Kamek

Kamek
Kamek on Mushroom Kingdom U.
Universe	Mario Yoshi
Debut	Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Smash Bros. appearances	Brawl SSB for Wii U
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Super Mario Party (2018)
Console/platform of origin	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Species	Magikoopa
Gender	Male
Place of origin	Mushroom Kingdom
Article on Super Mario Wiki	Kamek

Kamek (カメック, Kamek) is an antagonist from the Mario and Yoshi universes.

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. for Wii U

As a stage element

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 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.

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)

Origin

Kamek appears 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 assist 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.

Trivia

• Kamek's trophy in the 3DS version depicted him as a Magikoopa, due to Kamek's name being Japaneses for Magikoopas.
• Unlike Magikoopas, Kamek debuted in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
• Despite being a Mario trophy in both versions of Super Smash Brothers 4., the Kamek trophy is part of the Yoshi's Island Trophy Box in the Wii U version which make senses considering he is Yoshi's arch nemesis.
• Kamek is the only antagonist/rival from an Original 8 franchise to not be a playable character.
  • This also means that the Yoshi is the only Original 8 franchise to not have a playable antagonist/rival.
• According to the Smash 2 poll, Kamek is the 6th most requested Mario/Yoshi character with 8 votes.