Black Paint (Paper Mario: Color Splash)

==Summary==
In Paper Mario: Color Splash, paint is the life force of all living beings. There is a fountain of paint in Port Prisma, the Prisma Fountain, which grants paint to not only Prism Island, where it is situated, but the entire world.[W]e have been scattered far and wide, preventing us from supplying the fountain–and our world–with life-giving paint. – Red Big Paint Star However, if the colors of paint are improperly mixed, they will become malevolent black paint. Prior to the beginning of the game, Bowser, in an attempt to paint his shell rainbow, spins around with it in the Prisma Fountain, mixing the paint and transforming it into black paint, which quickly consumes Bowser, transforming him into Black Bowser, who then calls upon the Koopa Troop to take over Prism Island. Specially trained Shy Guys, denominated Slurp Guys, use straws to steal paint from the island and its inhabitants, and put it into large buckets.
At one point, Mario and Huey, a sentient paint bucket from the Prisma Fountain, witness one of Black Bowser's bombs explode in Sunglow Ridge, coating an area with black paint. This paint, noted by Huey's keen sense of smell to have a foul smell,UGH! Something smells TERRIBLE around here! Like paint mixed with... stinkier paint... or something. – Huey damages Mario if he touches it, and is quickly cleaned out by Huey. When the duo reaches Black Bowser's Castle, they find the stolen paint is mixed in a factory into more black paint to make bombs and cover the world in it. After exploding the factory, the two battle Black Bowser, and Huey absorbs the black paint attacks to prevent Black Bowser from recovering the paint and healing. After Black Bowser is defeated, Mario, Huey and a recently rescued Princess Peach escape through the crumbling castle, and Huey wrings out every drop of black paint from the castle, then flies away with it in order to take it somewhere it will never harm anyone again.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Black paint
Origin: Paper Mario: Color Splash
Age: Unknown (Has existed since before Huey fell asleep in the Prisma Fountain, as he is aware of its toxicityMario! Are you OK? Don't touch the black paint! This stuff is beyond toxic! Whatever you do, don't touch it! – Huey)
Classification: Paint
Wielders: Bowser, Roy Koopa
Powers and Abilities:
* Inorganic Physiology (Type 1)
* Self-Sustenance (Types 1 and 2)
* Corruption (Type 1; Corrupts Bowser)Even though Princess Peach labels the act as possession, the reasons she believes it to be so, as well as his forgetting of the events that happened during his affliction, can be chalked up to Corruption, and Black Bowser always refers to black paint in the third person, when he would likely use the first person if the black paint was really directly controlling him.
* Poison Manipulation (Is stated by Huey to be toxic, damages Mario on touch, and can even visibly hurt Huey, a paint bucket, though less easily)
* Statistics Amplification (Is stated to have made Bowser more powerfulThe black paint he's covered in has given him tremendous power, and he's using that newfound power to feed his ambitions. – Holo-Peach)
* Life Manipulation (Princess Peach's paint being drained is implied to have been done personally by Black Bowser.You know what [Princess Peach] said when I caught her spying on me? "I've been framed!" – Black Bowser Pulls in Bowser's paint when using his last breath)
* Flight (Black Lava Bubbles can fly. Black paint can also levitate when consuming someone)
* Memory Manipulation (Bowser has no memories of the events during his corruption)
* Healing (Splattered black paint heals Black Bowser by returning to him, which is described as "rejuvenating" himNo matter how much damage he takes, the black paint keeps rejuvenating him. – Huey)
* Power Bestowal of:
** Minor Light Manipulation (Black Bowser's eyes glow while he is corrupted by the black paint, stopping when Bowser is freed and returning when the black paint corrupts him again)
** Aura (Black Bowser gained a purple one briefly)
** possibly Size Manipulation (Black Bowser grew in size, though this could be Bowser's own power)
** Minor Smoke Manipulation (Black Bowser emits purple smoke during the second phase of his battle)
** Telekinesis (Black Bowser does this with black paint for most of his attacks during the second phase)
** Air Manipulation (Black Bowser creates a tornado with one of his attacks)
** Rage Power (Black Bowser's attacks become faster and deal more damage when he is angry)
** Breath Attack (Black Bowser's "last breath")
Attack Potency: Island level (Can harm Mario and Huey, the latter of which was more annoyed than hurt by a hammer swing from the former)
Speed: Massively FTL+ (Black Lava Bubbles can keep up with Mario)
Durability: Island level (Black Lava Bubbles can take hits from Mario)
Range: Below Standard Melee Range (Can generally only attack by ramming the opponent or using a corrupted host)
Weaknesses: Black paint is generally inert, if it isn't corrupting someone. It can be put in a sufficiently strong container to prevent it from being used by someone corrupted, especially during the "last breath." If removed from the host's mouth, the host will be freed, though they can be consumed again afterwards
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
* Corrupt: If someone stands on a pool of black paint, it can consume them from below, corrupting their personality and giving them new powers.
* Pooling: If a host of black paint is hit, black paint will fly out and pool on the floor. From there, it can be used for an attack, and/or return to the host and heal them.
* Black Lava Bubbles: The host forms Black Lava Bubbles out of black paint. These can fly around and ram into the opponent, and fly into the host, healing them.
* Ball: The host makes a ball of black paint above them, then telekinetically launches it at the opponent.
* Hammer: The host makes a large hammer out of black paint, then slams it down on the opponent.
* Tornado: The host creates a tornado of black paint around them, then combines it with an attack, coating the foe in black paint if it hits.
* Last Breath: The host makes a large ball of black paint, both from the ground and themselves, then adds in all of their paint, inhales it into their mouth and spits it into the opponent. This can be a devastating attack if it lands, but will release the user from the corruption, removing the powers granted by it, and leave them extremely weakened if the paint doesn't return.
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Category:Items
Category:Super Mario Bros
Category:Air Users
Category:Aura Users
Category:Breath Attack Users
Category:Corruption Users
Category:Flight Users
Category:Hammer Users
Category:Healers
Category:Inorganic Beings
Category:Life Users
Category:Light Users
Category:Memory Users
Category:Poison Users
Category:Power Bestowal Users
Category:Rage Users
Category:Self-Sustenance Users
Category:Size Users
Category:Smoke Users
Category:Statistics Amplification Users
Category:Telekinesis Users
Category:Paint Users