Bucket

A Bucket is an item featured in Mario & Wario, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Paper Mario.

The Bucket was a major item in the game Mario & Wario. It was one of many objects dropped by Wario on top of the head of either Peach, Mario, or Yoshi in order to obstruct their vision. As such, Wanda the fairy had to guide the blind heroes to the end of the game's various stage. The Bucket features Mario's "M" insignia when up-right, although when turned upside-down, the "M" becomes Wario's "W," symbolizing Wario's power over the character.

Buckets were also present in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. They appeared in a few levels of the game, usually fort or castle levels. These Buckets could be found hanging on walls or ceilings. The Yoshis could knock the Bucket down by throwing an egg at it. After being knocked down, a Bucket may produce coins, or at times, enemies. In some levels, the Yoshis have to knock the Bucket into a body of water or lava, then jump into the bucket and ride it across the dangerous segment until reaching land.

A Bucket also appeared in Paper Mario. The mayor of Shiver City will give Mario an ordinary Bucket after the plumber gets the Scarf from Merle. In Shiver Snowfield, after Mario puts the Bucket on top of the hat-less snowman and the Scarf around the scarf-less snowman, the passage to Shiver Mountain will open.

Trivia

 * In the beta version of Paper Mario, this item was called the Marvelous Bucket.
 * The Bucket from Mario & Wario was one of many collectible treasures that Kirby discovered in "The Great Cave Offensive" mode of the games Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra. Kirby found the Bucket in the Crystal Area of the Great Cave. The Bucket was worth 200 Gold.

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''In Mario and Wario, an excellent game released only in Japan, this hidden item gets placed on Mario's head, rendering him sightless. The fairy Wanda then guides the helpless Mario past numerous obstacles to the goal. The M on the bucket becomes a W when turned upside down, signifying that Mario has fallen under Wario's wicked control.''