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{{about|the form of Mario that resembles a Hammer Bro|the form Mario takes after obtaining a [[Super Hammer (Super Mario Maker 2)|Super Hammer]] in [[Super Mario Maker 2]]|[[Builder Mario]]}}
|image=[[File:SMB3_HammerMario.jpg|200px]]
{{form infobox
|image=[[File:Hammer Mario SMB3.png|200px]]
|applies_to=[[Mario]], [[Luigi]]
|item=[[Hammer Suit]]
|item=[[Hammer Suit]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[NES Remix 2]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2014|2014]])
|bg=#630
|powers=Throw [[hammer]]s, block enemy fireballs
|powers=Throw [[hammer]]s, block enemy fireballs
|character=[[Mario]], [[Luigi]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
}}
}}
{{quote|Hey, you! How about lending me your clothes? No dice?! What a drag.|Kings|Super Mario Bros. 3}}
{{quote|Hey, you! How about lending me your clothes? No dice?! What a drag.|Kings|Super Mario Bros. 3}}
'''Hammer Mario''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 42.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' North American instruction booklet, page 27.</ref> also referred to as '''[[Hammer Bro]]ther Mario''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 10, page 56.</ref> is a form of [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] only seen in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and its [[Super Mario All-Stars|SNES]] and [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|Game Boy Advance]] remakes, gained when he wears a [[Hammer Suit]]. This form is not to be confused with Mario or Luigi wielding a hammer, with the difference being the infinite disposable supply of hammers and the black shell armor.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
In this form, Mario and Luigi resemble a [[Hammer Bro]]ther and, like one, are able to throw an infinite supply of [[hammer]]s in a short upward arc (which can be lengthened or shortened with the {{button|nes|Pad}}). Hammers can defeat most enemies, even those that cannot be defeated with [[fireball]]s, such as the [[Angry Sun]], [[Buzzy Beetle]]s, [[Boo]]s, [[Bullet Bill]]s, [[Chain Chomp]]s, [[Dry Bones]], [[Fire Snake|Firesnake]]s, [[Hot Foot]]s, [[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]]s, [[Para-Beetle]]s, [[Stretch]]es, and [[Thwomp]]s; they can also defeat [[Boom Boom]] and [[Bowser]]. As such, this form can be considered a stronger version of the [[Fire Mario|Fire form]]. They cannot defeat [[Roto-Disc]]s, [[Jelectro]]s, [[Muncher]]s, or the [[Koopalings]], however. As with fireballs, only two hammers can be thrown at a time, but hammers can fly through ceilings, walls, and floors. Mario and Luigi can also block enemies' fireballs in this form by crouching, but they cannot [[slide]] down slopes.


'''Hammer Mario'''<ref>''Nintendo Power Strategy Guide'' for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', page 42.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' North American instruction booklet, page 27.</ref> is a form of [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] only seen in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and [[Super Mario All-Stars|its]] [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|remakes]], gained when he wears a [[Hammer Suit]]. In this form, he resembles [[Hammer Bro]]s and, like them, is able to throw an infinite supply of [[hammer]]s in a short upward arc (which can be lengthened by pressing forward on the {{button|nes|Pad}}), which can defeat most enemies and bosses, even [[Bowser]]; as such, Hammer Mario can be considered as a stronger version of Fire Mario, since the hammers can defeat most enemies that cannot be defeated with fireballs, such as, [[Buzzy Beetle]]s, [[Boo]]s, [[Dry Bones]], [[Stretch (Super Mario Bros. 3)|Stretches]], [[Podoboo]]s, and [[Thwomp]]s. He can also block enemies' fireballs by crouching. While the suit appears to thoroughly protect Mario or Luigi, it does not defend against the simplest of attacks and will be lost in one hit. Hammer Mario also cannot [[Slope Slide]].
Despite the official artwork depicting Hammer Mario with his normal complexion and outfit colors underneath, his NES sprite depicts him with tan skin in levels, a white shirt, white shoes, and black overalls, while his 16-bit sprites depict him with a brown shirt and gray overalls.


''Super Mario Advance 4'' adds a new utility to this form: its hammers can break [[Gray Brick Block]]s.
''Super Mario Advance 4'' adds a new utility to this form: its hammers can break [[Rock Block]]s.


This form is not to be confused with Mario or Luigi wielding a hammer, with the difference being the infinite disposable supply of hammers and the black shell armor.
====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', its [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo 3DS version]], and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', knocking on a [[Warp Door]] in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' theme may cause [[Weird Mushroom (item)|Weird Mario]] to appear in this form. In the latter game, [[Builder Mario]]'s hammer swing can break Hard Blocks (similar to the Rock Blocks in ''Super Mario Advance 4'') and defeat most usually unbeatable foes, like this form.


==Game appearances==
===''WarioWare: Twisted!''===
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Hammer Mario appears in the second [[Super Mario Bros. 3 (power-up microgame)|Super Mario Bros. 3]] microgame from ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', where it is one of the power-up forms that can be selected.
 
==List of appearances==
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|-
!width=40%|Title
!width=20%|Description
!width=20%|Release date
!width=20%|System/format
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|Power-up for Mario/Luigi
|1988
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
|Power-up for Mario/Luigi
|1993
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
|Power-up for Mario/Luigi
|1994
|SNES
|-
|-
! width=50% | Title
|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
! width=20% | Description
|Power-up for Mario/Luigi
! width=20% | Release date
|2003
! width=10% | System/format
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''
| Power-up for Mario/Luigi
|Cameo in microgame
| 1988
|2004
| [[NES]]
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''
| Power-up for Mario/Luigi
|Power-up for Mario/Luigi
| 1993
|2010
| [[SNES]]
|[[Wii]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
|''[[NES Remix 2]]''
| Power-up for Mario/Luigi
|
| 1994
|2014
| [[SNES]]
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
| Power-up for Mario/Luigi
|Easter egg after knocking on a [[Warp Door]] in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' game style
| 2003
|2015
| [[Game Boy Advance]]
|Wii U
|-
|-
| ''[[NES Remix 2]]''
|''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|  
|Easter egg after knocking on a Warp Door in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' game style
| 2014
|2016
| [[Wii U]]
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
| Easter egg after knocking on a [[Warp Door]] in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' game style
|Easter egg after knocking on a Warp Door in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' game style
| 2015
|2019
| [[Wii U]]
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|}
|}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Hammer_Mario_Artwork_-_Super_Mario_Bros_3.png|Art
Pipe Land scene SMB3.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
File:Hammer_Mario_Walking_SMB3.gif|Walking in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (NES)
Hammer Mario Artwork - Super Mario Bros 3.png|Artwork from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
File:Hammer_Mario_Duck_SMB3.png|Crouch in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (NES)
Hammer Mario SMB3 Alt.jpg|Italian ''Club Nintendo''
File:Hammer_Mario_Rolling_SMB3.gif|Rolling jump in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (NES)
Hammer Mario SMB3 Sprite.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMB3-NES-HammerMarioMap.png|Map sprite in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (NES)
Hammer Mario Walking SMB3.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMAS-SMB3-HammerMarioSprite.png|Standing in ''Super Mario All Stars'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
Hammer Mario Duck SMB3.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMAS-SMB3-HammerMarioMap.png|Map sprite ''Super Mario All Stars'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
Hammer Mario Rolling SMB3.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMB3-NES-HammerMarioMap.png|Map sprite in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMAS-SMB3-HammerMarioSprite.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
SMAS-SMB3-HammerMarioMap.png|Map sprite in ''Super Mario All-Stars'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
SMAS SMB3 Hammer Luigi Sprite.png|''Super Mario All-Stars'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
SMA4 Hammer Mario sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
Hammer Mario Japanese Advance commercial.png|Japanese commercial for ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMA4 Hammer Luigi sprite.png|''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''
Hammer Mario Map SMA4.gif|Map sprite in ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''
Hammer Luigi Map SMA4.gif|Map sprite in ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''
WarioWare Twisted SMB3 Hammer Mario.png|''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''
SMM-SMB-WeirdMario-Door-7.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
SMB3 Kanzenhan Mario forms.png|Japanese ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' strategy guide
Nintendo Tokyo Super Mario Power Up Keychain 1.jpg|The "Super Mario Power Up" series of keychains from Nintendo TOKYO
SMB3 F40A Hammer Mario Artwork.png|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (Famicom 40th Anniversary)
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in Other Languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=ハンマーマリオ
|Jap=ハンマーマリオ
|JapR=Hanmā Mario
|JapM=Hammer Mario
|JapM=Hammer Mario
|Ita=Mario Martello
|ChiS=铁锤马力欧
|ChiSR=Tiě chuí mǎlì ōu
|ChiSM=Hammer Mario
|ChiT=鐵鎚瑪利歐
|ChiTR=Tiě chuí mǎlì ōu
|ChiTM=Hammer Mario
|Ita=Mario Martello<br>Mario martello
|ItaM=Hammer Mario
|ItaM=Hammer Mario
|Fra=Mario-Marteau
|Fre=Mario-Marteau
|FraM=Hammer Mario
|FreM=Hammer Mario
|Dut=Hamer Mario
|Dut=Hamer Mario
|DutM=Hammer Mario}}
|DutM=Hammer Mario
|Ger=Hammer-Mario
|GerM=Hammer Mario
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*When Hammer Mario crouches, he resembles a [[Buster Beetle]].
[[File:ReptilesintheRoseGarden6.jpg|thumb|200px|Mario and Luigi disguised as Sledge Brothers]]
*The [[Boomerang Mario|Boomerang form]] from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' is similar to this form, only that form is based on a [[Boomerang Bro]].
*In the episode "[[Reptiles in the Rose Garden]]" in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Mario and Luigi wear [[Sledge Bro]]ther disguises that make them resemble the Hammer form, in an attempt to hijack the [[Airship|Doom Ship]], only for the disguises to end in failure from tricking the Sledge Brothers piloting the ship.
*In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', Mario can throw hammers to attack similarly to the Hammer Mario form when he [[capture]]s a Hammer Bro.
*This is the only form from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' that has yet to reappear in a later ''Super Mario'' game (barring reissues).
*Despite Hammer Mario normally not being able to slide down on slopes in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', the player can get Hammer Mario to slide down a slope if he gets the Hammer Suit while already sliding. This can only be done in [[World 6-10]].
 
==See also==
*[[Boomerang Mario]]
*[[Builder Mario]]
*[[Shell Mario]]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:20, February 16, 2024

This article is about the form of Mario that resembles a Hammer Bro. For the form Mario takes after obtaining a Super Hammer in Super Mario Maker 2, see Builder Mario.
Hammer Mario
Hammer Mario from Super Mario Bros. 3.
Applies to Mario, Luigi
Item needed Hammer Suit
Power(s) given Throw hammers, block enemy fireballs
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Super Mario Maker 2 (cameo) (2019)
“Hey, you! How about lending me your clothes? No dice?! What a drag.”
Kings, Super Mario Bros. 3

Hammer Mario,[1][2] also referred to as Hammer Brother Mario,[3] is a form of Mario or Luigi only seen in Super Mario Bros. 3 and its SNES and Game Boy Advance remakes, gained when he wears a Hammer Suit. This form is not to be confused with Mario or Luigi wielding a hammer, with the difference being the infinite disposable supply of hammers and the black shell armor.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

In this form, Mario and Luigi resemble a Hammer Brother and, like one, are able to throw an infinite supply of hammers in a short upward arc (which can be lengthened or shortened with the +Control Pad). Hammers can defeat most enemies, even those that cannot be defeated with fireballs, such as the Angry Sun, Buzzy Beetles, Boos, Bullet Bills, Chain Chomps, Dry Bones, Firesnakes, Hot Foots, Podoboos, Para-Beetles, Stretches, and Thwomps; they can also defeat Boom Boom and Bowser. As such, this form can be considered a stronger version of the Fire form. They cannot defeat Roto-Discs, Jelectros, Munchers, or the Koopalings, however. As with fireballs, only two hammers can be thrown at a time, but hammers can fly through ceilings, walls, and floors. Mario and Luigi can also block enemies' fireballs in this form by crouching, but they cannot slide down slopes.

Despite the official artwork depicting Hammer Mario with his normal complexion and outfit colors underneath, his NES sprite depicts him with tan skin in levels, a white shirt, white shoes, and black overalls, while his 16-bit sprites depict him with a brown shirt and gray overalls.

Super Mario Advance 4 adds a new utility to this form: its hammers can break Rock Blocks.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

In Super Mario Maker, its Nintendo 3DS version, and Super Mario Maker 2, knocking on a Warp Door in the Super Mario Bros. 3 theme may cause Weird Mario to appear in this form. In the latter game, Builder Mario's hammer swing can break Hard Blocks (similar to the Rock Blocks in Super Mario Advance 4) and defeat most usually unbeatable foes, like this form.

WarioWare: Twisted![edit]

Hammer Mario appears in the second Super Mario Bros. 3 microgame from WarioWare: Twisted!, where it is one of the power-up forms that can be selected.

List of appearances[edit]

Title Description Release date System/format
Super Mario Bros. 3 Power-up for Mario/Luigi 1988 NES
Super Mario All-Stars Power-up for Mario/Luigi 1993 SNES
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Power-up for Mario/Luigi 1994 SNES
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Power-up for Mario/Luigi 2003 Game Boy Advance
WarioWare: Twisted! Cameo in microgame 2004 Game Boy Advance
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Power-up for Mario/Luigi 2010 Wii
NES Remix 2 2014 Wii U
Super Mario Maker Easter egg after knocking on a Warp Door in the Super Mario Bros. 3 game style 2015 Wii U
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Easter egg after knocking on a Warp Door in the Super Mario Bros. 3 game style 2016 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Maker 2 Easter egg after knocking on a Warp Door in the Super Mario Bros. 3 game style 2019 Nintendo Switch

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ハンマーマリオ
Hanmā Mario
Hammer Mario

Chinese (simplified) 铁锤马力欧
Tiě chuí mǎlì ōu
Hammer Mario

Chinese (traditional) 鐵鎚瑪利歐
Tiě chuí mǎlì ōu
Hammer Mario

Dutch Hamer Mario
Hammer Mario
French Mario-Marteau
Hammer Mario
German Hammer-Mario
Hammer Mario
Italian Mario Martello
Mario martello
Hammer Mario

Trivia[edit]

Mario and Luigi disguised as Sledge Brothers
  • In the episode "Reptiles in the Rose Garden" in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Mario and Luigi wear Sledge Brother disguises that make them resemble the Hammer form, in an attempt to hijack the Doom Ship, only for the disguises to end in failure from tricking the Sledge Brothers piloting the ship.
  • In Super Mario Odyssey, Mario can throw hammers to attack similarly to the Hammer Mario form when he captures a Hammer Bro.
  • This is the only form from Super Mario Bros. 3 that has yet to reappear in a later Super Mario game (barring reissues).
  • Despite Hammer Mario normally not being able to slide down on slopes in Super Mario Bros. 3, the player can get Hammer Mario to slide down a slope if he gets the Hammer Suit while already sliding. This can only be done in World 6-10.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 13, page 42.
  2. ^ Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 North American instruction booklet, page 27.
  3. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 10, page 56.