Hammer Mario
- “Hey, you! How about lending me your clothes? No dice?! What a drag.”
- —Kings, Super Mario Bros. 3
Hammer Mario[1][2] is a form of Mario or Luigi only seen in Super Mario Bros. 3 and its remakes, gained when he wears a Hammer Suit. In this form, he resembles a Hammer Bro and, like one, is able to throw an infinite supply of hammers in a short upward arc (which can be lengthened by pressing forward on the 
), which 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, Fire Snakes, Hot Feet, Lava Bubbles, Para-Beetles, Stretches, and Thwomps; they can also defeat Boom Boom and Bowser. As such, Hammer Mario can be considered a stronger version of Fire Mario. As with fireballs, two hammers can be thrown at a time, but hammers can fly through ceilings, walls, and floors. Mario can also block enemies' fireballs by crouching, but he cannot Slope Slide.
Despite the official artwork depicting Hammer Mario with his normal outfit colors underneath, his NES sprite depicts him with 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 Blocks.
In Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, knocking on a Warp Door in the Super Mario Bros. 3 theme may cause Weird Mario to appear in this form.
In Super Mario Odyssey, despite the lack of power-ups (due to Mario gaining the Capture ability), Mario can capture an actual Hammer Bro in the game using Cappy and throw hammers to attack, as a reference to this form.
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.
Game appearances
| 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 |
| 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 |
Gallery
Artwork from Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
Walking in Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
Crouch in Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
Rolling jump in Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
Map sprite in Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
Standing in Super Mario All Stars (Super Mario Bros. 3)
Map sprite Super Mario All Stars (Super Mario Bros. 3)
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハンマーマリオ Hanmā Mario |
Hammer Mario |
| Dutch | Hamer Mario |
Hammer Mario |
| Italian | Mario Martello |
Hammer Mario |
References
Template:Mario's Transformations
