Bull's-Eye Banzai
- This article is about the Banzai Bill variant. For the kart in Mario Kart Tour, see Bull's-Eye Banzai (kart).
| Bull's-Eye Banzai | |||
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| First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) | ||
| Variant of | Bull's-Eye Bill Banzai Bill | ||
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Bull's-Eye Banzais are the red heat-seeking variants of Banzai Bills and a larger variety of Bull's-Eye Bills. They attack by homing in on the player. Bull's-Eye Banzais were originally referred to as King Bills[1] like the other large versions of the Bullet Bills, such as Banzai Bills[2] and the actual King Bills.[3]
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
King Bills, also referred to as Bull's-Eye Bomber Bills,[4] only appear in World 9-3 of New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Unlike Missile Bills, they only have a limited homing ability where they will track their target's vertical position and then continue forward once they reach that height. Their animation is very limited as well, always maintaining a horizontal position and never turning to point at their target.
The player can defeat it by simply jumping on its head, or by running into it with a Star. Also, a King Bill cannot be frozen by an ice ball; it will break the ice and release itself when the ice ball reaches it. Likewise, POW Blocks are useless against them.
King Bills are never seen being fired from a Banzai Bill Cannon; however, an unfinished setting exists suggesting some cannons would have fired them.
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]
Although they do not appear in Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, another Banzai Bill variant, the Cat Banzai Bill, behaves similarly.
Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
Bull's-Eye Banzais appear under their current name in Super Mario Maker 2. Unlike previously, they can move a full 360 degrees to track players like the Bull's-Eye Bill, and the marks on their eyes are red, like the normal Banzai Bill, instead of black. In a vein similar to Banzai Bills, Bull's-Eye Banzais also receive new designs for all of the present game styles, consisting of a solid red coloration of the original designs. They are replaced by Cat Banzai Bills in the Super Mario 3D World style. Additionally, Bull's-Eye Banzais in the Super Mario Bros. 3 style have extremely subtle differences in their sprites between day and night, with the night ones having one less vertical line of outline pixels behind the domed area.[5]
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
While no actual Bull's-Eye Banzais appear in Mario Kart Tour, the game introduces a red variant to the Bullet Blaster also named the Bull's-Eye Banzai.
Gallery[edit]
A King Bill from New Super Mario Bros. Wii
A Bull's-Eye Banzai from the Super Mario Bros. style in Super Mario Maker 2
A Bull's-Eye Banzai from the Super Mario Bros. 3 style in Super Mario Maker 2
A Bull's-Eye Banzai from the Super Mario World style in Super Mario Maker 2
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | マグナムサーチキラー[6] Magunamu Sāchi Kirā |
Banzai Bull's-Eye Bill |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 大追踪炮弹刺客 Dà Zhuīzōng Pàodàn Cìkè |
Big Chasing Bullet Bill |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 大追蹤炮彈刺客 Dà Zhuīzōng Pàodàn Cìkè |
Big Chasing Bullet Bill |
| Dutch | Bull's-Eye Banzai Bill | - |
| French (NOE) | Auto Bill Bourrin | Automatic Brutal Bill |
| German | Riesen-Verfolgungs-Willi Volltreffer-Willi |
Banzai Bull's-Eye Bill (literally Giant Chasing Bill, Riesen-Kugelwilli being the name of Banzai Bill and Verfolgungs-Willi being the name of Bull's-Eye Bill) Bull's-Eye Bill (not to be confused with the enemy of the same name, who is called differently in German) |
| Italian | Pallottolo Banzai Segugio | Bull's-Eye Banzai Bill (literally Bull's-Eye Banzai Bullet, Pallottolo Segugio is the Italian name of Bull's Eye Bill) |
| Portuguese | Bala Banzai | Bullet Banzai |
| Russian | Билл-банзай-яблочко Bill-banzay-yablochko |
Bull's-Eye Banzai Bill (билл-банзай bill-banzay being the name of Banzai Bill and билл-яблочко bill-yablochko being the name of Bull's-Eye Bill) |
| Spanish (NOA) | Banzai buscablancos | Bull's-Eye Banzai (Bill banzai being the American Spanish names of Banzai Bill, which Bill buscablancos is the American Spanish name of Bull's-Eye Bill) |
| Spanish (NOE) | Bill Banzai Buscador | Banzai Bull's-Eye Bill (literally Seeker Banzai Bill, Bill Banzai being the European Spanish names of Banzai Bill, while Bill Bala Buscador is the European Spanish name of Bull's-Eye Bill) |
Trivia[edit]
- The King Bill is one of the two new enemies from New Super Mario Bros. Wii that do not return in New Super Mario Bros. U; the other being the Ghost Vase.
- They are one of the few enemies that did not receive a proper English name until Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia, later used in-game; the other is Piranha Pod.
References[edit]
- ^ Bueno, Fernando. New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 179.
- ^ Bueno, Fernando. New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 16, 138, 142.
- ^ Bueno, Fernando. New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 189.
- ^ English New Super Mario Bros. Wii entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022 14:56:56 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ The Spriters Resource
- ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. Wii section. Page 146.
| Bullet Bills and Bill Blasters | |
|---|---|
| Bullet Bills | Backwards Bill • Banzai Bill • Big Bullet Bill • Blazer • Bombshell Bill • Bouncing Bullet Bill • Bull's-Eye Banzai • Bull's-Eye Bill • Bullet Biff • Bullet Bill • Bullet Bill Patch • Cat Banzai Bill • Cat Bullet Bill • G. Torpedo Ted • Gold Banzai Bill • Gold Bullet Bill • Join Killer • Killer Ball • Killer Jr. Ball • King Bill • Mad Banzai Bill • Mad Bullet Bill • Magnum • Missile Meg • Seeker Bullet Bill • Sniper Bill • Tail Bullet Bill • Targeting Ted • Torpedo Ted • Woollet Bill |
| Bill Blasters | Air Cannon • B. Bill Blaster • Banzai Bill Cannon • Big Blaster • Bill Blaster • Bill Blaster Turret • Bull's-Eye Blaster • Chomp box • Sergeant Guy Cannon • Sergeant Guy Cannon X • Torpedo Base • Torpedo Base (Targeting Ted) |
| Related vehicles | Bullet Bike • Bullet Blaster (Gold, Silver) • Bull's-Eye Banzai • Road Jetter • The Bullet Bill Express |
| Related items | Bullet Bill Mask • Bullet Bill Orb • Bullet Candy |
