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Introductory write-up, and note relating to behavior.
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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' (version 1.1.0, cameo) ([[List of games by date#2022|2022]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' (version 1.1.0, cameo) ([[List of games by date#2022|2022]]) | ||
|comparable= | |comparable=[[Swipin' Stu]] | ||
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{{quote|[[Mario|You]] didn't lose [[Mario Cap|your hat]], did you? If you did, you'll have to [[stomp]] on the condor to get it back.|Narration|[[Super Mario 64]]}} | {{quote|[[Mario|You]] didn't lose [[Mario Cap|your hat]], did you? If you did, you'll have to [[stomp]] on the condor to get it back.|Narration|[[Super Mario 64]]}} | ||
'''Kleptos''' are | '''Kleptos''' are large {{wp|condor}} enemies introduced in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. They are heavy-lidded birds with hooked bills and white ruffs around the base of their necks. They typically are associated with desert-themed areas. | ||
Outside of the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series and cameos, Kleptos are thieves. They either are encountered carrying [[Power Star]]s between their talons or swoop down to steal [[Mario Cap|Mario's cap]]. In ''Mario Party'', where they have made most of their appearances in the franchise, they typically appear to transparent players to other parts of the board. In most games where they appear, they are summoned using [[Klepto Orb]]s. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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In ''Super Mario 64'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', Klepto, also known as '''Klepto the Condor'''<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=70–71|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> or '''Big Bird''',<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Power Source|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980224211720/http://www.nintendo.com:80/n64/super_mario64/boss12.html|title=Big Bird - (Course 8)|publisher=Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy|accessdate=February 23, 2018}}</ref> is seen flying around [[Shifting Sand Land]]. Klepto begins at the oasis in later missions. Klepto usually flies around the four pillars, especially if it is holding an object. | In ''Super Mario 64'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', Klepto, also known as '''Klepto the Condor'''<ref name=pelland>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=70–71|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> or '''Big Bird''',<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Power Source|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980224211720/http://www.nintendo.com:80/n64/super_mario64/boss12.html|title=Big Bird - (Course 8)|publisher=Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy|accessdate=February 23, 2018}}</ref> is seen flying around [[Shifting Sand Land]]. Klepto begins at the oasis in later missions. Klepto usually flies around the four pillars, especially if it is holding an object. | ||
Klepto has the [[Power Star]] of the mission "[[In the Talons of the Big Bird]]" | Klepto has the [[Power Star]] of the mission "[[In the Talons of the Big Bird]]." Mario can strike Klepto to make it let go of the object it has, though he cannot defeat Klepto outright. Without the Power Star, Klepto attempts to steal [[Mario Cap|Mario's cap]] by swooping down at [[Mario]]. | ||
There are a few more Kleptos in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', including [[Sunshine Isles]] and the small version of [[Tiny-Huge Island]]. Kleptos also try to steal [[Luigi Cap|Luigi's]] and [[Wario Cap|Wario's Caps]]. Kleptos can only harm [[Yoshi]], something that is also true for the Klepto of Sunshine Isles to any player character, as well as its inability to steal any [[cap]]. | There are a few more Kleptos in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', including [[Sunshine Isles]] and the small version of [[Tiny-Huge Island]]. Kleptos also try to steal [[Luigi Cap|Luigi's]] and [[Wario Cap|Wario's Caps]]. Kleptos can only harm [[Yoshi]], something that is also true for the Klepto of Sunshine Isles to any player character, as well as its inability to steal any [[cap]]. | ||
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==Naming== | ==Naming== | ||
The name "Klepto" seems derived from "{{iw|wiktionary|klepto-}}," a prefix originating from Ancient Greek that means "theft." The name also creates an {{wp|alliteration}} with "condor," with the enemy occasionally referred to as "Klepto the Condor" in English and other languages.<ref name=pelland/><ref name=missionDS/> | |||
===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||
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|SpaEC=<ref>{{cite|quote=El Klepto gobierna los cielos del archipiélago.|author=Reino Perdido folleto|date=2017|title=''Super Mario Odyssey'' by Nintendo EPD|publisher=Nintendo Ibérica, S.A.|language=es}} Archived on [https://trucos.com/videojuegos/guia-super-mario-odyssey-reinos-y-lunas/ Trucos].</ref> | |SpaEC=<ref>{{cite|quote=El Klepto gobierna los cielos del archipiélago.|author=Reino Perdido folleto|date=2017|title=''Super Mario Odyssey'' by Nintendo EPD|publisher=Nintendo Ibérica, S.A.|language=es}} Archived on [https://trucos.com/videojuegos/guia-super-mario-odyssey-reinos-y-lunas/ Trucos].</ref> | ||
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==Notes== | |||
*Kleptos penchant for stealing objects potentially alludes to similar behavior exhibited by real world birds.<ref>{{cite|author=Shephard, T.V., S.E.G. Lea, and N. Hempel de Ibarra|date=15 Aug. 2014|title=‘The thieving magpie’? No evidence for attraction to shiny objects|url=doi.org/10.1007/s10071-014-0794-4|publisher=Animal Cognition, 18|page=393–397}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Canal, David, Margarita Mulero-Pázmány, Juan José Negro, and Fabrizio Sergio|date=25 July 2016|title=Decoration Increases the Conspicuousness of Raptor Nests|url=doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157440|publisher=PLoS ONE, 11(7)}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||