Boomerang Bro

The Boomerang Bro (or Boomerang Brother) is a recurring Hammer Bro relative featured in the Mario franchise. They specialize in the use of throwing boomerangs that return to them upon being thrown, similar to how Hammer Bros. throw hammers as their weapon.
==Profile==
===Physical description===
Boomerang Bros. are virtually identical to Hammer Bros. in appearance, featuring the same colored skin, belly plate, nose, and eyes, though with differences, such as wearing dark blue helmets, shoes, and shells. In comparison to Hammer Bros., Boomerang Bros. have maintained consistent designs more often. Artwork of Super Mario Bros. 3 depicted Boomerang Brother with somewhat darker yellow skin than in recent games, while his shoes, shell, and helmet are black like a Hammer Bro's. In-game, they are depicted with light green (occasionally blue) skin and white belly plates instead, likely due to the NES's technical limitations; however, all other aspects of their design are faithful to their artwork. Boomerang Brothers' sprites in Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 depict them with darker green skin, as well as tanned belly plates. Yoshi's Safari depicts Boomerang Bros. with off-white belly plates, green helmets, and shells, darker yellow skin, and no shoes, while also being very large, in the vein of both Hammer Bros. and Sledge Bros.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door gave Boomerang Bros. altered designs, with them having rounder body proportions, wearing spiked armbands, and sporting black helmets, shells, and shoes, similar to Super Mario Bros. 3. From Paper Mario: Sticker Star onward, they use their current designs, but with paper outlines around them.
===Powers and abilities===
Boomerang Bros. use boomerangs as weapons in all of their appearances. In Super Mario Bros. 3, Boomerang Bros. throw multiple boomerangs at once, which can quickly return to them. In the New Super Mario Bros. games, Boomerang Bros. throw their boomerangs at slower rates, but they can curve in different directions, or travel higher. In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Boomerang Bros.' boomerangs are shown to pierce through multiple enemies.
Like their relatives, Boomerang Bros. are shown to have high agility, especially evident in the 3D platformers. Boomerang Bros. frequently hop, to the point of hopping while idling. Boomerang Bros. are shown to jump exceptionally high, quickly traversing many areas; they often do this in conjunction with throwing their boomerangs. The Mario Baseball series portrays Boomerang Bro as a power character, making him specialize in fielding and batting, but having poor pitching skills and running speed.
===Speech===
Early on in their history, Boomerang Bros. did not have voice acting, due to technical limitations of the NES and SNES. In some games, like Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Boomerang Bros. are given text dialogue, so players can understand what they are saying. As of Mario Super Sluggers, they have received voice acting from Motoki Takagi, who also voices Hammer Bro, Fire Bro and Ice Bro. When voiced, Boomerang Bro's speech primarily consists of grunts and yells, but sometimes includes exclamations like "NO!".
==In ==
===Super Mario Bros. 3===
Boomerang Bros. make their debut in Super Mario Bros. 3 as semi-common enemies mostly found in the Desert Land. They are first seen in World 1-3 and go on to appear in several later levels. A Boomerang Bro attacks by throwing a Boomerang at Mario/Luigi, and they can throw up to two at a time. Boomerangs can be a handful to dodge at times but defeating the Boomerang Bros. is relatively easy as they can be defeated with stomps or the effects of a Fire Flower, Super Leaf, Tanooki Suit, Hammer Suit, or a Starman; defeating a Boomerang Bro earns the player 1,000 points. Boomerang Bros. can also appear as enemies periodically walking around the World Map. In Dark Land, Boomerang Bros. also appear as the captains of Bowser's tank and ship forces.
===New Super Mario Bros.===
Boomerang Bros. appear in New Super Mario Bros., although they appear as rare enemies, although they are one of the most common species of Hammer Bros. in the game. Only one appears in World 2-5 and two appear in World 7-3 and World 8-7. Boomerang Bros. will, once again, attack Mario or Luigi by throwing boomerangs at them. The Boomerangs have similar flying patterns to before, but they can be dodged with the right timing, the Boomerang Bros. themselves can be beaten with stomps or the effects of a Fire Flower, Blue Shell, Mega Mushroom, or a Starman.
===New Super Mario Bros. Wii===
Boomerang Bros. also reappear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii with the same behavior as in the previous game. However, they are very rare unlike in the predecessor, only appearing in World 2-1 where only two of them appear. One Boomerang Bro. is seen near the Checkpoint while the other is seen at the level's end by the Flagpole. Boomerang Bros. in this game can be defeated with stomps or the effects of a Fire Flower or Starman, they can also be frozen with the effects of an Ice Flower or Penguin Suit.
===Super Mario Galaxy 2===
Boomerang Bros. make their 3D Mario debut in Super Mario Galaxy 2, in this game, they are slightly larger than in previous games, but they can still be beaten in the same ways. Boomerang Bros. attack by jumping around and tossing their trusty Boomerangs at Mario/Luigi which can be dodged with jumps. For the first time in the series, their Boomerangs can actually be destroyed by jumping on them. Boomerang Bros. can be stunned by using a Star Spin or stomp and then being ran into to be kicked away. Yoshi can also beat Boomerang Bros. with the aforementioned methods along with swallowing one of their Boomerangs to spit back at them. If a Boomerang Bro. is stunned whilst it's Boomerang is still flying, it will still fly back to the Boomerang Bro. It is possible to avoid boomerangs by crouching, and since Mario can walk while crouching, this makes it relatively easy to approach and defeat a Boomerang Bro. Boomerang Bros. can be found in Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker, Bowser's Galaxy Generator, and the Grandmaster Galaxy. In the last Galaxy mentioned, a trio of Boomerang Bros. are seen at the end platform, these guys can be rather tricky to beat but it is possible by using the aforementioned crouch trick mentioned earlier. Upon defeat of the three Boomerang Bros., they will leave behind a Power Star in "The Ultimate Test" and a Launch Star leading to Rosalina who has the Power Star in "The Perfect Run".
===Super Mario 3D Land===
Boomerang Bros. appear again in Super Mario 3D Land where they are found in various different levels, they once again attack with their trusty Boomerangs (which can still be stomped on to be destroyed) as well as jumping around however this time, stomps can be used to defeat a Boomerang Bro. along with the effects of a Fire Flower, Super Leaf, Boomerang Flower, Statue Leaf, Starman, or an Invincibility Leaf. Boomerang Bros. can be found in various different levels one of the most common being Castles. In some levels, Boomerang Bros. can drop a Boomerang Flower upon defeat. In some Special Levels which start with little time Boomerang Bros. may need to be defeated to earn the necessary + Clocks to increase the time.
===New Super Mario Bros. 2===
Boomerang Bros. return again in New Super Mario Bros. 2 having the same behavior as in past installments (tossing Boomerangs at their foes). In this game, Boomerang Bros. appear more common than they do in New Super Mario Bros. as well as any other game in the series appearing in five different levels being World 2-2, World 2-5, World Mushroom-Cannon, the second course of the Platform Panic Pack, and the first course of the Mystery Adventures Pack. In the latter, it is shown that they can be placed under the effects of a Gold Ring; when this happens, they become Gold Bros. and as a result, they toss three coins instead of their normal weapons, like the other Hammer Brother species. Boomerang Bros. can once again be defeated with stomps as well as the effects of a Fire Flower, Super Leaf, Gold Flower, Mega Mushroom, Starman, or Invincibility Leaf.
===New Super Mario Bros. U/New Super Luigi U/New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe===
Boomerang Bros. return in New Super Mario Bros. U as well as New Super Luigi U and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. In these games, they behave the same way they did as in the predecessors tossing boomerangs at their foes, they can be found in a couple levels such as Bouncy Cloud Boomerangs and All Aboard!. Boomerang Bros. can be defeated with stomps or the effects of a Fire Flower or Starman and they can also be frozen with the effects of an Ice Flower or Penguin Suit.
===Super Mario 3D World/Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury===
Boomerang Bros. reappear in Super Mario 3D World as well as Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. In these games, they are a rather rare enemy, appearing in courses such as Beep Block Skyway, Fire Bros. Hideout 4, and Bowser's Lava Lake Keep. They act the same way they did in previous games by making high jumps around the place and tossing boomerangs at their foes, they can be defeated with stomps, Rosalina's Star Spin, or the effects of a Fire Flower, Super Leaf, Super Bell, Boomerang Flower, Starman, Mega Mushroom, Invincibility Leaf, or Invincibility Bell. Bowser's Fury also has a new sub-species of Boomerang Bro. called the Cat Boomerang Bro.
==In ==
===Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga===
Normal Boomerang Bros. don't appear in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga however a variety of them also called the Boomerang Bro appears. These Boomerang Bros are lankier, wear sunglasses, and resemble a cross between a turtle and a duck almost looking indigenous to the beaches of Gwarhar Lagoon. 
===Mario & Luigi: Dream Team===
Boomerang Bros. appear in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team as semi-common enemies overall. They appear in Somnom Woods where they are very common. In the field, they chase Mario and Luigi very briefly when spotted, and then throw their boomerang at them. Like all other projectile-throwing enemies, touching the boomerang engages a battle with the owner of the touched boomerang.
In battle, Boomerang Bros. are led by the Commander Lakitus and obey the orders of the Commander Lakitu in the background. A Boomerang Bro will approach the Bros., look at the Lakitus (in one instance) fly in a varying kind of circle and throw their boomerangs in a similar fashion to how the two Lakitus fly. Mario and Luigi can each jump on the boomerang to avoid it; jumping over it will cause the boomerang to hit the Boomerang Bro when coming back and damage it. If the Commander Lakitus are defeated (which can only be done with a Taunt Ball), the Boomerang Bros.' own actions give away their attacks.
If there are two or more Boomerang Bros., the two Lakitus may raise a red M flag and green L flag, one raising one and the other raising the other. As they do this, the Lakitus move towards or away from the battle simultaneously. The Boomerang Bros. will throw their boomerangs in the air also simultaneously, for them to land on one bro each one after the other. Mario and Luigi must hammer these back to sender before they hit them, if the bros are hit, they take pretty hefty damage so be sure to counter the attack at all costs. Whichever Bro's flag is being held by the Lakitus who's closer is the Bro who must smack their incoming boomerang away first. Additionally, the boomerang that will hit its target bro first also moves towards its target faster than the other, as indicated by the shadows on the ground. This takes up the attack turn of the Boomerang Bros. involved.
If they fly in a clockwise (when looking from the Bros.' point of view) circle, the boomerang will fly towards Luigi first. If anti-clockwise, it will fly towards Mario first. If the Commander Lakitus floats downwards and does two clockwise loops, the Boomerang Bro will jump, then throw, and the boomerang will fly towards Luigi first; however, it flies over the Bros. for the first loop, where they must idle, and then jump when it flies towards Luigi the second time. If it does this with anti-clockwise loops, it will fly towards Mario first, and he must jump first on the second loop. Any attacks can be used to bring down a Boomerang Bro however in some cases, Bros. Attacks may need to be used as it can sometimes be time consuming to finish them off with normal jumps and hammers.
===Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam===
Boomerang Bros make a return in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam as enemies, along with the Paper Boomerang Bros. They appear in Bowser's Castle and one room in Neo Bowser Castle.
In battle, their attack patters differ slightly to how they did in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, keep in mind they have two attacks. Their first attack is by walking in front of one bro and throwing their boomerang, which must be jumped over, then the boomerang will fly back behind a different bro which again must be jumped over. If the boomerang is jumped on the first time, the second attack will be nullified. If the boomerang is jumped on the second time, the Boomerang Bro will take damage; the opposite as in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.
Their second attack is for their boomerang to circle around one bro, which must be hit back with the hammer. If the boomerang is not hit in enough time, the bro will take some pretty hefty damage so be sure to hit it back.
===Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey===
Boomerang Bros. return in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey appearing exclusively in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey side story as enemies and recruitable allies. They are strong against Pokeys, Goomba Towers and Toothies, but are weak against Parabones. They are also good to use against many flying enemies as well.
===Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions===
Boomerang Bros. reappear in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions in the new side-story Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser. In this game, they are classed as ranged troopers alongside their buddies the Hammer Bros., Ice Bros., and Fire Bros and they primarily attack by throwing their boomerangs at enemies which go in for two hits of damage on each foe, Their special attack, Piercing Projectile, is incredibly powerful allows them to throw a boomerang at a targeted enemy, damaging any enemy other enemy in its path, along with hitting the targeted enemy a second time as it flies back. It is always wise to deploy a few Boomerang Bros. when going up against many flying enemies. They are also strong against Pokeys and Goomba Towers. The Boomerang Bros from the original return in this game (appearing in both Minion Quest and the Main Story) however they've been renamed to Beanerang Bros. most likely to distinguish them from the Mushroom Kingdom Boomerang Bros.
==In ==
===Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door===
Boomerang Bros. appear in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, in this game, only appear in the Glitz Pit in this game. A single Boomerang Bro. named Bamma fights alongside a Hammer Bro. and a Fire Bro. which the trio's name is "Hamma, Bamma, and Flare." The Boomerang Bro. attacks by tossing his boomerang which can hit both Mario and his partner. The Boomerang Bro. also has a defense point requiring Mario and his Partner to use powerful attacks against them.
===Super Paper Mario===
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Boomerang Bros are seen again in Super Paper Mario where they are only encountered in The Overthere in this game. They can attack by throwing their boomerangs at Mario and the others. Oddly, even though they're part of the villainous Koopa Troop, they seem to have been sent to The Overthere. However, they most likely escaped to The Overthere along with the Skellobits when Bonetail broke away from The Underwhere. Any attack can be used to defeat a Boomerang Bro. Dark Boomerang Bros. also appear in this game.
===Paper Mario: Sticker Star===
Boomerang Bros appear again in Paper Mario: Sticker Star this time with an updated look matching their mainstream appearances more closely, they are mainly found in World 3, World 5 and World 6in this game mostly in the first level Leaflitter Path. Boomerang Bros pose a much bigger threat as they can attack Mario twice in the same turn and unlike the Hammer Bros., Boomerang Bros. have two defense points reducing some damage by a bit as well as rendering them immune to Hopslippers. Sometimes when defeated, Boomerang Bros drop Boomerang stickers which Mario can pick up and use them in battle himself.
===Paper Mario: Color Splash===
Boomerang Bros. return in Paper Mario: Color Splash retaining their characteristics from the previous game. They are only found in Sunset Express, Green Energy Plant and Black Bowser's Castle. They once again attack by tossing Boomerangs at Mario which can pack quite a punch as they go in for two hits. A circus variey of them called Circus Bros. appears in Mossrock Theater and during the battle with Lemmy Koopa in The Emerald Circus.
===Paper Mario: The Origami King===
Boomerang Bros. return again in Paper Mario: The Origami King, with the Origami Boomerang Bros. appearing as enemies. They appear in the Sea Tower and Origami Castle. In battle, Boomerang Bros. can be dangerous, a Boomerang Bro can attack traditionally by throwing his boomerang, or sacrifice an ally to use the more powerful Bro-merang. Bro-merang uses the thrown ally as a projectile to hit Mario with, and is the only Bro Throw variant that deals two hits. The thrown ally is killed after the attack is over however the attack still packs quite a punch, defeating the Boomerang Bro. however is as easy as ever.
==In ==
===Mario Superstar Baseball===
In Mario Superstar Baseball, one of the alternate color schemes for the game's playable Hammer Bro. is a Boomerang Bro, who wields a large boomerang in place of a baseball bat (the same way Hammer Bro. wields a hammer in place of a bat). Boomerang Bro. is a power type player in the game, and can easily obtain home runs. This is the first game where the Boomerang Bros. wear blue armor and this pretty much set the standard for their appearance in the games that followed.
===Mario Super Sluggers===
Boomerang Bro. is also a playable character in Mario Super Sluggers once again using his trusty boomerang as a bat. However, unlike in Mario Superstar Baseball, he has average pitching and fielding abilities, and his batting is tied with the Hammer Bro., while inferior to the Fire Bro.
==In ==
===Mario Kart 8/Mario Kart 8 Deluxe===
Boomerang Bros. appear in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as spectators in Bowser's Castle alongside many Hammer Bros., Fire Bros., Ice Bros., and Dry Bones. They can be seen cheering on the race. One of the game's many sponsors is Boomerang Bros. International Airlines (seen in Sunshine Airport), which appears to be run by Boomerang Bros.
===Mario Kart Tour===
A Boomerang Bro, makes his playable debut in the Mario Kart series in Mario Kart Tour (alongside a Hammer Bro, Ice Bro, and Fire Bro.), starting with the Hammer Bro Tour. He is classified as a Super character and his special item is the Boomerang Flower. In addition to being in the first week's spotlight, he is also obtainable as a Gold Pass tour gift after obtaining 161 Grand Stars.
==In ==
===Mario Golf: World Tour===
In Mario Golf: World Tour, one of the names that can appear on the tournament scoreboard is "Boomerang Bro".
===Mario Golf: Super Rush===
In Mario Golf: Super Rush, a Boomerang Bro appears on Bonny Greens in front of the clubhouse as the head coach. He gives the player a Golfwatch. He is then seen at the Rookie Course for the rest of the game.
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==Trivia==
*The Boomerang Bros. voices in the 3D Mario games are a more high-pitched version of the Hammer Bros.
*Coincidentally, the The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Crocodile Mario" features regular Koopa Troopas that attack by throwing Boomerangs.
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