Crystal Coconut

The Crystal Coconut is an item that has appeared in several Donkey Kong games and was inspired by the central item of the Donkey Kong Country computer-animated series. Within that series, the Crystal Coconut was an all-powerful item which Donkey Kong was entrusted with the protection of. It has a more reduced role in the games, where there are multiple Crystal Coconuts that are primarily used for fuel.

Appearances

Crystal Coconuts were first used in Donkey Kong 64. They were replenishable items and were used to fuel the special abilities of the Kongs such as Diddy's Barrel Jetpack and Donkey Kong's Strong Kong ability. The player initially can carry up to 20 Crystal Coconuts, but the limit is increased by one for every Banana Fairy rescued, which leads to a maximum total of 40 Coconuts.

In DK: King of Swing, they were special items that were primarily collected in bonus stages. There were 20 in total, and collecting them all would unlock Wrinkly Kong as a playable character for Jungle Jam mode. The Crystal Coconuts made another appearance in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast as special items, where they had the Starman-like effect of temporary invincibility matched with unlimited performance of Wild Moves.