Kamek
Kamek | |
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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 | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
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 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.
Name | Game | Effect | Characters |
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Kamek | Yoshi Touch & Go | Attack +5 | |
Kamek | Yoshi's Island | Attack +11 |
Kamek (Yoshi Touch & Go) |
Kamek (Yoshi's Island) |
In Super Smash Bros. 4
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.
- 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 |
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61 | Kamek | ★★ | Magic Attack ↑ | Super Mario Series |
Gallery
Trivia
- In a Nintendo Japan questionnaire, Kamek was included as a popularly requested character for Super Smash Bros. Melee.[1]
- 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.
References
Smash Tour | |
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Red items | Back Shield · Black Knight · Bob-omb · Boo · Bunny Hood · Daisy (Baseball) · Darkrai · Dixie Kong · DK Barrel · Energy Tank · Franklin Badge · Hammer · Home-Run Bat · Kat & Ana · Latias & Latios · Magnus · Majora's Mask · Mecha-Fiora · Metal Box · Mr. Resetti · Mr. Saturn · Ore Club · Phosphora · Plasm Wraith · Poison Mushroom · Rocket Belt · Sidestepper · Steel Diver · Super Mushroom · Super Scope · Ultimate Chimera · Wolfen · X Bomb |
Blue items | Ashley · Boss Galaga · Bus to the City · Chain Chomp · Dillon · Doc Louis · Excitebike · Ghosts (Luigi's Mansion) · Great Fox · Isabelle · POW Block · Riki · Snorlax · Super Star · Tetra · Timmy & Tommy · Tingle · Yellow Wollywog · Zinger |
Green items | Porky Minch · Proto Man · Substitute Doll |
Random events | Banzai Bill · Flying Man · Iridescent Glint Beetle · Kamek · Koffing · Metal Face · Metroid · Nabbit · Reaper · Ridley · Souflee · Tac · Yellow Devil |
Yoshi universe | |
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Fighter | Yoshi (SSB · SSBM · SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU) |
Stages | Super Happy Tree · Yoshi's Story · Yoshi's Island (SSBM) · Yoshi's Island (SSBB) · Woolly World |
Enemies | Shy Guy · Fly Guy |
Other | Kamek |
Trophies, Stickers, and Spirits | Trophies (SSBM · SSBB · SSB4) · Stickers · Spirits |
Music | Brawl · SSB4 · Ultimate |
Masterpiece | Yoshi |
Related universe | Mario |