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Oil Drums are cylindrical metal drums filled with oil that have the ability to produce Fire or other creatures. They have appeared throughout the Donkey Kong series as recurring undefeatable obstacles.

Donkey Kong[]

Oil Drums first appeared in the Donkey Kong arcade game. Here they are found in several levels and are quite harmless, unless a Barrel ends up being burned up inside them, then they will produce Fire, which can harm Mario.

Donkey Kong Country[]

Oil Drums later appear in Donkey Kong Country. In this game, Oil Drums have two attack patterns. They either expel flames, which can injure Donkey or Diddy, or they will expel enemies (most commonly Slippas).

Dumb Drum's sprite.

In the level "Oil Drum Alley", Donkey and Diddy must jump from one floating Oil Drum to the next (while they are not spurting fire of course) in order to reach the level's end. Oil Drums that release enemies have a skull-and-crossbones symbol displayed on them; those that release flames have the words "OIL" displayed on them. While any barrel can take out the skull-and-crossbones Oil Drums, only TNT Barrels can take out those that release fire. There's also an Oil Drum boss named Dumb Drum.

Donkey Kong Land[]

Oil Drums also appear in the semi-sequel to Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Land. There is no real difference between the Oil Drums of Donkey Kong Country and the ones of Donkey Kong Land.

Donkey Kong Country 2 and Donkey Kong Land 2[]

In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2, a tipped over Oil Drum can be seen in the background of Klubba's Kiosk.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis[]

In Mario vs Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, Oil Drums work the same as in the original Donkey Kong, where if Donkey Kong throws a barrel and it lands in an Oil Drum it will create a Fireball enemy. They only appear in the final battle against Donkey Kong.

DK: Jungle Climber[]

In DK: Jungle Climber, there are barrels that resemble Oil Drums called Oil Barrels. However instead of being obstacles they are a collectible item.

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