Lakitu Bros.
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Lakitu Bros. are Fishin' Lakitu brothers that are found in Super Mario 64 and then re-appeared in Super Mario 64 DS. These characters have cameras hooked with their fishing poles instead of items.
One of the Lakitu Bros. first appeared in the sky after Princess Peach's message to Mario. One Lakitu Bro. starts to fly around Peach's Castle, then when the Lakitu goes close to the Warp Pipe after that scene, Mario pops out from the Warp Pipe as the adventure starts. When attempts to go to the entrance to Peach's Castle, another Lakitu appears from the sky. The Lakitu introduces to Mario as the two Lakitus that the player sees are actually the Lakitu Bros.. One of the Lakitu Bros. mentioned that they are cameramen reporters and they attempt to film Mario and his adventure live as Mario attempts to get the Power Stars.
One of the Lakitu Bros. mentioned that they will record at a recommend angle but they also mentioned that the player can change the camera angle by using the C Buttons. The characters also mentioned that they can't adjust the view as the player can look at the surroundings by pressing 
when Mario stops, then press 
to resume playing the adventure and switch camera modes with the 
button. Lastly, they mentioned about that there are signs that can tell the player these instructions. After the Lakitu Bros. tell the instructions of using the camera, one of the Lakitu Bros. leaves as the other Lakitu Bro. will continue to record Mario's adventure.
In Super Mario 64 DS, the opening is different to the original. Shortly after Mario, Luigi and Wario go missing, Yoshi is seen sleeping on the castle grounds, and one of the Lakitu Bros. wakes him up and tells him that Mario hasn't returned yet. After hearing the news, when Yoshi couldn't enter the castle because the main entrance door is locked, the Lakitu Bro. reappears and tells him that a rabbit took the key and that Yoshi should find it. After catching the rabbit, Yoshi enters the castle.
When Mario enters Whomp's Fortress for the first time, the Lakitu Bros. don't appear but talked in as they mentioned that there is a update on Mario's adventure as Mario enters Whomp's Fortress. They mentioned that Mario will attempt to learn a special move on sneaking up enemies; the trick of using the special move is by walking very slowly near to the enemy as the enemy stays unnoticed from Mario. The Lakitu Bros. also mentioned that they told to Mario earlier techniques about using the camera. Also, if the player can't move the camera farther, a buzzer sound is played. Lastly, the Lakitu Bros. leave by message.
The Lakitu Bro. stays with Mario throughout his adventure, and can be seen in the big mirror in the room that leads to Snowman's Land.
Trivia
- In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, a camera-toting Fishin' Lakitu almost identical to members of the Lakitu Bros. appears as a reporter in the game's beginning; as a matter of fact, it is possible that this Lakitu reporter actually was an unnamed depiction of a Lakitu Bro. On a semi-related note, certain Lakitus also used cameras in Mario Golf for the Nintendo 64 and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
- Also of note is that the prequel of Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, appears to have been filmed, as it is revealed to have been viewed in the Yoshi Theater after the credits.
