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|caption= Kamek's main form of [[transport|transportation]] is his flying [[broomstick]], although he can also use [[magic (gaming)|magic]] to [[teleportation|teleport]] short distances. |
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|series= Yoshi Series |
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|firstgame=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' - 1995 |
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|creator=[[Shigeru Miyamoto]] |
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'''Kamek''' was [[Bowser (Nintendo)|Bowser]]'s adoptive parent and the main antagonist in the game ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. He kidnapped [[Luigi#Baby Luigi|Baby Luigi]] and tried to kidnap [[Mario#Baby Mario|Baby Mario]], but [[Yoshi]] and his variously coloured friends protected Mario and saved Luigi after defeating Baby Bowser. He may be Yoshi's biggest foe and enemy. |
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Kamek is Bowser's [[Magikoopa]], an offshoot of the [[Koopa Troopa]] species that can perform advanced magic. Like most members of his class, he wears big [[spectacles]] and rides a [[broomstick]]. During the events of Yoshi's Island, Kamek attempted to block the Yoshis' progress by swelling enemies to dramatic size using magic. Unfortunately for him, the Yoshis beat all of these bosses. Kamek's minions, called [[Mario series enemies#Toady|Toadies]] (not to be confused with the friendly [[Toad (Nintendo)|Toads]]), carry Baby Mario off to their master if Yoshi lets him float free for too long. |
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Kamek has made a few cameo appearances in other games, such as ''[[Tetris Attack]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. In the latter, he was referred to as "Psycho Kamek," and actually helped out by hypnotizing Luigi into thinking he was [[Mario]]. It is possible that Kamek was in retirement or was simply a different person altogether. |
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In ''[[Super Mario RPG]]'', Kamek (known simply as "Magikoopa" in the U.S. release due to a localization mistake){{Fact|date=February 2007}} is brainwashed by [[Smithy (Mario)|Smithy]] and is forced to fight against Bowser. He even stated "He's my son?" |
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when he saw Bowser. Mario eventually makes him come to his senses, and he becomes a powerful ally in healing the party and granting them a box that produces unlimited coins. |
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He also appears in ''[[Mario Kart Super Circuit]]'' on the GBA at the end of Bowser Castle 3. It is popular [[Fanon (fiction)|fanon]] to apply his name to other prominent [[Magikoopa]] characters in Mario games, such as the Magikoopa boss in ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'' (which was before the individual Kamek's formal introduction), or the Magikoopa who was originally intended to be a playable character in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (he ended up being replaced by [[Donkey Kong]]). |
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Interestingly, Kamek's character may have been conceived earlier. The [[Super Mario Bros. television series|''Super Mario World'' cartoon]] episode "Ghosts R Us" featured a Magikoopa named '''Wizardheimer''' (or Wisenheimer, as Mario and company keep calling him by mistake), who claimed to be "the most dangerous Koopawizard of them all". Then the ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic series that ran in [[Nintendo Power]] during [[1992]] had Bowser confiding in a Magikoopa who looks, acts, and could quite possibly ''be'' Kamek. |
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Kamek more recently appears as the antagonist in ''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]''. The game essentially follows the same storyline as ''Yoshi's Island'', and therefore Kamek is again trying to kidnap Baby Mario and Luigi. Yoshi again blocks his progress by dodging or defeating his minions. Among those returning from ''Yoshi's Island'' are the Toadies, who now are given the job of retrieving Baby Luigi, and must be stopped by Yoshi. |
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Kamek also makes a cameo in "Mario Kart: Double Dash!!". In the Baby Park course, his image can be seen alongside the words "Kamek's Magic Show". This cameo is preserved in the Baby Park course in [[Mario Kart DS]], for the [[Nintendo DS]]. |
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Kamek's roles in Bowser's plans have dwindled, while [[Kammy Koopa]] seems to have replaced him as Bowser's personal Magikoopa. Judging from his most recent appearances, Kamek is apparently retired (though he seems to help Bowser every now and then). He made an appearance in the game ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' supporting Baby Bowser like in his first appearance; and also being the boss of the Yoshi's Island area in the past. |
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After ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', Kamek was featured as a boss character in the [[Nintendo DS]] platformer ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', known in the Glossary as "Giant Kamek." He is the boss of Giddy Sky, the seventh world in the game. Upon defeating him you rescue Luigi, rather than [[Toad]] like with every other boss in the game (excluding [[Bowser (Nintendo)|Bowser]]). (The only difference in rescuing Luigi is that it says "You saved the Green Man!") This goes to show that while he may not work with Bowser regularly anymore, he still does his dirty work from time to time. This game also hints that Kamek is in charge of other Magikoopas in the Koopa Clan, much like Army Hammer Bro does for the Hammer Bros. |
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Kamek also appears as one of the main antagonists in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. In the beginning, Kamek is responsible for the mass kidnapping of the babies on the island, and it is eventually revealed that he was working with the adult [[Bowser (Nintendo)|Bowser]] from the future at the time (although the contemporary Kamek was apparently not involved). This indicates that Kamek still plays an active role in Bowser's present-day plans. The Kamek of the past only appears briefly, chasing after Future Kamek when he steals Baby Bowser. |
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In the [[Mario Party series|''Mario Party'' series]], characters can obtain and make use of a Kamek Orb item. When summoned, Kamek will cause up to three of an opponent's Orb spaces come into possession of the player whom the Kamek Orb originally belonged to. He also shows up in Mario Party Advance, where he is not your enemy. It's possible Kamek was in retirement at that time. |
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Although the Yoshi's Island character is referred to as "Kamek" in the U.S. release, in Japan the entire race of Magikoopa are known as "Kamek" (カメック; ''kamekku''), a pun on "kame", the Japanese word for turtle. That is to say, the characters known as "Magikoopa" in the U.S. have always been called "Kamek" in Japan. |
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{{Yoshi series}} |
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{{Mario enemies}} |
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[[Category:Yoshi characters]] |
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[[Category:Nintendo characters|Kamek]] |
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