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'''Birdo''' ({{ja|キャサリン|Kyasarin}}, ''Catherine'') is a character from the {{uv|Mario}} universe.
'''Birdo''' ({{ja|キャサリン|Kyasarin}}, ''Catherine'') is a character from the {{uv|Mario}} series.


==Origin==
==Origin==
[[File:SMB2bossSNES.png|thumb|left|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.]]
[[File:SMB2bossSNES.png|thumb|left|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 is a character and species in the {{uv|Mario}} series who debuted in ''{{s|mariowiki|Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic}}'' as a recurring boss at the end of several levels. In the game, Birdo attacks by spitting eggs at the player and is defeated by grabbing the flying eggs and throwing them back at it three times. Later worlds introduce differently colored Birdos which also attack with fireballs.
Birdo made her debut in the Japan-only game ''{{s|mariowiki|Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic}}'' (repurposed as ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' for international markets) as a recurring boss, and has become a recurring ally character in later ''Mario'' spin-offs games. She is a pink dinosaur creature with a nozzle-like mouth and a red bow. In her later appearances, she wears a diamond ring.


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 ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}'' and ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga}}'', and a playable character in several installments of ''Mario'' spinoff series such as ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Kart}}'' and ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Party}}''.
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.


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 ''{{iw|Wikipedia|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.
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 ''{{iw|wikipedia|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.
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===As a stage hazard===
===As a stage hazard===
[[File:MKII-BIRDO-NRML-SSBM.png|thumb|100px|left|Birdo in Mushroom Kingdom II]]
[[File:MKII-BIRDO-NRML-SSBM.png|thumb|100px|left|Birdo in Mushroom Kingdom II]]
Birdo is a [[stage hazard]] in the [[Mushroom Kingdom II]] stage. She appears on either side of the screen and shoots one or three [[egg]]s 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 is a [[stage hazard]] in the [[Mushroom Kingdom II]] stage. Her sprite is based on its appearance in ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario All-Stars}}''. She appears on either side of the screen and shoots one or three [[egg]]s 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 [[shield|shielded]] against, [[jump|jumped]] on, knocked away with [[attack|attacks]], and [[air grab|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.
Birdo's eggs deal [[damage]] to those they hit. These eggs can be [[shield|shielded]] against, [[jump|jumped]] on, knocked away with [[attack|attacks]], and [[air grab|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.
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===Trophy===
==Trophies==
The Birdo trophy is obtained randomly: when this happens, Mushroom Kingdom II is unlocked. As with the stage, Birdo appears as her SNES sprite.
===In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
Obtaining the Birdo trophy unlocks the Mushroom Kingdom II stage.
[[File:Birdo Trophy Melee.png|thumb|100px|left|Trophy in ''Melee''.]]
[[File:Birdo Trophy Melee.png|thumb|100px|left|Trophy in ''Melee''.]]
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:''First seen in [[Super Mario Bros. 2]], Birdo is known for shooting eggs and fireballs from her mouth. [[Mario]] and friends would have to jump on to the eggs in midair, pick them up and throw them back at her. Long missing from the [[Nintendo]] scene, Birdo recently reappeared in {{s|mariowiki|Mario Tennis}} and [[Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Advance]]''.
:''First seen in [[Super Mario Bros. 2]], Birdo is known for shooting eggs and fireballs from her mouth. [[Mario]] and friends would have to jump on to the eggs in midair, pick them up and throw them back at her. Long missing from the [[Nintendo]] scene, Birdo recently reappeared in {{s|mariowiki|Mario Tennis}} and [[Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Advance]]''.
 
:''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (10/88)
''Game'': ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (10/88)
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==
===In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''===
===Trophy===
Birdo only appears as a trophy, carrying an egg.
[[File:Birdo - Brawl Trophy.png|thumb|100px|left|Trophy in ''Brawl''.]]
[[File:Birdo - Brawl Trophy.png|thumb|100px|left|Trophy in ''Brawl''.]]
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==In {{forwiiu}}==
===In {{forwiiu}}===
===Trophy===
Once again, Birdo only appears as a trophy.
[[File:BirdoTrophyWiiU.png|thumb|100px|left|Trophy in ''for Wii U''.]]
[[File:BirdoTrophyWiiU.png|thumb|100px|left|Trophy in ''for Wii U''.]]
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
==Spirit==
===As a stage hazard===
Birdo appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as an Ace-class [[primary spirit]].
Birdo returns alongside [[Mushroom Kingdom II]] in her old sprite design in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
 
===Spirit===
Birdo also appears as an Ace-class [[primary spirit]].


Birdo can be [[summon]]ed using the cores of {{h2|List of spirits (Others)|T-Rex}} and {{h2|List of spirits (Others)|Starly}}.
Birdo can be [[summon]]ed using the cores of {{h2|List of spirits (Others)|T-Rex}} and {{h2|List of spirits (Others)|Starly}}.
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