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'''Brickmen'''<ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'', string in ROM (<tt>BRICKMAN</tt>)</ref> are [[List of enemies|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 [[List of enemies|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]].
==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ブロックン<ref name=block>[[Media:Mvsdk book ii.jpg|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Shogakukan book]]</ref><ref>Sawada, Yukio. ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', volume 33, p. 166. (Accessed on June 8. 2015)</ref>
|Jap=ブロックン<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:Mvsdk book ii.jpg|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Shogakukan book]]</ref><ref>Sawada, Yukio. ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', volume 33, p. 166. (Accessed on June 8. 2015)</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]]
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Despite looking and acting completely different, the bricks that Brickmen release are also known as [[Brick Block]]s.<ref name=block/>
*Despite looking and acting completely different, the bricks that Brickmen release are also known as [[Brick Block]]s.<ref name=manual/><ref name=guide/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:13, December 11, 2022

Brickman
Brickman artwork from the ending credits.
First appearance Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004)
Brickman sprite.png

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.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ブロックン[2][3][4]
Burokkun
A contraction of "block" and「くん」(-kun); shared with Blockhopper and similar to Burokkun

Trivia

  • Despite looking and acting completely different, the bricks that Brickmen release are also known as Brick Blocks.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Mario vs. Donkey Kong, string in ROM (BRICKMAN)
  2. ^ a b Mario vs. Donkey Kong Japanese instruction booklet, page 15.
  3. ^ a b Mario vs. Donkey Kong Shogakukan book
  4. ^ Sawada, Yukio. Super Mario-kun, volume 33, p. 166. (Accessed on June 8. 2015)