Fluzzard

Fluzzard is a bird character that appears in Super Mario Galaxy 2. He appears in Wild Glide Galaxy and Fleet Glide Galaxy. In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Mario holds onto Fluzzard just like how he did with Hoot in Super Mario 64. He is used to fly through two missions and Jibberjays give Mario the star for making Fluzzard happy. Fluzzard has to race the Jibberjays if Mario recieves a letter about it beforehand. Players must control Fluzzard by pointing the Wii Remote in the direction they want to go. Pointing it upwards makes Fluzzard slow down and gain minimal height. Pointing it downwards makes him make a fast nose-dive.

Trivia

 * 'Fluzzard' is a portmanteau of 'fly' and 'buzzard', which is a type of bird.
 * Fluzzard resembles Ho-oh from Pokémon series
 * In the Wild Glide Galaxy, a Jibberjay mentions that Fluzzard can't fly, but he can glide.
 * Luigi Ghosts don't work in the galaxies Fluzzard is in.