Cortez

==Summary==
Cortez is one of the antagonists of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door and the main antagonist of Chapter 5. Cortez was once a skilled pirate who amassed legendary amounts of treasure. However, Cortez eventually died, and the Skull Gem, the item which lets Cortez sail, was stolen. Due to this, Cortez became a protective pirate who destroyed any ship which sailed near Keelhaul Key. Years later, Mario heads off to Pirates Grotto to collect the Sapphire Star and fights Cortez, but Cortez cannot be killed due to him being already dead. Mario explains he only wanted the Sapphire Star, an item Cortez does not value, so Cortez gave it to Mario. When the X-Nauts attacked Keelhaul Key, Cortez, with the help of Flavio and Mario's persuasion, helped drive the X-Nauts from Keelhaul Key. Cortez escorts the stranded residents of Keelhaul Key to Rogueport, with Cortez allowing Mario to sail to Keelhaul Key if he needed. 
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Cortez
Origin: Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Gender: Male
Age: 1,000 years old
Classification: Ghost, Pirate
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery, Immortality (Type 7; Is already dead), Body Control (Can change the appearance and structure of his body), Statistics Amplification (Can boost his attack power by 4), one of his rapiers can poison, Life Absorption (Can absorb the life of the audience, which is capable of Healing him), 
Attack Potency: Island level (Could harm Paper Mario)
Speed: Massively FTL+ (Can keep up with Paper Mario)
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: Island level (Could harm Mario with his blows)
Durability: Island level (Could endure attacks from Mario)
Stamina: Unknown
Range: Standard Melee Range physically, Several meters with weapons and abilities (Can affect the entire audience with his absorption, his swords can hit Mario from the other side of the stage)
Standard Equipment: His swords and rapier.
Intelligence: Unknown
Weaknesses: Cannot steer his ship without the Skull Gem with him
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
Category:Characters
Category:Super Mario Bros
Category:Pirates
Category:Ghosts
Category:Immortals
Category:Sword Users
Category:Weapon Masters
Category:Absorption Users
Category:Video Game Characters
Category:Skeletons