Editing Ostro

{{about|Ostro, the ostrich creature in ''Super Mario Bros. 2''|the boss character mistakenly labeled as "Ostro" in the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' cast roll|[[Birdo]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:OstroTwo.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' of Ostro being ridden by a [[Shy Guy|Shyguy]]
|first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ({{y|1987}}, overall)<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ({{y|1988}}, ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise)
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
}}
'''Ostros''' are large, flightless birds from ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and a method of transportation in [[Subcon]].<ref name=booklet>{{cite|quote=He serves as a means of transportation in the world of dreams. Shyguys often ride him.|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=26|language=en-us}}</ref>

==History==
===''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' / ''Super Mario Advance''===
[[File:OstroOne.png|thumb|left|x200px|Original design used for ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'']]
Ostros are ridden by red [[Shy Guy|Shyguy]]s in ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'', ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', and later versions. Shyguys try to Ostros toward the player. If their rider is dislodged, the Ostro travels in a straight line. Players can jump on top of an Ostro and ride it across obstacles even if it still has a Shyguy rider. Ostros can be picked up, but they do not bounce when thrown. Ostros drop [[Heart (item)|hearts]] when defeated in ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' only.

Ostros are black with white wings and legs and red eyes in ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', but were subsequently redesigned to be 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. The original artwork's attributes are mostly true to the original sprites, though they have yellow beaks and legs, as well as a white tuft on their heads. The artwork for ''Super Mario USA'' lacks the feather on the head the original artwork had, and depicts it as having three toes on each foot, unlike the original artwork and real ostriches, which have two. This artwork was retouched for ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', coloring it pink, but retaining the lack of feather and white wings.

Ostro's and [[Birdo]]'s names are swapped in the cast roll,<ref>{{cite|date=September 6, 2019|author=[[User:VideoGamePhenomHD|VideoGamePhenom]]|timestamp=02:11|url=youtu.be/qJx8ngCNSbo?feature=shared&t=131|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' - Ending|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=September 21, 2019|author=VideoGamePhenom|url=youtu.be/0__QJ0j4Y8I?feature=shared&t=133|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' - Ending|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> a mistake that would not be fixed until the release of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''.<ref>{{cite|author=VideoGamePhenom|date=October 16, 2019|url=youtu.be/kkFt9z43P2Q?feature=shared&t=134|timestamp=02:14|title=''Super Mario Advance'' - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' - Ending|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>
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===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
{{quote|Hi-ho, Ostro, away!|Mario|"[[The Provolone Ranger]]"}}
[[File:CartoonOstro.jpg|thumb|Several Ostros from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode, "The Provolone Ranger".]] 
Several Ostros, though usually referred to as '''{{wp|common ostrich|ostrich}}es''', appear in several episodes of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', where they are usually ridden and used to haul motorless vehicles, much like horses. Due to their role, Ostros never have any speaking lines, and usually make honking noises. They first appear in the episode "[[Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid]]", where several Ostros are used by Mario, [[Luigi]], [[Snifit]]s and several other characters as steeds to travel through the [[Wild West]]. A wild ostrich appears in "[[Too Hot to Handle]]" on the island of [[Waki-Waki]]. Mario, Luigi, and [[Toad]] ride it to reach [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] faster. Like in the game, they are black, but can also be a dark brown color. Additionally, their wings are orange, have pink feathers on their head, and possess a purple saddle, and bridle.

Ostros are featured in the following episodes:
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*[[Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid]]
*[[Love 'Em and Leave 'Em]]
*[[Brooklyn Bound]]
*[[The Fire of Hercufleas]]
*[[Too Hot to Handle]]
*[[The Unzappables]]
*[[The Mark of Zero]]
*[[The Ten Koopmandments]]
*[[The Great Gold Coin Rush]]
*[[The Provolone Ranger]]}}

===''Super Mario Bros.'' (film)===
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.
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=He serves as a means of transportation in the world of dreams. Shyguys often ride him.''<ref name=booklet/>}}

====''Super Mario Advance''====
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|EngE=You've nothing to fear if you can separate Ostros from their riders. Their tremendous speed is something to beware. If you knock out of action, hearts will apear.''<ref>{{cite|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|format=PDF|title=''Super Mario Advance'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|page=12|date=2001|language=en-gb}}</ref>}}

===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=ダウチョ (JP) / Daucho (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Ostro Perfect.png|x200px]]
|shuzoku=フライ族
|seikaku=警戒心が強く従順
|tojo_gemu=USA
|desc='''<big>高速で走り回るダチョウ？</big>'''<br>
マリオUSAに登場するダチョウのようなキャラ。ヘイホーレッドを背中に乗せたまま、猛スピードで走り回る。特に攻撃はしてこないのでこわくはない。アメリカ名をバードーと呼ぶ。<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=November 20, 1994|isbn=4-09-259067-9|language=ja|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://imgur.com/a/UvABP 103]}}</ref>
|tribe=Fly clan
|disposition=Alert and obedient
|game_appearances=USA
|eng_desc='''''<big>Ostriches running around at high speed?</big>'''''<br>
''An ostrich-like character in Mario USA. He runs around at high speed with a red Shyguy on his back. It is not particularly scary as it does not attack. His American name is Birdo.''
}}

==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
DokiOstro.png|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic Hisshō Kōryakuhō'' artwork
SMB2 Ostro.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' artwork
SMB2 Ostro Sprite.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2'' sprite
SMUSA Ostro.png|''Super Mario USA'' artwork
Super Mario Bros Vol 1 3.jpg|''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' ([[Bedtime for Drain-Head]])
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ダウチョ
|JapR=Daucho
|JapM=Anagram of「{{ruby|駝鳥|ダチョウ}}」(''dachō'', "{{iw|wikipedia|ostrich}}"); possibly a reference to "{{wp|gaucho}}", which in turn may also refer to ''{{wp|The Gallopin' Gaucho}}'', a Mickey Mouse short in which Mickey is seen riding a {{wp|rhea (bird)|rhea}}, a flightless ostrich-like bird
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet|page=34|language=ja|date=1987|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref><ref name=daijiten>{{cite|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg 225]|date=1994|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan}}</ref>
|Jap2=バードー
|Jap2R=Bādō
|Jap2M=[[Birdo#Names in other languages|Birdo]]
|Jap2C=<ref name=daijiten/><ref>{{cite|author=Kazuki, Motoyama|title=Volume 18 of the [[KC Deluxe]] manga|page={{file link|KC Deluxe Mario USA enemies.jpg|6}}}}</ref>
|ChiS=鸵鸵鸟
|ChiSR=Tuótuó Niǎo
|ChiSM=Partial repetition of「鸵鸟」(''tuóniǎo'', "ostrich")
|ChiSC=<ref>From the ending scenes of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' as localized by [[iQue]]. {{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20170226161109/https://tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043?red_tag=f0666802113|title=神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译|language=zh-hans|publisher=Baidu Tieba|accessdate=August 6, 2024}}</ref>
|Fre=Autruche
|FreM=Ostrich
|Ger=Ostro
|Ita=Birdo<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' Italian manual|page=26}}</ref>
|Ita2=Struzzo
|Ita2N=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''
|Ita2M=Ostrich
|Ita3=Strutzo<ref>{{cite|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|format=PDF|title=''Super Mario Advance'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|page=112|date=2001|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita3M=Pun on ''struzzo'' ("ostrich"); coincidentally, the plural form of "Strutzo" is "Strutzi", the Italian name of [[Birdo]].
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|format=PDF|title=''Super Mario Advance'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|page=112|date=2001|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita4=Ostro
|Ita4c=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=67}}</ref>
|Spa=Avestruz
|SpaM=Ostrich
|Swe=Strutso
|SweM=Male form of ''struts'' ("ostrich")
}}

==Trivia==
*The ''Super Mario USA'' arc of the ''[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Super Mario]]'' Kodansha manga interestingly refers to Ostro as "Birdo" in Japanese, reflecting its erroneous name from the English credits of the game. This is possibly due to the enemy not being featured in the Japanese manual for ''Super Mario USA'' under its official Japanese name.
**Inversely, Birdo is referred to by her proper Japanese name of "Catherine" on the same page.

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