Cacobirdo

Cacobirdo
5-WB Boss
First Appearance	Mushroom Kingdom Fusion

The Cacobirdo is a deadly fusion between a Cacodemon from the DOOM series and a Birdo from Super Mario Bros 2. The Mushroom Kingdom Coalition will face it in Phase 2 of the World Boss of World 5, Gehenna.

History

Cacobirdo is an original creation for Mushroom Kingdom Fusion.

Role in MKF

In Mushroom Kingdom Fusion, Cacobirdo appears as the second world boss of The Fusionist's Lab. It fires off regular and explosive fire eggs and moves in increasingly difficult patterns. The regular eggs can be used against it, similar to the regular Birdo. Halfway through the boss fight, it initiates a shield, which prevents attacks against it except when it is shooting its eggs. Cacobirdo is one of several fusion-based creatures the player will encounter throughout the game, along with others like the Pac-Chomp, appearing at the last section in Neon Labyrinth, located in World 8, Avenue of Memories.

Strategy

The player must look out for the eggs Cacobirdo shoots as well as its ability to move around at an unpredictable pace. The player can either use the normal eggs to throw them at the boss or use projectiles against it until it has 30% health remaining.

When under 30%, Cacobirdo creates a barrier around it, leaving it invulnerable to any attacks. The player will have to rely on its eggs to defeat it at this point until its health reaches 0%. After that, the barrier dissipates, and Cacobirdo fades away, exploding in a Cacodemon death sound. The player then completes World 5 and gets its key.

Trivia

• Originally, Cacobirdo was supposed to be a Mini-Boss while The Fusionist, who created Cacobirdo, was to be fought as the World Boss of World 5's final level, The Fusionist's Lab. However, Cacobirdo temporarily took the place of The Fusionist as the final boss of Gehenna. Since the v0.92 update of MKF, Cacobirdo now appears during the second phase after the Fusionist is defeated and flees during battle to conclude the first phase.
• This boss later appears at the end of Wart's Nightmare as the Flood Cacobirdo.
• Starting with the v0.88 update of MKF, defeating Cacobirdo is one of the requirements needed to gain access to Wart's Nightmare as the level now has a World 5 Key lock.