Editing Birdo

|caption      = [[File:MarioSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]

|lastappearance = ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Luigi: Brothership}}'' (2024)

|gender      = [[mariowiki:Birdo#Gender|Female]]

|artist      = Shigeru Miyamoto

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

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

===As a [[stage hazard]]===

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 [[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.

Obtaining the Birdo trophy unlocks the Mushroom Kingdom II stage.

{{Trophy

|name=Birdo

|image=Birdo Trophy Melee.png

|desc=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 {{iw|mariowiki|Mario Tennis}} and [[Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Advance]].

|gamelist={{Trophy games|game1=Super Mario Bros. 2|release1=10/88}}

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The Birdo trophy can be obtained as a [[List of challenges (SSBB)|challenge reward]] by clearing [[All-Star Mode]] on Hard difficulty.

|name=Birdo

|image=Birdo - Brawl Trophy.png

|desc=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!

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

}}

|name=Birdo

|image=BirdoTrophyWiiU.png

|desc-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!

|desc-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!

|gamelist-ntsc={{Trophy games|console1=NES|game1=Super Mario Bros. 2|release1=10/1988}}

}}

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

Birdo also appears as an Ace-class [[primary spirit]]. She can be [[summon]]ed using the cores of {{h2|List of spirits (Others)|T-Rex}} and {{h2|List of spirits (Others)|Starly}}.

{|class="wikitable"

! No. !! Image !! Name !! Type !! Class !! Slots

! Ability !! Series

| 45 || {{SpiritTableName|Birdo}} || {{SpiritType|Grab}} || ★★★ || 2 || 2824 || 8516 || 1299 || 3917 || 1525 || 4599 || No Effect || ''Super Mario'' Series