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A '''Bull's-Eye Blaster'''<ref>''Super Mario Maker 2''</ref>, also referred to as simply '''Bill Blaster'''<ref>''Super Mario Maker'' spoken name</ref>, is a type of [[Bill Blaster]] that fires [[Bull's-Eye Bill]]s.
|image=[[File:SMM-NSMBU-MissileBillBlaster.png]]<br>A Bull's-Eye Blaster from the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|variant_of=[[Bill Blaster]]
|variants=[[Torpedo Base (Targeting Ted)]]
|relatives=[[Bull's-Eye Bill]]}}
A '''Bull's-Eye Blaster''', also referred to as simply '''Bill Blaster''', is a type of [[Bill Blaster]] that fires [[Bull's-Eye Bill]]s. Bill Blasters shooting the player-seeking [[Bullet Bill]]s were distinguished from ordinary black ones in varying degrees<ref>「{{ruby|緑|みどり}}と{{ruby|赤|あか}}の{{ruby|砲台|ほうだい}}は{{ruby|固定式|こていしき}}で、{{ruby|黄色|きいろ}}の{{ruby|砲台|ほうだい}}は{{ruby|回転式|かいてんしき}}。{{ruby|赤|あか}}いキラーは ヨッシーを{{ruby|追|お}}いかけ、{{ruby|黄色|きいろ}}いキ ラーはかべに{{ruby|当|あ}}たるとはね{{ruby|返|かえ}}る。{{ruby|砲台|ほうだい}}を{{ruby|倒|たお}}すならアイス{{ruby|攻撃|こうげき}}で。」 ("''Green and red cannons are a fixed type, while yellow cannons are a rotatable type. Red Killers pursue Yoshi, and yellow Killers bounce off walls. The cannons can be defeated by an ice attack.''") - [[Media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P15.png|「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), page 15.]]</ref><ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' sections. There is no separate entry for ''Search Killer Houdai'' even though ''Search Killer'' is separated from ''Killer'' on pages 144 and 145.</ref> until ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', which established a consistent appearance.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
Black [[Bill Blaster|Turtle Cannon]]s that shoot [[Bull's-Eye Bill|Missile Bill]]s debut in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They only appear in [[World 4-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 4-5]].
 
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW World 9-3 Screenshot.png|thumb|250px|Bill Blasters from ''New Super Mario Bros Wii'']]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', black Bill Blasters that shoot Missile Bills appear in [[World 9-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9-3]]. In this appearance, they are mostly taller constructions in [[pit]]s and are somewhat obscured by fog (which can be temporarily cleared via [[Spin Jump]]).
 
====''Super Mario Maker'' series====
In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and its [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|port]], they appear when the player shakes a Bill Blaster, where they are red once again. If any other enemy or item is placed inside one, it will fire that element indefinitely at a faster speed than normal Bill Blasters do. In all styles except ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', their skull icon is replaced with a bull icon, a visual pun on their name.


==History==
They return in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' under their current name. In the ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style, they shoot [[Cat Bullet Bill]]s. The skull also gains cat ears to show this.
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[Bull's-Eye Bill|Missile Bill]]s are not shot in this game by specific Bull's Eye Blasters, but rather by [[Bill Blaster|Turtle Cannon]]s. They only appear in [[World 4-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 4-5]].


===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
Red Turtle Cannons capable of firing [[Bull's-Eye Bill#Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|red Bullet Bill]]s are [[List of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island pre-release and unused content|unused]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''; however, they do appear in ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' in the final secret level, [[Endless World of Yoshis]].<ref>「<span class="explain" title="みどり">緑</span>と<span class="explain" title="あか">赤</span>の<span class="explain" title="ほうだい">砲台</span>は<span class="explain" title="こていしき">固定式</span>で、<span class="explain" title="きいろ">黄色</span>の<span class="explain" title="ほうだい">砲台</span>は<span class="explain" title="かいてんしき">回転式</span>。<span class="explain" title="あか">赤</span>いキラーは ヨッシーを<span class="explain" title="お">追</span>いかけ、<span class="explain" title="きいろ">黄色</span>いキ ラーはかべに<span class="explain" title="あ">当</span>たるとはね<span class="explain" title="かえ">返</span>る。<span class="explain" title="ほうだい">砲台</span>を<span class="explain" title="たお">倒</span>すならアイス<span class="explain" title="こうげき">攻撃</span>で。」 ("''Green and red cannons are a fixed type, while yellow cannons are a rotatable type. Red Killers pursue Yoshi, and yellow Killers bounce off walls. The cannons can be defeated by an ice attack.''") - [[Media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P15.png|「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), page 15.]]</ref> Like green Turtle Cannons, they are fixed in two directions, unlike [[Bouncing Bullet Bill|yellow]] Turtle Cannons. Like the game's other Turtle Cannons, they do not have their usual skull icon.
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', Bull's-Eye Blasters have a variation that can shoot out [[Renketsu Search Killer]]s.


===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''===
===''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
[[File:9-3nsmbwii.png|thumb|250px|Bull's-Eye Blasters from ''New Super Mario Bros Wii''.]]
Red Turtle Cannons appear in ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' in the final secret level, [[Endless World of Yoshis]]. Like green Turtle Cannons, they are fixed in two directions, unlike [[Bouncing Bullet Bill|yellow]] Turtle Cannons. Like the game's other Turtle Cannons, they do not have their usual skull icon. This is the first game to color-code them red.
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Bull's-Eye Blasters only appear in [[World 9-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9-3]]. They are back to their original coloration from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', making them indistinguishable from ordinary [[Bill Blaster]]s except they are taller constructions in [[pit]]s and are somewhat obscured by fog (which can be temporarily cleared via [[Spin Jump]]).


===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
Bull's-Eye Blasters reappear in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', this being the first game where the Blasters able to fire the current Bull's Eye Bills are red.
Red Bill Blasters appear in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', where they appear to be their modern iteration as they are differentiated from black Bill Blasters.


===''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''===
===''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''===
In ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and its [[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World|port]], Bull's-Eye Blasters appear in [[Knot-Wing the Koopa's Sky Fort]]. The ones in alcoves only fire in one direction, but the ones hanging on the ceiling point themselves at [[Yoshi]].
In ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and its [[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World|port]], red Bill Blasters appear in [[Knot-Wing the Koopa's Sky Fort]]. The ones in alcoves only fire in one direction, but the ones hanging on the ceiling point themselves at [[Yoshi]]. They have a similar appearance as the red cannons in the previous ''Yoshi'' game.


===''Super Mario Maker'' series===
===Unused appearances===
[[File:SMM-SMB-MissileBillBlaster.png|thumb|left]]
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and its [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|port]], they appear when the player shakes a Bill Blaster, where they are red once again. If any other enemy or item is placed inside one, it will fire that element indefinitely at a faster speed than normal Bill Blasters do. In all styles except ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', their skull icon gains angry eyes and devil horns, slightly resembling [[Bowser]]. They return in similar capacity in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''.
Though they appear in the [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]], Red Turtle Cannons went [[List of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island pre-release and unused content|unused]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Ita=Cannone Bill Segugio
|ItaM=Bull's-Eye Bill Blaster
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMA3 Turtle Cannon red.png|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
SMM-SMB3-MissileBillBlaster.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' style)
SMM-SMB-MissileBillBlaster.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'') sprite
SMM-SMW-MissileBillBlaster.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''[[Super Mario World]]'' style)
SMMU Bull's Eye Blaster.png|A Bull's-Eye Blaster in ''Super Mario Maker'' (''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style)
Bull's Eye Blaster.png|A Bull's-Eye Blaster in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
</gallery>


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Bull's-Eye Blaster
SMM-NSMBU-MissileBillBlaster.png
A Bull's-Eye Blaster from the New Super Mario Bros. U style in Super Mario Maker
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Variant of Bill Blaster
Variants
Relatives

A Bull's-Eye Blaster, also referred to as simply Bill Blaster, is a type of Bill Blaster that fires Bull's-Eye Bills. Bill Blasters shooting the player-seeking Bullet Bills were distinguished from ordinary black ones in varying degrees[1][2] until Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, which established a consistent appearance.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. 3

Black Turtle Cannons that shoot Missile Bills debut in Super Mario Bros. 3. They only appear in World 4-5.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

World 9-3 in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Bill Blasters from New Super Mario Bros Wii

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, black Bill Blasters that shoot Missile Bills appear in World 9-3. In this appearance, they are mostly taller constructions in pits and are somewhat obscured by fog (which can be temporarily cleared via Spin Jump).

Super Mario Maker series

In Super Mario Maker and its port, they appear when the player shakes a Bill Blaster, where they are red once again. If any other enemy or item is placed inside one, it will fire that element indefinitely at a faster speed than normal Bill Blasters do. In all styles except New Super Mario Bros. U, their skull icon is replaced with a bull icon, a visual pun on their name.

They return in Super Mario Maker 2 under their current name. In the Super Mario 3D World style, they shoot Cat Bullet Bills. The skull also gains cat ears to show this.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

In Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Bull's-Eye Blasters have a variation that can shoot out Renketsu Search Killers.

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

Red Turtle Cannons appear in Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 in the final secret level, Endless World of Yoshis. Like green Turtle Cannons, they are fixed in two directions, unlike yellow Turtle Cannons. Like the game's other Turtle Cannons, they do not have their usual skull icon. This is the first game to color-code them red.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Red Bill Blasters appear in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, where they appear to be their modern iteration as they are differentiated from black Bill Blasters.

Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World

In Yoshi's Woolly World and its port, red Bill Blasters appear in Knot-Wing the Koopa's Sky Fort. The ones in alcoves only fire in one direction, but the ones hanging on the ceiling point themselves at Yoshi. They have a similar appearance as the red cannons in the previous Yoshi game.

Unused appearances

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Though they appear in the Game Boy Advance version, Red Turtle Cannons went unused in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Italian Cannone Bill Segugio
Bull's-Eye Bill Blaster

Gallery

References

  1. ^ みどりあか砲台ほうだい固定式こていしきで、黄色きいろ砲台ほうだい回転式かいてんしきあかいキラーは ヨッシーをいかけ、黄色きいろいキ ラーはかべにたるとはねかえる。砲台ほうだいたおすならアイス攻撃こうげきで。」 ("Green and red cannons are a fixed type, while yellow cannons are a rotatable type. Red Killers pursue Yoshi, and yellow Killers bounce off walls. The cannons can be defeated by an ice attack.") - 「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), page 15.
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Bros. 3 and New Super Mario Bros. Wii sections. There is no separate entry for Search Killer Houdai even though Search Killer is separated from Killer on pages 144 and 145.