Balloon (Donkey Kong Barrel Blast)
Balloons appear in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast as objects that grant the racers with items to attack their opponents or improve the racers' performance, similarly to Weapon Balloons in Diddy Kong Racing. Many balloons appear in every course. When touched, the balloons break and disappear for a short amount of time, but appear soon after for another player to grab. There are two types of balloons: red balloons and blue balloons. The effects of a red balloon are boosted by Kongs, while the effects of a blue balloon are boosted by Kremlings. These balloons have a possibility of being based on the Extra Life Balloons from the Donkey Kong Country series.
In early versions, the red balloon had a "DK" emblem on it, and a green balloon has artwork instead of a blue balloon.
Items[edit]
Descriptions from the manual.[1]
| Red balloon | |||||||||
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| Image | Name | Description
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Prop Monkey | Hops on the opponent in front of you and tosses out their bananas. (Boost: The effect will last longer.) | |||||||
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Squawks | Hops on the opponent in front of you and prevents them from using Wild Moves. (Boost: The effect will last longer.) | |||||||
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Quawks | Attacks the player in first place and slows him or her down. (Boost: Also makes the player drop all bananas.) | |||||||
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Banana Fairy | Allows you to pick up bananas in a wide range. (Boost: The effect will last longer.) | |||||||
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Blazing Banana | Places flaming bananas around the course. Players who hit them will slow down. (Boost: Throws out extra Blazing Bananas.) | |||||||
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Tasty Melon | Makes you invincible for a short time. (Boost: The effect will last longer. | |||||||
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Crystal Coconut | Makes you invincible and grants you unlimited Wild Moves. | |||||||
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Banana Bunch | Gives you 30 bananas. | |||||||
| Blue balloon | |||||||||
| Image | Name | Description
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Mini-Necky | Chases and attacks the character behind you. (Boost: The targeted character will lose one Wild Move.) | |||||||
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Whirlwind | Takes bananas from all the other characters. (Boost: Takes more bananas.) | |||||||
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Backward Barrel | Gives you a barrel to throw at a character behind you. (Boost: The barrel will become a TNT Barrel (p. 20)). | |||||||
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Mini-Zinger | Drops a swarm of Mini-Zingers on the course. Any character who touches them will slow down and must get rid of them by shaking the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. (Boost: The effect will last longer.) | |||||||
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Pineapple Launcher | Attacks the character in front of you with a pineapple. (Boost: Two pineapples will be launched.) | |||||||
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Wild Elixir | Gives you an extra Wild Move. (Boost: Gives you two Wild Moves.) | |||||||
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Mega TNT Barrel | Launches powerful TNT Barrels at all other racers. Struck racers will lose their Wild Moves and slow down. In addition, their right and left directions might get reversed. | |||||||
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Banana Bunch | Gives you 30 bananas. | |||||||
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Italian | Palloncino rosso[2] | Red balloon | |
| Palloncino blu[3] | Blue balloon |
References[edit]
| Donkey Kong Barrel Blast | ||
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| Playable characters |
Kongs | Donkey Kong (Ultra Barrel) • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Lanky Kong • Tiny Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Cranky Kong |
| Kremlings | Kritter • Kip • Kass • Klump • Kalypso • Kludge • Kopter • King K. Rool | |
| Non-playable character | Candy Kong | |
| Cups | Topaz Cup | DK Jungle • Salty Sea • Mt. Dynamite |
| Sapphire Cup | Scorching Canyon • DK Jungle Falls • Shimmering Sea • Mammoth Glacier | |
| Diamond Cup | Open Ocean • Mt. Dynamite Remix • Parched Palace • Cranky's Temple | |
| Platinum Cup | Dynamite Run • DK Jungle Sunset • Alpine Peak • Temple Heights • Cosmic Highway | |
| Other | Gallery | |
