Editing Black Chest Demon

[[Image:PM2_BlackChestDemon.jpg|thumb|A '''Black Chest Demon'''.]]
{{quote|You dopes fell right into my absolutely brilliant trap! And now you will SUFFER!|Black Chest Demon|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}

The '''Black Chest Demons''' were four entities [[Mario]] encountered during the events of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. The demons were originally legendary heroes of [[Rogueport]] who were cursed by the [[Shadow Queen]] and locked in four [[Black Chest]]s.  They set 'curses' on those who opened their chest; however, the curses were actually beneficial to Mario, giving him new paper abilities (This concept was reused from several ''[[wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]'' games).

==History==
[[Grifty]] tells the story of their adventure and how they came to be trapped in chests:

A strong [[Toad (species)|Toad]]  from [[Petal Meadows]], a wise [[Goomba]] from [[Boggly Woods]], a scar covered [[Koopa]] who traveled the world and a [[Boo]] were the four heroes. They learned of the evil [[Shadow Queen]] and teamed up to defeat her.

In the great battle they managed to seal away the demon, but just before the fight was completed she cursed the four heroes. If they ever let go of the Crystal Stars, a [[Black Chest]] would appear and lock them away for all eternity.

The heroes knew the seal on the Shadow Queen wouldn't last forever, and they wanted the stars available to one who might need them. They made a [[Magical Map]] to the stars, and to stop evil from using it, they put it in a box that could only be opened by the pure of heart. (The merchant in the opening scene had the box and gave it to [[Princess Peach]].)

The Toad was exhausted from his journey and collapsed in Petal Meadows. A healer saved him, but knowing his fate, the Toad gave the star to the healer and said to hide it where nobody would find it. His box is in [[Hooktail Castle]]

The Goomba knew the [[Puni]]es were being terrorized by the nearby monsters, so she hollowed out the [[Great Tree]]. She gave the [[Emerald Star]] to the Punies where they have been keeping it safe for the past thousand years. Her chest is in [[Rogueport Sewers]]

The Koopa went to hide the [[Sapphire Star]] in [[Keelhaul Key]], but [[Cortez]] came and easily took it for himself. The Koopa was so tired he didn't stand a chance and now his chest resides in the [[Pirate's Grotto]].

The Boo hid the [[Ruby Star]] in [[Creepy Steeple]], and her box is in a shop's storage room in [[Twilight Town]].

==Paper Abilities==
===Airplane Mode===
*Chapter Obtained: Prologue
*Power obtained in: [[Rogueport Sewers]]
*To use power: Stand on a plane panel and press Y. Press B to return to normal.

===Paper Mode===
*Chapter Obtained: 1
*Power obtained in: [[Hooktail Castle]]
*To use power: Press and hold R.

===Tube Mode===
*Chapter Obtained: 4
*Power obtained in: [[Twilight Town]]
*To use power: Press R and rotate control stick. Press B to return to normal.

===Boat Mode===
*Chapter Obtained: 5
*Power obtained in: [[Pirate's Grotto]]
*To use power: Stand on a boat panel and press Y and press Y again when you reach another boat panel.

==Trivia==
*Though the Black Chest Demons did not appear in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', [[Count Bleck]]'s face and the faces of the three [[Dorguy]]s look almost identical to that of the Black Chest Demons.
*The term "four heroes" was used in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', though it is unknown if this is a reference to ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''.
*Even though the Black Chest Demon in Rogueport Sewers was a girl, [[Goombella]] asked "What was HIS beef?", most likely thinking the demon was male.
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