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Duncan's Factory

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Duncan's Factory
ダンカンこうじょう Duncan Factory

Duncans Factory.png
The interior of Duncan's Factory.

Region
America
Connected areas
Merrysville

Duncan's Factory is a location in EarthBound Beginnings. The factory was founded by Goldrich Duncan in 1969[1], and is known for producing large Bottle Rockets. The factory itself is very large and has a complicated layout. Many robotic enemies are found inside. The factory shares its music with Sweet's Little Factory and the underwater lab in Mt. Itoi, and was remixed in EarthBound for Belch's Base.

Layout

The factory visually resembles Sweet's Little Factory, but is much larger and has a far more complicated layout. There are many ladders either leading to dead ends, rooms containing items, or allow the player to advance. The large bottle rockets are located in the north westernmost part of the factory. The entrance to the factory is in the middle of the third lowest level, from there players can go either to the right or left, reguardless of which direction players go it will eventually reach the room with the Bottle Rocket.

The right half of the factory is simpler as there are fewer dead ends and most ladders advance to the destination. The left half is longer and has more dead ends, but has several more valuable items including Capsules. The two halves eventually meet on the fourth highest level with five ladders, one of which leading to a room containing a Franklin Badge. The ladder farthest to the right will eventually lead to the highest floor which is a long path going west, where at the end is the room containing the Bottle Rocket used to blow up the boulders.

History

Duncan's Factory was first mentioned by Lloyd, saying that they produce large Bottle Rockets. Ninten and Lloyd decide to go to the factory to see the giant rocket in action. On the way, Ninten finds an old Pass. He decides to keep it just in case. The two continue on their way to the factory, and when they approach it, they find a Stray Dog. Ninten, reading the dog's thoughts, can tell that the Pass he found was old and expired, and that they aren't wanted. The dog attacks, but Ninten and Lloyd act as a challenge for it, and falls to loss. The two continue into the factory, and eventually get to the final room. Inside, they find many small launch pads, one of which has a rocket on it. Lloyd fires the rocket, and the rocket destroys the boulder blocking the path to the Union Station.

For clarity, the player cannot name a character Duncan.

Items

Item Location
Bomb EBB.jpg Bomb ×4
  • Going right from the entrance, near the downwards leading ladder at the end of the path
  • On the fourth highest level, being the wide level with five ladders, in the rightmost room
  • Going left from the entrance, in the room near the second ladder leading down
  • Going left from the entrance, taking the second ladder leading down and then the ladder leading up, in the room above said ladder
Bottle rocket EBB.jpg Bottle Rocket ×3
  • Going right from the entrance, then taking the first downwards leading ladder, two are found in the room to the right
  • On the fourth highest level, being the wide level with five ladders, in the room accessed from taking the second ladder to the left
Bread.jpg Bread On the fourth highest level, being the wide level with five ladders, in the upper room accessed from taking the second ladder to the right
Force capsule.jpg Force Capsule On the highest level of the factory, in the room to the right of the ladder used to access said level.
F badge m1 guidebook.png Franklin Badge On the fourth highest level, being the wide level with five ladders, in the room to the right accessed from taking the second ladder to the right.
Lifeup cream.jpg Life Up Cream ×2
Left from the entrance, taking the first ladder leading down, in the first room to the right
  • On the fourth highest level, being the wide level with five ladders, in the room accessed from the leftmost ladder
Physical capsule.jpg Physical Capsule Left from the entrance, taking the first ladder leading down, in the middle room along with the Quick and Wisdom Capsules.
Psi stone.jpg PSI Stone In the leftmost part of the factory, by taking the upward leading ladder right of the room containing the Bomb, then taking the ladder left of it, inside the room
Quick capsule.jpg Quick Capsule Left from the entrance, taking the first ladder leading down, in the middle room along with the Physical and Wisdom Capsules
Rope.jpg Rope ×3
  • Right from the entrance, by taking the second ladder leading down, in the room to the left
  • Left from the entrance, by taking the second ladder leading down, in the room to the right
  • On the fourth highest level, being the wide level with five ladders, in the room accessed from the middle ladder
Super spray.jpg Super Spray Right from the entrance, by taking either one of the two ladders leading up, in the rightmost room
Wisdom capsule.jpg Wisdom Capsule Left from the entrance, taking the first ladder leading down, in the middle room along with the Quick and Physical Capsules


Enemies

Sprite Enemy name Notes
Bomber.gif Bomber May drop a Bomb
DrDistorto.gif Dr.Distorto None
FireBall.gif Fire Ball None
OldRobot.gif Old Robot None
Scrapper.gif Scrapper May drop a Laser Beam
StrayDog.gif Stray Dog Mini Boss

References

  1. Encyclopedia Mother, p. 60
Locations in EarthBound Beginnings
America

Cities and towns
PodunkMerrysvilleReindeerSpookaneSnowmanYoungtownEllay
Areas of interest
Ninten's houseSouth CemeteryCanary VillageChoucream ZooTwinkle Elementary SchoolSweet's Little FactoryDuncan's FactoryUnion StationMislay TriangleRosemary's houseSnowman ChateauYucca DesertRuins of DesertSwampLook-Out TowerHarborIslandLive HouseMt. Itoi BaseCave of Mt. ItoiMt. Itoi
Special locations
MagicantMagicant UndergroundQueen Mary's Castle