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{{italic title|Bird (''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series)}}
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{{species infobox
|image=[[File:NitpickerMvsDK2.png]]<br>A Bird in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''
|image=[[File:NitpickerMvsDK2.png]]<br>Artwork from ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|latest_appearance=[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'']] ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Nitpicker]]
|variant_of=[[Nitpicker]]
|variants=[[Firebird]]
|variants=[[Fire bird]]
|comparable=[[Bat (Mario vs. Donkey Kong)|Bat (''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'')]]
}}
}}
'''Birds''' are [[Nitpicker]]-like toys that debut in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''. They fly around an area, dropping harmful eggs onto characters.
{{quote|This bird is not "yolk"-ing around. Get it?|[[Jordan]]|source=[[Play Nintendo]]<ref>{{cite|author=Jordan, Play Nintendo channel|date=November 4, 2024|url=youtu.be/xbntDaupVhc?t=418|title=Let’s Play Mario vs. Donkey Kong Part 2 😎 Gameplay For Kids <nowiki>|</nowiki> ‪@playnintendo|‬timestamp=6:58|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 9, 2024}}</ref>}}
Enemies based on [[Nitpicker]]s from [[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|''Donkey Kong Jr.'']], simply called '''birds''',<ref name="EN name"/> appear in the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]]. Like their base species, they fly around an area, dropping harmful [[egg]]s onto characters. They are depicted as mechanical toys throughout much of the series, with the exception of the [[Nintendo Switch]] remake of [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'']], in which they have an organic appearance.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''===
===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''===
[[File:MvsDK Nitpicker.png|frame|left]]
[[File:MvsDK Nitpicker.png|frame|left]]
In [[Donkey Kong Jungle (world)|Donkey Kong Jungle]], they routinely spawn from [[Bird Nest|nests]] and perform three complete flights across the level before disappearing off-screen. Once they spot [[Mario]] underneath, they drop an [[egg]]; getting hit by the egg or the Bird itself results in Mario losing a life. The eggs laid by Birds can be deflected with a [[handstand]], while the Birds themselves are impervious to any attacks. In [[Fire Mountain (world)|Fire Mountain]], regular Birds are replaced by [[Firebird]]s.
These birds first appear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' in [[Donkey Kong Jungle (world)|Donkey Kong Jungle]]. They routinely spawn from [[Bird Nest|nest]]s and perform three complete flights across the level before disappearing off-screen. Once they spot [[Mario]] underneath, they pause above him and drop an egg. If Mario gets hit by the egg or the bird itself, he loses a life. The eggs laid by birds can be deflected with a [[handstand]]. In [[Fire Mountain (world)|Fire Mountain]], regular birds are replaced by [[fire bird]]s.
 
In the game's original version, the birds are impervious to any attacks, while in the remake for the Nintendo Switch, they can be defeated with a [[stomp]], though they respawn from the same nest as before.


===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''===
===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''===
In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'', a single Bird appears in [[Jungle Hijinks]], during the battle against [[Donkey Kong]] in [[Boss Game 8]]. It is more clearly depicted as a toy, with metallic-looking joints under its wings. It serves as an obstacle to the [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Marios]], swooping down on them if they are underneath it. Each time Donkey Kong is damaged, the Bird briefly increases in speed and drops eggs towards the Mini Marios. A Mini Mario can drop a [[Banana Bunch]] on the Bird to temporarily destroy it. The Bird reappears shortly after being destroyed.
In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'', a single bird appears in [[Jungle Hijinks]], during the battle against [[Donkey Kong]] in [[Boss Game 8]]. It is more clearly depicted as a toy, with metallic-looking joints under its wings. It serves as an obstacle to the [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Mario]]s, swooping down on them if they are underneath it. Each time Donkey Kong is damaged, the bird briefly increases in speed and drops eggs towards the Mini Marios. A Mini Mario can drop a [[Banana Bunch]] on the bird to temporarily destroy it. The bird reappears shortly after being destroyed.


Artwork of a Bird can be seen during the game's staff credits.
Artwork of a bird can be seen during the game's staff credits.


===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!''===
===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!''===
Birds reappear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]'' in the boss levels [[Floor 4 Donkey Kong]] and [[Floor 4+ Donkey Kong]]. They retain their behavior from ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''.
Birds reappear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]'' in the boss levels [[Floor 4 Donkey Kong]] and [[Floor 4+ Donkey Kong]]. They retain their behavior from ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''.
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==List of appearances==
{|class="wikitable"width=100%
!width=40%|Title
!width=20%|Role
!width=20%|System
!width=20%|Release date
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''
|Enemy
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2004
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''
|Enemy
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|2006
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]''
|Enemy
|Nintendo DS
|2010
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''
|Enemy
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|2024
|}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
MvDK2_Room_8-DK.png|A bird flying across [[Boss Game 8]] in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''
ScreenshotMvsDK_MMA_9.png|A bird flying across [[Floor 4 Donkey Kong]] in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]''
BirdMvsDK.png|A bird in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]])
MarioVsDKSwitch2-3_2.jpg|A bird flying in [[Level 2-3 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong)|Level 2-3]] in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)
</gallery>


==Additional names==
==Additional names==
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|name1=bird
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|game2=[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)]]
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===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=バード<ref name=Shogakukan>{{media link|Mvsdk book ii.jpg|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Shogakukan book}}</ref>
|Jpn=バード<ref name=Shogakukan>{{file link|Mvsdk book ii.jpg|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Shogakukan book}}{{page needed}}</ref>
|JapR=Bādo
|JpnR=Bādo
|JapM=Bird
|JpnM=Bird
}}
}}


==References==
==References==
<references/>
<references>
<ref name="EN name">{{cite|author=Jordan, Play Nintendo channel|title="Let’s Play Mario vs. Donkey Kong Part 2 😎 Gameplay For Kids <nowiki>|</nowiki> ‪@playnintendo"|publisher=YouTube}}<br>Quotes (with timestamps):
*"Okay, well, we know we gotta watch out for that bird above us and the [[Spike Trap|spikes]] below us." ([https://youtu.be/xbntDaupVhc?t=388 6:28])
*"Ah! The bird is back!" ([https://youtu.be/xbntDaupVhc?t=402 6:42])
*"Bird incoming! Phew, he's gone. Hurry, Mario! This bird is not 'yolk'-ing around." ([https://youtu.be/xbntDaupVhc?t=413 6:53])
*"Hopefully, we're done with that bird. Oh, I think I spoke too soon." ([https://youtu.be/xbntDaupVhc?t=440 7:20])
*"Sorry, bird, but did I wake ya?" ([https://youtu.be/xbntDaupVhc?t=481 8:01])</ref>
</references>


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[[Category:Birds]]
[[Category:Birds]]

Latest revision as of 16:49, January 9, 2025

Bird
Bird
Artwork from Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
First appearance Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004)
Latest appearance Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variant of Nitpicker
Variants
Comparable
“This bird is not "yolk"-ing around. Get it?”
—Jordan, Play Nintendo[1]

Enemies based on Nitpickers from Donkey Kong Jr., simply called birds,[2] appear in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series. Like their base species, they fly around an area, dropping harmful eggs onto characters. They are depicted as mechanical toys throughout much of the series, with the exception of the Nintendo Switch remake of Mario vs. Donkey Kong, in which they have an organic appearance.

History[edit]

Mario vs. Donkey Kong[edit]

Bird

These birds first appear in Mario vs. Donkey Kong in Donkey Kong Jungle. They routinely spawn from nests and perform three complete flights across the level before disappearing off-screen. Once they spot Mario underneath, they pause above him and drop an egg. If Mario gets hit by the egg or the bird itself, he loses a life. The eggs laid by birds can be deflected with a handstand. In Fire Mountain, regular birds are replaced by fire birds.

In the game's original version, the birds are impervious to any attacks, while in the remake for the Nintendo Switch, they can be defeated with a stomp, though they respawn from the same nest as before.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis[edit]

In Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, a single bird appears in Jungle Hijinks, during the battle against Donkey Kong in Boss Game 8. It is more clearly depicted as a toy, with metallic-looking joints under its wings. It serves as an obstacle to the Mini Marios, swooping down on them if they are underneath it. Each time Donkey Kong is damaged, the bird briefly increases in speed and drops eggs towards the Mini Marios. A Mini Mario can drop a Banana Bunch on the bird to temporarily destroy it. The bird reappears shortly after being destroyed.

Artwork of a bird can be seen during the game's staff credits.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again![edit]

Birds reappear in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! in the boss levels Floor 4 Donkey Kong and Floor 4+ Donkey Kong. They retain their behavior from Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis.

List of appearances[edit]

Title Role System Release date
Mario vs. Donkey Kong Enemy Game Boy Advance 2004
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis Enemy Nintendo DS 2006
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! Enemy Nintendo DS 2010
Mario vs. Donkey Kong Enemy Nintendo Switch 2024

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis data/data/anims/DK2_bird_anim.bin bird -
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch) Model/Bird.bfres.zs Bird

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バード[3]
Bādo 		Bird

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jordan, Play Nintendo channel (November 4, 2024). Let’s Play Mario vs. Donkey Kong Part 2 😎 Gameplay For Kids | ‪@playnintendo. YouTube. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Jordan, Play Nintendo channel. "Let’s Play Mario vs. Donkey Kong Part 2 😎 Gameplay For Kids | ‪@playnintendo". YouTube.
    Quotes (with timestamps):
    • "Okay, well, we know we gotta watch out for that bird above us and the spikes below us." (6:28)
    • "Ah! The bird is back!" (6:42)
    • "Bird incoming! Phew, he's gone. Hurry, Mario! This bird is not 'yolk'-ing around." (6:53)
    • "Hopefully, we're done with that bird. Oh, I think I spoke too soon." (7:20)
    • "Sorry, bird, but did I wake ya?" (8:01)
  3. ^ Mario vs. Donkey Kong Shogakukan bookMedia:Mvsdk book ii.jpg[page number needed]
[Edit]
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (GBA) / Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)
Characters Donkey Kong • Mario • Mini-Mario • Toadb
Worlds Regular worlds: Mario Toy Company • Donkey Kong Jungle • Fire Mountain • Merry Mini-Landb • Spooky House • Slippery Summitb • Mystic Forest • Twilight City • vs. Donkey Kong

Plus worlds: Mario Toy Factory • Donkey Kong Jungle Plus • Fire Mountain Plus • Merry Mini-Land Plusb • Spooky House Plus • Slippery Summit Plusb • Mystic Forest Plus • Twilight City Plus • vs. Donkey Kong Plus
Extra worlds: Expert

Enemies and obstacles Bat • Bird • Bob-omb • Bob-omb Block • Boo • Brickman • Bucket Man • Candle • Cannon • Falling spike • Fire bird • Fire Shy Guy • Fireball • Ice Blockb • Icicleb • Lava Geyser • Monchee • Ninji • Oil • Podoboo • Polterguy • RamRam • Robo Kikki • Shy Guy • Sir Shovalot • Snapjaw • Spear Guy • Spike • Spiked Barrel • Tane Pakkun • Thwimp • Thwomp • Thwomp Platform • Wire Trap • Wrench Shy Guy
Abilities Crouch • Handstand / Handstand Jump • Jump • Backflip • Wire Spin • Spring Jump
Items and objects 1-Up Mushroom • 2 UPa • 3 UPa • 5 UPa • Barrel • Bird Nest • Checkpoint Flagb • Conveyor Belt • Crumble Block • Direction Switch • Donut Block • Door • Elevator • Flower Fanb • Flying keyb • Garbage Can • Girder • Hammer • Help Box • Key • Ladder • Letter Block • Present • Spring • Rope • Color Switch • Toy box • Warp Boxb • Wire
Other Mini-Mario Factory Game! • Gallery (GBA · Switch) • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff (GBA · Switch) • Time Attackb
a Exclusive to Mario vs. Donkey Kong for the Game Boy Advance
b Exclusive to Mario vs. Donkey Kong for the Nintendo Switch
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
Main characters Mario • Donkey Kong • Pauline
Minis Mini Mario • Gold Mini Mario • Fire Mini Mario • Mini Toad • Mini Peach • Mini Donkey Kong
Enemies Bird • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bob-omb Fish • Candle • Cuttacutta • Fire Bar • Fireball • Jack • Magnet Sparky • Monkey robots (Capture Kong · Circus Kong · Cool Kong · Crash Kong · Kongā) • Mummy Guy • Piranha Plant • Phantom Guy • Podoboo • Shy Guy • Snapjaw • Snifit • Spyguy • Swoop • Thwomp
Floors DK's Hideout • Mushroom Mayhem • Tropical Island • Pipe Works • Magnet Mania • Lava Dome • Toadstool Castle • Spooky Attic • Jungle Hijinks • Roof
Items and objects ? Block • Balance Beam • Blue Spring • Bolt • Coin (large) • Color Blocks (Bomb Block · Fire Block · Magnetic Block · Pink Block) • Color Switch • Conveyor belt • Crumble Block • Donut Block • Elevator • Fire Flower • Girder • Hammer • Lava Fountain • Log • Magnet Ground • Mini Mario Card • Moving Platform • Raft • Rotate Pipe • Rotating Magnet Stick • Spike • Swing Bar • Vine • Wall Jump Bar • Water Valve • Warp Pipe • Yellow Spring
Miscellaneous Cannon Kaos • Construction Zone • Gallery • Mini Mario Desktop Buddy • Shy Guy Smash! • Special Kit 1 • Special Kit 2 • Special Kit 3 • Staff
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
Characters Mario • Pauline • Donkey Kong • Toads
Minis Mini Mario • Mini Toad • Mini Peach • Mini Donkey Kong
Floors Mini Mayhem • Sandstone Stroll • Magnet Mania • Jungle Rumble • Rooftop • Basement
Items and objects Blue Spring • Box Spring • Cannon • Clock • Coin (large) • Color Switch • Conveyor Belt • Door • Girder • Hammer • Key • Key Door • Ladder • M-Token • Magnet • Mini Mario Card • Pink Block • Pokey Block • Pop-up Gate • Rotate Pipe • Shy Guy Block • Spike • Spin-bar magnet • Warp Pipe • Yellow Spring
Enemies Monkey robots (Capture Kong · Circus Kong) • Bird • Piranha Plant (fire) • Pokey • Polterguy • Snapjaw • Snifit • Spear Guy • Thwomp
Miscellaneous Media • Staff • Super Mini Mario World
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