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{{Infobox-Boss|game=<small>[[File:Wham_Bam_Rock.JPG]]''[[Kirby Super Star]]'', ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''</small>}}
|image=[[File:KSSU Wham Bam Rock artwork.jpg|300px]]
'''Wham Bam Rock''' is a boss appearing in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' and its remake, ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''. In both games, apart from appearing in [[The Arena]], he is the final boss of [[The Great Cave Offensive]] and also the boss of the planet [[Cavios]] in [[Milky Way Wishes]].
|caption=Artwork of '''Wham Bam Rock''' from ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' (1996)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'' (2023, reference)
|game=<small>''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''<br>''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' (reference)<br>''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]'' (reference)<br>''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'' (reference)</small>
|copy ability=[[Stone]] (rocks)
|similar=[[Wham Bam Jewel]], [[Wham Bam Gaia]], [[Master Hand & Crazy Hand]]
|theme music=[[File:Boss Battle Theme KSS.mp3]]<br>[[File:KSSU Battle with the Enormous Boss Castle Lololo Section.oga]]
|theme title="[[Boss Battle (theme from Kirby Super Star)|Boss Battle]]"<br>"[[Castle Lololo (theme)|Battle with the Enormous Boss]]"
|description=Clips of the music which plays during the fight with Wham Bam Rock in ''Kirby Super Star'' and ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
}}
'''Wham Bam Rock''' is a boss appearing in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' and its remake, ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''. In both games, apart from appearing in [[The Arena]], he is the final boss of [[The Great Cave Offensive]] and also the boss of the planet [[Cavius]] in [[Milky Way Wishes]].


Wham Bam Rock is the only ''Kirby Super Star'' boss to have undergone major changes in appearance in the game's remake. Whereas he originally appeared as a dark face with four green, leaf-like strands of hair, a green jewel on its forehead, two large, yellow eyes, an expressionless mouth with big, red lips and two hoop earrings dangling from invisible ears, he was redesigned into a head entirely made of brownish gray rock in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''. Whereas he keeps his basic facial features, his hair now consists of five thick, lithic leaves, his ears are visible as angular stone structures on the sides of his head and his earrings are shaped like a rhombus. In addition, his face is much less expressionless and changes throughout the battle.
In ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', a stronger, redesigned version of Wham Bam Rock named [[Wham Bam Jewel]] appears in [[Helper to Hero]] and [[The True Arena]].


Although Wham Bam Rock's head always remains in the background, he uses his stony, brown, four-fingered hands to attack [[Kirby]]. He is able to execute a vast repertoire of attacks with them, ranging from simply trying to smash, grab or punch Kirby or his [[helper]] to making pebblestones hail from above by snapping his fingers or making his own hand crumble apart above his enemies. To defeat him, Kirby has to damage his hands, either by using a [[Copy Ability]] or by inhaling the rocks he creates and using them as a weapon. Both of his hands share the same health meter; once the meter is empty, the battle is won.
==Characteristics==
Wham Bam Rock appears drastically different in ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' compared to his original design. Though not confirmed, a possible reason why Wham Bam Rock's design was altered between ''Kirby Super Star'' and ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' may have been due to the original design resembling [[wikipedia:blackface|blackface]].


In ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', a stronger, redesigned version of Wham Bam Rock named [[Wham Bam Crystal]] appears in [[Helper to Hero]] and [[The True Arena]].
In Wham Bam Rock's first appearance in ''[[Kirby 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.
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{{KirbySS}}
In ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', he now appears as 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.
 
In ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', Wham Bam Rock has an alternate form in Milky Way Wishes and Helper to Hero, much like several other bosses. In this form, he has slightly more health and appears with a reddish tint.
 
==Attacks==
The following are Wham Bam Rock's attacks.
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2" width="50%"
!colspan=2|'''Wham Bam Rock's attacks'''
|-
! '''Attack'''
! '''Description'''
|-
| '''Fist Smash'''
| {{center|Wham Bam Rock positions his fist above Kirby, then tries to squish him.}}
|-
|'''Palm Smash'''
| {{center| Wham Bam Rock spreads his hand out flat and smashes, increasing the area he covers.}}
|-
| '''Rock Hail'''
| {{center|Wham Bam Rock aims his hand like a gun, then rocks fall from the sky. These rocks can give Kirby the [[Stone]] ability.}}
|-
| '''Finger Drop'''
| {{center|Wham Bam Rock's fingers, which are made of stone, fall off its hand and down towards Kirby.}}
|-
| '''Grab'''
| {{center|Wham Bam tries to grab Kirby or his helper, then squeezes him.}}
|-
| '''Punch'''
| {{center|His hand goes across the screen towards Kirby. If it hits him, Kirby is shot to the other side of the screen.}}
|-
| '''Finger Walk'''
| {{center|Wham Bam Rock makes his fingers walk across the floor like a person. It kicks Kirby if it walks into him.}}
|-
| '''Triple Smash'''
| {{center|Without aiming, Wham Bam Rock hits the floor with his fist three times, going from right to left.}}
|}
 
==Cameo appearances==
*In ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' and ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'', a [[Stone]] transformation that is based on him appears.
*In ''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]'' and ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'', a set of equipment for [[Hammer Lord]] can be purchased at [[Magolor's Shoppe]] called the "Wham Bam Mask" and "Wham Bammer". Both of these items are based on Wham Bam Rock.
<gallery>
KRtDL Stone Wham Bam Rock.png|Stone sculpture from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
TKCD Wham Bammer.png|Wham Bammer from ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe''
TKCD Wham Bam Mask.png|Wham Bam Mask from ''Super Kirby Clash''
SKC Wham Bammer.jpg|Wham Bammer from ''Super Kirby Clash''
SKC Wham Bam Mask.jpg|Wham Bam Mask from ''Super Kirby Clash''
SKC Hammer Lord Wham Bam Gear.jpg|Wham Bam Gear from ''Super Kirby Clash''
KRtDLD Stone Wham Bam Rock.png|Stone sculpture from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''
</gallery>
 
== Trivia ==
*Wham Bam Rock is the only final boss in ''Kirby Super Star'' and ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' whose existence isn't hinted at before fighting it. It is also the only final boss who becomes a regular boss later on.
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
KSS Wham Bam Rock artwork.png|Artwork from ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
KSS Garden screenshot 15.png|Avoiding one of Wham Bam Rock's hand slams
KSS Garden screenshot 16.png|Walking away from Wham Bam Rock's "walking hand" attack
KSS Garden screenshot 17.png|Defeating Wham Bam Rock
KSSU Wham Bam Rock Arena Icon.png|[[The Arena]] icon from ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
KSSU Wham Bam Rock Fight.png|Kirby fighting Wham Bam Rock in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
FK1 TGCO Wham Bam Rock.png|Wham Bam Rock in ''[[Find Kirby!!]]''
</gallery>
 
{{clear}}
 
==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja={{furi|魔人|まじん}}ワムバムロック
|jaR=Majin wamubamurokku
|jaM=Sorcerer Wham Bam Rock
|fr=Roc Badaboum
|frM=From "roc" (stone) and "badaboum", an onomatopoeia associated with violently hitting something.
|de=König Kiesel
|deM=King Pebble
|es=Roca Cataplof
|esM=From "roca" (rock) and "cataplof", an onomatopoeia associated with violently hitting something.
|ko=마인 왐밤록
|koR=main wambamlog
|koM=Sorcerer Wham Bam Rock
|it=Wham Bam Rock
|itM=-
}}
 
{{Navbox-KSS/KSSU}}
 
[[Category:Bosses in Kirby Super Star]]
[[Category:Bosses in Kirby Super Star Ultra]]
[[Category:Creatures that yield Stone from projectiles]]
[[Category:Final bosses]]

Revision as of 15:08, 12 April 2024

Wham Bam Rock
KSSU Wham Bam Rock artwork.jpg
Artwork of Wham Bam Rock from Kirby Super Star Ultra
Details
First game Kirby Super Star (1996)
Latest game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023, reference)
Other game(s) Kirby Super Star Ultra
Kirby's Return to Dream Land (reference)
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe (reference)
Super Kirby Clash (reference)
Copy Abilities Stone (rocks)
Similar to Wham Bam Jewel, Wham Bam Gaia, Master Hand & Crazy Hand
Theme music

Clips of the music which plays during the fight with Wham Bam Rock in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra

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Wham Bam Rock is a boss appearing in Kirby Super Star and its remake, Kirby Super Star Ultra. In both games, apart from appearing in The Arena, he is the final boss of The Great Cave Offensive and also the boss of the planet Cavius in Milky Way Wishes.

In Kirby Super Star Ultra, a stronger, redesigned version of Wham Bam Rock named Wham Bam Jewel appears in Helper to Hero and The True Arena.

Characteristics

Wham Bam Rock appears drastically different in Kirby Super Star Ultra compared to his original design. Though not confirmed, a possible reason why Wham Bam Rock's design was altered between Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra may have been due to the original design resembling blackface.

In Wham Bam Rock's first appearance in Kirby 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.

In Kirby Super Star Ultra, he now appears as 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.

In Kirby Super Star Ultra, Wham Bam Rock has an alternate form in Milky Way Wishes and Helper to Hero, much like several other bosses. In this form, he has slightly more health and appears with a reddish tint.

Attacks

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 the Stone 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

  • Stone sculpture from Kirby's Return to Dream Land

    Stone sculpture from Kirby's Return to Dream Land

  • Wham Bammer from Team Kirby Clash Deluxe

    Wham Bammer from Team Kirby Clash Deluxe

  • Wham Bam Mask from Super Kirby Clash

    Wham Bam Mask from Super Kirby Clash

  • Wham Bammer from Super Kirby Clash

    Wham Bammer from Super Kirby Clash

  • Wham Bam Mask from Super Kirby Clash

    Wham Bam Mask from Super Kirby Clash

  • Wham Bam Gear from Super Kirby Clash

    Wham Bam Gear from Super Kirby Clash

  • Stone sculpture from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

    Stone sculpture from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Trivia

  • Wham Bam Rock is the only final boss in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra whose existence isn't hinted at before fighting it. It is also the only final boss who becomes a regular boss later on.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 魔人まじんワムバムロック
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.


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