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'''Dark Lakitus''' are stronger variants of normal [[Lakitu]]s that appear in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. They are not found in the main quest, but instead are found in the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]] between floors 61-69. Unlike normal Lakitus, Dark Lakitus throw [[Sky-Blue Spiny|Sky-Blue Spinies]] instead of the normal [[Spiny|Spinies]]. Compared to Lakitus, they are also darker in skin tone and have red shells. Dark Lakitus mark the second time a Lakitu has being depicted with a Red Shell; the first is ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and the third is the playable Lakitu in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. It is implied in one of [[Goombella]]'s tattles that it rides a rain cloud, although the cloud itself never demonstrates the ability. | '''Dark Lakitus''' are stronger variants of normal [[Lakitu]]s that appear in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. They are not found in the main quest, but instead are found in the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]] between floors 61-69. Unlike normal Lakitus, Dark Lakitus throw [[Sky-Blue Spiny|Sky-Blue Spinies]] instead of the normal [[Spiny|Spinies]]. Compared to Lakitus, they are also darker in skin tone and have red shells. Dark Lakitus mark the second time a Lakitu has being depicted with a Red Shell; the first is ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and the third is the playable Lakitu in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. It is implied in one of [[Goombella]]'s tattles that it rides a rain cloud, although the cloud itself never demonstrates the ability. | ||
In the English localization, it is mistakenly stated that Dark Lakitu's Sky-Blue Spinies hatch from "pipes" in [[Goombella]]'s [[Tattle]] for both enemies. However, the supposed "pipes" which spawn Sky-Blue Spinies bear no resemblance to the conventional [[Warp Pipe|pipes]] of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] and instead appear as regular blue Spiny Eggs. Their name is the result of a mistranslation: Spiny Eggs are referred to as「パイポ」(''Paipo'') in Japanese, which (like Lakitu's Japanese name) comes from [[Wikipedia:Jugemu|a well-known Japanese folktale]]<ref>{{cite|url=legendsoflocalization.com/super-mario-bros/names/#the-eggs-too|title=Super Mario Bros. Translation Comparison: Names|publisher=Legends of Localization|accessdate=April 22, 2015}}</ref> but can also be interpreted (incorrectly, in this case) as an approximation of the English "pipe" into Japanese [[Wikipedia:Katakana|katakana]]. While「パイポ」(''Paipo'') was correctly rendered as "Spiny Egg" elsewhere in the English script of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' — namely, with regard to the standard species of Spiny fought in the game — the translation team seems to have overlooked the established convention with this variant, resulting in the "pipe" name.<ref>{{cite|author=Clyde Mandelin|date=June 8, 2017|url=legendsoflocalization.com/that-one-time-lakitu-started-throwing-pipes/|title=That One Time Lakitu Started Throwing Pipes|publisher=Legends of Localization|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref> | In the English localization, it is mistakenly stated that Dark Lakitu's Sky-Blue Spinies hatch from "pipes" in [[Goombella]]'s [[Tattle]] for both enemies. However, the supposed "pipes" which spawn Sky-Blue Spinies bear no resemblance to the conventional [[Warp Pipe|pipes]] of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] and instead appear as regular blue Spiny Eggs. Their name is the result of a mistranslation: Spiny Eggs are referred to as「パイポ」(''Paipo'') in Japanese, which (like Lakitu's Japanese name) comes from [[Wikipedia:Jugemu|a well-known Japanese folktale]]<ref>{{cite|url=legendsoflocalization.com/super-mario-bros/names/#the-eggs-too|title=Super Mario Bros. Translation Comparison: Names|publisher=Legends of Localization|accessdate=April 22, 2015}}</ref> but can also be interpreted (incorrectly, in this case) as an approximation of the English "pipe" into Japanese [[Wikipedia:Katakana|katakana]]. While「パイポ」(''Paipo'') was correctly rendered as "Spiny Egg" elsewhere in the English script of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' — namely, with regard to the standard species of Spiny fought in the game — the translation team seems to have overlooked the established convention with this variant, resulting in the "pipe" name.<ref>{{cite|author=Clyde Mandelin|date=June 8, 2017|url=legendsoflocalization.com/that-one-time-lakitu-started-throwing-pipes/|title=That One Time Lakitu Started Throwing Pipes|publisher=Legends of Localization|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref> This was fixed in the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]], which correctly refers to them as Spiny Eggs. | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
Revision as of 19:02, May 25, 2024
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| Location(s) | Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 61, 64-66, 69) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max HP | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attack | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Defense | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moves | Pipe Flip (5), Charge Up (ATK+5), Thunder Throw (10), Pipe Hatch (Summons Sky-Blue Spiny) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Items | Thunder Rage, Shooting Star, Super Shroom, Volt Shroom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coins | 1 - 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Log | A Lakitu on a dark cloud. It throws pipes[sic] at you that sometimes hatch into Sky-Blue Spinies. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tattle Log #: 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dark Lakitus are stronger variants of normal Lakitus that appear in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. They are not found in the main quest, but instead are found in the Pit of 100 Trials between floors 61-69. Unlike normal Lakitus, Dark Lakitus throw Sky-Blue Spinies instead of the normal Spinies. Compared to Lakitus, they are also darker in skin tone and have red shells. Dark Lakitus mark the second time a Lakitu has being depicted with a Red Shell; the first is Super Mario World and the third is the playable Lakitu in the Mario Kart series. It is implied in one of Goombella's tattles that it rides a rain cloud, although the cloud itself never demonstrates the ability.
In the English localization, it is mistakenly stated that Dark Lakitu's Sky-Blue Spinies hatch from "pipes" in Goombella's Tattle for both enemies. However, the supposed "pipes" which spawn Sky-Blue Spinies bear no resemblance to the conventional pipes of the Super Mario franchise and instead appear as regular blue Spiny Eggs. Their name is the result of a mistranslation: Spiny Eggs are referred to as「パイポ」(Paipo) in Japanese, which (like Lakitu's Japanese name) comes from a well-known Japanese folktale[1] but can also be interpreted (incorrectly, in this case) as an approximation of the English "pipe" into Japanese katakana. While「パイポ」(Paipo) was correctly rendered as "Spiny Egg" elsewhere in the English script of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door — namely, with regard to the standard species of Spiny fought in the game — the translation team seems to have overlooked the established convention with this variant, resulting in the "pipe" name.[2] This was fixed in the Nintendo Switch remake, which correctly refers to them as Spiny Eggs.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | クモリジュゲム[?] Template:Nowrap |
Overcast Lakitu | |
| French | Lakifume[?] | Pun on "Lakitu" and fumée ("smoke") | |
| German | Hyper-Lakitu[?] | Hyper Lakitu | |
| Italian | Lakitu Nuvolo[?] | Cloudy Lakitu | |
| Spanish | Lakitu Oscuro[?] | Dark Lakitu |
References
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Translation Comparison: Names. Legends of Localization. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ Clyde Mandelin (June 8, 2017). That One Time Lakitu Started Throwing Pipes. Legends of Localization. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
| Lakitus | |
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| Characters | Flight • King Lakitu • Laki • Lakilester • Lakilulu • Lakithunder • Lakitu • Lakitu Bros. • Royal bus driver • Spike Storm |
| Species | Aqua Lakitu • C. Fishing Boo • Calm Lakitu • Commander Lakitu • Dark Lakitu • Fishing Boo • Fishin' Lakitu • Glam Lakitu • Gold Lakitu • Lakipea • Lakitufo • Lakitu • Lakitu in a Pipe • Lakitu King • Lakitu R • Thunder Lakitu • Wall Lakitu |
