Presenting... The astonish katamari! Sleek, tough and... machine-washable! Roll it, pick up stuff, grow bigger, repeat! If you do well, this katamari will become a moon. Profund, yes? We have that effect on everyone.
A Katamari is a magical device created by The King of All Cosmos. It is a multicolored, bumpy ball that has the ability to collect objects on its surface. Any objects that come in contact with the Katamari gain this adhesive ability until they are knocked loose. A sharp knock by a moving object or trying to roll up an object too large for the Katamari will cause objects to fall off. At the start of a level they can vary in size and shape, from a few centimeters to a few meters wide.
Apparently, any object can be turned into a Katamari, as on more than one occasion, the King has used other, more unusual Katamaris to collect objects with, including an origami ball and a sumo wrestler. The sumo wrestler is used in We Love Katamari and anything food related that is rolled up by the "Katamari" is eaten by the wrestler, causing him to grow. Another roll in Katamari Forever allows the Katamari to hold water. The sprinkler Katamari is then used to clear sand from a very dry planet. Although the Katamari has the new skill of absorbing water, it can still roll up the Presents plus Pu and Kunihiro who are found within the level. The process of creating a Katamari is unclear, although it seems to be an ability shared by the Royal Family. The Moon, the Earth, and even the Sun have been used as Katamaris by the Prince and King.
Katamaris are used to create the celestial bodies in the Cosmos. The number of objects collected is not as important as the size of the Katamari. A Katamari with a large number of small objects may not pass the size requirement, while one with fewer, larger objects will. Once a Katamari has reached a certain size, the King can then turn it into a star or planet. The required size seems to be arbitrary, as a larger Katamari may be used to make a smaller star.
A newer feature added in Katamari Forever is the ability to make the Katamari hop. Called the Prince Hop, it allows the Prince to jump up onto higher places.
In Touch My Katamari however, The King says "The Katamari doesn't have to be round. We thought you would have known that." This is referencing a new feature of the katamari exclusive to this game: The ability to shape shift. Katamaris can now be squashed or stretched along the x or y axis to fit different situations. The katamaris in this game are also a lot more rubbery, deforming slightly when hitting the ground or a wall.
Down below is a list of the various katamaris from across the series, this also consists of different sizes of the same katamari that they start out as. Note that some katamaris will be used again throughout the series.
These are all the katamaris that are featured in Katamari Damacy with their sizes listed respectively. Note that "Reused?" column indicates reuse in a different Katamari game or level, and does not include "reuse" in Katamari Damacy Reroll. Also note that the eternal stages randomly use katamaris from all the levels, including the katamaris specified for the cousins.
Level
Mode
Size
Reused?
Photo
Tutorial
Normal
10cm
No
Make a Star 1
Normal
5cm
Yes
Make a Star 2
Normal
5cm
No
Make a Star 3
Normal
10cm
No
Make a Star 4
Normal, Eternal
5cm
No
Make a Star 5
Normal
10cm
No
Make a Star 6
Normal
50cm
No
Make a Star 7
Normal
50cm
No
Make a Star 8
Normal, Eternal
10cm
Yes
Make a Star 9
Normal
50cm
No
Make the Moon
Normal, Eternal
1m
Yes
Make Cancer
Normal
22cm2mm
No
Make Cygnus
Normal
13cm9mm
No
Make Corona Borealis
Normal
55cm5mm
No
Make Gemini
Normal
88cm8mm
No
Make Ursa Major
Normal
1m51cm5mm
No
Make Taurus
Normal
1m11cm1mm
No
Make Pisces
Normal
99cm9mm
No
Make Virgo
Normal
1m11cm1mm
No
Make the North Star
Normal
3m
No
Credits
Credits
3km
Yes (In terms of it being the Moon)
Katamari Damacy Versus Mode
These are the katamaris used by the individual cousins within versus mode of Katamari Damacy, note that there are a handful of katamaris that aren't used in any of the main stages and cater to the cousin's own style, while the rest are used from the game and are used depended on the level that the cousin is featured in.
These are all the katamaris that are featured in We ♥ Katamari with their sizes listed respectively. Note that the "As Fast as Possible" katamari's will be posted with comparison with it's "As Large as Possible" variation. Note that for versus mode, the cousin don’t have their own individual katamari, instead the same katamaris from various levels are used instead, and won't be listed as reused.
Level
Mode
Size
Reused?
Photo
Tutorial
Normal
5cm
Yes
Rainbow Girl (As Large as Possible 1)
Normal
5cm
No
Lazybones (As Large as Possible 2)
Normal
5cm, 30cm
Yes
Grandpa (As Large as Possible 3)
Normal
10cm, 1m50cm
Yes
Grandma (As Large as Possible 4)
Normal
20cm, 10m
Yes
Bird & Elephant (As Large as Possible 5)
Normal
1m, 2m
Yes
Flowers
Normal
87cm
Yes
Gingerbread House
Normal
50cm
Yes
Race
Normal
1m20cm, 2m
Yes
School
Normal
25cm, 1m50cm
Yes
Underwater
Normal
20cm, 30cm
Yes
Animals
Normal
80cm, 1m50cm
Yes
Limited to 50
Normal
3m
Yes
Campfire
Small, Medium, Large
50cm
Yes
Clouds
Normal
99m99cm9mm
Yes
Cowbear
Normal
1m50cm
Yes
Cranes
Normal
20cm
No
Fireflies
Normal
1m
Yes
Just Right
Small, Medium, Large
5cm, 50cm, 15m
Yes
Money
Normal
50cm
Yes
Snowman
Normal
50cm
Yes
Sumo
VS Komusubi (Small), VS Ozeki (Medium), VS Yokozuna (Large)
Down below is the list of katmaris used in Beautiful Katamari, there will be separate photos depicting the main katamari used for a level as well as it's time attack counterpart. Other katamaris like the online versus and co-op katamaris will be shown. All the time attack katamaris are the same with the exception of two levels, there are different katamaris used in the multiplayer that aren't playable, but can be rolled up.
Level
Mode
Size
Reused?
Photo
Egg School
Normal
5cm
No
Delightful Dirigible
Normal, Time Attack, Eternal
5cm, 7cm
Yes, Yes
Oasis Café
Normal, Time Attack, Eternal
5cm, 20cm
Yes, Yes
Lady Luck Casino
Normal, Time Attack, Eternal
5cm, 20cm
Yes, Yes
Roller Roaster
Normal, Eternal
20cm
No
Sunrise Castle
Normal, Time Attack, Eternal
5cm, 1m
Yes, Yes
Cloud 9 Forest
Normal, Time Attack, Eternal
20cm, 3m
Yes, Yes
Shani Circuit
Normal, Time Attack, Eternal
88cm8mm, 7m
Yes, Yes
Seadome
Normal, Time Attack, Eternal
50cm, 15m
Yes, Yes
Coolhouse
Normal, Time Attack, Eternal
20cm, 30cm
Yes, Yes
Dynaville
Normal, Time Attack, Eternal
50cm, 500m
Yes, Yes
Schloss Kosmos
Normal, Time Attack, Eternal
1m20cm, 2m
Yes, Yes
Chatéau Notre Desir
Normal
5cm, 20cm, 50cm, 3m, 60m
No
Munchies Manor
Normal, Time Attack, Eternal
30cm, 40cm
No, Yes
Lover's Loom
Normal, Time Attack, Eternal
20cm, 40cm
Yes, Yes
Hubble Horoscope
Normal, Time Attack, Eternal
30cm, 2m
Yes, Yes
Fancy & Shmancy
Normal, Time Attack, Eternal
20cm, 30cm
Yes, Yes
Mechanical Colony
Normal, Time Attack, Eternal
30cm, 60cm
Yes, Yes
Dangerous Colony
Normal, Time Attack, Eternal
100m, 3km
Yes, Yes
Instituto Exactumundo
Candy Store, Supermarket, Town
5cm, 80cm, 50cm
Yes
Beautiful Katamari
Normal, Hard
30cm
Yes
Beautiful Katamari Multiplayer & Co-op
This is the list of katamaris that can be seen or played within the online multiplayer, versus, and co-op mode in beautiful katamari.
This is the list of katamaris that are featured in Katamari Forever, about 98% of the katamaris used in the game have been reused in previous games or will be featured in future games. The game features different filters, but the only filter that will be present in this list will be the default "new" filter.
These are the katamaris used within Versus Battle and Co-op in Katamari Forever, the levels are used from previous games, and all the katamaris are reused again.
This is the list of katamaris that are featured in Touch My Katamari, the katamaris are able to shapeshift meaning they can stretch wide and tall, the katamaris used in the game are mostly composed of katamaris that have already been used before, the only katamari that is original is the diet special katamari. The Cowbear katamari has a different design in this game as it was combined with the Make Taurus and Make Ursa Major katamaris.
This is the list of katamaris that are seen in Katamari Damacy REROLL, note that not all of the katamaris will say that they were reused, this game is just a HD remake of the first game and uses the same levels and katamaris.
This is the list for the katamaris used in Katamari Damacy Online, note that there is no set katamari for the levels and the player is given a default katamari that can be changed in the lobby if they please. There are obviously more levels to Katamari Damacy Online, but due to it being shutdown, this all we have.
This is the list of katamaris for I Love Katamari, most of them are reused from previous games, but they all retain the same hexagonal bumps on all of them.
This is the list of katamaris that are featured in Katamari Amore, There are a handful of katamaris that are reused, mainly from Me & My Katamari, and a huge majority of them are simply recolored from one another.
Level
Mode
Size
Reused?
Photo
John's Room
Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Exact Size Challenge Mode, Eternal Mode
5cm
No
South American Ruins
Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Exact Size Challenge Mode, Eternal Mode
15cm
Yes
North African Streets
Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Exact Size Challenge Mode, Eternal Mode
60cm
Yes
East Asian Palace
Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Exact Size Challenge Mode, Eternal Mode
1m20cm
No
Space Center
Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Exact Size Challenge Mode, Eternal Mode
50cm
No
Western Europe
Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Exact Size Challenge Mode, Eternal Mode
30m
No
Extra Stage 1
Normal
10cm
No
Secret Lab
Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Exact Size Challenge Mode, Eternal Mode
20cm
No
Roman Colosseum
Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Exact Size Challenge Mode, Eternal Mode
30cm
No
Primitive Cave
Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Exact Size Challenge Mode, Eternal Mode
40cm
Yes
Western Town
Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Exact Size Challenge Mode, Eternal Mode
30cm
Yes
Discovery Age Port Town
Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Exact Size Challenge Mode, Eternal Mode
1m50cm
No
Space Colony
Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Exact Size Challenge Mode, Eternal Mode
10m
No
Extra Stage 2
Normal
10cm
No
Kid’s Room
Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Exact Size Challenge Mode, Eternal Mode
5cm
No
Suburban Home
Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Exact Size Challenge Mode, Eternal Mode
20cm
No
High School
Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Exact Size Challenge Mode, Eternal Mode
40cm
No
Shopping Mall
Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Exact Size Challenge Mode, Eternal Mode
80cm
No
City Square
Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Exact Size Challenge Mode, Eternal Mode
80cm
No
Big City
Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Exact Size Challenge Mode, Eternal Mode
This is the only known katamari that is used in the Korogashi Puzzle Katamari Damacy game as there is no real full gameplay of the game, and it has been discontinued from the Nintendo shop on the Nintendo DS. The katamari is also featured in the app icon for I Love Katamari.
Level
Mode
Size
Reused?
Photo
Korogashi Puzzle Katamari Damacy
Normal
5cm
No
Other Katamaris
Level
Mode
Size
Reused?
Photo
Katamari Damacy File Select
File Select
10cm
No
Katamari Damacy Island Demo
Demo
50cm
No, Yes
Katamari Damacy Demo Namco Transmission Vol. 2
Demo
50cm
Yes
Minna Daisuki Katamari Damashii Trailer
Trailer
1m
No
We ♥ Katamari File Select
File Select
1m
Yes
We ♥ Katamari Demo
Demo
40cm, 87cm
Yes
Me & My Katamari File Select
File Select
10cm
Yes
Beautiful Katamari Demo
Demo
80cm, 80cm
Yes
Touch My Katamari Demo
Demo
5cm, 5cm
Yes
Katamari Damacy Online (1)
Online
1m50cm
No
Katamari Damacy Online (2)
Online
87cm
No
8-Bit Katamari Damacy
Website
16cm
Yes
Pac-Man World Rally Prince's Vehicle
Vehicle
20cm
No
Pac-Man World Rally
Obstacle
3m
No
Katamari Damacy Online Shop
Decoration/ Purchasable Katamari
???
Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes
Katamari Webcomic (1)
Webcomic
5cm
No
Katamari Webcomic (2)
Webcomic
10cm
No
Robokatamari
Webcomic
???
No
Low Resolution Katamaris
During some of the main games of Katamari, most importantly in Katamari Damacy, We ♥ Katamari, Beautiful Katamari, and Katamari Forever. After rolling to certain sizes in these games, if one was observant enough and look at the center of the katamari, they would find a strange low-poly versions of the katamari. On these katamai depends on how big you are, if you're about 12m then the katamari would display low resolutions of trees and cars as opposed to buildings later on by 300m.
Katamari Damacy
Size
Photo
After 12m
After 60m
After 200m
We ♥ Katamari
Size
Photo
After 12m
After 60m
After 300m
Beautiful Katamari
Size
Photo
After 12m
After 60m
After 300m
After 3km
After 10,000km
Katamari Forever
Size
Photo
After 12m
After 60m
After 300m
Trivia
Although most believe that The King created the Katamari, it is said in We Love Katamari that an orange-colored animal named Dr. Katamari, invented it.
The color of the katamari differs with the current level. (For example: the Katamari in Make Taurus is cow colored).
All Cousins roll a certain Katamari in multiplayer depending on their color and style.
It's currently unknown if Katamaris are weightless or if The Prince is so strong that he can push planet sized objects.
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