Yamikage Artwork ofYamikage fromKirby: Right Back at Ya!. Details First episode Ninja Binge Main role FormerStar Warrior,Monster Voice actor(s) Eric Stuart (English) Isshin Chiba (Japanese)

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This article is about the evil formerStar Warrior ninja, and should not be confused withBenikage.

Yamikage^{[Japanese title]} is a minor villain and formerStar Warrior in the anime seriesKirby: Right Back at Ya!. He is a master ninja, and betrayed the Star Warriors to fight alongsideNight Mare Enterprises for reasons unknown. He appears only in the episodeNinja Binge to challengeBenikage andKirby and recover a ninja scroll forKing Dedede.

Characteristics[edit]

Yamikage is a grape-shaped creature with a body plan similar toMeta Knight, though with more defined legs and feet. He wears a dark ninja suit which covers most of his face, revealing only a featureless pair of red eyes with a small scar underneath his left eye. He has a large tuft of tied hair which protrudes from the top of his head. He carries a sword and several deadly knives and throwing stars.

Not much is known about Yamikage's personality, but Meta Knight describes him as a terrible person and a traitor. Despite his inclination towards killing his opponents, he has a code of honor which forbids him from stealing, excepting cases such as ninja scrolls. Yamikage is skilled in ninja arts, but he is brash and cocky, which allows Ninja Kirby to gain the upper hand and defeat him in battle.

Role in Ninja Binge[edit]

Yamikage is first mentioned inNinja Binge by Meta Knight, who relays the story of how he betrayed the Star Warriors and helped to wipe them out during the war against Night Mare Enterprises. Yamikage is called to Dream Land by King Dedede, and given orders to retrieve a ninja scroll which the King had formerly stolen, believing it to contain valuable ninja knowledge. Yamikage engages firstBenikage, thenNinja Kirby to obtain the scroll, and successfully delivers it into King Dedede's hands, but is defeated by Kirby in the process. He vows revenge before making his escape.

Trivia[edit]

• Despite both Yamikage and Meta Knight implying that Yamikage would return to enact his revenge on Kirby, Yamikage never appears again. A figurine resembling him appears inSnack Attack - Part I, and that is the last trace of him in the series.

Gallery[edit]

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  Flashback scene of Yamikage as a Star Warrior
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  Flashback scene of Yamikage betraying the Star Warriors and riding a monster
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  Yamikage appearing before King Dedede
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  Yamikage after being defeated by Kirby
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  Figurine of Yamikage fromSnack Attack - Part I
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  Promotional artwork featuring Yamikage
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  Promotional artwork featuring Yamikage

Names in other languages[edit]

• Kirby: Right Back at Ya! characters
• Monsters
• Creatures that yield Ninja from projectiles

• Articles with titles from non-English languages
• Articles which list Japanese names