Editing Lakitu's Cloud

'''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 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 for a short period of time.

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Lakitu's Cloud<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=28|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Peterson, Erik|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide|page=10|date=2003|isbn=1930206-37-2|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> (originally named '''Jugem's Cloud''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=24|language=en-us|date=1990|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' instruction booklet|page=34|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1993}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=10|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=October 21, 2003|isbn=0-7615-4425-9|language=en-us}}</ref> with "Jugem" being the romanization of Lakitu's Japanese name, or '''Cloud Jewel'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' volume 11|page=8|date=March-April 1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</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 ''[[Super Mario World]]'', after taking out the Lakitu riding a Lakitu's Cloud, the player can jump on it to temporarily float around and reach places that they could normally not get to. Although Lakitus typically only travel across a horizontal axis, the player's control of the Lakitu's clouds allows for travel in any direction for as long as the cloud lasts. If the player jumps from a Lakitu's Cloud while moving in it, the resulting momentum causes the cloud to float at constant speed in the direction the player was heading until it is reoccupied or despawns. To access a Lakitu's Cloud, the player first has to defeat the Lakitu with a [[fireball]], a [[Cape Mario|cape]] attack, a [[sand cloud]], a throwing object (such as a [[shell]] or a [[Grab Block]]), or with [[Invincible Mario|invincibility]] power from a [[Super Star]]; stomping on the Lakitu will disintegrate the cloud, rendering it unusable.

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====

Lakitus and their clouds return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', behaving largely the same as in ''Super Mario World''. In order to steal a Lakitu's Cloud, the player has to hit the Lakitu with a fireball or a shell; attacking the Lakitu in any other way will destroy the cloud.

When unoccupied, Lakitu's Clouds can be hit with [[Shell Mario|Shell Mario or Luigi]]'s [[shell dash]] ability for 1000 points. The clouds are not physically affected in any way in the process, meaning that points will continuously accrue from them for as long as they are in collision with the character's shell.<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> Like in ''Super Mario World'', Lakitu's Clouds will acquire momentum if the player jumps out of one while moving in it; shell dashing into one can stop it from advancing further.

Lakitus and their Clouds reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. Here, they behave identically to their appearance in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', but this time they can be obtained by simply jumping on a Lakitu.

Lakitus reappear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' riding their clouds, but these clouds cannot be ridden by [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. If a Lakitu's Cloud is eaten by [[Yoshi]], the Lakitu will fall to the ground on its shell and struggle for a few seconds until the cloud reappears, unless defeated.

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 produces coins not unlike a [[Gold Block]].

====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', Lakitu's Clouds now mouth to the "paah"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.

In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', players can shake Lakitus to remove them from their clouds, leaving them for Mario to use or to put other enemies, objects, and power-ups such as [[Hammer Bro]]s, [[Cannon]]s, and [[Super Mushroom]]s in them. If an enemy is placed in a Lakitu's Cloud, it will move horizontally across the screen. If given [[Wings]], the enemy will move from side to side in a wave-like pattern.

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 [[Head in the Clouds (level)|a certain level]].

Lakitu's Clouds are again rideable in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. Notably, several areas in [[Petal Isles Flying Battleship]] indefinitely spawn Lakitu's Clouds for Mario to traverse the level in.

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. Additionally, the playable Lakitu's [[emblem]] is a stylized deception of a Lakitu's Cloud.

===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===

In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', Lakitu's Clouds retain their function from ''Super Mario World'', enabling the playable character to float around a level freely upon defeating the Lakitus in them. In these games, contrary to ''Super Mario World'', the only way to hijack a Lakitu's Cloud is to jump on the Lakitu, whereas any other attack destroys the cloud. The clouds will start blinking repeatedly a while after use to signal their disappearance, a trait seen in future 2D platform games in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series.

Lakitu's Clouds are also used as the basis for the ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' minigame [[Fuzzy Fliers]], where they are used to fly to the top of a tower. If a player's Lakitu's Cloud runs out of time, they are eliminated from the minigame.

|Jap=じゅげむの{{ruby|雲|くも}}<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|page=22|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=1988}}</ref> / ジュゲムの{{ruby|雲|くも}}<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Collection'' instruction booklet}}</ref>{{page needed}}

|Jap2={{ruby|雲|くも}}<ref>{{cite|url=www.koizumiseiki.jp/jaguar/products/oldproducts/jn-2000/cartridge/mario_famiry/ichiran|title=Japanese website for ''Mario Family''|accessdate=May 21, 2024|publisher=Koizumi Sekei Corp|language=ja}}</ref> (''Mario Family'')

|ChiS=朱盖木云彩<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> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros.'')</small>

|ChiS2=球盖姆的云 <small>(''Super Mario Maker 2'')</small>

|ChiT=球蓋姆的雲<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>

|Ita=Nuvola di Jugem<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Italian manual|page=24}}</ref>

|Ita2=Nuvola<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Italy) Volume 3 - Issue 6|date=1991|page=18}}</ref>

|Ita4=Nuvoletta<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]), Italian e-manual|page=14}}</ref>