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Kamek (, Kamek) is an antagonist from the and  series. He is a, which is a species that is also known as "Kamek" in certain games and languages, such as Japanese. As a result, the Magikoopa species is often conflated with the individual Kamek, similar to Yoshi, Birdo, and Toad; however, Kamek also appears in the Yoshi games while common Magikoopas are restricted to Mario games.

Origin
Magikoopas made their debut in Super Mario World as an enemy, and has become a recurring enemy in later Mario games. They are magical and powerful high-ranking Koopas, with prominent Magikoopas including Kamek and Kammy Koopa. They feature a pointed bill with more profound fangs, eyeglasses, pointed hats, and robes that covers most of their body, sometimes leaving their feet uncovered.

Magikoopas are known for teleporting, casting magical spells, and shooting magical blasts with their magic scepter. The blast resembles a sparkling conglomeration of basic geometrical shapes, including a circle, a triangle, and a quadrilateral shape that can either damage the player on contact. In Super Mario World, if one Magikoopa is defeated, they are then quickly replaced with another Magikoopa. Beginning with Paper Mario, the Magikoopas are often seen riding their broomsticks. An individual Magikoopa named Kamek made his debut in  as the main antagonist, and he has become a recurring antagonist in the Yoshi and Mario series. Although he appears identical to a generic Magikoopa, he is a notable character who acts as a caretaker to and later his personal advisor. He is the first Magikoopa to ride a flying broomstick, before this trait became widely adopted by other members of the species in later games.

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.

In Smash Run
Kamek appear as a relatively tough enemy; only one Kamek can appear at a time, but he can respawn if defeated. He flies around on his broom and moves by teleporting around and swooping forwards. He attacks whether by swooping at the player, or shooting a single or a trio of magical projectiles from his magical scepter, which lowers the player's fighter random stats on contact. Kamek's magic blasts are very reminiscent of those he fires during his boss battle in New Super Mario Bros. U in both appearance and the fact he can fire them in a three-way spreadshot.

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.

Trophies
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. Another member of the Magikoopa species, Kammy Koopa, also appears as a primary spirit.

In Adventure Mode: World of Light, Kamek and Kammy Koopa are presumably two 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, while Kammy Koopa's spirit is located in the mushroom platforms section of The Light Realm.

In both spirits' battles, the puppet fighters start off with a Star Rod, referencing their magic scepters.

Kamek uses an army of puppet fighters and is fought on the Mushroom Kingdom U stage's Slide Tower layout. During the battle, an army of Inklings appear after the first Inkling is defeated, referencing how Kamek's Magikoopa species is replaced by another Magikoopa after it is defeated in Super Mario World.

Kammy Koopa uses a puppet fighter and is fought on the Paper Mario stage. During the battle, all fighters become invisible after a while, referencing Kammy Koopa's ability to turn herself and her allies invisible in battle in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door.

Trivia

 * In a Nintendo Japan questionnaire, Kamek was included as a popularly requested character for Super Smash Bros. Melee.
 * 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.