Editing Shy Guy's Toy Box

{{location-infobox

|image=PM Star Piece ShyGuysToyBoxBlue.png

|caption=[[Mario]] and [[Lady Bow|Bow]] in front of the Blue Station inside Shy Guy's Toy Box

|greaterloc=[[Toad Town]] southwest area

 

'''Shy Guy's Toy Box''' is the home of the [[Shy Guy]]s and the location of the fourth [[Star Spirit]], [[Muskular]] in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. It is found in an empty house in southwestern [[Toad Town]]. It is the base for [[General Guy]]'s army. After Chapter 3 is cleared, Mario finds Shy Guys causing mayhem in Toad Town, and is hinted by [[Twink]] to search it for his next [[Star Spirit]]. To find the toy box, the player must use [[Lady Bow]] in the empty house to become invisible, and then a Shy Guy will uncover a secret wall, revealing the entrance to [[Mario]]. Shy Guy's Toy Box makes up most of Chapter 4, where Mario shuttles between the Toy Box and Toad Town, solving puzzles and making progress. [[Watt]] lives here and after Mario, [[Goombario]], [[Kooper]], [[Bombette]], [[Parakarry]] and [[Lady Bow]] defeat the [[Big Lantern Ghost]], she joins their team. The Toy Box consists of several miniature areas linked by a circular railroad. Characters shrink upon entering the toy box and return to normal upon exit. It is, however, possible to throw a [[Toy Train]] into the miniature box, which will then become a normal-sized, functioning train for the characters inside it.

 

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==Areas==

Shy Guy's Toy Box consists of four areas that link to each other via train stations. Each station is associated with a color (blue, pink, green, red in the order they're visited) and has a [[Save Block]] and a map signboard. Hidden blocks can be found all over the toy box. A [[Save Block]] and [[Toad (species)|Toad]] workers can be found at each train station. There is no train initially.

 

[[File:Pm chap4 shyguytheft2.png|thumb|right|The Shy Guy playground to the left of the Blue Station.]]

To the left of the Blue Station is a hallway to a playground. A yellow Shy Guy and a [[Groove Guy]] can be found on the hallway, as well as an [[Anti Guy]] guarding a chest containing one of the [[Power Plus (badge)|Power Plus]] badges available in the game. Mario can fight the Anti Guy or bribe him with a [[Lemon Candy]] to get the badge. The playground on the far left is inhabited by Shy Guys of various colors that hold items including the [[Calculator]], [[Cake Mix]]es, [[Mushroom]]s and [[Fire Flower]]s. They will drop the item they hold after defeated by Mario.  

To the right of the Blue Station is a hallway with [[Jack-in-the-box (object)|jack-in-the-box]]es to get over large objects. Then comes some buildings to climb to get over a wall. At the end of the hallway is a [[treasure chest]] containing the [[Storeroom Key]] and guarded by either a [[Goomba]], a [[Clubba]] or "guarded" by a [[Mushroom]] item depending on [[Princess Peach]]'s choice at the end of Chapter 3. By returning the Storeroom Key to [[Harry T.]], Mario will be able to get the [[Toy Train]] in his storeroom, which can bring the train system to life when thrown straight into the toy box for a relative large size.

[[File:RightOfPinkStationSkyGuy.jpg|thumb|left|Mario being pursued by a Sky Guy to the right of the Pink Station.]]

After the Toy Train is put to work, Mario can only stop at the Pink Station in Chapter 4. A treasure chest holding the [[Mailbag]] can be found near the station; Mario can optionally return the Mailbag to the [[Toad Town Post Office]] for a reward.

The area to the left of the Pink Station is blocked by [[Gourmet Guy]], so Mario can only go right at first. There are treasure chests containing the [[Defend Plus]] and the [[Ice Power]] badges on the way, and Mario has to use Jack-in-the-boxes and the rotatable doors to proceed. At the end of the area is a treasure chest containing the [[Frying Pan]], guarded by either a [[Fuzzy]], a [[Hammer Bro]] or "guarded" by a [[Thunder Rage]] item. After Mario returns the pan to [[Tayce T.]] of Toad Town, the cook will make a [[Cake]] for Mario, which is Gourmet Guy's favorite food. (Additional Cakes can be made from Cake Mixes held by Shy Guys in the Blue Station area playground, after the pan is returned.)

[[File:ShyGuysToyBox.png|thumb|right|The area to the right of the Green Station.]]

The Green Station area can be cleared by hitting the four boxes near the station in the correct order. The player can go to the area to the right of the station to learn it, or if they know the sequence they can do it directly. The area to the right has some conveyor belt and nets which Mario must use [[Lady Bow]]'s [[Outta Sight]] to pass through. One of the enemies in this area, a yellow Shy Guy, holds the [[Mystery Note]] and [[Russ T.]] of Toad Town can decipher it. However, his [[Dictionary]] is stolen. Mario must get the Dictionary from the treasure chest at the end of this area, which is guarded by either a [[Pokey]], a [[Koopatrol]] or a [[Super Soda]] item.

Russ T., equipped with the Dictionary, will translate the note which reveals the order: yellow, green, red, then blue. Hitting the boxes near the train station in this order (2nd, 1st, 3rd, 4th from left to right) causes the boxes to explode and the train track fixed, which allows Mario to get to the final area: the Red Station.

There is a slot machine in the area to the right of the Green Station, which Mario can play for free. It has three slots which can be a coin, a star (denoting Mushrooms) or a Shy Guy panel. Getting all three slots the same gives Mario 10 Coins, 10 Mushrooms or 5 Shy Guys depending on the panel type. Getting two the same gives Mario 1 coin, 1 Mushroom or 2 Shy Guys. Getting all the three different gives Mario nothing. The slot machine can also be used during a battle if one takes place near it. There is no area to the left of the station.

[[? Block]]s and hidden blocks containing items and coins can be found all over the toy box. There are 7 [[Star Piece (Paper Mario)|Star Piece]]s in total. Four are found underground in front of stations, two are found near buildings to the right of the blue station, and the other one is located under the final platform with the Dictionary in the Green Station.

==Characters found==

{| border=1 style="border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 1px solid #aaa;" cellpadding=5

|The food-loving Shy Guy blocking the way in the left of the Pink Station. Mario has to give him a Cake to move him.

|The lantern dropped by the [[Big Lantern Ghost]] after he is defeated. Mario hammers the lantern and saves a [[Li'l Sparky]] named [[Watt]], who then joins Mario's party.

==Enemies found==

<gallery widths="100px" heights="80px">

PMPShyGuy.png|[[Shy Guy]]

PMYShyGuy.png|[[Shy Guy]]

PMGShyGuy.png|[[Shy Guy]]

PMBShyGuy.png|[[Shy Guy]]

Paper Shy Guy.png|[[Shy Guy]]

PMShyStack.png|[[Shy Stack]] (Chapter 4 Boss)

Big Lantern Ghost.png|[[Big Lantern Ghost]] (Boss)

===Enemies assigned to guard Treasure Chests===

They are available through [[Princess Peach]]'s answers to [[Bowser]]'s question in Chapter 3.

 

<gallery widths="100px" heights="80px">

ClubbaPM.png|[[Clubba]] x 2 (Blue Station area)

PMFuzzy.png|[[Fuzzy]] x 4 (Pink Station area)

PokeyPM.png|[[Pokey]] x 2 (Green Station area)

PMKoopatrol.png|[[Koopatrol]] x 2 (Green Station area)

==Items found==

|In a hidden block in the northeastern area of the scene to the playground in the west of the Blue Station area.

|On a high brick one scene east to the Red Station area (can be gotten by hitting a hidden coin block then tossing Kooper on it, or executing a Tornado Jump).

|In a ? Block in the northwestern area of the scene to the east of the Red Station scene.

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!width="1%"|Icon

!width="20%"|Location

|[[Mushroom]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items Mushroom.png]]

|Will appear in front of the Storeroom Key chest in the Blue Station area.

|-

|[[Thunder Rage]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items ThunderRage.png]]

|Will appear in front of the Frying Pan chest in the Pink Station area.

|-

|[[Super Soda]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items SuperSoda.png]]

|Will appear in front of the Dictionary chest in the Green Station area.

|}

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!width=10%|Item

!width=20%|Image

|[[File:PaperMario Items StoneCap.png]]<br>[[Stone Cap]]

|By the Blue Station, the hidden ? Block is slightly east of the station itself.

|[[File:PMHiddenBlock14.png|250px]]

|-

|[[File:PaperMario Items MapleSyrup.png]]<br>[[Maple Syrup]]

|One screen west of the Blue Station, the hidden ? Block is three tiles east of the large toy block.

|[[File:PMHiddenBlock15.png|250px]]

|-

|[[File:PaperMario Items Mystery.png]]<br>[[Mystery Box (item)|Mystery?]]

|Two screens west of the Blue Station, at the Shy Guy Playground, the hidden ? Block is two beige tiles southwest of the large jack-in-the-box in the north.

|[[File:PMHiddenBlock16.png|250px]]

|-

|[[File:PaperMario Items FrightJar.png]]<br>[[Fright Mask|Fright Jar]]

|In the same area, the hidden ? Block is two tiles south of the large jack-in-the-box, slightly east of the last hidden block.

|[[File:PMHiddenBlock17.png|250px]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items SuperSoda.png]]<br>[[Super Soda]]

|Two screens west of the Pink Station, past the gate where [[Gourmet Guy]] sits going northwest, the hidden ? Block is at the beige tile west of the large toy block.

|[[File:PMHiddenBlock18.png|250px]]

|-

|[[File:PaperMario Items DizzyDial.png]]<br>[[Dizzy Dial]]

|In the same area, in the northern path going east, the hidden ? Block in the center of the gap between the two visible ? Blocks, at the beige tile.

|[[File:PMHiddenBlock19.png|250px]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items ThunderRage.png]]<br>[[Thunder Rage]]

|From the same area, going two screens east to the northwestern region of the Pink Station, the hidden ? Block is at the beige tile northeast of the pink switch.

|[[File:PMHiddenBlock20.png|250px]]

|-

|[[File:PaperMario Items FireFlower.png]]<br>[[Fire Flower]]

|By the Green Station, the hidden ? Block is three tiles north of the eastern passageway, on the northern corners.

|[[File:PMHiddenBlock21.png|250px]]

|-

|[[File:PaperMario Items SuperShroom.png]]<br>[[Super Shroom]]

|By the Red Station, the hidden ? Block is five tiles west of the Red Station itself, in line with the [[Save Block|Save]] and [[Heart Block]]s in the east.

|[[File:PMHiddenBlock22.png|250px]]

|-

|[[File:PaperMario Items VoltShroom.png]]<br>[[Volt Shroom]]

|One screen west of the Red Station, the hidden ? Block is to the east of the first brown block near the passageway.

|[[File:PMHiddenBlock23.png|250px]]

|-

|[[File:Deep Focus Badge.png]]<br>[[Deep Focus]] Badge

|In the same area, going west by taking the elevator and Ferris wheel into the shaded region, the hidden ? Block is in the gap between to the two visible blocks.

|[[File:PMHiddenBlock24.png|250px]]

|-

|[[File:PaperMario Items SnowmanDoll.png]]<br>[[Snowman Doll]]

|Also in the same area, the hidden ? Block is all the way to the west, between the last brown block and the passageway to [[Big Lantern Ghost]]'s room.

|[[File:PMHiddenBlock25.png|250px]]

|-

|1 Coin

|In the area east of the Red Station, past the block wall, this hidden ? Block is two blocks east of the large green block.  

|[[File:PMHiddenBlock26.png|250px]]

|}

==Area Tattles==

*"''Say...are we actually inside the Toy Box right now? How could all this be inside that little box? Best not to think about it too much... Looks like this is Blue Station. It's a train station. I think if we use that jump pad we can get back to Toad Town whenever we want.''"

*"''I wonder who made this Toy Box. I assume Shy Guys made it. They have such cool toys... I wish I could befriend 'em, but I guess they're too mischievous.''"

*"''This seems to be a playroom for Shy Guys. They don't have to answer to anybody down here. I envy these guys...''"

*"''Look at all the doodles on the walls! Did Shy Guys draw all these? They're kind of cute. I didn't know that Shy Guys had a cute side.''"

*"''Pink Station! Pink Station! There's the switch to change the tracks. I have to admit, this Toy Box is a pretty cool place. If I told [[Goombaria]] about this, I'm sure she would be so jealous.''"

*"''Over, around, up and back... It's like a maze in here. Still, since we're inside a Toy Box, I'm enjoying myself.''"

*"''The walls here are so fancy and fun to look at. What a cool place!''"

*"''Look! There are moving panels on the walls and even a railroad crossing. What a fun room! I wish I could play here!''"

*"''Hey, it's Green Station! This train takes us to all the stations. Boy, if we could go anywhere by just pushing a button, traveling would be a dream, don't you think?''"

*"''Somebody told me... Bow can easily avoid all kinds of enemy attacks. What a cool skill! I wish I had that kind of useful talent.''"

*"''It's Red Station. First Blue, then Pink, then Green and finally Red. It's a pretty cute touch, naming stations after colors. By the looks of this place, I'd say that Shy Guys like cuteness. They even look like cute kids!''"

*"''The walls here are made of gigantic colored blocks. Luckily, there also seem to be several elevators. What do you think we'll see if we ride them? I say we find out.''"

*"''Uh... I do believe it's dark. Isn't there a light switch in this place? I can't see anything at all.''"

*"''Wow! Just like a real toy box. Look! There are building blocks lying around everywhere.''"

*"''It's really dark in here. I can't see a thing. I feel like somebody could be right next to me and I wouldn't even know it. Yikes!''"

*"''This is quite an open space. It kind of resembles a toy arena, don't you think? Remember those Shy Guys we fought here? They were tough. Of course, they weren't as tough as us.''"

==In-game map description==

*''There are Shy Guys inside. It's their hideout and base.''

;After Chapter 4

*''Shy Guys are inside the box. It's their hideout and base. A [[Muskular|Star Spirit]] was held here by [[Bowser#Paper Mario|Bowser]]'s [[General Guy]].''

PM Star Piece ShyGuysToyBoxPrism.png|A Star Piece in the Blue Station area.

PM Star Piece ShyGuysToyBoxRoof.png|A Star Piece in the Blue Station area.

PM Star Piece ShyGuysToyBoxPink.png|A Star Piece in the Pink Station area.

PM Star Piece ShyGuysToyBoxGreen.png|A Star Piece in the Green Station area.

PM Star Piece ShyGuysToyBoxLow.png|A Star Piece in the Green Station area.

PM Star Piece ShyGuysToyBoxRed.png|A Star Piece in the Red Station area.

PM Super Block ShyGuyToyBox.png|The [[Super Block]] in the toy box.

|JapM=Shy Guy's Toy Box (''Heihō'' is the [[Shy Guy]]'s Japanese name).

|GerM=-

|Fra=Coffre à Jouets des Maskass

|FraM=Toy Box of Shy Guys

*A texture commonly seen on the walls within Shy Guy's Toy Box goes can be found within the data for ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', but goes unused.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Advance_4:_Super_Mario_Bros._3#Bonus_Game TCRF]</ref>

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