Seagull
- "Albatross" redirects here. For information about the golfing term, see List of golfing terms § Albatross. For the Super Mario Bros. 2 enemy, see Albatoss.
| Seagull | |||
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 A seagull in Super Mario Odyssey | |||
| First appearance | Wario Land II (1998) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Odyssey (2017) | ||
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Seagulls, or simply gulls,[1] are real-life birds that have appeared with gameplay roles in several Mario-related games.
History
It has been requested that this article be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: incorporate information from Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Super Mario 3D Land, and Mario Kart.
Wario Land II
In Wario Land II, gulls first appear in the level Get in the Tea Cup. They are harmless and are found flapping their wings in one place in midair. Wario can use them as platforms to reach remote locations; however, they fly away before long once he touches them but come back shortly afterwards. Like the game's enemies, gulls can be killed with a Dash Attack or a ground pound, respawning only if Wario leaves and re-enters their area.
Game & Watch Gallery series
Seagulls, here identified as albatrosses,[2] appear in the Modern version of the Game & Watch title Donkey Kong Jr. in Game & Watch Gallery 3 and Game & Watch Gallery 4. In these games, when Donkey Kong Jr. gets the key on the second stage, an albatross appears and acts as a platform so that he can reach his father's cage. Unlike its Wario Land II counterpart, the albatross does not fly away when Donkey Kong Jr. touches it. However, it does regularly fly away for a short time, forcing Donkey Kong Jr. to time his jump carefully. An albatross also occasionally appears in the background at sunset in the Modern version of Fire from Game & Watch Gallery 4.
Mario Party 8
Seagulls appear in Mario Party 8 on Goomba's Booty Boardwalk. If Captain Goomba gives a Star to a player, he will order seagulls to transport the player to the beginning of the board. Seagulls can also be seen flying in the background of the board.
Super Mario series
Super Mario Odyssey
Seagulls also appear in Super Mario Odyssey in the Seaside Kingdom. Much like little birds and other wildlife found in this game, they initially stand on the ground, and fly away if Mario approaches them.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
In the Bowser's Fury campaign, cat-eared seagulls can be seen throughout Lake Lapcat, and fly away if Mario or Bowser Jr. comes near, or if a Green Shell is kicked or thrown at them. All seagulls fly away immediately when the rain that signals Fury Bowser is about to rampage begins.
Gallery
Mario Party 8
Flag texture from Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Third Japanese commercial promoting the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | カモメ[3] Kamome |
Gull; it sometimes more narrowly refers to the common gull. |
| French | Mouette |
Usually refers to specific small-bodied species of gull. Larger gull species are more often called "goéland" and are contextualized as "grosse mouette". |
| German | Möwe |
Gull |
| Italian | Gabbiano |
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| Spanish | Gaviota |
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References
- ^ Nintendo Power Volume 106. Page 65. "Getting aboard the good ship Tea Cup isn’t as easy as it sounds. You’ll have to swim through caves, then hop onto the backs of flying gulls, and finally evade hungry eels."
- ^ World of Longplays (March 18, 2017). Game Boy Advance Longplay [148] Game & Watch Gallery 4 (Part 4 of 4). YouTube. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō Shogakukan guide. Page 112.
| Wario Land II | |
|---|---|
| Main characters | Wario • Captain Syrup |
| Supporters | Gull • Hen • Owl • Turtle |
| Bosses | Awabō • Big Kamukamu • Bobo • Cave master • Dunk • Ghost • Giant bee • Giant snake • Giant spear man • Mecha Kuri |
| Chapters | Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 2* • Chapter 2** • Chapter 3 • Chapter 3* • Chapter 4 • Final Chapter • Final Chapter* • Final Chapter** • The Really Final Chapter |
| Conditions | Ball • Bouncy Wario • Bubble Wario • Crazy Wario • Fat Wario • Flat Wario • Frozen Wario • Hot Wario • Puffy Wario • Tiny Wario • Zombie Wario |
| Enemies | Bee • Bird • Chūta • Cook • D-Bat • D.D. • Drill • Flame • Gaugau • Ghost • Grunt • Gugi • Inamazu • Kamukamu • Pecan • Penguin • Pirate Goom • Pogo Guy • Punch • Rooster • Tobī • Togemen • Tsuriuo • Utsutsubo • Weight • White puff • Wizard • Yukimaru • Zombie |
| Objects | 10 Gold Coin • 100 Coin • Alarm clock • Big Block • Bonfire Block • Brick • Coin • Doughnut block • Enemy Block • Ice block • Kotsuheri • Lance • Spike • Stove • Switch |
