Hammer Bro

Hammer Bro
Official artwork of a Hammer Bro from New Super Mario Bros. U
Universe	Mario
Debut	Super Mario Bros. (1985)
Smash Bros. appearances	Brawl SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Mario Party Superstars (2021)
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo Entertainment System
Species	Hammer Bro
Place of origin	Mushroom Kingdom
Created by	Shigeru Miyamoto
Article on Super Mario Wiki	Hammer Bro

The Hammer Bro (ハンマーブロス, Hammer Bros.), or Hammer Brother, are enemies from the Mario series.

Origin

Hammer Bros. as they originally appeared in Super Mario Bros.

Hammer Bros. made their debut in Super Mario Bros. as a common enemy, and has become a common enemy in later Mario games. They are Koopa Troopas with larger shells and helmets. They attack by throwing hammers at the player while jumping around surrounding platforms.

Overview

As a background character

Hammer Bro (center) in the background of Super Mario Maker in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Hammer Bros. appears as a background character in the Super Mario Maker stage riding a Lakitu cloud. Their appearance changes depending on the game style, matching their designs in Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, and New Super Mario Bros. U.

As an Assist Trophy

As an Assist Trophy.

Hammer Bros. debuted in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as an Assist Trophy.

When the Hammer Bro is summoned, they remain stationary in the area where they are summoned and attack by throwing hammers at the opponents. They occasionally jump, which can give their thrown hammers extra distance.

In Brawl, like most Assist Trophy characters that appear on-stage, the Hammer Bro is invincible; however, in Smash 4 onward, they can be attacked and even KO'd. When they are KO'd, they act as they do in Super Mario Bros., falling through the stage while upside down. In Ultimate, KO'ing the Hammer Bro Assist Trophy earns the player an extra point.

Ultimate's Training Mode describes the Hammer Bro Assist Trophy: "Throws hammers. Lots and lots of hammers." They cannot be summoned in the Mute City SNES stage.

As an enemy

Hammer Bro
In Subspace Emissary.
Universe	Mario
Level(s) appears in	The Jungle The Lake The Cave The Swamp The Great Maze
Point worth	500

In The Subspace Emissary

Hammer Bros. appear as enemies. Similar to their function as an Assist Trophy, they remain stationary, throw hammers at the player, and occasionally jump to give their thrown hammers extra distance.

Damage taken

Damage taken	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.75

In Smash Run

Mario fighting Hammer Bros. in Smash Run.

Hammer Bros. appear as enemies, reprising their behavior in The Subspace Emissary.

Trophies

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

The Hammer Bro trophy can be obtained by using the Trophy Stand on the Hammer Bro in The Subspace Emissary.

Trophy in Brawl.

A character who throws a seemingly endless stream of hammers. Hammer Bros. have also been known to jump every so often. Since they throw their hammers in a high arc, if you manage to get in close, the hammers can't hit you. Unlike Koopas and Buzzy Beetles, Hammer Bros. don't reduce to their shells when jumped on. As the name suggests, most Hammer Bros. are found in pairs.

Super Mario Bros. (1985)

In Super Smash Bros. 4

The Hammer Bro trophy appears in both versions. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. it is part of the Bowser's Minions Trophy Box.

Trophy in for 3DS.

Trophy in for Wii U.

These elite trooper turtles usually appeared in pairs in Super Mario Bros., wearing helmets and chucking hammers at Mario. When summoned, they'll advance on the nearest opponent and lob hammers in a graceful arc. Sometimes they'll throw in a jump to mix things up.

Hammer Bros. usually appear in pairs in Super Mario Bros. games. With helmets on heads and hammers in hand, Bowser's elite troops never leg it when Mario shows up. In this game, they appear solo, flinging hammers at the nearest target. They can also jump and throw, so stay sharp!

: Super Mario Bros. (10/1985)

: Super Mario Galaxy 2 (05/2010)

Sticker

Name	Game	Effect	Character(s)
Hammer Bro	New Super Mario Bros.	Attack +6

Hammer Bro (New Super Mario Bros.)

Spirit

Hammer Bro appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an Advance-class support spirit.

Hammer Bro uses a Yoshi puppet fighter and is fought on the Golden Plains stage's Battlefield form. During the battle, the Hammer Bro appears as a hostile Assist Trophy when Yoshi reaches high damage.

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Slots	Base	Max	Base	Max	Base	Max	Ability	Series
38		Hammer Bro		★★	1	1547	6212	1022	4103	438	1758	Jump ↑	Super Mario Series

Gallery

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  Hammer Bro's official artwork from Brawl.

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  Hammer Bro as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Hammer Bro's official artwork from Ultimate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ハンマーブロス	Hammer Bros.
English	Hammer Bro	—
French	Frère Marto	Hammer Brother
German	Hammer-Bruder	Hammer Brother
Spanish	Hermano Martillo	Hammer Brother
Italian	Martelkoopa	Hammer Koopa
Chinese (Simplified)	铁锤兄弟	Hammer Brother
Chinese (Traditional)	鐵鎚兄弟	Hammer Brother
Korean	해머브러스	Hammer Bros.
Dutch	Hammer Brother	—
Russian	Братец-молоток	Hammer Brother

Trivia

• The Hammer Bro trophy is the only Assist Trophy that can only be obtained by using a Trophy Stand on it, due to its appearance in The Subspace Emissary. It is also the only Assist Trophy to appear in The Subspace Emissary.
• Despite Hammer Bros (and their variants) having voices in various Mario spin-off games (provided by Motoki Takagi), they are completely mute in Smash as an Assist Trophy.
• Hammer Bro's artwork pose in New Super Mario Bros. U resembles its artwork pose in Brawl (albeit with its mouth closed).

External links

• Brawl confirmation