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{{species infobox
|title=Ice Bro
|image=[[File:MKT Artwork IceBro.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|image=[[File:Ice Bro-NSMBU.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of an Ice Bro from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|parent_species=[[Hammer Bro]]
|related=[[Fire Bro]]
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Hammer Bro]]
|variants=[[Glohm Ice Bro]]
|comparable=[[Fire Bro]]
}}
}}
{{quote2|Hope you like...cold stuff...|Ice Bro|[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]}}
{{quote|Hope you like...cold stuff...|Ice Bro|[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]}}
 
'''Ice Bros.''' are a species of [[Hammer Bro]] that debuted in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. Ice Bros. resemble ordinary Hammer Bros., but with light cyan shoes, shells and helmets. Instead of throwing [[hammer]]s, they will throw [[Ice Ball|ice ball]]s at their enemies (similar to how [[Fire Bro]]s. throw [[fireball]]s, except that their ice balls disappear upon hitting the ground after bouncing once).
'''Ice Bros.''' are a rare species of [[Hammer Bro]] that debuted in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. Ice Bros. resemble ordinary Hammer Bros., but with light blue/pure white shoes, shells and helmets. Instead of throwing [[hammer]]s, they will throw [[Ice Ball]]s at their enemies (similar to how [[Fire Bro]]s. throw [[Fireball]]s, except that their ice balls disappear upon hitting the ground).


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:Icebro.png|left|frame]]
[[File:NSMBW Ice Bro Render.png|left|frame]]
[[File:IceBattle NSMBWii.png|200px|thumb|Ice Bros. in battle]]
[[File:IceBattle NSMBWii.png|200px|thumb|Ice Bros. in battle]]
Ice Bros. appear in [[World 3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3]] of ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. They are the enemies in the [[Enemy Course]]. As aforementioned, they use Ice Balls as weapons to harm and freeze Mario and company into ice cubes; their ice balls can also freeze other enemies, including others of their species). Like most of their related species, they usually attack in a group of their members. If a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] catches one of their Ice Balls, the Yoshi can spit it out in the form of a blue fireball that freezes anything in its path.
Ice Bros. make their debut in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. When an Ice Bro's Ice Ball comes in contact with a player, it would first damage them, then freeze them in a block of ice. These Ice Balls can also freeze other enemies, including other Ice Bros., as demonstrated in [[Enemy Course]] encounters. If a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] catches one of their Ice Balls, the Yoshi can spit it out in the form of a blue fireball that freezes anything in its path.
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Excluding Enemy Courses, a total of six Ice Bros. appear in the game. In [[World 3-2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3-2]], one appears atop a small hill shortly after the level's first [[Star Coin]], while another is found on a vertically-moving platform just before the third Star Coin. Four more individuals are scattered across [[World 3-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3-3]]. Two Ice Bros. are also found [[Enemy Course|patroll]]ing a circular section of the map of [[World 3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3]]. Running into one can result in a battle with either three or four Ice Bros.
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====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
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[[File:NSMBU Ice Bro Screenshot.png|left|thumb]]
Ice Bros. reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', where they are found in [[Frosted Glacier]], [[Icicle Caverns]] in which there are only 2 of them and {{world-link|coin|7|World Coin-7}}. They behave the same way they did in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', where they attempt to freeze players by throwing Ice Balls.
Ice Bros. reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', where, in contrast to ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', they are the rarest type of [[Hammer Bro]] in the main game, with one standing on top of a row of six [[Brick Block]]s under a [[Warp Pipe]] in the ceiling that leads to the second [[Star Coin]] of [[Icicle Caverns]], while another is found later in the same level, positioned on a row of five Brick Blocks between two large [[icicle]]s. Outside of the main game, two more appear in the final section of {{world-link|coin|7|World Coin-7}}.


====''New Super Luigi U''====
A total of ten Ice Bros. appear in the expansion for that game, ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. A single Ice Bro is the third enemy encountered in [[All Aboard!]] (an airship level featuring all types of Hammer Bro, much like the first [[World 8-Hand Traps|Hand Trap]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'') following a [[Fire Bro]] and a [[Mechakoopa]]. Nine more are distributed across [[Frozen Fuzzies]], a level where the player must rely on ice balls thrown by Ice Bros. and themselves (if they are equipped with the powers of an [[Ice Flower]] or a [[Penguin Suit]]) to freeze [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]] on tracks in order to traverse the level, obtain [[Star Coin]]s, and even reach a high part of the [[Goal Pole]].
In ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', Ice Bros. are slightly more common. They appear in the levels [[All Aboard!]] and [[Frozen Fuzzies]].
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===''Paper Mario'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
Ice Bros. make their ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' debut in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. Their appearance is the same as in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They are appear in enemies in most of [[World 4 (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|World 4]]. They are quite a common enemy in this game, being slighty more common than [[Fire Bro]]s. Like in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', they throw Ice Balls and try to hit Mario. Most of them will home in on Mario, and do 3 [[HP]] of damage and freeze [[Mario]] for a few seconds if they hit. Being frozen will also leave Mario vulnerable to a [[First Strike]] from other enemies in the area. Ice Bros later appear in the first area of [[Rugged Road]] after the player has placed an ice-based Thing sticker, which will turn all the Fire Bros. in the area into Ice Bros.
Ice Bros. make their ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' debut in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. Their appearance is the same as in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They appear in enemies in most of [[World 4 (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|World 4]]. They are quite a common enemy in this game, being slightly more common than [[Fire Bro]]s. Like in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', they throw Ice Balls and try to hit Mario. Most of them will home in on Mario, and do 3 [[Heart Point|HP]] of damage and freeze [[Mario]] for a few seconds if they hit. Being frozen will also leave Mario vulnerable to a [[First Strike]] from other enemies in the area. Ice Bros. later appear in the first area of [[Rugged Road]] after the player has placed an ice-based Thing sticker, which will turn all the Fire Bros. in the area into Ice Bros.


In battle, they are immune to all [[Ice Flower]] [[Sticker (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|Stickers]] and [[Chillhammer]] stickers. Their main weakness is fire; of the player uses a [[Fire Flower]] or a [[Burnhammer]] sticker, they take double damage.
In battle, they are immune to all [[Ice Flower]] [[sticker]]s and [[Chillhammer]] stickers. Their main weakness is fire; if the player uses a [[Fire Flower]] or a [[Blazehammer|Burnhammer]] sticker, they take double damage.


====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
Ice Bros. reappear in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', behaving the same way as the previous game. They can be found in [[Lighthouse Island]], [[Fortune Island]] and [[Black Bowser's Castle]]. A large number of them appear behind the waterfall in the parallel world of Lighthouse Island.
Ice Bros. reappear in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', behaving the same way as the previous game. They can be found in [[Lighthouse Island]], [[Fortune Island]], and [[Black Bowser's Castle]]. A large number of them appear behind the waterfall in the [[parallel world]] of Lighthouse Island.


An Ice Bro appears in [[Redpepper Volcano]], where he tries to persuade his coach, a [[Snifit]], to let him fight Mario after all of the Fire Bros. are defeated. When he tries to throw an ice ball at Mario, he misses and hits the ground in front of him.
An Ice Bro appears in [[Redpepper Volcano]], where he tries to persuade his coach, a [[Snifit]], to let him fight Mario after all of the Fire Bros. are defeated. When he tries to throw an ice ball at Mario, he misses and hits the ground in front of him.
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====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
[[File:OrigamiIceBro.jpg|thumb|100px|An origami Ice Bro]]
Ice Bros. return in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', with origami Ice Bros. appearing as enemies. When engaged in battle, Ice Bros. either attack using Ice Throw, involving their traditional behavior of throwing ice balls, or Super Bro Throw, which involves lifting another enemy and throwing it at Mario, which defeats the thrown enemy. Much like [[Boomerang Bro]]s. and [[Fire Bro]]s., Ice Bros. also have their own unique variant of the move, Cold Bro Throw, which is the same as Super Bro Throw except for the fact that the grabbed enemy is first encased in a snowball before being thrown at Mario.


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===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===
===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===
[[File:PDSMBE-IceBro-TeamImage.png|frame|100px]]
[[File:PDSMBE-IceBro-TeamImage.png|frame|100px]]
Ice Bros appear in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'' as Water-attribute enemies. In battle, in addition to attacking normally, they may occasionally use '''Water Change''' to cause damage and change any Fire Orbs on the player's Orb field into Water Orbs, as well as '''Frenzied Blows''' to deal a large amount of damage. When defeated, they may randomly drop [[Baddie Block#Light Block|Light Blocks]] of Hammer Bros, while defeating them with 10+ Combo attacks guarantees they will drop [[Ice Flower]]s. As Water enemies, they take extra damage from Wood attribute attacks and less from Fire damage.  
Ice Bros. appear in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'' as Water-attribute enemies. In battle, in addition to attacking normally, they may occasionally use '''Water Change''' to cause damage and change any Fire Orbs on the player's Orb field into Water Orbs, as well as '''Frenzied Blows''' to deal a large amount of damage. When defeated, they may randomly drop [[Baddie Block#Light Block|Light Blocks]] of Hammer Bros., while defeating them with 10+ Combo attacks guarantees they will drop [[Ice Flower]]s. As Water enemies, they take extra damage from Wood attribute attacks and less from Fire damage.  


As teammates, Ice Bros have an HP rating of 4/6, an ATK rating of 5/6, and a RCV rating of 2/6. Their Water Change Skill is identical to the enemy skill, and their Awoken Skill '''Recovery Boost''' increases the amount of HP healed when clearing Heart Orbs. Ice Bros use [[Star Coin]]s and [[Grand Star Coin]]s to raise their Skill Levels. The player can create an Ice Bro by transforming a Hammer Bro with five Ice Flowers. Teammates may occasionally gain ATK bonuses from depowered Ice Bros.
As teammates, Ice Bros. have an HP rating of 4/6, an ATK rating of 5/6, and a RCV rating of 2/6. Their Water Change Skill is identical to the enemy skill, and their Awoken Skill '''Recovery Boost''' increases the amount of HP healed when clearing Heart Orbs. Ice Bros. use [[Star Coin]]s and [[Grand Star Coin]]s to raise their Skill Levels. The player can create an Ice Bro by transforming a Hammer Bro with five Ice Flowers. Teammates may occasionally gain ATK bonuses from depowered Ice Bros.


===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
[[File:MLSSBMIceBro.png|frame]]
[[File:MLSSBMIceBro.png|left|frame]]
Ice Bros reappear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' after being absent from the original game. They appear as enemies and recruitable Ranged-type allies exclusively in ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'', and are first encountered in [[Ice Guys Finish Last]]. They are strong against Fire Bros but weak against [[Fly Guy]]s. Strangely, unlike in other games, their tongues appear to be light blue.
Ice Bros. make their ''Mario & Luigi'' series debut in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' despite not existing at the time of the original game. They appear as enemies and recruitable Ranged-type allies exclusively in ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'', and are first encountered in [[Ice Guys Finish Last]]. They are strong against Fire Bros. but weak against [[Fly Guy]]s. Strangely, unlike in other games, their tongues appear to be light blue.


====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
Ice Bros reappear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', where they are found in the ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' mode. They are strong against Fire Bros and [[Broque Madame]], but are weak against Fly Guys and [[Parabones]].
Ice Bros. reappear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', where they are found in the ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' mode. They are strong against Fire Bros. and [[Broque Madame]] but are weak against Fly Guys and [[Parabones]].
 
====''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''====
Ice Bros. reappear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'', now as standard enemies that Mario and Luigi can battle. They appear as part of [[Bowser's Minions]] throughout the game, with the first one encountered in a trio alongside a [[Hammer Bro]] and a [[Fire Bro]] while [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] are on their way to [[Skorcheen Island]]'s lighthouse. Ice Bros. attack with ice balls that bounce slower and higher across the ground than a Fire Bro's fireballs. These ice balls have a chance to [[freeze]] the targeted bro. Occasionally, if present with other Bro enemies, they may cooperate by facing the targeted bro then tossing projectiles at him - the ice balls bounce slowly and must be jumped over. Like other Bro variants, Ice Bros. can toss ice balls into the sky, which must be later countered with hammers after a few turns - their timing differs in that they will bounce slowly two times across the ground before hitting the targeted bro.
 
===''Dr. Mario World''===
In ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'', Ice Bros. appear in the background of World 10 after it is cleared.
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart Tour''====
[[File:MKT Ice Bro and Fire Bro.jpg|thumb|Ice Bro, alongside Fire Bro, in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
Ice Bro appears as a playable character in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series for the first time in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', debuting alongside [[Hammer Bro]], [[Boomerang Bro]], and [[Fire Bro]] in the [[Hammer Bro Tour]]. He is classified as a Super character and his [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|special item]] is the [[Ice Flower]]. A [[cup]] named after Ice Bro, the [[Ice Bro Cup]], debuted in the [[Space Tour (2021)|2021 Space Tour]]. Aside from recruitable allies in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', ''Mario Kart Tour'' marks the first playable appearance of an Ice Bro in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise.
 
====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
While Ice Bros. do not physically appear in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', an image of an Ice Bro appears in Wave 5 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' DLC in [[Tour Vancouver Velocity]] on the
Jumbotron in {{wp|Rogers Arena}}.
 
===LEGO ''Super Mario''===
In [[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']] Character Pack Series 6, one of the eight figure packs includes an Ice Bro, using the same general model as the other Bros., only using ice-colored pieces.
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===Unused appearances===
====''Dr. Mario World''====
[[File:DMW-IceBro.png|thumb|Unused artwork of an Ice Bro in ''Dr. Mario World''.]]
An Ice Bro was originally going to appear in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'' as an assistant, but it was removed from the game.<ref>https://drmarioworld.miraheze.org/wiki/Assistants</ref>


==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Paper Mario'' series===
{{main|List of Ice Bro profiles and statistics}}
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
{{:Paper Mario: Sticker Star bestiary|transcludesection=Ice Bro|align=horizontal}}
 
====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
{{:Paper Mario: Color Splash bestiary|transcludesection=Ice Bro|align=horizontal}}


===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
==Gallery==
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
{{main-gallery|Ice Bro}}
*'''''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' profile:''' ''That chilly ice is <font color=red>especially strong against Fire Bros</font>. They're <font color=blue>weak against those expressionless Fly Guys</font>.''
<gallery>
NSMBU Ice Bro Artwork.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
Ice Bro PMSS.png|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
PMCS Ice Bro.png|''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
MKT Hammer Bro Camera.jpg|''Mario Kart Tour''
</gallery>


====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
==List of appearances==
*'''''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' profile:''' ''That chilly ice is especially strong against <font color=red>Fire Bros</font>. They're weak against <font color=blue>Fly Guys</font>, but keep that a secret!''
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|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|Uncommon enemy
|2012
|[[Wii U]]
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|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
|Common enemy
|2012
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|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
|Uncommon enemy
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|''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''
|Mentioned by name
|2014
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|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
|Common enemy
|2015
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
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|Common enemy
|2016
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|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
|Common enemy
|2017
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
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|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''
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|2018
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
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|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
|Uncommon enemy
|2019
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|''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
|Cameo in background
|2019
|Mobile
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|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|Playable character
|2019
|Mobile
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|''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''
|Common enemy
|2020
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
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|''{{Booster Course Pass}}''
|Cameo
|2023
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
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|''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''
|Common enemy
|2024
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=アイスブロス
|Jap=アイスブロス
|JapR=Aisu Burosu
|JapR=Aisu Burosu
|JapM=Ice Bros.
|JapM=Ice Bros
|SpaA=Hermano Hielo
|ChiS=冰冻兄弟
|SpaAM=Ice Brother
|ChiSR=Bīngdòng Xiōngdì
|Fra=Frère Cryo
|ChiSM=Frost Brothers
|FraM=Cryo Brother
|ChiT=冰凍兄弟
|ChiTR=Bīngdòng Xiōngdì
|ChiTM=Frost Brothers
|FreA=Frère Frigo
|FreAM=Brother + a contraction of ''frigorifique'' ("refrigerated")
|FreE=Frère Cryo
|FreEM=Cryo Brother
|FreEC=<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.supersoluce.com/sites/default/files/node/65273/monstre-puzzle-and-dragons-super-mario-bros-038.jpg|title=''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition'' screenshot|publisher=Super Soluce|language=fr|accessdate=September 28, 2024}}</ref>
|Ger=Eis-Bruder
|GerM=Ice Brother
|Ita=Ghiaccio Bros
|Ita=Ghiaccio Bros
|ItaM=Ice Bros
|ItaM=Ice Bros
|SpaE=Hermano Gélido
|Kor=아이스브러스
|SpaEM=Icy Bro
|KorR=Aiseu Beureoseu
|Ger=Eis-Bruder
|KorM=Ice Bros
|GerM=Ice Brother
|PorA=Irmão Gelo
|Chi=冰凍兄弟 (Traditional)<br>冰冻兄弟 (Simplified)
|PorAM=Ice Brother
|ChiR=Bīngdòng Xiōngdì
|PorE=Mano Gelo
|ChiM=Frost Brothers
|PorEM=Ice Bro
|PorE2=Mano do Gelo
|PorE2M=^
|Rom=Frate Crio
|RomM=Cryo Brother
|RomC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.lego.com/ro-ro/product/character-packs-series-6-71413|title=Pachete cu personaje – Seria 6|publisher=LEGO.com|language=ro|accessdate=January 6, 2023|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230107013538/https://www.lego.com/ro-ro/product/character-packs-series-6-71413}}</ref>
|Rus=Братец-лёд
|Rus=Братец-лёд
|RusR=Bratets-led
|RusR=Bratets-led
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|RusM=Ice Bro
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|SpaAM=Ice Brother
|SpaE=Hermano Gélido
|SpaEM=Icy Bro
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}}
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Ice Bro
Ice Bro from Mario Kart Tour
Artwork from Mario Kart Tour
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Variant of Hammer Bro
Variants
Comparable
“Hope you like...cold stuff...”
Ice Bro, Paper Mario: Color Splash

Ice Bros. are a species of Hammer Bro that debuted in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Ice Bros. resemble ordinary Hammer Bros., but with light cyan shoes, shells and helmets. Instead of throwing hammers, they will throw ice balls at their enemies (similar to how Fire Bros. throw fireballs, except that their ice balls disappear upon hitting the ground after bouncing once).

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Ice Bro
Ice Bros. in battle

Ice Bros. make their debut in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. When an Ice Bro's Ice Ball comes in contact with a player, it would first damage them, then freeze them in a block of ice. These Ice Balls can also freeze other enemies, including other Ice Bros., as demonstrated in Enemy Course encounters. If a Yoshi catches one of their Ice Balls, the Yoshi can spit it out in the form of a blue fireball that freezes anything in its path.

Excluding Enemy Courses, a total of six Ice Bros. appear in the game. In World 3-2, one appears atop a small hill shortly after the level's first Star Coin, while another is found on a vertically-moving platform just before the third Star Coin. Four more individuals are scattered across World 3-3. Two Ice Bros. are also found patrolling a circular section of the map of World 3. Running into one can result in a battle with either three or four Ice Bros.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Screenshot of an Ice Bro

Ice Bros. reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U, where, in contrast to New Super Mario Bros. Wii, they are the rarest type of Hammer Bro in the main game, with one standing on top of a row of six Brick Blocks under a Warp Pipe in the ceiling that leads to the second Star Coin of Icicle Caverns, while another is found later in the same level, positioned on a row of five Brick Blocks between two large icicles. Outside of the main game, two more appear in the final section of World Coin-7.

A total of ten Ice Bros. appear in the expansion for that game, New Super Luigi U. A single Ice Bro is the third enemy encountered in All Aboard! (an airship level featuring all types of Hammer Bro, much like the first Hand Trap in Super Mario Bros. 3) following a Fire Bro and a Mechakoopa. Nine more are distributed across Frozen Fuzzies, a level where the player must rely on ice balls thrown by Ice Bros. and themselves (if they are equipped with the powers of an Ice Flower or a Penguin Suit) to freeze Fuzzies on tracks in order to traverse the level, obtain Star Coins, and even reach a high part of the Goal Pole.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

Ice Bros. make their Paper Mario debut in Paper Mario: Sticker Star for the Nintendo 3DS. Their appearance is the same as in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They appear in enemies in most of World 4. They are quite a common enemy in this game, being slightly more common than Fire Bros. Like in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, they throw Ice Balls and try to hit Mario. Most of them will home in on Mario, and do 3 HP of damage and freeze Mario for a few seconds if they hit. Being frozen will also leave Mario vulnerable to a First Strike from other enemies in the area. Ice Bros. later appear in the first area of Rugged Road after the player has placed an ice-based Thing sticker, which will turn all the Fire Bros. in the area into Ice Bros.

In battle, they are immune to all Ice Flower stickers and Chillhammer stickers. Their main weakness is fire; if the player uses a Fire Flower or a Burnhammer sticker, they take double damage.

Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

Ice Bros. reappear in Paper Mario: Color Splash, behaving the same way as the previous game. They can be found in Lighthouse Island, Fortune Island, and Black Bowser's Castle. A large number of them appear behind the waterfall in the parallel world of Lighthouse Island.

An Ice Bro appears in Redpepper Volcano, where he tries to persuade his coach, a Snifit, to let him fight Mario after all of the Fire Bros. are defeated. When he tries to throw an ice ball at Mario, he misses and hits the ground in front of him.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

An origami Ice Bro from Paper Mario: The Origami King.
An origami Ice Bro

Ice Bros. return in Paper Mario: The Origami King, with origami Ice Bros. appearing as enemies. When engaged in battle, Ice Bros. either attack using Ice Throw, involving their traditional behavior of throwing ice balls, or Super Bro Throw, which involves lifting another enemy and throwing it at Mario, which defeats the thrown enemy. Much like Boomerang Bros. and Fire Bros., Ice Bros. also have their own unique variant of the move, Cold Bro Throw, which is the same as Super Bro Throw except for the fact that the grabbed enemy is first encased in a snowball before being thrown at Mario.

Mario Golf: World Tour[edit]

In Mario Golf: World Tour, one of the names that can appear on the tournament scoreboard is "Ice Bro".

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition[edit]

Sprite of Ice Bro's team image, from Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition.

Ice Bros. appear in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition as Water-attribute enemies. In battle, in addition to attacking normally, they may occasionally use Water Change to cause damage and change any Fire Orbs on the player's Orb field into Water Orbs, as well as Frenzied Blows to deal a large amount of damage. When defeated, they may randomly drop Light Blocks of Hammer Bros., while defeating them with 10+ Combo attacks guarantees they will drop Ice Flowers. As Water enemies, they take extra damage from Wood attribute attacks and less from Fire damage.

As teammates, Ice Bros. have an HP rating of 4/6, an ATK rating of 5/6, and a RCV rating of 2/6. Their Water Change Skill is identical to the enemy skill, and their Awoken Skill Recovery Boost increases the amount of HP healed when clearing Heart Orbs. Ice Bros. use Star Coins and Grand Star Coins to raise their Skill Levels. The player can create an Ice Bro by transforming a Hammer Bro with five Ice Flowers. Teammates may occasionally gain ATK bonuses from depowered Ice Bros.

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

Sprite of an Ice Bro from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Ice Bros. make their Mario & Luigi series debut in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions despite not existing at the time of the original game. They appear as enemies and recruitable Ranged-type allies exclusively in Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser, and are first encountered in Ice Guys Finish Last. They are strong against Fire Bros. but weak against Fly Guys. Strangely, unlike in other games, their tongues appear to be light blue.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

Ice Bros. reappear in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, where they are found in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode. They are strong against Fire Bros. and Broque Madame but are weak against Fly Guys and Parabones.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership[edit]

Ice Bros. reappear in Mario & Luigi: Brothership, now as standard enemies that Mario and Luigi can battle. They appear as part of Bowser's Minions throughout the game, with the first one encountered in a trio alongside a Hammer Bro and a Fire Bro while Mario and Luigi are on their way to Skorcheen Island's lighthouse. Ice Bros. attack with ice balls that bounce slower and higher across the ground than a Fire Bro's fireballs. These ice balls have a chance to freeze the targeted bro. Occasionally, if present with other Bro enemies, they may cooperate by facing the targeted bro then tossing projectiles at him - the ice balls bounce slowly and must be jumped over. Like other Bro variants, Ice Bros. can toss ice balls into the sky, which must be later countered with hammers after a few turns - their timing differs in that they will bounce slowly two times across the ground before hitting the targeted bro.

Dr. Mario World[edit]

In Dr. Mario World, Ice Bros. appear in the background of World 10 after it is cleared.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Ice Bro and Fire Bro racing on GBA Bowser's Castle 2 in Mario Kart Tour
Ice Bro, alongside Fire Bro, in Mario Kart Tour

Ice Bro appears as a playable character in the Mario Kart series for the first time in Mario Kart Tour, debuting alongside Hammer Bro, Boomerang Bro, and Fire Bro in the Hammer Bro Tour. He is classified as a Super character and his special item is the Ice Flower. A cup named after Ice Bro, the Ice Bro Cup, debuted in the 2021 Space Tour. Aside from recruitable allies in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, Mario Kart Tour marks the first playable appearance of an Ice Bro in the Super Mario franchise.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

While Ice Bros. do not physically appear in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, an image of an Ice Bro appears in Wave 5 of the Booster Course Pass DLC in Tour Vancouver Velocity on the Jumbotron in Rogers Arena.

LEGO Super Mario[edit]

In LEGO Super Mario Character Pack Series 6, one of the eight figure packs includes an Ice Bro, using the same general model as the other Bros., only using ice-colored pieces.

Unused appearances[edit]

Dr. Mario World[edit]

Icon of Ice Bro from Dr. Mario World
Unused artwork of an Ice Bro in Dr. Mario World.

An Ice Bro was originally going to appear in Dr. Mario World as an assistant, but it was removed from the game.[1]

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Main article: List of Ice Bro profiles and statistics

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Ice Bro.

List of appearances[edit]

Title Description Release date System/Format
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Common enemy 2009 Wii
New Super Mario Bros. U Uncommon enemy 2012 Wii U
Paper Mario: Sticker Star Common enemy 2012 Nintendo 3DS
New Super Luigi U Uncommon enemy 2013 Wii U
Mario Golf: World Tour Mentioned by name 2014 Nintendo 3DS
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition Common enemy 2015 Nintendo 3DS
Paper Mario: Color Splash Common enemy 2016 Wii U
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions Common enemy 2017 Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey Common enemy 2018 Nintendo 3DS
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Uncommon enemy 2019 Nintendo Switch
Dr. Mario World Cameo in background 2019 Mobile
Mario Kart Tour Playable character 2019 Mobile
Paper Mario: The Origami King Common enemy 2020 Nintendo Switch
Booster Course Pass Cameo 2023 Nintendo Switch
Mario & Luigi: Brothership Common enemy 2024 Nintendo Switch

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese アイスブロス[?]
Aisu Burosu
Ice Bros
Chinese (simplified) 冰冻兄弟[?]
Bīngdòng Xiōngdì
Frost Brothers
Chinese (traditional) 冰凍兄弟[?]
Bīngdòng Xiōngdì
Frost Brothers
French (NOA) Frère Frigo[?] Brother + a contraction of frigorifique ("refrigerated")
French (NOE) Frère Cryo[2] Cryo Brother
German Eis-Bruder[?] Ice Brother
Italian Ghiaccio Bros[?] Ice Bros
Korean 아이스브러스[?]
Aiseu Beureoseu
Ice Bros
Portuguese (NOA) Irmão Gelo[?] Ice Brother
Portuguese (NOE) Mano Gelo[?] Ice Bro
Mano do Gelo[?]
Romanian Frate Crio[3] Cryo Brother
Russian Братец-лёд[?]
Bratets-led
Ice Bro
Spanish (NOA) Hermano Hielo[?] Ice Brother
Spanish (NOE) Hermano Gélido[?] Icy Bro

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://drmarioworld.miraheze.org/wiki/Assistants
  2. ^ Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition screenshot. Super Soluce (French). Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Pachete cu personaje – Seria 6. LEGO.com (Romanian). Retrieved January 6, 2023. (Archived January 7, 2023, 01:35:38 UTC via Wayback Machine.)