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{{about|the boss from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins|the enemy also referred to as "Big Bird"|[[Klepto]]}}
{{about|the boss from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins|the enemy also referred to as "Big Bird"|[[Klepto]]}}
{{character infobox
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Kurosu Super Mario Land 2 6GC.png|200px]]
|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]])
|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]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Wario]]'' ([[List of games by date#1993|1993]])
}}
}}
The '''Big Bird''',<ref>Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt. ''Super Game Boy'' Player's Guide. Page 22.</ref> also referred to as the '''bird''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5, page 54.</ref><ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/land2/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/xw7hA Archived] August 13, 2022, 13:51:45 UTC via archive.today.)</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]]''.
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]]''.


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.
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.
==Profiles==
==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>クロス</big><br>
{{PBMCD profile
'''<span class="explain"title="しゅぞく">種族</span>''' フライ族<br>
|name=クロス (JP) / Big Bird (EN)
'''<span class="explain"title="せいかく">性格</span>''' みえっぱり<br>
|shuzoku=フライ族
'''<span class="explain"title="とうじょう">登場</span>ゲーム''' ランド2<br>
|seikaku=みえっぱり
'''<big>ランド2のボスの実力は?</big></b><br>
|tojo_gemu=ランド2
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>Shogakukan. 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''), [https://i.imgur.com/XZ7NFjv.jpeg page 76].</ref>
|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>
'''''<big>Big Bird</big>'''''<br>
|tribe=Fly clan
''Tribe: Fly clan''<br>
|disposition=Ostentatious person
''Disposition: Ostentatious person''<br>
|game_appearances=Land 2
''Game appearances: Land 2''<br>
|eng_desc='''''<big>How strong are the bosses in Land 2?</big><br>
'''''<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!''
''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!''
 
}}
===''[[Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]''===
'''Bio:''' ツリーゾーンのボス。弧を描くように左右に移動する。 (''The boss of the Tree Zone. Moves left and right in an arc.'')<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Land 2'' section, page 75.</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Kurosu-SML2.png|Sprite
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
File:Kellogg's Nintendo Collector card 03.jpg|[[Kellogg's]] trading card
</gallery>
</gallery>
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=クロス<ref>「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 08.</ref>
|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
|JapR=Kurosu
|JapM=Cross, a portmanteau of「黒」(''kuro'', black) and「烏」(''karasu'', crow)
|JapM=Cross, a portmanteau of「黒」(''kuro'', "black") and「烏」(''karasu'', "crow")
|Fra=Cross<ref>French version of ''Super Mario-Kun'' seventh volume, page 44</ref>
|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>
|FraM=Transliteration of the Japanese name.
|Jap2R={{wp|Obake}}-garasu
|Ger=Radonkel<ref>Official German ''Game Boy Spieleberater 2'' ("Game Boy Game Guide 2")</ref>
|Jap2M=Monster-Crow
|GerM=Potentially from rabe (raven) and dunkel (dark)
|Fre=Cross<ref>{{cite|title=French version of ''Super Mario-Kun'' seventh volume|page=44}}</ref>
|Ita=Uccello<ref>''Club Nintendo'' (Italy) Numero 1 - 1993, page 23.</ref><br>Uccellaccio<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 75</ref>
|FreM=Transliteration of the Japanese name
|ItaM=Bird<br>Bad Bird
|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
}}
}}



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]

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.