Glydon

Glydon is a character who is enthusiastic about flying and gliding. Mario meets Glydon in several Kingdoms throughout the game Super Mario Odyssey. He states that he's travelling to various Kingdoms to glide from the highest places, while the world atlas as well as his bandana having similar motifs as the ones found on the ponchos of Tostarenans indicate that his homeland is in the Sand Kingdom, which is indeed the first Kingdom where he can be found in the game.

Mario can take control of Glydon to glide and dive. His dive is much faster and harder to steer than his glide. While gliding, shaking the Joy-Con or Pro Controller makes the captured Glydon stay airborne longer. However, when captured, Glydon cannot swim and simply disappears as soon as he touches water. On the other hand, Glydon cannot sink in quicksand; instead, he starts stomping whenever he stands on it whether he is being captured by Mario or not. A Power Moon in the Seaside Kingdom, Lighthouse Leaper, specifically requires the player to glide with Glydon from the top of the Lighthouse toward the Glass Palace and then talk to a Bubblainian near said palace.

His name is a portmanteau of "glide" and "-odon", a typical suffix used for animals (often reptiles, such as ' and ') distinguished or recognized through their teeth.

While Glydon is explicitly stated to be an individual character, his name in various Western languages as well as the official PRIMA guide of Super Mario Odyssey indicate that Glydon is also the name of his species.

Physical appearance
Glydon is a yellow bipedal reptile designed after s. He's taller than Mario and features a long tail, two hands with three fingers and a thumb each and two short legs. He also has two giant membranes on his sides, the reddish-orange, that he uses for gliding. The rest of his skin is mostly yellow with faintly visible scales, bar the back which features small orange stripes. His head features three short dark green hairs on the tip and eyes which are at the side and slightly protruding from the head. Said eyes have big black pupils surrounded by small light orange irises and a white sclera, as well as yellow eyelids. The upper tip of his muzzle features two small nostrils while the mouth features only a red tongue. He wears small round red spectales, reddish brown shoes similar to those worn by Yoshis, and a patterned bandana.