Barrel

Barrels (also called Regular Barrels[1][2] or Normal Barrels[3][4]) are objects that Donkey Kong used as weapons against Mario in the Donkey Kong arcade game. Since then, barrels and their variants have shown up in many other Donkey Kong, Mario, and miscellaneous games of the universe. Regular barrels can usually be heaved and used to attack enemies or destroy thin and ramshackle walls and surfaces, but there are many exceptions from this mechanic. Their physical appearance might change slightly from game to game (e.g. the number of hoops rimming the barrels, their tints and coloration, their size), but these are mostly aesthetic and do not modify the gameplay.

Many variations of the normal barrel appear in the games, and a list where each of them is mentioned can be found below.