Dumb Drum

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Dumb Drum
Artwork of Dumb Drum from Donkey Kong Country.

Artwork of Dumb Drum from Donkey Kong Country
Species Black drum
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country (GBA) (2003)
“Oh dear! Call that tin can a boss? Surely K.ROOL can come up with better than that, maybe a bucket or perhaps a really nasty fridge!”
Cranky Kong, Donkey Kong Country (GBA)

Dumb Drum, named Oil Drum on one occasion,[1] is the fifth boss in Donkey Kong Country. Dumb Drum is a giant black drum that is seemingly mechanical,[2] and it has a skull and crossbones emblem with glowing, red eyes printed on it. Dumb Drum is fought in Boss Dumb Drum, at the end of Kremkroc Industries Inc. When starting the battle, Dumb Drum will try to hit Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong by floating in the air and slamming itself down on them. If Dumb Drum misses the Kongs, it will begin to release two enemies out of its body. In the battle, Dumb Drum will release the following enemies, in order of: Kritters, Slippas, Klaptraps, Klumps, and Armies. Each time the Kongs defeat a wave of enemies, Dumb Drum will try to crush them again at a faster pace after each round, and takes another attempt for every wave beaten (e.g. after the Kritters are beaten, it will do so twice, after the Slippas, three times, etc.). Dumb Drum can be defeated by defeating all five waves of enemies, somehow causing it to self-destruct.

In the Game Boy Advance version, Dumb Drum is attacked by throwing a TNT Drum at it, which only appears after defeating a wave of enemies. It only tries to crush the Kongs until they throw the barrel, and if they miss, it releases the same set of enemies again.

Statistics

Dumb Drum
Dumb Drum in Donkey Kong Country.
World Kremkroc Industries Inc. Level Boss Dumb Drum
Hits to defeat 5 (GBA only) Reward Giant Banana
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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ダムドラム
Damu Doramu
Dumb Drum

Spanish Dumb Drum
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References

  1. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 26 (NMS Special), page 19.
  2. ^ Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide, page 104. "This major baddie is unlike any other enemy on the entire island. It's a mechanical (sort of) beast."