Moon Rock
Moon Rocks (initially called Mysterious Cubes in the Prima Games guide)[1] are lustrous gray cubic objects found in Super Mario Odyssey. They are large chunks of minerals from the Moon, and the raw form of the material that makes up Power Moons.[2] There is one in each kingdom visited (excluding the Mushroom Kingdom, Dark Side, and Darker Side), but Moon Rocks have no function until after completing Bowser's Moon Wedding to finish the game. If that is done and the player has collected all of the Multi Moons in a given kingdom (if there are any), that kingdom's Moon Rock starts to glow. Mario can activate it by either throwing Cappy at it or ground-pounding it. When Mario activates a Moon Rock, it flies into the sky and explodes, causing more Power Moons to become available in that kingdom. The Power Moons that appear this way are marked with a Moon Rock icon on the Power Moon List, and their locations are automatically revealed on the map. The indicators use yellow text. Activating every Moon Rock completes the Moon Rock Liberator" achievement from Toadette. A Moon Rock fragment is also sold in the Moon Kingdom's Crazy Cap shop.
Similarly textured rocks can be found across the game. One prominent instance is a pillar in the Cascade Kingdom. It has material similar to Moon Rocks embedded into it, and the brochure for the kingdom says that many think the pillar comes from the sky. The Moon Kingdom has a number of rocks with this texture. Underground sections of the Moon, such as the Moon Kingdom's Underground Moon Caverns and the cave of the Darker Side, are made up of similar cubic rocks, and their backgrounds show even more. The brochure for Darker Side conjectures that these deposits are the source of Moon Rocks. The same texture is also found on the colored material that makes up many of the "another world" secret areas. Lastly, the escape sequence at the end of the game involves a collapsing cave consisting of a number of rocks that look similar to Moon Rocks. They also glow yellow when struck.
Gallery
Map sprite
The Moon Rock fragment souvenir
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 月の石[?] Tsuki no ishi |
Moon Stone | |
| Chinese | 月之石[?] Yuè zhī shí |
Moon Rock | |
| Dutch | Maansteen[?] | Moon-Stone | |
| French | Roche lunaire[?] | Lunar Rock | |
| German | Mondquader[?] | Moon-Cuboid | |
| Italian | Monolito lunare[?] | Lunar Monolith | |
| Korean | 달의 돌[?] Dal'ui Dol |
Moon Stone | |
| Russian | Лунный камень[?] Lunnyi kamen' |
Moon Rock | |
| Spanish | Roca lunar[?] | Lunar Rock |
Trivia
- The Wooded Kingdom releases the most Power Moons from its Moon Rock when activated, releasing 22 Moons, while the Ruined Kingdom releases the fewest Power Moons, releasing five Moons.
- In New Donk City, there are some computers located in various areas of the kingdom. Looking closely at the computers reveals an open page with a picture of the Sand Kingdom's Moon Rock, before it is active.
- The Moon Rocks show a Widmanstätten pattern. This pattern occasionally appears on meteorites.
References
- ^ Walsh, Doug, and Epstein, Joe (2017). Super Mario Odyssey: Prima Collector's Edition Guide. Page 25.
- ^ The Art of Super Mario Odyssey, page 301.
