Shy Guy's Toy Box

Shy Guy's Toy Box
Mario and Bow in front of the Blue Station inside Shy Guy's Toy Box
First appearance	Paper Mario (2000)
Greater location	Toad Town southwest area
Ruler	General Guy
Inhabitants	Shy Guys of many species, Gourmet Guy, Big Lantern Ghost

Shy Guy's Toy Box is a location in Paper Mario. It is the home of the Shy Guys and the location of the fourth Star Spirit, Muskular. 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 Twink suggests searching the empty house for the 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 and his companions 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.

Geography

Mario, Parakarry, and the train conductor taking the train to go between the several areas.

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

Blue Station area

The Shy Guy playground to the left of the Blue Station.

The area with the Blue Station serves as the entrance/exit of the Toy Box. When Mario enters the Toy Box via the Springboard outside it, he will become small and land on the Springboard in the clearing in front of the Blue Station. Mario can use the latter springboard to get out of the toy box and return to normal size.

To the left of the Blue Station is a hallway to a playground. A yellow Shy Guy and a Groove Guy can be found in the hallway, as well as an Anti Guy guarding a chest containing one of the 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 Mixes, Mushrooms and Fire Flowers. 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-boxes to get over large objects. After that, Mario climbs some buildings to get over a wall. At the end of the hallway is a treasure chest containing the Storeroom Key, which is guarded by a Goomba, Clubba, or Mushroom depending on Princess Peach's choice at the end of Chapter 3. By returning the Storeroom Key to Harry, Mario will be able to get the Toy Train in his storeroom, which can bring the train system to life when thrown into the toy box. The Toy Train does not shrink, and instead becomes a full size train inside the toy box.

Pink Station area

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. 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 revolving doors to proceed. At the end of the area is a treasure chest containing the Frying Pan, guarded by a Fuzzy, Hammer Bro, or Thunder Rage. 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.)

After Gourmet Guy is given a cake, he will drop a Cookbook and go away, allowing Mario to go to the back side of the area to the left of the station. By going back in the same direction, Mario can find a lever and use it to fix the train track. This allows Mario to go to the Green Station.

Green Station area

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 do the sequence if they already know it. The area to the right has some conveyor belts 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 has been 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 to be fixed, which allows Mario to get to the final area: the Red Station. Hitting the blocks from left to right spawns four coins instead; any other order will simply spawn one Shy Guy per box.

The Slot Machine is in the area to the right of the Green Station. There is no area to the left of the station.

Red Station area

General Guy's room to the right of the Red Station.

The Red Station area is where two boss fights occur. There is a Heart Block near the Save Block by the station. The area to the left is where the Big Lantern Ghost is. Mario must first pass through a chunk with elevators and a Super Block. There is also a Deep Focus badge in a hidden block. Then there's a dark room where the Big Lantern Ghost is. After defeating the ghost, Mario frees Watt and she joins Mario's party. In the area to the right of the station, Mario must first use Bombette to blow up a toy wall, which causes a herd of Shy Guys to flee. After arriving at the lair of these Shy Guys, which is also dark, Mario uses Watt to light up the room, which causes the Shy Guys to break the wall to General Guy's room. Defeating General Guy sets the fourth Star Spirit Muskular free and ends Chapter 4. It is possible to go from the Red Station to the Blue Station, but Mario must pull another switch to make the whole track unobstructed.

? Blocks and hidden blocks containing items and coins can be found all over the toy box. There are 7 Star Pieces 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

Character	Description	Goombario's Tattle
Toad workers	Toad workers found in front of train stations: For each station, there is a Toad worker in black uniforms and whose spots match the color of the station. There is also a single yellow-spotted Toad running the train.	He's an employee of the Toy Box station. The employees drive the trains from one station to another and announce the destinations. Don't you think he looks like the station masters at Toad Town and Mt. Rugged Stations? (All five Toads share this tattle.)
Anti Guy	The black Shy Guy guarding the chest holding a Power Plus badge in the area to the left of the Blue Station.	He's a guard named Anti Guy. He's all by himself! And he looks totally weak! Although...you never know. Appearances can be deceptive. Just look at me! Hmm... Weak? Or really strong?
Gourmet Guy	The food-loving Shy Guy blocking the way to the left of the Pink Station. Mario has to give him a Cake to get him to move.	That's Gourmet Guy. Woow! He's huuuuge! Does this guy ever stop eating? He looks like he'd eat until his stomach blew up!
Watt in the lantern	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.	Say... This is the lantern that belongs to the Big Lantern Ghost. There's something inside. Do you think it'd come out if we broke it?

Enemies

For enemy formations in Shy Guy's Toy Box, see here.

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  Shy Guy (pink)

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  Shy Guy (yellow)

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  Shy Guy (green)

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  Shy Guy (cyan)

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  Shy Guy (red)

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  Groove Guy

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  Medi Guy

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  Pyro Guy

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  Sky Guy

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  Spy Guy

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  Anti Guy (optional boss; only 1)

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  Big Lantern Ghost (boss)

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  General Guy (Chapter 4 Boss)

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  Shy Squad (Chapter 4 Boss)

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  Stilt Guy (Chapter 4 Boss)

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  Shy Stack (Chapter 4 Boss)

These enemies are assigned to guard treasure chests, and they are available through Princess Peach's answers to Bowser's questions in Chapter 3.

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  Goomba (Blue Station area)

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  Clubba × 2 (Blue Station area)

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  Fuzzy × 4 (Pink Station area)

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  Hammer Bro (Pink Station area)

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  Pokey × 2 (Green Station area)

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  Koopatrol × 2 (Green Station area)

Items

Item	Image	Location	Location Image
Coin		In the ? Block found at the end of the scene one scene west of the blue station. Three above the first jack-in-a-box one scene east of the blue station Five can be collected after using the fourth jack-in-a-box in the same scene. In the ? Block found left of the wall in the very east of the Blue Station area. In the scene west of the Pink Station area, found in the ? Block above the flower boxes. In the next scene, found in two ? Blocks in the northwestern corner. In the previous scene, twelve found in the three blocks on the northern side of the tracks. Four can be found in the boxes in the first scene of the Green Station area by hitting the from left to right. Replenish-able until the boxes are hit in the correct order. In the second Green Station scene, three are found at the start of the conveyor belts. Same scene, three are found between two nets in the middle of the conveyor belts. Same scene, ten of them in the Coin Block found above the moving pink platform near the end of the area. In the scene west of the Red Station area, ten of them found in the Coin Block above the ferris wheel. Same scene, in the two ? Blocks in the lower part of the scene left of the ferris wheel.
Star Piece (x7)		Under a hidden panel in front of the Blue Station. Behind a regular hexagonal prism one scene east of the Blue Station. On the roof of the first "building" one scene east of the Blue Station. Under a hidden panel in front of the Pink Station. Under a hidden panel in front of the Green Station. Below the platform at the east end of the Green Station area. Surrounded by 6 Coins. Under a hidden panel in front of the Red Station.
Coin and Thunder Bolt		In ? blocks at the east end of the Blue Station area.
Storeroom Key		In a treasure chest at the east end of the Blue Station area.
Maple Syrup		Held by the red Shy Guy in the playground west of the Blue Station area, only in subsequent revisits after recovering the Calculator.
Power Plus		In a treasure chest guarded by an Anti Guy in the Blue Station area. Mario can fight him or bribe him with a Lemon Candy to get it.
Calculator		Held by a Shy Guy in the playground in the west of the Blue Station area.
Cake Mix (x2)		Held by two yellow Shy Guys in the playground west of the Blue Station area.
Fire Flower		Held by the green Shy Guy in the playground west of the Blue Station area.
Mushroom		Held by the blue Shy Guy in the playground west of the Blue Station area. Exactly 10 or just 1 at a time, can be obtained from the slot machine in the Green Station area.
Mailbag		In the treasure chest to the east of the Pink Station.
Defend Plus		In a treasure chest on the high platform in the northwestern corner of the east scene in the Pink Station area.
Coin and Ice Power		In the ? Block (Coin) and treasure chest (Ice Power) at the east of the Pink Station area.
Frying Pan		In a treasure chest in the east corner of the Pink Station area.
Cookbook		Dropped by Gourmet Guy after giving him a Cake in the Pink Station area.
Mystery Note		Held by a Shy Guy in the Green Station area.
Dictionary		In a treasure chest on the platform at the east end of the Green Station area.
Shooting Star		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).
Sleepy Sheep		In a ? Block in the northwestern area of the scene to the east of the Red Station scene.
Super Block		Mario must go left from the red station to find two walls forming a closed area. The Super Block is above the platform in the middle of the north side.

In addition, the following items are available as Peach's choices:

Item	Image	Location	Location Image
Mushroom		Will appear in front of the Storeroom Key chest in the Blue Station area, if chosen instead of a Goomba or the Clubba option.
Thunder Rage		Will appear in front of the Frying Pan chest in the Pink Station area, if chosen instead of a Fuzzy or the Hammer Bro option.
Super Soda		Will appear in front of the Dictionary chest in the Green Station area, if chosen instead of a Pokey or the Koopatrol option.

Hidden ? blocks

There are thirteen hidden ? blocks in Shy Guy's Toy Box.

Item	Image	Location	Location Image
Stone Cap		By the Blue Station, the hidden ? Block is slightly east of the station itself.
Maple Syrup		One screen west of the Blue Station, the hidden ? Block is three tiles east of the large toy block.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Fire Flower		By the Green Station, the hidden ? Block is three tiles north of the eastern passageway, on the northern corners.
Super Shroom		By the Red Station, the hidden ? Block is five tiles west of the Red Station itself, in line with the Save and Heart Blocks in the east.
Volt Shroom		One screen west of the Red Station, the hidden ? Block is to the east of the first brown block near the passageway.
Deep Focus		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.
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.
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.

Profiles

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• 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 Star Spirit was held here by Bowser's General Guy.

Gallery

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  Shy Guy's Toy Box from the outside

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  Big Lantern Ghost

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  A Star Piece in the Blue Station area

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  A Star Piece in the Blue Station area

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  Power Plus

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  Storeroom Key

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  A Star Piece in the Pink Station area

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  Mailbag

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  Frying Pan

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  Dictionary

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  A Star Piece in the Green Station area

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  A Star Piece in the Green Station area

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  Slot Machine

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  A Star Piece in the Red Station area

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  Watt after she is freed

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  The Super Block in the toy box

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  The Shy Squad flees after losing many members

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  Watt gets invited to the party at the end of the game.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ヘイホーのおもちゃばこ[?] Heihō no Omochabako	Shy Guy's Toy Box
Chinese	嘿虎的玩具盒[?] Hēihǔ de Wánjùhé	Shy Guy's Toy Box
French	Coffre à Jouets des Maskass[?]	Toy Box of Shy Guys
German	Shy Guys Spielzeugkiste[?]	-
Spanish	Caja de Juguetes de Shy Guy[?]	-

Trivia

• In the room full of item-carrying Shy Guys, if a Shy Guy other than the one holding the Calculator is defeated and the player leaves and re-enters the room, the Calculator will be laying on the ground.
• 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.