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{{species infobox
[[Image:Gira Launcher.PNG|thumb|The Dreaded Gira Blaster]]
|image=[[File:Gira SML artwork.png]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Land''
A '''Gira''' is a sub-species of [[Bullet Bill]] found in [[Sarasaland]], in the game ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. The launchpads (more than likely 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. Just like other types of Bills, Gira can be defeated in a single [[stomp]]. Killing a Gira awards [[Mario]] with 400 points.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1991|1991]])
|variant_of=[[Bullet Bill]]
|relatives=[[Pipe Cannon (obstacle)]]<br>[[Roketon]]
}}
'''Bullet Biffs'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' North American Virtual Console digital manual|page=14}}</ref> (originally known as '''Gira'''<ref>{{cite|date=1989|title=''Super Mario Land'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=16}}</ref> or '''Gina'''<ref name=pelland>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, George Sinfield, Dan Owsen, [[Leslie Swan]], Mike Frazier, Kevin Johnson, Frank Marrone, Chuck Booten, Pete Remine, Jane Hacker, and Fred Nava, editors|date=1991|title=''Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide''|location=Redmond|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=5}}</ref>) are a species of [[Bullet Bill]] with rockets attached to their backs. They appear mainly in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''.
==History==
===''Super Mario Land''===
Bullet Biffs appear only in [[level]]s of the [[Easton Kingdom]] and [[Chai Kingdom]] of ''Super Mario Land''. A Bullet Biff can be defeated from a [[stomp]], which gives the player 400 [[point]]s. Bullet Biffs are fired out of [[Bill Blaster|Turtle Cannon]]-like objects known as '''Pipe Cannons''',<ref name=pelland/> 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 faster than a Bullet Bill. Pipe Cannons can be used as a platform to reach high areas. Bullet Biffs are also fired from [[Roketon]]s if they are passed by, and they are shot diagonally towards Mario.


[[Category:Underwater Creatures]]
===''Super Mario Bros. Print World''===
[[Category:Enemies]]
Bullet Biff is one of the printable graphics within ''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]''.
[[Category: Sub-Species]]
 
[[Category: Explosives]]
===''Super Mario Land'' manga===
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 [[Sue]]. In the fourth chapter, Bullet Biffs are shot by Pipe Cannons, hitting [[Mecha Kuribō (character)|Mecha Kuribō]]'s propeller-antennas.
 
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Land''===
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=Gira is a missile that takes off straight from a launch pad. Mario can defeat it by stepping on it.}}
{{multilang profile
|type=vc_3ds
|Eng=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]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=ギラー (JP) / Bullet Biff (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Bullet Biff Perfect.png|200px]]
|shuzoku=ウエポン{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku=おばれんぼう
|tojo_gemu=ランド１
|desc='''<big>{{ruby|初代|しょだい}}キラーのそっくりさん</big><br>
ギラーの{{ruby|動|うご}}きは、マりオ1のキラーの{{ruby|動|うご}}きにそっくり。{{ruby|発射台|はっしゃだい}}から{{ruby|打|う}}ち{{ruby|出|だ}}されると、{{ruby|一直線|いつちょくせん}}に{{ruby|飛|と}}んでいく。もちろんキラーの{{ruby|一族|いちぞく}}らしく、{{ruby|上|うえ}}から{{ruby|踏|ふ}}めば{{ruby|倒|た}}すことができるぞ。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|date=November 20, 1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|isbn=4-09-259067-9|page=[https://i.imgur.com/tGH1CHW.jpeg 64]}}</ref>
|tribe=Weapon clan
|disposition=Good-for-nothing
|game_appearances=Land 1
|eng_desc='''''<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 style="--darkbg1:white">
SML Bullet Biff Sprite.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Land''{{class|darkbg1}}
SML Sprite Pipe Cannon.png|Sprite of a Pipe Cannon from ''Super Mario Land''{{class|darkbg1}}
SML Bullet Biff Artwork.png|Artwork from ''Super Mario Land''
SMBPW Gira.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]''
Mani Game Boy Ad Screenshot.jpg|A commercial for [[Game Boy]] introduced by Mani
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ギラー
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|date=1989|title=スーパーマリオランド (''Sūpā Mario Rando'') instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|page=20}}</ref>
|JpnR=Girā
|JpnM=The voiced version of「キラー」(''Kirā'', "[[Bullet Bill#Names in other languages|Bullet Bill]]")
|Dut=Gira
|DutC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic''|page=8}}</ref>
|Fre=Gira
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' French instruction booklet|page=[https://i.imgur.com/gPnJRrH.jpg 16]}}</ref>
|Ger=Gira
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe]]|date=1990|title=''Super Mario Land Spielanleitung''|location=Großostheim|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=de|page=16}}</ref>
|Ita=Gira
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' Italian manual|page=13}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=46}}</ref>
|Spa=Bullet Biff
}}
 
==References==
<references/>
 
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Latest revision as of 21:18, April 3, 2025

Bullet Biff
Gira
Artwork from Super Mario Land
First appearance Super Mario Land (1989)
Latest appearance Super Mario Bros. Print World (1991)
Variant of Bullet Bill
Relatives

Bullet Biffs[1] (originally known as Gira[2] or Gina[3]) are a species of Bullet Bill with rockets attached to their backs. They appear mainly in Super Mario Land.

History[edit]

Super Mario Land[edit]

Bullet Biffs appear only in levels of the Easton Kingdom and Chai Kingdom of Super Mario Land. A Bullet Biff can be defeated from a stomp, which gives the player 400 points. Bullet Biffs are fired out of Turtle Cannon-like objects known as Pipe Cannons,[3] which pop out of pipes 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 faster than a Bullet Bill. Pipe Cannons can be used as a platform to reach high areas. Bullet Biffs are also fired from Roketons if they are passed by, and they are shot diagonally towards Mario.

Super Mario Bros. Print World[edit]

Bullet Biff is one of the printable graphics within Super Mario Bros. Print World.

Super Mario Land manga[edit]

In the 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 Kumos and Sue. In the fourth chapter, Bullet Biffs are shot by Pipe Cannons, hitting Mecha Kuribō's propeller-antennas.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario Land[edit]

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      Gira is a missile that takes off straight from a launch pad. Mario can defeat it by stepping on it.
  • Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
    • English:
      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[edit]

ギラー (JP) / Bullet Biff (EN)
A Bullet Biff from Super Mario Land.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく ウエポン族ぞく Tribe Weapon clan
性格せいかく おばれんぼう Disposition Good-for-nothing
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド１ Game appearances Land 1
初代しょだいキラーのそっくりさん

ギラーの動うごきは、マりオ1のキラーの動うごきにそっくり。発射台はっしゃだいから打うち出だされると、一直線いつちょくせんに飛とんでいく。もちろんキラーの一族いちぞくらしく、上うえから踏ふめば倒たすことができるぞ。[4]

First Bullet Bill look-alike

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[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ギラー[5]
Girā 		The voiced version of「キラー」(Kirā, "Bullet Bill")
Dutch Gira[6] -
French Gira[7] -
German Gira[8] -
Italian Gira[9][10][11] -
Spanish Bullet Biff[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Mario Land North American Virtual Console digital manual. Page 14.
  2. ^ 1989. Super Mario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 16.
  3. ^ a b Pelland, Scott, George Sinfield, Dan Owsen, Leslie Swan, Mike Frazier, Kevin Johnson, Frank Marrone, Chuck Booten, Pete Remine, Jane Hacker, and Fred Nava, editors (1991). Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Redmond: Nintendo of America. Page 5.
  4. ^ November 20, 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). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 64.
  5. ^ 1989. スーパーマリオランド (Sūpā Mario Rando) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 20.
  6. ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) Classic. Page 8.
  7. ^ Super Mario Land French instruction booklet. Page 16.
  8. ^ Nintendo of Europe (1990). Super Mario Land Spielanleitung. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 16.
  9. ^ Super Mario Land Italian manual. Page 13.
  10. ^ Super Mario Land (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 14.
  11. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 46.
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Related species Digga • Mikey Mine • Space Mine
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Super Mario Land
Protagonists Mario • Princess Daisy
Bosses King Totomesu • Dragonzamasu (Tamao) • Hiyoihoi • Biokinton (Chicken) • Tatanga (Pagosu)
Locations Sarasaland (Birabuto Kingdom • Muda Kingdom • Easton Kingdom • Chai Kingdom)
Levels World 1-1 • World 1-2 • World 1-3 • World 2-1 • World 2-2 • World 2-3 • World 3-1 • World 3-2 • World 3-3 • World 4-1 • World 4-2 • World 4-3 • Expert Level
Items & vehicles Super Mushroom • Superball Flower • Star • 1UP heart • Coin • Marine Pop • Sky Pop • Switch • Lift Block
Enemies & obstacles Batadon • Bombshell Koopa • Bullet Biff • Bunbun • Chikako • Dropping lift • Falling block • Falling spike • Fly • Ganchan • Gao • Gunion • Goombo • Honen • Kumo • Mekabon • Nyololin • Pionpi • Pipe Cannon • Pipe Fist • Piranha Plant • Pompon Flower • Roketon • Roto Disc • Suu • Tokotoko • Torion • Yurarin • Yurarin Boo
Other Brick • Bonus game • Das Super Mario Spiel • Gallery • Glitches • Goal • Island • Main Theme • Media • Mystery Block • Sub-area • Soundtrack
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Game Boy comics
Issues Issue 1: In the Palm of Your Hand... • Issue 2: It's a Small World After All • Issue 3: Team Play • Issue 4: Pipes is Pipes
Characters Attila • Eliana • Greg Campbell • Herman's mother • Herman Smirch • Jonathan • Jose • Josh Campbell • Mario • Melody Ann-Evers • Michael Hallis • Mr. Levison • Mr. Petrov • Nanette Hallis • Pionpi • Princess Daisy • Rebecca Rhodes • Rick • Rodney McCorlde • Sheila Pontoons • Tannis Rhodes • Tatanga
Enemies Batadon • Biokinton • Bullet Biff • Bunbun • Chicken • Chikako • Dragonzamasu • Fly • Ganchan • Gao • Goombo • Gunion • Hiyoihoi • Mekabon • Nyololin • Nokobon • Piranha Plant • Roketon • Suu • Tamao • Tokotoko
Locations Cape Canaveral • Clam Creek Nuclear Reactor • Disney World • Fortress Tatanga • Jerky's Burger Bar • Lev's Lectronics • New York City • Piscataway • Newark Airport • Samson's Electronics • Sarasaland • Seaside Heights • Shell • USS Nimitz • Wonder World Mall • Windows on the World • World Trade Center
Miscellaneous ? Block • America's Most Wanted • Brick Block • Game Boy • Gem of Aicheizi • International Enquisitor • Pagosu • Sky Pop • Star • Warp Corridor • Warp Zone
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