Editing Thunder Lakitu

{{distinguish|Lakithunder}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:YNI Thunder Lakitu.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|variant_of=[[Lakitu]]
|comparable=[[Sumo Bro]]
}}
A '''Thunder Lakitu'''<ref name=guide>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=American English|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=[[media:SMW2 Guide 128.jpg|128]]}}</ref> is a [[Lakitu]] that shoots out a ball of energy, setting the ground on fire, which moves out in a disappearing wave shape; they act essentially as an airborne counterpart to [[Sumo Bro]]ther, an enemy from ''[[Super Mario World]]''.

==History==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
They make their first appearance in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' in the [[level]], [[BLIZZARD!!!]]. These pink Lakitus make a loud noise and the screen flashes when they attack, so the player can detect when they are about to attack.

====''Yoshi's New Island''====
Thunder Lakitus reappear in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', where they are only found in the level [[Bandit Valley]]. Their design has been updated to better resemble modern Lakitus, though they keep their pink coloration.

===''Mario Power Tennis''===
In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', there is a Thunder Lakitu in the [[DK Jungle Court]], and it has the skin and shell of a normal Lakitu. The Thunder Lakitu is able to clear the field from [[Klaptrap]]s, by burning them with lightning bolts in the gimmick courts mode.

==Profiles==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 雲の上から雷を落とす。あたり一面を火の海にする。早めに倒さないとめんどう。<ref name=Sho/> (''It drops lightning from a cloud. The entire area becomes a sea of fire. It is very troublesome if not defeated early.'')
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''Not only do Lakitu fish without a license, they also set bonfires without proper permits.''<ref name=guide/>
*'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' 雲の上からかみなりを落とす。地面に落ちたかみなりは炎の波となって移動するので、早めに倒さないとやっかいだ。<ref name=Advance/> (''It drops lightning from a cloud. Lightning that strikes the ground travels as a wave of flame, so it can be troublesome if not defeated early.'')

===''Yoshi's New Island''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 雲に乗って空を漂い、雷を落とす。地面に落ちた雷は左右に広がり、触れるとダメージを受ける。雷を落とす前に動きが止まるので、このときタマゴで倒そう。<ref name=YNI>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's New Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P19.jpg|19}}}}</ref> (''Drifting in the sky on a cloud, it drops lightning. The lightning that strikes the ground spreads out to the left and right, damaging the player when it touches them. They stop moving before they drop lightning, so use an egg at this time to defeat them.'')

==Gallery==
<gallery>
ThunderLakitu SMW2.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Icon SMW2-YI - BLIZZARD!!!.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMA3-ThunderLakitu.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
ThunderLakitu MPT.png|''Mario Power Tennis''
Bandit Valley.png|''Yoshi's New Island''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=かみなりジュゲム<ref name=Sho>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=[[media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P7.jpg|7]]}}</ref><ref name=Advance>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=[[media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P15.png|15]]}}</ref>
|JpnR=Kaminari Jugemu
|JpnM=Thunder Lakitu
}}

==Trivia==
*Thunder Lakitus may be based on the Japanese thunder god, [[wikipedia:Raijin|Raijin]] who also wears a set of drum-like ornaments on his back, has red skin and can control lightning.
*In ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'' (which predated the existence of Thunder Lakitus by 9 years), a Lakitu uses several weather-based features from his [[Lakitu's Cloud|cloud]] to wake up his [[Spiny Egg|Spiny's egg]]s. When he uses lightning, his cloud gains a Raijin-like set of drums, giving him a noticeable resemblance to a Thunder Lakitu.

==References==
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[[Category:Lakitus]]
[[Category:Electrical creatures]]
[[Category:Mario Power Tennis species]]
[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's New Island enemies]]
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