Birdo's Egg



Birdo Eggs are projectile eggs spat out of the mouths of Birdos as a means of attack. They can be plain white, but have also been shown to have pink spots in some appearances. In Super Mario Bros. 2, characters could jump on Birdo eggs and be transported horizontally through the air on them until the egg hits a wall, or is picked up by the character. In Mario Kart: Double Dash!! the eggs explode upon impact with any surface that isn't the race track, releasing three items from inside it.

In various videogames, the Birdo Egg appears as the Birdo emblem.

Super Mario Bros. 2
Birdos and their eggs made their first appearance in the American release of Super Mario Bros. 2 (and in the Japanese-only game, Doki Doki Panic that it is based on). Here, Birdo Eggs were plain white and were spat by Birdo at her adversaries, Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad, who would lose a life if they were hit. In some levels, the only way to damage Birdo was to pick up her eggs and throw them back at her.

In the remake, Super Mario Advance, in addition to a reappearance of normal Birdo Eggs, a giant variety shot by Robirdo was introduced. Apart from their size, they behaved exacly like normal Birdo Eggs: they could cause damage to the protagonists; or be ridden, picked up and thrown back at their sender to do damage to it instead.

Mario Kart
In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Birdo appeared as a playable character, and her Special Items are Birdo Eggs. They behave the same as Birdo's counterpart, Yoshi's eggs, differing only in that they are covered in pink spots (Yoshi's are green). Once thrown, the eggs home in on the nearest character above Birdo and her racing partner in rank. Upon collision, the Birdo Egg breaks and releases three items at random, and the kart that was hit flips over. These items can include Bob-ombs, Stars, Mushrooms, Red or Green Shells, Fake Item Boxes, or Bananas. Birdo eggs will also break if they hit stray Bananas or Shells, or environmental hazards, and if they go long enough without hitting anything, they will self-destruct.

Super Smash Bros. series
Birdo Eggs next appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee, on the stage Mushroom Kingdom 2, which is a representation of Super Mario Bros. 2. Like in that game, Birdo (occasionally appearing from either side of the stage) shoots out the eggs, possibly damaging the fighters, who can also jump and ride on the eggs or grab them to use as projectiles against other combatants.

Mario Party
In Mario Party DS, a Birdo Egg appears in the minigame Memory Mash.

Captain Rainbow
In Captain Rainbow, Birdo Eggs can be seen mounted on either side of Birdo's House.