Tyler Linn of Cracked.com identified the gelatinous cube as one of "15 Idiotic Dungeons and Dragons Monsters" in 2009, stating: "Unless an encounter plays out exactly like the steamroller scene in "Austin Powers", we fail to see how the Gelatinous Cube ever kills anybody who's not either glued to the floor or fast asleep. In fact, we're pretty sure the "Dungeon Master's Guide" reads: "The first player to ask "Can't I just get out of the way?" automatically defeats the Gelatinous Cube"."