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{{quote2|Our [[hammer]]s 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'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 41.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario All-Stars'' Player's Guide. Page 9.</ref> and sometimes formatted with a full stop in older material) are [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]s that stand upright and throw [[hammer]]s at the player, first appearing in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' They have bigger shells than [[Koopa Troopa]]s and wear helmets, usually of the shell's color. 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>

[[File:SMB-Hammer Bro Art.png|thumb|150px|A Hammer Brother, as it appears in ''Super Mario Bros.'']]

Hammer Brothers were one of the many recurring ''Super Mario'' enemies introduced in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' More often than not, they are encountered in pairs, hindering the player's progress by tossing claw hammers and jumping up and down one or two rows of [[Brick Block]]s and the ground. The player can defeat them by any means of attack ([[jump]]s, hitting the block they are standing on from below, [[fireball]]s, or contact with players made invincible by a [[Super Star|Starman]]), 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 starts to chase after the player.

A total of 20 Hammer Brothers (including the [[Fake Bowser]] faced at the end of [[World 7-4 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-4]]) appear in the game.

*A pair of Hammer Brothers are stationed by two long rows of blocks halfway through [[World 3-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 3-1]].

*In [[World 5-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-2]], one Hammer Brother is found on a set of steps, another is stationed by a row of five [[? Block]]s after another set of steps, while a pair is faced by two rows of eight bricks each halfway through the level.

*In [[World 7-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-1]], a pair of Hammer Brothers is found by two rows of seven bricks each halfway through the level, while another pair is encountered by two rows of five bricks each near the end of the level.

*In [[World 7-4 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-4]], the [[fake Bowser]] throws several hammers at a time like the one in the [[World 6 (Super Mario Bros.)|previous world]]. If defeated with five [[fireball]]s, the boss is revealed to be a Hammer Brother in disguise.

*In [[World 8-3 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-3]], eight Hammer Brothers are scattered across the level, with the first four encountered as pairs by two rows of bricks, and the other four faced as lone enemies stationed by the walled grounds of the level.

*One last Hammer Brother is encountered in [[World 8-4 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-4]], just in front of the lava pit before the true [[Bowser]], the final boss of the game.

Hammer Brothers return in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]].'' Here, they are more common than they are in ''Super Mario Bros.'' While they remain unchanged for the first six worlds of the game, starting at [[World 7 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 7]] (in ''Super Mario All-Stars''; Worlds 7 and 8 only in the original), the Hammer Brothers 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]]. Much like all green enemies that appear in underwater levels, including the "green" Cheep-cheeps, Hammer Brothers underwater are colored gray, but are colored green in the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' version.

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Hammer Brothers act the same in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', though they hurl mallets as opposed to the claw hammers they wielded in previous appearances (a mere aesthetic difference), and they no longer chase after the player after some time. In this game, three new species of Hammer Brothers appear:

*[[Boomerang Bro]]thers, green variants (light blue in artillery levels in the original version) that throw boomerangs which return to them. Not counting their appearances in [[Treasure Ship]]s, a total of 11 appear in the game.

*[[Fire Brother]]s, red variants that spit [[fireball]]s that bounce on the ground much like [[Fire Mario]]'s own fireballs. Only three appear in the game.

*[[Sledge Bro]]thers, massive, green Hammer Brothers that can temporarily immobilize the player whenever they pound the ground after jumping. A total of six appear in the game.

Unlike Hammer Brothers, however, none of these three new variants are capable of jumping between rows of [[Brick Blocks|bricks]] and the ground, a skill that remained unique to the main species in most (but not all) of their future appearances.

A total of 19 Hammer Brothers appear in the game, though they are never seen in any actual level except for the first [[World 8-Hand Traps|Hand Trap]] (which features all Hammer Brother species). However, they play bigger roles as a more active, more prevalent threat, as they and their variants [[Enemy Course|patrol]] the map screens of all the worlds except for [[Pipe Land]] and [[Dark Land]] (which instead have Piranha Plant and Hand-Trap levels, respectively, that serve a similar purpose); touching one there results in a battle with them. Upon defeat, they leave behind a treasure chest that yields a useful item. Hammer Brothers are encountered in the following locations:

*In [[Grass Land]], one Hammer Brother, holding a [[Super Star|Starman]], is seen patrolling the map close to the castle. This is the only Hammer Brother enemy course in the game that involves just a single Hammer Brother and one floating row of seven bricks (with a small chance of the rightmost block holding a [[Fire Flower]]), as all subsequent Hammer Brother encounters involve a pair of Hammer Brothers and two floating rows of seven bricks each.

*In [[Water Land]], two Hammer Brothers roam around the map, with one pair holding a hammer to break certain rocks on the map, and another pair holding a Starman. If the roaming Hammer Brother is encountered in a flooded area, the floor of the resulting battle will be submerged in water, making it slightly harder for the player to jump.

*In [[Sky Land]], two Hammer Brothers roam on the ground, with one pair holding a [[P-Wing]] and another dropping a [[Starman]], while a third one patrolling the sky has a [[Music Box]].

*In [[Ice Land]], three Hammer Brothers patrol the map, with the first pair holding a hammer, the second guarding a Starman, and the third dropping a [[Lakitu's Cloud]] upon defeat.

*One last pair of Hammer Brothers is found residing in [[Dark Land]]'s first Hand Trap level, encountered on their usual double row of seven bricks shortly after running into a Fire Brother on a bridge.

In the original ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', regardless of what type of Hammer Brother it represents, the enemy's icon on the map would always be that of a Hammer Brother. 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 icons in [[Giant Land]] were replaced by green Hammer Brothers, 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 made to properly resemble Sledge Brother.

Three more Hammer Brothers appear in [[World-e]]. In [[Bowser's Last Stand]], the player can enter one of three doors, each leading to a tweaked version of the [[World 8-Hand Traps|Hand Traps]], with the first door leading to a room with all the Hammer Brother variants, including a pair of Hammer Brothers encountered after the section's first Boomerang Brother, stationed by two rows of eight bricks and an [[Advance Coin]]. A single Hammer Brother can also be found at the beginning of the second section of [[Koopaling Confusion]], stationed by two wooden platforms under the level's third [[Advance Coin]].

Boomerang Bros. are the most common of the Hammer Bro. variants in the game, with one found in [[World 2-5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-5]], two in [[World 7-3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-3]], and two more separate individuals in [[World 8-7 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-7]], a level that also features the only two [[Sledge Bro]]s. (mistaken as [[Sumo Bro]]s., which are a different type of Koopa) and the only pair of [[Fire Bro]]s. in the game.

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. that throw [[ice ball]]s to first damage, then freeze, the player. Only four Hammer Bros. are seen (thus making them the rarest type of Hammer Bro. in the game), with two separate individuals and one pair encountered in [[World 1-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1-3]]. [[Yoshi]] cannot eat Hammer Bros. (or any of their other variants), though he can catch their hammers with his tongue and spit them back at them, defeating them and causing them to release coins.

Hammer Bros. return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', having the same role as they did in previous games. As with all Hammer Brother variants except for [[Sledge Bro]]s, when a [[Gold Ring]] is touched, Hammer Bros [[Gold Bro|turn gold]], tossing three coins instead of their usual projectiles while the effects of the ring last.

 

A total of 24 Hammer Bros. also appear in DLC courses.

*The [[Third Course (Coin Challenge Pack A)|third course]] of Coin Challenge Pack A has two pairs of Hammer Bros. on either side of the level's second [[Star Coin]], hidden away in a secret section that can only be accessed by a [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] under six [[Donut Block]]s found shortly after the level's [[Checkpoint Flag|checkpoint]].

*A single Hammer Bro. is found on a row of seven blocks near the beginning of the [[Second Course (Coin Challenge Pack B)|second course]] of Coin Challenge Pack B, under the level's first cyan [[+ Clock]].

*A total of 15 Hammer Bros. are encountered in the [[First Course (Mystery Adventures Pack)|first course]] of the Mystery Adventures Pack.

*Four more Hammer Bros. appear in the last section of the [[First Course (Impossible Pack)|first course]] of the Impossible Pack, with one standing in front of a [[Chain Chomp]], the next on a stone platform above another Chain Chomp, and a pair on a set of steps just before the [[Goal Pole]].

Hammer Bros. return along with their variants from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. Much like the [[Fire Bro]]thers of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', only three of them appear in the entire game, with all three individuals appearing in a single level early in the game (as is the case in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''), [[Rise of the Piranha Plants]], separated rather than being paired up. However, Hammer Brothers do make further appearances 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.

 

Hammer Bros. also appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. As is the case for ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', only three appear in the entire game, with two separate individuals in [[Piranha Gardens]] (the game's equivalent of [[Rise of the Piranha Plants]]) and another stationed near the end of [[All Aboard!]], an airship level which features every type of Hammer Bro, like the first Hand Trap of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.

{{quote2|We got a score to settle, sink wimps!”<br>“Yeah! It's plumber pummelin' time!|Hammer Brothers|"[[The Trojan Koopa]]"}}

[[File:HammerBrosSafari.png|thumb|A Hammer Brother from ''Yoshi's Safari''.]]

In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]], Hammer Bros are slightly different, with hammers made entirely of wood and bodies that are significantly larger than typical depictions.

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 occasioanally 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.

A Hammer Bro appears in ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' in the minigame [[Deep Sea Salvage]] on the ship throwing [[coin]]s and hammers.

[[File:HammerSpammer.png|thumb|Two Hammer Bros. in [[Hammer Spammer]]]]

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.

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>https://twitter.com/kart_tour/status/1237845083770064896</ref> Hammer Bro made his official playable debut in the ''Mario Kart'' series on March 25, 2020, alongside a [[Boomerang Bro]], an [[Ice Bro]], and a [[Fire Bro]], starting with the [[Hammer Bro Tour]]. 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]]'.

[[File:Superstar Saga Hammer Bros.png|thumb|GBA sprite]]

Only one pair of Hammer Bros. appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. The [[Shroob]]s brainwash them with mind-control helmets 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 [[Wikipedia:Katakana|katakana]], as opposed to [[Wikipedia:Hiragana|hiragana]],<ref name=Japanese>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/mlpit_j2e.shtml Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time from Japanese to English] ''TMK''. Retrieved January 14, 2009.</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.

[[File:HammerBro-Batting-MSS.png|thumb|upright=1.66|left|A Hammer Bro prepares to bat in ''Mario Super Sluggers'']]

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.

|Jap=ハンマーブロス<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 42.</ref>

|SpaA=Hermano Martillo<br>Hammer Bro <small>(2007-2008)</small><br>

|SpaAM=Hammer Brother<br>-

|SpaE=Hermano Martillo

|SpaEM=Hammer Brother

|Fra=Frère Marto<br>Frère Marteau ''(occasionally)''

|FraM="Marto" is a familiar spelling of "marteau" (hammer), "Frère" means "Brother".<br>Hammer Brother

|Dut=Hammer Bro

|Ita=Fratelli Hammer<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' Italian manual, pag. 12</ref><ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Italian manual, pag. 16</ref><br>Fratello Martello<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Italian manual, pag. 23</ref><ref>''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' European manual, pagg. 109-110</ref><ref>[[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii trading cards|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' - Album ufficiale]], pag. 8</ref><br>Hammer Brother<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Italian manual, pagg. 23 and 41</ref><ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'' European manual, pag. 116</ref><br>Martelkoopa

|ItaM=Hammer Brothers<br>Hammer Brother<br>-<br>Portmanteau of "martello" (hammer) and "Koopa"

|PorE=Mano Martelo<br>Irmão Hammer (''New Super Mario Bros.'')

|PorEM=Hammer Bro<br>Hammer brother

|Kor=해머브러스

|KorR=Haemeo Beureoseu

|KorM=Hammer Bros.

|ChiS=锤子兄弟<br>''Chuízi Xiōngdì''<br>铁锤兄弟 (since ''Super Mario Party'')<br>''Tiěchuí Xiōngdì''

|ChiTR=Tiěchuí Xiōngdì

|ChiTM=Iron Hammer Brother

|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.

|Fra=FrR Marto L33T<br>Frères Marto

|FraM=From "''Frère Marto''" (the French name for Hammer Bros) and "''L33T''". The "''R''" in "''FrR''" can be pronounced like "''ère''" in "''frère''" (SMS language) (dialogue)<br>Hammer Bros. (target marker)

|Ita=M4R73LK00P4<br>Martelkoopa

|ItaM=1337 speak adaption of the Italian name for Hammer Bros, "Martelkoopa" (dialogue)<br>Hammer Bro (target marker)

|Ger=Hammer Brüdern<br>Hammer-Bruder

|GerM=Hammer Brothers (dialogue)<br>Hammer Brother (target marker)

|Spa=Hermanos Martillo

|SpaM=Hammer Brothers