Editing Lakitu Bros.

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|image=[[File:LakituSM64.png]]<br>One of the Lakitu Bros.' artwork from ''Super Mario 64''
|full_name=Lakitu Brothers
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|species=[[Fishin' Lakitu]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
}}
{{quote2|Good afternoon. The Lakitu Bros., here, reporting live from just outside the Princess's castle. Mario has just arrived on the scene, and we'll be filming the action live as he enters the castle and pursues the missing Power Stars. As seasoned cameramen, we'll be shooting from the recommended angle, but you can change the camera angle by pressing the {{button|n64|Cup}} {{button|n64|Cright}} {{button|n64|Cdown}} {{button|n64|Cleft}} Buttons. If we can't adjust the view any further, we'll buzz. To take a look at the surroundings, stop and press {{button|n64|Cup}}. Press {{button|n64|A}} to resume play. Switch camera modes with the {{button|n64|R}}. Signs along the way will review these instructions. For now, reporting live, this has been the Lakitu Bros.|Lakitu Bro.|[[Super Mario 64]]}}

'''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. According to the ''Super Mario 64'' Nintendo Player's Guide, they are employed by the [[List of implied organizations#Kingdom News Network|Kingdom News Network]].

==History==
===''Super Mario 64''===
[[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 [[Peach's Castle]], then approaches a nearby [[Warp Pipe]], from which [[Mario]] emerges, starting the adventure. The hero 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, castle servants, and the world.

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.

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 Mario 64 DS''====
[[File:LakituSM64DS.png|thumb|right|One of the Lakitu Bros. in ''Super Mario 64 DS''.]]
{{quote2|[[Yoshi]], Yoshi...Listen...Mario hasn't returned yet...|[[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. pops the bubble Yoshi is blowing out of his nose to wake him up and tells him the heroes 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|X}} buttons on the [[Nintendo DS]].
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===''Super Smash Bros.''===
[[File:Ssb lakitubro.png|thumb|120px|A Lakitu Bro. in ''Super Smash Bros.'']]
The Lakitu Bro. makes 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.

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ジュゲムブラザーズ
|JapR=Jugemu Burazāzu
|JapM=Lakitu (Jugem) Brothers
|Fra=Frères Lakitu
|FraM=Lakitu Brothers
|Kor=김수한무 형제
|KorR=Kimsuhanmu Hyeongje
|KorM=Lakitu Brothers (김수한무 is Lakitu's Korean name.)
|Chi=朱盖木兄弟 <!-- from iQue's localization of Super Mario 64 DS -->
|ChiR=Zhūgàimù Xiōngdì
|ChiM=Jugemu [Lakitu] Brothers
}}

==Trivia==
*Certain Lakitus also use cameras in ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' and [[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|''Mario Tennis'']] for the [[Nintendo 64]], ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', just like Lakitu Bros.
*Although their artwork shows it, [[Lakitu's Cloud]] has no given face in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. It is given one in the remake.
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