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{{character | {{character infobox | ||
|image=[[File:SPM Nastasia.png|150px]] | |image=[[File:SPM Nastasia.png|150px]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario- | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' (volume 38) (2008) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{quote|See, [[Koopa Troopa|they]]'ve already sworn eternal allegiance to [[Count Bleck]], 'K? And now you need to, so I'll just go ahead and pencil [[Hammer Bro | {{quote|See, [[Koopa Troopa|they]]'ve already sworn eternal allegiance to [[Count Bleck]], 'K? And now you need to, so I'll just go ahead and pencil [[Hammer Bro captain|you]] in for a 10 o'clock brainwashing.|Nastasia|Super Paper Mario}} | ||
'''Nastasia''' is | '''Nastasia''' is the secondary antagonist of ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', and is the right-hand woman of [[Count Bleck]], the central antagonist of the game. Unusually for such a high-ranking villain, and unlike the rest of Count Bleck's minions, she is never fought directly; instead, most of Bleck's minions were brainwashed by Nastasia's hypnosis abilities. She functions as if she is Bleck's secretary, trying to keep things running according to his schedule and relaying his orders. Like many of Bleck's minions, she is very close to her master. Bleck trusted Nastasia enough to let her know the story about his identity as Lord Blumiere and his lost love, Timpani. Her name is Greek for "She who shall rise up again", possibly a reference to her only falling unconscious from a deadly attack or the story with the bat and the man Carson tells titled "Of Bats and Men". It is also a portmanteau of "nasty" and "Anastasia". | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Nastasia first appears during [[Count Bleck|Count Bleck's]] forced wedding between [[Bowser]] and [[Princess Peach]]. When Peach refuses to marry Bowser, Nastasia brainwashes her and forces her to say "I do." The Chaos Heart appears and [[Luigi]] attacks it, causing an explosion that scatters Nastasia and the others about [[Castle Bleck]]. However, she soon teleports back into the room with the count and witnesses him open [[The Void]]. | Nastasia first appears during [[Count Bleck|Count Bleck's]] forced wedding between [[Bowser]] and [[Princess Peach]]. When Peach refuses to marry Bowser, Nastasia brainwashes her and forces her to say "I do." The Chaos Heart appears and [[Luigi]] attacks it, causing an explosion that scatters Nastasia and the others about [[Castle Bleck]]. However, she soon teleports back into the room with the count and witnesses him open [[The Void]]. | ||
At the beginning of [[Super Paper Mario#Chapter 1: Lineland|Chapter 1]], Nastasia informs her master of some dimensional travel and believes it is the legendary [[Mario|hero]] and suggests they get an "action plan" to stop him. [[O'Chunks]] volunteers to give the hero "a proper chunking," but fails. Count Bleck tells Nastasia to consult [[Dark Prognosticus|the prophecy]] and see where the hero will go next, but she says she has already done so and sent [[Mimi]] to wait for him. After the count departs, Nastasia leaves O'Chunks to think about his "recent job performance" while she searches the castle for more members of the "Bowser organization" that haven't been brainwashed. She finds the [[Hammer Bro | At the beginning of [[Super Paper Mario#Chapter 1: Lineland|Chapter 1]], Nastasia informs her master of some dimensional travel and believes it is the legendary [[Mario|hero]] and suggests they get an "action plan" to stop him. [[O'Chunks]] volunteers to give the hero "a proper chunking," but fails. Count Bleck tells Nastasia to consult [[Dark Prognosticus|the prophecy]] and see where the hero will go next, but she says she has already done so and sent [[Mimi]] to wait for him. After the count departs, Nastasia leaves O'Chunks to think about his "recent job performance" while she searches the castle for more members of the "Bowser organization" that haven't been brainwashed. She finds the [[Hammer Bro captain]] and brainwashes him. Then she finds Peach and [[Private Koopa]] on a balcony. She brainwashes the private, but Peach is teleported away, much to Nastasia's chagrin. | ||
After [[Super Paper Mario#Chapter 2: Gloam Valley|Chapter 2]], Nastasia receives a memo from Mimi stating "I messed up bad!" When O'Chunks once again volunteers to defeat the hero, Nastasia forbids him to leave until he finishes his 1,000 word report on his previous failure, which she apparently assigned to him earlier. Count Bleck tells O'Chunks to take a time-out and sends [[Dimentio]] instead. Nastasia then leaves to finish purging the castle. She encounters [[Luigi]] and two Goombas. She brainwashes one Goomba and the other joins her willingly. She then has her underlings hold Luigi down while she brainwashes him. | After [[Super Paper Mario#Chapter 2: Gloam Valley|Chapter 2]], Nastasia receives a memo from Mimi stating "I messed up bad!" When O'Chunks once again volunteers to defeat the hero, Nastasia forbids him to leave until he finishes his 1,000 word report on his previous failure, which she apparently assigned to him earlier. Count Bleck tells O'Chunks to take a time-out and sends [[Dimentio]] instead. Nastasia then leaves to finish purging the castle. She encounters [[Luigi]] and two Goombas. She brainwashes one Goomba and the other joins her willingly. She then has her underlings hold Luigi down while she brainwashes him. | ||
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After the destruction of Sammer's Kingdom, Nastasia receives news from Dimentio about Mimi and Mr. L's insubordination. Nastasia comments on Count Bleck's cheerful demeanor, brought on by the possibility of Timpani being alive as [[Tippi]]. However, he does not tell Nastasia what happened and she leaves him alone. | After the destruction of Sammer's Kingdom, Nastasia receives news from Dimentio about Mimi and Mr. L's insubordination. Nastasia comments on Count Bleck's cheerful demeanor, brought on by the possibility of Timpani being alive as [[Tippi]]. However, he does not tell Nastasia what happened and she leaves him alone. | ||
After the heroes collect the last [[Pure Heart]], Nastasia warns the count that they will be coming to Castle Bleck. O'Chunks and Mimi depart to wait for them, but before Dimentio leaves, he asks Count Bleck if the name "Blumiere" rings a bell, shocking both Bleck and Nastasia. Dimentio says | After the heroes collect the last [[Pure Heart]], Nastasia warns the count that they will be coming to Castle Bleck. O'Chunks and Mimi depart to wait for them, but before Dimentio leaves, he asks Count Bleck if the name "Blumiere" rings a bell, shocking both Bleck and Nastasia. Dimentio says that he heard Mario's Pixl say it. After he leaves, Nastasia realizes that Count Bleck thinks Tippi is Timpani and asks him to stop the prophecy, if not for her, then for Timpani. She then fully reveals his identity as Lord Blumiere. | ||
[[File:SPM Flipside Ending.png|thumb|left|Nastasia at the end of the game.]] | [[File:SPM Flipside Ending.png|thumb|left|Nastasia at the end of the game.]] | ||
When Mario confronts Count Bleck and Nastasia, she is sent away by the count, possibly because he expects to be defeated and does not want her to see it. After Count Bleck is defeated by the four heroes, a worried Nastasia warps back into the room and sees a projectile headed for the dying count. She jumps in front of it to save him and is seemingly mortally wounded by it. Dimentio appears and after transforming into [[Super Dimentio]], sends Nastasia to [[Dimension D]] with Count Bleck and Tippi. After the Void closes, Nastasia wakes up on [[Flipside Tower]], fully healed. When she learns of what the Count did to stop The Void, she starts crying uncontrollably. However, everybody still feels that Bleck and Tippi are still alive somewhere. Mimi and O'Chunks suggest that they build that perfect world that the Count had told them they'd make after disposing of the previous worlds. Nastasia, regaining her composure, agrees. After the epilogue, the player may find her on the third floor of [[Flopside]], where she comments on her feelings for the Count, and decides that even if she could learn to love again, she probably never could have measured up to Timpani anyway. | When Mario confronts Count Bleck and Nastasia, she is sent away by the count, possibly because he expects to be defeated and does not want her to see it. After Count Bleck is defeated by the four heroes, a worried Nastasia warps back into the room and sees a projectile headed for the dying count. She jumps in front of it to save him and is seemingly mortally wounded by it. Dimentio appears and after transforming into [[Super Dimentio]], sends Nastasia to [[Dimension D]] with Count Bleck and Tippi. After the Void closes, Nastasia wakes up on [[Flipside Tower]], fully healed. When she learns of what the Count did to stop The Void, she starts crying uncontrollably. However, everybody still feels that Bleck and Tippi are still alive somewhere. Mimi and O'Chunks suggest that they build that perfect world that the Count had told them they'd make after disposing of the previous worlds. Nastasia, regaining her composure, agrees. After the epilogue, the player may find her on the third floor of [[Flopside]], where she comments on her feelings for the Count, and decides that even if she could learn to love again, she probably never could have measured up to Timpani anyway. | ||
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===''Super Mario- | ===''Super Mario-kun''=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Super Mario Kun Volume 37 Nastasia.png|thumb|Nastasia's appearance in ''Super Mario-kun'']] | ||
Nastasia makes an appearance in the ''Super Paper Mario'' story arc of the ''[[Super Mario- | Nastasia makes an appearance in the ''Super Paper Mario'' story arc of the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', volumes 37 and 38, mirroring her role based on the game. At one point, she breaks the fourth wall by holding and reading the ''Super Mario-kun'' volume itself. | ||
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===Powers and abilities=== | ===Powers and abilities=== | ||
[[File:Captain Koopa Brainwashed.png|thumb|250px|Nastasia brainwashes the [[Hammer Bro | [[File:Captain Koopa Brainwashed.png|thumb|250px|Nastasia brainwashes the [[Hammer Bro captain]]]] | ||
Nastasia has powerful hypnotic abilities. This ability enables her to control several people at once and command them to do | Nastasia has powerful hypnotic abilities. This ability enables her to control several people at once and command them to do tasks they would never consider doing in their right mind, such as forcing [[Mr. L|Luigi]] to attack his friends. However, her hypnosis is at least possible to resist, as shown by [[Princess Peach|Peach]] during her wedding with [[Bowser]]. Nastasia seems to use her power by lifting her glasses, upon which a white glow flashes and her target is surrounded in square lasers, which puts the victim under Nastasia's (and by extension, Count Bleck's) control. Notably, the hypnosis she uses may sometimes cause physical changes in the victim, such as hypnotized Koopa Troopas donning dark glasses and spikes around their neck. | ||
===Personality=== | ===Personality=== | ||
Originally, Nastasia appeared to be an emotionless minion of Count Bleck. She takes his orders to be absolute and would never disobey him. However, she later reveals to be concerned about the count's plans, wishing he would close The Void and become Lord Blumiere again--but her loyalty stops her from leaving his ranks. She is strict and disciplinary, and appears to be in charge of carrying out punishments for Count Bleck's other minions, such as making [[O'Chunks]] write a 1,000-page report on his failure to defeat [[Mario]]. Despite this, she does care for the other minions. She speaks in a casual manner, using words like "'K" and "gonna" often. | Originally, Nastasia appeared to be an emotionless minion of Count Bleck. She takes his orders to be absolute and would never disobey him. However, she later reveals to be concerned about the count's plans, wishing he would close The Void and become Lord Blumiere again--but her loyalty stops her from leaving his ranks. She is strict and disciplinary, and appears to be in charge of carrying out punishments for Count Bleck's other minions, such as making [[O'Chunks]] write a 1,000-page report on his failure to defeat [[Mario]]. Despite this, she does care for the other minions. She also has romantic feelings for Count Bleck, commenting that things might have been different were she in Timpani's place, but knows that Timpani cannot be replaced. In the post-game, Nastasia is still coming to terms with the fact that Blumiere and Timpani are gone and admits that she understands what it was like when Blumiere became Count Bleck. | ||
In the English version, she speaks in a casual manner, using words like "'K" and "gonna" often, although in the Japanese version she speaks much more professionally. | |||
===[[List of Catch Cards in Super Paper Mario|Catch Card]]=== | ===[[List of Catch Cards in Super Paper Mario|Catch Card]]=== | ||
[[File:SPM Nastasia Catch Card.png | [[File:SPM Nastasia Catch Card.png|thumb|80px]] | ||
*'''Card Type''': Rare | *'''Card Type''': Rare | ||
*'''Card Description''': Nastasia is Count Bleck's executive assistant. She's in charge of scheduling, organizing, and brain-control. Word is, she's got a secret crush on her boss. | *'''Card Description''': Nastasia is Count Bleck's executive assistant. She's in charge of scheduling, organizing, and brain-control. Word is, she's got a secret crush on her boss. | ||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
{{main|List of Super Paper Mario quotes#Nastasia{{!}}List of Super Paper Mario quotes § Nastasia}} | |||
*''"Yeah, I'll fire off a memo on that...but for now, we have another item on the agenda..."'' | *''"Yeah, I'll fire off a memo on that...but for now, we have another item on the agenda..."'' | ||
*''"Yeah, so some minions in the [[Koopa Troop|Bowser organization]] are still resisting assimilation. So I'm heading out to squash the resistance..."'' | *''"Yeah, so some minions in the [[Koopa Troop|Bowser organization]] are still resisting assimilation. So I'm heading out to squash the resistance..."'' | ||
*''"So I guess [[O'Chunks|you]] finished up that report on your own inadequacy that I needed?"'' | *''"So I guess [[O'Chunks|you]] finished up that report on your own inadequacy that I needed?"'' | ||
*''"Um, no, [[Count Bleck|my count]]. I won't be doing that. My life is already sworn to you."'' | *''"Um, no, [[Count Bleck|my count]]. I won't be doing that. My life is already sworn to you."'' | ||
*''"If | *''"If only I could have, y'know, been [[Tippi|that girl]]... Things would have been different..." | ||
*''"Yeah, I'm afraid your orders mean nothing anymore." | *''"Yeah, I'm afraid your orders mean nothing anymore." | ||
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|JapR=Nasutashia | |JapR=Nasutashia | ||
|JapM=Nastasia | |JapM=Nastasia | ||
|Ger=Nastasia | |Ger=Nastasia | ||
| | |Fre=Nastasia | ||
|Ita=Nastasia | |Ita=Nastasia | ||
| | |Kor=나스타샤 | ||
| | |KorR=Naseutasya | ||
| | |KorM=Nastasia | ||
| | |Spa=Nastasia | ||
}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Before the game's initial release, | *Before the game's initial release, [[:File:WomanAndPixl.jpg|artwork]] of Nastasia and [[Tiptron]] together was released despite the fact that the two never interact in the game. | ||
*Tippi originally had a [[tattle]] for Nastasia in the postgame, though since Tippi would have already been gone by this point, it went unused and remains in the game's files. The tattle reads, "''That's Nastasia, the count's executive assistant. She has served him the longest... Without him, she is quite lonely, but she manages to go on in her new life... It is hard for me to see her like this... I think I know exactly how she feels...''"<ref>https://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/677458704760799232/ Supper Mario Broth</ref> | |||
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