Fire Bro.

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This article is about fire-spitting Hammer Bro.. For information about Bros. Attack from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, see see Fire Bros. (move).

Fire Bros. from Super Mario Bros. 3.

The Fire Bros. are a rare variety of Hammer Bro. Instead of throwing Hammers like their relatives, Fire Bros. have the unique ability to spit Fireballs. These fireballs move very fast and are very hard to dodge. Fire Bros. first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3. In fact, only three appear in the entire game. Two appear in the Desert Land while one appears in the Hand Trap levels of Dark Land. Fire Bros. reappeared in New Super Mario Bros.. However, they are only found in World 8-7, right after the checkpoint.

Flare, a Fire Bro., is a fighter in the Glitz Pit and the only Fire Bro. in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Like other Fire Bros., he spits fireballs to attack; however, these fireballs not only damage opponents, they cause them to catch fire as well.

Fire Bros. also make an appearance in Super Paper Mario. They are encountered in Castle Bleck, and act just like they did in Super Mario Bros. 3. Some Fire Bros. also have the ability to flip between dimensions.

A Fire Bro. was playable in Mario Superstar Baseball as a color variant to Hammer Bro. This Fire Bro had a flame designed bat, that strangely had the small hit area like the other Hammer Brothers, despite being a bat.

[edit] Other Appearances

Fire Bro. was playable for the first time in Mario Superstar Baseball as a color swap for Hammer Bro., once he's unlocked. He also appeared on Bowser's team in challenge mode. He had a bit less speed than his counterparts, but he used an everyday bat instead of a hammer or boomerang, which is hard to hit with.

Kootie Pie using a small Fire Brother as a welding torch, from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.

Fire Bros. made two rare appearances in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, where they retained their status as soldiers in Bowser's army. In the episode "Reptiles in the Rose Garden" two Fire Bros. and two Boomerang Bros. had been ordered to guard Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad while they were held captive in Castle Koopa's dungeon. However Princess Toadstool fooled the two pairs into fighting each other so that she and her friends could escape. In "The Venice Menace", Kootie Pie Koopa used a small Fire Brother as a welding torch, which shot a stream of fire, as opposed to fireballs.

[edit] Trivia

• According to Tippi, Fire Bros. start up the grill with their fire-spitting abilities at a Koopa barbeque.

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[edit] Stats

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Enemy
Fire Bro.
Max HP	7
Attack	3
Defense	1
Location(s)	Glitzville
Log	A relative of the Hammer Bros. who can spit fire. If one of his blasts hit you, you may catch on fire!
Items	None
Moves	Flame Spit (3, Burning), Doubleflame (2x2, Burning), Multiflame (1x5, Burning)
Tattle	That's a Fire Bro. This relative of the Hammer Bros. spits out fire. If you get hit by a fireball, you might catch on fire, so guard well, OK? When his HP gets low, he gets desperate and totally starts attacking like a fiend.
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Super Paper Mario Enemy
Fire Bro.
Max HP	10
Attack	3
Defense	1
Card Type	Uncommon
Card Description	This elite Koopa has an unhealthy fireball fixation. However, it's a big hit at Koopa cookouts.
Tattle
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