Birdo
Birdo is part of the Mushroom Kingdom universe and appears on the Mushroom Kingdom II stage. He also appears as a collectible trophy (which is needed to unlock the Mushroom Kingdom II stage in Super Smash Bros. Melee).
Character description
Birdo's appearance in Super Smash Brothers Melee is based on the classic 2D version of Birdo. Birdo is a pink dinosaur with a large mouth that shoots out eggs. His stomach is white and she wears a pink bow on his head. He has two small arms and two small legs which help him move around.
Birdo originally appeared in the the game Super Mario Bros. 2 as an enemy that appeared at the end of a level. He would fire eggs from the opening in his mouth. The next appearance of Birdo was in the game Mario Tennis. He has not appeared in an adventure game since Super Mario Bros. 2, but He has appeared in some of the Mario sports titles and usually partners up with Yoshi. He was introduced as a secret playable character Mario Party 7 and appeared as a playable character again in Mario Party 8. In some of the Mario games, Birdo comes in different colors.
Although he appears as a girl, Birdo is actually a boy dressing up as a girl.
Role in the Super Smash Brothers games
Birdo will appears on either side of the screen of the Mushroom Kingdom 2 stage. He shoots three eggs from his mouth then exits on the side of the screen she came from. Any character that makes contact with the egg will take damage. The eggs can be shield, jumped on, and air grabbed. Sometimes items come out of the eggs. It is possible to KO Birdo, but he will return to the stage later on. To KO Birdo, attack him with items and attacks. Birdo will flash the color blue when he takes damage. A few attacks will KO Birdo. No bonus points are rewarded for killing Birdo.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Trophy Description
"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 Mario Tennis and Super Mario Advance"
Game: Super Mario Bros. 2 (10/88)
Also, gaining the Birdo trophy will unlock Mushroom: Kingdom II.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Trophy Description
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!
- Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988)
- Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (2006)
