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The King's 'kokoro' is somewhere in that head. Roll it up to roll him out of the bed of mandrake where he lies... |
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—The Queen, Katamari Forever |
The Queen of All Cosmos (Also known as Beautiful Queen of All Cosmos, Queen of Ouhi, or simply The Queen) is The King of All Cosmos' wife, The Prince's mother, and the daughter-in-law of Papa. She drops cookies for multiplayer winners in We ♥ Katamari. She enjoys baking, yodeling, gardening, shopping, and roller skating. Unlike her husband, she does not use the royal we. Her description on the Katamari on the Web reads "The Prince's kind mother. She is dreamy, but she is also determined. Her favorite food is gratin. She always carries it with her. She is in love and married with The King. Her height: Bigger than the Prince and smaller than the King."[1]
History[]
The Queen came to be the Queen when she met the King as a teenager. They bumped into each other while the Queen was (most likely) rushing to school with a half eaten loaf of bread in her hand, and the King was wandering around holding half of his pompadour, which was cut off after getting into a fight with a couple of assailants earlier. They collided with one another unexpectedly, causing Queen's half eaten bread and King's pompadour to form the shape of a heart. Immediately, they looked up at each other and fell in love. They soon started dating, but the King's dad, the previous King of All Cosmos, Papa, initially disapproved of their romance, which led the King to get into a fight with him, ending with the King punching his father. Fortunately, the two reconciled, and soon afterward, the Queen was introduced to Papa, who seemed to accept her as the King's girlfriend. Papa spent time with them until he fell ill, suddenly collapsing on the beach, much to his son and the Queen's horror. One snowy night, the bedridden Papa called over the King and Queen and suddenly passed the crown to the King, much to her amazement. The King became the new and current King of All Cosmos, and they were soon married, in which she became the Queen of All Cosmos, giving birth to the Prince years later. She is seen along with The King, shrunken down in a human hospital.
The Queen's voice has a more electronic sound to it in comparison to the King, who speaks rather clearly. This may mean that the Prince sounds more like his mother because he too has a slightly electronic and high pitched sound that isn't clear like the King of all Cosmos'. However, she seems to have a natural voice when she giggles in the Amazing Katamari Damacy intro. On the We ♥ Katamari website, she is heard making a small "Ah" sound as she flips a present in the air while roller skating. Her voice has slight inconsistencies, but it may just change based on her mood. It also seems that Prince may have his mother's face because it resembles hers, however, the King of all Cosmos had a face similar to theirs when he was a child, so it is unclear whether the Prince will grow up to look more like his mother or father.
It is not clear as to if the Queen knows about how the King punishes their son or not, or what she thinks about it. When a fan asked Keita Takahashi "Does the Queen Of All Cosmos have any feelings or influence on how the King is raising their son?," Keita responded "You guys may not be able to feel it so much, but each one of the King's words is filled with love. Maybe. So she probably isn't worried at all. Probably." which implies lots of uncertainty and some concern from Keita himself.[2] Regardless, she seems to be very much in love with the King, even if they sometimes argue about petty things like how to fold laundry (as shown in the song "A Song for the King of Kings").
Appearance[]
The Queen has had many slight design changes. Most of the time, she is seen wearing a pink top with a scalloped collar and a white skirt, along with white gloves.
The Queen's outfit she wore as a teenager consisted on a white sweater underneath a pink vest. She also wore a white skirt and had an antenna where her crown is now.
In Katamari Damacy, her head was white and had three red dots on each side. She also wore a pearl necklace, and her dress was more lavender than pink. The Queen's hair was a lighter blonde and she had pale blue eyes.
In We ♥ Katamari, The Queen receives a prominent design change. Her head now has pink stripes, three pink dots, and pink hearts on each side. In some of the art her skirt only has a pink line on the hem, but in other art the pink line is thinner and has hearts surrounding it. Her hair is changed to a darker blonde and her eyes are now black. In Chapter 10, The Queen's collar has small white flowers on it and her shirt is long sleeved. In Chapter 11, The Queen has a pearl necklace on along with a long sleeved shirt with shoulder puffs. The bottom hem of her dress is wave-shaped. In neither of these cutscenes is The Queen wearing gloves. She wears pink tights in her model.
In Me & My Katamari, The Queen's skirt is purely white. It has no pink hem nor any hearts. In some artwork, it looks like she is wearing mittens due to lack of detail on her fingers.
She is mentioned to have gotten a summer wardrobe by The King.
In Beautiful Katamari, her skirt returns to the design with a pink hem at the bottom. In the opening, most of the Queen's shots show her wearing scalloped gloves, except for the scene where she and the King are flying. She wears no shoes when she is rolled up, only purple tights.
In Katamari Damacy Online, The Queen's gloves has lace on them. The Queen's Katamari Damacy Online design is not too different than the rest. However, in a piece of official art she is seen wearing a hanbok.
In Katamari Forever, her skirt has a thinner pink line and hearts around it. In a piece of official art, she is wearing light pink shoes. She is seen wearing a yukata in the cutscene "Fire in the Hull!". Her gloves are scalloped.
The Queen is not seen much in Touch My Katamari, but her design is heavily simplified in the opening, where she has a plain pink rectangle head and body. In the second-to-last and final cutscenes, it appears that she is wearing lipstick.
In Tap My Katamari, her gloves are a little shorter. The shoulder puffs on her dress are rounder and her skirt has no hearts.
In Amazing Katamari Damacy, The Queen is seen wearing hot pink slip-ons. Her skirt has no hearts, but still has a pink hem.
Appearances[]
Katamari Damacy[]
The Queen is not able to be rolled up in this game. However, she is shown in the intro movie and is mentioned by The King from time to time as "Mother".
We ♥ Katamari[]
Where/How to Find: As Large/Fast as Possible 5 - She is wandering around in the water around the islands near the King of All Cosmos. She only appears after you have first rolled up the King at least once and finished the stage.
Size: 2730m
Description: A woman feared by even Us, the King of All Cosmos. She has little trouble coming up with delicious dinner menus these days.
When Rolled Up: "Oh!!! It's Our Queen ♥ Oh!!! She's adorable ♥".
After stage dialogue if rolled up with the King: "Ooh, that was fun. This katamari, it rolled both of Us up, right off the bat. The King and the Queen, hand in hand, rolled up in a single katamari ♥ It's amazing, you know, inside the katamari. Oh wait... We can't talk about it. Nothing to see here, move along! We had a good time."
Credits Game[]
She is also seen in the credits, first waving from the castle and then waving from a hot air balloon. Depending on how the stage was completed, she will give one of multiple quotes:
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Roll in more fans, for Cosmos' sake!! Names of the crew? I certainly don't want to see those. This is a game, after all. Amuse us! |
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—The Queen of All Cosmos, We ♥ Katamari |
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I'm a little disappointed. What do you think you're doing, refusing to roll up these poor people? It's boring to just have the credits! |
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—The Queen of All Cosmos, We ♥ Katamari |
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Everyone seemed to enjoy being rolled into a Katamari, but... There must be more Katamari fans around somewhere! Don't just believe what's in front of your eyes! |
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—The Queen of All Cosmos, We ♥ Katamari |
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All the fans look so happy ♥️ They're all rolled up in a Katamari, after all. That was another one of my ideas. Isn't it dreamy? |
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—The Queen of All Cosmos, We ♥ Katamari |
Assets[]
Me & My Katamari[]
When an island is remade, a short scene of The Queen runs over the old island and it is replaced.
Where/How to Find: Royal Monument - Walking around the water in the Sunflower Continent.
Size: 2990m
Description: As beautiful as always, she takes perfect measures to protect her skin from the sun's rays.
When Rolled Up: "Hey... Finally, something exquisite! The Queen of Our heart, the Universe and everything ♥"
After stage dialogue: "Remember rolling up the Queen this time? Seems giggly, yes? Seems happy? Here’s a Cosmic Secret: Getting rolled up by a katamari is the key to happiness! Yes, nifty... Doesn’t Our Queen look as adorable as ever? Sigh ♥"
Assets[]
Beautiful Katamari[]
The Queen is mentioned a few times throughout the game. She writes a note for The Prince and The King, which reads:
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Hello darling King, hello sweet Prince. Here's a quick sketch of the Leaderboards for you. For each star you make, the Katamarius gets the data. But only if you have an internet connection. Data from all over the world comes to the Katamarius. So who made the loveliest star of them all? The Leaderboards tell you, in the Cosmos. Simple, isn't it? ♥ and XOXO, Q. |
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—The Queen, Beautiful Katamari |
Along with this, she is also mentioned in Chatéau Notre Desir by The King:
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The Queen is sometimes like, really cold to us. A little fun, and We get the silent treatment! Nothing gets Us quite like being ignored. The last time, it was 2 whole days of silence! Hm? We must have made her mad? But it was a joke! We found a big frog, a noble ribbity Ranidae. The Queen likes frogs, so We thought it'd be nice. She was hanging laundry. We sneaked up and... The frog suddenly jumped right onto her head! The Queen didn't like it. There was some screaming. The froggy hopped away and left prints on the wash. The Queen wouldn't talk to Us for the next 2 days! So unfair, considering We gave her a super fun frog. But We're all made up now. Hm? The Queen hates frogs? Wha... Really? We didn't know! So it was Our bad!? We have to apologize! |
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—The King, Beautiful Katamari |
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Like the other day, We found an adorable spidey. We showed him to the Queen, but she didn't like him! Can you imagine? Who knew? She loves bunnies, yes? Spiders are practically the same thing! This one was particularly nice and fluffy. Black as night, just like her kitty Elmira. The Queen didn't think so. And Elmira scratched Us. But, that whimsy is apart of The Queen's cuteness. Cute is a force of nature and cannot be tamed. |
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—The King, Beautiful Katamari |
Where/How to Find: Chatéau Notre Desir - She’s seen walking around in the Cosmos.
Size: 1,180,000km
Description: A woman feared by even Us, the King of All Cosmos. She has little trouble coming up with delicious dinner menus these days.
Katamari Damacy Online[]
The Queen has two stages themed around her in Katamari Damacy Online: The Queen's Flowerpot and Cake.
Korogashi Puzzle Katamari Damacy[]
When you roll up the present item, you can acquire The Queen's power up. When this is used, at most, five rows of blocks will disappear.
Assets[]
Katamari Forever[]
The Queen of All Cosmos is an important part of Katamari Forever's story, as she helps the Cousins build Robo King, and suggests that the King's "kokoro" must be rolled up.
Where/How to Find: Make a Star 11 - As Large As Possible running around like in We ♥ Katamari.
Size: 2km730m
Description: A woman feared by even Us, the King of All Cosmos. She has little trouble coming up with delicious dinner menus these days.
When Rolled Up: "What was that cute object? Oh, it’s the Queen!!"
Katamari Forever's We ♥ Katamari Credits Game[]
In the Katamari Forever version of the We ♥ Katamari Credits Game, The Queen gives quotes different from We ♥ Katamari:
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Oh hon, I can't say I'm thrilled. It's not nice. Make sure you roll everyone up next time, OK? |
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—The Queen, Katamari Forever |
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You rolled up all the fans! How wonderful! Everyone looks so happy! |
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—The Queen, Katamari Forever |
Touch My Katamari[]
Where/How to Find: The Great Journey - Seen Walking around the Mushroom Castle in the Cosmos.
Size: 700m
Tap My Katamari[]
She is briefly seen cheering on the player after completing a timer challenge. She also makes an appearance when the Royal Mushroom is purchased. The Royal Mushroom costs 50 candies. This same animation was available as an iOS Messages sticker.
Gallery[]
Assets[]
Amazing Katamari Damacy[]
She is part of the main plot of the game and gives daily missions for the players to complete. After The King upsets The Queen, The Prince is ordered to roll katamaris to "win back the Queen's heart."
Assets[]
Trivia[]
- The King's book (5) states that The Queen fell in love with Korean dramas, so she is learning Korean.[5]
- On The King's bulletin board system from the original Katamari website, a user asks "Don't see The Queen at all during the game, what is she doing?". The King responds with: "It looks like she's busy with her hobby gardening Lately, she seems to be obsessed with giant mushrooms. Before I knew it, the king had spores on his cloak. If you notice it, you may find that the area is full of mushrooms!"[6]
- The cousin Princess appears to resemble the Queen, so she was speculated to be possibly from the Queen's family. Ironically, this would have made Princess not a royal cousin, despite her name. Princess is stated to be unrelated to the Royal Family, so this is debunked.
- Her description in the Beautiful Katamari manual reads: "Tied the knot with The King after they fell madly in love. She supports the king from behind the scenes with a graceful yet delicate heart."
- In the Chatéau Notre Desir stage in Beautiful Katamari, it is revealed that the Queen owns a black cat named Elmira. It is also stated that she loves rabbits but hates spiders and frogs in the stage.
- In Katamari Damacy Online, there is an item of a younger Queen backpack.
- The Katamari Forever and NOBY NOBY BOY PlayStation 3 theme includes a drawing of the Queen with a alternate design.
- In Katamari Forever, when The Prince (or Dangle) wears the mask, it is the Queen's face.
- The King reveals in Katamari Forever that The Queen loves shopping, but takes forever at the store.
- Her cottage can be seen in Katamari Forever's opening. It can be concluded that Chapter 5 of We ♥ Katamari takes place near The Queen's cottage.
- The Prince is shown near a stump with flowers and two white rabbits, which is identical to where The King and Queen saw butterflies in the cutscene.
- Cows can be seen behind The Queen's cottage. In Chapter 5, when The King is holding two ice cream cones, a cow behind a fence can be seen by The Queen.
- The Prince is shown near a stump with flowers and two white rabbits, which is identical to where The King and Queen saw butterflies in the cutscene.
- Her description in the Katamari Forever manual reads: "After falling deeply in love with The King, she married him and became The Queen of All Cosmos."
- As the name suggests in the Katamari Forever cutscenes, The Queen has a diary. It is revealed in a piece of Katamari Damacy Online art that she also has an album full of family photos
- The King states in this tweet[7] that The Queen is too shy to be on Twitter.
- The King's Japanese Twitter confirmed in this tweet[8] and this tweet[9] that The Queen watches a Japanese drama 家政婦のミタ, Mita the Housekeeper. She hasn't missed a single episode.
- The Queen is shown to be a lot less dramatic and more straight forward than her husband when she speaks to The Prince and Odeko in the web comic.
- Jessie Lam, one of the artists for Tap My Katamari, has stated in a Tweet that The Queen pops up along with RoboKing and Papa because they support The Prince.
- She has been shown eating an apple, curry, bread, and possibly fish or meat. Some of the treats she has baked include: cookies, cake, dalgona, Swiss rolls, and bread. Her favorite food is gratin.
Gallery[]
View the Queen's gallery here[]
Alternate names[]
Language | Name | Transliteration | Translation | Meaning |
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Japanese | 王妃 | Ōhi | Queen | The wife of a king. |
Korean | 어마마마 | Mamamama | Queen | The wife of the king. |
English | The Queen of All
Cosmos |
The Queen of All
Cosmos |
The Queen of
All Cosmos |
The wife of a man who rules over The Cosmos. |
References[]
- ↑ The Queen's Japanese character page (Archive)
- ↑ Fan questions, part 2 (Archive)
- ↑ Katamari on the Web Top Gallery (Archive)
- ↑ We ♥ Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie's page on The Cutting Room Floor
- ↑ King's Book 5 (Archive)
- ↑ The King's Bulletin Board System (Archive)
- ↑ The King Tweets about the Queen being too shy for Twitter (Archive)
- ↑ A tweet from the King describing the Queen's obsession with Mita the Housekeeper
- ↑ A Tweet from the King describing the Queen's liking for Mita the Housekeeper
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Characters | ||
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Main Cast (Katamari Damacy) |
The Prince • The King of All Cosmos • The Queen of All Cosmos • Hoshino Family | |
Cousins |
Ace • Colombo • Dipp • Foomin • Fujio • Havana • Honey • Ichigo • Johnson • June • Jungle • Kuro • Lalala • Marcy • Marny • Miso • Nickel • Nik • Odeko • Opeo • Peso • Shikao • Velvet | |
Minor Characters |
Jumboman |