Raikitu

Raikitu is a heavy metal-playing Lakitu member of the Party Planners, and a boss in The Rescue Squad: Birthday Blitz. He is battled in Cropurma of the Farm Kingdom, where he is seen taking the Fresh-Salad Bouquet.
==Appearance==
Raikitu has a red shell, which has two black rings on it. His skin is pale-yellow, much like a Dark Lakitu's, and rather than the three strands of hair most Lakitus have, Raikitu has a black mohawk. In addition, he also has a gold earing and when he smiles, one of his teeth is shown to be golden.
Raikitu is never seen without his sunglasses. His cloud is gray like a thundercloud, and has a similar pair of sunglasses. The cloud also has a golden ring attached to it, which holds five drums that are red and blue. Raikitu plays them with two drumsticks, which he is always found carrying.
==Personality==
Raikitu prefers to be independent from the other Party Planners, though is shown to be willing to take part in birthday parties he participates in. He has always had a passion for heavy metal, and learned to play special drums that can make any instrument's sound depending on how it's hit. This led him to join the Party Planners as an entertainer, playing heavy metal music to the children at parties. Most of the time however, the kids ended up getting scared, leading Raikitu to getting a low paycheck. He chooses to remain with the group "until his career in heavy metal takes off" however.
==Appearances==
===The Rescue Squad: Birthday Blitz===
Raikitu makes his debut in The Rescue Squad: Birthday Blitz. He is a boss alongside the other Party Planners, being battled in Cropurma of the Farm Kingdom. In battle, he will beat the drumbs on his cloud, creating thunder projectiles that bounce around the arena. Sometimes though, one of his drumbs will detach from the cloud, which the player needs to use to gain the height required to jump on him. After this, Raikitu becomes angry and begins storming around the arena, releasing thunder from his cloud. After three hits, Raikitu will be defeated, giving the player the Fresh-Salad Bouquet and a Party Star.
==Gallery==
Raikitu - Party Planners.png|Raikitu in The Rescue Squad: Birthday Blitz.
Party Planners.png|Group art alongside the other Party Planners.
Raikitu1.png|Raikitu by 
==Trivia==
*Raikitu's name and the fact that he has a set of drums on his cloud are references to the Japanese thunder god Raijin.
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