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|image=[[File:Giraartwork.PNG]]
|image=[[File:Gira SML.png]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Land''
|parent_species=[[Bullet Bill]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1989|1989]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1989|1989]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1991|1991]])
|variant_of=[[Bullet Bill]]
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'''Bullet Biffs'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' North American Virtual Console digital manual|page=14}}</ref> (originally known as '''Gira'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1989|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario Land'' instruction booklet|page=16}}</ref> or '''Gina'''<ref name=NintendoPower>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=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.
'''Bullet Biffs'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' [[Virtual Console]] manual, page 14.</ref> (originally known '''Gira'''<ref>''Super Mario Land'' English instruction booklet, page 16.</ref> and '''Gina'''<ref>[[Game Boy]] Nintendo Player's Guide, page 4.</ref>) are a species of [[Bullet Bill]]s found in [[Sarasaland]] in the game ''[[Super Mario Land]]''. Bullet Biffs were only referred to as such in the English digital manual for the 2011 port of ''Super Mario Land'' to the [[Virtual Console]], 22 years after the original game's release.


Bullet Biffs look like ordinary Bullet Bills but have rockets on their backs. They can be defeated with a single stomp, earning [[Mario]] 400 points. They are only found in the last two kingdoms, [[Easton Kingdom|Easton]] and [[Chai Kingdom|Chai]]. The launchpads are themselves harmless, much like many other [[Bill Blaster]]s; however, they pop out of [[Warp Pipe|pipes]] in intervals much like a [[Piranha Plant]], rather than following the sporadic firing pattern of their counterparts. The Bullet Biff that comes from a launchpad travels with a perfectly straight trajectory as usual, but also moves at a higher speed than an average Bullet Bill. Some blasters can be used as a stepping stone to reach high areas.
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''===
*'''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]]''===
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|name=ギラー (JP) / Bullet Biff (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Bullet Biff Perfect.png|200px]]
|shuzoku=ウエポン族
|seikaku=おばれんぼう
|tojo_gemu=ランド1
|desc='''<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>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=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'')|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>
SML Bullet Biff Sprite.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Land''
SML Sprite Pipe Cannon.png|Sprite of a Pipe Cannon from ''Super Mario Land''
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==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ギラー<ref>''Super Mario Land'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 20.</ref>
|Jap=ギラー<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオランド (''Sūpā Mario Rando'') instruction booklet|page=20|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=1989}}</ref>
|JapR=Girā
|JapR=Girā
|JapM=Derived from Bullet Bill's Japanese name, ''Kirā''.
|JapM=The voiced version of「キラー」(''Kirā'', "[[Bullet Bill]]")
|Dut=Gira<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic''|page=8}}</ref>
|Fre=Gira<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land'' French instruction booklet|page=[https://i.imgur.com/gPnJRrH.jpg 16]}}</ref>
|Ger=Gira
|Ita=Gira<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
|Spa=Bullet Biff
|SpaM=-
}}
|Ita=Gira
|ItaM=-}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:51, October 7, 2024

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

Bullet Biffs[1] (originally known as Gira[2] or Gina[3]) 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 points. They are found only in the last two kingdoms: the Easton Kingdom and Chai Kingdom. 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 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 Roketons if they are passed by, where they are shot diagonally towards Mario's direction.

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: 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[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 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
初代キラーのそっくりさん

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。[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[?] -
Italian Gira[8][9][10] -
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 1991. Nintendo Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 5.
  4. ^ 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). 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. ^ Super Mario Land Italian manual. Page 13.
  9. ^ Super Mario Land (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 14.
  10. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 46.
[Edit]
Bullet Bills and Bill Blasters
Bullet Bills Backwards Bill • Big Bullet Bill • Blazer • Bomber Bill • Bombshell Bill • Bouncing Bullet Bill • Bull's-Eye Banzai • Bull's-Eye Bill • Bullet Biff • Bullet Bill • Bullet Bill Patch • Cat Banzai Bill • Cat Bullet Bill • Deka Chase Killer • G. Torpedo Ted • Gold Banzai Bill • Gold Bullet Bill • Killer Ball • Killer Jr. Ball • King Bill • Mad Banzai Bill • Mad Bullet Bill • Magnum • Missile Meg • Renketsu Search Killer • Seeker Bullet Bill • Sniper Bill • Tail Bullet Bill • Targeting Ted • Torpedo Ted • Woollet Bill
Bill Blasters Air Cannon • Banzai Bill Cannon • Big Blaster • Bill Blaster • Bill Blaster Turret • Bombshell Bill Blaster • Bull's-Eye Blaster • Chomp box • Monty Tank • Sergeant Guy Cannon • Sergeant Guy Cannon X • Torpedo tube • Torpedo Base (Targeting Ted)
Related vehicles Bullet Bike • Bullet Blaster (Gold Bullet Blaster · Silver Bullet Blaster) • Bull's-Eye Banzai • Road Jetter • The Bullet Bill Express
Related items Bullet Bill Mask • Bullet Bill Orb • Bullet Candy
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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 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 • Media • Mystery Block • Sub-area • Soundtrack
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