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[[File:White_Smile_Block.png|thumb|A square cloud]]
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|image=[[File:NSMBW Asset Model Square Cloud.png|150x150px]]<br>Rendered model
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[list of games by date#2009|2009]])
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[[File:NSMBW World 4-5 Screenshot.png|left|thumb|170px|A square cloud in World 4-5]]
[[File:NSMBW World 4-5 Screenshot.png|left|thumb|170px|A square cloud in World 4-5]]
A '''square cloud''',<ref>Bueno, Fernando. ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 87.</ref> also known as a '''Cloud Block''',<ref>''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' internal filename (<tt>block_cloud</tt>)</ref> is a [[block]] found exclusively in [[World 4-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 4-5]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. It is white and has a smiling face on its front, making it look similar to [[Lakitu's Cloud]]. When hit, a square cloud turns into a [[Lakitu]] that throws [[coin]]s. However, the [[level]] also features [[Spiny Egg]]-throwing Lakitus that players can easily mistake for the coin-throwing Lakitus, as the two types are not visually differentiated.
A '''square cloud''',<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=87|date=November 15, 2009|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4}}</ref> also known as a '''Cloud Block''',<ref>''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' internal filename (<tt>block_cloud</tt>)</ref> is an object in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. It is a white [[block]] with a smiling face on its front, making it resemble a [[Lakitu's Cloud]]. Square clouds appear exclusively in [[World 4-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 4-5]] only. When hit, a square cloud turns into a [[Lakitu]] that throws [[coin]]s. However, the [[level]] also features [[Spiny Egg]]-throwing Lakitus that players can easily mistake for the coin-throwing Lakitus, as the two types are not visually differentiated. The only difference that Lakitus from square clouds have from other types is that they stay onscreen only temporarily and do not respawn.


Like standard Lakitus, Lakitus spawned from square clouds can damage the player characters on contact. Players can eat these Lakitus with [[Yoshi]], gain [[point]]s by defeating them, and ride their clouds as usual. Unlike the standard ones, Lakitus spawned from square clouds stay onscreen only temporarily and do not respawn.
The way the Lakitu throws coins is reminiscent to ''[[Super Mario World]]'' when a [[Yoshi Cloud]] appears and drops [[Bonus Coin (Super Mario World)|Bonus Coin]]s after [[Yoshi]] has eaten two Pink [[fruit (Yoshi food)|Berries]]. The block looks similar to the ''[[Yoshi's Island (series)|Yoshi's Island]]'' depiction of the [[Message Block]].
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=雲ブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' section, page 150.</ref>
|Jap=雲ブロック<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' section|page=150|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Kumo Burokku
|JapR=Kumo Burokku
|JapM=Cloud Block; shared with [[Cloud Block|another object]]
|JapM=Cloud Block; shared with [[Cloud Block|another object]]
|Fre=Bloc Nuage
|Fre=Bloc Nuage
|FreM=Cloud Block
|FreM=Cloud Block
|Ita=Blocco Lakitu<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 150</ref>
|Ita=Blocco Lakitu<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=150}}</ref>
|ItaM=Lakitu Block
|ItaM=Lakitu Block
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*The way the Lakitu throws coins is reminiscent to ''[[Super Mario World]]'' when a [[Yoshi Cloud]] appears and drops [[Bonus Coin (Super Mario World)|Bonus Coin]]s after Yoshi has eaten two Pink [[fruit (Yoshi food)|Berries]].
*The block looks similar to the ''[[Yoshi's Island (series)|Yoshi's Island]]'' depiction of the [[Message Block]].


==References==
==References==
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[[it:Blocco Lakitu]]
[[it:Blocco Lakitu]]

Latest revision as of 22:55, September 26, 2024

Square cloud
Rendered model of a square cloud from New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
Rendered model
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
A square cloud in World 4-5

A square cloud,[1] also known as a Cloud Block,[2] is an object in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. It is a white block with a smiling face on its front, making it resemble a Lakitu's Cloud. Square clouds appear exclusively in World 4-5 only. When hit, a square cloud turns into a Lakitu that throws coins. However, the level also features Spiny Egg-throwing Lakitus that players can easily mistake for the coin-throwing Lakitus, as the two types are not visually differentiated. The only difference that Lakitus from square clouds have from other types is that they stay onscreen only temporarily and do not respawn.

The way the Lakitu throws coins is reminiscent to Super Mario World when a Yoshi Cloud appears and drops Bonus Coins after Yoshi has eaten two Pink Berries. The block looks similar to the Yoshi's Island depiction of the Message Block.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 雲ブロック[3]
Kumo Burokku
Cloud Block; shared with another object
French Bloc Nuage[?] Cloud Block
Italian Blocco Lakitu[4] Lakitu Block

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bueno, Fernando (November 15, 2009). New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46592-4. Page 87.
  2. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Wii internal filename (block_cloud)
  3. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. Wii section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 150.
  4. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 150.