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The Pencil Eraser will erase an iron pencil-shaped statue | The Pencil Eraser will erase an iron pencil-shaped statue that prevents the player's progress at several points throughout the game. There are three iron pencil statues in the game: one in [[Peaceful Rest Valley]], one in the [[Monkey Cave]], and one in [[Winters]]. Of these, the only one optional to remove is in Winters, as its sole purpose is to block off a shortcut to skip [[Brick Road Maze]]. | ||
In ''Mother 3'' there is only one pencil statue in the game, being the one on the 100th floor of the [[Empire Porky Building]]. The Pencil Eraser is beside the statue and can be used to erase it, | In ''Mother 3'' there is only one pencil statue in the game, being the one on the 100th floor of the [[Empire Porky Building]]. The Pencil Eraser is beside the statue and can be used to erase it - however, it is mainly a novelty item as the statue is not preventing progress. | ||
In Japan, the item is known as the '''Octopus Eraser''' which erases octopus statues. This is a play on a common phrase in Japanese gaming culture where if a player feels stuck with no way to advance, an octopus is blocking the path. Its English name is intended to be a pun on "pencil eraser", which refers to the eraser on a pencil, but is instead an item that erases pencils itself. | In Japan, the item is known as the '''Octopus Eraser''' which erases octopus statues. This is a play on a common phrase in Japanese gaming culture where if a player feels stuck with no way to advance, an octopus is blocking the path. Its English name is intended to be a pun on "pencil eraser", which refers to the eraser on a pencil, but is instead an item that erases pencils itself. | ||