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Wham Bam Rock
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Wham Bam Rock is a boss appearing inKirby Super Star and its remake,Kirby Super Star Ultra. He is the final boss ofThe Great Cave Offensive, and he also appears as the boss of planetCavius inMilky Way Wishes and as one of the opponents inThe Arena.
InKirby Super Star Ultra, a stronger, jewel-themed counterpart namedWham Bam Jewel appears inHelper to Hero andThe True Arena. Moreover, Wham Bam Rock receives a new boss theme when fighting against him, which is shared withDyna Blade and Wham Bam Jewel.
Characteristics[edit]
In Wham Bam Rock's first appearance inKirby Super Star, he appears as a dark face with four green, leaf-like strands of hair; a green jewel on his forehead; two large, yellow eyes; an expressionless mouth with big, red lips; and two hoop earrings dangling from invisible ears.
InKirby Super Star Ultra, he is given a drastic redesign to resemble a stone relief of a face, entirely made of brownish-gray rock. While he keeps his basic facial features, his hair now consists of five thick, lithic leaves, his ears are visible as angular stone structures at the sides of his head, and his earrings are rhombus-shaped. In addition, he is more expressive and makes several different faces throughout the battle. He additionally now has an alternate form in Milky Way Wishes and Helper to Hero, which has slightly more health and is recolored with a reddish tint.
Attacks[edit]
The following are Wham Bam Rock's attacks.
| Wham Bam Rock's attacks | |
|---|---|
| Attack | Description |
| Fist Smash | Wham Bam Rock positions his fist above Kirby, then tries to squish him. |
| Palm Smash | Wham Bam Rock spreads his hand out flat and smashes, increasing the area he covers. |
| Rock Hail | Wham Bam Rock aims his hand like a gun, then rocks fall from the sky. These rocks can give Kirby theStone ability. |
| Finger Drop | Wham Bam Rock's fingers, which are made of stone, fall off its hand and down towards Kirby. |
| Grab | Wham Bam tries to grab Kirby or his helper, then squeezes him. |
| Punch | His hand goes across the screen towards Kirby. If it hits him, Kirby is shot to the other side of the screen. |
| Finger Walk | Wham Bam Rock makes his fingers walk across the floor like a person. It kicks Kirby if it walks into him. |
| Triple Smash | Without aiming, Wham Bam Rock hits the floor with his fist three times, going from right to left. |
Cameo appearances[edit]
- InKirby's Return to Dream Land andKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, aStone transformation that is based on him appears.
- InTeam Kirby Clash Deluxe andSuper Kirby Clash, a set of equipment forHammer Lord can be purchased atMagolor's Shoppe called the "Wham Bam Mask" and "Wham Bammer". Both of these items are based on Wham Bam Rock.
Stone sculpture fromKirby's Return to Dream Land
Wham Bammer fromTeam Kirby Clash Deluxe
Wham Bam Mask fromTeam Kirby Clash Deluxe
Wham Bammer fromSuper Kirby Clash
Wham Bam Mask fromSuper Kirby Clash
Wham Bam Gear fromSuper Kirby Clash
Stone sculpture fromKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Trivia[edit]
- Though not confirmed, a possible reason why Wham Bam Rock's design was altered betweenKirby Super Star andKirby Super Star Ultra may have been due to the original design resemblingblackface.
- Wham Bam Rock is the only final boss inKirby Super Star andKirby Super Star Ultra whose existence isn't hinted at before fighting it.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork fromKirby Super Star
Avoiding one of Wham Bam Rock's hand slams
Walking away from Wham Bam Rock's "walking hand" attack
Defeating Wham Bam Rock
Sprite fromKirby Super Star Ultra
Milky Way Wishes palette fromKirby Super Star Ultra
The Arena icon fromKirby Super Star Ultra
Kirby fighting Wham Bam Rock inKirby Super Star Ultra
Wham Bam Rock inFind Kirby!!
Hammer Lord Kirby with the Wham Bam Mask inFind Kirby!! Full of Kirby
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 魔人ワムバムロック Majin wamubamurokku | Sorcerer Wham Bam Rock |
| French | Roc Badaboum | From "roc" (stone) and "badaboum", an onomatopoeia associated with violently hitting something. |
| German | König Kiesel | King Pebble |
| Italian | Wham Bam Rock | - |
| Korean | 마인 왐밤록 main wambamlog | Sorcerer Wham Bam Rock |
| Spanish | Roca Cataplof | From "roca" (rock) and "cataplof", an onomatopoeia associated with violently hitting something. |
