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'''Balloons''' appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' as objects that grant the racers with items to attack their opponents or improve the racers' performance, similarly to [[Weapon Balloon]]s in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''. Many balloons appear in every course. When touched, the balloons break and disappear for a short amount of time, but appear soon after for another player to grab. There are two types of balloons: '''red balloons''' and '''blue balloons'''. The effects of a red balloon are boosted by [[Kong]]s, while the effects of a blue balloon are boosted by [[Kremling]]s. These balloons have a possibility of being based on the [[Red Balloon|Extra]] [[Green Balloon|Life]] [[Blue Balloon|Balloons]] from the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]].


A '''balloon''' is an object in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''. Balloons, when touched, grant the racers with items to attack their opponents or improve the racers' performance. Many balloons appear in every course in the game. When touched, the balloons break and disappear for a short amount of time, but appear soon after for another player to grab. There are two types of balloons: '''red balloons''' and '''blue balloons'''. The effects of a red balloon are boosted by [[Kong]]s, while the effects of a blue balloon are boosted by [[Kremling]]s.
In [[List of Donkey Kong Barrel Blast pre-release and unused content|early]] versions, the red balloon had a "DK" emblem on it, and a green balloon has artwork instead of a blue balloon.
 
These balloons can be seen as a spiritual successor to the [[Weapon Balloon]]s from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''. They may also be based on the [[Red Balloon|Extra]] [[Green Balloon|Life]] [[Blue Balloon|Balloons]] from the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]].
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==Items==
==Items==
Descriptions from the manual.<ref>''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'' instruction booklet, pages 17-18.</ref>
Descriptions from the manual.<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'' instruction booklet|page=17-18|date=2007|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable dk" width=75%
{|class="wikitable dk" width=75%
|-
|-
!colspan="10" | Red balloon
!colspan="10" | Red balloon
|-
|-
!Image
{{content description|rowsonly=y
!Name
|image1=[[File:DKBBPropMonkey.png]]
!Description
|name1=[[Prop Monkey]]
|-
|description1=''Hops on the opponent in front of you and tosses out their bananas. (Boost: The effect will last longer.)''
|align="center" |[[File:DKBBPropMonkey.png]]
|image2=[[File:DKBBSquawks.png]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Prop Monkey]]
|name2=[[Squawks]]
|''Hops on the opponent in front of you and tosses out their bananas. (Boost: The effect will last longer.)''
|description2=''Hops on the opponent in front of you and prevents them from using Wild Moves. (Boost: The effect will last longer.)''
|-
|image3=[[File:DKBBQuawks.png]]
|align="center" |[[File:DKBBSquawks.png]]
|name3=[[Quawks]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Squawks the Parrot|Squawks]]
|description3=''Attacks the player in first place and slows him or her down. (Boost: Also makes the player drop all bananas.)''
|''Hops on the opponent in front of you and prevents them from using Wild Moves. (Boost: The effect will last longer.)''
|image4=[[File:DKBB BananaFairy.png]]
|-
|name4=[[Banana Fairy]]
|align="center" |[[File:DKBBQuawks.png]]
|description4=''Allows you to pick up bananas in a wide range. (Boost: The effect will last longer.)''
|style="text-align:center"|[[Quawks]]
|image5=[[File:DKBB BlazeBanana.png]]
|''Attacks the player in first place and slows him or her down. (Boost: Also makes the player drop all bananas.)''
|name5=[[Blazing Banana]]
|-
|description5=''Places flaming bananas around the course. Players who hit them will slow down. (Boost: Throws out extra Blazing Bananas.)''
|align="center" |[[File:DKBB BananaFairy.png]]
|image6=[[File:DKBBMelon.png]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Banana Fairy]]
|name6=[[Melon|Tasty Melon]]
|''Allows you to pick up bananas in a wide range. (Boost: The effect will last longer.)''
|description6=''Makes you invincible for a short time. (Boost: The effect will last longer.''
|-
|image7=[[File:DKBBCrystalCoconut.png]]
|align="center" |[[File:DKBB BlazeBanana.png]]
|name7=[[Crystal Coconut]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Blazing Banana]]
|description7=''Makes you invincible and grants you unlimited Wild Moves.''
|''Places flaming bananas around the course. Players who hit them will slow down. (Boost: Throws out extra Blazing Bananas.)''
|image8=[[File:DKBB BananaBunch.png|50px]]
|-
|name8=[[Banana Bunch]]
|align="center" |[[File:DKBBMelon.png]]
|description8=''Gives you 30 bananas.''
|style="text-align:center"|[[Melon|Tasty Melon]]
}}
|''Makes you invincible for a short time. (Boost: The effect will last longer.''
|-
|align="center" |[[File:DKBBCrystalCoconut.png]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Crystal Coconut]]
|''Makes you invincible and grants you unlimited Wild Moves.''
|-
|align="center" |[[File:DKBB BananaBunch.png|50px]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Banana|Banana Bunch]]
|''Gives you 30 bananas.''
|-
|-
!colspan="10" | Blue balloon
!colspan="10" | Blue balloon
|-
|-
!Image
{{content description|rowsonly=y
!Name
|image1=[[File:DKBBMiniNecky.png]]
!Description
|name1=[[Mini-Necky]]
|-
|description1=''Chases and attacks the character behind you. (Boost: The targeted character will lose one Wild Move.)''
|align="center" |[[File:DKBBMiniNecky.png]]
|image2=[[File:DKBBWhirlwind.png]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Mini-Necky]]
|name2=[[Whirlwind (item)|Whirlwind]]
|''Chases and attacks the character behind you. (Boost: The targeted character will lose one Wild Move.)''
|description2=''Takes bananas from all the other characters. (Boost: Takes more bananas.)''
|-
|image3=[[File:DKBB BackwardBarrel.png]]
|align="center" |[[File:DKBBWhirlwind.png]]
|name3=[[Backward Barrel]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Whirlwind (item)|Whirlwind]]
|description3=''Gives you a barrel to throw at a character behind you. (Boost: The barrel will become a TNT Barrel (p. 20)).''
|''Takes bananas from all the other characters. (Boost: Takes more bananas.)''
|image4=[[File:DKBBMiniZinger.png]]
|-
|name4=[[Mini-Zinger]]
|align="center" |[[File:DKBB BackwardBarrel.png]]
|description4=''Drops a swarm of Mini-Zingers on the course. Any character who touches them will slow down and must get rid of them by shaking the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. (Boost: The effect will last longer.)''
|style="text-align:center"|[[Backward Barrel]]
|image5=[[File:DKBBPineappleLauncher.png]]
|''Gives you a barrel to throw at a character behind you. (Boost: The barrel will become a TNT Barrel (p. 20)).''
|name5=[[Pineapple Launcher]]
|-
|description5=''Attacks the character in front of you with a pineapple. (Boost: Two pineapples will be launched.)''
|align="center" |[[File:DKBBMiniZinger.png]]
|image6=[[File:DKBBWildElixir.png]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Mini-Zinger]]
|name6=[[Wild Elixir]]
|''Drops a swarm of Mini-Zingers on the course. Any character who touches them will slow down and must get rid of them by shaking the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. (Boost: The effect will last longer.)''
|description6=''Gives you an extra Wild Move. (Boost: Gives you two Wild Moves.)''
|-
|image7=[[File:DKBBMegaTNT.png]]
|align="center" |[[File:DKBBPineappleLauncher.png]]
|name7=[[Mega TNT Barrel]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Pineapple Launcher]]
|description7=''Launches powerful TNT Barrels at all other racers. Struck racers will lose their Wild Moves and slow down. In addition, their right and left directions might get reversed.''
|''Attacks the character in front of you with a pineapple. (Boost: Two pineapples will be launched.)''
|image8=[[File:DKBB BananaBunch.png|50px]]
|-
|name8=[[Banana Bunch]]
|align="center" |[[File:DKBBWildElixir.png]]
|description8=''Gives you 30 bananas.''
|style="text-align:center"|[[Wild Elixir]]
}}
|''Gives you an extra Wild Move. (Boost: Gives you two Wild Moves.)''
|-
|align="center" |[[File:DKBBMegaTNT.png]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Mega TNT Barrel]]
|''Launches powerful TNT Barrels at all other racers. Struck racers will lose their Wild Moves and slow down. In addition, their right and left directions might get reversed.''
|-
|align="center" |[[File:DKBB BananaBunch.png|50px]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Banana|Banana Bunch]]
|''Gives you 30 bananas.''
|}
|}


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Ita=Palloncino rosso<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Jet Race]]'' Italian manual, pag. 18</ref>
|Ita=Palloncino rosso<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Jet Race'' manual|page=18|date=2007|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita2=Palloncino blu<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Jet Race]]'' Italian manual, pag. 19</ref>
|Ita2=Palloncino blu<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Jet Race'' manual|page=19|date=2007|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>
|ItaM=Red balloon
|ItaM=Red balloon
|Ita2M=Blue balloon
|Ita2M=Blue balloon
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*In [[List of Donkey Kong Barrel Blast pre-release and unused content|early]] versions, the red balloon had a "DK" emblem on it. In addition, a green balloon has artwork instead of a blue balloon.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 13:22, August 7, 2024

A sprite of a red balloon from Donkey Kong Barrel BlastA sprite of a blue balloon from Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
A red balloon and a blue balloon

Balloons appear in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast as objects that grant the racers with items to attack their opponents or improve the racers' performance, similarly to Weapon Balloons in Diddy Kong Racing. Many balloons appear in every course. When touched, the balloons break and disappear for a short amount of time, but appear soon after for another player to grab. There are two types of balloons: red balloons and blue balloons. The effects of a red balloon are boosted by Kongs, while the effects of a blue balloon are boosted by Kremlings. These balloons have a possibility of being based on the Extra Life Balloons from the Donkey Kong Country series.

In early versions, the red balloon had a "DK" emblem on it, and a green balloon has artwork instead of a blue balloon.

Items[edit]

Descriptions from the manual.[1]

Red balloon
Image Name Description

Prop Monkey's icon from Donkey Kong Barrel Blast Prop Monkey Hops on the opponent in front of you and tosses out their bananas. (Boost: The effect will last longer.)
Squawks's icon from Donkey Kong Barrel Blast Squawks Hops on the opponent in front of you and prevents them from using Wild Moves. (Boost: The effect will last longer.)
Quawks's icon, in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast. Quawks Attacks the player in first place and slows him or her down. (Boost: Also makes the player drop all bananas.)
Banana Fairy's icon from Donkey Kong Barrel Blast Banana Fairy Allows you to pick up bananas in a wide range. (Boost: The effect will last longer.)
Icon of a Blazing Banana from Donkey Kong Barrel Blast Blazing Banana Places flaming bananas around the course. Players who hit them will slow down. (Boost: Throws out extra Blazing Bananas.)
Icon of a Tasty Melon from Donkey Kong Barrel Blast Tasty Melon Makes you invincible for a short time. (Boost: The effect will last longer.
Icon of a Crystal Coconut from Donkey Kong Barrel Blast Crystal Coconut Makes you invincible and grants you unlimited Wild Moves.
Sprite of a Banana Bunch from Donkey Kong Barrel Blast Banana Bunch Gives you 30 bananas.
Blue balloon
Image Name Description

Icon of a Mini-Necky from Donkey Kong Barrel Blast Mini-Necky Chases and attacks the character behind you. (Boost: The targeted character will lose one Wild Move.)
Icon of a Whirlwind from Donkey Kong Barrel Blast Whirlwind Takes bananas from all the other characters. (Boost: Takes more bananas.)
Icon of a Backward Barrel from Donkey Kong Barrel Blast Backward Barrel Gives you a barrel to throw at a character behind you. (Boost: The barrel will become a TNT Barrel (p. 20)).
Icon of a Mini-Zinger from Donkey Kong Barrel Blast Mini-Zinger Drops a swarm of Mini-Zingers on the course. Any character who touches them will slow down and must get rid of them by shaking the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. (Boost: The effect will last longer.)
Icon of a Pineapple Launcher from Donkey Kong Barrel Blast. Pineapple Launcher Attacks the character in front of you with a pineapple. (Boost: Two pineapples will be launched.)
Icon of a Wild Elixir from Donkey Kong Barrel Blast Wild Elixir Gives you an extra Wild Move. (Boost: Gives you two Wild Moves.)
Icon of a Mega TNT Barrel from Donkey Kong Barrel Blast Mega TNT Barrel Launches powerful TNT Barrels at all other racers. Struck racers will lose their Wild Moves and slow down. In addition, their right and left directions might get reversed.
Sprite of a Banana Bunch from Donkey Kong Barrel Blast Banana Bunch Gives you 30 bananas.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Italian Palloncino rosso[2] Red balloon
Palloncino blu[3] Blue balloon

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2007. Donkey Kong Barrel Blast instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 17-18.
  2. ^ 2007. Donkey Kong Jet Race manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 18.
  3. ^ 2007. Donkey Kong Jet Race manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 19.
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