The Blot

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The **Shadow Blot**, also known as the **Phantom Blot** or just **The Blot**, is the primary antagonist of Epic Mickey. It is a colossal monster made of a mixture of Paint and Thinner, created accidentally by Mickey Mouse. It’s main goal is to wreak havoc on Wasteland and spread its terror to the Cartoon World.

## Appearance

The Blot is a gigantic, extremely massive creature made out of a mixture of Paint and Thinner. Its “skin” is inky and slimy, and is a dark purple, almost black color. In cutscenes however, its skin is more of a reddish-purple color. Its eyes and mouth are a luminescent, sickly green color.

The Blot’s body is demon-like, and resembles the character Chernabog from Disney’s 1940 film *Fantasia*. It has large arms with giant, sharp claws on its hands, and instead of legs it has a long tail.

## History

A long time ago, Mickey Mouse snuck into the workshop of Yen Sid, a skilled sorcerer and creator of the Cartoon Wasteland. After Yen Sid had gone to bed, Mickey took his magic Paintbrush and created a miniature likeness of himself. However, Mickey continued to add a mixture of paint and thinner to his creation, and eventually he created the Blot. Mickey was able to fight off the Blot, but in doing so he knocked over a bottle of thinner, subsequently causing the Thinner Disaster. Mickey escaped back to his home while the Blot began to wreak havoc upon Wasteland.

Oswald, the leader of Wasteland, could not allow the Blot to torment his domain. With the help of his sweetheart Ortensia, Oswald confronted the Blot atop Mickeyjunk Mountain. In the battle that ensued, Oswald successfully lured the Blot inside of the large jug from which the Thinner Disaster originated. However, just as the Blot was about to be trapped, it fired a massive projectile towards Oswald. At the last moment, Ortensia jumped in front of Oswald and took the hit, which effectively killed her by turning her into an inert statue. Oswald finally trapped the Blot but was traumatized by the loss of his partner.

As time went on, drippings from the Blot continued to seep from the jug, creating creatures known as Blotlings. At some point, a smaller likeness of the Blot, known as the Fake Blot, was created and recruited by the Mad Doctor in his evil schemes. When Mickey arrives in Wasteland, he initially thinks that the Blot that captured him was the Shadow Blot, but in reality it was the Fake Blot.

Later on, after Mickey defeats the Fake Blot, he is summoned by Oswald to help further seal the jug and permanently stop the creation of Blotlings. However, when Mickey reveals that he was responsible for the Thinner Disaster, Oswald flies into a blind rage and demands to fight Mickey, but in doing so he destroys the cork that seals the jug.

The Blot escapes from the jug and immediately sends forth flurries of bloticles to suck up all of the toon in Wasteland, and also captures Oswald and Gremlin Gus. He offers to free them in exchange for Mickey’s Heart. Reluctantly, Mickey accepts, saving the life of Oswald and Gus, but the Blot continues to wreak havoc.

After Mickey clears out the Bloticles from many parts of Wasteland, he and Oswald decide to try and defeat the Blot using the Moonliner Rocket. Oswald plans to fly the rocket straight to the Blot’s heart and initiate the self-destruct. Unfortunately, the Blot notices, and since the rocket is made out of toon, it is able to suck the paint out, causing the rocket to crash into Dark Beauty Castle.

When Mickey and Oswald reunite following the crash, Oswald finds out that the castle’s fireworks system is still functional, but needs to be activated. Once that is done, Oswald will be able to shoot the fireworks at the Blot and kill it for good. Mickey accomplishes this task, but right as they are about to execute their plan, the Blot ambushes them and kidnaps Oswald and Gus once again. Mickey has no choice but to jump inside the Blot itself and defeat it from the inside.

After Mickey traverse through the Blot’s internal organs, he successfully retrieves his Heart, and Oswald activates the rockets. The flurry of fireworks relentlessly attack the Blot, and kills the monster in a spectacular explosion.

The death of the Blot causes a rain of paint to fall all over Wasteland. The world becomes fully toon again, and Wasteland is restored to its former glory.

## Tactics

Mickey will actually physically encounter and battle the Blot on Sorrow Tower, Grief Tower, and Loss Tower. When Mickey reaches the top of the first two towers, the Blot will ambush him and attempt to prevent him from adjusting the gargoyles needed to light the crystal responsible for activating the fireworks on that tower.

The Blot will always start off by roaring, which will push Mickey back and damage him if he’s too close. Occasionally, the Blot will throw its claw onto the tower, which can considerably damage Mickey. It will also summon Blotlings in a similar way to the Fake Blot, but in a much faster and more efficient manner.

To temporarily defeat the Blot, Mickey needs to paint in the four gargoyles on top of the towers, and then use his Spin Attack so that they are lined up in place with the tower’s crystal. When that is done, a powerful ray of light will blast forward, causing the Blot to get annoyed and leave Mickey alone.

The second fight with the Blot on Grief Tower is harder than the first, as the Blot will be more aggressive and summon Blotlings more frequently. A boss battle does not take place on Loss Tower; instead, the Blot will wait until Mickey activates the crystal, and then impede his progress by destroying the exit projector screen and tearing apart the tower’s floor from beneath his feet.

## Gallery

Concept art of Epic Mickey, showing the Blot on the right.Concept art of the Blot.The Blot is freed from its prison.The Blot’s evil grin.Mickey and Oswald watch in horror as the Blot is freed.The Blot presents a deal to Mickey.The Blot prepares to steal Mickey’s Heart.The full extent of the Blot’s size.The Blot over Mean Street (notice the different coloring).The Blot on Grief Tower (with a view of its…rather unpleasant breath)The Blot on Loss Tower, using its claw to attack Mickey.The Moonliner Rocket flying towards the BlotThe Blot being pummeled by fireworks.The Blot’s death.
## Trivia

* The size of the Blot is inconsistent within the game.
	+ During animated cutscenes, the Blot is absolutely *colossal*, and appears to be hundreds, if not thousands, of feet tall. This is especially noticeable in the Mickeyjunk Mountain cutscene right after the Blot is freed and in the Moonliner Rocket cutscene.
	+ However, when the Blot actually appears during gameplay, he is significantly smaller, being roughly the same size as the Fake Blot.
		- The reason for this is likely because of the limitations of the Wii console, since rendering a cutscene-accurate model of the Blot would be counterproductive to gameplay and too demanding on the system.
* Similarly to its size, the color of the Blot is also inconsistent.
	+ In the Mickeyjunk Mountain cutscene, the Moonliner Rocket cutscene, and the cutscene where the Blot appears in the Fireworks Control Tower, its skin has a red/purple hue.
	+ In the cutscene right before the Battle of Mean Street, the Blot’s skin is much darker and duller, appearing almost grayish-green.
	+ In the game itself and the rendered cutscenes, the Blot’s skin is a dark blue/purple color, but due to lighting can also appear black.
* When the Blot roars at Mickey, a green, thinner-like gas is emitted from its mouth, which can damage Mickey if he is too close. It will also push him back a considerable distance and cause the screen to shake.
* Although the Blot is likely genderless, some characters tend to refer to it as male.