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| [[Image:SMW Banzai Bill.PNG|thumb|A '''Banzai Bill''' from ''[[Super Mario World]]'']]
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| '''Banzai Bills''' are a larger variety of [[Bullet Bill]]s that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. These huge bullets are black-colored and have shark-like smiles. In the game, Banzai Bills are fired from somewhere off-screen and travel slowly towards [[Mario]]. Although they seem impossible to defeat, Banzai Bills are not very strong. In fact, they can be destroyed by simply [[jump]]ing on top of them (just like regular Bullet Bills), although [[fireball]]s are ineffective against Banzai Bills.
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| == History ==
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| ===Super Mario World (TV Series)===
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| [[Image:MagnumBill.jpg|thumb|left|A Magnum Bill from the ''Super Mario World'' animated series.]]
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| A Banzai Bill makes a minor appearance in the [[Super Mario World (TV series)|''Super Mario World'']] cartoon episode "[[Mama Luigi]]"; however, they were renamed '''Magnum Bills''' for the show. In the episode, [[Mario]], after narrowly dodging an attack by a [[Magikoopa|Koopa Wizard]], accidentally leaps into the path of a Magnum Bill. Luckily, Mario manages to avoid being hit by this Magnum Bill, which simply flies off into the distance.
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| ===Super Smash Bros. Melee===
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| [[Image:Hit_by_Bill.jpg|thumb|right|[[Mario]] getting hit by a '''Banzai Bill''']]
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| Banzai Bills are a major threat in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', where they appeared in the [[Princess Peach's Castle]] stage, randomly entering the battle, they would collide into the castle. Once burrowed into the wall, a Banzai Bill will detonate, causing massive damage to anyone caught in its explosion. The explosion will also press any buttons in range, activating platforms and [[! Block]]s. Also in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', a Banzai Bill (as it looks like in ''Super Mario World'') appears in the background of the [[Yoshi's Island (SSBM)|Yoshi's Island]] stage.
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| ===Mario Strikers Chaged Football===
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| Banzai Bills make a cameo in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged Football]]'', in the [[Sand Tomb]] field. In this game, they only appear painted in one of the pillars in the background. Here, they are painted the same way they appear in ''Super Mario World''.
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| ===New Super Mario Bros.===
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| [[Image:NSMBanzai.PNG|thumb|left|Banzai Bill in ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]
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| Banzai Bills reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' These Banzai Bills look like their ''Super Mario World'' counterparts, except that their coloring has a slight purple hue, and they have red shadows under their eyes to make them look more intimidating. In this game Banzai Bills are fired from huge [[Banzai Bill Blaster]]s (unlike ''Super Mario World'', where they are fired from an unknown source). Additionally, these Banzai Bills travel very slowly, twirling in the air. Again, a simple jump is enough to defeat these massive enemies. They also appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', having a similar role. There is also a much larger variant, found in World 9-8, which is named the [[King Bill]].
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| ===Super Princess Peach===
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| Banzai Bills reappear in the game ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', which also introduced a red, more dangerous variant of Banzai Bills known as [[Mad Banzai Bill]]s.
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| ===Super Mario Galaxy===
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| [[Image:Towerplanet-bowser.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A '''Banzai Bill''' from ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]
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| In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' they appear in the game's last level, [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]]. They do not home in on Mario's position like Bullet Bills, but are difficult to avoid because of their speed and size.
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| ===Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story===
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| A Banzai Bill also appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''. In [[Dimble Woods]], [[Bowser]] saw [[Private Goomp]], [[Corporal Paraplonk]] and [[Sergeant Guy]] carrying a gigantic [[Bill Blaster]] where a Banzai Bill could be put in. They explain to Bowser that they are going to fire a Banzai Bill to [[Bowser's Castle]], which was taken over by [[Fawful]], as payback. The three, however, hadn't any Banzai Bill, so Bowser has to search one on his own. It seemed that a [[Wiggler]] on a farm had a Banzai Bill after Bowser pulled out his Giga-Carrot, what Bowser had to eat. After the carrot was eaten up, Bowser could choose to save or to get the Banzai Bill right now. If he asks for the Banzai Bill, the Wiggler gets mad because Bowser pulled out the carrot and ate it (which was quite ironic, since Bowser had to eat it for the Wiggler). After Battle, Bowser finally got the Banzai Bill and give it to Private Goomp, Corporal Paraplonk and Sergeant Guy. Then the Banzai Bill has been shotted to Bowser's taken-over Castle. However, [[Midbus]] and two other [[Goomba]]s saw the Banzai Bill, and dodged it via flying.
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| ===New Super Mario Bros. Wii===
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| Banzai Bills appear again in the sequel to New Super Mario Bros., [[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]. They are seen on the final castle level of world 7 and are the same as they were in the game's prequel. They are used as an obstacle on the level, where Mario and co. must move up on a platform and Banzai Bills are shot at them. They can be jumped on to reach higher areas, therefore, still being just a bigger version of a Bullet Bill.
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| ===Super Mario Galaxy 2===
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| They also appear in a trailer of the upcoming game ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' and appear to behave exactly as in its prequel.
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| ==''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' Trophy==
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| ! width=100px | Name !! width=100px | Image !! width=150px | Game !! | Description
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| ! Bullet Bill
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| | align=center | ''Super Mario Bros.''<br>10/85
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| | ''Bullet Bills are shot out of cannons and fly on straight paths. In great numbers, they're a nightmare; while Mario can stop most with a single jump, the giant one, Banzai Bill is much tougher to avoid. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, only Banzai Bills can be seen. They burrow into Princess Peach's Castle and detonate with immense power.
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| ==Trivia==
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| *In the ''Super Mario World'' cartoon, Banzai Bills were renamed Magnum Bills, which is a possible combination of the names Bullet Bill and '''Magnum Killer''', which is the Japanese name of Banzai Bills.
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| *Even though ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' recognizes that there are only Banzai Bills in the game, the trophy is labeled as "Bullet Bill".
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| *Enemies named Banzai Bills appeared in the game ''[[Hotel Mario]]''. However, these bullets were not giant, and behaved just like Bullet Bills, instead of the Banzai Bills from other games.
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| *In ''"Kirby Super Star Ultra"'', the boss Kabula (a giant airship with an evil smile and eyes painted on the hull) will sometimes fire a round of 3 to 4 giant missiles with evil smiles on them at once when her health is half-gone. These bullets look a lot like Banzai Bills and her face itself slightly resembles a Banzai Bill.
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| ==Names in Other Languages==
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| |Ger=Riesen-Kugelwilli<ref>[[Club Nintendo]] 4/1992, p. 8</ref>
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| |GerM="Giant Bullet Bill" (literally "Giant Bullet Willi", ''Willi'' being the German equivalent of the name Bill)
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| |FraE=Bill Bourrin
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| |FraEM=Brutal Bill, a "bourrin" being someone brutal.
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| }}
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| ==References==
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