Caged coin
| Caged coin | |
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| First appearance | Dr. Mario World (2019) |
A caged coin is an object in Dr. Mario World. Introduced in World 4, they are purple coins with the image of a virus imprinted on it and may be covered in cages.
Caged coins are coins that are locked inside cages, and it requires the purple coins that are not inside cages to be collected before they are unlocked. The purple coins that are not inside cages can be collected through making a capsule match near it or by eliminating it through skill or items. In most cases, caged coins are unlocked in batches and thus, there is a sequence in which caged coins are unlocked, meaning that collecting every available coin will only release some of the coins. The order in which caged coins are unlocked depends on the stage. Even though a caged coin may be listed in the stage preview, it does not necessarily mean that there are caged coins in the stage, where in some cases, every purple coin is unlocked. In versus mode, up to 12 of these purple coins can be sent to the opponent's stage by Dr. Baby Wario's skill.
Coins that are caged cannot be eliminated, meaning that for skills that target randomly or the lowest lines, it will be ignored unless the coins themselves are contained inside objects such as Brick Blocks. Dr. Petey Piranha's skill is the only non-targeting skill that do not ignore caged coins if any are at the bottom-most part of a column, even though they cannot be collected. Dr. Baby Wario's skill can also collect any purple coins that are not caged regardless of its state, but it cannot collect caged coins.
In-game description
- "Caged coins can't be collected until you collect the coin that unlocks the cage."
Gallery
A caged coin, including the cage
The caged coin after the cage is removed
A stage featuring caged coins
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 守られたコイン[?] Mamora Reta Koin |
Protected coin | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 受保护的金币[?] Shòubǎohù de Jīnbì |
Protected gold coin | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 受保護的金幣[?] Shòubǎohù de Jīnbì |
Protected gold coin | |
| French | Pièces emprisonnée[?] | Imprisioned Coins | |
| German | Käfigmünze[?] | ? | |
| Italian | Moneta ingabbiata[?] | Caged coins | |
| Korean | 보호된 코인[?] Bohodoen koin |
Protected coin | |
| Portuguese | Moeda presa[?] | Caged Coins | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Moneda enjaulada[?] | ? | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Moneda enjaulada[?] | ? |
