Kamado
| Kamado デンボク Denboku | |
 Artwork from Legends: Arceus | |
| Age | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Dark gray |
| Hair color | Dark gray |
| Hometown | Jubilife Village (originally from an unknown destroyed hometown) |
| Region | Hisui (original region unknown) |
| Relatives | Professor Rowan (descendant)[1] |
| Trainer class | The Galaxy Team's |
| Generation | VIII |
| Games | Legends: Arceus |
| Member of | Galaxy Team |
| Rank | Commander |
| Animated series | Pokémon: Hisuian Snow |
| Debut | Fiery Reflections in Snow |
| English voice actor | N/A |
| Japanese voice actor | N/A |
Commander Kamado (Japanese: デンボク Denboku) is the boss of the Galaxy Team. He is an ancestor of Professor Rowan.[1]
In the core series games
Kamado makes his first appearance in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, where the player meets him in the Galaxy Hall after passing Captain Cyllene's trial and becoming an official member of the Galaxy Expedition Team. He issues missions for the player to quell the frenzied noble Pokémon of the Hisui region over the course of the game. He is cautious of the player's identity and intentions, reminding them that they are still a stranger who came from the space-time rift; despite this, he still acknowledges and respects the player's battling prowess as they complete his orders. When the space-time rift grows as a result of the player quelling all of the nobles, Kamado banishes them from the village, believing them to have some sort of connection to the rift and the lightning which agitated the nobles. He is later confronted and defeated by the player at the Temple of Sinnoh, where he concedes to the player and entrusts them with the task of properly dealing with Dialga/Palkia.
Kamado immigrated to Hisui from an unspecified region, after his and Beni's hometown was burned down by maddened Pokémon. Kamado and Beni then came to Hisui, where he hoped to build a new home where people could live free from the fear of Pokémon. After experiencing the incident in his hometown, Kamado strives to protect the people he serves over, which often leads to him making rash, often dangerous decisions.
Pokémon
First battle
Rematch
Kamado uses this team both in the one-time battle at Prelude Beach and the rematches at the training grounds.
Path of Tenacity
These fights are made available in version 1.1.0 after completing Request 102: "Daybreak".
First clear
Second clear
Third clear
Fourth clear
Subsequent clears
Gallery
Artwork
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| Concept art from Legends: Arceus |
Quotes
- Main article: Kamado/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon: Hisuian Snow
Kamado made a cameo appearance in Fiery Reflections in Snow at Prelude Beach's docks.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Kamado or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
| Kamado's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
| Snorlax | 
|
Lost Origin | 
|
TG10/TG30 | Dark Phantasma | 
|
077/071 |
| Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
| Kamado | Su | Astral Radiance | 
|
149/189 | Battle Region | 
|
066/067 |
| Astral Radiance | 
|
187/189 | Battle Region | 
|
082/067 | ||
| Astral Radiance | 
|
205/189 | Battle Region | 
|
090/067 | ||
Trivia
- Kamado practices sumo and is infamous for sumo throwing people.
- Kamado's mustache is reminiscent of those shown on menpō used by samurai. Such facial hair was historically associated with a warlike character.[2]
- The suit of armor that Kamado wears while battling is highly similar to that of Wikstrom of the Kalos Elite Four. Said armor is also stated to be from Galar.
- Kamado's armor is on display at the Lumiose Museum in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. The description points out its similarity to Wikstrom's armor, and says that when asked about it Wikstrom said it was possibly something his ancestors gifted to Galarians long ago.
- A framed photograph on Kamado's office desk in the Galaxy Team HQ appears to depict him with an unidentified woman.
- In the Japanese version of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, when Kamado loses his composure, he speaks in the Kansai dialect. The Kansai region which that dialect comes from is the part of Japan which Johto is based on.
- In the Italian version, Kamado mentions the Whirl Islands and Mt. Silver by name.[3][4]
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | デンボク Denboku | From 雷電木 raidenboku (alternate name of the Japanese rowan) |
| English, Indonesian | Kamado | From 七竈 nanakamado (Japanese rowan) and ナナカマド博士 Nanakamado-hakase (Japanese name of Professor Rowan) |
| German | Denboku | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| European Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese |
Sorbus | From Sorbus aucuparia (scientific name of rowan) |
| French | Cormier | From cormier (service tree, a tree that was previously grouped in the same genus as the rowan) and similar to Professeur Sorbier (Professor Rowan) |
| Italian | Soruan | From sorbo (rowan) and Professor Rowan |
| Korean | 전목 Jeonmok | From the hanja reading of Japanese 雷電木 raidenboku as 뇌전목 noejeonmok |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 馬加木 Mǎjiāmù / Máhgāmuhk | From 馬加木 / 马加木 mǎjiāmù / máhgāmuhk (alternate name of the Japanese rowan) |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 马加木 Mǎjiāmù | |
| Russian | Камадо Kamado | Transcription of his English name |
| Thai | เดนโบกุ Denboku | Transcription of his Japanese name |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official Pokémon Legends: Arceus website: "Commander Kamado, who appears in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, is an ancestor of Professor Rowan, who appears in Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl."
- ↑ Tea Ceremony Kyoto Museum "The purpose of the mustache is to give it more natural look and also more war-like look. During the peaceful ego[sic] period all the men were asked to shave their beards because having a beard may mean the daimyos want to fight and want to revolt against the shogunate."
- ↑ Soruan: "Cosa...? Dice che ne arriva un altro?! Per tutti i mulinelli delle Isole Vorticose! Ma la Catena rossa è ormai in pezzi! Affrontare un’altra lotta del genere sarebbe troppo persino per <Player>!" (Leggende Pokémon: Arceus)
- ↑ Soruan: "Malediz... <Player>! Ritirata, ho detto! O ti faccio fare un volo da qui al Monte Argento!" (Leggende Pokémon: Arceus)
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