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 SSB for Wii U Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Yoshi’s Crafted World (2019)
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 (カメック, Kamek) is an antagonist from the Yoshi and Mario universes.

Origin

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 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.

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 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 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)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Kamek reprises his role in the Mushroom Kingdom U stage.

Kamek also appears as a Spirit.

Spirit

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Ability	Series
61		Kamek		★★	Magic Attack ↑	Super Mario Series

Trivia

• Kamek's trophy in the 3DS version depicted him as a 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 is the only major antagonist/rival from an Original 8 franchise to not be a playable character.
  • He is also the only one not to be seen with his rival Yoshi in King K Rool's and Banjo & Kazooie's trailer, most likely due to not being playable.
• 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. This may be due to the Magikoopa species originating from Super Mario World, as well as Kamek having the same name as the Magikoopa outside of English.