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|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])

|variants=[[Air Cannon]]<br>[[B. Bill Blaster]]<br>[[Banzai Bill Cannon]]<br>[[Bill Blaster Turret]]<br>[[Blaster]]<br>[[Bull's-Eye Blaster]]<br>[[Gold Bill Blaster]]<br>[[Torpedo Base]]

|comparable=[[Burner]]<br>[[Cannon]]

A '''Bill Blaster''', originally known as a '''Turtle Cannon'''<ref>Hiroo Tochikubo, ''[[How to win at Super Mario Bros.]]'', Tokuma Shoten, 1987, ISBN 4-19-720003-XC. Page 14.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 9. "''Turtle Cannons relentlessly fire this living, deadly projectile at Mario.''"</ref> and also referred to as a '''Bullet Bill Cannon''',<ref>M. Arakawa. ''NES Game Atlas'' Page 35. "''If you stay close to pipes with Piranha Flowers inside, they won’t come out. Likewise, Bullet Bill Cannons won't fire if you’re near.''"</ref> simply '''Cannon''',<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 167.</ref> or '''Bullet Bill Launcher''',<ref>''[[Prima Games|Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide]]'', ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island'' Confidential Information Tab.</ref> is a black cannon that fires [[Bullet Bill]]s from either side. Bill Blasters are usually used as defense emplacements in [[fortress]]es and [[castle]]s. While some Bill Blasters are pure black, others have a design (usually a skull icon) emblazoned on their sides.

Bill Blasters are immobile and usually indestructible, as they are commonly part of the environment. Although they cannot move around, some Bill Blasters in more recent games have been shown to be able to rotate, like a turret. However, recent games in the series have made Bill Blasters enemies that are capable of being defeated. Due to their nature, they are usually paired with Bullet Bills as their main attack.

Turtle Cannons appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They first appear on [[Larry]]'s [[Airship]] along with [[Cannon]]s. They are also invincible. They appear numerous times on all airships, tanks, and boats. Some fire [[Bull's-Eye Bill|Missile Bill]]s.

In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', Turtle Cannons can be found in the [[Sunken Ghost Ship]] and [[Outrageous]]. This game also introduces the [[Torpedo Base]], which shoots [[Torpedo Ted]]s.

[[File:SML2BillBlaster.png|left|frame]]In ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', Turtle Cannons can be seen in some levels of [[Mario Zone]]. In this game, they appear more box-shaped, but still fire [[Bullet Bill]]s at a periodic rate.

[[File:Bullet Bill SM64.png|thumb|left|A Turtle Cannon as it appears in ''Super Mario 64'']]

A single Turtle Cannon appears in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', and a few more appear in its remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. This Turtle Cannon is found on the top of the tower in [[Whomp's Fortress]] after the player defeats the [[Whomp King]]. It looks drastically different from its previous appearances, more resembling a simple gray box with a hole for launching Bullet Bills rather than an actual cannon. This is the only game in which Mario can force a Turtle Cannon to fire; it will do so if he performs a [[Ground Pound|Pound the Ground]] attack on top of it. In the [[Nintendo DS|DS]] remake, another of these cannons can be found in Whomp's Fortress in the new area surrounding the fortress, after a large gap, and more can be found in [[Dire, Dire Docks]] before the player completes [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]]. The ability to force out a Bullet Bill via a Pound the Ground attack has been removed, and Turtle Cannons can now be destroyed using a [[Super Mushroom|mushroom]].

In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', Bill Blasters appear in many of the game's levels. They are often found on planets or other areas where various items are trapped in cages, where [[Mario]] must lure a [[Bullet Bill]] from the Bill Blaster to the cage or cages in order to access what is inside. Their appearance here is more typical of a cannon and noticeably lacks the familiar skull icon. The Bullet Bills they shoot out will home in on Mario upon becoming aware of his presence. Some Bill Blasters can be destroyed by luring the Bullet Bill back. Others are too far into their base for one to reach.

Bill Blasters as well as [[Bill Blaster Turret]]s and [[Banzai Bill Cannon]]s reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and act the same as in ''New Super Mario Bros.''. Unlike in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', they are again invincible, as the [[Mega Mushroom]] is absent from the game.

Bill Blasters reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and act the same as in its predecessors. '''{{conjectural|Gold Bill Blasters}}''' are golden versions of a Bill Blaster that are created by a [[Gold Ring]], and fire [[Gold Bullet Bill]]s.

Bill Blasters and Bill Blaster Turrets reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', behaving the same way it did in previous games. This time, [[Roy Koopa]] utilizes a cannon in his boss battle. In the game's code, a [[List_of_New_Super_Mario_Bros._U_pre-release_and_unused_content#Unused_data|variant]] of the blaster that can stretch up and down appears.<ref> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAr7S85SsqU Glitches, Skips, and Broken Stuff in New Super Mario Bros. U] </ref>

[[File:Img mashiko 02.gif|thumb|left|[[Mary O]] hammering on a Bill Blaster]]

Bill Blasters can be destroyed by pounding them with a big [[Goomba's Shoe]]. The Goomba's Shoe can also pound the ground near a Bill Blaster to release two puffs of smoke on both sides of the shoe that will destroy the blaster on contact.

===''Yoshi'' franchise===

Bill Blasters return in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', although this time, like the Bullet Bills themselves, they are colored black like in the main ''Mario'' games. They appear in [[The Goonie Coast Isn't Clear!]], [[Welcome to Yoshi Tower!]], [[Bessie Bass's Battleship]], [[Return of the Moving Chomp Rock!]], [[Island of Peril]], [[Let There Be Light!]], and [[Superhard Acrobatics!]].

{{multiframe|[[File:YNI Bill Blaster 1.png|66px]] [[File:YNI Bill Blaster 2.png|70px]]|''Yoshi's New Island''}}

In ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', Bill Blasters, as well as the Bullet Bills they shoot, return retaining their appearance from the main ''Mario'' games. There are also Bill Blasters that have a cannon in only one side.

====''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''====

Bill Blasters return in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', acting the same as in previous games, except this time they are made of wool. If [[Yoshi]] throws a [[yarn ball]] at a Bill Blaster, it will get tied up and become temporarily deactivated.

The World 6 boss, [[Knot-Wing the Koopa]], launches Bullet Bills and [[Bull's-Eye Bill]]s from a Bill Blaster on his shell.

In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', three Bill Blasters appear under their current name in [[Koopa Bros. Fortress]] right before facing the [[Koopa Bros.]] themselves. They are considered separate enemies from the Bullet Bills they launch. They must be destroyed before [[Mario]] and his allies can end a battle and progress through the level. On the overworld, Bill Blasters fire Bullet Bills at Mario. If hit, Mario and his friends have to fight the Bullet Bills before continuing to the Bill Blaster.

====''Mario Kart DS''====

===''Mario's Time Machine''===

Two Turtle Cannons cameo in the NES release of ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'', aboard Ferdinand Magellan's ship in 1520. However, they do not fire, and as such are only there for aesthetic purposes.

Bill Blasters appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' as [[List of Smash Run enemies|Smash Run enemies]]. They sit in place, and do not move as they take damage. In addition to firing Bullet Bills, they may also fire other enemies, such as [[Koopa Troopa]]s or [[Shy Guy]]s.

===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' trophy===

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|align=left|''Usually a big cannon with a skull on it is a clear sign that it's time to flee. Running away isn't an option in the Super Mario series, though. It may be known as the Bill Blaster, but it can occasionally fire Koopas or Shy Guys instead. Take it out before it's out of ammo for more goodies!''

|align=left|''Usually, seeing a cannon with a skull on it would be your sign to run, and that's true in the Mario series as well...but with Bullet Bills speeding towards you, it's harder than it looks! Despite the name, they'll sometimes fire Koopas or Shy Guys in this game, just for variety. Take it down before it's out of ammo to get more goodies!''

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|Jap=キラーたいほう / キラー大砲<br>''Kirā Taihō''<br>キラー{{ruby|砲台|ほうだい}}<br>''Kirā Hōdai''<br>ほうだい<br>''Hōdai''

|JapM=Bullet Bill Cannon (''Paper Mario'' series; the former is from ''Mario Story'')<br><br>Bullet Bill Artillery<br><br>Artillery (''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga|Mario & Luigi RPG]]'')

|Fra=Bill Boum<br>Canon

|FraM=Bill Boom<br>Cannon

|SpaE=Cañón Bill

|SpaEM=Bill Cannon

|SpaA=Lanza Bill<br>Cañón Bill <small>(''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'', ''Super Mario Maker 2'')</small>

|SpaAM=Bill Shoot<br>Bill Cannon

|Ger=Willi-Blaster<br>Willi-Kanone

|GerM=Bill Blaster<br>Bill Cannon

|ItaM=Bill Cannon

|Kor=킬러대포<br>''Killeo Daepo''<br>발사대<br>

|KorM=Bullet Bill Cannon<br>

|ChiS=大炮<br>''Dàpào''<br>弹头杀手炮台<br>''Dàntóu Shāshǒu Pàotái''<br>炮弹刺客炮台<br>''Pàodàncìkè Pàotái''

|ChiSM=Cannon (''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'')<br><br><br>Bullet Bill Cannon; latter is since ''Super Mario Maker 2''<br><br>

|Jap=ギラーの発射台<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Land'' section, page 48.</ref>

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