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'''Bullet Bills''' are bullet-like projectiles 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 as a missile. They also 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.

[[Image:Bullet Bill SM64.png|200px|thumb|right|A Bullet Bill as it appears in ''Super Mario 64''.]]

[[Image:Bulletsunshine.JPG|200px|thumb|left|A Bullet Bill as seen in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''.]]

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', Bullet Bills appear in various levels, and are, as usual, shot out of Bill Blasters. They appear in World 2-Castle, World 5-4, World 6-1, World 7-5, and World 8-1. If the player jumps on them, they are defeated. They also can be defeated by hitting them with a [[Green Shell|Shell]], or using a [[Starman]] or [[Mega Mushroom]], and are again immune to fireballs. Banzai Bills return, and now their [[Banzai Bill Blaster|source]] is confirmed. In World 5-4, they fly out from somewhere off-screen rather than being fired from Bill Blasters.

[[Image:BulletBillsmg.PNG|200px|thumb|left|A Bullet Bill as it appeared in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]

[[Image:Megaleghead.jpg|thumb|right|A Bullet Bill chases Mario in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]

Although the Bullet Bill doesn't appear in ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', a sub-species called Bullet Biff does appear. Bullet Biffs resemble Super Mario Sunshine Bullet Bills with an added feature of a [[Rocket Engine]].

Bullet Bills are commonly found in the [[Mario Zone]] in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. Bullet Bills act much like the previous Bullet Bills in other games. They fly in a straight direction and are shot by Bill Blasters. Mario can get rid of them by jumping on them or just dodging them, letting them fly off-screen. [[Torpedo Ted]]s also make their second appearance in this game.

[[Image:CartoonBill.jpg|thumb|right|Three Bullet Bills, from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode "[[Robo Koopa]]".]]

[[Image:SMRPG_BulletBill.jpg|thumb|100px|left|A Bullet Bill as it appears in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''.]]

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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.

There's a Bullet Bill attraction in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' on an unnamed board, in which the players can collect [[Mini Star]]s.

[[Image:BrawlBulletBill.jpg|left|thumb|Bullet Bills in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.]]

[[File:SSB4 WiiU BulletBill Item.jpg|thumb|A fighter attacking [[Luigi]] as a Bullet Bill in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''.]]

Bullet Bills have been confirmed to appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'' in two capacities: One as an item, and another as an enemy in the 3DS-exclusive mode, Smash Run. In the former case, once picked up, players turn into a Bullet Bill themselves and can attack opponents at full speed.

In the games ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', 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. ''Mario Kart 8'' shows that bullet Bill's eyes glow in the dark, as seen in [[Toad's Turnpike]].

[[Image:KabulaBulletBill.png|frame|right|Kabula's Bullet Bill-like missile.]]

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