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Bullet Bill (キラー, Kirā^?, Killer) is a fictional species of living bullets that appears as an enemy character in the Super Mario series of video games by Nintendo. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that Birdo, Bowser Jr. ... Image File history File links Bulletbill. ... Image File history File links Bulletbill. ... New Super Mario Bros. ... Over the years, Mario has appeared in more than 200 video games to date, both with starring and less significant roles. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ...

Outline

Bullet Bill is a huge, apparently living bullet that first appeared in the video game Super Mario Bros. on the Nintendo Entertainment System. They are fired from tall cannons (called Bullet Bill Blasters) or, on some stages, from somewhere off screen at roughly the height Mario is standing. Bullet Bill is impervious to Mario's Fire Flower, but can be defeated by jumping on it or running into it after obtaining the Starman power-up. For other uses, see Life (disambiguation) and Living (disambiguation). ... .357 Magnum cartridges, containing hollow-point bullets A bullet is a solid projectile propelled by a firearm or air gun and is normally made from metal (usually lead). ... Super Mario Bros. ... “NES” redirects here. ... Mario ) is a video game character created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and is the official mascot of Nintendo. ... Like the Starman, Fire Flowers flashing colors were achieved by quickly rotating through several palettes. ... Starman can refer to a number of things: Starman is the name of a number of comic book superheroes in the DC Comics universe. ...

In their first appearance, Bullet Bill had angry cartoon eyes and a pair of white arms. Following the appearance of Banzai Bill in Super Mario World on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, a number of later games depicted all Bullet Bills with a large mouth and no arms. As of New Super Mario Bros., only arms are exclusive to Bullet Bills, while mouths are only used for Banzai Bills. This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES, also known as SNES or Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. ... New Super Mario Bros. ...

Game appearances

Super Mario Bros.: Bullet Bill first appears in World 5-1. It is usually discharged from a large cannon, known simply as a Bullet Bill Blaster (or, rarely, a Bullet Bill Dispenser). On occasion, Bullet Bills will be shot from random locations somewhere off-screen. Super Mario Bros. ... Not to be confused with Canon. ...

Super Mario Bros. 2: Bullet Bills did not appear in the American version of Super Mario Bros. 2 by name, but there are similar missile creatures that are shot from Autobombs, which are ridden by Shy Guys. However, Bullet Bills were abundant in the Japanese game that was later released in the U.S. as Super Mario Brothers: The Lost Levels. Super Mario Bros. ... Super Mario Bros. ... ... SMB 2 title screen (Japanese version) Super Mario Bros. ...

Super Mario Bros. 3: Bullet Bills did not appear as much in Super Mario Bros. 3 as they did in previous games, mainly appearing in later worlds and on the bosses airships. A new type of Bullet Bill appeared in this game, the red Missile Bill, that follows Mario/Luigi rather than flying in a straight line. Super Mario Bros. ... Super Mario Bros. ...

Super Mario Land: Starting in the third world, Bullet Bills appeared and acted in the typical manner, although the manual calls them "Gira" (which is probably a corruption of kiraa, its Japanese name). Super Mario Land ) is a platforming video game developed by Nintendo for the Game Boy video game console. ...

Banzai Bill from Super Mario World

Super Mario World: This game features the first appearance of Torpedo Ted (Torpedo in Japan), which is a Bullet Bill that is launched underwater and cannot be destroyed by normal means. Banzai Bill (Magnum Killer in Japan) also makes its first appearance, which is a gigantic version of a Bullet Bill. The Pidgit Bill replaces Bullet Bill once the Special World is completed. Image File history File linksMetadata Banzaibill. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Banzaibill. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island: This game introduces a yellow Bouncing Bullet Bill that bounces and ricochets off walls after being fired. In the Game Boy Advance incarnation there are red Bullet Bills with gnashing fangs that home in on Yoshi. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars: In this game, Bullet Bills are fired by cannons or Snifits as an attack. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (スーパーマリオRPG) was the last Mario game made and released for the Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and was the last Square-produced game for a Nintendo video game console until 2003, with the debut...

Super Mario 64: Bullet Bill was only found in one location in the level Whomp's Fortress. In the levels after the player defeats the big Whomp, a Bill Blaster will appear at the top of the fortress. The Bullet Bills shot out would home in on Mario.Mario could deafeat them by jumping on them and throwing them off course. Bullet Bill can be defeated in the DS remake, but only by Mario (or any other character) eating a mushroom, becoming bigger and invincible , and able to kill him by running into him. Super Mario 64 ) is a top-selling video game for the Nintendo 64. ... Super Mario 64 was one of the first video games released for the Nintendo 64 and was the consoles flagship killer application. ...

Paper Mario: Gold Bullet Bills known as Bombshell Bills are introduced in Paper Mario, and appeared again in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door they also have upgraded cannons of the same colour being gold called B. Bill Blasters. Paper Mario, called during production Super Mario RPG 2, known in Japan as Mario Story ), is a role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. ... Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is the sequel to the Nintendo 64 video game Paper Mario, and is the fourth in the series of Mario role-playing game titles that includes Super Mario RPG, Paper Mario, and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. ...

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!: The Bullet Blaster, which is the shape of a Bullet Bill, is Bowser Jr.'s Kart. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is a video game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube video game console. ...

Monty Mole with a Bullet Bill and Bob-omb from Super Mario Sunshine

Super Mario Sunshine: This game contained a Monty Mole that manned a cannon, firing Bullet Bills at Mario. These Bullet Bills are purple, with a red nose-cone. They homed in on Mario and exploded after a short time. They could be destroyed with a burst of water from FLUDD. Rarely, Monty Mole would fire a golden Bullet Bill, which when destroyed, would yield extra coins. Bullet Bills were also fired by Mecha Bowser, one of the bosses at Pinna Park. Finally, in the final battle against Bowser and Bowser Jr., Bowser Jr. would fire regular black Bullet Bills and the occasional blue Bullet Bills, which when jumped on, gave Mario a 1-Up Mushroom or a water bottle. Image File history File links [1] This work is copyrighted. ... Image File history File links [1] This work is copyrighted. ... Super Mario Sunshine ) is a 3-D platforming video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube. ... Super Mario Sunshine ) is a 3-D platforming video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... King Bowser Koopa, as seen in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door King Bowser Koopa, known in Japan as Koopa (Japanese: クッパ), a fictional turtle-like character from Nintendo video games, is Mario and Luigis arch-nemesis (although he has joined forces with them in a few games). ... Bowser Jr. ... A 1-up mushroom from Super Mario Bros. ...

Super Smash Bros. Melee In the Peach's Castle stage, Bullet Bill would randomly shoot at the castle tower with a timer. It would explode, hurting players in a large radius. Bullet Bills were also present in the background of the Yoshi's Island stage but did not affect players within the match. There is also a Bullet Bill trophy which is found randomly within the game.Though really according to the Bullet Bill trophy they are Bazai Bills in that game. Super Smash Bros. ...

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga: Bullet Bills and Bill Blasters returned as enemies at Stardust Field. The game also featured Sniper Bill, a large Bullet Bill that uses a Super Scope as a weapon. It is found in Bowser's Castle. Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga is a video game made for Game Boy Advance. ... The Super Scope or the Nintendo Scope in Europe, is the official Super NES light gun. ...

Mario Kart DS: Bullet Bills appear as items in this game, and would transform drivers into a large Bullet Bill, careening drivers through the course and into other characters for 4 to 7 seconds, but can only be obtained when the player is in 6th, 7th, or 8th position. They are also obstacles on the Airship Fortress level. Mario Kart DS, abbreviated to MKDS or MK:DS, is a racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS.[1] It is the fifth installment in the series and the first to use Nintendos free online service, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. ...

New Super Mario Bros.: Bullet Bills appear in some stages in this game as enemies. Banzai Bills also appear, slowly spinning as they are shot out of huge cannons. There is also a Monty Mole in a tank. He spins it randomly shooting Bullet Bills at Mario, (Luigi) in hopes of hurting you. New Super Mario Bros. ...

Super Mario Galaxy: Bullet Bills (Although with red eyes) appeared in the demo playable at the E3 2006 Demo. Super Mario Galaxy ) is a video game for the Wii developed by Nintendo and will be released in 2007. ... E³ logo The Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly known as E³, was an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry presented by the Entertainment Software Association. ...

Mario Party Advance : A Bullet Bill in the desert had a quest for you to beat him in a race. Mario Party Advance is the seventh game in the Mario Party series for Game Boy Advance released by Nintendo. ...

Variations

Gira (ギラー, Gira^?)

Appears in Super Mario Land. It acts just like a Bullet Bill, but has a jet flame behind it. Gira Blasters sometimes appear out of pipes.

Missile Bill (U-ターンキラー, U-Turn Killer^?)

Appears in Super Mario Bros. 3. Once fired from a Bullet Bill Blaster, Missile Bill will travel to one side of the screen, turn around and fly back the way he came. Missile Bill has a slightly red tint. Also flashes red if you have Mario/Raccoon Mario or green if you have Luigi/Raccoon Luigi. It turned orange if you had Fiery Mario or Fiery Luigi, green if you had Frog Mario or Frog Luigi and brown if you had Tannoki Mario or Tannoki Luigi.

Banzai Bill (マグナムキラー, Magnum Killer^?)

Appears in Super Mario World. Banzai Bill is a massive Bullet Bill that travels slowly across the screen.Also appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee at Princess Peach's Castle,and then to soon explode in a radius that will send characters flying if caught.

Torpedo Ted (トーピード, Torpedo^?)

Appears in Super Mario World. Torpedo is an underwater Bullet Bill. It is released from large black blocks featuring a skull motif by an extendable gloved hand. Unlike Bullet Bill, who travels as a set speed, Torpedo Ted slowly gains forward momentum.

Bouncing Bullet Bill (ホーミングキラー, Homing Killer^?)

Appears in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. The Bullet Bill Blaster follows Yoshi's movements before shooting a yellow-colored Bullet Bill. This Bullet Bill will bounce off any walls in its path.

Bombshell Bill (スーパーキラー, Super Killer^?)

Appears in Paper Mario. A strong, golden-colored Bullet Bill.

Mad Bullet Bill

Appears in Super Princess Peach. A red, enraged Bullet Bill.

Mad Banzai Bill

Appears in Super Princess Peach. A Fast-moving, angry Bullet Bills.

Glad Torpedo Ted

Appears in Super Princess Peach. A happy, music-emitting Torpedo Ted.

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Cameo roles and appearances in other media

Bullet Bill has not appeared in many spinoffs, other than occasionally as an enemy in a Mario Party minigame, or in the form of a baseball bat in early screen-shots for Mario Superstar Baseball (note that Bowser and Bowser Jr.'s Power Shots are also Bullet Bills). He also appeared in Mario Power Tennis in a mini-game, fired by a giant Bowser robot. There is a Bullet Bill shaped hole in the Nintendo 64 version of Mario Golf. Mario Party ) is the first in a series of board game style video games for Nintendo platforms, featuring popular characters from the Mario series. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... King Bowser Koopa, as seen in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door King Bowser Koopa, known in Japan as Koopa (Japanese: クッパ), a fictional turtle-like character from Nintendo video games, is Mario and Luigis arch-nemesis (although he has joined forces with them in a few games). ... Bowser Jr. ... Mario Power Tennis, known in Japan as Mario Tennis GC (マリオテニスGC), is a sports video game that was developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the GameCube in 2004. ... King Bowser Koopa, as seen in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door King Bowser Koopa, known in Japan as Koopa (Japanese: クッパ), a fictional turtle-like character from Nintendo video games, is Mario and Luigis arch-nemesis (although he has joined forces with them in a few games). ... Mario Golf is a sports video game that was developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. ...

Bullet Bills sometime appear in some Super Mario cartoon episodes and Nintendo Comics System, and a Banzai Bill in the background of a Wii tech demo. In The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, a Bullet Bill also can be seen on the shirt of Fyer, who resides in Lake Hylia. The Bullet Bill is a tongue-in-cheek reference to Fyer's profession (a cannon expert). The Nintendo Comics System was a series of comic books published by Valiant Comics in 1990 and 1991. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... Lake Hylia is the name of a fictional area in the Zelda series. ... Not to be confused with Canon. ...

In the film Super Mario Bros., the cartridges used to operate the "Thwomp Stomper" jumping boots are made to resemble Bullet Bills. In addition, one of the more prominent signs in the city of Dinohattan is for an establishment known as "Bullet Bill's." This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ...

Also on the Super Mario Bros The Movie Devo playset a pipe revolves to reveal a red bullet bill.

In the Mario Party 8 advertisement, a Bullet Bill can be seen on the side of car. There is also a Bullet Bill candy in Bowser's Board in which a player will look similar to bullet bill, hit three dice, and steal a star from everybody he/she passes