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(Considering the SMM2 tidbit and SM3DW filename, I think it's safe to consider it a derivative of Bull's-Eye Banzai.)
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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|variant_of=[[Cat Bullet Bill]]<br>[[Bomber Bill]]
|variant_of=[[Cat Bullet Bill]]<br>[[Bull's-Eye Banzai]]
|relatives=[[Bull's-Eye Banzai]]
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'''Cat Banzai Bills''', or '''Cat Bomber Bills''',<ref>{{cite|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-234625/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/3d_world/?lang=en|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/3d_world/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario 3D World'' entry on the official Mario Portal]|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 12, 2022}}</ref> are [[Bomber Bill|Banzai Bill]]s under the effects of a [[Super Bell]]. Their lower half is white, reminiscent of a {{wp|Bicolor cat|tuxedo cat}}. Cat Banzai Bills first appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its port]]. They are launched from [[Banzai Bill Cannon]]s and can lock on to the player character, like [[Bull's-Eye Banzai]]s. Cat Banzai Bills sometimes drop a Super Bell upon defeat. Cat Banzai Bills are the game's only cat enemies that do not make any meowing sounds.
'''Cat Banzai Bills''', or '''Cat Bomber Bills''',<ref>{{cite|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-234625/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/3d_world/?lang=en|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/3d_world/?lang=en|title=English ''Super Mario 3D World'' entry on the official Mario Portal]|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 12, 2022}}</ref> are a type of [[Bomber Bill|Banzai Bill]] under the effects of a [[Super Bell]]. Their lower half is white, reminiscent of a {{wp|bicolor cat|tuxedo cat}}. Cat Banzai Bills first appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its port]]. They are launched from [[Banzai Bill Cannon]]s and can lock on to the player character, making them equivalent to [[Bull's-Eye Banzai]]s. Cat Banzai Bills sometimes drop a Super Bell upon defeat. Cat Banzai Bills are the game's only cat enemies that do not make any meowing sounds.


Cat Banzai Bills make their first and only appearance in [[The Bullet Bill Express]] of [[World 3 (Super Mario 3D World)|World 3]], earlier than Banzai Bills, which debut in [[Mystery House Mad Dash]] of [[World 4 (Super Mario 3D World)|World 4]].
Cat Banzai Bills make their first and only appearance in [[The Bullet Bill Express]] of [[World 3 (Super Mario 3D World)|World 3]], earlier than Banzai Bills, which debut in [[Mystery House Mad Dash]] of [[World 4 (Super Mario 3D World)|World 4]].


Cat Banzai Bills return as course elements in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style of ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', replacing Bull's-Eye Banzais (and keeping the same name), but cannot be set to fire from the background, unlike their counterparts.
Cat Banzai Bills return as course elements in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style of ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', replacing Bull's-Eye Banzais (written as a form of Bull's-Eye Banzai despite still being announced as Banzai Bill), but cannot be set to fire from the background, unlike their counterparts.
 
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Revision as of 19:43, March 5, 2025

Cat Banzai Bill
Artwork of a Cat Banzai Bill from Super Mario 3D World.
Artwork from Super Mario 3D World
First appearance Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
Variant of Cat Bullet Bill
Bull's-Eye Banzai

Cat Banzai Bills, or Cat Bomber Bills,[1] are a type of Banzai Bill under the effects of a Super Bell. Their lower half is white, reminiscent of a tuxedo cat. Cat Banzai Bills first appear in Super Mario 3D World and its port. They are launched from Banzai Bill Cannons and can lock on to the player character, making them equivalent to Bull's-Eye Banzais. Cat Banzai Bills sometimes drop a Super Bell upon defeat. Cat Banzai Bills are the game's only cat enemies that do not make any meowing sounds.

Cat Banzai Bills make their first and only appearance in The Bullet Bill Express of World 3, earlier than Banzai Bills, which debut in Mystery House Mad Dash of World 4.

Cat Banzai Bills return as course elements in the Super Mario 3D World style of Super Mario Maker 2, replacing Bull's-Eye Banzais (written as a form of Bull's-Eye Banzai despite still being announced as Banzai Bill), but cannot be set to fire from the background, unlike their counterparts.

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Additional names

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 3D World content/ObjectData/KillerMagnumSearch.szs KillerMagnumSearch Bull's-Eye Banzai

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マグナムネコキラー[?]
Magunamu Neko Kirā
Banzai Cat Bill
German Riesen-Katzen-Kugelwilli[?] Giant Cat Bullet Bill
Italian Banzai Bill gatto[?] Cat Banzai Bill
Spanish (NOA) Bill Banzai felino[?] Cat Banzai Bill
Spanish (NOE) Bill Banzai Felino[?] Cat Banzai Bill

References

  1. ^ English Super Mario 3D World entry on the official Mario Portal]. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 12, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:46:25 UTC via archive.today.)