Birdo, known in Japanese as Catherine (ã‚ャサリン, Kyasarin,
[kʲa.sa.ɾiɴ]), is a fictional character in the Mario franchise. Her
first appearance was as an enemy in Yume KÅ jÅ : Doki Doki Panic,
which was localized for English-language audiences as Super Mario
Bros. 2. Since then, Birdo has been a recurring character in various
franchise spin-offs. Initially, she was depicted as an antagonist, but
has since been depicted as an ally. Birdo has also made several
cameos, particularly in the Mario Kart series and the Japan-only Wii
video game Captain Rainbow.The English manual for Super Mario Bros. 2
refers to Birdo as “a male who thinks he is a girl" and would prefer
to be called "Birdetta". Some take that as a representation of Birdo
as transgender, making her as the first transgender videogame
character. Later releases of Super Mario Bros. 2 removed all mentions
of her favored nickname. Starting with Mario Tennis, Nintendo has
treated Birdo as just "female" and depicted her as romantically
involved with Yoshi. However, some games, such as in Captain Rainbow
and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, still touch upon her gender identity.The
character has received mostly positive reception in the Mario series,
although her appearance and gender identity have received mixed
reception. She has made several appearances in other media, including
the Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, as well as promotional material
such as figurines and plush toys.Birdo is a pink, anthropomorphic
creature who wears a red hairbow, and has a round mouth that can fire
eggs as projectiles. Birdo also wears a large diamond ring. In the
early version of Birdo, the character had an orange tone. Birdo's name
was mistakenly switched with another Super Mario Bros. 2 enemy, Ostro,
both in the manual and in the end credits. The mistake persisted in
the version of Super Mario Bros. 2 included in the Super Mario
All-Stars compilation, but was corrected in the Game Boy Advance
re-release titled Super Mario Advance.
[kʲa.sa.ɾiɴ]), is a fictional character in the Mario franchise. Her
first appearance was as an enemy in Yume KÅ jÅ : Doki Doki Panic,
which was localized for English-language audiences as Super Mario
Bros. 2. Since then, Birdo has been a recurring character in various
franchise spin-offs. Initially, she was depicted as an antagonist, but
has since been depicted as an ally. Birdo has also made several
cameos, particularly in the Mario Kart series and the Japan-only Wii
video game Captain Rainbow.The English manual for Super Mario Bros. 2
refers to Birdo as “a male who thinks he is a girl" and would prefer
to be called "Birdetta". Some take that as a representation of Birdo
as transgender, making her as the first transgender videogame
character. Later releases of Super Mario Bros. 2 removed all mentions
of her favored nickname. Starting with Mario Tennis, Nintendo has
treated Birdo as just "female" and depicted her as romantically
involved with Yoshi. However, some games, such as in Captain Rainbow
and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, still touch upon her gender identity.The
character has received mostly positive reception in the Mario series,
although her appearance and gender identity have received mixed
reception. She has made several appearances in other media, including
the Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, as well as promotional material
such as figurines and plush toys.Birdo is a pink, anthropomorphic
creature who wears a red hairbow, and has a round mouth that can fire
eggs as projectiles. Birdo also wears a large diamond ring. In the
early version of Birdo, the character had an orange tone. Birdo's name
was mistakenly switched with another Super Mario Bros. 2 enemy, Ostro,
both in the manual and in the end credits. The mistake persisted in
the version of Super Mario Bros. 2 included in the Super Mario
All-Stars compilation, but was corrected in the Game Boy Advance
re-release titled Super Mario Advance.
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