Second fight: 800
Third fight: 1000
In spite of all the work he does for Valentina, Dodo has become enormous from laziness and overeating. Maybe he's just too lazy to leave Valentina! He has black feathers with some white and red accents and a large, colourful beak. He wears a decorative helmet to signify his status as second in command of Valentina's troops, although since they were chased out of Nimbus Land, there aren't a lot of troops to command anymore.
In spite of his size, Dodo can still fly, but he's pretty slow and not overly dangerous on his own. He's still not a creature to pick on, but he's only a real threat together with Valentina.
"Too lazy to lift a wing, this flightless fool has settled for a comfy life in Nimbus Castle. Much as he hates Valentina's bossing him around, Dodo dreads the thought of getting a real job even more. Ruffle his feathers, though, and he turns into a ferocious opponent!" -SMRPG Player's Guide
"Fend off Dodo's Mutli-strike attacks by Bracing your lone party member. If Dodo defeats this one ally, the game ends. However you'll probably find that Dodo is a big chicken who'll turn his tail feathers and run back to Valentina. Before he gets there, Valentina will have begun battling the two remaining party members." -SMRPG Player's Guide
"I'm starved...later!" (second hidden quote)
First two Fights:
Attack Pattern: Before the first fight, Dodo will try to peck Mario off of his statue pedestal. If you avoid the pecking, you won't have to fight him. The second time, you will have a chance to catch up to Dodo and fight him as he tries to escape from the Castle.
In battle, he uses regular attacks mixed with Flutter Hush (mutes one character) and Multistrike (hits one character multiple times for medium damage). Sometimes he'll get two turns in a row.
Basic Strategies: Neither battle is too hard. Lots of regular attacks with the occasional break for healing should do the trick. Use Mario's special attacks to speed up the fights a little.
Advanced Strategies: If you avoid the first fight by dodging Dodo's attacks on the Mario-statue, you'll get a Feather. You can avoid the second fight by letting Dodo escape, or better yet, finding the Starman hidden in a chest before you get to him. You need to find a hidden platform under the chest to get to it.
In battle you can block Dodo's regular attack by pressing A at the end of his pecking motion. When he does the Multistrike attack, press A at the end of the last of the pecks (there are about four) to block.
Third Fight:
Attack Pattern: On the last battle, Dodo will take one of your party members and fight that member one-on-one until he loses about 300 HP, then he and the party member will rejoin the main battle. Otherwise, he has the same attacks as in the first two. He'll give up if Valentina loses.
Basic Strategies: Hopefully you have quite a few healing items on hand for the one-on-one fight. Use regular attacks and heal when needed. When Dodo and Valentina rejoin, you should concentrate on either Dodo or Valentina, don't spread out your attacks between them. Dodo is easier to beat and can Mute your party members, but if you beat Valentina, Dodo automatically gives up, so both strategies are equally good.
Advanced Strategies: Dodo always fights the middle character in your party. Bowser and Geno are good choices because they have strong offensive power. Dodo will almost always use Flutter Hush to stop Mallow and the Princess from using their healing magic, so try to avoid having them in the middle. You could also equip the middle character with something like a Safety Badge to block Flutter Hush.
As before, you can block both his regular attack and Multistrike by pressing A at the end of either attack. Blocking Multistrike makes the one-on-one battle much easier...he'll barely cause any damage at all so you won't need to heal.
