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[[Image:Birdie.JPG|right|Birdie|thumb|200px|Birdie]]
[[Image:sf_birdie_pose_1.gif|left|Birdie in his fighting pose.]]
'''Birdie''' is a [[video game character]] from [[Capcom]]'s ''[[Street Fighter]]'' series of [[fighting game]]s.





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==Appearance==

Birdie is a hulking figure with dyed blonde hair, a leather jacket, several rings, and oddly pointed shoes. His unusual looking shoes are more common to [[punks]] in [[Japan]], rather than Birdie's native [[England]].

In his ''Street Fighter Alpha'' ending, Birdie's cattle skull beltbuckle is replaced with a Shadoloo symbol.


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Birdie has a tatoo of a red heart on the side of his head. In the ''Udon'' Street Fighter comic book series, the other members of Bridie's entourage have tatoos consisting of a spade, a diamond, and a club, completing a "deck of cards" theme.

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==Trivia==
* In the Original [[Street Fighter]] game, Birdie was a [[Caucasian]] male noted for standing much taller than Ryu, in later games he is [[retconned]] to be of African descent and stands in a hunched pose. This discrepancy is comically explained in Birdie's ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'' win quote in which he states that he used to be pale because he was sick.
* In the ''Street Fighter Alpha'' games, Birdie was supposed to threaten his opponents with the Japanese taunt ''shi ne'' meaning "die" or "go to hell". Because "hell" was considered too strong a word, the final translation ended up being "go to heaven". Therefore, when Birdie executes his special techniques, he is uncharacteristally well-mannered in his threats.
* In the [[Udon (Comic Company)|Udon]] Street Fighter comics, Birdie makes reference to "Running the [[Geese Howard|Raging Storm]] gang out of the city", which is a subtle jab at rival company [[SNK]].

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