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Birdo

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Birdo
Official artwork of Birdo from "Mario Party 9".
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Official artwork of Birdo from Mario Party 9

Universe Mario
Debut Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987) Japan
Smash Bros. appearances Melee
Brawl
SSB4
Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)
Console/platform of origin Famicom
Species Birdo
Gender Female
Place of origin Subcon
Created by Shigeru Miyamoto
Designed by Shigeru Miyamoto
Article on Super Mario Wiki Birdo

Birdo (キャサリン, Catherine) is a character from the Mario series.

Origin[edit]

Birdo as a boss in the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 2, which her appearance in Mushroom Kingdom II is based on.

Birdo made her debut in the Japan-only game Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (repurposed as Super Mario Bros. 2 for international markets) as a recurring boss. She is a pink dinosaur creature with a nozzle-like mouth and a red bow. In her later appearances, she wears a diamond ring. As a boss character, Birdo attacks by spitting eggs at the player. She can be defeated by grabbing the flying eggs and throwing them back at her three times. Later worlds introduce different colored varieties of Birdos which attack by spitting fireballs at the player.

Like much of the content in Doki Doki Panic, Birdo was retained when the game was reworked for its North American release as Super Mario Bros. 2. Since then, Birdo has appeared in numerous Mario series games, being a boss once again in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga, and a playable character in many installments of Mario spinoff series such as Mario Kart and Mario Party.

Birdo's gender is described as "indeterminate" in Brawl, referencing a long-standing debate in her home series. She was initially described as a male who "thinks he is a girl" in Super Mario Bros. 2's instruction booklet, suggesting that she is transgender. Most other game appearances refer to Birdo as female, but usually ignore her transgender identity as a whole. One mission in the 2008 Wii game Captain Rainbow is based on the gender debate, tasking the player with finding evidence that Birdo is female after she was arrested for using the women's restroom.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

As a stage hazard[edit]

Birdo in Mushroom Kingdom II

Birdo appears as a stage hazard in the Mushroom Kingdom II stage. She appears on either side of the screen and shoots one or three eggs from her mouth before exiting to the side where it came from. Birdo can be attacked and will temporarily retreat after receiving enough damage.

Birdo's eggs deal damage to those they hit. These eggs can be shielded against, jumped on, knocked away with attacks, and air grabbed. When air grabbed they are usable as items that deal 24% damage when thrown normally, explode and deal 49% when smash thrown, and occasionally drop items after breaking. It is the only item in the series that can explode by input rather than chance.

Trophy[edit]

Obtaining the Birdo trophy unlocks the Mushroom Kingdom II stage.

Birdo trophy from Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Birdo's trophy in Melee
Birdo
First seen in Super Mario Bros. 2, Birdo is known for shooting eggs and fireballs from her mouth. Mario and his friends would have to jump onto the eggs in midair, pick them up and throw them back at her. Long missing from the Nintendo scene, Birdo recently reappeared in Mario Tennis and Super Mario Advance.
Super Mario Bros. 2 (10/88)

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Trophy[edit]

The Birdo trophy can be obtained as a challenge reward by clearing All-Star Mode on Hard difficulty.

Birdo trophy from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Birdo's trophy in Brawl
Birdo
A pink creature of indeterminate gender that some say would rather be called Birdetta. A big ribbon on its head is its most distinguishing feature. In Super Mario Bros. 2, you can return fire on Birdo by jumping on the eggs shot from its mouth. Be careful not to get psyched out by fake-egg fireballs!
NTSC
NES: Super Mario Bros. 2
Nintendo DS: Mario Hoops 3-on-3
PAL
NES: Super Mario Bros. 2
Nintendo DS: Mario Slam Basketball

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Trophy[edit]

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Birdo's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Birdo
NTSC Birdo's debut wasn't in a Mario game at all but in a game called Doki Doki Panic. Originally released in Japan, a version of that game made it to the West under a different name. Mario and friends replaced the main characters, and the game was called Super Mario Bros. 2. That's how Birdo joined the Mario Bros. family!
NES: Super Mario Bros. 2 (10/1988)
PAL Birdo's debut wasn't in a Mario game at all, but in a game called Doki Doki Panic. Originally released in Japan, that game made its way to the West with a few changes: Mario and Co. replaced the main characters, and the title was changed to Super Mario Bros. 2. That's how Birdo joined the Mario Bros. family!
NES: Super Mario Bros. 2 (04/1989)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

As a stage hazard[edit]

Birdo returns as a stage hazard in the returning Mushroom Kingdom II stage.

Spirit[edit]

Birdo also appears as an Ace-class primary spirit. She can be summoned using the cores of T-Rex and Starly.

No. Image Name Type Class Slots Base Power Max Power Base Attack Max Attack Base Defense Max Defense Ability Series
45
SSBU spirit Birdo.png
Birdo
Grab
★★★ 2 2824 8516 1299 3917 1525 4599 No Effect Super Mario Series

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name
Japan Japanese キャサリン, Catherine
UK English Birdo
France French Birdo
Germany German Birdo
Spain Spanish Birdo
Italy Italian Strutzi
China Chinese (Simplified) 凯瑟琳, Catherine
Taiwan Chinese (Traditional) 凱瑟琳, Catherine
South Korea Korean 캐서린, Catherine
Netherlands Dutch Birdo
Russia Russian Бирдо