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{{articleabout|the enemy in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island|the boss in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]|[[Lakithunder|here]]}}
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[[Image:Thunder_lakitu.PNG|frame|right|A '''Thunder Lakitu''' throwing fire.]]
{{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]]
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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 airborn counterpart to [[Sumo Bro]]ther, an enemy from ''[[Super Mario World]]''.


'''Thunder Lakitus''' are [[Lakitu]]s that shoots out a ball of energy, setting the ground on fire. Most noticeable in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' level 5-1: [[BLIZZARD!!!]]. They look tan or sun burnt, and carry a device (that probably conducts electricity) inside their clouds. The player will eventually know when they are about to attack because they make a loud noise and the screen flashes.
==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.


== Trivia ==
====''Yoshi's New Island''====
* In ''[[The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach]]'' (which predated the existence of Thunder Lakitus by years.), [[Mario]] got hold of a [[Lakitu's Cloud]] and, while attempting to pilot it, triggered several natural element-based features. One of these included orbs of energy raised on sticks (presumably the anime Lakitu's Cloud answer to control of [[sun]]light.); this feature made the cloud look ironically like that of the Thunder Lakitus.
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.


{{yoshi}}
===''Mario Power Tennis''===
{{Lakitu}}
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.


[[Category:Yoshi Sub-Species]]
==Profiles==
[[Category:Yoshi Enemies]]
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
[[Category:Koopas]]
*'''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.'')
[[Category:Koopa Troop]]
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''Not only do Lakitu fish without a license, they also set bonfires without proper permits.''<ref name=guide/>
[[Category:Electrical Creatures]]
*'''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
|Jap=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>
|JapR=Kaminari Jugemu
|JapM=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==
<references/>
 
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{{YI}}
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{{YNI}}
[[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]]
[[de:Donner-Lakitu]]
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Latest revision as of 21:52, September 6, 2024

Not to be confused with Lakithunder.
Thunder Lakitu
Thunder Lakitu from Yoshi's New Island
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's New Island (2014)
Variant of Lakitu
Comparable

A Thunder Lakitu[1] 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 airborn counterpart to Sumo Brother, an enemy from Super Mario World.

History[edit]

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 Klaptraps, by burning them with lightning bolts in the gimmick courts mode.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

  • 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。[2] (It drops lightning from a cloud. The entire area becomes a sea of fire. It is very troublesome if not defeated early.)
  • Player's Guide: Not only do Lakitu fish without a license, they also set bonfires without proper permits.[1]
  • Shogakukan guide (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。[3] (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[edit]

  • 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。[4] (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[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese かみなりジュゲム[2][3]
Kaminari Jugemu
Thunder Lakitu

Trivia[edit]

  • Thunder Lakitus may be based on the Japanese thunder god, 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 cloud to wake up his Spiny's eggs. When he uses lightning, his cloud gains a Raijin-like set of drums, giving him a noticeable resemblance to a Thunder Lakitu.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 128.
  2. ^ a b 「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). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 7.
  3. ^ a b 「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). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 15.
  4. ^ 「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). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 19Media:Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P19.jpg.