Sniper Bill

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Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Sniper Bill
Sprite of a Sniper Bill from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.
Location(s) Bowser's Castle
Level 32
HP 110
POW 108
DEF 110
SPEED 112
Experience 100
Coins 30
Item drop Ultra Syrup (20%)
Max Syrup (18%)
Max Syrup (60%)
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Fire Heal
Thunder Critical
Jump Normal
Hammer Normal
Stat down 30%
Dizzy 30%
Burn 0%
Speed down 30%
Superstar Saga enemy
Sniper Bill
A Sniper Bill in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Location(s) Bowser's Castle
Level 40 (33)
Role Common
HP 80
POW 120
Defense 145
Speed 110
Experience 80 (100)
Coins 10 (8)
Item drop Ultrasyrup Jar – 12.90%
Ultrasyrup Jar – 25.81% (32.26%)
More
Fire Heal
Thunder Critical
Jump Normal
Hammer Normal
Hand Normal
Stun? 30%
Burn? 0%
Stat down? 100%
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.

A Sniper Bill is a large, flexible Bullet Bill that appears in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. They wear brown fingerless gloves and wield Super Scopes, holding them in a manner akin to a sniper's positioning while wearing a grimace on their faces. Sniper Bills are found in Bowser's Castle, where they do not appear in the overworld, and are fought alongside Boos and Magikoopas.

Sniper Bills attack Mario and Luigi by firing smaller Bullet Bills from their Super Scope at the Bros., then flying at them like a regular Bullet Bill. If the scope on Mario or Luigi is small, the bullet hits before the Sniper Bill; if the scope is large, the Sniper Bill will hit first. The attack can be avoided and countered by jumping, though the Sniper Bill will take no damage if hit and simply "walk" back to its original position. They are healed by fire, but are weak to thunder.

A Sniper Bill and Magikoopa battle in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
A Sniper Bill and Magikoopa battle in the original game

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, they no longer have a mouth nor brown fingerless gloves, and more resemble a standard Bullet Bill. Their attack pattern remains the same as in the original, though they will now take damage if countered.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スナイパーキラー[?]
Sunaipā Kirā
Sniper Killer; "Killer" being what Bullet Bills are called in Japan.
Chinese 狙击弹头杀手[?]
Jūjī Dàntóu Shāshǒu
Snipe Bullet Bill
German Ultra-Willi[?] Ultra Bill
Italian Bill Cecchino[?] Sniper Bill
Spanish Bill Bala Experto[?] Expert Bullet Bill