Birdon
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| “ | “Flapping to new horizons!”
He hates spending every day stuck in a bird cage and decides to see how high he can fly! And just that easily, he’s off to find freedom. Fly high and fast! |
” | — Guest Star Birdon Freedom in the Sky Pause Screen description in Kirby Star Allies |
Birdon is a flying bird enemy found in a handful of Kirby games. He is a small multicolored bird with an aviator's cap and goggles on his head. While he can come in many colors, he is most often seen with a magenta body, green and yellow fringes on the wings, and an orange tuft of hair with orange feet. His eyes are very large and round, and his beak is bright yellow. His name is a derivation of "bird".
Birdon flies around, shooting feathers at Kirby and occasionally trying to ram him. In his helper form, he has all the abilities of Wing Kirby. When Kirby swallows him or scans him with the Copy ability, he receives the Wing ability. It is very rare to see a Birdon attacking from the ground.
Game appearances
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| Kirby Super Star | Enemy and playable character | Birdon can be played as when recruited as a Helper. |
| Kirby Super Star Ultra | Enemy and playable character | As this is the remake of Kirby Super Star, his role doesn't change. |
| Kirby: Triple Deluxe | Enemy | |
| Kirby Star Allies | Enemy and playable character | Birdon can be recruited as a Friend. |
Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra
Birdon makes his first appearance in these games, serving as the only enemy-based source for the exotic Wing ability. In these games, Birdon is fairly uncommon, nor is he particularly dangerous toward Kirby. Birdon is typically seen flying at a modest pace in a straight line, and he can shoot out feathers to attack. When made into a helper, Birdon has all the same abilities as Wing Kirby, though he has significantly less health than the pink puffball.
In Kirby Super Star Ultra, Birdon also appears on a card in Kirby Card Swipe.
Locations
Birdon can be found in the following places in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra:
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| Stage | Appearance? | Stage | Appearance? |
| Green Greens | 
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| Float Islands |
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RoMK Chapter 5 |
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| Bubbly Clouds |
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RoMK Chapter 6 |
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| Mt. Dedede |
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RoMK Chapter 7 |
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| Peanut Plains |
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Floria |
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| Mallow Castle |
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Aquarius |
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| Cocoa Cave |
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Skyhigh |
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| Candy Mountain | 
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Hotbeat |
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| Trial Room 1 |
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Cavius |
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| Trial Room 2 |
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Mekkai |
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| Sub-Tree |
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Halfmoon |
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| Crystal |
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| Old Tower |
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Purple Plants |
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| Garden |
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Illusion Islands |
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| RoMK Chapter 1 |
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Crash Clouds |
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| RoMK Chapter 2 |
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The Revenge |
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| RoMK Chapter 3 |
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Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Birdon returns after a long absence and making his debut in 3D in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, first appearing in the EX stage of Fine Fields. He once again provides the Wing ability and is typically seen flying back and forth and shoots feathers, much like Owgulf does.
Locations
In Kirby: Triple Deluxe Birdon can be found in the following levels and stages:
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| Stage | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | Stage 6 EX | Stage 7 EX | Stage 8 EX |
| Fine Fields |
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N/A | N/A |
| Lollipop Land |
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N/A |
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N/A | N/A |
| Old Odyssey |
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N/A |
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N/A |
| Wild World |
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N/A |
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N/A |
| Endless Explosions |
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N/A |
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N/A |
| Royal Road |
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N/A |
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Kirby Star Allies
Birdon appears again in Kirby Star Allies, where he can be recruited as a Friend. Much like other common friends in the game, Birdon wears the same hat Wing Kirby does (which replaces his original aviator's cap), as well as use the same moves Wing Kirby has access to. Birdon is also capable of adding the Bluster Power Effect to other friends' weapons, which not only increases damage output, but can affect move trajectory among other properties using wind. He can also team up with either Fire Kirby, Burning Leo, Rick, Daroach, Magolor or Flamberge to perform the Friend Combo, Rising Sizzler.
Locations
In Kirby Star Allies Birdon can be found in the following levels and stages:
Trivia
- Birdon looks similar to a miniature, more organic looking Dyna Blade. However, Dyna Blade's chicks do not resemble Birdon, being more realistic and yellow, and they are larger than Kirby while Birdon is the same size as Kirby. Birdon is similar to Bronto Burt in being small, mostly round except for wings, and almost always being found flying.
Gallery
Artwork from Kirby Super Star
Sprite as an enemy from Kirby Super Star
Alternate palette as an enemy from Kirby Super Star
Icon from Kirby Super Star
Unused palette from Kirby Super Star
Key artwork for Kirby Super Star Ultra
Sprite as an enemy from Kirby Super Star Ultra
Icon from Kirby Super Star Ultra
Kirby Card Swipe card from Kirby Super Star Ultra
Animated sprite from Kirby Super Star Ultra
Dyna Blade Helper to Hero icon from Kirby Super Star Ultra
Screenshot from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Screenshot from Kirby Star Allies
Artwork as a Friend from Kirby Star Allies
Title screen for Guest Star Birdon: Freedom in the Sky in Kirby Star Allies
Story Mode credits picture from Kirby Star Allies, featuring Birdon and co. traveling to Far-Flung Starlight Heroes
Story Mode credits picture from Kirby Star Allies, featuring Birdon on the Star Allies Sparkler
Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! credits picture from Kirby Star Allies, featuring two Chef Kawasakis cookin' some Birdons
Artwork for Kirby's 20th Anniversary, where Birdon is holding part of the curtains above
Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Birdon
Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Birdon
Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Birdon
Birdon in Find Kirby!! (World of Clouds)
Birdon in Find Kirby!! (Outer Space)
A drawing by Yuki Endo featured in Kirby Art & Style Collection
"Star Allies" miniature set from the "Kirby Popstar Night Cinema" merchandise line, featuring Birdon on the movie ticket
"Okayama / Momotaro" keychain from the "Kirby's Dream Land: Pukkuri Keychain" merchandise line.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | バードン Bādon |
Birdon |
| Traditional Chinese | 飛行鳥 fēi xíng niǎo |
Flying Bird |
| Simplified Chinese | 飞行鸟 fēi xíng niǎo | |
| Dutch | Birdon | - |
| French | Oazo | Pun of "oiseau" (bird) |
| German | Dora | - |
| Italian | Talpagallo | Comes from "pappagallo" (parrot) |
| Korean | 버든 Beodeun |
Birdon |
| Spanish | Pajarón | Augmentative form of "pájaro" (bird) |
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