The icon for Membux is coin with a label of a stylized infinity sign with two vertical strokes through it, making it appear as acurrency symbol.
Gameplay
Membux are the main currencyAgent 8 can obtain and use while traversing theSpire of Order, with more difficultfloors yielding a higher amount of Membux when cleared. While their most prominent usage is to purchase various goods at theVending-Machine Corner floors, they can also be used to escape an uncleared floor, gain another chance when all lives are exhausted, or reroll the available floors or items available in the vending machine as long as the respective hack is active. At the end of every run, Membux are converted to points with a 1:1 ratio, which are then converted toPrlz at a rate of 1:100 (rounded up). If the player progresses past 5F, they will start with 500 Membux on their next run.
Etymology
Mem likely comes from "memory", withbux coming from "bucks", a colloquial term for money. The English name and names in other languages suggest an association withmem cakes fromSplatoon 2: Octo Expansion
Names in other languages
Language
Name
Meaning
Japanese
ネリコイン nerikoin
neri ("dough") + coin
Dutch
Neuri
Fromneur(o)- (prefix relating to nerves, nervous tissue or the nervous system), andeuri (hypercorrect and humorous term for "euros")
French (NOE)
Poulpèzes
poulpe ("octopus") +pèze (colloquial term for "money")
German
Memoneten
Memo +Moneten (colloquial term for "money")
Italian
Norilir
FromNori ("Marina") +lire (currency of use in Italy before the euro)
Russian
Вспомбаксы Vspombaksy
Rememberbux
Spanish
Pastimonedas
"Dough-coins".Pasta +Monedas
Chinese (Simplified)
忆界硬币 Yì jiè yìngbì
From 忆界宇宙 (the Chinese name of "Memverse") and硬币 ("Coin")