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Mamatee,[1] also referred to asMamanti,[2] is alarge aquaticenemy who first appears inKirby: Triple Deluxe and serves as a bigger analogue toBlipper, but with the fins of a manta ray. It moves slowly and gracefully through thewater, often seen performing lazy loops between the foreground and background. It will however often attempt to jump out of the water atKirby, where it will then flop about helplessly on land, just like a Blipper would. Mamatee has a fairly high amount ofhealth, and as such takes a few hits to take out. Essentially, it serves the same role in the water asGrandy does on land.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]
Mamatee first appears inKirby: Triple Deluxe.
Locations[edit]
InKirby: Triple Deluxe, Mamatee can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]
Mamatee reappears inKirby: Planet Robobot, unchanged from its debut inKirby: Triple Deluxe.
Locations[edit]
InKirby: Planet Robobot, Mamatee can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby Star Allies[edit]
InKirby Star Allies, Mamatee returns in HD, but otherwise going unchanged yet again.
Locations[edit]
InKirby Star Allies, Mamatee can be found in the following levels and stages:
- InKirby: Triple Deluxe, the internal filename for Mamatee is called "Briterri", suggesting a closer relation to Blipper. As ofKirby: Planet Robobot, the file is renamed "Mamatee", which matches the British English name given onMiiverse.
- On the officialKirby JP Twitter feed,an illustration was posted for Mother's Day which features Mamatee in the lower-left corner. This image may be taken to suggest that Mamatees are the mothers of Blippers, though it does not conclusively account for all Mamatees.
- Additionally, going from the suggestion in this image, it could be speculated that the name "Mamatee" is a portmanteau of "mama" and "manatee".
Gallery[edit]
Screenshot fromKirby: Triple Deluxe
Screenshot fromKirby: Planet Robobot
Screenshot fromKirby Star Allies
Mother's Day illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Mamatee
"Okinawa / Whale Shark" keychain from the "Kirby's Dream Land: Pukkuri Keychain" merchandise line.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ママンティ Mamanti | Portmanteau of「マンタ」(manta) and「マナティー」(manatī, manatee), also possibly involving ママ (mama) |
| Traditional Chinese | 蛙鏡魟魚[3] wā jìng hóng yú | Frog-Goggles Manta Ray- 「蛙镜/蛙鏡」(frog-goggles) is a common nickname for swimming goggles in Chinese
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| Simplified Chinese | 蛙镜魟鱼[3] wā jìng hóng yú |
| French | Lamatin | Clipping of "lamantin" (manatee) |
| German | Mantidee | |
| Italian | Delfo | From the Italian name ofDelphus, the son of Poseidon in Greek mythology |
| Spanish | Mantatí | Portmanteau of "manta" and "manatí" (manatee) |
References
| Kirby: Triple Deluxe |
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| | Characters | | | | Levels and stages | | | | Bosses | | | | Mid-bosses | | | | Copy Abilities | | | | Enemies | | | | Sub-games and extra modes | | | | Items and objects | | | | Kirby Fighters Battle Stages | | | | Dedede's Drum Dash stages | | | | Extra | |
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| Kirby: Planet Robobot |
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| | Characters | | | | Areas and stages | | | | Bosses | | | | Mid-Bosses | | | | Copy Abilities | | | | Enemies | | | | Sub-Games | | | | Kirby 3D Rumble levels | | | | Items and objects | | | | Extra | |
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| Kirby Star Allies |
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| | Characters | | | | Levels and Stages | | | | Copy Abilities | | | | Friend Abilities | | | | Friend Actions | | | | Standard Friends | | | | Dream Friends | | | | Regular enemies | | | | Mid-bosses | | | | Bosses | | | | Items and objects | | | | Sub-games and extra modes | | | | Extra | |
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