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

{{quote|Now...Ladies and gentlemen...Get ready for the greatest magic show you'll ever see!|Dimentio|Super Paper Mario}}

According to [[Carson]], Dimentio approached Count Bleck on his own, wishing to join him. While he was turned down once, he was hired after Bleck read about someone having a similar role in the [[Dark Prognosticus]].<ref>[http://www.gamefaqs.com/wii/933012-super-paper-mario/faqs/55449 Carson's "Dimentio" story reads:] "''I don't know where he comes from or who he is... But I hear he approached and befriended the count all on his own. And the count even turned him away once... Until he read in the Dark Prognosticus about the role of someone similar... Why was he mentioned in the Dark Prognosticus? Sounds fishy to me!''" (Retrieved August 1, 2016)</ref> Any other information related to his past is limited and contradictory. One of [[Carson]]'s stories implies that Dimentio may be related to the magician who created the [[Pixl]]s.<ref>[http://www.gamefaqs.com/wii/933012-super-paper-mario/faqs/55449 Carson's "The Pixl Queen" story reads:] "''some say the son of the magician miraculously recovered from the accident [his father thought he died in]. If so, the bloodline of the magician could endure... Did they find happiness? Or otherwise...''" (Retrieved July 29, 2012)</ref> Regardless of his exact role in the Prognosticus, Dimentio quickly became involved in Bleck's attempt to fulfill it, if only for his own ends.

Dimentio soon learns that the prophecy tells of four heroes rather than one and concludes that [[Princess Peach]], involved in the creation of the [[Chaos Heart]], will be the second hero. He warps her from [[Castle Bleck]] (where she is held captive) to [[Flipside]] so she can join Mario. Dimentio likely does something similar with [[Bowser]], who wakes up in [[The Bitlands]] with several of his minions, although it is never explicitly stated or shown. Eventually, after Mario and friends defeat O'Chunks and [[Mimi]], Dimentio is sent to get rid of the heroes. Instead, he tests their strength by fighting them in [[Dimension D]]. After beating him, Dimentio states that he expected the heroes to beat him, returns them to [[the Dotwood Tree]], and leaves. A scene is then shown of him muttering to himself about assisting the heroes and helping them to become strong enough to defeat Bleck.

   

With functional Floro Sprouts in his possession, Dimentio next plans to unite the fourth hero with the other three. Luring Mimi and [[Mr. L]] to [[Sammer's Kingdom]] in order to distract the heroes, he waits until the dimension is obliterated by [[The Void]], the heroes return to the kingdom in search of its Pure Heart, and Mr. L engages them in combat. Capitalizing on Mr. L's defeat, Dimentio uses magic to release Luigi from Nastasia's hypnosis and send him to [[The Underwhere]], where those whose [[Game Over|games have ended]] are judged. Dimentio then tracks Mario, Peach, and Bowser to [[Flipside]] and repeats the performance, indirectly allowing Mario and his friends to repair the Pure Heart and eventually return to the world of the living. To cover his tracks, Dimentio meets with Bleck and informs him that Mr. L has joined the heroes.

[[File:SPM Dimentio Thief.png|thumb|left|Dimentio steals the [[Chaos Heart]] shortly after [[Count Bleck]]'s defeat]]

Luigi fights and beats Dimentio only to be trapped in a magic force field with him. Under the pretense of ending his and Luigi's games, Dimentio uses magic to plant a Floro Sprout in Luigi's subconscious and waits for Bleck's defeat. Dimentio then attempts to finish off his master, but his attack is blocked by Nastasia. Dimentio triggers Luigi's Floro Sprout, turning him back into Mr. L. He then merges with Luigi and the Chaos Heart to form [[Super Dimentio]], simultaneously sending Bleck, Tippi, and Nastasia to Dimension D, declaring his intention of torturing Bleck after he is finished with the remaining Heroes of Light. Armed with the power of the Chaos Heart, Dimentio remakes Castle Bleck in his image and battles the remaining three heroes for the fate of all worlds. Believing the energy of the Pure Hearts exhausted during their use in the fight with Bleck, Dimentio is about to defeat the heroes when his plans are interrupted by the reemergence of the Pure Hearts, born out of the love and loyalty Bleck's minions have for him.

Dimentio initially appears to be a lighthearted villain, but also shows a psychopathic side. He is very mischievous, and gets most of his information by eavesdropping on [[Count Bleck]] and the other minions. He often speaks in a mocking or condescending manner and constantly smiles, only breaking his grin when hit in battle and upon defeat.

He has a very colorful style of speech, often throwing gleeful insults at the heroes throughout the game, and in the English version, using numerous similes. In the Japanese version, he instead peppers his speech with foreign phrases like "It's showtime!" and "Comment allez-vous?" He also has a tendency to bid people farewell with a "Bon voyage!" or "Au revoir!" ("Ciao!" in the English version).

Unlike Count Bleck and his other minions, Dimentio only cares about himself, having no qualms about recreating the universe in his own "perfect" image regardless of the consequences, and he only tolerates or values people on the basis of how useful they are. Dimentio initially feigns a mutual respect for Mario and the others, but he decides to end their games with the exception of Luigi, because at that point he was the only one of any use to him. When he openly reveals his disloyalty to Count Bleck near the end of the game, he appears to be angry at the count's intentions to wipe out existence and leave it in ruin; it soon becomes clear he was only acting in order to coerce Mario and Luigi into joining him, and because he wished to have the Chaos Heart for himself. In addition, when ultimately defeated, he was perfectly willing to destroy all of existence beyond repair post-mortem if he could not rule over it out of pure spite, even leaving behind a shadow of his power to ensure the Chaos Heart can exist long enough to achieve this purpose.

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