Template:Species-infobox Sledge Bros. are large overweight versions of Hammer Bros. that throw sledge hammers instead of regular ones.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario Bros. 3
The Sledge Bros. first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3, where they replace Hammer Bros. in Giant Land's levels, as well as on the area's map. If a Sledge Bro. sees Mario or Luigi, it attacks them by throwing sledge hammers at them; additionally, whenever a Sledge Bro. jumps and lands on the ground, it creates a miniature earthquake which can paralyze Mario. To defeat a Sledge Bro., Mario can either jump on it, hit it with a Shell, or use a fireball as Fire Mario or a hammer as Hammer Mario to take it out.
New Super Mario Bros.
Sledge Bros. reappear in the eighth world of New Super Mario Bros. The Sledge Bros. of New Super Mario Bros. can be defeated by jumping on them, hitting them with a fireball as Fire Mario or by touching them when Mario is empowered by a Star. Oddly, they are misnamed Sumo Bros. here, a name previously associated with an unrelated enemy from Super Mario World. Like its rare relative, the Fire Bros. they appear in only one level.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Sledge Bros. reappear in the game New Super Mario Bros. Wii as a rare enemy, along with Hammer Bros. They are first encountered in World 6, where a pair of Sledge Bros. guard the exit of the cave in the world's second level. They also appear in World 7 in Ludwig's castle. Like in New Super Mario Bros., they are once again misnamed Sumo Bros.
Strangely enough, Sledge Bros., along with the Fire Bros. again, outnumbered the once common Hammer Bros. in this game, the former being in two levels while the latter only appear in one.
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Sledge Bros. make several appearances in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, where they are among the elite of King Koopa and the Koopalings' military forces. They are generally portayed as fairly tough soldiers, and manage to pose as major enemies to Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad in many episodes. Much like in the game, Sledge Bros. are able to cause tremors by jumping.
Yoshi's Safari
In Yoshi's Safari, Sledge Bros. appear as mini-bosses who attack Mario and Yoshi by throwing sledge hammers at them; a Sledge Bro. can also immobilize Mario and Yoshi by stomping the ground. A Sledge Bro. must be hit multiple times with Mario's Super Scope to defeat it in Yoshi's Safari. To avoid being hit, Mario can shoot the sledge hammers that the Sledge Bro. throws, destroying them.
Mario Kart series
Mario Kart Wii
Some Sledge Bros. can briefly be seen in a few sections of the Daisy Circuit and on a ship in D.K.'s Jungle Parkway in Mario Kart Wii, along with other spectators.
Names in Other Languages
| Hammer Bros. | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Angus Boomer • Army Hammer Bro • Bamma • Border Bros. • Dr. Topper • Flare • Hammer Bro captain • Hamma Jamma • Hamma Jamma's father • Hamma Jamma's grandfather • Hammers (team) • Mr. Hammer • Ojīsan and Obāsan • Pentabros • Spiked Koopa |
| Species | Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother • Beanerang Bro • Boomerang Bro • Business Bro • C. A. F. H. Bro • Calm Hammer Bro • Chariot Bro • Chomp Bro • Circus Bro • Dark Boomerang Bro • Dark Fire Bro • Dark Hammer Bro • Elite Limbo Bro • Fire Bro • Gold Bro • Goomerang Brother • Hammer Bro • Heavy Fire Bro • Ice Bro • Juggler Bro • Limbo Bro • Paper Boomerang Bro • Paper Fire Bro • Paper Hammer Bro • Shady Sledge Bro • Sledge Bro • Small Hammer Bro • Yo Bro |
| Related items | Boomerang • Boomerang Flower • Fireball • Hammer • Hammer Bro Orb • Hammer Suit • Ice Ball |
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