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[[Image:Castle Bleck.PNG|thumb|right|The silhouette of '''Castle Bleck''', as seen from a distance.]]
'''Castle Bleck''' is the setting of Chapter 8 in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. Located in a realm of darkness, it is the home of [[Count Bleck]]. The castle is separated into four main areas, one for each Chapter section respectively: the Entry, Foyer, Interior, and Inner Sanctum.

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After [[Mario]] collects the [[Pure Heart]] of [[Lineland]], [[Peach]] finds herself lost within the castle. With the help of [[Private Koopa]], she attempts to find a way to escape. However, when she finds a dead end, [[Nastasia]] catches up to her, and is about to place her under hypnosis when [[Dimentio]] intervenes, unseen, and teleports Peach out of the castle.

Later, after the Pure Heart of [[Gloam Valley]] is found, [[Luigi]] also finds himself within Castle Bleck. With the help of a pair of [[Goomba]]s, he attempts an escape just like Peach. Once again, a dead end is found (in actuality, this was the castle exit, but the door was in 3-D and could not be seen or used), and Luigi is taken captive and turned into [[Luigi#The Enigmatic Mr. L|Mr. L]] by [[Nastasia]]'s hypnotic powers.

When Mario and his party finally collect all eight Pure Hearts, they are finally able to access Castle Bleck. In Chapter 8-1, [[Bowser]] and [[O'Chunks]] face off against each other.  When Bowser wins, the ceiling begins to fall; however, O'Chunks holds it up because of his honor code.  Bowser stays behind, even as the two keep telling one another to leave. The ceiling apparently crushes them both.

In 8-2, [[Mimi]] impersonates [[Merlon]], and tells Mario to hit a nearby [[! Block]].  Even though the trap is obvious, the player must fall into it to continue. When they get out of the pit that they've fallen into, Mimi impersonates [[Merlee]] for the third time in the game. She then asks the player a series of questions about their feared enemies (reminiscent of the questions Bowser asked Peach in the original [[Paper Mario]]).  After going through the hallways filled with the enemies or items chosen as the responses, Mimi taunts Peach, who demands a one-on-one fight with her. After Peach wins, the floor begins to collapse. Peach manages to hold onto the floor, and even prevents Mimi from falling to her doom. She loses her grip, however, and they fall down.

In 8-3, the player encounters several rooms with mirrors as well as countless Dimentio clones.  When they finally reach the end, Mario and Luigi end up chasing after Dimentio through the previous seven worlds. Once they catch up with him, Dimentio reveals his agenda against the Count and suggests that they team up so that all of them could control the [[Chaos Heart]]. Mario and Luigi, however, refuse.  Dimentio then plans to attack both of them, but, when he insults Luigi's mustache, Luigi decides to defeat him on his own. When Dimentio is defeated, however, he presumably ends the game of both himself and Luigi.

Mario, now on his own, goes through the maze of the final area of Castle Bleck. He eventually reaches Count Bleck's chambers. After [[Tippi]] and Bleck argue, Bleck sends Nastasia away and begins to fight Mario. At first, Mario's attacks have no effect; however, it is then revealed that Bowser, Peach, and Luigi all survived, as they enter the chamber. The [[Pure Heart]]s disable Count Bleck's barrier, and, together, the four heroes defeat him.

Nastasia reappears, and Count Bleck tells the heroes to finish him off so that the [[Void]] will disappear. However, Tippi is reluctant to do so. They had only just been reunited, and she didn't want them to be ripped apart so soon. At that moment, a supposedly fatal blast of energy is sent toward Count Bleck, but Nastasia takes the blow instead. Dimentio appears, saying that the Chaos Heart would not disappear if he continued to control it.  It is revealed that, after Luigi had defeated him, Dimentio had planted a mind-control seed in his subconscious, and it sprouts into a [[Floro Sprout]]. Dimentio then sends Tippi and Count Bleck to [[Dimension D]], and continues with his plans. The Chaos Heart, Dimentio, and Luigi merge, creating a freakish creature reminiscent of both [[Brobot]] and Dimentio, called [[Super Dimentio]].  Mario, Bowser, and Peach are currently unable to damage it.

Meanwhile in Dimension D, Tippi argues with Bleck that they have to do something to help Mario. Bleck, however, says that it's a pointless endeavor. They exchange a few more words before Mimi and O'Chunks appear, lending the count their support. The Pure Hearts, thought to have been wasted on Bleck, reappear, and Tippi takes them to Mario. Super Dimentio is able to be damaged now, and the final showdown commences.

Mario, Peach, and Bowser prevail, and Super Dimentio is defeated.  However, in addition to Luigi's normal self, he leaves behind one fragment of his power, so that the Void would still destroy all worlds even in his absence.

There was only one way to stop it: giving the Pure Hearts enough power through an act of true love. However, when that happened, everyone who would take part in it might die.  Everyone goes through the final door, and they end up at the altar where Peach and Bowser were forced into marriage at the start of the game. Bleck and Tippi go up to it, and proclaim their love for each other. In their supposed final moments, they are married, and the Chaos Heart is stopped.
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== Levels and Locations in Castle Bleck ==
*'''Chapter 8-1''' The Impending Darkness: [[Castle Bleck Entry]]
*'''Chapter 8-2''' The Crash: [[Castle Bleck Foyer]]
*'''Chapter 8-3''' Countdown to Destruction: [[Castle Bleck Interior]]
*'''Chapter 8-4''' Tippi and Count Bleck: [[Castle Bleck Inner Sanctum]]

== Enemies ==
*[[Amazee Dayzee]] (optional)
*[[Blastboxer]]
*[[Blue Magiblot]]
*[[Boomerang Bro]]
*[[Chromeba]]
*[[Clubba]] (optional)
*[[Count Bleck]] (Chapter 8 Boss)
*[[Copta]]
*[[Cursya]]
*[[Dimentio]] (Mini-Boss)
*[[Dull Bones]]
*[[Fire Bro]]
*[[Francis]] (Mini-Boss; optional)
*[[Fuzzy]] (optional)
*[[Gawbus]]
*[[Gloomba]]
*[[Goomba]]
*[[Hammer Bro]]
*[[Koopatrol]]
*[[Koopa Troopa]]
*[[Heavy Cursya]]
*[[Hogarithm]]
*[[Hooligon]]
*[[Longadile]]
*[[Magikoopa]]
*[[Mega Muth]]
*[[Mimi]] (Mini-Boss)
*[[O'Chunks]] (Mini-Boss)
*[[Parabuzzy]]
*[[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]]

== Trivia ==
*The design of this world is similar to the design of World 8-1 in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
*According to [[The InterNed]], the music that plays while Peach or Luigi are trying to escape Castle Bleck is titled "In the Darkness."
*Castle Bleck's theme was a remix of the [[Pure Heart]]s', Count Bleck's, and the [[Chaos Heart]]'s theme, mixed with some 8-bit sound effects.
*[[The Bitlands]] and Castle Bleck are the only levels in the game with at least one boss in all sections; [[O'Chunks]] (who must be fought with only Bowser) in 8-1, a rematch with the no-stronger-than-before [[Francis]] (optional) in 8-2. [[Mimi]] is the main mini-boss of 8-2. [[Dimentio]] in 8-3, and [[Count Bleck]] and [[Super Dimentio]] in 8-4. This makes a total of at least 5 bosses fought (6 if Francis is fought).

==Names in Other Languages==
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|SpaM=''Castillo'' means castle. ''Cenizo'' being the Spanish name of Bleack, Conde Cenizo.}}

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-|title=Castle Bleck
+[[Image:Castle Bleck.PNG|thumb|right|The silhouette of '''Castle Bleck''', as seen from a distance.]]
-|image=[[File:Castle Bleck.png|300px]]<br>Screenshot from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.
+'''Castle Bleck''' is the setting of Chapter 8 in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. Located in a realm of darkness, it is the home of [[Count Bleck]]. The castle is separated into four main areas, one for each Chapter section respectively: the Entry, Foyer, Interior, and Inner Sanctum.
-|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). It is also one of the only two worlds (the other being [[Outer Space]]) to end with a two part boss battle. 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==
+{{spoiler}}
-[[File:SPM Hammer Bro Captain.png|thumb|left|[[Princess Peach]] with [[Private Koopa]] and a [[Hammer Bro captain]]]]
+After [[Mario]] collects the [[Pure Heart]] of [[Lineland]], [[Peach]] finds herself lost within the castle. With the help of [[Private Koopa]], she attempts to find a way to escape. However, when she finds a dead end, [[Nastasia]] catches up to her, and is about to place her under hypnosis when [[Dimentio]] intervenes, unseen, and teleports Peach out of the castle.
-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:
+Later, after the Pure Heart of [[Gloam Valley]] is found, [[Luigi]] also finds himself within Castle Bleck. With the help of a pair of [[Goomba]]s, he attempts an escape just like Peach. Once again, a dead end is found (in actuality, this was the castle exit, but the door was in 3-D and could not be seen or used), and Luigi is taken captive and turned into [[Luigi#The Enigmatic Mr. L|Mr. L]] by [[Nastasia]]'s hypnotic powers.
-*[[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.
+When Mario and his party finally collect all eight Pure Hearts, they are finally able to access Castle Bleck. In Chapter 8-1, [[Bowser]] and [[O'Chunks]] face off against each other.  When Bowser wins, the ceiling begins to fall; however, O'Chunks holds it up because of his honor code.  Bowser stays behind, even as the two keep telling one another to leave. The ceiling apparently crushes them both.
-*[[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==
+In 8-2, [[Mimi]] impersonates [[Merlon]], and tells Mario to hit a nearby [[! Block]].  Even though the trap is obvious, the player must fall into it to continue. When they get out of the pit that they've fallen into, Mimi impersonates [[Merlee]] for the third time in the game. She then asks the player a series of questions about their feared enemies (reminiscent of the questions Bowser asked Peach in the original [[Paper Mario]]).  After going through the hallways filled with the enemies or items chosen as the responses, Mimi taunts Peach, who demands a one-on-one fight with her. After Peach wins, the floor begins to collapse. Peach manages to hold onto the floor, and even prevents Mimi from falling to her doom. She loses her grip, however, and they fall down.
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-|name1='''[[Castle Bleck Entry]]'''<br>(''Chapter 8-1: The Impending Darkness'')
-|image1=[[File:BowserCastleBleck.png|150px]]
-|description1=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.
-|name2='''[[Castle Bleck Foyer]]'''<br>(''Chapter 8-2: The Crash'')
-|image2=[[File:PeachTriesToSaveMimi.png|150px]]
-|description2=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.
-|name3='''[[Castle Bleck Interior]]'''<br>(''Chapter 8-3: Countdown to Destruction'')
-|image3=[[File:Luigi in Castle Bleck.png|150px]]
-|description3=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.
-|name4='''[[Castle Bleck Inner Sanctum]]'''<br>(''Chapter 8-4: Tippi and Count Bleck'')
-|image4=[[File:SPM Castle Bleck Inner Sanctum.png|150px]]
-|description4=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==
+In 8-3, the player encounters several rooms with mirrors as well as countless Dimentio clones.  When they finally reach the end, Mario and Luigi end up chasing after Dimentio through the previous seven worlds. Once they catch up with him, Dimentio reveals his agenda against the Count and suggests that they team up so that all of them could control the [[Chaos Heart]]. Mario and Luigi, however, refuse.  Dimentio then plans to attack both of them, but, when he insults Luigi's mustache, Luigi decides to defeat him on his own. When Dimentio is defeated, however, he presumably ends the game of both himself and Luigi.
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-*[[Amazy Dayzee]] (optional)
+Mario, now on his own, goes through the maze of the final area of Castle Bleck. He eventually reaches Count Bleck's chambers. After [[Tippi]] and Bleck argue, Bleck sends Nastasia away and begins to fight Mario. At first, Mario's attacks have no effect; however, it is then revealed that Bowser, Peach, and Luigi all survived, as they enter the chamber. The [[Pure Heart]]s disable Count Bleck's barrier, and, together, the four heroes defeat him.
+Nastasia reappears, and Count Bleck tells the heroes to finish him off so that the [[Void]] will disappear. However, Tippi is reluctant to do so. They had only just been reunited, and she didn't want them to be ripped apart so soon. At that moment, a supposedly fatal blast of energy is sent toward Count Bleck, but Nastasia takes the blow instead. Dimentio appears, saying that the Chaos Heart would not disappear if he continued to control it.  It is revealed that, after Luigi had defeated him, Dimentio had planted a mind-control seed in his subconscious, and it sprouts into a [[Floro Sprout]]. Dimentio then sends Tippi and Count Bleck to [[Dimension D]], and continues with his plans. The Chaos Heart, Dimentio, and Luigi merge, creating a freakish creature reminiscent of both [[Brobot]] and Dimentio, called [[Super Dimentio]].  Mario, Bowser, and Peach are currently unable to damage it.
+Meanwhile in Dimension D, Tippi argues with Bleck that they have to do something to help Mario. Bleck, however, says that it's a pointless endeavor. They exchange a few more words before Mimi and O'Chunks appear, lending the count their support. The Pure Hearts, thought to have been wasted on Bleck, reappear, and Tippi takes them to Mario. Super Dimentio is able to be damaged now, and the final showdown commences.
+Mario, Peach, and Bowser prevail, and Super Dimentio is defeated.  However, in addition to Luigi's normal self, he leaves behind one fragment of his power, so that the Void would still destroy all worlds even in his absence.
+There was only one way to stop it: giving the Pure Hearts enough power through an act of true love. However, when that happened, everyone who would take part in it might die.  Everyone goes through the final door, and they end up at the altar where Peach and Bowser were forced into marriage at the start of the game. Bleck and Tippi go up to it, and proclaim their love for each other. In their supposed final moments, they are married, and the Chaos Heart is stopped.
+{{endspoiler}}
+== Levels and Locations in Castle Bleck ==
+*'''Chapter 8-1''' The Impending Darkness: [[Castle Bleck Entry]]
+*'''Chapter 8-2''' The Crash: [[Castle Bleck Foyer]]
+*'''Chapter 8-3''' Countdown to Destruction: [[Castle Bleck Interior]]
+*'''Chapter 8-4''' Tippi and Count Bleck: [[Castle Bleck Inner Sanctum]]
+== Enemies ==
+*[[Amazee Dayzee]] (optional)
 *[[Blastboxer]]
 *[[Blue Magiblot]]
-*[[Boomerang Bro]]s
+*[[Boomerang Bro]]
-*[[Chain Chomp]]s
 *[[Chromeba]]
 *[[Clubba]] (optional)
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 *[[Copta]]
 *[[Cursya]]
-*[[Dimentio]] (boss)
+*[[Dimentio]] (Mini-Boss)
 *[[Dull Bones]]
-*[[Fire Bar]]s
+*[[Fire Bro]]
-*[[Fire Bro]]s
+*[[Francis]] (Mini-Boss; optional)
-*[[Francis]] (boss; optional)
 *[[Fuzzy]] (optional)
 *[[Gawbus]]
-*[[Gloomba]]s
+*[[Gloomba]]
-*[[Goomba]]s
+*[[Goomba]]
-*[[Hammer Bro]]s
+*[[Hammer Bro]]
-*[[Koopatrol]]s
+*[[Koopatrol]]
-*[[Koopa Troopa]]s
+*[[Koopa Troopa]]
 *[[Heavy Cursya]]
 *[[Hogarithm]]
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 *[[Magikoopa]]
 *[[Mega Muth]]
-*[[Meowbomb]] (optional)
+*[[Mimi]] (Mini-Boss)
-*[[Mimi]] (boss)
+*[[O'Chunks]] (Mini-Boss)
-*[[O'Chunks]] (boss)
+*[[Parabuzzy]]
-*[[Para-Beetle|Parabuzzy]]
-*[[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]
 *[[Pink Fuzzy]]
 *[[Poison Pokey]]
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 *[[Yellow Magiblot]]
 *[[Zoing-Oing]]
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-==Gallery==
+== Trivia ==
-<gallery>
+*The design of this world is similar to the design of World 8-1 in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
-Bowser vs O'Chunks.PNG|[[Bowser]] about to fight [[O'Chunks]]
+*According to [[The InterNed]], the music that plays while Peach or Luigi are trying to escape Castle Bleck is titled "In the Darkness."
-Mario in Castle Bleck.png|[[Mario]] in Castle Bleck
+*Castle Bleck's theme was a remix of the [[Pure Heart]]s', Count Bleck's, and the [[Chaos Heart]]'s theme, mixed with some 8-bit sound effects.
-Dimentio and Luigi.PNG|[[Luigi]] about to be knocked out by [[Dimentio]]
+*[[The Bitlands]] and Castle Bleck are the only levels in the game with at least one boss in all sections; [[O'Chunks]] (who must be fought with only Bowser) in 8-1, a rematch with the no-stronger-than-before [[Francis]] (optional) in 8-2. [[Mimi]] is the main mini-boss of 8-2. [[Dimentio]] in 8-3, and [[Count Bleck]] and [[Super Dimentio]] in 8-4. This makes a total of at least 5 bosses fought (6 if Francis is fought).
-SPM Bleck Battle.png|[[Mario]] battling [[Count Bleck]]
-</gallery>
-==Names in other languages==
+==Names in Other Languages==
-{{foreign names
+{{foreignname
-|Jap=暗黒城
+|Spa=Castillo Cenizo
-|JapR=Ankoku Jō
+|SpaM=''Castillo'' means castle. ''Cenizo'' being the Spanish name of Bleack, Conde Cenizo.}}
-|JapM=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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