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===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''=== | ===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''=== | ||
[[Image:queeniecloseup.jpg|200px|left|thumb|A close-up of the demon.]] | [[Image:queeniecloseup.jpg|200px|left|thumb|A close-up of the demon.]] | ||
One thousand years pass and the warriors, the Shadow Queen and their great battle fade into nothing more than a legend. | 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. | ||
With the X-Nauts playing into her hands, Beldam comes into possession of the chest that contains the [[Magic Map]] and gives it to Grodus, telling him that it | 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 her patience and sends his army to abduct the princess while she is in a back alley and search for the map themselves. | ||
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. | 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. | ||