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{{Infobox-Enemy
{{Infobox-Enemy
|image=[[File:KSA Mamatee.jpg|150px]]
|image=[[File:KPR Mamatee model.png|300px]]
|caption=Screenshot of '''Mamatee''' from ''Kirby Star Allies''
|caption=Model of '''Mamatee''' from ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' (2014)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
|lastgame=''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' (2018)
|game=<small>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''</small>
|game=<small>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''</small>
|copy ability=None
|copy ability=None
|similar=[[Blipper]]
|similar=[[Blipper]]
}}
}}
'''Mamatee'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151106090052/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAAADVHjmm95A0A ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' Miiverse]</ref> is a [[Large enemy|large]] aquatic enemy which serves as a bigger analogue to [[Blipper]].
'''Mamatee''',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151106090052/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAAADVHjmm95A0A ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' British Miiverse]</ref>{{DataTitle}} also referred to as '''Mamanti''',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170730215619/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAAADVHjm1C8bow ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' American Miiverse]</ref> is a [[large enemy|large]] aquatic [[enemy]] who first appears in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' and serves as a bigger analogue to [[Blipper]], but with the fins of a manta ray. It moves slowly and gracefully through the [[water (environment)|water]], often seen performing lazy loops between the foreground and background. It will however often attempt to jump out of the water at [[Kirby]], where it will then flop about helplessly on land, just like a Blipper would. Mamatee has a fairly high amount of [[health]], and as such takes a few hits to take out. Essentially, it serves the same role in the water as [[Grandy]] does on land.


==Appearance==
==Game appearances==
Mamatee resembles a large [[Blipper]], but with the fins of a manta ray. It moves slowly and gracefully through the water, often seen performing lazy loops between the foreground and background. It will however often attempt to jump out of the water at Kirby, where it will then flop about helplessly on land, just like a Blipper would. Mamatee has fairly high HP, and as such takes a few hits to take out. Essentially, it serves the same role in the water as [[Grandy]] does on land.
===''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''===
 
Mamatee first appears in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''.
==Game Appearances==


===''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''===
Mamatee debuts here as a large water hazard.
====Locations====
====Locations====
In ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' Mamatee can be found in the following levels and stages:
In ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'', Mamatee can be found in the following levels and stages:
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=9|Mamatee locations in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' &nbsp;
!colspan=9|Mamatee locations in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' &nbsp;
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===''Kirby: Planet Robobot''===
===''Kirby: Planet Robobot''===
Mamatee appears in ''Planet Robobot'' just as it does in ''Triple Deluxe''.
Mamatee reappears in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', unchanged from its debut in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''.
 
====Locations====
====Locations====
In ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' Mamatee can be found in the following levels and stages:
In ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'', Mamatee can be found in the following levels and stages:
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=9|Mamatee locations in ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' &nbsp;
!colspan=9|Mamatee locations in ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' &nbsp;
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===''Kirby Star Allies''===
===''Kirby Star Allies''===
Mamatee returns in HD, otherwise going unchanged.
In ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'', Mamatee returns in HD, but otherwise going unchanged yet again.
 
====Locations====
====Locations====
In ''Kirby Star Allies'' Mamatee can be found in the following levels and stages:
In ''Kirby Star Allies'', Mamatee can be found in the following levels and stages:
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=4|Mamatee locations in ''Kirby Star Allies'' &nbsp;
!colspan=4|Mamatee locations in ''Kirby Star Allies'' &nbsp;
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'', the internal filename for Mamatee is called "Briterri", suggesting a closer relation to Blipper. As of ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'', the file is renamed "Mamatee", which matches the English name given on Miiverse.
*In ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'', the internal filename for Mamatee is called "Briterri", suggesting a closer relation to Blipper. As of ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'', the file is renamed "Mamatee", which matches the British English name given on [[Miiverse]].
*On the official [[Kirby JP Twitter]] feed, [https://twitter.com/Kirby_JP/status/1127408091132121093 an illustration] was posted for Mother's Day which features Mamatee in the lower-left corner. This image may be taken to suggest that Mamatees are female, and mothers of Blippers, though it does not conclusively account for all Mamatees.
*On the official [[Kirby JP Twitter]] feed, [https://twitter.com/Kirby_JP/status/1127408091132121093 an illustration] was posted for Mother's Day which features Mamatee in the lower-left corner. This image may be taken to suggest that Mamatees are the mothers of Blippers, though it does not conclusively account for all Mamatees.
**Additionally, going from the suggestion in this image, it could be speculated that the name "Mamatee" is derived from the words 'mama' and 'manatee'.
**Additionally, going from the suggestion in this image, it could be speculated that the name "Mamatee" is a portmanteau of "mama" and "manatee".


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
KTD Mamatee.jpg|Mamatee as she appears in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
KTD Mamatee.png|Screenshot from ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
Twitter Swimming.jpg|Illustration from the [[Kirby JP Twitter]] featuring Mamatee
KPR Mamatee.png|Screenshot from ''Kirby: Planet Robobot''
Kirby Twitter Mother's Day.jpg|Illustration from the [[Kirby JP Twitter]] featuring Mamatee
KSA Mamatee.jpg|Screenshot from ''Kirby Star Allies''
Twitter commemorative - Marine Day 2017.jpg|Illustration from the [[Kirby JP Twitter]] featuring Mamatee
Twitter commemorative - Mother's Day.jpg|Mother's Day illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Mamatee
IKT4 Mamatee Illustration.png|Mamatee in the book ''[[It's Kirby Time: Kirby's Tiny World]]''
Kirby Pukkuri Clear Keychain Okinawa Whale Shark.jpg|"Okinawa / Whale Shark" keychain from the "Kirby's Dream Land: Pukkuri Keychain" merchandise line.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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{{Names
{{Names
|ja=ママンティ
|ja=ママンティ
|jaR=Mamatee
|jaR=Mamanti
|jaM=Mamantee
|jaM=Portmanteau of「マンタ」(''manta'') and「マナティー」(''manatī'', manatee)
|zh=蛙镜魟鱼 (chs)<br>蛙鏡魟魚 (cht)<ref>[https://weibo.com/5084965647/GsKL51OuW Nintendo HK official Weibo on August 2, 2018]; translation not mentioned in the game series so far</ref>
|zhSimp=蛙镜魟鱼<ref name=weibo>[https://weibo.com/5084965647/GsKL51OuW Nintendo HK official Weibo on August 2, 2018]; translation not mentioned in the game series so far</ref>
|zhR=wā jìng hóng yú
|zhSimpR=wā jìng hóng yú
|zhTrad=蛙鏡魟魚<ref name=weibo/>
|zhTradR=wā jìng hóng yú
|zhM=Frog-Goggles Manta Ray
|zhM=Frog-Goggles Manta Ray
*蛙镜/蛙鏡 (frog-goggles) is a common nickname for swimming goggles in Chinese.
*「蛙镜/蛙鏡」(frog-goggles) is a common nickname for swimming goggles in Chinese
}}
}}


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[[Category:Large enemies]]
[[Category:Large enemies]]
[[Category:Aquatic Enemies]]
[[Category:Aquatic enemies]]
[[Category:Ability-neutral Creatures]]
[[Category:Ability-neutral creatures]]
[[Category:Enemies in Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]
[[Category:Enemies in Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]
[[Category:Enemies in Kirby: Planet Robobot]]
[[Category:Enemies in Kirby: Planet Robobot]]
[[Category:Enemies in Kirby Star Allies]]
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