Birdo

* Birdo
* Birdo (Light Blue)
* Birdo (Yellow)
* Birdo (Black)
* Birdo (White)
* Birdo (Blue)
* Birdo (Orange)
* Birdo (Red)
* Birdo (Green)

**Birdo**, self-referred to as **Birdetta** and the shorthand **Birdie**, is a recurring character in the *Mario* franchise. Her first appearance was as an enemy in *Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic*, which was rebranded as *Super Mario Bros. 2*. Since then, she has appeared in various spin-off series of the franchise, and her original role as an antagonist has gradually been scrapped in favor of a newer role as an ally. Birdo has also been merchandised into figurines, plush toys, and amiibo cards.

Birdo is part of an entire species, of which other members appear in several works where the central character Birdo does not, including the *Mario Strikers* games and several episodes of *The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!*

## History

### *Super Mario* series

#### *Super Mario Bros. 2*

The first appearance of Birdo is in *Super Mario Bros. 2*, serving the antagonist Wart. She appears as a boss character in many levels, with the exception of the third level in the first three worlds, as well as the first level of the fourth. Birdo comes in three colors: **Pink Birdo** shoots eggs from her snout, **Red Birdo** shoots eggs and fireballs, and **Green Birdo** only shoots fireballs. In the NES version, Green Birdo also appears as gray in World 7-1.

Birdo generally walks back and forth, facing the player character and spitting three projectiles at a given time. To defeat her, the player has to jump on her eggs or another object and throw them back at her. However, if Birdo is green, the player is required to throw Mushroom Blocks instead. Birdo often holds a Crystal Ball, with two exceptions: Pink Birdo's appearance as a standard enemy in World 4-3, and a Red Birdo room in World 7-2, in which Birdo relinquishes a key needed to get to the Mask Gate leading to Wart. Birdo is shown physically holding the ball in the NES version of *Super Mario Bros. 2* and in *Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic*, although this is harder to see in the latter due to the crystal ball not having the animated red line. In remakes of *Super Mario Bros. 2*, it instead flies from her snout upon defeat.

The *Super Mario Bros. 2* cast roll mistakenly labels Birdo as Ostro (and vice versa), an unrelated enemy.

### *Mario Kart* series

#### *Mario Kart: Double Dash!!*

Birdo's first appearance in the *Mario Kart* series is in *Mario Kart: Double Dash!!* as Yoshi's default partner. After the player unlocks the second wallpaper, Birdo is teamed up with Peach. Birdo's special item is the Birdo's Egg, which differs from Yoshi's attack in that it has pink spots instead of green. The egg is also different from Birdo's original pure white eggs. Birdo's unlockable kart is called the Turbo Birdo, which features average speed and acceleration, while also having above average weight. Her emblem appears throughout the Dry Dry Desert course, and the staff ghost uses Birdo and Yoshi in the Turbo Yoshi. Yoshi and Birdo are also the staff ghost of Yoshi Circuit, using the Turbo Yoshi kart. In-game, Birdo's bow is smaller than it is regularly.

On Mushroom City and Yoshi Circuit, there are signs posted that read "Ribbon". In much smaller letters in the center, it reads "Birdo watching", a pun of birdwatching. They feature a picture of Birdo posing. Yoshi Circuit and the posters reappear in *Mario Kart DS*, and are Birdo's only appearance in the game.

#### *Mario Kart Arcade GP 2*

Birdo is not playable in *Mario Kart Arcade GP 2*, but she makes a cameo in signs and in the crowd when the player receives a trophy.

#### *Mario Kart Wii*

Birdo later appears in *Mario Kart Wii* as a middleweight, unlockable character. She has an equal balance of weight, top speed, and acceleration. However, when she goes off-road, she loses a moderate amount of speed. She is unlocked when the player defeats 250 other players in online racing, when the player does Time Trials on 16 different courses or when the player plays 1,350 races. Birdo shares the medium-sized group of karts and bikes, but all in her own favorite colors, like purple and magenta. Birdo receives a small weight and off-road boost, while her best bonus is the mini-turbo stat. Birdo's mini-turbo is tied with Diddy Kong's, while being inferior to that of Koopa Troopa, Dry Bones, Wario, and Dry Bowser. Birdo's mini turbo can be used with the Wild Wing and the Mach Bike to make it the strongest mini turbo in the middleweight class. Birdo is the only playable character, besides Miis, that isn't used as a staff ghost. Furthermore, Birdo is the only playable female character that does not receive a speed bonus.

#### *Mario Kart 8* / *Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*

Despite Birdo herself not physically appearing in *Mario Kart 8* nor *Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*, a picture of her along with Peach and Daisy appears on some of the Women of Racing Organization banners seen on N64 Royal Raceway. Birdo is also mentioned on the speakers in Sunshine Airport. She became a downloadable playable character in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass DLC Wave 4 on Thursday March 9, 2023.

#### *Mario Kart Tour*

After an 11-year hiatus of not physically appearing in the *Mario Kart* series, Birdo returns as a playable character in *Mario Kart Tour* from the start of the Holiday Tour on December 18, 2019, along with the Turbo Birdo. She is classified as a Super character, and her Special Item is the Birdo's Egg; while functionally identical to the Yoshi's Egg, it now uses a white, spotless design. Some of her voice clips are reused from *Mario Kart: Double Dash!!* and *Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour*. Like all other unique characters, she has her own cup.

## Quotes

* "*Where would you like to go?"* - *Wario's Woods*
* "*Well Done*" - *Wario's Woods*
* "*This is as far as you go!*" - *Super Mario Advance*
* "*I'll remember this!*" - *Super Mario Advance*
* "*I'm gonna finish you off!*" - *Super Mario Advance*
* "*How could you?!*" - *Super Mario Advance*
* "*I'm ready for you this time!*" - *Super Mario Advance*
* "*You got a lot of nerves*" - *Super Mario Advance*
* "*Don't call me Birdo, call me Birdie!*" - *Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga*
* "*You may have hurt my darling, but this is as far as you go!*" - *Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga*
* "*I CAN'T believe I lost to YOU!!!*" - *Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga*
* "*Yoo hoo! Hey! Look! I'm up here! Help me, please! Bowser Jr. is over there!*" - *Mario Super Sluggers*
* "*You're all my heroes! You must let me join you!*" - *Mario Super Sluggers*
* "*Hello gorgeous! Long time no see! It's me!*" - *Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games*
* "*I lost?! I don't how you stayed focused with me swimming next to you. I'll turn your head next time!*" - *Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games*
* "*I have to WALK? I thought we'd get to ride in karts! I'm glad I left my high heels at home!*" - *Fortune Street*
* "*Come on, die, Mama needs a brand-new bow!*" - *Fortune Street*
* "*I'm going to put a little pink bow on this shop so everyone knows it belongs to me!*" - *Fortune Street*
* "*Sorry, shoppy-woppy-poo! I don't want to sell you, but I'm afraid I must!*" - *Fortune Street*
* "*Just try not to get egg on your face*" - *Paper Mario: Sticker Star*
* "*They're good enough to be pros, so they don't even bother playing handicap tournaments. Pretty cool!*" - *Mario Golf: World Tour*
* "*The party has started! I'm so excited!*" - *Super Mario Party*
* "*I want to see you take the top prize so go out there and party like you mean it!*" - *Super Mario Party*