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Hammer Bros. (ハンマーブロス), or Hammer Brothers, are a recurring enemy in the Mario franchise. They first appear in Super Mario Bros..

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Physical description[]

Hammer Bros. are a Koopa Troopa variant that wear green armor, either light or dark, depending on the appearance. A consistency is that, like Koopa Troopas, Hammer Bros. have a yellow body, although a difference in earlier media is that Hammer Bros. have been bipedal from the start, even before this became an established characteristic of Koopa Troopas since Super Mario World.

Behavior[]

Hammer Bros. are described in various games as being the elite units of the Koopa Troop and often appear in games either as powerful generic enemies or as boss characters. Hammer Bros. are commonly found in pairs, hence the "Bros." part of their name, and their attack pattern consists of guarding a small area, usually while standing on a series of Brick Blocks, and throwing hammers at Mario or another character. Hammer Bros. occasionally move around and jump while doing so.

The Mario role-playing games introduced a more varied attack pattern for Hammer Bros., such as the ability to throw a rapid volley of hammers or throw a single hammer with enough force to shrink the player. Since Mario Superstar Baseball, Hammer Bros. have sometimes, but not often, appeared as playable characters in spin-off Mario games. In Mario Superstar Baseball, the Hammer Bro uses a hammer as its baseball bat.

Variants[]

Hammer Bros. have a few variants. The first two that were introduced are Boomerang Bros. and Fire Bros., both in Super Mario Bros. 3. Boomerang Bros. attack by throwing a boomerang, and Fire Bros. attack by throwing fireballs, similarly to Fire Mario. In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, there are Ice Bros., which throw Ice Balls to attack. Boomerang Bros., Fire Bros., and Ice Bros. wear blue, red, and white armor, respectively.

Statistics[]

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statistics, click here.

Timeline[]

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appearances, click here.
Game Role Year Console Notes
Super Mario Bros. Enemy 1985 Family Computer / Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Enemy 1986 Family Computer Disk System
Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt Enemy 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System Appears in Super Mario Bros. only
Super Mario Bros. 3 Enemy 1989 Family Computer / Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt / World Class Track Meet Enemy 1990 Nintendo Entertainment System Appears in Super Mario Bros. only
Mario the Juggler Enemy 1991 Game & Watch Featured in Game B only
Super Mario All-Stars Enemy 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System Appears in the remasters for Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, and Super Mario Bros. 3
Yoshi's Safari Mini-boss 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Enemy 1994 Super Nintendo Entertainment System Same as in Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Enemy 1996 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Mario Party Non-playable character 1998 Nintendo 64 One appears in the minigame Hammer Drop
Super Smash Bros. Cameo 1999 Nintendo 64 Sometimes appears in the background of the Mushroom Kingdom stage
Mario Party 2 Non-playable character 1999 Nintendo 64 One appears in the minigame Deep Sea Salvage
Paper Mario Enemy 2000 Nintendo 64
Mario Party 3 Non-playable character 2000 Nintendo 64 They appear in three minigames: Awful Tower, Puddle Paddle, and Parasol Plummet
Mario Kart: Super Circuit Cameo 2001 Game Boy Advance One briefly appears in the background of the awards ceremony
Super Smash Bros. Melee Cameo 2001 Nintendo GameCube Same as in Super Smash Bros., but in a different Mushroom Kingdom stage
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Enemy 2003 Game Boy Advance Same as in Super Mario Bros. 3
Mario Party 5 Non-playable character 2003 Nintendo GameCube Featured within the Hammer Bro. Capsule and hosts the minigame Fight Cards
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Enemy 2003 Game Boy Advance
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Enemy 2004 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party Advance Cameo 2004 Game Boy Advance Aside from the game having their own Hammer Bro representative, several Hammer Bros. appear in the background of Hammergeddon.
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix Opponent 2005 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Superstar Baseball Unlockable playable character 2005 Nintendo GameCube
Super Princess Peach Enemy 2005 Nintendo DS
Mario Party 7 Non-playable character 2005 Nintendo GameCube Featured as an orb; four also appear in Hammer Spammer
Super Mario Strikers Playable character 2005 Nintendo GameCube Featured as sidekicks on a team
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time Character 2005 Nintendo DS Only one pair appears, named the L33t Hamm3r Broz. while brainwashed
New Super Mario Bros. Enemy 2006 Nintendo DS
Super Paper Mario Enemy 2007 Wii
Mario Strikers Charged Playable character 2007 Wii Featured as sidekicks like in Super Mario Strikers
Mario Party 8 Unlockable playable character 2007 Wii
Mario Party DS Boss 2007 Nintendo DS Fought as a boss in the minigame Hammer Chime
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Non-playable character, enemy 2008 Wii Featured as an Assist Trophy as well as Subspace Army members in Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary
Mario Kart Wii Cameo 2008 Wii Appears in the crowds of certain courses, such as Mario Circuit
Mario Super Sluggers Playable character 2008 Wii
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Enemy 2009 Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Enemy 2010 Wii
Super Mario 3D Land Enemy 2011 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart 7 Cameo 2011 Nintendo 3DS Spectators in the background of Toad Circuit
Mario Party 9 Non-playable character 2012 Wii One of the Battle Minigame hosts
New Super Mario Bros. 2 Enemy 2012 Nintendo 3DS
Paper Mario: Sticker Star Enemy 2012 Nintendo 3DS
New Super Mario Bros. U Enemy 2012 Wii U
New Super Luigi U Enemy 2013 Wii U
Super Mario 3D World Enemy 2013 Wii U
Mario Party: Island Tour Non-playable character 2013 Nintendo 3DS Appears in two minigames, Match Faker and Tap Dash
Mario Golf: World Tour Non-playable character 2014 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart 8 Cameo 2014 Wii U Spectators in Bowser's Castle and 3DS Neo Bowser City.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Non-playable character, Enemy 2014 Nintendo 3DS Featured as an Assist Trophy and as an enemy in Smash Run
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Enemy 2014 Wii U
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Non-playable character 2014 Wii U Featured as an Assist Trophy
Mario Party 10 Non-playable character 2015 Wii U
Super Mario Maker Enemy 2015 Wii U
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Enemy 2015 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Party: Star Rush Non-playable character 2016 Nintendo 3DS Appears in Pinball Brawl
Paper Mario: Color Splash Enemy 2016 Wii U
Minecraft Character skin 2016 Wii U Featured in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack, also appearing in the Nintendo Switch and New Nintendo 3DS versions in 2017 and 2018 respectively
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Enemy 2016 Nintendo 3DS Same as in Super Mario Maker
Mario Sports Superstars Sidekick 2017 Nintendo 3DS Featured as sidekicks in the soccer and baseball sports
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Cameo 2017 Nintendo Switch Same as in Mario Kart 8
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions Enemy 2017 Nintendo 3DS Same role in the Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga remake; also appear as recruitable enemies in Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser
Super Mario Odyssey Enemy 2017 Nintendo Switch One of the enemies that can be captured and controlled using Cappy
Mario Party: The Top 100 Non-playable character 2017 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Party Playable character 2018 Nintendo Switch
Mario Tennis Aces Opponent 2018 Nintendo Switch
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Enemy 2018 Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS Same as in the original Wii U version
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Non-playable character 2018 Nintendo Switch Featured as an Assist Trophy
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey Enemy 2018 Nintendo 3DS Only featured in Bowser Jr.'s Journey as recruitable enemies
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Enemy 2019 Nintendo Switch Same as in both New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U
Super Mario Maker 2 Enemy 2019 Nintendo Switch
Dr. Mario World Assistant 2019 iOS, Android
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Opponent 2019 Nintendo Switch Featured as opponents in some of the 2D Events
Mario Kart Tour Opponent, playable character 2020 iOS, Android Opponent in the Baby Rosalina Tour; playable since Hammer Bro Tour
Paper Mario: The Origami King Enemy 2020 Nintendo Switch Featured as allies but have an enemy variant named Origami Hammer Bro
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Enemy 2021 Nintendo Switch Same as in Super Mario 3D World
Mario Golf: Super Rush Non-playable character 2021 Nintendo Switch
Mario Party Superstars Non-playable character 2021 Nintendo Switch

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