Trash Can
Bins,[1] also known as Garbage Cans[2] or Trash Cans,[3] are seemingly inanimate objects found in Donkey Kong and Mario vs. Donkey Kong. Mario can stand on them to reach higher areas, but he can also pick them up and throw them to defeat common enemies like Bowbows. Some enemies like Faiachūs cannot be defeated by bins, however. Once a bin hits an enemy, it falls off-screen.
Certain bins are actually alive; once Mario tries to pick these types of bins up, they rumble, grow feet, and eyes peer from under the lid. Then they wander around aimlessly and can kill Mario if they run over him. Mario can safely stand on top of them, but they cannot be lifted like normal bins. This variation first appears in the third stage of Big-City.
Names in other languages
Trivia
In Japanese supplemental materials[which ones?], enemy versions of the bins are known as Dust Man and Bucketman in their respective appearances, despite being otherwise identical. The name change may have been to avoid unintentional association with Dust Man, a robot from the Mega Man series.
References
| Donkey Kong | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Donkey Kong • Mario • Pauline |
| Levels | 25m • 50m • 75m • 100m |
| Items and objects | Bolt • Conveyor Belt • Girder • Hammer • Ladder • Lift • Parasol, Hat & Bag |
| Enemies and obstacles | Barrel • Cement tub • Fire • Fireball • Jack • Oil drum |
| Music | Opening • 25m Theme • Hammer |
| Other | 2 Mario Bros. PINBALL GAMES & 2 Donkey Kong PINBALL GAMES • 2 Mario Bros. WATER GAMES & 2 Donkey Kong WATER GAMES • Donkey Kong (electronic water game) • Gallery • Jenga: Donkey Kong Collector's Edition • Media • Staff |
