Chest

A chest (also Treasure chest) is a common containment unit used throughout the Golden Sun series. It is a major gameplay element and is encountered often through the player's journey, and each chest always contains an item that can be used by your party. Opening every chest you can reach is generally a mantra one typically follows when playing the games, because some chests contain items that are required to make progress.

The treasure chest has long been a staple element in "traditional" fantasy-themed Role Playing Games, and Golden Sun games are no different in that respect. Golden Sun has a slight twist with chests, however: in each game, a select number of chests are actually not treasure chests at all, but unique boss-like enemies called Mimics that the player must battle before getting its item.