Mamatee
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Mamatee,[1][from internal data] also referred to as Mamanti,[2] is a 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, 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.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]
Mamatee first appears in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
Locations[edit]
In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Mamatee can be found in the following levels and stages:
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| Fine Fields | 
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| Lollipop Land |
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| Old Odyssey |
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| Wild World |
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| Endless Explosions |
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| Royal Road |
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Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]
Mamatee reappears in Kirby: Planet Robobot, unchanged from its debut in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
Locations[edit]
In Kirby: Planet Robobot, Mamatee can be found in the following levels and stages:
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| Stage | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | Stage 6 EX | Stage 7 EX | Stage 8 EX |
| Patched Plains |
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| Resolution Road |
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| Overload Ocean |
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| Gigabyte Grounds |
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| Rhythm Route |
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| Access Ark |
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Kirby Star Allies[edit]
In Kirby Star Allies, Mamatee returns in HD, but otherwise going unchanged yet again.
Locations[edit]
In Kirby Star Allies, Mamatee can be found in the following levels and stages:
Trivia[edit]
- 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, 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 a portmanteau of "mama" and "manatee".
Gallery[edit]
Screenshot from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Screenshot from Kirby: Planet Robobot
Screenshot from Kirby Star Allies
Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Mamatee
Mother's Day illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Mamatee
Mamatee in the book It's Kirby Time: Kirby's Tiny World
"Okinawa / Whale Shark" keychain from the "Kirby's Dream Land: Pukkuri Keychain" merchandise line.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ママンティ Mamanti |
Portmanteau of「マンタ」(manta) and「マナティー」(manatī, manatee) |
| Traditional Chinese | 蛙鏡魟魚[3] wā jìng hóng yú |
Frog-Goggles Manta Ray
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| Simplified Chinese | 蛙镜魟鱼[3] wā jìng hóng yú |
References
- ↑ Kirby: Triple Deluxe British Miiverse
- ↑ Kirby: Triple Deluxe American Miiverse
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nintendo HK official Weibo on August 2, 2018; translation not mentioned in the game series so far
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