Sprayer

Sprayer
First appearance	Green House (1982, overall) Donkey Kong 3 (1983, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance	Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong 3 (2019)

The Sprayer (alternatively lowercase), also known as the spray gun or insect repellant, is Stanley's weapon of choice throughout his scarce appearances.

History

Green House

In Green House, the spray gun can be sprayed an unlimited number of times. It is used to kill the inchworms and spiders that try to destroy Stanley's flowers before they do so.

Donkey Kong 3

In Donkey Kong 3, Stanley must use the Sprayer against Donkey Kong as well as the angry bees and other insects that will try to destroy his flowers. Once again, it can be sprayed an unlimited number of times. Its power can also be amplified by equipping the Super Sprayer, which changes the insecticide to a yellow color; however, this is only a temporary power-up.

Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)

In the Game & Watch version of Donkey Kong 3, in the same fashion as in the arcade game, Donkey Kong stirs up nests of bees, so Stanley is required to use his sprayer to combat Donkey Kong, who now has one of his own. The spray works differently here, as shots trap the bees and cause them to fly towards the opponent. The sprayers have to constantly be refilled with insecticide by a dripping pipe nearby. While refilling the sprayer, the player is left defenseless.

Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū

In Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū, Stanley once again uses the sprayer. The spray works differently in this game, being able to fire directly upwards with infinite range and at a fixed speed by default, but being able to only fire one spray at a time. There are no additional ways to boost the power of the sprayer.

Saturday Supercade

The Sprayer also appears in the Saturday Supercade episode "Greenhouse Gorilla", which is also the only episode of the show that Stanley appears in. Unlike in the games, there is one scene in the episode where the Sprayer discharges all of its bug spray at once and subsequently runs out afterwards.

Super Smash Bros. series

Mr. Game & Watch with the insect repellant

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Mr. Game & Watch's standard attack is a series of sprays from the insect repellant. The attack is named Greenhouse, after the game it draws inspiration from. The spray only covers a short distance, but it can be used repeatedly, and it deals 1–3% of damage.

The Greenhouse attack returns in all further games of the Super Smash Bros. series. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, if Greenhouse is used multiple times in succession, it ends with a final attack where Mr. Game & Watch leans forward while turning the insect repellant slightly upward for its last spritz. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mr. Game & Watch turns into Stanley while using Greenhouse, with his appearance being based directly on the game Green House. As Stanley, Mr. Game & Watch leans forward for normal uses of Greenhouse and leans slightly back from that forward lean for the final attack. Despite the animation change, the trajectory of the attacks are the same as in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Game & Watch Gallery 4

In the Modern version of the Game & Watch version of Donkey Kong 3 in Game & Watch Gallery 4, Mario uses the repellant to push fireballs and Boos towards Donkey Kong. It sprays bubbles and needs to be refilled with water.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	スプレー Supurē	Spray		[?]
	ポンプ Ponpu	Pump		[?]
Italian	Insetticida	Bug spray; lit. "bug-killer"		[?]