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|image=[[File:BRICKMAN.PNG]] | |image=[[File:BRICKMAN.PNG]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])}} | |first_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])}} | ||
'''Brickmen'''<ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'', string in ROM (<tt>BRICKMAN</tt>)</ref> are enemies in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''. They attack by dropping three bricks below them at a time. [[Mario]] must either pass through the hazardous path carefully or use a [[Handstand|Handstand Walk]] so that the falling bricks harmlessly bounce off him. Brickmen are always located in inaccessible spaces, and therefore cannot be defeated. They are encountered in [[Mario Toy Company]], [[Twilight City]], [[Mario Toy Factory]], and [[Twilight City Plus]]. | |||
'''Brickmen'''<ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'', string in ROM (<tt>BRICKMAN</tt>)</ref> are | |||
Despite looking and acting completely different, the bricks that Brickmen release are known in Japanese as「レンガブロック」(''Renga Burokku'', [[Brick Block]]).<ref name=manual>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/data/software/manual/man_PAGJ_00.pdf ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Japanese instruction booklet], page 15.</ref><ref name=guide>{{media link|Mvsdk book ii.jpg|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Shogakukan book}}</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Brickman sprite.png|Sprite | |||
MvDK Switch Brickman.jpg|Screenshot of the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=ブロックン<ref name=manual | |Jap=ブロックン<ref name=manual/><ref name=guide/>ref><ref>Sawada, Yukio. [[Super Mario-kun Volume 33|''Super Mario-kun'' Volume 33]]. Page 166.</ref> | ||
|JapR=Burokkun | |JapR=Burokkun | ||
|JapM=A contraction of "[[Block#Names in other languages|block]]" and「くん」(''{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Kun|-kun}}''); shared with [[Blockhopper]] and similar to [[Burokkun]] | |JapM=A contraction of "[[Block#Names in other languages|block]]" and「くん」(''{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Kun|-kun}}''); shared with [[Blockhopper]] and similar to [[Burokkun]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:20, September 14, 2023
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| First appearance | Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004) |
Brickmen[1] are enemies in Mario vs. Donkey Kong. They attack by dropping three bricks below them at a time. Mario must either pass through the hazardous path carefully or use a Handstand Walk so that the falling bricks harmlessly bounce off him. Brickmen are always located in inaccessible spaces, and therefore cannot be defeated. They are encountered in Mario Toy Company, Twilight City, Mario Toy Factory, and Twilight City Plus.
Despite looking and acting completely different, the bricks that Brickmen release are known in Japanese as「レンガブロック」(Renga Burokku, Brick Block).[2][3]
Gallery
Sprite
Screenshot of the Nintendo Switch remake
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ブロックン[2][3]ref>[4] Burokkun |
A contraction of "block" and「くん」(-kun); shared with Blockhopper and similar to Burokkun |
References
- ^ Mario vs. Donkey Kong, string in ROM (BRICKMAN)
- ^ a b Mario vs. Donkey Kong Japanese instruction booklet, page 15.
- ^ a b Mario vs. Donkey Kong Shogakukan book
- ^ Sawada, Yukio. Super Mario-kun Volume 33. Page 166.
