“Known as the godfather of smooth street style, Kareem left his mark when he popularized the skateboard trick the Ghetto Bird and founded City Stars Skateboards.”
—Biography, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4
Kareem Campbell (born November 14, 1973) is a American professional skateboarder. He is known for his signature trick, the hardflip revert, or "Ghetto Bird". He began skating at age 16, tearing up the likes of Venice Beach on almost a daily basis. As a teenager, he was once showcased on America's Funniest Home Videos attempting to boardslide a rail, which he inevitably failed to do, and landed on his groin. He was well recognized for this though, and became a pro within 3 years of the incident, signing onto World Industries which at the time housed pros like Jason Lee. He quickly rose to the top as the number one African American skateboarder of all time.
Kareem Campbell in Tony Hawk's Underground
Kareem was featured as a playable skater from the debut of the Tony Hawk series, and reappeared in every game up to Underground, and did not rejoin the series again until Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, He was originally the only African American skater to be featured in the series, until American Wasteland, where Stevie Williams joined the roster of skaters.
Kareem Campbell is one of the five original characters that did not made a appearance in any Tony Hawk games since the first five games until Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, along with Rune Glifberg, Bucky Lasek, Elissa Steamer, and Jamie Thomas.
Gallery[]
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main article • Gallery • Soundtrack • Credits • Glitches • Beta elements | ||
| Skaters | Starters | Tony Hawk • Bob Burnquist • Kareem Campbell • Rune Glifberg • Bucky Lasek • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Geoff Rowley • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas |
| Unlockable | Officer Dick • Private Carrera | |
| Levels | Warehouse • School • Mall • Skate Park, Chicago • Downtown • Downhill Jam • Burnside • Streets • Roswell | |
| Levels (GBC) | Street • Park • Downtown • Harbor • Skate Park | |
| Other | Cheats • Decks • Gap List • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Strategy Guide • Videos | |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main article • Gallery • Soundtrack • Credits • Glitches • Beta elements | |||
| Skaters | Starters | Tony Hawk • Bob Burnquist • Kareem Campbell • Rune Glifberg • Bucky Lasek • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Geoff Rowley • Eric Koston • Steve Caballero • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas • Rodney Mullen • Lee Hyo Ri** • Ock Joo Hyun** • Lee Jin** • Sung Yu Ri** | |
| Unlockable | Officer Dick • Private Carrera • Spider-Man • Trixie³ | ||
| Levels | Career Mode | Hangar • School II • Marseille • NY City • Venice • Skatestreet • Philadelphia • Bullring • Chopper Drop • Skate Heaven | |
| Bonus | Warehouse¹ • Skate Park, Chicago¹ • Downhill Jam¹ • Hoffman Factory² • Rooftops, Boston³ | ||
| Other | Create-A-Skater • Park Editor • Cheats • Decks • Gap List • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Strategy Guide • Videos | ||
| ¹Exclusive to the Windows/iOS version. ²Exclusive to the Nintendo 64 version. ³Exclusive to the Dreamcast version, and not available in other versions. *Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version. **Exclusive to the Korean versions. | |||
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X | |||
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| Main article • Gallery • Soundtrack • Credits • Glitches • Beta elements | |||
| Skaters | Starters | Tony Hawk • Bob Burnquist • Kareem Campbell • Rune Glifberg • Bucky Lasek • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Geoff Rowley • Eric Koston • Steve Caballero • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas • Rodney Mullen | |
| Unlockable | Officer Dick • Spider-Man • Trixie | ||
| Levels | TH2 Tour | Hangar • School II • Marseille • NY City • Venice • Skatestreet • Philadelphia • Bullring • Crane Drop • Skate Heaven | |
| TH1 Tour | Warehouse • School • Mall • Skate Park, Chicago • Downtown • Downhill Jam • Burnside • Streets • Roswell | ||
| TH2X Tour | Club • Construction Site • Skate Park, Tampa • Subway • Sky Lines | ||
| Other | Create-A-Skater • Park Editor • Cheats • Decks • Gap List • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X Strategy Guide • Videos | ||
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 | |||
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| Main article • Gallery • Soundtrack • Credits • Glitches • Beta elements | |||
| Skaters | Starters | Tony Hawk • Bam Margera • Kareem Campbell • Rune Glifberg • Bucky Lasek • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Geoff Rowley • Eric Koston • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas • Steve Caballero • Rodney Mullen • Junnosuke Y* • Shin Okada* • Sukehachi*³ | |
| Unlockable | Darth Maul • Wolverine • Officer Dick • Private Carrera • Ollie the Magic Bum • Kelly Slater • Demoness • Neversoft Eyeball • Doom Guy⁴ • X-Ray² • Shaun Palmer⁵ • Mindy⁵ | ||
| Levels | Career Mode | Foundry • Canada • Rio • Suburbia • Airport • Skater Island • Los Angeles • Tokyo • Cruise Ship¹ • Downhill* | |
| Bonus | Warehouse¹ • Burnside¹ • Roswell¹ • Oil Rig² • The Zone⁵ | ||
| Other | Create-A-Skater • Park Editor • Cheats • Decks • Gap List • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Strategy Guide • Videos | ||
| ¹Exclusive to PlayStation 2/GameCube/Xbox/Windows versions. ²Exclusive to the Xbox version. ³Exclusive to the GameCube version. ⁴Exclusive to the Windows version. ⁵Exclusive to the Gameboy Advance version. *Exclusive to PlayStation/Nintendo 64 versions. **Exclusive to the Japanese console versions. | |||
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 | |||
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| Main article • Gallery • Soundtrack • Credits • Glitches • Beta elements | |||
| Skaters | Starters | Tony Hawk • Bob Burnquist • Steve Caballero • Kareem Campbell • Eric Koston • Rune Glifberg • Bucky Lasek • Bam Margera • Rodney Mullen • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Geoff Rowley • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas | |
| Unlockable | Eddie • Jango Fett • Mike Vallely • Daisy • Little Person² • Mindy • Frycook • Roger • Momo | ||
| Levels | Career Mode | College • San Francisco • Alcatraz • Kona • Shipyard • London • Zoo¹ • Sewers² | |
| Bonus | Carnival¹ • Chicago¹ • Little Big World² | ||
| Other | Create-A-Skater • Create-A-Park • Cheats • Decks • Gap List • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Strategy Guide • Videos | ||
| ¹Exclusive to PlayStation 2/GameCube/Xbox/Windows versions. ²Exclusive to the PlayStation version. | |||
| Tony Hawk's Underground characters |
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| Starters: Tony Hawk • Bob Burnquist • Steve Caballero • Kareem Campbell • Rune Glifberg • Eric Koston • Bucky Lasek • Bam Margera • Rodney Mullen • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Paul Rodriguez • Geoff Rowley • Arto Saari • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas • Mike Vallely
Unlockable: Gene Simmons • Iron Man • T.H.U.D. Notable Pedestrians: Eric Sparrow • Stacy Peralta • DJ Qbert • Paul Stanley • Peter Criss • Ace Frehley |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 | |||
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| Main article • Gallery • Achievements • Soundtrack • Credits • Glitches • Beta elements | |||
| Skaters | Starters | Tony Hawk • Bob Burnquist • Steve Caballero • Kareem Campbell • Rune Glifberg • Eric Koston • Bucky Lasek • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Geoff Rowley • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas • Lizzie Armanto • Leo Baker • Leticia Bufoni • Riley Hawk • Nyjah Huston • Tyshawn Jones • Aori Nishimura • Shane O'Neill • The Ripper* | |
| Unlockable | Officer Dick • Roswell Alien | ||
| Levels | THPS Skate Tour | Warehouse • School • Mall • Skate Park, Chicago • Downtown • Downhill Jam • Burnside • Streets • Roswell | |
| THPS2 Skate Tour | Hangar • School II • Marseille • NY City • Venice • Skatestreet • Philadelphia • Bullring • Crane Drop • Skate Heaven | ||
| Other | Create-A-Skater • Park Editor • Decks • Challenges • Alien Plushies • Gap List • Videos | ||
| *Only in the Deluxe edition. | |||