Balding Eagle
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Origin	Mt. Oriander
Affiliations	Other Desert-Based animals
Appears in	Mother 3
Mother 3
Status	Enemy
Nom de guerre	Bald Bird
Level	15
Hit points	80
Psychic points	0
Offense	53
Defense	16
IQ	16
Speed	24
Experience reward	68
Wealth	0 DP
Drops	Beef Jerky (70%)
Vulnerable to	Fire, Sleep, Flint's Special Attacks
Location	Oriander Canyon

"Prefers to eat meat raw. It's recently taken a liking to dried meat, too. Also loves to eat vegetables."

— Battle Memory

"From the sky descends an avid avian! It might be tough to dodge their quick swoop from above, but the fight is well worth the jerky they often drop. Drops Beef Jerky (70%)"

— Mother 3 Guidebook

Balding Eagles appear in Chapter 1 of Mother 3. They are bald, pink-headed vultures that fly around to catch its prey, especially attacking Flint in Oriander Canyon. Their battle theme is Troublesome Guys.

Balding Eagles can be found atop dead trees, and can swoop down to attack Flint and co. with ease. It often appears near a Titany, and is a fairly decent opponent with high offense. It can:

• Scratch with its talons for medium damage.
• Peck with its beak for light damage.
• Have a big smile.

These Eagles can appear in groups of two or more. Fortunately, this enemy does not cause any status ailments. It gives 68 EXP when defeated, and drops a Beef Jerky 70% of the time. They will flee if Flint is stronger than level 30.

TriviaEdit

• The EarthBound equivalent of the Balding Eagle are Spiteful Crows. However, their physical appearance, attacks and the items they drop, are very different.
• The name is a pun of the real-life bird, the Bald Eagle.
• When defeated with a combo attack, the Balding Eagle bounces off the screen with its in-battle sprite flipped horizontally.