Editing Lakitu's Cloud

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:NS Online Lakitu's Cloud Cropped.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Lakitu's Cloud for [[Nintendo Switch Online]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Cloud Block]]
|variants=[[Cloud Lift]]<br>[[Rain Cloud]]<br>[[Snow Cloud]]<br>[[Thunder Cloud]]
|relatives=[[Lakitu]]
|comparable=[[Fwoosh]]<br>[[Gnarantula]]<br>[[Ruff Puff]]<br>[[Smogrin]]
|notable=[[Fluffy]]<br>[[Royal bus]]
}}
'''Lakitu's Clouds''' (occasionally formatted as '''Lakitu's clouds''')<ref>{{cite|quote=Commandeer Lakitu's cloud and use it to collect coins.|title=[[Lakitu's Cloud Heist]]|publisher=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''|language=en}}</ref> are objects introduced in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They are clouds with a smiley face on each, usually inhabited and maneuvered through the air by [[Lakitu]]s. Certain games of the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] allow the player character to ride in one temporarily.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
Lakitu's Cloud<ref>{{cite|date=2003|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=28}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2003|author=Peterson, Erik|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1930206-37-2|page=10}}</ref> (originally named '''Jugem's Cloud''',<ref>{{cite|date=1990|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=24}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=1993|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=34}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|date=October 21, 2003|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4425-9|page=10}}</ref> with "Jugem" being the romanization of Lakitu's Japanese name, or '''Cloud Jewel''')<ref>{{cite|date=March-April 1990|title=''Nintendo Power'' volume 11|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=8}}</ref>) is an [[list of items|item]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and its [[reissue]]s. It allows [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to skip a level from the world map, but should they lose a life in the next level, their map position is reset.

====''Super Mario World''====
Lakitu's Clouds are objects in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. The player character can jump into one and ride it temporarily after defeating its Lakitu with [[fireball]]s or other projectiles to float around anywhere in the sky, unlike how Lakitus use them to move horizontally only. The Lakitu's Cloud moves at a constant speed if the player character jumps from it until it is reoccupied or despawns. The Lakitu's Cloud dissolves if the Lakitu is [[stomp]]ed.

A [[List of Super Mario World glitches#Everlasting cloud ride|glitch]] exists in ''Super Mario World'' that causes the cloud to last indefinitely if the Lakitu on top is defeated with [[Fire Flower|fire power]].

====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
Lakitu's Clouds return in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. They were originally a 2D texture without a face, but the remake gives the cloud its usual look.

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
Lakitu's Clouds return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' They are the same as in ''Super Mario World'', except a [[shell dash]] is another way to hijack a Lakitu's Cloud temporarily. Even if the cloud is unoccupied, hitting it with the shell dash ability earns the player character 1,000 points.<ref>{{cite|author=Nishman235|date=April 11, 2018|url=youtu.be/xiWaiA8kFyw|title=MAX SCORE GLITCH Tutorial <nowiki>[New Super Mario Bros. DS]</nowiki>|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=September 20, 2021}}</ref> Lakitu's Clouds are required to obtain certain [[Star Coin]]s.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Lakitu's Clouds return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They are identical to those in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', though Lakitu's Clouds can now also become accessible from stomping a Lakitu.

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
Lakitu's Clouds return in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They cannot be used. A Lakitu's Cloud disappears if its Lakitu is stunned on the ground, though the Lakitu creates another to use moments later.

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Lakitu's Clouds return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They are also affected by [[Gold Ring]]s, becoming gold, and they spawn a trail of coins when ridden. Lakitu's Clouds swell up for a split second to "[[paah]]s."

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Lakitu's Clouds appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|their port]]. Their mouths move whenever a "paah" sound plays. A Lakitu's Cloud is used to collect the [[coin]]s in [[Lakitu's Cloud Heist]].

====''Super Mario Maker''====
Lakitu's clouds are course elements in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''. One becomes usable for Mario or to put an enemy, object, or power-up inside of it if the Lakitu is shook from the cloud, ejecting it. Enemies in Lakitu's Cloud travel horizontally, and those with wings move in a wavy pattern from side to side.

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Lakitu's Clouds return in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They function the same as in ''Super Mario Maker'' and were not added to the ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style. A Lakitu's Cloud in Story Mode is used to reconstruct [[Peach's Castle]] after completing [[Head in the Clouds (level)|a certain level]].

====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
Lakitu's Clouds return in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. They are spawned indefinitely in [[Petal Isles Flying Battleship]] to allow the player characters to traverse the levels.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
A Lakitu's Cloud is used by the [[Lakitu (Mario Kart referee)|Lakitu]] referee in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. It wears goggles during [[underwater driving]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', which introduces a vehicle based on Lakitu's Clouds, [[Cloud 9]]. Lakitu's Cloud is depicted on several courses in [[Dragon Driftway]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. A Lakitu's Cloud is the basis of the [[Standard Kart]] and emblem of the playable Lakitu in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''.

===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
Lakitu's Clouds are objects in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its remake]]. They become usable for the player character temporarily after they defeat the Lakitu, only by stomping, since other attacks destroy the cloud. After being used for a while, a Lakitu's Cloud blinks repeatedly to indicate it is about to disappear, something that became standard in the ''Super Mario'' series.

===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party 10''====
Lakitu's Clouds are objects in the minigame [[Fuzzy Fliers]] in ''[[Mario Party 10]]''. They are used to fly to the top of a tower. If a Lakitu's Cloud runs out of time, the player character in it loses.

====''Super Mario Party Jamboree''====
Lakitu's Cloud is an object in ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''. It appears on [[Mario's Rainbow Castle]], replacing the [[Fwoosh]] found on the original board. It takes the player to the tower where they can get a [[Star (Mario Party series)|Star]] from [[Toad (species)|Yellow Toad]] or a [[Ztar]] from [[Fake Bowser|Impostor Bowser]].

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', Lakitu's Clouds from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' appear in the antiques shop.

==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
*'''Wii Virtual Console manual:''' ''Use this item to pass Mario over an uncompleted level on the map screen.''
*'''Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual bio:''' ''Allows Mario to clear a level not yet cleared.''

===''Super Mario Maker''===
*'''[[Play Nintendo]]:'''<br>'''''Catch a cloud'''<br>Sure, you could bounce up to that extra high platform on a trampoline, but why not travel in style by knocking off Lakitu and stealing his cloud?''<ref>{{cite|url=play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/super-mario-maker-platforming-tips|title=Super Mario Maker Platforming Tips|publisher=Play Nintendo|language=en-us|accessdate=July 5, 2020}}</ref>

==General information==
===Physical appearance===
{{multiframe|[[File:Cloud Map SMB3.png]] [[File:SMW2 Lakitu's Cloud.png]] [[File:Lakitu Cloud PM.png]]|Lakitu's Clouds from left to right: ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', and ''[[Paper Mario]]''|align=left|size=150}}
Most Lakitu's Clouds are white. However, in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', [[Lakilulu]] has a pink-colored cloud; additionally, [[Dark Lakitu]]s from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' have gray clouds. [[Lakithunder]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' also has a dark gray cloud with glaring, yellow eyes, capable of firing lightning bolts. [[King Lakitu]] from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', another lightning-firing Lakitu, has a purple cloud. [[Lakipea]]s, the [[Beanbean Kingdom]] equivalent of Lakitus, have vines covering their clouds.

Many Lakitu's Clouds also 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 [[Fishing Boo]]s and [[C. Fishing Boo]]s do not have faces, however. In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'', all Lakitus are portrayed without faces on their clouds, but in ''Super Mario 64'', there is an unused texture for a face for Lakitu's Cloud left in the game's data.<ref>{{cite|url=tcrf.net/Super_Mario_64_(Nintendo_64)/Unused_Textures|title=Super Mario 64 Unused Textures|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=December 21, 2021|language=en}}</ref> In the latter, Lakitu and Mario are able to control rain, thunder, sun, typhoons, and snow with levers on the cloud.

Similar cloud characters and items have appeared throughout the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. In ''Super Mario World'', when Yoshi eats two pink [[Fruit (Yoshi food)|berries]] in the same stage, a cloud resembling Lakitu's Cloud appears and drops ten striped smiley-faced coins, giving a [[1-Up Mushroom]] if all of them are collected. The [[Thunder Cloud]] item in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' looks like a Lakitu's Cloud, but a bluish-gray color with a [[Lightning]] on its head. [[Ruff Puff]]'s Tattle in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' openly speculates on the relationship between it and the similar Lakitu's Cloud.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Cloud Map SMB3.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' sprite
SMW Lakitu's Cloud.gif|''[[Super Mario World]]'' sprite
SMBPW Jugems Cloud.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]''
Jugems Cloud SMB3 All-Stars.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'') sprite
SMW2 Lakitu's Cloud.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' sprite
Story Lakitu's Cloud.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' sprite
Lakitu Cloud PM.png|''[[Paper Mario]]'' sprite
Lakitu's Cloud Hyper Sniper Target MP6.png|''[[Mario Party 6]]''
DaisyCruiserMK7RaceFinish.jpg|''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' with goggles
SMM-SMB-Lakitu'sCloud.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' sprite (''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style)
SMM-SMB-30th-Lakitu'sCloud.png|''Super Mario Maker'' sprite under the [[Big Mushroom]] effect
SMM-NSMBU-LakitusCloud.png|''Super Mario Maker'' sprite (''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style)
Standee Cloud Yoshi.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' [[standee]]
Standee Cloud Red Yoshi.png|''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' standee
Standee Cloud Light Blue Yoshi.png|''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' standee
Standee Cloud Yellow Yoshi.png|''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' standee
Standee Cloud Nabbit.png|''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' standee
SMM Booklet Page 72 73.png|''Super Mario Maker'' idea book
SMM Booklet Page 93.png|''Super Mario Maker'' idea book
NL MK8D Promotional Artwork.jpg|Promotional artwork for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' from Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s [[LINE]] account
SMM2 Key Art Concept Artwork.jpg|Illustration containing various concept of key art for ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
Mario Undōkai card 10.jpg|''[[Mario Undōkai]]'' trading card
CNH Apr 1.png|''[[Club Nintendo Hanafuda]]''
NS Online Lakitu's Cloud.png|Promotional artwork for Nintendo Switch Online
Nintendo Topic Christmas Printable Lakitu Cloud.png|Artwork from Christmas-themed pop up card printable from Nintendo in Japan's topic
SMB 35th Anniversary Lineup TVCM.jpg|A Japanese commercial promoting the [[Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary|''Super Mario Bros.'' 35th Anniversary]]
Nintendo Magazine 2020 winter Message Card.jpg|Message card from ''Nintendo Magazine 2020 winter''
Gift Guide 2021 Ornaments.png|2021 Nintendo Holiday Gift Guide
LSM Lakitu Figure.png|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
LEGO Super Mario Lakitu Sky World.jpg|LEGO ''Super Mario''
Adventures with Interactive LEGO Peach.png|LEGO ''Super Mario''
LEGO Super Mario Mario Kart Baby Peach & Grand Prix.jpg|LEGO ''Super Mario''
TSMBM Jungle Kingdom Concept Art.jpeg|Concept artwork for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
TSMBM Koopa Troop Concept Art.jpeg|Concept artwork for ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''
TSMBM Bowser Luigi Concept Art.jpeg|Concept artwork for ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''
Holiday Gift Guide 2023 Banner.png|My Nintendo Store (Holiday Gift Guide 2023)
SMB3 F40A Para Beetles Artwork.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (Famicom 40th Anniversary)
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=じゅげむの{{ruby|雲|くも}}
|JapR=Jugemu no Kumo
|JapM=Lakitu's Cloud
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|date=1988|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|page=22}}</ref> / ジュゲムの{{ruby|雲|くも}}<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Collection'' instruction booklet}}{{page needed}}</ref>
|Jap2={{ruby|雲|くも}}
|Jap2R=Kumo
|Jap2M=Cloud
|Jap2C=<ref>{{cite|url=www.koizumiseiki.jp/jaguar/products/oldproducts/jn-2000/cartridge/mario_famiry/ichiran|title=Japanese website for ''Mario Family''|publisher=Koizumi Sekei Corp|language=ja|accessdate=May 21, 2024}}</ref>
|Jap2N=''Mario Family''
|ChiS=朱盖木云彩
|ChisR=Zhūgàimù Yúncai
|ChiSM=Lakitu Cloud
|ChiSC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.ique.com/games/Mariobros/course.htm|title=Official Chinese ''New Super Mario Bros.'' website|publisher=iQue|language-zh-hans|accessdate=December 20, 2019}}</ref>
|ChiSN=''New Super Mario Bros.''
|ChiS2=球盖姆的云
|ChiS2R=Qiúgàimǔ de Yún
|ChiS2M=Lakitu's Cloud
|ChiS2N=''Super Mario Maker 2''
|ChiT=球蓋姆的雲
|ChiTR=Qiúgàimǔ de Yún
|ChiTM=Lakitu's Cloud
|ChiTC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/switch/super_mario_maker_2/pc/play/index.html|title=Official Chinese ''Super Mario Maker 2'' website|publisher=Nintendo HK|language=zh-hant|accessdate=January 7, 2020}}</ref>
|Fre=Nuage de Lakitu
|FreM=Lakitu's Cloud
|Ger=Lakitus Wolke
|GerM=Lakitu's Cloud
|Ger2=Wolke
|Ger2M=Cloud
|Ger2C=<ref>{{cite|date=2003|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=de|page=32}}</ref>
|Ita=Nuvola di Jugem
|ItaM=Jugem's Cloud
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Italian manual|page=24}}</ref>
|Ita2=Nuvola
|Ita2M=Cloud
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|date=1991|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Italy) Volume 3 - Issue 6|page=18}}</ref>
|Ita3=Nuvola di Lakitu/Nuvola Lakitu
|Ita3M=Lakitu's Cloud
|Ita4=Nuvoletta
|Ita4M=Little cloud
|Ita4C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (3DS - Virtual Console), Italian e-manual|page=14}}</ref>
|Spa=Nube de Lakitu
|SpaM=Lakitu's Cloud
}}

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