Kamek (Smash Plus)

Kamek is a playable character in Super Smash Brothers Plus for the Nintendo Switch Plus. Representing the Yoshi universe, he is the 3rd character in the Season 3 DLC pass, and as such has no number within the in game list. He is also classified as a Lightweight fighter as well. He can only be unlocked through individual purchase, or by purchasing the Season 3 DLC pass.
Working off of base stats, Kamek is one of the weaker fighters in the game. He has slow ground movement, below average air speed, and is something of a glass cannon. Despite this, Kamek can be difficult to deal with. His magic projectiles have strong homing capability and do a surprising amount of damage and his stage control via summoning minions is practically unparalleled. Utilizing these abilities can allow you to swarm the field with enemies. Moreover, he can fly through the air on his broomstick for short distances, allowing you to escape other fighters who are more ground based. Swarming the opponent is key to best utilizing Kamek, as if you try to go toe to toe with fighters, they'll knock your block off very quickly. Kamek has two normal jumps and no additional movement options, save for the hovering caused by his up special.
==Moveset==
===Basic Attacks===
*Neutral Jab- Kamek fires his wand forward with a small explosion of magical energy in front of himself. Alternatively, the jab can be spammed for a rabid jab in which Kamek fires several small bursts of magic from his wand, ending with an explosion to knock foes away.
*Side Tilt- Kamek pokes his broomstick forward a short distance. The attack comes out quickly, but does little damage.
*Up Tilt- Kamek swings his wand above his head, leaving a trail of magic behind that has a lingering hitbox to damage opponents.
*Down Tilt- Kamek swings his wand in front of himself. Like his side tilt, it hits quickly but does little damage.
*Dash Attack- Kamek dashes forward on his broomstick, flying forward with a powerful lunge tackle. It has a lot of endlag for a Dash Attack, however.
*Grab & Pummel- Kamek holds the opponent with one hand and pummels by smacking them with his wand.
*Forward Throw- Kamek smacks the opponent away with his broomstick, doing a decent amount of damage but very little distance for a throw.
*Back Throw- Kamek levitates the opponent over his head, tossing him over his shoulder with magic.
*Up Throw- Kamek teleports with the opponent up into the air and then slams down onto the ground, knocking them back straight up. Kamek's strongest throw.
*Down Throw- Kamek stands on the opponent and sweeps his broom across them three times, knocking them away on the third sweep.
*Neutral Air- Kamek fires a single magical spell that orbits around himself, launching foes on contact.
*Forward Air- Kamek detonates a small magical burst directly in front of himself. This will cause Kamek to move backwards slightly.
*Back Air- Kamek detonates a much larger magical burst behind himself. This move causes Kamek to move forward a decent distance.
*Up Air- Kamek holds a Toady minion above his head, causing its propeller to spin. This move not only elevates Kamek the first time it is used in the air slightly, it also hits multiple times before launching on the final hit.
*Down Air- Kamek launches himself downward at a forward angle while riding his broomstick, spiking foes if it connects right at the beginning of the dive. Used over the blast zone can cause Kamek to self-destruct.
===Smash Attacks===
*Side Smash- Kamek creates a large magical explosion directly in front of himself. Charging the move will cause the explosion to be larger, but will not increase the damage or knockback of the move. Launches foes on contact, but has a sourspot several frames after the initial explosion.
*Up Smash- Kamek creates a dome of magical energy around his entire body. Any foe hit by the dome will be hit multiple times and launched on the final hit. Unique for the Up smash, the Magical Dome can reflect energy projectiles back with a 0.75x damage multiplier. However, it also has the most endlag of all of Kamek's Smash Attacks.
*Down Smash- Kamek detonates a magical explosion directly in front of himself and then directly behind himself on the ground. Both hits damage opponents equally with the same amount of knockback. The quickest of Kamek's smash attacks.
===Special Moves===
*Neutral Special: Magical Spell Blast- Kamek fires a powerful magical spell forward from his wand. The spell moves slowly at first, gaining speed the longer it travels. The spell also homes in on the nearest enemy. Once it has selected an enemy, it will target that enemy endlessly for 5 seconds. The spell can move through platforms, meaning the only way to stop it is to outrun it, hit it with an item or reflect it. It will do good damage and knockback if it hits any enemy, but does massive damage if it hits a shield. If reflected, the spell will fly off in the opposite of whatever direction it was traveling when it hits the shield, with no homing ability. Only one spell can be on screen at a time.
*Side Special: Broomstick Flight- Kamek mounts his broomstick and then can travel along the horizontal plane he was at. He cannot rise or fall while on the broomstick, though he can jump off the broomstick at any point (though doing so will cause Kamek to enter freefall). While on the broomstick, players can use the special button to fire a smaller version of his neutral special down towards the ground, one without any homing capabilities but with the same destructive capability (only one of these spells can be on screen at a time, and they will explode upon contact with anything). Alternatively players can use the attack button to execute a dive attack with the broomstick, similar to Kamek's down aerial. Kamek will remain on the broomstick for up to 7 seconds, and must touch the stage again before he can use the broomstick once more.
*Up Special: Fang Teleport- Kamek will simply teleport a short distance away in an indicated direction. When he reappears, two Fang bats will appear and fly in random directions. The bats do minor flinching damage if they hit an opponent. If Kamek reappears in midair, he will enter freefall.
*Down Special: Summon Minion- Kamek will point his wand at a cloud with a ? on it right in front of him for as long as the button is held. As attack continues, a silhouette of a minion will appear above the cloud. Once the button is released, he will summon the minion who is represented by the silhouette onto the field to attack his enemies. The longer the button is held, the stronger the enemy he will summon. Up to 4 minions can be on the field at a time. Minions will disappear after 12 seconds, or if they are hit with a strong enough attack (this does not increase an opponent's KO total.) Uniquely as well, if any minion is hit by one of Kamek's magic spells, they will grow in size, do more damage if they hit an opponent, and the timer on their existence will reset. Only one minion can be empowered at a time. The minions Kamek can summon are:
**Shy Guy (0-1 second charge)- The Shy Guy is the most basic enemy Kamek can summon, and he will simply walk across the platform he's on until he reaches the edge and turns around or disappears.
**Bandit (1-2 second charge)- Operating similar to the Shy Guy, the Bandit remains grounded, but will actively pursue any opponent on the platform he is standing on. He also is much faster and does a bit more damage.
**Snifit (2-3 second charge)- Unlike other minions, the Snifit is stationary, and will jump up and down firing projectiles at any opponent at a distance. The projectiles only do small flinching damage, but the Snifit himself does far more damage if he manages to hit the opponent.
**Burt (3-4 second charge)- Burt will jump back and forth on the stage, moving in the general direction of enemies. While he doesn't do much damage, he does the most knockback of any of the minions. He is also the largest minion, making him the hardest to avoid.
**Toady (4-5 second charge)- The Toady flies through the air, pursuing opponents similar to Bandit. He is not as fast, but does more damage if he hits. Opponents hit by his propeller will take even more damage and knockback.
**Lakitu & Chomp (5-6+ second charge)- Lakitu will appear in the cloud in front of Kamek and then fly to the top of the stage, patrolling the skies. He drops miniaturized chomps from his cloud that do the most damage of any of the minions. If Lakitu is summoned, all other minions immediately disappear, and no other minions can be summoned while Lakitu is present on the field.
*Final Smash: Naval Piranha Plant- Kamek will fly through the air, creating a magical dust that shimmers across the sky. This summons the Naval Piranha Plant onto the field. The Plant takes up the entire stage, with thorny vines wrapping across every platform that do damage to opponents as they stand on them. Meanwhile the Piranha Plant's head moves around the screen and bites at opponents, launching them if it connects. All the while Kamek flies invulnerable above the field. After 6 seconds, the plant disappears and Kamek teleports back to where he was when the Final Smash began.
===Miscellaneous===
*Entry Animation- Kamek simply teleports in laughing as he does so.
*Idle Animation 1- Kamek briefly adjusts his wizard's hat before resuming normal stance.
*Idle Animation 2- Kamek stretches his arm up while holding his wand.
*Side Taunt- Kamek stamps his feet and yells out in jibberish, similar to his talking animation from Yoshi's Island.
*Up Taunt- Kamek stretches his wand arm up and spins his wand around, laughing in the process.
*Down Taunt- Kamek briefly pulls out his broomstick and points it forward, as if beckoning the opponent forward.
*Victory Animation 1- Kamek flies in on his broomstick, laughing as he does so.
*Victory Animation 2- Kamek fires off two spells at nearby bricks, turning them into random Minions that then flank him as he poses for the camera.
*Victory Animation 3- Four Toadies fly down and capture a crying Baby Mario as Kamek floats nearby on his broomstick. He laughs before flying away.
==Reveal Trailer==
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