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|image=[[Image:Nsmb2bulletbill.png|200px]]<br>A '''Bullet Bill''' from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.

|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' ([[2013]])

|notable=[[Big Bullet Bill]]<br>[[Bullet Bill (Mario Party Advance)|Bullet Bill]]

'''Bullet Bills''' are bullet-like projectiles with menacing looks and arms that appear in the ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' series. They are shot out of [[Bill Blaster]]s, and are usually under Bowser's control, acting as enemies of [[Mario]] since their debut in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''. Ever since ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', Bullet Bills have had the ability to home in on Mario, also like a missile. These enemies can be found throughout many of the classic ''Mario'' games and in newer games, where they have increasingly been items, mostly in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. Other games depict them as sentient being with emotions, and some talk in the cartoons.

Bullet Bills once again make an appearance when [[Dinosaur Land]] is under the tyranny of [[Bowser]]. Though their appearances are scarce, their behavior changes slightly, as some levels feature areas where multiple Bullet Bills fly diagonally from four corners, and sometimes vertically shot bills appear, too. They are shot from Bill Blasters, or, in some levels, they are shot from random locations off-screen. ''Super Mario World'' also features the debuts of other subspecies of Bullet Bills such as [[Torpedo Ted]], which are Bullet Bills that are launched from [[Skull Box]]es underwater. The larger [[Banzai Bill]]s also appear for the first time. Additionally, when the [[Special World]] is completed, all of the horizontally fired Bullet Bills turn into [[Pidgit Bill]]s.

Bullet Bills return in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. Similar to the Tail Bullet Bills in ''Super Mario 3D Land'', a type of cat Bullet Bills based on the [[Cat Mario]] transformation also appear. They feature black and white cat ears and a tail, as well as being colored black on top and white on the bottom. These Bullet Bills chase after Mario, similar to a Missile Bill.

===DIC Cartoons===

In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', [[Snifit]]s and [[Big Bertha (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Big Bertha]]s use Bullet Bills as a way to attack. This game also introduces [[Magnum]]s, an alternate variety of Bullet Bills. [[Smithy]] uses Magnums as a way to attack. Magnums can defeat Mario or one of his partners with one hit.

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Like with the previous game, Bullet Bills only appear in one level , [[Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla]], in World 6. In this level, there are two Bullet Bill Blasters mounted at the platforms on the airship's exterior. However, unlike previous iterations, they cannot be battled; instead, they fly at Mario and damage him upon contact. They can be defeated by hammering them or jumping on them.

Bullet Bills also appears in the minigame [[Bill Blasters (Mario Party 5)|Bill Blasters]]. The minigame involves players shooting the bullets at each other in order to eliminate the other players. [[Random Ride]] also features Bullet Bills being shot at the players during the race; they end up eliminating at least one of them.

A [[Bullet Bill (Mario Party Advance)|Bullet Bill]] appears in ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'' as a track and field athlete at the [[Mushroom Stadium]]. The Bullet Bill's quest involves challenging him to a race. When the player defeats him, Bullet Bill gives them the [[Gaddget]] [[Mini Soccer]].

====''Mario Party: Island Tour''==

In the games ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', the player can collect Bullet Bills as [[item]]s. After activating the Bullet Bill, the player's entire kart will transform into a giant Bullet Bill, which will automatically rocket down the track on auto-pilot at very high speeds. The Bullet Bill is totally invincible, which allows the player to knock over any items, any course obstacles and any other drivers in the player's way, similarly to the [[Chain Chomp]] from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. Damaged players by the Bullet Bill will also lose items in their possession. It will only last for a limited time, which increases the farther behind the player is in the race, and can only be received by the racers in 6th-8th place in ''Mario Kart DS'' and ''Mario Kart 7'', and 8th-12th place in ''Mario Kart Wii''.

It has been greatly praised due to its ability to rocket the player around the course, knocking any player it comes across without having to steer. However, this item can be a disadvantage at times. For example, when racing on many of the trickier, narrower courses, the Bullet Bill can occasionally steer the player right up to the edge of the track, just before it wears off.  This can often lead to the player falling into an abyss.

[[Bowser Jr.]]'s [[kart]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' takes the form of a Bullet Bill and is called the [[Bullet Blaster]]. There is also a bike for small-sized characters in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' called the [[Bullet Bike]], which also resembles a Bullet Bill.

A Bullet Bill makes a short appearance in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''. It appears as the [[Skillshot]] of [[Shy Guy]] known as [[Bullet Bill Blast]]. Upon fully charged the [[Soccer Ball|Metal Ball]], Shy Guy summons a Bullet Bill, whom rides on it while holding the ball, going directly to the [[Kritter|Goalkeeper]] to knock him out in a explosion for a score.

==Official Profiles and Statistics==

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==Game Appearances==

|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''

|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''

|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''

|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''

|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''

|''[[Mario Party 9]]''

|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''

|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''

|[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]

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|[[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]

|[[Super Mario 3D World]]

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|2013

|[[Wii U]]

==Names in Other Languages==

|SpaM=Literal translation of "Bullet Bill"<br />Bullet Koopa