Editing Sphynx

{{distinguish|Sphinx}}
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:SMO Artwork Sphynx.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Odyssey''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
}}
{{quote|Greetings, [[Mario|traveler]], and to your [[Cappy|hat]] as well. Can you answer my riddle?|Sphynx|Super Mario Odyssey}}
The '''Sphynx''', or '''Sphinx''',<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/software/feature/magazine_2023summer/index_en.html?page=24 Nintendo Magazine 2023 Summer (Digital English edition)]. ''nintendo.co.jp.'' Retrieved July 15, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230728064525/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/software/feature/magazine_2023summer/index_en.html?page=24&device=pc Archived] July 28, 2023, 06:45:25 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> is a large stone statue that appears in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. It appears in several kingdoms, blocking the way to a small room in which the player can find a [[Power Moon]], and often a large amount of [[coin]]s. It moves once the player answers its riddles, which are generally questions relating to the kingdom in which it is found. After opening its paths, talking to the Sphynx will lead to extra questions; answering all of the Sphynx's various questions correctly will unlock an achievement from [[Toadette]] in the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]], granting the player a Power Moon. It appears with this role in the [[Sand Kingdom]], [[Seaside Kingdom]] and [[Moon Kingdom]]. In the [[Wooded Kingdom]], the Sphynx does not give any Power Moons and instead blocks the main path further into the kingdom until Mario passes its sole riddle. It does not stay in the Wooded Kingdom; it leaves after a certain objective has been completed. It also appears partway through the cave on the [[Darker Side]], where, if [[Mario]] has passed all other quizzes, the Sphynx will challenge him to one final quiz where he will be rewarded with lots of coins. However, if he fails one question, he must restart from the beginning of the cave before he can try again.

Sphynx finds humor in Mario incorrectly answering questions, having a bit of a laugh before letting Mario try again. The earlier riddle is always fairly simple, to the point where Sphynx thinks they are not really riddles.

In the post-game, the Sphynx can be seen floating with a sail in the sky of the [[Cascade Kingdom]], the [[Metro Kingdom]] and [[Bowser's Kingdom]]. In these cases, if the player [[capture]]s a pair of [[binoculars]] and focuses it on the Sphynx, a Power Moon will appear.

The Sphynx is modeled after the real-life [[Sphinx (monument)|Great Sphinx of Giza]].

==Questions and answers==
Correct answers are highlighted in green.
===Sand Kingdom===
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!Answer 1
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|data-label="#"|1
|data-label="Question"|What does the [[Bowser|thieving monster]] desire from this land?
|data-label="Answer 1"style="background:#99ff99"|[[Binding Band|Ring]]
|data-label="Answer 2"|Maracas
|data-label="Answer 3"|Freezy Treats
|data-label="Answer 4"|Sand
|-
|data-label="#"|2
|data-label="Question"|The [[Jaxi|one]] who gallops across the sand... How many [[coin]]s are required to get on its back?
|data-label="Answer 1"|1
|data-label="Answer 2"style="background:#99ff99"|30
|data-label="Answer 3"|100
|data-label="Answer 4"|Like, a billion
|-style="background:#80808020"
|data-label="#"|3
|data-label="Question"|The [[Desert Wanderer|foreign visitor]], traveling by [[taxi|car]]- what stopped his journey?
|data-label="Answer 1"style="background:#99ff99"|Ice
|data-label="Answer 2"|Water
|data-label="Answer 3"|Sand
|data-label="Answer 4"|The [[moon]]
|-
|data-label="#"|4
|data-label="Question"|Atop the [[Inverted Pyramid]], how many [[Jaxi Statue|statue]]s of the sand gallopers are there?
|data-label="Answer 1"|4
|data-label="Answer 2"|8
|data-label="Answer 3"|6
|data-label="Answer 4"style="background:#99ff99"|5
|-style="background:#80808020"
|data-label="#"|5
|data-label="Question"|What is my name?
|data-label="Answer 1"|Mr. Questionface
|data-label="Answer 2"|Suffix Wizard
|data-label="Answer 3"|Quiz Kitty
|data-label="Answer 4"style="background:#99ff99"|Sphynx
|}

===Wooded Kingdom===
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!Answer 1
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|data-label="#"|1
|data-label="Question"|What does the monster want from this kingdom?
|data-label="Answer 1"|Water
|data-label="Answer 2"|Wood
|data-label="Answer 3"style="background:#99ff99"|[[Soirée Bouquet|Flowers]]
|data-label="Answer 4"|Soil
|}

===Seaside Kingdom===
{|class="wikitable responsive"width="100%"
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!width="55%"|Question
!Answer 1
!Answer 2
!Answer 3
!Answer 4
|-style="background:#80808020"
|data-label="#"|1
|data-label="Question"|What is the name of this land?
|data-label="Answer 1"|Fossil Falls
|data-label="Answer 2"|Forgotten Isle
|data-label="Answer 3"|Lake Lamode
|data-label="Answer 4"style="background:#99ff99"|Bubblaine
|-
|data-label="#"|2
|data-label="Question"|How many fountains did the monster seal?
|data-label="Answer 1"|Two
|data-label="Answer 2"|Three
|data-label="Answer 3"style="background:#99ff99"|Four
|data-label="Answer 4"|Five
|-style="background:#80808020"
|data-label="#"|3
|data-label="Question"|When you, brave traveler, turned into a [[Cheep Cheep|red fish]], what ability did you get when you shook the Joy-Con/Pro Controller?
|data-label="Answer 1"|Cheep Cheep
|data-label="Answer 2"style="background:#99ff99"|Attack
|data-label="Answer 3"|Tremble
|data-label="Answer 4"|[[Gushen]]
|-
|data-label="#"|4
|data-label="Question"|There is a room in this land that can only be entered if you're wearing the chosen clothing. What is that clothing?
|data-label="Answer 1"|Swimsuit
|data-label="Answer 2"|Pirate Outfit
|data-label="Answer 3"|Nothing but undies
|data-label="Answer 4"style="background:#99ff99"|Resort Outfit
|-style="background:#80808020"
|data-label="#"|5
|data-label="Question"|Why am I here?
|data-label="Answer 1"|Got lost
|data-label="Answer 2"|Fell off [[Dorrie]]
|data-label="Answer 3"style="background:#99ff99"|To ask questions
|data-label="Answer 4"|Wanted to swim
|}

===Moon Kingdom===
====Before defeating Bowser====
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!Answer 1
!Answer 2
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|-style="background:#80808020"
|data-label="#"|1
|data-label="Question"|Should you really be answering questions right now?
|data-label="Answer 1"|Hmm...
|data-label="Answer 2"|Well...
|data-label="Answer 3"style="background:#99ff99"|No.
|data-label="Answer 4"|Stingy!
|}

====After defeating Bowser====
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!Answer 1
!Answer 2
!Answer 3
!Answer 4
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|data-label="#"|1
|data-label="Question"|What type of flower did the traveler offer the bride?
|data-label="Answer 1"|Hat Flower
|data-label="Answer 2"|[[Fire Piranha Plant]]
|data-label="Answer 3"style="background:#99ff99"|[[Rocket Flower]]
|data-label="Answer 4"|[[Poison Piranha Plant]]
|-
|data-label="#"|2
|data-label="Question"|Which animal can't be found in this land?
|data-label="Answer 1"|[[Rabbit]]s
|data-label="Answer 2"|[[Frog]]s
|data-label="Answer 3"|[[Nintendog|Dog]]s
|data-label="Answer 4"style="background:#99ff99"|[[Sheep]]
|-style="background:#80808020"
|data-label="#"|3
|data-label="Question"|The [[Moon Rock|object]]s that fell on all the kingdoms of the world were what kind of rock?
|data-label="Answer 1"|Sun
|data-label="Answer 2"style="background:#99ff99"|Moon
|data-label="Answer 3"|Fire
|data-label="Answer 4"|Water
|-
|data-label="#"|4
|data-label="Question"|Where is the secret entrance to the [[Wedding Hall]] in this kingdom?
|data-label="Answer 1"|Above the shadow
|data-label="Answer 2"style="background:#99ff99"|Below the bell
|data-label="Answer 3"|Inside the seed
|data-label="Answer 4"|The side door
|-style="background:#80808020"
|data-label="#"|5
|data-label="Question"|How did I travel to this place?
|data-label="Answer 1"|Flew on your wings
|data-label="Answer 2"style="background:#99ff99"|Floated by airship sail
|data-label="Answer 3"|Rode in a rocket
|data-label="Answer 4"|Warped here
|}

===Darker Side===
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|data-label="#"|1
|data-label="Question"|What is the only kingdom that I, the great Sphynx, have not visited?
|data-label="Answer 1"|Wooded Kingdom
|data-label="Answer 2"style="background:#99ff99"|[[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]]
|data-label="Answer 3"|Sand Kingdom
|data-label="Answer 4"|Seaside Kingdom
|-
|data-label="#"|2
|data-label="Question"|Which of these unique attributes do I not possess?
|data-label="Answer 1"|Sand-resistance
|data-label="Answer 2"|Waterproofness
|data-label="Answer 3"style="background:#99ff99"|Gardening skill
|data-label="Answer 4"|Zero-gravity adept
|-style="background:#80808020"
|data-label="#"|3
|data-label="Question"|What will you remember most about your adventures through all the kingdoms?
|data-label="Answer 1"|My splendid 'stache
|data-label="Answer 2"style="background:#99ff99"|Talking to a Sphynx
|data-label="Answer 3"|A [[Cappy|strange talking hat]]
|data-label="Answer 4"|The Sand Kingdom
|-
|data-label="#"|4
|data-label="Question"|Why do I ask people questions?
|data-label="Answer 1"|It's exciting
|data-label="Answer 2"|It leads to insights
|data-label="Answer 3"|It passes the time
|data-label="Answer 4"style="background:#99ff99"|It's a chance to talk
|-style="background:#80808020"
|data-label="#"|5
|data-label="Question"|What final words am I saving for you?
|data-label="Answer 1"|You got lucky!
|data-label="Answer 2"style="background:#99ff99"|Thank you!
|data-label="Answer 3"|You faked it!
|data-label="Answer 4"|You cheated!
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMOSphynxModel.png|Model
Sphynx.jpg|The Sphynx in the Sand Kingdom
Sphinx SMO.png|The Sphynx in the Seaside Kingdom
SMO Quiet Wall.jpg|The Sphynx in the Moon Kingdom
</gallery>

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/SphinxQuiz.szs</tt>
|name1=Sphinx Quiz
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=スフィン・クイズ
|JapR=Sufin Kuizu
|JapM=Pun on「スフィンクス」(''sufinkusu'', sphinx) and「クイズ」(''kuizu'', quiz)
|Spa=Kin Triga
|SpaM=From "qué intriga" (how intriguing). "Kin" is a short version of "Joaquín", a common first name in Spain.
|Fre=Sphynx
|Dut=Sphynx
|Ger=Sphynx
|Ita=Enigmicia
|ItaM=Riddle-Cat
|Rus=Софинкс
|RusR=Sofinks
|RusM=Sophinx
|Kor=스핑퀴즈
|KorR=Seupingkwijeu
|KorM=Based on the Japanese name. From "Sphinx" and "quiz"
|Chi=斯芬・奇思
|ChiR=Sīfēn Qísī
|ChiM=Based on the Japanese name; pun on「斯芬克斯」(Sphinx) and「奇思妙想」(a word to describe a brainy person)
}}

==Trivia==
*Although the Sphynx in appearance is based on the Great Sphinx of Giza found in Egypt, its association with riddles is inspired by the Greek Sphinx. This Sphinx was depicted being female and also has wings and would ask passers-by in [[Wikipedia:Thebes, Greece|Thebes]] to answer her riddle, and would kill them if they did not answer correctly. The hero [[Wikipedia:Oedipus|Oedipus]] then correctly answered her riddle and then, out of spite, she killed herself.

==References==
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[[Category:Sphinxes]]
[[Category:Animate objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Odyssey characters]]
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