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 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
Console/platform of origin	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Species	Bullet Bill
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.

Origin

Sprite 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. In later games, however, they are shot from large cannons. Like their smaller versions, they can be defeated by jumping on them.

In Super Smash Bros.

As an assist

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

As a stage hazard

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 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 character who makes contact with a Banzai Bill before it explodes will take light damage and 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

Banzai Bill trophy from Melee.

Banzai Bill

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.

• 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, Bullet Bills are similar-looking but different enemies.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Background element

Like in Melee, 2D Banzai Bills appear in the background of Yoshi's Island.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Background element

Like in Melee and Brawl, 2D Banzai Bills appear in the background of Yoshi's Island.

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 in Smash Run. Most of them 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 in 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 in Smash Tour. 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 for 3DS.

Banzai Bill's trophy in 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!

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. Players caught in the blast will be launched to another space.

: Super Mario World (08/1991)

: New Super Mario Bros. Wii (11/2009)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a stage element

Banzai Bills reappear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as stage hazards 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

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