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{{about|the Banzai Bill variant|the [[kart]] in [[Mario Kart Tour]]|[[Bull's-Eye Banzai (kart)]]}}  
{{about|the Banzai Bill variant|the [[kart]] in [[Mario Kart Tour]]|[[Bull's-Eye Banzai (kart)]]}}  
{{species infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SMM2 NSMBU BullsEyeBanzai.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:SMM2 NSMBU BullsEyeBanzai.png|200px]]<br>Model from ''Super Mario Maker 2''
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|variant_of=[[Bull's-Eye Bill]]<br>[[Banzai Bill]]
|variant_of=[[Bull's-Eye Bill]]<br>[[Bomber Bill]]
|relatives=[[Cat Banzai Bill]]
|relatives=[[Cat Banzai Bill]]
}}
}}
'''Bull's-Eye Banzais''' are the red heat-seeking variants of [[Banzai Bill]]s and a larger variety of [[Bull's-Eye Bill]]s. They attack by homing in on the player. Bull's-Eye Banzais were originally referred to as '''King Bills'''<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=179|date=November 15, 2009|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4}}</ref> like the other large versions of the [[Bullet Bill]]s, such as [[Banzai Bill]]s<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=16, 138, 142}}</ref> and the actual [[King Bill]]s.<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=189}}</ref>
{{quote|The red ones have a homing function. Watch out!|Narrator|Super Mario Maker 2 Direct 5.15.2019}}
'''Bull's-Eye Banzais''', referred to as '''Bull's-Eye Bomber Bills''' on Mario Portal,<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/new_smb_wii/?lang=en|title=English ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|language=en|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.13-145656/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/new_smb_wii/?lang=en}},</ref> are red [[Bomber Bill|Banzai Bill]]s and a larger variety of [[Bull's-Eye Bill]]s that debuted in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They attack by homing in on the player character.


In the [[Prima Games]] guidebook produced for ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', neither of the Banzai Bills—including the returning black ones<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=16, 138, 142}}</ref>—are provided individual names, with both of them instead referred to as "'''King Bills'''."<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=179|date=November 15, 2009|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4}}</ref> This name is shared with [[King Bill|another giant Bullet Bill variant]] introduced in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=189}}</ref> and the only enemy referred to as a "King Bill" in subsequent games. The name "Bull's-Eye Banzai" was first introduced in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', resulting in this red Banzai Bill enemy being unnamed in English for about a decade.
Similarly-behaving Banzai Bills called [[Cat Banzai Bill]]s appears in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''.
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW Bull's-Eye Banzai Screenshot.png|200px|thumb|left|Mario encounters a King Bill]]
[[File:NSMBW Bull's-Eye Banzai Screenshot.png|200px|thumb|left|Mario encountering Bull's-Eye Banzais]]
King Bills, also referred to as '''Bull's-Eye Bomber Bills''',<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/new_smb_wii/?lang=en|title=English ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' entry on the official Mario Portal|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|language=en|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.13-145656/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/new_smb_wii/?lang=en}}</ref> are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They are encountered in [[World 9-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9-3]] only. Unlike [[Bull's-Eye Bill|Missile Bills]], they only have a limited homing ability where they will track their target's vertical position and then continue forward once they reach that height. Their animation is very limited as well, always maintaining a horizontal position and never turning to point at their target. A King Bill can be defeated from being [[stomp]]ed or if touched while under the effects of a [[Super Star|Star]]. A King Bill cannot be frozen by an ice ball, which will break the ice and release itself when the ice ball reaches it. Likewise, [[POW Block]]s are useless against them.
Bull's-Eye Banzais are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They are encountered in [[World 9-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9-3]] only. Unlike [[Bull's-Eye Bill|Missile Bills]], they only have a limited homing ability where they will track their target's vertical position and then continue forward once they reach that height. Their animation is very limited as well, always maintaining a horizontal position and never turning to point at their target. A King Bill can be defeated from being [[stomp]]ed or if touched while under the effects of a [[Super Star|Star]]. A Bull's-Eye Banzai cannot be frozen by an ice ball, which will break the ice and release itself when the ice ball reaches it. Likewise, [[POW Block]]s are useless against them.


An [[list of New Super Mario Bros. Wii pre-release and unused content|unfinished]] setting exists suggesting some cannons would have fired them, something that never occurs during gameplay.
An [[list of New Super Mario Bros. Wii pre-release and unused content|unfinished]] setting exists suggesting some [[Banzai Bill Cannon]]s would have fired them, something that never occurs during gameplay.
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====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'' ====
The Bull's-Eye Banzai is the only enemy introduced in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' to not appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.
Although they do not appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', another Banzai Bill variant, the [[Cat Banzai Bill]], behaves similarly.
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====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Bull's-Eye Banzais appear under their current name in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. Unlike previously, they can move a full 360° to track players like the Bull's-Eye Bill, and the marks on their eyes are red, like the normal Banzai Bill, instead of black. In a vein similar to Banzai Bills, Bull's-Eye Banzais also receive new designs for all of the present game styles, consisting of a solid red coloration of the original designs. They are replaced by Cat Banzai Bills in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style. Additionally, Bull's-Eye Banzais in the ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' style have extremely subtle differences in their sprites between day and night, with the night ones having one less vertical line of outline pixels behind the domed area.<ref>{{cite|url=www.spriters-resource.com/nintendo_switch/supermariomaker2/sheet/119432|title=Nintendo Switch - ''Super Mario Maker 2'' - Enemies (SMB3)|publisher=The Spriters Resource|accessdate=July 6, 2024}}</ref>
Bull's-Eye Banzais appear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. Unlike previously, they can move a full 360° to track players like the Bull's-Eye Bill, and the marks on their eyes are red, like the normal Banzai Bill, instead of black. In a vein similar to Banzai Bills, Bull's-Eye Banzais also receive new designs for all of the present game styles, consisting of a solid red coloration of the original designs. They are replaced by Cat Banzai Bills in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style. Additionally, Bull's-Eye Banzais in the ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' style have extremely subtle differences in their sprites between day and night, with the night ones having one less vertical line of outline pixels behind the domed area.<ref>{{cite|url=www.spriters-resource.com/nintendo_switch/supermariomaker2/sheet/119432|title=Nintendo Switch - ''Super Mario Maker 2'' - Enemies (SMB3)|publisher=The Spriters Resource|accessdate=July 6, 2024}}</ref>


===''Mario Kart Tour''===
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
[[File:MKT Icon BullsEyeBanzai.png|150px|thumb|The Bull's-Eye Banzai kart]]
[[File:MKT Icon BullsEyeBanzai.png|150px|thumb|The Bull's-Eye Banzai kart]]
While no actual Bull's-Eye Banzais appear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', the game introduces a red variant to the [[Bullet Blaster]] also named the [[Bull's-Eye Banzai (kart)|Bull's-Eye Banzai]].
While no actual Bull's-Eye Banzais appear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', the game introduces a red variant to the [[Bullet Blaster]] also named the [[Bull's-Eye Banzai (kart)|Bull's-Eye Banzai]].
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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|SpaEM=Banzai Bull's-Eye Bill (literally ''Seeker Banzai Bill'', ''Bill Banzai'' being the European Spanish names of Banzai Bill, while ''Bill Bala Buscador'' is the European Spanish name of Bull's-Eye Bill)
|SpaEM=Banzai Bull's-Eye Bill (literally ''Seeker Banzai Bill'', ''Bill Banzai'' being the European Spanish names of Banzai Bill, while ''Bill Bala Buscador'' is the European Spanish name of Bull's-Eye Bill)
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==Trivia==
*The King Bill is one of the two new enemies from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' that do not return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''; the other being the [[Ghost Vase]].
*They are one of the few enemies that did not receive a proper English name until the ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia]]'', later used in-game; the other is [[Piranha Pod]].


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 13:08, October 16, 2024

This article is about the Banzai Bill variant. For the kart in Mario Kart Tour, see Bull's-Eye Banzai (kart).
Bull's-Eye Banzai
A Bull's-Eye Banzai in Super Mario Maker 2
Model from Super Mario Maker 2
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
Latest appearance Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)
Variant of Bull's-Eye Bill
Bomber Bill
Relatives
“The red ones have a homing function. Watch out!”
Narrator, Super Mario Maker 2 Direct 5.15.2019

Bull's-Eye Banzais, referred to as Bull's-Eye Bomber Bills on Mario Portal,[1] are red Banzai Bills and a larger variety of Bull's-Eye Bills that debuted in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They attack by homing in on the player character.

In the Prima Games guidebook produced for New Super Mario Bros. Wii, neither of the Banzai Bills—including the returning black ones[2]—are provided individual names, with both of them instead referred to as "King Bills."[3] This name is shared with another giant Bullet Bill variant introduced in New Super Mario Bros. Wii[4] and the only enemy referred to as a "King Bill" in subsequent games. The name "Bull's-Eye Banzai" was first introduced in Super Mario Maker 2, resulting in this red Banzai Bill enemy being unnamed in English for about a decade.

Similarly-behaving Banzai Bills called Cat Banzai Bills appears in Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

World 9-3
Mario encountering Bull's-Eye Banzais

Bull's-Eye Banzais are enemies in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They are encountered in World 9-3 only. Unlike Missile Bills, they only have a limited homing ability where they will track their target's vertical position and then continue forward once they reach that height. Their animation is very limited as well, always maintaining a horizontal position and never turning to point at their target. A King Bill can be defeated from being stomped or if touched while under the effects of a Star. A Bull's-Eye Banzai cannot be frozen by an ice ball, which will break the ice and release itself when the ice ball reaches it. Likewise, POW Blocks are useless against them.

An unfinished setting exists suggesting some Banzai Bill Cannons would have fired them, something that never occurs during gameplay.

The Bull's-Eye Banzai is the only enemy introduced in New Super Mario Bros. Wii to not appear in New Super Mario Bros. U.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

Bull's-Eye Banzais appear in Super Mario Maker 2. Unlike previously, they can move a full 360° to track players like the Bull's-Eye Bill, and the marks on their eyes are red, like the normal Banzai Bill, instead of black. In a vein similar to Banzai Bills, Bull's-Eye Banzais also receive new designs for all of the present game styles, consisting of a solid red coloration of the original designs. They are replaced by Cat Banzai Bills in the Super Mario 3D World style. Additionally, Bull's-Eye Banzais in the Super Mario Bros. 3 style have extremely subtle differences in their sprites between day and night, with the night ones having one less vertical line of outline pixels behind the domed area.[5]

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Bull's-Eye Banzai from Mario Kart Tour
The Bull's-Eye Banzai kart

While no actual Bull's-Eye Banzais appear in Mario Kart Tour, the game introduces a red variant to the Bullet Blaster also named the Bull's-Eye Banzai.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マグナムサーチキラー[6]
Magunamu Sāchi Kirā
Banzai Bull's-Eye Bill
Chinese (simplified) 大追踪炮弹刺客[?]
Dà Zhuīzōng Pàodàn Cìkè
Big Chasing Bullet Bill
Chinese (traditional) 大追蹤炮彈刺客[?]
Dà Zhuīzōng Pàodàn Cìkè
Big Chasing Bullet Bill
Dutch Bull's-Eye Banzai Bill[?] -
French (NOE) Auto Bill Bourrin[?] Automatic Brutal Bill
German Riesen-Verfolgungs-Willi[?] Banzai Bull's-Eye Bill (literally Giant Chasing Bill, Riesen-Kugelwilli being the name of Banzai Bill and Verfolgungs-Willi being the name of Bull's-Eye Bill)
Volltreffer-Willi[?] Bull's-Eye Bill (not to be confused with the enemy of the same name, who is called differently in German)
Italian Pallottolo Banzai Segugio[?] Bull's-Eye Banzai Bill (literally Bull's-Eye Banzai Bullet, Pallottolo Segugio is the Italian name of Bull's Eye Bill)
Portuguese Bala Banzai[?] Bullet Banzai
Russian Билл-банзай-яблочко[?]
Bill-banzay-yablochko
Bull's-Eye Banzai Bill (билл-банзай bill-banzay being the name of Banzai Bill and билл-яблочко bill-yablochko being the name of Bull's-Eye Bill)
Spanish (NOA) Banzai buscablancos[?] Bull's-Eye Banzai (Bill banzai being the American Spanish names of Banzai Bill, which Bill buscablancos is the American Spanish name of Bull's-Eye Bill)
Spanish (NOE) Bill Banzai Buscador[?] Banzai Bull's-Eye Bill (literally Seeker Banzai Bill, Bill Banzai being the European Spanish names of Banzai Bill, while Bill Bala Buscador is the European Spanish name of Bull's-Eye Bill)

References[edit]

  1. ^ English New Super Mario Bros. Wii entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 14:56:56 UTC via archive.today.),
  2. ^ Bueno. New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 16, 138, 142.
  3. ^ Bueno, Fernando (November 15, 2009). New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46592-4. Page 179.
  4. ^ Bueno. New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 189.
  5. ^ Nintendo Switch - Super Mario Maker 2 - Enemies (SMB3). The Spriters Resource. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  6. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. Wii section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 146.