Editing Lakilester

|image=[[File:Paper Mario Lakilester Artwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Paper Mario''

|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])

|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) (photograph cameo) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])

{{quote|My name is Lakilester... Er, no, it's Michael... No, um... Oh yeah... Spike. Yeah yeah, I'm Spike... Well whatever. Never mind.|Lakilester|Paper Mario}}

'''Lakilester''' (self-nicknamed '''Michael''' and '''Spike''') is a [[Lakitu]] who is the eighth and last party member to join [[Mario]]'s party in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. Lakilester is a portmanteau of "Lakitu" and "Lester", and is probably a pun on "lackluster". Lakilester joins Mario's team after he is defeated by the plumber, as well as abandoning the antagonists to do so. This trait is later carried on with [[Vivian]] from the sequel, ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. His appearance is no different than an ordinary Lakitu, besides sporting a pair of shades and having more hair than an ordinary Lakitu's 3-lined hair. Lakilester's pupils can be seen when he is damaged in battle and unable to attack. Lakilester also has a habit of saying "man" to try and sound "cool".

[[Carrie]] from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' has a similar ability to Lakilester of being able to traverse over certain hazards and increasing movement speed.

Lakilester is a supporting character in ''Paper Mario''. In [[Flower Fields]], after talking with the [[sun]] in his tower, Mario and his team find a [[Lakitu]] on the way to [[Cloudy Climb]]. He introduces himself by his nickname Michael, then Spike, then attacks. After he is defeated, a female Lakitu named [[Lakilulu]] comes and asks Mario not to finish Lakilester. Lakilester is annoyed and asks Lakilulu to call him Spike because it is his new name. Lakilester tells Mario that he is working for [[Huff N. Puff]] and asks him why he is trying to save the world. No matter what he answers, Lakilester thinks Mario is cool and joins the party. Lakilester wants to be stronger for his girlfriend, which is similar to [[Koops]] in the sequel. By using his field ability, Mario can hop on his cloud and move much quicker. He can also hover over certain surfaces, such as [[Spike (obstacle)|spikes]] and [[lava]], without getting hurt. Though it is entirely possible to use Lakilester to travel over lava, he visibly struggles while doing so. He moves considerably slower and his cloud's expression changes to an angry frown. However, because Lakilester floats low over the ground, he cannot be used to cross gaps like [[Parakarry]] can.

 

====''Super Paper Mario''====

 

===''Super Mario-kun''===

[[File:Lakilester SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left|x220px|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'']]

 

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====

Originally, Lakilester was [[List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door pre-release and unused content|going to]] make an appearance in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', but he was removed along with most of the other partners from the original ''Paper Mario''.

===''Paper Mario''===

*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''Once compelled to fight for the forces of Bowser, the Lakitu with a 'tude will break his bonds with King Koopa and join your team. Even though it says "Lakilester" on his cloud riding license, the green-haired Spiny-tosser calls himself "Spike." You can ride with him over dangerous terrain.''<ref>{{cite|author=Averill, Alan, Jason Leung, and Jennifer Villarreal|title=''Paper Mario'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide|page=15|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-930206-07-0}}</ref>

 

 

{| style="text-align: center; width: 100%" class=wikitable

!width="10%"|Action Command

!width="10%"|Attack Power

|[[Spiny Flip]]

|None

|Throws a Spiny Egg at one enemy.

|Align the cursor with the target. (attack misses on failure)

|Base Rank: '''3'''<br>Super Rank: '''4'''<br>Ultra Rank: '''5'''

|[[Hurricane (move)|Hurricane]]

|5

|Blows enemies out of the battlefield.

|Repeatedly press {{button|n64|A}} and {{button|n64|B}} at the same time to fill the gauge.

|N/A

 

 

!colspan=2|[[Catch Card]]

|[[File:SPM Lakilester Catch Card.png|center|70px]]

|

==Gallery==

PM Lakilester joins party.png|Lakilester joining Mario's party

PM Lakilester Concept Artwork.png|Concept art of Lakilester in ''Paper Mario''

LakilesterPortraitPM.png|Lakilester's portrait in ''Paper Mario''

Lakilester TTYD unused.png|Unused sprite from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''

SPM Mario's House PM Partner Portrait.png|Lakilester in a portrait from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''

Lakilester-SPM.png|Unused sprite from ''Super Paper Mario''

64PartnersHD.png|Lakilester's portrait from the [[Nintendo Switch]] version of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''

 

|JapM=Derived from part of the literary character {{wp|Jugemu}}'s full name

|ChiS=朱库比<ref name="iQue">{{cite|url=www.bilibili.com/video/av75169038|title=神游纸片马力欧速通|date=November 19, 2019|author=新人库帕|publisher=Bilibili|language=zh-hans|timestamp=1:30:19|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>

|Ita=Lakilester

|Chi=迈克<ref name="iQue"/>

 

[[Category:Lakitus]]

[[Category:Air creatures]]

[[Category:Playable characters]]

[[Category:Paper Mario bosses]]

[[Category:Paper Mario series party members]]

[[Category:Super Mario-kun characters]]

[[de:Lakilester]]

[[it:Lakilester]]