Banzai Bill

Banzai Bill
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 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024, reference)
Console/platform of origin	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Species	Bullet Bill
Place of origin	Mushroom Kingdom
Article on Super Mario Wiki	Bomber Bill

Banzai Bills (マグナムキラー, Magnum Killer) are enemies from the Mario series.

Origin

Sprite from Super Mario World.

Banzai Bills first debuted in Super Mario World as recurring enemies, and has become recurring enemies in later Mario games. They are larger versions of Bullet Bills with a shark-tooth smile and lack of white arms and hands.

In their earlier appearances, Banzai Bills are fired from offscreen and move towards the player in a straight line, unlike how Bullet Bills are shot from Bill Blasters. In later games, however, they are shot from large cannons. Similar to the Bullet bills, they can be easily defeated by jumping on them.

In Super Smash Bros.

As an assist

Banzai Bills in Super Smash Bros.

In Super Smash Bros., golden Banzai Bills appear as part of Master Hand's Finger Bullet move, which deals 5% damage each. If Master Hand's HP is 100 or above, he will fire one set of Banzai Bills, if his HP is below 100 he will fire three sets.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

As a background character

Banzai Bill in Yoshi's Island

Banzai Bills occasionally appear in their original forms as background characters in the Yoshi's Island stage.

As a stage hazard

Banzai Bill in Princess Peach's Castle in Melee.

Banzai Bills appear as a stage hazard in the Princess Peach's Castle stage.

Banzai Bills will appear from beyond the blast line and start flying towards the castle. It will then burrow into a random wall where it will start to flash, indicating that it is about to explode. When it explodes, any fighter caught in its blast radius will take heavy damage and extreme knockback. The explosion involves numerous small hits before finally resulting in one final blow that causes a one-hit KO, though it is possible to DI out of the explosion before the final, fatal blow. Any fighter who makes contact with a Banzai Bill before it explodes will take light damage and knockback.

Trophy

In the 1.0 and 1.01 versions of Melee, the Banzai Bill trophy is named "Bullet Bill", and says "In Super Smash Bros. Melee, all Bullet Bills are extra large" instead of naming Banzai Bills at all; in reality, Bullet Bills are similar-looking but different enemies. In the 1.02 NTSC and PAL version, Banzai Bills are named. The game it is listed as first appearing in is also that of the Bullet Bill (Super Mario Bros.), however Banzai Bills first appeared in Super Mario World—this was not corrected in later versions.

Banzai Bill's trophy in Melee

Banzai Bill

(1.0 & 1.01 NTSC) 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 rare giant one is much tougher to avoid. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, all Bullet Bills are extra large. They burrow into Princess Peach's castle and then detonate with immense power.

(1.02 NTSC) Once they're fired from cannons, Bullet Bills fly on straight paths. In great numbers, they're a nightmare; while Mario can stop most with a single jump, the rare giant Banzai Bill is much tougher to avoid. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, all Bullet Bills are Banzai Bills. They burrow into Princess Peach's castle and then detonate with immense power.

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 Bros. (10/85)

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

As a background character

Banzai Bills return in their original forms as background characters in the Yoshi's Island stage.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

As a background character

Banzai Bills return in their original forms as background characters in the Yoshi's Island stage.

In Smash Run

A Banzai Bill stuck in a wall and about to explode.

A Banzai Bill in Smash Run.

Banzai Bills appear as enemies. Most of the Banzai Bills chase the player, rotating to follow them, though some of them simply fly horizontally. After a while, homing Banzai Bills speed up and fly in a single direction. They do 6% damage on contact, 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.

Banzai Bills appear as part of the Mario-themed Vs. Enemy Team final battle.

In Smash Tour

A Banzai Bill can appear as a random event. A warning appears at the beginning of the turn, and at the end a Banzai Bill hits the board and explodes, dropping numerous stat boosts and launching any Miis caught in the blast.

Trophy

The Banzai Bill trophy appears in both versions of the game.

Banzai Bill's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Banzai Bill's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Banzai Bill

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!

This giant bullety menace from the Mario series might look tough, but one jump is typically all it takes to deal with it! In Smash Tour, a Banzai Bill will sometimes charge into a space and explode, destroying any items there. Players caught in the blast will be launched to another space.

: Super Mario World (08/1991)

: New Super Mario Bros. Wii (11/2009)

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!

This giant bullety menace from the Mario series might look tough, but one jump is typically all it takes to deal with it! In Smash Tour, a Banzai Bill will sometimes charge into a space and explode, destroying any items there. Any players caught in the blast will be launched to another space.

: Super Mario World (04/1992)

: New Super Mario Bros. Wii (11/2009)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a background character

Banzai Bills return in their original forms as background characters in the Yoshi's Island stage.

As a stage hazard

Banzai Bill in Princess Peach's Castle in Ultimate.

Banzai Bills return as a stage hazard on the returning Princess Peach's Castle stage. While their behavior appears to be unchanged from Melee, their appearance has been changed to match more recent Mario games.

Spirit

Banzai Bill also appears as an Advanced-class primary spirit. It can be obtained by enhancing the Bullet Bill spirit at level 99.

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Slots	Base	Max	Base	Max	Base	Max	Ability	Series
42		Banzai Bill		★★	1	1862	7475	1173	4708	618	2480	Impact Run	Super Mario Series

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	マグナムキラー, Magunamu Kirā
English	Banzai Bill
French (PAL)	Bill Bourrin
French (NTSC)	Bill Banzaï
German	Riesen-Kugelwilli Banzai Bill ()
Spanish	Bill Banzai
Italian	Banzai Bill
Chinese	大炮弹刺客, Dà Pàodàncìkè
Korean	매그넘킬러, Maegeuneom Killeo
Dutch	Banzai Bill
Russian	Билл-банзай
Portuguese	Bill Banzai