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{{distinguish|Albatross}}
{{about|the enemy that first debuted in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', and later in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]|the birds that are named albatrosses in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''|[[Seagull]]}}
{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Albatoss
|image=[[File:Albatoss Super Mario Advance artwork.jpg|210px]]<br>Artwork of an Albatoss carrying a [[Bob-omb]] in its talons from ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
|image=[[Image:AlbatossBob-omb.jpg|210px]]<br>An '''Albatoss''', carrying a [[Bob-omb]] in its talons.
|first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]], overall)<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
|sub_species=
|latest_appearance=''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1988|1988]])<br>(''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'')
|comparable=[[Condrop]]<br>[[Goonie]]
|notable=[[Hooded Robin]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2010|2010]])
}}
}}
An '''Albatoss''' is a red bird found in the game ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Their name is a portmanteau of the words "[[wikipedia:Albatross|albatross]]", a bird, and "toss", which refers to their attack method.
'''Albatosses''' are bird enemies that appear in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and its {{wp|Western world|Western}} counterpart, ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. The enemy's name is a portmanteau of "{{wp|albatross}}" and "toss," which refers to its attack method.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
====''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Albatosses used to be normal residents of [[Subcon]] until [[Wart]] took control. Albatosses carry [[Bob-omb]]s and drop them on [[Mario]] and his allies. However, if an Albatoss flies low enough, Mario and his friends can [[jump]] on its back and ride on top of the bird. Unlike most of the other enemies in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', Albatosses cannot be picked up and thrown.
In ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', Albatosses used to be normal residents of [[Subcon]] until [[Wart]] took control.<ref>"''He used to only be a resident in the world of dreams. Now, by order of Wart, he works as a carrier of Bob-Ombs.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' English instruction booklet. Page 25.</ref> Albatosses carry [[Bob-omb|Bob-Omb]]s and drop them, attempting to hit one of the playable characters: [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], or [[Toad]]. An Albatoss can be defeated if the player's character throws a [[vegetable]] at it or touches it under the [[Super Star|Starman]] effects. Unlike most other enemies, Albatosses cannot be picked up and thrown. If an Albatoss flies low enough, the character can [[jump]] on its back and ride on it. [[World 6-2 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6-2]] and [[World 7-1 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 7-1]] require the player's character to ride Albatosses to reach otherwise inaccessible parts of the [[level]]; these Albatosses do not carry Bob-Ombs.


====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' ports====
====''Super Mario All-Stars'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
In the [[SNES]] and [[Game Boy Advance]] remakes of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the King of [[Sky Land]] is turned into an Albatoss (in the original version, he is turned into a generic vulture).
An Alabatoss makes a cameo appearance in both the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' versions of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where the [[kings|king]] of [[Sky Land|The Sky]] is turned into an Albatoss; in the original version, he is turned into a regular bird.


===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
[[Image:AlbatossCartoon.jpg|thumb|Three '''Albatosses''' carrying Bob-ombs from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode "[[The Bird! The Bird!]]".]]
[[File:AlbatossCartoon.jpg|thumb|Three Albatosses carrying Bob-Ombs in the episode "[[The Bird! The Bird!]]" of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']]
Albatosses made a few appearances in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. They were usually used as bombers by [[Bowser|King Koopa]], and they sometimes captured Mario and company in nets. Albatosses were also seen in the show's intro.
{{quote2|Albatoss leader to squadron, Bob-Ombs away!|Albatoss|</span>"[[Jungle Fever]]"<span>}}
Albatosses make a few appearances in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' They are usually used as bombers by [[Bowser|King Koopa]], and they sometimes capture Mario and company in nets. Albatosses are also seen in the show's intro. In this show, they have a dark-brownish head, instead of matching their bodies' red color.


One Albatoss, [[Hooded Robin]], was the only "enemy" in the show who was actually nice to [[Mario]] and Co. This Albatoss also had a knack for mimicking others' voices to trick his enemies. And in the episode Jungle Fever, Mario and his friends rode an Albatoss to get off of the bridge King Koopa sliced.
In the episode "[[Jungle Fever]]," Mario and his friends ride an Albatoss to get off the bridge King Koopa sliced. The one in this episode is shown to be able to speak, as shown after getting a [[Birdo's Egg|Birdo egg]] on its face. [[Koopa's rocket]] also slightly resembles the head of an Albatoss. Additionally, the character [[Hooded Robin]] somewhat resembles an Albatoss.
;List of episodes featuring Albatosses
*[[The Bird! The Bird!]]
*[[Jungle Fever]]
*[[Two Plumbers and a Baby]]
*[[The Pied Koopa]]
*[[On Her Majesty's Sewer Service]]
*[[Mario and Joliet]]
*[[Koopa Klaus]]
*[[Bad Rap]]
*[[Mario of the Apes]]
*[[Raiders of the Lost Mushroom]]


===''Super Mario-Kun''===
===''King Koopa's Kool Kartoons''===
In ''[[King Koopa's Kool Kartoons]]'', an Albatoss would deliver mail to King Koopa's character.<ref>[https://youtu.be/KJh7L2YiRXk?t=91 King koopa’s kool kartoons Compilation]. ''YouTube''.</ref> The Albatoss was a brown bird prop dangled with strings to simulate it flying.
 
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Albatoss SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left]]
[[File:Albatoss SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left]]
An Albatoss is shown carrying Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi, but then hurls them into a wall.
In a part of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', an Albatoss carries Mario, Luigi, and [[Yoshi]], but then it hurls them into a wall.
<br clear=all>
{{br}}
 
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Bros. 2'' / ''Super Mario Advance''===
*'''''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet''': "''He used to be only a resident in the world of dreams. Now, by order of Wart, he works as a carrier of Bob-Ombs.''"
*'''''Super Mario Advance'' instruction booklet''': "''Albatosses were just average residents of Subspace until Wart ordered them to carry Bob-ombs about.''"
 
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=トンドル (JP) / Tondoru (EN)
|shusshin={{ruby|恐竜族|きょうりゅうぞく}}
|seikaku={{ruby|優雅|ゆうが}}
|tojo_gemu={{ruby|USA|ユーエスエー}}
|desc='''<big>{{ruby|頼|たの}}もしい{{ruby|翼竜|よくりゅう}}</big>'''<br>
{{ruby|数匹|すうひき}}が{{ruby|編隊|へんたい}}をくんで{{ruby|飛|く}}んで{{ruby|飛|と}}んでくる{{ruby|翼竜|よくりゅう}}。{{ruby|持|も}}ち{{ruby|上|あ}}げることはできないが、{{ruby|背中|せなか}}に{{ruby|乗|の}}ることはできる。トンドルの{{ruby|背中|せなか}}に{{ruby|乗|の}}らないと{{ruby|進|すす}}めないステージもある。{{ruby|頼|たの}}もしい{{ruby|乗|の}}り{{ruby|物|もの}}だ。アメリカ{{ruby|名|めい}}はアバトス。<ref name=Daijiten>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''). [https://i.imgur.com/hGbL9me.jpeg Page 140].</ref>
|origin=Dinosaur clan
|disposition=Elegant
|game_appearances=USA
|eng_desc='''''<big>A reliable pterosaur</big>'''''<br>
''Several pterodactyls fly in formation. You cannot lift them, but you can ride on their backs. There are stages where you have to ride on the back of a pterosaur in order to advance. It is a reliable transport. Its American name is Albatoss.''
}}
 
===''[[Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]''===
'''Bio:''' 空中を飛んでいる。マリオに向かってボブを落としてくるタイプもいる。<ref>''Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario USA'' section. Page 68.</ref> (''They are flying through the air. Some types drop Bob-ombs toward Mario.'')
 
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
DDP Albatoss.png|''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]''
DokiAlbatoss.png|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic Hisshō Kōryakuhō''
Albatoss DDP-SMB2 manual artwork.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
SMB2 Albatoss.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
SMUSA Albatoss and Bob-omb Artwork.jpg|''[[Super Mario USA]]'' artwork
SMBSSHotdogPoster.jpg|An early poster for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', showing a pelican-like Albatoss holding a red Bob-Omb
</gallery>
 
===Sprites===
<gallery>
Albatoss DDP animated sprite.gif|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic''
Albatoss SMB2 Sprite.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2'' sprite
Albatoss SMB2 All-Stars.png|''Super Mario All-Stars'' (''Super Mario Bros. 2'') sprite
SMA Albatoss sprite.png|''Super Mario Advance'' sprite
</gallery>
 
===Scans===
<gallery>
SMMPB6 Activity4.png|''[[Super Mario Maze Picture Book 6]]: Take down Wart!''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=トンドル
|Jap=トンドル<ref>''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet. Page 33.</ref><ref name=SMUSA>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/ja/pdf/CLV-P-HAADJ.pdf ''Super Mario USA'' instruction booklet]. Page 28.</ref>
|JapR=tondoru
|JapR=Tondoru
|JapM=Pun on "condor" and either "toss" or「{{ruby|飛|と}}ぶ」(''tobu'', "to fly")
|Jap2=アルバトス<ref name=SMUSA/>
|Jap2R=Arubatosu
|Jap2M=Transliteration of the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' name
|Jap3=アバトス<ref>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''. [https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg Page 225].</ref>
|Jap3R=Abatosu
|Jap3M=Alternate transliteration of the English name.
|Rom=Albat(r)os
|Rom=Albat(r)os
|RomM=Albat(r)oss
|RomM=Albat(r)oss
|Fra=Albatoss
|Fre=Albatoss
|FraM=( Manual AS25A )}}
|Ita=Albatoss<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' Italian manual. Page 25.</ref>
<br clear=all>
|Ita2=Albatros bombardiere <small>(''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'')</small>
|Ita3=Albatrosso<ref>''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' European manual. Page 112.</ref>
|Ita4=Albatiro<ref>''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' Italian manual. Page 38.</ref><ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''. Page 68.</ref>
|Ita2M=Bombing albatross
|Ita3M=Portmanteau of ''albatros'' ("albatross") and ''rosso'' ("red"); it could also be a transliteration of the English name
|Ita4M=Portmanteau of ''albatros'' ("albatross") and ''tiro'' ("throw")
|Swe=Albatross
|Chi=飞鹰<ref>From the ending scenes of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' as localized by [[iQue]]. Reference: 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译]. ''Baidu Tieba''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref>
|ChiR=Fēiyīng
|ChiM=Flying Eagle
|Ger=Albatoss
|Kor=앨버토스
|KorR=Aelbeotoseu
|KorM=Transliteration of the English name
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', Albatossses move at 2 frames, while in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', they move at 7 frames.
*In ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', Albatosses move at two frames, while in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', they move at seven frames; an eighth frame exists, showing the wings moving back upwards, but is unused due to a [[glitch]].<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Bros._2_(NES)#Eighth_Animation_Frame The Cutting Room Floor]</ref> The ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' remakes restore the missing frame.
{{BoxTop}}
*In the ''[[Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia|Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]'', Albatosses are erroneously referred to as pterosaurs and simultaneously listed as "dinosaurs" for their species category.<ref name=Daijiten/> While modern scientific consensus is that birds {{wp|Origin of birds|are indeed a subspecies of dinosaur}}, pterosaurs were phylogenetically separate reptiles.
 
==References==
<references/>
 
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Latest revision as of 20:12, March 20, 2024

This article is about the enemy that first debuted in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, and later in Super Mario Bros. 2. For the birds that are named albatrosses in Game & Watch Gallery 3, see Seagull.
Albatoss
Artwork of an Albatoss carrying a Bob-Omb in its talons, from Super Mario Advance.
Artwork of an Albatoss carrying a Bob-omb in its talons from Super Mario Advance
First appearance Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance Ultimate NES Remix (2014)
Comparable

Albatosses are bird enemies that appear in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and its Western counterpart, Super Mario Bros. 2. The enemy's name is a portmanteau of "albatross" and "toss," which refers to its attack method.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

In Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2, Albatosses used to be normal residents of Subcon until Wart took control.[1] Albatosses carry Bob-Ombs and drop them, attempting to hit one of the playable characters: Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, or Toad. An Albatoss can be defeated if the player's character throws a vegetable at it or touches it under the Starman effects. Unlike most other enemies, Albatosses cannot be picked up and thrown. If an Albatoss flies low enough, the character can jump on its back and ride on it. World 6-2 and World 7-1 require the player's character to ride Albatosses to reach otherwise inaccessible parts of the level; these Albatosses do not carry Bob-Ombs.

Super Mario All-Stars / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

An Alabatoss makes a cameo appearance in both the Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 versions of Super Mario Bros. 3, where the king of The Sky is turned into an Albatoss; in the original version, he is turned into a regular bird.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]

Albatoss
Three Albatosses carrying Bob-Ombs in the episode "The Bird! The Bird!" of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
“Albatoss leader to squadron, Bob-Ombs away!”
Albatoss, "Jungle Fever"

Albatosses make a few appearances in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! They are usually used as bombers by King Koopa, and they sometimes capture Mario and company in nets. Albatosses are also seen in the show's intro. In this show, they have a dark-brownish head, instead of matching their bodies' red color.

In the episode "Jungle Fever," Mario and his friends ride an Albatoss to get off the bridge King Koopa sliced. The one in this episode is shown to be able to speak, as shown after getting a Birdo egg on its face. Koopa's rocket also slightly resembles the head of an Albatoss. Additionally, the character Hooded Robin somewhat resembles an Albatoss.

List of episodes featuring Albatosses

King Koopa's Kool Kartoons[edit]

In King Koopa's Kool Kartoons, an Albatoss would deliver mail to King Koopa's character.[2] The Albatoss was a brown bird prop dangled with strings to simulate it flying.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Albatoss. From page 70 of volume 6 of Super Mario-kun.

In a part of Super Mario-kun, an Albatoss carries Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi, but then it hurls them into a wall.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 2 / Super Mario Advance[edit]

  • Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet: "He used to be only a resident in the world of dreams. Now, by order of Wart, he works as a carrier of Bob-Ombs."
  • Super Mario Advance instruction booklet: "Albatosses were just average residents of Subspace until Wart ordered them to carry Bob-ombs about."

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

トンドル (JP) / Tondoru (EN)
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Original text (Japanese) Translation
出身しゅっしん 恐竜族きょうりゅうぞく Place of origin Dinosaur clan
性格せいかく 優雅ゆうが Disposition Elegant
登場とうじょうゲーム USAユーエスエー Game appearances USA
たのもしい翼竜よくりゅう

数匹すうひき編隊へんたいをくんでんでんでくる翼竜よくりゅうげることはできないが、背中せなかることはできる。トンドルの背中せなからないとすすめないステージもある。たのもしいものだ。アメリカめいはアバトス。[3]

A reliable pterosaur

Several pterodactyls fly in formation. You cannot lift them, but you can ride on their backs. There are stages where you have to ride on the back of a pterosaur in order to advance. It is a reliable transport. Its American name is Albatoss.

Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.[edit]

Bio: 空中を飛んでいる。マリオに向かってボブを落としてくるタイプもいる。[4] (They are flying through the air. Some types drop Bob-ombs toward Mario.)

Gallery[edit]

Artwork[edit]

Sprites[edit]

Scans[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese トンドル[5][6]
Tondoru
アルバトス[6]
Arubatosu
アバトス[7]
Abatosu
Pun on "condor" and either "toss" or「ぶ」(tobu, "to fly")

Transliteration of the Super Mario Bros. 2 name

Alternate transliteration of the English name.

Chinese 飞鹰[12]
Fēiyīng
Flying Eagle

French Albatoss
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German Albatoss
-
Italian Albatoss[8]
Albatros bombardiere (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)
Albatrosso[9]
Albatiro[10][11]
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Bombing albatross
Portmanteau of albatros ("albatross") and rosso ("red"); it could also be a transliteration of the English name
Portmanteau of albatros ("albatross") and tiro ("throw")
Korean 앨버토스
Aelbeotoseu
Transliteration of the English name

Romanian Albat(r)os
Albat(r)oss
Swedish Albatross
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Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "He used to only be a resident in the world of dreams. Now, by order of Wart, he works as a carrier of Bob-Ombs." - Super Mario Bros. 2 English instruction booklet. Page 25.
  2. ^ King koopa’s kool kartoons Compilation. YouTube.
  3. ^ a b Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Page 140.
  4. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario USA section. Page 68.
  5. ^ Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet. Page 33.
  6. ^ a b Super Mario USA instruction booklet. Page 28.
  7. ^ Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Page 225.
  8. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian manual. Page 25.
  9. ^ Super Mario Advance European manual. Page 112.
  10. ^ Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Italian manual. Page 38.
  11. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 68.
  12. ^ From the ending scenes of Super Mario Advance as localized by iQue. Reference: 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译. Baidu Tieba. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  13. ^ The Cutting Room Floor