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'''Huhwhat'''<ref>Mirror Gaming (November 2, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZz-A8RkRdQ You’ve waited 27 years for this… - Super Mario RPG Gameplay Preview]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 2, 2023.</ref>, originally known as '''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 either be a squat, pudgy ghost, or a mole of some sort. It is encountered in [[Kero Sewers]]. Its original 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. In the remake, its new name of Huhwhat is a combination of | '''Huhwhat'''<ref>Mirror Gaming (November 2, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZz-A8RkRdQ You’ve waited 27 years for this… - Super Mario RPG Gameplay Preview]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 2, 2023.</ref>, originally known as '''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 either be a squat, pudgy ghost, or a mole of some sort. It is encountered in [[Kero Sewers]]. Its original 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. 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. | ||
Huhwhat 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, 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 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 Huhwhat now contains an additional fifty Coins instead. | Huhwhat 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, 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 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 Huhwhat now contains an additional fifty Coins instead. | ||
Revision as of 21:28, November 28, 2023
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| First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) | ||
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Huhwhat[1], originally known as 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 either be a squat, pudgy ghost, or a mole of some sort. It is encountered in Kero Sewers. Its original name comes from the Greek legend of Pandora's box, a jar that released the world's misfortunes once opened by a curious woman named Pandora seeking treasure. 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.
Huhwhat 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, 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, thirty 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 now contains an additional fifty Coins instead.
Several monsters similar to Huhwhat also appear in the game, these being Whuhoh, Pleaseno, and Comeon.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
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| Pandorite | |||||||||
 
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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)
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HP | 300 | Weak Elements | 
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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." | ||||||||
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Gallery
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| 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[?] | - | |
| French | Cocoffrelin[?] | From "coffre" (chest) and "gobelin" (a gnome) | |
| 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) and the augmentative suffix "-ón" |
References
- ^ Mirror Gaming (November 2, 2023). You’ve waited 27 years for this… - Super Mario RPG Gameplay Preview. YouTube. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
