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'''Albatosses''' are bird enemies that appear in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and its {{wp|Western world|Western}} counterpart, ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. The enemy's name is a portmanteau of "{{wp|albatross}}" and "toss," which refers to its attack method.
'''Albatosses''' are bird enemies that appear in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and its {{wp|Western world|Western}} counterpart, ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They fly with [[Bob-omb]]s in their talons and drop them when a player character is below. The enemy's English name is a portmanteau of "{{wp|albatross}}" and "toss," which refers to its attack method.
 
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, the ''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]'' states that Albatosses are {{wp|pterosaur}}s, 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>
 
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
====''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>{{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|author=Nintendo}}</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.
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 ''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.


====''Super Mario All-Stars'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''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.
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.


===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
===''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!'']]
[[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|source="[[Jungle Fever]]"}}
{{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 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.


In the episode "[[Jungle Fever]]," Mario and his friends ride an Albatoss to get off the bridge King Koopa sliced. The one in this episode is shown to be able to speak, as shown after getting 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.
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.


Albatosses are featured in the following episodes:
Albatosses are featured in the following episodes:


*[[The Bird! The Bird!]]
{{columns|
*[[Jungle Fever]]
*"[[The Bird! The Bird!]]"
*[[Two Plumbers and a Baby]]
*"[[Jungle Fever]]"
*[[The Pied Koopa]]
*"[[Two Plumbers and a Baby]]"
*[[On Her Majesty's Sewer Service]]
*"[[The Pied Koopa]]"
*[[Mario and Joliet]]
*"[[On Her Majesty's Sewer Service]]"
*[[Koopa Klaus]]
*"[[Mario and Joliet]]"
*[[Bad Rap]]
*"[[Koopa Klaus]]"
*[[Mario of the Apes]]
*"[[Bad Rap]]"
*[[Raiders of the Lost Mushroom]]
*"[[Mario of the Apes]]"
*"[[Raiders of the Lost Mushroom]]"
}}


===''King Koopa's Kool Kartoons''===
===''King Koopa's Kool Kartoons''===
In ''[[King Koopa's Kool Kartoons]]'', an Albatoss would deliver mail to King Koopa's character.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/KJh7L2YiRXk?t=91|title=King koopa’s kool kartoons Compilation|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>{{better source}} The Albatoss was a brown bird prop dangled with strings to simulate it flying.
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''===
===''Super Mario-kun''===
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==Profiles==
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Bros. 2'' / ''Super Mario Advance''===
===''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.''"
*'''''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.''"
*'''''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]]''===
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
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|name=トンドル (JP) / Tondoru (EN)
|name=トンドル (JP) / Tondoru (EN)
|shusshin={{ruby|恐竜族|きょうりゅうぞく}}
|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}}
|seikaku={{ruby|優雅|ゆうが}}
|tojo_gemu={{ruby|USA|ユーエスエー}}
|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>
|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>{{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>
{{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/>
|origin=Dinosaur clan
|tribe=Dinosaur clan
|disposition=Elegant
|disposition=Elegant
|game_appearances=USA
|game_appearances=USA
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
DDP Albatoss.png|''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]''
DDP Albatoss.png|''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]''
DokiAlbatoss.png|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic Hisshō Kōryakuhō''
DokiAlbatoss.png|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic Hisshō Kōryakuhō''
Albatoss DDP-SMB2 manual artwork.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
SMB2 Albatoss.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
SMUSA Albatoss and Bob-omb Artwork.jpg|''[[Super Mario USA]]'' artwork
SMBSSHotdogPoster.jpg|An early poster for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', showing a pelican-like Albatoss holding a red Bob-Omb
</gallery>
===Sprites===
<gallery>
Albatoss DDP animated sprite.gif|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic''
Albatoss DDP animated sprite.gif|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic''
Albatoss SMB2 Sprite.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
Albatoss SMB2 Sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
Albatoss SMB2 All-Stars.png|''Super Mario All-Stars'' (''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'')
Smas-smb3 king5.png|''Super Mario All-Stars'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
SMA Albatoss sprite.png|''Super Mario Advance''
SMA4 King Albatoss sprite.png|''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''
</gallery>
===Scans===
<gallery>
SMMPB6 Activity4.png|''[[Super Mario Maze Picture Book 6]]: Take down Wart!''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=トンドル<ref>{{cite|date=1987|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet|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|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|Jap=トンドル
|JapR=Tondoru
|JapR=Tondoru
|JapM=Pun on "condor" and either "toss" or「{{ruby|飛|と}}ぶ」(''tobu'', "to fly")
|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/>
|Jap2=アルバトス<ref name=SMUSA/>
|Jap2R=Arubatosu
|Jap2R=Arubatosu
|Jap2M=Transliteration of the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' name
|Jap2M=Transliteration of the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' name
|Jap3=アバトス<ref>{{cite|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg 225]}}</ref>
|Jap3=アバトス
|Jap3R=Abatosu
|Jap3R=Abatosu
|Jap3M=Alternate transliteration of the English name.
|Jap3M=Alternate transliteration of the English name.
|Rom=Albat(r)os
|Jap3C=<ref>{{cite|date=1994|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg 225]}}</ref>
|RomM=Albat(r)oss
|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
|Fre=Albatoss
|Ita=Albatoss<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' Italian manual|page=25}}</ref>
|Ger=Albatoss
|Ita2=Albatros bombardiere <small>(''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'')</small>
|Ita=Albatoss
|Ita3=Albatrosso<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' European manual|page=112|language=Italian|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' Italian manual|page=25}}</ref>
|Ita4=Albatiro<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' Italian manual|page=38}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=68}}</ref>
|Ita2=Albatros bombardiere
|Ita2N=''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''
|Ita2M=Bombing albatross
|Ita2M=Bombing albatross
|Ita3=Albatrosso
|Ita3M=Portmanteau of ''albatros'' ("albatross") and ''rosso'' ("red"); it could also be a transliteration of the English name
|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")
|Ita4M=Portmanteau of ''albatros'' ("albatross") and ''tiro'' ("throw")
|Swe=Albatross
|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>
|ChiS=飞鹰<ref>{{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|url=tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043|title=神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译|publisher=Baidu Tieba|accessdate=February 2, 2017}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Fēiyīng
|ChiSM=Flying Eagle
|Ger=Albatoss
|Kor=앨버토스
|Kor=앨버토스
|KorR=Aelbeotoseu
|KorR=Aelbeotoseu
|KorM=Transliteration of the English name
|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
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*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.
*In the ''[[Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia|Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]'', Albatosses are erroneously referred to as pterosaurs and simultaneously listed as "dinosaurs" for their species category.<ref name=Daijiten/> While modern scientific consensus is that birds {{wp|Origin of birds|are indeed a subspecies of dinosaur}}, pterosaurs were phylogenetically separate reptiles.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:33, October 20, 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. They fly with Bob-ombs in their talons and drop them when a player character is below. 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, the Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten states that Albatosses are pterosaurs, 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)