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.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
In this form, Mario and Luigi resemble a Hammer Bro and, like one, are able to throw an infinite supply of hammers in a short upward arc (which can be lengthened by pressing forward on the 
). Hammers 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, Firesnakes, Hot Foots, Podoboos, Para-Beetles, Stretches, and Thwomps; they can also defeat Boom Boom and Bowser. As such, this form can be considered a stronger version of the Fire form. As with fireballs, only two hammers can be thrown at a time, but hammers can fly through ceilings, walls, and floors. Mario and Luigi can also block enemies' fireballs in this form by crouching, but they 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.
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.
Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2
In Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS and Super Mario Maker 2, knocking on a Warp Door in the Super Mario Bros. 3 theme may cause Weird Mario to appear in this form.
WarioWare: Twisted!
Hammer Mario appears in the second Super Mario Bros. 3 microgame from WarioWare: Twisted!, where it is one of the power-up forms that can be selected.
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 |
| Super Mario Maker 2 | Easter egg after knocking on a Warp Door in the Super Mario Bros. 3 game style | 2019 | Nintendo Switch |
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 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハンマーマリオ[?] Hanmā Mario |
Hammer Mario | |
| Chinese | 锤子马里奥[?] | Hammer Mario | |
| Dutch | Hamer Mario[?] | Hammer Mario | |
| German | Hammer-Mario[?] | Hammer Mario | |
| Italian | Mario Martello[?] | Hammer Mario |
Trivia
- 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.
See also
References
Template:Mario's Transformations
