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|image=[[File:Hammer Bro-NSMBU.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Hammer Bro from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|image=[[File:NSMBU Hammer Bro Artwork.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
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|derived_species=[[Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother]]<br>[[Boomerang Bro]]<br>[[Business Bro]]<br>[[Calm Hammer Bro]]<br>[[Chariot Bro]]<br>[[Chomp Bro]]<br>[[Dark Hammer Bro]]<br>[[Fire Bro]]<br>[[Gold Bro]]<br>[[Ice Bro]]<br>[[Juggler Bro]]<br>[[Limbo Bro]]<br>[[Paper Hammer Bro]]<br>[[Sledge Bro]]<br>[[Small Hammer Bro]]<br>[[Sumo Bro]]<br>[[Yo Bro]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]])
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|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|notable=[[Army Hammer Bro]]<br>[[Border Bro]]s.<br>[[Dr. Topper]]<br>[[Hamma, Bamma, and Flare#Hamma Jamma|Hamma Jamma]]<br>[[List of implied characters#Hamma Jamma's father|Hamma Jamma's Father]]<br>[[List of implied characters#Hamma Jamma's grandfather|Hamma Jamma's Grandfather]]<br>[[Hammer Bro Captain]]<br>[[Hammer Bro (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time)|Hammer Bros.]]<br>[[Mr. Hammer]]<br>[[Ojīsan and Obāsan]]<br>[[Pentabros]]<br>[[Spiked Koopa]]
|latest_portrayal=[[Motoki Takagi]] ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]]–present)
|latest_appearance=''[[Dr. Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
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|variants=[[Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother]]<br>[[Boomerang Bro]]<br>[[Business Bro]]<br>[[Calm Hammer Bro]]<br>[[Chariot Bro]]<br>[[Chomp Bro]]<br>[[Dark Hammer Bro]]<br>[[Fire Bro]]<br>[[Glohm Hammer Bro]]<br>[[Gold Bro]]<br>[[Ice Bro]]<br>[[Juggler Bro]]<br>[[Limbo Bro]]<br>[[Paper Hammer Bro]]<br>[[Sledge Bro]]<br>[[Small Hammer Bro]]<br>[[Yo Bro]]
{{quote|HEY! Are [[Mario|YOU]] lookin' at me? My [[hammer]] and I don't like you! Now ya got my hammer angry! Ya shouldn't have done that!|Hammer Bro|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}
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'''Hammer Bros.''' (or '''Hammer Brothers'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 41.</ref>, sometimes spelled "'''Hammer Bros'''") are [[Koopa (species)|Koopas]] that stand upright and throw [[hammer]]s at the player. They first appeared in the game ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' They have bigger shells than normal [[Koopa Troopa]]s and wear helmets. Hammer Bros. have several times been described as elite members of [[Bowser]]'s [[Koopa Troop]]. They were originally designed by Kazuaki Morita<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/iwata/iwata_asks_-_zelda_handheld_history_15603_15604.html Iwata Asks - Zelda Handheld History]</ref>.
|notable=[[Army Hammer Bro]]<br>[[Border Bro]]s.<br>[[Dr. Topper]]<br>[[Hamma Jamma]]<br>[[List of implied characters#Hamma Jamma's father|Hamma Jamma's Father]]<br>[[List of implied characters#Hamma Jamma's grandfather|Hamma Jamma's Grandfather]]<br>[[Hammer Bro captain]]<br>[[Mr. Hammer]]<br>[[Ojīsan and Obāsan]]<br>[[Pentabros]]<br>[[Spiked Koopa]]
 
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{{quote|Our [[hammer]]s fly high! Our hammers fly fast! And sometimes our hammers even hit something!|[[Hammer Bro]]s.|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''}}
'''Hammer Bros''' (also known as '''Hammer Brothers'''<ref>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=41|date=1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' Player's Guide|page=9|date=1993|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> and sometimes formatted with a full stop in older material) are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' These [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]s stand upright and throw [[hammer]]s at targets. They wear helmets that usually match the color of their shell. Hammer Bros. have several times been described as elite members of [[Bowser]]'s [[Bowser's Minions|Koopa Troop]]. They were originally designed by Kazuaki Morita.<ref>{{cite|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/ds/zelda/1/0/|title=Iwata Asks - Volume 2 : The History of Handheld The Legend of Zelda Games|publisher=Nintendo|archive=web.archive.org/web/20220720191834/https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/ds/zelda/1/0|accessdate=May 14, 2024}}</ref>
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros.''====
====''Super Mario Bros.'' / ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''====
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Hammer Brothers appear in ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''. A total of 20 is encountered in the former game, mostly in pairs, including a pair in [[World 3-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 3-1]], two pairs in [[World 5-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-2]], two pairs in [[World 7-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-1]], one in [[World 7-4 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-4]] that is [[Impostor Bowser|disguised as Bowser]], eight in [[World 8-3 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-3]], and one in [[World 8-4 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-4]] before the true [[Bowser]]. Hammer Brothers throw claw hammers, which always face left and rotate counterclockwise, and jump between the ground and one or two rows of [[Brick Block]]s. Hammer Brothers give 1,000 points when defeated, either from a [[stomp]], being hit from beneath the block they are on, being hit by a [[Koopa Shell|shell]] or a [[fireball]], or contact with [[Invincible Mario]]. A Hammer Brother starts chasing the player character if it is onscreen for about 50 seconds, though Hammer Bros. in ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' begin chasing the player more evidently from [[World 7-1 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 7-1]] onwards, and they are encountered underwater in [[World 9-1 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 9-1]], sporting a gray depiction in the [[Family Computer Disk System]] release because of the underwater palette. In the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' release of both games, the hammers thrown by Hammer Brothers are done slightly slower, fly on a larger curve, and make a whistling sound.
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Hammer Brothers made their debut appearance in [[World 3-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 3-1]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. More often than not they are encountered in pairs, attacking Mario by tossing hammers and jumping between rows of [[Brick Block]]s. The player can defeat them by running into them while [[Invincible Mario|invincible]], shooting [[fireball]]s at them, hitting/breaking the Brick Blocks directly underneath them, or jumping on their heads, or avoid them by simply running past them while they are mid-jump. If a Hammer Brother is onscreen for a certain amount of time without being defeated, it will start to chase after Mario. A Hammer Brother serves as the Bowser Impostor at the end of [[World 7-4 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 7's castle]]. Like the other impostors, its true identity will only be revealed if it is defeated by fireballs.
 
====''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''====
[[File:Hammerbrosmb2.png|thumb|upright=0.55|A Hammer Brother's artwork for ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''.]] Hammer Brothers return in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]].'' Here, they are more common than they are in ''Super Mario Bros.'' While they remained unchanged for the first six worlds of the game, starting at [[World 7 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 7]], the Hammer Brothers will always pursue [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]], instead of staying at one location. A few even appear in certain underwater levels. They first pursue the Mario Bros. in [[World 7-1 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 7-1]], and their first underwater appearance is in [[World 9-1 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 9-1]].


====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
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Hammer Brothers return in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Their design depicts them with more yellow skin, black helmets, black [[Buzzy Beetle]]-like shells, and throwing mallets instead. There are 19 Hammer Brothers in total, a majority appearing in [[Enemy Course]]s in [[Grass Land]], [[Water Land]], [[Sky Land]], and [[Ice Land]]; the first {{world-link|8|trap|World 8-Hand Traps#First Hand Trap}} is the only proper level to include them. Hammer Bros. and their varieties all share the same world map sprites in the [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] release. Under certain conditions, one of the Hammer Brothers is replaced by a [[Treasure Ship]]. Three more Hammer Brothers appear in [[World-e]] in the [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|handheld remake]]: In [[Bowser's Last Stand]], the first of three doors leads to a room with two Hammer Brothers; in [[Koopaling Confusion]], a Hammer Bro is at the start of the second section, stationed by two wooden platforms under the level's third [[Advance Coin]], Behaviorally, Hammer Brothers do not chase the player characters at all. They can be defeated from the same methods as before, in addition to a hammer from [[Hammer Mario]] or the tail of [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon]] or [[Tanooki Mario]]. Hammer Brothers have a point value of 100, unless they are [[stomp]]ed, giving 1,000 points instead. Variants debuting in the game include [[Boomerang Bro]]thers, which throw boomerangs; [[Fire Bro]]thers, which throw fireballs; [[Sledge Brother]]s, which are large and can create tremors upon landing. None of the variants jump between rows of blocks.
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Hammer Brothers are given bigger roles in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. In this game, they essentially do what they do in ''Super Mario Bros.'' Additionally, three new species appear: the rare [[Fire Bro]]thers, who spit fire in a manner similar to that of [[Fire Mario]], [[Boomerang Bro]]thers, whose thrown boomerangs will return to them, and [[Sledge Bro]]thers, who are huge and can pound the ground, temporarily immobilizing Mario or Luigi. Their hammers are mallets in this game as opposed to their previous appearances. Additionally, Hammer Brothers patrol the map screens. Touching one there will result in a battle with them. In [[Giant Land]], it appears that regular Hammer Brothers patrol the map, but if a player runs into one, a battle with a Sledge Brother is triggered instead. A similar effect happens in [[Desert Land]] where Hammer Brothers patrolled the map screen, but Mario and Luigi will battle with a Boomerang Brother (or a Fire Brother in the secret area) instead. This was changed in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', where the map icons in Desert Land were changed to reflect a Boomerang Brother and a Fire Brother, and the icon in Giant Land was changed to a green Hammer Brother (since Sledge Brothers are green in all versions of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''). A further change was made in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where the map icons in Giant Land were changed yet again to properly resemble a Sledge Brother.


Besides the enemy Hammer Brothers, it was [[List of Super Mario Bros. 3 pre-release and unused content|originally intended]] that there be a Hammer Brother that hosted a Dice game. This was implemented as late as testing, but was eventually cut.
A Hammer Bro was [[List of Super Mario Bros. 3 pre-release and unused content|originally planned]] to host a Dice game. This was implemented as late as testing, but was eventually cut.
 
The game also features a then new power-up, the [[Hammer Suit]]. This power up gives Mario or Luigi the ability to throw hammers like a Hammer Brother, taking out stronger enemies like Boos, Dry Bones, and even Thwomps. They can also crouch and become invulnerable to fire attacks.


====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:HammerBroSmallAni.gif|thumb|An [[Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother]] from ''Super Mario World''.]]
Hammer Brothers do not appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', though a variation of them named [[Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother]] does appear. Hammer Brothers were considered for inclusion during development.<ref>As can be seen on the {{file link|SMW Preliminary Sheets.jpg|preliminary sprite sheets for ''Super Mario World''}}, which feature the sprites of Hammer Brothers and Sledge Brothers.</ref>
Normal Hammer Brothers are absent from ''[[Super Mario World]]''; instead, two variations of them appear. One of these variations, the [[Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother]], is a stout Hammer Brother riding a winged platform. The other is the [[Sumo Bro]]ther, which can create thunderbolts that explode upon impact with the ground. However, Hammer Brothers and their ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' variations were considered in development.<ref>As can be seen on the {{media link|SMW Preliminary Sheets.jpg|preliminary sprite sheets for ''Super Mario World''}}, which feature the sprites of Hammer Brothers and [[Sledge Bro]]thers.</ref>


====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:NSMBHammerBro.png|frame|left]]
[[File:NSMBHammerBro.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', Hammer Bros. (along with their cousins the [[Sledge Bro]]s., [[Fire Bro]]s., and [[Boomerang Bro]]s.) appear once again as infrequent enemies. Hammer Bros. themselves appear only in one regular stage as enemies, [[World 2-4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-4]]. Like in ''Super Mario Bros.'', the Hammer Bros. of ''New Super Mario Bros.'' attack Mario or Luigi by hopping up and down in place on rows of brick blocks and lobbing their hammers. Starting in [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5]], Hammer Bros. begin appearing on the map in a method similar to ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', even dropping items when defeated. However, unlike in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', Mario is not forced to enter an [[Enemy Course]] when he touches them on a map, but rather have them appear within the level they are over on the map in Mario selects said level, akin to the red [[Flying ? Block]]s.
Hammer Bros. return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' They are designed after their look in ''Super Mario Bros.'', also throwing claw hammers as before. They are encountered only in [[World 2-4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-4]], where two are in an area with the third [[Star Coin]]. A similarity with Hammer Bros. as in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' is their appearance in [[Enemy Course]]s from [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5]] onwards, where defeating them causes a power-up item to appear.
 
Boomerang Bros. remain uncommon in the game, one found in [[World 2-5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-5]], and two found in [[World 7-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-3]], and [[World 8-7 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-7]]. Sledge Bros. in the game were once mistaken as [[Sumo Bro]]s., which are a different type of Hammer Bro only appearing in ''Super Mario World'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. This variety is even rarer, only appearing on World 8-7, and the Fire Bro, the rarest variety in the game, with the only two found in the same level.


====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:Hammerbro.png|frame|left]]
[[File:NSMBW Hammer Bro Render.png|frame|right]]
Hammer Bros. appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', along with [[Boomerang Bro]]s., [[Fire Bro]]s., [[Sledge Bro]]s., and a new variation called [[Ice Bro]]s., who can throw ice balls that freeze Mario. Hammer Bros. only appear in [[World 1-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1-3]]. [[Yoshi]] can catch their hammers with his tongue and spit them back at them, defeating them and causing them to release coins. However, Yoshi cannot eat a Hammer Bro itself, nor any variation of its species.
Hammer Bros. appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. Hammer Bros. are encountered in [[World 1-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1-3]] only; there are two individual ones and one pair of them. Hammer Bros. are the same as before. They cannot be eaten by [[Yoshi]], but he can catch their hammers with his tongue to spit it back at them. Besides Hammer Bros., the [[Boomerang Bro]]s., [[Fire Bro]]s., and [[Sledge Bro]]s. also return, and adds [[Ice Bro]]s., which throw [[Ice Ball]]s.
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====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:SMG Hammer Bro Model.png|thumb|left|upright=0.66|A Hammer Bro from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.]]
[[File:SMG2 Platform Planet.png|thumb|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', showing Hammer Bros. in [[Bowser's Galaxy Generator]]]]
Hammer Bros. and [[Boomerang Bro]]s. reappear in the [[Wii]] game ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', marking the first time that they are seen in a three-dimensional ''Mario'' game that is not a spin-off title. In this game, they are much larger than in their previous games. Yoshi can eat the Hammer Bros.' hammers and spit them out as weapons. Mario can defeat a Hammer Bro by [[Star Spin|spinning]] or jumping on him. The Hammer Bro will be knocked on its shell as a result, which leaves him vulnerable to the next attack; Mario can walk into him or jump on him to defeat him. They usually only appear in Bowser Jr. or Bowser galaxies. These include [[Bowser's Lava Lair]], [[Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet]], [[Bowser's Galaxy Generator]], and in the [[Grandmaster Galaxy]]. Though tough to do, a ground pound will also defeat them instantly.  
Hammer Bros. appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They are encountered in [[Bowser's Lava Lair]], [[Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet]], [[Bowser's Galaxy Generator]], and [[Grandmaster Galaxy]]. Hammer Bros. attack by throwing two hammers aimed at the player character, before leaping elsewhere and repeating. A Hammer Bro is spun out temporarily on its shell if the player character either [[Star Spin|spins]] at or stomps it, giving an opportunity to defeat it on contact; a Hammer Bro can also be defeated from a [[Ground Pound]] or if Yoshi spits one of its hammers at it. Boomerang Bros. also return.
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====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
Hammer Bros. appear along with [[Boomerang Bro]]s. in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. They act the same as in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', except they take one hit to defeat, and they reuse the Boomerang Bros.' voice from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. They mostly appear in castle levels. In [[Special 8-Bowser]], Hammer Bros. hold blue [[+ Clock]]s, and must be beaten to extend the level's short time limit.
Hammer Bros. return in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. They are encountered mostly in castle levels. Hammer Bros. behave identically as in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', though take only one hit to defeat and use the Boomerang Bros.' voice from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. Hammer Bros. with blue [[+ Clock]]s are encountered in [[Special 8-Bowser]]. Boomerang Bros. also return.


====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
[[File:Nsmb2_golden_hammer_bro.png‎|thumb|left|A Gold Bro in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''.]]
Hammer Bros. return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They appear only in [[World 2-2 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 2-2]], as well as four in the [[Third Course (Coin Challenge Pack A)|third course]] of Challenge Pack A, one at the start of the [[Second Course (Coin Challenge Pack B)|second course]] of Coin Challenge Pack B, fifteen in the [[First Course (Mystery Adventures Pack)|first course]] of the Mystery Adventures Pack, and four in the final section of the [[First Course (Impossible Pack)|first course]] of the Impossible Pack. Hammer Bros. act like they do in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', though the effects of the [[Gold Ring]] turn them into [[Gold Bro]]s., giving them coins to throw instead of hammers.
Hammer Bros. return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', having the same role as they did in previous games. Like every other enemy that's affected by the [[Gold Ring]], Hammer Bros. will become [[Gold Bro|gold]] and throw three [[Coin]]s each time instead of hammers while under the effect. Like in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', they appear in only one level, [[World 2-2 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 2-2]].


====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Hammer Bros. return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', having the same role as they did in previous games. In the main story like in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'', they only appear in one level, which is [[Rise of the Piranha Plants]]. However, they are also found in two [[Coin Courses]] in {{world-link|coin|1|World Coin-1 (New Super Mario Bros. U)}} and {{world-link|coin|2|World Coin-2 (New Super Mario Bros. U)}}, and also appear in several challenges. The sub-species of Hammer Bro called [[Sumo Bro]] that did not appear since ''[[Super Mario World]]'' also returns.
Hammer Bros. are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|their port]]. They are encountered in [[Rise of the Piranha Plants]] only in the former game and in [[Piranha Gardens]] and [[All Aboard!]] only, in addition to {{world-link|coin|1|World Coin-1 (New Super Mario Bros. U)}} and {{world-link|coin|2|World Coin-2 (New Super Mario Bros. U)}} in the [[Coin Courses]], plus other challenges. Hammer Bros. are the same as before.


====''New Super Luigi U''====
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
Hammer Bros. also appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', behaving exactly as in the previous games. They first appear in [[Piranha Gardens]] and later appear in [[All Aboard!]].
Hammer Bros. return in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its port]]. They behave like they do in ''Super Mario 3D Land'', but their hammers are thrown higher and closer to them, like in the 2D games of the ''Super Mario'' series. Boomerang Bros. and Fire Bros. also return, as well as cat variants in [[Lake Lapcat]] in ''[[Bowser's Fury]]''.


====''Super Mario 3D World''====
====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====
[[File:HammerBroSM3DW.png|thumb|A Hammer Bro from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''.]]
Hammer Bros. are course elements in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its port]], and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. They can be placed as enemies in any of the game styles, being given unique sprites for the ''[[Super Mario World]]'' style. Hammer Bros. can be eaten by Yoshi, unlike before, with a hammer being spit out afterward. Hammer Bros. with wings applied to them can jump higher. Besides Hammer Bros. are the returning [[Sledge Bro]]s. and [[Fire Bro]]s., with the latter being in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' game style of ''Super Mario Maker 2'' only.
Hammer Bros. reappear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' acting the same way as in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. However, their hammers are thrown higher and closer to them, like in the 2D games, rather than lower and farther.


====''Super Mario Maker'' series====
An [[List of Super Mario Maker pre-release and unused content|unused death animation]] for them in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style can be found in the files of ''Super Mario Maker''.
Hammer Bros. reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' as enemies that can be placed into levels. The Hammer Bro, along with the [[Sledge Bro]], have new sprites for ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Giving them wings will make them hop and jump higher.


====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
[[File:SMO E3 2017 screenshot 12.png|thumb|left|Two Hammer Bros. in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', one of which is controlled by Mario.]]
[[File:SMO E3 2017 screenshot 12.png|thumb|left|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', showing a regular and a captured Hammer Bro]]
Hammer Bros. appear along with Fire Bros. in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' as enemies found in the [[Cloud Kingdom]], [[Dark Side]], [[Metro Kingdom]], [[Luncheon Kingdom]] (where they don chef hats and throw frying pans instead of hammers), and [[Moon Kingdom]] (where they don white top hats). Mario can [[Capture]] a Hammer Bro by first removing their headwear with [[Cappy]], and then throwing Cappy at them a second time. As a Hammer Bro, Mario can use their weapons as an attack (as in his [[Hammer Mario|Hammer form]]), and in the Luncheon Kingdom, the frying pans can destroy blocks of cheese to reveal items hidden underneath. The game reveals that Hammer Bros. have blue spiky hair with yellow tips underneath their helmets, similar to that of a [[Chargin' Chuck]].
Hammer Bros. are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. They are revealed to have blue spiky hair with yellow tips. Hammer Bros. are encountered in the [[Dark Side]]; [[Metro Kingdom]]; [[Luncheon Kingdom]], wearing chef hats and throwing frying pans; and [[Moon Kingdom]], wearing white top hats. The ''Super Mario Bros.'' iteration of Hammer Bros. appear in some 8-bit segments in the [[Cloud Kingdom]] and Luncheon Kingdom. A Hammer Bro is vulnerable to being [[capture]]d if its headwear is removed by [[Cappy]]. As a Hammer Bro, Mario can throw hammers to attack, not unlike the Hammer Mario form, and can hit [[? Block]]s; a captured Hammer Bro in the Luncheon Kingdom can destroy blocks of cheese with its frying pans.
 
====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
Hammer Bros. reappear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. Like in the ''Super Mario Maker'' games, they can be eaten by Yoshi.


===''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!''===
===''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!''===
[[File:AnimeHammerBro.jpg|thumb|A Hammer Bro preparing to throw a hammer in ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!]]''
[[File:AnimeHammerBro.png|thumb|A Hammer Brother preparing to throw a hammer in ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]''
Although no Hammer Bros. appeared amongst Bowser's invasion force at the beginning of the ''Mario'' anime film ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'', an individual one does appear later. This Hammer Bro (which, depending on the selected scene, was depicted as both rather large and completely to-scale, likely due to mistakes) is assigned to guard a cave where a recurring pair of [[Goomba]]s trap Mario, Luigi, and [[Kibidango]]. However, Luigi (who was actually searching for [[Coin]]s at the time) is able to dig an escape tunnel, and they are able to escape from the Hammer Bro without being caught. but, in a last ditch attempt to retrieve the prisoners, the Hammer Bro throws hammers at a cliff that Mario, Luigi, and Kibidango are trekking across, and causes the top of the cliff that Kibidango and Mario are on to fall, smashing the area that the Hammer Bro is on and burying him beneath several rocks.
No Hammer Brothers are part of Bowser's invasion force at the start of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'', but one does appear later on. This Hammer Brother (which, depending on the selected scene, is inconsistently depicted as both rather large and completely to-scale) is assigned to guard a cave where a recurring pair of [[Goomba]]s trap Mario, Luigi, and [[Haru-ōji|Kibidango]]. However, Luigi (who was searching for [[coin]]s at the time) digs an escape tunnel, and they escape from the Hammer Bro without being caught. In a last-ditch attempt to retrieve the prisoners, the Hammer Bro throws hammers at a cliff that Mario, Luigi, and Kibidango are trekking across, and causes the top of the cliff that Kibidango and Mario are on to fall, smashing the area that the Hammer Bro is on and burying him beneath several rocks.


Robed, book-carrying Hammer Bros. are later seen acting as singers during Bowser and Peach's wedding towards the end of the film, and another Hammer Bro is seen applying makeup to Princess Peach for the said event.
Robed, book-carrying Hammer Brothers are later seen acting as singers during Bowser and Peach's wedding towards the end of the film, and another Hammer Brother is seen applying makeup to Princess Peach for the said event.


===''Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.''===
===''Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.''===
====''Super Mario Momotarō''====
====''Super Mario Momotarō''====
[[File:Mario riding.png|left|thumb|Ojīsan and Obāsan]]
[[File:Mario riding.png|left|thumb|Ojīsan and Obāsan]]
Hammer Bros. also appear in the [[Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.|''Super Mario'' anime series]]. In ''[[Super Mario Momotarō]]'', two elderly Hammer Bros. play the role as the adoptive parents of [[Mario]] and the grandparents of [[Princess Peach]], to the extent that they are called [[Ojīsan and Obāsan|''Ojīsan'' and ''Obāsan'']], the Japanese words for ''grandfather'' and ''grandmother''.
Hammer Bros. appear in the [[Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.|''Super Mario'' anime series]]. In ''[[Super Mario Momotarō]]'', two elderly Hammer Brothers play the role as the adoptive parents of [[Mario]] and the parents of [[Princess Peach]]. They are called [[Ojīsan and Obāsan|''Ojīsan'' and ''Obāsan'']], the Japanese words for ''grandfather'' and ''grandmother''.
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===DIC cartoons===
===DIC cartoons===
====''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''====
====''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''====
[[File:CartoonHammerBros.jpg|thumb|The Hammer Brothers from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode "[[The Trojan Koopa]]".]]
{{quote|We got a score to settle, sink wimps!”<br>“Yeah! It's plumber pummelin' time!|'''Hammer Brothers'''|"[[The Trojan Koopa]]"}}
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', Hammer Brothers first appeared in the episode "[[Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa...?]]" where two of them appear to attack Mario and Luigi when the two escape King Koopa's dungeon, only to accidentally hit each other on the head with their hammers instead. The second and last appearance of Hammer Brothers in the show was in the episode "[[The Trojan Koopa]]", where they appeared as main antagonists and act as guards of King Koopa's latest fortress.
[[File:HammerBrosTSMBSS.png|thumb|The Hammer Brothers from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode "The Trojan Koopa"]]
In the show, they look similar to the Troopas in the series, with the only differences being the helmets, hammers, and pinker faces.
Two twin Hammer Brothers<ref>{{cite|url=www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/super-mario-bros-show-ad-promo-mario-1999518618|title=''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' writer's bible|publisher=WorthPoint|language=en}}</ref> appear in the episodes "[[Do You Princess Toadstool Take this Koopa...?]]" and "[[The Trojan Koopa]]" of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' They resemble Koopa Troopas, but with pinker face, yellow spots, helmets, and hammers. The Hammer Brothers in "Do You Princess Toadstool Take this Koopa...?" accidentally hit each other on the head with their hammers while intending to target Mario and Luigi. The only episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' where Hammer Brothers have a speaking role is "The Trojan Koopa," where they are guards of King Koopa's island fortress.


====''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''====
In ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Hammer Brothers make minor appearances in a few episodes and their appearance changes once more, this time to better resemble their in-game appearances. Although Hammer Brothers didn't make many appearances, their larger counterparts, the Sledge Brothers, were quite prevalent.
[[File:Hammer Brothers in TAoSMB3.png||left|thumb|Two Hammer Brothers in the ''Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' episode "Oh, Brother!"]]
Hammer Brothers appear in the episodes "[[Oh, Brother!]]" and "[[Toddler Terrors of Time Travel]]" of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Their design was altered to resemble theirs in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Two Hammer Brothers in "Oh, Brother!" apprehend Mario after he is pulled into the dungeon. The Hammer Brothers in "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel" put onboard the [[Bowser's Airship|Doom Ship]]; one in particular struggles to carry the crate,<ref>{{cite|quote=I must be getting tired... This crate is 10 times as heavy as it was before!|author=Hammer Brother|title="Toddler Terrors of Time Travel" - ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''|publisher=DIC Entertainment|language=en-us|date=September 29, 1990}}</ref> contrary to one carrying four at once.  
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===Nintendo Comics System===
===Nintendo Comics System===
In [[Nintendo Comics System]], several Hammer Brothers appeared in the crowd of monsters chasing Mario in the story "[[The Fish That Should've Gotten Away]]". Several Hammer Brothers (although they did not wield any hammers) also appear to pester Toad, who had become a reporter, in the comic "[[The Kingdom Enquirer]]"; aside from these two appearances, Hammer Brothers also appeared in several of the false advertisements that were featured in the comics.
Hammer Brothers are antagonists in the stories "[[The Fish That Should've Gotten Away]]" and "[[The Kingdom Enquirer]]" of the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]''. In the former, Hammer Brothers are part of the crowd of monsters who chase [[Mario]], and in the latter, several Hammer Brothers bother [[Toad]] at one point.


===Nintendo Adventure Books===
===Nintendo Adventure Books===
In ''[[Koopa Capers]]'', two Hammer Brothers bring Luigi to Bowser after a [[magic carpet|flying carpet]] deposits him outside Bowser's Castle. If Luigi decides to look around the castle for clues pertaining to [[Wendy O. Koopa]]'s disappearance, Bowser tries to call in a Hammer Brother to act as an escort for him, but Luigi declines the offer.
A pair of Hammer Brothers bring Luigi to Bowser in ''[[Koopa Capers]]'' after a [[magic carpet|flying carpet]] deposits him outside Bowser's Castle. If Luigi decides to look around the castle for clues about [[Wendy|Wendy O. Koopa]]'s disappearance, Bowser tries to call in a Hammer Brother to act as an escort for him, but Luigi declines the offer.


While traveling through the [[Koopahari Desert]] in ''[[Pipe Down!]]'', the Mario Brothers bring up a previous close call with some Hammer Brothers during a past visit to the region.  
While traveling through the [[Koopahari Desert]] in ''[[Pipe Down!]]'', the Mario Brothers bring up a previous close call with some Hammer Brothers during a past visit to the region.  


In ''[[Dinosaur Dilemma]]'', two Hammer Brothers can be found sleeping in Bowser's Castle by Mario and Yoshi, and are woken up by their cuckoo clock as the two try to sneak out of the room. Depending on how the reader solves the accompanying puzzle, the Hammer Brothers will either knock the heroes out and make a meal out of them, or their hammer blows will keep missing, and weaken the floor to the point that they go falling through it while Mario and Yoshi escape.
In ''[[Dinosaur Dilemma]]'', two Hammer Brothers can be found sleeping in Bowser's Castle by Mario and Yoshi, and are woken up by their cuckoo clock as the two try to sneak out of the room. Depending on how the reader solves the accompanying puzzle, the Hammer Brothers either knock the heroes out and make a meal out of them, or their hammer blows keep missing, and weaken the floor to the point that they go falling through it while Mario and Yoshi escape.


In ''[[Flown the Koopa]]'', if the reader chooses to have Luigi be the head of a Brachiosaurus costume the Mario Brothers don, they will run into a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Depending on how the accompanying puzzle is solved, the T-Rex can turn out to be two disguised Hammer Brothers, who will see through the Mario Bros.' costume, use some rubber cement to seal them in it, and capture them with intent of making a meal out of the two.
In ''[[Flown the Koopa]]'', if the reader chooses to have Luigi be the head of a Brachiosaurus costume the Mario Brothers don, they run into a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Depending on how the accompanying puzzle is solved, the T-Rex can turn out to be two disguised Hammer Brothers, who see through the Mario Bros.' costume, use some rubber cement to seal them in it, and capture them with the intent of making a meal out of the two.


===''Mario the Juggler''===
===''Mario the Juggler''===
[[File:HeartBroPic2.png|right|thumb|100px|Artwork of a Hammer Bro in ''Mario the Juggler'']]
[[File:HeartBroPic2.png|thumb|100px|Artwork of a Hammer Bro in ''Mario the Juggler'']]
A Hammer Bro appears in ''[[Mario the Juggler]]'', where it only appears in Game B, as an enemy that throws Mario a [[heart]] to juggle. Periodically it will catch the heart and then toss it back at him.
A Hammer Bro appears in ''[[Mario the Juggler]]'', as an enemy exclusive to Game B that throws Mario a [[Heart (item)|heart]] to juggle. Periodically, it catches the heart and then tosses it back at him.


===''Yoshi's Safari''===
===''Yoshi's Safari''===
[[File:HammerBrosSafari.png|thumb|A Hammer Brother from ''Yoshi's Safari''.]]
[[File:HammerBrosSafari.png|thumb|left|Sprite from ''Yoshi's Safari'']]
In ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', Hammer Brothers, as well as Boomerang Brothers and Sledge Brothers, occasionally appear as mini-bosses; in this game, Hammer Brothers attack Mario and [[Yoshi]] by quickly throwing hammers at them, which need to be dodged or knocked away by a blast of Mario's [[Super Scope]]. After being blasted repeatedly by Mario's Super Scope, a Hammer Brother will be defeated.
Hammer Brothers are mini-bosses in ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''. They attack by throwing hammers, which can be countered using the [[Super Scope]]. A Hammer Brother takes several hits from the Super Scope to be defeated. Boomerang Brothers and Sledge Brothers also appear.


===''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''===
===''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''===
[[File:SpikedKoop.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|The Spiked Koopa, known as "Toge Bros." in Japanese.]]
Hammer Brothers do not appear in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'', though the [[Spiked Koopa]] boss has the Japanese name 「トゲブロス」 ''Toge Burosu'' ("Thorn Bros.") and wears a helmet vaguely like a Hammer Brother.
Though Hammer Brothers themselves did not make a direct appearance in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'', the [[Spiked Koopa]] boss has the Japanese name 「トゲブロス」 ''Toge Burosu'' ("Thorn Bros.") and wears a helmet vaguely like a Hammer Brother.
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===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
[[File:HammerBro SMRPG.png|thumb|A Hammer Bro, in ''Super Mario RPG''.]]
[[File:Hammer Bro SMRPG art.jpg|thumb|Artwork from ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'']]
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{{quote|HEY! Are [[Mario|YOU]] lookin' at me? My hammer and I don't like you! Now ya got my hammer angry! Ya shouldn't have done that!|Hammer Bro|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}
Hammer Bros. are enemies in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]]. They have large bodies and hammers made of wood. The remake updates them to use their common design while retaining elements such as the black coloring of their shells and helmets, as well as the wooden hammers they wield.


In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', Hammer Bros. are made fully different. Like their predecessors, these Hammer Bros. have yellow skin, however, instead of green shells with green armor, the Hammer Bros. have black shells with black armor, similar to ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Hammer Bros. Their hammers are now made of wood, and they are significantly larger than a normal Hammer Bro (but presumably not larger than a Sledge Bro). These Hammer Bros. also speak fondly of their hammers, as if their wooden weapons are sentient, living beings.
A Hammer Bro appears at the end of [[Mushroom Way]], and [[Mario]] must battle him to proceed to [[Toad Town|Mushroom Kingdom]]. If [[Toad]] has been previously rescued from [[Goomba]]s and [[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]s, the Hammer Bro also captures him in his rush to get to the castle, and needs to be saved by Mario. Although only one appears on the field, a second Hammers Bro appears in battle. During the battle, the Hammer Bros. pound Mario with their hammers, and occasionally use the special move [[Hammer Time]], throwing multiple hammers at him. When Mario defeats one of the brothers, the remaining brother uses the move [[Valor Up]] to increase his defense. When defeated, they yield a [[Flower Jar]], and leave a [[Hammer]] behind.


The Hammer Bros. appear at the end of [[Mushroom Way]], and [[Mario]] must battle them to proceed to [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]]. If [[Toad]] has been previously rescued from [[Goomba]]s and [[Koopa Paratroopa|Sky Troopa]]s, the Hammer Bros. will also capture him in his rush to get to the castle, and will need to be saved by Mario. During the battle, the Hammer Bros. pound Mario with their hammers, and even used the special move [[Hammer Time]], by throwing multiple hammers at him. When Mario defeats one of the brothers, the remaining brother uses the move [[Valor Up]] to increase his defense. When defeated, they yield a [[Flower Jar]].
Later in the game, a green-colored Hammer Bro named [[Dr. Topper]] appears in [[Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Keep]], which has been taken over by the [[Smithy Gang]]; Dr. Topper is not an enemy. Instead, he blocks Mario's progress through Bowser's Keep unless Mario solves his various puzzles and riddles.
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Later in the game, a single, green colored Hammer Bro named [[Dr. Topper]] appears in [[Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Keep]], which has been taken over by the [[Smithy Gang]]; Dr. Topper is not an enemy, per se, but he will block Mario's progress through Bowser's Keep, unless Mario solves his various puzzles and riddles.
===''Mario Party'' series===
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====''Mario Party''====
A Hammer Bro is a non-playable character in the minigame [[Hammer Drop]] in ''[[Mario Party]]''. This is the first time they are depicted wearing shoes. A Hammer Bro is seen riding a cloud, dropping [[coin]]s, [[coin bag]]s, and hammers.


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Mario Party 2''====
====''Super Smash Bros.''====
A Hammer Bro is a non-playable character in the minigame [[Deep Sea Salvage]] in ''[[Mario Party 2]]''. It is on the ship throwing [[coin]]s, [[coin bag]]s and [[mine]]s.
In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', Hammer Bros. occasionally appear in the background of the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros.)|Mushroom Kingdom]] stage.


====''Super Smash Bros. Melee''====
====''Mario Party 3''====
In the Nintendo GameCube game ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', Hammer Bros. have the same role that they had on this game's predecessor, appearing only in the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|Mushroom Kingdom]] stage background.
Hammer Bros. appear in the minigames [[Awful Tower]], [[Puddle Paddle]], and [[Parasol Plummet]] in ''[[Mario Party 3]]''. They throw [[Coin]]s and hammers.


====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
====''Mario Party 5''====
[[File:Hammer Bro Brawl artwork.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Artwork of a Hammer Bro. from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'']]
Hammer Bros. appear in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''. One is part of the [[Hammer Bro Orb]], which causes the victim to lose ten coins. One is the referee in the minigame [[Fight Cards]]. The game standardized their design.
A Hammer Bro appears as an [[Assist Trophy]] character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Once released from the Assist Trophy, the Hammer Bro will throw Hammers at the opponents, damaging them. The Hammer Bro is invincible, like most other Assist Trophy characters are.


Hammer Bros. also appear as enemies in the Subspace Emissary. One appears to have helped steal [[Donkey Kong]]'s vast horde of bananas and is targeted by Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. Hammer Bros. continue to work for Bowser, as stated on the website. Also, unlike the Assist Trophy Hammer Bros., these Hammer Bros. can be damaged and defeated.
====''Mario Party Advance''====
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[[File:MPA Hammer Bro Character Screenshot.png|thumb|left|A Hammer Bro in ''Mario Party Advance'']]
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Hammer Bro is a non-playable character in ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''. He is encountered at the [[Mushroom Field]]. Hammer Bro is a world-renowned hammer thrower and is fond of challenges.<ref>{{cite|author=In-game description|language=en|publisher=Nintendo|date=2005|title=''Mario Party Advance''|quote=A champion, through and through. Loves a good challenge}}</ref> When first visited, Hammer Bro asks the player what their reason is for visting.<ref>{{cite|quote=What brings you to the Hammer Camp?|author=Hammer Bro|date=2005|title=''Mario Party Advance''|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref> If questioned, Hammer Bro says that the Mushroom Field is for improving one's hammer throwing abilities,<ref>{{cite|quote=Every day, we work to improve our throws|author=Hammer Bro|title=''Mario Party Advance''|date=2005|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref> before boasting his skill at using hammers.<ref>{{cite|quote=Hammers are my life! I'm a hammer champ!|date=2005|language=en|author=Hammer Bro|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Mario Party Advance''}}</ref> Before the competition starts, Hammer Bro shows the player character how to throw a hammer. The Hammer Bro is impressed when the player manages to throw farther,<ref>{{cite|author=Hammer Bro|date=2005|title=''Mario Party Advance''|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|quote=Hey hey! You beat me! Not too shabby!}}</ref> and he gives them the [[Mini B-Ball]]. Besides the character, several Hammer Bros. appear in the background of [[Hammergeddon]].
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Hammer Bros. are the only characters to appear in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' as an Assist Trophy and as a Subspace Emissary enemy.
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====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''====
====''Mario Party 7''====
[[File:Hammer Bro 3DS.jpg|thumb|upright=1.34|left|A Hammer Bro in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''.]]
[[File:HammerSpammer.png|thumb|Two Hammer Bros. in [[Hammer Spammer]], a minigame in ''Mario Party 7'']]
[[File:Hammer Bro Wii U.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|A Hammer Bro in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''.]]
Hammer Bros. are obstacles in the minigame [[Hammer Spammer]] and a part of the Hammer Bro Orb in ''[[Mario Party 7]]''. The Hammer Bros. throw hammers from separate platforms throughout Hammer Spammer. The Hammer Bro of the Hammer Bro Orb acts the same, except the player character who placed it receives coins.
Hammer Bros. reprise their role as Assist Trophies in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]''. They once again attack by jumping and throwing hammers at players. However, this time the Hammer Bro can be attacked. After enough damage has been dealt, the Hammer Bro will flip upside-down and fall off-screen, similar to how they acted when defeated in ''Super Mario Bros.''


Hammer Bros. also appear as enemies in Smash Run mode in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''. They act just like their Assist Trophy counterparts, although defeating them in this mode causes them to bounce around rather than falling immediately off-screen.
====''Mario Party 8''====
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Hammer Bro is an unlockable playable character in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. He is unlocked by completing the [[Star Battle Arena]] in [[Bowser's Warped Orbit]] if he is the opponent selected by Bowser.


====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
====''Mario Party DS''====
[[File:Hammer Bro SSBU.png|thumb|right|150px|A Hammer Bro as an Assist Trophy]]
Hammer Bro is a boss in Story mode of ''[[Mario Party DS]]''. He is encountered in [[Toadette's Music Room]]. Hammer Bro is fought in the minigame [[Hammer Chime]] if the player is ranked the Super Star. Hammer Bro in Hammer Chime beats three drums before the first hit, four before the second, and five before the third, with the player attempting to copy each of them. Hammer is an obstacle on the board, hitting one of the big bongo drums if the player character lands on them, sending them flying.
Hammer Bro reappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as an [[Assist Trophy]]. He also appears as an Advanced-class Grab-type primary [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]], which also grants the user slightly increased jump height. In the corresponding spirit battle, the player has to fight [[Yoshi]] on the [[Golden Plains]] stage, with the Hammer Bro Assist Trophy appearing when the opponent is highly damaged.


The core extracted from a Hammer Bro spirit can be used with a Reporter & Wrestler core to summon [[wikirby:Masked Dedede|Masked Dedede]]'s spirit.
====''Mario Party 9''====
[[File:MP9 Hammer Bro Screenshot.png|thumb|left|200px|Hammer Bro hosting the battle minigames in ''Mario Party 9'', about to take three Mini Stars from each of the players.]]
Hammer Bro is a non-playable character and the likeness of the "Nail Shell" constellation in ''[[Mario Party 9]]''. He is the more common host of the Battle [[minigame]]s than Fire Bro. Hammer Bro takes three [[Mini Star]]s from each player and has either the captain or the player in last to choose a minigame. He redistributes the Mini Stars to the player characters after the minigame, depending on the results.
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===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Mario Party: Island Tour''====
====''Paper Mario''====
Hammer Bros. cameo in the minigames [[Match Faker]] and [[Tap Dash]] in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''.
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Hammer Bros., along with [[Koopatrol]]s and [[Magikoopa]]s, are the elite of Bowser's forces. In this game, Hammer Bros. attack Mario by either throwing one hammer at him or several, weak hammers at him. Additionally, Hammer Bros. will occasionally throw a hammer at Mario which can cause him to shrink in size and diminish his attack power.


A Hammer Bro can be first encountered in ''Paper Mario'' in the [[Shy Guy's Toy Box]], if Princess Peach tells Bowser and [[Kammy Koopa]] that one of the things that Mario fears most is a Hammer Bro, Kammy Koopa will later warp a Hammer Bro into the Shy Guy's Toy Box to guard a treasure chest. Hammer Bros. are also encountered throughout Bowser's Castle, where they act as guards, attacking Mario if he approaches. Additionally, a Hammer Bro by the name of [[Mr. Hammer]] runs a quiz called the [[64th Trivia Quiz-Off]], in which [[Princess Peach]] participates.
====''Mario Party 10''====
Hammer Bro is a non-playable character in ''[[Mario Party 10]]''. He is the same as in ''Mario Party 9'', except he takes five Mini Stars from each player.


====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
====''Mario Party: Star Rush''====
[[File:Hamma Jamma.png|thumb|[[Hamma, Bamma, and Flare#Hamma Jamma|Hamma Jamma]], the Hammer Bro in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''.]]
Hammer Bro is a non-playable character in the minigame [[Pinball Brawl]] in ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''.
Hammer Bros. also appear in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. In this game they have the same attack pattern as in ''Paper Mario'' and are mainly found in [[Rogueport Sewers]] after beating Chapter 5. A bunch of Hammer Bros. also appear when Bowser and Kammy summon their army to fight [[Lord Crump]] and the [[X-Naut]]s in [[Twilight Town]].


There is also a Hammer Bro named [[Hamma, Bamma, and Flare#Hamma Jamma|Hamma Jamma]] in the [[Glitz Pit]]. His team is with his two brothers, [[Hamma, Bamma, and Flare#Bamma|Bamma]], a [[Boomerang Bro]] and [[Hamma, Bamma, and Flare#Flare|Flare]], a [[Fire Bro]]. Hamma Jamma will also also speak of his father and even his grandfather on occasion, the former of which he mentions is a [[Business Bro]], apparently some sort of businessman version of a Hammer Brother. In addition, in Bowser's first scenario, two Hammer Bros. were conversing, with one of them referring to something he witnessed where Bowser was apparently swooning over a portrait of Princess Peach, only for the other Hammer Bro to attempt to hint that he should stop talking as Bowser is right behind him. Although Bowser claims that the story was funny and beckons the surprised Hammer Bro to continue, both deny that he was actually funny.
====''Mario Party: The Top 100''====
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Hammer Bro is a non-playable character in ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''. He appears when a board event happens in Minigame Match, where players steal coins from another player.


====''Super Paper Mario''====
====''Super Mario Party''====
Hammer Bros. regain their role as hammer-flinging Koopas in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', where they appear as a main species. Here most Hammer Bros. are hypnotized by [[Nastasia]] into serving [[Count Bleck]], though a few in [[The Bitlands]] still serve Bowser. They are found in the [[Flipside Pit of 100 Trials|Pit of 100 Trials]] as well. Like with many other enemies in this game, there is a shadowy version of them called the [[Dark Hammer Bro]].
[[File:SMP Hammer Bro and Dice Block Screenshot.png|thumb|x150px|Hammer Bro with his Dice Block in ''Super Mario Party'']]
{{quote|Yo! Take me with you! We can get [[Star (Mario Party series)|Stars]] together!|Hammer Bro|Super Mario Party}}
Hammer Bro is a playable character in ''[[Super Mario Party]]''. His [[Super Mario Party#Hammer Bro Dice Block|special Dice Block]] can roll a 1 (1/3 chance), a 5 (1/2 chance), or give three [[coin]]s.


One specific [[Hammer Bro Captain|Hammer Bro]] and a [[Private Koopa|Koopa private]] encounter [[Princess Peach]] after she wakes up at [[Castle Bleck]]. The captain went on to free the others while ordering the Koopa Troopa to escort Peach to safety. However, during this time, he meets two hypnotized Koopa Troopas, one named [[Johnson (Super Paper Mario)|Johnson]]. During the discussion between the two, Nastasia appears and hypnotizes the captain.
====''Super Mario Party Jamboree''====
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Hammer Bro. appear as non-playable characters in ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''. In the minigame [[Slappy-Go-Round]], one Hammer Bro uses his hammer to signify the beginning and ending of the minigame by striking a bell. Additional Hammer Bros appear in the audience of the minigame [[DK's Konga Line]].


====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
In ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', Hammer Bros. appear in many worlds of the game. These enemies, like many other returning enemies in the game, are updated to use their design from the main series. Hammer Bros. can attack by either tossing their hammers in the air to hit Mario from above or by throwing them straight at him. The hammer throw attack can come at Mario very fast so the player must be prepared for this attack. This attack as well can throw off timing by either blocking too early and the Hammer Bro waits for at least two seconds or Hammer Bros. can also throw the hammer before the player even has a chance to block for one second. Hammer Bros. also toss hammers outside of battle, which also damages Mario if he is hit. A glitch in the game has one Hammer Bro in [[Shy Guy Jungle]] standing in mid-air. Along with Hammer Bros., [[Snifit]]s, [[Spiny|Spinies]] and [[Scaredy Rat]]s are the enemies that can throw off timing.
[[File:Hammer Bro SSBU.png|thumb|left|Artwork of a Hammer Bro for ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'']]
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In the first two games of the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], Hammer Bros. only make a background appearance. In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', Hammer Bros. appear in the background of the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros.)|Mushroom Kingdom]] stage. Similarly, in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', Hammer Bros. in the background of the game's version of [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|Mushroom Kingdom]].


====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
Since ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', a Hammer Bro has appeared as an [[Assist Trophy]] character throughout the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series Once released from the Assist Trophy, the Hammer Bro throws hammers at the opponents, damaging them. In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', the Hammer Bro is invincible, like with most other Assist Trophy characters. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Hammer Bro can be attacked, and if it takes enough damage, Hammer Bro flips upside-down and falls off-screen, similarly to how they act when defeated in ''Super Mario Bros.''
[[File:PMCS Hammer Bro.png|thumb|left|upright=0.45|Hammer Bro sprite from ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'']]
Hammer Bros. return in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' with their same attack and design from ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''.


They appear at different points of the game, along with their [[Fire Bro|fire]], [[Ice Bro|ice]] and [[Boomerang Bro|boomerang]] counterparts. [[Sledge Bro]]s. also serve as enemies in this game, as well as [[Shady Sledge Bro]]s.
Hammer Bros. appear in a few of the single-player campaigns throughout the series. In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Hammer Bros. are enemies in [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]]. One appears to have helped steal [[Donkey Kong]]'s [[banana hoard]] and is tracked down by Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. The Hammer Bros. can be damaged and defeated, unlike their Assist Trophy counterpart. In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'', Hammer Bros. are enemies in [[smashwiki:Smash Run|Smash Run]] mode, where they behave almost identically to their Assist Trophy counterparts, except defeating them in this mode causes them to bounce around rather than fall off-screen immediately.


The first Hammer Bro found in the game appears in [[The Golden Coliseum]], next to a [[? Block]], and in the same level, another one rides one of the three chariots during the [[Iggy Koopa]] battle, called [[Chariot Bro]]. Two [[Small Hammer Bro]]s. attack Mario when he's about to get the second [[Mini Paint Star]] in [[Sacred Forest]]. Circus variations of Hammer Bros., called [[Juggler Bro]], and Boomerang Bros., called [[Circus Bro]], appear in [[Mossrock Theater]] and [[The Emerald Circus]]. The last one fights Mario in the [[black paint]] mixing room of [[Black Bowser's Castle]] next to a Boomerang Bro, two Fire Bros. and two Ice Bros. There is also another one in the background of that room monitoring to see that everything works correctly, but Mario does not fight him.
In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', Hammer Bro appears as an Advanced-class Grab-type {{iw|smashwiki|primary spirit}}, which grants the user slightly increased jump height. In the corresponding spirit battle, the player has to fight [[Yoshi]] on the [[Golden Plains]] stage, with the Hammer Bro Assist Trophy appearing when the opponent is highly damaged. The core extracted from a Hammer Bro [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] can be used with a Reporter & Wrestler core to summon {{iw|wikirby|Masked Dedede}}'s spirit.
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===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
====''Paper Mario''====
Hammer Bros. make minor appearances in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', which (for the most part) takes place in the [[Beanbean Kingdom]]. On their way to the Beanbean Kingdom, Mario and Luigi encounter the [[Border Bro]]s. (Hammer Bros. that act as border patrol between the kingdoms).
{{Quote|Nyuck yuck yuck... What took you so long, Mario? Ready to taste my hammer? Here it comes!!!|Hammer Bro|Paper Mario}}
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Hammer Bros., along with [[Koopatrol]]s and [[Magikoopa]]s, are the elite of Bowser's forces. In this game, Hammer Bros. attack Mario by either throwing one hammer at him or several, weak hammers at him. Hammer Bros.' attacks can occasionally [[Tiny (status effect)|shrink]] Mario on hit, reducing his Attack power for the duration.  


When Mario and Luigi reach Bowser's Castle, they encounter enemy Hammer Bros. that (like the rest of the [[Koopa Troop]]) had been duped by [[Bowletta]] into defending the castle. They attack as usual, by throwing their hammers at Mario and Luigi. By watching the hammer's shadow, the player can tell if the hammer will hit Mario or Luigi, who can knock the hammer away with their own hammers. If the Hammer Bro jumps before throwing his hammer, he will throw it at Luigi, but if he does not, he will target Mario. Once a Hammer Bro loses half of its HP, it will start throwing two hammers per attack, rather than one. They are healed by fire, but weak to thunder, and they have 100 [[Heart Point|HP]]. Their hammer attack is nearly identical to [[Rookie]]'s hammer throw attack, albeit a bit faster. Hammer Bros. often appear with [[Gunner Guy]]s and [[Boo]]s.
A Hammer Bro can be first encountered in ''Paper Mario'' in the [[Shy Guy's Toy Box]], if Princess Peach tells Bowser and [[Kammy Koopa]] that one of the things that Mario fears most is a Hammer Bro, Kammy Koopa later warps a Hammer Bro into the Shy Guy's Toy Box to guard a treasure chest. Hammer Bros. are also encountered throughout Bowser's Castle, where they act as guards, attacking Mario if he approaches. Additionally, a Hammer Bro by the name of [[Mr. Hammer]] runs a quiz called the [[64th Trivia Quiz-Off]], in which [[Princess Peach]] participates.


In [[Gwarhar Lagoon]], a type of Boomerang Bro appears (renamed [[Beanerang Bro]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''). This game also introduces the [[Yo Bro]], the [[Limbo Bro]] and their [[Elite Limbo Bro|Elite]] counterparts, and the [[Chomp Bro]].
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
{{quote|My grandpappy's hammer is gonna strike you down, man! Here it comes!|Hamma Jamma|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
[[File:Hamma Jamma.png|thumb|A Hammer Bro from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''.]]
Hammer Bros. return in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. They are encountered mainly in [[Rogueport Underground]] after beating Chapter 5, as well as in [[Twilight Town]], during Bowser and [[Kammy Koopa|Kammy]]'s attack on the area. Hammer Bros. attack identically as as in ''Paper Mario'', but lose the ability to shrink Mario. Also, in Bowser's first scenario, two Hammer Bros. converse, with one of them referring to something he witnessed where Bowser was apparently swooning over a portrait of Princess Peach, only for the other Hammer Bro to attempt to hint that he should stop talking as Bowser is right behind him. Although Bowser claims that the story was funny and beckons the surprised Hammer Bro to continue, both deny that he was funny. Hammer Bros. are sometimes part of the [[audience]], and if Mario fails the action command of a hammer attack, they can prepare to throw their hammer at him.


[[File:MLSSBMHammerBro.png|thumb]]
There are some other Hammer Bros. [[Hamma Jamma]] has a team at the [[Glitz Pit]] is with his two brothers, [[Hamma, Bamma, and Flare#Bamma|Bamma]], a [[Boomerang Bro]] and [[Hamma, Bamma, and Flare#Flare|Flare]], a [[Fire Bro]]. Hamma Jamma also speaks of his father and even his grandfather on occasion, the former of which he mentions is a [[List of implied species#Business Bro|Business Bro]].
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', Hammer Bros. reappear as enemies in the main story, having their standard design, unlike [[Dry Bones]] and [[Spiny|Spinies]], which use designs invoking the off-model designs from the original. They also appear as enemies and allies in the ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' mode with said design. They first appear in the level "[[For the Love of Hammers]]", where they are found teaming up with the [[Hammerhead Bros.]] They fight [[Captain Goomba (Mario & Luigi series)|Captain Goomba]]'s squad in order to decide if they are going to join the squad or stay with the Hammerhead Bros. They are Ranged troopers, and attack by throwing their hammers. Their special attack, Rain of Pain, involves them throwing multiple hammers at surrounding foes.


====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
====''Super Paper Mario''====
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{{Quote|We'll miss you, Your Surliness! <small>Parrrrrty!</small>|Hammer Bro|Super Paper Mario}}
Hammer Bros. return in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. Most have been hypnotized by [[Nastasia]] into serving [[Count Bleck]]. A few in [[The Bitlands]] still serve Bowser. Hammer Bros. also appear in the [[Flipside Pit of 100 Trials]]. The game introduces a shadowy counterpart, [[Dark Hammer Bro]]. There is a specific [[Hammer Bro captain|Hammer Bro]] and a [[Private Koopa|Koopa private]] who help [[Princess Peach]] at [[Castle Bleck]].


Only one pair of Hammer Bros. appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. In this game, they are brainwashed by the [[Shroob]]s and forced to guard the [[Vim Factory]] from any intruders (or "pwn teh n00bs", as they put it). They are also notable for using [[Wikipedia:Leet|leetspeak]] in their hypnotized forms, which causes a great phenomenon on the internet. Although the two Hammer Bros. successfully "pwn" Mario and Luigi, [[Baby Mario]] and [[Baby Luigi]] are left behind. The Hammer Bros. are forced to "continue their pwnership", and enter into battle with the babies. They are eventually defeated, though, and prove to be allies. As a reward for saving them from the Shroobs, they give Baby Mario and Baby Luigi hammers and train them in hammer use.
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
Hammer Bros. return in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. They are encountered in most worlds. Hammer Bros. attack by throwing hammers in the air to hit Mario from above or by throwing them straight at him. The hammer throw attack can come at Mario very fast so the player must be prepared for this attack. This attack as well can throw off timing by either blocking too early and the Hammer Bro waits for at least two seconds or Hammer Bros. can also throw the hammer before the player even has a chance to block for one second. Hammer Bros. also toss hammers outside of battle, which also damages Mario if he is hit. A glitch in the game has one Hammer Bro in [[Shy Guy Jungle]] standing in mid-air. Along with Hammer Bros., [[Snifit]]s, [[Spiny|Spinies]] and [[Scaredy Rat]]s are the enemies that can throw off timing.


One of the attacks that both Hammer Bros. use during battle is similar to the [[Knockback Bros.]] attack in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''.
====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
 
{{Quote|Need a general contractor?|Hammer Bro|Paper Mario: Color Splash}}
====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
[[File:PMCS Hammer Bro.png|thumb|left|upright=0.45|Hammer Bro sprite from ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'']]
While normal Hammer Bros. do not appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', Boomerang Bros. and Fire Bros. appear in [[Somnom Woods]] and [[Neo Bowser Castle (Mario & Luigi: Dream Team)|Neo Bowser Castle]] as enemies.
Hammer Bros. return in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. They are the same as in the previous game. The first Hammer Bro is encountered in [[The Golden Coliseum]], and one in the same area rides one of the three chariots during the [[Iggy|Iggy Koopa]] battle, called [[Chariot Bro]]. Two [[Small Hammer Bro]]s. attack Mario when he is about to get the second [[Mini Paint Star]] in [[Sacred Forest]]. Circus variations of Hammer Bros., called [[Juggler Bro]], and Boomerang Bros., called [[Circus Bro]], appear in [[Mossrock Theater]] and [[the Emerald Circus]]. A Hammer Bro is the third-round opponent in [[Roshambo Temple#Roshambo Temple #4|Roshambo Temple #4]]. The last Hammer Bro is fought in the [[black paint]] mixing room of [[Black Bowser's Castle]], also having another in the background. [[Fire Bro]]s., [[Ice Bro]]s., [[Boomerang Bro]]s., and [[Sledge Bro]]s. reappear.
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====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
Hammer Bros. return as enemies along with their [[Paper Hammer Bro|paper counterparts]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', but this time, they retain their appearance in other ''Mario'' games. During the events of the game, some Hammer Bros. [[Stuff Retrieval|steal all of the Trio's Battle Command Blocks]], and the Trio has to earn them back. Before they get the [[Flee]] command back, they can't attack the Hammer Bro at all, only being able to counterattack. Once they get the flee command, the player has no choice but to press {{button|3ds|R}} for "Idle" to skip their turn.
{{Quote|I can hammer all day, bro.|Hammer Bro|Paper Mario: The Origami King}}
 
[[File:PMTOK Origami Hammer Bro.png|thumb|x150px|An origami Hammer Bro in ''Paper Mario: The Origami King'']]
In battle, Hammer Bros. will walk up to the targeted bro and throw hammers at them. If the Hammer Bro throws a hammer while grounded, the bro must jump over the hammer, and if the Hammer Bro jumps before throwing a hammer, the bro must not jump. The Hammer Bro will then charge at the targeted bro, and must be jumped on to end the attack. Their only other attack involves them throwing a hammer in the air with a paper counterpart, which the nonpaper hammer will fall first and must be countered with the hammer.
Hammer Bros. are allies, while origami Hammer Bros. are enemies, in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''. A Hammer Bro attacks using either the usual Hammer Throw or the added Super Bro Throw, the latter involving it grabbing another enemy and using them as a projectile, defeating the Hammer Bro in the process. A friendly Hammer Bro in [[Shangri-Spa]] mentions that Hammer Bros.' hammers "aren't just for throwing", as it is using the hammer to fix part of a small bridge. [[Boomerang Bro]]s., [[Fire Bro]]s., and [[Ice Bro]]s. return, all of which can use Super Bro Throw.


====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
===''Mario Kart'' series===
Hammer Bros. appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' as enemies and recruitable allies in the ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' mode. They are weak against [[Parabones]].
====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
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A Hammer Bro cameos in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''. It uses its design from ''Paper Mario''. The Hammer Bro is within the crowd at the awards ceremony.


===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Kart Wii''====
[[File:Fighting Cards 5.png|thumb|Hammer Bro in ''Mario Party 5'' in the game [[Fight Cards]]]]
[[File:HammerBro-MKWii-Icon.png|thumb|left|Unused character icon]]
====''Mario Party''====
Hammer Bro was originally planned to be playable in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' along with Koopa Paratroopa, Petey Piranha and a Mii Outfit C (which in turn would have marked his debut as a playable character in the ''Mario Kart'' series), but was taken out of the final game. Hammer Bros. are spectators in courses such as [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart Wii)|Mario Circuit]], usually with Shy Guys.
A Hammer Bro appears in the ''[[Mario Party]]'' minigame [[Hammer Drop]], where it is seen riding a cloud, dropping [[coin]]s, [[Coin Bag]]s, and hammers. This is the first game where Hammer Bros. are shown to wear shoes.


====''Mario Party 2''====
====''Mario Kart 7''====
A Hammer Bro appears in ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' in the minigame [[Deep Sea Salvage]] on the ship throwing [[coin]]s and hammers.
Hammer Bros. are spectators on [[3DS Toad Circuit|Toad Circuit]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''.
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====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
Hammer Bros. are spectators in [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart 8)|Bowser's Castle]] and {{classic-link|3DS|Neo Bowser City}} in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''.


====''Mario Party 3''====
====''Mario Kart Tour''====
Hammer Bros. appear in the minigames [[Awful Tower]], [[Puddle Paddle]], and [[Parasol Plummet]], throwing [[Coin]]s and hammers.
[[File:MKT Tour13 RosalinaCupChallenge.png|thumb|The course icon for the bonus challenge against Mega Hammer Bro]]
A Hammer Bro appears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as the opponent in the [[Vs. Mega]] challenge of the [[Rosalina Cup]] in the [[Baby Rosalina Tour]]. He uses his [[Hammer]]s as his special item for the entirety of the race (although he did use a Mushroom at the very start).


====''Mario Party 5''====
He was also teased through the reflection of [[Baby Rosalina|Baby Rosalina (Detective)]]'s magnifying glass in the splash art and at the start of the trailer for the Baby Rosalina Tour.<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/kart_tour/status/1237845083770064896|title=News: Nintendo teased Hammer Bro in the Detective Rosalona render! #MarioKartTour Source: @Ep_stuff|publisher=X|author=kart_tour|accessdate=May 13, 2024}}</ref> Hammer Bro was added as a playable character since the [[Hammer Bro Tour]], which began on March 25, 2020, also including a playable [[Boomerang Bro]], [[Ice Bro]], and [[Fire Bro]]. He is classified as a Super character with his Hammers reprising their role as his special item. His emblem consists of a cartoon drawing of his head facing left, albeit lacking the eyes, similar to [[Dry Bones]]'.
Hammer Bros. appear in ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', their primary appearance being [[Hammer Bro Orb|an orb]] which causes a player to lose ten coins. They also appear in [[minigame]]s, such as [[Fight Cards]] where one of them is the referee. This is the first game to use the current-era incarnation of their design.


====''Mario Party Advance''====
Hammer Bro is the selected driver for some bonus challenges, including a [[Ring Race]] on [[RMX Rainbow Road 1]] and a [[Time Trial (Mario Kart Tour)|Time Trial]] on [[3DS Shy Guy Bazaar|3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R]].
In ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', a [[Hammer Bro (Mario Party Advance)|Hammer Bro]] appears in the [[Mushroom Field]] as a hammer thrower. Several Hammer Bros. also appear in the background of [[Hammergeddon]].


====''Mario Party 7''====
===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
Hammer Bros. later get an appearance as an orb once again in ''[[Mario Party 7]]''. As with last time, they cause the player landing on them to lose ten coins, but the player that set the orb will earn these coins.
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
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Hammer Bros. are enemies in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. The original version gives them white pupil-less eyes, a more hunched and somewhat portly posture, and no shoes. Hammer Bros. are encountered in [[Bowser's Castle]]. They assist [[Gunner Guy]]s and [[Boo]]s, which are the only ways of encountering them. Hammer Bros. are healed by fire whilst vulnerable to thunder. Hammer Bros. attack by throwing hammers, jumping if it targets [[Luigi]], otherwise it targets Mario. A Hammer Bro's hammer attack is countered with the targeted Mario Bro's hammer. After losing at least half of its HP, a Hammer Bro begins to throw two hammers while attacking. Variants debuting include [[Border Bro]]s., [[Beanerang Bro]] (named Boomerang Bro in the original), [[Yo Bro]], the [[Limbo Bro]] and their [[Elite Limbo Bro|Elite]] counterparts, and [[Chomp Bro]].


====''Mario Party 8''====
Hammer Bros. are enemies and allies in the ''[[Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser]]'' mode. Hammer Bros. are Ranged troopers and attack by throwing their hammers. Their [[Special Skill (Mario & Luigi series)|Special Skill]], Rain of Pain, involves them throwing multiple hammers at surrounding foes. They team up with the [[Hammerhead Bros.]] in their first encounter at "[[For the Love of Hammers]]." They fight [[Captain Goomba (Mario & Luigi series)|Captain Goomba]]'s squad to decide whether to join them or not. The Hammer Bros. are confident enough that their hammer crafting can create the [[Ultra Hammer]].
[[File:GlacialMeltdown.png|thumb|left|Hammer Bro participating in [[Glacial Meltdown]]]]
Hammer Bro appears as a playable character in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. He can be unlocked by beating the [[Star Battle Arena]] with Hammer Bro as the opponent in Bowser's Warped Orbit. In this board, Bowser will randomly call either him or [[Blooper]] to defeat the character that the player's playing as in a Star Battle Arena-Styled duel.


====''Mario Party DS''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
Hammer Bro continues his role as a non-playable character in ''[[Mario Party DS]]'', this time in a more significant role, as a boss found in [[Toadette's Music Room]]. The player with the most stars battles him in a [[minigame]] called [[Hammer Chime]]. In the minigame, the player has to memorize and copy Hammer Bro's drums beaten in limited time. He beats 3 drums the first time, 4 the second and 5 the third. If a player lands on either of the big bongo drums on the board, Hammer Bro will hit the drum, sending the player flying.
[[File:Mario, Luigi, and the babies meeting the Hammer Bros.png|thumb|The brainwashed Hammer Bros.]]
Only one pair of Hammer Bros. appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. The [[Shroob]]s brainwash them with mind-controlling antenna and order them to guard the [[Vim Factory]]. While mind-controlled, the Hammer Bros. introduce themselves as the '''L33T HAMM3R BROZ.''', and speak in the Internet "language" known as "[[Wikipedia:Leet|1337-speak]]" (pronounced "leet speak"), as well as with capital letters. In the Japanese version, they speak completely in {{iw|wikipedia|katakana}}, as opposed to {{iw|wikipedia|hiragana}},<ref name=Japanese>{{cite|url=tcrf.net/Mario_%26_Luigi:_Partners_in_Time/Regional_Differences#Hammer_Bros.27_Dialogue|title=''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en|accessdate=July 31, 2024}}</ref> and in the Korean version, their speech is full of spelling and spacing errors. In French versions, they drop the 1337 aspect of their speech (with the exception of their names, which still render the "L33T" part) in favor of SMS-like speech containing various spelling errors. In German versions, they do not speak in 1337, but in broken sentences. The Spanish translation of the game removes the 1337 aspect of the characters entirely, and the only different speech pattern is robotic all-caps. It is possible that this happened due to difficulties with localization, as 1337-speak is extremely uncommon among online Spanish communities. One of them introduces themselves as the "L33T HAMM3R BROZ." due to the way they speak in the English version.


====''Mario Party 9''====
When [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Baby Mario]], and [[Baby Luigi]] arrive in the Vim Factory, they are instantly confronted by the "L33T HAMM3R BROZ." After Mario and Luigi are captured by the factory's automated defenses, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi are forced to battle the Hammer Bros. In battle, the Hammer Bros. have 100 [[Heart Point|HP]] (90 in non-American versions) and attack by using the [[Knockback Bros.]] technique, a [[Bros. Attack]] from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. Using his hammer, one Hammer Bro smashes the other into a ball, then hits him into either Baby Mario or Baby Luigi. To avoid the attack, the babies have to jump over the ball Hammer Bro as he approaches. Sometimes, the Hammer Bro's hammer breaks, sending the ball bouncing towards a baby. In this case, the baby brother should not [[jump]], as the balled brother simply bounces over the baby's head.
[[File:MP9 Hammer Bro..png|thumb|200px|Hammer Bro hosting the battle minigames in ''Mario Party 9''.]]
In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', Hammer Bro is a non-playable character once more. Hammer Bro, along with Fire Bro, are the co-hosts of the Battle [[minigame]]s; one of them appears whenever a player lands on a [[Battle Space]], though Hammer Bro shows up more frequently than Fire Bro. Hammer Bro takes three [[Mini Star]]s from each player, then makes them play a minigame, either the choice of the Captain or the player in last place. After the minigame, Hammer Bro distributes the Mini Stars to each player based upon the results.


The Hammer Bro also has a constellation that can be bought in the Museum, named "Nail Shell."
[[File:Hammer Bros. Knockback Bros..png|thumb|left|The Hammer Bros. fighting the Baby Mario Bros.]]
After one Hammer Bro is defeated (or if one of the Hammer Bros. is unable to attack), the other one is forced to fight by himself. To attack, the sole Hammer Bro tosses spinning hammers that roll on the ground. To defend against this attack, the Baby Mario Bros. have to jump over the hammers as they approach. To determine which baby he is aiming for, the player needs to watch what he does before throwing. If he hops, he throws it at Baby Mario, and if he rolls his eyes around, he throws it at Baby Luigi. Ultimately, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi have to work together and defeat the second Hammer Bro. Unlike most bosses in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', they use the same defeat animation of a normal enemy; the same thing happens with [[Junior Shrooboid]], the [[Shroob]]s, and [[Kamek]]. Also, in the [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]], the word "boss" is missing from the stat box.


====''Mario Party: Island Tour''====
In defeating the Hammer Bros., the Baby Mario Bros. destroyed their mind-control antennas. Free from Shroob influence, the Hammer Bros. begin to speak normally again. They also comment on the strange manner of speaking they were just using. Grateful for being released, the Hammer Bros. give the babies two spare [[hammer]]s they were holding, and teach them how to use the hammer and [[Baby Drill]].
In ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]], Hammer Bros. appear in a few minigames.


====''Mario Party 10''====
When the babies go into the vents and encounter a [[Spiny Shroopa]], the Hammer Bros. teach them how to use the hammers in battle. Later, when the babies rescue Mario and Luigi and encounter two more Spiny Shroopas, the Hammer Bros. return and show how to use the hammer while piggybacking in battle.
Hammer Bro reappears in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', where his role is the same as in ''Mario Party 9''. This time, however, he takes five Mini Stars instead of three. A [[Mega Sledge Bro]] also appears in the game as a boss.
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====''Mario Party: Star Rush''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
In ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'', a Hammer Bro appears in the Coin Chaos minigame [[Pinball Brawl]].
Hammer Bros. do not appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', but Boomerang Bros. and Fire Bros. are encountered as enemies in [[Somnom Woods]] and [[Neo Bowser Castle]].
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====''Mario Party: The Top 100''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
In ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', a Hammer Bro appears when a board event happens in Minigame Match, where players steal coins from another player.
Hammer Bros. are enemies in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. Some Hammer Bros. [[Stuff Retrieval|steal all of the Trio's Battle Command Blocks]] at one point, prompting them to recover it. Hammer Bros. can only be counterattacked before receiving the [[Flee]] comman. Hammer Bros. are commonly encountered in the [[Twinsy Tropics Dungeon]], as well as stronger variants on the clouds above [[Sunbeam Plains]]. A Hammer Bro is also fought in [[Neo Bowser Castle]]. Hammer Bros. attack in battle by throwing hammers at the targeted player character, sometimes jumping while doing so; if not, the hammer is avoidable by jumping. After throwing hammers, the Hammer Bro charges at the target, and take damage if jumped on. A Hammer Bro sometimes attacks by throwing a hammer into the air with another of its kind or its introduced [[Paper Hammer Bro|paper counterpart]]; they sometimes swap hammers before throwing. If a Paper Hammer Bro helps, their hammer falls after the Hammer Bro's, unlike if two are present. The attack is countered by the targeted bro's hammer.


====''Super Mario Party''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
{{quote|Yo! Take me with you! We can get [[Star (Mario Party series)|Stars]] together!|Hammer Bro|Super Mario Party}}
Hammer Bros. are enemies and recruitable allies in the ''[[Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' mode in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''. They are weak against [[Parabones]].
Hammer Bro returns as a playable character in ''[[Super Mario Party]]'' for the first time since ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. His special [[Dice Block]], the [[Super Mario Party#Hammer Bro Dice Block|Hammer Bro Dice Block]], can roll 1, 1, 5, 5, 5 or grant 3 [[coin]]s.


===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
[[File:HammerBroGuardsDDRMarioMix.png|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Hammer Bros. in ''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''.]]
Two Hammer Brothers are enemies in ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''. They block the entrance of [[Mushroom Park]] until the player wins in a dance-off against them.
During ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' two Hammer Brothers block the entrance of [[Mushroom Park]] to stop Mario (or [[Luigi]]) and Toad from getting the next [[Music Key]] from Wario. However, they will only let them pass if Mario dances against them and won. If the Hammer Brothers lose, Mario (or Luigi) is able to get into Mushroom Park.


===''Mario Baseball'' series===
===''Mario Baseball'' series===
====''Mario Superstar Baseball''====
[[File:HammerBro-Batting-MSS.png|thumb|A Hammer Bro prepares to bat in ''Mario Super Sluggers'']]
Hammer Bro as well as Boomerang Bro and Fire Bro appear as teammates of Bowser in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', marking their first appearance in the series. Hammer Bro can be unlocked by beating the game's Adventure Mode as Bowser. The other two types appear as alternate versions. While the Hammer Bro and Boomerang Bro have the exact same stats, the Fire Bro is slightly slower. Hammer Bro bats with a large hammer. Fire Bro uses a normal red baseball bat, and Boomerang Bro uses a boomerang. Boomerang Bro also puts a noticeable curve on all his hits, much like Boo and King Boo.
A Hammer Bro appears as a playable character in both games of the [[Mario Baseball (series)|''Mario Baseball'' series]]: ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''. Both games also feature a [[Fire Bro]] and a [[Boomerang Bro]] as playable character, though both of them are treated as palette swaps of Hammer Bro, and all three of them are teammates of [[Bowser]] in each game's Challenge mode. Hammer Bro uses a large hammer as his baseball bat. While Hammer Bro and Boomerang Bro use a hammer and boomerang respectively for batting, Fire Bro uses a standard bat with painted flames on it.


====''Mario Super Sluggers''====
In ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', Hammer Bro can be unlocked by completing Challenge Mode as Bowser. Fire Bro and Boomerang Bro function as separate characters, but statistically are nearly identical to Hammer Bros. (barring Fire Bro's run speed, which is slightly lower than the other two). Boomerang Bro puts a noticeable curve on all his hits, much like Boo and King Boo.
[[File:HammerBro-Batting-MSS.png|thumb|upright=1.66|left|A Hammer Bro prepares to bat in ''Mario Super Sluggers'']]
In ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', the Hammer Bro is a playable character, along with Boomerang Bro and Fire Bro. Unlike in ''Mario Superstar Baseball'' though, Hammer Bro and his two variations are available from the start, and their fielding abilities are better than before. This is because like Magikoopa, they can throw their weapon out a distance and catch the ball. Also, the Hammer Bro and Boomerang Bro have slightly weaker batting skills, while the Fire Bro's batting skills remain the same. Unlike in the previous title, they retain their standard voice introduced in ''Super Mario Strikers''.


Like in the predecessor, Hammer Bro uses a hammer, Boomerang Bro uses a boomerang, and Fire Bro uses a bat with painted flames on it. But only Hammer Bro and Boomerang Bro use their bats for fielding. Fire Bro uses just flames. All of them swing the bat with only one hand.
In ''Mario Super Sluggers'', Hammer Bro, along with Boomerang Bro and Fire Bro, are now playable from the start, each exhibiting more varied stats than before. They have new fielding moves, during which they throw their weapon out a short distance and catch the ball. All of them use their standard voice introduced in ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]''.
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===''Super Princess Peach''===
===''Super Princess Peach''===
[[File:SPPHammerBro.png|frame]]
[[File:SPPHammerBro.png|frame|left]]
Hammer Bros. have a large role in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', where they seem to be [[Bowser]]'s most trusted minions. It is in this game that they that storm Peach's Castle and kidnap Mario, Luigi, and the [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s. They are major characters, and they are led by the [[Army Hammer Bro]]. They also appear as generic enemies towards the middle of the game, and even Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brothers, who were absent from games for some time, reappear. Their militant role is changed, though, by the wild [[Vibe Scepter]], resulting in sub-species such as the [[Calm Hammer Bro]] and [[Calm Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother]].
Hammer Bros. are enemies in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''. They are led by [[Army Hammer Bro]], and kidnap [[Mario]] and the others at Peach's Castle in the opening. [[Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother|A. F. H. Bro]]s. return, and both it and Hammer Bro received [[Calm Hammer Bro]] and [[C. A. F. H. Bro]] varieties, respectively.


===''Mario Strikers'' series===
===''Mario Strikers'' series===
====''Super Mario Strikers''====
====''Super Mario Strikers''====
[[File:Hammersoccer.png|thumb|Hammer Bro in ''Super Mario Strikers''.]]
Hammer Bros. are teammates in ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]''. They are billed offensive players, despite lacking distinction in gameplay.
In ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'', Hammer Bros. appear as teammates and sidekicks to the game's captains. They are offensive teammates. Despite this, they are no different than the other teammates provided in this game. This is the first game that Hammer Bro is given a standard voice as opposed to his computer voice in ''Mario Party'' and in ''Mario Superstar Baseball''. They typically exhibit a very cheery and positive attitude.


====''Mario Strikers Charged''====
====''Mario Strikers Charged''====
[[File:Hammer Bro Orange Yoshi MSC.jpg|thumb|left|A Hammer Bro in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''.]]
[[File:Hammer Bro Orange Yoshi MSC.jpg|thumb|left|x150px|Artwork from ''Mario Strikers Charged'']]
Hammer Bros also appear as offensive teammates in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''. Here, they are very good at shooting and passing the ball, but are unable to tackle very well. Hammer Bro is also very slow in this game, possibly because he carries several hammers strapped to his back. Every time he shoots or tackles, he uses the hammers from the sling on his back.
Hammer Bros. are teammates in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''. They have hammers in a sling on their back. Hammer Bros. are billed offensive players, as before. Hammer Bros. have high shooting and passing capabilities, whilst lacking the ability to tackle and being slow. A Hammer Bro always uses a hammer when either shooting, tackling, hitting, faking, or using his [[Skillshot]], the [[Hammer Throw (Mario Strikers Charged)|Hammer Throw]]. Hammer Bro's [[Deke]] involves him smashing a giant hammer onto the ground, blasting away whoever is hit.
 
Hammer Bro also pulls out these hammers when hitting, faking, and using his skillshot. His [[Deke]] allows him to pull a giant hammer out of nowhere, and smash it on the ground to blast anyone he hits away. Despite not having a large range, it is nonetheless a decent defense as it will temporarily paralyze players that come in contact with it.
 
His [[Skillshot]] is the [[Hammer Throw (Mario Strikers Charged)|Hammer Throw]], which, once fully charged, causes Hammer Bro to leap into the air and toss hammers at the Kritter, the goalkeeper, nailing him to the ground and thus immobilizing him. This leaves the goal open for a few seconds. Once the Kritter is stuck to the ground, the Hammer Bro smacks the ball in for an easy shot. However, the Hammer Throw has limited range, meaning that it must be used not too far from the goal to be effective.
 
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
In ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', a single Hammer Bro can be seen at the awards ceremony at the end of a Grand Prix alongside other characters.


====''Mario Kart Wii''====
===''Mario Golf'' series===
[[File:HammerBro-MKWii-Icon.png|thumb|Hammer Bro's unused character icon]]
Hammer Bros. appear only twice in the [[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]], both times as non-playable characters. In ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', Hammer Bros. are featured in the [[Castle Club]] mode. In ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'', there are Hammer Bros. scattered around [[Bonny Greens]]'s practice area.
Hammer Bro was originally planned to be playable in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' along with Koopa Paratroopa, Petey Piranha and a Mii Outfit C (which in turn would have marked his debut as a playable character in the ''Mario Kart'' series), but was taken out of the final game. Hammer Bros. can be found in crowds on various courses, usually with Shy Guys, such as [[Mario Circuit (Wii)|Mario Circuit]].
 
====''Mario Kart 7''====
Hammer Bros. appear in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' as spectators on [[Toad Circuit]].
 
====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
Hammer Bros. appear in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as spectators in [[Bowser's Castle (Wii U)|Bowser's Castle]] and [[Neo Bowser City|<small>3DS</small> Neo Bowser City]].
 
===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
Hammer Bros. appear in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' as NPC characters in the [[Castle Club]] mode.


===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
Hammer Bros. return in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', appearing in [[Drift-Along Canyon]] and [[Battle Tower Blitz]] (one of them standing in this level on two [[Goomba Tower]]s, jumping from one to the other). In the [[Nintendo Switch]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] versions of the game, Hammer Bros. are also found in the bonus level, [[Uptown, Downtown]].
Hammer Bros. return in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' and [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|its ports]]. They are encountered in [[Drift-Along Canyon]], [[Battle Tower Blitz]] (one of them jumps between [[Goomba Tower]]s), and the port-exclusive [[Uptown, Downtown]]. If interacted with using a pointer/touch screen, Hammer Bros. jump to a new position immediately after being no longer stunned. A Hammer Bros. cannot be stunned while jumping.  
If the Hammer Bros. are interacted with using a pointer / touch screen, they will jump to a new position immediately once they are no longer stunned. They cannot be stunned while jumping.


===''Mario Sports Superstars''===
===''Mario Sports Superstars''===
Hammer Bro appears as a selectable sidekick for the soccer and baseball sports of ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''. Similar to the ''Mario Baseball'' series, Hammer Bro is classified as a Power type. [[Boomerang Bros]]. appear as alternate colors in soccer and baseball while [[Fire Bros]]. are exclusive to baseball.
Hammer Bro is a selectable sidekick in soccer and baseball in ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''. It is billed a Power type. [[Boomerang Bro]]s. are alternate colors in soccer and baseball while [[Fire Bro]]s. appear in baseball only.


===''Minecraft''===
===''Minecraft''===
In the [[Minecraft#Super Mario Mash-Up Pack|Super Mario Mash-Up Pack]] for ''[[Minecraft]]'', Zombies are replaced by Hammer Bros; additionally, Zombie Villagers are replaced by Hammer Bros. wearing the Villagers' clothing. Hammer Bro also appears as a playable skin.
In the Super Mario Mash-up for ''[[Minecraft]]'', Hammer Bros. replace {{iw|minecraftwiki|Zombie}}s, and Hammer Bros. in {{iw|minecraftwiki|Villager}}'s clothing replace the {{iw|minecraftwiki|Zombie Villager}}s. Hammer Bro is one of the usable {{iw|minecraftwiki|skin}}s.


===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
Hammer Bros. appear in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'' in the final world of the game, [[Inferno Island]]. They appear in two missions: [[Sure Shot Challenge (Advanced)]] where two Fire Bros. and one Hammer Bro pitch the ball at the player, and the mission at Castle Gates, [[Defeat Bowser's Minions!]], where the player must defeat ten Hammer Bros. by reflecting their hammers that they throw at the player and, once the ten are defeated ten Fire Bros. appear and the player must do the same, except with the Bros.' fire. Hammer Bros. are also found as audience members in various stages.
Hammer Bros. are opponents in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''. They are encountered during the missions [[Sure Shot Challenge (Advanced)]] and [[Defeat Bowser's Minions!]] of [[Inferno Island]]; in the former, a Hammer Bro helps two [[Fire Bro]]s. with pitching, and in the latter, ten throw hammers at the player character as they deflect them, defeating the Hammer Bros. and causing Fire Bros. to appear afterward. Hammer Bros. are members of the audience, with some wearing caps and shirts for the participating characters.
 
===''Dr. Mario World''===
Hammer Bros. are assistants in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''. Their stage mode skill increases the float time of floating objects such as [[capsule]]s, [[bubble]]s, and [[key]]s by a multiplier. Their versus mode skill grants a chance that a column is cleared in the player's stage when their opponent uses a skill.
 
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
Hammer Bros. appear in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' as a part of [[Bowser]]'s army.


==General information==
==General information==
===Physical description and traits===
===Physical description and traits===
[[File:Hammer Bro.png|thumb|left|Hammer Bros' appearance in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'']]
{{multiframe|[[File:SMBDX - Hammer Bro (alt).png|120px]][[File:Hammer-Bro-2D.svg|120px]]|align=left|size=240|Early and modern Hammer Bros.; the main difference is them originally lacking shoes.}}
Hammer Bros. have yellow skin, slightly protruded noses with snake-shaped nostrils, cream-colored belly plates, and white eyes with blue irises, while wearing green shells and green shoes, as well as green-and-white helmets (though the colors change depending on the variant); Hammer Bros. are also armed with black (sometimes gray) hammers. In ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', Hammer Bros. wear black shoes, shells, and helmets, while their hammers are slightly less detailed. In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Hammer Bros. are given a more realistic appearance than their ''Mario'' depiction, having a monotone appearance, as well as highly detailed hammers and helmets. In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', however, Hammer Bros. have a vibrant, cartoonish appearance with less detailed hammers and helmets; in the latter, their helmets and shoes have a lighter green color. In the [[DIC Entertainment]] ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' cartoons, Hammer Bros. have drastically altered appearances, due to appearing with much darker skin tones, smaller body proportions, gray goggles, and shinier hammers.
Hammer Bros. are yellow Koopas with green shells, cream-colored belly plates, and, since ''[[Mario Party]]'', green shoes (although they sometimes are barefoot), as well as green and white helmets (though the colors change depending on the variant). They look like Koopa Troopas, but have a taller stature, smaller blue eyes and a lighter-colored muzzle. Hammer Bros. are notably always armed with black or gray hammers tied to wooden handles with rope. In ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', Hammer Bros. wear black shells and helmets, while their hammers are slightly less detailed. In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Hammer Bros. are given a more realistic appearance than their ''Super Mario'' depiction, having a monotone appearance, as well as highly detailed hammers and helmets. In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', however, Hammer Bros. have a vibrant, cartoonish appearance with less detailed hammers and helmets; in the latter, their helmets and shoes have a lighter green color. In the [[DIC Entertainment]] ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' cartoons, Hammer Bros. have drastically altered appearances, due to appearing with much darker skin tones, smaller body proportions, gray goggles, and shinier hammers.


In the first three ''Paper Mario'' games, Hammer Bros. are given an altered design, which has them wear blue helmets instead of their standard green ones, and have more rotund body proportions. In ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', Hammer Bros. are given red shoes and spiked armbands, which reappear in ''Super Paper Mario''. In ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'' and ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', however, Hammer Bros. use their current-era design instead, while appearing with a paper outline.
In the first three ''Paper Mario'' games, Hammer Bros. are given an altered design, which has them wear blue helmets instead of their standard green ones and have more rotund body proportions resembling those of Koopa Troopas. In ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', Hammer Bros. are given red shoes and spiked armbands, which reappear in ''Super Paper Mario''. From ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'' onward, however, Hammer Bros. use their current-era design instead, while appearing with a paper outline.


===Powers and abilities===
===Powers and abilities===
Hammer Bros. possess superior agility, due to jumping as high as [[Mario]] (if not as high as [[Luigi]]) and quickly traversing small areas from hopping. In fact, Hammer Bros. hop very frequently, to the point where they hop while idling. In the way of weaponry, Hammer Bros. use black or gray construction hammers, though ''Super Mario RPG: Legend Of The Seven Stars'' and the ''Paper Mario'' games depict them with wooden mallets instead. In most games, Hammer Bros. throw their hammers at lower angles and farther distances, or higher angles at closer distances. The former games have Hammer Bros. smack their adversaries with their mallets as a melee attack; exclusively to the ''Paper Mario'' series, Hammer Bros. throw a barrage of smaller, weaker hammers, or a hammer with magical abilities like shrinking. Hammer Bros' [[Skillshot|Skill Shot]] in ''Mario Strikers Charged'' has them attack the opposing team with a giant hammer, in order to daze them.
Hammer Bros. possess superior agility, due to jumping as high as [[Mario]] (if not as high as [[Luigi]]) and quickly traversing small areas from hopping. Hammer Bros. hop very frequently, to the point where they hop while idling. In the way of weaponry, Hammer Bros. use black or gray construction hammers, though ''Super Mario RPG: Legend Of The Seven Stars'' and the ''Paper Mario'' games depict them with wooden mallets instead. In most games, Hammer Bros. throw their hammers at lower angles and farther distances, or higher angles at closer distances. The former games have Hammer Bros. smack their adversaries with their mallets as a melee attack; exclusively to the ''Paper Mario'' series, Hammer Bros. throw a barrage of smaller, weaker hammers, or a hammer with magical abilities like shrinking. Hammer Bros.' [[Skillshot|Skill Shot]] in ''Mario Strikers Charged'' has them attack the opposing team with a giant hammer, to daze them.


===Speech===
===Speech===
In most older ''Mario'' games, Hammer Bros. are completely silent most likely due to technical limitations. Most of the ''Mario'' RPGs and spin-offs give Hammer Bros. in-game text so others can understand what they are saying; in ''Super Mario RPG'', Hammer Bros. appear to speak with Brooklyn accents, often saying "ya" instead of "you." In the DIC ''Mario'' cartoons, Hammer Bros. were given intelligible voice acting with [[Wikipedia:New York accent|Brooklyn]] accents. Hammer Bros. also speak intelligibly in various ''Mario'' comics, as well as ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''. In contemporary ''Mario'' games, Hammer Bros. (and their variants), are portrayed by [[Motoki Takagi]], who provided them with grunts, yells and even a few lines such as "Let's go."
In most older ''Super Mario'' games, Hammer Bros. are completely silent due to technical limitations. Most of the ''Super Mario'' RPGs and spin-offs give Hammer Bros. in-game text so others can understand what they are saying; in ''Super Mario RPG'', Hammer Bros. appear to speak with Brooklyn accents, often saying "ya" instead of "you." In the DIC ''Super Mario'' cartoons, Hammer Bros. were given intelligible voice acting with [[Wikipedia:New York accent|Brooklyn]] accents. Hammer Bros. also speak intelligibly in various ''Super Mario'' comics, as well as ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. In contemporary ''Super Mario'' games, Hammer Bros. (and their variants) are portrayed by [[Motoki Takagi]], who provided them with grunts, yells, and even a few lines such as "Let's go." While they generally have a high-pitched voice, they have a deeper voice in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
*''"Go go!"'' - ''[[Mario Party 8]]''
*"''AREA RESTRICTED. ALL NOOB INTRUDERS 2 B HAXORED BY US L33T HAMM3R BROZ.!''" - ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
*''"Hello!"'' - ''[[Super Mario Party]]''
*"''WE R TEH SHROOB ALLIES. WE ROXOR U AND THEN ROFL. THEN U AM CRY.''" - ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''
*''"Yeah!"'' - ''Super Mario Party''
*"''WE RECEIVE ORDERS THRU ANTENNAS ON THESE L33T HELMETS. THEY R HOTNESS.''" - ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''
*''"Oh yeah!"'' - ''Super Mario Party''
*"''WE MUST OBEY ALL ORDERS. WE LIKE 2 PWN NOOBS 4 TEH MASTER SHROOBZORS.''" - ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''
*''"Oh no!"'' - ''Super Mario Party''
*"''U = NOOBS. BROZ. = L33T. PREPARE 4 TOTAL PWNAGE. WOOT! WOOT! WOOT! WOOT!''" - ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''
*''"Yes!"'' - ''Super Mario Party''
*"''NOOBZ STILL R NOT PWNED. CONTINUE PWNERSHIP UNTIL ALL NOOBZ R PWNED.''" - ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''
*''"Woohoo!"'' - ''Super Mario Party''
*"''TEH ESCAPE IS IMPOSSIBLE. WE R 2 L33T. WE OWNZ JOO.''" - ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''
*"''U WILL GET FLATZORED BY R L33T HAMMERS.''" - ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''
*"''Whoa... My helmet antenna! It's broken! Oh, man, YESSS!''" - ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''
*"''Hey... Mine broke too! Talk about lucky! I mean, didya HEAR what was coming out of my mouth?''" - ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''
*"''I know, dude! Seriously, who talks like that?! Anyway, I think these tots freed us!''" - ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''
*"''Ya think? You little taters trashed our antennas?''" - ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''
*"''Right ON! Seriously, thanks! You saved our bacon. We were... not right in the head.''" - ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''
*"''So listen, you gotta let us thank you by hooking you up with these spare hammers!''" - ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''
*"''Go go!''" - ''[[Mario Party 8]]''
*"''Hello!''" - ''[[Super Mario Party]]''
*"''Yeah!''" - ''Super Mario Party''
*"''Oh yeah!''" - ''Super Mario Party''
*"''Oh no!''" - ''Super Mario Party''
*"''Yes!''" - ''Super Mario Party''
*"''Woohoo!''" - ''Super Mario Party''


==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
{{main|List of Hammer Bro profiles and statistics}}
{{main|List of Hammer Bro profiles and statistics}}
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=Hammer Bro|align=horizontal|image=[[File: Hamma Jamma.png]]}}
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions bestiary|transcludesection=Hammer Bro|align=horizontal}}
===''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)===
{{:Monster List|transcludesection=Hammer Bro}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMB1 Hammer Bro.png|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
Hammer Brother SMB artwork.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
Hammer Bro SMRPG.png|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
SMBDX - Hammer Bro.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]''
SMBDX Hammer Pic.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]''
Party Hammer Bro.png|''[[Mario Party]]''
Party Hammer Bro.png|''[[Mario Party]]''
Hammer Bro.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
NSMBDS Hammer Bro Artwork.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
HammerbrowinMP8.png|''[[Mario Party 8]]''
SMG2 Hammer Bro Artwork.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
MLSS+BM Art - Hammer Bro.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ハンマーブロス<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 42.</ref>
|Jap=ハンマーブロス<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet|page=42}}</ref>
|JapR=Hanmā Burosu
|JapR=Hanmā Burosu
|JapM=Hammer Bros.; romanized as "Hummer Bros" in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]''.
|JapM=Hammer Bros; romanized as "Hummer Bros" in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]''.
|Spa=Hermano Martillo
|ChiS=铁锤兄弟
|SpaM=Hammer Brother
|ChiSR=Tiěchuí Xiōngdì
|Fra=Frère Marto<br>Frère Marteau ''(occasionally)''
|ChiSM=Iron Hammer Brother
|FraM="Marto" is a familiar spelling of "marteau" (hammer), "Frère" means "Brother".<br>Hammer Brother
|ChiS2=锤子兄弟
|ChiS2R=Chuízi Xiōngdì
|ChiS2M=Hammer Brother
|ChiS2N=before ''Super Mario Party''
|ChiT=鐵鎚兄弟
|ChiTR=Tiěchuí Xiōngdì
|ChiTM=Iron Hammer Brother
|Dut=Hammer Bro
|Dut=Hammer Bro
|DutM=-
|Fin=Vasaraveljet
|FinM=Hammer brothers
|FreA=Frère Marto
|FreAM=Brother + an informal spelling of ''marteau'' ("hammer")
|FreA2=Hammer Bro
|FreA2N=2007–2008
|FreE=Frère Marto
|FreEM=Brother + an informal spelling of ''marteau'' ("hammer")
|FreE2=Frère Marteau
|FreE2N=occasionally
|FreE2M=Hammer Brother
|Ger=Hammer-Bruder
|Ger=Hammer-Bruder
|GerM=Hammer Brother
|GerM=Hammer Brother
|Ita=Martelkoopa<br>Fratello Hammer (on ''Super Mario Bros.''' manual)
|Ita=Fratelli Hammer
|ItaM=Hammerkoopa<br>Hammer Brother
|ItaM=Hammer Brothers
|PorA=irmão Martelo
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros.'' Italian instruction booklet|page=12}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Italian instruction booklet|page=16}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Super Mario Bros.'' (NES instruction manual)
|Ita2=Fratello Martello
|Ita2M=Hammer Brother
|Ita2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHWF8DTVSEQ Super Mario (1ª serie animata ITA) - Attila e il cavallo di troia]</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Italian instruction booklet|page=23}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' European instruction booklet|page=109-110}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=[[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii trading cards|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' - Album ufficiale]]|page=8}}</ref>
|Ita2N=DiC Cartoons (shared with [[Sledge Bro]]); ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (NES instruction booklet); ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''; ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' trading cards
|Ita3=Hammer Brother
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Italian instruction booklet|page=23, 41}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe'' European instruction booklet|page=116}}</ref>
|Ita3N=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (NES instruction booklet), this name is used to refer to the "Brother" species overall; ''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe''
|Ita4=Hammer Bros
|Ita4C=<ref>''[[Mario Party 2]]'', [[Deep Sea Salvage]]'s description: "Con il sottomarino prendi i Gettoni lanciati da Hammer Bros."</ref>
|Ita4N=''Mario Party 2''
|Ita5=Martelkoopa
|Ita5M=Portmanteau of ''martello'' ("hammer") and "Koopa"
|Ita5C=<ref>''[[Mario Party 5]]'' Italian instruction manual, page 17</ref>
|Ita5N=From ''Mario Party 5'' onwards
|Ita6=Martellone Bros.
|Ita6M=[[Sledge Bro]]
|Ita6C=<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pages 14, 19, 27, 36, 115, 146, 161, 181, 196, 210, 227</ref>
|Ita6N=''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia''; mistake
|Kor=해머브러스
|KorR=Haemeo Beureoseu
|KorM=Hammer Bros.
|PorA=Irmão Martelo
|PorAM=Hammer Brother
|PorAM=Hammer Brother
|PorE=Mano Martelo
|PorE=Mano Martelo
|PorEM=Hammer Bro
|PorEM=Hammer Bro
|Rus=Братец-молоток
|PorE2=Irmão Hammer
|RusR=Bratets-molotok
|PorE2N=''New Super Mario Bros.''
|PorE2M=Hammer brother
|Rus=Братец-молот
|RusR=Bratets-molot
|RusM=Hammer bro
|RusM=Hammer bro
|SpaA=Hermano Martillo
|SpaAM=Hammer Brother
|SpaA2=Hammer Bro
|SpaA2N=2007–2008
|SpaE=Hermano Martillo
|SpaEM=Hammer Brother
|Swe=Bröderna Yx-Joe
|SweM=''Bröderna'' means "The Brothers", ''Yx'' is a shortened form of ''Yxa'' which means "axe", and ''Joe'' is a term analogous to the British word "chap" which refers to a friend.
}}
===L33T HAMM3R BROZ.===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ハンマーブロス<ref name=Japanese/>
|JapR=Hanmā Burosu
|JapM=Hammer Bros
|Fre=FrR Marto L33T
|FreM=From ''Frère Marto'' ("Hammer Bro") and ''L33T''. The "R" in ''FrR'' can be pronounced like ''ère'' in ''frère''
|FreN=SMS language, in dialogues
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Hammer Bro
Hammer Bro in New Super Mario Bros. U
Artwork from New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance Super Mario Bros. (1985)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Latest portrayal Motoki Takagi (2005–present)
Variant of Koopa
Variants
Comparable
Notable members
“Our hammers fly high! Our hammers fly fast! And sometimes our hammers even hit something!”
Hammer Bros., Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Hammer Bros (also known as Hammer Brothers[1][2] and sometimes formatted with a full stop in older material) are enemies introduced in Super Mario Bros. These Koopas stand upright and throw hammers at targets. They wear helmets that usually match the color of their shell. Hammer Bros. have several times been described as elite members of Bowser's Koopa Troop. They were originally designed by Kazuaki Morita.[3]

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. / Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels[edit]

Artwork of a Hammer Bro. from Super Mario Bros.
Artwork from Super Mario Bros., depicting its original design

Hammer Brothers appear in Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. A total of 20 is encountered in the former game, mostly in pairs, including a pair in World 3-1, two pairs in World 5-2, two pairs in World 7-1, one in World 7-4 that is disguised as Bowser, eight in World 8-3, and one in World 8-4 before the true Bowser. Hammer Brothers throw claw hammers, which always face left and rotate counterclockwise, and jump between the ground and one or two rows of Brick Blocks. Hammer Brothers give 1,000 points when defeated, either from a stomp, being hit from beneath the block they are on, being hit by a shell or a fireball, or contact with Invincible Mario. A Hammer Brother starts chasing the player character if it is onscreen for about 50 seconds, though Hammer Bros. in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels begin chasing the player more evidently from World 7-1 onwards, and they are encountered underwater in World 9-1, sporting a gray depiction in the Family Computer Disk System release because of the underwater palette. In the Super Mario All-Stars release of both games, the hammers thrown by Hammer Brothers are done slightly slower, fly on a larger curve, and make a whistling sound.

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

A map icon for the Hammer Bro. A map icon for the Hammer Bro.
Hammer Brother sprite HammerBro-SMB3-SMAS.png
Hammer Brother sprites, from Super Mario Bros. 3 and its remakes

Hammer Brothers return in Super Mario Bros. 3. Their design depicts them with more yellow skin, black helmets, black Buzzy Beetle-like shells, and throwing mallets instead. There are 19 Hammer Brothers in total, a majority appearing in Enemy Courses in Grass Land, Water Land, Sky Land, and Ice Land; the first World 8-trap is the only proper level to include them. Hammer Bros. and their varieties all share the same world map sprites in the Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System release. Under certain conditions, one of the Hammer Brothers is replaced by a Treasure Ship. Three more Hammer Brothers appear in World-e in the handheld remake: In Bowser's Last Stand, the first of three doors leads to a room with two Hammer Brothers; in Koopaling Confusion, a Hammer Bro is at the start of the second section, stationed by two wooden platforms under the level's third Advance Coin, Behaviorally, Hammer Brothers do not chase the player characters at all. They can be defeated from the same methods as before, in addition to a hammer from Hammer Mario or the tail of Raccoon or Tanooki Mario. Hammer Brothers have a point value of 100, unless they are stomped, giving 1,000 points instead. Variants debuting in the game include Boomerang Brothers, which throw boomerangs; Fire Brothers, which throw fireballs; Sledge Brothers, which are large and can create tremors upon landing. None of the variants jump between rows of blocks.

A Hammer Bro was originally planned to host a Dice game. This was implemented as late as testing, but was eventually cut.

Super Mario World[edit]

Hammer Brothers do not appear in Super Mario World, though a variation of them named Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother does appear. Hammer Brothers were considered for inclusion during development.[4]

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

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Hammer Bros. return in New Super Mario Bros. They are designed after their look in Super Mario Bros., also throwing claw hammers as before. They are encountered only in World 2-4, where two are in an area with the third Star Coin. A similarity with Hammer Bros. as in Super Mario Bros. 3 is their appearance in Enemy Courses from World 5 onwards, where defeating them causes a power-up item to appear.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

NSMBW Hammer Bro Render.png

Hammer Bros. appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Hammer Bros. are encountered in World 1-3 only; there are two individual ones and one pair of them. Hammer Bros. are the same as before. They cannot be eaten by Yoshi, but he can catch their hammers with his tongue to spit it back at them. Besides Hammer Bros., the Boomerang Bros., Fire Bros., and Sledge Bros. also return, and adds Ice Bros., which throw Ice Balls.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2, showing Hammer Bros. in Bowser's Galaxy Generator

Hammer Bros. appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are encountered in Bowser's Lava Lair, Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet, Bowser's Galaxy Generator, and Grandmaster Galaxy. Hammer Bros. attack by throwing two hammers aimed at the player character, before leaping elsewhere and repeating. A Hammer Bro is spun out temporarily on its shell if the player character either spins at or stomps it, giving an opportunity to defeat it on contact; a Hammer Bro can also be defeated from a Ground Pound or if Yoshi spits one of its hammers at it. Boomerang Bros. also return.

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

Hammer Bros. return in Super Mario 3D Land. They are encountered mostly in castle levels. Hammer Bros. behave identically as in Super Mario Galaxy 2, though take only one hit to defeat and use the Boomerang Bros.' voice from Super Mario Galaxy 2. Hammer Bros. with blue + Clocks are encountered in Special 8-Bowser. Boomerang Bros. also return.

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Hammer Bros. return in New Super Mario Bros. 2. They appear only in World 2-2, as well as four in the third course of Challenge Pack A, one at the start of the second course of Coin Challenge Pack B, fifteen in the first course of the Mystery Adventures Pack, and four in the final section of the first course of the Impossible Pack. Hammer Bros. act like they do in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, though the effects of the Gold Ring turn them into Gold Bros., giving them coins to throw instead of hammers.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Hammer Bros. are enemies in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and their port. They are encountered in Rise of the Piranha Plants only in the former game and in Piranha Gardens and All Aboard! only, in addition to World Coin-1 and World Coin-2 in the Coin Courses, plus other challenges. Hammer Bros. are the same as before.

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]

Hammer Bros. return in Super Mario 3D World and its port. They behave like they do in Super Mario 3D Land, but their hammers are thrown higher and closer to them, like in the 2D games of the Super Mario series. Boomerang Bros. and Fire Bros. also return, as well as cat variants in Lake Lapcat in Bowser's Fury.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

Hammer Bros. are course elements in Super Mario Maker, its port, and Super Mario Maker 2. They can be placed as enemies in any of the game styles, being given unique sprites for the Super Mario World style. Hammer Bros. can be eaten by Yoshi, unlike before, with a hammer being spit out afterward. Hammer Bros. with wings applied to them can jump higher. Besides Hammer Bros. are the returning Sledge Bros. and Fire Bros., with the latter being in the Super Mario 3D World game style of Super Mario Maker 2 only.

An unused death animation for them in the New Super Mario Bros. U style can be found in the files of Super Mario Maker.

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

E3 2017 screenshot of Mario (as a Hammer Bro.) fighting another Hammer Bro. with kitchen utensils, in the Luncheon Kingdom of Super Mario Odyssey.
Screenshot from Super Mario Odyssey, showing a regular and a captured Hammer Bro

Hammer Bros. are enemies in Super Mario Odyssey. They are revealed to have blue spiky hair with yellow tips. Hammer Bros. are encountered in the Dark Side; Metro Kingdom; Luncheon Kingdom, wearing chef hats and throwing frying pans; and Moon Kingdom, wearing white top hats. The Super Mario Bros. iteration of Hammer Bros. appear in some 8-bit segments in the Cloud Kingdom and Luncheon Kingdom. A Hammer Bro is vulnerable to being captured if its headwear is removed by Cappy. As a Hammer Bro, Mario can throw hammers to attack, not unlike the Hammer Mario form, and can hit ? Blocks; a captured Hammer Bro in the Luncheon Kingdom can destroy blocks of cheese with its frying pans.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

Hammer Bros. reappear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Like in the Super Mario Maker games, they can be eaten by Yoshi.

Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen![edit]

Hammer Bro
A Hammer Brother preparing to throw a hammer in Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!

No Hammer Brothers are part of Bowser's invasion force at the start of Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!, but one does appear later on. This Hammer Brother (which, depending on the selected scene, is inconsistently depicted as both rather large and completely to-scale) is assigned to guard a cave where a recurring pair of Goombas trap Mario, Luigi, and Kibidango. However, Luigi (who was searching for coins at the time) digs an escape tunnel, and they escape from the Hammer Bro without being caught. In a last-ditch attempt to retrieve the prisoners, the Hammer Bro throws hammers at a cliff that Mario, Luigi, and Kibidango are trekking across, and causes the top of the cliff that Kibidango and Mario are on to fall, smashing the area that the Hammer Bro is on and burying him beneath several rocks.

Robed, book-carrying Hammer Brothers are later seen acting as singers during Bowser and Peach's wedding towards the end of the film, and another Hammer Brother is seen applying makeup to Princess Peach for the said event.

Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.[edit]

Super Mario Momotarō[edit]

Peach from Super Mario Momotarō.
Ojīsan and Obāsan

Hammer Bros. appear in the Super Mario anime series. In Super Mario Momotarō, two elderly Hammer Brothers play the role as the adoptive parents of Mario and the parents of Princess Peach. They are called Ojīsan and Obāsan, the Japanese words for grandfather and grandmother.

DIC cartoons[edit]

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]

“We got a score to settle, sink wimps!”
“Yeah! It's plumber pummelin' time!”
Hammer Brothers, "The Trojan Koopa"
Hammer Brothers as seen in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
The Hammer Brothers from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "The Trojan Koopa"

Two twin Hammer Brothers[5] appear in the episodes "Do You Princess Toadstool Take this Koopa...?" and "The Trojan Koopa" of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! They resemble Koopa Troopas, but with pinker face, yellow spots, helmets, and hammers. The Hammer Brothers in "Do You Princess Toadstool Take this Koopa...?" accidentally hit each other on the head with their hammers while intending to target Mario and Luigi. The only episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! where Hammer Brothers have a speaking role is "The Trojan Koopa," where they are guards of King Koopa's island fortress.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Hammer Brothers in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3 episode, Oh, Brother.
Two Hammer Brothers in the Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "Oh, Brother!"

Hammer Brothers appear in the episodes "Oh, Brother!" and "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel" of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. Their design was altered to resemble theirs in Super Mario Bros. 3. Two Hammer Brothers in "Oh, Brother!" apprehend Mario after he is pulled into the dungeon. The Hammer Brothers in "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel" put onboard the Doom Ship; one in particular struggles to carry the crate,[6] contrary to one carrying four at once.

Nintendo Comics System[edit]

Hammer Brothers are antagonists in the stories "The Fish That Should've Gotten Away" and "The Kingdom Enquirer" of the Nintendo Comics System. In the former, Hammer Brothers are part of the crowd of monsters who chase Mario, and in the latter, several Hammer Brothers bother Toad at one point.

Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]

A pair of Hammer Brothers bring Luigi to Bowser in Koopa Capers after a flying carpet deposits him outside Bowser's Castle. If Luigi decides to look around the castle for clues about Wendy O. Koopa's disappearance, Bowser tries to call in a Hammer Brother to act as an escort for him, but Luigi declines the offer.

While traveling through the Koopahari Desert in Pipe Down!, the Mario Brothers bring up a previous close call with some Hammer Brothers during a past visit to the region.

In Dinosaur Dilemma, two Hammer Brothers can be found sleeping in Bowser's Castle by Mario and Yoshi, and are woken up by their cuckoo clock as the two try to sneak out of the room. Depending on how the reader solves the accompanying puzzle, the Hammer Brothers either knock the heroes out and make a meal out of them, or their hammer blows keep missing, and weaken the floor to the point that they go falling through it while Mario and Yoshi escape.

In Flown the Koopa, if the reader chooses to have Luigi be the head of a Brachiosaurus costume the Mario Brothers don, they run into a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Depending on how the accompanying puzzle is solved, the T-Rex can turn out to be two disguised Hammer Brothers, who see through the Mario Bros.' costume, use some rubber cement to seal them in it, and capture them with the intent of making a meal out of the two.

Mario the Juggler[edit]

Artwork of a heart-trowing Hammer Bro from Mario the Juggler
Artwork of a Hammer Bro in Mario the Juggler

A Hammer Bro appears in Mario the Juggler, as an enemy exclusive to Game B that throws Mario a heart to juggle. Periodically, it catches the heart and then tosses it back at him.

Yoshi's Safari[edit]

Hammer Brother
Sprite from Yoshi's Safari

Hammer Brothers are mini-bosses in Yoshi's Safari. They attack by throwing hammers, which can be countered using the Super Scope. A Hammer Brother takes several hits from the Super Scope to be defeated. Boomerang Brothers and Sledge Brothers also appear.

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3[edit]

Hammer Brothers do not appear in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, though the Spiked Koopa boss has the Japanese name 「トゲブロス」 Toge Burosu ("Thorn Bros.") and wears a helmet vaguely like a Hammer Brother.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

Hammer Bro artwork for Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Artwork from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
“HEY! Are YOU lookin' at me? My hammer and I don't like you! Now ya got my hammer angry! Ya shouldn't have done that!”
Hammer Bro, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Hammer Bros. are enemies in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. They have large bodies and hammers made of wood. The remake updates them to use their common design while retaining elements such as the black coloring of their shells and helmets, as well as the wooden hammers they wield.

A Hammer Bro appears at the end of Mushroom Way, and Mario must battle him to proceed to Mushroom Kingdom. If Toad has been previously rescued from Goombas and Paratroopas, the Hammer Bro also captures him in his rush to get to the castle, and needs to be saved by Mario. Although only one appears on the field, a second Hammers Bro appears in battle. During the battle, the Hammer Bros. pound Mario with their hammers, and occasionally use the special move Hammer Time, throwing multiple hammers at him. When Mario defeats one of the brothers, the remaining brother uses the move Valor Up to increase his defense. When defeated, they yield a Flower Jar, and leave a Hammer behind.

Later in the game, a green-colored Hammer Bro named Dr. Topper appears in Bowser's Keep, which has been taken over by the Smithy Gang; Dr. Topper is not an enemy. Instead, he blocks Mario's progress through Bowser's Keep unless Mario solves his various puzzles and riddles.

Mario Party series[edit]

Mario Party[edit]

A Hammer Bro is a non-playable character in the minigame Hammer Drop in Mario Party. This is the first time they are depicted wearing shoes. A Hammer Bro is seen riding a cloud, dropping coins, coin bags, and hammers.

Mario Party 2[edit]

A Hammer Bro is a non-playable character in the minigame Deep Sea Salvage in Mario Party 2. It is on the ship throwing coins, coin bags and mines.

Mario Party 3[edit]

Hammer Bros. appear in the minigames Awful Tower, Puddle Paddle, and Parasol Plummet in Mario Party 3. They throw Coins and hammers.

Mario Party 5[edit]

Hammer Bros. appear in Mario Party 5. One is part of the Hammer Bro Orb, which causes the victim to lose ten coins. One is the referee in the minigame Fight Cards. The game standardized their design.

Mario Party Advance[edit]

Hammer Bro from Mario Party Advance
A Hammer Bro in Mario Party Advance
“Hammers are my life! I'm a hammer champ!”
Hammer Bro, Mario Party Advance

Hammer Bro is a non-playable character in Mario Party Advance. He is encountered at the Mushroom Field. Hammer Bro is a world-renowned hammer thrower and is fond of challenges.[7] When first visited, Hammer Bro asks the player what their reason is for visting.[8] If questioned, Hammer Bro says that the Mushroom Field is for improving one's hammer throwing abilities,[9] before boasting his skill at using hammers.[10] Before the competition starts, Hammer Bro shows the player character how to throw a hammer. The Hammer Bro is impressed when the player manages to throw farther,[11] and he gives them the Mini B-Ball. Besides the character, several Hammer Bros. appear in the background of Hammergeddon.

Mario Party 7[edit]

Hammer Spammer from Mario Party 7
Two Hammer Bros. in Hammer Spammer, a minigame in Mario Party 7

Hammer Bros. are obstacles in the minigame Hammer Spammer and a part of the Hammer Bro Orb in Mario Party 7. The Hammer Bros. throw hammers from separate platforms throughout Hammer Spammer. The Hammer Bro of the Hammer Bro Orb acts the same, except the player character who placed it receives coins.

Mario Party 8[edit]

Hammer Bro is an unlockable playable character in Mario Party 8. He is unlocked by completing the Star Battle Arena in Bowser's Warped Orbit if he is the opponent selected by Bowser.

Mario Party DS[edit]

Hammer Bro is a boss in Story mode of Mario Party DS. He is encountered in Toadette's Music Room. Hammer Bro is fought in the minigame Hammer Chime if the player is ranked the Super Star. Hammer Bro in Hammer Chime beats three drums before the first hit, four before the second, and five before the third, with the player attempting to copy each of them. Hammer is an obstacle on the board, hitting one of the big bongo drums if the player character lands on them, sending them flying.

Mario Party 9[edit]

Hammer Bro, preparing a battle minigame, in Mario Party 9.
Hammer Bro hosting the battle minigames in Mario Party 9, about to take three Mini Stars from each of the players.

Hammer Bro is a non-playable character and the likeness of the "Nail Shell" constellation in Mario Party 9. He is the more common host of the Battle minigames than Fire Bro. Hammer Bro takes three Mini Stars from each player and has either the captain or the player in last to choose a minigame. He redistributes the Mini Stars to the player characters after the minigame, depending on the results.

Mario Party: Island Tour[edit]

Hammer Bros. cameo in the minigames Match Faker and Tap Dash in Mario Party: Island Tour.

Mario Party 10[edit]

Hammer Bro is a non-playable character in Mario Party 10. He is the same as in Mario Party 9, except he takes five Mini Stars from each player.

Mario Party: Star Rush[edit]

Hammer Bro is a non-playable character in the minigame Pinball Brawl in Mario Party: Star Rush.

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

Hammer Bro is a non-playable character in Mario Party: The Top 100. He appears when a board event happens in Minigame Match, where players steal coins from another player.

Super Mario Party[edit]

Hammer Bro with a Dice Block in Super Mario Party
Hammer Bro with his Dice Block in Super Mario Party
“Yo! Take me with you! We can get Stars together!”
Hammer Bro, Super Mario Party

Hammer Bro is a playable character in Super Mario Party. His special Dice Block can roll a 1 (1/3 chance), a 5 (1/2 chance), or give three coins.

Super Mario Party Jamboree[edit]

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Hammer Bro. appear as non-playable characters in Super Mario Party Jamboree. In the minigame Slappy-Go-Round, one Hammer Bro uses his hammer to signify the beginning and ending of the minigame by striking a bell. Additional Hammer Bros appear in the audience of the minigame DK's Konga Line.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Artwork of a Hammer Bro for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
SmashWiki article: Hammer Bro

In the first two games of the Super Smash Bros. series, Hammer Bros. only make a background appearance. In Super Smash Bros., Hammer Bros. appear in the background of the Mushroom Kingdom stage. Similarly, in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Hammer Bros. in the background of the game's version of Mushroom Kingdom.

Since Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a Hammer Bro has appeared as an Assist Trophy character throughout the Super Smash Bros. series Once released from the Assist Trophy, the Hammer Bro throws hammers at the opponents, damaging them. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the Hammer Bro is invincible, like with most other Assist Trophy characters. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Hammer Bro can be attacked, and if it takes enough damage, Hammer Bro flips upside-down and falls off-screen, similarly to how they act when defeated in Super Mario Bros.

Hammer Bros. appear in a few of the single-player campaigns throughout the series. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Hammer Bros. are enemies in The Subspace Emissary. One appears to have helped steal Donkey Kong's banana hoard and is tracked down by Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. The Hammer Bros. can be damaged and defeated, unlike their Assist Trophy counterpart. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Hammer Bros. are enemies in Smash Run mode, where they behave almost identically to their Assist Trophy counterparts, except defeating them in this mode causes them to bounce around rather than fall off-screen immediately.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Hammer Bro appears as an Advanced-class Grab-type primary spirit, which grants the user slightly increased jump height. In the corresponding spirit battle, the player has to fight Yoshi on the Golden Plains stage, with the Hammer Bro Assist Trophy appearing when the opponent is highly damaged. The core extracted from a Hammer Bro spirit can be used with a Reporter & Wrestler core to summon Masked Dedede's spirit.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

“Nyuck yuck yuck... What took you so long, Mario? Ready to taste my hammer? Here it comes!!!”
Hammer Bro, Paper Mario

In Paper Mario, Hammer Bros., along with Koopatrols and Magikoopas, are the elite of Bowser's forces. In this game, Hammer Bros. attack Mario by either throwing one hammer at him or several, weak hammers at him. Hammer Bros.' attacks can occasionally shrink Mario on hit, reducing his Attack power for the duration.

A Hammer Bro can be first encountered in Paper Mario in the Shy Guy's Toy Box, if Princess Peach tells Bowser and Kammy Koopa that one of the things that Mario fears most is a Hammer Bro, Kammy Koopa later warps a Hammer Bro into the Shy Guy's Toy Box to guard a treasure chest. Hammer Bros. are also encountered throughout Bowser's Castle, where they act as guards, attacking Mario if he approaches. Additionally, a Hammer Bro by the name of Mr. Hammer runs a quiz called the 64th Trivia Quiz-Off, in which Princess Peach participates.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

“My grandpappy's hammer is gonna strike you down, man! Here it comes!”
Hamma Jamma, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
A Hammer Bro from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Hammer Bros. return in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. They are encountered mainly in Rogueport Underground after beating Chapter 5, as well as in Twilight Town, during Bowser and Kammy's attack on the area. Hammer Bros. attack identically as as in Paper Mario, but lose the ability to shrink Mario. Also, in Bowser's first scenario, two Hammer Bros. converse, with one of them referring to something he witnessed where Bowser was apparently swooning over a portrait of Princess Peach, only for the other Hammer Bro to attempt to hint that he should stop talking as Bowser is right behind him. Although Bowser claims that the story was funny and beckons the surprised Hammer Bro to continue, both deny that he was funny. Hammer Bros. are sometimes part of the audience, and if Mario fails the action command of a hammer attack, they can prepare to throw their hammer at him.

There are some other Hammer Bros. Hamma Jamma has a team at the Glitz Pit is with his two brothers, Bamma, a Boomerang Bro and Flare, a Fire Bro. Hamma Jamma also speaks of his father and even his grandfather on occasion, the former of which he mentions is a Business Bro.

Super Paper Mario[edit]

“We'll miss you, Your Surliness! Parrrrrty!
Hammer Bro, Super Paper Mario

Hammer Bros. return in Super Paper Mario. Most have been hypnotized by Nastasia into serving Count Bleck. A few in The Bitlands still serve Bowser. Hammer Bros. also appear in the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials. The game introduces a shadowy counterpart, Dark Hammer Bro. There is a specific Hammer Bro and a Koopa private who help Princess Peach at Castle Bleck.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

Hammer Bros. return in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. They are encountered in most worlds. Hammer Bros. attack by throwing hammers in the air to hit Mario from above or by throwing them straight at him. The hammer throw attack can come at Mario very fast so the player must be prepared for this attack. This attack as well can throw off timing by either blocking too early and the Hammer Bro waits for at least two seconds or Hammer Bros. can also throw the hammer before the player even has a chance to block for one second. Hammer Bros. also toss hammers outside of battle, which also damages Mario if he is hit. A glitch in the game has one Hammer Bro in Shy Guy Jungle standing in mid-air. Along with Hammer Bros., Snifits, Spinies and Scaredy Rats are the enemies that can throw off timing.

Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

“Need a general contractor?”
Hammer Bro, Paper Mario: Color Splash
Hammer Bro sprite from Paper Mario: Color Splash
Hammer Bro sprite from Paper Mario: Color Splash

Hammer Bros. return in Paper Mario: Color Splash. They are the same as in the previous game. The first Hammer Bro is encountered in The Golden Coliseum, and one in the same area rides one of the three chariots during the Iggy Koopa battle, called Chariot Bro. Two Small Hammer Bros. attack Mario when he is about to get the second Mini Paint Star in Sacred Forest. Circus variations of Hammer Bros., called Juggler Bro, and Boomerang Bros., called Circus Bro, appear in Mossrock Theater and the Emerald Circus. A Hammer Bro is the third-round opponent in Roshambo Temple #4. The last Hammer Bro is fought in the black paint mixing room of Black Bowser's Castle, also having another in the background. Fire Bros., Ice Bros., Boomerang Bros., and Sledge Bros. reappear.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

“I can hammer all day, bro.”
Hammer Bro, Paper Mario: The Origami King
Artwork of an origami Hammer Bro in Paper Mario: The Origami King
An origami Hammer Bro in Paper Mario: The Origami King

Hammer Bros. are allies, while origami Hammer Bros. are enemies, in Paper Mario: The Origami King. A Hammer Bro attacks using either the usual Hammer Throw or the added Super Bro Throw, the latter involving it grabbing another enemy and using them as a projectile, defeating the Hammer Bro in the process. A friendly Hammer Bro in Shangri-Spa mentions that Hammer Bros.' hammers "aren't just for throwing", as it is using the hammer to fix part of a small bridge. Boomerang Bros., Fire Bros., and Ice Bros. return, all of which can use Super Bro Throw.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]

A Hammer Bro cameos in Mario Kart: Super Circuit. It uses its design from Paper Mario. The Hammer Bro is within the crowd at the awards ceremony.

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

Unused character icon

Hammer Bro was originally planned to be playable in Mario Kart Wii along with Koopa Paratroopa, Petey Piranha and a Mii Outfit C (which in turn would have marked his debut as a playable character in the Mario Kart series), but was taken out of the final game. Hammer Bros. are spectators in courses such as Mario Circuit, usually with Shy Guys.

Mario Kart 7[edit]

Hammer Bros. are spectators on Toad Circuit in Mario Kart 7.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Hammer Bros. are spectators in Bowser's Castle and 3DS Neo Bowser City in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Thumbnail of the Rosalina Cup challenge from the Baby Rosalina Tour; a Vs. Mega Hammer Bro challenge set on London Loop 2 (reused as the Wario Cup's bonus challenge in the Metropolitan Tour)
The course icon for the bonus challenge against Mega Hammer Bro

A Hammer Bro appears in Mario Kart Tour as the opponent in the Vs. Mega challenge of the Rosalina Cup in the Baby Rosalina Tour. He uses his Hammers as his special item for the entirety of the race (although he did use a Mushroom at the very start).

He was also teased through the reflection of Baby Rosalina (Detective)'s magnifying glass in the splash art and at the start of the trailer for the Baby Rosalina Tour.[12] Hammer Bro was added as a playable character since the Hammer Bro Tour, which began on March 25, 2020, also including a playable Boomerang Bro, Ice Bro, and Fire Bro. He is classified as a Super character with his Hammers reprising their role as his special item. His emblem consists of a cartoon drawing of his head facing left, albeit lacking the eyes, similar to Dry Bones'.

Hammer Bro is the selected driver for some bonus challenges, including a Ring Race on RMX Rainbow Road 1 and a Time Trial on 3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R.

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

Hammer Bro sprite Sprite of a Hammer Bro from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.
Original and remake

Hammer Bros. are enemies in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. The original version gives them white pupil-less eyes, a more hunched and somewhat portly posture, and no shoes. Hammer Bros. are encountered in Bowser's Castle. They assist Gunner Guys and Boos, which are the only ways of encountering them. Hammer Bros. are healed by fire whilst vulnerable to thunder. Hammer Bros. attack by throwing hammers, jumping if it targets Luigi, otherwise it targets Mario. A Hammer Bro's hammer attack is countered with the targeted Mario Bro's hammer. After losing at least half of its HP, a Hammer Bro begins to throw two hammers while attacking. Variants debuting include Border Bros., Beanerang Bro (named Boomerang Bro in the original), Yo Bro, the Limbo Bro and their Elite counterparts, and Chomp Bro.

Hammer Bros. are enemies and allies in the Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser mode. Hammer Bros. are Ranged troopers and attack by throwing their hammers. Their Special Skill, Rain of Pain, involves them throwing multiple hammers at surrounding foes. They team up with the Hammerhead Bros. in their first encounter at "For the Love of Hammers." They fight Captain Goomba's squad to decide whether to join them or not. The Hammer Bros. are confident enough that their hammer crafting can create the Ultra Hammer.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]

The brainwashed Hammer Bros.

Only one pair of Hammer Bros. appears in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. The Shroobs brainwash them with mind-controlling antenna and order them to guard the Vim Factory. While mind-controlled, the Hammer Bros. introduce themselves as the L33T HAMM3R BROZ., and speak in the Internet "language" known as "1337-speak" (pronounced "leet speak"), as well as with capital letters. In the Japanese version, they speak completely in katakana, as opposed to hiragana,[13] and in the Korean version, their speech is full of spelling and spacing errors. In French versions, they drop the 1337 aspect of their speech (with the exception of their names, which still render the "L33T" part) in favor of SMS-like speech containing various spelling errors. In German versions, they do not speak in 1337, but in broken sentences. The Spanish translation of the game removes the 1337 aspect of the characters entirely, and the only different speech pattern is robotic all-caps. It is possible that this happened due to difficulties with localization, as 1337-speak is extremely uncommon among online Spanish communities. One of them introduces themselves as the "L33T HAMM3R BROZ." due to the way they speak in the English version.

When Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi arrive in the Vim Factory, they are instantly confronted by the "L33T HAMM3R BROZ." After Mario and Luigi are captured by the factory's automated defenses, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi are forced to battle the Hammer Bros. In battle, the Hammer Bros. have 100 HP (90 in non-American versions) and attack by using the Knockback Bros. technique, a Bros. Attack from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Using his hammer, one Hammer Bro smashes the other into a ball, then hits him into either Baby Mario or Baby Luigi. To avoid the attack, the babies have to jump over the ball Hammer Bro as he approaches. Sometimes, the Hammer Bro's hammer breaks, sending the ball bouncing towards a baby. In this case, the baby brother should not jump, as the balled brother simply bounces over the baby's head.

The Hammer Bros. using Bros. Ball
The Hammer Bros. fighting the Baby Mario Bros.

After one Hammer Bro is defeated (or if one of the Hammer Bros. is unable to attack), the other one is forced to fight by himself. To attack, the sole Hammer Bro tosses spinning hammers that roll on the ground. To defend against this attack, the Baby Mario Bros. have to jump over the hammers as they approach. To determine which baby he is aiming for, the player needs to watch what he does before throwing. If he hops, he throws it at Baby Mario, and if he rolls his eyes around, he throws it at Baby Luigi. Ultimately, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi have to work together and defeat the second Hammer Bro. Unlike most bosses in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, they use the same defeat animation of a normal enemy; the same thing happens with Junior Shrooboid, the Shroobs, and Kamek. Also, in the Player's Guide, the word "boss" is missing from the stat box.

In defeating the Hammer Bros., the Baby Mario Bros. destroyed their mind-control antennas. Free from Shroob influence, the Hammer Bros. begin to speak normally again. They also comment on the strange manner of speaking they were just using. Grateful for being released, the Hammer Bros. give the babies two spare hammers they were holding, and teach them how to use the hammer and Baby Drill.

When the babies go into the vents and encounter a Spiny Shroopa, the Hammer Bros. teach them how to use the hammers in battle. Later, when the babies rescue Mario and Luigi and encounter two more Spiny Shroopas, the Hammer Bros. return and show how to use the hammer while piggybacking in battle.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]

Hammer Bros. do not appear in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, but Boomerang Bros. and Fire Bros. are encountered as enemies in Somnom Woods and Neo Bowser Castle.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

Hammer Bros. are enemies in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. Some Hammer Bros. steal all of the Trio's Battle Command Blocks at one point, prompting them to recover it. Hammer Bros. can only be counterattacked before receiving the Flee comman. Hammer Bros. are commonly encountered in the Twinsy Tropics Dungeon, as well as stronger variants on the clouds above Sunbeam Plains. A Hammer Bro is also fought in Neo Bowser Castle. Hammer Bros. attack in battle by throwing hammers at the targeted player character, sometimes jumping while doing so; if not, the hammer is avoidable by jumping. After throwing hammers, the Hammer Bro charges at the target, and take damage if jumped on. A Hammer Bro sometimes attacks by throwing a hammer into the air with another of its kind or its introduced paper counterpart; they sometimes swap hammers before throwing. If a Paper Hammer Bro helps, their hammer falls after the Hammer Bro's, unlike if two are present. The attack is countered by the targeted bro's hammer.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

Hammer Bros. are enemies and recruitable allies in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. They are weak against Parabones.

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix[edit]

Two Hammer Brothers are enemies in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix. They block the entrance of Mushroom Park until the player wins in a dance-off against them.

Mario Baseball series[edit]

A Hammer Bro prepares to bat in Mario Super Sluggers.
A Hammer Bro prepares to bat in Mario Super Sluggers

A Hammer Bro appears as a playable character in both games of the Mario Baseball series: Mario Superstar Baseball and Mario Super Sluggers. Both games also feature a Fire Bro and a Boomerang Bro as playable character, though both of them are treated as palette swaps of Hammer Bro, and all three of them are teammates of Bowser in each game's Challenge mode. Hammer Bro uses a large hammer as his baseball bat. While Hammer Bro and Boomerang Bro use a hammer and boomerang respectively for batting, Fire Bro uses a standard bat with painted flames on it.

In Mario Superstar Baseball, Hammer Bro can be unlocked by completing Challenge Mode as Bowser. Fire Bro and Boomerang Bro function as separate characters, but statistically are nearly identical to Hammer Bros. (barring Fire Bro's run speed, which is slightly lower than the other two). Boomerang Bro puts a noticeable curve on all his hits, much like Boo and King Boo.

In Mario Super Sluggers, Hammer Bro, along with Boomerang Bro and Fire Bro, are now playable from the start, each exhibiting more varied stats than before. They have new fielding moves, during which they throw their weapon out a short distance and catch the ball. All of them use their standard voice introduced in Super Mario Strikers.

Super Princess Peach[edit]

A Hammer Bro from Super Princess Peach

Hammer Bros. are enemies in Super Princess Peach. They are led by Army Hammer Bro, and kidnap Mario and the others at Peach's Castle in the opening. A. F. H. Bros. return, and both it and Hammer Bro received Calm Hammer Bro and C. A. F. H. Bro varieties, respectively.

Mario Strikers series[edit]

Super Mario Strikers[edit]

Hammer Bros. are teammates in Super Mario Strikers. They are billed offensive players, despite lacking distinction in gameplay.

Mario Strikers Charged[edit]

Hammer Bro
Artwork from Mario Strikers Charged

Hammer Bros. are teammates in Mario Strikers Charged. They have hammers in a sling on their back. Hammer Bros. are billed offensive players, as before. Hammer Bros. have high shooting and passing capabilities, whilst lacking the ability to tackle and being slow. A Hammer Bro always uses a hammer when either shooting, tackling, hitting, faking, or using his Skillshot, the Hammer Throw. Hammer Bro's Deke involves him smashing a giant hammer onto the ground, blasting away whoever is hit.

Mario Golf series[edit]

Hammer Bros. appear only twice in the Mario Golf series, both times as non-playable characters. In Mario Golf: World Tour, Hammer Bros. are featured in the Castle Club mode. In Mario Golf: Super Rush, there are Hammer Bros. scattered around Bonny Greens's practice area.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[edit]

Hammer Bros. return in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and its ports. They are encountered in Drift-Along Canyon, Battle Tower Blitz (one of them jumps between Goomba Towers), and the port-exclusive Uptown, Downtown. If interacted with using a pointer/touch screen, Hammer Bros. jump to a new position immediately after being no longer stunned. A Hammer Bros. cannot be stunned while jumping.

Mario Sports Superstars[edit]

Hammer Bro is a selectable sidekick in soccer and baseball in Mario Sports Superstars. It is billed a Power type. Boomerang Bros. are alternate colors in soccer and baseball while Fire Bros. appear in baseball only.

Minecraft[edit]

In the Super Mario Mash-up for Minecraft, Hammer Bros. replace Zombies, and Hammer Bros. in Villager's clothing replace the Zombie Villagers. Hammer Bro is one of the usable skins.

Mario Tennis Aces[edit]

Hammer Bros. are opponents in Mario Tennis Aces. They are encountered during the missions Sure Shot Challenge (Advanced) and Defeat Bowser's Minions! of Inferno Island; in the former, a Hammer Bro helps two Fire Bros. with pitching, and in the latter, ten throw hammers at the player character as they deflect them, defeating the Hammer Bros. and causing Fire Bros. to appear afterward. Hammer Bros. are members of the audience, with some wearing caps and shirts for the participating characters.

Dr. Mario World[edit]

Hammer Bros. are assistants in Dr. Mario World. Their stage mode skill increases the float time of floating objects such as capsules, bubbles, and keys by a multiplier. Their versus mode skill grants a chance that a column is cleared in the player's stage when their opponent uses a skill.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

Hammer Bros. appear in The Super Mario Bros. Movie as a part of Bowser's army.

General information[edit]

Physical description and traits[edit]

Artwork of a Hammer Bro in Super Mario Bros. Deluxe2D vector artwork of a Hammer Bro
Early and modern Hammer Bros.; the main difference is them originally lacking shoes.

Hammer Bros. are yellow Koopas with green shells, cream-colored belly plates, and, since Mario Party, green shoes (although they sometimes are barefoot), as well as green and white helmets (though the colors change depending on the variant). They look like Koopa Troopas, but have a taller stature, smaller blue eyes and a lighter-colored muzzle. Hammer Bros. are notably always armed with black or gray hammers tied to wooden handles with rope. In Super Mario Bros. 3, Hammer Bros. wear black shells and helmets, while their hammers are slightly less detailed. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Hammer Bros. are given a more realistic appearance than their Super Mario depiction, having a monotone appearance, as well as highly detailed hammers and helmets. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, however, Hammer Bros. have a vibrant, cartoonish appearance with less detailed hammers and helmets; in the latter, their helmets and shoes have a lighter green color. In the DIC Entertainment Super Mario cartoons, Hammer Bros. have drastically altered appearances, due to appearing with much darker skin tones, smaller body proportions, gray goggles, and shinier hammers.

In the first three Paper Mario games, Hammer Bros. are given an altered design, which has them wear blue helmets instead of their standard green ones and have more rotund body proportions resembling those of Koopa Troopas. In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Hammer Bros. are given red shoes and spiked armbands, which reappear in Super Paper Mario. From Paper Mario: Sticker Star onward, however, Hammer Bros. use their current-era design instead, while appearing with a paper outline.

Powers and abilities[edit]

Hammer Bros. possess superior agility, due to jumping as high as Mario (if not as high as Luigi) and quickly traversing small areas from hopping. Hammer Bros. hop very frequently, to the point where they hop while idling. In the way of weaponry, Hammer Bros. use black or gray construction hammers, though Super Mario RPG: Legend Of The Seven Stars and the Paper Mario games depict them with wooden mallets instead. In most games, Hammer Bros. throw their hammers at lower angles and farther distances, or higher angles at closer distances. The former games have Hammer Bros. smack their adversaries with their mallets as a melee attack; exclusively to the Paper Mario series, Hammer Bros. throw a barrage of smaller, weaker hammers, or a hammer with magical abilities like shrinking. Hammer Bros.' Skill Shot in Mario Strikers Charged has them attack the opposing team with a giant hammer, to daze them.

Speech[edit]

In most older Super Mario games, Hammer Bros. are completely silent due to technical limitations. Most of the Super Mario RPGs and spin-offs give Hammer Bros. in-game text so others can understand what they are saying; in Super Mario RPG, Hammer Bros. appear to speak with Brooklyn accents, often saying "ya" instead of "you." In the DIC Super Mario cartoons, Hammer Bros. were given intelligible voice acting with Brooklyn accents. Hammer Bros. also speak intelligibly in various Super Mario comics, as well as Super Mario-kun. In contemporary Super Mario games, Hammer Bros. (and their variants) are portrayed by Motoki Takagi, who provided them with grunts, yells, and even a few lines such as "Let's go." While they generally have a high-pitched voice, they have a deeper voice in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Quotes[edit]

  • "AREA RESTRICTED. ALL NOOB INTRUDERS 2 B HAXORED BY US L33T HAMM3R BROZ.!" - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
  • "WE R TEH SHROOB ALLIES. WE ROXOR U AND THEN ROFL. THEN U AM CRY." - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
  • "WE RECEIVE ORDERS THRU ANTENNAS ON THESE L33T HELMETS. THEY R HOTNESS." - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
  • "WE MUST OBEY ALL ORDERS. WE LIKE 2 PWN NOOBS 4 TEH MASTER SHROOBZORS." - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
  • "U = NOOBS. BROZ. = L33T. PREPARE 4 TOTAL PWNAGE. WOOT! WOOT! WOOT! WOOT!" - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
  • "NOOBZ STILL R NOT PWNED. CONTINUE PWNERSHIP UNTIL ALL NOOBZ R PWNED." - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
  • "TEH ESCAPE IS IMPOSSIBLE. WE R 2 L33T. WE OWNZ JOO." - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
  • "U WILL GET FLATZORED BY R L33T HAMMERS." - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
  • "Whoa... My helmet antenna! It's broken! Oh, man, YESSS!" - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
  • "Hey... Mine broke too! Talk about lucky! I mean, didya HEAR what was coming out of my mouth?" - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
  • "I know, dude! Seriously, who talks like that?! Anyway, I think these tots freed us!" - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
  • "Ya think? You little taters trashed our antennas?" - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
  • "Right ON! Seriously, thanks! You saved our bacon. We were... not right in the head." - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
  • "So listen, you gotta let us thank you by hooking you up with these spare hammers!" - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
  • "Go go!" - Mario Party 8
  • "Hello!" - Super Mario Party
  • "Yeah!" - Super Mario Party
  • "Oh yeah!" - Super Mario Party
  • "Oh no!" - Super Mario Party
  • "Yes!" - Super Mario Party
  • "Woohoo!" - Super Mario Party

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Main article: List of Hammer Bro profiles and statistics

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Hammer Bro
Hamma Jamma.png Max HP 7 Attack 4 Defense 1
Location(s) Glitz Pit, Rogueport Sewers Role Common Level 26
Sleep? 80% Dizzy? 70% Confuse? 80%
Tiny? 80% Stop? 80% Soft? 95%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 70% Fright? 70%
Gale Force? 60% KO? 95% Moves Hammer Throw (4), Multi-Throw (2 each)
Exp. points 0 Coins 2 - 4 Items Dried Shroom (drop only), Fire Flower (drop only), Fright Mask (drop only), Honey Syrup (drop only), Maple Syrup (drop only), Mini Mr. Mini, Mushroom (drop only), POW Block (drop only), Power Punch, Super Shroom, Tasty Tonic (drop only), Thunder Rage, Volt Shroom (drop only), Mega Rush, Mega Rush P
Tattle Log #:
24
Log Well - known for their vicious and relentless hammer jobs, Hammer Bros. have a reputation as one of Mario's toughest enemies...
Tattle That's a Hammer Bro. You know him. He throws hammers. Hence the name. Max HP is 7, Attack is 4, and Defense is 1. When his HP drops and he thinks he's in trouble, he'll toss a hammer barrage. Nothing about these guys has changed: they're tough as ever, so brace yourself! Dang! This book always skips the important stuff! How do they carry endless hammers!

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Hammer Bro
Sprite of a Hammer Bro from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. HP 132 POW 112 DEF 89 SPEED 91 Experience 120
Fire Heal Thunder Critical Jump Normal Hammer Weak Coins 70
Stat down 60% Dizzy 30% Burn 30% Speed down 30% Item drop 1-Up Mushroom (25%)
1-Up Super (18%)
1-Up Super (50%)
Level           33 Location(s) Bowser's Castle

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

Super Mario RPG enemy
Hammer Bro
Image of a Hammer Bro from the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario RPG HP 50 Weak Elements N/A Drops Flower Jar
Exp. 3 Weak Statuses FearPoisonMute Rare Drops N/A
Found in Mushroom Way
Monster List profile They pretended there was only one, but when the battle started, suddenly there were two. Where in the world was the other one hiding?
Thought Peek "Think you know what my hammer can do? Think again, pal!"
Animations

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Hammer Bro.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハンマーブロス[14]
Hanmā Burosu
Hammer Bros; romanized as "Hummer Bros" in Super Mario Bros. Special.
Chinese (simplified) 铁锤兄弟[?]
Tiěchuí Xiōngdì
Iron Hammer Brother
锤子兄弟[?]
Chuízi Xiōngdì
Hammer Brother before Super Mario Party
Chinese (traditional) 鐵鎚兄弟[?]
Tiěchuí Xiōngdì
Iron Hammer Brother
Dutch Hammer Bro[?] -
Finnish Vasaraveljet[?] Hammer brothers
French (NOA) Frère Marto[?] Brother + an informal spelling of marteau ("hammer")
Hammer Bro[?] - 2007–2008
French (NOE) Frère Marto[?] Brother + an informal spelling of marteau ("hammer")
Frère Marteau[?] Hammer Brother occasionally
German Hammer-Bruder[?] Hammer Brother
Italian Fratelli Hammer[15][16] Hammer Brothers Super Mario Bros. (NES instruction manual)
Fratello Martello[17][18][19][20] Hammer Brother DiC Cartoons (shared with Sledge Bro); Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES instruction booklet); Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3; New Super Mario Bros. Wii trading cards
Hammer Brother[21][22] - Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES instruction booklet), this name is used to refer to the "Brother" species overall; Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
Hammer Bros[23] Mario Party 2
Martelkoopa[24] Portmanteau of martello ("hammer") and "Koopa" From Mario Party 5 onwards
Martellone Bros.[25] Sledge Bro Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia; mistake
Korean 해머브러스[?]
Haemeo Beureoseu
Hammer Bros.
Portuguese (NOA) Irmão Martelo[?] Hammer Brother
Portuguese (NOE) Mano Martelo[?] Hammer Bro
Irmão Hammer[?] Hammer brother New Super Mario Bros.
Russian Братец-молот[?]
Bratets-molot
Hammer bro
Spanish (NOA) Hermano Martillo[?] Hammer Brother
Hammer Bro[?] - 2007–2008
Spanish (NOE) Hermano Martillo[?] Hammer Brother
Swedish Bröderna Yx-Joe[?] Bröderna means "The Brothers", Yx is a shortened form of Yxa which means "axe", and Joe is a term analogous to the British word "chap" which refers to a friend.

L33T HAMM3R BROZ.[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハンマーブロス[13]
Hanmā Burosu
Hammer Bros
French FrR Marto L33T[26] From Frère Marto ("Hammer Bro") and L33T. The "R" in FrR can be pronounced like ère in frère SMS language, in dialogues
Frères Marto[?] Hammer Bros. target marker
German Hammer Brüdern[?] Hammer Brothers dialogue
Hammer-Bruder[?] Hammer Brother target marker
Italian MAR73LKOOPA[27] 1337 speak adaption of the Italian name for Hammer Bros., Martelkoopa In dialogues
Martelkoopa[28] Hammer Bro In battle
Korean 해머브러스[?]
Haemeo Beureoseu
Hammer Bros.
Spanish Hermanos Martillo[?] Hammer Brothers

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1990. Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 41.
  2. ^ 1993. Super Mario All-Stars Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 9.
  3. ^ Iwata Asks - Volume 2 : The History of Handheld The Legend of Zelda Games. Nintendo. Retrieved May 14, 2024. (Archived July 20, 2022, 19:18:34 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  4. ^ As can be seen on the preliminary sprite sheets for Super Mario WorldMedia:SMW Preliminary Sheets.jpg, which feature the sprites of Hammer Brothers and Sledge Brothers.
  5. ^ The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! writer's bible. WorthPoint (English).
  6. ^ "I must be getting tired... This crate is 10 times as heavy as it was before!" – Hammer Brother (September 29, 1990). "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel" - The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. DIC Entertainment (American English).
  7. ^ "A champion, through and through. Loves a good challenge" – In-game description (2005). Mario Party Advance. Nintendo (English).
  8. ^ "What brings you to the Hammer Camp?" – Hammer Bro (2005). Mario Party Advance. Nintendo (English).
  9. ^ "Every day, we work to improve our throws" – Hammer Bro (2005). Mario Party Advance. Nintendo (English).
  10. ^ "Hammers are my life! I'm a hammer champ!" – Hammer Bro (2005). Mario Party Advance. Nintendo (English).
  11. ^ "Hey hey! You beat me! Not too shabby!" – Hammer Bro (2005). Mario Party Advance. Nintendo (English).
  12. ^ kart_tour. News: Nintendo teased Hammer Bro in the Detective Rosalona render! #MarioKartTour Source: @Ep_stuff. X. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  14. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Japanese instruction booklet. Page 42.
  15. ^ Super Mario Bros. Italian instruction booklet. Page 12.
  16. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Italian instruction booklet. Page 16.
  17. ^ Super Mario (1ª serie animata ITA) - Attila e il cavallo di troia
  18. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Italian instruction booklet. Page 23.
  19. ^ Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 European instruction booklet. Page 109-110.
  20. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Album ufficiale. Page 8.
  21. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Italian instruction booklet. Page 23, 41.
  22. ^ Super Mario Bros. Deluxe European instruction booklet. Page 116.
  23. ^ Mario Party 2, Deep Sea Salvage's description: "Con il sottomarino prendi i Gettoni lanciati da Hammer Bros."
  24. ^ Mario Party 5 Italian instruction manual, page 17
  25. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pages 14, 19, 27, 36, 115, 146, 161, 181, 196, 210, 227
  26. ^ "Zone 1Trdite. Lê 1tru ceron Dmoli par lê FrR Marto L33T!" – Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. Nintendo France (French).
  27. ^ "ACC3550 V137A7O! NO1, 1 MAR73LKOOPA DOBB1AMO 5K1ACC1AR3 GL1 1N7RU51!" -Martelkoopa, Mario & Luigi: Fratelli nel Tempo
  28. ^ Mario & Luigi: Fratelli nel tempo -EP 05- Martelkoopa