Frog Block

Transparent Frog Blocks, preventing Wario from accessing an area

The solid Frog Blocks in the level Mystic Lake.

The solid Frog Blocks, after the switch is hit, allowing Wario to access an area

A Frog Block^[1] (alternatively formatted as Frog block)^[2] is a type of block that appears in Wario Land 4. Frog Blocks have frog faces on them. Similar to Dotted-Line Blocks and P Blocks, they can appear either solid (Wario is not able to walk through them, but he can walk on them) or transparent (Wario is able to walk through them but not on them). Depending on whether Wario has hit the switch, the blocks will change their appearances (i.e., all transparent blocks will become solid, and all solid blocks will become transparent). Some new areas are accessible only by hitting the switch, so the player may have to find the rest of the jewel pieces or maybe even Keyzer within the time limit.

In the level Hotel Horror, a few of the red doors have a Frog Block sign. These kinds of doors unlock only once the level's switch has been hit. The level Domino Row contains a unique type of Frog Block. Only the top half of the block is filled in, and Wario is able to move upwards through the block, while still using it as a place to stand.

In Wario Land: Shake It!, shake blocks are functionally identical to Frog Blocks, except their opposite reactions come in two colors. Furthermore, they react to the unused switch returning from Wario Land 4. The internal name of the shake blocks indicates that they were originally going to be the frog design returning from Wario Land 4.^[3] Additionally, the word kaeru may be a pun, as it translates to "frog" as well as "to return," which is when the blocks activate.

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Frog Blocks covering a one-way platform. This is unique to Domino Row.
Door with a sign
Frog Block sprites

ReferencesEdit

^ "The transparent Frog Blocks you'll see are your ticket to freedom, but you need to hit the Portal Switch first." – February 2002. Nintendo Official Magazine (UK) issue 113. Page 70.
^ "Wario can now pass through the opening as the Frog blocks have disappeared because you hit the Portal Switch." – February 2002. Nintendo Official Magazine (UK) issue 113. Page 69.
^ Wario Land: Shake It! internal object name (kaerublock)

[Edit] Blocks
Carryable blocks	Crate • Crazed Crate • Glow Block • Grab Block • Ice Block • Mushroom Block • Propeller Block • Stone • White Block
Color Blocks	Bomb Block (Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis) • Fire Block • Magnetic Block • Pink Block
Destructible blocks	Block (Super Mario 64) • Block (Super Mario Odyssey) • Blue block (Wario Land 4) • Blue block (Wario: Master of Disguise) • Bob-omb Block • Bonfire Block • Breakable block • Brick Block • Brick floor • Brick wall • Brown block • Crate • Crystal Block • Domino block • Doughnut block • Enemy Block • Fiery block • Flame block • Fury Block • Ice Wall • Itodama Block • Jewel block • Mega Block • Metal Block • Peanut box • Pinball digital counter • Pumpkin box • Red block (Wario: Master of Disguise) • Rock Block • Rock Block (Wario World) • Rotating Block • Snow sculpture • Snow Block (Super Mario Bros. Wonder) • Snowman Block • Soft rock • Soft sand • Stone Block • Watermelon block • Yellow Block
Dice Blocks	0-1 Dice Block • 1-10 Dice Block • 1-2-3 Dice Block • 1-2-3 Slow Dice Block • 4-5-6 Dice Block • Bowser Dice Block • Brawny Dice Block • Bronze Dice Block • Creepy Dice Block • Custom Dice Block • Cutie Dice Block • Double Dice • Flutter Dice Block • Friendly Dice Block • Gold Dice Block • Greedy Dice Block • Halfway Dice Block • Jumpy Dice Block • Minus Block • Plus Block • Reverse Dice Block • Risky Dice Block • Silver Dice Block • Slow Block • Slow Dice Block • Speed Block • Speedy Dice Block • Star Block • Super Bowser Dice Block • Super Dice Block • Triple 7 Dice Block • Triple Dice • Warp Dice Block • Wondrous Dice Block
Item blocks	! Block • ? Block • 3-Up Moon Block • 4-Bros. Random Block • 99 Block • Adult Shine Block • Assist Block • Attack Piece Block • Bead jar • Bonus ? Block • Bonus block • Bros. Block • Camera Block • Cap Block • Chance Cube • Chance wheel • Coin Block • Coin Box • Copy Block • Egg Block • Flying ? Block • Flying Gold Block • Gold Block • Hidden Block • Hidden Block (Mario Party series) • Hidden Character Block • Invisible Flying ? Block • L Block • M Block • Mega ? Block • Moving ? Block • Nozzle box • O/X Block • P Block (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam) • Rally Block • Random Block • Recovery Block • Red Coin Block • Roulette Block • Roulette Coin Block • Shell block • Shine Block • Shiny Block • Sliding block • Small Shine Block • Spiked ? Block • Square cloud • Super Block • Time Block • Warp Block (Mario & Luigi series) • Warp Pipe Block
Platform/floor blocks	Arrow Block (Wario World) • Atchi Muite Block • Backflip Block • Bike Pads • Blinking Block • Bomb Block (Wario Land: Shake It!) • Boost Block • Cascading Stone • Cloud Block • Cosmic block • Dash Block • Donut Block • Drop Block • Dropdown Countdown Lift • Dropping lift • Electricity Block • Elevator block • Expansion Block • Face block (platform) • Flip block • Foothold • Fūsen Block • Ground • Hourglass Block • Ice Block • Ice Donut Block • Ice Snake Block • Invisible/flashing block • Jump Transporter • Korogari Ice Block • Lift Block • Light-Up-Lift • Long Jump Block • Marimba Block • Marshmallow Block • Moving block • Music Block • Nebaneba Block • Note Block • Pause Block • Power Meter Block • Push-Block • Rotating Block • Rotating platform • Sand block • Skull Platform • Slow Block • Snake Block • Spike Block • Spin Block (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga) • Spin Block (New Super Mario Bros.) • Spring-Up • Squishy block • Start Block • Stretch Block • Super Note Block • Surprise Ball • Tile • Track Block • Trampoline Block • Triangular Block • Ugoku Leather Block • Unbreakable block • Vanishing Block • Vanishing platform • Yureru Block
Switch Blocks	! Switch • ? Switch • 3-2-1 Block • Arrow block • Blue Coin Block • Cap Switch • Certainty Switch • Character Switch • Control Block • Face Block (switch) • Gray P Switch • Kamek Block • Laser Block • Light-Switch • Luigi Block • ON/OFF Switch • P Panel • P Switch • Pole Block • Red-and-yellow block • Simu-Block • Star Switch • Switch (Wario Land II) • Switch Block (Super Mario 3D World) • Tatami Block • Timer-Switch
Toggleable blocks	! Block • Color Block • Dotted-Line Block • Flip-Flop Block • Frog Block • P Block • Red Block • Shake block • Switch Block (Mario & Wario) • Timer Block • Uncertain Block
Power-ups	Cannon Box • Coin Box • Gold Block • Light Box • Propeller Box • Unfurl Block
Living blocks	Blitty • Block Boo • Blockhopper • Blokkablok • Brock (Brickle · Britchard · Britta · Broque Madame · Broque Monsieur) • Broggy • Dark Block • Fake Block • Ghost Block • Hot-Hot Rock • Message Block • Partrick • Pile Driver Micro-Goomba • Thwack • Thwack Totem • Wonder Thwack
Miscellaneous	2D block • Anywhere POW • Arrow Cloud • Aurora Block • Block (Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!) • Block Buster • Bowser Jr. Block • Checkpoint block • CLEAR • Coin counter • Command Block • Empty Block • Hard Block • Magnet Block • Mystery Box • POW Block • Race Block • Red POW Block • Save Block • Shop Block • Snow block (Mario Kart series) • Spike Trap • Star Block • Super Guide Block • Super Warp Block • Vacuum Block • Warp Block • Warp Box • Wonder POW Block • Yoshi Block

[Edit] Wario Land 4
Allies	Wario • Kuro Neko • Keyzer • Arewo Shitain-hakase • Shop owner • Princess Shokora • Game Bot
Bosses	Spoiled Rotten • Cractus • Cuckoo Condor • Aerodent • Catbat • Golden Diva
Passages	Entry Passage • Emerald Passage • Ruby Passage • Topaz Passage • Sapphire Passage • Golden Pyramid
Reactions	Bouncy Wario • Bubble Wario • Fat Wario • Flaming Wario • Flat Wario • Frozen Wario • Puffy Wario • Snowman Wario • Bat Wario • Zombie Wario
Levels	Hall of Hieroglyphs • Palm Tree Paradise • Wildflower Fields • Mystic Lake • Monsoon Jungle • The Curious Factory • The Toxic Landfill • 40 Below Fridge • Pinball Zone • Toy Block Tower • The Big Board • Doodle Woods • Domino Row • Crescent Moon Village • Arabian Night • Fiery Cavern • Hotel Horror • Golden Passage
Places	Golden Pyramid • Item Shop • Mini-Game Shop • Pink area • Sound Room
Enemies	Beezley • Black egg • Bow Balloon • Bowler • Butatabi • Deburīna • Denden • Dice • Egg • Eggplant Warrior • Ghost • Glass bird • Goggley-Blade • Green enemy • Hammer • Harimen Zetto • Hoggus • Hotaru • Imomushi • Kaentsubo • Lips • Marumen • Mayubird • Mechanical fish • Menhanmā • Men'ono • Mine • Minicula • Moguramen • Onomī • Petbottom • Pig Head Statue • Pin enemy • Ringosukī • Robobird • Shieragutchi • Skeleton Bird • Spear-Mask • Spike Cannon • Spiky • Teddy Bear • Tobawani • Togemasuku • Togenobi • Togerobo • Totsumen • Toy Car • Utsuboankō • Yeti
Shop items	Apple Bomb • Blast Cannon • Vizorman • Bugle • Black Dog • Large Lips • Big Fist • Black Dragon • Smile
Minigames	The Wario Hop • Wario's Homerun Derby • Wario's Roulette
Objects	"!" Button • Block • Blue block • Blue box • Blue Crystal • Bonfire Block • Brown block • Bubble • Button • CD • Chance wheel • Chandelier • Chomp ball • Coin • Decompressor • Diamond • Domino block • Electric spark • Flower • Flying carpet • Frog Block • Full Health Item • Heart • Jewel • Jewel piece • Legendary treasure • Little heart • Medal • Pinball digital counter • Piston • Platform wheel • Red Crystal • Round red rock • Spike • Switch • Togetoge • Toy Block Door • Treasure chest • Triangle block • Vortex • Wario Car • Warp Pipe
Further info	Gallery (Golden Diva) • Life, Advanced • Multimedia • Staff • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • The Nintendo News • Warioland 4 (book) • Welcome to Greedville (Wario's Grab Bag • Wario's Crazy Caps • Wario's Dunk Tank • Greed $chool Test)