Birdo's Egg

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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.