Tweeter: Difference between revisions

A '''Tweeter''' is a masked bird<ref name=bird>{{cite|quote=It's a bird with a mask. He hops. Try to get on top of his head.|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet (Tweeter description)|page=23}}</ref><ref name="tori">{{cite|title=「マリオキャラクター大事典 パーフェクト版」 (''Mario Character Daijiten: Perfect-ban'')|page={{media link|PEGMCE pages 228 229.png|229}}}}</ref> that first appears in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Their name comes from "tweet," an onomatopoeia for the sound that a bird makes. Tweeters are similar in stature and appearance to a [[Shy Guy]], with their masks having a beak instead of a mouth hole. Despite the presence of wings, they rapidly hop rather than fly around in their debut appearance, reminiscent of a green [[Koopa Paratroopa]]. In their original artwork, they have red bodies, white masks and blue wings; in their ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' sprites and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' artwork, they have white bodies and red masks and wings. In their ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''Super Mario Advance'' sprites, their bodies are tinted purple, while their feet are yellow. ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' uses a design similar to the original artwork, but with the bat-like blue wings replaced with bird-like red wings.

Tweeters make several appearances in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', where they are usually portrayed as allies of [[Bowser|King Koopa]]. The first appearance of a Tweeter is in the episode "[[Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid]]." In this episode, a Tweeter bounty hunter, dressed as a cowboy, acts as an informant of [[Mouser|Sheriff Mouser]], telling him and his minions the location of [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and [[Toad]], in exchange for [[Coin|Gold Coins]]. A horror-themed type of Tweeter called the [[Tweeter Bat]] exclusively appears in the episode "[[Count Koopula]]". In "[[The Unzappables]]", one Tweeter represents a literal [[Stool Pigeon]] that rats out [[King Koopa's alter egos#Al Koopone|Al Koopone]]'s plans. They are based off of their artwork, but are mostly depicted with a beige mask, and their eyes are yellow instead of white. Additionally, their head may sometimes be lighter in color than their body.

A Tweeter appears in volume 8 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. Here, it attempts to suck out [[Mario]]'s blood, but ends up transforming him into [[Dr. Mario]].

===''Super Mario Bros. 2''===

 

*'''Bio:''' ''Tweeters hang around with boss characters. They're no friends of yours, so get rid of them quickly.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance'' European instruction booklet|page=[https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Super-Mario-Advance-Game-Manual.pdf 12]|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}</ref>

|Jap=羽根がついていて、小刻みに跳ねながら移動している。<ref>{{cite|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario USA'' section|page=68|publisher=Shogakukan}}</ref>

|JapM=They are winged and move about, bouncing in small increments.

|Jap=リートン<ref name=tori/><ref>{{cite|author=Sawada, Yukio|title=''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 8|Volume 8]]|page=20}}</ref><ref name=daijiten>{{cite|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg 225]}}</ref>

|Chi=利顿<ref>From the ending scenes of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' as localized by [[iQue]]. Reference: {{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|title=[http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译] (Official names for iQue Super Mario 2 enemies)|publisher=Baidu Tieba|accessdate=February 2, 2017}}</ref>

|Ita=Tweeter<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Italian manual|page=23}}</ref>

|Ita4=Cinguetto<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' Italian manual|page=112}}</ref>

|Ita5=Cinghetto{{sic}}<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia''|page=68}}</ref>