For information about Bully Koopa from the cartoons, see Roy Koopa.
A Bully (どんけつ / ドンケツ Donketsu?, Bonk butt) is an enemy in a few Mario games. They first appear in Super Mario 64, and have since mostly appeared in the Super Mario series and sometimes the Mario & Luigi series.
Profile[]
Physical description[]
In Super Mario 64, a Bully has a black spherical body and yellow horns and round, green feet. Since Super Mario 3D World, Bullies have been redesigned to have a navy blue body, metallic gold horns, red eyes, and dark green shoes. They are now taller than Mario, essentially becoming the same height as Big Bully. Bullies have pupils that are larger, rounder, and placed together. They have new pot-like shapes with a rimmed bottom. Bullies have larger feet, and their stubbier horns are horizontally placed on the sides of their heads
Behavior[]
A Bully is usually found on a platform. If a Bully notices Mario or another playable character, it tries to push the victim off the platform, usually causing the playable character to fall into a hazard, such as lava. A Bully is largely durable, and it can only be defeated by pushing it off its own platform. Bullies sometimes guard items such as Power Stars, and defeating a Bully or a group of them is usually required to obtain the item.
In Super Mario series[]
Super Mario 64[]
Bullies are encountered in Lethal Lava Land and Bowser in the Fire Sea. Whenever Mario approaches a Bully, it always moves in his direction, attempting to knock Mario into the lava. Bullies are durable but can still be defeated by knocking them into lava, either by jumping on, kicking, punching or diving at them. While in his Metal form, Mario cannot be pushed back by a Bully.
A larger variant of Bullies named Big Bullies are also encountered in Lethal Lava Land. Aside from being a larger size, Big Bullies have the same appearance as a Bully. The course's second mission, Bully the Bullies, involves Mario having to defeat three Bullies before he can fight a Big Bully. There is a Bully made up of ice, the Chill Bully, which is encountered in Snowman's Land.
Super Mario 64 DS[]
Bullies retain the same role as before. Yoshi can only push back a Bully by Ground Pounding it. They now also appear in the newly added Chief Chilly Challenge, alongside their leader Chief Chilly, who was responsible for imprisoning Wario.
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[]
Bullies return as enemies. They appear in several levels such as Gigantic Seasick Wreck, Boiling Blue Bully Belt, and Broken Blue Bully Belt. In this game, they behave as they did previously and are immune to virtually any attack. They will once again try to charge at Mario or his allies and knock them off edges.
Bullies can be beaten by knocking them down a pit or into lava. This can be done by either stomping it or from the effects of either a Fire Flower, Super Leaf, Lucky Bell, Super Bell, Boomerang Flower, or Rosalina's Star Spin. If a playable character is under the invincibility effects of either a Starman, Invincibility Leaf, or Invincibility Bell, they can automatically knock back a Bully just from touching it, therefore making it easier to knock them off the edge. Defeating a group of Bullies is sometimes required because doing this opens the path forward or reveals a hidden Green Star.
In the Bowser's Fury side of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Bullies have a variant named Cat Bullies, which have very similar behavior. Cat Bullies are often seen guarding Cat Shines.
Super Mario Maker 2[]
This is the first time a Bully appears in a 2D Super Mario platformer. They are placeable enemies in Course Maker, but are exclusive to the Super Mario 3D World style. A Bully can be given a Super Mushroom to become a Big Bully or wings to become a Winged Bully. Just as before, Bullies are invulnerable to attacks, and they can only be defeated by knocking them off the platform. The effects of a Fire Flower can be used to push a Bully back within a range and the effects of a Starman can be used to knock a Bully back much easier.
In Mario Kart DS[]
Although regular Bullies do not appear, Big Bully returns as a boss in Level 1 of the game's Mission Mode.
In Mario & Luigi series[]
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[]
Bullies are encountered as enemies on Mount Brrr. Here, they attack by charging, which can be countered either by using a Hammer on them or jumping over them. In another attack by the Bullies, bombs will appear behind the bros. and Paper Mario, and they must jump on the Bully while it is charging in order to not get pushed into the bombs. If Paper Mario takes a successful leap over the Bully while it is charging, it will run into the bombs, causing it to explode and take damage.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[]
Bullies appear in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey campaign as recruitable allies. In this mode, they are classed as melee troopers and attack by charging at the enemy. Their Special Skill is Smack Back Attack, due to their larger size, deploying several Bullies when going up against many Ranged Enemies is a good strategy.
In computer software[]
Mario Net Quest[]
Bullies appear in the Adobe Shockwave game Mario Net Quest, as one of the objects the player must avoid clicking on. If a Bully is clicked on, the player loses 500 points.
Timeline[]
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Role | Year | Console | Notes |
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Super Mario 64 | Enemy | 1996 | Nintendo 64 | |
Mario Net Quest | Obstacle | 1997 | Web browser | Clicking on one results in the player losing 500 points |
Super Mario 64 DS | Enemy | 2004 | Nintendo DS | Same as in Super Mario 64 |
Super Mario 3D World | Enemy | 2013 | Wii U | |
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam | Enemy | 2015 | Nintendo 3DS | |
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey | Enemy, ally | 2018 | Nintendo 3DS | Featured exclusively within the Bowser Jr.'s Journey campaign |
Super Mario Maker 2 | Enemy | 2019 | Nintendo Switch | Only featured in the Super Mario 3D World theme |
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | Enemy | 2021 | Nintendo Switch | Same as in Super Mario 3D World; variants named Cat Bullies appear in Bowser's Fury campaign |
Gallery[]
To view Bully's image gallery, click here.
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Trivia[]
- Their name is a pun on "Bull" (reminiscent to their horns and charging tactics) and "bully" (a brute who picks on those weaker than them).
- In between Super Mario 64 DS and Super Mario 3D World, Bullies seemed to've been replaced with Snailicorns and Topmen both of which possess similar behaviors to Bullies.
- Although Bullies don't appear in Super Mario Galaxy, there are unused models of them seen in the game's beta files.
- Bullies share their name with a similar enemy from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, said enemy resembles an actual bull and attack by charging at the bros.
- Smaller Ice Bullies (similar to the Chill Bully) exist unused in Super Mario 64.
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Characters | Playable | Mario • Yoshi • Luigi** • Wario** |
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Supporting | Bob-omb Buddy • Dorrie • Headless Snowman • Hoot • Koopa the Quick • Lakitu Bros. • MIPS* • Mother Penguin • Penguin Champ • Princess Peach • Rabbits** (Glowing**) • Toad • Tuxie | |
Bosses | King Bob-omb • Whomp King • Goomboss • Bowser#1 • Big Boo • Big Mr. I • King Boo • Big Bully • Eyerok • Bowser#2 • Chill Bully • Chief Chilly • Wiggler • Bowser#3 | |
Enemies | Enemies | Amp • Beach Koopa • Big Bertha** • Big Steely • Big Venus Fire Trap • Bob-omb • Boo • Bookend • Bub* • Bubba* • Bullet Bill • Bully • Butterfly • Chair • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep** • Chuckya • Clam • Fire Chomp** • Fly Guy • Fwoosh • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Grindel • Heave Ho • Klepto • Koopa Troopa Kuromame* • • Lakitu • Mad Piano • Manta • Micro-Goomba • Moneybag • Monty Mole • Mr. Blizzard • Mr. I • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Scuttle Bug • Skeeter • Snufit • Spindel • Spindrift • Spiny • Sushi • Swooper • Thwomp • Tox Box • Tweester • Ukiki • Unagi the Eel • Venus Fire Trap • Whomp |
Items | Items | 1-UP Mushroom • Big Key • Blue Coin • Jumbo Star • Key • Luigi Key** • Luigi Cap** • Mario Key** • Mario Cap • Metal Cap* • Mushroom** • Power Flower** • Power Star • Red Coin • Secret • Silver Star** • Vanish Cap* • Wario Key** • Wario Cap** • Wing Cap • Yellow Coin |
Objects | Regular | ! Switch • Arrow Lift • Arrow Sign • Big Star Door • Block • Blue Coin Block • Bubble ring • Cannon • Cap Block • Cap Switch • Chairlift • Conveyor Belt • Crate • Crazed Crate • Crystal Tap • Falling Block • Flowers • Ice Block • Key Door • Koopa Shell • Lift • Magic Carpet • Mushroom Platform • Painting • Pendulum • Pole • Rainbow Cruiser • Rolling log • Seesaw • Shrinker Pipe • Slide • Spiked orb • Spinning Heart • Star Door • Star Marker • Star Sphere** • Star Switch** • Stump • Treasure Chest • Tree • Warp Pipe • Wire net • Work Elevator • Yoshi Egg** |
Obstacles | Boulder • Casket • Coffin • Current • Endless stairs • Fire Arm • Flamethrower • Frozen Water • Hidden smasher • Iron ball • Lava • Moving sand • Pit • Quicksand • Skull Crate • Toxic Gas • Turtle Cannon • Water bomb • Whirlpool | |
Moves | Moves | Backward Somersault • Crawl • Crouch • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Egg Throw** • Flutter Kick** • Fly • Jump • Jump Kick • Kick • Long Jump • Pound the Ground • Punch • Scuttle** • Side Somersault • Slide • Slide Kick • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow** • Sweep Kick • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Kick • Wild Swing-Ding** |
Power-ups | Balloon Mario** • Fire Power** • Mega Mario** • Metal Mario*/Metal Wario** • Vanish Mario*/Vanish Luigi** • Wing Mario | |
Courses | First floor | Bob-omb Battlefield • Whomp's Fortress • Jolly Roger Bay • Cool, Cool Mountain • Goomboss Battle • Bowser in the Dark World |
Castle Courtyard | Battle Fort (DS only) • Big Boo's Haunt • Big Boo Battle (DS only) | |
Basement | Hazy Maze Cave • Lethal Lava Land • Shifting Sand Land • Dire, Dire Docks • Bowser in the Fire Sea | |
Second floor | Chief Chilly Challenge • Snowman's Land • Wet-Dry World • Tall, Tall Mountain • Tiny-Huge Island | |
Third floor | Tick Tock Clock • Rainbow Ride • Bowser in the Sky | |
Power Stars | Bob-omb Battlefield | Big Bob-omb on the Summit • Footrace with Koopa the Quick • Shoot to the Island in the Sky (N64) • 5 Silver Stars (DS) • Big Bob-omb's Revenge (DS) • Find the 8 Red Coins • Mario Wings to the Sky • Behind Chain Chomp's Gate* |
Whomp's Fortress | Chip Off Whomp's Block • To the Top of the Fortress • Shoot into the Wild Blue • Red Coins on the Floating Isle • Fall onto the Caged Island • Blast Away the Wall • Switch Star of the Fortress (DS) | |
Jolly Roger Bay | Plunder in the Sunken Ship • Can the Eel Come Out to Play? • Treasure in the the Ocean Cave • Red Coins on the Ship Afloat • Blast to the Stone Pillar • Through the Jet Stream • Switch Star of the Bay (DS) | |
Cool, Cool Mountain | Slip Slidin' Away • Lil' Penguin Lost • Big Penguin Race • Frosty Slide for 8 Red Coins • Snowman's Lost His Head • Wall Kicks Will Work (N64)/Mario's Super Wall Kick (DS) • Switch Star of Cool, Cool Mountain (DS) | |
Big Boo's Haunt | Go on a Ghost Hunt • Ride Big Boo's Merry Go Round • Secret of the Haunted Books • Seek the 8 Red Coins • Big Boo's Balcony • Eye to Eye in the Secret Room • Switch Star of the Basement | |
Hazy Maze Cave | Swimming Beast in the Cavern • Elevate for 8 Red Coins • Metal-Head Mario Can Move! (N64)/Metal-Head Wario Can Move (DS) • Navigating the Toxic Maze • A-Maze-Ing Emergency Exit • Watch for Rolling Rocks • Underground Switch Star | |
Lethal Lava Land | Boil the Big Bully • Bully the Bullies • 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces • Red-Hot Log Rolling • Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano • Elevator Tour in the Volcano (N64)/Inside the Volcano • Flaming Silver Stars (DS) | |
Shifting Sand Land | In the Talons of the Big Bird • Shining Atop the Pyramid • Inside the Ancient Pyramid • Stand Tall On the Four Pillars • Free Flying For 8 Red Coins (5th Star, N64) (7th Star, DS) • Tox Box Switch Star (DS) • Pyramid Puzzle | |
Dire, Dire Docks | Board Bowser's Sub • Chests in the Current • Pole-Jumping for Red Coins • Through the Jet Stream • The Manta Ray's Reward (5th Star, N64) (7th Star, DS) • Koopa Surfin' Switch Star (DS) • Collect the Caps... (N64)/Inside the Cage (DS) | |
Snowman's Land | Snowman's Big Head • Chill with the Bully • In the Deep Freeze (N64) • Yoshi's Ice Sculpture (DS) • Whirl from the Freezing Pond • Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins (N64) • Snowman's Silver Star (DS) • Into the Igloo • Red Coins in the House (DS) | |
Wet-Dry World | Shocking Arrow Lifts! • Top o' the Town • Secrets in the Shallows and Sky (N64)/5 Secrets in the Shallows and Sky (DS) • Express Elevator--Hurry Up! • Go to Town for Red Coins (N64)/Go to Town for the Red Coins (DS) • Quick Race Through Downtown! • Soaked Silver Stars (DS) | |
Tall, Tall Mountain | Scale the Mountain • Mystery of the Monkey Cage • Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins • Mysterious Mountainside • Breathtaking View from Bridge (Star 5, N64)/Breathtaking View from the Bridge (Star 7, DS) • Blast to the Lonely Mushroom (Star 6, N64) (Star 5, DS) • 5 Secrets of the Mountain | |
Tiny-Huge Island | Pluck the Piranha Flower • The Tip Top of the Huge Island • Rematch with Koopa the Quick • Five Itty Bitty Secrets (N64) • Klepto the Condor • Wiggler's Red Coins • Make Wiggler Squirm • Switch Star of the Island (DS) | |
Tick Tock Clock | Roll into the Cage (N64) • Luigi in the Cage (DS) • The Pit and the Pendulums (N64) • The Pendulum Switch Star (DS) • Get a Hand • Stomp on the Thwomp •Timed Jumps on Moving Bars • Stop Time for Red Coins • Tick Tock Silver Stars | |
Rainbow Ride | Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow • The Big House in the Sky • Coins Amassed in a Maze • Swingin' in the Breeze • Tricky Triangles! • Somewhere over the Rainbow • Switch Star of the Manor | |
Other locations | Other locations | Big House • Princess Peach's Castle (Castle Grounds) |
Minigames** | Luigi's | Lucky Stars • Mario Slot • Memory Master • Memory Match • Mushroom Roulette • Pair-a-Gone • Pair-a-Gone and On • Picture Poker • Super Mario Slot |
Mario's | Bounce and Pounce • Bounce and Trounce • Connect the Characters • Mario's Slides • Shell Smash • Shuffle Shell • Sort or 'Splode • Trampoline Terror • Trampoline Time | |
Wario's | Bingo Ball • Bob-omb Squad • Coincentration • Giant Snowball Slalom • Intense Coincentration • Lakitu Launch • Psyche Out! • Slots Shot • Snowball Slalom | |
Yoshi's | Boom Box • Hide and Boo Seek • Loves Me...? • Mix-a-Mug • Puzzle Panel • Puzzle Panic • Tox Box Shuffle • Wanted! • Which Wiggler? | |
Versions | Versions | Super Mario 64 (1996) • Super Mario 64: Shindō Pak Taiō (1997) • Super Mario 64 DS (2004) |
* Exclusive to the N64 version ** Exclusive to the DS version |
Characters | Protagonists | Mario • Luigi • Paper Mario |
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Antagonists | Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Koopalings | |
Other | ? Card Toad • Crinkle Goomba • Delivery Toad • Flutter • Kamek • Know-It-All Toads • Lakitu • Monologue Toad • Nabbit • Paper Bowser • Paper Bowser Jr. • Paper Kamek • Paper Luigi • Paper Peach • Paper Toads • Princess Peach • Scaredy Rat • Starlow • Toad • Toadette • Yoshi | |
Papercraft | Papercraft Mario • Papercraft Luigi • Papercraft Yoshi • Papercraft Peach • Papercraft Fire Mario | |
Enemies | Normal | Ant Trooper • Big Tail Goomba • Biddybud • Boomerang Bro • Broozer • Bully • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Fire Bro • Fire Piranha Plant • Fly Guy • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Horned Ant Trooper • Koopa Troopa • Mechakoopa • Monty Mole • Ninji • Pokey • Sandmaargh • Shy Guy • Spike • Spiny • Urchin |
Paper | Paper Bob-omb • Paper Boo • Paper Boomerang Bro • Paper Broozer • Paper Chain Chomp • Paper Dry Bones • Paper Fire Bro • Paper Fire Piranha Plant • Paper Fuzzy • Paper Goomba • Paper Hammer Bro • Paper Koopa Troopa • Paper Ninji • Paper Paragoomba • Paper Paratroopa • Paper Scaredy Rat • Paper Shy Guy • Paper Sombrero Guy • Paper Spear Guy • Paper Spike • Paper Spiny • Paper Swoop | |
Papercraft | Airship • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Dry Bones • Goomba • Koopa Shell • Mechakoopa • Pokey • Spike • Spike Ball • Whomp | |
Bosses | Mario & Luigi | Petey Piranha • Big Pokey • Roy Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Wiggler • Chargin' Chuck Corps • Larry Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Bowser Jr. • King Boo • King Bob-omb • Kamek • Iggy Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Bowser • Shiny RoboBowser • Dry Bowser |
Paper Mario | Paper Tower Power Pokey • Paper Petey Piranha • Paper Kamek • Paper Bowser Jr. • Paper Bowser | |
Papercraft | Papercraft Megacrinkle Goomba • Papercraft Kamek • Papercraft Bowser Jr. • Papercraft King Boo • Papercraft Bowser | |
Items | Collectibles | 1-Up DX • 1-Up Mushroom • 100-Coin • ? Block • Battle Card • Bean • Bomb Bud • Boo Biscuit • Candy • Clothing • Coin • Command Block • Double 1-Up Mushroom • L Block • Lakitea • M Block • Max Mushroom • Max Nut • Max Candy • Max Syrup Jar • Mushroom • Nut • P Block • Refreshing Herb • Spinny Flower • Super Mushroom • Super Nut • Super Candy • Supersyrup Jar • Syrup Jar • Ultra Mushroom • Ultra Nut • Ultra Candy • Ultrasyrup Jar |
Key items | Berry • Copy Block • Dash Socks • Fire Ore • Key • Melon • Paper Mario book • Paper trampoline • Red medallion | |
Locations | Locations | Peach's Castle • Sunbeam Plains • Doop Doop Dunes • Doop Doop Dunes Grotto • Twinsy Tropics Dungeon • Twinsy Tropics • Gloomy Woods • Mount Brrr • Bowser's Castle • Neo Bowser Castle |
Special attacks | Trio Attack | Trio Racquet • Trio Kite • Trio Whirligig • Trio Shuriken • Trio Meteor |
Mario Bros. Attack | 3D Red Shell • Rocket Blast • Bomb Derby • Cannonball Chuck • Toad Trail | |
Luigi Bros. Attack | Fire Flower • Drill Shell • Dropchopper • Balloon Blast • Mega Thwonk | |
Miscellaneous | Stats | Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Power • Rank • Special Point • Speed • Stache |
Moves | Dash • Hammer • Jump • Slide • Team Jump • Trio Drill • Trio Glider • Trio Grab • Trio Hammer | |
Status effects | Burn • Creased • Crumpled • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Fury • Invisible • Mini • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • SPD-Down • SPD-Up | |
Miscellaneous | Gallery |