Editing Junker

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|title='''''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Bowser's Inside Story]]'' Enemy'''
|image=[[File:Garakuta Monster MLRPG3.PNG]]
|battledby=Mario & Luigi
|location=[[Peach's Castle Garden]] 
|lvl=26
|hp=1,445/2,168
|power=120/300
|def=89/134
|speed=48/72
|fire=Half
|burn=Immune
|dizzy=Immune
|statdown=Normal
|ko=Immune
|exp=6,000
|coins=900
|items=[[Nuts|Max Nut]]
|gear=[[Clothing|Special Gloves]]
}}
'''Junker''' is a boss fought near the end of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]].'' It is a robotic trash can-like toy. It is helped by several smaller cronies known as [[Junker Can]]s.

Junker is encountered while infiltrating [[Peach's Castle Garden]] near the end of the game. Upon entering a the back area of the garden where the secret entrance was supposed to be, [[Starlow]] comments that there is nothing but trash. After [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] progress to the end of this area, Midbus appears, holding some sort of remote control. When it is activated, Junker springs to life from the piles of garbage laying around the area. After Midbus's attempts to control it fail, he smashes the remote in a rage and allows it to fight the Mario Bros. on its own. Midbus's attempt to control the Junker may demonstrate why it was in the garbage in the first place, as it began to dance when he commanded it to attack.

==Battle Strategy==
In battle, Junker has a variety of attacks. One attack consists of throwing a bucket over either Mario's or Luigi's head. The brother then stumble around blindly while Junker throws [[Thwomps]] at him; players must time their jumps to avoid the attack. If Mario or Luigi are hit by the Thwomp, they may get [[dizzy]]. This attack is a reference to the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] game ''[[Mario & Wario]]''.

Another attack involves throwing two balls of metal scrap at one of the Mario Bros., then attempting to ram him. The brother in question must jump onto the balls, then jump over Junker as it attempts the ramming portion of the attack. A third attack consists of emptying the garbage from one of the Junker Cans that follow it. Often, this garbage consists of random enemies that go after the Mario Bros, which include:
*[[Cheep Cheep]]s, who jump over the Mario Bros. and hurt them if they jump;
*[[Bob-omb]]s, who light their fuses before charging; and
*[[Scutlet (species)|Scutlet]]s, which immediately charge after coming out.
*It also contains useless objects like a pair of briefs and a wad of paper.

Once several enemies have attacked, the Junker Can is discarded. If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] defeats a Junker Can, a [[Chain Chomp]] or a [[Fishbone]] may appear. The Fishbone circles Mario or Luigi, and if not hammered, rams into them. The Chain Chomp charges at one of the brothers, who must counter it with the hammer. The Chain Chomp can also inflict [[poison]].
[[File:JunkerandLuigi.PNG|thumb|Junker attacking [[Luigi]].]]
The Junker can also choose to hinder the Mario Bros. and incapacitate [[Luigi]] by putting him into a Junker Can. Since this attack cannot be dodged, [[Mario]] is forced to defeat the Junker Can to rescue his brother. Occasionally, Luigi hits the rim and escape on his own; on very rare occasions, Luigi waves to Mario while in one of the Junker Cans. After doing this, the Can's lid slams on Luigi's hand. If he is not freed and Mario is defeated, the player receives a Game Over (assuming they do not have any [[Retry Clock]]s).

After the battle, Junker begins to malfunction again, rampaging around and freeing [[Bowser]] from the safe he was trapped in earlier. It then destroys itself by running into a locked gate, opening said gate in the process. This allows the Mario Bros. to access a pipe connecting Peach's Castle to [[Pipe Yard]].

A stronger version of Junker called [[Junker X]] can be found in [[The Gauntlet]].

==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
|Jap=ガラクタモンスター<br/>''Garakuta Monsutā''
|JapM=Garbage Monster
|SpaA=Hojalatoso
|SpaAM=Pun on ''Hojalata'' (Tinplate).
|SpaE=Basuronstruo
|SpaEM=Pun on ''Basura'' (Garbage) and ''Monstruo'' (Monster). Midbus calls him "robotbasurillo" (a pun on robot and garbage). May also be a reference to the [[Chuckolator|Refrestruo]].
|Fra=Poubellor
|FraM=From ''poubelle'' (bin) and the monster suffix ''-or'' .
|Ger=Schrottbot
|GerM=Junkbot
|Ita=Bidomatic
|ItaM=Pun on ''Bidone'' (Bin) and ''Automatic''
}}

==Trivia==
*Junker is called "Super Ultra Great Mega Trashy Monster Junker Bot" by [[Midbus]], but this is shortened to just "Junker" in battle.
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