Chicken

Chickens are helmet-clad birds in Super Mario Land. They soar through the final level of the game aiding Biokinton, in the Chai Kingdom (World 4-3). They are war birds kept by Tatanga.

They are also shot out by the shy cloud Biokinton. If Mario does not destroy a Chicken before it comes near the Sky Pop, it will swerve to hit him. However, if they are shot and defeated, Mario is rewarded with an extra 400 points.

In the Super Mario Land manga, Chickens only appears during Biokinton's battle. The boss releases them onto Mario, but they just perch on the Sky Pop without attacking. Furious at his useless minions, Tatanga takes off with the Pagosu and shoots at Mario, hitting and killing Biokinton in the process and scaring the Chickens away.

Super Mario Land

 * Instruction booklet: A war bird kept by Tatanga, Chicken meanders and glides towards Mario. One missile will defeat it.
 * 3DS Virtual Console manual: A war bird kept by Tatanga, Chicken meanders and glides through the air toward Mario. It can be defeated with one missile.

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
''' チッキン 　フライ族 　好戦的 ゲーム　ランド1 ''' ミサイルで撃ち落とせ！ 宇宙怪人タタンガが戦闘用に飼育している鳥. マリオランドのシューティング面に登場する. 簡単によけられるし、ミサイルー発で倒せるのでこわくない.

 Chicken  Tribe: Fly clan Disposition: Belligerent Game appearances: Land 1 ' Shoot them down with missiles! ''A bird bred by the space monster Tatanga for combat. It appears in the shooting mode of Mario Land. It is not scary because it can be easily dodged and can be defeated with a missile shot.''