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{{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Pandorite|image=[[File:Pandorite Sprite - Super Mario RPG.png]]     [[File:SMRPG Pandorite mole.png]]|align=right}}
{{species infobox
The '''Pandorite''' is an enemy disguised as a [[treasure chest|treasure box]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. The creature inside the chest appears to either be a squat, pudgy ghost, or a mole of some sort. It is encountered in [[Kero Sewers]]. Its name comes from the Greek legend of {{wp|Pandora's box}}, a jar that released the world's misfortunes once opened by a curious woman named Pandora seeking treasure.
|image=[[File:SMRPG NS Huhwhat.png|171px]]<br>Model from ''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|variants=[[Whuhoh]]<br>[[Pleaseno]]<br>[[Comeon]]
}}
A '''Huhwhat''' (originally known as a '''Pandorite''') is an enemy disguised as a [[treasure chest|treasure box]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]]. The creature inside the chest appears to be either a squat, pudgy ghost or a mole of some sort. It is encountered in the [[Kero Sewers]]. Its original name comes from the name of the Greek legend of {{wp|Pandora's box}}, a container that released the world's misfortunes when opened. In the remake, its new name of Huhwhat is a combination of the interjections "huh" and "what," while also staying true to its Japanese name.
 
A Huhwhat possesses both high physical attack and defense, and equally high magical attack and defense. It is immune to all special attacks, [[Mario]]'s various [[jump]] attacks excepted. In battle, a Huhwhat can cast various fire spells, including [[Flame (move)|Flame]] and [[Flame Wall]]. The creature inside the chest also uses the attack [[Scream]], which can induce the [[Fear]] status ailment and [[Carni-Kiss]], as well as physical strikes. Defeating Huhwhat rewards Mario's party with ten [[Experience Point]]s, 30 [[coin]]s, a [[Flower Jar]], and the [[Trueform Pin]]. If Mario exits the room and reenters it at any point, the treasure box that previously held the Huhwhat then contains an additional 50 coins instead.
 
Several monsters similar to a Huhwhat also appear in the game, those being a [[Whuhoh]], [[Pleaseno]], and [[Comeon]].
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
{{:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bestiary|transcludesection=Pandorite|image=[[File:Pandorite Sprite - Super Mario RPG.png]] &nbsp; &nbsp; [[File:SMRPG Pandorite mole.png]]||align=horizontal}}


The Pandorite possess both high physical attack and defense, and equally high magical attack and defense. It is immune to all special attacks, [[Mario]]'s various [[Jump]] attacks excepted. In battle, the Pandorite can cast various fire spells, including [[Flame (move)|Flame]] and [[Flame Wall]]. The creature inside the chest also uses the attack [[Scream]], which can induce the [[Fear]] status ailment and [[Carni-Kiss]], as well as physical strikes. Defeating Pandorite rewards Mario's party with ten experience points, thirty [[Coin]]s, a [[Flower Jar]], and the [[Trueform Pin]]. If Mario exits the room and reenters it at any point, the treasure box that previously held the Pandorite now contains an additional fifty Coins instead.
===''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)===
{{:Monster List|transcludesection=Huhwhat}}


Several monsters similar to Pandorite also appear in the game, these being [[Hidon]], [[Box Boy]], and [[Chester]].
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMRPG_Pandorite.jpg|Artwork
SMRPG_Pandorite.jpg|''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''
SMRPG NS Huhwhat true form.png|Huhwhat's true form, ''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)
</gallery>
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|Jap=ナンダロウ
|Jap=ナンダロウ
|JapR=Nandarō
|JapR=Nandarō
|JapM=Katakana version of「なんだろう」(''nan darō'', a Japanese interrogative that roughly means "I wonder what it is")
|JapM=Katakana version of「なんだろう」(''nan darō'', a Japanese phrase that roughly means "I wonder what it is")
|ChiS=谜达罗
|ChiSR=Mídáluó
|ChiSM=From「谜」(''mí'', "enigma") and the part of Japanese name
|ChiT=謎達羅
|ChiTR=Mídáluó
|ChiTM=From「謎」(''mí'', "enigma") and the part of Japanese name
|Dut=Huhwat
|DutM=Portmanteau of "huh" and ''wat'' ("what"); direct parallel to the English name
|Fre=Cocoffrelin
|FreM=From ''coffre'' ("chest") with the diminutive suffix ''-lin''
|Ger=Tricktruhe
|GerM=Trick Chest
|Ita=Scrignolo buh
|ItaM=Li'l chest boo; from ''scrigno'' ("treasure chest") and the diminutive suffix ''-olo''
|Kor=머지
|KorR=Meoji
|KorM=Childish pronunciation of "뭐지" (''mwoji'', a Korean phrase that roughly means "what?")
|Spa=Chascón
|SpaM=Portmanteau of ''chasco'' ("disappointment") with the augmentative suffix ''-ón'' and also ''arcón'' ("chest").
}}
}}
==See also==
*[[Hidon]]
*[[Box Boy]]
*[[Chester]]
{{SMRPG}}
{{SMRPG}}
[[Category:Ghosts]]
[[Category:Ghosts]]
[[Category:Fire creatures]]
[[Category:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemies]]
[[de:Pandorite]]
[[de:Pandorite]]
[[it:Scrignolo buh]]

Latest revision as of 19:10, November 7, 2024

Huhwhat
Image of a Huhwhat from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG
Model from Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Variants

A Huhwhat (originally known as a Pandorite) is an enemy disguised as a treasure box that appears in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. The creature inside the chest appears to be either a squat, pudgy ghost or a mole of some sort. It is encountered in the Kero Sewers. Its original name comes from the name of the Greek legend of Pandora's box, a container that released the world's misfortunes when opened. In the remake, its new name of Huhwhat is a combination of the interjections "huh" and "what," while also staying true to its Japanese name.

A Huhwhat possesses both high physical attack and defense, and equally high magical attack and defense. It is immune to all special attacks, Mario's various jump attacks excepted. In battle, a Huhwhat can cast various fire spells, including Flame and Flame Wall. The creature inside the chest also uses the attack Scream, which can induce the Fear status ailment and Carni-Kiss, as well as physical strikes. Defeating Huhwhat rewards Mario's party with ten Experience Points, 30 coins, a Flower Jar, and the Trueform Pin. If Mario exits the room and reenters it at any point, the treasure box that previously held the Huhwhat then contains an additional 50 coins instead.

Several monsters similar to a Huhwhat also appear in the game, those being a Whuhoh, Pleaseno, and Comeon.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Pandorite
Sprite of Pandorite, from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.     Sprite of a Pandorite open, revealing a Monty Mole-like creature from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars HP 300 FP 50 Speed 1
Location(s) Kero Sewers Attack 30 Magic attack 20
Role Common Defense 20 Magic defense 20
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells Flame Wall, Flame
Weak Jump Strong Fire, Thunder, Ice, Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical Sp. attacks Carni-Kiss, Scream
Coins 30 Exp. points 20 Items Flower Jar (25%), Flower Jar (5%)
Psychopath "I'm trying to sleep, OK?"

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

Super Mario RPG enemy
Huhwhat
Image of a Huhwhat from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG HP 300 Weak Elements Jump Drops Flower Jar
Exp. 20 Weak Statuses N/A Rare Drops N/A
Found in Kero Sewers
Monster List profile Anxious about what might be in the box? You should be—it's a Huhwhat! They're usually watching you.
Thought Peek "*grumble* Way to bother a person when they're sleeping."
Animations

Gallery[edit]

  • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

    Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

  • Huhwhat's true form, Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

    Huhwhat's true form, Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ナンダロウ[?]
Nandarō 		Katakana version of「なんだろう」(nan darō, a Japanese phrase that roughly means "I wonder what it is")
Chinese (simplified) 谜达罗[?]
Mídáluó 		From「谜」(mí, "enigma") and the part of Japanese name
Chinese (traditional) 謎達羅[?]
Mídáluó 		From「謎」(mí, "enigma") and the part of Japanese name
Dutch Huhwat[?] Portmanteau of "huh" and wat ("what"); direct parallel to the English name
French Cocoffrelin[?] From coffre ("chest") with the diminutive suffix -lin
German Tricktruhe[?] Trick Chest
Italian Scrignolo buh[?] Li'l chest boo; from scrigno ("treasure chest") and the diminutive suffix -olo
Korean 머지[?]
Meoji 		Childish pronunciation of "뭐지" (mwoji, a Korean phrase that roughly means "what?")
Spanish Chascón[?] Portmanteau of chasco ("disappointment") with the augmentative suffix -ón and also arcón ("chest").
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Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES) / Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
Characters Protagonists Mario • Mallow • Geno • Bowser • Princess Peach
Supporting Apprentice (Torte) • Baby Fat • Boo, Goo, Bones, and Kipp • Boshi • Chancellor • Chef Torte • Cinder Toad • Dr. Topper • Dyna and Mite • Elder • Frog Sage • Frogfucius' Student • Game Boy Toad • Gardener • Garro • Gaz • Goomhilde • Granny • King Nimbus • Link • Ma Mole and Pa Mole • Moleville Toad • Monstermama • Mushroom Boy • Queen Nimbus • Raini • Raz • Rose Town innkeeper • Royal bus driver • Samus • Sergeant Flutter • Three Musty Fears • Toadofsky • Triplets • Vault Guard
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Lesser enemies Aero • Alley Rat • Amanita • Ameboid • Apprentice • Arachne • Armored Ant • Artichoker • Bahamutt • Bandana Red • Beezo • Big Blaster • Big Thwomp • Big Troopa • Birdy • Blaster • Blooper • Blooper Baby • Blooper Nanny • Bluebird • Bob-omb • Boo • Buzzer • Carroboscis • Chain Chomp • Chained Kong • Cheep Cheep • Chewy • Chomp Chomp • Chompweed • Chow • Cluster • Comeon • Crook • Crusty • Dollox • Doppel • Drill Bit • Dry Bones • Enigma • Enigmax • Fink Flower • Forkie • Frogog • Geckit • Gecko • Glum Reaper • Goomba • Grand Troopa • Greaper • Guerrilla • High Boo • Hippopo • Hobgoblin • Huhwhat • Jabit • Jagger • Jawful • Jester • Jinnie • K-9 • Kriffid • Lakitu • Lava Babble • Lava Blubble • Lava Bubble • Leuko • Machine Made • Mad Mallet • Magmite • Magmus • Malakoopa • Mastadoom • Mini Goomba • Mr. Kipper • Muckle • Ninja • Octolot • Octovader • Orb User • Orbison • Para-bomb • Paratroopa • Pinwheel • Piranha Plant • Pleaseno • Pounder • Poundette • Pro Goomba • Pulsar • Puppox • Rat Funk • Reacher • Ribbite • Rob-omb • Sackit • Shadow • Shaman • Shogun • Shy Guy • Shymore • Shy Ranger • Sling Shy • Snapdragon • Snifit • Snifster • Spikester • Spikey • Spinthra • Springer • Star Cruster • Starslap • Stinger • Stompillar • Straw Head • Stumpet • Terra Cotta • Terrapin • Thropher • Thwomp • Urspike • Vomer • Whuhoh • Wiggler • Zeostar
Locations Bandit's Way • Barrel Volcano • Bean Valley • Beanstalk • Belome Temple • Booster Hill • Booster Pass • Booster Tower • Bowser's Keep • Factory • Forest Maze • Grate Guy's Casino • Kero Sewers • Land's End • Mario's Pad • Marrymore • Midas River • Mole Mines • Moleville • Monstro Town • Mushroom Castle • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Way • Nimbus Castle • Nimbus Land • Peach's Room • Pipe Vault • Rose Town • Rose Way • Sea • Seaside Town • Sky Bridge • Star Hill • Sunken Ship • Swap Shop • Tadpole Pond • The Trial Course • Vista Hill • Weapon World • Yo'ster Isle
Items General Beetle • Bonus Flower • Bracer • Carbo Cookie • Cleansing Juice • Coin • Croaka Cola • Earlier Times • Energizer • Finless Cola • Fire Bomb • Flower • Flower Box • Flower Jar • Flower Tab • Fright Bomb • Frog Coin • Frogleg Cola • Goodie Bag • Honey Syrup • Ice Bomb • Lamb's Lure • Lucky Jewel • Maple Syrup • Max Mushroom • Mid Mushroom • Moldy Mush • Mushroom • Mystery Egg • Party Bracer • Party Cleanse • Party Energizer • Peach's ??? • Pick Me Up • Poison Mushroom • Pure Water • Red Essence • Rock Candy • Rotten Mush • Royal Syrup • See Ya • Sheep Attack • Sleepy Bomb • Star • Star Egg • Tadpola Cola • Thropher Cookie • Wilt Shroom • Yoshi-Ade • Yoshi Candy • Yoshi Cookie
Key items Alto Card • Beetle Box • Boo Flag • Bright Card • Castle Key 1 • Castle Key 2 • Carbo Cookie • Cricket Jam • Cricket Pie • Crystal Sharda • Dry Bones Flag • Elder Key • Extra-Shiny Stonea • Fertilizer • Fireworks • Greaper Flag • Microbomb • Monster Trophya • Room Key • Seed • Shed Key • Shiny Stone • Soprano Card • Special Frog Coin • Stay Vouchera • Temple Key • Tenor Card • Wallet
Weapons Chain Chomp • Cymbals • Double Punch • Drill Claw • Fake Chomp • Finger Shot • Froggie Stick • Frying Pan • Hammer • Hand Cannon • Hand Gun • Hurly Glove • Koopa Shell • Lazy Shell • Lucky Hammer • Masher • Mega Glove • Parasol • Paratroopa Shell • Punch Glove • Ribbit Stick • Sage Sticka • Slap Glove • Sonic Cymbals • Spiked Chomp • Star Gun • Stella 023a • Sticky Glove • Super Hammer • Super Slap • Ultra Hammer • War Fan • Whomp Glove • Wonder Chompa
Armor Courage Shell • Fire Cape • Fire Dress • Fire Pants • Fire Shell • Fire Shirt • Fluffy Cape • Fluffy Dress • Fluffy Pants • Fluffy Shirt • Happy Cape • Happy Pants • Happy Shell • Happy Shirt • Heel Shell • Hero Shirt • Lazy Shell • Lovely Dress • Mega Cape • Mega Pants • Mega Shirt • Pants • Prince Pants • Royal Dress • Sailor Cape • Sailor Dress • Sailor Pants • Sailor Shirt • Shirt • Star Cape • Super Suit • Thick Pants • Thick Shirt • Work Pants
Accessories Antidote Pin • Attack Scarf • Booster's Charm • Coin Trick • Defense Scarf • Echo Signal Ringa • Enduring Broocha • Exp. Booster • Fearless Pin • Feather • Flower Ring • Ghost Medal • Jinx Belt • Jump Shoes • Nurture Ring • Quartz Charm • Safety Badge • Safety Ring • Signal Ring • Teamwork Banda • Troopa Medal • Trueform Pin • Wake-Up Pin • Zoom Shoes
Special moves Arrow Rain • Attack Locka • Aurora Flash • Backfire • Big Bang • Blast • Blazer • Blizzard • Body Slam • Bolt • Bombs Away • Boulder • Breaker Beam • Card Rain • Card Toss • Carni-Kiss • Celebration Shota • Claw • Clown Car Barragea • Come Back • Crusher • Crystal • Dark Claw • Dark Star • Diamond Saw • Doom Reverb • Echofinder • Eerie Jig • Electroshock • Elegy • Endobubble • Fangs • Fear Roulette • Fear Sickle • Final Clawa • Fire Orb • Fire Saber • Flame • Flame Stone • Flame Wall • Flare • Flutter Hush • Fun & Run • Funguspike • Geno Beam • Geno Blast • Geno Boost • Geno Flash • Geno Whirl • Get Tough • Goodnight • Grinder • Group Hug • Gunk Ball • Hammer Time • Healing Rainbowa • Hot Shot • Howl • HP Rain • Ice Rock • Ignitea • Ink Blast • Iron Maiden • Item Locka • Jinxed • Jump • Last Shot • Light Bubble • Lightning Orb • Loco Express • Loco Express 023a • Lulla-Bye • Magic Forcea •Magnum • Mechakoopa Stomp • Mega Recover • Meteora • Meteor Blast • Meteor Swarm • Migraine • Mirage Attack • Missed me! • Monster Toss • Moral Supporta • Multiplier • Multistrike • Mushroom Funk • Mute • Nimble Forcea • Painspout • Petal Blast • Pierce • Poison • Poison Gas • Pollen Nap • Psych Bomb • Psyche • Psycho Plasm • Quicksilver • Reaper Sickle • Recover • Scarecrow Bell • Scarecrow Dust • Scarecrow Fangs • Scarecrow Funk • Sand Storm • Scream • Shaker • Shocker • Shooting Star Shota • Shredder • Silver Bullet • Skewer • Sledge • Sleep Sauce • Sleepy Time • Snowy • Solidify • Somnus Waltz • Spare-Us-Alla • Spear Rain • Special Locka • Spore Chimes • Sporocyst • Spritz Bomb • Star Rain • Star Ridersa • Starry Shell Spikea • Static Electricity • Stench • Storm • Super Fireball • Super Jump • Sword Rain • Terrapunch • Terrorize • Therapy • Thornet • Thought Peek • Thunderbolt • Toad Assista • Triple Kick • Ultra Fireball • Ultra Jump • Va-Va-Voom • Valor Forcea • Valor Up • Venom Drool • Vigor Forcea • Vigor Up • Viro Plasm • Water Blast • Weird Mushroom • Will-O-Wisp
Elements Fire • Jump • Ice • Lightning
Status effects DEF-Up • Downed • Fear • Mushroom • Mute • Poison • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • Scarecrow • Sleep
Minigames Beetle Mania • Beetle Race • Goomba-thumping • Look the other way • Moleville Mountain • Mushroom Derby • Wheeere's Yoshi?!
Miscellaneous Action Gaugea • Ally Buffa • Bestiary (SNES · Switch) • Bowser doll • Chaina • Fungi Light • Gallery (SNES · Switch) • Gauge Movea • Glitches • Hidden Treasure • Level up progressions • Mario doll • Parade • Peach doll • Play Reporta • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Scrapbooka • Screw bridge • Shops • Sound Playera • Soundtrack • Special moves • Staff (SNES · Switch) • Treasures • Triple Movea • Trolley
a Exclusive to Super Mario RPG for the Nintendo Switch
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