Black Chest Demon

The four legendary heroes of Rogueport that were cursed by the Shadow Queen in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. The set 'curses' on those who open their chests. Each curse will give Mario and his team new paper abilities.

Four Demons are locked in Black Chests, and beg for you to free them, saying you will help them. But when they come out, the Black Chest Demons place a curse on you. Fortunately for you, their curse is in your favor (a concept reused from several Legend of Zelda games) - they are how you obtain your four special Paper abilities. It is later implied they are actually the four heroes of legend that were cursed by the Shadow Queen after sealing her away.

• Airplane Mode.
  • Chapter: Prologue
  • Power gotten in: Rogueport Sewers
  • To use power: Stand on a plane panel and press X. Press B to return to normal.
• Paper Mode.
  • Chapter: 1
  • Power gotten in: Hooktail Castle
  • To use power: Press and hold R.
• Tube Mode.
  • Chapter: 4
  • Power gotten in: Twilight Town
  • To use power: Press R and rotate control stick. Press B to return to normal.
• Boat Mode.
  • Chapter: 5
  • Power gotten in: Pirate's Grotto
  • To use power: Stand on a boat panel and press X and press X again when you reach another boat panel.

Grifty tells the story of their adventure and how they came to be trapped in chests.