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|caption=Artwork of '''Wham Bam Rock''' from ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' | |caption=Artwork of '''Wham Bam Rock''' from ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' | ||
|game1=''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' (1996) | |game1=''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' (1996) | ||
|lastgame=''[[ | |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)</small> | |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]] | |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 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]] | |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'' | |description=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 [[ | '''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]]. | 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== | ==Characteristics== | ||
Wham Bam Rock appears drastically different in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' compared to his original design. | 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 Wham Bam Rock's first appearance in [[Kirby Super Star]], he | 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 | 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== | ==Attacks== | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
KSS Wham Bam Rock artwork. | 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 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 16.png|Walking away from Wham Bam Rock's "walking hand" attack | ||
KSS Garden screenshot 17.png|Defeating Wham Bam Rock | 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'' | 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> | </gallery> | ||
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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 | |
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| Attack | Description |
| Fist Smash | Wham Bam Rock positions his fist above Kirby, then tries to squish him.
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| Palm Smash | Wham Bam Rock spreads his hand out flat and smashes, increasing the area he covers.
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| 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.
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| Finger Drop | Wham Bam Rock's fingers, which are made of stone, fall off its hand and down towards Kirby.
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| Grab | Wham Bam tries to grab Kirby or his helper, then squeezes him.
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| Punch | His hand goes across the screen towards Kirby. If it hits him, Kirby is shot to the other side of the screen.
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| Finger Walk | Wham Bam Rock makes his fingers walk across the floor like a person. It kicks Kirby if it walks into him.
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| Triple Smash | Without aiming, Wham Bam Rock hits the floor with his fist three times, going from right to left.
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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.
Stone sculpture from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Wham Bammer from Team Kirby Clash Deluxe
Wham Bam Mask from Super Kirby Clash
Wham Bammer from Super Kirby Clash
Wham Bam Mask from Super Kirby Clash
Wham Bam Gear from Super Kirby Clash
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
Artwork from Kirby 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
The Arena icon from Kirby Super Star Ultra
Kirby fighting Wham Bam Rock in Kirby Super Star Ultra
Wham Bam Rock in Find Kirby!!
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| 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. |
