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Kamek
Artwork fromMario Kart World
Appears in	Mario Kart World (2025)
Effect	SummonsKamek, who summons groups of obstacles and temporarily transforms drivers

Kamek^[1] is an item debuting inMario Kart World. It appears as a purple crystal ball withspell symbols swirling inside it, as well as a golden base designed afterKamek's face.

When used, it summons Kamek, who flies forward over the track, summoning many of a certain type of obstacle ahead of all the racers in front of the player who used it. Kamek can also transform racers into multiples of a non-enemy character, includingPianta andNabbit, or perform a summon of an enemy not on the playable roster, like rollingChain Chomps or a multitude of scatteredBob-ombs. Being transformed will also cancel a racer's drift. If a transformation goes into effect for the first time, an unlock pop-up notice appears, much like with costumes unlocked viaDash Food. The emblem of the driver changes to match the character they turn into beginning with the onset of the transformation, which serves as a preemptive tell for which transformation has been triggered. However, the color or design of the vehicle will not change to match the character being transformed into. Kamek ignores shortcut paths and will pick a single path at random if the track splits; it is possible to avoid the effects of a Kamek that way.

Summonable obstacles[edit]

The obstacles Kamek summons are dependent on which course, orroute close to said course, the item is used in. Each obstacle has multiple courses they can be summoned on.Bold text denotes an unlockable character as of Version 1.1.0.

Profiles[edit]

Mario Kart World[edit]

• In-game manual:
  • English:
    An item that summons Kamek, whose magic causes strange things to occur.
  • Other languages:
    • French:
      Cet objet permet d'invoquer un Kamek dont la magie provoque d'étranges phénomènes.^[9]
      (Translation:This object can be used to summon a Kamek, whose magic causes strange phenomena.)

Gallery[edit]

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  The Kamek item being held byBowser Jr. behind his kart

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  Kamek summoned

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  Racers' appearance mid-transformation

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  SummonedChargin' Chucks and racers transformed into Chargin' Chucks

Names in other languages[edit]

Notes[edit]

• Of the characters summonable by the item,Nabbit is the only one not otherwise depicted as a species. Despite this, multiple characters can transform into him simultaneously if he is chosen.

References[edit]

• Mario Kart World items

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