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{{quote|Just try not to get egg on [[Mario|your]] face!|[[Birdo]]|[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]}}
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'''Birdo's Eggs'''<ref>''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' instruction booklet, page 20.</ref> are projectiles spat or sometimes thrown from [[Birdo]]s. They can be plain white, but have also been shown to have pink or magenta spots in different shapes in some appearances.  
'''Birdo's Eggs'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' instruction booklet|page=20|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2003}}</ref> are projectiles spat or sometimes thrown from [[Birdo]]s. They can be plain white, but have also been shown to have pink or magenta spots in different shapes in some appearances.  
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===  
===''Super Mario'' series===  
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====   
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====   
[[File:SMB2 Egg.png|thumb|A Birdo firing its egg at Mario]]  
[[File:SMB2 Egg.png|thumb|A Birdo firing its egg at Mario]]  
Birdos and their eggs make their first appearance in the American release of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (and in the Japanese-only game, ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' that it is based on). Here, Birdo's Eggs are plain white and are spat by [[Birdo]] and sometimes by the red variant. In many levels, the only way to damage Birdo is to jump on top of the egg and pick them up and throw them back at her, although sometimes alternatives to these eggs exist, such as [[Mushroom Block]]s. If a Birdo's Egg hits a wall, it will very lightly rebound and fall off from the screen, though the player can still ride on the egg while it falls until the player lands on something solid.
Birdos and their eggs debut in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and the {{wp|Western world|Western}} ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They are depicted plain white and are spat by usually pink [[Birdo]]s but sometimes also the red type. Picking up eggs and throwing them at Birdo is usually the only way to damage her, but objects such as [[Mushroom Block]]s can as well, if they are nearby. If a Birdo's Egg hits a wall, it rebounds very lightly and falls offscreen. The player character can ride on top of an egg, something that is required at one point in [[World 4-3 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 4-3]] to cross a wide ocean gap. The [[Game Over]] screen in the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' remakes both show Birdo holding an egg.


In [[World 4-3 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 4-3]], a Birdo's Egg is mandatory to ride on top of to the otherwise impassable ocean to reach the main dungeon where [[Fryguy]]'s lair is located.  
Giant eggs are spit by [[Robirdo]], a boss exclusive to ''Super Mario Advance''. They work the same as Birdo's Eggs, but the weight and size of them can make it take potentially longer to pick them up. While Birdo's Eggs do not appear in the ''[[Mario Bros. (Game Boy Advance)|Mario Bros.]]'' remake, the eggs in the game use nearly identical sprites.


In the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] remake, ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', Birdo's Egg behaves the same way as its predecessor, with the addition of a Birdo holding an egg in the [[Game Over]] screen.
====''BS Super Mario USA''====
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Birdo's Eggs in ''[[BS Super Mario USA]]'' functioned similarly as before, though Birdos could throw several in the air, including sometimes larger ones.  
 
====''BS Super Mario USA''====
In ''[[BS Super Mario USA]]'', Birdo's Egg behave the same way as in the predecessor, though Birdos can also throw multiple eggs in the air and sometimes can throw bigger ones.
 
====''Super Mario Advance''====
In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake, ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', in addition to Birdo's Eggs behaving the same way as in the original game, the giant variety returns from ''BS Super Mario USA'', shot by [[Robirdo]]. Apart from their size, they behave as normal Birdo's Eggs, though they take more time to pick up depending on the character. They can hurt the protagonists, or be grabbed and thrown back to damage the boss. Birdo holds an egg in the game's logo, when the player chooses a game, and also on the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Game Over screen.


===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', Birdos try to spit their eggs at the protagonists in some episodes.
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', Birdos try to spit their eggs at the protagonists in some episodes.


===="Jungle Fever"====
In "[[Jungle Fever]]", one Birdo is able to use its egg to bring down an [[Albatoss]] carrying Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad.
In "[[Jungle Fever]]", one Birdo is able to use its egg to bring down an [[Albatoss]] carrying Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad.


===="Toad Warriors"====
In "[[Toad Warriors]]", King Koopa assigns three Birdos to act as the guns of his three [[State Troopa]] cars by firing eggs at the [[Rebel Fort]] while perched atop the vehicles. After the Mario Bros. arrive, King Koopa decides to use the [[Thunderbirdo]] to attack the fort. Thunderbirdo is driven in on another vehicle, controlled by [[Mouser]], where it proceeds to attack the fort with a gigantic, explosive egg. Afterwards, King Koopa uses normal Birdo fire until a rebel force, which includes Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad, leave the fort using a tanker full of spaghetti sauce as bait.  
In "[[Toad Warriors]]", King Koopa assigns three Birdos to act as the guns of his three [[State Troopa]] cars by firing eggs at the [[Rebel Fort]] while perched atop the vehicles. After the Mario Bros. arrive, King Koopa decides to use the [[Thunderbirdo]] to attack the fort. Thunderbirdo is driven in on another vehicle, controlled by [[Mouser]], where it proceeds to attack the fort with a gigantic, explosive egg. Afterwards, King Koopa uses normal Birdo fire until a rebel force, which includes Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad, leave the fort using a tanker full of spaghetti sauce as bait.  


===="Crocodile Mario"====
In "[[Crocodile Mario]]" when Mario and Luigi pass by some [[Birdoroo|Birdoroos']] territory on a raft, several of them launch an onslaught of eggs in their direction, which they barely manage to dodge.
In "[[Crocodile Mario]]" when Mario and Luigi pass by some [[Birdoroo|Birdoroos']] territory on a raft, several of them launch an onslaught of eggs in their direction, which they barely manage to dodge.


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The second encounter with Birdos occurs in "Betrayal Most Proper" as Mario and [[Toad]] attempt to rescue [[Wooster]], who are then attacked by Birdos in [[Bowser's Castle]]. When their movement becomes impaired by a conveyor belt moving in the opposite direction, the Birdos begin firing eggs. Rather than defeat the Birdos, they simply run off.
The second encounter with Birdos occurs in "Betrayal Most Proper" as Mario and [[Toad]] attempt to rescue [[Wooster]], who are then attacked by Birdos in [[Bowser's Castle]]. When their movement becomes impaired by a conveyor belt moving in the opposite direction, the Birdos begin firing eggs. Rather than defeat the Birdos, they simply run off.
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===''Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up''===
===''Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up''===
[[File:ZooKeeper.png|thumb|Mario giving a Birdo her egg]]
[[File:ZooKeeper.png|thumb|Mario giving a Birdo her egg]]
In the coloring book game ''[[Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up]]'', the coloring page for Zoo Keeper has [[Mario]] giving a Birdo her egg in a bowl.
The coloring page for Zoo Keeper in ''[[Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up]]'' shows [[Mario]] giving a Birdo her egg in a bowl.


===''Satella-Q''===
===''Satella-Q''===
A Birdo's Egg makes a cameo in ''[[Satella-Q]]''. It appears being held by the Birdo tower statue in a cracked state.
A Birdo's Egg is seen being held by a Birdo tower statue in a cracked state in ''[[Satella-Q]]''.


===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
[[File:SMRPG Birdo Egg.png|thumb|left|A Birdo's Egg, Shelly, in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'']]
{{main|Shelly|Eggbert}}
{{main|Shelly|Eggbert}}
In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', a Birdo hatches from a giant egg known as [[Shelly]]. Birdo can speak to Mario through the eggshell and requests a battle with him and his [[party member|partner]]s, and their attacks eventually split the egg open. Now hatched, the Birdo can attack Mario and the others with explosive [[Eggbert]]s, rather than normal Birdo's Eggs, although Birdo holds a Birdo's Egg during battle.
In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', a Birdo hatches from a giant egg known as [[Shelly]]. Birdo can speak to Mario through the eggshell and requests a battle with him and his [[party member|partner]]s, and their attacks eventually split the egg open. Now hatched, the Birdo can attack Mario and the others with explosive [[Eggbert]]s, rather than normal Birdo's Eggs, although Birdo holds a Birdo's Egg during battle.


This is the first game to feature a type of Birdo's Egg having spots.
This is the first game to feature a type of Birdo's Egg having spots.
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===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. Melee''====
Birdo's Eggs are depicted as two-dimensional ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' sprites in the stage [[Mushroom Kingdom II]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. Birdo comes out from the side of the stage and shoot eggs, hurting any player who comes in contact with them. Like in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', these eggs could be jumped upon and picked up by the playable characters. Birdo can also be damaged by throwing the eggs back at her.
Birdo's Eggs appear as two-dimensional ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' sprites in the stage [[Mushroom Kingdom II]], which is a representation of ''Super Mario Bros. 2''. Sometimes, Birdo comes out from the side of the stage and shoot eggs, hurting any player who comes in contact with them. Like in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', these eggs could be jumped upon and picked up by the playable characters. Birdo can also be damaged by throwing the eggs back at her.
 
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
[[File:BrawlTrophy182.png|120px|thumb|Birdo's trophy holding her egg in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'']]
A Birdo's Egg being held by Birdo appears for her trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.
 
====''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''====
A Birdo's Egg appears beside Birdo with her trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''.  


====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
Birdo is seen with a Birdo's Egg in her trophy for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and a different one for ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''.  
As the Mushroom Kingdom II stage returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Birdo's Eggs in their two-dimensional ''Super Mario All-Stars'' sprites return having the same function like in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.


===''Mario Golf'' series===
===''Mario Golf'' series===
====''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''====
Birdo's Eggs only ever make minor appearances during Birdo's post-hole animations in the [[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]]. Birdo spits out eggs in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' if she gets an eagle or better, whilst ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' only include them in her animation from achieving a Double Bogey or worse, in which she throws eggs at the camera before one bounces back and hits her.
Birdo's Eggs appear in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', making a cameo in Birdo's [[Eagle|best]] [[List of golfing terms#Albatross|post-]][[Hole-in-One|hole]] animations, where she spits them out in celebration.
 
====''Mario Golf: World Tour'' / ''Mario Sports Superstars''====
Birdo's Eggs make a cameo in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' and ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''. When Birdo gets a [[Bogey|Double Bogey]] or worse, she hurls eggs at the camera, then one of them bounces back and hits her.


===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
[[File:MKDD Birdo Egg.png|thumb|100px|Birdo's Egg in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'']]
[[File:MKDD Birdo Egg.png|thumb|100px|Birdo's Egg in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'']]
In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', Birdo appears as a playable character, and her [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|Special Item]] are Birdo's Eggs. They behave the same as Birdo's counterpart, [[Yoshi]]'s [[Yoshi's Egg|Eggs]], but they are covered in pink spots (Yoshi's are green). Once thrown, the eggs home in on the nearest character above Birdo and her racing partner in rank. Upon collision, the kart that is hit flips, and the Birdo's Egg breaks and releases three items at random. These items can include [[Bob-omb]]s, [[Super Star|Star]]s, [[Mushroom]]s, [[Red Shell|Red]] or [[Green Shell]]s, [[Fake Item Box]]es, or [[Banana]]s. Birdo's Eggs also break if they hit stray items or environmental hazards, and if they go long enough without hitting anything they self-destruct. The eggs are also one of the only two Special Items that [[Petey Piranha]] and [[King Boo]] cannot get, the other being the [[Green Fireball]].
Birdo's Eggs are the [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|Special Item]] of Birdo in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. They are a cosmetic alteration of [[Yoshi's Egg]]s, being covered in pink spots. When thrown, the eggs home in on the nearest drivers, flipping their [[kart]] if it hits before releasing three random items, which can include [[Bob-omb]]s, [[Super Star|Star]]s, [[Mushroom]]s, [[Red Shell|Red]] or [[Green Shell]]s, [[Fake Item Box]]es, or [[Banana]]s. Birdo's Eggs break if they hit items or course hazards and self-destruct automatically if they roam around for too long. Birdo's Eggs and the [[Green Fireball]] are the only two items that cannot be obtained by [[Petey Piranha]] and [[King Boo]].


====''Mario Kart Tour''====
====''Mario Kart Tour''====
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Birdo Eggs appear in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''. Birdo can spit out flaming eggs in a wild, sporadic way. Mario and Luigi must time their jumps to avoid the eggs and the resulting flame each of them creates after their impact. Birdo can also inhale [[Popple]] to place him inside one of four protective but big deadly egg shields which are simply referred to simply as [[egg]]s. One egg holds Popple; the other three each contain Designbomb-like enemies that will rush forward after their egg is broken open and need to be jumped over.  
Birdo Eggs appear in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''. Birdo can spit out flaming eggs in a wild, sporadic way. Mario and Luigi must time their jumps to avoid the eggs and the resulting flame each of them creates after their impact. Birdo can also inhale [[Popple]] to place him inside one of four protective but big deadly egg shields which are simply referred to simply as [[egg]]s. One egg holds Popple; the other three each contain Designbomb-like enemies that will rush forward after their egg is broken open and need to be jumped over.  


Birdo's Eggs returns in the [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|Nintendo 3DS remake]], with the same role as in the original game. In ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'', Birdo will aim in a similar manner to how Yoshis aim their eggs in the ''[[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi]]'' franchise and she will spit a giant egg at [[Captain Goomba (Mario & Luigi series)|Captain Goomba]]'s crew.
Birdo's Eggs returns in the [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|Nintendo 3DS remake]], with the same role as in the original game. In ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'', Birdo aims similarly to how Yoshis aim their eggs in the ''[[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi]]'' franchise and she will spit a giant egg at [[Captain Goomba (Mario & Luigi series)|Captain Goomba]]'s crew.


====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', Birdo's Eggs make a brief appearance in the background of [[Toadwood Forest]].
Birdo's Eggs appear briefly in the background of [[Toadwood Forest]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''.


===''Mario Baseball'' series===
===''Mario Baseball'' series===
====''Mario Superstar Baseball''====
A Birdo's Egg is part of Birdo's [[Star Skill]]s in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''. In the former game, it is [[Weird Ball]], in which the baseball becomes a Birdo's Egg that bounces on one side of the ground and then farther to the other side while passing the opponent, regardless of whether Birdo is pitching or batting. In ''Mario Super Sluggers'', a Birdo's Egg is included as part of [[Cannon Swing]], where Birdo spits an egg with pink bows printed on it before slamming it with her bat. Birdo's Eggs appear on some of Birdo's team logos and marks on Yoshi's team, [[Yoshi Eggs (team)|Yoshi Islanders]].
[[File:Weird Ball.png|thumb|left|A Birdo's Egg bouncing from Birdo's Weird Ball]][[File:MSB Weird Ball Icon.png|thumb|A Birdo's Egg in Birdo's Weird Ball Logo]]
A Birdo's Egg appears ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' as Birdo's [[Star Skill|Special Ball]] that she can use. While pitching, Birdo throws the ball, and it bounces on one side of the ground and then bounces farther to the other side as it passes the batter. This can trick the batter, as the ball quickly bounces from one side to the other. However, this pitch can result in a ball.
 
If Birdo is batting, the ball is shot to the shallow outfield and bounces around the area. It works similar to [[Yoshi]]'s [[Egg Ball]], except the Weird Ball has pink spots rather than green spots, and bounces farther on the outfield.
 
In Challenge Mode with Yoshi, the player must obtain the [[Pink Egg]] Power-Up before being able to use this move for Birdo.
 
Birdo's Eggs appear on some of Birdo's team logos and marks on Yoshi's team, [[Yoshi Eggs (team)|Yoshi Islanders]].
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====''Mario Super Sluggers''====
[[File:BirdoCannonSwing.png|thumb|Birdo's Cannon Swing]]
In ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', a Birdo's Egg appears as [[Birdo]]'s Batting special move [[Cannon Swing]], where she spits an egg with pink bows printed on it instead of the one with the usual pink spots. Then Birdo slams the egg with her bat, so hitting the baseball thrown by the pitcher, which breaks the egg. Meanwhile, the baseball flies at a high speed, hitting the pitcher.


===''Mario Party'' series===
===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party 7''====
When Birdo uses the [[Egg Orb]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', up to three Character Spaces or even Koopa Kid Spaces that she passes becomes Birdo Eggs, then the spaces become usable orbs for her.
Birdo's Eggs make their ''Mario Party'' debut in ''[[Mario Party 7]]''. While playing as Birdo and using the [[Egg Orb]], the player takes a turn and passes any of the Character Spaces and will be turned into pink spotted Birdo Eggs and can spawn up to three. When the turn is done, the spaces are turned into orbs that Birdo can use. The Egg Orb can also eliminate Koopa Kid Spaces.


====''Mario Party DS''====
The minigame [[Memory Mash]] of ''[[Mario Party DS]]'' has pink-spotted eggs, but their association to Birdo is unclear.
In ''[[Mario Party DS]]'', a Birdo's Egg appears as a card in the minigame [[Memory Mash]]. These look the same as in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', as they are [[Yoshi Egg]]s with magenta spots instead of green. This is [[Birdo]]'s only reference in the game.


===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''===
===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''===
[[File:EggShot.png|thumb|Birdo's Egg Shot]]
Birdo's Eggs appear during Birdo's [[Special Shot]], [[Egg Shot]], in ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''. She spits the ball out of her snout towards the basket as an egg.
Birdo's Eggs with magenta spots appear when Birdo uses her Special Shot in ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', [[Egg Shot]]. After the move is executed, Birdo catches the ball in her snout, jumps, and spits it out toward the basket as an egg, with broken hearts trailing it. A puff of purple smoke appears after it lands in the basket, followed by several broken hearts and shards of the egg. If shot outside the 3-point line, the visuals do not change, but as usual, a teammate needs to catch the ball (egg) and dunk it in the basket.


===''Mario Strikers Charged''===
===''Mario Strikers Charged''===
In ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', [[Birdo]]'s [[Skillshot]] is the [[Extreme Egg]], which has her shoot a large, white Birdo's Egg.
[[Birdo]] shoots a large, white Birdo's Egg for her [[Skillshot]], the [[Extreme Egg]], in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''.


===''Captain Rainbow''===
===''Captain Rainbow''===
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===''Mario Sports Superstars''===
===''Mario Sports Superstars''===
Birdo's Eggs also appear in ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''. Her special shot in baseball and soccer is similar to horse racing, but in baseball, the ball is encased in a spotted magenta Birdo's Egg. Due to golf reusing Birdo's animations from ''[[Mario Golf World Tour]]'', spotless Birdo's Eggs reappear when she hurls eggs at the camera, then one of them bounces back and hits her.
Birdo's Eggs also appear in ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''. Her special shot in baseball and soccer is similar to horse racing, but in baseball, the ball is encased in a spotted magenta Birdo's Egg. Birdo's Egg is retained in the same post-hole animation from receiving a Double Bogey or lower in the Golf mode.


==Profiles==
==Profiles==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Artwork and scans===
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
SMB2 Mario and Birdo Nintendo Power.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (''[[Nintendo Power]]'')
SMB2 Sports Festival Nintendo Power.jpg|''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (''[[Nintendo Power]]'')
SMB2 Birdo.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
SMUSA Birdo Artwork.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2''<br>(''Super Mario USA'' release)
SMMPB6 Activity7.png|''[[Super Mario Maze Picture Book 6]]: Take down Wart!''
SMMPB6 Back Cover.jpg|''Super Mario Maze Picture Book 6: Take down Wart!''
Mario RPG Birdo.png|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
SMA Birdo Artwork.png|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
Super Mario Advance Versus.jpg|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
SMA Group Artwork.jpg|''Super Mario Advance''
MKDD Yoshi and Birdo Artwork.png|Birdo about to throw a Birdo's Egg in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
</gallery>
 
===Sprites and models===
<gallery>
Birdo Egg SMB2 Sprite.png|''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''
SMAS SMB2 Birdo Shooting Eggs Sprite.gif|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros. 2'')
BirdSMRPG.png|''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''
G&WG2 Modern Ball Unused Birdo Egg.png|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'' Modern [[Ball]] (unused)
Birdo's Egg SMA1 sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
Birdo SMA Sprite.png|''Super Mario Advance''
Exploding Birdo.png|''Super Mario Advance''
BirdoEggIcon-MKDD.png|''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
SSB4TrophyBirdo.png|Trophy from ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
MKTBirdoModel.png|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
</gallery>
 
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
<gallery>
ToadvsBirdo.png|''Super Mario All-Stars'' (''Super Mario Bros. 2'')
Birdo Egg SMB2 Sprite.png|''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' / ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
SMAS SMB2 Game Over.png|''Super Mario All-Stars'' (''Super Mario Bros. 2'')
SMB2 Birdo.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
Satellawalker-BirdoTower.png|''[[Satella-Q]]''
SMUSA Birdo Artwork.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario USA]]''
BS Super Mario USA Game Over.png|''[[BS Super Mario USA]]''
SMRPG Birdo Egg.png|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
SMA Game Over Screen.png|''Super Mario Advance''
BirdoCannonSwing.png|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''
Toadwood Forest MLPiT.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
MSC Extreme Egg.jpg|''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''
Cute House inside Captain Rainbow.png|''[[Captain Rainbow]]''
Birdo Gallery 3 Captain Rainbow.png|''Captain Rainbow''
MKT Birdo's Egg screenshot.png|''Mario Kart Tour''
</gallery>
</gallery>


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[[File:MKDS Yoshi Prerelease Kart Screenshot.jpg|100px|thumb]]
[[File:MKDS Yoshi Prerelease Kart Screenshot.jpg|100px|thumb]]
*Unused graphics of Birdo's Eggs appear in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'', originally used for the Yoshi variant of the Modern version of ''[[Ball]]''.
*Unused graphics of Birdo's Eggs appear in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'', originally used for the Yoshi variant of the Modern version of ''[[Ball]]''.
*Eggs in the [[Game Boy Advance]] version of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'', which is included in the ''[[Super Mario Advance (series)|Super Mario Advance]]'' series and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', use a sprite nearly identical to that of Birdo's Eggs in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''. 
*While Birdo's Eggs do not appear in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', an [[List of Mario Kart DS pre-release and unused content|unused]] kart in the file "KartModelMain.carc" is an [[Egg 1]] kart with pink spots.
*While Birdo's Eggs do not appear in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', an [[List of Mario Kart DS pre-release and unused content|unused]] kart in the file "KartModelMain.carc" is an [[Egg 1]] kart with pink spots, implying it could have been intended to be used as a Birdo's Egg kart. This also implies at one point Birdo was originally going to be a playable character.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:46, January 16, 2025

Birdo's Egg
A Birdo's Egg from Mario Kart Tour
A Birdo's Egg from Mario Kart Tour
First appearance Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)
“Just try not to get egg on your face!”
Birdo, Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Birdo's Eggs[1] are projectiles spat or sometimes thrown from Birdos. They can be plain white, but have also been shown to have pink or magenta spots in different shapes in some appearances.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. 2

A Birdo firing its egg at Mario

Birdos and their eggs debut in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and the Western Super Mario Bros. 2. They are depicted plain white and are spat by usually pink Birdos but sometimes also the red type. Picking up eggs and throwing them at Birdo is usually the only way to damage her, but objects such as Mushroom Blocks can as well, if they are nearby. If a Birdo's Egg hits a wall, it rebounds very lightly and falls offscreen. The player character can ride on top of an egg, something that is required at one point in World 4-3 to cross a wide ocean gap. The Game Over screen in the Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance remakes both show Birdo holding an egg.

Giant eggs are spit by Robirdo, a boss exclusive to Super Mario Advance. They work the same as Birdo's Eggs, but the weight and size of them can make it take potentially longer to pick them up. While Birdo's Eggs do not appear in the Mario Bros. remake, the eggs in the game use nearly identical sprites.

BS Super Mario USA

Birdo's Eggs in BS Super Mario USA functioned similarly as before, though Birdos could throw several in the air, including sometimes larger ones.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Birdos try to spit their eggs at the protagonists in some episodes.

In "Jungle Fever", one Birdo is able to use its egg to bring down an Albatoss carrying Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad.

In "Toad Warriors", King Koopa assigns three Birdos to act as the guns of his three State Troopa cars by firing eggs at the Rebel Fort while perched atop the vehicles. After the Mario Bros. arrive, King Koopa decides to use the Thunderbirdo to attack the fort. Thunderbirdo is driven in on another vehicle, controlled by Mouser, where it proceeds to attack the fort with a gigantic, explosive egg. Afterwards, King Koopa uses normal Birdo fire until a rebel force, which includes Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad, leave the fort using a tanker full of spaghetti sauce as bait.

In "Crocodile Mario" when Mario and Luigi pass by some Birdoroos' territory on a raft, several of them launch an onslaught of eggs in their direction, which they barely manage to dodge.

Nintendo Comics System

Nintendo Comics System "Bedtime for Drain-Head": Mario attacks a Birdo using its own eggs.
Mario defeating the Birdo guard with a Birdo's Egg in a Nintendo Comics System comic.

As seen in the Nintendo Comics System comics "Bedtime for Drain-Head" and "Betrayal Most Proper", after losing control of the Mushroom Kingdom, Bowser employs Birdos as castle guards. Mario battles these guards on two occasions. Under the delusion that he is Dirk Drain-Head in "Bedtime for Drain-Head," Mario enters Bowser's Castle to save Toad. After laying waste to a large number of enemies outside of the castle, a Birdo blocks Mario's path and shoots eggs at him as he tries to enter the castle. However, Mario quickly picks them up and throws them back, defeating this Birdo similarly to the Birdo in Super Mario Bros. 2.

The second encounter with Birdos occurs in "Betrayal Most Proper" as Mario and Toad attempt to rescue Wooster, who are then attacked by Birdos in Bowser's Castle. When their movement becomes impaired by a conveyor belt moving in the opposite direction, the Birdos begin firing eggs. Rather than defeat the Birdos, they simply run off.

Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up

Mario as a zookeeper.
Mario giving a Birdo her egg

The coloring page for Zoo Keeper in Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up shows Mario giving a Birdo her egg in a bowl.

Satella-Q

A Birdo's Egg is seen being held by a Birdo tower statue in a cracked state in Satella-Q.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Main articles: Shelly, Eggbert

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, a Birdo hatches from a giant egg known as Shelly. Birdo can speak to Mario through the eggshell and requests a battle with him and his partners, and their attacks eventually split the egg open. Now hatched, the Birdo can attack Mario and the others with explosive Eggberts, rather than normal Birdo's Eggs, although Birdo holds a Birdo's Egg during battle.

This is the first game to feature a type of Birdo's Egg having spots.

Super Smash Bros. series

Birdo's Eggs are depicted as two-dimensional Super Mario All-Stars sprites in the stage Mushroom Kingdom II in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Birdo comes out from the side of the stage and shoot eggs, hurting any player who comes in contact with them. Like in Super Mario Bros. 2, these eggs could be jumped upon and picked up by the playable characters. Birdo can also be damaged by throwing the eggs back at her.

Birdo is seen with a Birdo's Egg in her trophy for Super Smash Bros. Brawl and a different one for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Mario Golf series

Birdo's Eggs only ever make minor appearances during Birdo's post-hole animations in the Mario Golf series. Birdo spits out eggs in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour if she gets an eagle or better, whilst Mario Golf: World Tour only include them in her animation from achieving a Double Bogey or worse, in which she throws eggs at the camera before one bounces back and hits her.

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

A Birdo's Egg in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.
Birdo's Egg in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Birdo's Eggs are the Special Item of Birdo in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. They are a cosmetic alteration of Yoshi's Eggs, being covered in pink spots. When thrown, the eggs home in on the nearest drivers, flipping their kart if it hits before releasing three random items, which can include Bob-ombs, Stars, Mushrooms, Red or Green Shells, Fake Item Boxes, or Bananas. Birdo's Eggs break if they hit items or course hazards and self-destruct automatically if they roam around for too long. Birdo's Eggs and the Green Fireball are the only two items that cannot be obtained by Petey Piranha and King Boo.

Mario Kart Tour

Birdo's Eggs reappear in Mario Kart Tour as Birdo's special item once again, as well as the special item of Birdo (Light Blue), Birdo (Yellow), Birdo (Orange), Birdo (Red), and Birdo Mii Racing Suit. They function like they do in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, and like the Yoshi's Egg. Its design has been reverted back to being a spotless egg. When Birdo's Egg+ is active, the egg will be bigger, and will drop an extra item after hitting a racer.

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Birdo Eggs appear in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Birdo can spit out flaming eggs in a wild, sporadic way. Mario and Luigi must time their jumps to avoid the eggs and the resulting flame each of them creates after their impact. Birdo can also inhale Popple to place him inside one of four protective but big deadly egg shields which are simply referred to simply as eggs. One egg holds Popple; the other three each contain Designbomb-like enemies that will rush forward after their egg is broken open and need to be jumped over.

Birdo's Eggs returns in the Nintendo 3DS remake, with the same role as in the original game. In Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser, Birdo aims similarly to how Yoshis aim their eggs in the Yoshi franchise and she will spit a giant egg at Captain Goomba's crew.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Birdo's Eggs appear briefly in the background of Toadwood Forest in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.

Mario Baseball series

A Birdo's Egg is part of Birdo's Star Skills in Mario Superstar Baseball and Mario Super Sluggers. In the former game, it is Weird Ball, in which the baseball becomes a Birdo's Egg that bounces on one side of the ground and then farther to the other side while passing the opponent, regardless of whether Birdo is pitching or batting. In Mario Super Sluggers, a Birdo's Egg is included as part of Cannon Swing, where Birdo spits an egg with pink bows printed on it before slamming it with her bat. Birdo's Eggs appear on some of Birdo's team logos and marks on Yoshi's team, Yoshi Islanders.

Mario Party series

When Birdo uses the Egg Orb in Mario Party 7, up to three Character Spaces or even Koopa Kid Spaces that she passes becomes Birdo Eggs, then the spaces become usable orbs for her.

The minigame Memory Mash of Mario Party DS has pink-spotted eggs, but their association to Birdo is unclear.

Mario Hoops 3-on-3

Birdo's Eggs appear during Birdo's Special Shot, Egg Shot, in Mario Hoops 3-on-3. She spits the ball out of her snout towards the basket as an egg.

Mario Strikers Charged

Birdo shoots a large, white Birdo's Egg for her Skillshot, the Extreme Egg, in Mario Strikers Charged.

Captain Rainbow

The Cute House as seen from outside, Nick standing in front of the door.
Birdo's Eggs in Captain Rainbow

In Captain Rainbow, large, pink-spotted Birdo's Eggs can be seen mounted on either side of Birdo's House and are also seen inside the house as lamps. Birdo's Eggs also appear in the gallery of Birdo's concept art on the third page.

Mario Sports Superstars

Birdo's Eggs also appear in Mario Sports Superstars. Her special shot in baseball and soccer is similar to horse racing, but in baseball, the ball is encased in a spotted magenta Birdo's Egg. Birdo's Egg is retained in the same post-hole animation from receiving a Double Bogey or lower in the Golf mode.

Profiles

Mario Kart Tour

  • Tips & Tricks: Homes in on the kart in front of you and crashes it once it hits. Three more items will fly out when it breaks. It's the item that keeps on giving!
  • Driver info: Chases down opponents. But what's inside?! You'll find out when it breaks!
  • Driver info (Birdo's Egg+): Birdo's Egg is bigger and it releases an additional item.

Gallery

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

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese キャサリンのたまご[?]
Kyasarin no Tamago
Birdo's Egg
Chinese (simplified) 凯瑟琳蛋[?]
Kǎisèlín Dàn
Birdo Egg
Chinese (traditional) 凱瑟琳蛋[?]
Kǎisèlín Dàn
Birdo Egg
French Œuf de Birdo[?] Birdo's Egg
German Birdo-Ei[?] Birdo Egg
Italian Uovo di Strutzi[?] Birdo's egg
Korean 캐서린의 알[?]
Kaeseorin-ui Al
Birdo's Egg
Portuguese Ovo de Birdo[?] Birdo Egg
Spanish Huevo de Birdo[?] Birdo's Egg

Trivia

Pre-release kart for Yoshi in Mario Kart DS
  • Unused graphics of Birdo's Eggs appear in Game & Watch Gallery 2, originally used for the Yoshi variant of the Modern version of Ball.
  • While Birdo's Eggs do not appear in Mario Kart DS, an unused kart in the file "KartModelMain.carc" is an Egg 1 kart with pink spots.

References

  1. ^ 2003. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 20.