Birdo

"This is as far as you go!"

—Birdo, Super Mario Advance

Birdo (キャサリン, Kyasarin^?, lit. Catherine), self-referred to as Birdetta and the shorthand Birdie^{[citation needed]}, is a recurring character in the Mario franchise. She first appeared in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, a Japanese game featuring Birdo as the first boss, but she has since become a part of the Mario franchise when the game was localized overseas as Super Mario Bros. 2.

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Physical description

Birdo is a pink Birdo who wears a giant red bow. Birdo looks very similar to a Yoshi. She has bright pink skin, a white belly, and red ridges on her back. She has four fingers and three toes on each hand and foot respectively. Her snout is shaped like a trumpet, for shooting her signature eggs. For accessories, she wears are a large red bow on the back of her head and a large diamond ring on her left hand.

Personality traits

Birdo is a feminine and confident. She is often seen striking poses after winning.

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Relationships

Yoshi

In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Yoshi and Birdo are partners and share a similar Special Item. On the official Japanese site for the game, the description for Catherine states that she "appears to be Yoshi's girlfriend, but is actually his boyfriend!?"<ref>Nintendo.co.jp Mario Kart: Double Dash!! character page. Retrieved January 27, 2011</ref

In Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64, they share a tennis court and are default partners; the two are seen to be very affectionate. In the Mario Baseball series, they share good chemistry with each other, and she is the Sub-Captain of Yoshi's team. The two also share the same Special Orb in Mario Party 7.

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Powers and abilities

• Egg Throw: Birdo can spit eggs from her mouth. They act like a projectile.
• Vehicular Mastery: In Mario Kart series, Birdo can drive either a kart or a bike.

Gender

Birdo's gender has been debated throughout the series. According to the North American instruction manual for Super Mario Bros. 2, "[Birdo] thinks he is a girl and likes to be called Birdetta." Which despite the outdated language, would imply Birdo is a transgender woman. However, later versions of the game make no mention in the manual nor the video game itself. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Birdo's trophy description describes the character as one of "indeterminate gender", using the pronoun "it" rather than gender-specific pronouns such as "he" or "she". However, several other sources refer to Birdo as a female. The confusion surrounding Birdo's gender has also been addressed in a light-hearted matter, such as when Popple pauses before settling on calling Birdo a "dame" in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, before Birdo insists he call her Birdie. In Super Mario Advance though, the Birdos feature female voices. In Paper Mario: Sticker Star, the first lyrics of Birdo's serenade allude to the gender confusion by saying, "Heart of a woman, heart of a man... Both can know of love's grace..."

Game data

Mario Kart series
Mario Kart Tour Stats Special Skills Levels Favored courses Template:MKTcharacter/Birdo Name Description Level Birdo's Egg "Chases down opponents. But what's inside?! You'll find out when it breaks." 1 Birdo's Egg+ "Birdo's Egg is bigger and it releases an additional item." 4

Mario & Luigi series

Birdo Egg Normal Flashing Birdo LVL 35 HP 450 (500) POW 105-140 DEF 150 (170) SPEED 37 EXP 900 COINS 99 (180) Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Normal Hammer? Normal Hand? Normal Stun? 30% Burn? 30% Stat Down? 30% Item drop Location(s) •Ultrasyrup Jar (Max Syrup Jar) – 100% •Red Pepper – 61.29% (Lucky Ribbon - 100%) Teehee Valley Notes Parentheses indicates statistics applying only to the Japanese version. Numbers and words in gray indicate coding unavailable in normal gameplay. Birdo LVL 35 (50) HP 450 (500) POW 105-140 DEF 150 (190) SPEED 37 (100) EXP 900 COINS 99 (180) Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Normal Hammer? Normal Hand? Normal Stun? 0% Burn? 0% Stat Down? 0% Item drop Location(s) •Ultrasyrup Jar (Max Syrup Jar) – 100% •Red Pepper – 61.29% (Lucky Ribbon - 100%) Teehee Valley Notes Parentheses indicates statistics applying only to the Japanese version. Numbers and words in gray indicate coding unavailable in normal gameplay. Egg LVL 99 HP 20 POW 95-130 DEF 150 (115) SPEED 37 EXP 0 COINS 99 (0) Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Normal Hammer? Normal Hand? Normal Stun? 0% Burn? 0% Stat Down? 0% Item drop Location(s) •Ultrasyrup Jar – 100% (None - 0%) •Red Pepper – 61.29% (None - 0%) Teehee Valley Notes Parentheses indicates statistics applying only to the Japanese version. Numbers and words in gray indicate coding unavailable in normal gameplay.

Timeline

Main article: Birdo/Appearances

[Edit] Game	Role	Year	Console	Notes
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic	Boss	1987	Family Computer Disk System
Super Mario Bros. 2	Boss	1988	NES	Same as in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic
Mario's Egg Catch	Enemy	1990	Super Mario Bros. Watch
Super Mario All-Stars	Boss	1993	SNES
Wario's Woods	Non-playable character	1994	NES/SNES
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World	Boss	1994	SNES
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars	Boss	1996	SNES
Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)	Playable character	2000	Nintendo 64
Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)	N64 icon (after using N64 link)	2001	Game Boy Color
Super Smash Bros. Melee	Cameo	2001	Nintendo GameCube

Behind the scenes

Etymology

Birdo's name is derived from "bird" even though nothing really resembles a bird on her. The O might also reference their O-shaped snouts. The suffix o is also a masculine suffix in Latin.

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