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Hammer
Mario and Luigi's hammers from the intro in Super Mario 3D World
Variants Hammer Hammer (Dr. Mario World) Hammer (Super Mario Party Jamboree) Furiko Hammer Ledge Hammer Super Hammer Super Hammer (Super Mario Maker 2) Ultra Hammer

While Hammers are a recurring weapon or projectile in the Super Mario and classic Donkey Kong franchises, several games within or related to these franchises also include a variety of generic or miscellaneous hammers with designs that do not match with the more recurring varieties, or sometimes with different purposes altogether. This article details such instances.

History

Club Nintendo

Mario has used hammers a couple times in the German Club Nintendo comics. In "Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit", Mario uses a hammer to smash his alarm clock, due to him dreaming of an alarm clock-looking time machine. In "Mario's Picross", Mario reaches a dead end in a pyramid he is exploring and decides to use his hammer from the eponymous game to carve an exit into the wall, only to find a sarcophagus with a mummy inside.

Mario & Wario

A hammer in Mario & Wario is held by Wanda during the bonus minigames after most stage areas instead of her usual wand. The hammer can whack Wario's plane for coins, for up to forty coins before Wario flees.

Mario's Picross series

Mario and Wario carrying their own hammers and chisels in Mario's Super Picross

Due to the archaeology theming in several early Picross titles, such as in Mario's Picross, Mario's Super Picross, and Picross 2, a hammer is used alongside a chisel to fill in a square of any given Picross nonogram puzzle. As such, Mario and Wario are often depicted wielding a hammer and chisel in official artwork for these games.

Game & Watch Gallery 2

Hammers appear in a handful of minigames in Game & Watch Gallery 2. In both the Classic and Modern versions of Helmet, hammers dropping from above are one of the obstacles that the player should avoid; in the Modern version, it is one of three types of obstacles tossed down by a Para Troopa in the first area. In both Classic and Modern versions of Vermin, the player character wields two hammers to take down pests. In the modern version, Yoshi wields the hammers, which he uses to protect his Eggs from oncoming Para Troopas, Boo Buddies and Fly Guys.

Mario Party series

Mario Party

Hammers appear in Mario Party as melee weapons in the minigames Bash 'n' Cash and Coin Block Bash. In the former, the three players are given squeaky hammers, which is used to attack the single player in the Bowser Suit to cause them to drop coin bags or coins. In the latter, a heavy hammer made of wood and metal is given to the single player that can be used to break Brick Blocks in one blow or to stun opposing players by either squashing them or to knock them away; that hammer can be knocked away from the single player for another player to use.

Mario Party 2

A hammer in Mario Party 2 is used by the single player during the minigame Lights Out to knock out the three players each wielding a light bulb. A comparatively heavier hammer in the Item minigame Hammer Slammer is used to knock a lever so that the shuttle is sprung upwards to an item that the player will obtain.

Mario Party 3

Hammers appear in Mario Party 3 with varying roles. A hammer is a weapon used by Toad while he is a partner. Squeaky hammers appear in Pipe Cleaners as melee weapons to knock the Baby Bowsers emerging from any of the four pipes. A squeaky hammer also appears in Swing 'n' Swipe, where the single player uses one to hit one of the Baby Bowsers to win the item that the target is holding. A squeaky hammer in Messy Memory is one of the ten items that the player must memorize the placement of.

Mario Party 5

Hammers appear in a couple of minigames in Mario Party 5. In Heat Stroke, the solo player uses a hammer to slam away platforms stacked like a tower, on top of which the remaining three players are situated, while they must jump in order to not get knocked off. In Manic Mallets, the two teams must hit a switch with their hammers as many times as possible in a time-frame of ten seconds, in order to avoid getting hit by a giant hammer behind them; afterwards, this hammer will slam down the team which pressed their switches the least amount of times.

Mario Party 7

Hammers appear in Mario Party 7 with varying roles. Beyond the hammers thrown by Hammer Bros in Hammer Spammer, two giant hammers will periodically slam down in the same minigame, and the platform the minigame takes place on is shaped like a giant hammer. Hammers appear in the 8-player minigame Duct & Cover, where each player uses one to cover any leaks in a pipe. Hammers in the battle minigame Monty's Revenge are wielded by Monty Moles, which attempt to knock any players who pop up from one of the holes. Hammers in the 4-player minigame Pokey Pummel are wielded by players each having to knock away every segment of the Pokey next to them.

Mario Party 8

In Mario Party 8, a hammer is used in the second task of the Duel minigame Breakneck Building, where the player is required to pound a nail into a wooden table.

Mario Party 9

Hammers appear in Mario Party 9 within the minigame Spike Strike, where players use them whack objects at the giant Spike, worth one point per hit, and a golden hammer in each round can be used to earn three points instead.

Mario Party: Island Tour

Bowser wielding his hammer in Mario Party: Island Tour

A hammer in Mario Party: Island Tour is used by Bowser in the Bowser Challenge at Bowser's Peculiar Peak when players reach him.

Mario Party Superstars

Hammers in Mario Party Superstars have varying roles. A hammer appears in the Pop background of the Mario Party Card, representing the item minigame Hammer Slammer. Hammers also appear in some returning minigames, retaining their function from the minigames' original iteration.

Super Mario Party Jamboree

Hammers appear in Super Mario Party Jamboree in the motion-based minigame Hammer It Home, where players need to use them in order to drive a row of nails in a table the fastest. They are required to charge their hammers and pound the nails in a single swing, with different nail heights requiring longer or shorter charges in turn. Additionally, hammers are items in Bowser Kaboom Squad, used to break crates faster.

Mario Tennis series

In Mario Power Tennis and Mario Tennis: Power Tour, Luigi uses a large squeaky hammer in his Offensive Power Shot, Squeaky Mallet, similar to how Mario uses an iron Hammer for his Offensive Power Shot.

Super Mario 3D World

Hammers in Super Mario 3D World are first seen in the starting cutscene, where Mario and Luigi wield them and wrenches while fixing the Clear Pipe. Hammers are also used by some Sprixie Princesses while constructing Clear Pipes, but some use wrenches instead.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

During his boss fight in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Ba-Boom can attack by spinning a hammer during his swinging attack. If stomped during this attack, he will damage Donkey Kong. Bashmaster also uses a hammer during his battle, either directly or to knock blocks of ice at Donkey Kong.

Other appearances

Skylanders series

Hammer Slam Bowser wielding his Hammer

In the Nintendo versions of Skylanders: SuperChargers and Skylanders: Imaginators, Hammer Slam Bowser and his dark variant wields a Hammer as their primary weapon of choice. It is a silver dual-wielding hammer with a long green handle and a large metal head sporting two red Spiny Shells on each end of the head. After purchasing the first upgrade on the Molten Monstrosity upgrade path, Molten Hammer, the entire hammer turns a dark blue-silver with the Spiny Shell-like ends possessing molten orange spaces, similar to Dry Bowser's shell from Mario Kart 8 onwards. Unlike the previous hammers Bowser has used throughout several Super Mario titles, this hammer is unique to the Skylanders series of games.

Throughout the Skylanders series itself, there are other characters that utilize hammers for their attacks as well: the life Skylander Stump Smash with his mallet hands, the earth Giant Crusher with his giant hammer, the earth SWAP Force Skylander Rubble Rouser with his hammer that can turn into a drill, and the earth Trap Team Skylander Wallop with his dual wielding Traptanium mallets.

Gallery

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  Mario Undōkai

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  Mario's Picross

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  Game & Watch Gallery 2 (Helmet)

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  Game & Watch Gallery 2 (Vermin)

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  Mario Party 3

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  Mario Power Tennis

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  Skylanders: SuperChargers

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  Skylanders: SuperChargers

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  Skylanders: SuperChargers

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  Skylanders: SuperChargers

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  Hammer Slam Bowser's figure for Skylanders: SuperChargers

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  LEGO Super Mario