User:Aykrivwassup/Magikoopa

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Magikoopa
Official artwork of a Magikoopa in Super Mario 3D World depicting its magical abilities.
Universe	Mario Yoshi (Kamek)
Article on Super Mario Wiki	Magikoopa

Magikoopas (カメック, Kamek) are magical and powerful Koopas in the Mario series. A notable Magikoopa named Kamek is the main antagonist of the Mario and Yoshi series.

Origin

A Magikoopa casting a spell on Mario in Super Mario World.

Magikoopas made their debut in Super Mario World, where they teleport around and shoot magical blasts with their wand. The blasts look like a sparkly conglomeration of geometrical shapes and damage Mario on contact. They keep this behavior in later games such as Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario 3D World. Common Magikoopas, unlike their leader Kamek, rarely ride brooms.

Kamek

Kamek
Kamek in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
Universe	Yoshi Mario
Debut	Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Smash Bros. appearances	Brawl Smash 4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Mario Party Superstars (2021)
Console/platform of origin	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Species	Magikoopa
Gender	Male
Place of origin	Mushroom Kingdom
Voice actor	Atsushi Masaki
Article on Super Mario Wiki	Kamek

Kamek casting a spell before the boss battle with Roy in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

Kamek is a Magikoopa in Bowser's army. He debuted in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island as Baby Bowser's caretaker and the game's main antagonist: throughout the game, as well as in later Yoshi games, he assists bosses with his magic, usually by making them gigantic.

Kamek later went on to appear in the New Super Mario Bros. series starting with New Super Mario Bros. Wii: once again he appears at the beginning of the boss battles to assist the boss, though unlike the Yoshi series in most cases his magic alters the arena instead of the boss itself.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Kamek appears as two stickers.

Stickers

Name	Game	Effect	Characters
Kamek	Yoshi Touch & Go	AttackSpecialsIndirect+005 Attack +5	All characters
Kamek	Yoshi's Island	AttackMagic+011 Attack +11	Peach Zelda

Kamek (Yoshi Touch & Go)

Kamek (Yoshi's Island)

In Super Smash Bros. 4

As a stage element

Kamek on Mushroom Kingdom U

Kamek appears as a stage element on the Mushroom Kingdom U stage. When he appears, he casts a spell which switches the stage between its possible forms. He doesn't interact directly with the fighters.

In Smash Run

Kamek is an enemy, and can fire beams which lower the player's stats.

A Magikoopa attacking Roy.

General Magikoopas appear as relatively tough enemies. They fly around on their brooms and move by teleporting around and swooping forwards. They attack by shooting either a single magical projectile or a trio of them (telegraphed by the Magikoopa doing two rotations) which lower a random stat on contact.

In Smash Tour

Kamek appears as a random event in Smash Tour. He appears at the beginning of a turn and uses his magic to change the position of the checkpoints.

Trophy information

Kamek's trophy is part of the Yoshi's Island Trophy Box. The 3DS trophy of a Magikoopa seems to conflate the Magikoopa species with the individual Kamek; this is likely due to the fact that they share the same Japanese name. However, Kamek also appears in the Yoshi games while common Magikoopas are restricted to Mario games.

Trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Kamek is a magic-wielding, robed figure usually seen riding on a broomstick in the Mario series. He teleports around the stage, looking for fighters. When he finds one, he'll cast spells at them. If he hits you with one, your stats will drop. That's no good, since you'll need some power to deal with Kamek's high stamina!

Kamek is a magic-wielding, robed figure usually seen riding on a broomstick in the Mario series. He teleports around the stage, looking for fighters. When he finds one, he'll cast spells at them. If he hits you with one, your stats will drop, which, given that Kamek also has high attack power, is the last thing you need.

This magical menace is one of Bowser's henchmen and shows his face in plenty of titles, even outside of the Mario series. In the Mushroom Kingdom U stage, he swoops onto the screen every so often to transform the stage with his magic. Now and then, though, he'll tease you by not casting any magic at all. He's a sly one, that Kamek.

: Super Mario World (08/1991)

: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (10/1995)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Kamek and Kammy Koopa, two different Magikoopas, appear as spirits for the game's Spirit mode. Additionally, Kamek reprises his role in the Mushroom Kingdom U stage.

Kamek in particular appears as an Advanced-class primary spirit. In Adventure Mode: World of Light, Kamek is presumably one of the countless spirits captured by Galeem during his takeover of the universe. Kamek's spirit is located in the Molten Fortress sub-dungeon of The Light Realm.

Kamek uses an army of Inkling puppet fighters and is and is fought on the Mushroom Kingdom U stage's Slide Tower layout. Each of the puppet fighters start off with a Star Rod, referencing Kamek's magic wand. During the battle, an army of Inklings appear after defeating the first Inkling is defeated, referencing Kamek's ability to teleport and duplicate himself.

Spirits

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Slots	Base	Max	Base	Max	Base	Max	Ability	Series
61		Kamek		★★	1	1639	6583	673	2702	874	3509	Magic Attack ↑	Super Mario Series
97		Kammy Koopa		★	1	1050	5255	446	2231	545	2727	Magic Attack ↑	Paper Mario Series

Gallery

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  Kamek as he debuted in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

Names in other languages

Magikoopa

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	カメック, Kamekku	From「亀」(kame, turtle) and「マジック」(majikku, magic), officially romanized as "Kameck". Also the Japanese name for Kamek.
English	Magikoopa	Portmanteau of "Magic" and "Koopa".
French	Kamek	Same as Japanese name.
German	Kamek Magikoopa (some games)	Same as Japanese and English names.
Spanish	Kamek	Same as Japanese name.
Italian	Kamek (recent games) Magikoopa	Same as Japanese and English names.
Chinese	魔法喏库 Mófǎ Nuòkù 卡美克 (Super Mario Maker 2) Kǎměikè, 魔法諾庫 Mófǎ Nuòkù 卡美克 (Super Mario Maker 2) Kǎměikè	—
Korean	마귀	—
Dutch	Kamek	Same as Japanese name.
Russian	Камек (recent games) Kamek Купа-Чародей	From the Japanese name Koopa Wizard
Portuguese	Magikoopa Kamek (PAL)	Same as Japanese and English names.

(Author's Note: I took the above template from Super Mario Wiki and edited it to fit SmashWiki. I will fill in the actual names when I can.)

Kamek

Language	Name
Japanese	カメック, Kamekku
English	Kamek
French	Kamek
German	Kamek
Spanish	Kamek
Italian	Kamek
Chinese	卡美克, Kǎměikè
Korean	마귀, Magwi
Dutch	Kamek
Russian	Камек
Portuguese	Kamek

Trivia

• In a Nintendo Japan questionnaire, Kamek was included as a popularly requested character for Super Smash Bros. Melee.
• Kamek's trophy in the 3DS version depicts him as a generic Magikoopa, due to Magikoopas being called "Kameks" in Japanese.
  • Unlike Magikoopas that debuted in Super Mario World, Kamek himself debuted in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
• Despite being a Mario trophy in both versions of Super Smash Bros. 4, the Kamek trophy is part of the Yoshi's Island Trophy Box in the Wii U version, which makes sense considering he is Yoshi's arch nemesis.
• Kamek's spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is listed under the Mario series, despite the fact that he made his debut in the Yoshi series, as well as being a primary antagonist of these games, likely because he appears in Super Smash Bros. on a Mario series stage.

See also

• Magikoopa on Super Mario Wiki
• Kamek on Super Mario Wiki