Hammerhead Bros.

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Screenshot from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga depicting the Hammerhead Bros.
The Hammerhead Bros. attempting to make a hammer

The Hammerhead Bros. are two master blacksmiths from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga who resemble, forge, and upgrade Hammers. The older brother, Sledge, is red, while his younger brother, Mallet, is green, much like Mario and Luigi. They are first encountered in Hoohoo Village, after Mario and Luigi's path is blocked by a rock dropped by Fawful. Mario and Luigi must supply the Hammerhead Bros. with Hoohoo Blocks to create Hammers, which can then be used to destroy the rock. Before Mario and Luigi enter Beanbean Outskirts, the Hammerhead Bros. arrive to teach them how to use their hammer in battle.

Later, the Hammerhead Bros. are visited in their new homes at Beanbean Outskirts by Mario and Luigi after a stronger rock blocks their path to Teehee Valley. The Hammerhead Bros. gladly upgrade their hammers to Super Hammers. The hammers are upgraded once more to Ultra Hammers when Mario and Luigi are blocked by an even stronger rock towards Oho Ocean.

Overworld sprite of Sledge from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Overworld sprite of Mallet from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, the Hammerhead Bros. reprise their role in the main story. Additionally, before Mario and Luigi go to Teehee Valley, they will appear near the entrance of Beanbean Castle, telling them that they have moved to the caverns of Beanbean Fields.

During Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser, Captain Goomba and his squad encounter the Hammerhead Bros. in the level For the Love of Hammers, where the bros. welcome a pair of Hammer Bros. into their family, and sing a song about their love for Hammers together. Captain Goomba asks the Hammer Bros. to join their squad, but they don't want to leave until they hear that Bowser is in danger. Sledge suggests to have a battle to decide the outcome, with Mallet adding that the loser should do what the winner says. As Captain Goomba emerges victorious, the Hammerhead Bros. say goodbye, while the Hammer Bros. encourage the two that they will be able to make the Ultra Hammer someday. For a parting gift, the Hammerhead Bros. wish to sing the hammer song again. Captain Goomba refuses when asked to hear the song again, which prompts Sledge to tell him how to view cutscenes he has already seen.

Statistics

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Sledge
Sledge's battle sprite from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. HP 5000 POW 10 Defense 3
Speed 100 Experience 2 Coins 2
Location Hoohoo Mountain Jump Normal Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Normal Thunder Normal
Stat down? 30% Stun? 30% Burn? 30%
Level 99 Role Training Item drop None – 0%
None – 0%
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Mallet
Mallet's battle sprite from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. HP 5000 POW 10 Defense 3
Speed 100 Experience 2 Coins 2
Location Hoohoo Mountain Jump Normal Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Normal Thunder Normal
Stat down? 30% Stun? 30% Burn? 30%
Level 99 Role Training Item drop None – 0%
None – 0%
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Sledge
Sprite of Sledge from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. HP 99 POW 99 DEF 99 SPEED 38 Experience 0
Fire gray Thunder gray Jump Normal Hammer Normal Coins 0
Stat down 60% Dizzy 60% Burn 30% Speed down 30% Item drop None (0%)
None (0%)
None (0%)
Level           15 Location(s) Hoohoo Mountain
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Mallet
Sprite of Mallet from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. HP 99 POW 99 DEF 99 SPEED 38 Experience 0
Fire gray Thunder gray Jump Normal Hammer Normal Coins 0
Stat down 60% Dizzy 60% Burn 30% Speed down 30% Item drop None (0%)
None (0%)
None (0%)
Level           15 Location(s) Hoohoo Mountain

Names in other languages

Hammerhead Bros.

Language Name Meaning Notes
Chinese 锤头兄弟[?]
Chuítóu Xiōngdì
Hammerhead Brothers
German Hammermacher[?] Hammer Makers
Italian Fratelli Fabbro[?] Smith Bros.
Russian Братья Кузнецовы[citation needed]
Brat'ia Kuznetsovy
Kuznetsov is a Russian last name meaning originating from Blacksmiths.
Spanish (NOE) Maeses forjadores[?] Commanders forgers

Sledge

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カナン[?]
Kanan
Both this and Mallet's Japanese name「ズッチ」(Zucchi) are from「金槌」(kanazuchi, hammer)
Chinese 铁锤[?]
Tiěchuí
Iron Hammer
German Zabong[?] An onomatopoeia for metal hitting an anvil
Italian Picchio[?] From picchiare, to beat (mazzapicchio also is a tool based on the hammer)
Spanish (NOE) Marti[?] From martillo, hammer

Mallet

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ズッチ[?]
Zucchi
Both this and Sledge's Japanese name「カナン」(Kanan) are from「金槌」(kanazuchi, hammer)
Chinese 榔头[?]
Lángtóu
Hammer
German Klong[?] An onomatopoeia for metal hitting an anvil
Italian Mazza[?] Mallet (mazzapicchio also is a tool based on the hammer)
Spanish (NOE) Mazo[?] Mallet

Trivia

The Hammer tutorial in the original game versus the remake
The Hammer tutorial in the original game versus the remake
The Hammer tutorial in the original game versus the remake
  • In non-Japanese versions of the original game, during the tutorial battle regarding hammer use, the battle background is of Beanbean Outskirts. At this point in the game, Mario and Luigi have not yet made it to this area, though they are about to. In the Japanese version, as well as Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, the battle background is the correct area, Hoohoo Mountain.