Editing Sledge Bro

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|image=[[File:SledgebrosNSMBW.png |200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])

|variant_of=[[Hammer Bro]]

|relatives=[[Sumo Bro]]

'''Sledge Bros.''' (or '''Sledge Brothers''')<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=41|date=1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are rotund versions of [[Hammer Bro]]s. In addition to throwing [[hammer]]s, they can create small earthquakes as well.

[[File:SMB3_SledgeBro.jpg|thumb|left|A Sledge Brother from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'']]

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Sledge Brothers, also referred to as '''Sledge Hammer Bros.''',<ref>{{cite|title=''NES Game Atlas''|page=35|date=Spring 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|quote=You can run under or jump over the Sledge Hammer Bros. if you don’t want to fight them.}}</ref> first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. In addition to throwing giant mallets at the player similar to [[Hammer Bro]]thers, whenever a Sledge Brother jumps and lands on the ground, it creates a miniature earthquake which can paralyze [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] if they are also on any solid ground (not just the same floor the Sledge Brother is standing on) at that time. As with every Hammer Brother variant, 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.

A total of six Sledge Brothers appear in the game. Three of them [[Enemy Course|roam]] the map of [[Giant Land]], with one dropping a [[Lakitu's Cloud]] upon defeat, another yielding a [[Super Star|Starman]], and the third holding a [[P-Wing]]. Two Sledge Brothers also appear in the first section of [[World 4-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 4-3]], just before the [[Warp Pipe]] that would take the player underground. The last Sledge Brother is found in the first [[Hand Trap]], which features every type of [[Hammer Bro]]ther, being the final enemy encountered in the level.

 

Originally, their map icon was that of a Hammer Brother, but ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' replaced their map icon with a green Hammer Brother icon, which was further changed to properly resemble a Sledge Brother in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. In the artwork and sprites of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and its re-releases, Sledge Brothers are depicted with mucus dripping out of their noses; however, this trait was not carried over into subsequent appearances (excluding ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'' and their "classic" designs in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'').

 

Three Sledge Brothers also appear in [[World-e]]. In [[Bowser's Last Stand]], the player can enter one of three doors, each leading to a tweaked version of the [[Hand Trap]]s, with the first door leading to a room with all the Hammer Brother variants, with a single Sledge Brother being the penultimate foe of that section. Two Sledge Brothers are also found in the interior of [[Bowser's Airship 1]], with the first encountered in the lower level of the ship, and the second stationed just after the ropes that the player climbed up to reach the upper level of the ship.

Sledge Bros. reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', where their hammers have been redesigned compared to the normal Hammer Bros.' hammers to resemble large sledge hammers. Also, unlike in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', they do not always cause earthquakes with their every jump; this only happens when they [[Ground Pound|pound the ground]]. These two changes were carried over to their subsequent appearances. They are also capable of paralyzing the player in their [[Mega Mario|Mega form]]. Sledge Bros., like the [[Fire Bro]]s., appear only in [[World 8-7 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-7]], with one on a bridge over the level's first [[Star Coin]], and another on two rows of eight [[Brick Block|brick]]s over a pit, with the level's third Star Coin in the middle of the two rows. If the player is not in [[Super Mario (form)|Super form]] or better to ground pound through the bricks and expose the Star Coin, they can wait for the Sledge Bro to do that for them, since their ground pound can also destroy bricks.

In the ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' and [[Prima Games]] guides, Sledge Bros. are misnamed [[Sumo Bro]]s.,<ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide|page=12|date=May 15, 2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-009-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Nintendo DS'' Pocket Guide|page=103|isbn=978-0-307-46760-7|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=March 16, 2010}}</ref> a name associated with a different enemy from ''[[Super Mario World]]''.

[[File:NSMBW Sledge Bro Sprite.png|frame|left]]

Sledge Bros. were once again featured in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. Unlike in the previous game, their ground pound is no longer able to break through bricks. If a Sledge Bro is frozen by an [[Ice Ball|ice ball]], the player must [[Ground Pound]] it to defeat it, as it is too heavy to pick up. When frozen, Sledge Bros. will always be standing, even if they were frozen when ground pounding. A total of five appear across two levels, outnumbering the four Hammer Bros. present in the game, which are all found in [[World 1-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1-3]]. In [[World 6-2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6-2]], a pair of Sledge Bros. stand atop two rows of blocks just over a rolling hill, guarding the [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] leading out of the cave. A [[POW Block]] just nearby can be used to take them out easily. Another pair of Sledge Bros. are found shortly after the checkpoint of {{world-link|7|castle|World 7-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}, with a third individual found just before the boss door of that same level.  

The [[Prima Games]] guide<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=14|date=November 15, 2009|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4}}</ref> and the respective [[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii trading cards|trading card]] both mislabel them as Sumo Bros.

Sledge Bros. reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', acting just like they did in past games. However, only one exists in the main game, appearing in [[World 2-2 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 2-2]], in a section between the level's third [[Star Coin]] and [[Goal Pole]]. They also appear as common enemies in the [[Third Course (Coin Challenge Pack A)|third course]] of the [[Coin Challenge Pack A]] in [[Coin Rush]]. Several later appear in the [[First Course (Mystery Adventures Pack)|first course]] for the [[Mystery Adventures Pack]]. While the effects of a [[Gold Ring]] are active, Sledge Bros. are unaffected physically, but still give coins when defeated.

Sledge Bros. are once again mistakenly referred to as Sumo Bros. in the Prima guide.<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=22|language=en-us|date=2012|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=978-0-307-89552-3}}</ref>

[[File:NSMBU Sledge Bro Screenshot.png|thumb|A Sledge Bro in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']]

Sledge Bros. make a return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', with only three of them in the entire game, all found in [[Ludwig's Clockwork Castle]], the final level of [[Meringue Clouds]]. As the actual Sumo Bros. appear in this game, the Prima guide no longer mistakes them for the other.<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=34-35|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|date=November 18, 2012|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2}}</ref> Sledge Bros. also appear in the ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' course [[All Aboard!]] (which features all types of [[Hammer Bro]]thers), with two of them found under a set of [[Bolt Lift|nuts]], with the second one even standing right where the level's second [[Star Coin]] is.

====''Super Mario Maker'' subseries====

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Sledge Bros. return in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' as enemies. They can be created by dragging a [[Super Mushroom]] on top of a [[Hammer Bro]]. They function the same as previous games, except like in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', they use the same hammers as Hammer Bros. Because they did not originally appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World]]'', brand new sprites in their respective art styles have been drawn based on the respective Hammer Bros' designs. They can be given wings, which will make them float in the air briefly before they Ground Pound. They can be placed in [[Block]]s, [[Bill Blaster]]s, [[Warp Pipe]]s, and placed on tracks. Unlike most enemies, they cannot be increased in size by a Super Mushroom because Hammer Bros. need one to become a Sledge Bro. This also works as making it impossible to make Hammer Bros. bigger without them becoming Sledge Bros. All of the "classic" versions have the dripping nose present in old artwork.

 

They also return in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. During the Wednesday, May 15th Nintendo Direct for ''Super Mario Maker 2'', Fire Bro-like Sledge Bros. known as [[Heavy Fire Bro]]s. were revealed to appear in the game. Sledge Bros. appear in the ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style, using voice clips for the first time, in addition to appearing in the previous four styles, while their fiery relatives are exclusive to said style, as with regular [[Fire Bro]]s.

[[File:CartoonSledgeBros.jpg|thumb|Two Sledge Brothers from ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode, "Never Koop a Koopa".]]

Sledge Brothers make several appearances in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they are among the elite of [[Bowser|King Koopa]] and the [[Koopalings]]' military forces. They are generally portrayed as fairly tough soldiers, and manage to pose as major enemies to Mario, Luigi, [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and [[Toad]] in many episodes. Much like in the game, Sledge Brothers are able to cause tremors by jumping. One exception is in the episode "Never Koop a Koopa". Much like in the game, they are green but have a lighter skin color, a yellow beak, and a green shell rim.

 

*[[Never Koop a Koopa]]

A team of six Sledge Brothers, called the [[Hammers (team)|Hammers]], appear as competitors in the [[International Mushroom Games]] in ''[[Leaping Lizards]]''. The only member to have his name mentioned, [[Angus Boomer]], appears to be their leader. They compete in all the events except the Super Triple Jump, since their stubby legs are only good for leaping vertically, not horizontally.

A pair of Sledge Brothers appear in ''[[Koopa Capers]]'' as members of [[Wendy|Wendy O. Koopa]]'s secret rebellion. When Luigi discovers the rebellion's camp in the Magma Pits, Wendy orders the Sledge Brothers to throw him into a boiling pool of water, but if Luigi whistles the correct tune, he makes them drowsy, and tricks one into leaving by asking for a pencil to leave a note for Mario as his last request. Luigi distracts the remaining Sledge Brother by pointing out how poorly a group of Koopa Troopas are doing a marching formation, and defeats him and his returning brother by knocking out some of the Koopa Troopas and kicking their shells at the two burly soldiers.

In ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', Sledge Brothers appear as mini-bosses who attack Mario and [[Yoshi]] by throwing hammers at them; a Sledge Brother can also immobilize Mario and Yoshi by stomping the ground. A Sledge Brother must be hit multiple times with Mario's [[Super Scope]] to defeat it in ''Yoshi's Safari''. To avoid being hit, Mario can shoot the hammers that the Sledge Brother throws, destroying them.

In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', some Sledge Bros. can briefly be seen in some sections of the [[Daisy Circuit]] and on a ship in {{classic-link|N64|DK's Jungle Parkway}}, along with other spectators.

[[File:Sledgebro1.png|thumb|x180px|Sledge Bro as it appears in ''Mario Party 10'']]

Sledge Bros. make their ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' debut in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', where one (known as '''Mega Sledge Bro''' in the American English version) appears as a boss. Its minigame, [[Sledge Bro's Card Chaos]], involves cards and [[Bullet Bill]]s. The players must remember the number of Bullet Bills on the cards because the Sledge Bro hides them after a moment. After that, the players have to choose a card to launch a bullet on the Sledge Bro. The number of bullets is from one to three. Some cards can have hammers on them. The Sledge Bro will throw a hammer on the player who chooses one of these cards, which will deduct that many points.

 

Sledge Bros. appear as enemies in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''. However, they are only really seen as the boss of [[World 7-11]], along with ★World 7-11. Sledge Bros. are Dark attribute characters, and their skill changes all Light Orbs into Dark Orbs, while their Awoken Skill increases the amount of HP that gets restored whenever Heart Orbs are cleared.

===''Minecraft''===

[[File:Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Sledge Bro.jpg|thumb|right|A Sledge Bro in ''Minecraft'']]

In ''[[Minecraft]]''{{'}}s Super Mario Mash-up, [[minecraftwiki:Husk|Husks]] are retextured as Sledge Bros. Unlike most depictions, they have visible sclera and wear shoes in this game.

===''Paper Mario'' series===

====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====

Sledge Bros. make their ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series debut in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', where they appear as enemies in [[Green Energy Plant]] and [[Black Bowser's Castle]]. They attack by either throwing their hammer at Mario for 30 damage, or Ground Pounding to cause a quake that deals 20 damage to both Mario and any grounded allies. Both attacks can be jumped over with the Frog Suit. Allied Sledge Bros. use their Ground Pound attack to deal 80 damage to all enemies, but it misses against those who fly or levitate.

 

====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====

[[File:OrigamiSledgeBro.jpg|thumb|An origami Sledge Bro]]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sledge Bros. are generally silent in ''Super Mario'' games, both old and new; this is unlike its relatives, Hammer Bro, and by extension Fire Bro, [[Boomerang Bro]] and [[Ice Bro]] who have received voice acting starting from ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''. ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' is the first game to break Sledge Bros' traditional silence by giving them battle quotes albeit as in-game text dialogue; their variants, the Shady Sledge Bros., have more dialogue than them, however. ''Super Mario Maker 2''{{'}}s ''Super Mario 3D World'' style gives Sledge Bros. (and by extension, Heavy Fire Bros.) low-pitched grunts and yells while attacking or being defeated.

 

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*'''Trading card description:''' "''These elite members of the Koopas are similar to Hammer Bros., but are bigger, and their weapon of choice is a sledge hammer. On top of throwing weapons, Sumo Bros.{{sic}} like to jump up & down to create paralyzing earthquakes. Don't get shaken up around these guys! To defeat them, try to jump on top of them when they ground-pound-though, that's easier said than done!''"<br>

 

 

 

 

SledgeBro.png|A ground-pounding Sledge Bro in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''

NSMB2CoinRush6.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''

PDSMBE-SledgeBro-TeamImage.png|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''

 

 

|RomC=<ref name="KidsCo">May 20, 2015. [http://ok.ru/videoembed/26852723332 "Never Koop a Koopa", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo]. ''Odnoklassniki (OK.ru).'' Retrieved January 4, 2016.</ref>

|SpaA2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfmwHTWCQCI&list=PL9SW0yG7n_bnpxH7s64Qgh_Wa4ycVmNpt&index=17 Las Aventuras de los Super hermanos Mario: 17 - Los Enmascarados Demoledores]</ref>

|SpaE2N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''; original Castilian Spanish dub

{{footnote|note|1|Their names are inconsistent throughout the dubbed version of the episode "Never Koop a Koopa". The generic moniker "Tovarăș" ("Fellow") replaces an instance of "Sledge Brother" from the English version (Eng.: "''Whew! A '''Sledge Brother'''!''"; Rom: "''Uuu! Un '''Tovarăș'''!''"). Other than that, Sledge Brothers are incorrectly referred to as [[Hammer Bro]]thers.}}

 

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