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Birdo, known in Japan as , is a fictional character in the ''Mario'' franchise. Her first appearance was as an enemy in ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'', which was localized for English 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 original manual for ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' asserts that Birdo is a boy, who believes that he is a girl, and would rather be referred to as "Birdetta". Later releases of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' lack mention of her gender in either the game or the manual. Nintendo eventually retconned Birdo as female, first in ''Mario Tennis'' which depicted Birdo and Yoshi as girlfriend and boyfriend. However, several games portray her as male, such as ''Captain Rainbow'', or refer to the gender confusion without assigning one, such as in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. Generally, Birdo has received mixed reception for her role in the ''Mario'' series. She has made several appearances in other media, including the ''Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', as well as promotional material such as figurines. ==Concept and creation== 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''.〔The ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' character credits, featuring all enemies and characters from the game, mistakenly refers to Birdo as Ostro, and vice versa, in ''Super Mario All-Stars''.〕〔The character credits, featuring all enemies and characters, fixes the mistake of referring to Birdo as Ostro, and vice versa, in ''Super Mario Advance''.〕 Since the character's North American introduction, Birdo's gender has been an issue of discussion and speculation. The Japanese manual states the character's name is "Catherine", but it would rather be known as "Cassie." However, in the first edition manual for the North American release of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', Birdo is referred to as a male who believes he is female and would rather be called "Birdetta". In later printings, the second sentence was omitted, and no mention of Birdo being male was included in most later games featuring the character. In the Japanese version of ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', Birdo, called Catherine, is described similarly to the original manual, though wanting to be called "Cathy". In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', it is said that Birdo is of "indeterminate gender". Birdo appears in the Wii Japan-only video game ''Captain Rainbow'', which delves into Birdo's gender. Birdo is often lauded as the first transgender video game character.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.transsexual.org/birdo.html )〕 The character was given a female voice actor in ''Super Mario Advance'', a remake of ''Super Mario Bros. 2''. The Spanish language website for ''Mario Smash Football'', while describing Birdo, suggests that the character's gender is indeterminate.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://mariosmashfootball.nintendo-europe.com/player.cfm?lang=es )〕 The European website for ''Mario Strikers Charged Football'' refers to Birdo as a male character.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://mariostrikers.nintendo.co.uk/ )〕 In ''Mario Tennis'' and ''Super Mario Advance'' (a remake of ''Super Mario Bros. 2''), the character was given a high pitched female voice provided by Jen Taylor. However, in ''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour'', Birdo uses a muttering noise which has been used in subsequent games. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Birdo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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