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{{redirect|Green Block|green-colored ! Blocks|[[! Block]]}}
{{redirect|Green Block|green-colored ! Blocks|[[! Block]]}}
{{redirect|Metal Box|the metallic blocks found in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]|[[Metal block]]}}
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|image=[[File:Metal Box Brawl artwork.png|200px]]<br>Metal Box artwork from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|image=[[File:Metal Box Brawl artwork.png|200px]]<br>Metal Box artwork from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
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|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
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A '''Cap Block''' is a type of [[! Block]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Cap Blocks come in three colors, each one containing a different [[cap]] power-up.
A '''Cap Block''' is a type of [[block]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.<ref>''Super Mario 64 DS'' internal object name (<tt>ITEM_BLOCK</tt>)</ref> In the original game, Cap Blocks come in three colors, each one containing a different power-up.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario 64''===
===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===
In ''Super Mario 64'', all Cap Blocks are intangible at the start of the game. When one of the three [[Cap Switch]]es is activated, all Cap Blocks of that color solidify and will drop a cap power-up upon being broken open.
In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', all Cap Blocks are intangible at the start of the game, reminiscent of the four [[! Block]]s from ''[[Super Mario World]]''. When one of the three [[Cap Switch]]es is activated, all Cap Blocks of that color solidify and will drop a [[cap]] power-up upon being broken open.
 
*'''Red blocks''' contain the [[Wing Cap]]. The red Wing Cap Switch is on the [[Tower of the Wing Cap]], which is accessed by standing on the sun panel in the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]]'s lobby and looking at the ceiling after [[Mario]] obtains 10 [[Power Star]]s.  
*'''Red blocks''' contain the [[Wing Cap]]. Their Cap Switch is on the [[Tower of the Wing Cap]], which is accessed by standing on the sun panel in the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]]'s lobby and looking at the ceiling after [[Mario]] obtains 10 [[Power Star]]s.  
*'''Blue blocks''' contain the [[Vanish Cap]]. The blue Vanish Cap Switch is in [[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]], which becomes accessible after Mario drains the moat in front of the Mushroom Castle.
*'''Blue blocks''' contain the [[Vanish Cap]]. Their Cap Switch is in [[The Secret Under the Moat|Vanish Cap Under the Moat]], which becomes accessible after Mario drains the moat in front of the Mushroom Castle.
*'''Green blocks''' contain the [[Metal Cap]]. The green Metal Cap Switch is in the [[Behind the Waterfall|Cavern of the Metal Cap]], a secret area inside the [[Hazy Maze Cave]] accessed through a portal near [[Dorrie]]'s pond.
*'''Green blocks''' contain the [[Metal Cap]]. Their Cap Switch is in the [[Behind the Waterfall|Cavern of the Metal Cap]], a secret area inside the [[Hazy Maze Cave]] accessed through a portal near [[Dorrie]]'s pond.
In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'''s Adventure mode, the three colored ! Blocks are reduced to one red [[? Block]], which is simply referred to as such. They contain either [[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]]s, which give different abilities depending on which character obtains them, or [[Wing Cap|Wings]] in certain levels for [[Mario]]. If anyone other than [[Yoshi]] hits the red block without their caps, however, a [[Bob-omb]] will come out instead. In [[Super Mario 64 DS#VS mode|VS mode]], a large, yellow ! Block called a '''VS Item Block'''<ref>''Super Mario 64 DS'' internal object name (<tt>VS_ITEM_BLOCK</tt>)</ref> appears in the [[Sunshine Isles]] and [[Battle Fort]] courses, which provides Yoshi with Wings.
 
In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', all of the Cap Blocks are replaced by red [[? Block]]s containing [[Power Flower (Super Mario 64 DS)|Power Flower]]s, which give different abilities depending on which character obtains them.


===''Super Smash Bros. series''===
===''Super Smash Bros. series''===
The green Cap Block appears as an item in every installment of the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series starting with ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' under the name '''Metal Box'''. 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 [[jump]]ing 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 [[Final Smash]] 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 is removed.
The green block appears as an item in every installment of the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series starting with ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' under the name '''Metal Box'''. 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 [[jump]]ing 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 [[Final Smash]] 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 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. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', the trophy erroneously states the Metal Box appears in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', which replaced the colored caps with multiple characters, and their Power Flowers are all found in red ? Blocks.
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. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', the trophy erroneously states the Metal Box appears in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', which replaced the colored caps with multiple characters, and their Power Flowers are all found in red blocks.


==Trophy information==
==Trophy information==
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
{| border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100%
{|border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100%
|-
|-
! width=100px | Name !! width=100px | Image !! width=150px | Game !! | Description
!width=100px|Name!!width=100px|Image!!width=150px|Game!!|Description
|-
! 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.''
|-
|-
!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.''
|}
|}


===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
{| border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100%
{|border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100%
|-
|-
! width=100px | Name !! width=100px | Image !! width=200px | Game !! | Description
!width=100px|Name!!width=100px|Image!!width=200px|Game!!|Description
|-
! 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.''
|-
|-
!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.''
|}
|}


===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''===
===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''===
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!width="10%"|Name
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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.''
|''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.''
|''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>
<small>Blue indicates exclusive to the Wii U version.</small>
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===Cap Block===
===Cap Block===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=アイテムブロック<br>''Aitemu Burokku''
|Jap=アイテムブロック
|JapR=Aitemu Burokku
|JapM=Item Block
|JapM=Item Block
}}
===Red block===
{{foreign names
|Jap=<span class="explain" title="あか">赤</span>いブロック<ref name=JP/><br>''Akai Burokku''<br>あかブロック<br>''Aka Burokku''
|JapM=Red Block
}}
}}


===Metal Box===
===Metal Box===
{{foreign names
{{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''
|Jap=<span class="explain" title="みどり">緑</span>のブロック<ref name=JP>''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
|JapM=Green Block
|SpaA=Bloque de Metal
|SpaA=Bloque de Metal
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|ChiTR=Lǜsè Zhuānkuài
|ChiTR=Lǜsè Zhuānkuài
|ChiTM=Green Block
|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)
|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
|ItaM=Green Block<br>! Box
}}
===Blue block===
{{foreign names
|Jap=<span class="explain" title="あお">青</span>いブロック<ref name=JP/><br>''Aoi Burokku''<br>あおブロック<br>''Ao Burokku''
|JapM=Blue Block
}}
}}


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