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Seagull
	; Screenshot from Super Mario Odyssey
First appearance	Wario Land II (1998)
Latest appearance	Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
Comparable
	Goonie; Small bird

Revision as of 23:27, October 22, 2024

"Albatross" redirects here. For the golfing term, see List of golfing terms § Albatross. For the Super Mario Bros. 2 enemy, see Albatoss.

Seagulls, or gulls,^[1] appear in the Super Mario franchise mostly as ambient components of beach-themed locations, but are more functionally substantial in certain games. They are derived from real-world gulls.

History

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Wario Land II

Gulls in Wario Land II are harmless creatures found flapping their wings in one place in midair. Wario can use them as platforms to reach remote locations; however, they fly away before long once he touches them but come back shortly afterwards. Like the game's enemies, gulls can be killed with a Dash Attack or a ground pound, respawning only if Wario leaves and re-enters their area. Gulls first appear in the level Get in the Tea Cup.

Game & Watch Gallery series

Seagulls, here identified as albatrosses,^[2] appear in the Modern version of the Game & Watch title Donkey Kong Jr. in Game & Watch Gallery 3 and Game & Watch Gallery 4. In these games, when Donkey Kong Jr. gets the key on the second stage, an albatross appears and acts as a platform so that he can reach Donkey Kong's cage. Unlike its Wario Land II counterpart, the albatross does not fly away when Donkey Kong Jr. touches it. However, it does regularly fly away for a short time, forcing Donkey Kong Jr. to time his jump carefully. An albatross also occasionally appears in the background at sunset in the Modern version of Fire from Game & Watch Gallery 4.

Super Mario series

Super Mario Sunshine

Seagulls in Super Mario Sunshine occur throughout Isle Delfino, flying on the breeze. They can be heard calling when near and often occur in small flocks. Seagulls cannot be interacted with, unlike the parrot-like birds. Flocks of seagulls appear on the title screen.

Super Mario Galaxy

Seagulls with Rosalina in Super Mario Galaxy

Seagulls in Super Mario Galaxy occur flying through the air in beach-themed galaxies. They do not land during normal gameplay, but they appear grounded during the hidden cutscene with Rosalina in the Gateway Galaxy. Their profile is embroidered into flags present in the Sea Slide Galaxy, depicted eating a mushroom. Seagulls are the only ambient birds in Super Mario Galaxy. Unlike butterflies, they have no interactive elements.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Seagulls in Super Mario Galaxy 2 retain the same design and behavior as before, appearing in the air of beach-themed galaxies, and they occur around Starship Mario, likely to strengthen Starship Mario's allusion to seafaring vessels.

Super Mario 3D Land

Seagulls in Super Mario 3D Land appear in beach-themed courses, flying through the sky. They have a slightly more simplified design than they did in the Super Mario Galaxy games. Unlike small birds, seagulls do not land or respond to Mario's actions.

Super Mario Odyssey

Seagulls in Bubblaine in Super Mario Odyssey

Most kingdoms have a unique, interactable bird species in Super Mario Odyssey. In most of them, the bird is a type of small bird, but seagulls are the species in the Seaside Kingdom. Seagulls are skittish and fly away when approached by Mario or if Cappy is tossed towards them. If Mario falls asleep in the Seaside Kingdom, seagulls may flock near him and one may even roost on his nose. During the objective "Bird Traveling Over the Ocean", a glowing seagull holds a Power Moon. It releases it when Mario makes contact with the bird.

Seagulls appear alongside all other birds in the Mushroom Kingdom once Princess Peach and Tiara are rescued.

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

Seagulls in the Bowser's Fury campaign spot cat ears, and they appear throughout Lake Lapcat. Seagulls fly away if Mario or Bowser Jr. comes near, or if a Green Shell is kicked or thrown at them. All seagulls fly away immediately when the rain that signals Fury Bowser is about to rampage begins.

Mario Party 8

Seagulls in Mario Party 8 appear on Goomba's Booty Boardwalk. Aside from appearing in the background, seagulls are ordered by Captain Goomba to transport the player to the beginning of the board after giving them a Star.

Gallery

Artwork

Sprites and models

Screenshots

Mario Party 8
Mario Party 8
Super Mario Odyssey
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Third Japanese commercial promoting the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	カモメ^[3] Kamome	Gull; it sometimes more narrowly refers to the common gull.
French	Mouette^[?]	Usually refers to specific small-bodied species of gull. Larger gull species are more often called "goéland" and are contextualized as "grosse mouette".
German	Möwe^[?]	Gull
Italian	Gabbiano^[?]	-
Spanish	Gaviota^[?]	-

References

Seagull coverage on other NIWA wikis:

Inkipedia

Nookipedia

Zelda Wiki

^ "Getting aboard the good ship Tea Cup isn’t as easy as it sounds. You’ll have to swim through caves, then hop onto the backs of flying gulls, and finally evade hungry eels." – March 1998. Nintendo Power Volume 106. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 65.
^ World of Longplays (March 18, 2017). Game Boy Advance Longplay [148] Game & Watch Gallery 4 (Part 4 of 4) (3:52:05). YouTube. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^ Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō Shogakukan guide. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 112.

[1] "Getting aboard the good ship Tea Cup isn’t as easy as it sounds. You’ll have to swim through caves, then hop onto the backs of flying gulls, and finally evade hungry eels." – March 1998. Nintendo Power Volume 106. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 65.

[2] World of Longplays (March 18, 2017). Game Boy Advance Longplay [148] Game & Watch Gallery 4 (Part 4 of 4) (3:52:05). YouTube. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

[3] Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō Shogakukan guide. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 112.

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 ===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
-Seagulls, here identified as '''albatrosses''',<ref>{{cite|author=World of Longplays|date=March 18, 2017|url=youtu.be/VKWaU3iqGqQ&t=13925s|timestamp=3:52:05|title=Game Boy Advance Longplay [148<nowiki>]</nowiki> Game & Watch Gallery 4 (Part 4 of 4)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 19, 2019}}</ref> appear in the Modern version of the [[Game & Watch]] title ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' and ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''. In these games, when [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] gets the [[key]] on the second stage, an albatross appears and acts as a platform so that he can reach [[Donkey Kong|his father]]'s cage. Unlike its ''Wario Land II'' counterpart, the albatross does not fly away when Donkey Kong Jr. touches it. However, it does regularly fly away for a short time, forcing Donkey Kong Jr. to time his [[jump]] carefully. An albatross also occasionally appears in the background at sunset in the Modern version of ''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]'' from ''Game & Watch Gallery 4''.
+Seagulls, here identified as '''albatrosses''',<ref>{{cite|author=World of Longplays|date=March 18, 2017|url=youtu.be/VKWaU3iqGqQ&t=13925s|timestamp=3:52:05|title=Game Boy Advance Longplay [148<nowiki>]</nowiki> Game & Watch Gallery 4 (Part 4 of 4)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 19, 2019}}</ref> appear in the Modern version of the [[Game & Watch]] title ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' and ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''. In these games, when [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] gets the [[key]] on the second stage, an albatross appears and acts as a platform so that he can reach [[Donkey Kong]]'s cage. Unlike its ''Wario Land II'' counterpart, the albatross does not fly away when Donkey Kong Jr. touches it. However, it does regularly fly away for a short time, forcing Donkey Kong Jr. to time his [[jump]] carefully. An albatross also occasionally appears in the background at sunset in the Modern version of ''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]'' from ''Game & Watch Gallery 4''.
 ===''Super Mario'' series===

[Edit] Wario Land II
Main characters	Wario • Captain Syrup
Supporters	Gull • Hen • Owl • Turtle
Bosses	Awabō • Big Kamukamu • Bobo • Cave master • Dunk • Ghost • Giant bee • Giant snake • Giant spear man • Mecha Kuri
Chapters	Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 2* • Chapter 2** • Chapter 3 • Chapter 3* • Chapter 4 • Final Chapter • Final Chapter* • Final Chapter** • The Really Final Chapter
Conditions	Ball • Bouncy Wario • Bubble Wario • Crazy Wario • Fat Wario • Flat Wario • Frozen Wario • Hot Wario • Puffy Wario • Tiny Wario • Zombie Wario
Enemies	Bee • Bird • Chūta • Cook • D-Bat • D.D. • Drill • Flame • Gaugau • Ghost • Grunt • Gugi • Inamazu • Kamukamu • Pecan • Penguin • Pirate Goom • Pogo Guy • Punch • Rooster • Tobī • Togemen • Tsuriuo • Utsutsubo • Weight • White puff • Wizard • Yukimaru • Zombie
Objects	10 Gold Coin • 100 Coin • Alarm clock • Big Block • Bonfire Block • Brick • Coin • Doughnut block • Enemy Block • Ice block • Kotsuheri • Lance • Spike • Stove • Switch

[Edit] Super Mario Sunshine
Playable characters		Mario
Rideable characters		Yoshi • Blooper Racer
Non-playable characters		FLUDD • Princess Peach • Toadsworth • Toads • Piantas (Big Daddy of Blooper-surfing · Cannon Pianta · Captain · Chucksters · Crate guy · Doot-Doot Sisters · Duck-ring riders · Hotel manager · Isle Delfino Police · Mayor · Mushroom dealer Pianta · Pianta judge · Pianta prosecutor · Sunglasses vendor) • Raccoons • Nokis (Buckies · Noki elder · Noki grandson · Park director) • Sand Bird • Il Piantissimo • Great Sunflower • Sunflower Kids
Enemies		Bee • Block Boo • Bloopad • Blooper • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Bullet Bill (Gold) • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Chain Chomplet • Cheep-Cheep • Electro-Koopa King • Electro-Koopa (Blue) • Electro-Koopa (Red) • Glorpedo • Gooble • Klamber • Lava Cheep Cheep • Piranha Plant • Piranhabon • Plurp • Poink • Pokey • Pokey Pod • Pondskater • Seedy Pod • Sleepy Boo • Smolderin' Stu • Snooza Koopa • Strollin' Stu • Swipin' Stu • Wind Spirit • Winged Strollin' Stu • Wire Trap
Obstacles		Bramble • Burner • Burning goop • Cheep Cheep (bird) • Electric goop • Goop • Hot water • Magma • Orange Juice Generator • Poison • Puncher • Slimy water • Spike Trap
Bosses		Proto Piranha • Shadow Mario • Petey Piranha • Gooper Blooper • Plungelo • Wiggler • Mecha-Bowser • Monty Mole • Phantamanta • King Boo • Eely-Mouth • Bowser • Bowser Jr.
Items		1-Up Mushroom • Banana • Blue coin • Bomb • Coconut • Coin • Durian • Helmet • Hover Nozzle • Mario's cap • Papaya • Pepper • Pineapple • Red coin • Rocket Nozzle • Shine Sprite • Springboard • Turbo Nozzle • Water Barrel • Water Bottle • Water rocket • Yoshi's Egg
Objects		Arrow sign • Big Windmill • Birds • Brick Block • Butterflies • Cannon • Cloud • Coin Fish • Crate • Dune Bud • Flagpole • Flipping platform • Flower • Fluff • Graffiti • Hook • Ice block • Jar • Jellyfish • Jump Mushroom • Leaf boat • Manhole cover • Metal screen • Mudboat • Multicolored block • Mushroom • Nail • Nozzle box • Orange block • Pipe • Pole • Portrait • Revolving Gate • Rope • Sand block • Scale • Seagull • Shine Painting • Sign • Slots • Spotted block • Stone slab • Swing • Trampoline • Tree • Turbo-bashable doors • Wall painting • Watermelon • Watermelon block • White box • Yoshi Platform • Yoshi-Go-Round
Locations	Main courses	Bianco Hills • Ricco Harbor • Gelato Beach (Sand Cabana · Shine Tower · Surf Cabana) • Pinna Park • Sirena Beach (Hotel Delfino · Casino Delfino) • Noki Bay • Pianta Village • Corona Mountain
	Secret courses	Lily Pad Ride • Pachinko Game • Red Coin Field • Super Slide • Turbo Track
	Other	Isle Delfino • Delfino Plaza • Bianco Square • Boathouse • Shine Gate • Delfino Airstrip
Moves		Backward Somersault • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Side Somersault • Spin Jump • Super Whirl Jump • Swallow • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump
Gameplay elements		Completion • Delfino Emergency Broadcast System • Episodes • Gadd Science, Incorporated • Guide Book • Life meter • Magic Paintbrush
Music compositions		"Isle Delfino" • "Ricco Harbor" • "Secret Course"
Further info		Gallery • Glitches • Media • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff

[Edit] Mario Party 8
Main characters	Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Yoshi • Wario • Princess Daisy • Waluigi • Toad • Boo • Toadette • Birdo • Dry Bones • Blooper • Hammer Bro • Mii
Other characters	Bowser • MC Ballyhoo • Big Top • Donkey Kong • Captain Goomba • Goomba idols • King Boo • Holly Koopa • Pirate Goomba • Spear Guy • Pianta • Dolphin • Whomp • Red Boo • Shy Guy • Kamek • Bandit • Mowz • Koopa Troopa • Toady • Captain Shy Guy
Candies	Twice Candy • Thrice Candy • Slowgo Candy • Springo Candy • Cashzap Candy • Vampire Candy • Bitsize Candy • Bloway Candy • Weeglee Candy • Bowlo Candy • Thwomp Candy • Bullet Candy • Bowser Candy • Duelo Candy
Spaces	Blue Space • Red Space • Candy Area • Green Space • Lucky Space • VS Space • Bowser Space • DK Space • Challenge Space • Star Space
Tents	Party Tent • Minigame Tent • Extras Zone • Fun Bazaar • Star Carnival Stage
Boards	DK's Treetop Temple • Goomba's Booty Boardwalk • King Boo's Haunted Hideaway • Shy Guy's Perplex Express • Koopa's Tycoon Town • Bowser's Warped Orbit
Further info	Gallery • Media • Minigames • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Sound test • Staff

[Edit] Super Mario Galaxy
Playable characters		Mario • Luigi
Forms		Bee Mario • Rainbow Mario • Boo Mario • Ice Mario • Fire Mario • Spring Mario • Flying Mario
Non-playable characters		Apricot Luma • Princess Peach • Rosalina • Lumas • Polari • Hungry Lumas • Lumalees • Comet Tico • Toads • Toad Brigade (Toad Brigade Captain · Mailtoad · Blue Toad · Yellow Toad · Green Toad) • Star Bunnies • Honeybees • Queen Bee • Boards • Ray • Penguins • Coach • Penguru • Penguin Racers • Gearmos • Worm • Spooky Speedster • Guppy • Cosmic Mario
Enemies		Amp • Atomic Boo • Ball Beamer • Banzai Bill • Bat • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo • Bomp • Bone Twister • Bonefin • Boo • Bullet Bill • Cataquack • Cheep Cheep • Chomp • Clampy • Cluckboom • Crabber • Dry Bones • Electrogoomba • Fire Shooter • Flipbug • Giant Gringill • Golden Chomp • Goomba • Goombeetle • Grand Goomba • Gringill • Ice bat • Ice Bubble • Jam-o'-War • Jammyfish • Koopa Troopa • Lava Bubble • Li'l Cinder • Magikoopa • Mandibug • Mecha-Bowser • Micro Goomba • Mikey Mine • Mini Chomp • Monty • Octoguy • Piranha Plant • Pokey Head • Pokeynut • Pokeyplant • Pulse Beam • Pumpkinhead Goomba • Rocto • Ruby Rock • Sentry Beam • Sentry Garage • Slurple • Spiky Topman • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Spiny Piranha Plant • Spoing • Spangler • Spring Topman • Spring Vault • Thwomp • Topmini • Torpedo Ted • Tox Box • Tracks • Undergrunt • Urchin • Water Shooter • Wiggler • Zap Ball
Obstacles		Banzai Bill Cannon • Bars / Crystal • Bill Blaster • Black hole • Bramble • Bumper • Burner • Cannon • Cannonball • Chomp box • Dark matter • Electric rail • Eye Beamer • Fire Bar • Fire geyser • Fireball • Freezing water • Giant prickly plant • Gravity field • Honey • Lava • Lava Geyser • Lava tide • Meat • Meteor • Moving sand • Mud • Poison Swamp • Prickly plant • Quicksand • Sand tide • Spike • Spring • Torpedo tube • Water tide • Whirlpool • Wind
Bosses		Dino Piranha • King Kaliente • Mandibug Stack • Bugaboom • Megaleg • Kamella • Tarantox • Topmaniac • Bowser • Bouldergeist • Bowser Jr. • Major Burrows • Baron Brrr • Undergrunt Gunner • Kingfin
Items and power-ups		? Coin • 1-Up Mushroom • Bee Mushroom • Bomb • Boo Mushroom • Coin • Fire Flower • Gold Shell • Grand Star • Green Power Star • Green Shell • Ice Flower • Key • Life Mushroom • Note • Power Star • Purple Coin • Rainbow Star • Red Power Star • Red Shell • Red Star • Silver Star • Spring Mushroom • Star Bit • Star Chip
Objects		? Block • Airship • Arrow Sign • Assembly Block • Banandelion • Bar • Beacon • Block • Blue switch • Bob-omb dispenser • Bolt (object) • Bolts (platform) • Bowser Statue • Brick • Bubble • Bubbler • Butterfly • Cage • Cannon • Case • Cloud • Coconut • Coin Block • Conveyor Belt • Crate • Crystal • Dome • Flip Tile • Flipswitch Panel • Floaty Fluff • Flower (environmental object) • Flower (platform) • Gold Treasure Box • Gravity spotlight • Gravity switch • Ground Pound Switch • Hole • Honey wall • Key Door • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Lever Switch • Lift • Matter • Pole • Portrait • Pull Star • Robot turtle • Rock spire • Rolling Ball • Rubbery bulb • Seagull • Semisolid Platform • Shock Wave Generator • Shrinking platform • Sign • Sliding block • Sling Pod • Sling Star • Snow sculpture • Snowman • Springboard • Sproutle Vine • Star Piece Cluster • Starshroom • Stone block • Stone circle / Shell circle • Stone wheel • Swing • Tiny lamp • Torch • Tornado • Trash • Treasure chest • UFO • Underwater ring • Valve • Vine • Warp Pad • Warp Pipe • Water spout • Watermelon
Locations	Terrace	Good Egg Galaxy • Honeyhive Galaxy • Loopdeeloop Galaxy • Flipswitch Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor • Sweet Sweet Galaxy
	Fountain	Space Junk Galaxy • Rolling Green Galaxy • Battlerock Galaxy • Hurry-Scurry Galaxy • Bowser's Star Reactor • Sling Pod Galaxy
	Kitchen	Beach Bowl Galaxy • Bubble Breeze Galaxy • Ghostly Galaxy • Buoy Base Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada • Drip Drop Galaxy
	Bedroom	Gusty Garden Galaxy • Freezeflame Galaxy • Dusty Dune Galaxy • Honeyclimb Galaxy • Bowser's Dark Matter Plant • Bigmouth Galaxy
	Engine Room	Gold Leaf Galaxy • Sea Slide Galaxy • Toy Time Galaxy • Bonefin Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor • Sand Spiral Galaxy
	Garden	Deep Dark Galaxy • Dreadnought Galaxy • Matter Splatter Galaxy • Melty Molten Galaxy • Snow Cap Galaxy
	Gate	Gateway Galaxy • Boo's Boneyard Galaxy
	Planet of Trials	Rolling Gizmo Galaxy • Bubble Blast Galaxy • Loopdeeswoop Galaxy • Grand Finale Galaxy
	Other	Castle Gardens • Comet Observatory • Garage • Library • Bowser's Galaxy Reactor
Moves		Backward somersault • Crouch • Dash • Double jump • Double kick • Fly • Ground pound • Jump • Kick • Long jump • Co-Star Super Jump • Side somersault • Skate • Slide • Spin • Spin jump • Stomp • Sweep kick • Swim • Triple jump • Wall jump
Gameplay elements		Bob-omb Blasting • Completion • Galaxies • Gravity • Letter • Life meter • Missions • Prankster Comet • Ray surfing • Rosalina's Story • Star List • Star Pointer • Trial Galaxies • Wii Message Board
Music compositions		"Egg Planet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy"
Further info		Gallery • Glitches • Mario Galaxy Orchestra • Media • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Trading cards