Editing Castle Bleck

{{location infobox
|title=Castle Bleck
|image=[[File:Castle Bleck.png|300px]]<br>Screenshot from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.
|greater_location=[[The Void]]
|inhabitants=[[Count Bleck]], [[Nastasia]], [[O'Chunks]], [[Mimi]], [[Dimentio]], [[Mr. L]] (briefly)
|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[2007]])
}}
'''Castle Bleck''' is the setting of [[Super Paper Mario#Chapter 8: Castle Bleck|Chapter 8]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. It is a monochrome castle located in [[The Void]], with the interior having a similar aesthetic to the original look of [[World 8-1 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 8-1]] in the [[Dark Land]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. The castle is separated into four main areas, one for each Chapter section respectively: the Entry, the Foyer, the Interior, and the Inner Sanctum. Castle Bleck is one of only two worlds (the other being [[The Bitlands]]) to have at least one boss battle in each level ([[O'Chunks]] in 8-1, [[Mimi]] in 8-2, [[Dimentio]] in 8-3, and [[Count Bleck]] and [[Super Dimentio]] in 8-4). Castle Bleck's theme is a cover version of the [[Pure Heart]]s', Count Bleck's, and the [[Chaos Heart]]'s theme, mixed with some 8-bit sound effects. According to [[The InterNed]], the music that plays while [[Princess Peach|Peach]] or [[Luigi]] are trying to escape Castle Bleck in the interludes after Chapters 1 and 2 is titled "In the Darkness".

==History==
[[File:SPM Hammer Bro Captain.png|thumb|left|[[Princess Peach]] with [[Private Koopa]] and a [[Hammer Bro captain]]]]
After the end of chapter 1, Castle Bleck first appears where Peach tries to escape from it. She, along with a [[Hammer Bro]] and Private Koopa (who are eventually hypnotized by [[Nastasia]]), search for an exit. Castle Bleck later re-appears at the end of chapter 2, where Luigi tries to search for an exit, with the help of [[Gary (Super Paper Mario)|two]] [[Goomba (Super Paper Mario character)|Goombas]]. The three eventually reach a dead end and are all hypnotized by Nastasia.

Castle Bleck is first visited by the player after all the [[Pure Heart]]s are collected, being accessed via the Black Door in [[Flopside]]. Each section of Castle Bleck involves a different set of puzzles, and the first three sections end with the player fighting one of the main antagonists and losing a party member:

*[[Castle Bleck Entry|Chapter 8-1]] involves using the four characters' special abilities to collect keys and activate triggers. [[O'Chunks]] is fought at the end, and Bowser is lost afterward.
*[[Castle Bleck Foyer|Chapter 8-2]] involves avoiding many traps similar to the ones seen during the events of [[Merlee's Mansion]]. [[Mimi]] is fought at the end, and Peach is lost afterward.
*[[Castle Bleck Interior|Chapter 8-3]] involves the player trying to get out of loops and chasing [[Dimentio]] through one section of a level from each of the previous chapters. Dimentio is fought at the end, and Luigi is lost afterward.
*[[Castle Bleck Inner Sanctum|Chapter 8-4]] involves large mazes of doors that require the player to [[flip]] to solve them. [[Count Bleck]] is fought here, and the characters that were lost from the previous boss-fights return. Once Count Bleck is defeated, [[Super Dimentio]] is fought.

==Chapters and locations==
{| style="text-align: center; width: 100%" class=wikitable
|-
!width="5%"|Level
!width="1%"|Preview
!width="20%"|Description
|-
|'''[[Castle Bleck Entry]]'''<br>(''Chapter 8-1: The Impending Darkness'')
|style="background: #202020" |[[File:BowserCastleBleck.png|150px]]
|The entrance to the castle. This area starts the world's trend of finding keys to move forward. [[O'Chunks]] is the boss and [[Bowser]] is left behind.
|-
|'''[[Castle Bleck Foyer]]'''<br>(''Chapter 8-2: The Crash'')
|style="background: #202020"|[[File:PeachTriesToSaveMimi.png|150px]]
|An area that [[Mimi]] has filled with traps. She tricks the player throughout the level and is battled as the boss. [[Princess Peach]] is left behind.
|-
|'''[[Castle Bleck Interior]]'''<br>(''Chapter 8-3: Countdown to Destruction'')
|style="background: #202020" |[[File:Luigi in Castle Bleck.png|150px]]
|Besides keys, this area also uses doors that warp the player back to the start of the room until a certain task is completed. [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] need to chase [[Dimentio]] through one section of a level from each of the previous chapters, who is then battled as the boss. Luigi is left behind.
|-
|'''[[Castle Bleck Inner Sanctum]]'''<br>(''Chapter 8-4: Tippi and Count Bleck'')
|style="background: #202020" |[[File:SPM Castle Bleck Inner Sanctum.png|150px]]
|The final level. Most of the level is a maze that requires [[flip]]ping to navigate. [[Count Bleck]] is battled at the end, with Bowser, Peach and Luigi rejoining the party. Dimentio then betrays Bleck and is fought as the final boss, [[Super Dimentio]]. Tippi and Count Bleck then sacrifice themselves to destroy the Chaos Heart.
|}

==Enemies==
{{columns|count=3|
*[[Amazy Dayzee]] (optional)
*[[Blastboxer]]
*[[Blue Magiblot]]
*[[Boomerang Bro]]s
*[[Chain Chomp]]s
*[[Chromeba]]
*[[Clubba]] (optional)
*[[Count Bleck]] (Chapter 8 Boss)
*[[Copta]]
*[[Cursya]]
*[[Dimentio]] (boss)
*[[Dull Bones]]
*[[Fire Bar]]s
*[[Fire Bro]]s
*[[Francis]] (boss; optional)
*[[Fuzzy]] (optional)
*[[Gawbus]]
*[[Gloomba]]s
*[[Goomba]]s
*[[Hammer Bro]]s
*[[Koopatrol]]s
*[[Koopa Troopa]]s
*[[Heavy Cursya]]
*[[Hogarithm]]
*[[Hooligon]]
*[[Longadile]]
*[[Magikoopa]]
*[[Mega Muth]]
*[[Meowbomb]] (optional)
*[[Mimi]] (boss)
*[[O'Chunks]] (boss)
*[[Para-Beetle|Parabuzzy]]
*[[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]
*[[Pink Fuzzy]]
*[[Poison Pokey]]
*[[Red Magiblot]]
*[[Reversya Cursya]]
*[[Shlorp]]
*[[Skellobait]]
*[[Skellobit]]
*[[Skellobomber]]
*[[Sobarribad]]
*[[Soopa Striker]]
*[[Spania]]
*[[Spiky Parabuzzy]]
*[[Spiky Skellobait]]
*[[Spiky Skellobit]]
*[[Super Dimentio]] (Final Boss)
*[[Tech Cursya]]
*[[Yellow Magiblot]]
*[[Zoing-Oing]]
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Bowser vs O'Chunks.PNG|[[Bowser]] about to fight [[O'Chunks]]
Mario in Castle Bleck.png|[[Mario]] in Castle Bleck
Dimentio and Luigi.PNG|[[Luigi]] about to be knocked out by [[Dimentio]]
SPM Bleck Battle.png|[[Mario]] battling [[Count Bleck]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=暗黒城
|JpnR=Ankoku Jō
|JpnM=Dark Castle
|Fre=Château Niark
|FreM=Castle Bleck: ''Niark'' is Bleck's French name and ''château'' means "castle".
|SpaE=Castillo Cenizo
|SpaEM=Castle Bleck: ''castillo'' means "castle" and ''Cenizo'' is the Spanish name of Bleck (Conde Cenizo).
|Ita=Castel Cenere
|ItaM=Castle Bleck: ''castel(lo)'' means "castle" and ''Cenere'' is the Italian name of Bleck (Conte Cenere).
|Ger=Burg Knickwitz
|GerM=Castle Bleck: ''Knickwitz'' is Bleck's German name and ''Burg'' means "castle".
|Kor=암흑성
|KorR=Amheuk Seong
|KorM=Dark Castle
}}

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