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[[Image: Psychokamek.PNG|frame|'''Psycho Kamek''' trying to hypnotize Luigi.]]
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|image=[[File:M&LSS Psycho Kamek sprite.png]]<br>Sprite from ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''
|species=[[Magikoopa]]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
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{{quote|Oh, are [[Luigi|you]] interested in my hypnotic abilities?|Psycho Kamek|Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga}}
[[File:Psychokamek 2.PNG|thumb|left|240px|Psycho Kamek noticing [[Luigi]]'s similarity to [[Mario]]]] '''Psycho Kamek''' is a [[Magikoopa]] hypnotist who lives in [[Little Fungitown]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. He wears a white robe and hat with red triangle patterns at the bottom of them. After [[Mario]] is diagnosed with [[Bean Fever]], [[Luigi]] has to go to [[Guffawha Ruins]] to retrieve [[Crabbie Grass]]. However, Luigi lacks courage to go on his own, so he visits Psycho Kamek to help him get his courage back. Psycho Kamek hypnotizes Luigi into thinking he is Mario, giving him confidence. He then thinks to himself that Luigi may be the most easily hypnotized person he has ever worked with.


'''Psycho Kamek''' is a strange, white-garbed [[Magikoopa]] hypnotist who lives in [[Little Fungitown]] during the events of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. After [[Mario]] is diagnosed with [[Bean Fever]], [[Luigi]] has to go to [[Guffawha Ruins]] to retrieve [[Crabbie Grass]]. However, Luigi lacks courage to go on his own, so he visits Psycho Kamek to help him get his courage back. Psycho Kamek hypnotizes Luigi into thinking he is Mario, giving him confidence.  
Psycho Kamek seems to be a bit senile, attempting to hypnotize a [[Toad (species)|Toad]] into believing he was a Toad; he can also sometimes be seen purposely trying to hypnotize himself in front of a mirror. This has caused the residents of Little Fungitown to begin to refer to him as Psycho Kamek.


[[Image: Psychokamek_2.PNG|frame|'''Psycho Kamek''' noticing [[Luigi]]'s similarity to [[Mario]].]]
Despite his name, it is unlikely that Psycho Kamek is meant to be the same character as [[Kamek]]. Their similar names most likely derive from the Japanese name for [[Magikoopa]]s, "''Kamekku''", so the name "Psycho Kamek" may actually be more accurately translated as simply "Psycho Magikoopa".


Psycho Kamek seems to be a bit senile, attempting to hypnotize a [[Toad (species)|Toad]] into believing he was a Toad; he can also sometimes be seen purposely trying to hypnotize himself in front of a mirror. This has caused the residents of Little Fungitown to begin to refer to him as Psycho Kamek.
In the remake ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', Psycho Kamek is replaced with [[Dr. Toadley]].
 
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Despite his name, it is unlikely that Psycho Kamek is meant to be the same character as [[Kamek]]. Their similar names most likely derive from the Japanese name for Magikoopas, "''Kamekku''", so the name "Psycho Kamek" may actually be more accurately translated as simply "Psycho Magikoopa".


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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{{foreign names
|Jap=サイコカメック
|Jap=サイコカメック
|JapR=Saiko Kamekku
|JapR=Saiko Kamekku
|JapM=Psycho Magikoopa/Kamek
|JapM=Psycho Kamek/Magikoopa
|ChiS=催眠卡美克
|ChiSR=Cuīmián Kǎměikè
|ChiSM=Hypnosis Kamek
|Spa=Psico Kamek
|SpaM=Psycho Kamek
|Ger=Psycho-Kamek
|Ger=Psycho-Kamek
|GerM=Psycho Kamek
|GerM=Psycho Kamek
|Ita=Psico Kamek
|Ita=Psico Kamek
|ItaM=Psycho Kamek}}
|ItaM=Psycho Kamek
}}


== Trivia ==
==Trivia==
*Psycho Kamek's white, red-trimmed robes may be designed after those of the [[White Mage]]s of the ''Final Fantasy'' video game series.
*Psycho Kamek's white, red-trimmed robes may be designed after those of the [[White Mage]]s of the ''Final Fantasy'' video game series.
**In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'', [[Robin]] has a palette swap that changes the colours of his robe to match those of Psycho Kamek and White Mages.
*The music that plays when Psycho Kamek hypnotizes Luigi is the same music that plays in the [[Chateau de Chucklehuck]].
*The music that is playing when Psycho Kamek hypnotizes Luigi is the same music that plays in the [[Chateau de Chucklehuck]].
 
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Latest revision as of 22:05, August 15, 2024

Psycho Kamek
Psycho Kamek's sprite
Sprite from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Species Magikoopa
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
“Oh, are you interested in my hypnotic abilities?”
Psycho Kamek, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Psycho Kamek noticing Luigi's similarity to Mario.
Psycho Kamek noticing Luigi's similarity to Mario

Psycho Kamek is a Magikoopa hypnotist who lives in Little Fungitown in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. He wears a white robe and hat with red triangle patterns at the bottom of them. After Mario is diagnosed with Bean Fever, Luigi has to go to Guffawha Ruins to retrieve Crabbie Grass. However, Luigi lacks courage to go on his own, so he visits Psycho Kamek to help him get his courage back. Psycho Kamek hypnotizes Luigi into thinking he is Mario, giving him confidence. He then thinks to himself that Luigi may be the most easily hypnotized person he has ever worked with.

Psycho Kamek seems to be a bit senile, attempting to hypnotize a Toad into believing he was a Toad; he can also sometimes be seen purposely trying to hypnotize himself in front of a mirror. This has caused the residents of Little Fungitown to begin to refer to him as Psycho Kamek.

Despite his name, it is unlikely that Psycho Kamek is meant to be the same character as Kamek. Their similar names most likely derive from the Japanese name for Magikoopas, "Kamekku", so the name "Psycho Kamek" may actually be more accurately translated as simply "Psycho Magikoopa".

In the remake Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Psycho Kamek is replaced with Dr. Toadley.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese サイコカメック[?]
Saiko Kamekku
Psycho Kamek/Magikoopa
Chinese (simplified) 催眠卡美克[?]
Cuīmián Kǎměikè
Hypnosis Kamek
German Psycho-Kamek[?] Psycho Kamek
Italian Psico Kamek[?] Psycho Kamek
Spanish Psico Kamek[?] Psycho Kamek

Trivia[edit]

  • Psycho Kamek's white, red-trimmed robes may be designed after those of the White Mages of the Final Fantasy video game series.
  • The music that plays when Psycho Kamek hypnotizes Luigi is the same music that plays in the Chateau de Chucklehuck.