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|image=[[File:SMO Glydon Artwork.png|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Odyssey''
|image=[[File:SMO Glydon.png]]<br>Glydon in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
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{{quote|This spot looks pretty good for a blood-pumping power-dive! Skree-EEEE!|Glydon|[[Super Mario Odyssey]]}}
{{quote2|Flying, flying, flying, flying, skree-EEEE!|Glydon|[[Super Mario Odyssey]]}}
'''Glydon''' is a [[list of characters|character]] in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. He is a creature similar to a {{wp|Draco (genus)|draco lizard}}<ref>''Nintendō Kōshiki Gaidobukku Sūpā Mario Odessei'' (''Nintendo Official Guidebook Super Mario Odyssey'',「任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオ　オデッセイ」), [https://shogakukan.tameshiyo.me/9784091066084?page=9 page 20]. ''Shogakukan''. Retrieved December 19, 2017.</ref> who is enthusiastic about flying and gliding. His name is a portmanteau of "glide" and "-odon," a typical suffix used for animals (often reptiles, such as ''{{wp|Iguanodon}}'' and ''{{wp|Pteranodon}}'') distinguished or recognized through their teeth (despite Glydon lacking any visible teeth). [[Mario]] meets him in five of the game's kingdoms. He states that he is traveling to various kingdoms to glide from the highest places, and the world atlas suggests that he is native to the [[Sand Kingdom]],<ref>{{file link|SMO New Map.jpg|Current World atlas of ''Super Mario Odyssey''.}}</ref> the first kingdom where he can be found in the game, as suggested as well by his bandana that has similar motifs to the ones on the ponchos of [[Tostarenan]]s. Glydon does not sink in [[quicksand]], instead repeatedly stomping to stay on the surface. Mario can [[capture]] Glydon by using [[Cappy]] to use his gliding abilities.


Glydon is always found in high locations in each kingdom, both fitting his personality and maximizing the use of his gliding ability. However, he appears in a kingdom only after the last [[mission|objective]] in it is complete. The locations are:
'''Glydon'''<ref name="Glydonintroduction">Nintendo Life (September 20, 2017). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqJ9Z9UtvDA New Character Glydon in Super Mario Odyssey for Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 5, 2017.</ref><ref name="UKITwitter">[https://twitter.com/SuperMario_UK/status/922393547801800704 Post about Glydon from the official UK and Irish Twitter account of ''Super Mario''].</ref> is a character who is enthusiastic about flying and gliding. [[Mario]] meets Glydon in several Kingdoms throughout the game ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. He states that he's travelling to various Kingdoms to glide from the highest places,<ref name="Glydonintroduction"/> while the World atlas as well as his bandana having similar motifs as the ones found on the ponchos of Tostarenans indicate that his homeland is in the [[Sand Kingdom]],<ref>{{media link|SMO New Map.jpg|Current World atlas of ''Super Mario Odyssey''.}}</ref> which is indeed the first Kingdom where he can be found in the game.<ref>GamesMundo GAMER WordGames GAMER (October 26, 2017). [https://youtu.be/5EbdWvj6vLo?t=5897 Super Mario Odyssey Gameplay completo Part 2 Sand Kingdom 100%]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref>
*The [[Tostarena Ruins Round Tower]] in the Sand Kingdom.
*The [[Observation Deck]] in the [[Wooded Kingdom]].
*The [[Rocky Mountain Summit]] in the [[Lost Kingdom]].
*The [[Lighthouse (Super Mario Odyssey)|Lighthouse]] in the [[Seaside Kingdom]].


One exception is for the [[Darker Side]], where Glydon is required to complete [[Long Journey's End]]. He appears as part of the underground section of the kingdom.
[[File:SMO Shot - Tropical Jungle Lizard.png|thumb|left|Glydon, [[capture]]d by [[Mario]], gliding in the [[Lost Kingdom]].]]
Mario can [[capture|take control]] of Glydon to glide and dive. When captured, Glydon is unable to swim and simply disappears as soon as he touches water.<ref name="Glydonintroduction"/> Some [[Power Moon]]s are obtained from other non-playable characters when Mario succesfully reaches distant places by gliding with Glydon.<ref name="Glydonintroduction"/>


[[File:SMO Shot - Tropical Jungle Lizard.png|thumb|left|Glydon, [[capture]]d by [[Mario]], gliding in the [[Lost Kingdom]]]]
His name is a portmanteau of "glide" and "-odon", a typical suffix used for animals (often reptiles, such as ''{{wp|Iguanodon}}'' and ''{{wp|Pteranodon}}'') distinguished or recognized through their teeth.
While Glydon is captured, his quicksand immunity still applies. Glydon can [[jump]], and holding the jump button lets him glide through the air. He can do a short jump with {{button|switch|X}} or {{button|switch|Y}} instead. If the controller is shaken, Glydon does the short jump but does not glide. Glydon can turn while gliding, but he loses altitude faster when taking sharp turns. While Glydon is gliding, shaking the Joy-Con or Pro Controller makes him stay airborne longer. If {{button|switch|stick}} is held forward, Glydon tucks his arms in and dives, plummeting quickly with lesser directional control compared to normal. Alternatively, the player can hold {{button|switch|stick}} backward to have Glydon lean back and stall the glide's speed. [[Wind]] can push Glydon upward, extending the glide's distance. If Glydon collides with walls, his glide is forced to end. As such, he cannot start gliding with a wall in his path. Camera movement is heavily restricted while Glydon is gliding, with the angle largely set to be ahead of him in a base glide, and below him while he is diving or stalling.  


Glydon's gliding abilities are the only way to obtain two [[Power Moon]]s located far across [[pit]]s or [[Poison (obstacle)|poison]] that Mario cannot cross with any normal moves. In the Lost Kingdom, this is the "[[List of Power Moons in the Lost Kingdom#Soaring Over Forgotten Isle!|Soaring Over Forgotten Isle!]]" Power Moon. In the Wooded Kingdom, Mario has to speak to [[Captain Toad]] on one far-off platform to get the "[[List of Power Moons in the Wooded Kingdom#Hey Out There, Captain Toad!|Hey Out There, Captain Toad!]]" Power Moon. In the Seaside Kingdom, the player can use Glydon to glide from the top of the Lighthouse toward the [[Glass Palace]]. This impresses a [[Bubblainian]] on the palace. After the player talks to them, they grant the player the "[[List of Power Moons in the Seaside Kingdom#Lighthouse Leaper|Lighthouse Leaper]]" Power Moon. Aside from these explicit requirements, Glydon's abilities are an option in many of the game's scenarios.
While Glydon is explicitly stated to be an individual character,<ref name="UKITwitter"/> his name in various Western languages as well as the official PRIMA guide of ''Super Mario Odyssey'' indicate that ''Glydon'' is also the name of his species.<ref>[https://shop.primagames.com/ca/product/458840/super-mario-odyssey-eguide ''Super Mario Odyssey'' Prima eGuide]</ref>
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While Glydon has been stated to be a character by the official ''Super Mario'' UK Twitter account,<ref name="UKITwitter">[https://twitter.com/SuperMario_UK/status/922393547801800704 Post about Glydon from the official ''Super Mario'' UK Twitter account].</ref> both the official [[Prima Games]] guide of ''Super Mario Odyssey'' and the official ''Super Mario'' Italian Twitter account indicate that Glydon is a species.<ref>[https://shop.primagames.com/ca/product/458840/super-mario-odyssey-eguide ''Super Mario Odyssey'' eGuide]</ref>{{dead link}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/SuperMario_ITA/status/968787869580972032 Post about Glydon's increased reach when shaking the Joy-Cons]. The text says ''If you shake the Joy-Cons while sailing the skies as a Glydon, you will be able to fly a little farther!''.</ref>
==Physical appearance==
[[File:SMO Glydon PRIMA Screenshot.png|thumb|right|Glydon in the [[Darker Side]].]]
Glydon is a yellow bipedal reptile designed after {{wp|Draco (genus)|flying lizard}}s. He's taller than Mario and features a long tail, two hands with three fingers and a thumb each and two rather short legs which are typically kept significantly bent and almost resting on the coronal plane, resulting in a very peculiar walking gait. He also has two giant membranes on his sides, the {{wp|Patagium|patagia}}, that he uses for gliding and are reddish-orange in color, with various visible veinings on the inside, while the outside is red into orange on the tip, featuring irregular yellow stripes. The rest of his skin is mostly yellow with faintly visible scales, bar the back which features small orange stripes, the lower part of his body and from the lower part of the muzzle up to the tip of his tail, which is fully white and doesn't feature scales. His head features three short dark green hairs on the tip and eyes which are at the side and slightly protruding from the head. Said eyes have big black pupils surrounded by small light orange irises and a white sclera, as well as yellow eyelids that he typically keeps slightly lowered until he has been captured by Mario. The upper tip of his muzzle features two small nostrils while the mouth itself is toothless and only features a red rounded tongue. He wears small round red spectales on the tip of his muzzle, reddish brown shoes with beige outsoles, similar to those worn by [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]], and a bandana with alternating yellow and red stripes that end with yellow and red triangles and an outline formed by a green strip followed by a white strip.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
===Artwork===
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMO Glydon Capture.png|Glydon [[capture]]d by [[Mario]]
SMO Glydon Captured.png|Glydon [[capture]]d by [[Mario]]
SMO Secret Ending Postcard + Luigi.png|Postcard obtained as reward in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMO Glydon Screenshot.jpg|Glydon in the [[Sand Kingdom]]
SMO Glydon Surprised.png|Glydon meeting Mario in the [[Sand Kingdom]]
SMO Glydon Surprised.png|Glydon meeting Mario in the Sand Kingdom
SMO Glydon Diving.png|Glydon captured by Mario diving in the [[Wooded Kingdom]]
SMO Glydon Diving.png|Glydon captured by Mario diving in the [[Wooded Kingdom]]
SMO Glydon Lake Kingdom Screenshot.png|Glydon in the [[Seaside Kingdom]]
SMO Glydon screenshot.png|Glydon in the [[Seaside Kingdom]]
SMO Mario Glydon.jpg|Glydon with Mario in the [[Lost Kingdom]]
SMO Mario Glydon.jpg|Glydon with Mario in the [[Lost Kingdom]]
SMO Glydon PRIMA Screenshot.png|Glydon on the [[Darker Side]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=カックー
|Jap=カックー<ref>[https://twitter.com/mario_odysseyJP/status/916058420519694337 Post about Glydon from the official Japanese Twitter account of ''Super Mario Odyssey''].</ref>
|JapR=Kakkū
|JapR=Kakkū
|JapM=From「滑空」(''kakkū'', "gliding")<br>「カックー」is also a nickname for names beginning with ''Kaku-''.{{footnote|main|1}} Both meanings have different accents (''Kakk'''ū''''' for "gliding" and ''K'''a'''kkū'' for the nickname)
|JapM=From 「滑空」, ''kakkū'', which means "gliding".
|Dut=Glydon
|Spa=Planeosaurio<ref>[https://twitter.com/SuperMario_ES/status/922399943159111681 Post about Glydon from the official Spanish Twitter account of ''Super Mario''].</ref>
|Chi=滑翔小子
|SpaM=From ''planeo'' (''glide'') and ''-saurio'' (''lizard'').
|ChiR=Huáxiáng xiǎozi
|Fra=Planodon<ref>[https://twitter.com/SuperMario_FRA/status/922396168214253568 Post about Glydon from the official French Twitter account of ''Super Mario''].</ref>
|ChiM=Glide Boy
|FraM=From ''planer'' (''to glide'') and ''-anodon'' (''toothless'').
|Fre=Planodon
|Dut=Glydon<ref>[https://twitter.com/SuperMario_NL/status/922387611657875456 Post about Glydon from the official Dutch Twitter account of ''Super Mario''].</ref>
|FreM=From ''planer'' ("to glide") and ''-odon'' (Greek for "tooth")
|DutM=-
|Ger=Segelmander
|Ger=Segelmander<ref>[https://twitter.com/SuperMario_DE/status/922423631443058688 Post about Glydon from the official German Twitter account of ''Super Mario''].</ref>
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''segeln'' ("to glide") and "Salamander"
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''segeln'' (''to glide'') and ''salamander''.
|Ita=Planosauro
|Ita=Planosauro<ref>[https://twitter.com/SuperMario_ITA/status/922404140906635264 Post about Glydon from the official Italian Twitter account of ''Super Mario''].</ref>
|ItaM=From ''planata'' ("glide") and ''-sauro'' ("lizard")
|ItaM=From ''planata'' (''glide'') and ''-sauro'' (''lizard'').
|Kor=날돈
|Por=Glydon<ref>[https://twitter.com/SuperMario_PT/status/922387185688563712 Post about Glydon from the official Portuguese Twitter account of ''Super Mario''].</ref>
|KorR=Naldon
|Rus=Птеродон<ref>[https://twitter.com/SuperMario_RUS/status/922387352965795840 Post about Glydon from the official Russian Twitter account of ''Super Mario''].</ref>
|KorM=From "날개" (''nalkae'', "wing") or "날다" (''nalda'', to "fly"), and "-don" (a suffix used for dinosaurs)
|Rus=Птеродон
|RusR=Pterodon
|RusR=Pterodon
|RusM=From the Russian transcription of the Greek ''πτερ-'' (''pter-'', prefix for "wing") and ''-όδων'' (''-ódon'', suffix for "tooth")
|RusM=From ''Птер-'', the Russian transcription of the Greek ''πτερ-'' (''wing''), and ''-одон'', the Russian transcription of the Greek ''-όδων'' (''tooth'').
|Spa=Planeosaurio
|Chi=
|SpaM=From ''planeo'' ("glide") and ''-saurio'' ("lizard")
|ChiM=}}
}}
 
{{footnote|note|1|For example, {{wp|Katsuya Kakunaka|Katsuya '''Kaku'''naka}}, a professional baseball player for the Chiba Lotte Marines, Japan, as of 2022, is occasionally called ''Kakkū'' by his fans, although [https://www.marines.co.jp/team/player/detail/2022_3.html his official nickname is ''Kaku'']. Also, {{wp|Hollow Dogū}}, a clay figure found in Hakodate, Hokkaido, and a mascot character based on it have the same nickname, ''Kakkū'', named after ''Minami'''ka'''yabe'' (the place where it was discovered) and '''''kū'''dō'' (hollow).}}
 
==See also==
*[[Fluzzard]]
*[[Yoshi]]


==References==
==References==
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