Kamek

is a leading Magikoopa, one of Bowser's confidants, and the caretaker of Baby Bowser. Kamek is a high-ranked Koopa Troop member as he took control of his Bowser's army until he became old enough. Kamek first appeared in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
Kamek is fought as boss in the Yoshi's Island series and Mario Party DS. Kamek earned his name from the Japanese translation of Magikoopa. He and Kammy Koopa, Bowser's confidant in the Paper Mario series, are often confused with each other, although Kammy is based on Kamek.
== Profile ==
=== Powers and abilities ===
As leader of the Magikoopas, Kamek has immense (and perhaps unparalleled) magical powers, which he has demonstrated in several games. He can use his magic for a multitude of different effects, such as the usual magic bolt used by the Magikoopas, being capable of turning rubble into living enemies, damage his foes, etc. Amongst his most powerful feats of magic are the ability to change the landscape to make battles much more difficult for Mario and Co. and even alter the size of living beings, mostly enlarging foes to gigantic size, Bowser being perhaps most astonishing example to date, growing to such size that even lava was harmless, even though in previous games it defeated him. He can also use this ability to shrink his foes, but he mostly uses the former. He is capable of flight through his broom and is capable of teleportation. The fact that during New Super Mario Bros. Wii, when Kamek used his magic to aid the Koopalings, strongly implies that he is much more powerful than them in magic, likewise he has no physical prowess whatsoever. His magic is powerful enough that during Super Mario Galaxy, one blast of magic, was sufficient to literally catapult Mario towards the edge of the universe Magikoopa (Comet Observatory).
In Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Kamek possesses the ability to Paperize and turn Mario's stickers into Sandals using Sandal Spell.
==In ==
===Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island===
Kamek is the main antagonist. In the intro, he foresaw that Baby Mario and Baby Luigi would one day grow up to cause trouble for the Koopas, so as the Stork was delivering the babies to their parents, Kamek charged at the Stork while riding his broomstick. Kamek managed to only kidnap Baby Luigi whereas Baby Mario fell down into Yoshi's Island. This upsets Kamek, who sends out his Toady minions to go search for Baby Mario. At Yoshi's Island, the Yoshis agree to help Baby Mario on his journey to save Baby Luigi from Kamek and return the two babies home.
Before each boss fight, Kamek berates and discourages Yoshi, then uses his magic to turn a boss giant. An exception to this is in Prince Froggy's Fort, where just before the boss fight against Prince Froggy begins, Kamek uses his magic to shrink Yoshi, who is then eaten by Prince Froggy, requiring him to fight Prince Froggy from inside.
In the last level Baby Bowser's Castle, Kamek tries to charge at Yoshi while on his broomstick, particularly during the portion where Yoshi has to move across a wide gap while in his Helicopter form. Kamek has this behavior during the Extra Level Kamek's Revenge, in which he is the main and titular obstacle, as well as in the Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3-exclusive Secret Level titled Endless World of Yoshis.
===Tetris Attack===
Kamek and Bowser are the two main antagonists of Vs. Mode, the former of whom used his magic to brainwash various inhabitants of Yoshi's Island to be under his servitude.
In the Game Boy version, Kamek is the tenth boss of Vs. Mode, and is only featured in the Medium and Hard difficulty settings. In the Super Nintendo Entertainment System version, Kamek is the eleventh boss of Vs. Mode, and is only featured in Medium and higher difficulty settings.
===Yoshi Touch & Go===
Like in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Kamek attacks the Stork to kidnap Baby Luigi once more, but misses Baby Mario once more. During gameplay, Kamek arrives to kidnap Baby Mario if he loses every balloon in the Sky Areas. In the timed challenge mode, if the time runs out, Kamek also appears to kidnap Baby Mario.
===Yoshi's Island DS===
Kamek returns from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island as the main antagonist, this time alongside Bowser. Kamek travels back in time to search for the Star Children, which possess an "extraordinary amount of power," as stated by Kamek. Kamek and his Toadies kidnap as many babies as they can find in search of the Star Children.
Before each boss battle, Kamek attempts to discourage Yoshi and uses his magic to assist a regular enemy, usually by enlarging them.
During the final boss fight against Bowser in At Last, Bowser's Castle!, Kamek appears three different times. He first appears after Baby Bowser is defeated to carry him away. Kamek makes his second appearance to use his magic on Bowser to turn him gigantic. Kamek's third and final appearance is after Bowser himself is defeated, in which he vows revenge as his Toadies carry an unconscious Bowser away.
The Kamek of the past makes a brief cameo during a cutscene in which the present-day Kamek kidnaps Baby Bowser. Here, the Kamek of the past is seen yelling for Baby Bowser to be returned. This Kamek appropriately uses a palette reminiscent of his earlier Yoshi appearances, namely Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
===Yoshi's New Island===
Kamek makes an appearance once more as the main antagonist.
===Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World===
Kamek appears, and he steals the Yoshi yarn, Yoshi goes on his quest to get them back, during the credits of the game, Poochy appears on the moon, and scares Kamek, making him drop Bowser.
==In ==
===Mario Kart 64===
Kamek was originally planned for Mario Kart 64, as seen in a certain edition of a Nintendo Power magazine, as well as in beta footage from 1995. When compared to the final release, Kamek's placement on the character select screen in pre-release media indicate that he was replaced with Donkey Kong.
===Mario Kart: Super Circuit===
Kamek makes a cameo appearance around the start/finish line in Bowser Castle 3.
===Mario Kart: Double Dash!!===
Kamek makes a cameo appearance in Baby Park, as an animated image on a sign reading "Kamek's Magic Show." This remained intact in the course's subsequent appearances.
===Mario Kart 8===
Kamek was also planned for Mario Kart 8, and he is the only character with an emblem in the game files to not appear as a racer. He was later added in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as a character playable after buying the Booster Course Pass, using the same emblem shown in the files of the original Mario Kart 8.
===Mario Kart Tour===
Kamek made his debut in the Kamek Tour. His special item is Coin Box.
===Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit===
Kamek appears in the track Magikoopa Mirage. At the beginning of each lap, he casts a spell and the entire track changes theme. For instance, it might change from a sandy construction zone to a snowy mountain after Kamek casts his spell
==In ==
In the Nintendo GameCube era, Kamek has mostly had the role of being part of an orb or capsule, but for later Mario Party games, Kamek began serving a larger role of hosting events on the board maps.
=== Mario Party 2 ===
This is Kamek's first appearance in the series. Kamek appears on the Horror Land board, where he offers the Darkness Lamp, and if a character accepts it, the board changes to night.
=== Mario Party 5 ===
Kamek was introduced as a capsule in Mario Party 5. When a character uses a Kamek capsule or lands on the space, Kamek will appear and shuffle all the players capsules, dividing them evenly among each of the players. The player that summons Kamek will always get a capsule, despite the number of capsules each character is carrying.
===Mario Party 6 ===
Kamek appears as an orb in Mario Party 6. In this game, Kamek will change an opponent's character space into the space of the person that used his orb. Thus, giving the summoner the opponent's orb space.
=== Mario Party Advance ===
Kamek is featured during the Game Mage quest. Kamek can be found at the Pyramid, where he challenges the player's character to the Pair 'Em mini-game. If the player's character loses, Kamek bemoans their lack of skill, then encourages them to not give up before sending them away. If the player's character wins against Kamek, they earn the title of Game Master. Furthermore, Kamek explains that he left Bowser due to Bowser taking the title of Game King rather than earn it.
In the epilogue, is said to have forgiven Bowser and rejoined his side.
=== Mario Party 7 ===
Kamek reprises his role as an orb in Mario Party 7. In this game, Kamek's role as an orb is different. When a player lands on an opponent lands on a character space containing a Kamek orb, Kamek will appear and steal all the opponent's orb, giving them to the space owner,
===Mario Party 8 ===
Kamek's role in the Mario Party series increased to the boards in this game. In Shy Guy's Perplexed Express, Kamek will randomly shuffle the train cars when a character lands on a certain Event Space. This may cause some characters to lose their ground on gaining a star. Kamek also appears in Bowser's Warped Orbit, where he will switch a players candy with an opponent, similar to his role as a capsule in Mario Party 5. Kamek also appears as one of the computer-controlled racers in Moped Mayhem.
===Mario Party DS===
Kamek gained a much more significant role, and has received his own board, Kamek's Library. There he would cast spells to cause trouble for Mario's gang. Kamek is later fought as a boss in the boss minigame Book Bash, where he would throw magical bursts at the player as they attacked him with ink blobs.
===Mario Party 9 ===
This is Kamek's most significant role due to the fact that he has become a playable character and unlockable after beating the story mode once. In story mode he plays for Bowser so if he wins he will return the Mini Stars collected to Bowser resulting in the player going through the party board again.
===Mario Party: Island Tour===
Kamek also appeared as an NPC in Mario Party: Island Tour with his board called Kamek's Carpet Ride.
===Mario Party 10===
Kamek is fought as the boss in the minigame Kamek's Rocket Rampage, featured on the Airship Central board.
===Super Mario Party===
Kamek appears as one of the hosts for the party, alongside Toad and Toadette.
Whenever a character lands on a Bad Luck Space, Kamek has them spin a wheel to benefit another player, or to lose items altogether, such as a Star or Coins. For the last three turn event, Kamek will cast a spell to turn these spaces into Extra Bad Luck Spaces, where the punishments are a lot harsher on the person who landed there. If Bowser or Bowser Jr. land on one of these spaces, then Kamek will get frightened and just says he's doing his job once the wheel is done spinning.
===Mario Party Superstars===
Kamek runs the Data House in Village Square. He also appears in Horror Land, having the same role as in Mario Party 2.
==In ==
===Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time ===
A younger version of Kamek appears to (apparently) obey Baby Bowser's every whim, usually getting him cookies and the like. After Baby Mario foiled his plan of kidnapping Baby Princess Peach and while the Shroobs attacked the castle, Baby Bowser called on Kamek to bring over the Koopa Cruiser to get him (plus Baby Peach, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi) out of the castle. At Yoshi's Island, he springs multiple traps to stop the Mario Bros. from climbing the mountain. When they reach the top, he attacks them in a boss battle. Oddly, he doesn’t appear again after the boss battle.
Stats 	Stats 	Stats
Name 	Kamek 	Kamek Clone
HP 	450 (601)	1
Power 	48 	40
Defense	36 	36
Speed 	29 (31) 	29 (31)
XP 	130 	0
Coins 	50 	0
===Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story===
Kamek makes a brief appearance after Bowser gets launched out of Peach's Castle. He teaches Bowser how to punch and breathe fire. Also, at the end of the game, after the credits, he tends Bowser after his latest beating by the Mario Bros.
===Mario & Luigi: Dream Team===
Kamek serves as the tertiary antagonist. During the plot, Kamek fooled Mario and Prince Dreambert by pretending to be Princess Peach and orders Bowser's troops, Elite Trio to attack Mario and Luigi. However, they are defeated and Kamek demotes them. Kamek isn't seen again until Neo Bowser Castle where he blocks off a certain path and escapes into Dreamy Neo Bowser Castle. Mario and Luigi make chase until he catches up to him until Kamek decides to fight Mario. However, after taking an amount of damage, Kamek will flee from battle saying he will escape into another dream world and then disappears. Kamek does so again with his battle style changing (during the second battle, he mainly has many Dry Bones assisting him in battle, Mario will throw the Dry Bones at Kamek after jumping on them. It is the third time the Kamek is finally defeated and is left on the ground. Kamek then musters up his strength and says he must give his magic to Bowser. After Bowser (though rather Dreamy Bowser) turns giant and fights Dreamy Luigi, Kamek assists Dreamy Bowser in the fight by hurling magic spells at Dreamy Luigi. Dreamy Luigi can simply hammer the attack back to knock Kamek and his clones away. After Dreamy Bowser is defeated for the first time, Kamek will use his magic to revive him and make him even bigger than Dreamy Luigi. Dreamy Bowser is eventually defeated (both in the dream and real world) and Kamek is seen again with Bowser saying how next time, Mario and Luigi will go down.
===Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam===
Kamek and his paper self make an appearance as the tertiary antagonists of the game. The two of them bicker and argue to each other quite often, however, they manage to put their differences aside and focus on their mission: taking down the Mario Trio. The two of them ride on their very own Papercraft Kamek, and use their magic to teleport the Papercraft and even shoot giant, magical cardboard beams at the Mario Trio. The player battles the Kamek Duo on Neo Bowser Castle.
==In ==
===Super Paper Mario===
An unnamed, Magikoopa appears in the opening cutscene next to Bowser that could possibly be Kamek. He has no lines and is never battled. He, along with the rest of Bowser's minions were taken to Castle Bleck to be brainwashed by Nastasia.
===Paper Mario: Sticker Star===
Kamek plays a major role in Paper Mario: Sticker Star as a recurring character who always causes Mario and Kersti trouble (as a result, Kersti grows to show a personal hatred for him). This makes him the secondary antagonist of the game. Kamek always comes into the battle with only 20 HP but always gives himself a bit of an advantage. He first appears in the third level of this game challenging Mario to a battle. After losing (even with the help of two Goombas), Kamek paperizes the background and flings the Comet Piece out of sight causing Mario to look for it. Kamek appears again at the nose of the Yoshi Sphinx guarding a treasure chest containing a Tablet Piece scrap. He and Mario get into another battle but has a new nasty trick: He turns all of Mario's stickers into Sandals, making him unable him to tell his stickers apart. Even with this advantage, Kamek loses again and flies off in shame. Kamek appears again at Wiggler's Tree House where he uses his magic to split the Wiggler into four segments causing Mario to go on a wild goose chase to retrieve them all. Kamek pesters the group yet again at The Enigmansion where he turns all of Mario's captured Boos into one Big Boo. Kamek appears for the final time in the final level, Bowser's Sky Castle, trying to stomp the plumber hero from reaching his master. Kamek tries one last tricks by turning Mario's stickers into Sandals and cloning himself. However, he is defeated and with his last breath tells Mario that Bowser will take him out and then Kamek burns away in ashes never to be seen again (though he makes a cameo appearance in the parade at the end of the game).
===Paper Mario: Color Splash===
Kamek once more appears throughout this game, causing problems and battling Mario. He hides the Battle Cards used by Mario, or performs the Sandal Spell on them. He also appears as a boss where Mario must battle Kamek by being tiny. When defeated, Kamek gives Mario a fourth card slot.
==In ==
===Super Mario Galaxy===
Kamek has an important but slight role, as he used his magic to blast Mario into space. He laughs out loud while Peach shrieks in fear, making the castle disappear while the Luma flees the last minute to find him. Also, he appears along with his "master," aiding him in Deep Dark Galaxy and Space Junk Galaxy, when the player is going to give him the final hit. His minions are seen in some levels throughout the game.
=== New Super Mario Bros. Wii ===
Kamek, named Magikoopa like his species for this appearance, makes recurring appearances throughout, right before the second battle against one of the Koopalings in one of the world's castle levels. Similar to the Yoshi's Island series, Kamek uses his magic to affect the arena in that Koopaling's favor, such as by enlarging Iggy Koopa's Chain Chomp.
 
Kamek is the first Mini-Boss of World 8, where he is fought in World 8-Tower. Here, Kamek is fought in a similar manner as in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
Following his first defeat, Kamek flies into the airship, where after Mario defeats Bowser Jr., he flies down to grab Princess Peach then fly out of the airship and into the World 8-Bowser's Castle with her. Kamek is seen during the game's final boss battle. After Mario and friends defeat Bowser during the first part of the battle, what was assumed to be Princess Peach in the cage turns around, revealing himself as Kamek wearing the same pink dress and having the same blonde hair as Peach. Kamek lets out a cackle, quickly discards his disguise and cage, then uses his magic to make Bowser gigantic. Kamek then pauses for a moment to check if his spell worked, and suddenly Bowser appears in gigantic size, knocking Kamek into the lava, destroying him for the remainder of the game.
===New Super Mario Bros. U/ New Super Luigi U/ New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe===
In all three of these games, Kamek's role is similar to his role in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. However, instead creating extra obstacles or weapons to help the Koopalings, Kamek will progressively make Boom Boom stronger by giving him new attacks, making him giant or even giving him wings. Like in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Kamek can be fought in a Fort, specifically the one in Meringue Clouds. His attack pattern is identical to New Super Mario Bros. Wii. In Peach's Castle, when Mario and the others clear through the first phase of Bowser's boss battle, Bowser Jr. carries an unconscious Kamek by his Junior Clown Car. Bowser Jr. shakes the car to wake him up, and commands him to turn Bowser a giant, similar to what he did in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. This is the only instance however where Bowser grows giant but doesn't comically knock Kamek down during his transformation.
==In Mario Golf: World Tour==
Kamek is an unlockable playable character. He is unlocked by collecting 45 Star Coins in Challenge Mode. He has a drive of 214 yards and a Star Drive of 277 yards.
==In Mario Tennis Aces==
Kamek is an enemy in the mission Rally Challenge (Advanced), in which the player's character has to rally four hundred balls with Kamek. When the player's character completes the challenge, Kamek disappears off the boat and leaves behind the Shell Racket. Later on, Kamek was added as a playable character. He could originally be unlocked by participating in the April 2019 online tournament, but as of May 1, 2019, he became available to all players.
As a playable character, Kamek is of the Tricky type, having a curving topspin and slice shots. Kamek always floats above the ground, and his racket emits aesthetic magic effects that resemble the magic blasts from his wand in other games. Kamek's horizontal Trick Shot, Broom Dash, has him riding his broom to reach the ball, while his vertical Trick Shot, Wicked Warp, has him teleport to reach the ball. For his entrance animation, Kamek rides on his broom and covers the screen in smoke after turning with it. Kamek's Special Shot, Gigantic Smash, involves him using his magic to become gigantic and hit the ball before returning to normal in a large puff of smoke.
==Crossover appearances==
===Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games===
Kamek appears in the Dream Equestrian event of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Wii, where he sends obstacles along the characters' path to Toad with the seven Yoshi Eggs.
==In other media ==
===The Super Mario Bros. Movie===
Kamek is a minor antagonist in the animated film The Super Mario Bros. Movie, in which he is voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson.
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==References==
==External links==
*Kamek on Nintendo Wiki.
*Kamek on Yoshi Wiki.
*Kamek on Codex Gamicus.
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