Bullet Bill: Difference between revisions

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])

|variants=[[Banzai Bill]]<br>[[Blazer]]<br>[[Bombshell Bill]]<br>[[Bouncing Bullet Bill]]<br>[[Bull's-Eye Bill]]<br>[[Bullet Biff]]<br>[[Bullet Bill Patch]]<br>[[Cat Bullet Bill]]<br>[[Gold Bullet Bill]]<br>[[King Bill]]<br>[[Mad Bullet Bill]]<br>[[Missile Meg]]<br> [[Seeker Bullet Bill]]<br>[[Sniper Bill]]<br>[[Tail Bullet Bill]]<br>[[Torpedo Ted]]<br>[[Woollet Bill]]

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====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====

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====''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''====

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In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', Bullet Bills can now appear at the new base of Whomp's Fortress, directly opposite of where Mario starts. They also appear in [[Dire, Dire Docks]], where they are seen at the submarine dock until the completion of [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]]. They can now be defeated by a well-timed kick or a [[Super Mushroom|Mushroom]], which sends them spinning backwards to eventually explode. They have also been redesigned to a standardized appearance, featuring arms and no visible mouth. Aside from the arms being colored gray instead of white, this design would become their typical design in following games.

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

In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', [[Apprentice (Snifit)|Apprentice]]s, [[Snifster]]s, [[Bill Blaster|Blaster]]s, and [[Big Blaster]]s use Bullet Bills as a way to attack. Usually, touching one in the overworld prompts a battle with Blasters or Big Blasters, though a room in the [[Sunken Ship]] has them shot by normal [[cannon]]s and simply push Mario to a lower floor. This game also introduces [[Blazer]]s, an alternate variety of Bullet Bills, which are used by Blasters and Big Blasters to defeat a party member in one hit and cannot be blocked. [[Smithy]] uses a similar variety called [[Magnum]]s.

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===''Yoshi's Story''===

[[File:Yoshis Story Bullet Bill.png|thumb|120px|A Bullet Bill in ''Yoshi's Story'']]

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===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===

{{multiframe|[[File:BulletBill-GWGallery3DKJr.png]] [[File:BulletBill-GWGallery4DKJr.png]]|size=200|align=left|A Bullet Bill in the Donkey Kong Jr. remakes in ''Game & Watch Gallery 3'' (left image) and ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' (right image)}}

In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' and ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', Bullet Bills make an appearance in the Modern mode of ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' Their role is the same in both games, as they attempt to stop [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] as he attempts to free his father. Additionally, in ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'', Bullet Bills appear in the Modern version of ''[[Fire Attack]]'', where they attempt to destroy a statue belonging to [[Wario]].

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===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===

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Bullet Bills appear as obstacles in the [[Sick and Twisted]] and [[Thrash 'n' Crash]] minigames as obstacles that must be avoided; any player who touches a Bullet Bill is eliminated even if, in the case of Sick and Twisted, they jump on the Bullet Bill. During the second stage of the final minigame [[Superstar Showdown]], two cannons attach themselves to Bowser's Clown Car; these cannons fire black Bullet Bills during the second stage and red Bullet Bills during the third stage, which both slightly steer themselves at the player character. Also, a helicopter which resembles a Bullet Bill appears in the mini-game [[Gun the Runner]]; it holds the three players trying to eliminate the solo player. Finally, the duel minigame [[Cardiators]] features a card with a trio of Bullet Bills on it; selecting this card fires three Bullet Bills at the opposing player and inflicts nine damage upon them.

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====''Mario Party 9''====

[[File:MP9 4-Player Billistics.png|thumb|Bullet Bills are the focus of the ''Mario Party 9'' minigame, Billistics]]

Bullet Bills have appeared in various games of the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'' series]]. In the [[Nintendo DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'', Bullet Bills are enemies in [[Airship (minigame)|Airship]]. In the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', Bullet Bills make their first appearance in an Olympic event, [[Dream Snowball Fight]], where they periodically appear in the area and knock down characters when they hit them, but can be turned around by hitting them with snowballs. In the Story Mode of the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'', Bowser Jr. uses a Bullet Bill to travel between areas, and there is an obtainable [[List of badges in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|badge]] of a Bullet Bill from the badge machine. In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', Bullet Bills are featured prominently in the [[Bullet Bill Sledge Race]] event, where each sled is pulled by a pair of harnessed Bullet Bills. In the Nintendo 3DS version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', Bullet Bills appear in [[Boxing Plus]], as an item that can deplete the opponent's Guard Gauge, as well as [[Rhythmic Gymnastics Plus]], where they occasionally fire from offscreen to show upcoming buttons for the player to input.

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===''Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move''===

Bullet Bills appear in ''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]'', in the minigame [[Elevation Station]]. In the minigame, Bullet Bills fly in from either side of the screen and attempt to hit the [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Mario]] on the platform. They may appear in one of three sizes, being small, larger, and very large.

==List of appearances==

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|3D pixel art in the Super Mario Mash-up world

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