Editing Metal Box

{{distinguish|metal block}}
{{redirect|Green Block|green-colored ! Blocks|[[! Block]]}}
{{item-infobox
|image=[[File:Metal Box Brawl artwork.png|200px]]<br>The Metal Box from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
}}
[[File:Metal Box SSB4 Wii U.jpg|thumb|left|The Metal Box in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'']]
The '''Metal Box''' (or '''green block''') is a [[! Block]] appearing in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. By breaking it, [[Mario]] is able to get the [[Metal Cap]]. The [[Cap Switch]] needed to turn on the Metal Boxes is located in the [[Behind the Waterfall|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 all subsequent installments in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. Much like in ''Super Mario 64'', this item causes characters to become coated in metal for a short period of time. Unlike in ''Super Mario 64'', they have to simply grab the box to become metal, as opposed to jumping under it and causing the Metal Cap to emerge from it. 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 Evolution (Lucario)|Mega Lucario]], and [[Giga Mac]] are completely unaffected by Metal Boxes. Also, when a character becomes metal, their voice, for unknown reasons, is removed.

From ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' onward until ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', each game of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series has a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|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 Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]]s are all found in red [[? Block]]s.

The name "Metal Box" is unique to the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.

==Trophy information==
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
{| border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100%
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! width=100px | Name !! width=100px | Image !! width=150px | Game !! | Description
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! Metal Box
| [[File:Trophy110.png|100px]]
| align=center | ''Super Mario 64''<br>09/96
| ''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''===
{| border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100%
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! width=100px | Name !! width=100px | Image !! width=200px | Game !! | Description
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! Metal Box
| [[File:BrawlTrophy496.png|100px]]
| align=center | '''N64''' ''Super Mario 64''
| ''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''===
{| align=center width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial;"
|-
!width="10%"|Name
!3DS Image
!Wii U Image
!width="20%"|Appears in
!American English description
!British English description
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!Metal Box
|[[File:MetalBoxTrophy3DS.png|100px]]
|[[File:SSB4TrophyMetalBox.png|100px]]
|align=center bgcolor=lightblue|'''N64''' ''Super Mario 64'' (09/1996)<br>'''DS''' ''Super Mario 64 DS'' (11/2004)
|''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.''
|''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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<small>Blue indicates exclusive to the Wii U version.</small>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
MetalBox64.png|''Super Mario 64'' screenshot
SM64 Green Block Artwork.png|''Super Mario 64'' artwork
File:Metal Cap - KC manga.png|[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|''Super Mario'' (Kodansha manga)]]
</gallery>

==Name in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=<span class="explain" title="みどり">緑</span>のブロック<ref>''Super Mario 64'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 19.</ref><br>''Midori no Burokku''<br><span class="explain" title="みどり">緑</span>ブロック<br>''Midori Burokku''
|JapM=Green Block
|SpaA=Bloque de Metal
|SpaAM=Metal Block
|SpaE=Bloque Verde
|SpaEM=Green Block
|Fra=Boîte de Métal
|FraM=Metal Box
|Ger=Grüne !-Box
|GerM=Green ! Box
|Rus=Металлический блок
|RusR=Metallicheskiy blok
|RusM=Metallic block
|Kor=초록 블록
|KorR=Chorok Beulok
|KorM=Green Block
|ChiS=绿色砖块
|ChiSR=Lǜsè Zhuānkuài
|ChiSM=Green Block
|ChiT=綠色磚塊
|ChiTR=Lǜsè Zhuānkuài
|ChiTM=Green Block
|Ita=Blocco verde<ref>''Super Mario 64'' Italian  instruction booklet, page 38.</ref>(''Super Mario 64'')<br>Scatola !<ref>Latel (May 3, 2018). [https://youtu.be/6LnV3czmdSQ Year of Smash 25 <nowiki>[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]</nowiki>]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 13, 2020.</ref> (''Super Smash Bros.'' series)
|ItaM=Green Block<br>! Box
}}

==References==
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