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==Background==
==Background==
'''Lakilester''' (self-nicknamed '''Michael''', '''Spike''', and '''Jonathan''' (Japanese version only)) is a Lakitu who is the eighth and last party member to join [[Mario]]'s party in ''Paper Mario''. Lakilester is a portmanteau of Lakitu and Lester, and is probably a pun on "lackluster". Lakilester joins Mario's team after he is defeated by the plumber, as well as abandoning the antagonists to do so. This trait is later carried on with Vivian from the sequel, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. His appearance is no different than an ordinary Lakitu, besides sporting a pair of shades and having more hair than a ordinary Lakitu's 3-lined hair. Lakilester also has a habit of saying "man" in most of his sentences to somewhat sound "cool" in most of his cases.
'''Lakilester''' (self-nicknamed '''Michael''', '''Spike''', and '''Jonathan''' (Japanese version only)) is a Lakitu who is the eighth and last party member to join [[Mario]]'s party in ''Paper Mario''. Lakilester is a portmanteau of Lakitu and Lester, and is probably a pun on "lackluster". Lakilester joins Mario's team after he is defeated by the plumber, as well as abandoning the antagonists to do so. This trait is later carried on with Vivian from the sequel, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. His appearance is no different than an ordinary Lakitu, besides sporting a pair of shades and having more hair than a ordinary Lakitu's 3-lined hair. Lakilester also has a habit of saying "man" in most of his sentences to somewhat sound "cool" in most of his cases.
==Statistics==
==General Information==
 
'''[[Tiering System|Tier]]:''' '''2-C'''
 
'''Name:''' Lakilester, Michael/Spike/Jonathan (Self-nickname)
'''Name:''' Lakilester, Michael/Spike/Jonathan (Self-nickname)


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'''Classification:''' Lakitu
'''Classification:''' Lakitu
==Codex Statistics==
'''[[Tiering System|Tier]]:''' '''Varies'''. '''6-C''', up to '''2-C'''
'''[[Cardinality]]:''' '''Varies'''


'''[[Dimensionality]]:''' '''3-D'''
'''[[Dimensionality]]:''' '''3-D'''


'''[[Attack Potency]]:''' '''Complex Universe level''' (Can [https://youtu.be/-TcMjBNT3pc?t=2037 fight and defeat] Bowser alongside [[Mario]]. [https://youtu.be/YlILuP9hnwg?t=340 Harmed] Mario)
'''[[Attack Potency]]:''' '''Varies''' ([https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/9/25/3407672/miyamoto-the-mario-cast-is-a-troupe-of-actors-and-bowsers-kids-are Mario and his friends are noted to be akin to a troupe of actors, taking on different roles depending on the game]<ref>"If you're familiar with things like Popeye and some of the old comic characters, you would oftentimes see this cast of characters that takes on different roles depending on the comic or cartoon," Miyamoto said. "They might be businessman in one [cartoon] or a pirate in another. Depending on the story that was being told, they would change roles. So, to a certain degree, I look at our characters in a similar way and feel that they can take on different roles in different games."</ref>, [https://youtu.be/qApEgUxp58k?t=152 with his gimmick being attributed to the same as Mickey Mouse], [https://thecodex.wiki/images/thumb/a/ac/45483605342_2ec207c594_k.jpg/800px-45483605342_2ec207c594_k.jpg with their strength and skills even being shown to vary] [https://thecodex.wiki/User:DatOneWeeb/Paper_Mario%27s_Canonicity#/media/File:45483601842_a1b7a83bee_k.jpg with it being shown with Mario being unable to take on Wario in his pixelated form] [https://thecodex.wiki/User:DatOneWeeb/Paper_Mario%27s_Canonicity#/media/File:43716855910_3ba6ec6beb_k.jpg due to the Wario using a different physiology to make him be unable to interact] [https://thecodex.wiki/User:DatOneWeeb/Paper_Mario%27s_Canonicity#/media/File:43716852790_fb51c69188_k.jpg requiring him to turn to a similar physiology to beat him]). '''Island level''' (''Paper Mario'' is regarded as a narrative sequel to ''Super Mario RPG'', making him comparable to [[Mallow (Super Mario RPG)|Mallow]] and [[Geno]]), up to '''Universe level''' (Can [https://youtu.be/nL4Dw7zI3mE?t=3436 fight and defeat] Bowser alongside [[Mario]])


'''[[Durability]]:''' '''Complex Universe level''' (Survived hits from Bowser using the [https://youtu.be/-TcMjBNT3pc?t=1980 Star Rod])
'''[[Durability]]:''' '''Varies'''. '''Island level''', up to '''Universe level''' (Survived hits from Bowser using the [https://youtu.be/-TcMjBNT3pc?t=1980 Star Rod])


'''[[Striking Strength]]:''' '''Complex Universe Class'''
'''[[Striking Strength]]:''' '''Varies'''. '''Island Class''', Up to '''Universe Class'''


'''[[Lifting Strength]]:''' '''Unknown'''
'''[[Lifting Strength]]:''' '''Unknown'''


'''[[Speed|Travel Speed]]:''' '''Massively FTL''' (Comparable to [[Mario]])
'''[[Speed|Travel Speed]]:''' '''Varies'''. '''Supersonic''' to '''Faster Than Light''' (Comparable to [[Mario]])


'''[[Speed|Combat Speed]]:''' '''Massively FTL''' (Comparable to [[Mario]])
'''[[Speed|Attack Speed]]:''' '''Varies'''. At most '''Relativistic+''' to '''Faster Than Light''' (Comparable to [[Mario]])


'''[[Reactions|Reaction Speed]]:''' '''Massively FTL''' (Comparable to [[Mario]])
'''[[Reactions|Reaction Speed]]:''' '''Varies'''. At most '''Relativistic+''' ([https://youtu.be/hwhSawEIcds?si=6u401NekGFGTe7CZ&t=21 Can block a flash of light from the Big Lantern Ghost]) to '''Faster Than Light''' (Comparable to [[Mario]])


'''[[Stamina]]:''' '''Very High''' (Can fight hoards of enemies and bosses without showing fatigue while traveling all over various locations)
'''[[Stamina]]:''' '''Very High''' (Can fight hoards of enemies and bosses without showing fatigue while traveling all over various locations)


'''[[Range]]:''' '''Standard Melee Range''', '''Several Meters''' with Bomb, Power Bomb, and Mega Bomb
'''[[Range]]:''' '''Standard Melee''', '''Several Meters''' with Bomb, Power Bomb, and Mega Bomb


'''[[Intelligence]]:''' At least '''Above Average''' (Capable of defeating The Master, a dojo master, alongside his pupils)
'''[[Intelligence]]:''' At least '''Above Average''' (Capable of defeating The Master, a dojo master, alongside his pupils)
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===[[Hax|Powers and Abilities]]===
==[[Powers and Techniques]]==
[[Superhuman Physical Characteristics]], [[Flight]] (With his cloud), [[Summoning]] & [[Dimensional Storage]] (Can pull out many Spinies with [https://youtu.be/ZlV5hCvJZ7k?t=498 Spiny Flip] and [https://youtu.be/ZlV5hCvJZ7k?t=507 Spiny Surge] to throw at enemies), [[Weather Manipulation|Cloud Creation]] & [[Stealth Mastery]] ([https://youtu.be/ZlV5hCvJZ7k?t=516 With Cloud Nine], which can create a cloud to hide from enemies and make them miss their attacks), [[Air Manipulation]] & [[BFR]] (With [https://youtu.be/ZlV5hCvJZ7k?t=528 Hurricane], which blows a strong wind to send enemies away), [[Acausality]] (Type 3; Bowser used the Star Rod to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDXPyZ_zKjM&t=98s change the story itself]. This caused the final battle between Mario and Bowser to actually not even have a plot, [https://www.mariowiki.com/Russ_T.#Book_of_the_Hero as the final pages to their entire story were ripped], meaning Bowser literally tore off the plot, which Lakilester battled on), [[Self-Sustenance]] (Type 1; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amz_hWcEz9Q&list=PLDgypNs3MY2TQK2NyiK6nvvE9rdC1mKE3&index=46 Can breathe in space]), [[Non-Physical Interaction]] (Can harm ghosts and interact with [[Lady Bow]]), [[Wish Granting]] & [[Truth Manipulation]] (The Star Spirits [https://youtu.be/sOgY2sK6GLM?t=24 grant wishes] [https://youtu.be/tNb53Qo8rM0?t=296 to those who are deemed as good and towards people all over the world]), [[Martial Arts]] (Defeated The Master and his pupils within their dojo), [[Paint (Super Mario Bros.)|Paint Manipulation]] which includes: [[Conceptual Manipulation]] (Paint makes up everything, anyone in Mario can remove paint by attacking), [[Life Manipulation]] & [[Death Manipulation]] (Paint is all of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=868&v=1NYIsLvDAS0&feature=youtu.be life], and removal of it can cause a person or object to have no life within, having their [https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=615&v=1NYIsLvDAS0&feature=youtu.be concept of life] be removed), [[Blood Manipulation]] (Paint makes up all of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=141&v=7ROVG3H1MVo&feature=youtu.be blood within someone], removing it is the same as removing their blood), [[Mind Manipulation]] & [[Memory Manipulation]] (Paint makes up the mind, as paint beings can [https://imgur.com/hYmJeJp directly speak to your mind] by [https://imgur.com/i5UjJOV coloring your thoughts]. Loss of paint can also remove your [https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2515&v=_pSho4CaVQs&feature=youtu.be mind and memories]), [[Spatial Manipulation]] (Paint makes up [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ROVG3H1MVo&t=93s all of space]. Removing it makes [https://youtu.be/egk8ZeAyf0E?t=33 space as if it was solid]), [[Soul Manipulation]] (Paint makes up [https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1061&v=IjGmWCKEK2Q&feature=youtu.be souls] and [https://youtu.be/1iKHDXhynYc?t=483 ghosts]. Removing it is the equivalent of destroying your soul), [[Empathic Manipulation]] (Paint makes up [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjkhvF1QLtI&feature=youtu.be all emotions]. Removing it would mean the removal of emotion), [[Power Nullification]] (Paint makes up the [https://youtu.be/2tmLbUtny24?t=174 ability to use powers]. Removing it would mean the removal of using powers). [[Resistance]] to [[Conceptual Manipulation]], [[Heat Manipulation|Heat]] (Can traverse inside of [https://youtu.be/amz_hWcEz9Q?t=459 Bowser's castle] and [https://youtu.be/UFBr9YtpJ-I?t=907 the inside of a volcano]), [[Cold Manipulation|Cold]] ([https://youtu.be/46VhxorM_AI?t=493 Can traverse in snowy areas])
'''[[Superhuman Physical Characteristics]]''', '''[[Flight]]''' (With his cloud), '''[[Summoning]]''' & '''[[Dimensional Storage]]''' (Can pull out many Spinies with [https://youtu.be/ZlV5hCvJZ7k?t=498 Spiny Flip] and [https://youtu.be/ZlV5hCvJZ7k?t=507 Spiny Surge] to throw at enemies), '''[[Weather Manipulation|Cloud Creation]]''' & '''[[Stealth Mastery]]''' ([https://youtu.be/ZlV5hCvJZ7k?t=516 With Cloud Nine], which can create a cloud to hide from enemies and make them miss their attacks), '''[[Air Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Battlefield Removal]]''' (With [https://youtu.be/ZlV5hCvJZ7k?t=528 Hurricane], which blows a strong wind to send enemies away), '''[[Acausality]]''' ('''Irregular Causality;''' Bowser used the Star Rod to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDXPyZ_zKjM&t=98s change the story itself]. This caused the final battle between Mario and Bowser to actually not even have a plot, [https://www.mariowiki.com/Russ_T.#Book_of_the_Hero as the final pages to their entire story were ripped], meaning Bowser literally tore off the plot, which Lakilester battled on), '''[[Self-Sustenance]]''' ('''Respiratory;''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amz_hWcEz9Q&list=PLDgypNs3MY2TQK2NyiK6nvvE9rdC1mKE3&index=46 Can breathe in space]), '''[[Non-Standard Interaction]]''' (Can harm ghosts and interact with '''[[Lady Bow]]'''), '''[[Wish Granting]]''' & '''[[Truth Manipulation]]''' (The Star Spirits [https://youtu.be/sOgY2sK6GLM?t=24 grant wishes] [https://youtu.be/tNb53Qo8rM0?t=296 to those who are deemed as good and towards people all over the world]), '''[[Martial Arts]]''' (Defeated The Master and his pupils within their dojo), '''[[Paint (Super Mario Bros.)|Paint Manipulation]]''' which includes: '''[[Conceptual Manipulation]]''' (Paint makes up everything, anyone in Mario can remove paint by attacking), '''[[Life Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Death Manipulation]]''' (Paint is all of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=868&v=1NYIsLvDAS0&feature=youtu.be life], and removal of it can cause a person or object to have no life within, having their [https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=615&v=1NYIsLvDAS0&feature=youtu.be concept of life] be removed), '''[[Blood Manipulation]]''' (Paint makes up all of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=141&v=7ROVG3H1MVo&feature=youtu.be blood within someone], removing it is the same as removing their blood), '''[[Mind Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Memory Manipulation]]''' (Paint makes up the mind, as paint beings can [https://imgur.com/hYmJeJp directly speak to your mind] by [https://imgur.com/i5UjJOV coloring your thoughts]. Loss of paint can also remove your [https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2515&v=_pSho4CaVQs&feature=youtu.be mind and memories]), '''[[Spatial Manipulation]]''' (Paint makes up [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ROVG3H1MVo&t=93s all of space]. Removing it makes [https://youtu.be/egk8ZeAyf0E?t=33 space as if it was solid]), '''[[Metaphysics Manipulation]]''' (Soul Manipulation; Paint makes up [https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1061&v=IjGmWCKEK2Q&feature=youtu.be souls] and [https://youtu.be/1iKHDXhynYc?t=483 ghosts]. Removing it is the equivalent of destroying your soul), '''[[Empathic Manipulation]]''' (Paint makes up [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjkhvF1QLtI&feature=youtu.be all emotions]. Removing it would mean the removal of emotion), '''[[Power Nullification]]''' (Paint makes up the [https://youtu.be/2tmLbUtny24?t=174 ability to use powers]. Removing it would mean the removal of using powers).
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'''[[Resistance]]''' to '''[[Conceptual Manipulation]]''', '''[[Heat Manipulation|Heat]]''' (Can traverse inside of [https://youtu.be/amz_hWcEz9Q?t=459 Bowser's castle] and [https://youtu.be/UFBr9YtpJ-I?t=907 the inside of a volcano]), '''[[Cold Manipulation|Cold]]''' ([https://youtu.be/46VhxorM_AI?t=493 Can traverse in snowy areas])
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===[[Standard Equipment]]===
==[[Equipment]]==
Spiny, Cloud
Spiny, Cloud
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===Notable Techniques===
==Notable Techniques==
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===Other===
==Other==
'''Standard Tactics:''' Spike will normally throw a Spiny to attack.
'''Standard Tactics:''' Spike will normally throw a Spiny to attack.


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My name is Lakilester... Er, no, it's Michael... No, um... Oh yeah... Spike. Yeah yeah, I'm Spike... Well whatever. Never mind.
~ Lakilester

Background

Lakilester (self-nicknamed Michael, Spike, and Jonathan (Japanese version only)) is a Lakitu who is the eighth and last party member to join Mario's party in Paper Mario. Lakilester is a portmanteau of Lakitu and Lester, and is probably a pun on "lackluster". Lakilester joins Mario's team after he is defeated by the plumber, as well as abandoning the antagonists to do so. This trait is later carried on with Vivian from the sequel, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. His appearance is no different than an ordinary Lakitu, besides sporting a pair of shades and having more hair than a ordinary Lakitu's 3-lined hair. Lakilester also has a habit of saying "man" in most of his sentences to somewhat sound "cool" in most of his cases.

General Information

Name: Lakilester, Michael/Spike/Jonathan (Self-nickname)

Origin: Paper Mario

Sex: Male

Age: Unknown

Classification: Lakitu

Codex Statistics

Tier: Varies. 6-C, up to 2-C

Cardinality: Varies

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Varies (Mario and his friends are noted to be akin to a troupe of actors, taking on different roles depending on the game[1], with his gimmick being attributed to the same as Mickey Mouse, with their strength and skills even being shown to vary with it being shown with Mario being unable to take on Wario in his pixelated form due to the Wario using a different physiology to make him be unable to interact requiring him to turn to a similar physiology to beat him). Island level (Paper Mario is regarded as a narrative sequel to Super Mario RPG, making him comparable to Mallow and Geno), up to Universe level (Can fight and defeat Bowser alongside Mario)

Durability: Varies. Island level, up to Universe level (Survived hits from Bowser using the Star Rod)

Striking Strength: Varies. Island Class, Up to Universe Class

Lifting Strength: Unknown

Travel Speed: Varies. Supersonic to Faster Than Light (Comparable to Mario)

Attack Speed: Varies. At most Relativistic+ to Faster Than Light (Comparable to Mario)

Reaction Speed: Varies. At most Relativistic+ (Can block a flash of light from the Big Lantern Ghost) to Faster Than Light (Comparable to Mario)

Stamina: Very High (Can fight hoards of enemies and bosses without showing fatigue while traveling all over various locations)

Range: Standard Melee, Several Meters with Bomb, Power Bomb, and Mega Bomb

Intelligence: At least Above Average (Capable of defeating The Master, a dojo master, alongside his pupils)


Powers and Techniques

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Flight (With his cloud), Summoning & Dimensional Storage (Can pull out many Spinies with Spiny Flip and Spiny Surge to throw at enemies), Cloud Creation & Stealth Mastery (With Cloud Nine, which can create a cloud to hide from enemies and make them miss their attacks), Air Manipulation & Battlefield Removal (With Hurricane, which blows a strong wind to send enemies away), Acausality (Irregular Causality; Bowser used the Star Rod to change the story itself. This caused the final battle between Mario and Bowser to actually not even have a plot, as the final pages to their entire story were ripped, meaning Bowser literally tore off the plot, which Lakilester battled on), Self-Sustenance (Respiratory; Can breathe in space), Non-Standard Interaction (Can harm ghosts and interact with Lady Bow), Wish Granting & Truth Manipulation (The Star Spirits grant wishes to those who are deemed as good and towards people all over the world), Martial Arts (Defeated The Master and his pupils within their dojo), Paint Manipulation which includes: Conceptual Manipulation (Paint makes up everything, anyone in Mario can remove paint by attacking), Life Manipulation & Death Manipulation (Paint is all of life, and removal of it can cause a person or object to have no life within, having their concept of life be removed), Blood Manipulation (Paint makes up all of blood within someone, removing it is the same as removing their blood), Mind Manipulation & Memory Manipulation (Paint makes up the mind, as paint beings can directly speak to your mind by coloring your thoughts. Loss of paint can also remove your mind and memories), Spatial Manipulation (Paint makes up all of space. Removing it makes space as if it was solid), Metaphysics Manipulation (Soul Manipulation; Paint makes up souls and ghosts. Removing it is the equivalent of destroying your soul), Empathic Manipulation (Paint makes up all emotions. Removing it would mean the removal of emotion), Power Nullification (Paint makes up the ability to use powers. Removing it would mean the removal of using powers).

Resistance to Conceptual Manipulation, Heat (Can traverse inside of Bowser's castle and the inside of a volcano), Cold (Can traverse in snowy areas)


Equipment

Spiny, Cloud


Notable Techniques

Attack Flower Points Needed Effect To Attack Attack Power Move Ranks
Spiny Flip None Throws a Spiny Egg at one enemy. Align the cursor with the target. Initial: 0/2
Super Rank: 0/4
Ultra Rank: 0/5
Initial
Spiny Surge 4 Throws a lot of Spiny Eggs at all enemies. Repeatedly tilt left to fill the gauge. Initial: 0-2
Super Rank: 0-3
Ultra Rank: 0-4
Initial
Cloud Nine 4 Creates a cloud that boosts Mario's evasion rate. Press A as the red stars light up. N/A Super Rank
Hurricane 5 Blows enemies out of the battlefield. Repeatedly press A and B at the same time to fill the gauge. N/A Ultra Rank

Other

Standard Tactics: Spike will normally throw a Spiny to attack.

Weaknesses: None.

Battle Records

None.

None.

None.

  1. "If you're familiar with things like Popeye and some of the old comic characters, you would oftentimes see this cast of characters that takes on different roles depending on the comic or cartoon," Miyamoto said. "They might be businessman in one [cartoon] or a pirate in another. Depending on the story that was being told, they would change roles. So, to a certain degree, I look at our characters in a similar way and feel that they can take on different roles in different games."