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|image=[[File:ShadowQueenSprite.png|250px]]<br>The Shadow Queen's true form in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
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|image=[[Image:Shadow queen.PNG|The '''Shadow Queen''' as Shadow Peach.]]
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{{quote|Then, you wretched fools... you will learn the error of your ways!|Shadow Queen|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
{{quote|Then, you wretched fools... you will learn the error of your ways!|Shadow Queen|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}


The '''Shadow Queen''' is the true main antagonist and final boss of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. 1,000 years before the game's events, she arrived in the [[Mushroom World]] with hopes of conquering it and making it her own. She was ultimately defeated and sealed away in the [[Palace of Shadow]], where she remained for the last millennium and throughout the course of the game.
The '''Shadow Queen''' is 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.
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==Personality==
The Shadow Queen is a ruthless and humorless demon that cares only for herself and her personal goals, which entail subduing the entire world and remaking it in her image. She prefers to inspire fear in her followers, as opposed to loyalty. She seems to rule her followers through fear rather than loyalty, as she uses her vast power to intimidate them.


Some of the Shadow Queen's speech and behavior vary somewhat between the Japanese and English versions of the game. In the Japanese version, she speaks in a far more down-to-earth manner. For example, when she sees Mario and his party members, she describes them as looking "agreeable," and when she offers them a second chance to serve her, she says if they agree she will "let by-gones be by-gones." In the English version, she speaks more formally, and she is more condescending, backhandedly describing Mario and his party members as looking weak, but possibly useful.
==History==
==History==
===Background===
===Background===
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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 Shadow, and then made plans to conquer the rest of the world with her minions, including the three [[Shadow Sirens]] and her pet dragons [[Hooktail]], [[Gloomtail]], and [[Bonetail]].
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The Shadow Queen then created the [[Crystal Stars]], which hold the essence of the heavens, and planned to use them to remold 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]] and the monsters within it to imprison all who would oppose her.
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[[File:Shadow_Queen.JPG]]
While the Queen is near the peak of her power, [[List of implied characters#Four heroes|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.
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===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
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After a thousand years, [[Beldam]] enacts a plan to revive her through manipulation of the [[X-Naut]]s, who kidnap [[Princess Peach]], setting off the events of the game. [[Mario]] and his friends collect all seven Crystal Stars, defeat most of the X-Nauts, and pursue [[Sir Grodus|Grodus]] to the Palace of Shadow in order to stop the plot once and for all. Unfortunately, Grodus is able to summon the Shadow Queen and presents Peach as a vessel for her to possess. Now reborn, the Shadow Queen prepares to enact her vengeance, and soon nearly destroys Grodus for thinking he could control her.
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[[File:PMTTYD Shadow Queen Defeated.png|thumb|200px|The Shadow Queen before being sealed.]]
|log=The demon who possessed Peach. She tried to cast the world into darkness, but Mario whipped her butt good. And Peach is back to normal, thank goodness!
The Shadow Queen then notices Mario and his friends and offers them the position of her servants. If Mario agrees, 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. After several further unsuccessful attempts to attack the Shadow Queen, the battle abruptly stops just as Mario and his friends are about to give up hope.
|tattle=Battle 1: Omigosh, what happened? I can't believe Peach just got possessed! That's AWFUL! Now she's...the Shadow Queen. The demon that destroyed this town 1,000 years ago. She'll unleash big lightning attacks. She'll also use magic to raise Attack and Defense, or to absorb HP... She might even try to drag us into darkness... I don't feel good about attacking Peach, but we have to do SOMETHING! Don't think of it as Peach! We just have to fight to the end! C'MON!!!<br>Battle 2: That's the Shadow Queen!  Wow, she's scary... but we gotta hold our ground! She'll use lightning magic and boost her own Attack and Defense power. And, if she uses her breath on us, we could be poisoned, confused, or lose power-ups! But... the worst is when she saves energy for a big attack!  That... is... GNARLY! We'd do best to just avoid it by hiding in the shadows with Vivian, I think. Boy, and not only is her body scary, but her hands are pretty mean, as well. She has several attack patterns, so watch closely to see what's coming! Now, Mario!  Let's do it!  This is it, our final battle!  Let's give it all we've got!
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Legend tells that the Shadow Queen simply appears one day and wages war against the city where Rogueport now stands. She destroys the city and all who opposes her. The city eventually succumbs to the Queen's rule. She transforms a quarter of the city into the Palace of Shadows, which is her personal base.  


With the city under her control, the Queen plans to conquer the rest of the world. She then creates an army of demonic beasts, the three [[Shadow Sirens]], and the three dragons, [[Hooktail]], [[Gloomtail]], and [[Bonetail]]. She uses her forces to wreak havoc on any settlement she could.  
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 resume their battle against the Shadow Queen; they are able to defeat and destroy her forever, and Peach regains control of her own body once again.


Doing this, the Queen creates the [[Crystal Stars]], which held the essence of the heavens. The Queen plans to use the stars to remake the planet over her image. She hides the stars in fortresses and castles across the land, and also creats the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]] to torture the people that opposes her.
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Shadow queen-kun.jpg|thumb|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.
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When the Queen is near the peak of her power, four warriors emerges to stop her. They are a Toad, a Goomba, a Koopa, and a Boo. The four planned to steal the Crystal Stars and use their power against the Queen. They do it so,and mounts an attack on the Palace of Shadow. They fight through the Queen's entire army, until finally they reach the Queen. The warriors destros the Queen's body and seals her spirit in the foundations of the palace. However, the Queen cursed the warriors before her death, causing them to prepare for the day when she would return.  
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
The Shadow Queen, in her possessed Princess Peach form, appears as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. Her connection to the Shadow Sirens is given an indirect reference in her unlock requirements, which requires Vivian's spirit to be summoned alongside a Gengar spirit core.


The four warriors seals the palace entrance using the Crystal Stars, and hide the stars in many places across the land. They also creats a [[Magical Map]] so the Crystal Stars could be found after their demise. However, this map was held in a magic chest that could only be opened by a pure-hearted person to ensure that it didn't fall into the hands of evil.
==General information==
===Powers and abilities===
[[File:PMTTYD Shadow Queen Battle.png|thumb|left|200px|]]
The Shadow Queen is an immortal demon, having survived for a full thousand years while being sealed in the Palace of Shadow. She can also possess other people, and has a variety of magic at her disposal, which she uses to create powerful creatures and objects such as the three dragons and the Crystal Stars. However, her vessel may be able to suppress or co-opt her influence temporarily if they possess particularly strong willpower.; near the second half of the final battle, Princess Peach manages to regain control long enough to fully heal Mario and his party.


The Queen left behind her Shadow Sirens, who begins preparations for her revival. They hear a rumor that a great treasure was sealed in the Palace of Shadow so that as many people as possible would try to break the seal.
In battle, while in her true form she is immune to normal and [[Piercing attack|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 [[defense]]s; 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]].


===''Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door''===
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 [[Charged|charge]] up, allowing Mario to avoid it with [[Vivian]]'s [[Veil]] ability. Additionally, the Shadow Queen also has the ability to temporarily raise her [[POW-Up|attack]] and [[DEF-Up|defense]] by 3.
After a millennium passes, the Shadow Sirens begin to prepare for their queen's awakening. They join the [[Secret Society of the X-Nauts]] and [[Beldam]], the oldest of the Shadow Sirens, convinces their leader, [[Sir Grodus]], that he will have total control of the Shadow Queen once he frees her.


Beldam finds the chest with the map that reveals the locations of the Crystal Stars. She then tells Grodus that a being of pure heart is needed, both to open the chest and serve a suitable host for the Queen. Beldam disguises herself as a merchant and sets up shop in [[Rogueport]]; there, she discovers that [[Princess Peach]] is an ideal host, but cannot capture her. Grodus then sends his X-Nauts to abduct Peach while she is in a back alley.
===Personality===
[[File:ProperPlace.png|thumb|200px|Shadow Queen refusing to be controlled by [[Sir Grodus]]]]
The Shadow Queen is a demon who cares only for herself and her aspirations, particularly conquering the world and remaking it in her image; she seems to rule her followers through fear rather than loyalty, as she often uses her powers to intimidate them. The Shadow Queen is motivated by power and pride above all else, and is not afraid to assert her authority over anyone she sees as weak or insubordinate; despite Sir Grodus playing a major role in her unsealing, she blasts his head off for daring to suggest that she obey him. She then takes on Mario and his party, believing them to be too weak to handle her.


After [[Mario]] gathers all the Crystal Stars, he releases the seal on the Queen's palace and chases Grodus through it. Grodus holds Peach hostage, but [[Bowser]] intervenes. Mario defeats Bowser and corners Grodus, who tells Mario and his friends that the Queen needs Peach's body so that she can be fully revived. He summons the Queen and presents Peach as a host, who the Queen then possesses. Once reborn, Grodus believes that he can now control the Queen; his attempts prove fruitless, however, and she almost completely destroys him in her disgust. The queen then notices Mario and his friends and offers to let them be her servants. They refuse, and the enraged Shadow Queen launches an extremely powerful attack against them. Eventually, she becomes invincible, and all Mario can do is wait for the Crystal Stars to appear.
Some of the Shadow Queen's speech and behavior vary somewhat between the Japanese and English versions of the game. In the Japanese version, she speaks in a considerably more down-to-earth manner. For example, when she sees Mario and his party members, she describes them as looking "agreeable", and claims she will "let bygones be bygones" when offering them a second chance to serve her. In the English version, she speaks more formally, and is more condescending, backhandedly describing Mario and his party members as looking weak but possibly useful.
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[[File:SQ3.png|thumb|200px|right|The Shadow Queen's final moments.]]
===Physical description===
The Crystal Stars appear and travel to their home locations, allowing the people of each area to communicate with Mario. They distract the Shadow Queen with their good wishes, allowing Peach to regain control of her body long enough to give Mario all her power. Mario mounts a final attack on the Shadow Queen, and ultimately destroys her. Peach is released, unharmed, and all the Queen's followers are no longer a threat. The Shadow Queen is defeated forever, leaving Mario and his friends to celebrate.
While possessing Peach, the princess's skin turns paler with dark makeup, and her dress becomes dull purple with white detailing. She wears a similarly-colored cloak with a high collar; the collar causes her hair to appear significantly shorter as well. Peach's crown and jewelry turn red and take a similar shape to those of the Shadow Queen; her face also takes on a more cruel expression.  
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==Other appearances==
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.
===''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.


==Powers and Abilities==
==Stats and tattle information==
[[File:SQ1.png|thumb|left|200px|]]
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
The Shadow Queen is an immortal demon, having survived for a full 1,000 years while being sealed in the Palace of Shadow. She can also possess other beings, as she did with Peach, and wields immense magical power, which she uses to create extremely powerful beings and objects (as seen with the dragons and the Crystal Stars), as well as her own army of demonic beasts.
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In battle, at her full power she is immune to normal and defense-piercing attacks, and can only be made vulnerable with the power of the Crystal Stars. In her spiritual form, she is able to use her hands to drain the health of her enemies and pierce their defenses. Her hands are also capable of smashing opponents to the ground, and are considered separate enemies; whenever they're defeated, the Shadow Queen can revive them the following turn. The Shadow Queen is also able to strike her opponents with lightning, an attack that is difficult to avoid due to its speed and defense-piercing nature. When in a dire situation, the queen will often resort to attacks that induce [[poison]], [[Confused|confusion]], or [[Allergic|allergies that prevent status changes]].
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit===
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One of the Shadow Queen's most deadly attacks is the use of several shadowy hands that come up from the ground and drag Mario and his partners down, or else stampede them for heavy defense-piercing damage. The Queen will also sic these hands on the audience members and drain their energy to restore her to full health and power. Her strongest attack is a series of black dark energy waves that hit Mario and his partner for heavy damage; however, this attack takes a turn to charge up, allowing Mario to avoid it with [[Vivian]]'s [[Veil]] ability. The Shadow Queen also has the ability to temporarily raise her attack and defense by substantial amounts.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
PMTTYD Tattle Log - Shadow Queen.png|Tattle log image
Shadow Queen tattle.png|Tattle log image while possessing Peach
PMTTYD Shadow Queen True Form Render.png|True form model
ShadowQueenIDLEsprite.png|Idle sprite
Shadow Queen Spell sprite.png|Casting sprite
Shadow Queen Laugh.png|Laughing sprite
Shadow Queen Talking.png|Talking sprite (alt)
ShadowQueen.jpg|Shadow Queen reawakening after a millennium
Shadow Queen holding Peach.png|Shadow Queen holding Princess Peach
PMTTYD Shadow Queen closeup.png|Her true form
ShadowQueenSprite.png|A sprite of the Shadow Queen
Shadow queen-kun.jpg|''Super Mario-kun''
PMTTYD Shadow Queen JAP.png|Japanese screenshot
Shadow Queen Phase 1 Battle.png|The first phase of the final battle
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=カゲの女王
|Jap=カゲの女王
|JapR=Kage no Joō
|JapR=Kage no Joō
|JapM=Shadow Queen
|JapM=Queen of Shadows
|Ger=Königin der Finsternis
|Ger=Königin der Finsternis
|GerM=Darkness Queen
|GerM=Queen of Darkness
|Spa=Reina de las Sombras
|Spa=Reina de las Sombras
|SpaM=Shadow Queen
|SpaM=Queen of Shadows
|Por=Rainha das Trevas
|Por=Rainha das Trevas
|PorM=Shadow's Queen
|PorM=Queen of Darkness
|Fra=Reine des ténèbres
|Fre=Reine des ténèbres
|FraM=Darkness Queen
|FreM=Queen of Darkness
|Ita=Regina delle tenebre
|Ita=Regina delle tenebre
|ItaM=Darkness Queen}}
|ItaM=Queen of Darkness
|Rus=Королева теней
|RusR=Koroleva teney
|RusM=Queen of Shadows
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|Jap=女王の左手
|JapR=Joō no Hidarite
|JapM=Queen's Left Hand
|Fre=Main gauche
|FreM=Left hand
|Ger=Linke Hand
|GerM=Left Hand
|Ita=Mano sinistra
|ItaM=Left hand
|Spa=Mano Izquierda
|SpaM=Left Hand
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===Gallery===
;Right Hand
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File:PMTTYD Tattle Log - Shadow Queen.png|Tattle log
|Jap=女王の右手
File:Shadow Queen Spell sprite.png|Spelling sprite
|JapR=Joō no Migite
File:Shadow Queen Laugh.png|Laughing sprite
|JapM=Queen's Right Hand
File:Shadow Queen Weak.png|Weak sprite
|Fre=Main droite
File:Shadow Queen Talking.png|Talking 1
|FreM=Right hand
File:Shadow Queen Talk 2.png|Talking 2
|Ger=Rechte Hand
File:Shadow queen.PNG|Possessing Peach
|GerM=Right Hand
File:Shadow queen alternative sprite.png|Unused sprite
|Ita=Mano destra
File:Queeniecloseup.jpg|Her true form
|ItaM=Right hand
File:Shadow queen-kun.jpg|''Super Mario Kun''
|Spa=Mano Derecha
File:Shadow Queen JAP.jpg|Japanese screenshot
|SpaM=Right Hand
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;Dead Hands
{{foreign names
|Jap=女王の手
|JapR=Joō no Te
|JapM=Queen's Hands
|Fre=Main
|FreM=Hand
|Ger=Pestklauen
|GerM=Plague Claws
|Ita=Mano morte
|ItaM=Dead hands
|Spa=Manos
|SpaM=Hands
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Shadow Queen is the only final boss in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]] to not have any official artwork.
*Her text box graphic is the same as [[Bonetail]]'s, as well as [[Mimi]]'s true form in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.
*She cameos in [[Super Paper Mario]] as a doll in one of Francis Fort's rooms. The room is full of [[Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door]] character dolls and posters.
*Despite being the final boss and the game being able to be resumed from after she is defeated, the Shadow Queen only offers one star point upon defeat. This is also true for Bonetail.
 
*If the player [[Superguard]]s her hand's HP-draining attack and prevents the damage, the sound effect for HP recovery still plays.
*In the Japanese version of the game, it is not possible to Superguard any of her attacks.


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Revision as of 18:59, April 9, 2024

Shadow Queen
A Sprite of The Shadow Queen
The Shadow Queen's true form in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Spirit) (2018)
“Then, you wretched fools... you will learn the error of your ways!”
—Shadow Queen, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

The Shadow Queen is 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-Nauts to revive her.

History

Background

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 Shadow, and then made plans to conquer the rest of the world with her minions, including the three Shadow Sirens and her pet dragons Hooktail, Gloomtail, and Bonetail.

The Shadow Queen then created the Crystal Stars, which hold the essence of the heavens, and planned to use them to remold 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 and the monsters within it to imprison all who would oppose her.

While the Queen is near the peak of her power, four heroes—a 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

After a thousand years, Beldam enacts a plan to revive her through manipulation of the X-Nauts, who kidnap Princess Peach, setting off the events of the game. Mario and his friends collect all seven Crystal Stars, defeat most of the X-Nauts, and pursue Grodus to the Palace of Shadow in order to stop the plot once and for all. Unfortunately, Grodus is able to summon the Shadow Queen and presents Peach as a vessel for her to possess. Now reborn, the Shadow Queen prepares to enact her vengeance, and soon nearly destroys Grodus for thinking he could control her.

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 agrees, 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. After several further unsuccessful attempts to attack the Shadow Queen, the battle abruptly stops just as Mario and his friends are about to give up hope.

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 resume their battle against the Shadow Queen; they are able to defeat and destroy her forever, and Peach regains control of her own body once again.

Super Mario-kun

The Shadow Queen possessing Princess Peach in Super Mario-kun
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.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The Shadow Queen, in her possessed Princess Peach form, appears as a Spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Her connection to the Shadow Sirens is given an indirect reference in her unlock requirements, which requires Vivian's spirit to be summoned alongside a Gengar spirit core.

General information

Powers and abilities

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The Shadow Queen is an immortal demon, having survived for a full thousand years while being sealed in the Palace of Shadow. She can also possess other people, and has a variety of magic at her disposal, which she uses to create powerful creatures and objects such as the three dragons and the Crystal Stars. However, her vessel may be able to suppress or co-opt her influence temporarily if they possess particularly strong willpower.; near the second half of the final battle, Princess Peach manages to regain control long enough to fully heal Mario and his party.

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, confusion, or 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.

Personality

Shadow Queen speaking to Sir Grodus in the Palace of Shadow
Shadow Queen refusing to be controlled by Sir Grodus

The Shadow Queen is a demon who cares only for herself and her aspirations, particularly conquering the world and remaking it in her image; she seems to rule her followers through fear rather than loyalty, as she often uses her powers to intimidate them. The Shadow Queen is motivated by power and pride above all else, and is not afraid to assert her authority over anyone she sees as weak or insubordinate; despite Sir Grodus playing a major role in her unsealing, she blasts his head off for daring to suggest that she obey him. She then takes on Mario and his party, believing them to be too weak to handle her.

Some of the Shadow Queen's speech and behavior vary somewhat between the Japanese and English versions of the game. In the Japanese version, she speaks in a considerably more down-to-earth manner. For example, when she sees Mario and his party members, she describes them as looking "agreeable", and claims she will "let bygones be bygones" when offering them a second chance to serve her. In the English version, she speaks more formally, and is more condescending, backhandedly describing Mario and his party members as looking weak but possibly useful.

Physical description

While possessing Peach, the princess's skin turns paler with dark makeup, and her dress becomes dull purple with white detailing. She wears a similarly-colored cloak with a high collar; the collar causes her hair to appear significantly shorter as well. Peach's crown and jewelry turn red and take a similar shape to those of the Shadow Queen; her face also takes on a more cruel expression.

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.

Stats and tattle information

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Shadow Queen (1)
Shadow Queen talking sprite Max HP 150 Attack 7 Defense 0
Location(s) Palace of Shadow Role Boss Level 0
Sleep? 30% Dizzy? 30% Confuse? 30%
Tiny? 60% Stop? 30% Soft? 75%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 0% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves Lightning Blast (7, Piercing), Power Lift (+3 to attack and defense), Charge +7 (warning for Dark/Shadow Wave), Dark Wave (14, Piercing; unleashes attack after charging), Dangerous Breath (4, Piercing; confusion, poisoned or allergic), HP Drain (7, Piercing; steals HP from player), Slap (7), Dead Hand Stampede (3 per hit, Piercing), Shade Hands (3 per hit, Piercing; drags players under stage), Shadow Wave (17, Piercing; unleashed after using Power Lift, and then charging)
Exp. points 0 Coins N/A Items None
Tattle Log #:
124 		Log The demon who possessed Peach. She tried to cast the world into darkness, but Mario whipped her but good. And Peach is back to normal, thank goodness!
Tattle Omigosh, what happened? I can't believe Peach got possessed! That's AWFUL! Now she's… the Shadow Queen. The demon that destroyed this town 1,000 years ago. Max HP is 150, Attack is 7, and Defense is 0. She'll unleash big lightning attacks. She'll also use magic to raise Attack and Defense, or to absorb HP… She might even try to drag us into the darkness… I don't feel good about attacking Peach, but we have to do SOMETHING! Don't think of it as Peach! We just have to fight to the end! C'MON!!!
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Shadow Queen (2)
Shadow's Queen true form 3D model Max HP 150 Attack 7 Defense 1
Location(s) Palace of Shadow Role Boss Level 0
Sleep? 30% Dizzy? 30% Confuse? 30%
Tiny? 0% Stop? 30% Soft? 60%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 0% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves Lightning Blast, Power Lift, Charge +7 (warning for Dark/Shadow Wave), Dark Wave (14, Piercing; unleashes attack after charging), Dangerous Breath, HP Drain, Slap, Dead Hand Stampede, Shade Hands, Shadow Wave (17, Piercing; unleashed after using Power Lift, and then charging)
Exp. points 0 Coins N/A Items None
Tattle Log #:
124 		Log The demon who possessed Peach. She tried to cast the world into darkness, but Mario whipped her but good. And Peach is back to normal, thank goodness!
Tattle That's the Shadow Queen! Wow, she's scary… but we gotta hold our ground! Max HP is 150, Attack is 7, and Defense is 1. She'll use lightning magic and boost her own Attack and Defense power. And, if she uses her breath on us, we could be poisoned, confused, or lose power-ups! But...the worst is when she saves energy for a big attack! That… is… GNARLY! We'd do best to just avoid it by hiding in the shadows with Vivian, I think. Boy, and not only is her body scary, but her hands are pretty mean, as well. She has several attack patterns, so watch closely to see what's coming! Now, Mario! Let's do it! This is it, our final battle! Let's give it all we've got!
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Left and Right Hands
Shadow Queen's Left and Right Hands from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Max HP 5 Attack 7 Defense 0
Location(s) Palace of Shadow Role Support Level 0
Sleep? 30% Dizzy? 30% Confuse? 30%
Tiny? 0% Stop? 30% Soft? 80%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 0% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves HP Drain (7, Piercing; steals HP from player), Slap (7)
Exp. points 0 Coins N/A Items none
Tattle Log #:
124 		Log N/A
Tattle N/A
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Dead Hands
Shadow Queen's Dead Hands from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Max HP 8 Attack 3 Defense 0
Location(s) Palace of Shadow Role Support Level 0
Sleep? 30% Dizzy? 30% Confuse? 30%
Tiny? 0% Stop? 30% Soft? 80%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 0% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 0% KO? 0% Moves Dark Wave (14, Piercing; unleashes attack after charging), Dead Hand Stampede (3 per hit, Piercing), Shade Hands (3 per hit, Piercing; drags players under stage)
Exp. points 0 Coins N/A Items none
Tattle Log #:
124 		Log N/A
Tattle N/A

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit

Name Image Series / game Type Class Strength / effects How to obtain Spirit battle
Opponent(s) Battle conditions Stage Song
Shadow Queen Spirits artwork of the Shadow Queen from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Paper Mario Series Primary (2) Ace Attack Summoned with a Vivian and Gengar core N/A N/A N/A N/A

Gallery

  • Tattle log image

    Tattle log image

  • Tattle log image while possessing Peach

    Tattle log image while possessing Peach

  • True form model

    True form model

  • Idle sprite

    Idle sprite

  • Casting sprite

    Casting sprite

  • Laughing sprite

    Laughing sprite

  • Talking sprite (alt)

    Talking sprite (alt)

  • Shadow Queen reawakening after a millennium

    Shadow Queen reawakening after a millennium

  • Shadow Queen holding Princess Peach

    Shadow Queen holding Princess Peach

  • Her true form

    Her true form

  • A sprite of the Shadow Queen

    A sprite of the Shadow Queen

  • Super Mario-kun

    Super Mario-kun

  • Japanese screenshot

    Japanese screenshot

  • The first phase of the final battle

    The first phase of the final battle

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese カゲの女王
Kage no Joō
 Queen of Shadows

French Reine des ténèbres
 Queen of Darkness
German Königin der Finsternis
 Queen of Darkness
Italian Regina delle tenebre
 Queen of Darkness
Portuguese Rainha das Trevas
 Queen of Darkness
Russian Королева теней
Koroleva teney
 Queen of Shadows

Spanish Reina de las Sombras
 Queen of Shadows
Left Hand
Language Name Meaning
Japanese 女王の左手
Joō no Hidarite
 Queen's Left Hand

French Main gauche
 Left hand
German Linke Hand
 Left Hand
Italian Mano sinistra
 Left hand
Spanish Mano Izquierda
 Left Hand
Right Hand
Language Name Meaning
Japanese 女王の右手
Joō no Migite
 Queen's Right Hand

French Main droite
 Right hand
German Rechte Hand
 Right Hand
Italian Mano destra
 Right hand
Spanish Mano Derecha
 Right Hand
Dead Hands
Language Name Meaning
Japanese 女王の手
Joō no Te
 Queen's Hands

French Main
 Hand
German Pestklauen
 Plague Claws
Italian Mano morte
 Dead hands
Spanish Manos
 Hands

Trivia

  • Her text box graphic is the same as Bonetail's, as well as Mimi's true form in Super Paper Mario.
  • Despite being the final boss and the game being able to be resumed from after she is defeated, the Shadow Queen only offers one star point upon defeat. This is also true for Bonetail.
  • If the player Superguards her hand's HP-draining attack and prevents the damage, the sound effect for HP recovery still plays.
  • In the Japanese version of the game, it is not possible to Superguard any of her attacks.
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GCN) / Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch)
Main characters Admiral Bobbery • Flurrie • Goombella • Koops • Mario • Yoshi • Ms. Mowz • Princess Peach • Vivian
Species Bub-ulb • Business Bro • Craw • Crow • Doogan • Duplighost • Glitz Pit Security • Jabbi • Little Mouser • Luff • Nibbles • Para-bomb • Penguin • Pianta • Pig • Puni • Ratooey • Smorg • Toad • Twilighter • Yoshi
Chapters Prologue • Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8
Crystal Stars Diamond Star • Emerald Star • Gold Star • Ruby Star • Sapphire Star • Garnet Star • Crystal Star
Bosses Armored Harriers • Beldam • Blooper • Bowser • Doopliss • Gloomtail • Gold Fuzzy • Kammy Koopa • Lord Crump • Marilyn • Rawk Hawk • Shadow Sirens • Sir Grodus • Vivian
Chapter bosses Cortez • Doopliss • Hooktail • Macho Grubba • Magnus von Grapple • Magnus von Grapple 2.0 • Shadow Queen • Smorg
Optional bosses Atomic Boo • Bonetail • Gus
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Enemies Bandit (Badge · Big) • Bill Blaster (B.) • Blooper • Bob-omb (Bob-ulk · Bulky) • Boo (Atomic · Dark) • Bristle (Dark) • Bullet Bill (Bombshell) • Buzzy Beetle (Parabuzzy (Spiky) · Spike Top (Red)) • Chain-Chomp (Red) • Cleft (Bald (Hyper) · Hyper · Iron · Moon) • Crazee Dayzee (Amazy) • Dark Craw • Dry Bones (Dark · Dull · Red) • Ember (Lava Bubble · Phantom) • Fire bar • Fuzzy (Green · Flower · Horde) • Goomba (Gloomba (Para · Spiky) · Hyper (Para · Spiky) · Para · Spiky) • Hammer Bro (Boomerang · Fire) • Koopa Troopa (Dark (Para) · Koopatrol (Dark) · KP (Para) · Para · Shady (Para)) • Lakitu (Dark) • Magikoopa (Green · Red · White) • Pale Piranha (Frost · Piranha Plant · Putrid) • Pider (Arantula) • Pokey (Poison) • Ruff Puff (Dark · Ice · Poison) • Spinia (Spania · Spunia) • Spiny (Sky-Blue) • Swooper (Swampire · Swoopula) • Wizzerd (Dark · Elite) • X-Fist (Punch) • X-Naut (Elite · PhD · Platoon) • Yux (Grodus X · Mini · X-Yux (Mini) · Z-Yux (Mini))
Locations Boggly Woods • Broadshroom • Circuit Break Island • Creepy Steeple • Deepdown Depot • Excess Express • Fahr Outpost • Flurrie's House • Fresh Juice Shop • Glitz Pit • Glitzville • Goomstar Temple • Great Tree • Grimble Forest • Hatesong Tower • Herb T.'s place • Hooktail Castle • Hot Dog Stand • Inn • Item Shop • Jazzafrazz Town • Keelhaul Key • Keelhaul Galleria • Lovely Howz of Badges • Mario Bros.' House • Moon • Netherworld • Niff T.'s shop • Northwinds Mart • Palace of Shadow • Petalburg • Petal Meadows • Pianta Parlor • Pirate's Grotto • Pit of 100 Trials • Podley's Place • Plumpbelly Village • Poshley Heights • Poshley Sanctum • Pudding Continent • Pungent's Great Tree Shop • Rapturous Ruins • Riddle Tower • Riverside Station • Rogueport • Rogueport Sewers • Rumblebump Volcano • Sales Stall • Shhwonk Fortress • Souvenir shop • Strudel Continent • Toad Bros. Bazaar • Trouble Center • Twilight Shop • Twilight Town • Twilight Trail • Waffle Kingdom • Westside Goods • X-Naut Fortress
Bowser levels World 1 • World 2 • World 3
Moves Action Command • Appeal • Art Attack • Boat Mode • Bob-ombast • Body Slam • Bomb • Bomb Squad • Charge • Clock Out • Dodgy Fog • Earth Tremor • Fiery Jinx • First Strike • Flee • Gale Force • Ground Pound • Guard • Gulp • Headbonk • Hold Fast • Infatuate • Jump • Kiss Thief • Lip Lock • Love Slap • Mini-Egg • Multibonk • Paper Mode • Plane Mode • Power Lift • Power Shell • Rally Wink • Shade Fist • Shell Shield • Shell Slam • Shell Toss • Showstopper • Smooch • Spin Hammer • Spring Jump • Stampede • Stylish move • Superguard • Supernova • Sweet Feast • Sweet Treat • Tattle • Tease • Tube Mode • Veil
Objects Badge • Big bomb cannon • Black chest • Black Skull • Blimp • Boat panel • Brick block • Candy Pop • Chomp Rock • Cog • Coin • Coin block • Coral • Crystal Ball • Elevator • Flagpole • Flower • Heart • Hidden block • Koopa Clown Car • Meat • Metal block • Pianta token • Plane panel • Power-draining machine • Recovery block • S.S. Flavion • Save Block • Shine Block • Star Piece • Stone block • Stone keys • Switch • Teleporter • The Thousand-Year Door • Treasure chest • Warp Pipe • X-Ship • Yellow block
Stats / statuses Allergic • Badge Point • Burn • Charged • Confused • Danger • Defense • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Dodgy • Electrified • Fast • Flower Point • Frozen • Heart Point • Huge • Immobilized • Invisible • Payback • Peril • Poison • Power • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • Regeneration • Sleep • Slow • Soft • Star Point • Star Power • Tiny
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