- This article is about the super-sized Bullet Bill. For the red Banzai Bill that originally had the same name, see Bull's-Eye Banzai.
| King Bill |
A King Bill from New Super Mario Bros. Wii |
| First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) |
| Latest appearance | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019) |
| Variant of | Bullet Bill |
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King Bills are variants of Bullet Bills that first appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They are gray, with a 'goofy' grin as opposed to the Banzai Bill's menacing grin, and are the largest known Bullet Bills in the Mario franchise, dwarfing the second largest Bullet Bills, Banzai Bills, where they take up nearly the entire screen. Despite their size, they are relatively short lengthwise, similar to the original sprites of both Bullet Bills and Banzai Bills. Unlike the rest of the varieties of Bullet Bills, King Bills do not have their respective blaster shown onscreen, meaning that they are always fired from offscreen areas. When the King Bill spawns, players can see the King Bill's eyes following their character's movements.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
The first appearance of a King Bill
King Bill's model
There are a total of seven King Bills in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, all of them appearing exclusively in World 9-8. In the game, King Bills are invincible and unable to be beaten with any maneuver or item, including Stars, and can be avoided only by bouncing above them with clouds or avoiding their paths. The only way a King Bill can be defeated is by jumping on the flagpole. Landing on a King Bill will cause the player to take damage.
Incoming King Bills are signaled in the form of coins shaped like a bullet. They are also used to destroy stone blocks that wall off sections of the level. King Bills can also destroy most other blocks in the area, such as Empty Blocks, ? Blocks, and Brick Blocks. At the end of the level, a King Bill chases Mario, and he must get under it and reach the end-level flagpole.
Unused animation files found within New Super Mario Bros. Wii suggest King Bills were originally going to be able to be defeated by another method, though it was later reused in New Super Mario Bros. U.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
A King Bill in New Super Mario Bros. U
King Bills reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U and its re-master, making their only appearance in the level Flight of the Para-Beetles; only five King Bills appear in that level. They work like they did in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and are signaled in the same way. This time, however, the King Bills are enveloped in yellow flames similar to that of Mad Banzai Bills, they move at a slower speed, and they can be defeated using the Boost Star in Boost Mode.
New Super Luigi U[edit]
King Bills appear only in two levels in New Super Luigi U. They first appear at Larry's Trigger-Happy Castle, chasing after the players as they head to the boss door. Their second appearance is at Para-Beetle Parade. Compared to in New Super Mario Bros. U, the King Bills in New Super Luigi U move at a faster speed.
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition[edit]
A King Bill in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
King Bills make an appearance in the game, Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, serving as one of the various enemies that the player can come across. Its main attribute is Dark, while its sub-attribute is Fire.
The King Bill's skill can lower the defense of all enemies to 0 for one turn. Its Awoken Skill raises the ATK of the player's team members.
When fought as an enemy, the King Bill always starts off by delivering a first strike attack. It then attacks every two turns. When the King Bill does make a move, it might increase its ATK before attacking the player.
The King Bill's greatest stat is its ATK, while it has average HP, and an abysmal RCV.
The player can transform a Banzai Bill into a King Bill by giving it 6 Fire Flowers.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
- Trading Card description: 'Here comes king-sized destruction. King Bills are gigantic bullets that come flying across the screen destroying everything in their paths. They are totally invincible to any weapons or maneuvers used against them. The best plan is to stay out of their path. Star power will help keep Mario protected in case of a run in but it won't hurt King Bill.'
Card Number: 39 (Normal), F21 (Silver)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | キングキラー
Kingu Kirā | King Killer |
| French | Bill Burin | From Bill Balle ('Bullet Bill') and maybe burin ('chisel'). |
| German | König Kugelwilli | King Bullet Bill |
Trivia[edit]
- The Prima Games guide for New Super Mario Bros. Wii uses the term 'King Bill' as a catch-all for any large Bullet Bill variations, as in addition to this specific enemy[1], it was also applied to Banzai Bill[2] and its homing variant[3]. This is not the case in later appearances.
References[edit]
- ^Bueno, Fernando. New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 189.
- ^Bueno, Fernando. New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 16, 138, 142.
- ^Bueno, Fernando. New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 179.
| Bullet Bills and Bill Blasters |
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| Bullet Bill Types | Backwards Bill • Banzai Bill • Blazer • Bombshell Bill • Bouncing Bullet Bill • Bull's-Eye Banzai • Bull's-Eye Bill • Bullet Biff • Bullet Bill • Bullet Bill Patch • Cat Banzai Bill • Cat Bullet Bill • Glad Torpedo Ted • Gold Banzai Bill • Gold Bullet Bill • Guided Bullet Bill • King Bill • Mad Banzai Bill • Mad Bullet Bill • Magnum • Sniper Bill • Tail Bullet Bill • Targeting Ted • Torpedo Ted • Woollet Bill |
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| Bill Blaster Types | Air Cannon • B. Bill Blaster • Banzai Bill Cannon • Big Bertha • Bill Blaster • Bill Blaster Turret • Blaster • Bull's-Eye Blaster • Sergeant Guy Cannon • Sergeant Guy Cannon X • Torpedo Base • Torpedo Base (Targeting Ted) |
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| Characters | Big Bullet Bill • Bullet Bill |
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| Playable characters | Mario • Luigi • Blue Toad • Yellow Toad |
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| Supporting characters | Yoshi • Princess Peach • Toad |
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| Bosses | Bowser Jr. • Koopalings (Larry Koopa • Roy Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Ludwig von Koopa) • Magikoopa • Bowser |
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| Worlds | World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8 • World 9 • World Coin |
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| Items and objects | ? Block • ? Switch • 1-Up Mushroom • Arrow lift • Barrel • Berry • Blue Coin • Bolt Lift • Brick Block • Cog • Coin • Current • Donut Block • Fire Flower • Flagpole • Flip Panel • Flying ? Block • Frozen Coin • Glow Block • Hard Block • Hidden Block • Hidden Coin • Ice Block • Ice Flower • Ice Snake Block • Iron Block • Kōri Kabe • Light Block • Limited Lift • Midway point • Mini Mushroom • P Switch • Paddle wheel • Pendulum Platform • Penguin Suit • Pipe Cannon • Pole • POW Block • Propeller Block • Propeller Mushroom • Quicksand • Red ! Switch • Red Block • Red Coin • Red flag • Red Ring • RemoCon Clown • RemoCon Kanaami • Remote-Control Platform • Rolling log • Roulette Block • Sand Geyser • Scale Lift • Screwtop Lift • Screwtop Platform • Spin Kinoko Lift • Spine Coaster • Square cloud • Star • Star Coin • Stretch Block • Stretch Shroom • Super Mushroom • Swinging Hammer • Switch-shiki RemoCon Lift • Tilt Lift • Toad balloon • Trampoline • Turning Floor • Warp Cannon • Water Ball • Wind • Wobble Rock |
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| Enemies | Amp • Banzai Bill • Banzai Bill Cannon • Big Boo • Big Dry Bones • Big Fuzzy • Big Thwomp • Big Wiggler • Big Urchin • Bill Blaster • Bill Blaster Turret • Blooper • Blooper Baby • Blooper Nanny • Bob-omb • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Bramball • Broozer • Bulber • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Cannonball • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Cheep-Chomp • Circling Boo Buddies • Clampy • Climbing Koopa • Cooligan • Crowber • Deep-Cheep • Dry Bones • Eep Cheep • Fire Bro • Fire Snake • Flame Chomp • Foo • Fuzzy • Giant Cannonball • Giant Goomba • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Heavy Para-Beetle • Hefty Goomba • Huckit Crab • Ice Bro • Jellybeam • King Bill (World 9-3) • King Bill (World 9-8) • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Mechakoopa • Mega Cheep-Cheep • Mega Deep-Cheep • Mini Goomba • Missile Bill • Monty Mole • Muncher • Parabomb • Para-Beetle • Paragoomba • Piranha Flower • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Prickly Goomba • River Piranha Plant • Rocky Wrench • Scaredy Rat • Sledge Bro • Spike • Spike Top • Spiny • Spiny Cheep Cheep • Spiny Egg • Stalking Piranha Plant • Stone Spike • Super Piranha Plant • Swoop • Thwomp • Urchin • Venus Fire Trap • Wet Bone • Wiggler |
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| Obstacles | Ash • Ball 'N' Chain • Burner • Circus Ball • Fire Bar • Giant Spiked Ball • Huge Icicle • Icicle • Jumbo Ray • Lava Geyser • Obake Block • Obake Stand • Ring • Skewer • Spike Ball • Volcanic debris |
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| Minigames | 1-up Blast • Power-up Panels • Enemy Course |
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| Further information | Coin Battle • Glitches • Hint movies • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Staff • Trading cards |
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| New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe |
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| Playable characters | Mario* • Luigi • Yellow Toad • Blue Toad • Mii • Nabbit** • Toadette*** |
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| Supporting characters | Princess Peach • Toad • Green Yoshi • Baby Yoshi (Balloon Baby Yoshi • Bubble Baby Yoshi • Glowing Baby Yoshi) |
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| Bosses | Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Koopalings (Lemmy Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Larry Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Roy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa) • Boom Boom • Boss Sumo Bro • Magikoopa |
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| Worlds / Areas | Acorn Plains • Layer-Cake Desert • Sparkling Waters • Frosted Glacier • Soda Jungle • Rock-Candy Mines • Meringue Clouds • Peach's Castle • Superstar Road • Secret Island • Coin Courses* |
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| Items and objects | ! Switch • ? Block • ? Switch • 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moon • 3-Up Moon Block • Arrow lift • Bean Platform • Berry • Big Block • Blue Coin • Blue Ring** • Boost Block • Boost Star • Brick Block • Checkpoint Flag* • Coin • Coin Block • Cross Lift* • Donut Block • Fire Flower • Flying ? Block • Frozen Coin • Goal Pole (secret) • Goal ring* • Green Coin • Green Ring • Hidden Block • Hidden Coin • Ice Block • Ice Chunk* • Ice Flower • Iron Block • Leaf Platform • Light Block • Limited Lift • Luigi Block** • Mario Brothers Yuka • Mega ? Block • Mini Mushroom • Note Block • Nut • P Switch • P-Acorn • Paddle Platform* • Pendulum Platform • Penguin Suit • Pole • POW Block • Propeller Mushroom • Red Coin • Red Ring • Remote-Control Platform* • Rolling log* • Scale Platform • Screwtop Lift • Screwtop Platform • Seesaw Log Bridge • Seesaw Shroom* • Seesaw Shroom (blue)** • Skelefloor • Slide Lift* • Snake Block • Spin Kinoko Lift* • Spine Coaster • Star Lift • Stretch Shroom* • Super Acorn • Super Crown*** • Super Guide Block* • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Swinging Hammer • Switch-Lift** • Trampoline • Turning Floor • Water Ball* • Wobble Rock* • Yoshi egg |
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| Enemies and obstacles | Amp* • Banzai Bill • Banzai Bill Cannon • Big Amp* • Big Boo • Big Buzzy Beetle* • Big Cheep Cheep • Big Dry Bones • Big Deep Cheep** • Big Eep Cheep** • Big Fuzzy • Big Goomba • Big Koopa Troopa • Big Piranha Plant • Big Thwomp • Big Urchin • Big Venus Fire Trap** • Big Wiggler • Bill Blaster • Bill Blaster Turret • Blooper • Blooper Baby* • Blooper Nanny* • Bob-omb • Bomb • Bony Beetle • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Bowser Stunner • Bramball • Broozer • Bulber* • Bullet Bill • Burner • Buzzy Beetle • Cannon • Cannonball* • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Cheep Chomp • Circling Boo Buddies • Cooligan • Dai Gorō • Deep Cheep** • Dragoneel • Dragoneel (purple)* • Dry Bones • Eep Cheep • Energy ring • Fire Bro • Fire Snake • Fire Bar • Fire Piranha Plant • Fish Bone • Flame Chomp • Fliprus • Foo • Fuzzy • Giant Cannonball • Goomba • Goomba (balloon)* • Goombrat • Grrrol • Hammer Bro • Heavy Para-Beetle • Hefty Goomba • Huckit Crab • Huge Fire Bar • Huge Icicle • Ice Bro • Ice Piranha Plant • Icicle • Jellybeam* • King Bill • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Lava Geyser* • Magmaargh • Magmaw • Mecha Cheep* • Mecha Hand • Mechakoopa • Meteor • Mini Goomba • Missile Bill • Monty Mole • Muncher • Nabbit • Obake Block • Para-Beetle • Parabomb • Paragoomba* • Paratroopa • Piranha Plant • Piranha Pod • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Prickly Goomba • River Piranha Plant • Rocky Wrench* • Rubber ball • Scaredy Rat* • Skewer • Sledge Bro • Spike • Spike Ball • Spike Top • Spinner • Spiny • Spiny Cheep Cheep • Spiny Egg • Stalking Piranha Plant • Stone Spike • Sumo Bro • Swoop* • Targeting Ted • Thwimp* • Thwomp • Torpedo Base* • Torpedo Ted • Torpedo Base (Targeting Ted) • Urchin • Waddlewing • Wiggler |
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| Others | Ash • Current • Lava • Poison • Quicksand • Sand Geyser • Stone-Eye • Water Geyser |
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| Game modes | Boost Mode • Challenge Mode* • Boost Rush* • Coin Battle* |
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| Further info | Gallery (New Super Mario Bros. U • New Super Luigi U) • Glitches • Media • New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U • Pre-release and unused content • Staff (New Super Mario Bros. U • New Super Luigi U • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe) |
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| * Exclusive to New Super Mario Bros. U. • ** Exclusive to New Super Luigi U. • *** Exclusive to New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. |
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| Characters | Mario • Luigi • Toad • Princess Peach • Yoshi • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Kamek • Tamadra • Rosalina |
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| Worlds | World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8 • ★World 1 • ★World 2 • ★World 3 • ★World 4 • ★World 5 • ★World 6 • ★World 7 • ★World 8 |
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| Leaders | Bee Luigi • Bee Mario • Boo Luigi • Boo Mario • Boomerang Luigi • Boomerang Mario • Cat Luigi • Cat Mario • Double Luigi • Double Mario • Fire Luigi • Fire Mario • Flying Squirrel Luigi • Flying Squirrel Mario • Fox Luigi • Gold Luigi • Gold Mario • Ice Luigi • Ice Mario • Metal Luigi • Metal Mario • Penguin Luigi • Penguin Mario • Raccoon Mario • Rock Luigi • Rock Mario • Small Luigi • Small Mario • Statue Luigi • Statue Mario • Super Luigi • Super Mario |
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| Helpers | Blue Toad • Bowser • Bowser the Koopa King • Dry Bowser • Green Toad • Green Winged Yoshi • Green Yoshi • Light-blue Winged Yoshi • Light-blue Yoshi • Peach • Purple Toad • Purple Winged Yoshi • Purple Yoshi • Red Toad • Red Winged Yoshi • Red Yoshi • Rosalina • Super Peach • Super Rosalina • Yellow Toad • Yellow Winged Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi |
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| Major bosses | Larry Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Wendy O. Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Roy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Bowser Jr. • Bowser • Dry Bowser |
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| Generic bosses | 2-Goomba Tower • 3-Goomba Tower • Big Yellow Koopa Paratroopa • Blooper & Cheep Cheep • Blooper & Cheep Cheeps • Blooper Nanny & Babies • Bob-omb & Lakitu • Boo Crew • Boo Trio • Boom Boom • Bullet Bill & Goomba • Bullet Bill & Goombas • Chain Chomp & Flame Chomp • Double Lakitu • Flutter & Flame Chomp • Petey Piranha • Sledge Bro • Spiny Egg & Lakitu • Whomp & Boos • Wiggler & Flame Chomp |
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| Enemies | Banzai Bill • Big Bone Piranha Plant • Big Bony Beetle • Big Cheep Cheep • Big Koopa Paratroopa • Big Paragoomba • Big Thwomp • Big Whomp • Blooper • Blooper Baby • Blue Magikoopa • Bob-omb • Bone Piranha Plant • Bony Beetle • Boo • Boo Crew • Boomerang Bro • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Coin Coffer • Dry Bones • Fire Bro • Fire Piranha Plant • Flame Chomp • Gold Goomba • Gold Goomba Tower • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Green Magikoopa • Hammer Bro • Heavy Para-Beetle • Ice Bro • King Bill • King Coin Coffer • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Para-Beetle • Paragoomba • Piranha Plant • Purple Magikoopa • Red Magikoopa • Sledge Bro • Spiny • Thwimp • Thwomp • Whomp • Wiggler • Yellow Magikoopa |
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| Transformation items | Boo Coin • Boo Mushroom • Cheep Cheep Coin • Fire Flower • Flame Chomp Coin • Goomba Coin • Ice Flower • Lakitu Coin • P-Wing • Poison Mushroom • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom |
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| Skill items | Comet Medal • Grand Comet Medal • Fruit • Rare Fruit • Gold Mushroom • Grand Gold Mushroom • Green Star Coin • Grand Green Star Coin • Spiky Shell • Grand Spiky Shell • Star Coin • Grand Star Coin • Super Star • Grand Super Star |
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| Other items | 1-Up Mushroom • ? Block • Baddie Block • Coin • Orb • Star Gem |
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| Status effects | Bind • Blind • DEF-Up • DEF-Down • Poison • POW-Up |
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| Course information | Course maps • Course types • Secret exits |
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| Teammate information | List of characters • Maximum statistics • Plus bonuses • Skill upgrades |
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| Miscellaneous | ? Block items • Damage calculations • Enemy Skills • Gallery • Item drops • Media • Quotes • Score Attack • Staff |
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