Editing Lakilester

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Paper Mario Lakilester Artwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Paper Mario''
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|species=[[Lakitu]]
|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.

==History==
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
[[File:Mario Meets Lakilester the Lakitu.png|thumb|Mario meeting Lakilester in ''Paper Mario'']]
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's 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.

Lakilester receives [[List of letters in Paper Mario#Lakilester|two letters]] at the [[Toad Town Post Office]]: one from Lakilulu and the other from [[List of implied characters#Flight|Flight]].

[[Duplighost]]s and [[Lee]] can transform into Lakilester along with Mario's other partners, where his name appears as "Lakilester???"

====''Super Paper Mario''====
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Lakilester appears as a [[Catch Card]] found on the ninetieth floor of the [[Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]]. Lakilester also has unused sprite data for the game.

===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Lakilester SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left|x220px|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'']]
Lakilester makes an appearance also in volume 26 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. As in the game, he initially attacks Mario. His moves include throwing a [[Spiny Surge]] while his cloud can use [[Gale Force|Hurricane]]. Mario and his partners eventually fight back by stacking each other and having Mario using this stack to reach Lakilester. Lakilester then joins Mario to help him on his quest.
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===Unused appearances===
====''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''.
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Paper Mario''===
*'''In-game bio:''' ''This wannabe talks like a tough guy to impress his girlfriend. Press {{button|n64|Cdown}} to ride the cloud with him over spikes or lava. His specialty is throwing spiny eggs.''
*'''[[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>

====Enemy stats====
{{:Paper Mario bestiary|transcludesection=Spike?|image=[[File:PM Lakilester enemy idle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}

====Attacks and stats====
{| style="text-align: center; width: 100%" class=wikitable
!width="10%"|Attack
!width="10%"|Flower Points Needed
!width="10%"|Effect
!width="10%"|Action Command
!width="10%"|Attack Power
!width="10%"|Move Ranks
|-
|[[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'''
|Base Rank
|-
|[[Spiny Surge]]
|4
|Throws a lot of Spiny Eggs at all enemies.
|Repeatedly tilt {{button|n64|Stickleft}} to fill the gauge.
|Base Rank: 0-'''2'''<br>Super Rank: 0-'''3'''<br> Ultra Rank: 0-'''4'''
|Base Rank
|-
|[[Cloud Nine]]
|4
|Creates a cloud that boosts Mario's evasion rate.
|Press {{button|n64|A}} as the red stars light up.
|N/A
|Super Rank
|-
|[[Gale Force|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
|Ultra Rank
|}

Values in bold are for perfectly executed action commands.

===''Super Paper Mario''===
{| class="wikitable" align=center width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; background: #f9f9f9; color:black"
|-
!colspan=2|[[Catch Card]]
|-
|[[File:SPM Lakilester Catch Card.png|center|70px]]
|
*'''Card Type:''' Rare
*'''Card Description:''' ''This is Mario's good buddy Lakilester from Paper Mario. He played it cool in shades as he flew over lava.''
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Lakilester Battle Stage.png
Tattle "Spike" PM.png
Mario Lakilester Jump.png
Lakilester Defeated PM.png
PM Lakilester joins party.png|Lakilester joining Mario's party
Lakilester Feels First Time Good.png
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]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
===Lakilester===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ポコピー
|JpnR=Pokopī
|JpnM=Derived from part of the literary character {{wp|Jugemu}}'s full name
|Ger=Lakilester
|Fre=Lakilester
|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>
|ChiSR=Zhūkùbǐ
|ChiSM=From the Japanese name
|Kor=포코피
|KorR=Pokopi
|KorM=Transliteration of the Japanese name
|Ita=Lakilester
|Spa=Lakilester
}}
===Michael===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=マイケル
|JpnR=Maikeru
|JpnM=Michael
|Ger=Hugo
|Fre=Michael
|Chi=迈克<ref name="iQue"/>
|ChiR=Màikè
|ChiM=Mike
|Spa=Faustino
}}
===Spike===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ジョナサン
|JpnR=Jonasan
|JpnM=Jonathan
|Ger=Spike
|Fre=Pico
|FreM=Derived from ''pic'' ("spike")
|Chi=史派克<ref name="iQue"/>
|ChiR=Shǐpàikè
|ChiM=Spike
|Spa=Spike
}}

==Notes==
*Lakilester is one of the only characters in ''Paper Mario'' that is capable of dealing damage to [[Bowser]] after he powers himself up with the [[Star Rod (Paper Mario)|Star Rod]] (during the first round of the final battle). However, he is only able to do one [[Heart Point|HP]] worth of damage to him. The same thing applies to [[Watt]].

==References==
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