Banzai Bill Cannons are large Bill Blasters that first appear New Super Mario Bros. Like Bill Blasters, they slowly shoot Banzai Bills. They appear only at the end of World 7-5 and World 8-1 and help the player reach the tops of the flagpoles.
History
Super Mario series
New Super Mario Bros.
Banzai Bill Cannons appear at the end of World 7-5 and World 8-1 to help the player reach the top of the flagpole.
Super Mario Galaxy
They also make an appearance in Super Mario Galaxy's final level, Bowser's Galaxy Reactor.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Banzai Bill Cannons appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. In this game and the other games in the New Super Mario Bros. series that use 3D models for Banzai Bill Cannons, their full model is only the visible half-portion of the cannon.[1]
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Banzai Bill Cannons appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2.
Super Mario 3D Land
Banzai Bill Cannons appear in Super Mario 3D Land.
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Banzai Bill Cannons appear in New Super Mario Bros. 2.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
They appear in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and the Nintendo Switch port.
Super Mario 3D World
Banzai Bill Cannons return in Super Mario 3D World. They act the same way as they did in previous titles.
Super Mario Odyssey
Banzai Bill Cannons reappear in Super Mario Odyssey, reusing their design and mechanics from Super Mario 3D World.
Super Mario Maker 2
Banzai Bill Cannons appear as course elements in Super Mario Maker 2 in the Super Mario 3D World style, where they can be placed in the background launching Banzai Bills towards the screen.[2]
Paper Mario series
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
In Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Bowser Jr. uses a Banzai Bill Cannon aboard his airship in World 6-2. At one point to progress, Mario has to Paperize the Banzai Bill Cannon scrap and turn it around, causing it to blast a hole through the ship and subsequently break down. It originally would have been a fightable enemy, but was cut.[3]
Paper Mario: Color Splash
In Paper Mario: Color Splash, Banzai Bill Cannons appear in Black Bowser's Castle. They are used to fire Banzai Bills filled with black paint. When Mario blows up Bowser's black paint factory, the Cannons start firing Banzai Bills the same way they do in other games.
Mario & Luigi series
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, before Fawful took over Bowser's Castle, Private Goomp, Corporal Paraplonk, and Sergeant Guy were able to salvage a Banzai Bill Cannon, and escaped with it. Bowser later encountered the group carrying the cannon through the forest, and they told him that they were going to launch a Banzai Bill at the castle, though he then learned that they had no Banzai Bills. After Bowser recovered one from Wiggler, they launched it at the castle, though before it could make contact, Midbus had the castle float into the air, efficiently dodging the Banzai Bill.
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
In Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, the Sergeant Guy Cannon resembles a Banzai Bill Cannon and is used in the battle against the Elite Trio. Sergeant Guy uses it in one of his attacks, taking two full turns to have it prepared. In the first turn, the Banzai Bill is manually loaded into the cannon by a few Shy Guys. On the second turn, it gets launched.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マグナムキラー砲台 Magunamu Kirā hōdai[4] |
Magnum Bill (the Japanese name for "Banzai Bill") Artillery |
References
- ^ This image illustrates the diagonal view of the Banzai Bill Cannon from New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
- ^ Nintendo. (February 13, 2019). Super Mario Maker 2 – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved on February 14, 2019.
- ^ https://tcrf.net/Paper_Mario:_Sticker_Star#Enemies
- ^ File name for enemy in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. (Partition 0/Object/killer_mag_houdai.arc)
