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''Not to be confused with the [[Gelatinous Cubeling]] familiar.''

{{battle|type=haiku
|nameHaiku=This 10 by 10 room<br />is exactly the right size:<br />[[gelatinous cube]].
|descHaiku=A huge gleaming cube<br />the length and height of the hall<br />squishes toward you.
|hit={{haiku|h1=It absorbs your skull.|h2=You grab it, shove it back in.|h3=It's really painful!}}
|miss={{haiku|h1=It lurches at you,|h2=but you deftly leap aside,|h3=and out of harm's way..}}
{{haiku|h1=Its attack attempt|h2=is unsophisticated|h3=stupid, rube-ish cube.}}
{{haiku|h1=It rolls toward you,|h2=but you duck down a side hall|h3=and don't get crushed/wet.}}
{{haiku|h1=A wet pseudopod|h2=arches out and hits the wall|h3=just behind your throat.}}
|critical={{haiku|h1=Squashed beneath the cube|h2=you pray for death's sweet release|h3=but it never comes.}} {{critical}}
|fumble={{haiku|h1=The cube slides forward|h2=misses by a country mile|h3=Whew! what a relief!}}
}}
{{meat|Mval=25}}
{{acquire|item=Orcish meat locker|beats=5|chance=25%}}
{{acquire|item=Rusty metal ring|beats=5|chance=25%}}
{{acquire|item=Rusty metal shaft|beats=5|chance=25%}}

{{stat|3}}

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Occurs at [[The Haiku Dungeon]].

==Notes==
*There exists a [[Gelatinous Cubeling|familiar version]] of this enemy.
*The [[orcish meat locker]], [[rusty metal ring]], and [[rusty metal shaft]] are [[Conditional Drops|conditional drops]] that will not drop if you already have one of them in your inventory.  For example, if you have just a [[rusty metal shaft]] in your inventory, then the locker and ring may still drop, but the shaft cannot.

==References==
*The name of this monster is a reference to the [[wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]] monster of the [[wikipedia:Gelatinous cube|same name]]. Just as in Dungeons & Dragons, the monster is described as being ten feet by ten feet.
*The miss message about a  "rube-ish cube" is a reference to the [[wikipedia:Rubik's Cube|Rubik's Cube]].
*The introductory haiku refers to the skateboarding movie [[wikipedia:Gleaming the Cube|"Gleaming the Cube."]]