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[[Image:AlbatossBob-omb.jpg|thumb|right|An '''Albatoss''', carrying a Bob-omb in its talons.]]
{{about|the enemy that first debuted in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', and later in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]|the birds that are named albatrosses in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''|[[Seagull]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Albatoss Super Mario Advance artwork.jpg|210px]]<br>Artwork of an Albatoss carrying a [[Bob-omb]] in its talons from ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]], overall)<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
|latest_appearance=''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|comparable=[[Condrop]]<br>[[Goonie]]<br>[[Para-Beetle]]
}}
'''Albatosses''' are bird enemies that appear in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and its {{wp|Western world|Western}} counterpart, ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Some fly with [[Bob-omb]]s in their talons and drop them when a player character is below, though others simply fly forwards and can be used as platforms. The enemy's English name is a portmanteau of "{{wp|albatross}}" and "toss," which refers to its attack method.


An '''Albatoss''' is a red bird found in the game ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. The birds often drop [[Bob-ombs]] on [[Mario]] and his allies, making passage through the levels of [[Subcon]] difficult. If an Albatoss flies low enough, Mario and his friends can [[jump]] on its back and ride on top of the bird. In fact, this technique is needed to clear Level 6-2. Unlike many other enemies in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', Albatosses cannot be picked up and thrown.
Their means of attack is invocative of {{wp|bomber}}s and their overall design is similar to large {{wp|bird of prey|birds of prey}} in the order {{wp|Accipitriformes}}, like eagles, hawks, and Old World vultures. Despite the lack of resemblance, ''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]'' states that Albatosses are {{wp|pterosaur}}s (「翼竜」, ''Yokuryū'', lit. "wing dragon"), prehistoric flying reptiles that are unrelated to birds.<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|publisher=Shogakukan|language=Japanese|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/hGbL9me.jpeg 140]}}</ref>


Albatosses used to be normal residents of Subcon until the maniacal [[Wart]] seized power. The frog king ordered the red birds to be part of his military. Albatosses were trained to carry Bob-ombs and drop them on people who would make life trouble for their new dictator.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
In ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', Albatosses used to be normal residents of [[Subcon]] until [[Wart]] took control.<ref name="engmanual">{{cite|quote=He used to only be a resident in the world of dreams. Now, by order of Wart, he works as a carrier of Bob-Ombs.|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet|page=25|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> Albatosses carry [[Bob-omb|Bob-Omb]]s and drop them, attempting to hit one of the playable characters: [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], or [[Toad]]. An Albatoss can be defeated if the player's character throws a [[vegetable]] at it or touches it under the [[Super Star|Starman]] effects. Unlike most other enemies, Albatosses cannot be picked up and thrown. If an Albatoss flies low enough, the character can [[jump]] on its back and ride on it. [[World 6-2 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6-2]] and [[World 7-1 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 7-1]] require the player's character to ride Albatosses to reach otherwise inaccessible parts of the [[level]]; these Albatosses do not carry Bob-Ombs. Albatosses are seen carrying Bob-Ombs in [[World 3-3 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 3-3]] and World 6-2, while in [[World 7-2 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 7-2]], the Bob-Ombs drop from behind the Albatosses the moment they appear on-screen. The Albatosses with Bob-Ombs in World 6-2 also fly faster than the others seen in the game.


In the [[SNES]] and [[Game Boy Advance]] remakes of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the King of [[Sky Land]] is turned into an Albatoss (in the original version, he is turned into a generic vulture).
In ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'', Albatosses move at two frames, while in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', they move at seven frames; an eighth frame exists, showing the wings moving back upwards, but is unused due to a [[glitch]].<ref>{{cite|url=tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Bros._2_(NES)#Eighth_Animation_Frame|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' {{!}} TCRF article|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor}}</ref> The ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' remakes restore the missing frame.


[[Image: SMBSSAlbatoss.jpg|thumb|left|Three Albatosses from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode "[[The Bird! The Bird! / Neatness Counts]]".]]
====''Super Mario All-Stars'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
An Alabatoss makes a cameo appearance in both the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' versions of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where the [[kings|king]] of [[Sky Land|The Sky]] is turned into an Albatoss; in the original version, he is turned into a regular bird.


== Appearances In Other Media ==
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
[[File:AlbatossCartoon.jpg|thumb|Three Albatosses carrying Bob-Ombs in the episode "[[The Bird! The Bird!]]" of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']]
{{quote|Albatoss leader to squadron, Bob-Ombs away!|Albatoss|"[[Jungle Fever]]"}}
Albatosses make a few appearances in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' They are usually used as bombers by [[Bowser|King Koopa]], and they sometimes capture Mario and company in nets. Albatosses are also seen in the show's intro. In this show, they have a dark-brownish head, instead of matching their bodies' red color.


Albatosses made a few appearances in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. They were usually used as bombers by [[Bowser|King Koopa]] and they sometimes captured Mario and company in nets. Albatosses were also seen in the show's intro.
The only episode where an Albatoss has a speaking role is "[[Jungle Fever]]," where Mario and his friends ride one to get off the bridge King Koopa sliced, only for it to get a [[Birdo's Egg|Birdo egg]] on its face. [[Koopa's rocket]] also slightly resembles the head of an Albatoss. Additionally, the character [[Hooded Robin]] somewhat resembles an Albatoss.


== Name Trivia ==
Albatosses are featured in the following episodes:
[[Image:Albatoss.PNG|thumb|right|An Albatoss.]]
* The name "Albatoss" is portmanteau of the words "albatross" and "toss".
* In Japan, Albatosses are called '''Tondorus'''.


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===''King Koopa's Kool Kartoons''===
In ''[[King Koopa's Kool Kartoons]]'', an Albatoss would deliver mail to King Koopa's character.<ref>{{cite|date=June 21, 2022|timestamp=01:31|url=youtu.be/KJh7L2YiRXk?t=91|title= King koopa’s kool kartoons Compilation|publisher=YouTube|author=The cush and chef monkey Show|accessdate=June 30, 2024}}</ref> The Albatoss was a brown bird prop dangled with strings to simulate it flying.
 
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Albatoss SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left]]
In a part of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', an Albatoss carries Mario, Luigi, and [[Yoshi]], but then it hurls them into a wall.
{{br}}
 
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Bros. 2'' / ''Super Mario Advance''===
*'''''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet''': "''He used to be only a resident in the world of dreams. Now, by order of Wart, he works as a carrier of Bob-Ombs.''"<ref name="engmanual"/>
*'''''Super Mario Advance'' instruction booklet''': "''Albatosses were just average residents of Subspace until Wart ordered them to carry Bob-ombs about.''"{{page needed}}
 
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=トンドル (JP) / Tondoru (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Albatoss Perfect.png|200px]]
|shuzoku={{ruby|恐竜族|きょうりゅうぞく}}
|seikaku={{ruby|優雅|ゆうが}}
|tojo_gemu={{ruby|USA|ユーエスエー}}
|desc='''<big>{{ruby|頼|たの}}もしい{{ruby|翼竜|よくりゅう}}</big>'''<br>
{{ruby|数匹|すうひき}}が{{ruby|編隊|へんたい}}をくんで{{ruby|飛|く}}んで{{ruby|飛|と}}んでくる{{ruby|翼竜|よくりゅう}}。{{ruby|持|も}}ち{{ruby|上|あ}}げることはできないが、{{ruby|背中|せなか}}に{{ruby|乗|の}}ることはできる。トンドルの{{ruby|背中|せなか}}に{{ruby|乗|の}}らないと{{ruby|進|すす}}めないステージもある。{{ruby|頼|たの}}もしい{{ruby|乗|の}}り{{ruby|物|もの}}だ。アメリカ{{ruby|名|めい}}はアバトス。<ref name=Daijiten/>
|tribe=Dinosaur clan
|disposition=Elegant
|game_appearances=USA
|eng_desc='''''<big>A reliable pterosaur</big>'''''<br>
''Several pterodactyls fly in formation. You cannot lift them, but you can ride on their backs. There are stages where you have to ride on the back of a pterosaur in order to advance. It is a reliable transport. Its American name is Albatoss.''
}}
 
==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
DDP Albatoss.png|''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]''
DokiAlbatoss.png|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic Hisshō Kōryakuhō''
Albatoss DDP animated sprite.gif|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic''
Albatoss SMB2 Sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
Albatoss SMB2 All-Stars.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros. 2'')
Smas-smb3 king5.png|''Super Mario All-Stars'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=トンドル
|JapR=Tondoru
|JapM=Pun on "condor" and either "toss" or「{{ruby|飛|と}}ぶ」(''tobu'', "to fly")
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|date=1987|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet|language=ja|page=33}}</ref><ref name=SMUSA>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/ja/pdf/CLV-P-HAADJ.pdf|title=''Super Mario USA'' instruction booklet|page=28|date=1992|format=PDF|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|Jap2=アルバトス<ref name=SMUSA/>
|Jap2R=Arubatosu
|Jap2M=Transliteration of the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' name
|Jap3=アバトス
|Jap3R=Abatosu
|Jap3M=Alternate transliteration of the English name.
|Jap3C=<ref>{{cite|date=1994|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg 225]}}</ref>
|ChiS=飞鹰
|ChiSR=Fēiyīng
|ChiSM=Flying Eagle
|ChiSC=<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hans|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|publisher=Baidu Tieba|accessdate=February 2, 2017}}</ref>
|Fre=Albatoss
|Ger=Albatoss
|Ita=Albatoss
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' Italian manual|page=25}}</ref>
|Ita2=Albatros bombardiere
|Ita2N=''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''
|Ita2M=Bombing albatross
|Ita3=Albatrosso
|Ita3M=Portmanteau of ''albatros'' ("albatross") and ''rosso'' ("red"); it could also be a transliteration of the English name
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' European manual|page=112|language=Italian|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|Ita4=Albatiro
|Ita4M=Portmanteau of ''albatros'' ("albatross") and ''tiro'' ("throw")
|Ita4C<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' Italian manual|page=38}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=68}}</ref>
|Kor=앨버토스
|KorR=Aelbeotoseu
|KorM=Transliteration of the English name
|Nor=Albatoss
|NorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfG10eIyi2U&list=PLW8yg18mYSRjYvdGjC1PIyxwl9PDwarRy&index=11 The Super Mario Bros Super Show S01E13 - Jungle Fever/Dance (Norsk Fox Kids Dub)]</ref>
|Rom=Albat(r)os
|RomM=Albat(r)oss
|Swe=Albatross
}}
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 07:15, November 27, 2024

This article is about the enemy that first debuted in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, and later in Super Mario Bros. 2. For the birds that are named albatrosses in Game & Watch Gallery 3, see Seagull.
Albatoss
Artwork of an Albatoss carrying a Bob-Omb in its talons, from Super Mario Advance.
Artwork of an Albatoss carrying a Bob-omb in its talons from Super Mario Advance
First appearance Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance Ultimate NES Remix (2014)
Comparable

Albatosses are bird enemies that appear in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and its Western counterpart, Super Mario Bros. 2. Some fly with Bob-ombs in their talons and drop them when a player character is below, though others simply fly forwards and can be used as platforms. The enemy's English name is a portmanteau of "albatross" and "toss," which refers to its attack method.

Their means of attack is invocative of bombers and their overall design is similar to large birds of prey in the order Accipitriformes, like eagles, hawks, and Old World vultures. Despite the lack of resemblance, Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten states that Albatosses are pterosaurs (「翼竜」, Yokuryū, lit. "wing dragon"), prehistoric flying reptiles that are unrelated to birds.[1]

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

In Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2, Albatosses used to be normal residents of Subcon until Wart took control.[2] Albatosses carry Bob-Ombs and drop them, attempting to hit one of the playable characters: Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, or Toad. An Albatoss can be defeated if the player's character throws a vegetable at it or touches it under the Starman effects. Unlike most other enemies, Albatosses cannot be picked up and thrown. If an Albatoss flies low enough, the character can jump on its back and ride on it. World 6-2 and World 7-1 require the player's character to ride Albatosses to reach otherwise inaccessible parts of the level; these Albatosses do not carry Bob-Ombs. Albatosses are seen carrying Bob-Ombs in World 3-3 and World 6-2, while in World 7-2, the Bob-Ombs drop from behind the Albatosses the moment they appear on-screen. The Albatosses with Bob-Ombs in World 6-2 also fly faster than the others seen in the game.

In Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, Albatosses move at two frames, while in Super Mario Bros. 2, they move at seven frames; an eighth frame exists, showing the wings moving back upwards, but is unused due to a glitch.[3] The Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance remakes restore the missing frame.

Super Mario All-Stars / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

An Alabatoss makes a cameo appearance in both the Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 versions of Super Mario Bros. 3, where the king of The Sky is turned into an Albatoss; in the original version, he is turned into a regular bird.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]

Albatoss
Three Albatosses carrying Bob-Ombs in the episode "The Bird! The Bird!" of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
“Albatoss leader to squadron, Bob-Ombs away!”
Albatoss, "Jungle Fever"

Albatosses make a few appearances in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! They are usually used as bombers by King Koopa, and they sometimes capture Mario and company in nets. Albatosses are also seen in the show's intro. In this show, they have a dark-brownish head, instead of matching their bodies' red color.

The only episode where an Albatoss has a speaking role is "Jungle Fever," where Mario and his friends ride one to get off the bridge King Koopa sliced, only for it to get a Birdo egg on its face. Koopa's rocket also slightly resembles the head of an Albatoss. Additionally, the character Hooded Robin somewhat resembles an Albatoss.

Albatosses are featured in the following episodes:

King Koopa's Kool Kartoons[edit]

In King Koopa's Kool Kartoons, an Albatoss would deliver mail to King Koopa's character.[4] The Albatoss was a brown bird prop dangled with strings to simulate it flying.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Albatoss. From page 70 of volume 6 of Super Mario-kun.

In a part of Super Mario-kun, an Albatoss carries Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi, but then it hurls them into a wall.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 2 / Super Mario Advance[edit]

  • Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet: "He used to be only a resident in the world of dreams. Now, by order of Wart, he works as a carrier of Bob-Ombs."[2]
  • Super Mario Advance instruction booklet: "Albatosses were just average residents of Subspace until Wart ordered them to carry Bob-ombs about."[page number needed]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

トンドル (JP) / Tondoru (EN)
An Albatoss from Super Mario Bros. 2.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく 恐竜族きょうりゅうぞく Tribe Dinosaur clan
性格せいかく 優雅ゆうが Disposition Elegant
登場とうじょうゲーム USAユーエスエー Game appearances USA
たのもしい翼竜よくりゅう

数匹すうひき編隊へんたいをくんでんでんでくる翼竜よくりゅうげることはできないが、背中せなかることはできる。トンドルの背中せなからないとすすめないステージもある。たのもしいものだ。アメリカめいはアバトス。[1]

A reliable pterosaur

Several pterodactyls fly in formation. You cannot lift them, but you can ride on their backs. There are stages where you have to ride on the back of a pterosaur in order to advance. It is a reliable transport. Its American name is Albatoss.

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Albatoss.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese トンドル[5][6]
Tondoru
Pun on "condor" and either "toss" or「ぶ」(tobu, "to fly")
アルバトス[6]
Arubatosu
Transliteration of the Super Mario Bros. 2 name
アバトス[7]
Abatosu
Alternate transliteration of the English name.
Chinese (simplified) 飞鹰[8]
Fēiyīng
Flying Eagle
French Albatoss[?] -
German Albatoss[?] -
Italian Albatoss[9] -
Albatros bombardiere[?] Bombing albatross The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Albatrosso[10] Portmanteau of albatros ("albatross") and rosso ("red"); it could also be a transliteration of the English name
Albatiro[?] Portmanteau of albatros ("albatross") and tiro ("throw")
Korean 앨버토스[?]
Aelbeotoseu
Transliteration of the English name
Norwegian Albatoss[11] -
Romanian Albat(r)os[?] Albat(r)oss
Swedish Albatross[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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 140.
  2. ^ a b "He used to only be a resident in the world of dreams. Now, by order of Wart, he works as a carrier of Bob-Ombs." – 1988. Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 25.
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 | TCRF article. The Cutting Room Floor.
  4. ^ The cush and chef monkey Show (June 21, 2022). King koopa’s kool kartoons Compilation (01:31). YouTube. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  5. ^ 1987. Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 33.
  6. ^ a b 1992. Super Mario USA instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo. Page 28.
  7. ^ 1994. Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 225.
  8. ^ 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译. Baidu Tieba (Simplified Chinese). Archived February 26, 2017, 16:11:09 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  9. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian manual. Page 25.
  10. ^ Super Mario Advance European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 112.
  11. ^ The Super Mario Bros Super Show S01E13 - Jungle Fever/Dance (Norsk Fox Kids Dub)