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{{about|the bird enemy|the mission in [[Super Mario 64 DS]]|[[Klepto the Condor]]|the boss from [[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]|[[Big Bird]]}}
{{Distinguish|[[Kleptoad]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Klepto Icon SMO.png|270px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' (version 1.1.0, cameo) ([[List of games by date#2022|2022]])
|comparable=[[Swipin' Stu]]
}}
{{quote|[[Mario|You]] didn't lose [[Mario Cap|your hat]], did you? If you did, you'll have to [[stomp]] on the condor to get it back.|Narration|[[Super Mario 64]]}}
'''Kleptos''' are large {{wp|condor}} enemies introduced in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. They are heavy-lidded birds with hooked bills and white ruffs around the base of their necks. They typically are associated with desert-themed areas.

Outside of the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series and cameos, Kleptos are thieves. They either are encountered carrying [[Power Star]]s between their talons or swoop down to steal [[Mario Cap|Mario's cap]]. In ''Mario Party'', where they have made most of their appearances in the franchise, they typically appear to transport players to other parts of the board. In most games where they appear, they are summoned using [[Klepto Orb]]s.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
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In ''Super Mario 64'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', Klepto, also known as '''Klepto the Condor'''<ref name=pelland>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=70&ndash;71|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> or '''Big Bird''',<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Power Source|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980224211720/http://www.nintendo.com:80/n64/super_mario64/boss12.html|title=Big Bird - (Course 8)|publisher=Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy|accessdate=February 23, 2018}}</ref> is seen flying around [[Shifting Sand Land]]. Klepto begins at the oasis in later missions. Klepto usually flies around the four pillars, especially if it is holding an object.

Klepto has the [[Power Star]] of the mission "[[In the Talons of the Big Bird]]." Mario can strike Klepto to make it let go of the object it has, though he cannot defeat Klepto outright. Without the Power Star, Klepto attempts to steal [[Mario Cap|Mario's cap]] by swooping down at [[Mario]].

There are a few more Kleptos in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', including [[Sunshine Isles]] and the small version of [[Tiny-Huge Island]]. Kleptos also try to steal [[Luigi Cap|Luigi's]] and [[Wario Cap|Wario's Caps]]. Kleptos can only harm [[Yoshi]], something that is also true for the Klepto of Sunshine Isles to any player character, as well as its inability to steal any [[cap]].

====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
[[File:SMO Lost Brochure D.png|thumb|left|110px]]
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', Klepto is encountered upon reaching the [[Lost Kingdom]]. It takes [[Cappy]] from [[Mario]] and retreats with him on a pedestal, made up of two platforms: one that is raised, and one that is lower. To get Cappy back, Mario must lure Klepto into sitting upon the lower platform, and then Ground Pound the higher one, making the platform Klepto is sitting upon shoot up and defeat it. Klepto appears again in a [[Moon Pipe]] sub-area in the same kingdom, and is defeated in the same manner.

Unlike Klepto in ''Super Mario 64'', it here has two toes pointing forward and one pointing backward on each foot. It shares this trait with the Kleptos of ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''. Also, its design is somewhat different from previous games, with two tufts of hair, visible purple bags underneath its eyes, and a shady frown instead of a tired-looking expression.
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===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party 3''====
In ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', three Kleptos can be seen playing tic-tac-toe on the upper left side of [[Spiny Desert]].

====''Mario Party 4''====
Klepto also appears in ''[[Mario Party 4]]'' on [[Shy Guy's Jungle Jam]]. Players can pay it five coins to be transported to the other side of the board, collecting coins in the process. In [[Paths of Peril]], Klepto picks up players that fall off the stage.

====''Mario Party 5''====
[[File:Fish Upon a Star.png|thumb|A Klepto in the minigame [[Fish Upon a Star]] in ''Mario Party 5'']]
Klepto is also used as transportation in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''. However, this time, Klepto is featured as an [[Klepto Orb|orb]] where, if landed on, it appears and takes the character to another character's space determined by a roulette. In the instruction guide, Klepto's name is erroneously spelled '''Clepto'''. They can be seen in the background of [[Fish Upon a Star]].

====''Mario Party 6''====
In ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', Klepto is still a part of the Klepto Orb, except it always returns players back to the [[Start Space]]. It also flies in the background of the minigame [[Pokey Punch-out]] and the Solo Mode board [[Thirsty Gulch]].

====''Mario Party Advance''====
[[File:Klepto MPA sprite.png|frame|left]]
{{quote|Now, for-for-for... for you to solve it!|Klepto|[[Mario Party Advance]]}}
In ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', Klepto guards a treasure chest at [[Klepto Ruins]]. He is encountered alongside [[Mr. E (Mario Party Advance)|Mr. E]], who entered the ruins in order to discover the treasure's ruins. Klepto is asked by Mr. E about where the treasure is, and flies up to reveal a treasure chest under his body. He then says that the treasure has a four-digit code, and that the code is his "favorite word." The code is the same word he stutters throughout the conversation, "for", and therefore 4444. If the code is entered incorrectly, Klepto berates the player and bluntly says that "for mean four." If the code is entered correctly, the chest opens to reveal a giant pile of shiny treasure, and Klepto congratulates the player. Klepto offers the treasure to Mr. E, but he refuses as it is not a mystery any more and quickly runs away. Klepto again praises the player for solving his riddle and gives them the [[Map Maker]] [[Gaddget]] as a reward. The ending reveals that Klepto changed the chest's code in order to better protect the treasure.

====''Mario Party 7''====
Klepto makes a few small appearances in ''[[Mario Party 7]]''. Landing on one of the [[Event Space|Green Spaces]] in [[Bowser's Enchanted Inferno!]] causes Klepto to grab the Star and move it elsewhere. Klepto can also be seen in cube form as the tops of totem poles on the [[Neon Heights]] board.

====''Mario Party 8''====
[[File:Test for the Best 5.png|thumb|Klepto seen in ''Mario Party 8''.]]
Klepto makes a minor cameo appearance in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', holding up the sign at the 5000 point mark in [[Test for the Best]].

===''Mario Golf'' series===
In the [[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]], Kleptos are first seen flying on the [[Shifting Sands]] course in large numbers in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', which may also feature '''Kelpto'''{{sic}} as one of the names on the scoreboard. Klepto also appears in ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' in the back of the [[Marion Course|Marion Club]]'s training grounds, in which the player must rescue a [[Koopa Troopa]] hanging from its claws.

===''Mario Pinball Land''===
[[File:MPL Klepto.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'', there are four Kleptos in the [[Shifting Sands Stage]]. They are comparable to the Klepto in ''Super Mario 64'', not only for traveling around a pyramid, but also because Mario can get a Star from the Kleptos, this time by defeating them.
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===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
In ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', Kleptos are in the background of [[Bask Ruins]]. Unlike in ''Super Mario Odyssey'', these Kleptos use an updated version of their design from ''Super Mario 64 DS'' to ''Mario Party 8''. This is the only game after ''Mario Party 8'' where Kleptos use this design.

===''Mario Strikers: Battle League''===
In ''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'', sand statues of Kleptos are depicted as Ruin Decoration 7 of [[Desert Ruin]]. These Kleptos retain their appearance from ''Super Mario Odyssey''.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Spiny Desert Selection Icon.png|''[[Mario Party 3]]''
MP4 Klepto.png|''[[Mario Party 4]]''
Poke Punch Out 6.png|''[[Mario Party 6]]''
Klepto MPL.png|''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''
MPA Klepto Icon.png|''[[Mario Party Advance]]''
MPA Klepto Screenshot.png|''Mario Party Advance''
Klepto Bowser's Enchanted Inferno!.png|''Mario Party 7''
ABonetoPick.png|thumb|''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''
MSBL Ruin Decoration 7.png|''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]''
</gallery>

==Naming==
The name "Klepto" seems derived from "{{iw|wiktionary|klepto-}}," a prefix originating from Ancient Greek that means "theft." The name also creates an {{wp|alliteration}} with "condor," with the enemy occasionally referred to as "Klepto the Condor" in English and other languages.<ref name=pelland/><ref name=missionDS/>

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ジャンゴ
|JpnR=Jango
|JpnM=Possibly from「じゃんじゃん」(''jan-jan'', Japanese onomatopoeic term for flying rapidly) and the Japanese honorific suffix「~御」(''-go'')
|JpnC=<ref name=mission64>In-game name for "[[In the Talons of the Big Bird]]."</ref><ref name=missionDS>In-game name for "[[Klepto the Condor]]."</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya, and kikai, editors|date=2018|title=『[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey|スーバーマリオ オデッセイ 公式設定資料集]]』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=ambit|isbn=978-4-19-864696-7|page=167}}</ref>
|ChiS=强哥<ref>From the star menu of ''Super Mario 64 DS'' as localized by [[iQue]].</ref>
|ChiSR=Qiánggē
|ChiSM=Transliteration of the Japanese name; Also means "strong brother"
|FreE=Klepto
|FreEC=<ref name=missionDS/><ref>{{cite|quote=Le majestueux Klepto est le souverain incontesté des airs de Toxîle.|author=Pays Perdu brochure|date=2017|title=''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' by [[Nintendo Entertainment Planning and Development|Nintendo EPD]]|publisher=Nintendo France S.A.R.L.|language=fr}} Archived on {{wp|Fandom}}'s Mario Wiki (French).</ref>
|Ger=Riesengeier
|GerM=Giant Vulture
|GerN=''Super Mario 64''
|GerC=<ref name=mission64/><ref>{{cite|author=Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1997|page=8}}</ref>
|Ger2=Klepto
|Ger2C=<ref name=missionDS/><ref>{{cite|quote=Der unangefochtene Herrscher der Lüfte ist hier der Klepto.|author=Verlorenes Land Broschüre|date=2017|title=''Super Mario Odyssey'' by Nintendo EPD|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|language=de}} Archived by Gregor Thomanek on ''[https://www.eurogamer.de/super-mario-odyssey-verlorenes-land-alle-monde?page=3 Eurogamer]''.</ref>
|Ita=Klepto
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|quote=Klepto|author=Character list|publisher=''Mario Party Advance''|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Klepto|author=Lakitu Star Cup scoreboard|publisher=''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''|language=it}}</ref><ref name=missionDS/><ref>{{cite|quote=L'indiscusso re dei cieli del regno è Klepto.|author=Regno dell'Oblio dépliant|date=2017|title=''Super Mario Odyssey'' by Nintendo EPD|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|language=it}} Archived on [[:it:Regno dell'Oblio|Mario's Castle]].</ref>
|Rus=Клепто
|RusR=Klepto
|RusC=<ref>{{cite|author=Затерянное царство брочуре|date=2017|title=''Super Mario Odyssey'' by Nintendo EPD|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|language=ru}} Archived by Boyko Play on [https://youtu.be/xoMYJIM0v_o?si=wQgbdh97X6nROLmI&t=1912 YouTube].</ref>
|Kor=장고
|KorR=Jango
|KorM=From the Japanese name
|KorC=<ref name=mission64/><ref name=missionDS/><ref>{{cite|quote=음흉해 보이는 얼굴 잊혀진 섬의 하늘은 장고가 장악하고 있다.|author=잃어버린 왕국 안내서|date=2017|title="슈퍼 마리오 오디세이" by Nintendo EPD|publisher=Nintendo of Korea Co., Ltd.|language=ko}} Archived on [https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%8A%88%ED%8D%BC%20%EB%A7%88%EB%A6%AC%EC%98%A4%20%EC%98%A4%EB%94%94%EC%84%B8%EC%9D%B4/%EC%9E%83%EC%96%B4%EB%B2%84%EB%A6%B0%20%EC%99%95%EA%B5%AD namu.wiki].</ref>
|SpaE=Klepto
|SpaEC=<ref>{{cite|quote=El Klepto gobierna los cielos del archipiélago.|author=Reino Perdido folleto|date=2017|title=''Super Mario Odyssey'' by Nintendo EPD|publisher=Nintendo Ibérica, S.A.|language=es}} Archived on [https://trucos.com/videojuegos/guia-super-mario-odyssey-reinos-y-lunas/ Trucos].</ref>
}}

==Notes==
*Kleptos' penchant for stealing objects potentially alludes to similar behavior exhibited by real world birds.<ref>{{cite|author=Shephard, T.V., S.E.G. Lea, and N. Hempel de Ibarra|date=15 Aug. 2014|title=‘The thieving magpie’? No evidence for attraction to shiny objects|url=doi.org/10.1007/s10071-014-0794-4|publisher=Animal Cognition, 18|page=393–397}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Canal, David, Margarita Mulero-Pázmány, Juan José Negro, and Fabrizio Sergio|date=25 July 2016|title=Decoration Increases the Conspicuousness of Raptor Nests|url=doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157440|publisher=PLoS ONE, 11(7)}}</ref>

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