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|title=Tweeter
|title=Tweeter
|image=[[File:Tweeter.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Tweeter in ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
|image=[[File:Tweeter.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Tweeter in ''[[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)
|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)|Super Mario]]'' franchise)
|latest_appearance=''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|variants=[[Tweeter Bat]]
|variants=[[Tweeter Bat]]
|comparable=[[Shy Guy]]
|comparable=[[Shy Guy]]
|notable=[[Stool Pigeon]]}}
|notable=[[Stool Pigeon]]}}
A '''Tweeter''' is a masked bird<ref name=bird>"''It's a bird with a mask. He hops. Try to get on top of his head.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet, page 23 (Tweeter description)</ref><ref name="tori">[[Media:PEGMCE pages 228 229.png|Page 229 of 「マリオキャラクター大事典 パーフェクト版」 (''Mario Character Daijiten: Perfect-ban'')]]</ref> that appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Their name comes from "tweet," an onomatopoeia for the sound that a bird makes.
A '''Tweeter''' is a masked bird<ref name=bird>{{cite|quote=It's a bird with a mask. He hops. Try to get on top of his head.|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet (Tweeter description)|page=23}}</ref><ref name="tori">{{cite|title=「マリオキャラクター大事典 パーフェクト版」 (''Mario Character Daijiten: Perfect-ban'')|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1994|page={{file link|PEGMCE pages 228 229.png|229}}}}</ref> that first appears in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Their name comes from "tweet," an onomatopoeia for the sound that a bird makes. Tweeters are similar in stature and appearance to a [[Shy 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 green [[Koopa Paratroopa]]. In their original artwork, they have red bodies, white masks and blue wings; in their ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' sprites and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' artwork, they have white bodies and red masks and wings. In their ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''Super 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.
 
==Appearance==
[[File:SMB2_art_Tweeter.png|150px|thumb|Artwork of a Tweeter in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'']]
Tweeters are similar in stature and appearance to a [[Shy 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 green [[Koopa Paratroopa]]. In their original artwork, they have red bodies, white masks and blue wings; in their ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' sprites and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' artwork, they have white bodies and red masks and wings. In their ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''Super 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.
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==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario Bros. 2''===
===''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''===
[[File:World2-3SMB2.png|thumb|left|150px|A Tweeter in [[Tryclyde]]'s room]]
Tweeters are common enemies in ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' and ''Super 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 the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' and ''Super Mario Advance'' releases, they have two sprites.
Tweeters made their first appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' as common enemies. 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 NES version, they have only one sprite of animation, while in SNES version and other subsequent remakes, they have two sprites.
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===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
[[File:SMBSSTweeter.jpg|thumb|A Tweeter dressed as a cowboy, as seen in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid]]"]]
[[File:SMBSSTweeter.jpg|thumb|A Tweeter dressed as a cowboy, as seen in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid]]"]]
Tweeters make several appearances in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', where they are usually portrayed as allies of [[Bowser|King 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, acts as an informant of [[Mouser|Sheriff Mouser]], telling him and his minions the location of [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and [[Toad]], in exchange for [[Coin|Gold Coins]]. A horror-themed type of Tweeter called the [[Tweeter Bat]] exclusively appears in the episode "[[Count Koopula]]". In "[[The Unzappables]]", one Tweeter represents a literal [[Stool Pigeon]] that rats out [[King Koopa's alter egos|Al 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.
Tweeters make several appearances in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', where they are usually portrayed as allies of [[Bowser|King 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, acts as an informant of [[Mouser|Sheriff Mouser]], telling him and his minions the location of [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and [[Toad]], in exchange for [[Coin|Gold Coins]]. A horror-themed type of Tweeter called the [[Tweeter Bat]] exclusively appears in the episode "[[Count Koopula]]". In "[[The Unzappables]]", one Tweeter represents a literal [[Stool Pigeon]] that rats out [[King Koopa's alter egos#Al Koopone|Al 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.
 
===''Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up''===
[[File:Veterinarian.png|thumb|left|''Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up'']]
A Tweeter makes a small cameo in the coloring book game ''[[Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up]]'', under the Veterinarian page.
 
===''WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase''===
Tweeters, along with [[Shy Guy]]s, [[Mega Guy|Big Shy Guy]]s, and [[Ninji]]s, are one of the enemies that can appear in the [[Mario Adv.]] [[microgame]].
 
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Tweeter SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'']]
A Tweeter appears in volume 8 of ''Super Mario-kun''. Here, it attempts to suck out [[Mario]]'s blood, but ends up transform him into [[Dr. Mario]].


===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
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If Mario and Luigi follow [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] to the [[Desert Land|Koopahari Desert]] in ''[[Pipe 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 the [[Peach's Castle|royal palace]], if they try to directly attack [[Ludwig von Koopa]] during one portion of the book, and if Mario pulls the wrong nob on the [[Koopalings|Koopaling]]'s giant pipe organ.
If Mario and Luigi follow [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] to the [[Desert Land|Koopahari Desert]] in ''[[Pipe 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 the [[Peach's Castle|royal palace]], if they try to directly attack [[Ludwig von Koopa]] during one portion of the book, and if Mario pulls the wrong nob on the [[Koopalings|Koopaling]]'s giant pipe organ.
===''Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up''===
A Tweeter makes a small cameo in the coloring book game ''[[Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up]]'', under the Veterinarian page.


===''Super Mario Bros.'' film===
===''Super Mario Bros.'' film===
[[File:FriedTweeter...yum.png|thumb|Fried Tweeters on bread]]
[[File:FriedTweeter...yum.png|thumb|Fried Tweeters on bread]]
In the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' film]], a street vendor can be seen selling and advertising '''Fried Tweeter''', apparently cooked Tweeters; instead of birds, the film portrays them as lizards. They are eaten on hotdog buns.
In the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' film]], a street vendor can be seen selling and advertising '''Fried Tweeter''', apparently cooked Tweeters; instead of birds, the film portrays them as lizards. They are eaten on hotdog buns.
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===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Tweeter SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'']]
A Tweeter appears in volume 8 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. Here, it attempts to suck out [[Mario]]'s blood, but ends up transforming him into [[Dr. Mario]].
===''WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase''===
Tweeters, along with [[Shy Guy]]s, [[Mega Guy|Big Shy Guy]]s, and [[Ninji]]s, are one of the enemies that can appear in the [[Mario Adv.]] [[microgame]].


===Other appearances===
===Unused appearances===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
An [[list of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island pre-release and unused content|unused]] graphic of a Tweeter exists in the coding for ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', using a sprite from ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', alongside the two [[Shy Guy|Shy-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.
An [[list of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island pre-release and unused content|unused]] graphic of a Tweeter exists in the coding for ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', using a sprite from ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', alongside the two [[Shy Guy|Shy-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.
 
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==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario Bros. 2''===
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
*'''Bio:''' ''It's a bird with a mask. He hops. Try to get on top of his head.''<ref name=bird/>
*'''Bio:''' ''It's a bird with a mask. He hops. Try to get on top of his head.''<ref name=bird/>


====''Super Mario Advance''====
===''Super Mario Advance''===
*'''Bio:''' ''Tweeters hang around with boss characters. They're no friends of yours, so get rid of them quickly.''<ref>[https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Super-Mario-Advance-Game-Manual.pdf ''Super Mario Advance'' European instruction booklet,] page 12. Retrieved March 28, 2022.</ref>
*'''Bio:''' ''Tweeters hang around with boss characters. They're no friends of yours, so get rid of them quickly.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance'' European instruction booklet|page=[https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Super-Mario-Advance-Game-Manual.pdf 12]|accessdate=March 28, 2022|language=en-gb|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>


===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>リートン</big>'''<br>
{{PEGMCE profile
'''種族''' フライ族<br>
|name=リートン (JP) / Tweeter (EN)
'''性格''' 落ち着きがない<br>
|artwork=[[File:Tweeter Perfect.png|200px]]
'''登場ゲーム''' USA<br>
|shuzoku=フライ族
'''<big>ピョンピョン跳んで近づくよ</big>'''<br>
|seikaku=落ち着きがない
|tojo_gemu=USA
|desc='''<big>ピョンピョン跳んで近づくよ</big>'''<br>
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。<ref name=tori/>
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。<ref name=tori/>
 
|tribe=Fly clan
'''''<big>Tweeter</big>'''''<br>
|disposition=Restless
''Tribe: Fly clan''<br>
|game_appearances=USA
''Disposition: Restless''<br>
|eng_desc='''''<big>They'll jump up and down and get close to you.</big>'''''<br>
''Game appearances: USA''<br>
'''''<big>They'll jump up and down and get close to you.</big>'''''<br>
''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.''
''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.''
 
}}
===''[[Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]''===
*'''Bio:''' 羽根がついていて、小刻みに跳ねながら移動している。<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario USA'' section, page 68.</ref> (''They are winged and move about, bouncing in small increments.'')


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
DokiTweeter.png|''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]] Hisshō Kōryakuhō''
DokiTweeter.png|''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]] Hisshō Kōryakuhō''
Tweeter.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''<br>(''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'')
Tweeter.png|''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' / ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
SMUSA Tweeter.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''<br>(''Super Mario USA'')
SMUSA Tweeter.png|''Super Mario USA''
Super Mario Bros Vol 1 3.jpg|''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' ([[Bedtime for Drain-Head]])
SMB2_art_Tweeter.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
Tweeter SMB2 All Stars.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
Tweeter SMB2 All Stars.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
SMW2 Unused Tweeter.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' (unused)
SMA Tweeter Sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
WWDIYSMarioadv. Tweeter.png|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=リートン<ref name=tori/><ref>Sawada, Yukio. ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', volume 8, p. 20. (Accessed on 11-12-14)</ref><ref name=daijiten>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'', [https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg page 225.]</ref>
|Jap=リートン
|JapR=Rīton
|JapR=Rīton
|JapM=Derived from an anagram of「{{hover|鳥|とり}}」(''tori'', bird)
|JapM=Derived from an anagram of「トリ」(''tori'', "bird")
|Jap2=トゥイータ<ref name=daijiten/>
|JapC=<ref name=tori/><ref>{{cite|author=Sawada, Yukio|title=''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 8|Volume 8]]|page=20}}</ref><ref name=daijiten>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1994|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg 225]}}</ref>
|Jap2=トゥイータ
|Jap2R=Tuīta
|Jap2R=Tuīta
|Jap2M=Tweeter
|Jap2M=Transliteration of the English name
|Ita=Tweeter<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' Italian manual, pag. 23</ref><br>Cinguetto<ref>''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' Italian manual, pag. 112</ref><br>Cinghetto{{sic}}<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 68</ref>
|Jap2C=<ref name=daijiten/>
|ItaM=-<br>Masculine form of "cinguettare" (to tweet)<br>Typo of "Cinguetto"
|Chi=利顿
|ChiR=Lìdùn
|ChiM=From the Japanese name;「利」(''lì'') also means "sharp"
|ChiC=<ref>From the ending scenes of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' as localized by [[iQue]]. Reference: {{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20170226161109/https://tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043?red_tag=f0666802113|title=神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译] (Official names for iQue Super Mario 2 enemies)|publisher=Baidu Tieba|accessdate=July 6, 2024|language=zh-hans}}</ref>
|Chi2=飞鸟
|Chi2R=Fēiniǎo
|Chi2M=Flying Bird
|Chi2C=<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hans|url=www.bilibili.com/video/av8876332/|title=小神游GBA官方游戏宣传视频|author=iQue|publisher=Bilibili|accessdate=July 6, 2024}}</ref>
|Chi3=推特
|Chi3R=Tuītè
|Chi3N=''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''
|Chi3M=From the English name
|Chi3C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlZMgTiW34Y 超级马里奥兄弟 - 计数Koopula | Learn Chinese | Cartoons in Mandarin]</ref>
|Ger=Tweeter
|Ger=Tweeter
|GerM=-
|Ita=Tweeter
|Chi=利顿<ref>From the ending scenes of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' as localized by [[iQue]]. Reference: 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译] (Official names for iQue Super Mario 2 enemies). ''Baidu Tieba''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref><br>''Lìdùn''<br>飞鸟<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/av8876332 iQue's promotional demo play videos of ''Super Mario Advance'' and ''Wario Land 4'']. Retrieved February 9, 2020.</ref><br>''Fēiniǎo''
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Italian manual|page=23}}</ref>
|ChiM=From the Japanese name;「利」(''lì'') also means "sharp".<br><br>Flying Bird
|Ita2=Uccellaccio/Uccellastro
|Ita2N=''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''
|Ita2M=''Uccello'' ("bird"), with the pejorative suffixes ''-accio'' (shared with [[Bird (Donkey Kong series)|Bird]] and [[Big Bird]]) and ''-astro''
|Ita3=Squizzi fritti
|Ita3N=''Super Mario Bros.'' movie
|Ita3M=Fried Squizzi; potentially from "squit"
|Ita4=Cinguetto
|Ita4M=Masculine form of ''cinguettare'' ("to tweet")
|Ita4C=<ref>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|date=2010|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' Italian manual|page=112}}</ref>
|Ita5=Cinghetto{{sic}}
|Ita5M=A typo of ''cinguetto'' ("tweet")
|Ita5C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=68}}</ref>
}}
}}


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Not to be confused with Tweester.
Tweeter
Tweeter
Artwork of a Tweeter in Super Mario Advance
First appearance Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance Ultimate NES Remix (2014)
Variants
Comparable
Notable members

A Tweeter is a masked bird[1][2] that first appears in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2. Their name comes from "tweet," an onomatopoeia for the sound that a bird makes. Tweeters are similar in stature and appearance to a Shy 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 green Koopa Paratroopa. In their original artwork, they have red bodies, white masks and blue wings; in their Super Mario Bros. 2 sprites and Super Mario Advance artwork, they have white bodies and red masks and wings. In their Super Mario All-Stars and Super 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

Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2

Tweeters are common enemies in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super 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 the Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance releases, they have two sprites.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

Tweeter
A Tweeter dressed as a cowboy, as seen in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid"

Tweeters make several appearances in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, where they are usually portrayed as allies of King 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, acts as an informant of Sheriff Mouser, telling him and his minions the location of Mario, Luigi and Toad, in exchange for Gold Coins. A horror-themed type of Tweeter called the Tweeter Bat exclusively appears in the episode "Count Koopula". In "The Unzappables", one Tweeter represents a literal Stool Pigeon that rats out Al 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

When Mario first arrives in the Mushroom Kingdom in Double Trouble, he spots some orange Tweeter birds (presumably sand clones created by GLOM) 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 follow Princess Toadstool to the Koopahari Desert in Pipe 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 the royal palace, if they try to directly attack Ludwig von Koopa during one portion of the book, and if Mario pulls the wrong nob on the Koopaling's giant pipe organ.

Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up

A Tweeter makes a small cameo in the coloring book game Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up, under the Veterinarian page.

Super Mario Bros. film

Fried Tweeters on bread

In the Super Mario Bros. film, a street vendor can be seen selling and advertising Fried Tweeter, apparently cooked Tweeters; instead of birds, the film portrays them as lizards. They are eaten on hotdog buns.

Super Mario-kun

Tweeter. Page 20, volume 8 of Super Mario-kun.
Super Mario-kun

A Tweeter appears in volume 8 of Super Mario-kun. Here, it attempts to suck out Mario's blood, but ends up transforming him into Dr. Mario.

WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase

Tweeters, along with Shy Guys, Big Shy Guys, and Ninjis, are one of the enemies that can appear in the Mario Adv. microgame.

Unused appearances

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

An unused graphic of a Tweeter exists in the coding for Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, using a sprite from Super Mario All-Stars, alongside the two Shy-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

Super Mario Bros. 2

  • Bio: It's a bird with a mask. He hops. Try to get on top of his head.[1]

Super Mario Advance

  • 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

Template:PEGMCE profile

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Tweeter.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese リートン[2][4][5]
Rīton 		Derived from an anagram of「トリ」(tori, "bird")
トゥイータ[5]
Tuīta 		Transliteration of the English name
Chinese 利顿[6]
Lìdùn 		From the Japanese name;「利」(lì) also means "sharp"
飞鸟[7]
Fēiniǎo 		Flying Bird
推特[8]
Tuītè 		From the English name The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
German Tweeter[?] -
Italian Tweeter[9] -
Uccellaccio/Uccellastro[?] Uccello ("bird"), with the pejorative suffixes -accio (shared with Bird and Big Bird) and -astro The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Squizzi fritti[?] Fried Squizzi; potentially from "squit" Super Mario Bros. movie
Cinguetto[10] Masculine form of cinguettare ("to tweet")
Cinghetto[sic][11] A typo of cinguetto ("tweet")

Trivia

  • Tweeter's design may have been inspired by plague doctors' bird-like masks, which are still worn at the annual Carnival of Venice. Another source of inspiration may have been the tengu, which are Japanese mythological creatures often depicted with long noses and red faces.

References

  1. ^ a b "It's a bird with a mask. He hops. Try to get on top of his head." – 1988. Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet (Tweeter description). Nintendo of America (American English). Page 23.
  2. ^ a b 1994. 「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). Page 229Media:PEGMCE pages 228 229.png.
  3. ^ 2001. Super Mario Advance European instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (British English). Page 12. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  4. ^ Sawada, Yukio. Super Mario-kun Volume 8. Page 20.
  5. ^ a b 1994. Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Shogakukan. Page 225.
  6. ^ From the ending scenes of Super Mario Advance as localized by iQue. Reference: 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译 (Official names for iQue Super Mario 2 enemies)]. Baidu Tieba (Simplified Chinese). Archived February 26, 2017, 16:11:09 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  7. ^ iQue. 小神游GBA官方游戏宣传视频. Bilibili (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  8. ^ 超级马里奥兄弟 - 计数Koopula | Learn Chinese | Cartoons in Mandarin
  9. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian manual. Page 23.
  10. ^ 2010. Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Italian manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 112.
  11. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 68.
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Super Mario Bros. 2 / BS Super Mario USA / Super Mario Advance
Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Toad • Princess Toadstool
Supporting characters Ōsamaa • Shireikana • Subcon • Yoshib
Bosses Birdo • Mouser • Tryclyde • Robirdob • Fryguy • Clawgrip • Mask Gate • Wart
8 bits Albatoss • Autobomb • Beezo • Big Kamēna • Big Shy Guyb • Big Ninjib • Bob-Omb • Bouncing bladeb • Cobrat • Flurry • Hoopster • Ninji • Ostro • Panser • Phanto • Pidgit • Pokey • Porcupo • Shyguy • Small Fry Guy • Snifit • Spark • Trouter • Tweeter • Whale
Items and objects 1-Up Mushroom • Ace Coinb • Bomb • Bouncing bladeb • Brick wall • Cherry • Chain • Coin • Crystal Ball • Dream Machine • Egg • Elevator Platformb • Flying carpet • Giant Vegetablea,b • Grass • Hidden Item Containerb • Jar • Key • Key Door • Love-Love Firea • Magical Potion • Mushroom • Mushroom Block • Ōgon no Mario Zōa • POW • Rocket • Small heart • Soft sand • Spark Chaserb • Starman • Stop Watch • Turtle Shell • Vegetable • Yoshi Eggb
Worlds World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7
Other locations Subcon • Subspace
Forms Invincible Mario • Small Mario • Super Mario
Other Bonus Chance • Gallery (Advance) • Glitches (Advance) • Life Meter • Mario Bros.b • Media (Advance) • Pre-release and unused content (Advance) • Staff (Advance) • Super Mario Advance (book) • Yoshi Challengeb • Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic
a Exclusive to BS Super Mario USA
b Exclusive to Super Mario Advance
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The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (animated episodes)
Characters Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Toad
Major antagonists King Koopa (alter egos) • Mouser • Tryclyde
Minor antagonists Beetle • Big bad wolf • Crocodiles • Hildy • King Koopa's mother • Queen Rotunda • Sergeant Kooperman • Sultan Pasbah • Vampa White
Koopa Pack minions Albatoss • Autobomb • Beezo • Birdo • Birdoroo • Black Pit Bob-Omb • Bloober • Bob-Omb • Bomb Net • Bullet Bill • Clawgrip • Cobrat • Flaky • Flurry • Fryguy • Goomba • Goomba (zombie) • Goomba Mummy • Greaser Goombas • Grunt • Hammer Brother • Hoopster • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mousersaurus Rex • Ninji • Ostro • Phanto • Pidgit • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Porcupo • Robo Shyguy • Robo Koopa • Shyguy • Shyguy Lion • Snifit • Space Troopa • Spark • Spider • Spiny • Spiny Egg • State Troopa • Stormtroopa • Super Troopa • Thunderbirdo • Trouter • Tweeter • Tweeter Bat • Wereturtle
Other characters Bingo • Brutius Maximus Grouchimus • Bunsen • Butterfingers • Calamity Clam • Camel • Captain Abidab • Captain Clump • Caveman • Cheepy • Cowazaurus • Dealin' Delbert • Dr. Nerdnick • Dr. Sheldon • Dr. T. Garden • Elves • Elvin Parsley • Fire God • Flab Boys • Genie (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!) • George Washingtoad • Giant Birdo • Goosey • Gramma Toadstool • Gramps • Harry • Hercufleas • Herlock Solmes • Hooded Robin • Indiana Joe • James Blond • Joliet • Joliet's father • June and Ward • Killer Kitty of the Kaskervilles • King James • King Neptune • Mark Twang • Mayor Fettuccine • Mermushrooms • Mervin • Misaki • Mouth of the River • Mr. President • Mr. Mayor • Mugga • Murphy • Mushroom People • Mushroom Rebel • Obi-Wan Toadi • Outback mayor • Patches • Pine • Polar bear • Prince Pompadour • Pronto • Quirks • Romano • Romano's father • Royal Cow • Salvador Drainotto • Sam Shalam • Santa Claus • Scooter • Secret Agent N • Slammer • Stool Pigeon • The Three Mushrooms • Waldo the Wizard • Whale • Zero
Locations Regions Amazon Jungle • Aqua Land • Brooklyn • Brooklyn Bridge • Car Land • Caveman Land • Cloud Land • Coney Island • Cramalot • Crime Land • Desert Kingdom • Down Under Land • El Desertland • Flatbush • Grand Koopa Canyon • Happy Harbor • Jungleland • Kingdom of Youth • Koopos • Land of Ice • Land of Romance • Lava Land • Linguini Empire • Lonesome Mushroom • Mushridge • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Planet • Mythis • North Pole • Oceanworld • Pastaland • Pirate's Port • Pirate Waters • Pirate World • Pyramid Land • Quirk • Rap Land • River World • Robo Land • Rotundaland • Sayonara • Shamrock Kingdom • Sharewood Forest • Sharewood Village • Snow World • Sock Hop Land • Spy Land • Sudden Death Valley • Swiss Cheese Alps • Thirteen Mushroom Colonies • Trouter Bay • Turtlevania • Victoria • Winterland • Waki-Waki • Warp Zone • Wild West
Landmarks Bonkers Street • Brooklyn Plumbers Academy • Chateau Koopula • Cramalot Castle • Delawide River • Double Cross Ranch • First Mushroom Bank • Forest of Perpetual Night and Terrible Dangers • Fort Hard Knox • Fountain of Youth • George's Gorge • King Koopa's Castle • Koopacropolis • Koopa Klub • Koopatraz State Prison • Linguini Empire Colosseum • Mushroom Colony • Outback • Parsley Land • Pasta Pit • Quirk Factory • Rebel Fort • Rotunda Castle • Santa's workshop • Shamrock Inn • Super Spy Headquarters • Temple of Koopa • Tower of Victoria • Tunnel of Doom
Items, objects,
vehicles, and misc. 		All Purpose Portable Plumber's Helper • Aladdin's Lamp • Beanstalk • Birdo Ray • Blackbeard Koopa's ship • Bomb Plant • Ding Bell • Excalibur • Fireball • Fire Flower • Fireproof Lava Boat • Flagpole • Flying carpet biplane • Flying Pizza • Freeze Gun • Garbage Pod • Gold Coin • Golden Plumber's Helper (King Mario of Cramalot) • Golden Plumber's Helper (Plummers Academy) • Golden Wrench • Great Balls of Fire • Heat Gun • Industrial Strength Itching Potion • Intergalactic InSinkErator • Koopa-Kola • Koop Star • Koopa Scepter • Koopa Strength Itching Powder • Koopa Surprise • Koopa's rocket • Koopilus • Lava Machine • Lightplunger • Lost Mushroom • Magic carpet • Magic doodad • Magic flute • Magic Growing Potion • Magic Shrink Potion • Magic Statue • Magical Potion • Monster Robot Troopa • Mushroom Starfighter • Passion Potion • Peapod • Plumb-Fu • Plumber's Log • Plumbinator • Pot of Gold Coins • Power block • Red-Hot Pepper Detector • Retro Router • Robo-suit • Rocketship • Royal Plug • Sacred Sink of Cramalot • Shrinking Sukiyaki • Sinister Star • Space Raft • Spaghetti • Spymobile • Starman • Stereo Gun • Stormtroopa Starfighter • Super Sushi • Super Sushi Shrinker • Unzappable Hat • Vegetable • Wicked Weather Satellite
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