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Magikoopa
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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.

OriginEdit

 
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.

KamekEdit

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. BrawlEdit

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. 4Edit

As a stage elementEdit

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 RunEdit

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 TourEdit

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 informationEdit

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.

   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. UltimateEdit

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.

SpiritsEdit

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

GalleryEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Magikoopa

Language Name Meaning
  Japanese カメック, Kamekku From「」(kame, turtle) and「マジック」(majikku, magic), officially romanized as "Kameck"[1][2]. 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[3]
Mófǎ Nuòkù
卡美克 (Super Mario Maker 2)
Kǎměikè, 魔法諾庫[4][5]
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

TriviaEdit

  • In a Nintendo Japan questionnaire, Kamek was included as a popularly requested character for Super Smash Bros. Melee.[6]
  • Kamek's trophy in the 3DS version depicts him as a generic Magikoopa, due to Magikoopas being called "Kameks" in Japanese.
  • 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.

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