Animal Barrel

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Animal Barrel
Animal Barrels artwork in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest.
Artwork of every Animal Barrel except for Quawks
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA) (2005)

An Animal Barrel,[1] also known as a Goodie Barrel,[2] is a barrel with a picture of an Animal Friend painted on the side. Unlike Animal Crates, which contain an Animal Friend, Animal Barrels transform the Kongs into its depicted Animal Friend. Animal Barrels appear in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Donkey Kong Land 2, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, and Donkey Kong Land III. If two Kongs enter an Animal Barrel, the resulting Animal Friend has two Hit Points, represented by an icon of it at the bottom-left of the screen, or bottom-right in the Donkey Kong Land titles. The Animal Friend loses a Hit Point if injured, and its icon disappears. The Animal Friend loses a life if it loses its second and last Hit Point. It can touch a DK Barrel for another Hit Point, which represents the missing Kong. The Animal Friend transforms back into the Kongs if it crosses the No Animal Sign. Clapper and Parry are the only two Animal Friends in the aforementioned games to not have their own Animal Barrel.

While Animal Barrels do not appear in Donkey Kong 64 or the Game Boy Color remake of Donkey Kong Country, the Animal Crates behave like them as they transform a Kong into the depicted Animal Friend.

Types

Name Animal Friend Games
Ellie Barrel
Ellie Barrel[3]
Ellie Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Donkey Kong Land III
Animal Barrel
Enguarde Barrel[3]
Enguarde Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Land 2
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Donkey Kong Land III
Quawks's Animal Barrel sprite in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Quawks Barrel
Quawks Donkey Kong Land 2
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Animal Barrel
Rambi Animal Barrel[4]
Rambi Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Land 2
Animal Barrel
Rattly Animal Barrel
Rattly Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Land 2
Animal Barrel
Squawks Barrel[3]
Squawks Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Land 2
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Donkey Kong Land III
Animal Barrel
Squitter Barrel[5][3]
Squitter Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Land 2
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Donkey Kong Land III

Gallery

Artwork

Sprites

Donkey Kong Land 2 & III

Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong

Donkey Kong Country 2 & 3 (GBA)

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese アニマルバレル[6]
Animaru Bareru
Animal Barrel
Italian Barile animale[7][8] Animal barrel

References

  1. ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 18.
  2. ^ Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda (1996). Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 15.
  3. ^ a b c d 1997. Donkey Kong Land III instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.
  4. ^ Miller, Kent and Paul Shinoda (1995). Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 80.
  5. ^ Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda (1996). Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 62.
  6. ^ 1995. Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 25.
  7. ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 Italian manual. Page 19.
  8. ^ 2004. Donkey Kong Country 2 European manual. Nintendo of Europe (British English). Page 115.