Rocketbarrel Boost
| Rocketbarrel Boost | |
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 Diddy Kong using Rocketbarrel Boost in Smash 4. | |
| User | Diddy Kong |
| Universe | Donkey Kong |
| Article on DK Wiki | Rocketbarrel Boost |
| “ | Boost up with rocketbarrels. Press and hold the B Button before releasing to launch higher. | ” |
| —Brawl Instruction Booklet | ||
| “ | Rocket through the air and tackle foes. Hold  to travel farther.
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| —Smash for 3DS Foldout | ||
The Rocketbarrel Boost (バレルジェット, Bareru Jetto Barrel Jet), labeled Rocketbarrel Blast in the Super Smash Bros. Brawl instruction booklet) is Diddy Kong's up special move. The height the Rocketbarrel Boost will cover depends on how much the player charges the jetpack. The player can change the angle that Diddy travels by tilting the control stick left or right while the move is being charged; charging the move longer allows a more significant angle shift. Diddy falls slightly slower as the move is charging.
Touching an opponent while ascending will cause minor damage. The initial burst when used in the air may serve as a meteor smash, spiking the foe while Diddy recovers to safe ground. If Diddy is attacked while using the move, the barrels will fly off and become randomly-moving, unshieldable projectiles, exploding on contact with the stage. If Diddy hits a ceiling while using the move, he takes about 5% damage.
In Super Smash Bros. 4, the move can be used to travel at more horizontal trajectories, improving the move's uses for recovery.
Origin
While the move itself didn't originate from any game before Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the Barrel Jet itself first appears in Donkey Kong 64. It appears as one of Diddy Kong's items which can be purchased from Cranky's Lab. Diddy Kong can use it to fly in the air for a short time and can also use it with his Peanut Popguns to shoot at foes. The move also appears in Donkey Kong Country Returns, where it allows Diddy (and DK, if the two are paired up) to temporarily hover. The Barrel Jet itself has a different appearance in Returns and the subsequent Tropical Freeze: a tan cloth backpack containing a single rocket-shaped barrel on a metal arm. Despite this redesign, SSB4 retains the move's DK64 appearance.
Customization
Special Move customization was added in Super Smash Bros. 4. These are the variations:
- Rocketbarrel Attack: Hits harder, but doesn't fly as well.
- Rocketbarrel Kaboom: Faster charge and better steering, but the pack explodes if you hit terrain.
Rocketbarrel Pack
The Rocketbarrel Pack is a jet pack that Diddy Kong uses for Rocketbarrel Barrage and Rocketbarrel Boost. It has a trophy in Brawl:
Rocketbarrel Pack
An item that looks like regular barrels but becomes a rocket-powered jet pack when Diddy Kong straps them on his back. It's a convenient gadget to have when adventuring, but for whatever reason, Diddy also uses it when playing tennis and basketball. The moves he can pull off with the rocketbarrel pack are so cool that they're almost not fair. Almost.
: Donkey Kong 64
: Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast (NTSC), Donkey Kong: Jet Race (PAL)
Glitch
If Diddy Kong uses Rocketbarrel Boost while swimming, Diddy will sink down a bit and then float back up. Before he floats back up a small splash animation will be seen at the top of the water.
Trivia
- When playing as Diddy Kong on "low gravity" mode, charging his Rocketbarrel Boost in the air causes him to float up, as if the gravity was reversed. If the player is attacked in mid air as Diddy Kong, and jump after the attack, and then use the move again, the same thing occurs.
Gallery
Rocketbarrel Boost in Brawl.
Using the Rocketbarrel Boost at an angle.
