Banzai Bill

Banzai Bill
File:MarioSymbol.png Official artwork of Banzai Bill from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Universe	Mario
Debut	Super Mario World (1990)
Smash Bros. appearances	SSB Melee Brawl SSB4
Most recent non-Smash appearance	New Super Mario Bros. 2: Gold Edition (2014)
Console/platform of origin	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Species	Bullet Bill
Gender	Varies
Place of origin	Mushroom Kingdom
Article on Super Mario Wiki	Banzai Bill

Banzai Bill (マグナムキラー, Magnum Killer) is a character/weapon that is part of the Mario universe. They are larger versions of Bullet Bills but without white arms and hands, while having a mouth with a shark-like smile.

In Super Smash Bros.

Banzai Bills in Super Smash Bros.

In SSB, Banzai Bills are gold and are found as missiles that are fired from Master Hand when he uses his Finger Bullet move. He fires one set of two Banzai Bills when above 100 HP and three sets if below. Each bullet does 5% damage.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

The Banzai Bill on Princess Peach's Castle.

In the stage Princess Peach's Castle, Banzai Bills appear from the sky and will start flying towards the castle. The Banzai Bill will then burrow into a random wall of the castle. It will then start to flash, indicating that it is about to explode. When a Banzai Bill explodes, any character in the blast radius will take heavy damage and extreme knockback. Banzai Bill's explosion usually results in a One-hit KO. Also, the last hit of the explosion (without taking multiple hits) is avoidable by Di'ing at 0%. Any character who makes contact with a Banzai Bill before it explodes will take damage and light knockback.

Banzai Bills also appear occasionally in the background of the stage Yoshi's Island with their original 2D appearance from Super Mario World.

Trophy Description

Banzai Bill trophy from Melee.

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 then detonate with immense power.

• Super Mario World [8/91]

In early versions of Melee, the Banzai Bill trophy is named "Bullet Bill", and says "all Bullet Bills (in Melee) are extra large" instead of naming Banzai Bills at all; in reality, a Bullet Bill is a similar-looking, but unique enemy in the Mario series.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

2D Banzai Bills appear in the background of Yoshi's Island, like the original stage.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

File:Banzai Bill Smash Run.png

Banzai Bill in Smash Run.

In Smash Run

Banzai Bills appear as enemies in Smash Run in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. They chase the player, and can get stuck into the ground: if they are not destroyed in time they will explode, causing heavy damage and knockback to a nearby player.

In Smash Tour

A Banzai Bill can appear in/as a random event in Smash Tour in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. A warning appears at the beginning of the turn, and at the end a Banzai Bill hits the boards and explodes, dropping numerous stat boosts and launching any Miis caught in the blast.

Trophy Description

NA: A giant bullet-like menace from the Mario series. In Smash Run, they want nothing more than to blow up on you. If you trick them into crashing, they'll get stuck and blow up soon after. Beware that lethal blast radius! Beat one before it blows up to get a banzai bonanza of stats. Tricky, but well worth the effort!

PAL: A giant bullety menace from the Mario series. In Smash Run, they want nothing more than to blow up on you. If you trick them into crashing, they'll get stuck and blow up soon after. Their blast radius is lethal, so keep well back! Beat one before it blows up to get a banzai bonanza of stat boosts. Not easy, but well worth it!

Origin

The in-game sprite of Banzai Bill from Super Mario World.

Banzai Bills first appeared in Super Mario World. Unlike the smaller Bullet Bills they are not shot from Bill Blasters, and just appear in some places, moving slowly horizontally: they are shot from large cannons in later games. Like their smaller versions, they can be defeated by jumping on them.