Wham Bam Rock
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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 Cavios 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.
In Wham Bam Rock's first appearance in Kirby Super Star, he 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.
In Kirby Super Star Ultra, he was redesigned into a face entirely made of brownish gray rock. While he does keep 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. He appears with a reddish tint in the depths of Cavius.
Attacks
The following are 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.
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
- KSS Wham Bam Rock artwork.jpg
Artwork from Kirby Super Star
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. |