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|image=[[File:PMTTYDNS Tattle Log - Shadow Queen 2.png|250px]]<br>The Shadow Queen's true form as seen in the Tattle Log in the [[Nintendo Switch]] remake of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)| The Thousand-Year Door]]''
|image=[[Image:Shadow_queen.PNG|The '''Shadow Queen''' as Shadow Peach.]]
|species= Demon
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|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|species=[[Shadow (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door species)|Shadow]]
|affiliation=[[Shadow Sirens]], [[Palace of Shadow]]
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{{quote|Then, you wretched fools... you will learn the error of your ways!|Shadow Queen|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
{{quote|I see... So you defy me... How...amusing... Then, you wretched fools... you will learn the error of your ways!|Shadow Queen|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}


The '''Shadow Queen''' is the final boss of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. An ancient 1,000-year demon from the dark beyond, the Shadow Queen came to the [[Mushroom World]] with designs on enslaving it and becoming its tyrannical ruler. To this end, she destroyed an ancient civilization and began a conquest on the entire world with the aid of numerous monsters and the [[Crystal Stars]], incredible treasures of amazing power said to be capable of holding the essence of the heavens themselves. In the end, her plans are ruined, and she is sealed away by four heroes within [[The Thousand-Year Door]], though her demonic spirit would continue to live on and influence others into planning her resurrection. The basis of the game revolves around numerous villains working together to revive her. Each of them has his or her own agenda for doing so, though, but the Shadow Queen represents the source of all conflict for the entire game.
The '''Shadow Queen''' is the overarching antagonist and final boss of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. One thousand years before the game's events, she arrived, hoping to conquer the land; she was defeated and sealed away in the [[Palace of Shadow]], where she remained for the last millennium, with the game's main plot centering around the plot by the [[X-Nauts (organization)|X-Nauts]] to revive her.
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==History==
==History==
===Background===
===Background===
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According to legends, one thousand years ago, the Shadow Queen simply appeared one day and waged war against the city where Rogueport now stands. She destroyed the city and sank it beneath the earth. She took a quarter of the city, the palace, as her den, the Palace of Shadow, and then made plans to conquer the rest of the world with her minions, including the [[Three Shadows]] and her pet dragons [[Hooktail]], [[Gloomtail]], and [[Bonetail]].
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The Shadow Queen then created the [[Crystal Stars]], which hold the essence of the heavens and planned to use them to remold the world in her desired image. The Queen hid the stars in fortresses and castles across the lands and created the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]] and the monsters within it to imprison all who would oppose her.
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While the Queen is near the peak of her power, [[List of implied characters#Four heroes|four heroes]]—a [[Toad (species)|Toad]], a [[Goomba]], a [[Koopa Troopa]] and a [[Boo]]—emerge to stop her by stealing the Crystal Stars and using their power against her. They gathered the stars, invaded her Palace, and attacked the Queen, destroying her body, only for her spirit to survive and subsequently become sealed in the foundations of the palace; upon death, however, the queen curses the warriors, forcing them to take precautionary measures.
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===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
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After a thousand years, [[Beldam]] enacts a plan to revive her through manipulation of the [[X-Naut]]s, who kidnap [[Princess Peach]], setting off the events of the game. [[Mario]] and his friends collect all seven Crystal Stars, defeat most of the X-Nauts, and pursue [[Sir Grodus|Grodus]] to the Palace of Shadow in order to stop the plot once and for all. Unfortunately, Grodus is able to summon the Shadow Queen and presents Peach as a vessel for her to possess. Now reborn, the Shadow Queen prepares to enact her vengeance, and soon nearly destroys Grodus for thinking he could control her.
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|location=[[Palace of Shadow]]
[[File:PMTTYD Shadow Queen Defeated.png|thumb|200px|The Shadow Queen before being sealed.]]
|log=The demon who possessed Peach. She tried to cast the world into darkness, but Mario whipped her butt good. And Peach is back to normal, thank goodness!
|tattle=Battle 1: Omigosh, what happened? I can't believe Peach just got possessed! That's AWFUL! Now she's...the Shadow Queen. The demon that destroyed this town 1,000 years ago. She'll unleash big lightning attacks. She'll also use magic to raise Attack and Defense, or to absorb HP... She might even try to drag us into darkness... I don't feel good about attacking Peach, but we have to do SOMETHING! Don't think of it as Peach! We just have to fight to the end! C'MON!!!<br>Battle 2: That's the Shadow Queen!  Wow, she's scary... but we gotta hold our ground! She'll use lightning magic and boost her own Attack and Defense power. And, if she uses her breath on us, we could be poisoned, confused, or lose power-ups! But... the worst is when she saves energy for a big attack!  That... is... GNARLY! We'd do best to just avoid it by hiding in the shadows with Vivian, I think. Boy, and not only is her body scary, but her hands are pretty mean, as well. She has several attack patterns, so watch closely to see what's coming! Now, Mario! Let's do it!  This is it, our final battle!  Let's give it all we've got!
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Legend has it that the Shadow Queen simply appeared one day and waged war against the city where Rogueport now stands as she began her reign of terror to seize complete control over the entire planet and remake it into her image with the populace as her obedient slaves. The demon completely destroyed the city, slaughtering all who stood in her path with the war itself becoming so violent and chaotic that it would go to be described in legend as a great cataclysm where the earth shook and the skies roared as the world came to a violent end. After an onslaught of attacks, the city eventually sank beneath the depths of the earth, allowing the demonic queen to reshape it into something more to her liking. One quarter of the old city was completely reconstructed to become the [[Palace of Shadows]], which would serve as the queen's main base of operations to direct her plans and affairs from, where the entrance would be what would eventually be known as the Thousand Year-Door itself.


With the city in her complete control and a base of operations, the demonic Queen next set her sights on the rest of the world, hoping to plunge it into an endless time of pain and suffering under her control. To this end, she created millions upon millions of demonic beasts and spirits to make up an incredible army that bended to her every will and whim; among them were the three [[Shadow Sirens]] who would be the most trusted followers of the queen. With her new army, the Shadow Queen set them on the surrounding areas of the world, wiping out all resistance as the demons and monsters took the lands by force Towns, villages, and countless other settlements were completely destroyed. The demonic Queen was far from finished though and created three fierce and immortal dragons, [[Hooktail]], [[Gloomtail]], and [[Bonetail]], who became the loyal pets of the queen and quickly spread fear and suffering throughout the world.  
The Shadow Queen then notices Mario and his friends and offers them the position of being her servant. If Mario agrees, the Shadow Queen will engulf the world with her foul magic, resulting in a [[Game Over]] for Mario, for Peach, and for the world. When Mario refuses, the Shadow Queen attacks him and his friends, intending to put them in their place, but finds that Princess Peach's body is impeding her power. The Shadow Queen assumes her real form, and for a time becomes impervious to Mario and his friends' attacks. After several further unsuccessful attempts to attack the Shadow Queen, the battle abruptly stops just as Mario and his friends are about to give up hope.


The queen and her army quickly became feared above all else and the mere mention of them sent people into a fearful state. As more areas fell to the Shadow Queen, she next created the [[Crystal Stars]] to hold the essences of the heavens and planned to use them to transform the world into a demonic state to complete her conquest of the entire planet and remake it into her image. These stars were placed in separate areas around the world to exert the queen's influence, with the very nature of countless lands morphing into the demonic image of the queen. Castles and fortresses were constructed to keep them secured, one of which would be known as [[Hooktail's Castle]] which would also soon become a dungeon to torture those who opposed the queen. Realizing that her opposition were still recruiting others, the queen created another dungeon called the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]], which eerily resembled a torture chamber where people were tortured and devoured by demonic beasts and Bonetail. At this point in time, much of the world was in ruins and controlled by the queen, the Queen's forces expanded into unlimited numbers and were roaming around the scarred planet.
However, the Crystal Stars manage to travel to their home locations, allowing the people of each area to communicate with Mario. The goodwill and wishes of people the world over are enough to suppress the Shadow Queen's possession of Princess Peach; she regains control of her body long enough to give Mario all her remaining power. Restored, Mario and his partners resume their battle against the Shadow Queen; they are able to defeat and seal her forever, and Peach regains control of her own body once again.


Just when all hope seemed lost, four brave warriors stepped forward to end the reign of the demon once and for all. The four heroes were a Toad with an odd voice from [[Petalburg]], a wise Goomba from [[Boggly Woods]], a scared and feared Koopa, and a Boo who was once part of the demonic army but left at the urging of the Koopa. The Toad from Petalburg was often ridiculed for his voice, but came to be seen as a hero when he defended his town from the Queen's evil forces. The wise Goomba was a resident of the Boggly Woods and used her vast set of knowledge to aid the Punis in defending themselves against the monsters. The scarred Koopa was a drifter who went around the world battling evil and became feared among the dark army, but eventually a trap was set for him and he soon fell into it. The Boo warrior of the army then left her demonic allegiance and helped the Koopa, eventually using her powers to predict that they would need the aid of the Toad with the odd voice and the wise Goomba in order to have a fighting chance against the Shadow Queen. All four came together and made a plan to destroy the queen by using the very power she controlled against her, the Crystal Stars. Through numerous trials, the four obtained the stars and ventured into the Palace of Shadow, where they faced the demon and legions of her best guards and monsters in an epic battle. After an intense fight, the heroes destroyed the queen's army and her physical being with the Crystal Stars, but the queen's demonic spirit lived on and still attempted to kill the warriors. The heroes made one last, desperate effort and used the power of the Crystal Stars to seal the queen in the lowest foundations of her own palace.  
In the remake, her manner of defeat is different compared to the original game, as she slowly disintegrates instead of explodes.


Before the seal was complete though, the queen sent a portion of her magic into the heroes to ensure that they would meet with a horrible end as one last, twisted act of revenge by the Shadow Queen. The effects would not be felt while they held the stars, but afterward, the heroes would become trapped within black chests. After casting the curse, the queen vowed to return one day and would conquer the world when that same day dawns. The heroes then realized that the demon's threats may not just be a bluff and decided to make plans of their own to ensure that there will be ways to prepare others for the return of the demon should she break free of the seal. They first sealed the Palace entrance itself with the stars and the seal would remain for 1,000 years, the entrance to the palace would then go on to be known as The Thousand-Year Door. Realizing that others may need the stars in case the queen returns, they made a map of the stars in case other heroes would need them and to ensure that the map only fell into pure hands, they placed it in a chest that could only be opened by one pure of heart.  
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Shadow queen-kun.jpg|thumb|100px|The Shadow Queen in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''.]]


The heroes all went their separate ways, spreading the Crystal Stars in secluded areas, but the last four stars, one in each of the heroes possession, would carry on the curse of the Shadow Queen once hidden. The Goomba went back to the Boggly Woods where monsters were still attacking the Punis. To help them, the Goomba hollowed out a tree to serve as protection for the Punis, which would go on to be known as the Great Tree, and the Punis promised to guard the Crystal Star in return. The Goomba soon became trapped in the chest, located within the Rogueport sewers. The Boo warrior went toward Twilight Town and hid the star in the [[Creepy Steeple]] and was then trapped in a black chest herself within an abandoned building, soon to be a shop in the dark town. The Koopa warrior went to a tropical island to hide his star, but it was stolen by the pirate [[Cortez]]; the Koopa was in such a weak state from his journey that he did not put up a fight. He soon became trapped in the chest within a wrecked ship and Cortez soon lost the Crystal Star among his various stolen treasures. The last hero was the Toad who became exhausted from his journey and his only option was to leave the star in the care of a stranger. The Toad met his inevitable fate of being trapped in the chest while the stranger would eventually be devoured by Hooktail along with the Crystal Star. The chest containing the Toad would be found by the dark army and locked away within Hooktail's castle to ensure that one of the heroes who destroyed their dark master would not be released.  
The Shadow Queen also appears in the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' manga adaptation of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''{{'}}s plot. As with most characters in the manga, she displays more of a comic side.


While the war finally seemed to be over, there were other plans in effect to ensure that the demon would return to the world. The Shadow Sirens began to spread rumors of a great treasure hidden in the earth beneath the location of the old city. People then constructed a [[Rogueport|town over the city]], which soon became filled with thugs and robbers, hoping to claim the treasure for themselves. None of them knew that the treasure was actually a demon and that the rumor of the treasure was nothing more than a ruse in part of an insidious plot.
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
The Shadow Queen, in her possessed Princess Peach form, appears as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. Her connection to the Three Shadows is given an indirect reference in her unlock requirements, which requires Vivian's spirit to be summoned alongside a Gengar spirit core.
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===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
==General information==
[[Image:queeniecloseup.jpg|200px|left|thumb|A close-up of the demon.]]
===Powers and abilities===
One thousand years pass and the warriors, the Shadow Queen, and their great battle fade into nothing more than a legend. Since one millennium has almost passed since the Queen's defeat, the seal on the palace door begins to fade and the Shadow Queen's servants, the Shadow Sirens, know the time to release their queen is coming. In preparation to release their queen and ensure that she obtains the Crystal Stars when she awakens, the Shadow Sirens join the [[Secret Society of the X-Nauts|cult of the X-Nauts]], a criminal organization of unknown origin that exists to conquer the world. With this information [[Beldam]], the head of the Shadow Sirens, manages to convince the [[X-Naut]]s master, [[Sir Grodus]], to seek out the Crystal Stars and use them to release the Shadow Queen. Grodus, who hopes to rule the world, believes that by releasing the Shadow Queen he will be able to control her and use her to fulfill his dream of destroying the world and recreating it into his image with his organization serving as the ruling elite. However, this is was nothing more than a mere tale of fabrication made up by Beldam just to convince Grodus to enlist his help, who is blissfully unaware that the Shadow Queen is an evil beyond any form of control.
[[File:PMTTYD Shadow Queen Battle.png|thumb|left|200px|The Shadow Queen about to attack Mario and Goombella.]]


With the X-Nauts playing into her hands, Beldam comes into possession of the chest that contains the Magic Map the four heroes originally sealed away and gives it to Grodus, telling him that it would be the ideal way of finding a maiden of pure heart. If the queen returns to full power, a vessel is needed that she could possesses in order to cultivate her dark energies and powers once again. The vessel however, needs to be one of pure origin and seeing how the chest can only be opened by someone of such nature, it would be the perfect way to find such an individual. Grodus approves of the plan and has Beldam disguise herself as a merchant, selling various items they looted while looking for people to open the chest in Rougeport. Eventually Beldam finds the perfect person to open it who turns out to be none other than [[Princess Peach]] of the Mushroom Kingdom. While Beldam finds the perfect maiden, she is unable to abduct Princess Peach right there and then because of too many witnesses. Peach in the meantime mails the map to Mario to aid in searching for the treasure. As a result, Grodus loses his patience and sends his army to abduct the princess while she is in a back alley and search for the map themselves.
The Shadow Queen is an immortal demon, having survived for a full thousand years while being sealed in the Palace of Shadow. She can also possess other people, and has a variety of magic at her disposal, which she uses to create powerful creatures and objects such as the three dragons and the Crystal Stars. However, her vessel may be able to suppress or co-opt her influence temporarily if they possess particularly strong willpower.; near the second half of the final battle, Princess Peach manages to regain control long enough to fully heal Mario and his party.


Beldam resides in the shadows of the organization, making sure that everything is going to plan and aiding the X-Nauts in any way she can to obtain the Crystal Stars and stop Mario and his companions. With the seal on the Thousand-Year Door weakening and Grodus's intelligence at her side, the queen's resurrection seems assured. Attempting to collect the stars the X-Nauts are foiled at every turn by the hero [[Mario]] and his friends (including [[Vivian|another traitor]] to the Queen). Eventually Mario, after defeating Grodus's second in command [[Lord Crump]] and shutting down the [[X-Naut Fortress|X-Naut base]], manages to claim the last Crystal Star. In the meantime, Beldam abducts Frankly and has him locked in a secluded area and Grodus has [[Doopliss]], a new associate of Beldam, disguise himself as the aged professor. In this guise, he is able to convince Mario to open the door and allow entry for Grodus. Mario does and goes after Grodus who, along with a kidnapped Princess Peach, had entered the [[Palace of Shadow]] shortly after Mario cracked the seal on it with the Crystal Stars. Eventually after making his way through the palace traps, Mario encounters and battles Grodus. When Grodus is defeated he chooses not to accept it and uses the Princess as a hostage, it is only with the intervention of [[Bowser]] that Peach is saved from harm. Unfortunately Bowser engages Mario and his friends in battle along with his assistant [[Kammy Koopa]], this distracts Mario and co. long enough for Grodus to escape with Peach to the Queen's chamber. After Mario defeats Bowser and Kammy he goes after Grodus and corners him in the chamber, there it is revealed why Grodus needs the Princess. It seems the Shadow Queen needs a body to be revived fully and Grodus plans to use Peach as the Queen's host body.
In battle, while in her true form she is immune to normal and [[Piercing attack|defense-piercing attacks]], and can only be made vulnerable with the power of the Crystal Stars. She is able to use her hands to drain the health of her enemies and pierce their [[defense]]s; they are also capable of smashing opponents to the ground, and are considered separate enemies that can be targeted individually. When the hands defeated, the Shadow Queen can revive them the following turn. The Shadow Queen is also able to strike her opponents with lightning that pierces her target's defenses. When low on health, the queen will often resort to attacks that induce [[Poison (status effect)|poison]], [[Confused|confusion]], or [[Allergic|allergies that prevent status changes]].


Summoning the Queen, Grodus presents her with Peach whom she then possesses, her summoning engulfing the world in darkness. Grodus, thinking the Queen is under his control because he revived her, orders her to destroy Mario. The Queen, insulted by Grodus thinking her to be a slave, blows apart his robotic body. The Shadow Sirens then appear, and Beldam explains to the Shadow Queen that they created the myth of an ancient treasure and tricked Grodus into reviving her. The Shadow Queen then sees Mario, and offers him a choice of being her servant, which he refuses (the player can choose yes, but it will result in an instant [[Game Over]]). She then attacks Mario, and while the fight is not too hard at first, the Shadow Queen eventually becomes invincible. None of Mario's or his companion's attacks are able to do any damage to the Queen and all Mario can do to survive is to wait until the Crystal Stars come out in response to the evil in the area.  
One of the Shadow Queen's stronger attacks is the use of several shadowy hands that come up from the ground and drag Mario or one of his partners down into the shadows and damage them with several attacks or stampede them for heavy defense-piercing damage. The queen will also attack the audience members with these hands to drain their energy to restore herself to full health and power. Her strongest attack is a series of dark energy waves that hit Mario and his partner for heavy damage, but this attack takes a turn to [[Charged|charge]] up, allowing Mario to avoid it with [[Vivian]]'s [[Veil]] ability. Additionally, the Shadow Queen also has the ability to temporarily raise her [[POW-Up|attack]] and [[DEF-Up|defense]] by 3.


[[File:SQ3.png|thumb|200px|The Queen before been sealed.]]
===Personality===
Once the Crystal Stars appear, they transport themselves to their respective locations, one per location (except the last Crystal Star appears in Fahr Outpost, rather than the Moon). They then allow the people in that area to communicate to Mario. Once this is discovered, the friends who Mario had made during the course of his journey encourage him with their pleasant thoughts, which are communicated through the Crystal Stars. This distracts the Shadow Queen long enough for Peach to gain momentary control and give Mario all her power (restoring his Star Abilities in the process). Receiving full power, Mario can now harm the Shadow Queen and the true battle begins. After a lengthy and intense showdown, the demon is defeated and she expresses disbelief at how she could be beaten by such beings after waiting years to be revived. She was sealed and is sent to the netherworld forever. Peach is released perfectly unharmed, while the rest of the Queen's followers flee and eventually turn good all together. With the queen finally sealed, the world enjoys a sense of peace with her army and influence gone at last. Mario, Peach, and all their friends then go back to Rogueport to celebrate.
[[File:ProperPlace.png|thumb|200px|Shadow Queen refusing to be controlled by [[Sir Grodus]].]]
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===''Super Mario-Kun''===
The Shadow Queen is a demon who cares only for herself and her aspirations, particularly conquering the world and remaking it in her image; she seems to rule her followers through fear rather than loyalty, as she often uses her powers to intimidate them. The Shadow Queen is motivated by power and pride above all else, and is not afraid to assert her authority over anyone she sees as weak or insubordinate; despite Sir Grodus playing a major role in her unsealing, she blasts his head off for daring to suggest that she obey him. She then takes on Mario and his party, believing them to be too weak to handle her.
[[Image:Shadow queen-kun.jpg|thumb|The Shadow Queen in ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''. Rough Translation: "There is shadow where there is light!!! How?"]]
The Shadow Queen also appears in the ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'' manga adaptation of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'''s plot.


==Personality==
Some of the Shadow Queen's speech and behavior vary somewhat between the Japanese and English versions of the game. In the Japanese version, she speaks in a considerably more down-to-earth manner. For example, when she sees Mario and his party members, she describes them as looking "agreeable", and claims she will "let bygones be bygones" when offering them a second chance to serve her. In the English version, she speaks more formally, and is more condescending, backhandedly describing Mario and his party members as looking weak but possibly useful.
Like many Mario villains within the series, the Shadow Queen is shown to be a cold and calculating villain who cares for nothing but power and control. She is a highly sadistic, power hungry, and ruthless demon whose actions have led to the destruction of entire lands and the deaths of millions. She is shown to be one of the more evil villains within the series as she has been known to be a complete monster, devoid of any type of kindness or goodness, nearly destroying Grodus without a second thought even after he revived her. Unlike some of the other villains, the Shadow Queen possesses no comical undertones whatsoever and only has a sadistic sense of humor. While it is unknown if she instructed Beldam to revive her, the Shadow Queen in essence is responsible for all the events in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''. Many of the monsters Mario fought were part of her army, and her most loyal followers were the ones manipulating the course of events to revive her.
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In addition to being a demon from the dark depths, the Shadow Queen is highly sadistic as all her strongholds and fortresses are overflowing with thousands of mutilated corpses. The corpses were so mutilated that only the skeletons of their former beings were left, their only purpose left was to serve the very being that murdered them. In addition to this, the demon was also in control of the Pit of 100 trials, which eerily resembled a torture chamber. This all contributed to her sadistic personality and thirst for violence. Her evil and power seemed to possess no limits as she created demonic armies, three fierce and immortal dragons, and even the Crystal Stars themselves. The Crystal Stars seem to have unlimited power and taking into account that they represent only portions of the queen's power, her powers seem nearly god like. After years of her reign of terror, her reputation became so horrible and well known, that people shuddered at the mere mention of her or any of her followers and monsters.  
===Physical description===
While possessing Peach, the princess's skin turns paler with dark makeup, and her dress becomes black with white detailing. She wears a similarly-colored cloak with a high collar; the collar causes her hair to appear significantly shorter as well. Peach's crown and jewelry turn red and take a similar shape to those of the Shadow Queen; her face also takes on a crueler expression.  


She seems to be so evil, that her very presence brings a horrible aura as well as darkness in the skies. Her palace and even the Thousand-Year Door itself all have a horrible feeling and even the thugs of Rogueport stay away from the door due to the feeling it evokes. Unsurprisingly, the queen was able to instill massive fear in not just the world itself, but her followers as well. While the demon's followers are shown to be loyal, this seems to be as a result of fear rather than respect. Even after her first defeat, her minions, the Shadow Sirens, attempted to revive her by using other villains. It is later shown that they turn good after her destruction, hinting that they were never truly evil, but were afraid of the queen's wrath should she return without their assistance. Other than the stories told within the game, not much more is known about the demon and it seems that she has done nothing else within her existence other than creating destruction, chaos, and mass murder. As of now, it has been stated that she has been defeated by Mario and sent to the [[netherworld]] for all eternity.
In her true form, the Shadow Queen appears as a shadowy purple demon, with a "starry" body that takes on an elongated form during cutscenes and a spiral-shape during the final battle. Her hair underneath her massive crown is a grayed purple (deep indigo in the remake), and her "face" only has small pale lips visible, similar to the Shadow Sirens; in ''Super Mario-kun'', she possesses a large mouth with jagged teeth as well as big, scowling blank eyes. The Shadow Queen has large hands that only appear connected during cutscenes and are shown as disembodied during the battle.


==Power and Abilities==
==Profiles and statistics==
[[File:SQ1.png|thumb|left|200px|]]
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
The Shadow Queen, being an ancient demon, is in control of numerous powers. At her full power, she is completely invincible (even attacks that pierce defense don't work on her), and can only be made vulnerable with the power of the Crystal Stars. In her spiritual form, she is able to use her hands to drain the life force of her enemies. This damages her opponents while at the same time giving her energy and also pierces their defense. In addition to this attack, her arms are also capable of smashing opponents to the ground. Her hands are considered separate enemies. However, whenever they're defeated, the Shadow Queen revives them a turn later. The Shadow Queen is also able to strike her opponents with lightning, an attack that is difficult to avoid due to how fast it is implemented and pierces Mario and his companion's defenses. When in a dire situation, the queen will often resort to poison, confusion, or allergic toxins. One makes her opponent lose health every turn, another makes her opponent so incapacitated that he or she will often attack their own allies or miss an attack all together, and the last one makes her opponent resistant to status changes, thus making Mario and his partners unable to use [[Power Lift]] or a [[Boo's Sheet]].
====Nintendo GameCube====
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====Nintendo Switch====
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===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit===
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|slots=2
|class=Ace
|effects='''{{color|red|Attack}}'''
|obtain=Summoned with a Vivian and Gengar core
}}


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==Gallery==
One of the most harmful attacks of the queen is when she summons upon dozens of demonic hands to come up from the ground and drag her victims down to be issued a large beating. A even stronger attack with her dead hands is when she uses them to stampede Mario or his partners, which if not protected against can deal 12 damage. Her dead hands can pierce defense. The demonic queen used this early in the battle with Mario to murder the audience members and drain their life force to give her full health and power. Another very harmful attack is when the queen uses one full turn to build up energy and then release demonic energies at her enemies. This attack alone can take off a large portion of Mario's health. Her strongest attack consists of sending out black waves of darkness, which hits Mario and his party member, but this attack takes a turn to charge up before she can use it, allowing Mario avoid it with [[Vivian]]'s [[Veil]] ability. The Shadow Queen also has the ability to temporarily raise her attack and defense by noticeable amounts, and when the queen has her attack and defense raised, she is able to do the Megawave, a special and powerful attack reminiscent of Mario's own [[Supernova]] created when the queen charges and boosts her attack and defense power by 3, dealing 17 damage, and, if the player is using the P-Up, D-Down badge, the damage can be devasting, dealing up to 20 (if the player uses 3 P-Up, D-Down badges). While not considered to be a battle power, the queen also holds the ability to possess other beings for her own uses. The Queen seems to be immortal. She holds the abilities of creating unlimited amounts of demonic monsters and other spirits to do her bidding.
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PMTTYD Tattle Log - Shadow Queen.png|Tattle log image
Shadow Queen tattle.png|Tattle log image while possessing Peach
PMTTYD Shadow Queen True Form Render.png|True form model
ShadowQueenIDLEsprite.png|Idle sprite
Shadow Queen Spell sprite.png|Casting sprite
Shadow Queen Laugh.png|Laughing sprite
Shadow Queen Talking.png|Talking sprite (alt)
ShadowQueen.jpg|Shadow Queen reawakening after a millennium
Shadow Queen holding Peach.png|Shadow Queen holding Princess Peach
PMTTYD Shadow Queen closeup.png|Her true form
ShadowQueenSprite.png|Front view of the Shadow Queen
Shadow queen-kun.jpg|''Super Mario-kun''
PMTTYD Shadow Queen JAP.png|Japanese screenshot
Shadow Queen Phase 1 Battle.png|The first phase of the final battle
PMTTYDNS Tattle Log - Shadow Queen 2.png|Tattle log image from the Nintendo Switch remake
PMTTYDNS Tattle Log - Shadow Queen 1.png|Tattle log image from the Nintendo Switch remake while possessing Peach
PMTTYDNS Shadow Queen.png|Idle sprite from the Nintendo Switch remake
PMTTYDNS Shadow Queen.jpg|The Shadow Queen being summoned in the Nintendo Switch remake
TTYDNS Grodus gets decapitated.jpg|The Shadow Queen strikes down Grodus in the remake
PMTTYDNS Shadow Queen Mario.jpg|Mario agrees to serve the Shadow Queen in the remake
PMTTYDNS Shadow Queen battle.jpg|Battle against the Shadow Queen in the Nintendo Switch remake
TTYD NS Shadow Queen Defeat.jpg|The Shadow Queen defeated in the remake
TTYD NS Shadow Queen Smoke.jpg|The Shadow Queen disintegrating into smoke in the remake
TTYD NS Credits Shadow Queen 1.jpg|The Shadow Queen in the remake’s credits
</gallery>


==Names in Other Languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=カゲの女王
|Jap=カゲの{{ruby|女王|じょおう}}
|JapR=Kage no Joō
|JapR=Kage no Joō
|JapM=Shadow Queen
|JapM=Queen of Shadows
|Chi=影子女王
|ChiR=Yǐngzǐ Nǚwáng
|ChiM=Queen of Shadows
|Dut=Schaduwkoningin
|DutM=Shadow Queen
|Fre=Reine des ténèbres
|FreM=Queen of Darkness
|Ger=Königin der Finsternis
|Ger=Königin der Finsternis
|GerM=Darkness Queen
|GerM=Queen of Darkness
|Ita=Regina delle tenebre
|ItaM=Queen of Darkness
|Kor=그림자여왕
|KorR=Geurimja Yeowang
|KorM=Shadow Queen
|Rus=Королева теней
|RusR=Koroleva teney
|RusM=Queen of Shadows
|Spa=Reina de las Sombras
|Spa=Reina de las Sombras
|SpaM=Shadow Queen
|SpaM=Queen of Shadows
|Fra=Reine des ténèbres
}}
|FraM=Darkness Queen
 
|Ita=Regina delle tenebre
;Left Hand
|ItaM=Darkness Queen}}
{{foreign names
|Jap={{ruby|女王|じょおう}}の{{ruby|左手|ひだりて}}
|JapR=Joō no Hidarite
|JapM=Queen's Left Hand
|Chi=女王的左手
|ChiR=Nǚwáng de Zuǒshǒu
|ChiM=Queen's Left Hand
|Dut=Linkerhand
|DutM=Left hand
|Fre=Main gauche
|FreM=Left hand
|Ger=Linke Hand
|GerM=Left Hand
|Ita=Mano sinistra
|ItaM=Left hand
|Kor=여왕의 왼손
|KorR=Yeowang-ui Oenson
|KorM=Queen's Left Hand
|Spa=Mano Izquierda
|SpaM=Left Hand
}}
 
;Right Hand
{{foreign names
|Jap={{ruby|女王|じょおう}}の{{ruby|右手|みぎて}}
|JapR=Joō no Migite
|JapM=Queen's Right Hand
|Chi=女王的右手
|ChiR=Nǚwáng de Yòushǒu
|ChiM=Queen's Right Hand
|Dut=Rechterhand
|DutM=Right hand
|Fre=Main droite
|FreM=Right hand
|Ger=Rechte Hand
|GerM=Right Hand
|Ita=Mano destra
|ItaM=Right hand
|Kor=여왕의 오른손
|KorR=Yeowang-ui Oreunson
|KorM=Queen's Right Hand
|Spa=Mano Derecha
|SpaM=Right Hand
}}
 
;Dead Hands
{{foreign names
|Jap={{ruby|女王|じょおう}}の{{ruby|手|て}}
|JapR=Joō no Te
|JapM=Queen's Hands
|Chi=女王的手
|ChiR=Nǚwáng de Shǒu
|ChiM=Queen's Hands
|Dut=Schaduwhanden
|DutM=Shadow hands
|Fre=Main
|FreM=Hand
|Ger=Pestklauen
|GerM=Plague Claws
|Ita=Mano morte
|ItaM=Dead hands
|Kor=여왕의 손
|KorR=Yeowang-ui Son
|KorM=Queen's Hands
|Spa=Manos
|SpaM=Hands
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Some of the Shadow Queen's speech and behavior varies somewhat between the Japanese and English versions of the game. In the Japanese version, she speaks in a far more down-to-earth manner. For example, when she sees Mario and his party members, she describes them as looking "agreeable," and when she offers them a second chance to serve her, she says if they agree she will "Let by-gones be by-gones." In the English version, she speaks more formally, and is more condescending, describing, backhandedly, Mario and his party members as looking weak, but possibly useful, and when she sees Beldam she says "what ages have past."
*Her text box graphic is the same as [[Bonetail]]'s, as well as [[Mimi]]'s true form in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.
*The Shadow Queen recognizes [[Beldam]] and [[Marilyn]], but not their sister, [[Vivian]]. Combined with her naivety about their true scheme, it would seem that Vivian wasn't alive during the Shadow Queen's initial reign, and that Beldam never told her about her true intentions.
*Despite being the final boss and the game being able to be resumed from after she is defeated, the Shadow Queen only awards one [[Star Point]] upon defeat (except in the game's remake, where none are awarded at all). This is also true for Bonetail.
*The Shadow Queen (first phase, both before and after transformation) is one of four chapter bosses that the [[Yoshi Kid]] can swallow. The others are [[Macho Grubba]], [[Doopliss]], and [[Sir Grodus]].
*If the player [[Superguard]]s her hand's HP-draining attack and prevents the damage, the sound effect for HP recovery still plays. In the remake, the sound effect does not play although a heart with a zero in it appears above the Shadow Queen.
*The Shadow Queen is one of the only female final bosses in the ''Mario'' series, alongside [[Cackletta]] and [[Elder Princess Shroob]].
*In the Japanese version of the game, it is not possible to Superguard any of her attacks.
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Shadow Queen
A Tattle Log image from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
The Shadow Queen's true form as seen in the Tattle Log in the Nintendo Switch remake of The Thousand-Year Door
Species Demon
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
“I see... So you defy me... How...amusing... Then, you wretched fools... you will learn the error of your ways!”
—Shadow Queen, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

The Shadow Queen is the overarching antagonist and final boss of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. One thousand years before the game's events, she arrived, hoping to conquer the land; she was defeated and sealed away in the Palace of Shadow, where she remained for the last millennium, with the game's main plot centering around the plot by the X-Nauts to revive her.

History[edit]

Background[edit]

According to legends, one thousand years ago, the Shadow Queen simply appeared one day and waged war against the city where Rogueport now stands. She destroyed the city and sank it beneath the earth. She took a quarter of the city, the palace, as her den, the Palace of Shadow, and then made plans to conquer the rest of the world with her minions, including the Three Shadows and her pet dragons Hooktail, Gloomtail, and Bonetail.

The Shadow Queen then created the Crystal Stars, which hold the essence of the heavens and planned to use them to remold the world in her desired image. The Queen hid the stars in fortresses and castles across the lands and created the Pit of 100 Trials and the monsters within it to imprison all who would oppose her.

While the Queen is near the peak of her power, four heroes—a Toad, a Goomba, a Koopa Troopa and a Boo—emerge to stop her by stealing the Crystal Stars and using their power against her. They gathered the stars, invaded her Palace, and attacked the Queen, destroying her body, only for her spirit to survive and subsequently become sealed in the foundations of the palace; upon death, however, the queen curses the warriors, forcing them to take precautionary measures.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

After a thousand years, Beldam enacts a plan to revive her through manipulation of the X-Nauts, who kidnap Princess Peach, setting off the events of the game. Mario and his friends collect all seven Crystal Stars, defeat most of the X-Nauts, and pursue Grodus to the Palace of Shadow in order to stop the plot once and for all. Unfortunately, Grodus is able to summon the Shadow Queen and presents Peach as a vessel for her to possess. Now reborn, the Shadow Queen prepares to enact her vengeance, and soon nearly destroys Grodus for thinking he could control her.

The Shadow Queen before being sealed.

The Shadow Queen then notices Mario and his friends and offers them the position of being her servant. If Mario agrees, the Shadow Queen will engulf the world with her foul magic, resulting in a Game Over for Mario, for Peach, and for the world. When Mario refuses, the Shadow Queen attacks him and his friends, intending to put them in their place, but finds that Princess Peach's body is impeding her power. The Shadow Queen assumes her real form, and for a time becomes impervious to Mario and his friends' attacks. After several further unsuccessful attempts to attack the Shadow Queen, the battle abruptly stops just as Mario and his friends are about to give up hope.

However, the Crystal Stars manage to travel to their home locations, allowing the people of each area to communicate with Mario. The goodwill and wishes of people the world over are enough to suppress the Shadow Queen's possession of Princess Peach; she regains control of her body long enough to give Mario all her remaining power. Restored, Mario and his partners resume their battle against the Shadow Queen; they are able to defeat and seal her forever, and Peach regains control of her own body once again.

In the remake, her manner of defeat is different compared to the original game, as she slowly disintegrates instead of explodes.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

The Shadow Queen possessing Princess Peach in Super Mario-kun
The Shadow Queen in Super Mario-kun.

The Shadow Queen also appears in the Super Mario-kun manga adaptation of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door's plot. As with most characters in the manga, she displays more of a comic side.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

The Shadow Queen, in her possessed Princess Peach form, appears as a spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Her connection to the Three Shadows is given an indirect reference in her unlock requirements, which requires Vivian's spirit to be summoned alongside a Gengar spirit core.

General information[edit]

Powers and abilities[edit]

The Shadow Queen about to attack Mario and Goombella.

The Shadow Queen is an immortal demon, having survived for a full thousand years while being sealed in the Palace of Shadow. She can also possess other people, and has a variety of magic at her disposal, which she uses to create powerful creatures and objects such as the three dragons and the Crystal Stars. However, her vessel may be able to suppress or co-opt her influence temporarily if they possess particularly strong willpower.; near the second half of the final battle, Princess Peach manages to regain control long enough to fully heal Mario and his party.

In battle, while in her true form she is immune to normal and defense-piercing attacks, and can only be made vulnerable with the power of the Crystal Stars. She is able to use her hands to drain the health of her enemies and pierce their defenses; they are also capable of smashing opponents to the ground, and are considered separate enemies that can be targeted individually. When the hands defeated, the Shadow Queen can revive them the following turn. The Shadow Queen is also able to strike her opponents with lightning that pierces her target's defenses. When low on health, the queen will often resort to attacks that induce poison, confusion, or allergies that prevent status changes.

One of the Shadow Queen's stronger attacks is the use of several shadowy hands that come up from the ground and drag Mario or one of his partners down into the shadows and damage them with several attacks or stampede them for heavy defense-piercing damage. The queen will also attack the audience members with these hands to drain their energy to restore herself to full health and power. Her strongest attack is a series of dark energy waves that hit Mario and his partner for heavy damage, but this attack takes a turn to charge up, allowing Mario to avoid it with Vivian's Veil ability. Additionally, the Shadow Queen also has the ability to temporarily raise her attack and defense by 3.

Personality[edit]

Shadow Queen speaking to Sir Grodus in the Palace of Shadow
Shadow Queen refusing to be controlled by Sir Grodus.

The Shadow Queen is a demon who cares only for herself and her aspirations, particularly conquering the world and remaking it in her image; she seems to rule her followers through fear rather than loyalty, as she often uses her powers to intimidate them. The Shadow Queen is motivated by power and pride above all else, and is not afraid to assert her authority over anyone she sees as weak or insubordinate; despite Sir Grodus playing a major role in her unsealing, she blasts his head off for daring to suggest that she obey him. She then takes on Mario and his party, believing them to be too weak to handle her.

Some of the Shadow Queen's speech and behavior vary somewhat between the Japanese and English versions of the game. In the Japanese version, she speaks in a considerably more down-to-earth manner. For example, when she sees Mario and his party members, she describes them as looking "agreeable", and claims she will "let bygones be bygones" when offering them a second chance to serve her. In the English version, she speaks more formally, and is more condescending, backhandedly describing Mario and his party members as looking weak but possibly useful.

Physical description[edit]

While possessing Peach, the princess's skin turns paler with dark makeup, and her dress becomes black with white detailing. She wears a similarly-colored cloak with a high collar; the collar causes her hair to appear significantly shorter as well. Peach's crown and jewelry turn red and take a similar shape to those of the Shadow Queen; her face also takes on a crueler expression.

In her true form, the Shadow Queen appears as a shadowy purple demon, with a "starry" body that takes on an elongated form during cutscenes and a spiral-shape during the final battle. Her hair underneath her massive crown is a grayed purple (deep indigo in the remake), and her "face" only has small pale lips visible, similar to the Shadow Sirens; in Super Mario-kun, she possesses a large mouth with jagged teeth as well as big, scowling blank eyes. The Shadow Queen has large hands that only appear connected during cutscenes and are shown as disembodied during the battle.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Nintendo GameCube[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Shadow Queen (1)
Shadow Queen talking sprite Max HP 150 Attack 7 Defense 0
Location(s) Palace of Shadow Role Boss Level 0
Sleep? 30% Dizzy? 30% Confuse? 30%
Tiny? 60% Stop? 30% Soft? 75%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 0% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves Lightning Blast (7, Piercing), Power Lift (+3 to attack and defense), Charge +7 (warning for Dark/Shadow Wave), Dark Wave (14, Piercing; unleashes attack after charging), Dangerous Breath (4, Piercing; confusion (pink), poisoned (green) or allergic (blue)), HP Drain (7, Piercing; steals HP from player), Slap (7), Dead Hand Stampede (3 per hit, Piercing), Shade Hands (3 per hit, Piercing; drags players under stage), Shadow Wave (17, Piercing; unleashed after using Power Lift, and then charging)
Exp. points 0 Coins N/A Items None
Tattle Log #:
124 		Log The demon who possessed Peach. She tried to cast the world into darkness, but Mario whipped her but good. And Peach is back to normal, thank goodness!
Tattle Omigosh, what happened? I can't believe Peach got possessed! That's AWFUL! Now she's... the Shadow Queen. The demon that destroyed this town 1,000 years ago. Max HP is 150, Attack is 7, and Defense is 0. She'll unleash big lightning attacks. She'll also use magic to raise Attack and Defense, or to absorb HP... She might even try to drag us into the darkness... I don't feel good about attacking Peach, but we have to do SOMETHING! Don't think of it as Peach! We just have to fight to the end! C'MON!!!
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Shadow Queen (2)
Shadow's Queen true form 3D model Max HP 150 Attack 7 Defense 1
Location(s) Palace of Shadow Role Boss Level 0
Sleep? 30% Dizzy? 30% Confuse? 30%
Tiny? 0% Stop? 30% Soft? 60%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 0% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves Lightning Blast, Power Lift, Charge +7 (warning for Dark/Shadow Wave), Dark Wave (14, Piercing; unleashes attack after charging), Dangerous Breath, HP Drain, Slap, Dead Hand Stampede, Shade Hands, Shadow Wave (17, Piercing; unleashed after using Power Lift, and then charging)
Exp. points 0 Coins N/A Items None
Tattle Log #:
124 		Log The demon who possessed Peach. She tried to cast the world into darkness, but Mario whipped her but good. And Peach is back to normal, thank goodness!
Tattle That's the Shadow Queen! Wow, she's scary... but we gotta hold our ground! Max HP is 150, Attack is 7, and Defense is 1. She'll use lightning magic and boost her own Attack and Defense power. And, if she uses her breath on us, we could be poisoned, confused, or lose power-ups! But...the worst is when she saves energy for a big attack! That... is... GNARLY! We'd do best to just avoid it by hiding in the shadows with Vivian, I think. Boy, and not only is her body scary, but her hands are pretty mean, as well. She has several attack patterns, so watch closely to see what's coming! Now, Mario! Let's do it! This is it, our final battle! Let's give it all we've got!
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Left and Right Hands
Shadow Queen's Left and Right Hands from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Max HP 5 Attack 7 Defense 0
Location(s) Palace of Shadow Role Support Level 0
Sleep? 30% Dizzy? 30% Confuse? 30%
Tiny? 0% Stop? 30% Soft? 80%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 0% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves HP Drain (7, Piercing; steals HP from player), Slap (7)
Exp. points 0 Coins N/A Items none
Tattle Log #:
124 		Log N/A
Tattle N/A
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Dead Hands
Shadow Queen's Dead Hands from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Max HP 8 Attack 3 Defense 0
Location(s) Palace of Shadow Role Support Level 0
Sleep? 30% Dizzy? 30% Confuse? 30%
Tiny? 0% Stop? 30% Soft? 80%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 0% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves Dark Wave (14, Piercing; unleashes attack after charging), Dead Hand Stampede (3 per hit, Piercing), Shade Hands (3 per hit, Piercing; drags players under stage)
Exp. points 0 Coins N/A Items none
Tattle Log #:
124 		Log N/A
Tattle N/A

Nintendo Switch[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Shadow Queen (Peach)
Shadow Queen sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Max HP 150 Attack 7 Defense 0
Location(s) Palace of Shadow Role Boss Level 0
Sleep? 30% Dizzy? 30% Confuse? 30%
Tiny? 60% Stop? 30% Soft? 75%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 0% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves Lightning Blast (7, Piercing), Power Lift (+3 to attack and defense), Charge +7 (warning for Dark/Shadow Wave), Dark Wave (14, Piercing; unleashes attack after charging), Dangerous Breath (4, Piercing; confusion (pink), poisoned (green) or allergic (blue)), HP Drain (7, Piercing; steals HP from player), Slap (7), Dead Hand Stampede (3 per hit, Piercing), Shade Hands (3 per hit, Piercing; drags players under stage), Shadow Wave (17, Piercing; unleashed after using Power Lift, and then charging)
Exp. points 0 Coins N/A Items None
Tattle Log #:
131 		Log The resurrected Shadow Queen, currently possessing Princess Peach's body. She has enough power to silence Grodus with a single blow... Be careful!
Tattle Omigosh, what happened? I can't believe Peach got possessed! That's AWFUL! Now she's...the Shadow Queen. The demon that destroyed this town 1,000 years ago. Max HP is 150, Attack is 7, and Defense is 0. She'll unleash big lightning attacks. She'll also use magic to raise Attack and Defense, or to absorb HP... She might even try to drag us into the darkness... I don't feel good about attacking Peach, but we have to do SOMETHING! Don't think of it as Peach! We just have to fight to the end! C'MON!
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Shadow Queen
A Tattle Log image from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Max HP 150 Attack 7 Defense 1
Location(s) Palace of Shadow Role Final Boss Level 0
Sleep? 30% Dizzy? 30% Confuse? 30%
Tiny? 0% Stop? 30% Soft? 60%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 0% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves Lightning Blast, Power Lift, Charge +7 (warning for Dark/Shadow Wave), Dark Wave (14, Piercing; unleashes attack after charging), Dangerous Breath, HP Drain, Slap, Dead Hand Stampede, Shade Hands, Shadow Wave (17, Piercing; unleashed after using Power Lift, and then charging)
Exp. points 0 Coins 200 Items None
Tattle Log #:
132 		Log The legendary demon who has been sealed within the Palace of Shadow for 1,000 years by the power of the Crystal Stars. She tried to cast the world into darkness, but Mario whipped her but good. And Peach is back to normal, thank goodness!
Tattle That's the Shadow Queen! Wow, she's scary...but we gotta hold our ground! Max HP is 150, Attack is 7, and Defense is 1. She'll use lightning magic and boost her own Attack and Defense power. And if she uses her breath on us, we could be poisoned, confused, or lose power-ups! But...the worst is when she saves energy for a big attack! That... is... GNARLY! We'd do best to just avoid it by hiding in the shadows with Vivian, I think. Boy, and not only is her body scary, but her hands are pretty mean as well. She has several attack patterns, so watch closely to see what's coming! Now, Mario! Let's do it! This is it, our final battle! Let's give it all we've got!
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Left and Right Hands
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Max HP 5 Attack 7 Defense 0
Location(s) Palace of Shadow Role Support Level 0
Sleep? 30% Dizzy? 30% Confuse? 30%
Tiny? 0% Stop? 30% Soft? 80%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 0% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves HP Drain (7, Piercing; steals HP from player), Slap (7)
Exp. points 0 Coins N/A Items none
Tattle Log #:
132 		Log N/A
Tattle N/A
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Dead Hands
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Max HP 8 Attack 3 Defense 0
Location(s) Palace of Shadow Role Support Level 0
Sleep? 30% Dizzy? 30% Confuse? 30%
Tiny? 0% Stop? 30% Soft? 80%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 0% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves Dark Wave (14, Piercing; unleashes attack after charging), Dead Hand Stampede (3 per hit, Piercing), Shade Hands (3 per hit, Piercing; drags players under stage)
Exp. points 0 Coins N/A Items none
Tattle Log #:
132 		Log N/A
Tattle N/A

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit[edit]

Spirit
#99 Shadow Queen
Spirits artwork of the Shadow Queen from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Series/game Paper Mario Series
Type Primary
Slots 2
Class Ace
Strength / effect(s) Attack
How to obtain Summoned with a Vivian and Gengar core

Gallery[edit]

  • Tattle log image

    Tattle log image

  • Tattle log image while possessing Peach

    Tattle log image while possessing Peach

  • True form model

    True form model

  • Idle sprite

    Idle sprite

  • Casting sprite

    Casting sprite

  • Laughing sprite

    Laughing sprite

  • Talking sprite (alt)

    Talking sprite (alt)

  • Shadow Queen reawakening after a millennium

    Shadow Queen reawakening after a millennium

  • Shadow Queen holding Princess Peach

    Shadow Queen holding Princess Peach

  • Her true form

    Her true form

  • Front view of the Shadow Queen

    Front view of the Shadow Queen

  • Super Mario-kun

    Super Mario-kun

  • Japanese screenshot

    Japanese screenshot

  • The first phase of the final battle

    The first phase of the final battle

  • Tattle log image from the Nintendo Switch remake

    Tattle log image from the Nintendo Switch remake

  • Tattle log image from the Nintendo Switch remake while possessing Peach

    Tattle log image from the Nintendo Switch remake while possessing Peach

  • Idle sprite from the Nintendo Switch remake

    Idle sprite from the Nintendo Switch remake

  • The Shadow Queen being summoned in the Nintendo Switch remake

    The Shadow Queen being summoned in the Nintendo Switch remake

  • The Shadow Queen strikes down Grodus in the remake

    The Shadow Queen strikes down Grodus in the remake

  • Mario agrees to serve the Shadow Queen in the remake

    Mario agrees to serve the Shadow Queen in the remake

  • Battle against the Shadow Queen in the Nintendo Switch remake

    Battle against the Shadow Queen in the Nintendo Switch remake

  • The Shadow Queen defeated in the remake

    The Shadow Queen defeated in the remake

  • The Shadow Queen disintegrating into smoke in the remake

    The Shadow Queen disintegrating into smoke in the remake

  • The Shadow Queen in the remake’s credits

    The Shadow Queen in the remake’s credits

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カゲの女王じょおう[?]
Kage no Joō 		Queen of Shadows
Chinese 影子女王[?]
Yǐngzǐ Nǚwáng 		Queen of Shadows
Dutch Schaduwkoningin[?] Shadow Queen
French Reine des ténèbres[?] Queen of Darkness
German Königin der Finsternis[?] Queen of Darkness
Italian Regina delle tenebre[?] Queen of Darkness
Korean 그림자여왕[?]
Geurimja Yeowang 		Shadow Queen
Russian Королева теней[?]
Koroleva teney 		Queen of Shadows
Spanish Reina de las Sombras[?] Queen of Shadows
Left Hand
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 女王じょおうの左手ひだりて[?]
Joō no Hidarite 		Queen's Left Hand
Chinese 女王的左手[?]
Nǚwáng de Zuǒshǒu 		Queen's Left Hand
Dutch Linkerhand[?] Left hand
French Main gauche[?] Left hand
German Linke Hand[?] Left Hand
Italian Mano sinistra[?] Left hand
Korean 여왕의 왼손[?]
Yeowang-ui Oenson 		Queen's Left Hand
Spanish Mano Izquierda[?] Left Hand
Right Hand
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 女王じょおうの右手みぎて[?]
Joō no Migite 		Queen's Right Hand
Chinese 女王的右手[?]
Nǚwáng de Yòushǒu 		Queen's Right Hand
Dutch Rechterhand[?] Right hand
French Main droite[?] Right hand
German Rechte Hand[?] Right Hand
Italian Mano destra[?] Right hand
Korean 여왕의 오른손[?]
Yeowang-ui Oreunson 		Queen's Right Hand
Spanish Mano Derecha[?] Right Hand
Dead Hands
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 女王じょおうの手て[?]
Joō no Te 		Queen's Hands
Chinese 女王的手[?]
Nǚwáng de Shǒu 		Queen's Hands
Dutch Schaduwhanden[?] Shadow hands
French Main[?] Hand
German Pestklauen[?] Plague Claws
Italian Mano morte[?] Dead hands
Korean 여왕의 손[?]
Yeowang-ui Son 		Queen's Hands
Spanish Manos[?] Hands

Trivia[edit]

  • Her text box graphic is the same as Bonetail's, as well as Mimi's true form in Super Paper Mario.
  • Despite being the final boss and the game being able to be resumed from after she is defeated, the Shadow Queen only awards one Star Point upon defeat (except in the game's remake, where none are awarded at all). This is also true for Bonetail.
  • If the player Superguards her hand's HP-draining attack and prevents the damage, the sound effect for HP recovery still plays. In the remake, the sound effect does not play although a heart with a zero in it appears above the Shadow Queen.
  • In the Japanese version of the game, it is not possible to Superguard any of her attacks.
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo GameCube) / Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Main characters Bobbery • Flurrie • Goombella • Koops • Mario • Ms. Mowz • Princess Peach • Vivian • Yoshi Kid
Species Bub-ulb • Craw • Crow • Doogan • Duplighost • Glitz Pit Security • Jabbi • Little Mouser • Luff • Nibbles • Para-bomb • Penguin • Pianta • Pig • Puni • Ratooey • Smorg • Toad • Twilighter • Yoshi
Chapters Prologue • Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8
Crystal Stars Diamond Star • Emerald Star • Gold Star • Ruby Star • Sapphire Star • Garnet Star • Crystal Star
Bosses Beldam • Blooper • Bowser • Doopliss • Gloomtail • Gold Fuzzy • Grodus • Kammy Koopa • Lord Crump • Marilyn • Rawk Hawk • The Iron Adonis Twins • Three Shadows • Vivian
Chapter bosses Cortez • Doopliss • Hooktail • Macho Grubba • Magnus von Grapple • Magnus von Grapple 2.0 • Shadow Queen • Smorg
Optional bosses Atomic Boo • Bonetail • Gus • Prince Musha • Whackaa
Minor characters Arfur • Audience • Bandy Andy • Battle Mastera • Blooey • The Bob-omb Squad • Bomberto • Bootler • Bub • Bub-ulber • Businessman • Charlieton • Chef Shimi • Chestnut King • Chet Rippo • Chomp Country • Cleftor • Craw-Daddy • Creepy Steeple Boo • Darkly • Dazzle • The Dead Bones • The Destructors • Doe T. • Don Pianta • Doopliss's parrot • Dupree • Eddy the Mask • Eve • Excess Express conductor • Excess Express engineer • Excess Express waitress • Fahr Outpost mayor • Flavio • Flo • Francesca • Frankie • Fred • The Fuzz • Garf • General White • Ghost T. • Glitzville reporter • Gloomer • Gob • Goldbob • Goom Goom • The Goomba Bros. • Goomez • Goomfrey • Goomther • Goose • Grifty • Grubba • Hamma, Bamma, and Flare • Hamma Jamma • The Hand-It-Overs • Hayzee • Heff T. • Herb T. • Ian Foomusa • Ishnail • Jabble • Jerry • Johnson • Jolene • King K • Koopie Koo • The Koopinator • Koopley • Koopook • Korvallis • The KP Koopas • Kroop • Lady Bow • Lahla • Laki • Larson • Lucky • Luigi • Lumpy • The Magikoopa Masters • Master Crash • Mayor Dour • McGoomba • Merlee • Merlon • Merluvlee • Maude • The Mind-Bogglers • Mousimilian • Mover • Mr. Hoggle • Niff T. • Nob • Pa-Patch • Parakarry • Peeka • Pennington • Petuni • Pianta syndicate • Pierre • Pine T. Jr. • Pine T. Sr. • Plenn T. • Podler • Podley • The Poker Faces • The Pokey Triplets • Porter • Prince Mush • Professor Frankly • Pungent • Pungry • Punio • Puniper • Puni elder • The Punk Rocks • Rob • Robbo Thieves • Rocko • Scarlette • Screamy • Shellshock • The Shellshockers • Sir Swoop • Spike Storm • Spiky Joe • Stewart • Swindell • Swob • Sylvia • TEC • Thriff T. • The Tiny Spinies • Toad sailor • Toad sailor's brother • Toad salesmana • Toadette • Toadia • Toadsworth • Toce T. • Tony • Toodles • Torque • Traveling Sisters Three • Twilight Shop manager • Twilight Shop manager's wife • Vinny • Whacka • Wings of Night • Wonky • Zess T. • Zip Toad
Enemies Bandit (Badge · Big) • Bill Blaster (Bombshell) • Blooper • Bob-omb (Bob-ulk · Bulky) • Boo (Atomic · Dark) • Bristle (Dark) • Bullet Bill (Bombshell) • Buzzy Beetle (Parabuzzy (Spiky) · Spike Top (Red)) • Chain-Chomp (Red) • Cleft (Bald (Hyper) · Hyper · Iron · Moon) • Crazee Dayzee (Amazy) • Dark Craw • Dry Bones (Dark · Dull · Red) • Ember (Lava Bubble · Phantom) • Fire Bar • Fuzzy (Green · Flower · Horde) • Goomba (Gloomba (Para · Spiky) · Hyper (Para · Spiky) · Para · Spiky) • Goomboarda • Hammer Bro (Boomerang · Fire) • Koopa Troopa (Dark (Para) · Koopatrol (Dark) · KP (Para) · Para · Shady (Para)) • Lakitu (Dark) • Magikoopa (Green · Red · White) • Pale Piranha (Frost · Piranha Plant · Putrid) • Pider (Arantula) • Pokey (Poison) • Ruff Puff (Dark · Ice · Poison) • Spinia (Spania · Spunia) • Spiny (Sky-Blue) • Swooper (Swampire · Swoopula) • Wizzerd (Dark · Elite) • X-Fist (Punch) • X-Naut (Elite · PhD · Platoon) • Yux (Grodus X · Mini · X-Yux (Mini) · Z-Yux (Mini))
Locations Boggly Woods • Broadshroom • Circuit Break Island • Creepy Steeple • Deepdown Depot • Excess Express • Fahr Outpost • Flurrie's House • Fresh Juice Shop • Glitz Pit • Glitzville • Goomstar Temple • Great Tree • Grimble Forest • Hatesong Tower • Herb T.'s place • Hooktail Castle • Hot Dog Stand • Inn • Item Shop • Jazzafrazz Town • Keelhaul Key • Keelhaul Galleria • Lovely Howz of Badges • Mario Bros.' House • Moon • Netherworld • Niff T.'s shop • Northwinds Mart • Palace of Shadow • Palace of Shadow Tower • Path to Fahr Outpost • Path to Shhwonk Fortress • Petalburg • Petal Meadows • Pianta Parlor • Pirate's Grotto • Pit of 100 Trials • Podley's Place • Plumpbelly Village • Poshley Heights • Poshley Sanctum • Pudding Continent • Pungent's Great Tree Shop • Rapturous Ruins • Riverside Station • Rogueport • Rogueport Underground • Rumblebump Volcano • Sales Stall • Shhwonk Fortress • Souvenir shop • Strudel Continent • Toad Bros. Bazaar • Trouble Center • Twilight Shop • Twilight Town • Twilight Trail • Waffle Kingdom • Westside Goods • X-Naut Fortress
Bowser levels World 1 • World 2 • World 3
Moves Action Command • Appeal • Art Attack • Boat Mode • Bob-ombast • Body Slam • Bomb • Bomb Squad • Charge • Clock Out • Dodgy Fog • Earth Tremor • Fiery Jinx • First Strike • Flee • Gale Force • Ground Pound • Guard • Gulp • Headbonk • Hold Fast • Infatuate • Jump • Kiss Thief • Lip Lock • Love Slap • Mini-Egg • Multibonk • Paper Mode • Plane Mode • Power Lift • Power Shell • Rally Wink • Shade Fist • Shell Shield • Shell Slam • Shell Toss • Showstopper • Smooch • Spring Jump • Stampede • Stylish move • Super Hammer • Superguard • Supernova • Sweet Feast • Sweet Treat • Tattle • Tease • Tube Mode • Ultra Hammer • Veil
Objects Badge • Big Bob • Black chest • Black Skull • Boat panel • Brick block • Candy Pop • Cheep Blimp • Chomp Rock • Cog • Coin • Coin block • Coral • Crystal Ball • Elevator • Flagpole • Flower • Heart • Hidden block • Koopa Clown Car • Meat • Metal Block • Pianta token • Plane panel • Power-draining machine • Recovery block • S.S. Flavion • Save Block • Shine Block • Star Piece • Stone Block • Stone keys • Switch • Teleporter • The Thousand-Year Door • Treasure chest • Warp Pipe • X-Naut ship • Yellow Block
Stats / statuses Allergic • Badge Point • Burn • Charged • Confused • Danger • Defense • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Dodgy • Electrified • Fast • Flower Point • Frozen • Heart Point • Huge • Immobilized • Invisible • Payback • Peril • Poison • Power • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • Regeneration • Sleep • Slow • Soft • Star Point • Star Power • Tiny
Miscellaneous 65th Trivia Quiz-Off • 66th Trivia Quiz-Off • Art Gallerya • Badges • Bestiary (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Boom-bassa-boom Festival • Bingo! • Block locations (Hidden) • Enemy formations • Flash game • Gallery (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Glitches (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Goldbobbington's • Happy Lucky Lottery • Koopa Clan • Level up • Luigi Fan Club • Jazzafrazz Town Drama Slam • Mist • Parade • Partner Hintsa • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes (By character: A–F · G–K · L–R · S–Z) • Recipes • Rogueport Direct Mail Service • Rogueport Restoration Committee • Selling prices • Shine Sprites • Shops • Sound Gallerya • Staff (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Star Pieces • Star Point amounts • Story predictions • Stump Petuni • Tattles (Nintendo Switch) • Treasure chest locations • University of Goom • Unnamed NPCs • X-Nauts
a Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch remake
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