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{{about|the boss from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins|the enemy also referred to as "Big Bird"|[[Klepto]]}}
[[Image:Radonkel Super Mario Land 2 6GC.png|thumb|right|'''Radonkel'''.]]
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'''Radonkel'''<ref>Official German ''Game Boy Spieleberater 2'' ("Game Boy Game Guide 2")</ref> is a bird-like [[boss]] enemy found in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. It is the boss of the [[Tree Zone]] and guards one of the six [[Golden Coin]]s, which is hidden in an egg in Radonkel's nest. The bird attacks [[Mario]] by swooping at him. In order to defeat it, Mario has to [[jump]] on its head three times or hit it with three [[Fireball]]s. After Radonkel is defeated, the Golden Coin of the Tree Zone is revealed.
|image=[[File:Kurosu Super Mario Land 2 6GC.png|200px]]<br>Artwork for ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Wario]]'' ([[List of games by date#1993|1993]])
}}
The '''Big Bird''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|author=Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt|title=''Super Game Boy'' Player's Guide|page=22|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> also referred to as the '''bird''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5|date=August 1993|page=54}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land2/?lang=en English|title=''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.13-135145/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land2/?lang=en}}</ref> is the first [[list of bosses|boss]] found in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. It lives in its giant nest at the top of the [[Tree Zone]] and guards one of the six [[Golden Coin]]s, which is hidden in a huge egg. The Big Bird attacks [[Mario]] by swooping at him. In order to defeat it, Mario has to [[jump]] on its head three times or hit it with six [[fireball]]s. After the Big Bird is defeated, the Golden Coin of the Tree Zone is revealed from the egg. Its swooping behavior is somewhat similar to [[Hoo]] from ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''.


==Trivia==
The Big Bird reappears in the comic ''[[Mario vs. Wario]]'', where it gets hit by the [[Witch (boss)|Witch]] after she launches her fire and gets burnt.
*His characteristics are comparable to [[Hoo]] from ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''
==Profiles==
*In the Mario vs Wario comic he is hit by [[Srabsa]] and is burnt.
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=クロス (JP) / Big Bird (EN)
|shuzoku=フライ族
|seikaku=みえっぱり
|tojo_gemu=ランド2
|desc='''<big>ランド2のボスの実力は？</big></b><br>
ランド2で、マリオが初めて戦うボスキャラ。金貨をはじめ、光ものが大好き。ツリーゾーンの大木のてっぺんに巣を作って、マリオを待ち受けている。見かけの割に弱いぞ！<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/XZ7NFjv.jpeg 76]}}</ref>
|tribe=Fly clan
|disposition=Ostentatious person
|game_appearances=Land 2
|eng_desc='''''<big>How strong are the bosses in Land 2?</big><br>
''The first boss character Mario fights in Land 2. He loves gold coins and other shiny things. He has a nest at the top of a large tree in the Tree Zone, where he waits for Mario. He is weak in comparison to his appearance!''
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Kurosu-SML2.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
SML2 commercial Tree Zone.jpg|Big Bird in a Japanese commercial for ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
File:Kellogg's Nintendo Collector card 03.jpg|[[Kellogg's]] trading card
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=クロス<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'')|page=8}}</ref>
|JapR=Kurosu
|JapM=Cross, a portmanteau of「黒」(''kuro'', "black") and「烏」(''karasu'', "crow")
|Jap2=おばけガラス<ref>{{cite|author=Kazuki, Motoyama|title=[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe]] vol. 19 - ''Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1''|page=2}}</ref>
|Jap2R={{wp|Obake}}-garasu
|Jap2M=Monster-Crow
|Fre=Cross<ref>{{cite|title=French version of ''Super Mario-Kun'' seventh volume|page=44}}</ref>
|FreM=Transliteration of the Japanese name
|Ger=Vogel Radonkel<ref>{{cite|author=Moyse, Claude M., Andreas G. Kämmerer, and Marcus Menold, editors|title=''Der Offizielle Nintendo Game Boy-Spieleberater 2''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1994|page=20}}</ref>
|GerM=Likely from ''rabe'' ("raven") and ''dunkel'' ("dark")
|Ita=Uccello<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Italy) Numero 1|date=1993|page=23}}</ref>
|Ita2=Uccellaccio<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=75}}</ref>
|ItaM=Bird
|Ita2M=Bad Bird
}}


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Latest revision as of 19:54, October 7, 2024

This article is about the boss from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. For the enemy also referred to as "Big Bird", see Klepto.
Big Bird
Artwork of the Big Bird, from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Artwork for Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
First appearance Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)
Latest appearance Mario vs. Wario (1993)

The Big Bird,[1] also referred to as the bird,[2][3] is the first boss found in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. It lives in its giant nest at the top of the Tree Zone and guards one of the six Golden Coins, which is hidden in a huge egg. The Big Bird attacks Mario by swooping at him. In order to defeat it, Mario has to jump on its head three times or hit it with six fireballs. After the Big Bird is defeated, the Golden Coin of the Tree Zone is revealed from the egg. Its swooping behavior is somewhat similar to Hoo from Super Princess Peach.

The Big Bird reappears in the comic Mario vs. Wario, where it gets hit by the Witch after she launches her fire and gets burnt.

Profiles[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

クロス (JP) / Big Bird (EN)
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Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく フライ族 Tribe Fly clan
性格せいかく みえっぱり Disposition Ostentatious person
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド2 Game appearances Land 2
ランド2のボスの実力は？

ランド2で、マリオが初めて戦うボスキャラ。金貨をはじめ、光ものが大好き。ツリーゾーンの大木のてっぺんに巣を作って、マリオを待ち受けている。見かけの割に弱いぞ！[4]

How strong are the bosses in Land 2?

The first boss character Mario fights in Land 2. He loves gold coins and other shiny things. He has a nest at the top of a large tree in the Tree Zone, where he waits for Mario. He is weak in comparison to his appearance!

Gallery[edit]

  • Sprite from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

    Sprite from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

  • Big Bird in a Japanese commercial for Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

    Big Bird in a Japanese commercial for Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

  • Kellogg's trading card

    Kellogg's trading card

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クロス[5]
Kurosu 		Cross, a portmanteau of「黒」(kuro, "black") and「烏」(karasu, "crow")
おばけガラス[6]
Obake-garasu 		Monster-Crow
French Cross[7] Transliteration of the Japanese name
German Vogel Radonkel[8] Likely from rabe ("raven") and dunkel ("dark")
Italian Uccello[9] Bird
Uccellaccio[10] Bad Bird

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt (1994). Super Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 22.
  2. ^ August 1993. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #5. Page 54.
  3. ^ English Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 13:51:45 UTC via archive.today.)
  4. ^ 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 76.
  5. ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 8.
  6. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 19 - Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1. Page 2.
  7. ^ French version of Super Mario-Kun seventh volume. Page 44.
  8. ^ Moyse, Claude M., Andreas G. Kämmerer, and Marcus Menold, editors (1994). Der Offizielle Nintendo Game Boy-Spieleberater 2. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 20.
  9. ^ 1993. Club Nintendo (Italy) Numero 1. Page 23.
  10. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 75.
[Edit]
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Protagonist Mario • Heavy Zed • Hippo
Forms Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Bunny Mario • Space Mario • Aqua Mario • Invincible Mario • Bomb Mario
Bosses Big Bird • Tatanga • Sewer rat • Witch • Three Little Pigs • Octopus • Wario
Items 1-Up Heart • 3-Up Heart • Carrot • Coin • Fire Flower • Golden Coin • Moneybag • Mushroom • Star
Objects ? Block • Ball on chains • Beach Ball • Bell • Bone Lift • Brick • Cloud • Empty Block • Fiery block • Gear • Goal • Invisible/flashing block • Skull Platform • Soap bubble • Tree sap
Enemies Ant • Aqua Goomba • Battle Beetle • Bear • Bee Fly • Beebee • Bero • Bigbee • Birdfish • Blurp • Bomubomu • Boo • Bopping Toady • Bullet Bill • Cheep-Cheep • Chikunto • Collector • Dokanto • Dondon • Fireball Boy • Floating Face • Ghost Goomba • Goomba • Goronto • Grubby • Honebon • Jack-in-the-Box • Karakara • Kiddokatto • Koopa Troopa • Kyororo • Kyotonbo • Kurokyura • Masked Ghoul • Minikyura • Moofish • No.48 • Noko Bombette • Para-Goomba • Pikku • Piranha Plant • Poro • Ragumo • Rerere • Screw • Shark • Skeleton Bee • Spikey • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Star • Tamara • Tosenbo • Unera • Unibo • Venus Fire Trap
Obstacles Boulder • Cannonball • Crystal ball • Falling spike • Furizo • Karamenbo • Lance • Lava • Mechanical fist • Piranha Plant (statue) • Satellite • Spiked ball • Spiked ball (Pumpkin Zone) • Tatenoko • Turtle Cannon • Wakiri • Yashichi
Levels Overworld Mushroom Zone • Hippo • Scenic Course • Mario's castle • Casino
Tree Zone Invincibility! • In the Trees • The Exit • Honeybees • Final Boss: The Big Bird • Secret Course 1
Space Zone Moon stage • Star stage • Secret Course 2
Macro Zone The Ant Monsters • In the Syrup Sea • Fiery Mario–Special Agent • Final Boss: One Mighty Mouse! • Secret Course 3
Pumpkin Zone Bat Course • Pumpkin Zone Level 2 • Pumpkin Zone Level 3 • Witch's Mansion Course • Secret Course 4 • Secret Course 5
Mario Zone Fiery Blocks • Mario the Circus Star! • Beware: Jagged Spikes • Final Bosses: Three Mean Pigs!
Turtle Zone Cheep Cheep Course • Turtle Zone • Whale Course • Secret Course 6
Other Gallery • Glitches • Staff
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