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{{distinguish|Toy Box}}
|image=[[File:Tox Box SMG.png|180px]]<br>A ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''-style '''Tox Box'''.
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|image=[[File:Tox Box SMG.png|180px]]<br>Artwork of a Tox Box from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|parent_species=[[Thwomp]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2013|2013]])
|relatives=[[Thwomp]]
|related=[[Grumblump]]
|comparable=[[Grumblump]]<br>[[Ka-thunk]]<br>[[Stairface Ogre]]
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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.


'''Tox Boxes''' are rare, recurring enemies in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]]. They resemble metal or stone boxes with multiple faces that roll along set paths. The paths they go on are usually similar to their width, making it nearly impossible for [[Mario]] to walk around. Tox Boxes first appear in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.
[[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 have faces on all but one side; the last side is only a square hole. This hole is for Mario 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 Mario stands at the side of a tile when the Tox Box rolls over him.
 
There seem to be two different kinds: the ones of ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', and the ones of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', and ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''. The newer ''Super Mario Galaxy'' incarnation is a species of [[Thwomp]].
 
[[Shigeru Miyamoto]] regards the Tox Box as one of his best design and a "masterpiece", stating they embody his game design philosophy of making gameplay mechanics clear and quickly understood at a first glance. <ref>"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.''" [http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/27/e3-2017-shigeru-miyamoto-and-the-legacy-of-mario Interview with IGN]. Retrieved June 28, 2017</ref>


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS''====
====''Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS''====
[[File:Toxboxsides.PNG|thumb|'''Tox Boxes''' roll around to crush [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.]]
[[File:Toxboxsides.png|thumb|Tox Boxes roll around to crush [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.]]
[[File:Sum64dstoxbox.PNG|thumb|left| A '''Tox Box''' in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.]]
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 course of the game. 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]].


In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', if [[Wario]] is inside one of them and punches (or jumps), 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'' [[minigame]] [[Tox Box Shuffle]], where three of them each hide a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] or a [[Light Blue Yoshi]] and the player must guess which Box the Green or Light Blue Yoshi is in.
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.
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====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:Chain Planets.PNG|thumb|left|Tox Boxes in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.]]
[[File:Chain Planets.png|thumb|left|Tox Boxes being encountered in Toy Time Galaxy in ''Super Mario Galaxy'']]
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.
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.


Unlike the Tox Boxes in ''Super Mario 64'', these ones resemble Thwomps; instead of having the faces spray-painted on, they are carved 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, coming into contact with any of the Tox Box's sides from the outside is considered as being crushed and thus results in an instant death. Their faces resemble the [[Thwack]]'s expressions.
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.
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====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:SCG0.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tox Boxes in ''[[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 a remake of the Cyclone Stone in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', but they move faster than they did in the previous game. Using the various blue switches found in the galaxy, the Tox Boxes, along with the other obstacles in the galaxy, drastically slow down.
 
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===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:ToxBoxSuperMarioKun.png|thumb|x230px|The Tox Box in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
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.


===''Mario Party: Island Tour''===
===''Mario Party: Island Tour''===
[[File:Hidensplat.png|thumb|right]]
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.
Tox Boxes appear in the minigame [[Hide 'n' Splat]] in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''. Here they try to squish the players using the same methods as in past games, but get faster as the time limit decreases. They retain their appearance from the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games.


===''Super Mario-Kun''===
==Profiles==
[[File:ToxBoxSuperMarioKun.png|thumb|The Tox Box in the ''Super Mario-Kun''.]]
===''Super Mario Galaxy'' trading card===
A Tox Box makes an appearance in volume 16 of the ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''. It is an obstacle against Mario's path to retrieve his lost hat from [[Klepto]]. Hatless, Mario tries using a [[Exclamation Mark 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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|image=[[File:ToxBoxTradingCard.png|150px]]
|name=Tox Box
|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==
<gallery>
SM64 Asset Model Tox Box.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''
SM64 Asset Texture Tox Box 1.png|Texture from ''Super Mario 64''
SM64 Asset Texture Tox Box 2.png|Texture from ''Super Mario 64''
SM64 Asset Texture Tox Box 3.png|Texture from ''Super Mario 64''
SM64DS Tox Box Faces.png|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
Sum64dstoxbox.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario 64 DS'' ([[Tox Box Shuffle]])
Tox Box SM64DS.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario 64 DS'' (Tox Box Shuffle)
SMG Asset Model Tox Box.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG2 Stone Cyclone Tox Boxes.png|Tox Boxes in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
Hidensplat.png|''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|file1=<tt>ONIMASU</tt>
|name1=ONIMASU
|meaning1=See below
|game2=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|file2=<tt>ObjectData/Onimasu.arc</tt><br>
|name2=Onimasu
|meaning2=See below
}}


==Names in other languages==
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=オニマスクン (Super Mario 64)<br>オニマスドン (Super Mario Galaxy)
|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>
|JapR=Onimasukun, Onimasudon
|JapN=''Super Mario 64''
|JapM=From ''oni'', Japanese "fiends"; ''masu'', meaning "box"; and ''kun'', an honorific suffix. Also interpreted as ''oni-masked guy''. <br>As for the latter, "oni box thwomper" or "oni-masked thwomper".
|JapR=Onimasukun
|Ger=Cubus Hohlicus (only in Super Mario 64)<br>Tox-Box
|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>
|GerM= cube and hohl(hollow) in pseudo-latin<br>Tox Box
|Jap2N=''Super Mario Galaxy'' and ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|Jap2R=Onimasudon
|Jap3=オニマス
|Jap3N=''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', in-game mission name
|Jap3R=Onimasu
|JapM=Portmanteau of「鬼」(''oni'') and「{{hover|枡|マス}}」(''masu'', measuring box) or possibly "mask" followed by the Japanese honorific「~くん」(''-kun'')
|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)
|Jap3M=Portmanteau of「鬼」(''oni'') and「{{hover|枡|マス}}」(''masu'', measuring box) or possibly "mask"
|ChiS=鬼面
|ChiSR=Gǔi Miàn
|ChiSM="Oni" Face
|Dut=Tox Box
|FreA=Cubrik
|FreAM=Contraction of ''cube Rubik'' ("Rubik's Cube")
|FreE=Blotoc
|FreEM=Likely a contraction of ''bloc'' ("block") and the first syllable of ''toxique'' ("toxic")
|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''
|Ger2=Tox-Box
|GerM=From ''cubus'' (Latin word for "cube") and the pseudo-Latin form of German word ''hohl'' ("hollow")
|Ita=Don Box
|Ita=Don Box
|ItaM=Don Box
|Ita2=Pietra rotolante<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' PRIMA Guide|page=135 and 136}}</ref>
|SpaE=Cajuelo
|Ita3=Macigno rotante<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Guide|page=246}}</ref>
|SpaEM=From ''caja'' (box) and ''suelo'' (floor)
|ItaM=Don (honorific prefix) Box
|SpaA=Don Cajuelo
|Ita2M=Rolling stone
|SpaAM=Mr. Cajuelo. Cajuelo is from ''caja'' (box) and ''suelo'' (floor)
|Ita3M=Rotating boulder
|Kor=되도깨비
|Kor=되도깨비
|KorR=Doedokkaebi
|KorR=Doedokkaebi
|KorM=Translation from Japanese name("되" from "", "도깨비" from "")}}
|KorM=From "되" (''doe'', Korean unit of volume equivalent to about 1.8 L) and "도깨비" (''dokkaebi'', also known as "Korean goblin")
{{br}}
|Por=Caixa Tox
|PorM=Tox Box
|Rus=Мистер Ящик
|RusR=Mister Yashchik
|RusM=From "mister" and ''ящик'' (''yaschik'', "box")
|SpaA=Don Cajuelo
|SpaAM=Honorific prefix + masculine form of ''cajuela'' ("trunk")
|SpaE=Cajuelo
|SpaEM=Masculine form of ''cajuela'' ("trunk")
}}


==Trivia==
==References==
*Like Thwomps themselves, the carved faces of the new Tox Boxes in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' resemble the Japanese [[wikipedia:Oni (folklore)|oni]].
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*The English name "Tox 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. However, the Japanese name was changed to reflect the new appearance, suggesting that they are meant to be different but related enemies.


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Not to be confused with Toy Box.
Tox Box
A Tox Box
Artwork of a Tox Box from Super Mario Galaxy
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Relatives
Comparable

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 oni. The Japanese name was changed to reflect the new appearance.

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.[1]

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

Four screenshots of Tox Boxes: one for each side of the Tox Box.
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 Coins 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. Long-jumping 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.[2]

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 punches (or jumps). 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 and the player must guess which Tox Box it is in.

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

Tox Boxes being encountered in Toy Time Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy

Tox Boxes reappear in Super Mario Galaxy. These redesigned boxes usually appear alongside Thwomps. 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.

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.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

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 switches found in the galaxy, the Tox Boxes, along with the other obstacles in the galaxy, drastically slow down.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

A Tox Box in the Super Mario-kun
The Tox Box in Super Mario-kun

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.

Mario Party: Island Tour[edit]

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.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy trading card[edit]

Image Name Description

ToxBoxTradingCard.png Tox Box 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.

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 64 DS ONIMASU ONIMASU See below
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
ObjectData/Onimasu.arc
Onimasu See below

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese オニマスクン[3]
Onimasukun
Portmanteau of「鬼」(oni) and「」(masu, measuring box) or possibly "mask" followed by the Japanese honorific「~くん」(-kun) Super Mario 64
オニマスドン[4][5]
Onimasudon
Portmanteau of「鬼」(oni) and「」(masu, measuring box) or possibly "mask" followed by「ドン」(don, Japanese onomatopoeia for colliding noise) Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2
オニマス[?]
Onimasu
Portmanteau of「鬼」(oni) and「」(masu, measuring box) or possibly "mask" Super Mario Galaxy 2, in-game mission name
Chinese (simplified) 鬼面[?]
Gǔi Miàn
"Oni" Face
Dutch Tox Box[?] -
French (NOA) Cubrik[?] Contraction of cube Rubik ("Rubik's Cube")
French (NOE) Blotoc[?] Likely a contraction of bloc ("block") and the first syllable of toxique ("toxic")
German Cubus Hohlicus[6] From cubus (Latin word for "cube") and the pseudo-Latin form of German word hohl ("hollow") Super Mario 64
Tox-Box[?] -
Italian Don Box[?] Don (honorific prefix) Box
Pietra rotolante[7] Rolling stone
Macigno rotante[8] Rotating boulder
Korean 되도깨비[?]
Doedokkaebi
From "되" (doe, Korean unit of volume equivalent to about 1.8 L) and "도깨비" (dokkaebi, also known as "Korean goblin")
Portuguese Caixa Tox[?] Tox Box
Russian Мистер Ящик[?]
Mister Yashchik
From "mister" and ящик (yaschik, "box")
Spanish (NOA) Don Cajuelo[?] Honorific prefix + masculine form of cajuela ("trunk")
Spanish (NOE) Cajuelo[?] Masculine form of cajuela ("trunk")

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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." – Goldfarb, Andrew (June 27, 2017). E3 2017: Shigeru Miyamoto and the Legacy of Mario. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  2. ^ May 15, 2019. Supper Mario Broth.
  3. ^ 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 64 section. Shogakukan. Page 85.
  4. ^ 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy section. Shogakukan. Page 127.
  5. ^ 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Galaxy 2 section. Shogakukan. Page 159.
  6. ^ Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors (1997). Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 6.
  7. ^ Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Guide. Page 135 and 136.
  8. ^ Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Guide. Page 246.