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Bullet Bill is an enemy character from the Mario video game series. He is a large bullet that is fired from a cannon. Bullet Bill first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''. The only way he could be destroyed was by [[Jump|jumping]] onto it or running into it after obtaining the star power up. Using fireballs has no effect on it and there is no way to destroy the cannon.

== Game Appearances ==

Bullet Bill first appears in World 5-1. It is usually discharged from a large cannon, known simply as a Bullet [[Bill Blaster]]. On occasion, Bullet Bills will be shot from random locations somewhere off-screen.

Bullet Bills did not appear in the American version of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. However, Bullet Bills were abundant in the Japanese game that was later released in the U.S. as ''[[Super Mario Brothers: The Lost Levels]]''.

Bullet Bills didn't appear as much in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' as they did in previous games, mainly appearing in later worlds and on the bosses [[Airship]]s. A new type of Bullet Bill appeared in this games, the [[Missile Bill]], that follows Mario.

This game features the first appearance of [[Torpedo Ted|Torpedo Ted's]] which are Bullet Bills that are launched from a device underwater. [[Banzai Bill|Banzai Bills]] also made their first appearance, which are larger version of a Bullet Bill. When you beat Funky, Bullet Bill's turn into [[Pidgit Bill]]'s. Remember [[Pidgit]] from [[Super Mario Bros. 2]]?

This game introduces [[Bouncing Bullet Bill]], it bounces and ricochets off walls after being fired. In the Gameboy Advance incarnation there are red Bullet Bills with gnashing fangs that home in on Yoshi.

Bullet Bill was only found in one location in the level [[Whomp's Fortress]]. In the levels after you defeat the big [[Whomp]], a [[Bill Blaster]] will appear at the top of the fortress. The Bullet Bills shot out would home in on Mario. Bullet Bill cannot be defeated in this game.

Gold Bullet Bills known as [[Bombshell Bill]]s are introduced in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' and shot from [[B. Bill Blaster]]'s, and appeared again in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''.

[[Image:bulletsunshine.JPG|right|frame|A Bullet Bill being shot out.]]

This game contained a [[Monty Mole]] that manned a cannon, firing Bullet Bills at Mario. These Bullet Bills are purple, with a glowing red nosecone. 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.

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' Bullet Bills and Bill Blasters returned as enemies at [[Stardust Fields]]. The game also featured [[Sniper Bill]], a large Bullet Bill that used a Super Scope as a weapon. It is found in [[Bowser's Castle]].

In ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Bullet Bills appeared in various levels, and would be shot out of Bill Blasters. Of course if Mario or Luigi [[Jump]]ed them, they would die.

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Bullet Bill has not appeared in many spinoffs, other than occasionally as an enemy in a [[Mario Party]] mini-game, or in the form of a baseball bat in early screenshots for ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' (note that Bowser's [[Power Shot]] is also a Bullet Bill). The '''Princess Peach's Castle''' stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' featured Banzai Bills as hazards. He also appeared in '''Mario Power Tennis''' in a mini-game, fired by a Mecha Bowser 2.0. [[Bowser Jr.]]'s [[kart]] in ''[[Mario Kart:  Double Dash!!]]'' takes the form of a Bullet Bill and is called the [[Bullet Blaster]].  The Bullet Bill item in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' transforms drivers into a large Bullet Bill, careening drivers through the course and into other characters for 4 to 7 seconds. Bullet Bills are also an obstacle in the Airship Fortress track of the same game.

Other minor appearances were an appearance on the last episode of [[The Super Mario Brothers Super Show!]] and a Banzai Bill appears in the background of a [[Nintendo Wii]] tech demo.

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