Kamella
| Kamella | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy | |
| Species | Magikoopa |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Run (version 3.3.0, cameo) (2025) |
Kamella is a boss in Super Mario Galaxy and its Nintendo Switch port. She is a large Magikoopa fought in the Space Junk Galaxy and is encountered two more times in the Deep Dark Galaxy. Kamella wears purple clothing instead of blue, not unlike Kammy Koopa from the Paper Mario series, though Kamella's consists of a flowing robe and long pointy hat. She also has light-blue claw polish, green lipstick, and a red jewel on the center of her chest. One minor difference between her and other Magikoopas is that her fangs point upward, while other Magikoopas' point down. Her legs are not visible. She also wields a magic wand that houses a Power Star in its orb.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
In Super Mario Galaxy, Kamella first appears in the Space Junk Galaxy during the mission "Kamella's Airship Attack". Once Mario reaches the deck of her Airship, the battle begins.
Kamella generally alternates between shooting fireballs and Green Shells at Mario. She also has the ability to summon other Magikoopas to her aid. To defeat Kamella, Mario must grab the Green Shells she summons and toss them back at her. As she takes damage, her attacks become increasingly dangerous (for instance, she begins firing multiple fireballs at once). When Kamella uses her scepter to throw fireballs or shells, fireballs appear as a red-orange streak and a shell as a green one. Kamella starts the fight outside the boundaries of the ship. Mario must simply throw the shell to hit her. Once hit, she moves onto the ship. The player then has to jump and throw the shell to hit her, since she floats above the deck of the ship. If the player does this successfully, the shell hits her the second time. Kamella then stays in her position above the deck of the ship and summons two Magikoopas to her aid.
By using the Star Spin, it is possible to grab nearby shells much more easily, even if they are moving, and even if they have not formed yet—the Star Spin successfully takes the shell if used next to one of Kamella's green spells. This tactic makes the battle much easier, as the player does not have to wait for the shells to stop moving before collecting them.
The Magikoopas disappear and reappear when Kamella is injured. If the player injures her correctly, she hurtles into space, dropping her scepter that has the Power Star inside it. The scepter shatters, exposing the Power Star for the player to collect.
Kamella later appears two more times in the Deep Dark Galaxy, once under normal conditions in the mission "The Underground Ghost Ship", and once with a Daredevil Comet surrounding the galaxy in the mission "Ghost Ship Daredevil Run". In this fight, Kamella has the ability to turn into a white orb and teleport to random places on the ship on which she and Mario are fighting, and she requires four hits to defeat instead of three, making the fight more difficult. Kamella also creates a wall around the boundaries of the ship, meaning that Mario cannot jump off the ship. This wall stays intact until Kamella is once again defeated. The last two hits require the player to follow Kamella to the crow's nest of the ship. When she is defeated, Kamella vanishes and drops the wand, shattering the orb and releasing the Power Star for Mario to collect.
Super Mario Run[edit]
In Super Mario Run, Kamella appears during the Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 event in the background of the "Bowser's Plot" mission grid, using key artwork from Super Mario Galaxy.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
| # | Image | Name | Type | Description | |
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Kamella | Boss | Kamella first appears in the Space Junk Galaxy, where Mario must fight her to win a Power Star. While dodging her fireballs, Mario must grab the Koopa shells she also fires and throw them back at her, striking her three times. Her attacks become more intense, especially after she summons her friends to help her. |
Gallery[edit]
Key artwork
Model
Kamella appearing from the Moon in the Deep Dark Galaxy
Mario battling Kamella on the ghost ship of the Deep Dark Galaxy
Mario fighting Kamella under Daredevil conditions
Mario fighting Kamella on the crow's nest
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "Notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ボスカメック Bosu Kamekku | Boss Magikoopa | [1][2] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 卡美克头头 Kǎměikè Tóutóu (Mandarin) Kāméihhāk Tàuhtáu (Cantonese) | Magikoopa Boss | [3] | |
| Dutch | Kamella | - | [4] | |
| French (Canada) | Archi Kamek | Super Kamek; potentially also an allusion to Archimède ("Archimedes") | [3] | |
| French (Europe) | Super Magikoopa; potentially also an allusion to Archimède ("Archimedes") | [5] | ||
| Kamella | - | Super Mario Galaxy Official Sticker Collection | [6] | |
| Archi-Kamek | Super Magikoopa; potentially also an allusion to Archimède ("Archimedes") | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | [7] | |
| German | Mega-Kamek | Mega Magikoopa | [8] | |
| Italian | Boss Kamek | Magikoopa Boss | [9] | |
| Kamella | - | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | [10][11] | |
| Portuguese | Kamella | - | [4] | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Kamella | - | [3] | |
| Spanish (Europe) | Jefe Kamek | Magikoopa Boss | [12] | |
| Kamella | - | Super Mario Galaxy Official Sticker Collection | [13] |
Notes[edit]
- Kamella is the only boss in Super Mario Galaxy to have more than one entrance animation, as in the Space Junk Galaxy, she teleports into the arena with magic spirals appearing where she will appear, complete with a flashy (albeit harmless) burst of magic when she does, while in the Deep Dark Galaxy, she just flies in from a small glowing planetoid.
- Kamella's wand has a translucent texture over the orb to create a reflection. Extracting the texture shows it is the Nintendo GameCube logo.[14]
- Kamella, specifically her appearance in the Deep Dark Galaxy, is one of two bosses in the game where it is possible to defeat it, ignore the Power Star it spawns, and then backtrack to a point where the player can instead go after a secret Star, the other being Baron Brrr; this is both due to the secret Star being accessible from their mission and these bosses not having their own small planets for arenas like most other bosses.
References[edit]
- ^ Kashima, Aya, Mitsuhiro Kitamura, Shinji Kutsuzawa, Kushima No, Itaru Nakatani, Hiroshi Hirata, Kimiyasu Hongo, Yoji Watanabe, Ayoka Kojima, and Daisaku Sato (2007). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー 任天堂ゲーム攻略本』(Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo Game Strategy Guide). Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-8399-2700-4. Page 51.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 128.
- ^ a b c In-game name for "Kamella's Airship Attack" from the Wii version of Super Mario Galaxy.
- ^ a b In-game name for "Kamella's Airship Attack" from the 2025 Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario Galaxy.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy Le Guide Officiel (French Edition). Translated by Mathieu Daujam and Calude-Olivier Eliçabe. Roseville: Prima Games (French). ISBN 978-1-906064-02-0. Page 94.
- ^ 2010. Super Mario Galaxy Official Sticker Collection (French Edition). Barcelona: E-max, EnterPLAY (French). Page 8.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 128.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 128.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy - la Guida Ufficiale (Premiere Edition). Roseville: Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 978-1-906064-03-7. Page 94, 259-60.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 128.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 979-1259575760. Page 128.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 128.
- ^ 2009. Super Mario Galaxy Official Sticker Collection (Spanish Edition). Barcelona: E-max, EnterPLAY (European Spanish). Page 8.
- ^ MarioBrothBlog (July 17, 2019). In Super Mario Galaxy, Kamella's wand has a reflection not used by any other object in the game (left). Looking very closely at the orb, we can see it is actually reflecting the Nintendo GameCube logo (top right). Extracting the texture from the data confirms this (bottom right). X (English). Retrieved August 6, 2024.
| Magikoopas | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Bowser's cousin • Charlie Dorabon • Giant Kamek • Giant Magikoopa • Jerry • Kamek (Green, Red, White) • Kamek Krew • Kamek's Toadies • Kamella • Kammy Koopa • Paper Kamek • Papercraft Kamek • Psycho Kamek • Rīchi-hime • The Magikoopa Masters • Tutankoopa • Wizakoopa • Wizenheimer |
| Variants | Big Magikoopa • Dark Magikoopa • Glohm Magikoopa • Gray Magikoopa • Green Magikoopa • Magifoofa • Magikoopa • Purple Magikoopa • Red Magikoopa • Toady • White Magikoopa • Yellow Magikoopa |
