Bullet Bill

      

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Bullet Bill
Artwork of a Bullet Bill for New Super Mario Bros.
Chronological information
First game	Super Mario Bros. (1985)
Latest game	Mario Party Superstars (2021)
Game appearances	See Timeline.
Biological information
Homeland	Mushroom World
Located	Various
Species	Bullet
Subspecies	Banzai Bill Biting Bullet Bill Bombshell Bill Bouncing Bullet Bill Bullet Biff Gira Glad Torpedo Ted King Bill Mad Banzai Bill Mad Bullet Bill Missile Bill Missile Banzai Bill Pidgit Bill Sniper Bill Torpedo Ted Bullet Chopper
Association
Affiliates	Koopa Troop
Members	Competitive Bill Big Bullet Bill
Leader	King Bill Bowser
Game information
Attacks	Contact
Defeated by	Jumping Starman

Bullet Bills (キラー, Killer) are recurring enemies in the Mario franchise, and they first appear in Super Mario Bros.. Bullet Bills have been portrayed as items, either as projectiles themselves or are used to take advantage of their speed by either riding on them or transforming into one. While they have been primarily portrayed as obstacles, some games depict them as individual characters.

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Physical description

They are black, bullet-like enemies, commonly depicted as either having small arms or fanged grins adorning their faces. Bullet Bills rarely have both a grinning face and no arms, although in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins they have both.

In Super Mario Sunshine, Bullet Bills have a smiling face comparable to a Torpedo Ted's from Super Mario World. They are also given a metallic exterior and google-eyes.

Behavior

Most Bullet Bills are shot from a Bill Blaster, but some games feature them being shot from a Snifit, a regular cannon, or sometimes out of nowhere. They commonly appear as obstacles, and attack by either flying forward or actively targeting Mario or another character. Because of the way in which they are fired, Bullet Bills are more closely related to cannonballs than actual bullets. Depending on the appearance, if a Bullet Bill targets a character, they either hit into the character before continuing on their way or explode upon contact with them, like in their more recent appearances. Certain spinoff games, such as Mario Party series and Mario Kart DS feature Bullet Bills as items, that can be used to attack opponents.

Variants

Subspecies of Bullet Bills include Banzai Bills and Cat Bullet Bills. The former is a more common and much larger subspecies of Bullet Bills. They are found in Super Mario World, Super Mario Galaxy, and the New Super Mario Bros. series. They fly only straight and are much slower. They are also the only bullet bills with mouths. They also appear in Super Smash Bros. Melee in the adventure mode and Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a trophy and enemies of Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary.

Timeline

For information on Bullet Bill's appearances, click here.

[Edit] Game	Role	Year	Console	Notes
Super Mario Bros.	Enemy	1985	Family Computer / NES
VS. Super Mario Bros.	Enemy	1986	VS. System
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels	Enemy	1986	Family Computer Disk System
Super Mario Bros. Special	Enemy	1986	NEC PC-88, Sharp X1
All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.	Enemy	1986	Family Computer Disk System

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