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'''Box''', labeled '''The Box''', is a female contestant on ''[[Inanimate Insanity II]]'' and ''[[Inanimate Insanity Invitational]]''. She is voiced by Aisha Rae in "[[Objects in Mirror]]".  

Prior to the first season, Box was one of many box-adjacent contestants subconsciously created by [[MePhone4]] for the show. Following her interview from the host, Box wasn’t contacted for a month, which led her to return to the area for an update. She returned to find many more box-like contestants in line, which led her to question why she even wanted to compete in the first place.  Despite running away, she accidentally tripped on a rock, which resulted in her falling and drowning in a nearby lake. MePhone was alerted and fished her up, only to find her as a limbless corpse. As MePhone wasn’t able to fully recover her body, Box competed in ''Inanimate Insanity II'' as a basic cardboard box. She was placed on [[The Grand Slams]] and got eliminated in "[[A Kick in the Right Direction]]", placing 17th overall. 

Box competed as a contestant on ''Inanimate Insanity Invitational'' as a member of [[The Sinkers]]. She was medically evacuated from the game after an accident caused by her team's poor dynamics along with [[Clover]]'s luck, and did not go to [[Indefinite Island]], not participating in either rejoin challenge. She placed 15th overall.

==Personality==
In ''[[Inanimate Insanity II]]'' pre-finale and ''[[Inanimate Insanity Invitational]],'' Box was not shown to have a personality, since she was not alive. Despite this, other contestants treated Box as if she was sentient, often speaking to and for her or seeing her silence as shy, wise, emotional or rude depending on the situation. In ''Inanimate Insanity Invitational'', Box was seen by [[Nickel]] and [[Balloon]] as a backstabber since she accidentally voted for them after supposedly allying with them. These completely coincidental incidents made her a powerful ally in [[Tea Kettle]]'s eyes. It was also seen through the subtitles of some episodes that Box did have a voice, although it was unheard of in the videos. It was inferred by the rest of the cast that Box could talk. 

[[Trophy]] was the only character to call out the cardboard material's lifelessness, prompting everyone else to defend the inanimate object. Despite that animosity, both teamed up in "[[The Participation Trophy]]" where it was also revealed Box idolizes Trophy and "mimics his exercise regimen", using it to swiftly (offscreen to the viewers) navigate the kiddie pool obstacle course, earning Trophy's respect despite both of them also losing to Team Cinnamonfinity. 

Even though Box seemingly moved sometimes, it was stated multiple times Box that is not a very good swimmer, sinking rapidly in any body of water and having to be rescued by [[Life Ring|Lifering]] and [[Yin-Yang]].

During "[[Objects in Mirror]]", Box's true personality was shown. She is on the shy side, to the point where MePhone referred to her as "meekish" in her audition. Box also represses her feelings, leading to her having "everything packed" inside. She claims she does this since it allows her to "always know where everything is", and that expressing her feelings could cause things to get messy. Box is shown to be desensitized to death and the afterlife, remarking how she's been in the afterlife for a while, and shrugging off the claim that everyone had died, asking how they died immediately after. She gets noticeably upset at mainly [[MePhone4]], but also [[Suitcase]], and the other competitors having her corpse on the show, claiming that they were "doing it as a bit." Box also seemed to have trust issues, as she is both quick to apologize and mostly lays low. Outside of her general personality, she also has a sense of humor not everybody can understand; containing sarcasm and deadpanning. Box became aware that MePhone created the contestants before everybody else. She never learned to swim, which lead to her death. Overall, Box is a meekish character, that occasionally takes initiative.

==Appearance ==
Prior to "[[Objects in Mirror]]", Box had a simple appearance that accompanied her rather plain and nonexistent personality. She is an ordinary yellow rectangular cardboard box with four sides. A bump-like design runs along Box's sides and splits her into a lighter half above and darker half below. Her top can be opened by two small flaps. In "[[Objects in Mirror]]", she was revealed to have a face and limbs. 

The inside of Box is completely empty, except for the written word "Box" that [[MePhone4|MePhone]] wrote inside Box, which [[Apple]] notably misreads as "[[Taco]]".

==Official Site Bio==
{{Quote|Box is a box.|Inanimate Insanity Site, 2013|origin = Inanimate Insanity Site (2013 and 2018)}}
== Coverage==
[[File:CoverageBox.png|700px|center|link={{PAGENAME}}/Coverage|Click here to view the coverage of Box]]
<small><center>Click  [[/Coverage|here]] to view the coverage of Box.</center></small>

==Cameos ==
Despite Box's elimination in "[[A Kick in the Right Direction|A Kick In The Right Direction]]", Box has appeared multiple times throughout the series in the form of background cameos:

In "[[Let 'Er R.I.P.]]", Box appears under one of the tables.

In "[[Theft and Battery]]", Box appears three times, once behind a counter as [[Lightbulb]] mentions knowing "a guy", once inside a glass showcase as [[Steve Cobs]] yells at [[Soap]], and finally on a computer screen as [[Microphone]] talks to [[Steve Cobs]].

In "[[Mazed and Confused]]", Box can be seen hiding behind bushes when [[Lightbulb]] is about to be with [[Fan]] as her partner.

In "[[Hatching the Plan]]", Box can be seen inside of [[The Flying Buddy]] after Fan and Test Tube reunite in the [[Egg Spaceship]].<noinclude>

==Vote Status==

===Season 2 Votes===
{| class="article-table"
!Episode
!EP #
!Votes
!Total Votes
!Percentage
|-
|-
|'''"[[Cooking for the Grater Good]]"'''
|4
|739
|4010
|18.42%
|-
|'''"[[A Kick in the Right Direction]]"'''
|'''5'''
|<font color="#ff0000">'''1442'''</font>
|<font color="#ff0000">'''3851'''</font>
|<font color="#ff0000">'''37.44%'''</font>
|-
|'''Total:'''
| colspan="4" |2181 votes 
|}

===Popularity Poll=== 
{| class="article-table"
!Votes
!Total Votes
!Percentage
|-
|<font color="#04ff00">'''695'''</font> (to join)
|<font color="#04ff00">'''22513'''</font>
|<font color="#04ff00">'''3.08%'''</font>
|-
|}

===Season 3 Immunity Votes===
{| class="article-table"
!Episode
!EP #
!Votes
! Total Votes
!Percentage
|-
|'''"[[Snapshot Showdown]]"'''
|3
|1207
|7136
|16.91%
|-
|'''Total:'''
| colspan="4" |1207 votes 
|}

==Trivia==
*On the official site, Box's biography is intentionally vague, hinting Box's simplicity and mysteriousness before "[[Objects in Mirror]]".
*Box first appeared in the "Roger That" trailer at the end, in the picture with [[Paintbrush]], [[Yin-Yang]], and [[Baseball]], being stood on by [[Yin-Yang]], becoming the fourth contestant revealed in ''[[Inanimate Insanity II]]''.
*In AnimationEpic's video "Inanimate Battle 2", Taco was in Box as a joke. It also referred to a scene about what was inside Box in "[[A Kick in the Right Direction]]". When [[Apple]] opened Box, she thought it said "Taco" inside. However, it turned out to be a misread, since [[Knife]] corrected her, with it saying "Box".
*As stated in the description of "The Best of Box", Box was originally never supposed to be a contestant, but she became one when Derek and Adam were laughing at the idea of just making a cardboard box a character. Soon Taylor, Brian, and everyone started to love the idea and think it was hilarious, causing her to become an official contestant.
*As revealed on the new ''Inanimate Insanity'' website, she "enjoys transcending time and space."
*Box is the lowest-placing armless contestant in both ''[[Inanimate Insanity II]]'' and ''[[Inanimate Insanity Invitational]].'' Box is the first limbless contestant to be eliminated in ''Inanimate Insanity Invitational''. This is also makes Box the first ever contestant to never be punched by the Fist Thingy III, due to being medically evacuated.
**But these comparisons are useless since "Objects in Mirror" showed that all of her rankings throughout the show were through her corpse rather than her conscious being.
*In both seasons she participated in, Box was eliminated in the 5th episode.
*Box is the only contestant to participate in both ''Inanimate Insanity II'' and ''Inanimate Insanity Invitational'' to not make it to the merge in either season.
** Because of this, she is also the only contestant to participate in more than one season and never make it to the merge.
*Box and [[Blueberry]] were the only ''Inanimate Insanity Invitational'' contestants who did not have a confessional.
*Before "Objects in Mirror", Box only had one line. 
**This line was later removed and replaced with birds chirping; this was because when the original line was reversed, it said "You reversed this clip, didn't you motherfucker?" This was removed sometime after early 2021.
*Prior to being confirmed female in "Objects in Mirror", Box was falsely assumed by the other contestants to be male, and was referred to with he/him pronouns.
*She is one of five characters to begin with Bo-, the others being [[Bomb]], [[Bot]], [[Boaty]] and [[Bow]].
*In the second comic of [[Inanimate Comics]] on the official Inanimate Insanity website (Art Class), Box seems to have a talent in painting, despite her being inanimate at the time.

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