Lakitu Bros.

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Lakitu Bros.
Artwork of one of the Lakitu Bros. from Super Mario 64
Artwork of one of the Lakitu Bros. from Super Mario 64
Full name Lakitu Brothers
Species Lakitu
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
“Good afternoon. The Lakitu Bros., here, reporting live from just outside the Princess's castle. Mario has just arrived on the scene, and we'll be filming the action live as he enters the castle and pursues the missing Power Stars. As seasoned cameramen, we'll be shooting from the recommended angle, but you can change the camera angle by pressing the Up C Button Right C Button Down C Button Left C Button Buttons. If we can't adjust the view any further, we'll buzz. To take a look at the surroundings, stop and press Up C Button. Press A Button to resume play. Switch camera modes with the R Button. Signs along the way will review these instructions. For now, reporting live, this has been the Lakitu Bros.”
—Lakitu Bro, Super Mario 64

Lakitu Bros., also named Lakitus,[1] are Lakitus that are found in Super Mario 64 and its remake. These characters have cameras hooked at the ends of their fishing poles instead of items. According to the Super Mario 64 Nintendo Player's Guide, they are employed by the Kingdom News Network.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario 64[edit]

Lakitu
A Lakitu Bro in Super Mario 64

At the start of the game, one of the Lakitu Bros. first appears in the sky after Princess Peach's letter to Mario. The Lakitu Bro circles the Mushroom Castle, then approaches a nearby Warp Pipe, from which Mario emerges, starting the adventure. Mario attempts to head inside the Mushroom Castle but is stopped by another Lakitu, who introduces himself and his partner as the Lakitu Bros. One of the Lakitu Bros. mentions that they are cameraman reporters and will film Mario throughout his adventure as he attempts to retrieve the Power Stars and rescue the princess, the castle servants, and the world.

It is also mentioned that the Lakitu Bros. will record Mario at a recommended angle, though this angle can be changed through the use of C Buttons; that pressing Up C Button while stationary enables the player to enter first-person view, which can be negated by pressing A Button; that camera modes can be toggled via the R Button button; and that there are signs scattered in and around the castle that contain this information. Their explanation finished, one of the Lakitu Bros. leaves, and the other remains to record Mario's adventure.

When Mario enters Whomp's Fortress for the first time, the Lakitu Bro following him issues an update to Mario's adventure. From him, Mario learns that he can sneak up on sleeping enemies by moving slowly past them. The Lakitu Bro then reiterates his instructions from earlier before leaving Mario to his task. The Lakitu Bro stays with Mario for the remainder of his adventure and can be seen in the big mirror in the room that leads to Snowman's Land.

Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

A screenshot of a Lakitu Bro. as seen in Super Mario 64 DS.
One of the Lakitu Bros. in Super Mario 64 DS
“Yoshi, Yoshi... Listen... Mario hasn't returned yet...”
—Lakitu Bro, Super Mario 64 DS

In Super Mario 64 DS, the opening is slightly different. Shortly after Mario, Luigi, and Wario go missing, Yoshi is seen sleeping on the Castle Grounds, and one of the Lakitu Bros. pops the bubble Yoshi is blowing out of his nose to wake him up and tells him the heroes have gone missing. After hearing the news, Yoshi tries to enter the castle, but the doors are locked. As Yoshi turns around, the Lakitu Bro reappears and tells him that a rabbit took the key and that Yoshi should find it, and gives him a map to use on his adventure. After catching the rabbit, Yoshi enters the castle.

In this game, the camera is controlled by the L Button and X Button buttons on the Nintendo DS.

Super Smash Bros.[edit]

The Lakitu Bro makes a cameo appearance in Super Smash Bros. He appears flying in the right direction of the background in Peach's Castle after a few minutes. He is absent for the stage's return in subsequent titles.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ジュゲムブラザーズ
Jugemu Burazāzu		 Lakitu Brothers
Chinese 朱盖木兄弟
Zhūgàimù Xiōngdì		 Lakitu Brothers
French Frères Lakitu Lakitu Brothers
German Lakita-AG
Lakito		 Short for "Lakita-Aktiengesellschaft" (Lakita Corporation)
"Lakito" is the camera-holding Lakitu's name.
Italian Lakitu Bros. -
Korean 김수한무 형제
Kimsuhanmu Hyeongje		 Lakitu Brothers (김수한무 is Lakitu's Korean name.)

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Official Nintendo Magazine (UK) issue 54, page 22.
  2. ^ @Rezrospect (May 28, 2023). Twitter. Retrieved June 2, 2023. (Archived May 28, 2023, 23:32:57 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  3. ^ Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64)/Unused Textures. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
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Lakitus
Characters Flight • King Lakitu • Laki • Lakilester • Lakilulu • Lakithunder • Lakitu • Lakitu Bros. • Royal bus driver • Spike Storm
Species Aqua Lakitu • C. Fishing Boo • Calm Lakitu • Commander Lakitu • Dark Lakitu • Fishing Boo • Fishin' Lakitu • Glam Lakitu • Gold Lakitu • Lakipea • Lakitufo • Lakitu • Lakitu in a Pipe • Lakitu King • Lakitu R • Thunder Lakitu • Wall Lakitu
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Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
Characters Big Penguin • Bob-omb Buddy • Dorrie • Glowing rabbits† • Headless Snowman • Hoot • Koopa the Quick • Lakitu Bros. • Luigi† • Mario • MIPS* • Mother Penguin • Princess Peach • Rabbits† • Toads • Tuxie • Wario† • Yoshi
Bosses Big Bob-omb • Big Boo • Big Bully • Big Mr. I. • Bowser • Chief Chilly† • Chill Bully • Eyerok • Goomboss† • King Boo† • Piranha Flowers • Whomp King • Wiggler
Items 1-UP Mushroom • Big Key • Blue Coin • Jumbo Star • Key • Luigi Key† • Luigi's cap† • Mario Key† • Mario's cap • Metal Cap* • Mushroom† • Power Flower† • Power Star • Red Coin • Secret • Silver Star† • Vanish Cap* • Wario Key† • Wario's cap† • Wing Cap • Yellow Coin
Objects ★ door • Arrow Lift • Arrow Sign • Big Star Door • Block • Blue Coin Block • Bubble ring • Cannon • Cap Block • Cap Switch • Chairlift • Cloud House • Conveyor Belt • Crate • Crazed Crate • Crystal Tap • Falling Block • Flower bed • Ice Block • Key Door • Koopa Shell • Lift • Magic carpet • Mushroom Platform • Painting • Pendulum • Pole • Purple Switch • Pyramid platform • Rainbow Cruiser • Rolling log • Seesaw • Semi-visible block • Shrinker Pipe • Spiked orb • Spinning Heart • Star Marker • Star Sphere† • Star Switch† • Stump • Treasure Chest • Tree • Warp Pipe • Wire net • Work Elevator • Yellow block • Yoshi Egg†
Enemies Amp • Beach Koopa • Bob-omb • Boo • Bookend • Bub • Bubba • Bullet Bill • Bully • Butterfly • Chain Chomp • Chair • Chuckya • Clam shell • Flame thrower • Fly Guy • Fwoosh • Goomba • Goombette • Grand Goomba • Grindel • Heave-Ho • Klepto • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mad Piano • Manta Ray • Money Bags • Monty Mole • Moving Bar • Mr. Blizzard • Mr. I. • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Scuttle Bug • Skeeter • Small Koopa Troopa • Small Piranha • Snufit • Sparky • Spindel • Spindrift • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Sushi • Swoop • Thwomp • Tox Box • Ukkiki • Unagi • Whomp
Obstacles Casket • Current • Endless stairs • Fire bar • Fireball • Flamethrower • Freezing water • Hidden smasher • Iron ball • Lava • Moving sand • Pit • Quicksand • Rolling rock • Slide Box • Strange toxic cloud • Turtle Cannon • Water bomb • Whirlpool
Locations Battle Fort† • Big Boo Battle† • Big Boo's Haunt • Bob-omb Battlefield • Bowser in the Dark World • Bowser in the Fire Sea • Bowser in the Sky • Castle Grounds • Cavern of the Metal Cap (Behind the Waterfall) • Chief Chilly Challenge† • Cool, Cool Mountain • Courtyard • Dire, Dire Docks • Goomboss Battle† • Hazy Maze Cave • Jolly Roger Bay • Lethal Lava Land • Mushroom Castle • Princess's room • Rainbow Ride • Rec Room† • Shifting Sand Land • Sunshine Isles† • Snowman's Land • Tall, Tall Mountain • Tick Tock Clock • Tiny-Huge Island • Tower of the Wing Cap • The Princess's Secret Slide • The Secret Aquarium • Vanish Cap Under the Moat (The Secret Under the Moat) • Wet-Dry World • Whomp's Fortress • Wing Mario Over the Rainbow (Over the Rainbows)
Moves Backward Somersault • Crawl • Crouch • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Egg Throw† • Flutter Kick† • Fly • Jump • Jump Kick • Kick • Long Jump • Pound the Ground • Punch • Scuttle† • Side Somersault • Slide • Slide Kick • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow† • Sweep Kick • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Kick • Wild Swing-Ding†
Minigames† Luigi Lucky Stars • Mario Slot • Memory Master • Memory Match • Mushroom Roulette • Pair-a-Gone • Pair-a-Gone and On • Picture Poker • Super Mario Slot
Mario Bounce and Pounce • Bounce and Trounce • Connect the Characters • Mario's Slides • Shell Smash • Shuffle Shell • Sort or 'Splode • Trampoline Terror • Trampoline Time
Wario Bingo Ball • Bob-omb Squad • Coincentration • Giant Snowball Slalom • Intense Coincentration • Lakitu Launch • Psyche Out! • Slots Shot • Snowball Slalom
Yoshi Boom Box • Hide and Boo Seek • Loves Me...? • Mix-a-Mug • Puzzle Panel • Puzzle Panic • Tox Box Shuffle • Wanted! • Which Wiggler?
Further info Gallery (DS) • Glitches (DS) • Mario's face • Media (DS) • Original soundtrack • Power Meter • Pre-release and unused content (DS) • Quotes • Staff (DS)
* Exclusive to Super Mario 64       † Exclusive to Super Mario 64 DS
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