DK Barrel

The DK Barrel (, DK Barrel) is an item from the universe.

In Super Smash Bros.
bursts out of a DK Barrel as his on-screen appearance.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
A DK Barrel appears as a sticker. and both appear out of DK Barrels as their on-screen appearance.

In Super Smash Bros. 4
and 's on-screen appearances once again feature them breaking out of these barrels. DK Barrels appear in SSB4 in two main roles.

In Smash Tour
In Smash Tour, DK Barrel is a red item. A player can use a DK Barrel at the beginning of a battle to have another one of their acquired characters join them in the battle as a CPU ally.

Trophy
The DK Barrel trophy appears in both versions.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
and once again break out of DK Barrels during their on-screen appearances.

Origin
DK Barrels appear in every game of the Donkey Kong Country series. In the first DKC game, breaking a DK Barrel would allow Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong to regain the other as a partner. Later games would have other Kongs that could be retrieved from DK Barrels to serve as partners, including Dixie Kong,, and.

DK and Diddy being able to burst out of the DK Barrels on their own in Smash Bros. contrasts their home games, in which they, and the other Kongs, could only break out of the barrels when they are thrown by another Kong.