Bucket
- This article is about the bucket with Wario's emblem mainly appearing in Mario & Wario. For the bucket appearing in the Yoshi's Island series, see Bucket (Yoshi's Island series). For the bucket appearing in Paper Mario, see Bucket (Paper Mario).
| Bucket | |
|---|---|
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| First appearance | Mario & Wario (1993) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016) |
Buckets in the Super Mario franchise are objects that often serve minor or varying roles. One first and most prominently appears in Mario & Wario.
HistoryEdit
Mario & WarioEdit
A bucket appears in Mario & Wario as one of the objects used by Wario to obstruct the vision of the protagonists—Princess Peach, Mario, and Yoshi. The bucket is in the very first stage of Yōsei no Mori and features Mario's "M" insignia when upright, but while the bucket is on a character, the "M" becomes a "W," referencing Wario's "power" over the character.[1]
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3Edit
In Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, two buckets resembling the one from Mario & Wario during the coin-collecting bonus game. Wario has three chances to pull on a rope for one or the other. If he chooses the bucket with a coin bag in it, his coin total doubles; if he chooses the one with a 10-ton weight, his coin total halves. As such, he can end up with as high as eight times his initial total or as low as 1/8 of it.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven StarsEdit
A bucket appears in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars is used as a hidden warp to the Midas River in Moleville. If the mole girl standing on top of it is given a Carbo Cookie, she jumps off of the bucket, granting access to the falls and river.
Super Smash Bros. MeleeEdit
The bucket from Mario & Wario appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee as a trophy. It can be obtained randomly from the Lottery or in one of the single-player modes.
Mario and the Incredible RescueEdit
The book Mario and the Incredible Rescue has Mario, Luigi, Yoshi and Toad fighting Wario in Booster Pass. The fight has Wario driving his plane, as he throws buckets down at the gang. Mario and Yoshi defeat him by jumping up to his plane and placing a bucket on his head, blinding him and causing him to lose control of his plane and spiral out of view.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside StoryEdit
In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, the boss Junker directly references the buckets from Mario & Wario, by throwing a bucket onto the head of either Mario and Luigi, and causing them to move forward and backwards blindly, being forced to jump in order to stop their movement and avoid the Thwomp Junker throws above them.
Other appearancesEdit
Kirby seriesEdit
The bucket Mario wears on his head in Mario & Wario appears as a collectable treasure in "The Great Cave Offensive" of Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra.
Profiles and statisticsEdit
Super Smash Bros. MeleeEdit
| Trophy Bucket | ||
| Game/move: Mario and Wario Japan Only | ||
| How to unlock: Random | ||
| 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. | ||
GalleryEdit
Super Mario Game Picture Book 6: Take down Wario!
SpritesEdit
Yoshi eggshell, from LEVEL 2
Warp Pipe, from LEVEL 4
Piranha Plant, from LEVEL 9
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | バケツ Baketsu |
Bucket | [2] |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Super Smash Bros. Melee trophy description
- ^ 1993. Mario & Wario instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 2.
| Mario & Wario | |
|---|---|
| Main characters | Luigi • Mario • Princess Peach • Wanda • Wario • Yoshi |
| Enemies | Dodorigesu Jr. • Guriguri • Komorin • Tsubōn • Unibo |
| Stages | Yōsei no Mori • Yosu Ko • Kumotori Yama • Kōri no Dōkutsu • Honō no Dōkutsu • Pukupuku Kai • Balloon Bridge • Karakara Sabaku • Wario no Niwa • Wario Tei • EXTRA |
| Items & obstacles | 1-Up Mushroom • Bucket • Coin Block • Elevator • Flip-Flop Block • Fūsen Block • Hammer • Jump Block • Magic Wand • Nebaneba Block • Rock Block • Star • Switch Block • Time Kinoko • Timer Block • Toge Block |
| Adaptations | Super Mario (Mario & Wario) • Super Mario-kun (Volumes: 8 · 9 · 10) |
| Other | Bulldog • Wario Busters • Staff • Gallery • Mario to Wario Fighter Game • Multimedia |