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Count Bleck is unique among Mario's rogues gallery as he is the only villain so far who is motivated by sadness and regret and not by a lust for power or control. He is a tragic villain whose actions are born from the purest of emotions, love. Regardless, Bleck has demonstrated a lust for destruction and disregard for all life except those close to him. He at first seems to be a stereotypical villain with no feelings, but it is soon revealed that Bleck is an emotionally tortured person who is not as evil as he appears.

Prior to his meeting with Timpani, Bleck is known to be extremely kind and cherishes all life and the universe itself. When he met Timpani, he falls in love and shows to be an extremely caring and devoted man to the woman he loves. This comes to a tragic end however, when his father sends Timpani away to other dimensions to die. The loss of Timpani makes Bleck vengeful towards the world. Bleck wants to destroy the universe because he thinks that life is meaningless without Timpani.  

This turns Bleck into an evil and sadistic villain who sought the destruction of all worlds. Bleck shows how evil he has become immediately after his transformation into a villain by murdering his own father, in an act of revenge, and wiping out his own dimension. Bleck sought to kill all that is and has an overwhelming amount of hatred at all worlds as he sees them as the things that took his love from him. Even though Count Bleck is evil, he still is capable of doing kind acts such as freeing a bat from a trap who goes on to become Nastasia, his closest minion. Bleck is also shown to be very polite and not openly sadistic, but still harbors much hatred and anger.

Bleck also cares very deeply about his minions with the possible exception of Dimentio who has a more sinister agenda of his own. Bleck treats O'Chunks, Mimi, and Nastasia as if they are family and feels very close with all of them. He is very forgiving towards them and never punishes them with any type of physical or mental torture or abuse. The form of punishment is writing papers or singing songs, which Bleck does not even issue. Nastasia instead issues these forms of punishment. The Count is also shown to be very upbeat, despite his tragic origin and is always smiling. Bleck also seems to be very likable, as all his henchmen have a strong bond with him, with the only exception again being Dimentio.  

The story starts with Bleck wanting nothing more than the destruction of the entire universe, but gradually shows him to be more humane and remorseful of what he's become. By the end of the story, Bleck is shown to be a very caring and loving person who only does his evil deeds out of his love for Tippi by avenging her apparent death. In the end, it is Timpani who made him realize the error of his ways and they both save the universe together. His love for Tippi is what makes him evil, but it is also what redeems him. In the end, Bleck is not only a tragic villain, but a tragic hero who sacrifices his life to stop what he had started.