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'''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 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]].


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>
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>, despite looking and acting differently from the [[Brick Block]]s in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series.


==Gallery==
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Brickman sprite.png|Sprite
Brickman sprite.png|Sprite
BrickmanMVDK.png|Brickmen as they appear in the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]]
BrickmanMVDK.png|A Brickman in the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]]
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Revision as of 18:18, September 23, 2023

Brickman
Brickman artwork from the ending credits.
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.

The bricks that Brickmen release are known in Japanese as「レンガブロック」(Renga Burokku, Brick Block)[2][3], despite looking and acting differently from the Brick Blocks in the Super Mario series.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
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

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 bookMedia:Mvsdk book ii.jpg
  4. ^ Sawada, Yukio. Super Mario-kun Volume 33. Page 166.