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|image=PM Star Piece ShyGuysToyBoxBlue.png

|caption=[[Mario]] and [[Lady Bow|Bow]] in front of the Blue Station inside Shy Guy's Toy Box

'''Shy Guy's Toy Box''' is the home of the [[Shy Guy]]s and the location of the fourth [[Star Spirit]], [[Muskular]] in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. It is found in an empty house in southwestern [[Toad Town]]. It is the base for [[General Guy]]'s army. After Chapter 3 is cleared, Mario finds Shy Guys causing mayhem in Toad Town, and is hinted by [[Twink]] to search it for his next [[Star Spirit]]. To find the toy box, the player must use [[Lady Bow]] in the empty house to become invisible, and then a Shy Guy will uncover a secret wall, revealing the entrance to [[Mario]]. Shy Guy's Toy Box makes up most of Chapter 4, where Mario shuttles between the Toy Box and Toad Town, solving puzzles and making progress. [[Watt]] lives here and after Mario, [[Goombario]], [[Kooper]], [[Bombette]], [[Parakarry]] and [[Lady Bow]] defeat the [[Big Lantern Ghost]], she joins their team. The Toy Box consists of several miniature areas linked by a circular railroad. Characters shrink upon entering the toy box and return to normal upon exit. It is, however, possible to throw a [[Toy Train]] into the miniature box, which will then become a normal-sized, functioning train for the characters inside it.

==Areas==

Shy Guy's Toy Box consists of four areas that link to each other via train stations. Each station is associated with a color (blue, pink, green, red in the order they're visited) and has a [[Save Block]] and a map signboard. Hidden blocks can be found all over the toy box. [[Toad (species)|Toad]] workers can be found at each train station. There is no train initially.

[[File:Pm chap4 shyguytheft2.png|thumb|right|The Shy Guy playground to the left of the Blue Station.]]

To the left of the Blue Station is a hallway to a playground. A yellow Shy Guy and a [[Groove Guy]] can be found on the hallway, as well as an [[Anti Guy]] guarding a chest containing one of the [[Power Plus (badge)|Power Plus]] badges available in the game. Mario can fight the Anti Guy or bribe him with a [[Lemon Candy]] to get the badge. The playground on the far left is inhabited by Shy Guys of various colors that hold items including the [[Calculator]], [[Cake Mix]]es, [[Mushroom]]s and [[Fire Flower]]s. They will drop the item they hold after defeated by Mario.  

To the right of the Blue Station is a hallway with [[Jack-in-the-box (object)|jack-in-the-box]]es to get over large objects. Then comes some buildings to climb to get over a wall. At the end of the hallway is a [[treasure chest]] containing the [[Storeroom Key]] and guarded by either a [[Goomba]], a [[Clubba]] or "guarded" by a [[Mushroom]] item depending on [[Princess Peach]]'s choice at the end of Chapter 3. By returning the Storeroom Key to [[Harry (Paper Mario)|Harry]], Mario will be able to get the [[Toy Train]] in his storeroom, which can bring the train system to life when thrown straight into the toy box for a relative large size.

After the Toy Train is put to work, Mario can only stop at the Pink Station in Chapter 4. A treasure chest holding the [[Mailbag]] can be found near the station; Mario can optionally return the Mailbag to the [[Toad Town Post Office]] for a reward.

The area to the left of the Pink Station is blocked by [[Gourmet Guy]], so Mario can only go right at first. There are treasure chests containing the [[Defend Plus]] and the [[Ice Power]] badges on the way, and Mario has to use Jack-in-the-boxes and the rotatable doors to proceed. At the end of the area is a treasure chest containing the [[Frying Pan]], guarded by either a [[Fuzzy]], a [[Hammer Bro]] or "guarded" by a [[Thunder Rage]] item. After Mario returns the pan to [[Tayce T.]] of Toad Town, the cook will make a [[Cake]] for Mario, which is Gourmet Guy's favorite food. (Additional Cakes can be made from Cake Mixes held by Shy Guys in the Blue Station area playground, after the pan is returned.)

[[File:ShyGuysToyBox.png|thumb|right|The area to the right of the Green Station.]]

The Green Station area can be cleared by hitting the four boxes near the station in the correct order. The player can go to the area to the right of the station to learn it, or if they know the sequence they can do it directly. The area to the right has some conveyor belt and nets which Mario must use [[Lady Bow]]'s [[Outta Sight]] to pass through. One of the enemies in this area, a yellow Shy Guy, holds the [[Mystery Note]] and [[Russ T.]] of Toad Town can decipher it. However, his [[Dictionary]] is stolen. Mario must get the Dictionary from the treasure chest at the end of this area, which is guarded by either a [[Pokey]], a [[Koopatrol]] or a [[Super Soda]] item.

Russ T., equipped with the Dictionary, will translate the note which reveals the order: yellow, green, red, then blue. Hitting the boxes near the train station in this order (2nd, 1st, 3rd, 4th from left to right) causes the boxes to explode and the train track fixed, which allows Mario to get to the final area: the Red Station.

==Characters found==

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|The food-loving Shy Guy blocking the way in the left of the Pink Station. Mario has to give him a Cake to move him.

==Enemies found==

PM Anti Guy Sprite.png|[[Anti Guy]] (optional boss; only 1)

===Enemies assigned to guard treasure chests===

They are available through [[Princess Peach]]'s answers to [[Bowser]]'s question in Chapter 3.

==Items found==

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|rowspan=7;|[[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Piece]]

|rowspan=7;|[[File:PM StarPiece.gif]]

|Under a hidden panel in front of the Blue Station.

|Behind a regular hexagonal prism one scene east of the Blue Station.

|On the roof of the first "building" one scene east of the Blue Station.

|Under a hidden panel in front of the Pink Station.

|Under a hidden panel in front of the Green Station.

|Below the platform at the very east of the Green Station area.

|Under a hidden panel in front of the Red Station.

|-

|[[Power Plus (badge)|Power Plus]]

|[[File:Power Plus Badge.png]]

|In a treasure chest guarded by an [[Anti Guy]] in the Blue Station area. Mario can fight him or bribe him with a [[Lemon Candy]] to get it.

|-

|[[Calculator]]

|[[File:Calculator PM.png]]

|Held by a Shy Guy in the playground in the west of the Blue Station area.

|-

|[[Storeroom Key]]

|[[File:OddKey PM.png]]

|In a treasure chest in the very east of the Blue Station area.

|-

|[[Mailbag]]

|[[File:Mailbag PM.png]]

|In the treasure chest to the east of the Pink Station.

|-

|[[Cookbook]]

|[[File:Cook Book Paper Mario.png]]

|Dropped by [[Gourmet Guy]] after giving him a [[Cake]] in the Pink Station area.

|-

|[[Defend Plus]]

|[[File:Defend Plus Badge.png]]

|In a treasure chest on the high platform in the northwestern corner of the east scene in the Pink Station area.

|-

|[[Ice Power]]

|[[File:Ice Power Badge.png]]

|In a treasure chest at the east of the Pink Station area.

|-

|[[Frying Pan]]

|[[File:PM Frying Pan.png]]

|In a treasure chest in the east corner of the Pink Station area.

|-

|[[Mystery Note]]

|[[File:MysteryNote.png]]

|Held by a Shy Guy in the Green Station area.

|-

|[[Dictionary]]

|[[File:PM Dictionary.png]]

|In a treasure chest on the platform at the very east of the Green Station area.

|-

|[[Deep Focus]]

|[[File:Deep Focus Badge.png]]

|In a hidden block between the two ? blocks in the west of the Red Station area.

|-

|[[Stone Cap]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items StoneCap.png]]

|In a hidden block in the northeastern corner of the Blue Station area.

|-

|[[Maple Syrup]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items MapleSyrup.png]]

|In a hidden block in the northeastern area of the scene to the playground in the west of the Blue Station area.

|-

|rowspan=2|[[Fire Flower]]

|rowspan=2|[[File:PaperMario Items FireFlower.png]]

|Held by a [[Shy Guy]] in the playground  in the west of the Blue Station area.

|In a hidden block at the northeastern area of the Green Station scene.

|-

|[[Mushroom]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items Mushroom.png]]

|Held by a Shy Guy in the playground in the west of the Blue Station area.

|-

|rowspan=2|[[Cake Mix]]

|rowspan=2|[[File:PaperMario Items CakeMix.png]]

|Held by a Shy Guy in the playground in the west of the Blue Station area.

|Held by another Shy Guy in the playground in the west of the Blue Station area.

|-

|[[Fright Mask|Fright Jar]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items FrightJar.png]]

|In a hidden block in the north area of the playground in the west of the Blue Station area.

|-

|[[Mystery Box (item)|Mystery?]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items Mystery.png]]

|In a hidden block in the north area of the playground in the west of the Blue Station area.

|-

|[[Thunder Bolt (item)|Thunder Bolt]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items ThunderBolt.png]]

|In a ? block in the very east of the Blue Station area.

|-

|[[Super Soda]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items SuperSoda.png]]

|In a hidden block in the northwestern corner of the Gourmet Guy scene in the west of the Pink Station area.

|-

|[[Dizzy Dial]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items DizzyDial.png]]

|In the hidden block between the two ? blocks in the Gourmet Guy scene in the west of the Pink Station area.

|-

|[[Thunder Rage]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items ThunderRage.png]]

|In a hidden block near the Pink Station lever.

|-

|[[Super Mushroom|Super Shroom]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items SuperShroom.png]]

|In a hidden block at the northwestern area of the Red Station scene.

|-

|[[Volt Shroom]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items VoltShroom.png]]

|In a hidden block at the northeastern corner of the west scene in the Red Station area.

|-

|[[Snowman Doll]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items SnowmanDoll.png]]

|In a hidden block at the northwestern corner of the west scene in the Red Station area.

|-

|[[Shooting Star (item)|Shooting Star]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items ShootingStar.png]]

|On a high brick one scene east to the Red Station area (can be gotten by hitting a hidden coin block then tossing Kooper on it, or executing a Tornado Jump).

|-

|[[Sleepy Sheep]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items SleepySheep.png]]

|In a ? Block in the northwestern area of the scene to the east of the Red Station scene.

|}

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!width="5%"|Item

!width="1%"|Icon

|[[Mushroom]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items Mushroom.png]]

|Will appear in front of the Storeroom Key chest in the Blue Station area.

|-

|[[Thunder Rage]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items ThunderRage.png]]

|Will appear in front of the Frying Pan chest in the Pink Station area.

|-

|[[Super Soda]]

|[[File:PaperMario Items SuperSoda.png]]

|Will appear in front of the Dictionary chest in the Green Station area.

|}

==Area Tattles==

*"''Say...are we actually inside the Toy Box right now? How could all this be inside that little box? Best not to think about it too much... Looks like this is Blue Station. It's a train station. I think if we use that jump pad we can get back to Toad Town whenever we want.''"

*"''I wonder who made this Toy Box. I assume Shy Guys made it. They have such cool toys... I wish I could befriend 'em, but I guess they're too mischievous.''"

*"''This seems to be a playroom for Shy Guys. They don't have to answer to anybody down here. I envy these guys...''"

*"''Look at all the doodles on the walls! Did Shy Guys draw all these? They're kind of cute. I didn't know that Shy Guys had a cute side.''"

*"''Pink Station! Pink Station! There's the switch to change the tracks. I have to admit, this Toy Box is a pretty cool place. If I told [[Goombaria]] about this, I'm sure she would be so jealous.''"

*"''Over, around, up and back... It's like a maze in here. Still, since we're inside a Toy Box, I'm enjoying myself.''"

*"''The walls here are so fancy and fun to look at. What a cool place!''"

*"''Look! There are moving panels on the walls and even a railroad crossing. What a fun room! I wish I could play here!''"

*"''Hey, it's Green Station! This train takes us to all the stations. Boy, if we could go anywhere by just pushing a button, traveling would be a dream, don't you think?''"

*"''Somebody told me... Bow can easily avoid all kinds of enemy attacks. What a cool skill! I wish I had that kind of useful talent.''"

*"''It's Red Station. First Blue, then Pink, then Green and finally Red. It's a pretty cute touch, naming stations after colors. By the looks of this place, I'd say that Shy Guys like cuteness. They even look like cute kids!''"

*"''The walls here are made of gigantic colored blocks. Luckily, there also seem to be several elevators. What do you think we'll see if we ride them? I say we find out.''"

*"''Uh... I do believe it's dark. Isn't there a light switch in this place? I can't see anything at all.''"

*"''Wow! Just like a real toy box. Look! There are building blocks lying around everywhere.''"

*"''It's really dark in here. I can't see a thing. I feel like somebody could be right next to me and I wouldn't even know it. Yikes!''"

*"''This is quite an open space. It kind of resembles a toy arena, don't you think? Remember those Shy Guys we fought here? They were tough. Of course, they weren't as tough as us.''"

==In-game map description==

*''There are Shy Guys inside. It's their hideout and base.''

;After Chapter 4

*''Shy Guys are inside the box. It's their hideout and base. A [[Muskular|Star Spirit]] was held here by [[Bowser#Paper Mario|Bowser]]'s [[General Guy]].''

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*A texture commonly seen on the walls within Shy Guy's Toy Box goes can be found within the data for ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', but goes unused.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Advance_4:_Super_Mario_Bros._3#Bonus_Game TCRF]</ref>