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Bullet Bills (キラー, Killer) are recurring enemies in the Mario franchise, and they first appear in Super Mario Bros.. Bullet Bills have been portrayed as items, either as projectiles themselves or are used to take advantage of their speed by either riding on them or transforming into one. While they have been primarily portrayed as obstacles, some games depict them as individual characters.

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Physical description

They are black, bullet-like enemies, commonly depicted as either having small arms or fanged grins adorning their faces. Bullet Bills rarely have both a grinning face and no arms, although in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins they have both.

In Super Mario Sunshine, Bullet Bills have a smiling face comparable to a Torpedo Ted's from Super Mario World. They are also given a metallic exterior and google-eyes.

Behavior

Most Bullet Bills are shot from a Bill Blaster, but some games feature them being shot from a Snifit, a regular cannon, or sometimes out of nowhere. They commonly appear as obstacles, and attack by either flying forward or actively targeting Mario or another character. Because of the way in which they are fired, Bullet Bills are more closely related to cannonballs than actual bullets. Depending on the appearance, if a Bullet Bill targets a character, they either hit into the character before continuing on their way or explode upon contact with them, like in their more recent appearances. Certain spinoff games, such as Mario Party series and Mario Kart DS feature Bullet Bills as items, that can be used to attack opponents.

Variants

Subspecies of Bullet Bills include Banzai Bills and Cat Bullet Bills. The former is a more common and much larger subspecies of Bullet Bills. They are found in Super Mario World, Super Mario Galaxy, and the New Super Mario Bros. series. They fly only straight and are much slower. They are also the only bullet bills with mouths. They also appear in Super Smash Bros. Melee in the adventure mode and Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a trophy and enemies of Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary.

Timeline

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Game Role Year Console Notes
Super Mario Bros. Enemy 1985 Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
VS. Super Mario Bros. Enemy 1986 VS. System
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Enemy 1986 Family Computer Disk System
Super Mario Bros. Special Enemy 1986 NEC PC-88, Sharp X1
All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. Enemy 1986 Family Computer Disk System
Super Mario Bros. 3 Enemy 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System
Alleyway Cameo 1989 Game Boy
Super Mario World Enemy 1990 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Enemy 1992 Game Boy
Super Mario Kart Item 1992 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario All-Stars Enemy 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Yoshi's Safari Enemy 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Enemy 1995 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario 64 Enemy 1996 Nintendo 64
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Enemy 1996, 2023 Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Switch
Game & Watch Gallery 3 Cameo 1999 Game Boy Color
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe Enemy 1999 Game Boy Color
Super Mario Sunshine Enemy 2002 Nintendo GameCube
Game & Watch Gallery 4 Enemy 2002 Game Boy Advance
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Enemy 2002 Game Boy Advance
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Enemy 2003 Game Boy Advance
Super Mario 64 DS Enemy 2004 Nintendo DS
Mario Kart DS Item 2005 Nintendo DS
New Super Mario Bros. Enemy 2006 Nintendo DS
Super Mario Galaxy Enemy 2007 Wii
Mario Kart Wii Enemy 2008 Wii
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Enemy 2009 Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Enemy 2010 Wii
Mario Kart 7 Item 2011 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Land 3D Enemy 2011 Nintendo 3DS
New Super Mario Bros. 2 Enemy 2012 Nintendo 3DS
New Super Mario Bros. U Enemy 2012 Wii U
New Super Luigi U Enemy 2013 Wii U
Super Mario 3D World Enemy 2013 Wii U
Mario Kart 8 Item 2014 Wii U
Super Mario Maker Enemy 2015 Wii U
Super Mario Run 2016 IOS, Android
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Enemy 2016 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Item 2017 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Odyssey Enemy 2018 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Maker 2 Enemy 2019 Nintendo Switch
Mario Kart Tour Item 2019 IOS, Android
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Enemy 2019 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Enemy 2021 Nintendo Switch

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