Albatoss

Template:Articleabout Template:Species-infobox An Albatoss is a red bird found in the game Super Mario Bros. 2. Their name is a portmanteau of the words "albatross", a bird, and "toss", which refers to how they attack by dropping bob-ombs.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. 2

Albatosses used to be normal residents of Subcon until Wart took control. Albatosses carry Bob-ombs and drop them against Mario and his allies. However, if an Albatoss flies low enough, Mario and his friends can jump on its back and ride on top of the bird. Unlike most of the other enemies in Super Mario Bros. 2, Albatosses cannot be picked up and thrown.

Super Mario Bros. 3 ports

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).

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

Three Albatosses carrying Bob-ombs from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "The Bird! The Bird!".

Albatosses made a few appearances in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. They were usually used as bombers by King Koopa and they sometimes captured Mario and company in nets. Albatosses were also seen in the show's intro.

One Albatoss, Hooded Robin, was the only enemy in the show who was actually nice to Mario and Co. This Albatoss also had a knack for mimicking others' voices to trick his enemies.

Super Mario-Kun

An Albatoss is shown carrying Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi, but then hurling them into a wall.

Trivia

• In Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, Albatossses move at 2 frames, while in Super Mario Bros. 2, they move at 7 frames.

Names in Other Languages

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