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Black Cat
"Meow!"

- Black Cat

The Black Cat is one of the main characters in the Game Boy Advance game Wario Land 4. But she is more than a Cat. Her true form is that of Princess Shokora, ruler of a Legendary Pyramid. 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, the Black Cat 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 steet 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 journeys out of the city, through a desert, and deep into a jungle. She gets there before Wario, and deciding that a human accomplice may prove useful, shows him to the main room. With little power over the Diva's guardians, she persuades Wario to make his way through the Pyramid's Passages, ridding the Pyramid of it's evil, and eventually entering the Golden Diva's stronghold. With no knowledge of the Black Cat's true form, Wario faces the challenge in the hope of a large amount of Treasure at the end of it all. When Wario and the Black Cat face the Golden Diva, the feline 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 ending cut scene is very similar to the opening one, except a White Cat crosses the road this time. The Newspaper that blows into this Cat's face is advertising a restaurant and it reads, "Steaks! Eat as much as you can!!".

Trivia
The Black Cat can be seen in the rooms before the Boss entering the Item Shop. But when Wario enters the Shop, the only other being there is Mr. Game & Watch, the shop keeper. And if Wario purchases an item before facing the Golden Diva, after the item's use concludes, Mr. Game & Watch will transform into the Black Cat. This implies that the Black Cat has an additional form as Mr. Game & Watch.

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Legendary Treasure
The Legendary Treasure (or Great Treasure) refers to the large amount of Treasure that Wario aims to steal from An Ancient Pyramid in Wario Land 4. He first hears about the Treasure when he read a newspaper article, and he sets off towards the Pyramid in his Wario Car in the middle of the night; in the hope of having the Treasure all to himself. When speeding through the city, he almost runs over a Black Cat. The newspaper article flies into her face, and she seems to read it with a curious interest. At the Pyramid, the Black Cat guides Wario to the main room. Here, there are five passages. The four main ones (Emerald Passage, Ruby Passage, Topaz Passage and Sapphire Passage) each have a Boss which guards a Great Treasure and three Treasure Chests. The boss Spoiled Rotten guards no Treasure. Cractus defends the Crown, Cuckoo Condor guards the Earrings, Aerodent wears the Necklace and Catbat protects the Bracelets. When each of these bosses are defeated, the Treasure Chests and the Great Treasure is collected, and stored into the Golden Pyramid on the main map. When all five bosses have been defeated, the Golden Pyramid will become accessible. This is the stronghold of the Golden Diva, the game's final boss and the evil ruler of the Pyramid. The Golden Diva wears all of the Ancient Jewelry that was taken from the four bosses. There is also a wall with twelve treasure chests, three from each boss. If the Golden Diva is defeated, then in a final wave of fury, she will begin to destroy the internal structure of the Pyramid, causing it to begin crumbling to the ground. Panicking, Wario gathers up the Treasure and puts it into a sack, and makes an escape with the Black Cat leading the way out. When they reach a safe distance, they watch it crumble to the ground. Suddenly, the Black Cat transforms into Princess Shokora, true ruler of the Golden Pyramid. The four Great Treasures that the Golden Diva was wearing fly out of the sack and return to their rightful owner. The Princess kisses Wario thank you and farewell. Four angels surround her, and they lift her into heaven. After sitting there for a while trying to make sense of it all, Wario grabs what remains of the Treasure, throws it into the back of his Wario Car, and drives across the desert back home.

During the credits, various treasures fly out of the treasure sack and shown to the player. For each treasure, Wario remembers a scene from his childhood. To view the images of Wario's flashbacks, see here.

Heart Box
The Heart Box in the Game Boy Advance game Wario Land 4 is a box similar in shape and size to the Jewel Piece Box and the CD case. When opened, a 500 Coin drops out, and a giant heart that changes color with a crown hovers above the open box. If Wario collects it, his health meter will be fully replenished. There are one of these to find in each level, except the Golden Passage. Their positions change with the Game Mode.