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The Metal Box is a green Cap Block appearing in Super Mario 64. By breaking it, Mario is able to get the Metal Cap. The switch to turn on the Metal Boxes is located in the Cavern of the Metal Cap, a secret area inside Hazy Maze Cave.
The Metal Box also appears as an item in Super Smash Bros. Melee, and returns in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U. Much like in Super Mario 64, this item causes characters become coated in metal for a short period of time. They become heavier and fall faster, making it harder to directly KO them by blasting them away, but making it harder for them get back on the stage. Getting hit will cause the duration of the power-up to shorten. The Super Smash Bros. characters/forms Giga Bowser, Wario-Man, Mega Lucario, and Giga Mac are completely unaffected by Metal Boxes.
From Super Smash Bros. Melee onward, each game of the Super Smash Bros. series has a trophy of the Metal Box. Interestingly, in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the trophy states the Metal Box appears in Super Mario 64 DS, but that game replaced the colored caps with multiple characters and their Power Flowers are all found in red ? Blocks.
On a side note, the name "Metal Box" is unique to the Super Smash Bros. series; in Super Mario 64, they are generically called "green boxes".
Trophy information[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
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Description
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| Metal Box
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Super Mario 64
09/96
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First spotted in Super Mario 64, the Metal Box holds the power to turn your character briefly into heavy metal. Your mass is exponentially greater while metallic, making it difficult for others to throw you. Be careful though: not only will you move a bit slower, but you'll also fall much more quickly than you ordinarily would.
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
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Game |
Description
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| Metal Box
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N64 Super Mario 64
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A green box that transforms whoever attacks it into metal. In metal form, you're a lot heavier than normal, so middling and even strong attacks don't move you too much, and standard attacks won't even make you flinch. The time you spend in metal form decreases with the damage you take. In Super Mario 64, the weight of the metal form allowed you to walk underwater.
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Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[edit]
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3DS Image
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Wii U Image
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Appears in
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NTSC-U Description
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PAL Description
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| Metal Box
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N64 Super Mario 64 (09/1996)
DS Super Mario 64 DS (11/2004)
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This green box will make you the ultimate defensive character, turning you into solid metal for a short time. You won't flinch from enemy attacks, even in midair,and it is much harder to launch you. On the other hand, you fall like a brick. Getting hit will reduce the duration of this item.
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Whack this box to turn into a metal you! You won't flinch when attacked - even in mid-air - and you'll be harder to launch. Now, the downsides: you'll move slower, fall faster, and recovering when you fall off a stage will be a nightmare. Also, it's only temporary, or lasts until you've taken a certain amount of damage.
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Blue indicates exclusive to the Wii U version.
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Name in other languages[edit]
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Name
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Meaning
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| Japanese |
緑ブロック
Midori Burokku |
Green Block
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| Spanish (NOA) |
Bloque de Metal |
Metal Block
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| Spanish (NOE) |
Bloque Verde |
Green Block
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| French |
Boîte de Métal |
Metal Box
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| German |
Grüne!-Box |
Green ! Box
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| Korean |
초록 블록
Chorok Beulok |
Green Block
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