Birdo (species)

Birdos are brightly-colored, large-snouted creatures from the Super Mario series. In Super Mario Bros. 2, only one Birdo is shown to exist; she is named after her species, and is later developed into a major character in numerous spin-offs. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! is the first source in which other Birdos appear. Other Birdos later appear as spectators in various Mario titles, starting in Mario Power Tennis, and make playable appearances in Super Mario Strikers and Mario Strikers Charged.

Birdos have the ability to shoot eggs and fireballs out of their mouth. They are sometimes associated with Yoshis because both species use eggs as projectiles.

Super Mario Bros. 2
Birdo is first encountered as a boss serving under Wart. Depending on the encounter, she appears pink, red or grey (green in the remakes) and has different abilities. When she's pink she shoots eggs, when she's grey or green she uses fireballs and when she's red she shoots both.

In BS Super Mario USA, Birdo's alternate colors were reimagined as three separate characters and voiced by different voice actors.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Birdos appeared in various episodes of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! as part of the Koopa Pack.

"The Unzappables"
In "The Unzappables", a Birdo with a mustache wearing a tuxedo and a top hat can be seen dancing with an Ostro in the Koopa Klub.

Nintendo Comics System
As seen in the Nintendo Comics System comics "Bedtime for Drain-Head" and "Betrayal Most Proper", after losing control of the Mushroom Kingdom, Bowser employed Birdos as castle guards. Mario came to grips with these guards on two occasions. Under the delusion that he was Dirk Drain-Head in "Bedtime for Drain-Head," Mario entered Bowser's Castle to save Toad. After laying waste to a large number of enemies outside of the castle, a Birdo blocked Mario's path as he tried to enter the castle, shooting eggs at him. However, Mario quickly picked them up and threw them back, defeating this Birdo as he had defeated the Birdo in Super Mario Bros. 2. The second occasion, in "Betrayal Most Proper," Mario and Toad were attempting to rescue Wooster when they were attacked by Birdos in Bowser's Castle. When Mario and Toad's movement was impaired by a conveyor belt moving in the opposite direction they were running, the Birdos began firing eggs. Rather than defeat the Birdos, the rescuers simply ran onwards.

Mario Tennis series
Many different colored Birdos appear as background NPCs in cutscenes in Mario Power Tennis for the GameCube, most notably the red Birdo in Bowser's trophy acceptance cutscene.

Mario Strikers series
Soccer is the one sport that a substantial number of Birdos participate. In the original Super Mario Strikers tournaments, teams of Birdos can be selected by certain high-profile captains to help them achieve victory. When compared to the other species involved, members of the Birdo species are the most aggressive, scoring the hard hits against opponents necessary in the sport. The events are also a huge draw for Birdo spectators.

The next iteration of the sport, Mario Strikers Charged, also draws much attention from the Birdo species as a whole. Once again, multiple Birdos compete as sidekick players, this time breaking away from all Birdo teams and playing alongside other species. And again, Birdos are one of the many species filling the stadiums.

The following is a list of Birdo colors appearing in Mario Strikers Charged.

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Birdos as well as the character Birdo appear in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. In the game, several colored Birdos serve as goalies in the Football event and a partner to Birdo in the Badminton Doubles in the London Party mode.

Other Appearances
Aside from the Mario Strikers participants, there is one Birdo known to participate in many sports competitions. Birdo made her sports debut in Mario Tennis and has continued to participate in the competitions of Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Mario Superstar Baseball, Mario Hoops 3-on-3, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Super Sluggers, and Mario Golf: World Tour, and has even participated in the London 2012 Olympic Games and the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games.

Peaceful Birdos have made appearances in the audiences of many sports and racing games. They first appear at Peach Dome in Mario Power Tennis, and later attend Mario Stadium in Mario Superstar Baseball. Their most recent appearances are in the stands of various tracks of Mario Kart Wii and Mario Super Sluggers. They reprise this role in Mario Sports Mix, in which they can be seen splashing in pools and waving in the background of some courts such as Koopa Troopa Beach, Daisy Garden, and Bowser Jr. Blvd..

In Super Mario Chess, Birdos appear as knights on Bowser's team.

Super Mario Strikers Information

 * Bio: "Birdo is always an offensive threat when in possession of the ball. If you're looking for a sidekick who can deliver some points, she is the player for you."

Mario Strikers Charged

 * Type: Power
 * Skillshot: Extreme Egg
 * Deke: Spins to repel opponents.
 * Bio: "This hard-hitting power player lands some of the biggest bone-rattling hits ever seen on the Strikers field. Birdo's shooting is also feared by many goalkeepers, as she can score at will. Her Extreme Egg can beat any game, resulting in quick goals."

Stats

 * Movement: 3
 * Shooting: 10
 * Passing: 3
 * Defense: 10