Barnacle
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- This article is about the Donkey Kong Country 3 character. For the Saturday Supercade character, see Barnacle and Long John.
| Barnacle | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of Barnacle from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! | |
| Species | Brothers Bear |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA) (2005) |
Barnacle is the eldest member of the Brothers Bear, a former scuba diver, and a shell collector. He only appears in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! He lives in a cabin on Barnacle's Island in the middle of Lake Orangatanga. Dixie and Kiddy Kong can swim to the island after completing Doorstop Dash. When the Kongs visit, Barnacle mentions that he was formerly a scuba diver before eventually deciding to take it easy at his home. He is proud of his shell collection, which is seen inside his Cabin, behind the Kongs. There is a shell that Barnacle is missing from his collection, so he requests Dixie and Kiddy to locate one for him. They can purchase the shell at Bazaar's General Store for five bear coins. Barnacle has a Banana Bird in a yellow cage, which he does not want to give away, but eventually trades it to the Kongs in exchange for the shell. In later visits, Barnacle mentions that he misses the Banana Bird and that his shell collection cheers him up.
In the Game Boy Advance version, Barnacle and his location were relocated to Pacifica, while the island on Lake Orangatanga was transferred to Bachelor.
Quotes
- "He just flew in once, so I decided to keep him."
- "You know, I don't think there's anything which would persuade me to get rid of this bird."
General information
Physical description
Barnacle wears a white turtleneck with a blue beret. His artwork reveals that he also wears black pants and blue sneakers. Barnacle's outfit was overhauled in the Game Boy Advance remake, where his outfit shows him as a retired Revolutionary-age naval captain, complete with a bicorne hat and epaulette uniform.
Name origin
Barnacle shares a name with barnacles, a type of underwater arthropod species, which could relate to his former career as a scuba diver, because barnacles are most often found underwater.
Gallery
Sprite
Sprite (GBA)
Barnacle, as he is seen in 4koma Manga Kingdom.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | バーナクル Bānakuru |
Barnacle |
| French | Barnacle |
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Trivia
- The manual states that Barnacle owns a gift shop where he charges high prices, though this is never seen in-game and the Kongs cannot spend any bear coins at his residence.
