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{{quote2|Here comes the heat!|Fire Bro|[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]}}
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'''Fire Bros''' (or '''Fire Brothers'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet. Page 41.</ref>) are a variety of [[Hammer Bro]] that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' as a rare enemy. They have become more common in their following appearances, to the point of being fairly uncommon at most in some games. Instead of throwing [[hammer]]s like their relatives, Fire Bros have the unique ability to throw [[fireball]]s akin to [[Fire Mario]]. [[Ice Bro]]s, a similar variant introduced in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', act directly the opposite, due to throwing [[Ice Ball]]s.
'''Fire Bros''' (or '''Fire Brothers'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet. Page 41.</ref>) are a variety of [[Hammer Bro]] that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' as a rare enemy. They have become more common in their following appearances, to the point of being fairly uncommon at most in some games. Instead of throwing [[hammer]]s like their relatives, Fire Bros have the unique ability to throw [[fireball]]s akin to [[Fire Mario]]. [[Ice Bro]]s, a similar variant introduced in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', act directly the opposite, due to throwing [[Ice Ball]]s.
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
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[[File:FireBros.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Artwork of Fire Brother from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
[[File:FireBros.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Artwork of Fire Brother from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
In their debut appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Fire Brothers are red-skinned Hammer Brothers that produce their namesake projectiles, not by throwing them, but by spitting them. As with every other Hammer Brother variant, they face the player as they move back and forth in a small area, occasionally jumping and spitting out one or two fireballs at a time, and defeating them via [[stomp]]ing yields 1000 points, while defeating them with any other attack (hitting the block below them, [[Shell Toss|thrown shells]], [[fireball]]s, tail swipes from [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon]] or [[Tanooki Mario]], hammers from [[Hammer Mario]], and contact with players made invincible by a [[Super Star|Starman]]) gives out only 100 points by default, unless the enemy was not one of the first to be defeated by the thrown shell.  
In their debut appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Fire Brothers are red-skinned Hammer Brothers that produce their namesake projectiles, not by throwing them, but by spitting them. As with every other Hammer Brother variant, they face the player as they move back and forth in a small area, occasionally jumping and attacking with one or two projectiles at a time, and defeating them via [[stomp]]ing yields 1000 points, while defeating them with any other attack (hitting the block below them, [[Shell Toss|thrown shells]], [[fireball]]s, tail swipes from [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon]] or [[Tanooki Mario]], hammers from [[Hammer Mario]], and contact with players made invincible by a [[Super Star|Starman]]) gives out only 100 points by default, unless the enemy was not one of the first to be defeated by the thrown shell.  


Only three Fire Brothers appear in the entire game. In [[Desert Land]], the player can use a [[hammer]] (which can be obtained by defeating one of the [[Boomerang Bro]]thers [[Enemy Course|roaming]] the map) to break a certain boulder in the upper-right corner of the map, revealing a secret path in the desert leading to a Toad House and a [[Enemy Course|patrolling enemy]] that, when encountered, results in a battle with a pair of Fire Brothers. Defeating both allows the player to obtain the third [[Recorder|Magic Whistle]] of the game. Upon completing [[Giant Land]], [[Princess Peach]] sends a [[letter]] referring to them, the Whistle they stole, and the fact that they have "escaped to the east side of the sand Dunes". The third Fire Bro is the first enemy encountered in the first [[World 8-Hand Traps|Hand Trap]] level of [[Dark Land]], which contains every type of [[Hammer Bro]]ther in the game.
Only three Fire Brothers appear in the entire game. In [[Desert Land]], the player can use a [[hammer]] (which can be obtained by defeating one of the [[Boomerang Bro]]thers [[Enemy Course|roaming]] the map) to break a certain boulder in the upper-right corner of the map, revealing a secret path in the desert leading to a Toad House and a [[Enemy Course|patrolling enemy]] that, when encountered, results in a battle with a pair of Fire Brothers. Defeating both allows the player to obtain the third [[Recorder|Magic Whistle]] of the game. Upon completing [[Giant Land]], [[Princess Peach]] sends a [[letter]] referring to them, the Whistle they stole, and the fact that they have "escaped to the east side of the sand Dunes". The third Fire Bro is the first enemy encountered in the first [[World 8-Hand Traps|Hand Trap]] level of [[Dark Land]], which contains every type of [[Hammer Bro]]ther in the game.
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In the original NES version, their map icon was the same as the Hammer Brother. In the SNES remake for ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', their map icon was adjusted to appear like a red Hammer Brother without weapons, bearing a closer resemblance to their in-game appearance. This adjustment remained intact for ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
In the original NES version, their map icon was the same as the Hammer Brother. In the SNES remake for ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', their map icon was adjusted to appear like a red Hammer Brother without weapons, bearing a closer resemblance to their in-game appearance. This adjustment remained intact for ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.


A total of six Fire Brothers also appear in [[World-e]] in ''Super Mario Advance 4''. Two appear as the final enemies in a Hand Trap-like section of [[Bowser's Last Stand]], one appears near the end of the first section of [[Koopaling Confusion]], and a group of three Fire Brothers is encountered halfway through [[Bowser's Airship 2]].
A total of six Fire Brothers also appear in [[World-e]] in ''Super Mario Advance 4''. Two appear as the final enemies in a Hand Trap-like section of [[Bowser's Last Stand]], one appears near the end of the first section of [[Koopaling Confusion]], and three Fire Brothers grouped together are encountered halfway through [[Bowser's Airship 2]].


====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
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Fire Bros reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and its expansion, ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. Their fireballs are shown being able to ignite [[Bob-omb]]s, as demonstrated in [[Light Blocks, Dark Tower]]. Aside from using ice balls to neutralize their fireballs, players can also defend themselves with [[Baby Yoshi]]s, which can eat the fireballs that Fire Bros and other enemies throw at them, and, much like all other Hammer Bro variants in the game, Fire Bros can be stunned and flipped on their backs, done either by spinning [[Glowing Baby Yoshi]]s to emit a pulse of bright light close to them, or by touching them in [[Boost Mode]] (a feature that isn't available in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'').
Fire Bros reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and its expansion, ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. Their fireballs are shown being able to ignite [[Bob-omb]]s, as demonstrated in [[Light Blocks, Dark Tower]]. Aside from using ice balls to neutralize their fireballs, players can also defend themselves with [[Baby Yoshi]]s, which can eat the fireballs that Fire Bros and other enemies throw at them, and, much like all other Hammer Bro variants in the game, Fire Bros can be stunned and flipped on their backs, done either by spinning [[Glowing Baby Yoshi]]s to emit a pulse of bright light close to them, or by touching them in [[Boost Mode]] (a feature that isn't available in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'').


Excluding Enemy Courses, a total of 23 Fire Bros appear in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', making them the most common Hammer Bro. type in the game. Four are encountered in [[Fire Snake Cavern]], another four in [[Prickly Goombas!]] (which also serves as the setting of the ninth Coin Collection [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|challenge]], [[Prickly Goomba's Coinless Run]]), two in [[Light Blocks, Dark Tower]], eight in [[Slide Lift Tower]], three in [[Snaking above Mist Valley]], and two in [[Ludwig's Clockwork Castle]]. The same number of Fire Bros appear in ''New Super Luigi U'', with two in [[Piranhas in the Dark]], a pair near the end in [[Slippery Rope Ladders]], three in [[Shish-Kebab Tower]], four in [[Fire and Ice]], one in [[All Aboard!]], three in [[Switch-Lift Express]], six in [[Stonecrush Tower]], and two near the end of [[Magmaw River Cruise]]. For the first time since the levels of [[World-e]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Fire Bros are featured in a tower, castle, and airship level, with Slide-Lift Tower and its equivalent, Stonecrush Tower, being the levels that featured them the most prominently in their respective games.
Excluding Enemy Courses, a total of 23 Fire Bros appear in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', making them the most common Hammer Bro. type in the game. Four are encountered in [[Fire Snake Cavern]], another four in [[Prickly Goombas!]] (which also serves as the setting of the ninth Coin Collection [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|challenge]], [[Prickly Goomba's Coinless Run]]), two in [[Light Blocks, Dark Tower]], eight in [[Slide Lift Tower]], three in [[Snaking above Mist Valley]] (which also serves as the setting of the eighth special [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|challenge]], [[Big Air at Sundown]]), and two in [[Ludwig's Clockwork Castle]]. The same number of Fire Bros appear in ''New Super Luigi U'', with two in [[Piranhas in the Dark]], a pair near the end in [[Slippery Rope Ladders]], three in [[Shish-Kebab Tower]], four in [[Fire and Ice]], one in [[All Aboard!]], three in [[Switch-Lift Express]], six in [[Stonecrush Tower]], and two near the end of [[Magmaw River Cruise]]. For the first time since the levels of [[World-e]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Fire Bros are featured in a tower, castle, and airship level, with Slide-Lift Tower and its equivalent, Stonecrush Tower, being the levels that featured them the most prominently in their respective games.


In both games, one Fire Bro is seen [[Enemy Course|patrolling the map]] of [[Layer-Cake Desert]]. Running into it would result in a fight against one, two, or three Fire Bros, with the reward of their defeat being a [[Super Star]]. Taking these three possible battles into account, both ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' and ''New Super Luigi U'' have 29 Fire Bros each.
In both games, one Fire Bro is seen on the map of [[Layer-Cake Desert]], [[Enemy Course|patrolling]] a maze made of 14 [[Stone-Eye]]s found after the world's [[Layer-Cake Desert-Tower|tower]]. Running into it would result in a fight against one, two, or three Fire Bros, with the reward of their defeat being a [[Super Star]]. Taking these three possible battles into account, both ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' and ''New Super Luigi U'' have 29 Fire Bros each.


Fire Bros are also found in the first special challenge of [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Challenge Mode]], [[Fire, Bro!]], where the player must dodge the fireballs of two Fire Bros to their right for at least 15 (bronze), 25 (silver), or 40 (gold) seconds, with the enemies disappearing and the challenge ending in 50 seconds. A harder version of the challenge, [[Seriously! Fire, Bro!]], involves four Fire Bros, one pair on each side of the player. Taking these six individuals into account, as well as the Fire Bros present in both ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' and ''New Super Luigi U'', a total of 64 Fire Bros are present in ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''.
Fire Bros are also encountered in the first special challenge of [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Challenge Mode]], [[Fire, Bro!]], where the player must dodge the fireballs of two Fire Bros to their right for at least 15 (bronze), 25 (silver), or 40 (gold) seconds, with the enemies disappearing and the challenge ending in 50 seconds. A harder version of the challenge, [[Seriously! Fire, Bro!]] (the 17th special challenge), involves four Fire Bros, one pair on each side of the player. Taking these six individuals into account, as well as the Fire Bros found in both ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' and ''New Super Luigi U'', a total of 64 Fire Bros are present in ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''.


====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
[[File:SM3DWFireBro.jpg|thumb|A Fire Bro in ''Super Mario 3D World'']]
[[File:SM3DWFireBro.jpg|thumb|left|A Fire Bro in ''Super Mario 3D World'']]
Fire Bros appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', making their first appearance in a 3D ''Super Mario'' platformer game. These enemies are extremely common, appearing in a multitude of levels, with two, [[Fort Fire Bros.]] and its harder version, [[Faster Fort Fire Bros.]], even being dedicated to them. Their attack pattern is the same as that of Hammer Bros. and Boomerang Bros. in 3D ''Super Mario'' games, tossing two fireballs directly at Mario before jumping to another position. Their fireballs can travel through [[Clear Pipe]]s, and can also be put out by the heroes' own fireballs. Some of them are found atop [[Goomba Tower]]s and function as their commanders; consequently, defeating these Fire Bros clears the remaining Goombas on the stack, even when the Fire Bro is not mounted on the stack it is associated with at the time of its defeat. Furthermore, Fire Bros appear in four different [[Fire Bros. Hideout|hideout]]s throughout the game that act as optional enemy battles. In this game, Fire Bros' fireballs can defeat other enemies that come in contact with it, even each other. Cat variants appear in [[Lake Lapcat]].
[[File:Catfirebro.png|thumb|125px|A Cat Fire Bro in ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'']]
Fire Bros appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', making their first appearance in a 3D ''Super Mario'' platformer game. Their attack pattern is the same as that of Hammer Bros. and Boomerang Bros. in 3D ''Super Mario'' games, tossing two fireballs directly at Mario before jumping to another position. Their fireballs can travel through [[Clear Pipe]]s and dissipate upon hitting walls, unlike the fireballs thrown by players, which bounce off of walls. Some Fire Bros are found atop [[Goomba Tower]]s and function as their commanders; consequently, defeating these Fire Bros clears the stack they command (and, in some cases, stacks, as Fire Bros can be in charge of more than one Goomba Tower), even when the Fire Bros are not mounted on the stacks they are associated with at the time of their defeat. In this game, Fire Bros' fireballs can defeat other enemies that come in contact with it, even each other. Players can also defend themselves from Fire Bro attacks by throwing fireballs at their fireballs, which would cancel both projectiles out.
 
A total of 60 Fire Bros are encountered in ''Super Mario 3D World'', once again making them the most common Hammer Bro. variant in the game. One is found near the end of [[Double Cherry Pass]], two in the final room of [[Mystery House Melee]], another pair in [[The Bullet Bill Express]], three in [[Fire Bros. Hideout 1|Fire Bros. Hideout #1]], one in [[Fire Bros. Hideout 2|Fire Bros. Hideout #2]] atop a [[Goomba Tower]] of nine [[Goomba]]s, one in [[Fire Bros. Hideout 3|Fire Bros. Hideout #3]], four in [[Bowser's Bob-omb Brigade]], six in [[Fort Fire Bros.]], seven in [[Fire Bros. Hideout 4|Fire Bros. Hideout #4]], two in [[Bowser's Lava Lake Keep]], three in [[Spiky Spike Bridge]], one near the end of [[The Bowser Express]], three in [[The Great Tower of Bowser Land]], five in [[Back to Hands-On Hall]], six in [[Faster Fort Fire Bros.]], four in [[Towering Sunshine Seaside]], six in [[Spiky Spike Bridge Sneak]], and three in [[Champion's Road]]. Several more Fire Bros appear in ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'', which features variants with cat ears and fur in [[Pipe Path Tower]] and [[Mount Magmeow]].


====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
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