Hammer Bro.

**Hammer Bros.** (also known as **Hammer Brothers** and sometimes spelled "**Hammer Bros**") are Koopas that stand upright and throw hammers at the player, first appearing in *Super Mario Bros.* They have bigger shells than normal Koopa Troopas and wear helmets. Hammer Bros. have several times been described as elite members of Bowser's Koopa Troop. They were originally designed by Kazuaki Morita.

## History

### *Super Mario Bros.*

Hammer Brothers made their debut appearance in World 3-1 of *Super Mario Bros.*, for the Nintendo Entertainment System. They also appear in World 5-2, World 7-1, World 8-3, and World 8-4. More often than not they are encountered in pairs, attacking Mario by tossing hammers and jumping between rows of Brick Blocks. The player can defeat them by running into them while invincible, shooting fireballs at them, hitting/breaking the Brick Blocks directly underneath them, or jumping on their heads, 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 will start to chase after Mario. A Hammer Brother serves as the Bowser Impostor at the end of World 7's castle. Like the other impostors, its true identity will only be revealed if it is defeated by fireballs.

## *Mario Kart* series

### *Mario Kart: Super Circuit*

In *Mario Kart: Super Circuit*, a single Hammer Bro can be seen at the awards ceremony at the end of a Grand Prix alongside other characters.

### *Mario Kart Wii*

Hammer Bro was originally planned to be playable in *Mario Kart Wii* along with Koopa Paratroopa, Petey Piranha and a Mii Outfit C (which in turn would have marked his debut as a playable character in the *Mario Kart* series), but was taken out of the final game. Hammer Bros. can be found in crowds on various courses, usually with Shy Guys, such as Mario Circuit.

### *Mario Kart 7*

Hammer Bros. appear in *Mario Kart 7* as spectators on Toad Circuit.

### *Mario Kart 8* / *Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*

Hammer Bros. appear in *Mario Kart 8* and *Mario Kart 8 Deluxe* as spectators in Bowser's Castle and 3DS Neo Bowser City.

### *Mario Kart Tour*

A Hammer Bro appears in *Mario Kart Tour* as the opponent in the **Vs. Mega** challenge of the Rosalina Cup in the Baby Rosalina Tour. He uses his Hammers as his special item for the entirety of the race (although he did use a Mushroom at the very start).

He was also teased through the reflection of Baby Rosalina (Detective)'s magnifying glass in the splash art and at the start of the trailer for the Baby Rosalina Tour. 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'.

## Quotes

* *"Go go!"* - *Mario Party 8*
* *"Hello!"* - *Super Mario Party*
* *"Yeah!"* - *Super Mario Party*
* *"Oh yeah!"* - *Super Mario Party*
* *"Oh no!"* - *Super Mario Party*
* *"Yes!"* - *Super Mario Party*
* *"Woohoo!"* - *Super Mario Party*