Cortez

Cortez is a character that appeared in the Nintendo GameCube video game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door where he, at first, appeared as the boss and protector of the Crystal Star that awaits at the Pirate's Groto. Once Mario first meets the large skeletal pirate, he assumes that the plumber has come to steal his treasure, so he plans to kill him. After Mario defeats him, he explains that he actually just came for the crystal star, which Cortez really didn't care for, so he decided to give it to him. Soon later, the pirate decides to become good, and allows Mario to ride on his ship when ever he wanted.