Huhwhat

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

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. 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 “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

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)

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

Names in other languages

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 谜达罗[?]
Mídáluó
From「谜」(, enigma) and the part of Japanese name
Dutch Huhwat[?] -
French Cocoffrelin[?] From "coffre" (chest) and "gobelin"
German Tricktruhe[?] Trick Chest
Italian Scrignolo buh[?] Little-chest boo; from "scrigno" ([treasure] chest) and the diminutive suffix "-olo"
Korean 머지[?]
Meoji
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Spanish Chascón[?] Portmanteau of "chasco" (let down) and the augmentative suffix "-ón"

References

  1. ^ Mirror Gaming (November 2, 2023). You’ve waited 27 years for this… - Super Mario RPG Gameplay Preview. YouTube. Retrieved November 2, 2023.