DK Rap

In its debut appearance, Donkey Kong 64, Diddy can use his Jetbarrel to fly around in the sky while using his Rocketbarrel Boost move. The move is fueled by Crystal Coconuts, as with the other Kong Barrel moves. If Diddy runs out of Crystal Coconuts, he can no longer take control of his Jetbarrel, and therefore falls back to the ground.

Donkey Kong Country series[edit]

Donkey Kong Country Returns[edit]

In Donkey Kong Country Returns, the Barrel Jet was redesigned as a gray backpack, and the barrels on each side were changed into rockets. The rockets are darker brown than the barrels, but still appear to be made up of wood. The rockets have a red, metallic tip on the top and some red-colored fins on the bottom. Diddy uses his Barrel Jet to horizontally hover in midair for up to few seconds, before falling back on the ground. The Barrel Jet is required for crossing large gaps that him and Donkey Kong cannot do by jumping themselves. Diddy can use the move while holding on to Donkey Kong, who takes control of the Barrel Jet. Diddy cannot travel as far with the Barrel Jet while riding on Rambi, due to his weight. In 2-player mode, Diddy can move around independently, and has the ability to use the Barrel Jet by himself.

Diddy also uses his Barrel Jet in three cutscenes. The first cutscene where he uses the Barrel Jet is in Ruined Roost, just before battling Stu himself. After the Kongs fall through the ground, Diddy breaks his fall with his Barrel Jet. The second cutscene that the Barrel Jet appears in is Thugly's Highrise, the boss level with Thugly. Here, he also breaks his fall after him and Donkey Kong break through a rock wall. The third and final cutscene in which Diddy uses his Barrel Jet is after the final battle with Tiki Tong, where he uses it to save Donkey Kong at the last second as the latter falls from the sky.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

The Barrel Jet reappears in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze where it serves the same purpose as in its predecessor.

Mario Power Tennis[edit]

It has been requested that this section be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: This is shorter than the articles for other Defensive Power Shots

Barrel Jet
Diddy Kong using his Barrel Jet Defensive Power Shot from Mario Power Tennis
Used by Diddy Kong
Type Defensive Power Shot
Appears in Mario Power Tennis

Diddy uses his Barrel Jet during his Defensive Power Shot in Mario Power Tennis, which itself is named Barrel Jet. It involves Diddy attaching a special barrel to his back and flying around the court to fetch the ball.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Main article: Rocketbarrel Boost

The Barrel Jet also appears in the Super Smash Bros. series, where it is known as the Rocketbarrel Pack. It first appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the first installment with Diddy Kong as a fighter. Diddy uses the Rocketbarrel Pack during his up-special move, Rocketbarrel Boost, which blasts him slightly upward, allowing him to blast back onto the main stage. Diddy also uses it during his Final Smash, named Rocketbarrel Barrage, where he rapidly flies around in his Rocketbarrel Pack while blasting fire explosive peanuts at opponents.

During The Subspace Emissary of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Diddy uses his Rocketbarrel Pack to propel himself onto the smash skiff, after Falco releases him from the Arwing.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

In Western releases of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast is listed as the Rocketbarrel Pack's other game appearance instead of Mario Power Tennis.

Trophy
Rocketbarrel Pack
BrawlTrophy338.png
Appears in:
N64 Donkey Kong 64
Wii Mario Power Tennis
How to unlock: Clear level 4 of Target Smash
An item that looks like regular barrels but becomes a rocket-powered jet pack when Diddy Kong straps them on his back. It's a convenient gadget to have when adventuring, but for whatever reason, Diddy also uses it when playing tennis and basketball. The moves he can pull off with the rocketbarrel pack are so cool that they're almost not fair. Almost.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[edit]

Trophy
Rocketbarrel Pack
3DS:
Rocketbarrel Pack Trophy.png
Wii U:
Rocketbarrel Pack trophy from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Category: Fighter Related
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Appears in:
N64 Donkey Kong 64 (11/1999)
Wii Donkey Kong Country Returns (11/2010)
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Trophy Box: 18: Animal Friends and Items
How to unlock:
Random
Two barrels modified into jet engines—if you throw them on, you're airborne! You can charge them up for a bigger, more accurate boost, but be careful while using these. If you get hit while you're powering up on the ground or zipping around the sky, you'll lose all control of this jet pack! (American English)
Two barrels equipped with jet engines. Strap them onto your back and the sky's the limit! Use this contraption to boost your jump and control where you land with pinpoint precision. Just try not to let yourself get attacked when you're charging the jets or in the air, or things'll go haywire! (British English)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バレルジェット[?]
Bareru Jetto
Barrel Jet
Dutch Raketton-jetpack[?] Rocket Barrel jetpack
French Tonneaux Rapido Rocket[?] Fast Rocket Barrels
German Raketenrocker[?] Rocket Rocker
Italian Barile Jet[?] Barrel Jet Donkey Kong 64
Barile a Reazione[?] Rocket Barrel; same as Booster Barrel Mario Power Tennis
Scimmia jet[?] Monkey jet Donkey Kong Country Returns, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Razzobarili[?] Rocketbarrel Super Smash Bros. series
Portuguese Mochila de Barris a Jato[?] Barrel Jet Backpack
Spanish Barriles retropulsados[?] Retropulsed barrels

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2010. Donkey Kong Country Returns instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 15.
  2. ^ 1999. Donkey Kong 64 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 7.
  3. ^ "The moves he can pull off with the rocketbarrel pack are so cool that they're almost not fair." – Rocketbarrel Pack trophy. Super Smash Bros. Brawl.