Count Bleck: the villain of Super Paper Mario

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A villain who wants to destroy every world out of heartbreak. Main antagonist of Super Paper Mario on Wii in 2007, Count Bleck in fact conceals Blumiere, of the Tribe of Darkness. This portrait retraces the love tragedy that broke him, his quest for destruction through the Chaos Heart, his memorable minions, Dimentio's betrayal and his final redemption.

In the vast gallery of Mario's enemies, few inspire as much pity as they do fear. Count Bleck (Comte Niark in the French version), the main antagonist of Super Paper Mario , released on Wii in 2007, belongs to that category all its own. Behind his black cape, his monocle and his chilling laugh hides not the usual thirst for power, but a broken heart.

His plan is dizzying: to wipe out every world in existence. But his motive has nothing to do with conquest. Count Bleck wants to erase it all because he lost the woman he loved. That tragic romance makes him one of the most adult and most moving stories Nintendo has ever written in the Mario universe.

Contents

• Blumiere: the origins of a broken heart
• From lost love to the will to destroy everything
• A villain surrounded by memorable minions
• The true face of evil: Dimentio
• The revelation and the redemption
• A boss and a character apart in the Mario universe
• Quick recap
• FAQ

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Blumiere: the origins of a broken heart

Before becoming Count Bleck, the character went by the name of Blumiere. He was a member of the Tribe of Darkness, a mysterious people who guarded the Dark Prognosticus (Opus Ténébrus in French), a book of prophecies foretelling the end of all worlds.

One day, gravely wounded, Blumiere is taken in and nursed back to health by a young girl named Timpani. The two fall in love. But their union is forbidden: Blumiere's father flatly refuses to let his son bind himself to anyone outside the tribe. To break the relationship, he banishes Timpani and condemns her to wander endlessly between dimensions.

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From lost love to the will to destroy everything

Convinced that Timpani is gone forever, Blumiere sinks into utter despair. Certain that existence has no meaning without her, he seizes the Dark Prognosticus and devotes himself to its terrible prophecy.

He then abandons his name, dons a dark cape and becomes Count Bleck. His plan: to bring forth the Chaos Heart, a power able to open the Void, a vortex meant to swallow every dimension. To that end, he stages a forced, unnatural wedding between Princess Peach and Bowser, a ceremony that triggers the appearance of the Chaos Heart.

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A villain surrounded by memorable minions

Count Bleck does not fight alone. He rules over a colorful band of loyal followers, each one becoming a striking boss along the way: Nastasia, his devoted assistant; the colossus O'Chunks (Mc Astagne in the French version); the shapeshifter Mimi; the unsettling magician Dimentio (Dimensio in French); and above all Mr. L, who is none other than Luigi under mind control.

A notable trait for such a great villain: despite his nihilistic speeches, Count Bleck is sincerely attached to his servants. That crack in his destroyer's mask already hints at the redemption to come.

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The true face of evil: Dimentio

Super Paper Mario has a masterful twist in store. While Count Bleck is presented as the sworn enemy throughout the game, the real puppet master in the shadows is Dimentio. This masked magician has been pulling the strings from the very start, aiming to seize the Chaos Heart.

Dimentio ends up betraying the count, taking hold of the Chaos Heart and of Luigi's mind. That coup de théâtre tips the whole story over: the former antagonist and the heroes must join forces against a far greater threat.

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The revelation and the redemption

The heart of the plot rests on a devastating secret. Timpani never died: found at death's door, she was turned into a Pixl named Tippi to save her life. And Tippi accompanies the heroes through their entire quest, with no memory of her past.

When her memory returns, she realizes with horror that Count Bleck is none other than her beloved Blumiere. The count, finding again the love he believed lost, gives up his plan of destruction. In the chapel where the Chaos Heart was born, Blumiere and Timpani exchange their vows and marry. Their sincere love multiplies the power of the Pure Hearts, which merge into a Purity Heart that annihilates the Chaos Heart and reverses the prophecy of destruction.

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A boss and a character apart in the Mario universe

As an opponent, Count Bleck is no ordinary boss. Shielded by the Chaos Heart, he stays invulnerable as long as the Pure Hearts have not neutralized that immunity. He then attacks with spheres of dark magic and by bending space itself.

On the writing side, he stands out for his habit of speaking about himself in the third person, capping his sentences with an ironic "or so says Count Bleck". Developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo, this character will remain one of the most melancholy and endearing figures of the whole Paper Mario saga.

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Count Bleck at a glance

First appearance	Super Paper Mario (Wii, 2007)
Type	Main antagonist (redeemed)
True identity	Blumiere, of the Tribe of Darkness
Goal	Destroy every world with the Chaos Heart
Minions	Nastasia, O'Chunks, Mimi, Dimentio, Mr. L
Developer	Intelligent Systems (published by Nintendo)
Signature quirk	Speaks about himself in the third person

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FAQ

• Who is Count Bleck really?
  His real name is Blumiere, a member of the Tribe of Darkness. He became Count Bleck after losing his love, Timpani, taken from him by his own father.
• Why does Count Bleck want to destroy all worlds?
  Convinced that Timpani was gone forever, he saw existence as meaningless. He then used the Dark Prognosticus to wipe out every dimension, out of romantic despair.
• Who is Tippi in Super Paper Mario?
  Tippi is the Pixl who accompanies the heroes. She is in fact Timpani, turned into a Pixl to save her life after she was banished between dimensions.
• Is Count Bleck the game's final villain?
  No. The true final antagonist is Dimentio, one of his minions, who betrays him to seize the Chaos Heart for himself.
• How does Count Bleck's story end?
  He redeems himself by finding Timpani again. They marry, and their love creates the Purity Heart, which destroys the Chaos Heart and saves all worlds.

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