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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 boss that appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and its remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''.  

As [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and [[Starlow]] look for a way inside [[Peach's Castle]], they find an area of the [[Peach's Castle Garden|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 tried to control it again. This enrages Midbus into smashing the remote, which causes it to go haywire and finally attack Mario and Luigi on its own. and allows it to fight the Mario Bros. on its own.

After being defeated, Junker begins to malfunction again and rampages through the trash, finding and throwing the safe [[Bowser]] was captured in (which destroys it and frees him. It then runs though a pile of trash and further offscreen, eventually destroying itself. This opens the path to a shortcut through the garden and a pipe connected to the [[Pipe Yard]], allowing the brothers to re-enter [[Bowser's body]].

A stronger version of Junker, known as [[Junker X]], can be fought in [[The Gauntlet]].

One of Junker's attacks has him throw a bucket over either Mario's or Luigi's head (in a reference to the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] game ''[[Mario & Wario]]''); they begin to blindly walk left and right while Junker pulls out [[Thwomp]]s and throws them over the impaired brother. Pressing Mario or Luigi's corresponding button while they walk causes them to [[jump]] in place, and must be used to prevent them walking under the Thwomps as they try to land on them. the attack will continue until either the target brother is hit (which may render them [[dizzy]]) or Junker stop throwing Thwomps and the bucket falls off.

Junker can also walk towards Mario or Luigi and throw a ball of metal scrap at them; if they brother dodges by jumping, they will land on top of the scrap ball as Junker throws a larger one at them. If this one is dodged as well, Junker will prepare 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.

Junker will sometimes pick up one of the Junker Can and empty its contents; this includes enemies that will target Mario or Luigi. Junker will look at the target brother before shaking out each item.

Once emptied, the Junker Can is removed from battle; in the original, Junker will simply toss it away, while in the remake the the empty can is thrown at Mario or Luigi.

[[File:M&LBIS Junker holding Luigi.png|thumb|right|Junker grabbing Luigi in ''Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''.]]

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 will toss Luigi behind him and he will land in the Junker Can, or hit the rim and simply 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 will free 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.

{{:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey bestiary|transcludesection=Junker|align=horizontal}}

|SpaAM=Pun on ''Hojalata'' (Tinplate).

|SpaE=Basuronstruo

|SpaEM=Pun on ''Basura'' (Garbage) and ''Monstruo'' (Monster). Midbus calls him "Granultramegabasurillarobot" (Big ultra mega garbage robot). May also be a reference to the [[Chuckolator|Refrestruo]].

|FraA=Poubellus

|FraE=Poubellor

|FraEM=From ''poubelle'' (bin) and the monster suffix ''-or'' .

|ItaM=Pun on ''Bidone'' (Bin) and ''Automatic''

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