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{{articleabout|an item in the Paper Mario series|the item in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''|[[Mystery Box|here]]}}
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A '''Mystery''' is an item found in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.  
A '''Mystery''' is an item found in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.  


==History==
==History==
===''Paper Mario''===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
[[Image:PaperMario Items Mystery.png|frame]]
====''Paper Mario''====
The first appearance of the Mystery item in ''Paper Mario'' goes under the name '''Mystery?'''. When used in battle, a roulette will appear, containing the following items, that will be used right after the roulette stops on an item:
The first appearance of the Mystery in ''Paper Mario'' goes under the name '''Mystery?''' When used in battle, a roulette will appear, containing the following items, that will be used right after the roulette stops on an item:
*[[Mushroom]]
*[[Mushroom]]
*[[Super Shroom]]
*[[Super Mushroom|Super Shroom]]
*[[Fire Flower]]
*[[Stone Cap]]
*[[Dizzy Dial]]
*[[Thunder Rage]]
*[[Thunder Rage]]
*[[Dizzy Dial]]
*A [[Pebble]] that hurts [[Mario]] with 1 [[Heart Point|HP]]
*[[Stone Cap]]
 
*A [[Pebble]] that hurts [[Mario]] with 5 [[Heart Point|HP]]
Mysteries? can also be used for cooking, yielding a [[Mistake]] half the time, and a randomly selected one of twenty-three recipes otherwise.
 
Throughout the game, Mysteries? can be found in the following locations:
 
* In a [[List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario|hidden block]] in the north of the Shy Guy Playground in the blue area of [[Shy Guy's Toy Box]].
* In a hidden block on the beach of [[Lavalava Island]].
* On a platform in the third lava/moving platform area in [[Bowser's Castle]].
* On sale for 1 coin each at [[Boo's Shop]].
* On sale for 5 coins each at the [[Storehouse]].
* Dropped by enemies such as [[Groove Guy]]s and [[Duplighost]]s.
 
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
In ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', a '''Mystery''' is sold for three [[coin]]s at [[Pungent's Great Tree Shop]] and the [[Sales Stall]]. One Mystery can also be found in a bush in near the bridge in [[Petal Meadows]].
 
When used in battle, a Mystery has the effect of one of the following items:
*[[Dried Mushroom]]
*[[Mushroom]]
*[[Ultra Mushroom]]
*[[Honey Syrup]]
*[[Jammin' Jelly]]
*[[Volt Mushroom]]
*[[Slow Mushroom]]
*[[Gradual Syrup]]
*[[Repel Cape]]
*[[Stop Watch|Stopwatch]]
*[[Fire Flower]]
*[[Shooting Star (item)|Shooting Star]]
*[[Thunder Rage]]
 
In the remake the selection is different:
*Mushroom
*Honey Syrup
*Stopwatch
*Repel Cape
*Fire Flower
*Shooting Star
*Thunder Rage
Later chapters replace Mushroom and Honey Syrup with their upgraded forms.
 
If it is cooked by itself or with any other item, it makes a [[Mistake]] half the time, and otherwise a random one of twenty items, mostly [[Recipes|cooking recipes]].
 
====''Super Paper Mario''====
Mysteries appear under their name '''Mystery Boxes''' in ''Super Paper Mario''. When cooked, the outcome can be random, or more commonly, a [[Mistake]]. However, the set recipe is a [[Miracle Dinner]]. The Mystery Box can be bought in [[Flipside Arcade]] for five [[Flipside Token]]s, at the [[Downtown of Crag]] for three coins, or carried by a [[Lakitu]]. Similar to ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', a random item will appear which can be any item from a [[Catch Card]] to a [[Thunder Rage]].


Mysteries can also be used for cooking, but the player must be aware that the item used in the recipe when he gives the Mystery will be random, so the item may generate a [[Mistake]] if the player is unlucky.
A Mystery Box can contain one of the following items:
*[[Shroom Shake]]
*[[Super Shroom Shake]]
*[[Shell Shock (item)|Shell Shock]]
*[[Sleepy Sheep]]
*[[Ghost Shroom]]
*[[Catch Card]]
*[[POW Block]]
*[[Mighty Tonic]]


===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
[[File:Mystery_SPM.png|frame]]
While Mysteries do not appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', another item known as a [[Secret Box]] with similar effects appears. Secret Boxes mimic a random badge effect, unlike Mysteries, which mimic a random item.
In ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', Mystery is sold for three coins at the [[Sales Stall]] and the [[Pungent's Shop]]. When used in battle, a Mystery makes a completely random item appear that could be anything from a [[Poison Mushroom#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Poison Shroom]] to an [[Ultra Shroom]] to a [[Shooting Star (item)|Shooting Star]]. If it is cooked with a [[Point Swap]], it makes [[Recipes|any recipe]].


===''Super Paper Mario''===
===Unused appearances===
Mysteries appear once more in ''Super Paper Mario'', this time under the name '''Mystery Box'''. When cooked, the outcome can be random, or more commonly, a [[Mistake]]. However, the set recipe is a [[Miracle Dinner]]. The Mystery Box can be bought in [[Flipside Arcade]] for five [[Flipside Tokens]], at the [[Downtown of Crag]] for three [[coin]]s, or carried by a [[Lakitu]]. Similar to ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', a random item will appear which can be any item from a [[Catch Card]] to a [[Thunder Rage]].
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
The Mystery was [[List of Paper Mario: Sticker Star pre-release and unused content|originally set to re-appear]] in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]], as seen in early artwork, but is absent from the final game.


===''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''===
==Names in other languages==
The Mystery item was originally set to re-appear in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]], as seen in early artwork. However, this item was [[List of Paper Mario: Sticker Star beta elements|removed for unknown reasons]].
{{foreign names
==Names in Other Languages==
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|Jap=なにがおこるかな<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/pm_j-e.shtml "Paper Mario: From Japanese to English"]. (June 17, 2013). ''The Mushroom Kingdom.'' Retrieved February 4, 2015.</ref>
|Jap=なにがおこるかな<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/pm_j-e.shtml "Paper Mario: From Japanese to English"]. (June 17, 2013). ''The Mushroom Kingdom.'' Retrieved February 4, 2015.</ref>
|JapR=Nani ga Okorukana
|JapR=Nani ga Okoru Ka Na
|JapM=What Will Happen?
|JapM=I Wonder What Will Happen
|ChiS=神秘?
|ChiSN=''Paper Mario''
|ChiSR=Shénmì?
|ChiSM=Mystery?
|ChiS2=会发生什么事呢
|ChiS2N=''The Thousand-Year Door'' remake
|ChiS2R=Huì fāshēng shénme shì ne
|ChiS2M=I Wonder What Will Happen
|ChiT=會發生什麼事呢
|ChiTR=Huì fāshēng shénme shì ne
|ChiTM=I Wonder What Will Happen
|Dut=Verrassing
|DutM=Surprise
|Fre=Mystère?
|FreM=Mystery?
|Ger=Mysterium?
|GerM=Mystery?
|Ger2=Überraschungsbox
|Ger2N=''Super Paper Mario''
|Ger2M=Surprise Box
|Ita=Chissà cos'è
|Ita=Chissà cos'è
|ItaM=Who knows what it is
|ItaM=Who knows what it is
|Kor=미스터리박스
|KorR=Miseuteori Bakseu
|KorM=Mystery Box
|Spa=Sorpresa
|SpaM=Surprise
}}
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Latest revision as of 19:30, September 10, 2024

Mystery
PaperMario Items Mystery.png Sprite of a Mystery from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Mystery Box SPM.png Icon of an item from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Paper Mario description Who knows what it does... Take a chance to find out!
The Thousand-Year Door description Who knows what this does? Take a chance and find out!
Super Paper Mario description What does this do? Only one way to find out...

A Mystery is an item found in Paper Mario, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and Super Paper Mario.

History[edit]

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

The first appearance of the Mystery in Paper Mario goes under the name Mystery? When used in battle, a roulette will appear, containing the following items, that will be used right after the roulette stops on an item:

Mysteries? can also be used for cooking, yielding a Mistake half the time, and a randomly selected one of twenty-three recipes otherwise.

Throughout the game, Mysteries? can be found in the following locations:

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, a Mystery is sold for three coins at Pungent's Great Tree Shop and the Sales Stall. One Mystery can also be found in a bush in near the bridge in Petal Meadows.

When used in battle, a Mystery has the effect of one of the following items:

In the remake the selection is different:

  • Mushroom
  • Honey Syrup
  • Stopwatch
  • Repel Cape
  • Fire Flower
  • Shooting Star
  • Thunder Rage

Later chapters replace Mushroom and Honey Syrup with their upgraded forms.

If it is cooked by itself or with any other item, it makes a Mistake half the time, and otherwise a random one of twenty items, mostly cooking recipes.

Super Paper Mario[edit]

Mysteries appear under their name Mystery Boxes in Super Paper Mario. When cooked, the outcome can be random, or more commonly, a Mistake. However, the set recipe is a Miracle Dinner. The Mystery Box can be bought in Flipside Arcade for five Flipside Tokens, at the Downtown of Crag for three coins, or carried by a Lakitu. Similar to Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, a random item will appear which can be any item from a Catch Card to a Thunder Rage.

A Mystery Box can contain one of the following items:

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]

While Mysteries do not appear in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, another item known as a Secret Box with similar effects appears. Secret Boxes mimic a random badge effect, unlike Mysteries, which mimic a random item.

Unused appearances[edit]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

The Mystery was originally set to re-appear in Paper Mario: Sticker Star for the Nintendo 3DS, as seen in early artwork, but is absent from the final game.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese なにがおこるかな[1]
Nani ga Okoru Ka Na
I Wonder What Will Happen
Chinese (simplified) 神秘?[?]
Shénmì?
Mystery? Paper Mario
会发生什么事呢[?]
Huì fāshēng shénme shì ne
I Wonder What Will Happen The Thousand-Year Door remake
Chinese (traditional) 會發生什麼事呢[?]
Huì fāshēng shénme shì ne
I Wonder What Will Happen
Dutch Verrassing[?] Surprise
French Mystère?[?] Mystery?
German Mysterium?[?] Mystery?
Überraschungsbox[?] Surprise Box Super Paper Mario
Italian Chissà cos'è[?] Who knows what it is
Korean 미스터리박스[?]
Miseuteori Bakseu
Mystery Box
Spanish Sorpresa[?] Surprise

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Paper Mario: From Japanese to English". (June 17, 2013). The Mushroom Kingdom. Retrieved February 4, 2015.