User:Aykrivwassup/Magikoopa

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Magikoopas (, Kamek) are magical and powerful Koopas in the series. A notable Magikoopa named Kamek is the main antagonist of the and  series.

Origin
Magikoopas made their debut in Super Mario World, where they teleport around and shoot magical blasts with their wand. The blasts look like a sparkly conglomeration of geometrical shapes and damage Mario on contact. They keep this behavior in later games such as ' and '. Common Magikoopas, unlike their leader Kamek, rarely ride brooms.

Kamek
Kamek is a Magikoopa in Bowser's army. He debuted in  as 's caretaker and the game's main antagonist: throughout the game, as well as in later games, he assists bosses with his magic, usually by making them gigantic.

Kamek later went on to appear in the ' series starting with ': once again he appears at the beginning of the boss battles to assist the boss, though unlike the Yoshi series in most cases his magic alters the arena instead of the boss itself.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Kamek appears as two stickers.

As a stage element
Kamek appears as a stage element on the Mushroom Kingdom U stage. When he appears, he casts a spell which switches the stage between its possible forms. He doesn't interact directly with the fighters.

In Smash Run
Kamek is an enemy, and can fire beams which lower the player's stats.

General Magikoopas appear as relatively tough enemies. They fly around on their brooms and move by teleporting around and swooping forwards. They attack by shooting either a single magical projectile or a trio of them (telegraphed by the Magikoopa doing two rotations) which lower a random stat on contact.

In Smash Tour
Kamek appears as a random event in Smash Tour. He appears at the beginning of a turn and uses his magic to change the position of the checkpoints.

Trophy information
Kamek's trophy is part of the Yoshi's Island Trophy Box. The 3DS trophy of a Magikoopa seems to conflate the Magikoopa species with the individual Kamek; this is likely due to the fact that they share the same Japanese name. However, Kamek also appears in the Yoshi games while common Magikoopas are restricted to Mario games.
 * North America 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!
 * Europe 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.
 * 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.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Kamek and Kammy Koopa, two different Magikoopas, appear as spirits for the game's Spirit mode. Additionally, Kamek reprises his role in the Mushroom Kingdom U stage.

Kamek in particular appears as an Advanced-class primary spirit. In Adventure Mode: World of Light, Kamek is presumably one of the countless spirits captured by Galeem during his takeover of the universe. Kamek's spirit is located in the Molten Fortress sub-dungeon of The Light Realm.

Kamek uses an army of puppet fighters and is and is fought on the Mushroom Kingdom U stage's Slide Tower layout. Each of the puppet fighters start off with a Star Rod, referencing Kamek's magic wand. During the battle, an army of Inklings appear after defeating the first Inkling is defeated, referencing Kamek's ability to teleport and duplicate himself.

Names in other languages
Magikoopa

(Author's Note: I took the above template from Super Mario Wiki and edited it to fit SmashWiki. I will fill in the actual names when I can.)

Kamek

Trivia

 * In a Nintendo Japan questionnaire, Kamek was included as a popularly requested character for Super Smash Bros. Melee.
 * Kamek's trophy in the 3DS version depicts him as a generic Magikoopa, due to Magikoopas being called "Kameks" in Japanese.
 * Unlike Magikoopas that debuted in Super Mario World, Kamek himself debuted in .
 * Despite being a Mario trophy in both versions of Super Smash Bros. 4, the Kamek trophy is part of the Yoshi's Island Trophy Box in the Wii U version, which makes sense considering he is Yoshi's arch nemesis.
 * Kamek's spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is listed under the Mario series, despite the fact that he made his debut in the Yoshi series, as well as being a primary antagonist of these games, likely because he appears in Super Smash Bros. on a Mario series stage.