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{{about|the item serving as an upgrade of the [[Super Hammer]]|the spinning hammer attack granted by the Ultra Hammer item in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''|[[Ultra Hammer (move)]]}}
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|image=[[File:SMRPGUltra Hammer.png]]<br>Artwork of the Ultra Hammer from ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
|image=[[File:Ultra Hammer PMTTYDNS icon.png|100px]]<br>Ultra Hammer icon in the Switch remake of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
}}
The '''Ultra Hammer''' is the strongest variation of the [[hammer]] weapon in various ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' [[Genre#Role-playing|role-playing games]].
The '''Ultra Hammer''' is the strongest variation of the [[hammer]] weapon in various ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' [[Genre#Role-playing|role-playing games]].
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
The item first appeared in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. In this game, the Ultra Hammer is Mario's second most powerful weapon, being beaten by the [[Lazy Shell]]. It is found in the [[Factory (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Factory]] inside a [[treasure chest]], shortly before fighting [[Count Down]]. In the official artwork for the Ultra Hammer, the hammerhead has metal linings on each end and has the word "ULTRA", in red, at the side.
The item first appeared in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its Nintendo Switch remake]]. In this game, the Ultra Hammer is Mario's second most powerful weapon, being beaten by the [[Lazy Shell]]. It is found in the [[Weapon World]] inside a [[treasure chest|treasure box]], shortly before fighting [[Count Down]]. In the official artwork for the Ultra Hammer, the hammerhead has metal linings on each end and has the word "ULTRA", in red, at the side.


===''Paper Mario'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
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[[File:PM Ultra Hammer screenshot.png|thumb|The Ultra Hammer obtained in [[Mt. Lavalava]] in ''[[Paper Mario]]'']]
[[File:PM Ultra Hammer screenshot.png|thumb|The Ultra Hammer obtained in [[Mt. Lavalava]] in ''[[Paper Mario]]'']]
[[File:PM Ultra Hammer Sprite.png|frame|left]]
[[File:PM Ultra Hammer Sprite.png|frame|left]]
In ''Paper Mario'', the Ultra Hammer is found within the caverns of [[Mt. Lavalava]], and allows Mario to smash [[metal block]]s. This new ability allows him and [[Kolorado]] to delve deeper into the volcano and eventually face the [[Lava Piranha]]. It can also be used to flip hidden panels on the ground just like the [[Super Boots]], revealing [[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Pieces]] from underneath.
In ''Paper Mario'', the Ultra Hammer is found within the caverns of [[Mt. Lavalava]], and allows Mario to smash [[Metal Block]]s. This new ability allows him and [[Kolorado]] to delve deeper into the volcano and eventually face the [[Lava Piranha]]. It can also be used to flip hidden panels on the ground just like the [[Super Boots]], revealing [[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Pieces]] from underneath.
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====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
[[File:Ultra Hammer TTYD.png|frame|left]]
[[File:Ultra Hammer TTYD.png|frame|left]]
In ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', the Ultra Hammer is found inside a chest placed on a high platform in [[Rogueport]]'s plaza that Mario must use the [[Spring Jump]] to dislodge it from underneath. This Ultra Hammer has been downgraded somewhat from the previous game in that it can only destroy [[stone block]]s at the most and cannot reveal Star Pieces in the ground.
In ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', the Ultra Hammer is found inside a chest placed on a high platform in [[Rogueport]]'s plaza that Mario must use the [[Spring Jump]] to dislodge it from underneath. This Ultra Hammer has been downgraded somewhat from the previous game in that it can only destroy [[Stone Block]]s at the most and cannot reveal Star Pieces in the ground.


Like the Super Hammer, the Ultra Hammer can be used to perform a spinning hammer swing, which is capable of destroying large yellow and stone blocks alike, unlike the Super Hammer. It can also be used to get the [[First Strike]] on enemies, allowing Mario to start the battle with an Ultra Hammer attack without using any [[Flower Point]]s. The Ultra Hammer attack in battles costs 4 FP and knocks the front enemy back into any enemies behind it and will always deal 3 damage to enemies attacked behind the front enemy, regardless of attack boosting power-ups and enemy defense. This is a stronger version of the Super Hammer move, which itself is very similar to the [[Spin Smash]] move from ''Paper Mario''. Its action command is similar to the normal Hammer action command, but there are nine dots that light up before the star, increasing the time that the Control Stick must be held down.
Like the Super Hammer, the Ultra Hammer can be used to perform a spinning hammer swing, also known as [[Ultra Hammer (move)|Ultra Hammer]], which is capable of destroying Big Stone Blocks, in addition to the [[Yellow Block|Big Yellow Block]]s that the [[Super Hammer (move)|Super Hammer]] can destroy. It can also be used to get the [[First Strike]] on enemies, allowing Mario to start the battle with an Ultra Hammer attack without using any [[Flower Point]]s. The Ultra Hammer attack in battles costs 4 FP and similarly acts as a stronger variant of the Super Hammer move.
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With them, they can break [[Black Rock]]s on the field (golden rocks in the remake), most notably giving the duo access to [[Surfing Spot]]s on the shoreline of [[Oho Ocean]], which are needed to reach their next destination, Joke's End. They also gain access to the second room behind the Hammerhead Bros.' cave, allowing them to have the chance to win the [[Secret Scroll 2]], and with it, the new [[Bros. Attack]], [[Cyclone Bros.]] by playing a [[minigame]] hosted by a [[Thwomp]]. Unlike the Ultra Hammers in the ''Paper Mario'' series, these hammers are not any stronger in battle in the original game, but they give higher damage variance. They also lack the red stripe.
With them, they can break [[Black Rock]]s on the field (golden rocks in the remake), most notably giving the duo access to [[Surfing Spot]]s on the shoreline of [[Oho Ocean]], which are needed to reach their next destination, Joke's End. They also gain access to the second room behind the Hammerhead Bros.' cave, allowing them to have the chance to win the [[Secret Scroll 2]], and with it, the new [[Bros. Attack]], [[Cyclone Bros.]] by playing a [[minigame]] hosted by a [[Thwomp]]. Unlike the Ultra Hammers in the ''Paper Mario'' series, these hammers are not any stronger in battle in the original game, but they give higher damage variance. They also lack the red stripe.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMRPGUltra Hammer.png|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|JapR=Urutora Hanmā
|JapR=Urutora Hanmā
|JapM=Ultra Hammer
|JapM=Ultra Hammer
|Spa=Ultra Martillo
|ChiS=终极锤子
|SpaM=Ultra Hammer
|ChiSN=''Paper Mario''
|Fra=Ultra Marto<br>Ultra marteau <small>(''Super Mario RPG'')</small>
|ChiSR=Zhōngjí Chuízi
|FraM=Ultra Hammer<br>Ultra hammer
|ChiSM=Ultra Hammer
|ChiS2=究极锤子
|ChiS2N=''The Thousand-Year Door'' remake
|ChiS2R=Jiūjí Chuízi
|ChiS2M=Ultimate Hammer
|ChiT=究極鎚子
|ChiTR=Jiūjí Chuízi
|ChiTM=Ultimate Hammer
|Dut=Ultrahamer
|DutM=Ultra-hammer
|Fre=Ultra Marto
|FreM=Ultra Hammer
|Fre2=Ultra marteau
|Fre2M=Ultra hammer
|Fre2N=''Super Mario RPG''
|Ger=Ultra-Hammer
|Ger=Ultra-Hammer
|GerM=Ultra-Hammer
|GerM=Ultra-Hammer
|Ita=Ultra Martello
|Ita=Ultra Martello
|ItaM=Ultra Hammer
|ItaM=Ultra Hammer
|Chi=终极锤子 <small>([[iQue]]'s localization of ''[[Paper Mario]]'')</small>
|ChiR=Zhōngjí Chuízi
|ChiM=Ultra Hammer
|Kor=울트라해머
|Kor=울트라해머
|KorR=Ulteura Haemeo
|KorR=Ulteura Haemeo
|KorM=Ultra Hammer
|KorM=Ultra Hammer
|Spa=Ultra Martillo
|SpaM=Ultra Hammer
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the original Japanese version of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', holding {{Button|gcn|B}} when the player does not have the Ultra Hammer prevents Mario from moving.
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''{{'}}s [[Trio Attack Hammer]] resembles the ''Paper Mario'' series' version of the Ultra Hammer, except that it reverses the colors and it has a star on its end.
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''{{'}}s [[Trio Attack Hammer]] resembles the ''Paper Mario'' series' version of the Ultra Hammer, except that it reverses the colors and it has a star on its end.
*The Ultra Hammer's appearance in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' and ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' resembles the [[Golden Hammer]] from ''[[Wrecking Crew]]''.
*The Ultra Hammer's appearance in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' and ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' resembles the [[Golden Hammer]] from ''[[Wrecking Crew]]''.

Latest revision as of 07:32, October 27, 2024

This article is about the item serving as an upgrade of the Super Hammer. For the spinning hammer attack granted by the Ultra Hammer item in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, see Ultra Hammer (move).
Ultra Hammer
Icon of an item from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Ultra Hammer icon in the Switch remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)

The Ultra Hammer is the strongest variation of the hammer weapon in various Super Mario role-playing games.

History[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

The item first appeared in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its Nintendo Switch remake. In this game, the Ultra Hammer is Mario's second most powerful weapon, being beaten by the Lazy Shell. It is found in the Weapon World inside a treasure box, shortly before fighting Count Down. In the official artwork for the Ultra Hammer, the hammerhead has metal linings on each end and has the word "ULTRA", in red, at the side.

Paper Mario series[edit]

In Paper Mario and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, the Ultra Hammer is Mario's strongest hammer. Upon being collected, it replaces the Super Hammer. In battle, a timed Ultra Hammer attack deals six points of damage to a defenseless enemy without attack-raising badges (while Mario's normal hammer only delivers two, and his Super Hammer only delivers four).

Paper Mario[edit]

Mario and Parakarry find the Ultra Hammer in Mt. Lavalava
The Ultra Hammer obtained in Mt. Lavalava in Paper Mario
Ultra Hammer

In Paper Mario, the Ultra Hammer is found within the caverns of Mt. Lavalava, and allows Mario to smash Metal Blocks. This new ability allows him and Kolorado to delve deeper into the volcano and eventually face the Lava Piranha. It can also be used to flip hidden panels on the ground just like the Super Boots, revealing Star Pieces from underneath.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Ultra Hammer from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, the Ultra Hammer is found inside a chest placed on a high platform in Rogueport's plaza that Mario must use the Spring Jump to dislodge it from underneath. This Ultra Hammer has been downgraded somewhat from the previous game in that it can only destroy Stone Blocks at the most and cannot reveal Star Pieces in the ground.

Like the Super Hammer, the Ultra Hammer can be used to perform a spinning hammer swing, also known as Ultra Hammer, which is capable of destroying Big Stone Blocks, in addition to the Big Yellow Blocks that the Super Hammer can destroy. It can also be used to get the First Strike on enemies, allowing Mario to start the battle with an Ultra Hammer attack without using any Flower Points. The Ultra Hammer attack in battles costs 4 FP and similarly acts as a stronger variant of the Super Hammer move.

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

Mario and Luigi receiving the Ultra Hammers in both the original Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Mario and Luigi receiving the Ultra Hammers in both the original Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Mario and Luigi receiving the Ultra Hammers in both the original Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Ultra Hammer sprite from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its 3DS remake, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, the Ultra Hammer is the third and last Hammer upgrade Mario and Luigi receive. After being tasked by Bowletta with going to Joke's End so the brothers can give her the revived Beanstar, Mario and Luigi can return to the Hammerhead Bros. in their cave in eastern Beanbean Fields, who have mastered a "brand-spankin' new hammer makin' technique". The two then continue to reforge Mario and Luigi's Super Hammers into Ultra Hammers using their new technique.

With them, they can break Black Rocks on the field (golden rocks in the remake), most notably giving the duo access to Surfing Spots on the shoreline of Oho Ocean, which are needed to reach their next destination, Joke's End. They also gain access to the second room behind the Hammerhead Bros.' cave, allowing them to have the chance to win the Secret Scroll 2, and with it, the new Bros. Attack, Cyclone Bros. by playing a minigame hosted by a Thwomp. Unlike the Ultra Hammers in the Paper Mario series, these hammers are not any stronger in battle in the original game, but they give higher damage variance. They also lack the red stripe.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ウルトラハンマー[?]
Urutora Hanmā
Ultra Hammer
Chinese (simplified) 终极锤子[?]
Zhōngjí Chuízi
Ultra Hammer Paper Mario
究极锤子[?]
Jiūjí Chuízi
Ultimate Hammer The Thousand-Year Door remake
Chinese (traditional) 究極鎚子[?]
Jiūjí Chuízi
Ultimate Hammer
Dutch Ultrahamer[?] Ultra-hammer
French Ultra Marto[?] Ultra Hammer
Ultra marteau[?] Ultra hammer Super Mario RPG
German Ultra-Hammer[?] Ultra-Hammer
Italian Ultra Martello[?] Ultra Hammer
Korean 울트라해머[?]
Ulteura Haemeo
Ultra Hammer
Spanish Ultra Martillo[?] Ultra Hammer

Trivia[edit]