Kamek

Kamek (, Kamek) is an antagonist from the and  series.

Origin
Kamek made his debut in  as the main antagonist and has become a recurring antagonist in the Yoshi and Mario series. He is a Magikoopa, a high-ranking Koopa, and is a caretaker to and later his personal advisor.

Kamek is known for assisting the bosses of the Yoshi and in the ' series starting with ' by using his magic. In Yoshi's Island, Kamek uses his magic to make the bosses gigantic (or in the case of the boss, shrinking Yoshi and Baby Mario). In the New Super Mario Bros. series, Kamek uses his magic to alter the elements of the Koopalings' boss stages and make Bowser gigantic.

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 layouts. He doesn't interact directly with the fighters.

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
Kamek's trophy is part of the Yoshi's Island.

As a stage element
Kamek reprises his role in the Mushroom Kingdom U stage.

Spirit
Kamek also 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's Spirit Battle 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 scepter. During the battle, an army of Inklings appear after the first Inkling is defeated, referencing Kamek's ability to teleport and duplicate himself.

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 .
 * Kamek's trophy in the Wii U version erroneously states that he might trick the player by not casting any magic at all when he appears in Mushroom Kingdom U. This is false; Kamek will always cause a stage transition with every appearance.
 * 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.