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Think this should be moved to the forums? [[User:Big-bang|Big-bang]] 17:57, 17 August 2008 (EDT)
Think this should be moved to the forums? [[User:Big-bang|Big-bang]] 17:57, 17 August 2008 (EDT)
:Japanese don't usually use gender-specific pronouns at all. If we don't know the gender of enemies, we call them "it". [[User:Technickal|Technickal]] 20:32, 8 December 2011 (EST)


==Awkward Quote==
==Awkward Quote==
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Like the character Yoshi is named after his species, is the Lakitu of the Mario Kart series a specific character named Lakitu?  
Like the character Yoshi is named after his species, is the Lakitu of the Mario Kart series a specific character named Lakitu?  
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- {{User|IGGY7735}}
He's [[Fishin' Lakitu]] actually, but he is indeed a Lakitu. [[User:Technickal|Technickal]] 20:30, 8 December 2011 (EST)


==Origin of Lakitu's name==
==Origin of Lakitu's name==
Who made up the name for Lakitu?  It is most likely someone in Nintendo of America.  It seems pointless to turn Jugemu into Lakitu than say "Spiny Thrower" or "Cloud Koopa".  Is there a meaning behind Lakitu?  What language is it from or is it complete gibberish? So many mysteries.--[[User:Platform|Platform]] 09:37, 2 September 2011 (EDT)
Who made up the name for Lakitu?  It is most likely someone in Nintendo of America.  It seems pointless to turn Jugemu into Lakitu than say "Spiny Thrower" or "Cloud Koopa".  Is there a meaning behind Lakitu?  What language is it from or is it complete gibberish? So many mysteries.--[[User:Platform|Platform]] 09:37, 2 September 2011 (EDT)
:After all these years, the best theory I could come up with is that it is from the reversal of the syllables for {{wp|Tukwila, Washington|Tukwila}}, Nintendo of America's former HQ, into Lakwitu. Close enough.--[[User:Platform|Platform]] ([[User talk:Platform|talk]]) 06:51, January 23, 2022 (EST)
==Different Lakitu?==
On the page, it says Lakitu will appear in MK7. However, this Lakitu has a red shell; are we sure this is the same person? {{User:Supremo78/sig}}
==Pronunciation==
I've heard this pronunciation pretty much everywhere, Lah-kih-tu, but I've heard this one frequently on Nintendo Week. La-kee-tu. Is there an official pronunciation or is it a "potato, pot-ah-to/tomato, tom-ah-to" kind of thing? [[User:KoopaKiller13|KoopaKiller13]] 21:19, 10 December 2011 (EST)
:People mispronounce video game characters' names all the time, and that's assuming there even is an "official" pronunciation. I don't really think there is an official pronunciation; it doesn't really matter how you say it. {{User:Yoshiwaker/sig|Unless you can't even tell what they meant :P}}
== Role in the Mario Kart series ==
Should we move that info to the Fishing Lakitu page and delete it from this one. Because Lakitu's role in the Mario Kart series is more of a Fishing Lakitu rather than a regular one, as the Lakitu always has a fishing rod. {{User:Tails777/sig}}
:The info on the ones that fish out crashed racers is already on the Fishin' Lakitu article, while that section is focused on all of the Lakitu (aside from the one that races in MK7), which aren't all Lakitu with fishing poles. This in mind, I don't think there's any info that needs to be moved from that section. {{User:Bop1996/sig}}
::Got it. {{User:Tails777/sig}}
== Shigeru Miyamoto ==
Should the part in the intro paragraph about Shigeru Miyamoto stating Lakitu is the most like him go in Trivia? Or should it stay there?  {{User|Giga12}}
:It works where it is, and trivia is generally frowned upon, if it can be integrated into the main article and still make sense then it should remain in the main article. {{User|Yoshi876}}
== Wreck-It Ralph ==
In the Sugar Rush game in the Wreck-It Ralph movie, the race is conducted by flying marshmallows that bear a strong physical resemblance to Lakitu clouds; have the same role that Lakitu has in the Mario Kart games; and is clearly based off of Lakitu. Should this be mentioned in the article as a Lakitu cameo? [[User:FlashRenegade|FlashRenegade]]
== Dream Team Lakitu ==
Hey, hey, HEY! There '''''is''''' a Lakitu in [[Mario and Luigi: Dream Team]], in fact, there a common enemy in [[Dreamy Driftwood Shore]]. If you don't believe me, then check out [[Lakitu R]]. There can't be a Lakitu R without a Lakitu. So will someone please put this in? If you want the stats, than here they are! [[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team bestiary]] [[Special:Contributions/98.16.11.4|98.16.11.4]] 20:50, 20 January 2015 (EST)
:Thanks. Dunno why I didn't remember any Lakitu in this game... adding to the article. {{User:Tsunami/sig}}
== About this lakitu ==
[[File:LakituTheGreatMission.png|thumb|left|If he did that to mario, do that mean he is a good lakitu? (like the camera lakitu)]] --[[Special:Contributions/78.248.232.59|78.248.232.59]] 14:02, 23 March 2016 (EDT)
:Pretty sure this one is feigning or just doing a sort of one-off cartoon gag. {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 14:07, 23 March 2016 (EDT)
He's probably the camera lakitu... --[[Special:Contributions/78.248.232.59|78.248.232.59]] 14:15, 23 March 2016 (EDT)
== History ==
This needs a history of the enemy. [[Special:Contributions/24.47.160.61|24.47.160.61]] 13:55, December 2, 2023 (EST)
== Quote ==
While the current quote is fitting for Lakitu, it appears to actually be said by a Spiny rather than a Lakitu. This is a little clearer in the Thousand-Year Door remake, with a Spiny's head moving up and down faster aa the quote appears on-screen. The dilemma here is what else to have as a quote. {{User:Nightwicked Bowser/sig}} 15:01, September 9, 2024 (EDT)
:Perhaps "I mean, I love clouds. Love 'em." from ''Paper Mario''. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 00:16, September 15, 2024 (EDT)
: I just added that quote you were referring to. [[User:ObakeidoroGuy|ObakeidoroGuy]] ([[User talk:ObakeidoroGuy|talk]]) 18:19, December 1, 2024 (EST)

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