Editing Ostro

{{about|Ostro, the ostrich creature in ''Super Mario Bros. 2''|the boss character mistakenly labelled as "Ostro" in the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' cast roll|[[Birdo]]}}

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|image=[[File:OstroTwo.jpg|200px]]<br>Official artwork of an Ostro, being ridden by a [[Shy Guy]] from ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])<br>(''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'')

'''Ostros''' are large, flightless birds that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', and are said to be a mode of transportation in [[Subcon]].<ref>"''He serves as a means of transportation in the world of dreams. Shyguys<!--sic--> often ride him.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet, page 26 (Ostro description).</ref> They are the first species that allow [[Mario]] to ride, even though they are enemies. In the cast roll of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', Ostro's and [[Birdo]]'s names were switched, causing some confusion; this mistake was fixed in ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''.

===''Super Mario Bros. 2''===

|image1=SMB2-NES-OstroSprite.png

|alt1=Black Ostro

|width1=16

|width2=16

|footer=Left: NES; Right: ''[[Super Mario All-Stars|SMAS]]''

Ostros made their debut in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', where they were ridden by red [[Shy Guy]]s that try to steer them towards the player. If their rider was dislodged the Ostro will travel in a straight line. Players can jump on top of an Ostro and ride it across obstacles regardless of whether or not it already has a Shy Guy rider. Ostros can be picked up with very little effort, but they don't bounce when thrown. In ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', they drop [[Heart (item)|hearts]] when defeated.

While Ostros are black with white wings and legs and red eyes in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of the game, subsequent remakes have depicted them as being pink with a white belly, wings that are the same color as their body, orange legs, black eyes and a pink feather on their heads.

[[File:CartoonOstro.jpg|thumb|left|Several Ostros from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']]  

Several Ostros, though usually referred to as '''[[wikipedia:Common ostrich|ostriches]]''', appeared in several episodes of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', where they were usually ridden and used to haul motorless vehicles, much like horses. Due to their role, Ostros never had any speaking lines, and usually made honking noises. They first appeared in the episode "[[Butch Mario & the Luigi Kid]]" where several Ostros were used by Mario, [[Luigi]], [[Snifit]]s and several other characters as steeds to travel through the [[Wild West]]. A wild ostrich appeared in "[[Too Hot to Handle]]" on the island of [[Waki-Waki]]. Mario, Luigi, and [[Toad]] rode it to reach [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] faster.

===''Super Mario Bros.'' movie===

Ostros were also given homage in the ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' film, which featured a sign with the word "Ostro" on it; this sign is thought to be advertising a company or organization of some sort.{{ref needed}}

|Jap=ダウチョ<ref>''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet, page 34.</ref>

|JapM=From ''dachou'', ostrich.

|Ita=Strutzo (''[[Super Mario Advance]]'''s booklet)

|ItaM=From ''struzzo'' (ostrich). Coincidentally, the plural form of "Strutzo" is "Strutzi", the Italian name of Birdo.

|Chi=鸵鸵鸟<ref>From the ending scenes of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' as localized by [[iQue]]. Source: 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译] (Official names for iQue Super Mario 2 enemies). ''Baidu Tieba''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref>

|ChiR=Tuótuó Niǎo

|ChiM=Ostrich

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