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{{quote|Bleh heh heh heh heh heh... The man known as Blumiere died long ago. Now there is only Bleck! The [[Dark Prognosticus]]'s choice to fulfill the prophecy. Nothing more!|Count Bleck|Super Paper Mario}}
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'''Count Bleck''', also known by his real name, '''Lord Blumiere''', is an evil count and the central antagonist of ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. During the game, he summons the [[Chaos Heart]] by forcefully marrying [[Princess Peach]] to [[Bowser]] and uses it to open [[The Void]], which has the power to destroy all dimensions. He also leads a troop of minions, with its primary members being [[Nastasia]], [[O'Chunks]], [[Mimi]], [[Mr. L]], and [[Dimentio]].


'''Lord Blumiere''' (also known as '''Count Bleck''') is an evil count and is initially the primary antagonist of ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. While "Bleck" is normally used as onomatopoeia for disgust, it could be interpreted as a corruption of the word "Black" (as in darkness); his Japanese name is also a play on the French word for "black", ''noir''. His real name is likely a combination of ''blue'', referring to his coloration, and ''Lumiere'', the French term for light and a reference to his status as a member of the Tribe of Darkness.
His name, "Bleck", is normally used as onomatopoeia for disgust, but can also be interpreted as a corruption of "Black", referring to darkness (his Japanese name is a play on the French word for "black", ''noir''.) His real name is likely a portmanteau of ''blue'', referring to his color, and ''lumière'', the French term for light and a reference to his status as a member of the [[Tribe of Darkness]].
 
Count Bleck was responsible for bringing forth the [[Chaos Heart]] by forcefully marrying [[Princess Peach]] to [[Bowser]], so he can use the Heart to open [[The Void]], which would shortly destroy all dimensions. He leads a troop of minions with him, including [[Nastasia]], [[O'Chunks]], [[Mimi]], and [[Dimentio]], the last of whom ultimately betrays Bleck towards the end of the game. In the end, however, he changes his ways after being reunited with his love and redeems himself by destroying the Chaos Heart, thereby helping Mario save all worlds.


==History==
==History==
===Background===
===Background===
Prior to the events of the game, Count Bleck went by the name Blumiere and was a member of the [[Tribe of Darkness]], a group that had broken off from the Ancients after stealing the [[Dark Prognosticus]] in an (ultimately misguided) attempt to prevent its powers from being abused. One day, Bleck was found injured at the base of a cliff by a human girl, Timpani, and nursed back to health. Despite his father's warnings to stay away from humans, Blumiere became captured by her kindness toward him, sneaking out of his castle frequently to meet with her, and the pair eventually fell in love.  
Prior to the events of the game, Count Bleck went by the name Blumiere and was a member of the [[Tribe of Darkness]], a group that broke off from the [[Tribe of Ancients]] after stealing the [[Dark Prognosticus]] in a misguided attempt to prevent its powers from being abused. One day, Blumiere was found injured at the base of a cliff by a human girl known as Timpani and was nursed back to health by her. Despite [[Blumiere's father|his father's]] warnings to stay away from humans, Blumiere became captured by her kindness, and he frequently snuck out of his castle to meet with her, and they eventually fell in love.  


After learning his father had threatened Timpani and realizing their love could not survive there, Blumiere proposed to her, but before they could be married, his father abducted and banished the bride from their dimension, wiping her memory and cursing her to wander through worlds until the day she died out of fear that her marriage to his son would dilute the blood of the tribe. Upon learning of Timpani's disappearance, Blumiere traveled through dimensions searching for her, unaware that she had been found barely alive by [[Merlon]], a descendant of the Ancients living in [[Flipside]], and turned into a [[Pixl]] known as [[Tippi]] in order to save her. It is implied by one of [[Carson]]'s stories that he met [[Nastasia]] at some point during his search - after freeing a bat from a trap, he witnessed her transform into a woman and swear allegiance to him out of love.
He later learned that his father threatened Timpani. Blumiere learned that they could not be in love here, so he proposed to her. Though before they could be married, his father abducted and banished Timpani from their dimension, wiped her memory, and cursed her to wander through worlds until the day she died. Upon learning of Timpani's disappearance, Blumiere traveled through dimensions to search for her, unaware that she had been found barely alive by [[Merlon]], and was turned into a [[Pixl]] known as [[Tippi]] in order to save her. It is implied by one of [[Carson]]'s stories that he met [[Nastasia]] at some point during his search.  


Blumiere eventually returned home convinced that his love was gone forever. Believing life and existence to be meaningless without her, he stole the Dark Prognosticus against the wishes and pleas of his father, used its prophetic power to destroy his dimension, and decided to do the same to every world. Blumiere took the alias of Count Bleck and, along with his new assistant, moved to a new castle in a world of darkness, eventually being joined by the three beings who would become his major minions  - [[Mimi]], a shapeshifter; [[O'Chunks]], a warrior and failed army general; and [[Dimentio]], a mysterious magician jester.
Blumiere eventually returned home after thinking that Timpani was gone forever. He believed that life and existence are meaningless without her, so he stole the Dark Prognosticus and used its power to destroy his dimension, and he decided to do the same to every world. Blumiere took the alias of Count Bleck, and along with his new assistant Nastasia, he moved to a new castle in a world of darkness and is eventually joined by [[Mimi]], [[O'Chunks]], and [[Dimentio]]. He also intends to create a new perfect world once the original is destroyed, but Dimentio claimed that he never actually intended to keep his promise.


===''Super Paper Mario''===
===''Super Paper Mario''===
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[[File:Wedding4.png|thumb|left|Count Bleck forcing Princess Peach to marry Bowser to create the Chaos Heart]]
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Count Bleck eventually decides to target the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. He learned from the prophecy that the wedding of a princess and a monster will call forth the [[Chaos Heart]]. Due to this, he abducts [[Princess Peach]], [[Bowser]], [[Luigi]] and the entire [[Bowser's Minions|Koopa Troop]], and forcibly weds the former two, forming the Chaos Heart. Count Bleck then uses the Chaos Heart to rip open [[the Void]]. Due to a disturbance during the wedding ceremony, Luigi, Bowser, the Koopa Troop, and Peach are scattered across the castle. To confront this problem, Bleck sends Nastasia to brainwash members of the Koopa Troop into joining him. He also sends his other minions to various dimensions in an attempt to prevent [[Mario]]'s from collecting the [[Pure Heart]]s.
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[[File:SPM Dark Prognosticus Man in Green.png|thumb|The foretold events about [[Mr. L]]]]
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After his minions are defeated and Mario reunites with Peach and Bowser, Count Bleck stops treating Mario as a "mere annoyance". Bleck turns to the Dark Prognosticus and learns that a "man in green" is the main factor of determining whether the prophecy of destruction will pass. He orders Nastasia to brainwash Luigi into [[Mr. L]] and attempts to stop Mario with him. However, Mr. L is defeated like his other minions. Bleck becomes angered after his attempts to stop Mario failed, and he confronts them in person in [[Sammer's Kingdom]]. He argues with Tippi over his motives and the value of all worlds, and begins to suspect that Tippi may be Timpani.  
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|tippi=That's Count Bleck... This dark figure wants to destroy the universe. He was  once Blumiere, a man that I loved... Max HP is 150, Attack is 8. He will use all the powers the Chaos Heart grants him. But you can beat him if you give it your all... And beat him you must... For the sake of all worlds... And to save the Blumiere I loved...
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[[File:Wedding4.png|thumb|left|Count Bleck forces the marriage upon Peach and Bowser to create the Chaos Heart.]]
Eventually, Count Bleck puts his plans into action, targetting the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Armed with the prophecy's knowledge that the wedding of a princess and a monster will call forth the [[Chaos Heart]], Bleck abducts [[Princess Peach]] and [[Bowser]], along with [[Luigi]] and the entire [[Koopa Troop]], and forcibly weds the former two, forming the Chaos Heart; Bleck then uses the Chaos Heart to rip open [[The Void]], which had the power to destroy the entire universe. Due to a disturbance during the ceremony, Luigi, Bowser, the Koopa Troop, and Peach are scattered across the castle. To confront this problem, Bleck sends Nastasia, with her brainwashing powers, to force members of the Koopa Troop to join his cause and his other minions to various dimensions in an attempt to hinder [[Mario]]'s progress toward collecting the [[Pure Heart]]s.


After Mario manages to defeat all three minions and has reunited with Peach and Bowser, the count begins seeing him as more than just a mere annoyance. Bleck turns to the Dark Prognosticus and learns that a "man in green" is the determining factor in whether the prophecy of destruction will come to pass. He then orders Nastasia to brainwash Luigi into [[Mr. L]] and sets him on the heroes; however, Mr. L is defeated like Bleck's other minions. Angered by his multiple failures to stop them thus far, Bleck confronts them in person in [[Sammer's Kingdom]], a world only moments away from destruction at the Void's hands. After an argument ensues with Tippi over his motives and the value of all worlds, Count Bleck begins to suspect that she may be his lost love; however, he ultimately convinces himself that Timpani still living is impossible and continues his plans.
[[File:SPM Dimentio Thief.png|thumb|left|Dimentio stealing the Chaos Heart from Count Bleck]]  
[[File:Dimentio thief.JPG|thumb|Right|Count Bleck's true image as a tragic figure is revealed just as Dimentio steals the Chaos Heart.]]  
After Mario and his team obtained the final Pure Heart from [[the Overthere]], Bleck orders his minions to try and defeat them when they arrive at his castle. Dimentio later reveals to Bleck that Tippi mentioned the name "Blumiere", which confirms she is Timpani. Nastasia begins to urge him to call off the void, but due to him being too far along in his plans to stop the Chaos Heart's destruction, he ignores her urges, and secretly hopes that Mario and his team will be capable of defeating him and saving all worlds, feeling he's come too far to back down.
After the four heroes manage to defeat [[Bonechill]] and obtain the final Pure Heart from [[The Overthere]], Bleck orders his minions to take their positions throughout the castle, to try and defeat them when they arrive. It is at this point that Dimentio reveals to Bleck Tippi's mentioning of the name 'Blumiere' - confirming, as Bleck had tried to dismiss earlier, that Tippi was indeed Timpani. Knowing that he is too far along in his plans to stop the Chaos Heart's destruction, however, Bleck ignores Nastasia's urges to call off the Void, secretly hoping that Mario, Peach, Bowser, and Luigi will be capable of defeating him and saving all worlds.
[[File:BleckBattle.jpg|thumb|Left|Mario fighting Count Bleck.]]
By the time Mario and Tippi reached the inner sanctum of [[Castle Bleck]], the three other heroes had seemingly been lost during their battles with three of Bleck's minions. Bleck and Tippi once again argue before Bleck sends Nastasia away and engages Mario in battle. The count was initially immune to all attacks due to the Chaos Heart, but the arrival of Bowser, Peach, and Luigi (who had narrowly survived their battles with Bleck's minions) granted the Pure Hearts the power to negate the barrier, and, despite the great power from the Chaos Heart, Bleck is eventually defeated by them. Ignoring Tippi's upset at the idea of killing the man she now knows to be her love, Bleck insists that the heroes dispatch him before the Void destroys all worlds.


Before anyone can fulfill Bleck's wish, however, Dimentio appears and attacks the count; the blow is taken by Nastasia, who is seemingly mortally wounded. Dimentio then takes control of the Chaos Heart from the badly weakened Bleck, planning to use it to create a new world in his image once the old ones are gone. Now about to be merged with the newly-brainwashed Luigi and the Chaos Heart, Dimentio banishes Bleck, Tippi, and Nastasia to [[Dimension D]]; here they are united with O'Chunks and Mimi, whose love for Bleck restores the pure hearts sufficiently to weaken [[Super Dimentio]] and allow Mario and co. to strike the mad jester down. Before his death, however, the jester manages to leave behind a 'shadow' of his power, according to Bleck, to ensure all worlds will end as revenge for his death. Aware of the urgency of the situation, Count Bleck returns everyone to the chapel where the Chaos Heart was born, and he and Tippi exchange vows and wed each other; the true love between them supercharges the Pure Hearts, uniting them into the [[Purity Heart]] and reversing the prophecy of destruction.
When Mario and Tippi reached the inner sanctum of [[Castle Bleck]], Bleck and Tippi once again argue before he sends Nastasia away and engages Mario in a battle. Bleck is initially immune to all attacks due to the Chaos Heart, but Bowser, Peach, and Luigi grant the Pure Hearts the power to negate the barrier. After Bleck is defeated, he insists the Mario to [[Game Over|end his game]] before the Void destroys all worlds, against Tippi's wishes.


[[File:SPMendinghigh.PNG|thumb|left|The ending of ''Super Paper Mario'', depicting two figures standing on a hill.]]
Though before Mario and his allies ended his game, Dimentio appears and attacks the count, but the blow is taken by Nastasia, who is seemingly {{wp|Mortal wound|mortally wounded}}. Dimentio then takes control of the Chaos Heart, and plans to use it to create a new world in his image once the old worlds are gone. He banishes Bleck, Tippi, and Nastasia to [[Dimension D]], intending to deal with them later, and merges with a brainwashed Luigi and the Chaos Heart to form a giant body called [[Super Dimentio]]. At Dimension D, Count Bleck is reunited with O'Chunks and Mimi, whose love for Bleck manages to restore the Pure Hearts to weaken Super Dimentio and allows Mario and his allies to defeat him. Before his death, Dimentio manages to leave behind a "shadow" of his power, which will ensure all worlds will end as revenge for his death. As he is aware of the urgency of the situation, Count Bleck returns everyone to the chapel where the Chaos Heart was born, and he and Tippi exchange vows and wed each other. The true love between them supercharges the Pure Hearts, uniting them into the [[Purity Heart]] that destroys the Chaos Heart and reverses the prophecy of destruction.
The fate of the couple after the wedding is never completely disclosed - Bleck claims that using their love to stop the Void would cause both of them to 'cease to exist', yet both Merlon and a revived Nastasia voice their beliefs that the count is living happily together with Timpani. This idea is given proof by a post-credits scene showing the count's silhouette standing near that of a woman, implied to be Tippi's human form, in a paradise world, supposedly the one he had promised they would one day find.
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==General information==
[[File:SPMendinghigh.PNG|thumb|The ending of ''Super Paper Mario'', depicting Blumiere and Timpani in human form standing in a meadow]]
===Physical appearance===
Bleck claims that using his and Tippi's love to stop the Void would cause both of them to "cease to exist", but both Merlon and Nastasia believe that he is living happily together with Timpani. Because Bleck is now gone, his minions decide to create the perfect world that he promised them. In a post-credits scene, the count's silhouette is standing near that of a woman in a meadow, which is implied to be Timpani (the latter having regained her human form), implying they survived.
[[File:Normal bleck2.png|thumb|right|200px|Count Bleck.]]
Bleck wears a white top hat and coat, and is usually shrouded in a white cape fading to blue at the bottom. The inside of the cape is dark blue and starry, like the background texture used in the [[Outer Space]] portions of ''Super Paper Mario''. When Count Bleck transports everybody away at Bowser's Castle, the same blue pattern used on [[The Thousand-Year Door]] pedestal when Mario holds a [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]] can be slightly seen inside his cape. He also wears a large red brooch, somewhat reminiscent of Princess Peach's blue jewel, white gloves (amusingly with no visible trace of arms), and is often shown holding a jewel-topped scepter.


His eyes and mouth are both a glowing red color, and he wears a monocle on his left side. Strangely, both of these features become light blue when he is defeated by the [[Heroes of Light]], and remain that way until the [[Pure Hearts]] are restored. It is possible that this was his previous appearance, before he transformed from Blumiere into Count Bleck.
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Super Mario Kun Volume 37 Count Bleck.png|thumb|left|Count Bleck's appearance in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
Count Bleck appears in volume 37 and volume 38 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', during the story arc based on ''Super Paper Mario''. His role in ''Super Mario-kun'' mirrors his role in the game.


===Personality===
===''Dr. Mario-kun''===
[[File:CountBleck.png|thumb|left|Sprite of Count Bleck in ''Super Paper Mario.'']]
Count Bleck appears in Episode 57, Episode 58, and Episode 59 of the ''[[Dr. Mario-kun]]'' manga. In the final story arc of the manga, Count Bleck creates the Dimensional Virus, which messes with alternate realities.
Count Bleck is a more unique figure among Mario's rogues gallery, as he is the only villain so far who is motivated entirely by sadness and regret, and not by a lust for power, control, or revenge (eg. [[Elder Princess Shroob]]). He is a tragic villain, whose actions are born from the purest of emotions: love. Regardless, Bleck has demonstrated a lust for destruction and disregard for all life, except those close to him. He, at first, seems to be a stereotypical villain with no feelings, but it is soon revealed that Bleck is an emotionally tortured person, who is not as evil as he first appears.
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Prior to his meeting with Timpani, Bleck was known to be extremely kind and cherished all life and the universe itself. When he met Timpani, he fell in love, and was shown to be an extremely caring and devoted man to the woman he loves. This came to a tragic end, however, when his father sent Timpani away on an endless walk through other dimensions to die. The loss of Timpani made Bleck vengeful towards the world. Bleck wanted to destroy the universe, because he thought that life was meaningless without Timpani.
==General information==
===Personality and traits===
[[File:CountBleck.png|thumb|left|100px|Count Bleck's sprite in ''Super Paper Mario'']]
{{quote|BLECK! Your princess has been taken...by Count Bleck! By me...Count Bleck! The chosen executor of the Dark Prognosticus...is Count Bleck! The fine fellow prophesied to come to this dimension...is also Count Bleck!|Count Bleck|Super Paper Mario}}
Count Bleck's motives in the game are mostly caused by the sadness of losing Timpani. At the start of the game, he seems to be a villain with no feelings who wishes to end all worlds due to the power given by Dark Prognosticus. As the story progresses, his sympathetic traits are revealed and reasons are given to his actions.


This turned Bleck into an evil and sadistic villain, who sought the destruction of all worlds. Bleck showed how evil he had become immediately after his transformation into a villain by wiping out his own dimension. Bleck sought to kill all that is, was, and would be, and had an overwhelming amount of hatred at all worlds, as he saw them as the things that took his love from him. Even though Count Bleck was evil, he was still capable of doing kind acts, such as freeing a bat from a trap, who went on to become [[Nastasia]], his closest minion. Bleck was also shown to be very polite and not openly sadistic, but still harboured much hatred and anger.
Prior to his meeting with Timpani, Bleck was known to be extremely kind and cherished all life and the universe itself. When he met Timpani, he fell in love and was extremely caring and devoted to her, but when his father sent Timpani away to travel through dimensions till she dies, Bleck began to feel vengeful towards the world and thought life was worthless without her. This caused him to seek the destruction of all worlds, and he shows his vengefulness by wiping out his own dimension. Bleck has a hatred against all worlds and sees them as the things that took his love away from him, which he continues to think until being defeated.


Bleck also cared very deeply about his minions (with the possible exception of Dimentio, who had a more sinister agenda of his own). Bleck treated O'Chunks, Mimi, and Nastasia as if they were family and felt very close with all of them. He was very forgiving towards them and never punished them with any type of physical or mental torture or abuse. However, in the event such a thing was needed, the form of punishment was writing papers or singing songs, which Bleck didn't even issue. Nastasia, instead, issued those forms of punishment. The Count was also shown to be very upbeat (despite his tragic origin), and was always smiling (though that was likely only  a cover to mask his true feelings). Bleck also seemed to be very likable, as all his henchmen had a strong bond with him with (the only exception, again, being Dimentio).  
In spite of his insistence that Blumiere was dead, Bleck still shows some redeeming traits. When he teleports to [[Bowser's Castle]] to reveal that he had captured Princess Peach, he bows and "politely" introduces himself. During the Prologue, Mimi states being with the count is her idea of a perfect world and Bleck says he will make his minions' dreams come true. He gives Mimi a gift of power during the events of Chapter 2 and his minions happily take their missions to stop Mario and his allies. He is frightened when Nastasia takes a hit from Dimentio for him and he is flattered when his minions also assist him with restoring the Pure Hearts. Count Bleck constantly refers to himself in third person and deviates from this trait when he is alone and after he is beaten. His habit of narrating himself indicates he may be quoting the Dark Prognosticus's text.


The story started with Bleck wanting nothing more than the destruction of the entire universe, but gradually showed him to be more humane and remorseful of what he has become. By the end of the story, Bleck was shown to be a very caring and loving person, who only did his evil deeds out of his love for Tippi by avenging her (apparent) death. In the end, it was Timpani who made him realize the error of his ways, and they both saved the universe together. His love for Tippi is what made him evil, but it is also what redeemed him.
===Appearance===
Count Bleck wears a white top hat and coat, and is usually shrouded in a cape with a gradient of white at its top fading to blue at the bottom. The inside of the cape is dark blue and starry, and when he opens his cape during the cutscene in Bowser's Castle, a unique design is shown. This design is from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', and depicts the pattern used atop the pedestal in the room with [[The Thousand-Year Door]] when Mario presents a [[Crystal Star]]. He also wears a large red brooch, white gloves, and wields a brown scepter topped with a blue jewel. On his left eye is a monocle, and his eyes and mouth are both red and glowing. However, both his eyes and mouth become light blue when he is defeated, and remains like that until the [[Pure Heart]]s are restored.


===Powers and abilities===
===Powers and abilities===
In addition to being able to use the Dark Prognosticus, Count Bleck has many other magical powers granted by the Chaos Heart that aid him in and out of combat. His most obvious and frequently used power is his ability to freely float without any hindrance to gravity. This power is particularly important due to his lack of visible legs. He also often shows his ability to teleport at will by "flipping", along with the Dark Prognosticus which always teleports at his side. Also, he can use the Chaos Heart's power to shield him from any harm. He also has his own unique sound whenever he flips.
[[File:SPM Bleck Battle.png|thumb|Left|Mario fighting Count Bleck]]
In addition to being able to use the Dark Prognosticus, Count Bleck has many other magical powers granted by the Chaos Heart that can aid him. He can freely float without any hindrance to gravity, which is particularly important due to his lack of visible legs. He has the ability to teleport at will by "flipping", along with the Dark Prognosticus which always teleports at his side. He can also use the Chaos Heart's power to shield him from any harm.
 
In combat, Count Bleck uses his scepter to conjure globs of dark magic and hurls them at his foes. These globs cannot be blocked by anything, including Peach's parasol and [[Barry]]. The only way to avoid them is to use [[Slim (Pixl)|Slim]], who causes the player to become invisible and intangible. He can also summon a huge vortex of dark energy that sucks up his enemies. Count Bleck can temporarily slow the flow of time as well, similar to the [[Slow]] status effect. Finally, he can speed himself up similar to the effect gained when using a [[Speed Flower]] and ram into his opponent, which damages them. His shadow blast attack does 3 damage, his Void attack does 8 damage and the player takes 2 damage when walking into the Count. Although he is incapable of flipping in 3D, his globs are in 3D and can still damage Mario even if he is in the third dimension.
 
Beyond his magical talents, Count Bleck demonstrates a high intelligence, a compelling physical and conversational presence and a quality of character that can earn loyalty from his followers and friends. Bleck is charismatic and can sway individuals into his service, as seen with Bowser at the beginning of the game, while his assistant Nastasia's mind control powers can help him cover all other cases.


In combat, Count Bleck uses his scepter to conjure globs of dark magic and hurl them at Mario and other foes. These globs are unique amongst projectile attacks in that nothing can block them; not even Peach's parasol or [[Barry]]. He can also summon a huge vortex of dark energy that sucks up his enemies, however, this skill is simply dodged by running away from it. Count Bleck can temporarily slow the flow of time as well, throwing his enemies off. As such it is like the [[Slow]] status effect. Finally, he can speed himself in a way similar to using a speed flower of red energy and simply ram into his opponent, damaging them, although this can leave him vulnerable to Barry's spiky barrier, which, if activated quickly, will damage him and protect the player. His shadow blast attack will do 3 damage, his Void move will do 8 damage and the player will take 2 damage when walking into the Count. Although he seems uncapable to flip in 3D, his globs are in 3D, and they can damage Mario also if he is in the 3rd dimension.
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Paper Mario''===
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===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
{{SSBB sticker
|name=Count Bleck
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Count Bleck is also shown to be quite clever and intelligent. He also is very charismatic, as his followers are loyal to the end, and he is capable of easily persuading others to join his cause (and having both of his female minions develop crushes on him, a very slight one in Mimi's case). However, it's much more effective for him to rely on Nastasia's mind controlling powers to gather more minions.
===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''===
{{SSB4 trophy
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|desc=Peach has been kidnapped by Bowser so many times, it seemed like a good idea to mix things up—instead she gets kidnapped by this guy, Count Bleck! He then obtains the Chaos Heart by forcing Peach and Bowser to marry. All of this was predicted by the Dark Prognosticus, which Count Bleck carries with him.
|desc2=It's always nice to have a fresh face on the Peach-kidnapping scene, and that's where Count Bleck comes in. In order to obtain the Chaos Heart, he actually tries to marry Peach to Bowser! Apparently, the path to dimensional destruction is all foretold in the Dark Prognosticus – he's just following the instructions.
}}


==''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' sticker==
==Quotes==
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*"''Bleh HEH HEH HEH BLECK!''"
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*"''[[Princess Peach|Your princess]] has been taken... by Count Bleck!''"
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*"''By me... Count Bleck! The chosen executer of the Dark Prognosticus... is Count Bleck! The fine fellow prophesied to come to this dimension... is also Count Bleck!''"
|[[File:Count_Bleck_Sticker.png]]
*"''Of all things, you defend the heart?! Nothing could be more worthless...''"
|''Super Paper Mario''
*"''Aside from Timpani, no treasure mattered in the least to me...''"
|[Flame] - Resistance +5
*"''But you are far too late to stop the Dark Prognosticus, and me... Count Bleck! All worlds will soon end. Come into grips for that now, for you cannot stop it. I suggest you make yourselves comfortable and enjoy this one, final spectacle!''"
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*"''Count Bleck is the deleter of worlds! My fate is written in the Dark Prognosticus!''"
*"''ALL NOW ENDS!''"


==''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' trophy==
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|'''Wii''' Super Paper Mario
|align=left|Peach has been kidnapped by Bowser so many times, it seemed like a good idea to mix things up&ndash;instead she gets kidnapped by this guy, Count Bleck! He then obtains the Chaos Heart by forcing Peach and Bowser to marry. All of this was predicted by the Dark Prognosticus, which Count Bleck carries with him.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
===Count Bleck===
===Count Bleck===
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=ノワール伯爵
|Jap=ノワール{{hover|伯爵|はくしゃく}}
|JapR=Nowāru-Hakushaku
|JapR=Nowāru-Hakushaku
|JapM=Count Noir (''Noir'' is French for "black").
|JapM=Count Noir ("noir" is French for "black")
|Fra=Comte Niark
|SpaA=Conde Bleck
|FraM=''Niark'' is an evil laugh; ''Comte'' means "count".
|SpaAM=Count Bleck
|SpaE=Conde Cenizo
|SpaEM="Conde" (count) + "cenizo" (ashen). "Cenizo" can also mean "jinx" or "killjoy"
|Fre=Comte Niark
|FreM="Comte" (count) + "niark" (onomatopoeia of an evil laughter)
|Ger=Graf Knickwitz
|Ger=Graf Knickwitz
|GerM=''Knick'' means "kink" (in paper), ''witz'' is a suffix and means "joke" and ''Graf'' means "count".
|GerM="Graf" (count) + "knick" (kink) + "-witz" (a German name ending and also meaning "joke")
|Spa=Conde Cenizo
|SpaM=''Cenizo'' means "ashen"; ''Conde'' means "count".
|Ita=Conte Cenere
|Ita=Conte Cenere
|ItaM=''Cenere'' means "ash" or "ashen"; ''Conte'' means "count"
|ItaM="Conte" (count) + "cenere" (ashen)
|Rus=Граф Блэк
|RusR=Graf Blek
|RusM="Граф" (count) + "Блэк" (a transcription of "Bleck")
|Kor=느와르 백작
|Kor=느와르 백작
|KorR=Neuwareu Baekjak
|KorR=Neuwareu Baekjak
|KorM=Count Noir; ''Noir'' is a French word meaning "black".}}
|KorM=From the Japanese name
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===Lord Blumiere===
===Lord Blumiere===
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=ルミエール
|Jap=ルミエール
|JapR=Rumiēru
|JapR=Rumiēru
|JapM=Lumière (French for "light").
|JapM=From "lumière" (a French word meaning "light"); may also be a pun on「スペール」(''Supēru'', [[Shaman]]) like other Ancient-descended characters
|Spa=Lord Blumière
|Spa=Lord Blumière
|SpaM=French modification of ''blanco'' (means "white") with his Japanese name, Lumière.
|SpaM=French modification of "blanco" (means white) with his Japanese name, Lumière.
|Ger=Fürst Blumiere
|Ger=Fürst Blumiere
|GerM=''Fürst'' means "prince" or "ruler"
|GerM="Fürst" means "prince" or "ruler"
|Fra=Seigneur Nikolaï
|Ita=Lord Blumiere<br>Conte Blumiere <small>(Capture Card only)</small>
|FraM=Lord Nikolaï
|ItaM=-<br>Count Blumiere
|Fre=Seigneur Nikolaï
|FreM=Lord Nikolaï
|Rus=Лорд Бльюмьер
|RusR=Lord Bl'yum'er
|RusM="Бльюмьер" is a transcription of "Blumiere" and "лорд" means "lord"
|Kor=르미에르
|Kor=르미에르
|KorR=Reumiereu
|KorR=Reumiereu
|KorM=From French word "lumière" (which is, if read in Korean, pronounced as 뤼미에르, ''Rwimiereu''), meaning "light".
|KorM=From French word "lumière" (which is, if read in Korean, pronounced as 뤼미에르, ''Rwimiereu''), meaning "light"
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Count Bleck
Concept artwork of Count Bleck with his cape remaining closed, from Super Paper Mario
Full name Lord Blumiere
First appearance Super Paper Mario (2007)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (trophy cameo) (2014)
“Bleh heh heh heh heh heh... The man known as Blumiere died long ago. Now there is only Bleck! The Dark Prognosticus's choice to fulfill the prophecy. Nothing more!”
Count Bleck, Super Paper Mario

Count Bleck, also known by his real name, Lord Blumiere, is an evil count and the central antagonist of Super Paper Mario. During the game, he summons the Chaos Heart by forcefully marrying Princess Peach to Bowser and uses it to open The Void, which has the power to destroy all dimensions. He also leads a troop of minions, with its primary members being Nastasia, O'Chunks, Mimi, Mr. L, and Dimentio.

His name, "Bleck", is normally used as onomatopoeia for disgust, but can also be interpreted as a corruption of "Black", referring to darkness (his Japanese name is a play on the French word for "black", noir.) His real name is likely a portmanteau of blue, referring to his color, and lumière, the French term for light and a reference to his status as a member of the Tribe of Darkness.

History[edit]

Background[edit]

Prior to the events of the game, Count Bleck went by the name Blumiere and was a member of the Tribe of Darkness, a group that broke off from the Tribe of Ancients after stealing the Dark Prognosticus in a misguided attempt to prevent its powers from being abused. One day, Blumiere was found injured at the base of a cliff by a human girl known as Timpani and was nursed back to health by her. Despite his father's warnings to stay away from humans, Blumiere became captured by her kindness, and he frequently snuck out of his castle to meet with her, and they eventually fell in love.

He later learned that his father threatened Timpani. Blumiere learned that they could not be in love here, so he proposed to her. Though before they could be married, his father abducted and banished Timpani from their dimension, wiped her memory, and cursed her to wander through worlds until the day she died. Upon learning of Timpani's disappearance, Blumiere traveled through dimensions to search for her, unaware that she had been found barely alive by Merlon, and was turned into a Pixl known as Tippi in order to save her. It is implied by one of Carson's stories that he met Nastasia at some point during his search.

Blumiere eventually returned home after thinking that Timpani was gone forever. He believed that life and existence are meaningless without her, so he stole the Dark Prognosticus and used its power to destroy his dimension, and he decided to do the same to every world. Blumiere took the alias of Count Bleck, and along with his new assistant Nastasia, he moved to a new castle in a world of darkness and is eventually joined by Mimi, O'Chunks, and Dimentio. He also intends to create a new perfect world once the original is destroyed, but Dimentio claimed that he never actually intended to keep his promise.

Super Paper Mario[edit]

Count Bleck forcing Princess Peach to marry Bowser to create the Chaos Heart

Count Bleck eventually decides to target the Mushroom Kingdom. He learned from the prophecy that the wedding of a princess and a monster will call forth the Chaos Heart. Due to this, he abducts Princess Peach, Bowser, Luigi and the entire Koopa Troop, and forcibly weds the former two, forming the Chaos Heart. Count Bleck then uses the Chaos Heart to rip open the Void. Due to a disturbance during the wedding ceremony, Luigi, Bowser, the Koopa Troop, and Peach are scattered across the castle. To confront this problem, Bleck sends Nastasia to brainwash members of the Koopa Troop into joining him. He also sends his other minions to various dimensions in an attempt to prevent Mario's from collecting the Pure Hearts.

Something in the Dark Prognosticus about Luigi taking on Mr. L; his alter-ego.
The foretold events about Mr. L

After his minions are defeated and Mario reunites with Peach and Bowser, Count Bleck stops treating Mario as a "mere annoyance". Bleck turns to the Dark Prognosticus and learns that a "man in green" is the main factor of determining whether the prophecy of destruction will pass. He orders Nastasia to brainwash Luigi into Mr. L and attempts to stop Mario with him. However, Mr. L is defeated like his other minions. Bleck becomes angered after his attempts to stop Mario failed, and he confronts them in person in Sammer's Kingdom. He argues with Tippi over his motives and the value of all worlds, and begins to suspect that Tippi may be Timpani.

Dimentio stealing the Chaos Heart from Count Bleck

After Mario and his team obtained the final Pure Heart from the Overthere, Bleck orders his minions to try and defeat them when they arrive at his castle. Dimentio later reveals to Bleck that Tippi mentioned the name "Blumiere", which confirms she is Timpani. Nastasia begins to urge him to call off the void, but due to him being too far along in his plans to stop the Chaos Heart's destruction, he ignores her urges, and secretly hopes that Mario and his team will be capable of defeating him and saving all worlds, feeling he's come too far to back down.

When Mario and Tippi reached the inner sanctum of Castle Bleck, Bleck and Tippi once again argue before he sends Nastasia away and engages Mario in a battle. Bleck is initially immune to all attacks due to the Chaos Heart, but Bowser, Peach, and Luigi grant the Pure Hearts the power to negate the barrier. After Bleck is defeated, he insists the Mario to end his game before the Void destroys all worlds, against Tippi's wishes.

Though before Mario and his allies ended his game, Dimentio appears and attacks the count, but the blow is taken by Nastasia, who is seemingly mortally wounded. Dimentio then takes control of the Chaos Heart, and plans to use it to create a new world in his image once the old worlds are gone. He banishes Bleck, Tippi, and Nastasia to Dimension D, intending to deal with them later, and merges with a brainwashed Luigi and the Chaos Heart to form a giant body called Super Dimentio. At Dimension D, Count Bleck is reunited with O'Chunks and Mimi, whose love for Bleck manages to restore the Pure Hearts to weaken Super Dimentio and allows Mario and his allies to defeat him. Before his death, Dimentio manages to leave behind a "shadow" of his power, which will ensure all worlds will end as revenge for his death. As he is aware of the urgency of the situation, Count Bleck returns everyone to the chapel where the Chaos Heart was born, and he and Tippi exchange vows and wed each other. The true love between them supercharges the Pure Hearts, uniting them into the Purity Heart that destroys the Chaos Heart and reverses the prophecy of destruction.

The ending of Super Paper Mario, depicting Blumiere and Timpani in human form standing in a meadow

Bleck claims that using his and Tippi's love to stop the Void would cause both of them to "cease to exist", but both Merlon and Nastasia believe that he is living happily together with Timpani. Because Bleck is now gone, his minions decide to create the perfect world that he promised them. In a post-credits scene, the count's silhouette is standing near that of a woman in a meadow, which is implied to be Timpani (the latter having regained her human form), implying they survived.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Count Bleck's appearance in the Super Paper Mario arc from volume 37 of the Super Mario-kun
Count Bleck's appearance in Super Mario-kun

Count Bleck appears in volume 37 and volume 38 of Super Mario-kun, during the story arc based on Super Paper Mario. His role in Super Mario-kun mirrors his role in the game.

Dr. Mario-kun[edit]

Count Bleck appears in Episode 57, Episode 58, and Episode 59 of the Dr. Mario-kun manga. In the final story arc of the manga, Count Bleck creates the Dimensional Virus, which messes with alternate realities.

General information[edit]

Personality and traits[edit]

Sprite of Count Bleck found in Super Paper Mario.
Count Bleck's sprite in Super Paper Mario
“BLECK! Your princess has been taken...by Count Bleck! By me...Count Bleck! The chosen executor of the Dark Prognosticus...is Count Bleck! The fine fellow prophesied to come to this dimension...is also Count Bleck!”
Count Bleck, Super Paper Mario

Count Bleck's motives in the game are mostly caused by the sadness of losing Timpani. At the start of the game, he seems to be a villain with no feelings who wishes to end all worlds due to the power given by Dark Prognosticus. As the story progresses, his sympathetic traits are revealed and reasons are given to his actions.

Prior to his meeting with Timpani, Bleck was known to be extremely kind and cherished all life and the universe itself. When he met Timpani, he fell in love and was extremely caring and devoted to her, but when his father sent Timpani away to travel through dimensions till she dies, Bleck began to feel vengeful towards the world and thought life was worthless without her. This caused him to seek the destruction of all worlds, and he shows his vengefulness by wiping out his own dimension. Bleck has a hatred against all worlds and sees them as the things that took his love away from him, which he continues to think until being defeated.

In spite of his insistence that Blumiere was dead, Bleck still shows some redeeming traits. When he teleports to Bowser's Castle to reveal that he had captured Princess Peach, he bows and "politely" introduces himself. During the Prologue, Mimi states being with the count is her idea of a perfect world and Bleck says he will make his minions' dreams come true. He gives Mimi a gift of power during the events of Chapter 2 and his minions happily take their missions to stop Mario and his allies. He is frightened when Nastasia takes a hit from Dimentio for him and he is flattered when his minions also assist him with restoring the Pure Hearts. Count Bleck constantly refers to himself in third person and deviates from this trait when he is alone and after he is beaten. His habit of narrating himself indicates he may be quoting the Dark Prognosticus's text.

Appearance[edit]

Count Bleck wears a white top hat and coat, and is usually shrouded in a cape with a gradient of white at its top fading to blue at the bottom. The inside of the cape is dark blue and starry, and when he opens his cape during the cutscene in Bowser's Castle, a unique design is shown. This design is from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and depicts the pattern used atop the pedestal in the room with The Thousand-Year Door when Mario presents a Crystal Star. He also wears a large red brooch, white gloves, and wields a brown scepter topped with a blue jewel. On his left eye is a monocle, and his eyes and mouth are both red and glowing. However, both his eyes and mouth become light blue when he is defeated, and remains like that until the Pure Hearts are restored.

Powers and abilities[edit]

Count Bleck fighting Mario.
Mario fighting Count Bleck

In addition to being able to use the Dark Prognosticus, Count Bleck has many other magical powers granted by the Chaos Heart that can aid him. He can freely float without any hindrance to gravity, which is particularly important due to his lack of visible legs. He has the ability to teleport at will by "flipping", along with the Dark Prognosticus which always teleports at his side. He can also use the Chaos Heart's power to shield him from any harm.

In combat, Count Bleck uses his scepter to conjure globs of dark magic and hurls them at his foes. These globs cannot be blocked by anything, including Peach's parasol and Barry. The only way to avoid them is to use Slim, who causes the player to become invisible and intangible. He can also summon a huge vortex of dark energy that sucks up his enemies. Count Bleck can temporarily slow the flow of time as well, similar to the Slow status effect. Finally, he can speed himself up similar to the effect gained when using a Speed Flower and ram into his opponent, which damages them. His shadow blast attack does 3 damage, his Void attack does 8 damage and the player takes 2 damage when walking into the Count. Although he is incapable of flipping in 3D, his globs are in 3D and can still damage Mario even if he is in the third dimension.

Beyond his magical talents, Count Bleck demonstrates a high intelligence, a compelling physical and conversational presence and a quality of character that can earn loyalty from his followers and friends. Bleck is charismatic and can sway individuals into his service, as seen with Bowser at the beginning of the game, while his assistant Nastasia's mind control powers can help him cover all other cases.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Paper Mario[edit]

Super Paper Mario enemy
Count Bleck
Count Bleck Max HP 150 Role Boss Location(s) Castle Bleck Inner Sanctum (8-4)
Attack 8 Card type Rare
Defense 0 Items Card location(s) Card Shop; Map 48
Score 8000
Card description This top-hatted villain is bent on ending the world! Fun fact: he was once known as Count Blumiere.
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Tattle That's Count Bleck... This dark figure wants to destroy the universe. He was once Blumiere, a man that I loved... Max HP is 150, Attack is 8. He will use all the powers the Chaos Heart grants him. But you can beat him if you give it your all... And beat him you must... For the sake of all worlds... And to save the Blumiere I loved...

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Sticker
Count Bleck
Count Bleck Sticker
Artwork from: Super Paper Mario
Effects in The Subspace Emissary: [Flame] - Resistance +5
Usable by: Anyone

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Trophy
Count Bleck
Count Bleck trophy from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Category: Series Related
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Appears in:
Wii Super Paper Mario (04/2007)
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Trophy Box: 13: Paper Mario
How to unlock:
Random
Peach has been kidnapped by Bowser so many times, it seemed like a good idea to mix things up—instead she gets kidnapped by this guy, Count Bleck! He then obtains the Chaos Heart by forcing Peach and Bowser to marry. All of this was predicted by the Dark Prognosticus, which Count Bleck carries with him. (American English)
It's always nice to have a fresh face on the Peach-kidnapping scene, and that's where Count Bleck comes in. In order to obtain the Chaos Heart, he actually tries to marry Peach to Bowser! Apparently, the path to dimensional destruction is all foretold in the Dark Prognosticus – he's just following the instructions. (British English)

Quotes[edit]

Main article: List of Super Paper Mario quotes § Count Bleck
  • "Bleh HEH HEH HEH BLECK!"
  • "Your princess has been taken... by Count Bleck!"
  • "By me... Count Bleck! The chosen executer of the Dark Prognosticus... is Count Bleck! The fine fellow prophesied to come to this dimension... is also Count Bleck!"
  • "Of all things, you defend the heart?! Nothing could be more worthless..."
  • "Aside from Timpani, no treasure mattered in the least to me..."
  • "But you are far too late to stop the Dark Prognosticus, and me... Count Bleck! All worlds will soon end. Come into grips for that now, for you cannot stop it. I suggest you make yourselves comfortable and enjoy this one, final spectacle!"
  • "Count Bleck is the deleter of worlds! My fate is written in the Dark Prognosticus!"
  • "ALL NOW ENDS!"

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Count Bleck[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ノワール伯爵
Nowāru-Hakushaku
Count Noir ("noir" is French for "black")

French Comte Niark
"Comte" (count) + "niark" (onomatopoeia of an evil laughter)
German Graf Knickwitz
"Graf" (count) + "knick" (kink) + "-witz" (a German name ending and also meaning "joke")
Italian Conte Cenere
"Conte" (count) + "cenere" (ashen)
Korean 느와르 백작
Neuwareu Baekjak
From the Japanese name

Russian Граф Блэк
Graf Blek
"Граф" (count) + "Блэк" (a transcription of "Bleck")

Spanish (NOA) Conde Bleck
Count Bleck
Spanish (NOE) Conde Cenizo
"Conde" (count) + "cenizo" (ashen). "Cenizo" can also mean "jinx" or "killjoy"

Lord Blumiere[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ルミエール
Rumiēru
From "lumière" (a French word meaning "light"); may also be a pun on「スペール」(Supēru, Shaman) like other Ancient-descended characters

French Seigneur Nikolaï
Lord Nikolaï
German Fürst Blumiere
"Fürst" means "prince" or "ruler"
Italian Lord Blumiere
Conte Blumiere (Capture Card only)
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Count Blumiere
Korean 르미에르
Reumiereu
From French word "lumière" (which is, if read in Korean, pronounced as 뤼미에르, Rwimiereu), meaning "light"

Russian Лорд Бльюмьер
Lord Bl'yum'er
"Бльюмьер" is a transcription of "Blumiere" and "лорд" means "lord"

Spanish Lord Blumière
French modification of "blanco" (means white) with his Japanese name, Lumière.