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A '''Mystery Box''' 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'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
====''Paper Mario''====
The first appearance of the Mystery Box 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 Mushroom|Super Shroom]]
*[[Super Mushroom|Super Shroom]]
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====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
In ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', '''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]].
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:
When used in battle, a Mystery has the effect of one of the following items:
*[[Dried Shroom]]
*[[Dried Mushroom]]
*[[Mushroom]]
*[[Mushroom]]
*[[Ultra Mushroom]]
*[[Ultra Mushroom]]
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*[[Shooting Star (item)|Shooting Star]]
*[[Shooting Star (item)|Shooting Star]]
*[[Thunder Rage]]
*[[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]].
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''====
====''Super Paper Mario''====
'''Mystery Boxes''' appear under their current name 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 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]].


A Mystery Box can contain one of the following items:
A Mystery Box can contain one of the following items:
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*[[POW Block]]
*[[POW Block]]
*[[Mighty Tonic]]
*[[Mighty Tonic]]
===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
While Mystery Boxes 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 Mystery Boxes, which mimic a random item.


===Unused appearances===
===Unused appearances===
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
The Mystery Box 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.
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.
 
==See also==
*[[Secret Box]]


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|JapR=Nani ga Okoru Ka Na
|JapR=Nani ga Okoru Ka Na
|JapM=I Wonder 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  
|Dut=Verrassing  
|DutM=Surprise
|DutM=Surprise
|Spa=Sorpresa
|Fre=Mystère?
|SpaM=Surprise
|FreM=Mystery?
|Ita=Chissà cos'è
|ItaM=Who knows what it is
|Chi=神秘?
|ChiR=Shénmì?
|ChiM=Mystery?
|Ger=Mysterium?
|Ger=Mysterium?
|GerM=Mystery?
|GerM=Mystery?
|Ger2=Überraschungsbox <small>(''Super Paper Mario'')</small>
|Ger2=Überraschungsbox
|Ger2N=''Super Paper Mario''
|Ger2M=Surprise Box
|Ger2M=Surprise Box
|Fre=Mystère?
|Ita=Chissà cos'è
|FreM=Mystery?
|ItaM=Who knows what it is
|Kor=미스터리박스
|Kor=미스터리박스
|KorR=Miseuteoli Bagseu
|KorR=Miseuteori Bakseu
|KorM=Mystery Box
|KorM=Mystery Box
|Spa=Sorpresa
|SpaM=Surprise
}}
}}



Latest revision as of 13:28, November 15, 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:

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.

See also[edit]

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.