The Pencil Eraser (タコけしマシン) is an item in EarthBound and Mother 3 that erases Iron Pencils that are blocking the way. However, it is referred to as the Octopus Erasing Machine in the Japanese versions of both games, as it erases Iron Octopus statues. In EarthBound, the device is invented by the Twoson-based inventor Apple Kid and is finished and obtainable after Ness first encounters an Iron Pencil in Peaceful Rest Valley. It is interesting to note that if it used on the Evil Mani Mani, the text asks, "How could you possibly think that looked like a pencil?".