Editing Albatoss

{{about|the enemy that first debuted in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', and later in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]|the birds that are named albatrosses in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''|[[Seagull]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Albatoss Super Mario Advance artwork.jpg|210px]]<br>Artwork of an Albatoss carrying a [[Bob-omb]] in its talons from ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]], overall)<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
|latest_appearance=''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|comparable=[[Condrop]]<br>[[Goonie]]
}}
'''Albatosses''' are bird enemies that appear in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and its {{wp|Western world|Western}} counterpart, ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. The enemy's name is a portmanteau of "{{wp|albatross}}" and "toss," which refers to its attack method.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
In ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', Albatosses used to be normal residents of [[Subcon]] until [[Wart]] took control.<ref>{{cite|quote=He used to only be a resident in the world of dreams. Now, by order of Wart, he works as a carrier of Bob-Ombs.|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet|page=25|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo}}</ref> Albatosses carry [[Bob-omb|Bob-Omb]]s and drop them, attempting to hit one of the playable characters: [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], or [[Toad]]. An Albatoss can be defeated if the player's character throws a [[vegetable]] at it or touches it under the [[Super Star|Starman]] effects. Unlike most other enemies, Albatosses cannot be picked up and thrown. If an Albatoss flies low enough, the character can [[jump]] on its back and ride on it. [[World 6-2 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6-2]] and [[World 7-1 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 7-1]] require the player's character to ride Albatosses to reach otherwise inaccessible parts of the [[level]]; these Albatosses do not carry Bob-Ombs.

====''Super Mario All-Stars'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
An Alabatoss makes a cameo appearance in both the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' versions of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where the [[kings|king]] of [[Sky Land|The Sky]] is turned into an Albatoss; in the original version, he is turned into a regular bird.

===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
[[File:AlbatossCartoon.jpg|thumb|Three Albatosses carrying Bob-Ombs in the episode "[[The Bird! The Bird!]]" of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']]
{{quote|Albatoss leader to squadron, Bob-Ombs away!|Albatoss|"[[Jungle Fever]]"}}
Albatosses make a few appearances in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' They are usually used as bombers by [[Bowser|King Koopa]], and they sometimes capture Mario and company in nets. Albatosses are also seen in the show's intro. In this show, they have a dark-brownish head, instead of matching their bodies' red color.

In the episode "[[Jungle Fever]]," Mario and his friends ride an Albatoss to get off the bridge King Koopa sliced. The one in this episode is shown to be able to speak, as shown after getting a [[Birdo's Egg|Birdo egg]] on its face. [[Koopa's rocket]] also slightly resembles the head of an Albatoss. Additionally, the character [[Hooded Robin]] somewhat resembles an Albatoss.

Albatosses are featured in the following episodes:

*[[The Bird! The Bird!]]
*[[Jungle Fever]]
*[[Two Plumbers and a Baby]]
*[[The Pied Koopa]]
*[[On Her Majesty's Sewer Service]]
*[[Mario and Joliet]]
*[[Koopa Klaus]]
*[[Bad Rap]]
*[[Mario of the Apes]]
*[[Raiders of the Lost Mushroom]]

===''King Koopa's Kool Kartoons''===
In ''[[King Koopa's Kool Kartoons]]'', an Albatoss would deliver mail to King Koopa's character.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/KJh7L2YiRXk?t=91|title=King koopa’s kool kartoons Compilation|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>{{better source}} The Albatoss was a brown bird prop dangled with strings to simulate it flying.

===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Albatoss SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left]]
In a part of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', an Albatoss carries Mario, Luigi, and [[Yoshi]], but then it hurls them into a wall.
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==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Bros. 2'' / ''Super Mario Advance''===
*'''''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet''': "''He used to be only a resident in the world of dreams. Now, by order of Wart, he works as a carrier of Bob-Ombs.''"
*'''''Super Mario Advance'' instruction booklet''': "''Albatosses were just average residents of Subspace until Wart ordered them to carry Bob-ombs about.''"

===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=トンドル (JP) / Tondoru (EN)
|shusshin={{ruby|恐竜族|きょうりゅうぞく}}
|seikaku={{ruby|優雅|ゆうが}}
|tojo_gemu={{ruby|ＵＳＡ|ユーエスエー}}
|desc='''<big>{{ruby|頼|たの}}もしい{{ruby|翼竜|よくりゅう}}</big>'''<br>
{{ruby|数匹|すうひき}}が{{ruby|編隊|へんたい}}をくんで{{ruby|飛|く}}んで{{ruby|飛|と}}んでくる{{ruby|翼竜|よくりゅう}}。{{ruby|持|も}}ち{{ruby|上|あ}}げることはできないが、{{ruby|背中|せなか}}に{{ruby|乗|の}}ることはできる。トンドルの{{ruby|背中|せなか}}に{{ruby|乗|の}}らないと{{ruby|進|すす}}めないステージもある。{{ruby|頼|たの}}もしい{{ruby|乗|の}}り{{ruby|物|もの}}だ。アメリカ{{ruby|名|めい}}はアバトス。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|publisher=Shogakukan|language=Japanese|date=1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/hGbL9me.jpeg 140]}}</ref>
|origin=Dinosaur clan
|disposition=Elegant
|game_appearances=USA
|eng_desc='''''<big>A reliable pterosaur</big>'''''<br>
''Several pterodactyls fly in formation. You cannot lift them, but you can ride on their backs. There are stages where you have to ride on the back of a pterosaur in order to advance. It is a reliable transport. Its American name is Albatoss.''
}}

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
DDP Albatoss.png|''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]''
DokiAlbatoss.png|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic Hisshō Kōryakuhō''
Albatoss DDP-SMB2 manual artwork.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
SMB2 Albatoss.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
SMUSA Albatoss and Bob-omb Artwork.jpg|''[[Super Mario USA]]'' artwork
SMBSSHotdogPoster.jpg|An early poster for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', showing a pelican-like Albatoss holding a red Bob-Omb
AlbatossArtworkCL.jpg|''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (''[[Club Nintendo|Club Nintendo magazine]]'')
</gallery>

===Sprites===
<gallery>
Albatoss DDP animated sprite.gif|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic''
Albatoss SMB2 Sprite.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
Albatoss SMB2 All-Stars.png|''Super Mario All-Stars'' (''Super Mario Bros. 2'')
Smas-smb3 king5.png|''Super Mario All-Stars'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
SMA Albatoss sprite.png|''Super Mario Advance''
SMA4 King Albatoss sprite.png|''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''
</gallery>

===Scans===
<gallery>
SMMPB6 Activity4.png|''[[Super Mario Maze Picture Book 6]]: Take down Wart!''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=トンドル<ref>{{cite|date=1987|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet|page=33}}</ref><ref name=SMUSA>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/ja/pdf/CLV-P-HAADJ.pdf|title=''Super Mario USA'' instruction booklet|page=28|date=1992|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|JapR=Tondoru
|JapM=Homlphone between "condor" and either "toss" or「{{ruby|飛|と}}ぶ」(''tobu'', to fly)
|Jap2=アルバトス<ref name=SMUSA/>
|Jap2R=Arubatosu
|Jap2M=Transliteration of the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' name
|Jap3=アバトス<ref>{{cite|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg 225]}}</ref>
|Jap3R=Abatosu
|Jap3M=Alternate transliteration of the English name.
|Rom=Albat(r)os
|RomM=Albat(r)oss
|Fre=Albatoss
|Ita=Albatoss<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' Italian manual|page=25}}</ref>
|Ita2=Albatros bombardiere <small>(''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'')</small>
|Ita3=Albatrosso<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' European manual|page=112|language=Italian|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|Ita4=Albatiro<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' Italian manual|page=38}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=68}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Bombing albatross
|Ita3M=Portmanteau of "albatros" (albatross) and "rosso" (red); it could also be a transliteration of the English name
|Ita4M=Portmanteau of "albatros" (albatross) and "tiro" (I throw)
|Swe=Albatross
|ChiS=飞鹰<ref>{{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|url=tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043|title=神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译|publisher=Baidu Tieba|accessdate=February 2, 2017}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Fēiyīng
|ChiSM=Flying Eagle
|Ger=Albatoss
|Kor=앨버토스
|KorR=Aelbeotoseu
|KorM=Transliteration of the English name
}}

==Trivia==
*In ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', Albatosses move at two frames, while in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', they move at seven frames; an eighth frame exists, showing the wings moving back upwards, but is unused due to a [[glitch]].<ref>{{cite|url=tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Bros._2_(NES)#Eighth_Animation_Frame|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' {{!}} TCRF article|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor}}</ref> The ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' remakes restore the missing frame.
*In the ''[[Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia|Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]'', Albatosses are erroneously referred to as pterosaurs and simultaneously listed as "dinosaurs" for their species category.<ref name=Daijiten/> While modern scientific consensus is that birds {{wp|Origin of birds|are indeed a subspecies of dinosaur}}, pterosaurs were phylogenetically separate reptiles.

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