Editing Birdo

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

Birdo is a [[stage hazard]] in the [[Mushroom Kingdom II]] stage. It appears on either side of the screen and shoots one or three [[egg]]s from its mouth before exiting to the side where it came from. Birdo can be attacked and will temporarily retreat after receiving enough damage.

Birdo Egg Airbourne.png|An airborne egg

Birdo Egg Held.png|{{SSBM|Zelda}} holding one of Birdo's eggs

MKII-BIRDO-NRML-SSBM.png|Birdo in Mushroom Kingdom II.

===Trophy Description===

Obtaining the Birdo trophy unlocks Mushroom Kingdom II.

[[File:Birdo Trophy Melee.png|thumb|100px|left|Birdo's trophy in ''Melee'']]''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]]''.

 

''Game'': ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (10/88)

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===Trophy Description===

[[File:Birdo - Brawl Trophy.png|thumb|100px|left|Birdo's trophy in ''Brawl'']]

''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!''

{{Trophy games|console1=NES|game1=Super Mario Bros. 2|console2=DS|game2=Mario Hoops 3-on-3}}

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[[File:BirdoTrophyWiiU.png|thumb|100px|left|Birdo's trophy in ''for Wii U'']]

{{Flag|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!''

{{Flag|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!''

{{Trophy games|console1=NES|game1=Super Mario Bros. 2 10/1988}}

==Origin==

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, found at the last enemy in several levels, who attacks by shooting 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.

Like much of ''Doki Doki Panic''{{'}}s content, 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}}'', as well as a playable character in several installments of ''Mario'' spinoff series such as ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Kart}}'' and ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Party}}''.

Birdo's gender remains indeterminate, being described as a male who believes he is female in ''Super Mario Bros. 2''{{'}}s instruction booklet. Most other game appearances refer to Birdo as a female. One quest in the 2008 [[Wii]] game ''[[Wikipedia:Captain Rainbow|Captain Rainbow]]'' is a play on Birdo's gender confusion, tasking the player to find evidence that she is female after being locked up for using the men's restroom.