Tweeter
- Not to be confused withTweester.
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 Artwork fromSuper Mario Advance | |||
| 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) | ||
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ATweeter is a masked bird[1][2] that first appears inYume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic andSuper Mario Bros. 2. Tweeters are similar in stature and appearance to aShy Guy, with their masks having a beak instead of a mouth hole. Despite the presence of wings, they rapidly hop rather than fly around in their debut appearance, reminiscent of a greenKoopa Paratroopa. In their original artwork, they have red bodies, white masks and blue wings; in theirSuper Mario Bros. 2 sprites andSuper Mario Advance artwork, they have white bodies and red masks and wings. In theirSuper Mario All-Stars andSuper Mario Advance sprites, their bodies are tinted purple, while their feet are yellow.The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! uses a design similar to the original artwork, but with the bat-like blue wings replaced with bird-like red wings.
History[edit]
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic /Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
Tweeters are common enemies inYume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic andSuper Mario Bros. 2. Rather than walk normally, their movement consists of three short hops followed by a fourth hop its height, traveling straight ahead until hitting a wall. Like several other standard enemies, Tweeters can be simply picked up and thrown. In the original version, they have only one sprite of animation, while in theSuper Mario All-Stars andSuper Mario Advance releases, they have two sprites.
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]
Tweeters make several appearances inThe Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, where they are usually portrayed as allies ofKing Koopa. The first appearance of a Tweeter is in the episode "Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid." In this episode, a Tweeter bounty hunter, dressed as a cowboy, is sent bySheriff Mouser to locateMario,Luigi andToad, in exchange forGold Coins. When the trio is cornered by Mouser and his crew, the Tweeter tries to reclaim the reward, only for Mouser to insist that this would be for later. The bird is not seen again for the episode's remainder. A horror-themed type of Tweeter called theTweeter Bat exclusively appears in the episode "Count Koopula". In "The Unzappables", one Tweeter represents a literalStool Pigeon that rats outAl Koopone's plans. They are based off of their artwork, but are mostly depicted with a beige mask, and their eyes are yellow instead of white. Additionally, their head may sometimes be lighter in color than their body.
Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]
When Mario first arrives in theMushroom Kingdom inDouble Trouble, he spots some orange Tweeter birds (presumably sand clones created byGLOM) fighting for space on a brick ledge; later, it is mentioned that unfriendly Tweeters trying to land on his head are among one of the constant annoyances in the otherwise beautiful kingdom.
If Mario and Luigi followPrincess Toadstool to theKoopahari Desert inPipe Down!, they are attacked by a flock of Tweeters, which also appear to attack the Mario Bros. if they pull the mushroom lever in an elevator in theroyal palace, if they try to directly attackLudwig von Koopa during one portion of the book, and if Mario pulls the wrong knob on theKoopaling's giant pipe organ.
Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up[edit]
A Tweeter makes a small cameo in the coloring book gameSuper Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up, under the Veterinarian page.
Super Mario Bros. film[edit]
In theSuper Mario Bros. film, a street vendor can be seen selling and advertisingFried Tweeter, apparently cooked Tweeters; instead of birds, the film portrays them as lizards. They are eaten on hotdog buns.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
A Tweeter appears in volume 8 ofSuper Mario-kun. Here, it attempts to suck outMario's blood, but ends up transforming him intoDr. Mario.
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase[edit]
Tweeters, along withShy Guys,Big Shy Guys, andNinjis, are one of the enemies that can appear in theMario Adv.microgame.
Unused appearances[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]
Anunused graphic of a Tweeter exists in the coding forSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, using a sprite fromSuper Mario All-Stars, alongside the twoShy-Guy sprites from the same game. While Shy-Guys appear in the final in a different art style, Tweeters are absent from the finished product.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
- Bio:It's a bird with a mask. He hops. Try to get on top of his head.[1]
Super Mario Advance[edit]
- Bio:Tweeters hang around with boss characters. They're no friends of yours, so get rid of them quickly.[3]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| リートン (JP) / Tweeter (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| フライ族 | Tribe | Fly clan | |
| 落ち着きがない | Disposition | Restless | |
| USA | Game appearances | USA | |
| ピョンピョン跳んで近づくよ 鳥のくせに飛べないで、ピョンピョンジャンプして近づいてくる。上下に動くので、ものをぶつけるのが難しい。倒すなら、上に乗って持上げるほうが確実だよ。[2] | They'll jump up and down and get close to you. They can't fly, even though they are birds, and they approach you by jumping up and down. They move up and down, so it is difficult to hit them with things. If you want to knock it down, it is more reliable to get on top of it and lift it up. | ||
Gallery[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, seeGallery:Tweeter.
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic Hisshō Kōryakuhō
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario USA
Naming[edit]
The name "Tweeter" comes from "tweet," anonomatopoeia for the cry of a bird.
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | リートン[2][4][5] Rīton | Derived from an anagram of「 | |
| トゥイータ[6][5] Tuīta | Transliteration of the English name | Super Mario USA,Super Mario All-Stars | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 利顿[7] Lìdùn | From the Japanese name;「利」(lì) also means "sharp" | |
| 推特[8] Tuītè | Transliteration of the English name | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | |
| 飞鸟[9] Fēiniǎo | Flying Bird | Super Mario Advance (overview trailer) | |
| Dutch | Tweeter[10] | - | |
| French | Tweeter[10][11]:52 | - | |
| German | Tweeter[12][11]:32 | - | |
| Italian | Cinguetto[11]:112[13][14] | Masculine form ofcinguettare ("to tweet") | |
| Fromcinguettare ("to chirp"/"to tweet") and the diminutive suffix-etto[15] | - | Super Mario Bros. 2 | |
| Uccellaccio[16] | Uccello ("bird") with the pejorative suffix-accio; shared withBird andBig Bird | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | |
| Uccellastro[16] | Uccello ("bird") with the pejorative suffix-astro | ||
| Squizzo[17] | Fromsquit ("squeak") | Super Mario Bros. (1993 movie) | |
| Cinghetto[sic][18] | Fromcinguettare ("to chirp"/"to tweet") and the diminutive suffix-etto | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (first edition) | |
| Korean | 트위터[19] Teuwiteo | Transliteration of the English name | |
| Portuguese | Tweeter[20] | - | |
| Spanish | Tweeter[21][11]:92 | - |
Notes[edit]
- Tweeter's design may have been inspired byplague doctors'bird-like masks, which are still worn at the annualCarnival of Venice. Another source of inspiration may have been thetengu, which are Japanese mythological creatures often depicted with long noses and red faces.
References[edit]
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- ^abc1994. 「マリオキャラクター大事典 パーフェクト版」 (Mario Character Daijiten: Perfect-ban).Shogakukan (Japanese). Page229Media:PEGMCE pages 228 229.png.
- ^2001.Super Mario Advance European instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (British English). Page12. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- ^Sawada, Yukio.Super Mario-kunVolume 8. Page 20.
- ^ab1994.Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten.Shogakukan. Page225.
- ^Itoi, Shigesato, Ryo Kagawa (APE), Hideaki Nishitani, Masatoshi Watanabe, Koichi Sugiyama (Supersonic), Junichiro Okubo, and Shigeo Tanabe (Shogakukan), editors (1993). 『任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオコレクション』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN4-09-102444-0. Page 149.
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- ^超级马里奥兄弟 - 计数Koopula | Learn Chinese | Cartoons in Mandarin
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- ^ab1989.Super Mario Bros. 2 Handleiding /mode d'emploi. Brussels:Nintendo (Dutch, French). Page 25.
- ^abcd2001.Super Mario Advance Instruction Booklet (PDF). Großostheim:Nintendo of Europe GmbH (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian).
- ^1990.Super Mario Bros. 2 Speilanleitung. Großostheim:Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 24.
- ^2010.Super Mario All-Stars – Edizione per il 25º Anniversario – Manuale di Istruzioni. Großostheim:Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). Page 38. (Archived 29 Apr. 2019 via Mario's Castle by Alessandro "Stormkyleis" Imbesi.)
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario Bros. 2" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN979-1259575760. Page 68.
- ^1989.Super Mario Bros. 2 Libretto di Istruzioni. Oleggio Castello:Nintendo (Italian). Page 23. (Archived 27 Jan. 2024 via Mario's Castle by Alessandro "Stormkyleis" Imbesi.)
- ^abSuper Mario bros super show ita 1x03 Nel selvaggio west
- ^«Squizzi! Squizzi fritti!» – Beanie (1993).Super Mario Bros..Touchstone (Italian).
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Bros. 2" inSuper Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 68.
- ^「슈퍼 마리오 브라더즈 2」 한국판 사용설명서(일부)
- ^Gaglianone, Arthur, and Francisco Pellegrini Jr., directors (1991).Super Mario Bros. Livro Ilustrado. Rio de Janeiro:Multi Editora (Brazilian Portuguese). Page 12.
- ^1989.Super Mario Bros. 2 Libro de Intrucciones. Madrid:Nintendo (Spanish). Page 23.
