Is Mario's Most Powerful Character Lakitu?

Is Mario's Most Powerful Character Lakitu? (subtitled Lakitu The All POWERFUL!) is the 37th episode of Culture Shock and its 5th episode on Super Mario on The Game Theorists.

Description
''From race master to cameraman, Lakitu has been around the Mario universe since the early days. But who is this cloud riding turtle, really? In today's Culture Shock, GG discusses the secret identity of Lakitu the Almighty!''