King Lakitu

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Not to be confused with Lakitu King.
King Lakitu
King Lakitu
Species Lakitu
Galaxy Yoshi Star Galaxy
Mission(s) Spiny Control
World World 1
Star given Power Star icon from Super Mario Galaxy 2.

King Lakitu[1] is a boss appearing in the game Super Mario Galaxy 2. He is a large Lakitu that is fought in the Yoshi Star Galaxy in the mission Spiny Control. King Lakitu is the only boss whose name is not mentioned anywhere (dialogue or mission title) in the game. King Lakitu's battle theme is the same as the Mandibug Stack's and Boulder Bowl Galaxy's "Rolling Crabber Romp" mission's theme. Overall, this theme is a variation of Baron Brrr's and the Deep Dark Galaxy Undergrunt Gunner's theme from Super Mario Galaxy. He is voiced by Scott Burns.

Appearance

King Lakitu as he appears in the game.

King Lakitu is a large Lakitu with a purple shell. He wears black glasses and a golden crown with red and blue gems. He also wears a red and white ruff around his neck. He rides in a purple cloud with yellow eyes which leaves a brief trail of purple smoke as it moves around. As he is attacked, he becomes angrier, eventually becoming furious. He turns red and smoke comes out of him, with his cloud looking angry instead of happy. Within the game's code, there is an unused texture of King Lakitu without his glasses.[2]

King Lakitu is similar to Lakithunder from New Super Mario Bros., another Lakitu boss who rides a cloud capable of shooting lightning bolts.

Battle

King Lakitu battling Mario and Yoshi.
Angry King Lakitu
King Lakitu when angry.

King Lakitu mainly attacks by throwing Spinies at Mario. Mario will need to use Yoshi for the battle. After King Lakitu throws a Spiny, Mario will need to use Yoshi to eat it. After the Spiny has been eaten, Yoshi will need to spit the enemy out at King Lakitu. After he is hit, King Lakitu will throw more Spinies, move at a faster pace, and unleash a new attack. He will go into the foreground and move around the stage, releasing lightning from underneath his cloud. This attack will instantly defeat Yoshi. After he is done with the attack, King Lakitu will continue throwing Spinies. After he is hit again, he will get angry and throw even more Spinies. After he is hit once more, he will be knocked back and fall through his cloud. Mario is granted the Power Star after this. King Lakitu can be stunned by shooting a Star Bit at him. Throughout the battle he will occasionally stop and laugh at the player, leaving him open to be attacked.

If the player leaves the arena while battling King Lakitu and waits for a few seconds, King Lakitu will take a nap until the player re-enters the arena.

Additional names

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy 2 ObjectData/BossJugem.arc BossJugem Boss Lakitu
Super Mario Galaxy 2 SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl ボスジュゲム (Bosu Jugemu) Boss Lakitu

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese キングジュゲム[?]
Kingu Jugemu
King Lakitu; shared with Lakitu King
German König Lakitu[?] King Lakitu
Italian Re Lakitu[?] King Lakitu
Spanish Rey Lakitu[?] King Lakitu

References

  1. ^ Browne, Catherine. Super Mario Galaxy 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide, pgs. 43-49.
  2. ^ TCRF. Super Mario Galaxy 2 King Lakitu Animation. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved 25 July 2011.