Invincibility Barrel

Invincibility Barrel, also known as Exclamation Point Barrel or simply '''! Barrel''', is a special type of barrel that allows the Kongs to be temporary invincible. It was introduced in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest,and would later appear in Donkey Kong Land 2 and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. The "!" on the barrel probably is to show the excitement of gaining invincibility, if only for a short period of time.

In Donkey Kong Country 2, they were quite rare. They only appeared in a few select levels, and in those cases there was a sort of Bonus Barrel that could be found utilizing the invincibility. Any enemies who made contact with a Kong while invincible would be defeated (unless normally undefeatable).

In Donkey Kong 64, the Donkey Kong Barrel have a similar function, but only Donkey Kong can use it.