Beldam

Beldam is one of the two main antagonists (alongside Sir Grodus) of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Beldam is also the leader of Sir Grodus's powerful team of elite fighters: the Shadow Sirens. She has two sisters—Marilyn, the "strength" of the group, and Vivian, who later on becomes Mario's partner on his quest for the Crystal Stars—and both of them assist Beldam on her missions for Sir Grodus. Later on, Vivian gets replaced by Doopliss, who joins the Shadow Sirens after Chapter 4. Beldam's bestiary number is 121.
==Battle==
Beldam is fought twice, the first time being in Boggly Woods and the second time in Palace of Shadow.
In battle, Beldam can use a physical punch attack. However, she can also shoot an icy wind that freezes Mario or his partner. She also has two unavoidable attacks: she can turn her opponents mini, or make them slower.
==Stats==
===First battle===
*HP: 9
*Attack: 1
*Defense: 0
===Second battle===
*HP: 30
*Attack: 5
*Defense: 0
==Music==
===The Shadow Sirens===
===Shadow Sirens Scuffle===
==Trivia==
*Beldam's name is a reference to the word beldam which means an elderly woman who is usually quite ugly and rude.
*The color of her hat represents her cryokinetic ice abilities just like Vivian's is red for her fire abilities and Marilyn's is yellow for her lightning abilities.
*Beldam is the first character in the Paper Mario series (with Dimentio being the second) to use another villain as a pawn, making plans to secretly betray him in the end.
*Beldam's line, "my lovelies" is a possible reference to The Wizard of Oz, where the Wicked Witch of the West would always refer to Dorothy as "my pretty".
*Out of all the antagonist groups in the Mario series (such as the Axem Rangers, Koopa Bros., etc.), Beldam is the only group leader who wears blue rather than red.
*She is also the only older sibling who wears something other than red.
*Most likely by coincidence, Beldam has a similar laugh to Cloaker, a boss from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.
*Despite being the leader, she is the weakest member of The Shadow Sirens usually having the least HP and lower attack power.
*Beldam is the only one of the original Shadow Sirens to not have a common old-fashioned girl's name.
de:Brunhilda
es:Piruja
it:Nerea
fr:Marjolène
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