Editing Lakitu Bros.

 

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|image=[[Image:LakituSM64.png]]<br>One of the '''Lakitu Bros.'''' artwork from ''Super Mario 64''.

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[1996]])

|species=[[Fishin' Lakitu]]

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' ([[2004]])

'''Lakitu Bros.''' are [[Fishin' Lakitu]] brothers that are found in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and [[Super Mario 64 DS|its remake]]. These characters have cameras hooked at the ends of their fishing poles instead of items.  

[[File:LakituBroSM64.png|thumb|left|A Lakitu Bro. in ''Super Mario 64''.]]

At the start of the game, one of the Lakitu Bros. first appears in the sky after [[Princess Peach]]'s message to Mario. It circles [[Princess Peach's Castle|Peach's Castle]], then approaches a nearby [[Warp Pipe]], from which [[Mario]] emerges, starting the adventure. The plumber attempts to head inside Peach's Castle but is stopped by another [[Lakitu]], who introduces himself and his partner as the Lakitu Bros. One of the Lakitu Bros. mentions that they are cameramen reporters and will film Mario throughout his adventure as he attempts to retrieve the [[Power Star]]s and rescue the princess.

It is also mentioned that they will record Mario at a recommended angle, though this angle can be changed through the use of the C Buttons, pressing {{button|n64|Cup}} while stationary enables the player to enter first-person view, which can be negated by pressing {{button|n64|A}}, that camera modes can be toggled via the {{button|n64|R}} button, and that there are signs scattered in and around the castle that contain this information. Their explanation finished, one of the Lakitu Bros. leaves, and the other remains to record Mario's adventure.

[[Image:LakituSM64DS.png|thumb|right|One of the Lakitu Bros. in ''Super Mario 64 DS''.]]

{{LLquote|Uh-oh. Looks like the doors are locked, huh? Hmmm, I just saw a [[rabbit]] taking off with a key in his mouth. Why don't you look for him on the Touch Screen map, [[Yoshi]]?|Lakitu Bro.|[[Super Mario 64 DS]]}}

In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', the opening is slightly different. Shortly after Mario, [[Luigi]], and [[Wario]] go missing, [[Yoshi]] is seen sleeping on the castle grounds, and one of the Lakitu Bros. wakes him up and tells him the plumbers have gone missing. After hearing the news, Yoshi tries to enter the castle, but the door is locked. As Yoshi turns around, the Lakitu Bro. reappears and tells him that a [[rabbit]] took the [[key]], and that Yoshi should find it and gives him a [[map]] to use on his adventure. After catching the rabbit, Yoshi enters the castle.

In this game, the camera is controlled by the {{button|DS|L}} and {{button|DS|R}} buttons on the [[Nintendo DS]].

When Mario enters [[Whomp's Fortress]] for the first time, the Lakitu Bro. following him issues an update to Mario's adventure. From him, Mario learns that he can sneak up on sleeping enemies by moving slowly past them. The Lakitu Bro. then reiterates his instructions from earlier before leaving Mario to his task. The Lakitu Bro. stays with Mario for the remainder of his adventure and can be seen in the big mirror in the room that leads to [[Snowman's Land]].

===''Super Smash Bros.===

[[File:Ssb lakitubro.png|thumb|left|120px|A Lakitu Bro. in ''Super Smash Bros.'']]

The Lakitu Bro. made a cameo appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' He appears flying in the right direction of the background in [[Peach's Castle (Super Smash Bros.)|Peach's Castle]] after a few minutes.

*Certain Lakitus also used cameras in ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]], ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', just like Lakitu Bros.

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