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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>, 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 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>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>, 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 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 (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)|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.
 
==Names in other languages==
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Revision as of 14:10, March 30, 2022

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.

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The Big Bird in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.

The Big Bird[1], also referred to as the bird[2], is the first boss found in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. It lives in its giant nest at the top of 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.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クロス[3]
Kurosu
Portmanteau of「黒」(kuro, black) and「烏」(karasu, crow)
German Radonkel[5] Potentially from Rabe (raven) and dunkel (dark)
Italian Uccellaccio[6] Bad Bird

References

  1. ^ Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt. Super Game Boy Player's Guide. Page 22.
  2. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #5, page 54.
  3. ^ 「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.
  4. ^ French version of Super Mario-Kun seventh volume, page 44
  5. ^ Official German Game Boy Spieleberater 2 ("Game Boy Game Guide 2")
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 75