The Lakitufos or maybe LakitUFOs are a sub-species of Lakitu that aided the Shroobs during their conquest of the Mushroom Kingdom in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. Their name comes from Lakitu and UFO. They were stationed in the Shroobs' Vim Factory. A Lakitufo resembles a Lakitu, except it has a red shell and green antennae coming out of its head. Instead of riding a cloud, however, a Lakitufo hangs onto the side of a UFO. Using this flying saucer, Lakitufos will beam down Spiny Shroopas, the Shroob versions of Spinies, to harass intruders in the Vim Factory.