Lakitu's Cloud: Difference between revisions

|comparable=[[Bouncy Cloud]]<br>[[Fwoosh]]<br>[[Jump-over cloud]]<br>[[Ruff Puff]]

|notable=[[Fluffy]]

}}{{quote2|Oh hey, can you go and get me a Lakitu's Cloud, [[Mario]]?|[[Toad (species)|Green Toad]]|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''}}

'''Lakitu's Clouds''', occasionally formatted as '''Lakitu's clouds''',<ref>"Commandeer Lakitu's cloud and use it to collect coins." - [[Lakitu's Cloud Heist]], ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''</ref> are a type of cloud with a smiley face, usually inhabited and maneuvered through the air by [[Lakitu]]s. In some of the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' titles, [[Mario]] can ride around in one.

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Lakitu's Cloud<ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet. Page 28.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 10.</ref> (originally named '''Jugem's Cloud''',<ref>''Super Mario All-Stars'' instruction booklet. Page 34.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet. Page 24.</ref><ref>''Super Mario All-Stars'' Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 111.</ref> with "Jugem" being the romanization of Lakitu's Japanese name, or '''Cloud Jewel'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' volume 11. Page 8.</ref>) can be used by Mario or Luigi on the world map to skip a level and move to the next available space. However, this does not update, so if they lose a life right after using it, they will be transported back to their map position before using it. (This can be avoided by updating the player's saved location as usual, by using a [[Warp Pipe]] on the map or clearing a level without losing a life.)

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', Lakitu's Clouds swell up for a split second when the music makes the "[[paah]]" sound. When the player touches a [[Gold Ring]], Lakitus become [[Gold Lakitu]]s, and their clouds also become golden; when the player moves in such golden cloud, it generates a trail of coins.

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', Lakitu's Clouds now mouth to the "bah"s in the music. Aside from appearing in the main game, one Lakitu's Cloud also appears in the [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Challenge Mode]] level [[Lakitu's Cloud Heist]], where it has to be used to collect the [[coin]]s located high in the air.

Lakitu's Clouds reappear as placeable objects in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', acting the same as in ''Super Mario Maker''. They are present in all game styles except the ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style. A Lakitu's Cloud is used as a part of [[Peach's Castle]] during its reconstruction after completing a certain mission.

In ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' games, Lakitu's Cloud is frequently seen alongside the recurring [[Lakitu (Mario Kart referee)|Lakitu]] referee. In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', the cloud wears goggles in water-themed courses. A kart based on it, [[Cloud 9]], is also introduced in that game. In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', Lakitu's Cloud appears on several flags around the course [[Dragon Driftway]]. In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', Lakitu's [[Standard Kart]] is based on Lakitu's Cloud.

|Fra=Nuage de Lakitu

|FraM=Lakitu's Cloud

|Ita=Nuvola di Lakitu; Nuvola Lakitu<br>Nuvola di Jugem<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Italian booklet, pag. 24</ref>

|ItaM=Lakitu's Cloud<br>Jugem's Cloud