Editing Kamek

{{about|1=a specific character|2=the generic enemy called Kamek in other regions|3=[[Magikoopa]]}}

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|image= [[File:Magikoopa Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|250x250px]]<br> '''Kamek''', as he appears in ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''.

|full_name=Kamek

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])

|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])

|latest_portrayal=[[Atsushi Masaki]] ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]]-present)

{{quote|Welcome! It's time to face my magic!|Kamek|Mario Party DS}}

'''Kamek''' is an old, yet powerful [[Magikoopa]] and apparent advisor to [[Bowser]] (or at least a high-ranking member in the [[Koopa Troop]]). He serves as the secondary antagonist in the ''Mario'' franchise, alongside [[Bowser Jr.]]. He is also [[Baby Bowser]]'s caretaker, and continues to look after Bowser, even in the present day. Because of this, he is generally considered to be Bowser's stepfather or at least his primary parental figure. Kamek's name comes from the name for the Magikoopa species in Japanese: ''Kamekku'' (カメック), which is derived from ''kame'', the Japanese word for "turtle"<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/mariosan.shtml The Mushroom Kingdom] (Accessed on 10-11-08)</ref>. He is also the main villain of the [[Yoshi (franchise)|''Yoshi'' franchise]].

 

Various unnamed Magikoopas appearing in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]] are considered to be Kamek, often due to the parallels between their relationship with Bowser or their position in the [[Koopa Troop]]. This relates to confusion with the Japanese games where the character is only given a unique name in ''Super Mario RPG.''

 

'''Kamek was born in 1973 to Luigiayyy and Demented Turtle. His place of birth was Perth, Australia (horrible, I know). He was moved to a town called Ocville at a very early age.

[[File:Screen Shot 2017-12-31 at 3.57.39 PM|thumb|A kamek in his natural habitat]]

When he was six a time traveler met him. When Kamek fell asleep in a tree after eating a tuna and marshmallow sandwich, the time traveler pushed him off the tree and he fell 40 feet. He landed on his head, and as a result could never walk again. His mother gave him a box with wheels to move around in, and a longer robe to cover the box. His mother had always hated him, and his father had 57 other kids, so he didn't get much attention. When his father did visit however, they bonded quickly and Kamek took after his father in many was because of this. As he grew up Kamek learned to use magic to make up for his lack of talent, intelligence, charisma, and good looks. Even though he had none of those things, Kamek still attempts to flirt and get a, as he calls it "girl mate". Kamek does have a "girl mate", but she's a shovel. Kamek has truly gone insane. At an unknown time in his life, Kamek made a company called Kmark. Kmark is a very low quality store that sells everything from Windex, to toilet seats, to apples. Most of the food there is spoiled, and the company is close to dead. At one time though, Kmark did succ- no, no it didn't. Kmarks have a specific smell, similar to a dying cow.

'''

[[File:Kmark.png|thumb|The Kmark Logo]]

In his most recent appearances, Kamek is depicted as being entirely identical to the generic [[Magikoopa]]s. This means that in most of his appearances, he wears a pair of round spectacles and a set of blue robes, complete with a blue wizard's hat. Both the brim of his hat and the edges of his sleeves are white. He is always seen with his scepter, a golden stick with a red jewel at the end; he is also usually seen with his broom, which is a stereotypical straw-colored broom with no particular quirks about its appearance. He is shown to have legs in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', a feature not seen in any other game. In the past, however, there have been a few attempts to make Kamek look distinct from others of his kind. The first of these was introduced in his debut appearance. His blue hat has a white brim, while regular Magikoopas' hat brims were blue. White trim is also on the end of his robes' sleeves.

Kamek's skin, like all Magikoopas and most other Koopa species, is yellow. Despite being very old, he shows no physical signs of his age, looking very similar in the present as he did in the past. However he appeared somewhat smaller in his past appearance in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''.

Like other Magikoopas, it is not clear whether Kamek has a shell. Kamek does have a small hunch on his back which might be a shell, and in ''Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time'', he says at one point that the bros. were "really starting to chap [his] shell"; however, he is never seen ducking into a shell to protect himself when attacked, and neither Kamek nor any other Magikoopa has been seen losing their hypothetical shell like many other members of the Koopa troop (including Bowser himself) do at some point.

[[File:KamekMagicBlast.jpg|thumb|right|Kamek, sending out a magical blast from his scepter.]]

Aside from the aforementioned powers inherent to all Magikoopas, Kamek is portrayed as having powers unique to himself, the most prominent of which is his ability to shrink and grow other creatures (including himself) to extreme proportions. Kamek is also capable of psychic powers, such as [[Wikipedia: Divination|divination]], brainwashing, [[Wikipedia: Precognition|foreseeing events in the future]], and [[Wikipedia: Psychokinesis|manipulating objects with his mind]]. These he does without using his scepter, although he does utilize a crystal ball for precognition and divination. He also has the ability to [[Paperize]].

Although not usually shown in his appearances, Kamek has been shown to have superhuman strength. This is revealed in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', as for many times throughout the game, Kamek has been able to lift and use a giant magical hammer many times his size to power the game's bosses with little to no effort. He also has been shown to have significant levels of durability and is capable of enduring lethal situations as he survived being knocked into lava by Giant Bowser in ''New Super Mario Bros Wii'' and ''Mario and Luigi: Dream Team'', even after being weakened in the latter game, and appearing in the ending of ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'' after being dissolved into ashes.

From ''Mario Party DS'', it would seem that Kamek is academic, as the board that he owns is a library. This is reinforced that Kamek can build complicated machines.

It is hinted that Kamek likes to act feminine. This is notable in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' when he starts talking about how cute the dress based on [[Princess Peach|Princess Peach's]] is while calling the Magikoopa robes drab. Furthermore, in the Japanese version, Kamek uses the feminine pronoun 「あたし」 ''atashi'' to refer to himself.<ref>蓮山史樹（はすやましき）. (April 13, 2014). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJSkTb2tduI&feature=youtu.be&t=11m21s 【マリオ＆ルイージRPG4ドリームアドベンチャー】実況プレイPART73]. ''Youtube''. Retrieved September 21, 2015.</ref> However, in the Japanese version of ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', Kamek instead uses the standard pronoun 「<span class="explain" title="わたし">私</span>」 ''watashi''.<ref>チームどんぺりのゲーム実況！. (July 18, 2014). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S17raB45p3I&index=5&list=PLP-y9Jf3jmdNIad7sKfeYc82rlKKSd0YT ペーパーマリオスーパーシールを初見な俺が実況プレイ！#5]. ''Youtube''. Retrieved September 21, 2015.</ref>

===Role in the Koopa Troop===

Kamek's role in the Koopa Troop is yet to be made completely clear. What is certain is that he is Bowser's caretaker. Although Kamek is of the highest rank in the Koopa Troop, his actual title and role is not really known. He does seem to have a certain level of military command; especially back when Bowser was young, when he took almost complete control of the army of the Koopas. This was shown again in ''Yoshi's Island DS'', although this is the present day incarnation of the wizard, confirming that he still maintains a position as one of Bowser's generals. He spends a lot more time actually in the field than Bowser, and may also serve as one of Bowser's individual agents.

There is also a possibility that he is the head of the Magikoopas who serve under Bowser, in the same manner that [[Goomboss]] rules the [[Goomba]]s as a "puppet king". This is evidenced by the Magikoopa bio from ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', which calls him "the best of the Magikoopas", and in ''Super Princess Peach'', where he commands the only legion of them in the entire game.

 

If Kamek is about the same rank as [[Kammy Koopa]], a fellow main Magikoopa, it is likely that he will be ranked slightly below Bowser and take orders only from the Royal Family themselves.

Kamek interacts far more with Bowser than with any other character. He seems to serve the role of a father figure to Bowser, since it was largely Kamek who raised him since infancy, and is very loyal and protective to the King. Likewise, Kamek also seems to view Bowser as being like a son to him, as evidenced by his English psychopath line in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''. Much of his time is spent ensuring the welfare and comfort of Bowser, as shown by his errands on Yoshi's Island and his frantic searching after the Koopa Cruiser crash in ''Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time''. Bowser seems to show much more respect to his elderly guardian than to any other of his henchmen (except [[Bowser Jr.]]), and does not insult him at all; completely contrasting his relationship with [[Kammy]]. In two instances, when Bowser was a baby, he attacked Kamek for waking him up from his sleep. These were the only known times Bowser has ever attacked Kamek and once he grew into an adult, Bowser has respected Kamek since then. He has also shown to betray Bowser, as seen in ''Mario Party Advance'', because he was being unfair, though he forgave him later. In the ''Mario & Luigi'' series, Bowser has been shown to sometimes be impatient with Kamek and will (albeit very rarely) ignore his advice and simply call him "Minion", which often leaves Kamek annoyed and make a snarky remark. Regardless, as in most other games, Bowser is generally respectful of Kamek and appreciative of his loyalty and efforts. It is also implied throughout ''Paper Jam'' that Bowser trusts Kamek with the progression of his plans more than any other of his minions, possibly even more so than Bowser Jr.

Mario and Luigi are mostly on negative terms with Kamek, as both adults and babies. This is especially apparent after having endured two attempted kidnappings and having a fair number of battles against him. However, Kamek himself does not really show any interest or hatred towards the brothers, mostly just dismissing them as inferior to Bowser, unless ordered to directly oppose them. In addition, he is willing to aid Mario if needs be, as evidenced by his actions in ''Super Mario RPG'', although its implied that he aided them solely because Bowser was allied with them at the time. After being beaten by Mario in ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'', he acknowledges that Mario is stronger than him, but maintains that he is no match for Bowser.

Despite his conflict with the Mario Bros., Kamek's true main enemy is Yoshi, similar to Mario and Bowser and Luigi and [[King Boo]]. It is clear that Kamek shows a natural hatred for Yoshi, as the pair are arch rivals and are always battling each other, much like Bowser and Mario. Throughout the ''Yoshi'' series, Kamek has made numerous attempts to defeat them and prevent them from reuniting the Mario Brothers. Naturally this caused friction between the two. The main cause of this is that their ideals conflict; Kamek wants to ensure the success of the Koopa Troop by preventing the Mario Bros. from becoming heroes, and the Yoshis want to make sure that they are born simply because they are kind and want the best for them. Ever since these events occurred, the Yoshis have had a bad relationship with the Magikoopas, seeing as their chemistry is bad in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', and one kept Yoshi captive in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.

===''Super Mario Galaxy'' trading card description===

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''Bowser's evil minion, Kamek, is a powerful wizard who will do anything to please his master. After Bowser hoisted Peach's entire castle out of the ground in a massive laser attack, Mario clung on to the castle walls trying to save her. Kamek saw this and cast a spell on Mario that sent him floating out into the universe.''

===''Mario Party'' series===

====''[[Mario Party DS]]''====

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|align=left|''Everyone knows this mental mage is one of Bowser's harshest henchman! He surely gets Bowser in and out of lots of trouble. What an MVP!''

|Win 32000 MP Points.

|Kamek's Quill

|[[File:KameksQuillFigureMPDS.png|80px]]

|align=left|''Feather pens are the best! So Kamek thinks, at least. He uses one to jot down the day's nefarious notes in his dastardly diary.''

|Play on the Kamek's Library board.

|Kamek's Inkwell

|[[File:KameksInkwellFigureMPDS.png|80px]]

|align=left|''Kamek writes with magical ink that only the writer can see. Pretty useful for diaries. He squeezed the ink from a Blooper, which is a little yucky.''

|Place first on the Kamek's Library board.

|Kamek's Bottle

|[[File:KameksBottleFigureMPDS.png|80px]]

|align=left|''What might the liquid in Kamek's bottle be? Ah, it has the potent power to replenish fluids lost during exercise! So...that would make it a sports drink?''

|Break 500 points in Block Star.

|Kamek's Watch

|[[File:KameksWatchFigureMPDS.png|80px]]

|align=left|''This old pocket watch is Kamek's favorite because it's also a stopwatch. Odd, because Kamek can guess precisely when 30 seconds pass on his own.''

|Place first in Step It Up four times.

|Kamek's Telescope

|[[File:KameksTelescopeFigureMPDS.png|80px]]

|align=left|''This is Kamek's magical telescope. It makes farther-than-far things look near. Sometimes they seem so near that he doesn't know what they are!''

|Place first in Rocket Rascals four times.

|Kamek's Bookcase

|[[File:KameksBookcaseFigureMPDS.png|80px]]

|align=left|''Kamek's bookcase is full of difficult books about magic, neatly arranged from A to Z starting in the upper left. He's more organized than you'd think!''

|Place first in Battle Cup four times.

|Kamek's Frame

|[[File:KameksFrameFigureMPDS.png|80px]]

|align=left|''Kamek is self-conscious about photos of himself, so he cursed this frame to make its glass always dusty. Kamek has a panic attack when it's dusted off.''

|Dust off the picture frame on the Kamek's Library board three times.

|Kamek's Warp Book

|[[File:KameksWarpBookFigureMPDS.png|80px]]

|align=left|''Kamek happened upon this magic book in a bookstore. it turned out to have space-warping properties. Guess that was a really good buy, then!''

|Get warped on the Kamek's Library board.

|Kamek's Domino Books

|[[File:KameksDominoBooksFigureMPDS.png|80px]]

|align=left|''Knock these books over, and they'll stand up on their own again. That's some great magic. Kamek bought this with the Warp Book. Good bookstore, eh?''

|Place first in Score Scuffle four times

|Kamek's Star Globe

|[[File:KameksStarGlobeFigureMPDS.png|80px]]

|align=left|''This globe shows the position of stars in the sky, but Kamek uses it as a piggy bank for some reason. So those coins you get from it? They're Kamek's.''

|Place first on the Kamek's Library board after earning the Kamek Rival badge

|Kamek's Crystal Ball

|[[File:KameksCrystalBallFigureMPDS.png|80px]]

|align=left|''Ah, an orb of oracular ocularity! In short, this ball sees all. Well, not everything. Which is good, given it belongs to nasty Kamek.''

|Get hit by Kamek's magic on the Kamek's Library board two times.

|Winner's Pen

|[[File:WinnersPenFigure.png|80px]]

|align=left|''This pen is your first trophy of victory over Kamek. Now if you could only get into the pages of Kamek Hunter Weekly!''

|Win the minigame ''[[Book Bash]].''

|Enchanted Bookcase

|[[File:EnchantedBookcaseFigure.png|80px]]

|align=left|''Claiming a whole bookcase mens you're accumulating Kamek-hunting skill! A word to the wise: when searching for magic books, take a whole bookcase!''

|Win the minigame ''Book Bash'' twice.

|Kamek's Brown Book

|[[File:KameksBrownBookFigure.png|80px]]

|align=left|''You're an excellent Kamek hunter to recover this brown book that helped you battle Kamek. Just the sight of this book should make Kamek quiver!''

|Win the minigame ''Book Bash'' three times.

|Kamek's Blue Dictionary

|[[File:KameksBlueDictionaryFigure.png|80px]]

|align=left|''You must be a special Kamek hunter if you claimed the dictionary that KO'd Kamek! Surely, Kamek will want to look up the word "surrender" next time!''

|Win the minigame ''Book Bash'' four times.

|Beaten Kamek

|[[File:BeatenKamekFigure.png|80px]]

|align=left|''Capturing Kamek makes you the best Kamek hunter of all time! From now on, Kamek is merely a sputtering spellcaster to you!''

|Win the minigame ''Book Bash'' five times.

|Kamek Rival

 

====''[[Mario Party 9]]''====

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|align="center"|[[File:MPSRCM_Kamek.png|75px]]

|align="center"|[[Kamek]]<br>''A Koopa mage with terrible magic.''

|"''Kamek has the very-not-nice tendency to make his enemies huge and to cause all manner of magical mayhem.''"

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===Trophy description from ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''===

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|align=center rowspan=2 bgcolor="lightblue"|'''SNES''' ''Super Mario World'' (08/1991)<br>'''SNES''' ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' (10/1995)

|bgcolor=#FF4433|''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!''

|bgcolor=#FF4433|''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.''

|bgcolor="lightblue" colspan=2|''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.''

KamekBrainwashed.png|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''

Pitkameknobroom.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' (no broom)

KamerTreatingBowser.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''

MP9 Select Kamek.png|''[[Mario Party 9]]''

|Jap=カメック<br>''Kamekku''<br>カメザード<br>''Kamezādo''

|JapM=Kamek<br><br>Turtle Wizard (''Super Mario RPG'' only)

|Spa=Kamek

|SpaM=-

|ItaM=-

|Rus=Камек

|RusR=Kamek

|RusM=-

|KorM=From 마귀할멈 ''magwihalmeom'', meaning "old witch", highlighting his abilities concerning the magic. This name can also be read as "魔龜", meaning "a turtle who uses magic". The name also sounds similar to "Magi" as in "Magikoopa".

|Chi=魔法諾庫

|ChiR={{nowrap|Mófǎ nuò kù}}

|ChiM=Transliteration of the Japanese name

 

*In ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', Kamek has a new laugh that he does before powering up Boom Boom or the Sumo Bro., but when he is about to be fought in his tower, he laughs the same way he did in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.

*According to the official website for ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'', Kamek's nickname is Fang.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20030402151900/http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/artwork.jsp?gameId=1282</ref>

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