Editing Junker

|image=[[File:MLBISBJJJunkerOverworld.png]]<br>Junker's overworld sprite in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''

|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])

|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])

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'''Junker''', or the "Super Ultra Great Mega Trashy Monster Junker Bot" as [[Midbus]] calls it, is a trash can-like robot that appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and its remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''. It is fought as a boss in [[Peach's Castle Garden]].

==History==

As [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and [[Starlow]] search for a way inside [[Peach's Castle]], they find an area of the garden filled with nothing but trash. Soon after, [[Midbus]] appears, claiming they will go no further. As Starlow dares him to fight the group, Midbus refuses, saying that the [[Dark Star]] will awaken soon. He then pulls out a remote control and uses it to activate Junker, which springs to life from the garbage nearby. Midbus commands Junker to attack the Mario Bros. and Starlow, but it simply stands idle for a few seconds before stopping and closing its eyes, then dancing when Midbus tries to control it again. This enrages him into smashing the remote, which causes Junker to go haywire and finally attack Mario and Luigi on its own as a satisfied Midbus leaves.

After its defeat, Junker begins to malfunction again and rampages through the trash, finding and throwing over the safe [[Bowser]] was captured in (which destroys it and frees him). It then runs offscreen through another pile of trash, destroying itself. This opens the path to a room containing a pipe connected to the [[Pipe Yard]], allowing the brothers to re-enter [[Bowser's body]]. Junker's parts can be found in a pile here; past this room, a [[! Block]] can be found that opens a shortcut through the garden. Additionally, a stronger version called [[Junker X]] can be fought in [[The Gauntlet]].

==Battle==

Junker can also walk towards Mario or Luigi and throw a ball of metal scrap at them; dodging by jumping has them land on top of the scrap ball as Junker throws a larger one at them. If this one is dodged as well, Junker prepares to ram through the scrap ball; Mario or Luigi must jump a third time to avoid being knocked off the ball of scrap and taking significant damage.

* Wads of paper and briefs will also fall out, which do nothing.

Junker can also incapacitate Luigi by tossing him into one of the Junker Cans. In the original version, this attack cannot be avoided; in the remake, Junker will use a suction attack that Luigi can escape by pressing {{button|3ds|B}} repeatedly. If captured, Junker tosses Luigi behind him into the Junker Can; sometimes he may hit the rim instead and return to his original position. While Luigi is trapped, Mario cannot use [[Bros. Attacks]] or multi-targeting items, and if he is [[Down|defeated]], the can then drains Luigi's [[Heart Point|HP]] to 0 and KOs him as well, resulting in a [[Game Over]]. Defeating the Junker Can holding Luigi frees him; after enough turns, Luigi may escape on his own. The Junker Cans occasionally shuffle their contents between each other, and Luigi sometimes peeks out of his can and waves at Mario.

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==Statistics==

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==Names in other languages==

|JapM=Garbage Monster

|SpaA=Hojalatoso

|SpaE=Basuronstruo

|Ger=Schrottbot

|GerM=Junkbot

|Ita=Bidomatic

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[[it:Bidomatic]]