Bird

The **Bird** is the third boss in *Astro Bot Rescue Mission*. The bird makes a cameo in the first level of World 3 when it swoops down from behind the player and flies off into the distance. The bird makes a full appearance in world 3-5, Little Birdie as the boss fight for the world.

### Appearance

The bird is a giant bird with dark blue feathers and yellow claws, black talons, a yellow beak and massive cartoonish eyes. The bird also wears a yellow flying helmet with a big red bump underneath the top of the helmet.

### Walkthrough

After rescuing enough Bots to unlock 3-5 Little Birdie, the level starts off with Astro traversing some platforms while avoiding bird minions flying at him, while trying not to fall into the cloudy abyss below. Eventually, Astro will reach an island with trees on it. These won't last long, though. As the bird will soon swoop over the player, blowing off the trees, and getting bird poop on the player's visor, the bird will fly up in front of the player, and look at Astro through the goggles on its helmet. The bird will flip its goggles up and screech, beginning the boss fight.

### Boss fight

The bird's only way of killing Astro is by using its wings to tilt the platform and firing bird minions at him in an attempt to send Astro falling into the cloudy abyss. If this fails, the bird will fly up in front of the player and attempt to peck Astro. When this happens, stand on the target, and dodge the bird's peck marker when it turns red. The bird will get its beak stuck in the target, after which you must use the rope gadget to grapple on to the bird's goggles and have Astro punch the glass until it eventually breaks, damaging the bird. After each hit, the bird will move to a different platform, and Astro must get to the platform by jumping onto leaf platforms scattered around the area, while avoiding bird minions, and trying not to fall off. Once you reach the main platform, the cycle will repeat with the exception of a dome protecting the target. Do the same thing as the first time, and repeat again. Once you reach the third platform (electricity becomes an issue on the third platform, so watch out), eventually the bird will get its beak stuck one last time, which prompts the player to attach the rope gadget to the bird's helmet and have Astro punch the red bump behind the helmet's hatch. Once the bump has been punched enough times, the bird will reel back in pain while the rope gadget detaches and its helmet flies off. The helmet will slam itself back on the bird's head, sending the bump out further, and shocking the bird, with one final weak quack. The bird plummets into the cloudy abyss below, ending the fight. Defeating the bird rewards the player with the Teriyaki trophy.

### Trivia

The bird, like all the other *Astro Bot* bosses, can be refought in the challenge belt, but the level part of the fight has been removed.

Also, like the other bosses, the bird's original level, Little Birdie, cannot be replayed after it has been completed.

The bird is one of the three biological bosses in *Astro Bot Rescue Mission*, the other 2 are the spider and the alien.

Like the other *Astro Bot* bosses, the bird can be seen dazed and defeated on the world selection screen after being beaten for the first time.

The bird may have gotten the bump on its head due to wearing its helmet for too long; but this is just a theory.