Editing Lakitu Bros.

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:LakituSM64.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of one of the Lakitu Bros. from ''Super Mario 64''
|full_name=Lakitu Brothers
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|species=[[Lakitu]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
}}
{{quote|Good afternoon. The Lakitu Bros., here, reporting live from just outside the [[Peach's Castle|Princess's castle]]. [[Mario]] has just arrived on the scene, and we'll be filming the action live as he enters the castle and pursues the missing [[Power Star]]s. As seasoned cameramen, we'll be shooting from the recommended angle, but you can change the camera angle by pressing the {{button|n64|Cup}} {{button|n64|Cright}} {{button|n64|Cdown}} {{button|n64|Cleft}} Buttons. If we can't adjust the view any further, we'll buzz. To take a look at the surroundings, stop and press {{button|n64|Cup}}. Press {{button|n64|A}} to resume play. Switch camera modes with the {{button|n64|R}}. Signs along the way will review these instructions. For now, reporting live, this has been the Lakitu Bros.|Lakitu Bro|[[Super Mario 64]]}}

'''Lakitu Bros.''', also named '''Lakitus''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Official Nintendo Magazine'' (UK) issue 54|page=22|date=March 1997}}</ref> are [[Lakitu]]s first appearing in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. These characters have cameras hooked at the ends of their fishing poles instead of items. According to the ''Super Mario 64'' [[Nintendo]] Player's Guide, they are employed by the [[List of implied organizations#Kingdom News Network|Kingdom News Network]].

==History==
===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===
{{quote|[[Yoshi]], Yoshi... Listen... Mario hasn't returned yet...|Lakitu Bro|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''}}
[[File:LakituBroSM64.png|thumb|left|A Lakitu Bro in ''Super Mario 64'']]
At the start of the game, one of the Lakitu Bros. first appears in the sky after [[Princess Peach]]'s [[letter]] to [[Mario]]. He circles the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]], then approaches a nearby [[Warp Pipe]], from which Mario emerges, starting the adventure. The hero attempts to head inside the Mushroom Castle but is stopped by another Lakitu, who introduces himself and his partner as the Lakitu Bros. One of the Lakitu Bros. mentions that they are cameraman reporters and will film Mario throughout his adventure as he attempts to retrieve the [[Power Star]]s and rescue the princess, the castle servants, and the world.

It is also mentioned that the Lakitu Bros. will record Mario at a recommended angle, though this angle can be changed through the use of {{button|n64|C}}; that pressing {{button|n64|Cup}} while stationary enables the player to enter first-person view, which can be negated by pressing {{button|n64|A}}; that camera modes can be toggled via the {{button|n64|R}} button; and that there are signs scattered in and around the castle that contain this information. Their explanation finished, one of the Lakitu Bros. leaves, and the other remains to record Mario's adventure.

When Mario enters [[Whomp's Fortress]] for the first time, the Lakitu Bro following him issues an update to Mario's adventure. From him, Mario learns that he can sneak up on sleeping enemies by moving slowly past them. The Lakitu Bro then reiterates his instructions from earlier before leaving Mario to his task. The Lakitu Bro stays with Mario for the remainder of his adventure and can be seen in the big mirror in the room that leads to [[Snowman's Land]].

[[File:LakituSM64DS.png|thumb|One of the Lakitu Bros. in ''Super Mario 64 DS'']]
In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', the opening is slightly different. Shortly after Mario, [[Luigi]], and [[Wario]] go missing, [[Yoshi]] is seen sleeping on the [[Castle Grounds]], and one of the Lakitu Bros. pops the bubble Yoshi is blowing out of his nose to wake him up and tells him the heroes have gone missing. After hearing the news, Yoshi tries to enter the castle, but the doors are locked. As Yoshi turns around, the Lakitu Bro reappears and tells him that a [[rabbit]] took the [[key]] and that Yoshi should find it, and gives him a map to use on his adventure. After catching the rabbit, Yoshi enters the castle. In this game, the camera is controlled by the {{button|DS|L}} and {{button|DS|X}} buttons on the [[Nintendo DS]].

===''Super Smash Bros.''===
The Lakitu Bro makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' He appears flying in the right direction of the background in [[Peach's Castle (Super Smash Bros.)|Peach's Castle]] after a few minutes. He is absent for the stage's return in subsequent titles.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SM64 Artwork Lakitu Bro.png|''[[Super Mario 64]]'' artwork
SM64LakituSprite.png|''Super Mario 64'' sprite
Ssb lakitubro.png|''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' sprite
SM3DAS-SM64-LakituBro.png|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' render
Super Mario 64 Puzzle.jpg|Artwork used for a ''Super Mario 64'' puzzle
LEGO Super Mario 64 Question Mark Block.png|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ジュゲムブラザーズ
|JapR=Jugemu Burazāzu
|JapM=Lakitu Brothers
|Fre=Frères Lakitu
|FreM=Lakitu Brothers
|Ger=Lakita-AG
|Ger2=Lakito
|GerM=Short for "Lakita-Aktiengesellschaft" (Lakita Corporation)
|Ger2M="Lakito" is the camera-holding Lakitu's name.
|Kor=김수한무 형제
|KorR=Kimsuhanmu Hyeongje
|KorM=Lakitu Brothers (김수한무 is Lakitu's Korean name.)
|Chi=朱盖木兄弟 <!-- from iQue's localization of Super Mario 64 DS -->
|ChiR=Zhūgàimù Xiōngdì
|ChiM=Lakitu Brothers
|Ita=Lakitu Bros.<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' European manual|page=39}}</ref>
|Spa=Hermanos Lakitu
|SpaM=Lakitu Brothers
}}

==Trivia==
*Certain Lakitus also use cameras in ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' and [[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|''Mario Tennis'']] for the [[Nintendo 64]], ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', just like Lakitu Bros.
**Additionally, a Lakitu with a camera appears hiding behind a tree in concept art from [[Nintendo]] for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', referencing the Lakitus' role.<ref>{{cite|author=@Rezrospect|date=May 28, 2023|url=x.com/Rezrospect/status/1662648676890574849|publisher=X|accessdate=June 2, 2023|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230528233257/https://twitter.com/Rezrospect/status/1662648676890574849}}</ref>
*Although their artwork shows it, [[Lakitu's Cloud]] has no given face in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. It is given one in the remake. The texture file for the face can still be found in the files of ''Super Mario 64'', however.<ref>{{cite|title=[[tcrf:Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64)/Unused Textures#cloud_face_txt|''Super Mario 64'' (Nintendo 64)/Unused Textures]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=September 21, 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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