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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Giraartwork.PNG]]
|image=[[File:Gira SML.png]]
|affiliation=[[Tatanga]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]''
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1991|1991]])
|variant_of=[[Bullet Bill]]
}}
}}
[[File:GiraSML.PNG|thumb]]
'''Bullet Biffs'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' North American Virtual Console digital manual, page 14.</ref> (originally known as '''Gira'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 16.</ref> or '''Gina'''<ref name=NintendoPower>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Game Boy'' Player's Guide. Page 5.</ref>) are a species of [[Bullet Bill]] found in [[Sarasaland]] in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. They look like ordinary Bullet Bills but have rockets on their backs. They can be defeated with a single [[stomp]], earning [[Mario]] 400 [[point]]s. They are found only in the last two kingdoms: the [[Easton Kingdom]] and [[Chai Kingdom]]. Bullet Biffs are fired out of [[Bill Blaster|Turtle Cannon]]-like objects known as '''Pipe Cannons''',<ref name=NintendoPower/> which pop out of [[Warp Pipe|pipe]]s in intervals much like a [[Piranha Plant]]. The Bullet Biff that comes from a launchpad travels with a perfectly straight trajectory as usual, but it also moves at a higher speed than an average Bullet Bill. Pipe Cannons can be used as a stepping stone to reach high areas. Bullet Biffs are also fired from [[Roketon]]s if they are passed by, where they are shot diagonally towards Mario's direction.
'''Giras''' are a sub-species of [[Bullet Bill]]s found in [[Sarasaland]], in the game ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. Giras appear in the last two kingdoms, the [[Easton Kingdom|Easton]] and [[Chai Kingdom]]. The launchpads (possibly called Gira Blasters) are harmless themselves, much like many other [[Bill Blasters]], however, the Gira will travel in a straight line at a dangerous speed. If Mario stands directly in front of the Gira Blaster, it will be unable to shoot Giras. Some Gira Blasters can be used as a stepping stone to reach high areas. Just like other types of Bills, Gira can be defeated in a single [[stomp]]. Defeating a Gira awards [[Mario]] with 400 points. In appearance, Giras look like ordinary Bullet Bills with an added feature of a rocket.


==Names in Other Languages==
In the [[Super Mario Land (manga)|''Super Mario Land'' manga]], Bullet Biffs appear in the third and fourth chapters. In the third chapter, they are shot by a Gatling gun by [[Hiyoihoi]], in an attempt to kill Mario and the rivaling [[Kumo]]s and [[Suu]]. In the fourth chapter, Bullet Biffs are shot by Pipe Cannons, hitting [[Mekakuribō]]'s propeller-antennas.
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|Jap=ギラー
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Land''===
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''Gira is a missile that takes off straight from a launch pad. Mario can defeat it by stepping on it.''
*'''3DS Virtual Console manual bio:''' ''Bullet Biff is a determined missile that launches in a straight line. Defeat it by stomping on it from above.''
 
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>ギラー</big><br>
'''{{hover|種族|しゅぞく}}''' ウエポン族<br>
'''{{hover|性格|せいかく}}''' おばれんぼう<br>
'''{{hover|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム''' ランド1<br>
'''<big>初代キラーのそっくりさん</big><br>
ギラーの動きは、マりオ1のキラーの動きにそっくり。発射台から打ち出されると、一直線に飛んでいく。もちろんキラーの一族らしく、上から踏めば倒すことができるぞ。<ref name=Daijiten>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''), [https://i.imgur.com/tGH1CHW.jpeg page 64].</ref>
 
'''''<big>Bullet Biff</big>'''''<br>
''Tribe: Weapon clan''<br>
''Disposition: Good-for-nothing''<br>
''Game appearances: Land 1''<br>
'''''<big>First Bullet Bill look-alike</big><br>
''Bullet Biff's movement resembles that of the Bullet Bill in Mario 1. When launched from the launching pad, they fly in a straight line. Of course, like the Bullet Bill family, they can be defeated by stepping on them from above.''
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SML Bullet Biff Sprite.png|Sprite
SML Bullet Biff Artwork.png|''Super Mario Land''
SMBPW Gira.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ギラー<ref>''Super Mario Land'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 20.</ref>
|JapR=Girā
|JapR=Girā
|JapM=Derived from Bullet Bill's Japanese name 「キラー」''Kirā'' (Killer), possible romanization is "Giller"
|JapM=The voiced version of「キラー」(''Kirā'', [[Bullet Bill]])
|Dut=Gira<ref>''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic'', page 8.</ref>
|Fre=Gira<ref>''Super Mario Land'' French instruction booklet, [https://i.imgur.com/gPnJRrH.jpg page 16].</ref>
|Ger=Gira
|Ger=Gira
|GerM=-}}
|Ita=Gira<ref>''[[Super Mario Land]]'' Italian manual, pag. 13</ref><ref>''[[Super Mario Land]]'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual, pag. 14</ref><ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 46</ref>
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|Spa=Bullet Biff
{{Bullet Bill}}
}}
 
==References==
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