Editing Lakilester

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

|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]])

'''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".  

[[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 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.

[[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.

*'''[[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>

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

|[[Gale Force|Hurricane]]

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]]''

|Jpn=ポコピー

|JpnR=Pokopī

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

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==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]].