Birdo, known in Japan as Catherine (キャサリン, Kyasarin), is a fictional character in the Mario series of video games, who first appeared in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, which was localized for English audiences as Super Mario Bros. 2 and is an enemy to Mario. Since her appearance, Birdo has been a recurring character in the spin-off titles of the series. Birdo has also made several cameos, particularly in the Super Smash Bros. series and the Wii vide...
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Birdo, known in Japan as Catherine (キャサリン, Kyasarin), is a fictional character in the Mario series of video games, who first appeared in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, which was localized for English audiences as Super Mario Bros. 2 and is an enemy to Mario. Since her appearance, Birdo has been a recurring character in the spin-off titles of the series. Birdo has also made several cameos, particularly in the Super Smash Bros. series and the 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 lacked any mention of her gender in either the game or the manual. Nintendo eventually established Birdo as female, first in Mario Tennis which depicted Birdo and Yoshi as boyfriend and girlfriend. However, several games portray her as male, such as Captain Rainbow, or refer to the gender confusion without assigning one, such as in...
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