Robirdo
| Robirdo | |
|---|---|
| Sprite of Robirdo from Super Mario Advance | |
| Species | Robotic Birdo |
| First appearance | Super Mario Advance (2001) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario-kun Volume 26 (2002) |
| Portrayed by | Jen Taylor |
| Member of | 8 bits |
- “You've come a long way.”
- —Robirdo, Super Mario Advance
Robirdo[1] [2] [3] (alternatively RoBirdo)[4] is a robot based on Birdo in Super Mario Advance .
History[edit ]
Super Mario Advance[edit ]
In Super Mario Advance, Robirdo replaces Mouser from the original game as the boss of World 3-3. Despite being derived from the pink Birdo, both in appearance and function, it speaks with a robotic version of Red Birdo's voice, using a couple of her direct quotes during the boss intro and upon being defeated ("How could you?"). Robirdo has three attacks: The first has it fire giant eggs from its mouth. The second attack is a direct charge towards the player, used after Robirdo takes damage or follows one of the other attacks. The player can avoid this by grabbing one of the chains hanging from the ceiling. The third attack is used once Robirdo has taken at least one hit—a Ground Pound-like jump that immobilizes the player. The only way to damage Robirdo is to throw the giant eggs back at it; it takes five hits to defeat. After it takes three hits, however, it continuously moves its head up and down when performing the charge attack, causing the player to possibly take damage when riding on top of it. The end credits depict it without its bow; this is consistent with the normal Birdo.
Robirdo has an unused voice clip of it saying, "I'm gonna finish you off!" presumably a leftover from one of Red Birdo's clips, due to the rest of her voice clips being used.
Super Mario-kun[edit ]
Robirdo also makes an appearance in volume 26 of Super Mario-kun . Robirdo appears in a short segment involving Super Mario Advance at the end of the chapter of the main story. The Shy Guys unleash Robirdo on Mario, but Mario defeats it by throwing a Giant Shy Guy at it.
Naming[edit ]
Its[1] (his[5] in European Spanish) name is a portmanteau of "robot" and "Birdo," as well as a possible pun on "Roberto."
Names in other languages[edit ]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メカキャサリン Meka Kyasarin |
Mecha Birdo | [6] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 大机器凯瑟琳 Dà Jīqì Kǎisèlín |
Big Mechanical Birdo | [7] | |
| French | Robirdo | - | [?] | |
| Spanish (European) | Robot lanza-huevos | Egg-throwing robot | [5] |
References[edit ]
- ^ a b Spring 2001. Nintendo Power Advance Volume 1. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 23.
- ^ Stratton, Bryan (June 7, 2001). Super Mario Advance Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3633-7. Page 10 and 41.
- ^ Farkas, Bart G. (June 13, 2001). Super Mario Advance Official Pocket Guide. BradyGames (American English). ISBN 0-7440-0077-7. Page 49.
- ^ Arnold, J. Douglas, James Yamada, and Mark Elies (June 4, 2001). Super Mario Advance Official Perfect Guide. Versus Books. ISBN 0-9706468-4-4. Page 45.
- ^ a b Robot lanza-huevos. Nintendo Ibérica (European Spanish). Retrieved May 10, 2026.
- ^ Super Mario Advance Shogakukan guide preview (PDF). Page 8. Archived May 9, 2019, 01:06:38 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ^ From the ending scenes of Super Mario Advance as localized by iQue. Reference: August 28, 2013. 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译 (Official names for iQue Super Mario 2 enemies). Baidu Tieba (Simplified Chinese). Archived February 26, 2017, 16:11:09 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 2, 2017.