We were buffing the first member of the DK crew anyway, so we decided to finally give him the good old DK Barrel. And it’s… pretty powerful. Heck, even giving DK a nerfed form of the barrel item was a massive buff. But we nerfed his weight and didn’t compensate, and his recovery and disadvantage are still garbage, so… Just learn the counterplay.
Only 1 barrel can be pulled by Donkey Kong at a time. If he tries to pull another, he will perform a Down Taunt instead. See Barrels for more information.