King Bill
- This article is about the gigantic Bullet Bill variant. For the red Bomber Bill that originally had the same name, seeBull's-Eye Banzai.
| King Bill | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork fromNew 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 a giant variant ofBullet Bill that first appears inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii. They are the largest of all Bullet Bills, even being larger thanBomber Bills andBig Bullet Bills. They take up nearly the entirety of the screen's vertical space even after it has been zoomed out to accommodate them. They are gray with a large jovial grin as opposed to the menacing look of other Bullet Bills, and are relatively short lengthwise, much like the original sprites of Bullet Bills and Bomber Bills. Their eyes typically follow the movements of the player's character(s). Unlike the other varieties of Bullet Bills, King Bills are always fired from offscreen areas; although the sound effect for firing them can be heard, theblasters that launch them are never seen.
Alarger versionMedia:SMW KingsizedBanzaiBill.png of the Bomber Bill exists inprototypical data forSuper Mario World, and would have predated the King Bill had it been incorporated in the final game.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
There are a total of seven King Bills inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, all of them appearing exclusively inWorld 9-8. Incoming King Bills are signaled in the form ofcoins shaped like a bullet. King Bills are invincible and cannot be defeated, and touching a King Bill deals damage; they must be avoided by bouncing above them with clouds or avoiding their paths, though they can be removed from the screen by jumping on theflagpole. Having aStar prevents damage from a King Bill. King Bills destroy most other blocks in their path, such asEmpty Blocks,? Blocks, andBrick Blocks; one of theStar Coins in the stage can only be obtained after some King Bills have run through the stone blocks surrounding them.
Unused animation files found withinNew Super Mario Bros. Wii suggest King Bills wereoriginally going to be able to be defeated by another method, though it was later reused inNew Super Mario Bros. U andNew Super Luigi U, but only in the original iterations.
ThePrima Games guide for this game 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 toBanzai Bill[2] and itshoming variant.[3] This is not the case in later appearances.
New Super Mario Bros. U /New Super Luigi U /New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
King Bills reappear inNew Super Mario Bros. U, with five of them appearing solely in the levelFlight of the Para-Beetles. They retain most of their behavior fromNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, including the bullet-shaped groups of coins that signal them. However, King Bills are also enveloped in yellow flames similar to that ofMad Banzai Bills; they also move at a slower speed, and exclusively in the original iteration, can be defeated using theBoost Star inBoost Mode. InNew Super Luigi U, King Bills first appear atLarry's Trigger-Happy Castle, chasing after the player(s) as they head to the boss door; they are also seen inPara-Beetle Parade. Compared toNew Super Mario Bros. U, the King Bills inNew Super Luigi U move at a faster speed. InNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, King Bills retain their role from both games.
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition[edit]
King Bills are one of the various enemies that the player can come across inPuzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition. Their color has been changed to jet-black instead of dark gray in this game. Its main attribute is Dark, while its sub-attribute is Fire. 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 Active Skill can lower the defense of all enemies to 0 for one turn, while its Awoken Skill raises the ATK of the player's team members. 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 6Fire 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)
Gallery[edit]
Model fromNew Super Mario Bros. Wii
Model fromNew Super Mario Bros. U
Screenshot fromNew Super Mario Bros. U
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of theSuper Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due toconcerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キングキラー[4][5][6] Kingu Kirā | KingBullet Bill | |
| French | Roi Bill Balle[6][7][8] | King Bullet Bill | |
| German | König Kugelwilli[6] | King Bullet Bill | |
| König Willi[9] | King Bill | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | |
| Italian | Re Pallottolo Bill[6] | King Bullet Bill | |
| King Bill[10][11] | - | New Super Mario Bros. Wii,Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Spanish(Latin American) | Rey Bill Bala[7] | King Bullet Bill | |
| Spanish(European) | Rey Bill Bala[6] | King Bullet Bill | |
| Bill King[12] | King Bill | New Super Mario Bros. Wii |
References[edit]
- ^Bueno, Fernando (2009).New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-307-46592-4. Page 189.
- ^Bueno.New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 16, 138, 142.
- ^Bueno.New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 179.
- ^Ito, Shota, Tomomi Seki, Kei Narita, Izumi Sasaki, Ryosuke Ito, Mio Yuasa, and Masakazu Kodaira, editors (2009). 『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ・Ｗｉｉパーフェクトガイド』. Tokyo:Enterbrain (Japanese). ISBN978-4-04-726295-9. Page 29.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 144, 209.
- ^abcdeIn-game name displayed during battle inPuzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition. (Stored internally under
\Magnum\list\EU_[Language]\Cards.bin.) - ^abIn-game name displayed during battle inPuzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition. (Stored internally under
\Magnum\list\NA_[Language]\Cards.bin.) - ^Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros. Wii" inSuper Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon:Soleil Productions (French). ISBN978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 144.
- ^2011.New Super Mario Bros. Wii Official Sticker Collection (German Edition). Barcelona:E-max, EnterPLAY (German). Page 16.
- ^2011.New Super Mario Bros. Wii Album Ufficiale (Mysterics). Barcelona:Nintendo (Italian). Page 16.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018).Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan:Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 144, 209.
- ^2011.New Super Mario Bros. Wii Official Sticker Collection (Spanish Edition). Barcelona:E-max, EnterPLAY (European Spanish). Page 16.
