Lakitu's Cloud

Lakitu's Clouds are a type of cloud with a smiley face that Lakitus usually inhabit. Lakitus throw Spinies from the cloud. It was originally known as Jugem's Cloud in English, with "Jugem" being the Japanese name of Lakitu left unchanged.

In Super Mario Bros. 3, Lakitu's Cloud could be used by Mario or Luigi to skip a level he did not want to go through (although he would be transported back to the space before the level if he lost a life at the one he skipped to).

In Super Mario World, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, New Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros. Wii, after taking out the Lakitu inhabiting it (if there is one), the player could jump on Lakitu's Cloud to reach places that he or she could normally not get to. Lakitus reappear in Super Mario Galaxy 2 riding their clouds, but these clouds can not be ridden by Mario or Luigi.

Most Lakitu's Clouds are white. However, in Paper Mario, Lakilulu, the girlfriend of Lakilester, has a pink colored cloud; additionally, the clouds of Dark Lakitus from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door are gray in color. Lakithunder of New Super Mario Bros. also has a dark gray cloud with glaring, yellow eyes; Lakithunder's cloud is capable of firing lightning bolts, as well. Giga Lakitu from Super Mario Galaxy 2 also has a cloud, but it is purple.

Most Lakitu's Clouds have faces. In the Paper Mario series, the clouds share the expressions of their owners; additionally, some Lakitu's Clouds in the Paper Mario series wear sunglasses. The clouds of Fishin' Boos and Calm Fishin' Boos do not have faces, however, and in Super Mario 64, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, and Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!, all Lakitus are portrayed without faces on their clouds.

Notable Lakitu's Clouds

 * Fluffy
 * Cyrrus

Trivia

 * Although Super Mario World was the first game where Mario could ride in Lakitu's Cloud, he actually commandeered a Lakitu's cloud years earlier in The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach.
 * There could be a relation to these clouds and the Ruff Puff species, which Tippi theorizes in her explanations of Ruff Puffs in Super Paper Mario.
 * Fwoosh and Foo are other characters that are clouds.
 * Lakitu's Cloud is used in some slot-machine type minigames, usually as the least valuable one.