Metal Box

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Not to be confused with Metal Block.

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A Metal Box in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
The Metal Box, in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

The Metal Box (or Green Block[1]) is a ! Block appearing in Super Mario 64. By breaking it, Mario is able to get the Metal Cap. The ! Switch needed 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 all subsequent installments in the Super Smash Bros. series.[2] Much like in Super Mario 64, this item causes characters to 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.

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

Trophy information

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Name Image Game Description
Metal Box File:Trophy110.PNG Super Mario 64
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

Name Image Game Description
Metal Box BrawlTrophy496.png 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

Name 3DS Image Wii U Image Appears in NTSC-U Description PAL Description
Metal Box MetalBoxTrophy3DS.png Metal Box's trophy render from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U N64 Super Mario 64 (09/1996)
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.

Blue indicates exclusive to the Wii U version.

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Name in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese のブロック[3]
Midori no Burokku
緑ブロック
Midori Burokku

Green Block

Chinese 綠色磚塊 (Traditional)
绿色砖块 (Simplified)
Lǜsè zhuān kuài
Metal Brick

German Grüne!-Box
Green ! Box
Korean 초록 블록
Chorok Beulok
Green Block

Russian Металлический блок
Metallicheskiy blok
Metallic block

Spanish (NOA) Bloque de Metal
Metal Block
Spanish (NOE) Bloque Verde
Green Block

References

  1. ^ Super Mario 64 English instruction booklet, page 19.
  2. ^ Nintendo. (June 12, 2018). Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Gameplay Pt. 2 - Nintendo Treehouse: Live | E3 2018. YouTube. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Super Mario 64 Japanese instruction booklet, page 19.