Editing Cap Block

{{redirect|Green Block|green-colored '''!''' Blocks|[[! Block]]}}
{{distinguish|Metal Block}}
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:Metal Box Brawl artwork.png|200px]]<br>Metal Box artwork 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]])
}}
{{quote|There are special [[Cap]]s in the red, green and blue blocks. Step on the switches in the hidden courses to activate the Cap Blocks.|[[Sign]]|''[[Super Mario 64]]''}}
A '''Cap Block''' is a type of [[block]] that first appears in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. In the original game, Cap Blocks come in three colors, each one containing a different power-up.
==History==
===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===
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 drop a [[cap]] power-up upon being broken open.
*'''Red blocks''' (or '''Red Blocks''')<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=45, 64, 69, and 73|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1996}}</ref> 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 at least 10 [[Power Star]]s. 
*'''Green blocks''' (or '''Green Blocks''')<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=35, 56, and 59|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1996}}</ref> 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.
*'''Blue blocks''' (or '''Blue Blocks''')<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=54 and 93|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1996}}</ref> 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.
In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', the three colored ! Blocks are reduced to one red [[? Block]], which is simply referred to as such. Red blocks 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 a red block without wearing his cap, however, a [[Bob-omb]] will come out instead.

A different set of Cap Blocks exists [[list of Super Mario 64 DS pre-release and unused content|unused]] in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', and they provide the player with [[Mario Cap|Mario's cap]], [[Luigi Cap|Luigi's cap]], or [[Wario Cap|Wario's cap]].

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Metal Box}}
[[File:Metal Box SSB4 Wii U.jpg|thumb|A Metal Box in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'']]
The green block appears as an item under the name '''Metal Box''' in every installment of the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] starting with ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. 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 or directly hit 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 causes 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, unlike in ''Super Mario 64'', where [[Metal Mario]] kept his voice.

Every game in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series that features [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophies]] has one of the Metal Boxes. 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, their Power Flowers all being found in red blocks.

===''Minecraft''===
In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', the red, green, and blue Cap Blocks appear as paintings, along with a [[! Block|yellow block]] from ''Super Mario 64''.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
{{SSBM trophy
|name=Metal Box
|image=[[File:Trophy110.png|100px]]
|game=''Super Mario 64''<br>09/96
|unlock=Perform a combo with over 10 hits in [[smashwiki:Training Mode|Training Mode]]
|desc=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''===
{{SSBB trophy
|name=Metal Box
|image=[[File:BrawlTrophy496.png|100px]]
|appears_in='''N64''' ''Super Mario 64''
|unlock=Random
|desc=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''===
{{SSB4 trophy
|name=Metal Box
|image='''3DS:'''<br>[[File:MetalBoxTrophy3DS.png|100px]]<br>'''Wii U:'''<br>[[File:SSB4TrophyMetalBox.png|100px]]
|category=Item
|appears_in='''N64''' ''Super Mario 64'' (09/1996)<br>'''DS''' ''Super Mario 64 DS'' (11/2004)
|trophy_box=-
|unlock=Random
|desc=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.
|desc2=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.
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
MetalBox64.png|A green block in the [[Hazy Maze Cave]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''
SM64-Red Block Art.png|Red block artwork from ''Super Mario 64''
SM64 Green Block Artwork.png|Green block artwork from ''Super Mario 64''
SM64 Blue Block Artwork.png|Blue block artwork from ''Super Mario 64''
Metal Cap - KC manga.png|[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|''Super Mario'' (Kodansha manga)]]
SSBM Metal Box.png|A Metal Box in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
RedBlockSM64DS.png|A ? Block in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
Minecraft Wii U Red Block Painting.png|Red block painting from ''[[Minecraft]]''
Minecraft Wii U Green Block Painting.png|Green block painting from ''Minecraft''
Minecraft Wii U Blue Block Painting.png|Blue block painting from ''Minecraft''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
===Cap Block===
{{foreign names
|Jap=アイテムブロック
|JapR=Aitemu Burokku
|JapM=Item Block
}}

===Red block===
{{foreign names
|Jap={{ruby|赤|あか}}いブロック<ref name=JP/>
|JapR=Akai Burokku
|JapM=Red Block
|Jap2=あかブロック
|Jap2R=Aka Burokku
|ChiS=红色砖块<ref name=SM64CN>{{cite|title=神游马力欧 (''Shényóu Mǎlì'ōu'') instruction booklet|page=19|date=2003|publisher=iQue|language=zh-hans}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Hóngsè Zhuānkuài
|ChiSM=Red Block
|Ita=Blocco rosso<ref name=SM64ita>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' European manual|page=38|date=1997|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}.</ref>
|ItaM=Red block
|Ita2=Blocco Rosso<ref name=SMBE>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=91}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Red Block
}}

===Green block / Metal Box===
{{foreign names
|Jap={{ruby|緑|みどり}}のブロック<ref name=JP>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオ{{ruby|６４|六十四（ろくじゅうよん）}} (''Sūpā Mario Rokujūyon'') instruction booklet|page=19|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo|author=Nintendo}}</ref>
|JapR=Midori no Burokku
|JapM=Green Block
|Jap2={{ruby|緑|みどり}}ブロック
|Jap2R=Midori Burokku
|ChiS=绿色砖块
|ChiSR=Lǜsè Zhuānkuài
|ChiSM=Green Block
|ChiT=綠色磚塊
|ChiTR=Lǜsè Zhuānkuài
|ChiTM=Green Block
|Dut=Groene !-kist
|DutM=Green ! Box 
|Fre=Boîte de Métal
|FreM=Metal Box
|Ger=Grüne !-Box
|GerM=Green ! Box
|Ita=Blocco verde<ref name=SM64ita/> <small>(''Super Mario 64'')</small>
|Ita2=Blocco "!" verde<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=92}}</ref>
|Ita3=Scatola ! <small>(''Super Smash Bros.'' series)</small>
|ItaM=Green nlock
|Ita2M=Green [[! Block|"!" block]]
|Ita3M=! Box
|Kor=초록 블록
|KorR=Chorok Beulok
|KorM=Green Block
|Por=Caixa Metálica
|PorM=Metalic Box
|Rus=Металлический блок
|RusR=Metallicheskiy blok
|RusM=Metallic block
|SpaA=Bloque de Metal
|SpaAM=Metal Block
|SpaE=Bloque Verde
|SpaEM=Green Block
}}

===Blue block===
{{foreign names
|Jap={{ruby|青|あお}}いブロック<ref name=JP/>
|JapR=Aoi Burokku
|JapM=Blue Block
|Jap2=あおブロック
|Jap2R=Ao Burokku
|ChiS=蓝色砖块<ref name=SM64CN/>
|ChiSR=Lánsè Zhuānkuài
|ChiSM=Blue Block
|Ita=Blocco blu<ref name=SM64ita/>
|ItaM=Blue block
|Ita2=Blocco Blu<ref name=SMBE/>
|Ita2M=Blue Block
}}

==Trivia==
[[File:NSMB Prerelease 3.jpg|200px|thumb|The blue block in an early version of ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]
*In some [[list of New Super Mario Bros. pre-release and unused content|pre-release version]]s of ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', a blue block from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' can be seen. Its 3D geometry is more apparent than any other block in the game. Moreover, the [[! Block|yellow block]] from the same game can also be seen, this one being automatically switched to a green block if hit.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9r99rNi-6s&t=51s|timestamp=00:51|author=Tanks Caps|language=en|title=NSMB E3 - Early Prototype|date=November 1, 2009|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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