| “ | Bowser was just a mere distraction! You will now face the full wrath of Dimentio! | „ |
| ~ Dimentio confronting Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi. |
Dimentio is one of many secondary antagonists in The Gaming Saga (others being Blur Dee, The Host, and Patrick.) He is relatively similar to his original counterpart in Super Paper Mario, albeit his appearance is different. He is a wicked magician, determined to destroy the Mushroom Kingdom using whatever means necessary. In this series, he serves The Conqueror.
Appearance[]
In Super Paper Mario, Dimentio has the features of a jester, a clown, and a magician. He wears a court jester costume with clownish colors (purple and yellow), and has great prowess in magic tricks. Dimentio's face is also a comedy mask, which is a classical theatrical mask used in plays. Whether this is actually his real face or he keeps a mask over his real face to keep the illusion of being a harlequin is unknown.
In The Gaming Saga, he takes on a more scarred and warped appearance. Due to his explosive death at the end of Super Paper Mario, his body was left destroyed and burnt. When the Conqueror revived him, he came back deformed. His skin is mainly brown with orange spots, and a yellow patch on his right hand. He wears a black hood to cover his misshapen appearance, however underneath he has sunken, black eyes.
Personality[]
Dimentio is a twisted man. He doesn't care for anyone or anything, only himself and his motives. He'll do whatever it takes, or hurt anyone he needs to in order to accomplish them. He seeks only the destruction of existence. When that failed, he returned to serve The Conqueror, wishing to enact revenge on Mario and Luigi. The same charlatans that ruined his plan in the first place. He finds joy in tormenting people, and is completely apathetic to any harm he may cause.
History[]
Super Paper Mario[]
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. Any other information related to his past is limited and contradictory. It is implied that Dimentio may be related to the magician who created the Pixls. 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 is first shown at a meeting between Count Bleck and his other minions, not contributing until Nastasia mentions the appearance of the possible hero of prophecy (Mario). He decides to go to Yold Desert with O'Chunks to see this hero for himself, though he doesn't meet him until moments before he uses magic to force Fracktail, the robotic guardian of the second Pure Heart, to attack Mario. After Fracktail's defeat, Dimentio realizes that Mario may actually be the hero of prophecy and initiates a secret plan.
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.
Upon his return to Castle Bleck, Dimentio learns that Luigi is the ideal host for the Chaos Heart's power. After eavesdropping on a conversation between Bleck and Nastasia, Dimentio travels to The Land of the Cragnons to meet an "acquaintance," implied to be King Croacus IV, and obtain some Floro Sprouts, testing them when O'Chunks is ordered to defeat the heroes there. Before the fight begins, Dimentio warps O'Chunks to Dimension D, increasing the latter's strength. Once the heroes defeat him, a Floro Sprout manifests on O'Chunks's head, causing him to become Dimentio's servant, as well as powering him up. After they defeat O'Chunks, Dimentio is certain that Mario and his friends are almost ready to confront 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 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.
As the heroes gather the last Pure Heart, Dimentio finalizes his plans. He begins by informing Bleck that Tippi uttered the name "Blumiere," knowing that Bleck would be weakened by what that name meant (namely that his lost love, Lady Timpani, is alive rather than dead as Bleck had assumed). Next, taunting Mario and Luigi as they travel through Castle Bleck, Dimentio manipulates the reflections of the castle mirrors and creates hundreds of clones to confuse the duo as he shoots energy blasts at them. When they finally confront him, he initiates a game of "magic tag," making the brothers chase him through every dimension they visited during their quest. Once the chase is over, he reveals his intentions and offers to have Mario and Luigi join him in defeating Bleck, when in actuality, he plans on enslaving them with Floro Sprouts, as shown if the player accepts his alliance. After Dimentio explains how he's been "helping" the heroes the whole time, Tippi realizes that Dimentio is untrustworthy and encourages the brothers to refuse. They do so, and Dimentio insults Luigi, who then decides to attack Dimentio alone.
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.
The combined power of the Pure Hearts makes Dimentio vulnerable, and he is eventually defeated. Uttering his signature "Ciao!" for the last time, Super Dimentio spits out Luigi and the Chaos Heart and then explodes, still laughing. It is quickly revealed by Bleck that despite this, Dimentio left behind "a shadow of his power" to continue controlling the Chaos Heart. With time running out, Count Bleck announces that the only way to destroy the Chaos Heart is through true love. He and Tippi exchange vows at the same altar where Peach and Bowser were married and where the Chaos Heart was created, activating the true potential of the Pure Hearts and completely destroying the Chaos Heart. Dimentio's plans are thus permanently undone as the dimensions consumed by The Void return to normal.
The Gaming Saga[]
Years after his death, Dimentio was revived by a man known only as The Conqueror. The Conqueror informed him of everything that had happened since his passing, and offers him a deal. Dimentio would loyally serve him, and in return, The Conqueror would ensure Dimentio could be the one that ended Mario's life. Dimentio agreed. He was placed in charge of production for their main weapon, the Twilight Missile. A weapon that can turn anyone or anything into solid stone statues. The Conqueror gave him the prototype, Dimentio supplied it with his magic, but there was another thing needed. Fortifications. The weapon needed to be sturdy and firm, and unable to be destroyed. Dimentio knew one man for the job. Bowser. Dimentio appeared in front of Bowser's castle, blackmailing a Goomba to inform Bowser of his demands. He gave Bowser a 3-day deadline, or else bad things would happen. Bowser did comply, and put on the finishing touches for the weapon. Right as he was doing so, he was approached by Mario and Luigi, who team up with him to confront Dimentio on his evil intentions. They find him, but Bowser reveals it was all a trick and he's on Dimentio's side. A battle breaks out, with Dimentio taking out Yoshi, and Bowser taking out Luigi. Dimentio and Mario fight, but its clearly one-sided. Once he's had his fun, Dimentio teleports Bowser and the Twilight Missile away. As he's about to escape, Mario grabs Dimentio, and the two wrestle on the ground. Eventually, both of them are teleported away as well.
Mario and Dimentio end up in a strange dimension, most likely The Void. They fight, before Dimentio lets Bowser hold him off. As Mario defeats him and reunites with Luigi and Yoshi, Dimentio reappears, and tries to kill Mario yet again. Luigi and Yoshi flee, and make it to the Mushroom Kingdom. Dimentio is about to kill Mario, but realizes that the others aren't around to see it, so he tosses Mario through a portal instead. Dimentio wants the deaths of Mario and Luigi to be visible to everyone, so they can know their saviors are gone. Dimentio heads to Bowser's Castle, and collects the Third Star from there. Eventually, Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi arrive at the castle, wielding the other two Stars. Dimentio quickly immobilizes both Luigi and Yoshi, and binds Mario to the ground with magic chains. He explains the Conqueror's plan of destroying all other universes. Mario manages to break free of the binds and lungs for the Star, grabbing it while Dimentio screams in protest. this causes an explosion that destroys an entire section of the castle. Among the rubble, Mario sees a weakened Dimentio, lying on the ground. Dimentio tells Mario that he doesn't even know the half of it, before crumbling to dust, dying permanently.
Quotes[]
| “ | Tell him he has two days to comply. Now scram! | „ |
| ~ Dimentio's first lines in Episode 1. |
| “ | Bowser: This is where he said he'd be.
Dimentio: And that I will be, Bowser! |
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| ~ Dimentio arriving to meet Bowser, Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi. |
| “ | You don't even know the half of it... | „ |
| ~ Dimentio's last words. |