Character Sheet: Count Bleck

 COUNT BLECK

Are you guys excited? I'm excited. You should be too. You know why? Cause today we get to cover all the freakin' amazing characters from Super Mario RPG and the Paper Mario (pre-TOK) series, and even the not so amazing ones too. Here's the full list:

1. Cheep Cheep

2. Bob-Omb

3. Spike

4. Tiny Mouser

5. Mouser

6. Paper Mario

7. Mr. L

8. Geno

9. Mallow

10. Flurrie

11. Tippi & Pixls

12. Kersti

13. Huey

14. Merlon

15. Star Spirits

16. Smithy

17. Kammy Koopa

18. Sir Grodus

19. Count Bleck

20. Dimentio

21. Yaridovich

22. Axem Rangers

23. Lord Crump

24. The Shadow Sirens

25. O'Chunks

26. Mimi

27. Croco

28. Booster

29. Jonathan Jones

30. Valentina

31. Jr. Troopa

32. Doopliss

33. Rawk Hawk

34. Francis

35. Culex

Count Bleck, or Blumiere, is the main villain (initially) of Super Paper Mario, a shadow being who fell in love with a human named Timpani. After she was supposedly killed thanks to the interference of his disapproving family, he went a wee bit off the deep end and used the Dark Prognosticus to summon the powerful Chaos Heart which would put an end to all worlds and erase the pain he felt. (A bit extreme but okay.) He ends up being double-crossed by his henchman Dimentio, so he's not quite THE main villain, but pretty close.

Obviously the Dark Prognosticus spellbook and the Chaos Heart, alongside the black hole it summons, can possibly be worked into a moveset, such as a Final Smash. Across the various cutscenes, he is shown warping using distortions and shielding himself with said distortions, trapping opponents in cages of light, and throwing black holes as projectile. A bit funky, but I think we can make do. I suppose we should mention his most faithful henchwoman Nastasia, who sadly did not make it in as a fighter due to her lack of boss fights, but if not as an assist trophy, she could theoretically be considered for his moveset too. Let's do this.

He're's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Black Hole

His standard move of casting black holes as projectiles that then hold the opponent in place for a short time.

Side B: Darkness Sweep OR Nastasia

If we want to stick strictly to Bleck and leave Nastasia to be an assist trophy, we can make use of the sweeping motion he uses in battle, but if we want to incorporate Nastasia, she would pop out in front of him, flash her glasses, and the opponent would get turned around for a second or stunned.

Up B: Teleport

A square would appear around him and turn him around, making him disappear from existence, much as he does in the game whenever leaving a room or in battle. He would then reappear higher up.

Down B: Shield of Light

He would use the weird cage of light-distortion thing he uses to protect himself as a shielding move. This shield will hold very well except against the most powerful moves.

Final Smash: The End of All Worlds

The giant black hole he summons will appear in the background and swallow up the stage entirely. The stage will be a blank white slate for a short time afterwards.

Entrance: He will flip in the way he does when he enters.

Taunts: Flourishing his cape, pulling his hat down, "Bleh heh heh--BLECK!," other things like that.

Thanks for reading! Next up, we'll cover Dimentio, the true villain of Super Paper Mario!