Bombshell Bill
Bombshell Bills are the golden relatives of the Bullet Bill. Bombshell Bills are much stronger than Bullet Bills, and are positioned so as to guard extremely important areas, such as Bowser's Castle and the Palace of Shadow. However, they are instantly killed when they attack like a regular Bullet Bill even if they miss or are Superguarded. Bombshell Bills are fired by Bombshell Bill Blasters. Bombshell Bills appear in Paper Mario and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Like a Bullet Bill, touching a Bombshell Bill outside battle will cause Mario to get hit by the First Strike.
In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, the attacks Blazer (used by Blaster and Big Bertha) and Magnum (used exclusively by Smithy in his tank form) involve the firing of a golden Bullet Bill similar in appearance to Bombshell Bills.
A gold-colored Bullet Bill appeared in Super Mario Sunshine; however it is not necessarily related to the Bombshell Bills in the Paper Mario games. This type was identical to normal Bullet Bills, except for the fact that it left eight coins when defeated instead of two, and the great amount of damage they cause.
Profiles and statistics
| Paper Mario enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombshell Bill | |||||||||
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Max HP | 3 | Attack | 6 | Defense | 0 | |||
| Role | Common | Type | Hover | Level | 24 | ||||
| Strong | None | Weak | Fire (KO), Explosion (KO) | Moves | Sacrifice Slam (6, defeats Bombshell Bill) | ||||
| Sleep? | 0%, -1 | Dizzy? | 100%, 0 | Shock? | 0%, -1 | ||||
| Shrink? | 100%, 0 | Stop? | 0%, -2 | Fright? | 0% | ||||
| Air Lift? | 100% | Hurricane? | 95% | Coins | 0 + 0-3 | ||||
| Items | Super Shroom | Run | 39 | Location(s) | Bowser's Castle | ||||
| Tattle | This is a Bombshell Bill. Bombshell Bills have such beautiful gold casings! Of course, if you sit and admire 'em, you'll get hit. Max HP: 3, Attack Power: 6, Defense Power: 0 Pay attention to their HP, because their explosions get bigger as their HP drops. Let's take 'em out before they get near us! | ||||||||
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombshell Bill | ||||||||
| File:PM2 BSB.png | Max HP | 3 | Attack | 6 | Defense | 2 | ||
| Location(s) | Palace of Shadow | Role | Common | Level | 1 | |||
| Sleep? | 0% | Dizzy? | 100% | Confuse? | 40% | |||
| Tiny? | 85% | Stop? | 0% | Soft? | 95% | |||
| Burn? | 100% | Freeze? | 60% | Fright? | 0% | |||
| Gale Force? | 90% | KO? | 90% | Moves | Body Slam (6) | |||
| Exp. points | 0 | Coins | N/A | Items | Dried Shroom (drop only), Fire Flower (drop only), Fright Mask (drop only), Honey Syrup (drop only), Mushroom (drop only), POW Block (drop only), Tasty Tonic (drop only), Volt Shroom (drop only) | |||
| Tattle Log #: 94 |
Log | A souped-up Bullet Bill. It'll hit you hard if you don't take it out first. Its HP is low, so do it quickly! | ||||||
| Tattle | That's a Bombshell Bill. B. Bill Blasters shoot these things repeatedly. Max HP is 3, Attack is 6, and Defense is 2. Its Attack is high, but its HP is low, so take it out before it takes YOU out! Then again, if you focus on these guys, you'll never win. Smack that B. Bill Blaster! | |||||||
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スーパーキラー[1] Sūpā Kirā |
Super Killer | |
| Chinese | 炸弹头杀手[?] Zhàdàntóu Shāshǒu |
Bomb Head Killer | |
| German | Raketen Willi[?] | Rocket Bill | |
| Italian | Pallottolo Gold[?] | Bullet Gold | |
| Portuguese | Bombshell Bill[?] | - | |
| Spanish | Bill Bomba[?] | From Bill Bala (spanish Bullet Bill name) and bomba (bomb) |
Trivia
- Unused sprites for a similar golden Bullet Bill are present in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Its Bill Blaster would have been raised compared to its normal variant and have a longer attack charge animation.
References
- ^ Paper Mario: From Japanese to English. The Mushroom Kingdom. Retrieved on November 30, 2011.
