Huhwhat

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Huhwhat
Image of a Huhwhat from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Variants

A Huhwhat (originally known as a Pandorite) is an enemy disguised as a treasure box that appears in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. The creature inside the chest appears to be either a squat, pudgy ghost or a mole of some sort. It is encountered in the Kero Sewers. Its original name comes from the name of the Greek legend of Pandora's box, a jar that released the world's misfortunes once opened by a curious woman named Pandora seeking treasure. In the remake, its new name of Huhwhat is a combination of the interjections "huh" and "what," while also staying true to its Japanese name.

A Huhwhat possesses both high physical attack and defense, and equally high magical attack and defense. It is immune to all special attacks, Mario's various jump attacks excepted. In battle, a Huhwhat can cast various fire spells, including Flame and Flame Wall. The creature inside the chest also uses the attack Scream, which can induce the Fear status ailment and Carni-Kiss, as well as physical strikes. Defeating Huhwhat rewards Mario's party with ten Experience Points, 30 coins, a Flower Jar, and the Trueform Pin. If Mario exits the room and reenters it at any point, the treasure box that previously held the Huhwhat then contains an additional 50 coins instead.

Several monsters similar to a Huhwhat also appear in the game, those being a Whuhoh, Pleaseno, and Comeon.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Pandorite
Sprite of Pandorite, from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.     Sprite of a Pandorite open, revealing a Monty Mole-like creature from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars HP 300 FP 50 Speed 1
Location(s) Kero Sewers Attack 30 Magic attack 20
Role Common Defense 20 Magic defense 20
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells Flame Wall, Flame
Weak Jump Strong Fire, Thunder, Ice, Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical Sp. attacks Carni-Kiss, Scream
Coins 30 Exp. points 20 Items Flower Jar (25%), Flower Jar (5%)
Psychopath "I'm trying to sleep, OK?"

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

Huhwhat
Image of a Huhwhat from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
HP 300
Exp. 20
Weak Elements Jump
Weak Statuses N/A
Drops Flower Jar
Rare Drops N/A
Found In Kero Sewers
Monster List profile
Anxious about what might be in the box? You should be—it's a Huhwhat! They're usually watching you.
Thought Peek
*grumble* Way to bother a person when they're sleeping.
Animations

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ナンダロウ
Nandarō
Katakana version of「なんだろう」(nan darō, a Japanese phrase that roughly means "I wonder what it is")

Chinese (simplified) 谜达罗
Mídáluó
From「谜」(, "enigma") and the part of Japanese name

Chinese (traditional) 謎達羅
Mídáluó
From「謎」(, "enigma") and the part of Japanese name

Dutch Huhwat
Portmanteau of "huh" and wat ("what"); direct translation of the English name
French Cocoffrelin
From coffre ("chest") with the diminutive suffix -lin
German Tricktruhe
Trick Chest
Italian Scrignolo buh
Li'l chest boo; from scrigno ("treasure chest") and the diminutive suffix -olo
Korean 머지
Meoji
Childish pronunciation of "뭐지" (mwoji, a Korean phrase that roughly means "what?")

Spanish Chascón
Portmanteau of chasco ("disappointment") and the augmentative suffix -ón