Dumb Drum

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Dumb Drum
Artwork of Dumb Drum from Donkey Kong Country.

Artwork of Dumb Drum from Donkey Kong Country
Species Black drum
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) (2003)
“Oh dear! Call that tin can a boss? Surely K.ROOL can come up with better than that, maybe a bucket or perhaps a really nasty fridge!”
—Cranky Kong, Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)

Dumb Drum, named Oil Drum on one occasion,[1] is the fifth boss in Donkey Kong Country. Dumb Drum is a giant black drum that is seemingly mechanical,[2] and it has a skull and crossbones emblem with glowing red eyes printed on it. Dumb Drum is fought in Boss Dumb Drum, at the end of Kremkroc Industries Inc. When starting the battle, Dumb Drum tries to hit Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong by floating in the air and slamming itself down on them. If Dumb Drum misses the Kongs, it begins to release two enemies out of its body. In the battle, Dumb Drum releases the following enemies in order: Kritters, Slippas, Klaptraps, Klumps, and Armies. Each time the Kongs defeat a wave of enemies, Dumb Drum tries to crush them again at a faster pace after each round, and takes another attempt for every wave beaten (e.g., after the Kritters are beaten, it does so twice; after the Slippas, three times; etc.). Dumb Drum can be defeated by defeating all five waves of enemies, somehow causing it to self-destruct.

In the Game Boy Advance version, Dumb Drum is attacked by throwing a TNT Drum at it, but a TNT Drum appears only after a wave of enemies is defeated. It only tries to crush the Kongs until they throw the barrel, and if they miss, it releases the same set of enemies again.

Statistics

Dumb Drum
Dumb Drum in Donkey Kong Country.
World Kremkroc Industries Inc. Level Boss Dumb Drum
Hits to defeat 5 (GBA only) Reward Giant Banana
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Gallery

  • Sprite from Donkey Kong Country

    Sprite from Donkey Kong Country

  • Sprite from Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)

    Sprite from Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)

  • Sprite from Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)

    Sprite from Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)

  • Screenshot from Donkey Kong Country

    Screenshot from Donkey Kong Country

  • Dumb Drum next to a "3" in Donkey Kong Country (GBC)

    Dumb Drum next to a "3" in Donkey Kong Country (GBC)

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ダムドラム[?]
Damu Doramu 		Dumb Drum
Spanish Dumb Drum[?] -

References

  1. ^ November 1994. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 26 (NMS Special). Page 19.
  2. ^ "This major baddie is unlike any other enemy on the entire island. It's a mechanical (sort of) beast." – 1994. Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 104.
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Barrels
Carryable barrels Barrel • DK Barrel • Iron Barrel • Merfle Barrel • TNT Barrel • Vine Barrel
Enterable barrels Animal Barrel • Arrow Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • Boo Barrel • Booster Barrel • Button Barrel • Cranky's Kong Barrel • Dance Barrel • Diddy & Dixie Barrels • DK Launcher Barrel • Fishing Barrel • Golden Barrel • Shrinkbarrel • Spin Barrel • Spinner Barrel • Steerable Barrel • Style Barrel • Tag Barrel • Tracker Barrel • Training Barrel • Warp Barrel • Yellow Launcher Barrel • Yoo Who Cannon
Triggerable barrels Check and X Barrels • Explosive Barrel • Fuel Drum • Ignition Barrel • Invincibility Barrel • Krockhead Barrel • Light Barrel • Oil barrel • On & Off Barrel • Plus and Minus Barrels • Roulette Barrel • Slot Machine Barrel • Star Barrel • Stop & Go Barrel • Switch Barrel • Trigger Barrel
Obstacle barrels Barrel • Barrel Bomb • Barrel Cannon (Donkey Kong Barrel Blast) • Basket of snakes • Black drum • Oil drum • Spiked Barrel
Barrel items Backward Barrel • Banana Barrels • Barrel Bolt • Mega TNT Barrel • TNT Barrel • Wrench Barrel • Yoo Who Cannon
Scenery barrels Barrel Shield • Floating barrel • Tumbling barrel
Barrel vehicles Barrel Jet • Barrel Train • Biplane Barrel • Boomerang-a-barrel • Chrome DK Jumbo • DK Jumbo • DK Maximum • Gold Train • Gyrocopter • Hover Craft • Jumbo Barrel • Motor Boat • Plane • Rocket Barrel • Supersonic Satellite • Taru-gata Machine • Turbo Ski
Barrel characters Belcha • Dumb Drum • Sharpcask • Shortfuse
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Donkey Kong Country (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country (GBC) / Donkey Kong Country (GBA)
Protagonists Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Cranky Kong • Funky Kong • Candy Kong
Items and objects Animal token • Banana • Banana Bunch • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Big Animal Token • Continue Barrel • Donkey Kong Balloon (red · green · blue) • DK Barrel • Exit • Fuel Canister • Jumbo Barrel • K-O-N-G Letters • Minecart • Mini Animal Token • On & Off Barrel • Steel keg • Stop & Go Barrel • Tire • TNT Drum
Animal Friends Rambi • Enguarde • Winky • Squawks • Expresso
Bosses Very Gnawty • Master Necky • Queen B. • Really Gnawty • Dumb Drum • Master Necky Snr. • King K. Rool
Enemies Army • Bitesize • Chomps • Chomps Jr. • Clambo • Croctopus • Gnawty • Klaptrap • Klump • Krash • Kritter • Krusha • Manky Kong • Mini-Necky • Necky • Rock Kroc • Slippa • Squidge • Zinger
Obstacles Black drum • Mincer • Oil drum
Worlds Kongo Jungle • Monkey Mines • Vine Valley • Gorilla Glacier • Kremkroc Industries, Inc. • Chimp Caverns • Gangplank Galleon
Music DK Island Swing • Bonus Room Blitz • Simian Segue • Aquatic Ambiance • Gang-Plank Galleon
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