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The Many Forms of LeChuck
Big Whoop (and subsequently
building an amusement park
upon it) to return from the
dead. Capturing Elaine and
Guybrush, with the intent of
marrying an undead Elaine
and killing Guybrush, he
strapped the hero into a
rollercoaster car and sent him
to his doom. Unfortunately,
he was trapped under tons of
ice due to Threepwood being
the luckiest pirate alive.
4: Giant Statue
LeChuck
In Escape from Monkey Island,
Demon Pirate LeChuck was
rescued from the ice by an antipirate businessman. Together
they made LeChuck into the
ultimate evil: a politician.
After some wheeling and
dealing, he sent Guybrush to
Monkey Island with no means
of escape. LeChuck used his
power to obtain The Ultimate
Insult™, though his plans to
use it against Elaine and force
her to become his bride were
foiled when Guybrush returned
piloting the giant monkey
mecha that was hidden inside
Monkey Island. Using his
voodoo power to enter and
take control of a giant statue
of himself, the two entered
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Monkey Kombat - until LeChuck
stood on The Ultimate Insult™
and destroyed himself.
5: Demon Pirate
God LeChuck (with
bonus Human
Pirate LeChuck)
The five chapter Tales of
Monkey Island begins with
LeChuck being accidentally
turned back into a human by
Guybrush. This form is the
least terrifying, given he is a
terrible pirate. He wants to be
like Threepwood and make
amends for kidnapping one
hundred monkeys - and all
the murdering. Thankfully
it’s just a ruse, as eventually
he double-crosses Guybrush
and finally kills him. He uses
La Esponja Grande (a voodoo
sponge full of - well - voodoo
magic) to open a portal to the
afterlife and soak up the voodoo
energy, turning him into a
Demon Pirate God. He uses La
Esponja to finally make Elaine
his demonic bride, but is foiled
when Guybrush uses a voodoo
spell to bring himself back to life
- returning Elaine to humanity
and trapping LeChuck inside the
portal. There he was stabbed
simultaneously by Elaine and a
ghost, destroying him for good.
The End...?
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