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The '''Shadow Queen''' is the true main antagonist and the final boss of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. One thousand years before the game's events, she arrived, hoping to conquer the land; she was defeated and sealed away in the [[Palace of Shadow]], where she remained for the last millennium, with the game's main plot centering around the plot by the [[X-Naut]]s to revive her.

According to legends, one thousand years ago the Shadow Queen simply appeared one day, and waged war against the city where Rogueport now stands. She destroyed the city and all who opposed her, forcing the remaining inhabitants to surrender to the Queen's rule; she transformed a quarter of the city into the Palace of Shadows, and then made plans to conquer the rest of the world by creating a variety of monsters, including the three [[Shadow Sirens]] and [[Hooktail|the]] [[Gloomtail|three]] [[Bonetail|dragons]] who end up becoming her pets.

The Shadow Queen then created the [[Crystal Stars]], which hold the essence of the heavens, and planned to use them to re-mold the world in her desired image. The Queen hides the stars in fortresses and castles across the lands, and creates the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]] to torture all who oppose her.

While the Queen is near the peak of her power, four heroes—a [[Toad (species)|Toad]], a [[Goomba]], a [[Koopa Troopa]] and a [[Boo]]—emerge to stop her by stealing the Crystal Stars and using their power against her. They gathered the stars, invaded her Palace, and attacked the Queen, destroying her body; her spirit survives, however, and is subsequently sealed in the foundations of the palace. Upon death, however, the queen curses the warriors, forcing them to take precautionary measures.

===''Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door''===

[[File:PMTTYD Shadow Queen Defeated.png|thumb|200px|right|The Shadow Queen before being sealed.]]

The Shadow Queen then notices Mario and his friends and offers them the position of her servants. If Mario chooses to become her servant, the Shadow Queen will engulf the world with her foul magic, resulting in a [[Game Over]] for Mario, for Peach, and for the world. When Mario refuses, the Shadow Queen attacks him and his friends, intending to put them in their place, but finds that Princess Peach's body is impeding her power. The Shadow Queen assumes her real form, and for a time becomes impervious to Mario and his friends' attacks.

However, the Crystal Stars manage to travel to their home locations, allowing the people of each area to communicate with Mario. The goodwill and wishes of people the world over are enough to suppress the Shadow Queen's possession of Princess Peach; she regains control of her body long enough to give Mario all her remaining power. Restored, Mario and his partners battle against the Shadow Queen once again; they are able to defeat and seal her away forever, and Peach regains control of her own body once again.

===''Super Paper Mario''===

In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', the Shadow Queen cameos as a doll in one of [[Fort Francis]]' rooms that are filled with ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' character dolls and posters.

 

===''Super Mario-Kun''===

[[File:Shadow queen-kun.jpg|thumb|right|100px|The Shadow Queen in ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''.]]

The Shadow Queen also appears in the ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'' manga adaptation of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''{{'}}s plot. As with most characters in the manga, she displays more of a comic side.

In battle, while in her true form she is immune to normal and defense-piercing attacks, and can only be made vulnerable with the power of the Crystal Stars. She is able to use her hands to drain the health of her enemies and pierce their defenses; they are also capable of smashing opponents to the ground, and are considered separate enemies that can be targeted individually. When the hands defeated, the Shadow Queen can revive them the following turn. The Shadow Queen is also able to strike her opponents with lightning that pierces her target's defenses. When low on health, the queen will often resort to attacks that induce [[Poison (status effect)|poison]], [[Confused|confusion]], or [[Allergic|allergies that prevent status changes]].

One of the Shadow Queen's stronger attacks is the use of several shadowy hands that come up from the ground and drag Mario or one of his partners down into the shadows and damage them with several attacks or stampede them for heavy defense-piercing damage. The queen will also attack the audience members with these hands to drain their energy to restore herself to full health and power. Her strongest attack is a series of dark energy waves that hit Mario and his partner for heavy damage, but this attack takes a turn to charge up, allowing Mario to avoid it with [[Vivian]]'s [[Veil]] ability. Additionally, the Shadow Queen also has the ability to temporarily raise her attack and defense by 3.

In her true form, the Shadow Queen appears as a shadowy purple demon, with a "starry" body that takes on an elongated form during cutscenes and a spiral-shape during the final battle. Her hair underneath her massive crown is a grayed purple, and her "face" only has small pale lips visible, similar to the Shadow Sirens; in ''Super Mario-Kun'', she possesses a large mouth with jagged teeth as well as big, scowling blank eyes. The Shadow Queen has large hands that only appear connected during cutscenes, and are shown as disembodied during the battle.

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Shadow queen-kun.jpg|''Super Mario Kun''

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*If the player [[Superguard]]s her hand's HP-draining attack and prevents the damage, the sound effect for HP recovery will still play.

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