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| {{species infobox | | |image=[[Image:Tox Box SMG.png|180px]] |
| |image=[[File:Tox Box SMG.png|180px]]<br>Artwork of a Tox Box from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' | | |full_name=Tox Box |
| |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]]) | | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[1996]]) |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]]) | | |species_origin=[[Thwomp]] |
| |relatives=[[Thwomp]] | | |affiliation=[[Koopa Troop]] |
| |comparable=[[Grumblump]]<br>[[Ka-thunk]]<br>[[Stairface Ogre]] | | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[2010]]) |
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| '''Tox Boxes''' are enemies resembling metal or stone boxes with multiple faces that roll along set paths. Tox Boxes first appear in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. The paths they go on are usually similar to their width, making it nearly impossible for [[Mario]] to walk around. Tox Boxes have faces on all but one side; the last side is only a square hole, which is for Mario to stand in as a Tox Box passes over the tile he is standing on, thus letting him survive without being crushed. However, the edges of the holed side still crush Mario if he stands under them. Tox Boxes appear as red industrial metal boxes with spray-painted faces in ''Super Mario 64'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', but they were redesigned for ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and later games, currently appearing as a relative of [[Thwomp]] designed after the Japanese {{wp|Oni (folklore)|oni}}. The Japanese name was changed to reflect the new appearance.
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| [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] regards the Tox Box as one of his best designs and a "masterpiece," stating Tox Boxes embody his game design philosophy of making gameplay mechanics clear and quickly understood at a first glance.<ref>{{cite|quote=Miyamoto sees the Tox Box, a cube that is constantly moving to crush Mario but has a hole on one side he can safely hide in, as one of his best designs. ''When the hole is on your side, Mario can just get into the cube and you’re safe, but if he doesn’t, you get squashed. And it’s easy to see. It’s very clear and understandable. It’s also easy to predict,'' he says, smiling. ''But once you actually start thinking about it, then it becomes complicated. Once you start trying to put that into action, it becomes complicated. I feel like that is probably one of my masterpieces.''|author=Goldfarb, Andrew|url=www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/27/e3-2017-shigeru-miyamoto-and-the-legacy-of-mario|title=E3 2017: Shigeru Miyamoto and the Legacy of Mario|date=June 27, 2017|accessdate=June 28, 2017}}</ref> | | '''Tox Boxes''' are huge metal or stone box enemies that manage to roll themselves along set paths. The paths they go on are usually just large enough for them to move on, making it hard for the player to get by. Tox Boxes first appeared in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. |
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| | Tox Boxes have faces on all but one side; the last side is only a square hole. This hole is for the player to stand in as the Tox Box passes over the tile he's standing on, thus letting him survive without being crushed. However, it is still possible to be crushed by the side with the hole if the player stands at the edge of the tile when the Tox Box rolls over him/her. |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| ===''Super Mario'' series=== | | ===''Super Mario'' series=== |
| ====''Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS''==== | | ====''Super Mario 64==== |
| [[File:Toxboxsides.png|thumb|Tox Boxes roll around to crush [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.]] | | [[Image:Toxboxsides.PNG|thumb|'''Tox Boxes''' roll around to crush [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.]] |
| Tox Boxes appear in [[Shifting Sand Land]]. They attempt to flatten Mario by rolling over him. The path is a small maze of tiles surrounded by darker, faster-moving [[quicksand]] that sucks Mario in instantly. The tiled maze that the Tox Boxes travel on has a few [[Red Coin]]s on it, as well as the course's only [[cannon]]. If Mario gets squished by a Tox Box's side, he loses three wedges of [[Health Meter|health]]. [[Long Jump|Long-jump]]ing into the side of a Tox Box's face that is above quicksand, off the side of the track, makes Mario lose a life instantly, playing the animation as if he has just fallen into the quicksand.<ref>{{cite|url=www.suppermariobroth.com/post/184881267815/in-super-mario-64-jumping-toward-a-tox-box-in|title=Supper Mario Broth|date=May 15, 2019}}</ref> | | Tox Boxes appear in [[Shifting Sand Land]], the 8th world. They attempt to flatten Mario by rolling over him. The path is a small maze of tiles surrounded by darker, faster moving quick sand that sucks [[Mario]] in instantly. The tiled maze that Tox Boxes travel on has a few [[Red Coin]]s on it, as well as the course's only cannon. |
| | | [[Image:Sum64dstoxbox.PNG|thumb|left| A '''Tox Box''' in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.]] |
| While Tox Boxes cannot be defeated in the original ''Super Mario 64'', they can by [[Wario]] in ''Super Mario 64 DS'' if he is inside one of them and [[punch]]es (or [[jump]]s). In this case, the Tox Box flies somewhere into the quicksand and sinks, or onto a metal platform and shatters. If the Tox Box falls in the sand that the characters can normally stand in, it simply stays in one spot until the player leaves the level. Tox Boxes also appear in the ''Super Mario 64 DS'' [[minigame]] [[Tox Box Shuffle]], where three of them each hide a Green or Light Blue [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] and the player must guess which Tox Box it is in.
| | In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', if [[Wario]] is inside one of them and punches, the Tox Box will fly somewhere into the sand and sink, unless it falls in the sand that the characters can normally stand in. If this happens, it simply stays in one spot until the player leaves the level. Tox Boxes also appear in the ''Super Mario 64 DS'' mini-game [[Tox Box Shuffle]], where three of them each hide a Yoshi and the player must guess which Box the Yoshi is in. |
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| ====''Super Mario Galaxy''==== | | ====''Super Mario Galaxy''==== |
| [[File:Chain Planets.png|thumb|left|Tox Boxes being encountered in Toy Time Galaxy in ''Super Mario Galaxy'']] | | [[Image:SpaceToxBox.jpg|thumb|left|Tox Boxes in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.]] |
| Tox Boxes reappear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. These redesigned boxes usually appear alongside [[Thwomp]]s. They appear only in the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]] and the [[Toy Time Galaxy]]. In both galaxies, they appear on small pathways, much as they did in Shifting Sand Land. | | Tox Boxes reappear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. These redesigned boxes usually appear alongside [[Thwomp]]s. They only appear in the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]] and the [[Toy Time Galaxy]]. In both Galaxies they appear on small pathways, much like they did in Shifting Sand Land. |
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| Unlike the Tox Boxes in ''Super Mario 64'', these ones resemble Thwomps; instead of having the faces spray-painted on, they are carved in two subtly different ways which match on opposite ends, both resembling a Thwomp's face and appearing as a different face depending on which side is upward. These Tox Boxes also lack a face on the side opposite the hole. The hole itself has also been expanded quite a bit, and is colored in red to resemble a mouth. They cannot be defeated like in the original ''Super Mario 64'', and Mario or Luigi loses a life if he gets crushed. | | Unlike the Tox Boxes in ''Super Mario 64'', these ones resemble Thwomps; instead of having the faces spray-painted on, they are carved in in a way resembling a Thwomp's face. These Tox Boxes also lack a face on the side opposite the hole. The hole itself has also been expanded quite a bit, and colored in red to resemble a mouth. Also, getting crushed by any of the Tox Box's sides will result in instant death in this game. Their faces resemble the [[Thwack]]'s expressions. |
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| ====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''==== | | ====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''==== |
| In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', Tox Boxes reappear in the [[Stone Cyclone Galaxy]], which is a remake of the Cyclone Stone in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', but they move faster than they did in the previous game. By using the various [[blue switch (Super Mario Galaxy)|blue switch]]es found in the galaxy, the Tox Boxes, along with the other obstacles in the galaxy, drastically slow down. | | In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', Tox Boxes reappear in the [[Stone Cyclone Galaxy]], which is basically a remake of the Beach Bowl in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', but they move faster than they did in the prequel. |
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| ===''Super Mario-kun''===
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| [[File:ToxBoxSuperMarioKun.png|thumb|x230px|The Tox Box in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
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| A Tox Box makes an appearance in volume 16 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. It is an obstacle against Mario's path to retrieve his lost hat from [[Klepto]]. Hatless, Mario tries using a [[! Block]] to combat against the Tox Box; he still ends up getting smashed. In the manga, the Tox Box is able to smash Mario, even on the safe side.
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| ===''Mario Party: Island Tour''===
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| Tox Boxes, taking on their ''Super Mario Galaxy'' design, appear in the minigame [[Hide 'n' Splat]] in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', where they try to squish the players while becoming gradually faster as the time limit decreases.
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| ==Profiles==
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| ===''Super Mario Galaxy'' trading card===
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| |image=[[File:ToxBoxTradingCard.png|150px]]
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| |name=Tox Box
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| |description=''High above the penguin-filled beaches in the Beach Bowl Galaxy, a Launch Star has catapulted Mario onto the Cyclone Stone where he must avoid the attack of the Tox Boxes. These huge metal boxes rumble along their own pathways crushing anything in their path. To avoid being squashed, Mario can run under the enemy's one open side and wait in its hollow center until it rolls ahead on its path.''
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Trivia== |
| <gallery>
| | *The carved faces of the Tox Boxes in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and its sequel ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' closely resemble Japanese demons or [[wikipedia:Oni (folklore)|''oni'']]. |
| SM64 Asset Model Tox Box.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''
| | *The English name "Tox Box", which is derived from "toxic box", was given due to their industrial-like appearance in ''Super Mario 64''. In ''Super Mario Galaxy'', the Tox Boxes lost their industrial look as they were redesigned to better resemble Thwomps. Despite the lost meaning, the name "Tox Box" is still used. |
| SM64 Asset Texture Tox Box 1.png|Texture from ''Super Mario 64''
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| SM64 Asset Texture Tox Box 2.png|Texture from ''Super Mario 64''
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| SM64 Asset Texture Tox Box 3.png|Texture from ''Super Mario 64''
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| SM64DS Tox Box Faces.png|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
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| Sum64dstoxbox.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario 64 DS'' ([[Tox Box Shuffle]])
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| Tox Box SM64DS.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario 64 DS'' (Tox Box Shuffle) | |
| SMG Asset Model Tox Box.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
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| SMG2 Stone Cyclone Tox Boxes.png|Tox Boxes in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
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| Hidensplat.png|''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Additional names==
| | ==Names in Other Languages== |
| ===Internal names===
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| {{internal names
| | |Jap=オニマスクン |
| |game1=''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
| | |JapR=onimasukun |
| |file1=<tt>ONIMASU</tt>
| | |JapM=From 鬼 ''oni'', a [[wikipedia:oni (folklore)|Japanese demon]]; 升 ''masu'', meaning "box"; and 君 ''kun'', an honorific suffix. |
| |name1=ONIMASU
| | |Ger=Cubus Hohlicus (only in Super Mario 64)<br>Tox-Box |
| |meaning1=See below
| | |GerM= cube and hohl(hollow) in pseudo-latin<br>Tox Box |
| |game2=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
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| |file2=<tt>ObjectData/Onimasu.arc</tt><br>
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| |name2=Onimasu
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| |meaning2=See below
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| }}
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| ===Names in other languages===
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| {{foreign names | |
| |Jap=オニマスクン<ref>{{cite|publisher=Shogakukan|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 64'' section|page=85}}</ref> | |
| |JapN=''Super Mario 64''
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| |JapR=Onimasukun | |
| |Jap2=オニマスドン<ref>{{cite|publisher=Shogakukan|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy'' section|page=127}}</ref><ref>{{cite|publisher=Shogakukan|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' section|page=159}}</ref> | |
| |Jap2N=''Super Mario Galaxy'' and ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
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| |Jap2R=Onimasudon
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| |Jap3=オニマス
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| |Jap3N=''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', in-game mission name
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| |Jap3R=Onimasu
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| |JapM=Portmanteau of「鬼」(''oni'') and「{{hover|枡|マス}}」(''masu'', measuring box) or possibly "mask" followed by the Japanese honorific「~くん」(''-kun'')
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| |Jap2M=Portmanteau of「鬼」(''oni'') and「{{hover|枡|マス}}」(''masu'', measuring box) or possibly "mask" followed by「ドン」(''don'', Japanese onomatopoeia for colliding noise)
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| |Jap3M=Portmanteau of「鬼」(''oni'') and「{{hover|枡|マス}}」(''masu'', measuring box) or possibly "mask"
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| |ChiS=鬼面
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| |ChiSR=Gǔi Miàn
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| |ChiSM="Oni" Face
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| |Dut=Tox Box
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| |FreA=Cubrik
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| |FreAM=Contraction of ''cube Rubik'' ("Rubik's Cube")
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| |FreE=Blotoc
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| |FreEM=Likely a contraction of ''bloc'' ("block") and the first syllable of ''toxique'' ("toxic")
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| |Ger=Cubus Hohlicus<ref>{{cite|author=Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1997|page=6}}</ref> | |
| |GerN=''Super Mario 64''
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| |Ger2=Tox-Box
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| |GerM=From ''cubus'' (Latin word for "cube") and the pseudo-Latin form of German word ''hohl'' ("hollow") | |
| |Ita=Don Box | | |Ita=Don Box |
| |Ita2=Pietra rotolante<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' PRIMA Guide|page=135 and 136}}</ref>
| | |ItaM=Don Box |
| |Ita3=Macigno rotante<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Guide|page=246}}</ref>
| | |Spa=Cajuelo |
| |ItaM=Don (honorific prefix) Box | | |SpaM=Literally "Big Box" |
| |Ita2M=Rolling stone | |
| |Ita3M=Rotating boulder | |
| |Kor=되도깨비
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| |KorR=Doedokkaebi
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| |KorM=From "되" (''doe'', Korean unit of volume equivalent to about 1.8 L) and "도깨비" (''dokkaebi'', also known as "Korean goblin")
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| |Por=Caixa Tox
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| |PorM=Tox Box
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| |Rus=Мистер Ящик
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| |RusR=Mister Yashchik
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| |RusM=From "mister" and ''ящик'' (''yaschik'', "box")
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| |SpaA=Don Cajuelo
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| |SpaAM=Honorific prefix + masculine form of ''cajuela'' ("trunk")
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| |SpaE=Cajuelo
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| |SpaEM=Masculine form of ''cajuela'' ("trunk")
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