Princess Shokora

"Thank you, Wario...♥"

- Princess Shokora

Princess Shokora is the ruler of the Golden Pyramid in the Game Boy Advance game Wario Land 4. After her thousand year reign, the evil, power-hungry, money crazed Golden Diva was jealous of her power and beauty. So she defeated her in a magical duel and ascended to the throne. With her ancient powers, she transformed Princess Shokora into a being that lacked great beauty or power, an ordinary Black Cat, and banished her from the Pyramid forever. With nowhere to go, she walked until she came across a city inhabited by modern humans. There, she lived on the streets with a group of stray animals and soon forgot about her exile. Many months later, the Pyramid was discovered by a group of archaeologists, but many strange occurrences, and even the disappearance of a group member, caused all future investigations of the Pyramid to be cancelled, and a Newspaper Article was published. In the game's introduction, the Black Cat was crossing a street whilst Wario speeds towards her in his Wario Car. Frightened, she covers her eyes with her paws, and the car's wheels narrowly miss her. A Newspaper flies into her face. It reads; "Pyramid discovered deep in jungle. Legendary Treasure nearly found, but accidents hindered findings." The Princess in her feline form remembers the once beautiful Pyramid that she once ruled in the hands of evil, and decides to try to steal it back. She follows Wario to the Pyramid.

During the game, the Black Cat can be seen occasionally in the corridors before the boss entering the Item Shop. However, when Wario enters the shop, the only being there other than himself is Princess Game & Watch, the shopkeeper. This implies that the Black Cat has an additional form as Princess Game & Watch. When Wario faces the Golden Diva, the Princess makes the first move by scratching the Diva's face. It has little effect, and the Diva swallows her whole. Wario challenges the Golden Diva to a duel. She accepts, and when Wario defeats her, she will spit out the Black Cat, and in a final wave of fury, she destroys the internal structure of the Pyramid. The Pyramid begins to crumble. With the Cat warning Wario to escape quickly, he gathers up as much treasure as he can (including the Golden Diva's Jewelery). With the Black Cat leading the way out, they escape the Pyramid before it crumbles on top of them.

When they are at a safe distance, they watch the Pyramid fall to the ground. With the Cat contented about the defeat of the Golden Diva, and Wario satisfied with his haul of Treasure, they laugh. But suddenly, the Black Cat undergoes a transformation and turns into the beautiful Princess Shokora, true ruler of the Pyramid. The crown, earrings, necklace and bracelets that Wario swiped from the Golden Diva return to their rightful owner. Wario cannot believe his eyes, with such a beautiful being standing before him. The Princess kisses Wario on the cheek and says, "Thank you, Wario..." With a wave of farewell, four angels surround her and lift her into heaven. Wario just sits there, trying to make sense of it all. He quickly dismisses it, and picks up the sack of remaining Treasure, and drives back home.

The number of Treasure Chests the player obtains after defeating the Golden Diva alters the appearance of the Princess during the ending. 0-1 chests gets the Bratty Baby Princess, 2-3 chests gets the Hideous Princess, 4-11 chests, the Young Cheeky Princess is unlocked, and all 12 chests gets the True Princess Shokora.

Like many Mario or Wario characters, Shokora's name comes a food product: "Shokora" is a Japanese approximation of the French word "chocolat".

Trivia

 * The theme of Princess Shokora's Item Shop is used as Mona's theme melody in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!. The music can also be heard in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! in a less modified form when the Gelateria is seen from the inside during Mona's story.
 * Even though the "Young Cheeky Princess" form isn't the perfect ending it is still the one that resembles the original artwork of Princess Shokora the most. The perfect ending's form seems to be an adult version of her.