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|caption=Artwork of a '''Bullet Bill''' from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''.

|variants=[[Banzai Bill]]<br>[[Biting Bullet Bill]]<br>[[Bombshell Bill]]<br>[[Bouncing Bullet Bill]]<br>[[Bullet Biff]]<br>[[Glad Torpedo Ted]]<br>[[King Bill]]<br>[[Mad Banzai Bill]]<br>[[Mad Bullet Bill]]<br>[[Missile Banzai Bill]]<br>[[Missile Bill]]<br>[[Pidgit Bill]]<br>[[Sniper Bill]]<br>[[Tail Bullet Bill]]<br>[[Targeting Ted]]<br>[[Torpedo Ted]]

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'''Bullet Bills''' are bullet-like projectiles with menacing looks and arms that appear 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, also like a missile. These enemies can be found throughout many of the classic ''Mario'' games and in newer games, where they 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.

 

 

====''Super Mario Galaxy''====

Bullet Bills reappear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. After they have been fired, if they spot the player, their eyes will turn red and they will home in on Mario until they hit him, an obstacle or an enemy. This method can be used to break open cages and destroy fences. A gigantics, snifit-like robot named [[Megaleg]] has to be defeated this way. If they hit Mario, he is knocked down for a few seconds and loses a wedge of health. They are one of the most common enemies in the game, appearing in several galaxies. [[Torpedo Ted]]s also appear and can be used the same way as Bullet Bills although they make a specific radar sound in order to tell the player how close they are. [[Banzai Bill]]s also appear on [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]], shot from Banzai Bill Blasters, but do not home in on the character.

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===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===

[[Image: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]]'', [[Snifit]]s and [[Big Bertha (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Big Bertha]]s use Bullet Bills as a way to attack. This game also introduces [[Magnum]]s, an alternate variety of Bullet Bills. [[Smithy]] uses Magnums as a way to attack. Magnums can defeat Mario or one of his partners with one hit.

===''Paper Mario'' series===

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====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====

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

====''Super Smash Bros. Melee''====

A large Bullet Bill (which appears similar to a Banzai Bill) is found in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. Found only on the stage [[Princess Peach's Castle (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|Princess Peach's Castle]], The Bullet Bill falls from the sky and crashes into [[Princess Peach's Castle|the castle]], causing an explosion which damages nearby players. An actual Banzai Bill can be seen in the background of the Yoshi's Island stage.

 

====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====

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

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Bullet Bills appear in a few stages of ''The Subspace Emissary'', the adventure mode. They are seen flying straight from right to left, as they traditionally did in Mario platformers. Their size has been increased as well. Bullet Bills are affiliated with Bowser's forces and the [[Subspace Army]]. They cannot be stomped on like in the other games. In a cutscene, silver Bullet Bills are seen pursuing [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Donkey Kong]], which explode after being defeated by the Kongs' attacks. Bullet Bills do sometimes home in on the character, and can be temporarily deflected.

 

====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', sub-species of [[Shy Guy]] called [[Boom Guy]]s and [[Elite Boom Guy]]s carry Bill Blasters on their head. They run up to the Mario bros. and shoot out a Bullet Bill to harm them. Sometimes the cannon lets out a little puff before firing the Bullet Bill.

 

====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''====

Bullet Bills make yet another appearance in the game ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''. They are shot out of cannons manned by [[Air Cannon]]s. When shot, the Bullet Bills may turn invisible and attack one of the Mario Brothers. The player has to know when to dodge it when this happens.

 

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