"One downside to mimicking a barrel is that broke people try to use you for clothing."
— Monster Manuel description of the Mimic, Kingdom of Loathing
"The barkeep asked why we carried weapons inside, we said mimics. They laughed, we laughed, the table laughed. We killed the table. Good times."
"Surprisingly, the item was Ditto!"
"Be careful! When you pinch Wendy's pennies, they pinch back!"
[...] "It guards a legendary sword, but neither its treasure nor power offer any clue why it might lurk in a box..."
— Part of Shinryu's CollectaCard description in Theatrhythm Final Fantasy'
"Hmph! You fool! I tricked you! There's no voice inside the chest! The voice IS the chest!"
— Kamikamin, Make A Good 48-Hour Mega Man Level Contest
"These particularly clever monsters bury themselves in deep sand or snow and disguise themselves as treasure chests. Anyone who approaches the chests is attacked."
—Hyrule Compendium on Treasure Octoroks, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
"Despite its enormous size, this proud, vicious variety of fire-elemental dragon can actually fit inside a small treasure chest. Which is an interesting fact."
—The in-game description for the Red Dragon in MARDEK
"A terrible skeletal demon, sealed in a treasure chest by wizards long ago to keep its evil from the world. It was thought at the time to be immortal, but its bones had become brittle over the centuries, leaving it vulnerable to destruction."
—The in-game description for the Bone Demon in MARDEK
How doth the mimic dirigible
Disguise that it's a beast
With sailcloth all across its hull
As it drifts in from the East
It lures with promises of gold
And preys upon their greed
Drawing them down into the hold
And there to rend and feed
Disguise that it's a beast
With sailcloth all across its hull
As it drifts in from the East
It lures with promises of gold
And preys upon their greed
Drawing them down into the hold
And there to rend and feed
— Comment
on The Bird Feeder by Short Skirts And Explosions
on The Bird Feeder by Short Skirts And Explosions