DK Barrel

DK Barrels (also known as Buddy Barrels or Kong Barrels) are special Barrels can be lifted and then broken to give the player the Kong inside, allowing them to either play as them or act as a extra bit of health. When the Kong Ally is defeated, the player must seek to find this Barrel again to get them again. DK Barrels can alter their appearance depending on what character is inside, as seen in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
==Description==
The DK Barrel appears similar to a Barrel but bares the letters of "DK", or Donkey Kong. Later, they sport unique letters for each member of the DK Crew. "DD" is for Diddy Kong, "DX" is for Dixie Kong, and "CK" is for Cranky Kong. "FK" for Funky Kong was added in the port of Tropical Freeze for the Nintendo Switch.
==Appearances==
===Super Smash Bros. Discord===
A item known as the Tag Barrel more or less features a similar functionality to the DK Barrels, which allows the player to throw it and then gain a ally partner to help them. This ally partner is a random character from the playable roster and they have a set amount of health of 100%. Their CPU functionality is comparable to a Level 3 CPU. Only a max of two CPU partners can be on the screen, and they do not have their health bars visible on the UI.
===Super Smash Bros. Charged===
DK Barrels are represented as a Trophy and Spirit in Super Smash Bros. Charged. It is an Advanced-type Spirit that allows the user's Assist Trophy summons to last twice as long when equipped. The Spirit battle is Dart Monkey, who is distracted by items. Assist Trophies also constantly spawn.
DK Barrel	Did you know that the "DK" on a DK Barrel stands for Donkey Kong? Oh, you did? Well, in that case, you probably also know the feeling of relief seeing one of these. In the Donkey Kong Country games, you can break one open to summon your Kong partner and adventure together. Starting with Tropical Freeze, there are different DK Barrels that indicate what friend you summon: DD Barrels summon Diddy, DX Barrels summon Dixie, and CK Barrels summon Cranky!	Did you know that the "DK" on a DK Barrel stands for Donkey Kong? Oh, you did? Well, in that case, you probably also know the feeling of relief seeing one of these. In the Donkey Kong Country games, you can break one open to summon your Kong partner and adventure together. Starting with Tropical Freeze, there are different DK Barrels that indicate what friend you summon: DD Barrels summon Diddy, DX Barrels summon Dixie, and CK Barrels summon Cranky!
DK Barrel	Series Related 	
*SNES: Donkey Kong Country (1994)
*Wii U: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
==Gallery==
Dk barrel by banjo2015-d8muog3.png|Standard DK Barrel
DD Barrel.png|DD Barrel
Partners_Barrels_-_Donkey_Kong_Country_Tropical_Freeze.png|Partner Barrels from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
TagBarrelDiscord.png|Tag Barrel from Super Smash Bros. Discord
==Trivia==
*It was previously thought that the initials on the DK Barrel were for "Donkey Kong" and "Diddy Kong" (and by extension "Dixie Kong"). Tropical Freeze seems to imply that the initials actually come from the first name of the Kong given the "DD" and "DX" barrels.
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