That's a lot of sass in one image. But they have the skills to back it up!

My take on the Birdo species design was inspired by the original NES sprites, which had a much narrower snout than the modern version. The color schemes for the three variations were taken from cutscenes in BS Super Mario USA, a sequel to Super Mario Bros. 2 that was exclusive to Japan’s Satellaview service.

Full resolution can be found here.

If I had finished this a few days ago, I would've had four finished submissions in the space of a month. Which is insanely productive by my usual standards. I'm feeling pretty good about this year!